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Works from 2022
Impact of social determinants of health on anticoagulant use among patients with atrial fibrillation: Systemic review and meta-analysis, Nicole Glowacki, Rasha Khatib, Jack Byrne, et al. (Abstract)
Recruitment of adolescents with mild depression from primary care settings: Lessons learned from a multisite comparative effectiveness trial, Cheryl Lefaiver, Ashley McHugh, Cathy Joyce, et al. (Abstract)
Thermoregulation, Sahel Keshavarzi (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Recognition of the type of cesarean scar pregnancy in first trimester sonography, Carlos M. Fernandez, Elliot M. Levine, Abraham Shashoua, et al. (Article)
Assessment and diagnosis of Down syndrome regression disorder: International expert consensus, Jonathan D. Santoro, Lina Patel, Ryan Kammeyer, et al. (Article)
Asthma, Moez Sumar (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Multicenter assessment of cryoanalgesia use in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A 20-center retrospective cohort study, Seyed A. Arshad, Elisa I. Garcia, Bethany Slater, et al. (Article)
Acquired chylomicronemia due to autoantibodies against GPIHBP1, Mansi Katkar, Namra Butt, Alan Brown, et al. (Abstract)
A myocardial infarction following a mild case of COVID-19 in a 26-year-old male, Ryan M. Wolsky and Cinthia T. Bateman (Article)
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery of an infant, Ryan Hoang, Nobuyuki Ikeda, Pamela Combs, et al. (Article)
Celebrating gold: 50 years of advancing perioperative neuroscience through the society for neuroscience in anesthesiology and critical care, Arnoley S. Abcejo, James Cottrell, and Chanannait Paisansathan (Article)
Colonic polypoid vascular ectasia in a patient with rectal prolapse, Ryan Meader, Ahmed Khattab, Nahren Asado, et al. (Article)
COVID-19 vaccine-associated lymphadenopathy in breast imaging recipients: A review of literature, Roxanne T. Aleman, Julia Rauch, Janvi Desai, et al. (Article)
Exploratory mixed-methods study of a primary care-based intervention promoting shared reading during infancy, Clare C. Crosh, Adam Barsella, Leah Van Slambrouck, et al. (Article)
Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis Preceding marginal zone lymphoma: A case report, Krishna Doshi, Jacob Bitran, Brian Adley, et al. (Article)
In-hospital mortality in SARS-CoV-2 stratified by sex differences: A retrospective cross-sectional cohort study, Mohammed Al-Jarallah, Rajesh Rajan, Raja Dashti, et al. (Article)
Long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of pediatric appendicitis, Brittany N. Hegde and Bethany J. Slater (Article)
Mesenteric panniculitis, sclerosing mesenteritis and mesenteric lipodystrophy: Descriptive review of a rare condition, Christopher Wagner, Abraham Dachman, and Eli D. Ehrenpreis (Article)
Overcoming clinical challenges of refractory neuropathic pain, Iulia Pirvulescu, Alexandras Biskis, Kenneth D. Candido, et al. (Article)
Pre-op evaluations & mini PBLD, Ned Francis Nasr (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Ibrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab in untreated mantle-cell lymphoma, Michael L. Wang, SHINE Investigators, Leonard Klein, et al. (Article)
Intraoperative care of the elderly patient: What you need to know, Evelyn Yeh and Chanannait Paisansathan (Article)
Acute CHF in PACU after cystoscopy, Adib Alturkmani (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Virtual reality cardiac surgical planning software (CorFix) for designing patient-specific vascular grafts: Development and pilot usability study, Byeol Kim, Phong Nguyen, Yue-Hin Loke, et al. (Article)
PEDS10: Development of an anticoagulation stewardship program for pediatric ECMO-initial outcome analysis, Kristen Nelson McMillan, Cynthia Urbas, David Engel, et al. (Abstract)
A retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients undergoing staged laparotomy with interstage extubation, Mitchell L. Phillips, Heather A. Ballard, Nicholas Volpe, et al. (Article)
Determining the stage of endometrial cancer for its surgical treatment, Elliot M. Levine and Carlos M. Fernandez (Letter)
Extravascular access artery closure after percutaneous peripheral intervention, Rohan Kulangara, Philip Bystrom, Rym El Khoury, et al. (Abstract)
Identifying predictors of equitable gender representation among hematology and oncology fellowship programs, Sasirekha Pandravada, Praneet Mylavarapu, and Jacob D. Bitran (Abstract)
Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids, Maria E. Knaus, Amanda J. Onwuka, Amin Afrazi, et al. (Article)
Next generation risk markers in preventive cardio-oncology, Morgan Lamberg, Andrea Rossman, Alexandra Bennett, et al. (Article)
Plasmapheresis as a treatment of thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy: Case report, Michele Obeid and Mohammed Kazi (Article)
Small popliteal aneurysm thrombosis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, Rym El Khoury, Vikram Tammana, Jill Patton, et al. (Article)
Correlation of tumor response between flexible sigmoidoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging in patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: A retrospective review, Maria A. Rojas, Jose Cataneo, Marianne Gagnon-Konamna, et al. (Article)
The kynurenine pathway and polycystic ovary syndrome: Inflammation as a common denominator, Filip Jovanovic, Aboorva Sudhakar, and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Article)
Keywords, Artush Grigoryan and Ramsis Ghaly (Oral/Podium Presentation)
When a less invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement in surgical aortic valve replacement becomes a more invasive redo surgical aortic valve replacement, Tatiana Krejci, Annilin Severns, Beunca Graffree, et al. (Poster)
Menstrual cycle variation in MRI-based quantification of intraluminal gas in women with and without dysmenorrhea, Hyeyoung Oh, Eli D. Ehrenpreis, Frank F. Tu, et al. (Article)
Keywords, Evan Lian and Simin Saatee (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction: A single centre pilot study, Joud Al Balool, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Rajesh Rajan, et al. (Article)
High spinal in C-section, Tian Yu and Artush Grigoryan (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Atrial fibrillation, Moez Sumar (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Abstract #1161911: Acute renal failure: A rare and uncommon side effect of semaglutide, Joumana Chaiban, Michele Obeid, and Ruchita Patel (Abstract)
Abstract #1176428: Thyroiditis: A potential complication of COVID-19 infection, Kunjal Shah, Mohammed Kazi, and Joumana Chaiban (Abstract)
Abstract #1181780: Mechanical circulatory support devices: Role of the endocrinologist in the preoperative evaluation, Sylvia Chlebek, Michael Sorrenti, Arabelle Abellard, et al. (Abstract)
Abstract #1185019: Persistent primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to unusual location of an ectopic parathyroid adenoma, Joumana Chaiban and Steven Schaefer (Abstract)
Abstract #1185035: Panhypopituitarism secondary to neurosarcoidosis with superimposed mycobacterium nebraskense meningitis, Mohammed Siddiqui and Tahira Yasmeen (Abstract)
Abstract #1185191: Acquired generalized lipodystrophy presenting as severe insulin resistance, Tahira Yasmeen (Abstract)
A case of an adult presentation of coarctation of the aorta, Mohammed Z. Siddiqui, Joseph Adams, Adarsh Bhan, et al. (Abstract)
A case of vaping associated pneumomediastinum, Mohammed Z. Siddiqui, Nicole Hristakos, Lauren Sesemann, et al. (Abstract)
Recurrent unilateral pulmonary edema in severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Spencer Deleveaux, Alexandria Clarke Kregor, Nicole Hristakos, et al. (Abstract)
Toll-like receptors change morphine-induced antinociception, tolerance and dependence: Studies using male and female TLR and signalling gene KO mice, Jacob H. Thomas, Liang Lui, Andrew Abell, et al. (Article)
Where’s my line?, Lauren Sesemann, X Fonseca Fuentes, and J Quinn (Abstract)
Keywords, Clifton Rodrigues and Gilka Lara (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Rectal contrast CT scans of limited utility in diagnosing colonic injuries in penetrating trauma: A meta-analysis, Jonathan Nguyen, K Aviva Bashan, Cecilia Jiang, et al. (Article)
Electrocardiographic evolution of heart block in lyme carditis, Lubka B. Ilieva, Essam Saad, Marc Iskandar, et al. (Article)
How to design a pilot for clinician uptake: Lessons from four pilot tests of an OB support tool with diverse providers and clinics, Veronica Fitzpatrick, Kim Erwin, Maureen Shields, et al. (Poster)
The benefits of integrating a patient-centered pregnancy support tool in routine prenatal care: Patient perspectives, Maureen Shields, Anne Rivelli, Veronica Fitzpatrick, et al. (Poster)
Journal club, Evan Lian (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Abstract MP76: Association of elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin T and low ankle-brachial index with incident cardiovascular events. The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and the cardiovascular health study, Yacob Tedla, Steven Driver, Moyses Szklo, et al. (Abstract)
Episode 36: Past to present - Technological changes, Dillon Tinevez, Shyam Desai, Mike Petravick, et al. (Audio)
When left becomes right: A rare case of crossed pulmonary arteries in a 67 year-old woman, Vinicius Da Silva Moreira, Mauro Taveras-Alcantara, Pooja Singh, et al. (Poster)
An historical perspective of healthcare disparity and infectious disease in the Native American population, Jamie E. Ehrenpreis and Eli D. Ehrenpreis (Editorial)
Cardiac implantable electronic devices in advanced heart failure patients on palliative inotropes, Sanika Tolia, Sheraz Hussain, David Alexander, et al. (Abstract)
Does hemodynamic response to inotropes predict early right heart failure after LVAD implantation?, Nicole Hristakos, Vinay Raju, Joseph Adams, et al. (Abstract)
Exposure of 3rd and 4th medical students to pediatric and adolescent gynecology - a pilot study, Akua Afriyie-Gray, Jameela Media, Kristen Ezeude, et al. (Abstract)
Malnutrition Is Associated With Greater Lengths Of Stay And Rates Of Readmission Following Cardiac Transplant Or Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement, Anthony Guglielmi, Mary Gregory, Nicole Glowacki, et al. (Abstract)
Trends in and factors associated with episiotomy in the setting of nonoperative vaginal delivery, 2000-2018, Elliot M. Levine and Carlos M. Fernandez (Article)
Use of hybrid catheter based thrombo-embolectomy in a large right atrial thrombus in transit, Riya Mary Sam, Mauro Taveras, Daniel R. Schimmel, et al. (Abstract)
COVID-19 vaccination of individuals with Down Syndrome-Data from the Trisomy 21 Research Society Survey on safety, efficacy, and factors associated with the decision to be vaccinated, Anke Hüls, Patrick T. Feany, Sophia Isabella Zisman, et al. (Article)
Standing Up Against Microaggressions in the Clinical Learning Environment, Deborah Simpson, Tricia La Fratta, Kristin Ouweneel, et al. (Poster)
Pain management, modulation, and treatment, Moez Sumar (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Being smart: Physician's take on wearables and anticoagulation, Riya Sam, Marc Iskandar, and Peter A Brady (Abstract)
Beware the eustachian valve: An uncommon location for a common guest, Isaac Yepesmoreno, Charles Ogdon, Pooja Mishra, et al. (Abstract)
Chromogranin A triggered ventricular tachycardia - the serendipitous oddities, Divya Korpu, Jessica Bhandari, Luis N. Villanueva, et al. (Abstract)
The great aortic valve destroyer: A case of neisseria gonorrhea infective endocarditis, Nicole Hristakos and Mohamed Arekat (Abstract)
The not so sinister atrium : A rare case of asymptomatic cor triatriatum sinister, Pooja Mishra, Isaac Yepesmoreno, Prateeth Pati, et al. (Abstract)
To treat or not to treat spontaneous coronary artery dissection? That is the question, Prateeth Pati, Stephen Sawyer, Marc Iskandar, et al. (Abstract)
When left becomes right: A rare case of crossed pulmonary arteries in a 67 year-old woman, Vinicius Dasilvamoreira, Mauro Taverasalcantara, Pooja Singh, et al. (Abstract)
Ableism at the bedside: People with intellectual disabilities and COVID-19, Caitlin Chicoine, Erin E. Hickey, Kristi L. Kirschner, et al. (Article)
Anesthesiology M&M conference, Tian Yu (Oral/Podium Presentation)
The effect of redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic on development of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in healthcare workers, Maylyn Martinez, Nancy H. Stewart, Anya L. Koza, et al. (Letter)
Use of adjuvant bisphosphonates and other bone-modifying agents in breast cancer: ASCO-OH (CCO) guideline update, Andrea Eisen, Mark R. Somerfield, Melissa K. Accordino, et al. (Article)
Phase Ib study of avadomide (CC-122) in combination with rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma, Loretta J. Nastoupil, John Kuruvilla, Julio C. Chavez, et al. (Article)
A prospective, longitudinal evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 exposure, use of protective equipment and social distancing in a group of community physicians, Eli D. Ehrenpreis, Sigrun Hallmeyer, David H. Kruchko, et al. (Article)
Changes in anesthesia can reduce periprocedural urinary retention after EVAR, Andres Guerra, Calvin Chao, Gabriel A. Wallace, et al. (Article)
The natural history of sport-related concussion in collegiate athletes: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium, Steven P. Broglio, Thomas McAllister, Barry P. Katz, et al. (Article)
Gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in access to catheter ablation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation, Hani Hamade, Ahmad Jabri, Pooja Mishra, et al. (Article)
Incidence of COVID-19 reinfection among Midwestern healthcare employees, Anne Rivelli, Veronica Fitzpatrick, Christopher Blair, et al. (Article)
1017: Vacuum extraction of an obstructing clot in massive pulmonary hemorrhage using a meconium aspirator, Danika Evans and Kenneth Dodd (Abstract)
1299: Personal protective equipment compliance: A quality improvement initiative, Hilary Brown, Lizabeth Copre, Catherine Larson, et al. (Abstract)
1350: National survey of pediatric critical care fellows on debriefing after medical resuscitations, Nicole Sather, Vinod Havalad, K Khan, et al. (Abstract)
1386: Apneic oxygenation in the pediatric intensive care unit, Fasiha Saeed, Ramona Donovan, Yi Li, et al. (Abstract)
147: Seasonal influenza in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic: An example of viral interference?, Spencer Deleveaux and Essam Mekhaiel (Abstract)
189: Clinical characteristics of infants with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection, Beryl Valentine, Paul Cooper, Brenna Kouzoukas, et al. (Abstract)
2022-2023 Co-Chief Residents for Anesthesiology Residency Program at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Nektarios G. Mastoris and Mikhail Kushnarev (Leadership Role)
2022-2023 Resident Forum Council member, Daniela Ferrer Gonzalez (Leadership Role)
2022 Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) delegate, Tian Yu (Leadership Role)
280: Outcomes following prolonged venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19, Kenneth Dodd, Stephen Crabbe, Nathan Schoenrade, et al. (Abstract)
289: Longest successful venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation run for hypoxemia due to COVID-19, Nathan Schoenrade, Abhinav Birda, Stephen Crabbe, et al. (Abstract)