Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE)

POSTERS

Basic and Clinical Research (less than 5 submissions)

• Yelena Pleshkova, MD- Internal Medicine, Sebring

Education (less than 5 submissions)

• Alexis Aranda, MD- Pediatrics

Quality Improvement

• 3rd James Leal, DO- Emergency Medicine
• 2nd Vladislav Mordach, MD- Emergency Medicine
• 1st James Nguyen, MD- Cardiology

Case Studies

• 3rd Iktej Singh Jabbal, MD- Internal Medicine, Sebring
• 2nd Arnold Paulo, DO- Hospice and Palliative Care
• 1st Gaayathri Krishnan, MD- Internal Medicine, Sebring

Podium Presentations

• 3rd Katherine Carson, MD- General Surgery
• 2nd Morgan Brazelle, MD- General Surgery
• 1st Connor Woodward, MD- Radiology

Central Florida Association of Physicians from The Indian Subcontinent (CAPI) Awards

• Resident: Mengni Guo, MD- Internal Medicine, Orlando
• Faculty: Fatma Levent, MD- Family Medicine, East Orlando

POSTERS

Quality Improvement

• 3rd TIE
  • Chloe Kindred, MD- Family Medicine WP: Improving the Compliance to the A1c Quality Metric Among Our Clinic’s Patient Population
  • Yuliya Zamota, DO- Hospice and Palliative Care: Suboccipital Release as an Adjunct Therapy in Hospice patients
• 2nd Philip Jay Mendez Frayre, MD- Pediatrics: Identifying Communications Barriers in the Hospital: The Incorporation of iPASS into Family Centered Rounds
• 1st Kofi Sefah, Pharmacy and Karolina Kilowski, DO- Gynecologic Oncology: Addition of a Standardized Titration Protocol on the Incidence of Paclitaxel Infusion Related Hypersensitivity Reactions

Case Studies

• 3rd TIE
  • Rodrigo Urcia, DO- Family Medicine East Orlando: An analysis of an enlarging Mycotic Abdominal aortic aneurysm in the setting of Salmonella Enteritis
  • Jacob Friedman, MD- General Surgery: An uncommon cause of a common presentation: Right lower quadrant pain due to Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich Syndrome
• 2nd Michelle McCullers, MD- General Surgery: Dysphagia and Subcutaneous Emphysema as presenting signs of Perforated Diverticulitis
• 1st Katherine Carson, MD- General Surgery: Intussusception due to Meckel’s Diverticulum in an adolescent

Education

• 3rd Jennifer Jiang, MD and John Lenahan, MD- Family Medicine WP: The great general governing Gestalt for primary prenatal providers (G4P3)
• 2nd Lin Luo, MD- Family Medicine WP: Ectopic Pregnancy: Clinical management and imaging review of cases from AdventHealth
• 1st Allan Herman, MD- Family Medicine WP: Evaluating Primary Care Providers implementation of in office point of care Ultrasound to screen for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Podium Presentations

• 3rd Na Zhou, MD- Internal Medicine: A Case of Transient Hyperthyroidism of Hyperemesis Gravidarum Complicated by Acute Hepatic Injury Successfully Treated with Plasmapheresis
• 2nd Saleh Hasan, MD- Emergency Medicine: Effectiveness of Emergency Department Initiated Glycemic Control
• 1st Daniel Farinas Lugo, MD- General Surgery: Management of Complex Painful Postoperative Wounds

Basic and Clinical Research (less than 5 submissions – no award)

Central Florida Association of Physicians from The Indian Subcontinent (CAPI) Awards

• Resident: Alberto Monreal, MD- General Surgery
• Faculty: Andrew Little, MD- Emergency Medicine

POSTERS

Basic and Clinical Research

1st Nnamdi I. Gwacham, DO, Gyn/Onc

Title: Feasibility of a telemedicine lifestyle-based rehabilitation program (HEAL) for gynecologic cancer patients.

2nd James Wert, MD, Internal Medicine

Title: The Mortality of MET Exon 14 Low and High Expression in Non-Small C.

3rd Joseph Reza, MD, General Surgery

Title: Incremental cost effectiveness of ECMO as a bridge to cardiac transplant or left ventricular assist device placement in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock.

Quality Improvement

1st Na Zhou, MD, Internal Medicine

Title: Cause Analysis of Loss to Follow Up in an Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinic.

2nd Alberto Monreal, MD, General Surgery

Title: General Surgery Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The AdventHealth Orlando General Surgery Residency Experience.

3rd Kathy Carson, MD, General Surgery

Title: Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Program on Surgeon Quality of Life.

Case Studies

1st Melissa Zegarra Bustamante, MD, Pediatrics

Title: Cat scratch disease presenting as Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome in a pediatric patient.

2nd Eugene Bivins, Jr., MD, Radiology

Title: Delayed Radial Pseudoaneurysm Diagnosis and Management.

3rd Ashley Mila, MD, General Surgery

Title: Pediatric Pseudoappendicitis in cases of Coronavirus MIS-C, A Case Series.

Education (Four submissions, one award):

1st Tariq Patel, MD, Family Medicine Winter Park

Title: Glucose Management of Non-Critically Ill Diabetic Patients Receiving Steroid Therapy.

Podium Presentations

1st Justin Brady, MD, Colon and Rectal

Title: Over utilization of adjuvant chemotherapy in early onset Rectal Cancer patients: A National Profile

2nd Madhavi Manyam, DO, Gyn/Onc

Title: Intravenous Uterine Leiomyomatosis with Right Atrial Obstruction and Congestive Heart Failure: A Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach

3rd Matthew Goldstein, DO, Pediatrics

Title: Utilizing a standardized pain and agitation protocol for intubated patients in the pediatric ICU

Central Florida Association of Physicians From The Indian Subcontinent (CAPI) Awards

Excellence in Research - Resident: Cody J. Togher, DPM, Foot and Ankle Surgery

Excellence in Research - Faculty: Raj Mehta, MD, Family Medicine Winter Park