Scholarly Activity Research Our residents participate in a wide variety of scholarly activity, from presenting clinical vignettes at regional and national conferences to participating in Quality Improvement research in the hospital and publishing manuscripts. As part of the larger Montefiore community, our residents have access to leading researchers in their fields and can participate in clinical research studies. During the COVID pandemic, many of our residents developed and implemented their own research projects to better understand our patients’ experiences with COVID; many of these projects are still ongoing. Selected Publications and Awards SELECTION OF FIRST AUTHOR PUBLICATIONS (2020-2023) Houssein Safa: Emerging biomarkers in immune oncology to guide lung cancer management -Targeted Oncology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36577876/ Gerardo Eman - Utility of Screening for Cognitive Impairment at Hospital Discharge in Adult Survivors of Critical Illness. – American Journal of Critical Care https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2022447 Maria Gamero, Mohamed Gabr and Sutopa Purkayastha - Electrocardiographic features of patients with COVID-19: An updated review. – Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35221086/ Lemchukwu Amaeshi - Health-related quality of life among patients with sickle cell disease in an adult hematology clinic in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria – Cureus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35198289/ Lorenzo D'Angelo: Acute presentation of a high-grade myxofibrosarcoma originating in the thoracic wall: A case report. – Chest https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35000710/ Aya Al-Abduladheem - Efficacy and safety of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in hospitalized patients: A randomized clinical trial. – JAMA IM https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34901997/ Fabrizio Toscano, Alberto Vera and Laurent Dercle: The role of cost-effectiveness analysis in patient-centered cancer care in the era of precision medicine. – Cancers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34503082/ Hammad Aleem and Aditi Desai: Therapeutic anticoagulation with heparin in critically ill patients with COVID-19. – NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2103417 Hammad Aleem and Aditi Desai: Therapeutic anticoagulation with heparin in noncritically ill patients with COVID-19 – NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105911 Izza Muneer and Shwe Synn: Don't overlook spleen glucose metabolism on [18F]-FDG PET/CT for cancer drug discovery and development. – Current Cancer Drug Targets https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34288841 Izza Muneer, Shwe Synn, and Laurent Dercle: Potential theranostic role of bone marrow glucose metabolism on baseline [18F]-FDG PET/CT in metastatic melanoma. – Journal of Nuclear Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34049981/ Laurent Dercle and Abrar Hasan: Role of cardiac imaging in the diagnosis of immune checkpoints inhibitors related myocarditis. – Frontiers in Oncology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34055610/ Mali Barbi: COVID-19-induced anosmia and ageusia are associated with younger age and lower blood eosinophil counts. – American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813917/ Mohamed Gabr and Sutopa Purkayastha: Tumescent local anesthesia versus general anesthesia for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. – Heart Rhythm https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33684548/ Sheema Zafar: Rapid implementation of a multidisciplinary COVID-19 cytokine storm syndrome task force. – ACR Open Rheumatology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33547873/ Magued Haroun, Mali Barbi, Seyed Farzad Marashi Nia, Mohamed Gabr, and Gerardo Eman: Rhabdomyolysis in COVID-19 patients: A retrospective observational study. - Cureus https://www.cureus.com/articles/48112-rhabdomyolysis-in-covid-19-patients-a-retrospective-observational-study Sutopa Purkayastha: Methodology of typical accessory pathway catheter ablation. – Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33162002/ Maria Gamero: Evidence of systemic endothelial injury and microthrombosis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients at different stages of the disease - Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33156441/ Fabrizio Toscano: How Physicians Spend Their Work Time: An Ecological Momentary Assessment – Journal of General Internal Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32808212/ Muhammad Usman Ghani and Syed Ali Abbas: Intracranial hemorrhage complicating anticoagulant prophylactic therapy in hospitalized COVID-19 patients - Journal of Neurovirology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32572835/ Feyzullah Aksan: A COVID-19 Patient with Intense Burning Pain – Journal of Neurovirology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32779108/ SELECTION OF AWARDS (2020-2023) Fabrizio Toscano: John Hopkins GIM Housestaff Daniel E. Ford-Jodi B. Segal Award for the research “How Physicians Spend Their Work Time: an Ecological Momentary Assessment”, October 2022 Soumya Shivashankar, Honorable Mention in the Clinical Medicine Category at the Medical Society of the State of New York 15th Annual Poster Symposium, May 2022 Lorenzo D'Angelo, Best Abstract Award for his presentation "Endovascular approach to an impending paradoxical embolism through a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)" at Miami Valves, February 2022 Gerardo Eman, Scholarship Award for his presentation "Understanding the utility of screening for cognitive impairment at hospital discharge in adult survivors of critical illness" at American Thoracic Society Assembly on Critical Care, May 2021 Quality Improvement Curriculum Our Quality Improvement Curriculum is an introduction to fundamental concepts in QI, with lectures and self-learning modules. Residents then design and lead project in teams, running PDSA cycles and presenting their work to their colleagues and faculty. All projects are submitted to the Montefiore Department of Medicine Chair’s Award for Quality Improvement Ideas Contest, an annual contest where awardees receive a grant to support their work. Abrar Hasan, HFSA Tito Zerpa, Chest Domingo Ynoa Garcia, Kelsang Lama, Rita Igwilo, Izza Muneer, Azucena Herrera, Abrar Hasan Raul Lopez Fanas
