The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is pleased to announce the residents, fellows and students who will present at CAMC Research Day on Thursday, April 16, at the CAMC Center for Learning and Research.
The event provides presenters with the opportunity to describe case reports and ongoing original research at Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center and in the West Virginia medical community. To learn more about the event, view the full agenda and register, visit camcmedicine.edu/ResearchDay.
Oral Presentations - Original Research
(Alphabetized by last name of presenter)
Ashraf Ahmad, MD
Superior Sedation and Patient Experience with Ketamine/Midazolam Compared with Fentanyl/Midazolam in Interventional Radiology: A Prospective Randomized Study
Preceptor: Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD
Ty Bayliss, MD
Exploring the Association Between PEG Tube Replacements and Area Deprivation Index in WV
Preceptor: Richard Umstot, MD
Kory Dees, MD
Effect of Calcification Morphology on Early and Late Outcomes in TCAR
Preceptor: Ali AbuRahma, MD
Bradford Dugan
Interventional Radiologist-Led Ketamine Sedation Shortens Room Turnover Without Compromising Analgesia in Biliary Drainage
Preceptor: Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD
Ross Knaub, DO
Impact of Tumor Location on PSA Nadir, Outcomes, and Complications Using Partial‑Gland High‑Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Prostate Cancer
Preceptor: Samuel Deem, DO
Mohamed S. Mahmoud, MD
Right Ventricular Failure and Post‑Transplant Outcomes in Patients Bridged With LVAD: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Preceptors: Frank Annie, PhD; Marciano Lee, MD
Natalie Neville
Esophageal Cancer: Trends, Treatments, and Outcomes in Three Databases
Preceptor: Ahmed Khalid, MD
Nicole Perry Bryce, DO
Improving Tdap Vaccine Uptake During Pregnancy: A Five‑Year Analysis at a Regional Center
Preceptor: Byron Calhoun, MD
Farzan Salehi, MD
Value in Action: A Residency Curriculum for High Value Care
Preceptor: Amna Anees, MD
Reagan Sharp
Dietary Directed Care of Hypertension in the Ambulatory Setting
Preceptor: Kathleen Bors, MD
Haris Sohail, MD
Understanding Breast Cancer Diagnosis in West Virginia: A Patient‑Reported Analysis
Preceptor: Ahmed Khalid, MD
Oral Presentations - Case Reports
(Alphabetized by last name of presenter)
Ryan J. Blake
Plasmablastic Lymphoma With Gynecologic Involvement Initially Suspected as Primary Ovarian Neoplasm
Preceptor: Courtney J. Nail, DO
Egor Cherkasov, MD
First Successful Treatment of Pediatric Refractory Granulomatous Acute Interstitial Nephritis With Anti‑Thymocyte Globulin
Preceptor: Edward Jerome Nehus, MD
Marissa Della‑Giustina
A Familial Case of an Anorectal Anomaly
Preceptor: Byoun Jin Kwon Hwang, MD
Farwah Fatima, MD
Bickering With the Nervous System: Polyneuropathy From Bickerstaff Encephalitis
Preceptor: Suzanne Crandell, DO
Saman Hamid, MD
The Triple Threat: Pancreaticogastric Fistula, Splenic Abscess, and Invasive Adenocarcinoma Arising from Main Duct IPMN
Preceptor: Molly John, MD
Abdullah Khalid, MD
CT Myelogram–Associated Seizure: A Rare Complication With Diagnostic and Educational Value
Preceptor: Suzanne Crandell, DO
Thomas O’Rourke
When Limb Swelling Is Not Benign: A Case of High‑Grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma With Lipogenic Differentiation
Preceptor: Amna Anees, MD
Anab Rehan Taseer, MD
Rare Coexistence of Immune and Genetic Kidney Disorders: IgA Nephropathy With ADPKD and FSGS
Preceptor: Manzar Hussain, MD
Khalid Uddin, MD
Catastrophic Hemorrhagic Transformation After Tenecteplase in Probable Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Preceptor: Kirvia Williams, DO
Muhammad Yousaf, MD
Plasmablastic Lymphoma of the Left Ovary and Thigh Presenting in an Immunocompetent Young Female
Preceptor: Mohammad Alamgir, MD
Fatima Tuz Zahra, MD
Melkersson‑Rosenthal Syndrome Presenting with Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS): Expanding the Clinical Spectrum
Preceptor: James Russell, MD
Poster Presentations - Original Research
(Alphabetized by last name of presenter)
Ana Clara M. Alcantara
GLP‑1 Receptor Agonists Decrease the Rate of Rupture, Cardiac Events, and Death in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Preceptor: Catherine C. Go, MD
Fatou Conteh, MD
“Lip Tie” and Frenectomies: Prevalence and Management in the United States, 2016–2022
Preceptor: Elizabeth Copenhaver, MD
Dellani Fix, PharmD
Adverse Reactions Related to Body Mass Index in Patients Receiving Dexmedetomidine
Preceptor: Brian Hodges, PharmD
Patrick M. Farry II
Gastrointestinal Outcomes Following Button Battery Ingestion: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Endoscopic Versus Non-Endoscopic Management
Preceptor: Nisar Amin, MD
Abbas Gain, MD
Smoking History and Survival Across Treatment Modalities in Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD
Olivia Glasgow, MS
Exploring Behavioral Health No‑Show Rates in a West Virginia Family Medicine Clinic
Preceptor: Scott Fields, PhD
Hayley Harman
Minimally Invasive Hiatal Hernia Repair in Patients With Class II or III Obesity: A Propensity Matched Analysis
Preceptor: Sandeep Kashyap, MD
Baqir Hasan Jafry, MD
Association of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use With Overall Survival in Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes: A Multicenter Real-World Study
Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD
Love Kumar, MD
Stage‑Specific Comparative Effectiveness of Locoregional Therapies in Early‑Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Global Real-Word Analysis
Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD
Kiran Kumari, MD
Metformin Reduces the Risk of New-Onset Autonomic Neuropathy (AN) in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) and Reduces the Risk of Mortality in Patients with AN and DM2 or Prediabetes
Preceptor: James Russell, MD
Christiane Messerli, PharmD
Bacterial Vaginosis Positivity Among Emergency Department Patients Diagnosed With Sexually Transmitted Infections
Preceptor: Kaitlyn Czupryn, PharmD
Alyssa Mills, PharmD
Magnesium Boluses for Post‑Operative Atrial Fibrillation Prevention
Preceptor: Bradley Troyer, PharmD
Emily Pack
Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation with Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Federated Electronic Health Record Network
Preceptor: Frank Annie, PhD
Gabrielle Potter
Retrograde Ureteral Stent vs Antegrade Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Placement in the Setting of Advanced Gynecologic Malignant Obstructive Uropathy: Factors Affecting Failure Rate, Conversion, and Long-Term Success
Preceptors: Jacqueline Fannin, PhD; Samuel Deem, MD; Kyle Ames, DO
Yazmin Ramos Barbosa, MD
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Adverse Events in Solid Organ Tumor Patients With and Without CLL
Preceptor: Nisar Amin, MD
Darshan Sangani
Specialty-Based Variations in Sacrocolpopexy: Assessing One Year Outcomes, and Patient Demographics Between Urology and Gynecology
Preceptor: Joshua Lohri, DO
Oran Andrew Trimble
Country Roads and Cancer Care: Comparing Measures Travel Burden Among Patients with Bladder Cancer
Preceptor: Samuel Deem, DO
Jared Zopp, DO
Positive Margin after Radical Prostatectomy: What role does post-prostatectomy specimen handling play in positive margin rate?
Preceptor: Nathan Hale, DO
Poster Presentations - Case Reports
(Alphabetized by last name of presenter)
Luke Adkison, DO
Hepato‑Cardiorenal Syndrome in Late Effects of Transposition of the Great Arteries
Preceptor: Katherine White, MD
Ahmad Al Tumizi, DO
Rice Bodies in a Fifteen‑Year‑Old Male With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Preceptor: Matt Justice, MD
Umar K. Bazai, MD
Lipoma Arborescens Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in a Pediatric Patient: A Diagnostic Pitfall
Preceptor: Matt Justice, MD
Christlyn Blessing‑Ujomor, MD
Two Antibodies, One Catastrophic Presentation: Double‑Antibody ANCA and Anti‑GBM Disease
Preceptor: Yamini Sachan, MD
H. Riley Caudill, DO
Endovascular Management for a Rupture of a Previously Ligated Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Following Redo Revascularization
Preceptor: Andrew Lee, MD
Muhammed Ceesay, MD
Beyond the Common Cold: An Unusual Cause of Oral and Ocular Lesions
Preceptor: James Campbell, MD
Robert Cragon, MD
Renal artery salvage by reverse Iliac branch stent during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair with TAMBE
Preceptor: Shadi Abu‑Halimah, MD
Shelby Deynzer, DO
A Rare Case of Ureteroinguinal Hernia Causing Hydroureteronephrosis
Preceptor: Joshua Lohri, DO
Patrick Duffy
The Woman Who Mistook Her TV for a Fence: Visual Hallucinations in Charles Bonnet Syndrome in a Rural Family Medicine Setting
Preceptor: Kathleen Bors, MD
Shealyn Falbo, MD
As the Head Turns: Bow Hunter Syndrome in the Setting of Chronic Vertebral Artery Occlusion
Preceptor: Braydon Dymm, MD
Shanza Faridi, MD
The Warning Before the Infarcts: Recurrent Transient Deficits Heralding Multifocal Lacunar Stroke in Cryptococcal Meningitis Without Known Immunosuppression
Preceptor: Braydon Leigh Dymm, MD
Cody Fuller, DO
Open Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in Transplanted Kidney
Preceptor: Michael Stencel, DO
Eric Johnson, MD
Delayed Post-Traumatic Hepatic Abscess due to Parvimonas Micra Presenting as Severe Sepsis
Preceptor: Amna Anees, MD
Jenny Kaiser, DO
Bilateral Renal Lymphangiomatosis
Preceptor: Michael Stencel, DO
Kelsea Kangas, MD
From Anxiolysis to Psychosis: Neuropsychiatric Toxicity of Long‑Term Benzodiazepine Therapy
Preceptor: Adina Bowe, MD
Sarah Mitchem, MD
Neurofibroma of the Ovary
Preceptor: Stephen Bush II, MD
Ahmed N. Mohamed, MD
When Energy Drinks Aren’t So Energizing: Grapefruit–Mavacamten Interaction Leading to Reduced Ejection Fraction
Preceptor: Ahmad Elashery, MD
Martin Nguyen
Non-Opioid Anesthesia with a Ketamine-Lidocaine-DexmedetomidineMagnesium Infusion for Lumbar Interbody Fusion in a 46-Year-Old Obese Female
Preceptor: James Hruschka, MD
Bryson Parker
Jaw in the Skull: Case Report of a Mandibular Dislocation Extending Into the Middle Cranial Fossa
Preceptor: Calvin Whaley, DO
Savanna Patterson, DO
A Curious Case of Cutaneous Metastasis of Endometrial Cancer
Preceptor: Michael Schiano, MD
Victoria Peruski, DO
Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With an Implanted Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator
Preceptor: James Griffith, MD
Nathan Rollings, DO
An Eye for an Eye Will Make You Blind
Preceptor: Kristen Babiak, DO
Shahzeb Saeed, MD
Scar Beneath the Surface: Malignant Ventricular Tachycardia in Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Preceptor: Nadew Sebro Simone, MD
Farzeen Fatma Syed, MD
Look, Then Look Again: Physical Examination Revealing Occult Testicular DLBCL in Ocular Lymphoma
Preceptor: Ahmed Khalid, MD
Robert Stawicki, DO
Traumatic Pneumothorax Related to Permanent Epicardial Pacemaker Lead Placement
Preceptor: Marc Dotson, DO
Kayla Young
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: A Rare Hereditary Cancer Syndrome in a Rural Family Medicine Setting
Preceptor: Kathleen Bors, MD