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AY 7/2021 1) Ansa Pancreatica, an Uncommon Cause of Acute, Recurrent Pancreatitis. Shaikh DH, Alemam A, von Ende J, Ghazanfar H, Dev A, Balar B. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 1;15(2):587-593. doi: 10.1159/000516686. eCollection 2021 May-Aug. 2) A Rare Case of Arterial and Venous Thromboembolism in a Patient With Severe Clostridium difficile Infection.Kumar A, Ghazanfar H, Davidson JM.Cureus. 2021 Jul 2;13(7):e16103. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16103. eCollection 2021 Jul. 3) Colitis Induced by Colon-Cleansing Agent. Mehershahi S, Ghazanfar H, Ashraf S, Shaikh DH, Patel H.Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 8;15(2):621-625. doi: 10.1159/000514440. eCollection 2021 May-Aug. 4) Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in an Adult Male From Nepal Infected With COVID-19.Kafle S, Shrestha E, Pokharel N, Budhathoki P, Shrestha DB, Vittorio T.Cureus. 2021 Jul 10;13(7):e16306. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16306. eCollection 2021 Jul. 5) BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Interference with Co-Administration of Tdap Vaccine. Chilimuri S, Mantri N, Shrestha E, Sun H, Gongati S, Zahid M, Kelly P. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Jul 25;22:e933003. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.933003. 6) Coronavirus Pneumonia: Outcomes and Characteristics of Patients in an Inner-City Area after 3 Months of Infection. Diaz-Fuentes G, Roa-Gomez G, Reyes O, Singhal R, Venkatram S.J Clin Med. 2021 Jul 29;10(15):3368. doi: 10.3390/jcm10153368. 7) Hypercalcemia and Renal Mass: A Diagnostically Challenging Case.Karki S, Galiveeti S, Leung V. Cureus. 2021 Jul 29;13(7):e16718. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16718. eCollection 2021 Jul. 8) The Role of Imaging Modalities in Diagnosing Dysphagia: A Clinical Review. Ghazanfar H, Shehi E, Makker J, Patel H.Cureus. 2021 Jul 31;13(7):e16786. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16786. eCollection 2021 Jul. 9) Imatinib-Resistant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as a Large Abdominal Mass. Haider A, Mehershahi S, Siddiqa A, Sharma M, Patel H. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Aug 6;15(2):736-741. doi: 10.1159/000518122. eCollection 2021 May-Aug. 10) Combined atrioventricular longitudinal strain rate during isovolumic contraction predicts pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in patients with systolic dysfunction. Omar AMS, Ronderos Botero DM, Arreaza Caraballo J, Kim GH, Khachatoorian Y, Sharma P, Bella JN, Contreras J, Rifaie O, Abdel-Rahman MA.Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Aug 15;11(4):530-538. eCollection 2021. 11) Change in patterns of hospitalization for influenza during COVID-19 surges. Venkatram S, Alapati A, Dileep A, Diaz-Fuentes G. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2021 Aug 23. doi: 10.1111/irv.12900. Online ahead of print. 12) May-Thurner Syndrome: A Rare Case of Unilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis in an Elderly Woman. Siddiqa A, Haider A, Fortuzi K, Adrish M, Ishak C. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Aug 30;22:e929897. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.929897. 13) Biomarkers in Acute Heart Failure Syndromes: An Update. Al-Sadawi M, Saad M, Ayyadurai P, Shah NN, Bhandari M, Vittorio TJ. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2021 Sep 9. doi: 10.2174/1573403X17666210909170415. Online ahead of print. 14) Implementation and outcomes of monoclonal antibody infusion for COVID-19 in an inner-city safety net hospital: A South-Bronx experience. Chilimuri S, Mantri N, Gurjar H, Youthjug KA, Sun H, Gongati S, Zahid M, Ronderos DM, De La Cruz A, Varanasi P, Shin D, Nayudu SK. J Natl Med Assoc. 2021 Sep 11:S0027-9684(21)00188-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.08.036. Online ahead of print. 15) Anticoagulation for Hypercoagulability in Severe Critical COVID-19: A Case Series of Fading and Fatal Cycles of Microthrombosis. Botero DMR, Omar AMS, Nicu M, Sklyar E, Bella JN, Chilimuri S.J Cardiol Cases. 2021 Sep 20. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.08.013. Online ahead of print. 16) The Incidence and Mortality Impact of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. Makker J, Mantri N, Patel HK, Abbas H, Baiomi A, Sun H, Choi Y, Chilimuri S, Nayudu SK. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2021 Oct 8;14:405-411. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S318149. eCollection 2021. 17) Outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, hypoxia, and a normal initial chest roentgenogram. Diaz-Fuentes G, Yugay A, Jog A, Venkatram S. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2021 Oct 11:1-5. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2022.1987885. Online ahead of print. 18) Apixaban Causing Hepatic Cystic Bleeding: A Rare but a Life-Threatening Complication. Shehi E Fortuzi K. Ghazanfar H. Mehershahi S. Balar B. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2021;15:904–909 https://doi.org/10.1159/000519276.

AY 7/2020 1) Predictors of Mortality in Adults Admitted with COVID-19: Retrospective Cohort Study from New York City. Sridhar Chilimuri, Haozhe Sun, Ahmed Alemam , Nikhitha Mantri , Elona Shehi , Jairo Tejada , Alla Yugay , Suresh K Nayudu. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul 8;21(4):779-784. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.6.47919 2)Mediation Effect of Left Ventricular Geometric Adaptation to Lifetime Blood Pressure on Cognitive Function in Middle-Age: The Heart-Brain Connection (Partially) Explained. Jonathan N Bella. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Aug;13(8):e011325. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011325. Epub 2020 Aug 10. 3)Does Extended Use of Clopidogrel-Based Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy Increase the Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding? Hafsa Abbas , Suresh Kumar Nayudu , Madhavi Ravi , Muhammad Saad , Kashyap Bathini , Pranav Ravi , Swathi Roy , Divya Arya , Sridhar Chilimuri. Gastroenterology Res. 2020 Aug;13(4):146-149. doi: 10.14740/gr1285. Epub 2020 Aug 14. 4)Oxaliplatin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report and Review of Pathophysiology of Various Speculative Mechanisms. Haider Ghazanfar, Iqra Nawaz , Nisha Ali. Cureus. 2020 Aug 21;12(8):e9929. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9929 5)Malignant Epithelioid Neoplasm of the Brain. Abhishrut P Jog , Diana M Ronderos , Asghar Ali , Masooma Niazi, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes. Cureus. 2020 Aug 27;12(8):e10079. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10079. 6)The Impact of Appendectomy in Clostridium difficile Infection and Length of Hospital Stay. Rajesh Essrani, Dany Saturno , Shehriyar Mehershahi , Rajesh Kumar Essrani , Muhammad Rajib Hossain , Shri Jai Kirshan Ravi , Andrea Berger , Asif Mehmood. Cureus 2020 Sep 9;12(9):e10342. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10342. 7)Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: A Very Rare Cause of Meningitis. Maham A Mehmood, Madanmohan Patel , Harshavardhan Sanekommu. Cureus. 2020 Sep 10;12(9):e10370. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10370 8)Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis After Long-Term Sulfasalazine Therapy. Shehriyar Mehershahi , Asim Haider, Danial Shaikh, Hafsa Abbas , Ariyo Ihimoyan . Cureus. 2020 Sep 14;12(9):e10441. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10441. 9)Galactin-3 and soluble ST2 as complementary tools to cardiac MRI for sudden cardiac death risk stratification in heart failure: A review. Niel N Shah, Puvanalingam Ayyadurai , Muhammad Saad , Constantine E Kosmas , Muhammad U Dogar, Upen Patel , Timothy J Vittorio. JRSM Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Sep 26;9:2048004020957840. doi: 10.1177/2048004020957840. eCollection Jan-Dec 2020. 10)Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Forgotten Cause of Duodenal Obstruction. Asim Haider, Madhav Sharma, Ayesha Siddiqa. Cureus. 2020 Sep 29;12(9):e10710. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10710. 11)Thrombotic complications and anticoagulation in COVID-19 pneumonia: a New York City hospital experience. Ahmad Hanif , Sumera Khan , Nikhitha Mantri , Sana Hanif , Muhamed Saleh , Yamini Alla, Siddharth Chinta , Nikee Shrestha , Wenyan Ji , Kristopher Attwood , Muhammad Adrish , Kevin R Jain . Ann Hematol. 2020 Oct;99(10):2323-2328. doi: 10.1007/s00277-020-04216-x. Epub 2020 Aug 17. 12)COVID-19 and the Brain: Acute Encephalitis as a Clinical Manifestation. Haider A, Siddiqa A, Ali N, Dhallu M. Cureus. 2020 Oct 3;12(10):e10784. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10784. 13)Acute Cholecystitis, A Rare Complication Following Routine Colonoscopy: Case Series and Literature Review. Shaikh DH, Kumar K, Patel H, Mehershanhi S, Makker J. Cureus. 2020 Oct 10;12(10):e10877. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10877. 14)Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Induced Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Is-Haq O Malik, Nida Ladiwala, Siddharth Chinta , Muhammad Khan , Komal Patel. Cureus . 2020 Oct 11;12(10):e10898. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10898. 15)Miller Fisher Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Great Masquerader. Kinnera Sahithi Urlapu , Muhammad Saad, Peter Bhandari , Jared Micho , Muhammad T Hassan. Cureus. 2020 Oct 19;12(10):e11045. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11045. 16)Outcomes of patients with a non-diagnostic initial bronchoscopy for suspected thoracic malignancy. Maneesh Gaddam, Stephen Paff , Sindhaghatta Venkatram , Gilda Diaz-Fuentes. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Oct 23;99(43):e22772. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022772. 17)A Case Control Study to Evaluate the Impact of Colchicine on Patients Admitted to the Hospital with Moderate to Severe COVID-19 Infection. Tegveer Sandhu , Arlene Tieng , Sridhar Chilimuri, Giovanni Franchin. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2020 Oct 27;2020:8865954. doi: 10.1155/2020/8865954. eCollection 2020. 18)A 44-Year-Old Hispanic Man with Loss of Taste and Bilateral Facial Weakness Diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Bell's Palsy Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin. Misbahuddin Khaja , Gabriella P Roa Gomez , Yaneidy Santana , Nolberto Hernandez , Asim Haider, Jose Luis Perez Lara, Rene Elkin. Am J Case Rep. 2020 Oct 31;21:e927956. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.927956. 19)Aspiration pneumonia caused by an organic foreign body. Ghazanfar, Haider MD; Gaddam, Maneesh MD; Milian, Antonio MD; Niazi, Masooma MD; Matela, Ajsza MD. Medicine Case Reports and Study Protocols: November 2020 - Volume 1 - Issue 1 - p e0012 doi: 10.1097/MD9.0000000000000012 20)COVID-19 and renin-angiotensin system modulators: what do we know so far? Angel de la Cruz , Shoaib Ashraf, Timothy J Vittorio, Jonathan N Bella. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2020 Nov;18(11):743-748. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2020.1814143. Epub 2020 Aug 31. 21)COVID-19 in the Healthy Patient Population: Demographic and Clinical Phenotypic Characterization and Predictors of In-Hospital Outcomes. Diana Maria Ronderos Botero , Alaa Mabrouk Salem Omar, Haozhe Keith Sun, Nikhitha Mantri , Ked Fortuzi , Yongsub Choi , Muhammad Adrish, Marin Nicu, Jonathan N Bella, Sridhar Chilimuri. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Nov;40(11):2764-2775. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.314845. Epub 2020 Sep 10. 22)Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion Leading to Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare Initial Presentation of Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. Maham A Mehmood , Monica Bapna, Ayesha Siddiqa , Asim Haider, Muhammad Saad. Cureus. 2020 Nov 10;12(11):e11411. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11411. 23)Isolated Left Atrial Cardiac Tamponade Caused by Pleural Effusion. Misbahuddin Khaja , Yaneidy Santana , Miguel A Rodriguez Guerra , Arsalan Rehmani , Jose L Perez Lara. Cureus. 2020 Nov 19;12(11):e11578. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11578. 24)Cerebellar Vertigo as an Unspecific Initial Presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Maham Mehmood, Haider Ghazanfar , Manjeet S Dhallu, Eghosa Omoregie. Am J Case Rep 2020 Nov 23;21:e927955.doi: 10.12659/AJCR.927955. 25)Microthrombi in skin biopsy of a patient with COVID-19. Elona Shehi , Sridhar Chilimuri , Dongmin Shin, Madanmohan Patel , Nisha Ali, Masooma Niazi. JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Dec;6(12):1327-1329. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 13. 26)Potential risk factors related to academic failure in a medical college: A comparative approach. Faiza Kiran, Danish Hassan Khan, Haider Ghazanfar. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Dec;70(12(B)):2338-2341. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.018. 27)Terbinafine-Induced Hepatitis B Reactivation in a Patient With Chronic Hepatitis B. Elona Shehi , Ahmed Alemam , Nikhitha Mantri, Harish Patel . Cureus. 2020 Dec 7;12(12):e11958. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11958. 28)An Unusual Case of Polymicrobial Bacteremia From Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Shigella. Elona Shehi , Haider Ghazanfar , Ked Fortuzi, Danial Shaikh, Anil Dev. Cureus. 2020 Dec 10;12(12):e12011. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12011. 29)Paclitaxel-Induced Bowel Perforation: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen. Danial Haris Shaikh, Ahmed Baiomi, Shehriyar Mehershahi , Hafsa Abbas , Sudharshan Gongati , Suresh Kumar Nayudu. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2020 Dec 14;14(3):687-694. doi: 10.1159/000510131. eCollection Sep-Dec 2020. 30)A Rare Case of Parvovirus B19 Infection Manifesting as Chronic Aplastic Anemia and Neutropenia in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient. Elona Shehi , Haider Ghazanfar , Ked Fortuzi, Efrain Gonzalez , Cosmina Zeana . Cureus. 2020 Dec 19;12(12):e12174. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12174. 31)A Case of Post-COVID-19 Subacute Thyroiditis. Mehmood MA, Bapna M, Arshad M. Cureus. 2020 Dec 26;12(12):e12301. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12301. 32)Mechanisms and management of prothrombotic state in COVID-19 disease. Trishna Acherjee , Aparna Behara, Muhammad Saad , Timothy J Vittorio. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. Jan-Dec 2021;15:17539447211053470. doi: 10.1177/17539447211053470. 33)Disseminated Cryptococcal Disease in a Patient With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Muhammad Khurram Guhjjar , Haider Ghazanfar , Shoaib Ashraf , Maneesh Gaddam, Ajsza Matela. Cureus. 2021 Jan 3;13(1):e12458. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12458. 34)A Rare Case of Acute Pericarditis Due to SARS-CoV-2 Managed With Aspirin and Colchicine. Komandur Thrupthi , Adithya Ganti , Trishna Acherjee , Maham A Mehmood , Trupti Vakde. Cureus. 2021 Jan 6;13(1):e12534. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12534. 35)An Unusual Presentation of Catatonia in Non-alcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy. Saeed Ahmed, Tayo V Akadiri , Subhan Ata , Shahana Ayub. Cureus. 2021 Jan 6;13(1):e12537. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12537. 36)Herb-Induced Liver Injury by Cimicifuga racemosa and Thuja occidentalis Herbal Medications for Fertility. Rohan Patel, Fareeha Alavi , Susel Ortega , Ajsza Matela. Case Rep Gastrointest Med . 2021 Jan 18;2021:8858310. doi: 10.1155/2021/8858310. eCollection 2021. 37)Characteristics of Patients with Post-Colonoscopy Unplanned Hospital Visit: A Retrospective Single-Center Observational Study. Jasbir Makker , Danial Shaikh, Harish Patel , Siddarth Hanumanthu, Haozhe Sun , Bushra Zaidi, Madhavi Ravi, Bhavna Balar. Clin Exp Gastroenterol . 2021 Jan 19;14:19-25. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S285573. eCollection 2021. 38)Current treatment in COVID-19 disease: a rapid review. Miguel Rodriguez-Guerra , Preeti Jadhav , Timothy J Vittorio. Drugs Context. 2021 Jan 29;10:2020-10-3. doi: 10.7573/dic.2020-10-3. eCollection 2021. 39)A Curious Case of Acute Glomerulonephritis - Staphylococcus vs Lupus: Case Report and Literature Review. Maham A Mehmood, Hitesh Gurjar , Tegveer Sindhu , Asim Haider, Mahnoor Arshad. Cureus. 2021 Feb 4;13(2):e13138. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13138. 40)Sibutramine as a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death. Miguel Rodriguez-Guerra , Mayank Yadav Manoj Bhandari , Archna Sinha , Jonathan N Bella, Eduard Sklyar. Case Rep Cardiol. 2021 Feb 6;2021:8896932. doi: 10.1155/2021/8896932. eCollection 2021. 41)Colonic Ileus, Distension, and Ischemia Due to COVID-19-Related Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Danial H Shaikh , Harish Patel , Jasbir Makker , Kanthi Badipatla, Sridhar Chilimuri. Cureus. 2021 Feb 9;13(2):e13236. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13236. 42)Quality appraisal of educational websites about osteoporosis and bone health. Maria A Lopez-Olivo, Jude K A des Bordes , Maha N Syed, Ahmed Alemam , Abhinav Dodeja , Noha Abdel-Wahab , Maria E Suarez-Almazor . Arch Osteoporos. 2021 Feb 10;16(1):28. doi: 10.1007/s11657-021-00877-x. 43)Acute Gastric Dilatation: A Cause for Concern. Shaikh DH, Jyala A, Mehershahi S, Sinha C, Chilimuri S. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Feb 12;15(1):171-177. doi: 10.1159/000512401. eCollection 2021 Jan-Apr.PMID: 33708066 44)McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Chronic Diarrhea. Jyala A, Mehershahi S, Shah N, Shaikh DH, Patel H. Cureus. 2021 Feb 12;13(2):e13308. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13308. 45)Prevalence of advanced liver fibrosis and steatosis in type-2 diabetics with normal transaminases: A prospective cohort study. Makker J, Tariq H, Kumar K, Ravi M, Shaikh DH, Leung V, Hayat U, Hassan MT, Patel H, Nayudu S, Chilimuri S. World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Feb 14;27(6):523-533. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i6.523.PMID: 33642826 46)Ramucirumab-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rupture and Gastrointestinal Perforation. Haider A, Siddiqa A, Mehmood M, Adrish M. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Feb 18;22:e929493. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.929493. 47)Kayexalate-Induced Esophageal Ulceration in a Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Review of the Literature.Kumar K, Patel H, Saad M, Baiomi A, Dev A.Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2021 Feb 26;2021:8831814. doi: 10.1155/2021/8831814. eCollection 2021. 48)COVID-19 Vaccine Failure in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis on Ocrelizumab. Chilimuri S, Mantri N, Gongati S, Zahid M, Sun H. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Mar 4;9(3):219. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030219. 49)COVID-19 preparedness: A Bronx, New York, inner-city hospital's experience with medication management and readiness for a second surge.Kang KS, Huggins C, Diaz-Fuentes G, Schiller L.Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 Mar 5;78(6):462-466. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab017. 50)A 58-Year-Old Man with a Painful Gluteal Mass as the First Presentation of Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. Siddiqa A, Haider A, Mehmood M, Bapna M. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Mar 5;22:e928122. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.928122. 51)Acute Hepatitis in a Yemeni Immigrant Associated with Khat: A "Biological Amphetamine" Carried in Cultures. Patel H, Kumar K, Essrani RK, Niazi M, Makker J, Nayudu SK. Clin Pract. 2021 Mar 8;11(1):167-173. doi: 10.3390/clinpract11010023. 52)Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Leading to Clostridium Paraputrificum Bacteremia. Haider A, Alavi F, Siddiqa A, Abbas H, Patel H. Cureus. 2021 Mar 8;13(3):e13763. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13763. 53)Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Post-polypectomy Bleeding.Baiomi A, Abbas H, Dev A.Cureus. 2021 Mar 9;13(3):e13781. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13781. 54)Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction in a Young Male With Alcohol Abuse Disorder. Haider A, Mehershanhi S, Siddiqa A, Patel H. Cureus. 2021 Mar 11;13(3):e13824. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13824. 55)Concomitant Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Clostridium difficile Colitis. Mehershahi S, Ghazanfar H, Ashraf S, Shaikh DH, Ihimoyan A. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Mar 15;15(1):372-378. doi: 10.1159/000513165. eCollection 2021 Jan-Apr. 56)Atypical Sjögren's Syndrome Initially Presenting as Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis followed by Immune Thrombocytopenia. Mehmood M, Jog A, Niazi M, Tieng A, Franchin G. Case Rep Rheumatol. 2021 Mar 15;2021:6681590. doi: 10.1155/2021/6681590. eCollection 2021. 57)Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Rare Cause of Colonic Mass. Baiomi A, Abbas H, Mehershahi S, Daniel M.Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Mar 18;15(1):395-399. doi: 10.1159/000511748. eCollection 2021 Jan-Apr. 58)Digital Ischemia as an Initial Presentation in a COVID-19-Positive Patient Without Any Significant Respiratory Symptoms. Acherjee T, Bastien B, Rodriguez-Guerra MA, Salman S, Ali N.Cureus. 2021 Mar 23;13(3):e14054. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14054. 59)Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor as a Rare Cause of Abdominal Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review.Baiomi A, Abbas H, Bhavna B.Cureus. 2021 Mar 23;13(3):e14070. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14070. 60)A Rare Case of Mycobacterium Monacense Osteomyelitis: A Case Report. Ashraf S, Mendoza C, Salman SH, Kelly P, Adrish M. Cureus. 2021 Mar 31;13(3):e14199. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14199. 61)Tocilizumab use in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study. Chilimuri S, Sun H, Alemam A, Kang KS, Lao P, Mantri N, Schiller L, Sharabun M, Shehi E, Tejada J, Yugay A, Nayudu SK. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2021 Apr;46(2):440-446. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.13303. Epub 2020 Oct 24. 62)Relationship between extreme obesity and mortality in patients with reduced ejection fraction. Siegel RM, Ostfeld RJ, Aboodi MS, Vittorio TJ, Mehlman Y, Travin MI. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2021 Apr 1;22(4):279-284. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001096. 63)Association between fluoroquinolone utilization rates and susceptibilities of gram-negative bacilli: Results from an 8-year intervention by an antibiotic stewardship program in an inner-city United States hospital. Zeana C, Palmieri FE, Gupta V, Ye G, Lao P, Yu K, Kang KS, Schiller L, Purswani M.Sci Prog. 2021 Apr-Jun;104(2):368504211011876. doi: 10.1177/00368504211011876. 64)Erythrocytosis, embolism in a woman with antiphospholipid antibodies: A diagnostic challenge. Siddiqa A, Haider A, Mehmood M, Hanif A.Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 24;9(4):2138-2143. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3965. eCollection 2021 Apr. 65)Abdominal Ascites of Unknown Origin: Diagnostic Accuracy of Adenosine Deaminase for Tuberculous Peritonitis. Mehershahi S, Haider A, Fortuzi K, Shaikh DH, Patel H. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Apr 6;15(1):418-423. doi: 10.1159/000514892. eCollection 2021 Jan-Apr. 66)An Unusual Case of Compartment Syndrome of the Upper Extremity Caused by an iPad. Jyala A, Shah N, Ali N. Cureus. 2021 Apr 13;13(4):e14457. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14457. 67)Lupus-Mediated Kidney Damage: Lupus Nephritis or Collapsing Glomerulopathy? De La Cruz A, Ghazanfar H, Peña N, Nasr R. Cureus. 2021 Apr 13;13(4):e14468. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14468. 68)Peritoneal Lymphomatosis: The Great Mimicker. Shaikh DH, Gongati S, Salman SH, Reyes OA, Chilimuri S. Cureus. 2021 Apr 15;13(4):e14508. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14508. 69)Biliary Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction. Haider A, Siddiqa A, Ali N, Mehershahi S. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Apr 28;15(1):443-449. doi: 10.1159/000514542. eCollection 2021 Jan-Apr. 70)SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Among Healthcare Workers by Job Function and Work Location in a New York Inner-City Hospital. Purswani MU, Bucciarelli J, Tiburcio J, Yagudayev SM, Connell GH, Omidiran AA, Hannaway L, Zeana C, Healy M, Yu G, Reich D. J Hosp Med. 2021 May;16(5):282-289. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3627. 71)Syphilitic Hepatitis: A Rare Cause of Acute Liver Injury. Alemam A, Ata S, Shaikh D, Leuzzi B, Makker J. Cureus. 2021 May 2;13(5):e14800. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14800. 72)Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the Management of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Clinical Review Article. Ghazanfar H, Kandhi SD, Nawaz I, Javed N, Abraham MC, Farag M, Mahasamudram J, Patel VB, Altaf F, Patel H. Cureus. 2021 May 20;13(5):e15141. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15141. 73)Diarrhea due to SARS-CoV-2-Related Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Patel HK, Makker J, Alemam A, Chilimuri S. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2021 May 21;2021:9920981. doi: 10.1155/2021/9920981. eCollection 2021. 74)A Rare Case of SARS-CoV-2-Induced Microscopic Polyangiitis. Allena N, Patel J, Nader G, Patel M, Medvedovsky B. 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An Unusual Presentation of Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia. Am J Case Rep.  2017 May 15;18:532-536. PubMed PMID: 28502975. 5: Abdulsamad M, Reddy P, Guvvala S, Dev A. Recombinant Factor VIIa Use for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Sphincterotomy in a Patient With Choledocholithiasis and Unusual Coagulopathy. Gastroenterology Res. 2017 Apr;10(2):144-146. doi: 10.14740/gr812w. Epub 2017 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 28496540; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5412552. 6: Mishra R, Patel R, Khaja M. Cannabis-induced bullous lung disease leading to pneumothorax: Case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 May;96(19):e6917. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006917. PubMed PMID: 28489809; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5428643. 7: Rafiq A, Sklyar E, Bella JN. Cardiac Evaluation and Monitoring of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Health Serv Insights. 2017 Feb 20;9:1178632916686074. doi: 10.1177/1178632916686074. eCollection 2017. Review. 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A Woman in Her 30s With a Past History of HIV Disease Presented With Recurrent Fever, Night Sweats, and Small Bilateral Pulmonary Nodules. Chest. 2016 Jun;149(6):e177-82. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.02.665. PubMed PMID: 27287594. 12: Hashmi HR, Duncalf R, Khaja M. A Case Report of Cannabis Induced Hemoptysis.  Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(13):e3232. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003232. PubMed PMID: 27043693; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4998554. 13: Nannaka VB, Jani N, Niazi M, Lvovsky D. Acute Warfarin Toxicity as Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Liver Disease. Case Rep Crit Care. 2016;2016:7389087. doi: 10.1155/2016/7389087. Epub 2016 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 27042361; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4793099. 14: Kashif M, Talib Hashmi HR, Khaja M. Early Recognition of Foreign Body Aspiration as the Cause of Cardiac Arrest. Case Rep Crit Care. 2016;2016:1329234. doi: 10.1155/2016/1329234. Epub 2016 Feb 23. PubMed PMID: 27006837; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4781940. 15: Mishra R, Sinha N, Duncalf R. 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PubMed PMID: 26008779. ​ Research activities: Oral Presentation 1. Isolated  left ventricular  non-compaction  in  a  36-year-old  presenting  with  acute heart failure Rafeeq  Ahmed,   Bibi  Ayesha, Carlos  Manrique, Daniel  Miller, Marin  Nicu, Sridhar  Chilimuri, MD Presented at AMA Research Symposium Nov 2015 2. A Patient with Encephalopathy Who Was Recently Treated for Muscle Spasm M. Ijaz, M. Kashif, H. Tariq, J. Gomez-Marquez Presented at ATS 2015, Denver Research activities: 1. Risk factors associated with development of Gout in HIV patients Bibi Ayesha, Rafeeq Ahmed, Richard Peralta, Syed Bokhari, Giovanni Franchin, Anupama Menon and Sridhar Chilimuri Presented at ACR Conference at San Francisco in Nov 2015 2. Leucocytic Variations Associated with Blastocystis Species: Are they Symptom Specific? Suresh Kumar Nayudu, Naeem Abbas, Rafeeq Ahmed, Sridhar Chilimuri Presented at ACG Conference at Hawaii in Nov 2015 3. Regadenoson Administration During Pharmacological Stress Test Causes Prolonged Qtc Interval. Rafiq A, Chughtai T, Ashraf U, Raizadeh F,    Megalla S, Afshar M, Bella J.N, Kamalakkannan G Presented at AHA conference at Orlando,  Florida Nov 2015   4. Prognostic value of Delta change in serum sodium in predicting  mortality and length of stay after acute pulmonary embolism Sailaja Sakam, Richard Peralta, Bharat Bajantri, Rahul Anand, Shirley Hui, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes , Sindhaghatta Venkatram Presented at CHEST Conference in Oct 2015 5.Hiv associated pulmonary artery hypertension among African Americans Puvanalingam Ayyadurai MD, Bibi Ayesha MD, A Shankar MD, Sridhar Chilimuri MD Presented at National ACP Conference 2015 6. Etanercept induced myositis: Do we have to stop it? A novel therapeutic approach. Hassan Tariq MD, Bibi Ayesha MD, Karen M. Weidenheim MD, Giovanni Franchin MD Presented at NY ACP Conference 2015 7. Cryptococcal Meningitis in an HIV negative splenectomized patient.    Angelica Cifuentes, MD, Richard Cindrich, MD  Presented at AMA research symposium  2015 8. Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease with Exophytic Soft Tissue Mass and Erosion of Mandible - A Case Report and Review.   Umut Gomceli, MD; Srija Vangala, MD Presented at NY ACP Conference  2015 9. An Unusual Case of Ototoxicity With Use of Oral Vancomycin Umut Gomceli, MD; Srija Vangala, MD Presented at NY ACP Conference 2015 10. Suboxone: A rare but life threatening cause of respiratory failure Dr. Murtaza MD Presented at NY ACP Conference 2015 11. A Rare Case Of Acute Myocardial Infarction Due To Coronary Vasospasm In A 27 Years Old Pregnant Woman With Gestational Transient Thyrotoxicosis Michael Neyman MD , Aisha Siraj MD , Varalaxmi B. Nannaka MD, Dmitry Lvovsky  MD Presented at American Thoracic Society Conference 2015 12. Severe Uncompensated Metabolic Alkalosis Following Treatment Of Double Positive Goodpasture's Syndrome: A Challenge For The Clinician Mohsin Ijaz  MD, Naeem Abbas  MD , Dmitry Lvovsky  MD Presented at American Thoracic Society Conference 2015 13. Beta Lactamase producing Clostridium Perfringens Bacteremia in a man with Acute Pancreatitis R Mishra, N Sinha, S Kamat Poster at CCM conference 14. Unilateral ARDS E Martinez, R Chakravarty, G Diaz-Fuentes, S Venkatram Presented at NY Thoracic society forum 15. A Case of Bilateral Urinothoraces Secondary to Obstructive Uropathy in a Patient with Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease R. Mishra, N. Sinha, A. Kamath, J. Gomez-Marquez Presented at ATS 2015 16. A Young Female with Acute Motor Weakness and Partial Vision Loss V.B. Nannaka, F. Khan, C. Chime, M. Adrish Presented at ATS 2015   17. Rapid Reversal of Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient with Sickle Cell Crisis V.B. Nannaka, C. Chime, F. Khan, M. Adrish Presented at ATS 2015 18. Acute Warfarin Toxicity as Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Liver Disease V.B. Nannaka, N. Jani, D. Lvovsky Presented at ATS 2015 19. Prolonged Hemiplegic Migraine Associated with Sturge-Weber Syndrome S.Q. Bughio, D. Lvovsky Presented at ATS 2015 20. Intensive care admissions of HIV infected patients – The effect of HAART on outcomes in an inner-city hospital-Original investigation Hafiz Hashmi, Rashmi Mishra, Sindhaghatta Venkatram,  Gilda Diaz-Fuentes Presented at  Chest 2015-Montreal October Research: Projects 1. 65 year old woman presented with multiple cranial nerve palsies Kumar, Kishore MD; Bajantri, Bharat MD; Singh, Amandeep MD; Son, Hwa Jung MD; Niazi, Masooma MD; Chilimuri, Sridhar MD 2. Pneumomediastinum: A complication of synthetic cannabinoid K2 use Bharat Bajantri MD , Tushi Singh MD, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes MD, Sindhaghatta Venkatram MD 3. A Rare Case of Concomitant Bilateral Pulmonary embolism and Popliteal vein Thrombosis in Biermer's Disease   Srija Vangala MD, Kishore Kumar MD, Amandeep Singh MD, Angelica Cifuentes MD, Sridhar Chilimuri MD 4. A Rare Case of Didanosine Related Severe Lactic Acidosis Predisposing to Infection with Mucormycosis Umut Gomceli MD Research activities: 1. Determination of the various etiology of the pulmonary hypertension in the end stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis and effects of the arterio-venous fistula in the development of pulmonary hypertension 2.Clinical implications of Synthetic Cannabinoids use 3. Yield of bone marrow investigations in the diagnosis of infectious and noninfectious causes in patients  with patients with HIV in comparison of non HIV patients 4. Association of BMI with mortality and morbidity in patients admitted due to DKA Internal Medicine Residents 5. Utility of ProBNP in CHF associated with morbid obesity 6. Analysis of pericardial effusions of unclear etiologies 7. Diagnostic yield of Endo Bronchial Ultrasound guided Trans Bronchial Node Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and the adequacy of samples obtained by EBUS-TBNA Umair Ashraf, Martinez and S Venkatram 8. Moya Moya disease presenting as postoperative stroke Rafeeq Ahmed, Achyut Uppu, Sridhar Chilimuri 9. Eruptive Xanthamoas in a patient presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis Hanesh kumar, Amandeep Singh, Mohammed Kashif, Khaja Misbahuddin 10.Multiple Strokes, a rare presentation of mixed cryoglobulinemia Kishore Kumar MD; Tushi Singh MD; Amandeep Singh MD; Sridhar Chilimuri MD. 11. Selective embolization of superior pancreaticoduodenal artery in a patient with pancreatic mass presenting with gastrointestinal bleed Neeraj Karki, Rafeeq Ahmed,  Pavithra Reddy, C Ishak, Sridhar Chilimuri 12. Embolic Myocardial infarction in a patient with Atrial fibillation and atrial septal defect Srija Vangala, Rafeeq Ahmed, Sailaja Sakam, Sridhar chilimuri 13. Cephalosporin induced hepatotoxicity Srija vangala, Singasani 14.Left sided SVC Kishore Kumar 15. Paradoxical embolism and myocardial infarction Umut Gomceli, Amandeep Singh Quality Improvement: Publication Labor and Management Working Together to Improve Patient Satisfaction Preeti Jadhav MD ​Patient  safety and Quality Health Care Quality improvement Posters 1. Preferred Primary Care Provider in a Patient Centered Medical Home-A Blended Model to Improve Continuity of Care Bibi Ayesha, MD; Sai Lakshmi Akella, MD; Suresh Kumar Nayudu, MD; Isaac Dapkins, MD; Abayomi Salako, MD; Sridhar Chilimuri, MD NY State DOH Conference 2015 2. IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH A SIMPLE TEAM APPROACH Bibi Ayesha, MD; Aisha Siraj, MD; Giovanni Franchin, MD, PhD; Sridhar Chilimuri, MD AAMC QI Conference 2015 3. Reducing the Pneumonia Readmission Rate In a Teaching Community Hospital Yadav, Mayank ; Ebiem, Oke, Are, Vijay MD ; Bonilla,Vincent MD; Zaw, Tin MD Presented at AHI 2015 4. Amiodarone Safety monitoring Deepthi Kunduru MD, Deepika Gupta MD, Bharat Bajantri MD Presented at NYACP 2015 Quality Improvement – Hospital QI meetings 1. Metformin use and screening for Vitamin B12 deficiency - Dr Srija Vangala 2.Evaluate adherence of heart failure weight management strategies by inpatient medicine hospital service - Dr Wajeeha Saeed 3.Health Care Provider Language Interpreting Service - Dr Chandana Kamireddy, Dr Suvarna Guvalla and Dr Pavithra Reddy 4.Departmental hand washing Quality improvement project 5.EMR review of all Quality indicators Quality Improvement ​1. Lumbar spine MRI DATA interpretation for proper order and to reduce time lag 2. Reducing the Pneumonia Readmission Rate 3. Improvement wait times for outpatient visits at Third Avenue Clinic 4. Treatment delay in Breast And Colon Cancer

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