2021 Research Symposium

The 2nd Annual Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium at Riverside Medical Center will be showcasing: Quality Improvement Projects, Case Reports, and Investigator-Initiated Research.

To view a virtual presentation of each submission, select the link below. 

Quality Improvement Projects

1. Women in Medicine by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
2. In-service Education and Changes to the Electronic Health Record System Improve IV Fluid Hydration in the ED in Patients with a Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
3. Colorectal Cancer Initiative by Nistha Rawal, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
4. GME Website Aesthetic and Information Enhancement by Charles Swanson, DO, Internal Medicine Resident

Case Reports

1. Spontaneous Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia by Paul Kozak, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
2. Cameral Septal Fistula as Initial Presentation of Ventricular Septal Rupture by Seban Liu, DO, Cardiology Fellow
3. A surprising case of the late-onset bacterial endocarditis associated with Gore Helex septal occlude device seven years since implantation by Seban Liu, DO, Cardiology Fellow
4. Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A rare entity by Seban Liu, Cardiology Fellow
5. Intramuscular hematomas and compartment syndrome – an inevitable consequence in the COVID-19 saga by Andrew Mariano, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
6. Rare Ocular Clue to Diagnosis of Extensive Small Cell Lung Cancer by Emma Myers, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
7. Peripartum Fulminant Clostridioides difficile Colitis by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
8. Nocardia Nova Liver Abscess in a Patient Post Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem cell transplant by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
9. Melanoma Surveillance – Is it Time to Add Imagine to the Protocol by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
10. A Curious Case of Shakes by Uday Patel, DO, Cardiology Fellow
11. A case of an intracerebral abscess caused by sphingomonas paucimobilis by Uday Patel, DO, Cardiology Fellow
12. A Case of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome by Nistha Rawal, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
13. A Rare ALH Type of Relatively Benign Tracheobronchial by Nistha Rawal, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
14. The Temporal Profile of a Mycotic Aneurysm - Approaches to the Treatment and Beyond by Atif Siddique, DO Internal Medicine Resident

Investigator-Initiated Research

1. Advances in Endoscopy for Colorectal Polyp Detection and Classification by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
2. P2Y12 Platelet Function Assay for Assessment of Rebleeding Risk by Vijeta Pamudurthy, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
3. A Cross-Sectional Review of Psychiatric Patients at Riverside Medical Center, by Mustafa Khan, Medical Student, AZCOM- Research Rotation at Riverside Medical Center