Scholarship and Research

The University of Louisville is a nationally-recognized academic institution, and our faculty members are eager to work with interested students and residents.

Drs. El-Kersh and Hrustanovic-Kadic with poster

Updated July 2022

We rank in the top 50 for NIH funding of Internal Medicine departments, as is evident by the amount of scholarly work produced by our residents.

The following is just a sample of the scholarly activities completed by our most recent internal medicine graduating class.

Publications

► Peer Reviewed Articles

Al Dallal HA, Narayanan S, Alley HF, Eiswerth MJ, Arnold FW, Martin BA, Shandiz AE. Case Report: Syphilitic Hepatitis-A Rare and Underrecognized Etiology of Liver Disease With Potential for Misdiagnosis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Nov 29;8:789250. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.789250. PMID: 34912834; PMCID: PMC8666961.

Bandikatla S, Maharaj S, Dadlani A, Ramsubiek K, Rojan A. Thrombosis secondary to protein losing enteropathy (PLE): a case report and literature review. 2021 April. Thrombosis Update, Vol 3, 2021, ISSN 2666-5727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tru.2021.100050.

Bosch A, Dadlani A, Eiswerth M, Sharpe T. Pulmonary Hypertension as a Rare Complication After Orthotopic Liver Transplant in a Patient With NASH Cirrhosis Complicated by Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S1169 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000784784.26489.d2

Bradley J, Sbaih N, Chandler TR, Furmanek S, Ramirez JA, Cavallazzi R. Pneumonia Severity Index and CURB-65 Score Are Good Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Chest. 2022 Apr;161(4):927-936. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.10.031. Epub 2021 Nov 2. PMID: 34740594; PMCID: PMC8562015.

Brar HS, Dadlani A, Ng AM. Successful High-Volume Plasmapheresis in Acute Liver Failure. Cureus. 2021 Jul 3;13(7):e16143. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16143. PMID: 34354883; PMCID: PMC8328117.

Brar, HS, Bradley J, Smith W. Lyme Carditis: A Rare Case of Aborted Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Chest, Volume 160, Issue 4, Supplement 2021, Page A220, ISSN 0012-3692. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.230

Chauhan, A., Kabir TF, Wu J., Wei J., Cook M., Kunos C.A. Prognostic and Predictive Factors Associated with Ipilimumab-Related Adverse Events: A Retrospective Analysis of 11 NCI-Sponsored Phase I Clinical Trials. Oncotarget, (2020, Apr) 11(16), 1427-1434. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32363000.

Dadlani A, Bandikalta S, Koch J. A Rare Case of Escherichia coli Chest Wall Abscess With Rib Osteomyelitis in a Patient With Crohn’s Disease. March 2021. Cureus 13(3): e13860. doi:10.7759/cureus.13860.

Dadlani A, Eiswerth M, Bosch A, Sharpe T. Pulmonary Hypertension as a Rare Complication After Orthotopic Liver Transplant in a Patient With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Cirrhosis Complicated by Hepatopulmonary Syndrome. Cureus 14(5): e24740. May 2022. doi:10.7759/cureus.24740.

Dadlani A, Kays L, Bandikatla S, Wade R, Barve A. Drug Use Evaluation of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in Patients With Advanced Cirrhosis. Cureus 14(4): e24029. doi:10.7759/cureus.24029.

Dadlani A, Gala K, Rai J, Rai S, Dryden G. P027 Brain Fog in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Association With Use of Probiotics. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Dec 1;116(Suppl 1):S7. doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000798708.22025.c0.

Dadlani A, Bosch A, Eiswerth M, Diamond S, Koch J. S1082 Improving Screening Rates for Hepatitis C in a University Internal Medicine Residency Outpatient Clinic—A Quality Improvement Study, The American Journal of Gastroenterology: October 2021 - Volume 116 - Issue - p S511 doi: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000777860.93960.a4.

Dadlani A, Madan K, Sawhney JPS. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in clinical practice. Indian Heart J. 2019 Jan-Feb;71(1):91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2018.11.015. Epub 2018 Nov 27. PMID: 31000190; PMCID: PMC6477132.

Desai V, Gala K, Karmali D, Suliman S. Utility of Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction in Severe SARS-COV-2 Infection. Chest. 2020 Oct;158(4):A555. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.524. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMCID: PMC7548546.

Desai V, Agarwal A, Ghafaghazi S. Coronary allograft vasculopathy managed by Flash ostial balloon in a pediatric patient. Global Cardiology Science and Practice, [S.l.], v. 2021, n. 4, dec. 2021. ISSN 23057823

Eisa M, Kennedy R, Teferra R, Heckroth M, Eiswerth M, McClain C. SARS-COV-2 Infection in Patients With Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: Metabolic Similarities and Treatment Challenges. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Apr;116(4):847-848. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001002. PMID: 33982972.

Eiswerth M, Pinter A, Reynolds SM. Primary Lung Sarcoma with Gastric Metastasis and Morphological Divergence Presenting as Melena. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 12;14(8):e242364. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242364. PMID: 34385220; PMCID: PMC8362720.

Eiswerth MJ, Heckroth MA, Ismail A, Gondim DD, Kaufman R. Infliximab-Induced Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome. Cureus. 2022 Feb 5;14(2):e21940. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21940. PMID: 35273881; PMCID: PMC8901196.

Gala K, Desai V, Liu N, Omer EM, McClave SA. How to Increase Muscle Mass in Critically Ill Patients: Lessons Learned from Athletes and Bodybuilders. Curr Nutr Rep. 2020 Dec;9(4):369-380. doi: 10.1007/s13668-020-00334-0. PMID: 33098051.

Grigorov MV, Belur AD, Otero D, Chaudhary S, Grigorov E, Ghafghazi S. The BRASH syndrome, a synergistic arrhythmia phenomenon. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Jul 10;33(4):668-670. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1784637. PMID: 33100565; PMCID: PMC7549895.

Huffman TR, Sbaih N, Mathbout M, Ghafghazi S. High output heart failure as a result of an ilio-caval fistula with a negative shunt series. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2021 Jun 30;2021(2):e202116. doi: 10.21542/gcsp.2021.16. PMID: 34285907; PMCID: PMC8272405.

Kabir, TF, Chauhan, A., Anthony, L., Hildebrandt, G.C. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Pediatric Solid Tumors: Status in 2018. Ochsner Journal (2018, Dec), 18(4), 370-376. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 30559623.

Kabir, TF, Kunos, C.A., Villano, J.L., Chauhan, A. Immunotherapy for Medulloblastoma: Current Perspectives. Immunotargets and Therapy, (2020, Apr) 9(N/A), 57-77. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32368525.

Katiyar V, Dadlani A, Vohra I, Cisak K, Barve A. An Unusual Case of Hemolytic Anemia Reversed with Liver Transplantation. Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res. 2022;16(2):128-130.

Parikh I, Spindel J, Mathbout M, Ghafghazi S. Rapidly expanding aortic root mycotic pseudoaneurysm with outflow tract fistula. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2021;2021(2):e202115. Published 2021 Jun 30. doi:10.21542/gcsp.2021.15. PMID: 34285906.

Patel N, Charate R. Diagnosis of primary CNS lymphoma in a HIV patient with multiple ring-enhancing lesions. IDCases. 2021 Mar 10;24:e01065. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01065.

Sbaih N, Hawthorne K, Lutes J, Cavallazzi R. Nutrition Therapy in Non-intubated Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure. Curr Nutr Rep. 2021 Dec;10(4):307-316. doi: 10.1007/s13668-021-00367-z. Epub 2021 Aug 31. PMID: 34463939; PMCID: PMC8407133.

Spindel J, Parikh I, Terry M, Cavallazzi R. Leucocytoclastic vasculitis due to acute bacterial endocarditis resolves with antibiotics. BMJ Case Rep. 2021;14(1):e239961. Published 2021 Jan 25. doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-239961. PMID: 33495169.

Spindel J, Parikh I, Ghafghazi S. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis due to acute infective endocarditis improves with antibiotics. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 75, Issue 11 Supplement 1, March 2020 DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(20)33799-2.

Spindel J, Grigorov M, Baker M, Marsano L. Cardiac tamponade due to perforation of a Roseomonas mucosa pyogenic hepatic abscess as initial presentation of hepatoid carcinoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 18;15(3):e248947. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-248947. PMID: 35304358; PMCID: PMC8935167.

Spindel J, Gordon K, Koch J. The Effects of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Prevention. Am J Med Sci. 2022 Feb;363(2):204-205. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2021.12.003. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34896328; PMCID: PMC8654701.

Spindel J, Albers L, Brislin G, Toft LEB. Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Referrals Through an Outpatient Intervention. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2021 Nov 1;41(6):434-435. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000636. PMID: 34508037.

Spindel J, Pokrywa S, Elder N, Smith C. The environment has effects on infrared temperature screening for COVID-19 infection. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Nov;49(11):1445-1447. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.08.002. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34389316; PMCID: PMC8354813.

Spindel J, Singh V, Mathbout M. A case of coronary artery air embolism in a transplanted heart during cardiac allograft vasculopathy surveillance angiography. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2021 Oct 30;2021(3):e202123. doi: 10.21542/gcsp.2021.23. PMID: 34805381; PMCID: PMC8587195.

Spindel J, Mathbout MF, Huffman T, Ghafghazi S. Carney complex: left atrial myxoma in a patient with past pituitary microadenoma and lentiginosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 24;14(6):e241742. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241742. PMID: 34167977; PMCID: PMC8230918.

Spindel J, Mathbout M, Ghafghazi S. Hypertensive hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy crisis resolved with transvenous pacing guided by bedside echocardiography. Echocardiography. 2021 Feb;38(2):347-350. doi: 10.1111/echo.14969. Epub 2021 Jan 25. PMID: 33492740.

Spindel J, Heckroth M, Marsano L. Antibody-negative autoimmune encephalitis as a complication of long-term immune-suppression for liver transplantation. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Sep 15;13(9):e235777. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235777. PMID: 32933909; PMCID: PMC7493118.

Spindel J, Karmali D, Chen E, Ghafghazi S. Stroke and spinal infarct caused by percutaneous coronary intervention. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jun 30;13(6):e234804. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234804. PMID: 32606119; PMCID: PMC7328803.

Vallabhajosyula S, Desai V, et al. Influence of primary payer status on non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: 18-year retrospective cohort national temporal trends, management and outcomes. Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jul;9(13):1075. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-5193. PMID: 34422987; PMCID: PMC8339860.

Vallabhajosyula S, Verghese D, Desai V, et al. Sex differences in acute cardiovascular care: a review and needs assessment. Cardiovascular Research. 2022;118(3):667-85.

Vallabhajosyula S, Desai V, et al. Contemporary National Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction-Cardiogenic Shock in Patients with Prior Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease. J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 18;9(11):3702. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113702. PMID: 33218121; PMCID: PMC7698908.

Vyas, K.S., Vasconez, H.C., Morrison, S., Kabir, TF. Fat Graft Enrichment Strategies: A Systematic Review. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (2020, Mar) 143(3), 827-841. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32097333.

Zetter, D.R., Kabir, TF, Reynolds, S.B. The Clinical Characteristics of Multiple Myeloma in the Acute Care Setting: Case Presentation and Clinical Recommendations. (2020, Sep) Cureus, 12(9), N/A. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 33083166.

 

► Book Chapters

Banditaktla S, Parker BF. Transfusion Reaction, Hemolytic. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022.

Bosch A, Bishop L. Tropical Sprue, Infectious Diseases. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021.

Dadlani A, Abell TL. Dyspepsia, Gastroenterology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020.

Dadlani A, Bishop LB. Cirrhosis, Gastroenterology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021.

Dadlani A, Abell TL. Peptic Ulcer Disease, Gastroenterology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021.

Eiswerth M, Sharpe T. Perianal Disease. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022.

Gerlach D. Protein-Energy Malnutrition, Gastroenterology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022.

Hosking RR, Krishnan P. Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Endocrinology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022.

Leung J, Dadlani A, Crowe S.E. Food Allergies, Food Intolerances, and Carbohydrate Malabsorption. In: Lacy B., DiBaise J., Pimentel M., Ford A. Essential Medical Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine. Springer, Cham; 2019: 437-457. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-01117-8_21.

Patel N, Bishop L. Botulism, Infectious Diseases. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022.

Spindel J, Smith C. Antithrombin Deficiency, Hematology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022.

Spindel J, Smith C. Erythromelalgia, Hematology. In Domino’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021.

 


Oral and Poster Presentations

► National Posters

Agarwal A, Desai V, Stoddard MF. A case of Carotid sinus syndrome with concomitant pheochromocytoma: A diagnostic dilemma. Poster presented at American College of Cardiology National Conference. 2022 April; Washington D.C.

Bandikatla S, Dadlani A, Bradley J, Katiyar V, Rojan A, Gauhar U. Trapped lung as a Complication of Pleural Metastases from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa. Abstract and poster presented virtually at CHEST National Conference; October 2021. Virtual.

Bandikatla S, Dadlani A, Pinter A, Maharaj S, Rojan A. Inpatient thrombophilia testing – adding unnecessary cost to the clot? Abstract and poster  presented for Poster Presentation to International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Meeting; July 2021. Virtual.

Bosch A, Dadlani, A, Eiswerth M, Sharpe, T. Pulmonary Hypertension as a Rare Complication After Orthotopic Liver Transplant in a Patient With NASH Cirrhosis Complicated by Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Poster presented at American College of Gastroenterology Meeting; 2021, October. Las Vegas, NV.

Brar HS, Bradley J, Smith W. Lyme Carditis: A Rare Case of Aborted Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Poster presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2021, October.

Dadlani A, Bosch A, Eiswerth M, Diamond S, Koch J. Improving Screening Rates for Hepatitis C in a University Internal Medicine Residency Outpatient Clinic—A Quality Improvement Study. Poster presented at American College of Gastroenterology Meeting; 2021, October. Las Vegas, NV.

Dadlani A, Cua Y. Mystery of the disappearing channels: A rare presentation of drug induced liver injury. Oral Presentation at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Virtual.

Dadlani A, Bandikatla S. A Rare Case of Acute Inferior Vena Caval Thrombosis: A Complication of IVC Filter Retrieval. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 2021 Conference; Virtual.

Desai V, Gala KS, DeLapp D, Moldoveneau B. Pleural Effusion Caused by Ventriculopleural Shunt: A Case Report. Poster accepted to American Thoracic Society International Conference; 2020; Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Desai V, Gala KS, Karmali D, Suliman S. Utility of RT-PCR in Severe SARS-COV-2 Infection. Poster presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2020; Oct 18-21. Virtual.

Desai V, Gala KS, Otero D, Stoddard M. Patent Foramen Ovale with Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome - an Unusual Presentation. Poster presented at American College of Cardiology Virtual Conference, 2021; May 15-17.

Desai V, Agarwal A, Vaidya, G, Mathbout M, Stoddard MF. 2-Dimensional echocardiography is sensitive but not specific for left ventricular hypertrophy in HFpEF: Comparison with 3-Dimensional echocardiography. Poster presented at American College of Cardiology National Conference. 2022 April; Washington D.C.

Desai V, Agarwal A, Katrapati P, Stoddard M. Management Of Post-Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect. American College of Cardiology Conference, USA. 2021 May. Virtual.

Desai V, Miller HA, Karmali D, Weaver M, Frieboes HB, Suliman SA. Risk Of Cardiovascular Complications In Ethnic Minorities Infected With Covid-19 - Experience In A Mid-Sized Midwestern City. American College of Cardiology Conference, USA. 2021 May. Virtual.

Desai V, Singh V, Vallabhajosyula S. Influence of Primary Payer Status on Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: 18-Year National Temporal Trends, Management and Outcomes. Presented at American Heart Association Conference, USA. 2020 Nov. Virtual.

Eiswerth M, Gerlach D, Closson C,Parajuli D. Therapeutic Challenges in Afferent Loop Syndrome Presenting as Recurrent Pancreatitis With Ascending Cholangitis. Poster presented at American College of Gastroenterology Conference, October 2021; Las Vegas, NV.

Eiswerth M, Heckroth M, Guardiola J., Primary lung sarcoma with gastric metastasis and morphological divergence presenting as melena. Poster presented at American College of Gastroenterology Meeting; 2020, October. Virtual.

Eiswerth M., Heckroth M, Yacyshyn B. Gone in a flash: Infliximab-induced vanishing bile duct syndrome. Poster presented at American College of Gastroenterology Meeting; 2020, October. Virtual.

Ghodasara A, Desai V, El-Kersh K. Weight Loss in PAH Patients Treated with Parenteral Treprostinil: Effect on Dosing Calculation. American Thoracic Society Conference, USA. 2021 May; Virtual.

Luther J, Zarro S, Sagaram M, Eiswerth M, Ganguli S, Gyawali CP, Rogers B. Intermittent hiatus hernia on high resolution manometry associates with reflux metrics similar to persistent hiatus hernia. Poster Presented at Digestive Disease Week Annual Conference. May 2022. San Diego, CA.

Mathur P, Eiswerth M, Rashed H, et al. Autonomic and Enteric Profiling may Help Predict Response to a Variety of Obesity Therapies. Poster Presented at Digestive Disease Week Annual Conference. May 2022. San Diego, CA.

Nguyen T, Desai V. Proteomic Biomarkers of Sacubitril/Valsartan Treatment Response in Heart Failure with 2 Preserved Ejection Fraction with Molecular Insights on Sex Differences. Poster presented at American College of Cardiology National Conference. 2022 April; Washington D.C.

Rios C, Condon S, Eiswerth M, Chaudhary S, Kong M, Hu H, Sulliman S, Vatsalya V, McClain CJ . Key Proinflammatory/Injury Features of Covid-19 Patients with Alcohol Use. Poster presented at Digestive Disease Week Virtual Conference 2021, May 21-23. Virtual.

Spindel J, Parikh I, Ghafghazi S. Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis due to Acute Infective Endocarditis Improves with  Antibiotics. American College of Cardiology, World Congress of Cardiology. 2020 March. Virtual.

 

► State/Regional Posters and Oral Presentations

Abhyankar A, Bandikatla S, Chhabra G, Sharma V. Bruising like a RIPE peach: A rare case of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia. Poster Presented at 2020 Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference Virtual Poster competition; August 2020. Virtual.

Abhyankar A, Eiswerth M, Chhabra G, Reynolds, S. Mixed Cryglobulinemia Secondary to Hepatitis C Manifesting as Viscosity Syndrome. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Alley H, Eiswerth M, Prabhu A, Merritt A, Dallal H, Shandiz A, Arnold F. Syphilis Strikes Again: Tertiary Syphilis in the Liver. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Baker M, Gerlach D, Gordon K. Large-Vessel Vasculitis - A Rare Presentation of Mucormycosis. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Bandikatla S, Dadlani A, Hegazi M. A rare case of pericardial effusion due to primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. Poster presented at American Federation for Medical Research Clinical Midwestern meeting; April 2021. Virtual.

Bandikatla S, Dadlani A, Cisak K, Sharma V. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as a rare complication of severe atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Poster presented at American Federation for Medical Research Clinical Midwestern meeting; April 2021. Virtual.

Bandikatla S, Pinter A, Murphy E. Unusual Skin Eruption as the initial diagnosis of Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Bandikatla S, Dadlani A, Brar HS, Parker BF. Splenic vein thrombosis due to pancreatitis leading to rare isolated gastric varices. Poster Presented at 2020 Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference Virtual Poster competition; August 2020. Virtual.

Berger J, Spindel J, Ghafghazi S. Subacute Biventricular Heart Failure due to New Onset Nephrotic Syndrome. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Sept. Virtual.

Belur AD, Dadlani A, Lee TT, Neamtu D. Trust, but Verify – a Case of Spurious Hypoglycemia in a Hospitalized Patient. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Bosch A. Severe Neurologic Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Bosch A. Amphetamine Causing Acute Liver Failure. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Bosch A. Under Pressure! Atypical Hemolytic Syndrome Presentation Complicated by Hypertensive Crisis. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Brahmandam S, Sims L, Nguyen T, Olges J. A Mind Liberia-ting Case of Malaria. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Chandler N, Dadlani A, Bandikatla S, Omer E. A Rare Case of Asymptomatic Pancreatitis Due to Atezolizumab, an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor. Poster presented at American Federation for Medical Research Clinical Midwestern meeting; April 2021. Virtual.

Chhabra G, Dadlani A, Abhyankar A, Koch J. Antegrade Continence Enema: From Constipation to Convulsive Crisis. Poster Presented at 2020 Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference Virtual Poster competition; August 2020. Virtual.

Chava S, Bandikatla S, Heckroth M, Sharpe T. A Mass presenting as Pancoast tumor but isn’t: a case of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Dadlani A, Bandikalta S, Krueger K. The Danger in Green: The first case of microwave ablation associated bilothorax. Poster presented at American Federation for Medical Research Clinical Midwestern meeting; April 2021. Virtual.

Dadlani A, Bandikatla S, Krueger K. A rare case of pancytopenia due to copper deficiency in a patient with graft vs host disease. Poster presented at American Federation for Medical Research Clinical Midwestern meeting; April 2021. Virtual.

Dadlani A, Bandikatla S, Cua Y. Refractory hypoglycemia as the initial presentation of liver metastases. Poster presented at American Federation for Medical Research Clinical Midwestern meeting; April 2021. Virtual.

Dadlani A, Bandikatla S, Krueger KJ. SLE in camouflage: A rare case of Lupus protein losing enteropathy (LUPLE). Poster Presented at 2020 Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference Virtual Poster competition; August 2020. Virtual.

Dadlani A, Gala KS, Desai V, Parker B. Is Physical Exam Underrated? Identifying Grey Turner Sign in Retroperitoneal Hematoma. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Dadlani A, Eiswerth M, Flaherty D, Endashaw O. Use of Fecal Elastase Testing in Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Exocrine Pancreatic insufficiency. Poster presented at American Federation of Medical Research Midwestern Conference; March 2022; Chicago, IL.

Desai V, Gala K, Martin D, Frank BL. Idiopathic Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Desai VK, Singam N, Gala KS, Stoddard M. A Unique Case of Non-St Elevation Myocardial Infarction Induced by Ozone Therapy. Presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Cardiology Conference; 2019; Lexington, KY.

Desai V, Gala KS, Martin D, Parker B. Idiopathic Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - A Tenacious Search for An Etiology. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Desai V, Gala KS, Dave H. A Pain in The Neck! A Rare Case of Nocardia Farcinica Neck Abscess. Poster presented at the Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference; 2019, Aug; Lexington, KY.

Desai V, Agarwal A, Ghafghazi S. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a  hypertensive patient with multiple admissions for hypertensive emergency. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Desai V, Gala K, Dave H. Rare case of Nocardia Neck Abscess. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Aug; Lexington, KY.

Eiswerth M, Heckroth, M, O’Neill, E. Kaufman, R. Statin-induced rhabdomyolysis, fact or fiction? An atypical presentation in an underrepresented patient cohort. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Eiswerth M, Reynolds S, Heckroth M, Brown J. Excluding Hepatorenal Syndrome in Hepatitis C seropositive patients with renal insufficiency. Poster presented at Kentucky State American College of Physicians Meeting; 2019 Sept 20-22; Lexington, KY.

Gala KS, Elmasry M, Desai V, Barve A. Fulminant Hepatitis A: A Discussion of Two Cases of a Rare Manifestation of a Benign, Preventable Disease. Poster presented at the Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference; 2019, Aug; Lexington, KY.

Gerlach D, Baker M, Gordon K. Crazy Complicated Colitis. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Gerlach D, Sharpe T. What to Expect When You're Not Expecting. Oral presentation presented at Kentucky State American College of Physicians Virtual Spring Conference; 2021, March. Virtual.

Gerlach D, Brown J, Groswald A. Hereditary Hemochromatosis or Hepatic Hemosiderosis? Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Gerlach D, Sharpe T. Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A Diagnostic Blackhole. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020; October. Virtual.

Gerlach D, Benjamin C. C. diff: To test or not to test? Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019 Sept; Lexington, KY.

Grigorov, MV. Cocaine Induced Rhabdomyolysis. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019 Sept, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Heckroth M, Eiswerth M, Reynolds S, Suliman S. Liver function as an assessment of disease progression in COVID-19: A case series. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020 October. Virtual.

Heckroth M, Reynolds S, Eiswerth M, Brown J. Gastrointestinal bleeding in decompensated heart failure: Understanding the link and management strategies. Poster presented at Kentucky State American College of Physicians Meeting; 2019 Sept 20-22; Lexington, KY.

Interial N, Eiswerth M, Bosch A, Reed K, Olges J. Under Pressure! Atypical Hemolytic Uremia Syndrome Complicated by Hypertensive Crisis. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020 October. Virtual.

Kumar R, Chan A, Bandikatla S, Mudra S, Ranjan S, Ngo P. Safety of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Preexisting Autoimmune Disorders. Abstract presented at 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting; 2021 June. Virtual.

Nguyen T, Brahmandam S, Sims L, Olges J. A Rare Case of Secondary Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an HIV Patient. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Patel N, Reynolds S, Brown J. The thrombocytopenic traveler: futility of viral titers in the management of suspected dengue. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019 Sept; Lexington, KY.

Patel N, Charate R, Gordon K. Diagnosis of primary CNS lymphoma in a patient with multiple ring-enhancing lesions. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020 October. Virtual.

Pillai P, Dadlani A, Bishop L. Extensive Hepatic Metastases leading to Ascites and Portal Hypertension in Rare Hepatoid Variant of Yolk Sac Tumor Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2020 October. Virtual.

Pinter A, Bandikatla S, Dadlani A, Cua Y. Broken heart on chemo: A rare case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient receiving chemotherapy. Presented at 2020 Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference Virtual Poster competition; August 2020. Virtual.

Pinter A. Cocaine and Beta-blockers, a Rocky Relationship. Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Kentucky Chapter Meeting; 2019, Sept; Lexington, KY.

Pinter A. Fungal endocarditis as a rare complication of fungemia due to a retained Foley catheter. Poster Presented at 2019 Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference Poster competition; August 2019. Lexington, KY.

Sani S, Sharpe T. A case of diagnostically challenging Autoimmune Hepatitis. Poster presented at: at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Sbaih N. Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis due to primary genitourinary cancer: A Rare Metastasis. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Spindel J. Good Communication: A case of communicating hepatic-pericardial abscess Oral presentation presented at Kentucky State American College of Physicians Virtual Spring Conference; 2021, March. Virtual.

Spindel J, Mathbout M, Ghafghazi S. Hypertensive Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Crisis Resolved with Transvenous Pacing Guided by Bedside Echocardiography. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Sept. Virtual.

Sullivan C, Sharpe T. Doege-Potter Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Symptomatic Hypoglycemia. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.

Winrich E, Dadlani A, Krueger K. A Rare Case of AIDS cholangiopathy in the Setting of Recurrent Cryptosporidium Infections. Poster presented at the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Physicians Virtual Conference; 2021; September. Virtual.