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Resident Research

Research is a big part of our residency and we regularly offer residents awards for their efforts. 

Awards

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:

2021

  • 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.

2020

  • 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.

2019

  • 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.

2018

  • 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

2021

  • 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.

2020

  • 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.

2019

  • 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.

2018

  • 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.
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