Research and Scholarship
In our program, resident Nikhil Agrawal, MD (right) sharpens his clinical and critical thinking skills via scholarly projects with mentors like Umesh Sharma, MD, PhD.
We support your research interests with up to three months of dedicated research time during your training.
Whether your interest is in clinical or basic science research, we offer you a wide range of expertise and project opportunities with distinguished, experienced faculty. In your second year, you may take a three-month research elective to design and carry out independent work. We also offer an elective in evidence-based medicine.
Some residents carry an independent project to publication or presentation at national meetings, while others get involved with larger, ongoing research at our school. These opportunities give you a competitive edge when you apply for fellowships or continue on into an academic career.
Present Your Work
Internal medicine resident Itivrita Goyal, MD, presents her research poster during the Department of Medicine’s annual Research Day.
We support our residents’ participation in the American College of Physicians’ statewide poster session, held each fall, and in the poster session at our school’s annual Spring Clinical Day.
Throughout the year, Journal Club meetings give you opportunities to present a thorough review of a topic that interests you, which may relate to an ongoing research project you’re developing.
Current and Ongoing Research Projects
| Resident | Project | Mentor |
| Ahmed, Rahil | Management of HCV among PWID during COVID crisis | Dr. Anthony Martinez |
| Akl, Amir | A systematic review of direct oral anticoagulant use in ESRD in patients with Venous Thromboembolism | Dr. Manoj Mammen |
| Alexander, William | Recurrence of immune-mediated hepatitis after resuming immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy | Dr. Yara Abdou and Dr. Marc Ernstoff |
| Atia, Andrew | Relation of Left Atrial Volume in Atrial Fibrillation & Normal Sinus Rhythm in Patients Undergoing TAVR | Dr. Aman Gupta and Dr. Umesh Sharma |
| Boniszewski, Marissa, Fernandez, Chanel, Kalanadhabhatta, Nalini and Khanna, Aakanksha | Easing the Stress of Learner Level Transitions Through Longitudinal Near-Peer Interactive Virtual "Boot Camps" | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkows |
| Battel, Lucas | Reducing Inappropriate Oxygen Prescription in Acute Coronary Syndrome | Dr. Vernon Clifton |
| Battel, Lucas and Khanna, Aakanksha | Evaluating the Efficacy of a Personalized Big Brother Big Sister Program Using a Matching System in a Cohort of Internal Medicine Residents | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Battel, Lucas, Kalanadhabhatta, Nalini, Khanna, Aakanksha and Pinto Copetti, Ana Paula | Code ESCape (Educational & Skills Curriculum): Using Gamification and Simulation to Enhance and Test Medical Emergency Concerpts in Internal Medicine Residents | Dr. Archana Mishra |
| Battel, Lucas, Gurdogan, Hafsa and Reis Ferreira de Lima, Francisco | Interactive Near-Peer Teaching: Evaluating Methodologies for Improving Acquisition and Retention of GerenalInternal Medicine Knowledge in a Resident Learner Population | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Bhat, Salman | Optimization of diabetes control by targeting clinic workflow and patient self management in a safety net clinic | Dr. Dandona, Dr. Bakhai and Dr. Ghanim |
| Boutros, John | Echocardiographic model to predict poor outcomes in TAVR patients | Dr. Vijay Iyer |
| Czarny, Dawid and Khanna, Aakanksha | Evaluation of a Synchornous Online Interactive Session in Enhancing Musculoskeletal Knowledge Among Medicine Residents During a Global Pandemic | Dr. Alysia Kwaitkowski |
| Czarny, Dawid and Khanna, Aakanksha | RHEUMATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTORS IN THE UNITED STATES: Analysis of Demographics, Educational & Scholary Achievements | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Czarny, Dawid, Khanna, Aakanksha, Shehata, Mark and Trivedi, Grishma | Escape RHEUM: Unlocking Innovative Teaching Techniques During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Czarny, Dawid, Khanna, Aakanksha and Rasendrakumar, Ariba | Rheumatology Employment Opportunities in 2020: Analysis of the American College of RheumatologyCareerConnection Occupational Panel | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Edwards, Dali | A case-control study of occupational and environmental risk factors in sarcoma | Dr. Anne Grand 'Maison |
| Fazel, Yousef | Weekend vs Weekday Lower GI Bleed Mortality and Length of Stay | Dr. Mahmood Sultan |
| Fernandez, Chanel | The Risk of Bleeding Associated with the Treatment of Sub-Segmental Pulmonary Embolism | Dr. Jeffrey Mador |
| Harhay, Jason | Evaluating a Traditional "Feedback Friday" Approach Versus a Modified Model Incorporating Written Reflection for Feedback within a Population of Internal Medicine Resdients During an Elective Experience in Rheumatology | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Hussain, Daanyal | 1. Editorial (title TBD) for JACC CEP: Sex differences in patients with out-of-hospital cardia arrest without ST-segment elevation: A COACT trial substudy. 2. The relationship Between Panic Attack Symptoms and Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation | Dr. Anne Curtis |
| Jizzini, Mazen | Clinical Use of Anti-Factor Xa Levels for dose optimization of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Cancer Patients with Stem Cel Transplant | Dr. Sophia Balderman |
| Khan, Muniba | Risk of bleeding associated with treatment of subsegmental pulmonary embolism | Dr. Jeffrey Mador |
| Khanna, Aakanksha and Ravidran, Adharsh | Code ESCAPE: Educational and Skills Curriculum Applyig the Platform of Escape Room | Dr. Regina Makdissi |
| Miller, Jasmyn | Reducing avoidable emergency department visits for patient at HEIMC | Dr. Dacia Harris |
| Mirza, Jibran | Myocarditis Induced by Immune Check Point Inhibitors | Dr. Umesh Sharma |
| Pomakov, Alexander | Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Health in Adults | Dr. Archana Mishra |
| Rahaman, Zubair | Medical Cannabis vs. Mirtazapine for the treatment of Insomnia, Anxiety in cancer patients. | Dr. Amy Case and Dr. Eric Hansen |
| Rana, Navpreet | Improving GI education among internal medicine residents | Dr. Thomas Mahl |
| Reddy, Abhinay | A Comprehensive Tissue Characterization of Cardiac Amyloidusing Myocardial Biopsies and Cardiac MRI | Dr. Umesh Sharma |
| Sadek, Sarah | Diagnostic yield of endoscopy in patients with IDA versus AOCD: a retrospective study in a tertiary care center. | Dr. Mahmood Sultan |
| Saleemi, Maryam | Optimization of diabetes care by implementing evidence based guidelines in a safety net primary care clinic: Quality Improvement Project | Dr. Smita Bakhai |
| Sawana, Amandeep | Change in serum levels of Ac-SDKP, an an*-inflammatory marker, in rela*on to the use of ACE inhibitors in pa*ents with Acute MI | Dr. Umesh Sharma |
| Smith, Andrew | Impact of Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Respiratory health and Mortality in Adults | Dr. Archana Mishra |
| Sozen, Ercan | Improving outpatient follow up with primary care physician after an ED visit and minimizing number of unnecessary ER visits by Hertel patients. | Dr. Dacia Harris |
| Sparacino, Gina | Immunity to HAV and HBV among patients seen at ECMC Hepatology Clinic from 2016 to 2019 | Dr. Anthony Martinez |
| Sparacino, Gina | Morning Report Redesign: Evaluation of a Virtual, Synchronous, Interactive and Varied Session Design Curriculum for Residents During COVID-19 Pandemic | Dr. Alysia Kwiatkowski |
| Tajammal, Rutaba | Impact of cancer therapies on CHIPmutation status in Lung cancer patients treated at Roswell | Dr. Thota Swapna |
| Trivedi, Grishma | Penicillin-binding Protein (PBP) 7/8: A novel drug target in extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains of Acinetobacterbaumannii (A. baumannii) | Dr. Thomas Russo |
| Wolczynski, Piotr | Sepsis Bundle Usage and Its Effect on LOS, Hospitalization Cost and Antibiotic Usage in Non-ICU Adults | Dr. Regina Makdissi |
