| House officer |
Research |
Publications/Presentations |
| Ahmed, Rizwan
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Functional Polymorphisms in the EGF gene and Acute Pancreatitis |
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IBS |
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| Au, Karen |
Complement Activation in Acute Stroke, MI, and Rheumatologic Patients |
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| 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 |
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| Cho, Su Min |
Colectomy Rate and Length of Hospitalization in Patients with Clostridium difficile Colitis & Ulcerative Colitis |
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| 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
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1. Housestaff views on preprinted orders |
SGIM 2005 |
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2. Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder |
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3. Phase II studies involving chemotherapy and prostate Cancer |
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| 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 |
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| Hong, Lily |
Bone Microenvironment in Multiple Myeloma |
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| Jankowitz, Rachel
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Phase III study giving IL-11 to patients with von Willebrand's disease |
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Cellular Motility |
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| Kabb, Aaron |
Examination of Molecular Genetics in the Pathogenesis of Cardiomyopathies |
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| Kaplan, Beth |
1.p27's Role in Vascular Smooth Muscle and the Cell Cycle Using Electrophoresis, Cell Culture |
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2.islet cell extraction in mice |
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| Lamont, Patricia
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"Lack of desmopressin response in men with hemophilia A following liver transplantation" |
First author. Journal of Thromb and Hemost 2005 |
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vWF and Factor VIII Secretion Co-localization |
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| Malik, Shahid
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1."EUS Yield in Evaluating Biliary Dilatation in Patients with Normal Liver Function Tests" |
Digestive Disease Week 12/2005; also in submission |
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2."Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of The Effects of Titrated Oral-Tolvaptan Tablets in Patients with Hyponatremia" |
Ongoing |
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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 |
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| Meier, Carmen
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"Innate Immune Receptor Genetic Polymorphisms in Pouchitis: Is CARD15 a Susceptibility Factor?" |
First Author. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 11/05
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| Nair, Pradeep
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1. "Characterization of Pulmonary Hemodynamic Improvements with LVAD support" |
First author. AHA 11/2005; manuscript in progress |
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2. "Effect of LVAD Support on Pulmonary Hemodynamics" |
First author. HFSA 2005 |
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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 |
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4. Myocardial Recovery Using Ventricular Assist Devices:
Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes |
Co-author. HFSA 2004 and AHA 2004; Circulation 2005
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5. Survival Benefit of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Ventricular Assist Device-Supported Heart Failure Patients |
Co-author. AHA 11/05; submitted to Circulation
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| Nasir, Khurram
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1."Detection of High-Risk Young Adults & Women by Coronary Calcium & NCEPIII Guidelines" |
First Author. J Am Coll Cardiol (in press) |
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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)
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3. "Coronary Artery Calcium to Detect Atherosclerosis in Different Nations and Continents" |
Atherosclerosis (in press) |
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4."Differences In The Presence And Severity Of Coronary Atherosclerosis" |
Atherosclerosis (in press) |
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5."Increased Level of Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Blunts the Inflammatory Response in Metabolic Syndrome" |
AHA 11/05. Int Journal Cardiol (in press). |
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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) |
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7."Association of WBC count with Systolic Blood Pressure in the Normotensive Range " |
submitted to J Human Hypertension |
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8."The Relationship between WBC count and Framingham Risk Score in Asymptomatic Men" |
submitted to Preventive Cardiology |
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9."Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: Is Racial Profiling Necessary?" |
submitted to American Heart Journal |
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10."Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: Putting Framingham Risk Estimates to test" |
submitted to Atherosclerosis |
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11."Hyperhomocysteinemia and Regional LV Systolic Function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis" |
First Author. AHA 11/05. manuscript in progress. |
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12."ACEi retards progression of coronary calcium among individuals on statins" |
First Author. AHA 11/05 |
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13."Non HDL Cholesterol is Strongly Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomtic Individuals" |
First Author. AHA 11/05
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| Orakzai, Raza |
Genetic Polymorphisms of Common Arrhythmias |
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| Rahim, Malik
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1."Genetic and Inflammatory Markers of Sepsis": A Multicenter Clinical Trial in patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
SCCM 1/05 |
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2. Pricing Critical Care in the United States- Updating the Russell Equation |
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3. Development of an Anemia Predictive Index in Critically Ill Patients |
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| Rana, Jamal
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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 |
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| Reeder, Jennifer |
Ductal Lavage in the Evaluation of Breast Ductal Epithelial Cells |
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| Saxena, Neil
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"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 |
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"Tricuspid Annular Systolic Velocity: An Useful Measurement in Determining Right Function Regardless of Pulmonary Artery Pressures" |
First Author. Accepted for publication by Echocardiography
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| Schillo, Robert
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"HAART Improves ESLD-Free Survival in HIV-HCV Co-infection." |
accepted for presentation:
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2006 |
| Schmetzer, Paul
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1.Pilot Study: T cell Response in Patients with Hepatitis C Treated with Interferon and Ribavirin |
awaiting IRB approval |
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2.Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Incidence of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis |
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| Siddiqui, Zishan
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1. Online Clearance as a Measure of Delivered Dialysis Dose in A cute Renal Failure |
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2. Heart Rate Variability and Sudden Cardiac Death in Hemodialysis Patients |
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| Silverstein, Julie |
Coactivation of PTHrp and EGF Receptors using Western Blots and Tissues Cultures |
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| Singla, Ish
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1. Role of Tissue Inhibtor of Metalloproteinases in Cardiac Remodelling after MI |
coauthored 2 abstracts; presented AHA, HFSA |
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2. Anemia as predictor of mortality in patients with non-STEMI |
abstract presented |
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3. Role of Coxsackie B virus in Peri-partum Cardiomyopathy |
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