Resident Research and Scholarly Activity
All residents participate in a scholarly project during training.
Scholarly projects range from reviews of clinical topics to clinical or basic science research.
Research Opportunities
- The Research and Scholarly Activity Committee meets with all interns and is available to discuss projects and connect residents to mentors and projects.
- We provide a stipend for residents presenting research at regional or national meetings.
- The program and department provide support with IRB submissions and statistical analysis for any resident research project.
- We collaborate with experts in our sponsoring institutions to expand opportunities for research in areas that residents have expressed interest.
- The Internal Medicine Research Symposium offers an exciting opportunity for Internal Medicine and Transitional Year Residents to present research/case reports and gain recognition from peers and internal medicine leaders. Posters and oral presentations focus on the following categories - Clinical Vignette, Research Paper, and Quality Improvement-Patient Safety.
- Residents also have the opportunity to present research at other events including Frank Low Research Day, American College of Physicians, and Society of Hospital Medicine poster competitions.
Internal Medicine Research Symposium
Awards
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbir Haiderbhai PGY3 IM Julia Parrish F3 HemOnc |
Port Flushes in Oncology – Does Frequency Matter? | UND Clinical Research Colloquium | First Place - Oral Presentation |
| Haritha Mopuru F3 HemOnc | Hydrocortisone Instead of Dexamethasone as Premedication during Weekly Paclitaxel | UND Clinical Research Colloquium | Second Place - Oral Presentation |
| Alex Johnson PGY1 TY | Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Deep Learning Algorithm for Automated Lymph Node Detection in Chest CT | UND Clinical Research Colloquium | Best Research Poster |
| Tyler Friesen PGY1 IM | Shoshin BeriBeri: a can’t miss diagnosis in patients with pressor-resistant high output heart failure | UND Clinical Research Colloquium |
Best Clinical Vignette Poster |
| Abbigail Olson, IM PGY3 and Cole Amundson, IM PGY3 | Comparison of adverse events of acute care patients who receive indwelling or intermittent catheterization for acute urinary retention. | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition |
Second Place - ACP Research Category |
| Leesha Heitkamp, IM PGY3 |
Recurrent Hypoglycemia in Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patient: A Case of Insulinoma | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition |
First Place - ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Category |
| Cooper Love, IM PGY3 |
Carotid Approach Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient with Chronic Type A and B Aortic Dissection | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition |
Second Place - ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Category |
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Montgomery | Association Between Statin Use and Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation”. |
Frank Low Research Day | Best Poster |
| Andrew Pritchard | Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic and Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Covid-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) versus Covid-19”. |
Frank Low Research Day | Honorable Mention |
| Hallie Thompson PGY3 IM | Incidence and risk factors of brain metastasis in HER-2 positive primary breast cancer: A retrospective study | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | First Place - Oral Presentation |
| Shabbir Haiderbhai PGY2 IM | Association between body mass index and physical activity among prostate cancer survivors | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Second Place - Oral Presentation |
| Hussam Almasri PGY1 IM | The use of basal bolus with correction insulin in Med-Surg admitted patients with type 2 DM vs sliding scale insulin. An audit | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Third Place - Oral Presentation |
| Akongnwi Jungong Cheo PGY1 TY | Comparison of change in technique for treatment of massive and submassive PE | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | First Place - Research Poster |
| Kathleen Marsh PGY1 TY | Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan therapy improves survival: a case study challenging current clinical thoughts and practices | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Second Place - Research Poster |
| Rita Ahmad PGY1 IM | Factors associated with mammography screening: Findings from a nationally representative dataset | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Third Place - Research Poster |
| Dre Steinwehr PGY2 IM David Townsend PGY1 IM Andrew Herting PGY3 IM |
Barium salt intoxication resulting in profound hypokalemia and paralysis successfully treated with hemodialysis | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | First Place - Clinical Vignette Poster |
| James Fowler PGY3 IM Hussam Almasri PGY1 IM |
A case of Oddi dysfunction | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Second Place - Clinical Vignette Poster |
| Taqua Tabassum PGY1 TY | CNS Blastomycosis Presenting as a Space Occupying Lesion | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Third Place - Clinical Vignette Poster |
| Dre Steinwehr, PGY3 IM | GREEN CARE: Generating Rural Environmental Effects and New Care Access through Remote Engagement | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - ACP Research Category |
| Mitch Gullickson, PGY1 TY |
New Onset Heart Failure following an Episode of Erythrodermic Psoriasis | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Category |
| Drew Thompson, PGY2 IM Derek Anderson, PGY3 IM Leesha Heitkamp, PGY2 IM |
Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | Second Place - ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Category |
| Komal Romance, PGY1 TY | A Complicated Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - SHM Clinical Vignette Category |
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Montgomery | Association Between Statin Use and Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation |
Frank Low Research Day | Best Poster |
| Andrew Pritchard | Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic and Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Covid-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) versus Covid-19 |
Frank Low Research Day | Honorable Mention |
| Sean Montgomery PGY1 TY Brock Ashmore PGY2 IM James Fowler PGY2 IM |
Association Between Statins Use and Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | First Place - Oral Presentation |
| Logan Schmaltz PGY2 IM | The role of rapid molecular assay Group A streptococcal testing and the McIsaac Criteria in adults with pharyngitis: Do rapid molecular assays reduce antibiotic therapy? | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Second Place - Oral Presentation |
| Dre Steinwehr PGY1 IM Hallie Thompson PGY2 IM |
Evaluation of multi-discipline PADIS intervention on ICU patient outcomes | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Third Place - Oral Presentation |
| Joyce Jimenez Zambrano PGY1 TY | The Modified Early Warning Score as a Useful Tool to Predict Neurological Deterioration and Mortality in Patients with Cerebrovascular Disease | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | First Place - Research Poster |
| Shannon Chamberlain PGY3 IM | Assessment of Hospital Readmissions in Decompensated Cirrhosis: Are We Doing Enough? | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Second Place - Research Poster |
| Mark Wiche PGY1 TY | Trends in Initial Imaging Modality Selection Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Lower Abdominal Pain | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Third Place - Research Poster |
| Dre Steinwehr PGY1 IM | Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in Young Patient Presenting with Advanced Heart Failure | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | First Place - Clinical Vignette Poster |
| Nathan Marsh PGY3 IM Alex Spacek PGY3 IM Jenna Gassman PGY3 IM |
Cranial Nerve Palsy with Progression to Flaccid Paralysis in a Young Healthy Female Secondary to Foodborne Botulsim | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Second Place - Clinical Vignette Poster |
| Shabbir Haiderbhai PGY1 IM | An unusual case of a young female with portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis. | Internal Medicine Research Symposium | Third Place - Clinical Vignette Poster |
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dre Steinwehr | Rare Breast Pathology with Cylindroma of Breast on Surgical Resection | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
| Guneet Sidhu | Anaplasmosis: A Colostrum of Vague Symptoms Often Leading to a Delayed Diagnosis | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | Second Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
| Dre Steinwehr | Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in Young Patient Presenting with Advanced Heart Failure | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - SHM Clinical Vignette Category |
| Hallie Thompson | Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | Second Place - SHM Clinical Vignette Category |
| Nikitha Sathish Kumar | Standardization of the Endoscopic Specimen Collection Process with institution of multi-step verification strategies, rooted in S.T.A.R (Stop, Think, Act, Review) Patient Safety Universal Reliability Skill, in order to decrease specimen errors. | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - SHM Quality Improvement/Innovations Category |
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phanindra Antharam | Current practice of post orthopedic surgery venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis and incidence of VTE. | Frank Low Research Day | Best Poster |
| Tyler Beattie | Pre-procedural Asymptomatic Patients with Covid-19. | Frank Low Research Day | Honorable Mention |
| Katrina Lybeck | Giant Cell Arteritis and Mesenteric Ischemia | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
| Vinita Vaidya | A Case of Missing Pill-Iron Pill Aspiration. | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | Second Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
| Katrina Lybeck | Successful Treatment of Refractory Status Asthmaticus with Inhaled Anesthetics: A Case Report | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | Second Place - SHM Clinical Vignette Category |
| Hallie Thompson | Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) at Sanford Health-Fargo | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - SHM Quality Improvement/Innovations Category |
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Fohle | A rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture in cat-bite induced tularemia | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
| Spencer Campbell | Diabetes Insipidus, a Rare Complication of Sarcoidosis | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | Second Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
| Stephanie Melquist | Don’t forget the drugs! A case of severe mycophenolate mofetil induced colitis with hemorrhage requiring hemicolectomy | Society of Hospital Medicine North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - SHM Clinical Vignette Category |
| Resident Recipient | Project Title | Event | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinita Vaidya | Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as Acute Retroviral Syndrome | American College of Physicians North Dakota Chapter Poster Competition | First Place - ACP Clinical Vignette Resident Category |
Presentations
The following are a few examples of related presentations and publications from past residents:
- Fohle E, Tompkins R, Newman R, Haldis T, Sharma S. SEVERE RHEUMATIC MITRAL STENOSIS DISCOVERED ONE WEEK AFTER UNEVENTFUL DELIVERY. ACC 2022. April 2-4, 2022. Washington DC
- Fohle E, Parmar G, Sharma S. LOW BLOOD PRESSURE IN BOTH ARMS:IS THIS A BILATERAL PROBLEM?. Acc 2022. April 2-4, 2022. Washington DC
- Sharma A, Gassman J, Balhara M, Manjunath H, Sharma S. PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA: IS IT THE DISEASE OR THE DRUG?. ACC 2022. April 2-4, 2022. Washington DC
- Lybeck K, Al-Abid B. Successful Treatment of Refractory Status Asthmaticus with Inhaled Anesthetics. ATS 2022. May 13-18, 2022. San Francisco
- Lybeck K. Rapid respiratory failure: A rare rheumatologic emergency. SCCM 2022. February 6-9, 2022. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Lybeck K, Seaman M. Ketogenic diet in the treatment of fires-associated SRSE: Fad or fact?. SCCM 2022. February 6-9, 2022. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Nickell A, Antharam P, Sergev O, Alberto N, Guerrero D. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ANGIOVAC SYSTEM IN REMOVAL OF INTRAVASCULAR MASSES: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE. 2022 Midwest Clinical and Translational Research Meeting of Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research. March 3-4, 2022. Chicago, IL
Fohle, E, Hess, A, Antharam, P, Vaidya, V, Zareen, U, Sharma, A, Guerrero, D, Khan, H, Sharma, Sahmoun, A. Clinical Outcomes and Complications in Patients with Cardiac Arrest: Comparison of Manual Chest Compression Versus Use of LUCAS Device in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Poster presentation at: ACC 2021; May 15-17, 2021; virtual.
- Antharam P, Hess A, Sachdeva G, Newman R, Sharma S. Insignificant apical left ventricular diverticulum: think again. Poster presentation at: ACC 69th Annual Scientific Session & Expo/WCC; March 29, 2020; Chicago, IL.
- Fohle E, Hess A, Sharma S. Negative cardiac MRI: positive it's not sarcoidosis? Poster presentation at: ACC 69th Annual Scientific Session & Expo/WCC; March 28, 2020; Chicago, IL.
Estepp K, Meidinger R, Peng H. Not so incidental: a case of incidentally found isolated metastatic melanoma of the pancreas. Poster presented at: ACG 2019 Annual Meeting; October, 2019; San Antonio, TX.
- Eleid R, Phadke G. Non-uremic calciphylaxis: early diagnosis of a rare entity and successful treatment with sodium thiosulfate. Poster presented at: ASN Kidney Week 2018; October 2018; San Diego.
- Walth C, Wessman L, Thondapi C, Guerrero D. Sarcoidosis case review. Poster presented at: Frank Low Research Day; April 19, 2018; Grand Forks, ND.
- Kaushal A, Nagpal A. A 73-year-old male with CLL and brain lesion: a case of CNS blastomycosis. Poster presented at: Frank Low Research Day; April 19, 2018; Grand Forks, ND.
- Rudningen K, Alberto N. Improving Sanford health Fargo’s hospitalist admitting process. Poster presented at: Frank Low Research Day; April 19, 2018; Grand Forks, ND.
- Estepp K, Meinger R. Unusual case of possible primary melanoma. Poster presented at: ND Chapter of the ACP; October 3, 2018; Fargo, ND.
- Heitkamp E, Juhl K. Familial partial lipodystrophy type 3: a rare case report. Poster presented at: ND Chapter of the ACP; October 3, 2018; Fargo, ND.
- Mudgal M, Ruiz Esponda R. Diabetes mellitus type I in a patient with Von Gierke disease: a rare clinical entity. Poster presented at: ND Chapter of the ACP; October 3, 2018; Fargo, ND.
Publications
- Eidenschink BB, Stenzel AE, Michael Y, Alwahab UK, Kurniali PC, Guerrero DM. Opioid use prior to admission for chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia is associated with increased documented infection, sepsis, and death. J Infect Chemother. 2021 Apr;27(4):568-572. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.11.011. Epub 2021 Jan 17. PMID: 33472747.
- Fohle E, Smith BA, Guerrero DM. A Rare Case of Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Secondary to Tularemia Following a Cat Bite. Cureus. 2021 Feb 8;13(2):e13218. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13218. PMID: 33717752; PMCID: PMC7945001.
- Fohle E, Montgomery S, Murat J, Ness R, Lo TS. An Unusual Timing of Amoxicillin-Induced IgA Vasculitis in an Elderly Patient. Cureus. 2021 Jun 19;13(6):e15757. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15757. PMID: 34290934; PMCID: PMC8289393.
- Fohle E, Seth R, Matta A. A Case of Histoplasmosis Mimicking Primary Lung Cancer With Liver Metastasis. Cureus. 2021 Feb 23;13(2):e13517. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13517. PMID: 33786224; PMCID: PMC7992917.
- Kanchustambham V, Saladi S. Adenocarcinoma of the Lung With Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis. Cureus. 2021 Mar 2;13(3):e13658. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13658. PMID: 33824809; PMCID: PMC8016645.
- Thompson H, Nichols L, Gonzalez Santiago T. Bullous fixed drug eruption following administration of the recombinant adjuvant Shingrix vaccine. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 19;14(8):e241293. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241293. PMID: 34413031; PMCID: PMC8378370.
- Antharam P, Hess A, Sachdeva G, Newman R, Sharma S. Insignificant apical left ventricular diverticulum: Think again. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020; 75(11_suppl_1):2920.
- Fohle E, Hess A, Sharma S. Negative cardiac MRI: Positive it's not sarcoidosis? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020; 75(11 Suppl 1):2704.
- Juntilla T, Alberto N, Winkels M, Greenwood M. Successful reduction of intraocular pressure in a patient with glaucoma secondary to Sturge-Weber Syndrome using a suprachoroidal shunt. J Curr Glaucoma Pract. 2020; 14(1):43-46.
- Khan Suheb MZ, Kouznetsov E, Manchak M, Durrani Q, Drofa A. Vertebral artery sacrifice: Novel strategy in treatment of vertebral artery loop. World Neurosurg. 2020; 134:280-283.
- Melquist S, Estepp K, Aleksandrovich Y, Lee A, Bassett J, et al. COVID-19 presenting as fulminant hepatic failure: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020; 99(43):e22818.
- Phadke G, Kaushal A, Tolan D, Hahn K, Jensen T, et al. Osmotic nephrosis and acute kidney injury associated with SGLT2 inhibitor use: A case report. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020; 76(1):144-147.
- Mudgal M, Chaithongdi N. MON-540 Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia diagnosed in a 63-year-old female. J Endocr Soc. 2019; 3(Supp 1):MON-540.
- Mudgal M, Reardon M, McGrann P, Niwattisaiwong S, Ruiz Esponda R. SUN-LB012 Familial partial lipodystrophy type 3: new variant to the PPARG gene mutation. J Endocr Soc. 2019; 3(Suppl 1):SUN-LB012.
- Velez J, C, Q, Obadan N, O, Kaushal A, et al. Vancomycin-Associated Acute Kidney Injury with a Steep Rise in Serum Creatinine. Nephron 2018;139:131-142.
- Hossain S, Jalil S, Guerrero DM, Sahmoun AE. Challenges of hepatitis C treatment in Native Americans in two North Dakota medical facilities. Rural Remote Health. 2014;14(3):2982.
- Mandavilli S, Singh BB, Sahmoun AE. Serum calcium levels, TRPM7, TRPC1, microcalcifications, and breast cancer using breast imaging reporting and data system scores. Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2012;2013(5):1-7.
- Thaw SSH, Sahmoun AE, Schwartz GG. Serum calcium, tumor size and hormone receptor status in women with untreated breast cancer. Cancer Biol Ther. 2012;13(7).
- Muthyala S, Sahmoun AE, Tendulkar K, Danielson B. Prevalence of Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Kidney Disease by Primary Care Providers in a Rural State Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 2011;2: 157-162.