Residents’ and fellows’ research presentations
The Alumni Association funds residents’ and fellows’ travel to participate in conferences, including presentation of their research. A sample list of research presented in the past year follows. (Photos and poster attachments updated as received)
Cervical Blood Patch after Spontaneous CSF Leak
Bilal Aleem (Anesthesiology)
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting 2019
Ultrasound-guided microthrombectomy: An Effective Symptomatic Treatment for Uncomplicated Superficial Venous Thrombophlebitis
Agnieszka Witkowska (Radiology)
International Union of Phlebology Annual Meeting 2019
Ethical and Practical Considerations of Uterus Transplantation in Male-to-Female Transgender Patients
Miguel Dorante (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Ethical Issues in Uterine Transplantation and Innovative Research in Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Protein Expression Profiles Among Lichen Sclerosus Urethral Strictures: Can Urethroplasty Success Be Predicted?
Alison Levy (Urology)
Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons Academic Congress 2019
American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting
The Biliary Cystadenoma: Evolving and Updated
Ryan Wolfe (Radiology)
Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting 2019
Periprocedural Pain and Outcome Difference of Local Anesthetic vs Mechanodesensitization during Lumbar Facet Blocks for Low Back Pain
Bilal Aleem (Anesthesiology)
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting 2019
MicroRNAs as biomarkers to determine risk of bladder cancer recurrence following nephroureterectomy
Kareem Alazem, MD (Urology)
American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting
#echofirst: Physical exam leading to emergent on-call transesophageal echocardiogram
Faisal Tamimi, MD (Internal Medicine)
American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting 2019
A multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team: our initial 12-month experience
Faisal Tamimi, MD (Internal Medicine)
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, 2019
Medical Malpractice and Nephrolithiasis: U.S. appellate cases from 2001-18
Brandon Childs, MD (Urology)
American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting
What Is The Impact of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month on Colonoscopy Screening Rates and Public Interest in Colorectal Cancer?
Haddon Pantel, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery)
American Society of Colorectal Surgeons 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, 2019
Living Donor Liver Transplant: Comprehensive Radiological Evaluation Prior to Surgery
Manish Dhyani, MD (Radiology)
Society of Abdominal Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, 2019
Survival Outcomes for Cirrhosis in the ICU: An Observational Study at a Liver Transplant Center
Ahmed Agameya, MD (Internal Medicine)
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Annual Congress, 2019
The Case of a Dual-Secreting Pituitary Macroadenoma
Natasha Malkani (Internal Medicine)
Danica Vodopivec Kuri (Internal Medicine)
Endocrine Society National Conference 2019; Pan–American Neuroendocrine Society Symposium
Severe Hyponatremia as the Presenting Feature of a Partially Empty Sella
Danica Vodopivec Kuri (Internal Medicine)
Natasha Malkani (Internal Medicine)
Endocrine Society National Conference 2019
Recurrent Paraganglioma with RET and SDHC Mutations
Natasha Malkani (Internal Medicine)
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists – New England Chapter 10th Annual Conference 2018
Percutaneous Endoscopic Retrieval of Dropped Intraperitoneal Gallstones: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to Laparotomy
Sarah Ali, MD (Radiology)
Radiologic Society of North America Annual Meeting 2018
Disparate Estimates of Benefit from Post-Discharge Anticoagulation After Cystectomy in the Literature: Implications for Cost Effectiveness?
Kristian Stensland, MD (Urology)
Society of Urologic Oncology Research Conference 2018
Therapy Resistant Hypotension During Orthotopic Liver Transplant in the Setting of Multifactorial Hypovolemia Induced Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM)
Muhammad Mubashir, MD (Anesthesiology)
72nd PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, 2018
Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Undergoing Conscious Sedation Compared to General Anesthesia
Brett Hiendlmayr, MD (Cardiology)
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference 2018
Adequacy of Endobronchial Ultrasound for PD-L1 Expression Testing
Sandeep Somalaraju, MD (Primary and Critical Care Medicine)
World Association for Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology
Spotlight: Treatment of Active Cardiac Sarcoidosis with TNF Alpha Inhibitors
Thanks to Alumni Association financial support, David Mintz, DO, PGY-3, (pictured above, left) presented “Treatment of Active Cardiac Sarcoidosis with TNF Alpha Inhibitors” as a poster at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) conference in late 2019. He became involved in this particular project in 2018 after his colleague Michael Cundiff, MD, (pictured above, right) recruited him to work with Sachin Shah, MD.
“Our project has found success in improving inflammation related to cardiac sarcoidosis with use of TNF alpha inhibitors,” said Dr. Mintz, an internal medicine resident. “It also assisted in confirming improvement of cardiac function associated with improving inflammation that has been shown in other studies involving cardiac sarcoidosis. Although larger studies are needed, this gives important information regarding the methods and goals in the treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis.”
Dr. Mintz hopes to continue to research the treatment of infiltrative cardiac disease like sarcoidosis. He is currently applying for cardiology fellowships as the next step toward a career in heart failure. The son of two physicians, including a vascular medicine specialist, Dr. Mintz became interested in cardiology during his CCU rotation as an intern. “I have found several mentors during my time at Lahey like Sachin Shah, Jonathan Silver, Frederic Resnic, Richard Patten, and Michael Levy, as well as many others. All are spectacular physicians with whom I’ve had the privilege to work,” he said. He is the youngest of a sibling trio of Lahey “Dr. Mintz” colleagues. Jessica Mintz, MD, is a staff cardiologist, while Ari Mintz, MD, is an interventional cardiology fellow here.
“I really enjoyed the HFSA conference. It was a good experience presenting my poster, which was my first time presenting a poster at a major conference,” he said. “I also was able to learn a great deal about the cutting edge of heart failure and transplant treatment by attending several lectures.”
Read Dr. Mintz’ research here.