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University of Pittsburgh Internal Medicine Residency Program
UPMC Montefiore Hospital, N-713,
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-692-4942
Fax: 412-692-4944
 

UPMC Housestaff Research Projects

House officer Research Publications/Presentations
Ahmed, Rizwan Functional Polymorphisms in the EGF gene and Acute Pancreatitis
IBS
Au, Karen Complement Activation in Acute Stroke, MI, and Rheumatologic Patients
Bierenbaum, Jason "Cytokine Polymorphisms and Liver Transplant Outcomes" First author. presented at World Congress of GI, Montreal
Chen, Franklin Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma using HSV-TK Induced Apoptosis of Myeloma Cells
Cho, Su Min Colectomy Rate and Length of Hospitalization in Patients with Clostridium difficile Colitis & Ulcerative Colitis
Chopra, Rahul "Long-term Follow-up of Acoustic Schwannoma Radiosurgery with Marginal Tumor Doses" Submitted to the American Radium Society Meeting, 5/06
Feinstein, Trevor 1. Housestaff views on preprinted orders SGIM 2005
2. Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
3. Phase II studies involving chemotherapy and prostate Cancer
Ghoshhajra, Monica "Effects of Inflammatory Cytokines on Glucocorticoid Receptor Translocation" American Thoracic Society 5/05
Hawkins, Kara Characterization of Cell Cycle Proteins that Regulate Beta Cell Replication
Hong, Lily Bone Microenvironment in Multiple Myeloma
Jankowitz, Rachel Phase III study giving IL-11 to patients with von Willebrand's disease
Cellular Motility
Kabb, Aaron Examination of Molecular Genetics in the Pathogenesis of Cardiomyopathies
Kaplan, Beth 1.p27's Role in Vascular Smooth Muscle and the Cell Cycle Using Electrophoresis, Cell Culture
2.islet cell extraction in mice
Lamont, Patricia "Lack of desmopressin response in men with hemophilia A following liver transplantation" First author. Journal of Thromb and Hemost 2005
vWF and Factor VIII Secretion Co-localization
Malik, Shahid 1."EUS Yield in Evaluating Biliary Dilatation in Patients with Normal Liver Function Tests" Digestive Disease Week 12/2005; also in submission
2."Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of The Effects of Titrated Oral-Tolvaptan Tablets in Patients with Hyponatremia"  Ongoing
3."Helicobacter Eradication in Liver patients with Low Platelets" HELLP Study awaiting IRB approval
Majesko, Alyssa Intimate partner violence and alcohol consumption in the peri-partum period
Meier, Carmen "Innate Immune Receptor Genetic Polymorphisms in Pouchitis: Is CARD15 a Susceptibility Factor?" First Author. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 11/05
Nair, Pradeep 1. "Characterization of Pulmonary Hemodynamic Improvements with LVAD support" First author. AHA 11/2005; manuscript in progress
2. "Effect of LVAD Support on Pulmonary Hemodynamics" First author. HFSA 2005 
3. Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in Ventricular Assist Devices: The PittsburghBridge to Transplant Experience Co-author: ACC & International Society for Heart Lung Transplant 2004
4. Myocardial Recovery Using Ventricular Assist Devices: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes Co-author. HFSA 2004 and AHA 2004; Circulation 2005
5. Survival Benefit of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Ventricular Assist Device-Supported Heart Failure Patients Co-author. AHA 11/05; submitted to Circulation
Nasir, Khurram 1."Detection of High-Risk Young Adults & Women by Coronary Calcium & NCEPIII Guidelines" First Author. J Am Coll Cardiol (in press)
2."Risk Determination in Primary Prevention: An Imaging and Clinical Based Definition Combining CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score And Framingham/NCEP Risk Score" First Author. Int Journal Cardiol (in press)
3. "Coronary Artery Calcium to Detect Atherosclerosis in Different Nations and Continents" Atherosclerosis (in press)
4."Differences In The Presence And Severity Of Coronary Atherosclerosis" Atherosclerosis (in press)
5."Increased Level of Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Blunts the Inflammatory Response in Metabolic Syndrome" AHA 11/05. Int Journal Cardiol (in press).
6."Increased cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with low risk for clustering of metabolic syndrome components in young to middle-aged asymptomatic men" Arch Med Research (in press)
7."Association of WBC count with Systolic Blood Pressure in the Normotensive Range " submitted to J Human Hypertension
8."The Relationship between WBC count and Framingham Risk Score in Asymptomatic Men" submitted to Preventive Cardiology
9."Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: Is Racial Profiling Necessary?" submitted to American Heart Journal
10."Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: Putting Framingham Risk Estimates to test" submitted to Atherosclerosis
11."Hyperhomocysteinemia and Regional LV Systolic Function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis" First Author. AHA 11/05. manuscript in progress.
12."ACEi retards progression of coronary calcium among individuals on statins" First Author. AHA 11/05
13."Non HDL Cholesterol is Strongly Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomtic Individuals" First Author. AHA 11/05
Orakzai, Raza Genetic Polymorphisms of Common Arrhythmias
Rahim, Malik 1."Genetic and Inflammatory Markers of Sepsis": A Multicenter Clinical Trial in patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia SCCM 1/05
2. Pricing Critical Care in the United States- Updating the Russell Equation
3. Development of an Anemia Predictive Index in Critically Ill Patients
Rana, Jamal BARI 2D trial: Multi-center Trial looking at whether initial angioplasty or bypass surgery is better than initial medical management in patients with type 2 diabetes
Reeder, Jennifer Ductal Lavage in the Evaluation of Breast Ductal Epithelial Cells
Saxena, Neil "Tricuspid Annular Velocity Derived By Doppler Tissue Imaging Is A Useful Marker To Determine Right Ventricular Systolic Function" Co-Author: Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association 2005
"Tricuspid Annular Systolic Velocity:  An Useful Measurement in Determining Right Function Regardless of Pulmonary Artery Pressures" First Author. Accepted for publication by Echocardiography
Schillo, Robert "HAART Improves ESLD-Free Survival in HIV-HCV Co-infection." accepted for presentation: Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2006
Schmetzer, Paul 1.Pilot Study: T cell Response in Patients with Hepatitis C Treated with Interferon and Ribavirin awaiting IRB approval
2.Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Incidence of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Siddiqui, Zishan 1. Online Clearance as a Measure of Delivered Dialysis Dose in A cute Renal Failure
2. Heart Rate Variability and Sudden Cardiac Death in Hemodialysis Patients
Silverstein, Julie Coactivation of PTHrp and EGF Receptors using Western Blots and Tissues Cultures
Singla, Ish 1. Role of Tissue Inhibtor of Metalloproteinases in Cardiac Remodelling after MI coauthored 2 abstracts; presented AHA, HFSA
2. Anemia as predictor of mortality in patients with non-STEMI abstract presented
3. Role of Coxsackie B virus in Peri-partum Cardiomyopathy