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Works from 2023
Commentary: "Multimodality advanced cardiovascular and molecular imaging for early detection and monitoring of cancer therapy-associated cardiotoxicity and the role of artificial intelligence and big data", Louise Y. Sun, Gift Echefu, Krishna Doshi, et al. (Response or Comment)
Competition between desired competitive result, tolerable homeostatic disturbance, and psychophysiological interpretation determines pacing strategy, Carl Foster, Jos J. de Koning, Florentina J. Hettinga, et al. (Article)
PACU PBLD: Hypotension and respiratory distress in the PACU, Ramsis Ghaly (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Hemodynamic and oximetric response to sodium bicarbonate boluses in children with single ventricle parallel circulation: A retrospective, single-center study, Fabio Savorgnan, Saul Flores, Rohit S. Loomba, et al. (Article)
Journal club, Daniela Ferrer Gonzalez and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Preoperative consultation - MSK, Konstantin Inozemtsev (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Mock oral, Ned Francis Nasr (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Senior grand rounds: ERAS protocol and anesthesia, Hassam Rasool (Grand Rounds)
PBLD keeping coronary stents patent in patients, Arjang Khorasani (Oral/Podium Presentation)
PACU PBLD: DC criteria, fast tracking, readiness and scoring, Gilka Lara (Oral/Podium Presentation)
The potential impact of introducing a cost tool to facilitate cost-of-care conversations in routine OB care: Lessons from the CONTINUE pilot study, Veronica Fitzpatrick, Kim Erwin, Anne Rivelli, et al. (Article)
Characteristics of patients with hematologic malignancies without seroconversion post-COVID19 third vaccine dosing, Sigrun Hallmeyer, Michael A. Thompson, Veronica Fitzpatrick, et al. (Article)
Bradycardia, renal failure, atrioventricular nodal blockade, shock and hyperkalemia (BRASH) syndrome: A clinical case study, Jaswanth R. Jasti, Tirumala Nischal Jasty, Mohan Chandra Gudiwada, et al. (Article)
Preoperative pulmonary evaluation, Sahel Keshavarzi (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Anesthesiology M&M conference, Tian Yu (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Aspiration risk, Kannan Aravagiri and MiKyung Kim (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Implementation of the AAMC's holistic review model for psychiatry resident recruitment, Robert Marvin, Yoon Soo Park, Michael Dekhtyar, et al. (Article)
Preoperative cardiac evaluation, Aladino De Ranieri (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Abstract TP167: Burden and impact of comorbid depression on in-hospital outcomes of acute ischemic stroke-related admissions in women of reproductive age group: A propensity-matched analysis, Monika Singh, Gowri Anil Peethambar, Nishtha Rana, et al. (Abstract)
Reducing stigma associated with opioid use disorder through narrative: Crystal's story, Melanie Gordon and Crystal Pfingston (Grand Rounds)
Abstract TP80: Regional trends and variation in mortality by subgroups following mechanical thrombectomy in geriatric acute ischemic stroke-related hospitalizations in urban facilities, 2016-2019, Rupak Desai, Monika Singh, Gowri Anil Peethambar, et al. (Abstract)
Accounting for dynamic changes in the power-duration relationship improves the accuracy of W' balance modeling, Matthew I. Black, Philip F. Skiba, Lee J. Wylie, et al. (Article)
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of radiofrequency neurotomy in managing chronic neck pain, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Emilija Knezevic, et al. (Article)
Compelling evidence for effectiveness of cricoid pressure in occluding the esophageal entrance: Where do we go from here?, M Ramez Salem, Arjang Khorasani, Ahed Zeidan, et al. (Letter)
Descriptors of failed extubation in Norwood patients using physiologic data streaming, Fabio Savorgnan, Rohit S. Loomba, Saul Flores, et al. (Article)
Multi-society consensus conference and guideline on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bethany J. Slater, Amelia Collings, Rebecca Dirks, et al. (Article)
Process for quality assessment review of societal guidelines-an editorial to accompany "multi-society consensus conference and guideline on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)", Geoffrey P. Kohn, Ziad T. Awad, Mazen R. Al-Mansour, et al. (Article)
SAGES safe cholecystectomy modules improve practicing surgeons' judgment: Results of a randomized, controlled trial, Joshua Weis, SAGES Safe Chole Task Force, Marc Mesleh, et al. (Article)
Stem cells and congenital heart disease: The future potential clinical therapy beyond current treatment, Katherine Julian, Nikita Garg, Narutoshi Hibino, et al. (Article)
The utility of a structured, interactive cardiac anatomy teaching session for resident education, Jacquelyn Kukulski, Jacqueline Rausa, Julia Weld, et al. (Article)
Utilization of a prenatal palliative care consultation pathway for congenital heart disease, Meggan Mikal, Rupali Gandhi, and Susan M. Walsh (Article)
Cardiovascular complications of Down syndrome: Scoping review and expert consensus, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Andrew Constantine, Paul Clift, et al. (Article)
Senior grand round: Anesthesia and cognition, Mikhail Kushnarev and Sahel Keshavarzi (Grand Rounds)
Brentuximab-induced colitis in a non-stem-cell transplant patient, Sareena Ali, Sufyan AbdulMujeeb, Ahmed Khattab, et al. (Article)
Patient similarity and other artificial intelligence machine learning algorithms in clinical decision aid for shared decision-making in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Toxicity (PACT): A feasibility trial design, Sherry-Ann Brown, Brian Y. Chung, Krishna Doshi, et al. (Article)
The role of sex hormones in pain-related conditions, Onella Athnaiel, Santiago Cantillo, Stephania Paredes, et al. (Article)
POCUS ultrasound, Mark Kosinski and Ned Francis Nasr (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Pediatric pneumonia (Nursing), Ebeledike Chiemelie, Thaer Ahmad, and Shirley D. Martin (Book Chapter)
Racial/ethnic bias and its role in severe maternal morbidity, Elliot M. Levine, Leah Delfinado, and Carlos M. Fernandez (Editorial)
114: Myocarditis post-SARS-COV-2 vaccine era: A retrospective case series, Amr Nabaah, Nadia Khan, Fasiha Saeed, et al. (Abstract)
2023-2024 Co-Chief Residents for Anesthesiology Residency Program at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Artush Grigoryan, Tian Yu, and Daniela Ferrer Gonzalez (Leadership Role)
2023-2024 Resident Forum Council member, Moez Sumar (Leadership Role)
2023 Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) delegate, Kannan Aravagiri (Leadership Role)
340: Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, Bharathram Vasudevan and Ned Nasr (Book Chapter)
60: Therapeutic Barbiturate Coma, Syed Rahmanm and Ned Nasr (Book Chapter)
66: Air Embolism, Samuel Linares and Ned Nasr (Book Chapter)
68: Intracranial Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformation, Kenan Alkhalili and Ned Nasr (Book Chapter)
69: Interventional Neuroradiology, Kenan Alkhalili and Ned Nasr (Book Chapter)
70: Pituitary Adenomas, Benjamin Mori and Ned Nasr (Book Chapter)
A case of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy during pregnancy: Clinical presentation and management, Andrii Labchuk, Emily Temple-Wood, Daniel Sherlock, et al. (Article)
Anticoagulation during pediatric ECMO: Evaluation of efficacy and cost, Kristen Nelson McMillan, Shea Gallus, Vincent Dorsey, et al. (Abstract)
Association of central venous saturation and serum lactate with outcomes in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Rohit S. Loomba, Enrique G. Villarreal, Juan S. Farias, et al. (Letter)
Case report: Filamin A mutation lung disease recognized in an eleven-year-old child, Tahira West, Nikita Williamson, and Javeed Akhter (Article)
Circadian pain patterns in human pain conditions - A systematic review, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Anthony Nader, Iulia Pirvulescu, et al. (Article)
CMV viremia leading to multiorgan failure: A confounded diagnosis not to be missed, Hector Roman Perez, Alexandria Clarke Kregor, Tazeen Rizvi, et al. (Abstract)
Demographic risk factors for vaccine hesitancy, Alexandra JD Phelps, Dorothy Hakimian, Rachel Harrison, et al. (Abstract)
Descriptors of failed extubation in Norwood patients using physiologic data streaming, Fabio Savorgnan, Sebastian Acosta, Saul Flores, et al. (Abstract)
Diabetes in the critically ill patient: DKA, HHS, and beyond, Baani Singh, Sylvia Chlebek, and Armand Krikorian (Book Chapter)
Drug metabolism, Theodore Jeske and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Book Chapter)
Evaluation of sodium chloride concentration in the two-bag system in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis, Taylor Boorn, Karen Caylor, Nicole Gockenbach, et al. (Abstract)
Pembrolizumab for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Phase 1b KEYNOTE-013 study, John Kuruvilla, Philippe Armand, Mehdi Hamadani, et al. (Article)
Post-intubation tracheal rupture: Wasn't me, Alexandria Clarke Kregor, Spencer Deleveaux, Hector Roman Perez, et al. (Abstract)
Response to letter to the editor, Francisco E. Herrera-Carrillo, Riddhi Patel, Saul Flores, et al. (Letter)
The benefits of introducing a pregnancy support tool for low-income women during routine obstetrics care, Anne Rivelli, Veronica Fitzpatrick, Maureen Shields, et al. (Article)
Transfusion-reducing techniques decrease perioperative morbidity of Cesarean hysterectomy for placenta accreta spectrum, Alexandra JD Phelps, Addie Alkhas, Michael B. Noone, et al. (Abstract)
Vaccine hesitancy in gravid patients, Alexandra JD Phelps, Diamond Ling, Tabitha Tate, et al. (Abstract)
Works from 2022
In reply: Costa et al, Jordan Spurling, Nicole Glowacki, and Marc McDowell (Response or Comment)
Senior grand round: Comprehensive review of spinal cord stimulators, Sallu Jabati and Rishi Gaiha (Grand Rounds)
Is the pressure worth the pain? Why you should think twice about acetaminophen in hypertensive patients, Rhona Ke (Article)
Journal club, Sai Beeraka and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Fungal endocarditis with severe vegetations of the aortic valve and septic emboli secondary to total parenteral nutrition, Andrii Labchuk, Mada Hamwi, Alice Han, et al. (Article)
A case of paraplegia arising from mycotic aortic aneurysm, Hamzah Saleem, Yuen-Joyce Liu, Mohammad Sarhan, et al. (Article)
Advanced cardiovascular imaging for the diagnosis of mycobacterium chimaera prosthetic valve infective endocarditis after open-heart surgery: A contemporary systematic review, Alejandro Sanchez-Nadales, Alejandra Diaz-Sierra, Michele Mocadie, et al. (Article)
Application of the ovarian-adnexal radiological data-reporting system (O-RADS) for ultrasound diagnosis and management of adnexal masses, Carlos Fernandez, Elliot Levine, Abraham Shashoua, et al. (Abstract)
Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure, James A. Fraser, Katherine J. Deans, Mary E. Fallat, et al. (Article)
How the Quadruple Aim widens the lens on the transition to residency, Michael A. Barone, Jessica L. Bienstock, Elise Lovell, et al. (Article)
Intratumoral oncolytic virus V937 plus ipilimumab in patients with advanced melanoma: the phase 1b MITCI study, Brendan D. Curti, Jon Richards, John R. Hyngstrom, et al. (Article)
Preserving the pulmonary valve in Tetralogy of Fallot repair: Reconsidering the indication for valve-sparing, Umar Siddiqi, Adedotun Adewale, Emily Pena, et al. (Article)
The presentation, etiologies, pathophysiology, and treatment of pulmonary renal syndrome: A review of the literature, Kirsten Martin, Spencer Deleveaux, Marcus Cunningham, et al. (Article)
Clinical outcome and risk assessment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with elevated transaminases and acute kidney injury: A single center study, Yulia Khruleva, Zhanna Kobalava, Olga Arisheva, et al. (Article)
Mantle zone lymphoma with prostate gland enlargement: A case report, Krishna Doshi, Anjana Chandran, Yanxia Li, et al. (Article)
Journal club, Alexander Vahidsafa and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Mock oral, Nektarios Mastoris and Farzad Ebrahimi (Oral/Podium Presentation)
A case report of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage coexisting with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, Michael Kolman, Shen Song, Tina Han, et al. (Article)
Faculty development: ABA applied exam, Ned Francis Nasr and Lincoln Arbogast (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Neuraxial medications on labor and delivery, Rishi Gaiha (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Sex differences in pain scores and medication use among chronic pain patients, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Leah Tharian, Janhavi Dhargalkar, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Uterotonic and tocolytic agents, Sahel Keshavarzi (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Physiology changes in pregnancies, Gilka Lara (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Antepartum haemorrhage, Ned Francis Nasr (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Postpartum hemorrhage, Aladino De Ranieri (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Robotic abdomino-perineal excision of rectum (APER), Slawomir Marecik, Kunal Kochar, and John J. Park (Book Chapter)
Senior grand round: Anesthesia considerations for geriatric patient, Alvaro Camacho Ortega and Ned Francis Nasr (Grand Rounds)
The evolution of hypertension guidelines over the last 20+ years: A comprehensive review, Endurance O. Evbayekha, Okelue E. Okobi, Tobechukwu Okobi, et al. (Article)
Before the fall: Implementing a program to prevent falls in long-term care facilities, Megan Helms (Article)
Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy, Ned Francis Nasr (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Anesthesia toolbox - OB PBLD 2, Loue Nassar (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Disparities in screening for colorectal cancer based on limited language proficiency, Jose L. Cataneo, Tae David Kim, John J. Park, et al. (Article)
Factors associated with COVID-19 breakthrough infections in large Midwestern healthcare system: Implications for vulnerable healthcare personnel, Anne Rivelli, Veronica Fitzpatrick, Kenneth Copeland, et al. (Response or Comment)
Grand Rounds: Anesthesia Considerations for the Geriatric Patient, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)