Abstracts from the 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference are now available!
Session 3 – Top 5 Oral and Top 5 Poster Abstracts
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Seeding Metastatic Aerodigestive Cancer: A Fatal Complication of a Common Procedure, Joshua Berko, BS
Efficacy of Infection Control Measures and Temperature Measurement in Controlling Spread of COVID-19 in School-Aged Children, Courtney Rich, MB, BCh, BAO, MPH
Steroid Induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis in End Stage Renal Disease with Suspected Vasculitis Induced Stroke, Rehan Alam, MD and Johnny Espinoza, MD
Adolescent Reproductive Health Education during COVID-19: Evaluation of a Model for Virtual Reproductive Health Intervention in New Orleans, Rachel Dunn, BA, MA and Lana Kammerer, BA
Flexible vs Rigid Cystoscopy in Post Intravesical BCG Surveillance, Johnraj Kishore Raja Thinagaran, MBBS, MRCS
Shots Against Violence: Hoops For Hope By Community Rounds, Gabrielle Owusu-Ansah, MS, BS
Succinate Induces Glycocalyx Shedding In Lung Vasculature and Alveoli: A Rat Model, Robert Drury, BS
A Rare Case of EBV Positive T Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Receiving Nivolumab, Natasha Amjed, DO, MPH
The Impact of Racial Discrimination and Disparities on the Medical Treatment of African American Women, Omar Cardona, BS
How Much Can your Electrocardiogram Tell You of Obstructive Sleep Apnea?, Allen Gee, BS, MS
Session 4A – Medicine & Medical Specialties
Stage IIIb Seminoma Presenting as Hydronephrosis in a 73-year-old Man, Jordan Sexe, DO
Unicentric Castleman Disease Associated with Covid-19 Pneumonia, Jordan Sexe, DO
Improving Geriatric Medicine Training Outcomes in Family Medicine Residents, Mai-Anh Dam, BS, MS, MD
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis due to MAC Exposure from Hot-Tubing, Adele Soutar, MD
Squamous Cell Carcinoma: 2021 Updated Review of Treatment, Isabella Dreyfuss, BS
Session 4B - Surgery & Surgical Specialties; Public Health & Environmental Medicine; Medicine & Medical Specialties
Ectopic intestinal varices following pancreatic transplant: A case series, Jacob Kosyakovsky, BS
The Prognostic Benefit of Targeted Germline Sequencing in Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer, Robert Drury, BS
Age-related Differences in Quality of Life Following Mandibulectomy with Fibular Free Flap, Emma Satchell, BA and Natalie Weiss, BA, BS
HIV Stigma Among Male Homeless Patients in Student-run Clinics, Robert Drury, BS
Confounding Factors that can be Attributed to the Rise and Fall of COVID-19 Incidences within Florida Counties, Mara Seat, BS, Alana Peng, OMS-III, and Julia Nordhausen, OMS-III
The pathological connection between sadness and a broken heart: A new mother presenting with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Sindhoora Adyanthaya, MD
A Promising Combination: Bariatric Surgery prior to Kidney Transplantation for Obese ESRD Patients, Magnus Chun, BS
Session 6A - Medicine & Medical Specialties
A Case of Extreme Insulin Resistance in the Setting of COVID-19, Gregory Kunis, BS
Use of Genetics and Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Treatment with Checkpoint Inhibitor Blockade and resulting Gastrointestinal Toxicity, Isabella Dreyfuss, BS
Osmotic Central Pontine Demyelination Syndrome In An Eunatremic Elderly Man, Yichi Zhang, BS
Underlying Zinc Deficiency presenting as Recurrent Cellulitis in a Middle-Aged Caucasian Male, Anvit Reddy, BS
Session 6B - Quality Health Care, Patient Safety & Best Practices; Global Healthcare; Medicine & Medical Specialties
The History and Faults of the Body Mass Index and Where to Look Next, Rachel Pray, BS
Hypoglycemia and Glucagon Utilization in Children with Type 1 Diabetes, Lydia Sobhi, BS
Health Issues Among the Youth of Nepal: A Literature Review, Miranda Pfautsch
“Healthy Heart” An Initiative to Change the Face of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal, Jaafar Abou-Ghaida, BS
Iron deficiency Anemia and Schatzki’s Ring - An Uncommon Association!, Harminder vohra, MD
Myxedema Coma: An Atypical Presentation, Alexey Finkelshteyn, MD
Difficult Disease, Difficult Patient: Using a Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix Synthetic Dermal Repair Post Full Thickness Debridement, Aldin Malkoc, MD
Session 7A - Emergency & Disaster Medicine; Surgery & Surgical Specialties; Quality Health Care, Patient Safety & Best Practices
A Comatose Patient: A Systematic Approach To Diagnosis And Management In An Emergency Room Setting, Niyati Patel, BS
Addressing Disruptions In Care: A Study Of Chronic Disease Exacerbations In An Underserved Community Following Hurricane Ida, Yichi Zhang, BS
Nutritional Management for Obese ESRD Patients Planning to Undergo Bariatric Surgery Prior to Kidney Transplantation, Valeria Noguera, BS, MS
A Systematic Review Evaluating the Risks and Benefits of Different Methods for Pain Management Following ACL Reconstruction, Aditya Vinjamuri, MS
Alcoholic Neuropathy: An Unusual Polyneuropathy Seen in a Rural ED, Katie Falkner, MD
Difference in nosocomial infection rates of inpatients since the adoption of a “hospital laundered scrubs” only policy at a rural regional health center, Gunnar Orcutt, BS and Christian Mitchell
Session 7B - Medicine & Medical Specialties; Mental Health
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as an ischemic stroke in a elderly male, Kavitha Juvvala, MD
Irreversible monocular vision loss in times of pandemic, Harsh Sharma, MBBS, MD
Large Dermoid Cyst Masquerading as a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst, Zaydi Javeed, MD, BS
A Rare Case of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis caused by Serratia Marcescens, Masi Javeed, MD, BS
Pre and Post-Treatment MRI Brain Imaging Findings in Non-Alcoholic Wernicke’s Encephalopathy, Zaydi Javeed, MD, BS
A Case of Systemic Paradoxical Embolization through Patent Foramen Ovale Causing Acute Right Renal Infarction, Masi Javeed, MD, BS
Resilience to Mental Fatigue in Sports Performance, Caitlin Drakeley, BA
Left sixth cranial (abducens nerve) and right seventh nerve (facial nerve) palsy in the setting of an extracranial mass and vascular disease, Francis Demiraj
Session 9A - Surgery & Surgical Specialties; Medicine & Medical Specialties
A Diagnostic dilemma- Bradycardia with Premature Ventricular Contraction, Richi Kashyap, MD
A challenging case of Metastatic Mucosal Melanoma, Sangeetha Isaac, MD
A Fast Pass for Motor Vehicle Accident Patients: Expediting Time to Surgery Reduces Their Mortality, Magnus Chun
Techniques for Preserving Endothelial Glycocalyx when Using Electron Microscopy, Jacob Packer, BSE and Aaron Cotton-Betteridge, BS
Morphology of the Groove of the Inferior Petrosal Sinus: Application to Better Understanding Variations and Surgery of the Skull Base, Uduak-Obong Ekanem, BA, MS
Cocaine associated Cardiomyopathy, Richi Kashyap, MD
Session 9B - Medicine & Medical Specialties
A Rare Case of Polymicrobial Infection with Pseudomonas stutzeri Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient on Sarilumab, Jordan Torres, MD, BS
You Are What You Eat – A Case of Benign Skin Jaundice, Mary Ileso, DO
Covid vaccine causing life threatening Right ventricle thrombus from breakthrough covid infection, Kaur Sukhmanjot, MBBS/MD
Mechanical Thrombectomy with INARI Flowtriever Device for Massive Pulmonary embolism with GI bleed, Kavitha Juvvala, MBBS, MD
BLASTOMYCOSIS: A GREAT MIMICKER, Abhinav Vyas, MD
A Rare case of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Secondary to Clopidogrel, Haroutiun Hamzoian, MD and Lakshmi Tatineni MD
The Mass that Engulfed Four Organs: IgG4 Related Disease Presenting as a Large Abdominal Tumor in a Young Hispanic Female, Christine Loftis, MD, BS and Sonya Montes, MD
A Rare Case of Diabetic Myonecrosis, Khin Win, DO
Breaking Barriers: A Case of Leptomeningeal Disease, Ariadna Fernandez, MD
The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy and Topical Diclofenac Sodium on Osteoarthritis, Veenah Francis, BS and Adam Hurwitz, BS
Session 10A - Bioethics & Medical Education; Medicine & Medical Specialties
Persistent chest pain post PFO closure with an Amplatzer occluder, Mohammed Afraz Pasha, MD
Advancement of a Vertically Integrated Trainee Program: Further Expansion and Educational Value, Buckley McCall, BS
Legionnaire’s disease mimicking COVID in an immunocompromised patient, Sangeetha Isaac, MD
Critical Consciousness in Medicine: Developing Health Equity Components within Medical School Curricula, Madeleine DeGrange, BS
Session 10B - Women's & Children's Health; Medicine & Medical Specialties
Inpatient Pediatrics Presentation: Case of Acute Constipation, Mariam Fatima, BS
Osteopathic Approach to Assessment and Treatment of an Adolescent with Polyarthralgia in the Post-COVID Setting, Cody Mutter, BS
Effects of Antenatal Medication-Assisted Treatments on Neonatal Length of Stay, Kaitlyn Steward, DO
GLP-1 Analogue induced AKI, Sucheta Kundu, MD
NOVEL APPROACHES FOR NEUROINFLAMMATION AND BARRIER PERMEABILITY IN BRAIN METASTASIZING MELANOMA, Maxwell Green, MP
Resistant Neuro-sarcoidosis: An Uncommon form of Sarcoidosis, Sucheta Kundu, MD
Session 12A - Women's & Children's Health; Medicine & Medical Specialties
Ultrasound Findings of Pre-Dissection Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients, Ruby Arora, BA and Lauren Mueller, BA
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli enterotoxins modulate IL-1 signaling and alter mucosal immunity, Natalya Motyka
Breakthrough Case of COVID-19 in a Fully Vaccinated Patient, Junaid Alam, DO
Cefepime Neurotoxicity a commonly delayed diagnosis, Melissa Hidalgo, Doctor of Medicine
Clinical Conundrum: A Rare Case of Osteomyelitis Posing as Metastatic Disease, Natalie Weiss, BA, BS
An Unfortunate Trio: Esophageal Kaposi Sarcoma, Immune Thrombocytopenia, And Uremia-Induced Platelet Dysfunction, Yichi Zhang
Plasmapheresis in Conjunction with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia, Nathaniel Kim, MD
Gynecomastia with Dasatinib Use in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Natalie Torrente, MS, DO
Session 12B - Bioethics & Medical Education; Medicine and Medical Specialties
Resident Duty Hour Shift Length and It’s Association on Resident and Patient-Based Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials, Andrew Sephien, MD
Design and Implementation of a Leadership Assessment Instrument to Evaluate Medical Student Leadership in Team-Based Simulations, Mary Mahaffey, BSBE
An Electronic Medical Record Pocket Guide for Incoming Internal Medicine Interns: Perceptions and Impact on Patient Information Gathering, Andrew Sephien, MD
Educating Our Future Academic Physicians: A Look at the Current Education of Medical Student Research, Magnus Chun, BS
Unveiling Hidden Patterns: Analysis of Recommendation Letters in General Surgery Residency Match, Magnus Chun, BS
Concomitant Primary and Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy, Eileen Montalvan, MD
The Effects of E-cigarette Use on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis, Rishan Jeyakumar, MD and Saloni Shirke, MD
Session 13A - Public Health & Environmental Medicine; Mental Health; Medicine & Medical Specialties
Ambient Ultraviolet Exposure Decreases Thyroid Cancer Risk in Black Populations: A Multiethnic Study, Tessa Lavorgna, BS
Increasing Mississippi’s HPV Vaccination Rate: A Proposal Based on Providers’ Insights, Madison Thornton, BA
THE IMPACT OF GUT MICROBIOTA ON COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, Tara May, Masters of Science
MYRIAD OF PRESENTATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF POST-GUNSHOT INJURY INFECTIONS: A FOCUSED CASE SERIES, Yichi Zhang, BS
Spontaneous LAD in a 62 Year-Old Lad: A Case Report, Adele Soutar, MD
High Ferritin And High TIBC: A Case Of Anemia With A Uniquely Paradoxical Iron Study, Yichi Zhang, BS
REFINING PAIN MANAGEMENT IN CRYPTOCOCCAL IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME, Yichi Zhang, BS
ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING GUNSHOT INJURIES: A CASE COMPARISON, Yichi Zhang, BS
Proteoglycan Dysregulation in Chondrodysplasia Disorders: A Narrative Review, Tessa Lavorgna, BS
Session 13B - Medicine & Medical Specialties
There’s more to ICU than COVID-19: Simulation based training for core trainees, Matilda John Ravindran, MMBS, DA, MMed, MRCA
Anchoring on Ketoacidosis in the presence of the Unforeseen Thyroid Storm, Vanessa Nwaiwu, BS
Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy After 22 Years on Hemodialysis Leading to a Fatal End, Aksiniya Stevasarova, MD
EVALI, diagnosis of exclusion in the age of COVID, Victor Camba, DO, MEd, MS and Daga Olsen, MD
Extensive Venous Thromboembolism and Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a Middle-Aged Male with Polymyositis Flare Up, Aksiniya Stevasarova, MD
A 6-Year Retrospective Study of Intraocular Len Exchange, Veshesh Patel, BS
Complicated Choledocholithiasis with Acute Cholangitis and Gallstone Pancreatitis with Lipase of 40,000, Aksiniya Stevasarova, MD
An Autoimmune Concoction: The Difficult Diagnosis of a Cavitary Lung Lesion, Bray Aron
Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome in a Patient with Phenytoin Toxicity, Sucheta Kundu, MD
Pheochromocytoma: A Rare Etiology of Hypertension in the Pediatric Population, Omar Cardona, BS
Session 14B - Medicine & Medical Specialties
Multiple sclerosis relapse following Moderna SARS-CoV-2 PF vaccination: Case report and review of literature, Ange Ahoussougbemey Mele, MD, MS
Therapeutic Utilization of Cell Penetrating Peptides to Transport Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Target Tumors: A Systematic Review, Miti Shah, BS
A Rare Case of Congenital Lymphatic Malformation in an Infant, Akhil Abraham
Unusual presentation of amyloidosis as pelvic pseudo-tumor: A case report, Olaniyi Fadeyi, MD
Watermelon Stomach-Rare Cause of Chronic Anemia, Utibe Ndebbio, MBBCh
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Simultaneously Presenting in a Husband and Wife, Akhil Abraham
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Presenting with Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy Following an HSV-2 Exacerbation: a Case Report, Natalie Parks, BS, BA