Day | Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Location | CAMC Center for Learning and Research (CLAR)
Address | 3044 Chesterfield Ave. Charleston WV 25304
Time | 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Agenda

Conference Rooms 130 C and D (CLAR: First Floor) | Oral Original and Case Presentations 

Rooms 125 and 127 (CLAR First Floor) | E-Poster/In-Person Presenters

Conference Rooms 130 C and D (CLAR: First Floor) | 5:00 p.m. Awards/Closing Remarks 

 

Research Day: 

Research Day was initiated in 1980 and preceded by a similar event entitled Alumni-Education Day.  This event has traditionally been planned to showcase research work completed by residents, fellows, medical students, pharmacy students/residents, and nursing students. 

This year’s program continues to feature collaborative efforts of residents, fellows, and students with faculty/medical staff/professional staff as preceptors.  Research Day Awards will be presented at the conclusion of today’s program recognizing outstanding presenters of these research projects in each of the four categories (oral original, oral case, poster original, poster case). 

 

Thank you to the following: 

Research Day Planning Committee: Amna Anees, MD, Scott Dean, PhD, Nancy Duvall, BSN, MS, RN-CS, Mary Emmett, PhD, Dan Lucas, PharmD, Elaine Davis Mattox, EdD, BSN, Amy Bruce, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Frank Annie, PhD, FACC, and Michael Whitler, BS.

CAMC IRB: Chris Terpening, PhD, PharmD (CHAIR); Atul Singh, DO, Deepay Mukerjee, MBA, Jennifer Gorrell, PharmD, Jessica Luzier, PhD, ABPP, CED-S, Melanie Whelan, PhD, FNP, RN, Jessica Sop, DO, Christine Teague, PharmD, Hani Nazha, MD, Ebubekir Daglilar, MD, Mohamad Badawi, MD, Marciano B. Lee, MD, Rayan Ihle, MD, Sachin Bendre, MD, PhD, Sarah Rahman, MD,  Samuel Deem, DO, Stephen Bush, MD, Zachary AbuRahma, DO, Heidi Edwards, MSN, Christina Thompson, MSN, Richard Michael Martin

CAMC ISRB: Scott Fields, PhD (CHAIR), James Campbell, MD, Karen Hannah, MBA, Mary Ann Maurer, DO, Patrick Kerr, PhD. Wesley Kafka, PharmD, Byron Calhoun, MD, James Harman, MD, Nathan Hale, DO, Terrie Lee, MPH

 

A Special Thanks: 

The Research Day Planning Committee has requested that a special thank you be shared with all preceptors, mentors, research staff, editors of abstracts, and reviewers of poster presentations that may have formally or informally assisted our learners with their research endeavors.

 

Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to:

1) Describe ongoing original research occurring at CAMC.

2) Discuss case reports and their role in clinical practice. 

3) Express options for integrating new knowledge gained from research presentations into the clinical practice

 

Research Day Judges - 2024

Special Thanks to our Judges/Moderator

Oral Original Research
William Payne, MD
Shadi Abu-Halimah, MD
Bryan Richmond, MD

Oral Case Reports
Heidi Edwards, MSN, RN
Anthony Uy, MD
Scott Fields, PhD
Shelda Martin, MD

Poster Original Research 
Amy Bruce, DNP
Zachary AbuRahma, DO
Jessica Luzier, PhD

Poster Case Reports
Megan Orphanos, MPNA, APRN, CRNA
Evonne Richards, MeD, MPH
Bryon Calhoun, MD

Judge Liaisons: Nancy Duvall, BSN, MS, RN-BC, and Kerry Drabish, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

Poster Presentation Facilitators: Lisa Calderwood, MPH, and Morgan Koontz, MS

Presenter Recognition Coordinator: Maria Marrero Arocho, MBA


 
Agenda: 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

 

7:00-7:50 Registration/Sign-In: Lobby, Center for Learning and Research (CLAR) 

Continental Breakfast/Beverages 

8:00 am Welcome – Douglas Knutson, MD, Chief Academic Officer, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine 

 

CLAR Conference Rooms: 130 C & D -Oral Presentations

Session I - Original Research 

Moderator: Glen Martin, MBA, IMSE, Associate Administrator, CAMC General Hospital                                            

 8:15 am The Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Use During Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Presenter: Mark Ayoub, MD        Preceptor: Ebubekir Daglilar, MD


 8:30 am  Belatacept Outcomes after Conversion from Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients

                Presenter: Larissa Wolfe, PharmD                    Preceptor:   Rachel Savilla, PharmD


 8:45 am Factors Contributing to Positive Margins in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens

PresenterCarly Ulrich, DO               Preceptor: Samuel Deem, DO


 9:00 am Limiting Repeat Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors for High Grade Ta and T1 Bladder Cancer

                Presenter: Matthew DeSanto, MD                   Preceptor:   Samuel Deem, DO


 9:15 am Non-occupational Asbestos Exposure in the Kanawha Valley -- A Tale of Three Sisters

                Presenter:  Bethany Koontz (Medical Student WVU)     Preceptor: Shawn Chillag, MD


 9:30 am Novel Weighted FANG-D Scale Score to Detect Large Vessel Occlusion

Presenter: Caleb Duncan (Medical Student WVSOM)   Preceptor:  Suzanne Crandall, DO


9:45 am  Catheter Directed Mechanical Thrombectomy using the Inari device for Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Clinical Outcomes from a Single Center Experience

Presenter:  Amanda Malnikoff, DO     Preceptor:  Zachary AbuRahma, DO


10:00 am BREAK

 

Session II - CASE REPORTS 

Moderator:   Denise Burgess, MA, BSN, RN-C, LPC, CMFT 

10:15 am A Herniated Diagnosis- An Unusual cause of an Inguinal Hernia

                 Presenter:  Borna Amir-Kabirian, MD    Preceptor:  Amir Kamran, MD


10:30 am Establishing the Cause of Clitoromegaly in a Newborn with Concurrent Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Turner Syndrome: A Case Report

Presenter: Abigail Tisler (Medical Student WVU)          Preceptor:  Elizabeth Copenhaver MD


10:45 am Atypical Presentation and Challenging Treatment of Parkinsons Disease Psychosis

                Presenter: Riley Imlay (Medical Student, WVU)  Preceptor: James Griffith, MD


11:00 am Dasatinib-Induced Resistant Bilateral Chylothorax

Presenter: Lyudmila Burkart, DO                      Preceptor:  Lo'ay Al-Asadi, MD


11:15 am COVID-19-Associated Encephalopathy in an Unvaccinated Child: A Case for Immunization

Presenter: Michelle Russell, DO                       Preceptor:  Neil Copeland, MD


11:30 am Migration and erosion of splenic artery coil embolization into stomach

Presenter: Christina Veith, DO          PreceptorShadi Abu-halimah, MD


11:45 am Neuroendocrine Vulvar Carcinoma: A Case Report

Presenter: Amber Crawford, DO      Preceptor: William Artrip, MD


12:00pm Pott Puffy Tumor in Pediatric patient: Navigating A Rare Intracranial complication. A case report.

Presenter: Kristi Wu, DO  Preceptor:  Youmna Mousattat, MD


12:15pm Rare Form of Transmission of Y Enterocolitica from Household Pets to Humans

                Presenter: Pratima Ramkissoon, DO  Preceptor: Madonna Gribble, DO


12:30pm What's that Lump? It's Not the Growing Baby Bump! Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in a Pregnant Patient

Presenter: Erin Oberg, DO      Preceptor:  Kathleen Bors, MD


12:45 pm Group A Strep Subdural Abscess 

                Presenter: Caitin Mulvihill, MD         Preceptor: Joshua Burg, DO


12:30 pm-1:15 Lunch (Conference Room C & D) 

 

                  

Session III:  Original Research

Moderator: Maricris Miller, OTR/L, MBA, MHA, Associate Administrator, CAMC Women’s and Children's Hospital

1:15 pm Effect of tobacco use on response to immunotherapy in cancer patients.

Presenter: Hina Zubair, MD   Preceptor:  Amir Kamran, MD


1:30 pm Risk factors for positive margin in breast conservative surgery for localized breast cancer

Presenter: James Ferrick, DO             Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD


1:45 pm Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on the Timely Receipt of Appropriate Operative Treatment of Colon Cancer

Presenter:  Edward Tobin, MD     Preceptor: Bryan Richmond, MD


2:00 pm Early and Intermediate Clinical Outcome of Trans carotid Artery Revascularization vs Carotid Endarterectomy from a Large Single Center Experience

Presenter: Robert Cragon, MD          Preceptor: Ali AbuRahma, MD


2:15 pm Evaluating Resident and Patient Satisfaction by Maintaining a Polypharmacy Clinic in an Internal Medicine Residency Program

                Presenter: J. Austin Straley, DO        Preceptor: Anma Anees, MD

2:30pm-3:00pm BREAK 

 

 

Session IV:  Case Reports

Moderator:   Susan Russell, MSN, RN, NE-BC, RN-BC

3:15 pm A Rare Case of Dopamine Responsive Dystonia

Presenter: Elizabeth Highlander, MD   Preceptor: Sarah Witsberger, MD


3:30 pm Beyond the Surface: Unmasking Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Through Skin Metastasis

Presenter: Parisa Aijaz, MD     Preceptor: Preston Seaberg, MD


3:45 pm Case Report: Clinical Course of a Child With COVID-19 and La Crosse Encephalitis

Presenter: Hannah West (Medical Student WVU)    Preceptor: John Frohna, MD


4:00 pm Judges Convene


4:30pm Guest Speaker: Dinchen Jardine, MS, MD Commander, US Navy, Designated Institutional Official, Director for Professional Education, Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune, NC 

Topic: Fostering a Culture of Research in an Evolving Academic Environment: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Want to Go?


5:00 pm Awards/Evaluations

                        Doug Knutson, MD, Chief Academic Officer, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine


5:30 pm Adjournment 

 

 

Posters with DUEL Sessions (Rooms 125 and 127)

If you would like to hear a presentation on the named research – you should plan to attend the judging session for each poster noted below.  Questions may only be asked by the judging panel.

Facilitator: Lisa Calderwood, MPH, Sr. Research Coordinator

Poster Session I: Room 125 (Original Research)

8:30 am Does preoperative cardiac evaluation for elderly patients with hip fractures affect outcomes?

Presenter: Yibei Lun (Medical Student WVSOM)  Preceptor: Aaron Sop, DO


8:45 am Unveiling the Impact: Exploring Thrombotic Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients-Comparing Those with and Without a Cancer Diagnosis

Presenter: Muhammad Mujtaba Bhinder, MD   Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD


9:00 am Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Receiving Appropriate Chemotherapy For Colon Cancer

Presenter: Erica Dobbs, DO               Preceptor: Bryan Richmond, MD


9:15 am Incidence of hyperchloremia with isotonic saline use in pediatric patients

Presenter: Seneca Williams, PharmD     Preceptor: Franklin Huggins, PharmD


9:30am Healthcare Perspectives and Utilization of the Houseless Population in Charleston, WV.

Presenter: Jana Garrow (Medical Student WVU)          Preceptor: James Mears, MD


9:45 am Impact of Tirzepatide, a GLP1/GIP Receptor Agonist, on the Relative Risk of Developing Diabetic Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Large-scale Observational Study

Presenter: Balqees Ara, MD              Preceptor: James Russell, MD


10:00am BREAK


10:15am Angiotensin II as a Third-Line Vasopressor in Septic Shock

Presenter: Tammy Nguyen, PharmD    Preceptor: Jennifer Chaffin, PharmD


10:30am Neighborhood Navigator: Introducing a Point-of-Care Tool to Enhance Knowledge of Social Determinants of Health in Health Sciences Students

Presenter: Alexandra Bowman, DO    Preceptor: Kathleen Bors, MD


10:45am Substance Use Disorder: Stigma Experience and Treatment Adherence

Presenter: Meghan Allwes, DO   Preceptor: Kathleen Bors, MD


11:00am MRSA Decolonization Protocol and its Impact on Negative Predictive Value of MRSA Screens

Presenter: Kristyn Rooke, PharmD   Preceptor: Kelci Hall, PharmD


11:30 am Evaluation of Treatment Incidence of PCR Positive/Toxin Negative Clostridioides difficile Infections

Presenter: Gianna Antinone, PharmD             Preceptor: Meredith Todd, PharmD


11:45am-1:15pm LUNCH BREAK Room 130 C/D


1:30pm Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Obtaining Follow-up Blood Cultures for Gram-Negative Bacteremia After Initiation of Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy

Presenter: Isabel Bonarrigo-Burton, PharmD   Preceptor: Michael Czupryn, PharmD


1:45pm Utilization of Antiviral Treatment For Hospitalized Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Infection at High Risk For Disease Progression

Presenter: Katie Barnes (Medical Student WVU)    Preceptor: Michael Ianetti, MD


2:00pm Factors Affecting Intent to Undergo Vasectomy: Does Roe v Wade Matter?

Presenter: Rebecca Spinaris, DO      Preceptor: Nathan Hale, DO


2:15pm Prevalence and Symptom Correlation of Duodenitis in Pediatric Population Undergoing Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) in Central West Virginia

Presenter: Nirali Borad, MD              Preceptor: Pratikkumar Patel, MD


2:30pm Initial 90-day Results of Implementation of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer

Presenter: Ross Knaub, DO   Preceptor: Samuel Deem, DO


2:45pm Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Central Nervous System Infections for Patients with Pneumocephalus

Presenter: Morgan Quinn, PharmD  Preceptor: Wesley Kafka, PharmD


3:00pm Homicidality in Healthcare Settings: Prevalence and Clinical Correlates

Presenter: Mujhtuba Baksh, MD   Preceptor: Rebekka Brown, DO


3:45 Judges Convene   


4:30pm Guest Speaker: Dinchen Jardine, MS, MD Commander, US Navy, Designated Institutional Official, Director for Professional Education, Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune, NC 

Topic: Fostering a Culture of Research in an Evolving Academic Environment: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Want to Go?


5:00 pm Awards/Evaluations

                        Doug Knutson, MD, Chief Academic Officer, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine


5:30 pm Adjournment 

 

 

Poster Session II Room 127  Case Reports

Facilitator: Morgan Koontz, MS Sr. Research Coordinator

8:30am Gila Monster Sign: A Sign of Intestinal Angioedema, A Sign that May Lead to Diagnosis

Presenter: Janie Choi, Medical Student WVU    Preceptor: Shawn Chillag, MD


8:45am Clear cell renal cell carcinoma with unclear primary: An atypical presentation

Presenter: Tajana Juranovic, MD   Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD


9:00am Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage: A Rare and Potentially Life-Threatening Cause of Massive Hemoptysis

Presenter: Jarrod Kahre, DO     Preceptor: Amy Hunt, DO


9:15am An Intriguing Case of Subacute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Myopathy

Presenter: Shahrzad Heydarzadeh Zavaremi, MD         Preceptor: Appaji Rayi, MD


9:30: Acute Methotrexate Encephalopathy in a Patient with DLBCL

Presenter: Riyad Amin, DO   Preceptor: Appaji Rayi, MD


9:45am Microscopic polyangiitis with temporal artery involvement mimicking giant cell arteritis

Presenter: Torey Katzmeyer (Medical Student WVU)    Preceptor: James Campbell II, MD


10:00am Aortic Dissection in a 33-year-old Male

Presenter: Hannah Marvin, DO      Preceptor: Jeffrey Mullen, DO


10:15am Unique Case of Atraumatic Complete Duodenal Transection

Presenter: Caleb Spainhower, MD      Preceptor: Kellie Rennie, MD


10:30 BREAK


10:45am Complex presentation of blastomycosis in a deceased donor kidney transplant recipient

Presenter: Siddharth Chopra, MD   Preceptor: Khawaja Omar, MD


11:00am Primary Pancreatic Lymphoma presenting as Painless Jaundice

Presenter: Shey Spencer, DO     Preceptor: Madonna Gribble, DO


11:15am A rare case of thigh compartment syndrome without typical trauma                                     

Presenter: Tyler Celuck, MD   Preceptor: Richard Umstot, MD


11:30am Case report of successful percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patient with ipsilateral dual kidney transplant

Presenter: Thomas Cato, DO       Preceptor: Ryan Fitzwater, DO


12:00am Blake's pouch cyst case report

Presenter: Tegan Parks, DO      Preceptor: Sarah Witsberger, MD


12:15am Challenges in Antithrombin III Deficiency: A Case of Extensive Thrombosis Requiring Surgical Exploration

Presenter: Cristhian Perez (Medical Student WVU)    Preceptor: Shane Monnett, DO


12:30-1:15pm LUNCH BREAK Room 130 C/D 


1:15pm Acute Hypoglycemic Stroke in Pediatric Patient with Glutaric Acidemia, Type 1

Presenter: Rachel Martin, MD     Preceptor: Adam Crawford, DO


1:30pm Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis Presenting as Ischemic Stroke

Presenter: Fatima Tuz Zahra, MD    Preceptor: Suzane Crandall, DO


1:45pm: Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis with an Initial Presentation of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Diagnostic Challenge

Presenter: Lynette Fisher (Medical Student WVU)    Preceptor: Suzane Crandall, DO


2:00pm Anterior Spinal Artery Infarction Secondary to Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm

Presenter: Mital Joshi (Medical Student, WVSOM)     Preceptor: Suzane Crandall, DO


2:15pm Successful Treatment of an Iatrogenic Left Internal Thoracic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Utilizing Non-specialized Covered Stenting 

Presenter: Samuel Booth, MD          Preceptor: Shadi Abu-halimah, MD


2:30pm BREAK


2:45 pm Judges Convene


4:30pm Guest Speaker: Dinchen Jardine, MS, MD Commander, US Navy, Designated Institutional Official, Director for Professional Education, Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune, NC 


Topic: Fostering a Culture of Research in an Evolving Academic Environment: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Want to Go?

 

5:00 pm Awards/Evaluations

                        Doug Knutson, MD, Chief Academic Officer, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine


5:30 pm Adjournment