Department of Medicine | Department of Medicine | Lehigh Valley Health Network
 

2014

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Minimally invasive robotically assisted surgical resection of left atrial endocardial papillary fibroelastomas., Alina Hua, Richard J Shemin, Jeffrey Gordon MD, and Eric H Yang (Article)

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Comparison of FOLFIRI With or Without Cetuximab in Patients With Resected Stage III Colon Cancer; NCCTG (Alliance) Intergroup Trial N0147, Jocelin Huang; Suresh G. Nair MD; Michelle R. Mahoney; Garth D. Nelson; Anthony F. Shields; Emily Chan; Richard M. Goldberg; Sharlene Gill; Morton S. Kahlenberg; James T. Quesenberry; Stephen N. Thibodeau; Thomas C. Smyrk; Axel Grothey; Frank A. Sinicrope; Thomas A. Webb; Gist H. Farr; Barbara A. Pockaj; Jeffrey L. Berenberg; Margaret Mooney; Daniel J. Sargent; and Steven R. Alberts MD, MPH (Article)

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Kidney cancer is characterized by aberrant methylation of tissue-specific enhancers that are prognostic for overall survival., Caroline Y Hu, Davoud Mohtat, Yiting Yu, Yi-An Ko, Niraj Shenoy, Sanchari Bhattacharya, Maria C Izquierdo, Ae Seo Deok Park, Orsolya Giricz, Nishanth Vallumsetla MD, Krishna Gundabolu, Kristin Ware, Tushar D Bhagat, Masako Suzuki, James Pullman, X Shirley Liu, John M Greally, Katalin Susztak, and Amit Verma (Article)

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Safety of computed tomography in patients with cardiac rhythm management devices: assessment of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory in clinical practice., Ayman A Hussein, Ameer Abutaleb, Jean Jeudy, Timothy Phelan, Ronak Patel MD, Melsjan Shkullaku, Faisal Siddiqi, Vincent See, Anastasios Saliaris, Stephen R Shorofsky, and Timm Dickfeld (Article)

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Reply: Effect of computed tomography imaging on rhythm devices in real-world practice., Ayman Hussein, Ameer Abutaleb, Jean Jeudy, Timothy Phelan, Ronak Patel MD, Melsjan Shkullaku, Faisal Siddiqi, Vincent See, Anastasios Saliaris, Stephen R Shorofsky, and Timm Dickfeld (Article)

Imaging: What the Surgeon (or Interventionalist) Needs to Know, Larry E. Jacobs MD (Presentation)

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In silico Derivation of HLA-Specific Alloreactivity Potential from Whole Exome Sequencing of Stem-Cell Transplant Donors and Recipients: Understanding the Quantitative Immunobiology of Allogeneic Transplantation., Max Jameson-Lee, Vishal Koparde, Phil Griffith, Allison F Scalora, Juliana K Sampson, Haniya Khalid, Nihar U Sheth, Michael Batalo, Myrna G Serrano, Catherine H Roberts, Michael L Hess, Gregory A Buck, Michael C Neale, Masoud H Manjili, and Amir Toor MD (Article)

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Feasibility of in vivo human aortic valve modeling using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography., Arminder S Jassar, Melissa M Levack, Ricardo D Solorzano, Alison M Pouch, Giovanni Ferrari, Albert T Cheung, Victor A Ferrari, Joseph H Gorman, Robert C Gorman, and Benjamin M Jackson MD (Article)

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Regional annular geometry in patients with mitral regurgitation: implications for annuloplasty ring selection., Arminder S Jassar, Mathieu Vergnat, Benjamin M Jackson MD, Jeremy R McGarvey, Albert T Cheung, Giovanni Ferrari, Y Joseph Woo, Michael A Acker, Robert C Gorman, and Joseph H Gorman (Article)

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Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Consumption on Development of NAFLD in Hispanic USA Population, Mahreema Jawairia (Article)

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The Use of Computer Integrated Alerts for Hepatitis C Screening and Patient Follow-Up: A Community Hospital Experience, Mahreema Jawairia (Article)

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A phase II open-label study of ganetespib, a novel heat shock protein 90 inhibitor for patients with metastatic breast cancer., Komal Jhaveri, Sarat Chandarlapaty, Diana Lake, Teresa Gilewski, Mark Robson, Shari Goldfarb, Pamela Drullinsky, Steven Sugarman, Carolyn Wasserheit-Leiblich, Julie Fasano, Mary Ellen Moynahan, Gabriella D'Andrea, Kristina M. Lim DO, Laura Reddington, Sofia Haque, Sujata Patil, Lynne Bauman, Vojo Vukovic, Iman El-Hariry, Clifford Hudis, and Shanu Modi (Article)

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Rare coexistence of sarcoidosis and lung adenocarcinoma., Amit Girish Kachalia, Pius Ochieng MD, Kinjal Kachalia, and Habibur Rahman (Article)

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A multicenter population-based effectiveness study of teleintensive care unit-directed ventilator rounds demonstrating improved adherence to a protective lung strategy, decreased ventilator duration, and decreased intensive care unit mortality., Thomas Kalb, Jayashree Raikhelkar, Shelley Meyer, Francis Ntimba, Jason Thuli, Mary Jo Gorman, Isabelle Kopec, and Corey Scurlock (Article)

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Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia: Outcome Predictors., Youssef Karam, Patrick W. Hitchon, Nakhle E. Mhanna, Wenzhuan He, and Jennifer Noeller (Article)

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Malaria in a returning traveler from Jamaica., Michael J. Kavanaugh MD and Mary Bavaro (Article)

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Intraoperative finding of neurocysticercosis in a patient with a fourth ventricular mass., Michael J. Kavanaugh MD, W Christopher Fox, and Ryan C Maves (Article)

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Cardiomyopathy induced by sinus tachycardia in combat wounded: a case study., Michael J. Kavanaugh MD, Jonathan McDivitt, Andrew Philip, Jerald W Froehner, John Rotruck, Brian Hemann, Mark Haigney, John Atwood, and Joel Anthony Nations (Article)

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The relationship between sex and symmetry in thyroid eye disease., Shaheen C Kavoussi, Joseph N Giacometti, J Javier Servat, and Flora Levin (Article)

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The role of prophylaxis topical antibiotics in cardiac device implantation., Koroush Khalighi MD, MS; Thein Tun Aung; and Farhad Elmi MD (Article)

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Chest Pain Observation: Does Post-Discharge Stress Testing Influence Physician Management Decisions?, Yasser K. Khalil MD, Prasant Pandey MD, Melvin H. Schwartz MD, and Maida Abdul-Latif MD (Poster)

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Hyperkalemia among hospitalized patients and association between duration of hyperkalemia and outcomes., Jagadish Khanagavi, Tanush Gupta, Wilbert S Aronow, Tushar Shah, Jalaj Garg, Chul Ahn, Sachin Sule, and Stephen Peterson (Article)

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The economic burden of genetic tests for the infertile male: a pilot algorithm to improve test predictive value., Kiranpreet Khurana MD, Karen Baker, Tianming Gao, and Edmund S Sabanegh (Article)

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Late presentation of ectopic dysplastic kidney and Mullerian duct anomaly., Kiranpreet Khurana MD, Shahab P Hillyer, Ranko Miocinovic, Audrey C Rhee, and Georges-Pascal Haber (Article)

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Serum testosterone levels and mortality in men with CKD stages 3-4., Kiranpreet Khurana MD, Sankar D Navaneethan, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D Schold, Joseph V Nally, and Daniel A Shoskes (Article)

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Data on Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Immunity; using Locally Derived Seroprevalence by Birth Cohort to Determine Risks for Vaccine Preventable Diseases during International Travel, Mark Knouse MD; Marcelo Gareca MD; Gisella Rosario-Rosario MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Kim Pacella (Article)

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Reconceptualizing variable rater assessments as both an educational and clinical care problem., Jennifer R Kogan, Lisa N Conforti, William F Iobst, and Eric S Holmboe (Article)

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Safety and Hemoglobin Effect of the First 28-Day Dose Cycle of Sotatercept 0.7 mg/kg Compared with Lower Doses and Placebo for Correction of Anemia in Hemodialysis Subjects: Interim Analysis, Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP (Article)

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Use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to Identify Glycemic Intensification Strategies in Type 2 Diabetes., Mary T. Korytkowski MD; Maria Brooks; Manuel Lombardero; Dilhari DeAlmeida; Justin Kanter; Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS; Trevor Orchard M.B.B.Ch.,M.Med.Sci,FAHA,FACE; and Linda Siminerio (Article)

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GLP-1 at physiological concentrations recruits skeletal and cardiac muscle microvasculature in healthy humans., Sharmila C. Koshy MD, Matthew A Sauder, Weidong Chai, Linda A Jahn, Dale E Fowler, Kevin W Aylor, Ananda Basu, and Zhenqi Liu (Article)

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EMF-1 Palliative Medicine Competency Education in Emergency Medicine Residency Training: A Survey of Emergency Medicine Education Leaders, Chadd K. Kraus DO; Daniel Ray MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and S M. Dy (Article)

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Stent-mediated gene delivery for site-specific transgene administration to the airway epithelium and management of tracheobronchial tumors., Robert Kruklitis MD, Ilia Fishbein, Sunil Singhal, Veena Kapoor, Robert J Levy, Ivan S Alferiev, and Daniel H Sterman (Article)

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Clinical and Financial Considerations for Implementing an ICU Telemedicine Program., Robert Kruklitis MD, PhD, FCCP; Joseph Tracy MS, BA; and Matthew McCambridge MD (Article)

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CASE REPORT: STEROID-RESPONSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS: A TREATABLE CAUSE OF CENTRAL VERTIGO, M A. Kryger, Beth Stepanczuk MD, and J Lanphere (Article)

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Building a regional partnership based on pathway adherence and accountability instead of regulations or finances, T E. Kubal; R M. Levine; Keith Weinhold MHA, FACHE; K Wardell; Charles Andrews MD; Y Tremonti; R Shimkhada; J W. Peabody; and K K. Fields (Article)

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JC VIRUS PRESENTING AS AKI IN A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECEPIENT, Anshul Kumar, V Agrawal, Aedan Olaso MD, and Henry Schairer (Article)

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Effect of Anemia on Frequency of Short- and Long-Term Clinical Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes (from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy Trial)., Vijay Kunadian; Roxana Mehran MD; A Michael Lincoff; Frederick Feit MD; Steven V. Manoukian MD; Martial Hamon MD; David A. Cox MD; George D. Dangas MD, PhD; and Gregg W. Stone MD (Article)

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Contraceptive use in acne., Charlene Lam and Andrea L Zaenglein (Article)

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Abstract 4822: Immunophenotyping circulating tumor cells in patients with unknown primary, Nicholas Lamparella DO (Article)

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Protecting the heart of the American athlete: proceedings of the American College of Cardiology Sports and Exercise Cardiology Think Tank October 18, 2012, Washington, DC., Christine E Lawless, Chad Asplund, Irfan M Asif, Ron Courson, Michael S Emery, Anthon Fuisz, Richard J Kovacs, Silvana M Lawrence, Benjamin D Levine, Mark S Link, Matthew W Martinez, G Paul Matherne, Brian Olshansky, William O Roberts, Lisa Salberg, Victoria L Vetter, Robert A Vogel, and Jim Whitehead (Article)

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Neurologic complications of arrhythmia treatment., Megan Leary MD, Jeffrey S Veluz, and Louis R Caplan (Article)

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Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis., Young H Lee, Mala K Talekar, Catherine G Chung, Moshe D Bell, and Andrea L Zaenglein (Article)

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Nodules on the cheek of a 6-year-old girl., Young H Lee, Andrea L Zaenglein, Klaus F Helm, and Catherine G Chung (Article)

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Sympathetic nervous system alterations with HER2+ antagonism: an early marker of cardiac dysfunction with breast cancer treatment?, Carrie G Lenneman, Wissam M Abdallah, Holly M Smith, Vandana Abramson, Ingrid A Mayer, Cheri Silverstein Fadlon MD, Julie Means-Powell, Sachin Y Paranjape, Daniel Lenihan, Douglas B Sawyer, and Satish R Raj (Article)

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Oxidative stress/reactive metabolite gene expression signature in rat liver detects idiosyncratic hepatotoxicants., Angelique Leone, Alex Nie, J Brandon Parker, Sharmilee Sawant, Leigh-Anne Piechta DO, Michael F Kelley, L Mark Kao, S Jim Proctor, Geert Verheyen, Mark D Johnson, Peter G Lord, and Michael K McMillian (Article)

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A systemic issue., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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Avoiding hemorrhagic stroke and confronting all the rest., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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Comment: Making a case for seeing more cases but not a case for more case logs., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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Of all the nerve (and anterior horn cell and neuromuscular junction)., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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The neurology of pregnancy: a tribute to dr autumn klein. Preface., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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There's no "I" in sports neurology, but there is in sports neurologist., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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You, yourself, and eye., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)

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Introducing the neurology milestones., Steven L. Lewis MD, Ralph F Józefowicz, Shannon Kilgore, Amar Dhand, and Laura Edgar (Article)

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SlimQuick™-Associated Hepatotoxicity Resulting in Fulminant Liver Failure and Orthotopic Liver Transplantation., Maureen Linganna MD, Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, and Simona Rossi (Article)

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Reply: To PMID 23609127., Caesar Luo, Alan Ruby, Melissa Neuwelt, and George A Williams (Article)

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Peripancreatic enhancing lesion in a cirrhotic patient., Jing Luo, Shahid Malik MD, and Robert E Schoen (Article)

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Severe Tubulointerstitial Nephritis from Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Craig A. Mackaness DO (Poster)

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Eculizumab in the Successful Treatment of Postpartum Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - A Case Report, Craig A. Mackaness DO and Frederick S. Fleszler MD (Poster)

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Hospice and palliation in the English-speaking Caribbean., Cheryl Cox Macpherson, Nina Chiochankitmun, and Muge Akpinar-Elci (Article)

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Rare Case of Klinefelters Syndrome With 48XXYY, Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS; Deborah Feden CRNP; and Gretchen Perilli MD (Poster)

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Unique Diagnostic Challenges of Cushings From Large Bilateral Adrenal Adenoma and Mifepristone Utilization for Hypercortisolism Prior to Surgery, Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS; Sarah Park DO; Maura Bucciarelli DO; Katie Mastoris DO; and Scott Beman MD (Poster)

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Diabetes Insipidus in Patient With Bodydysmorphic and Eating Disorder, Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS and Gretchen Perilli MD (Poster)

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Outcomes for Severe ComplicatedClostridium difficileInfection Treated with Vancomycin Enemas 667, M Malamood, Eric Nellis MD, and F Friedenberg (Article)

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Sa1540 Spirus Enteroscopy Using Capsule Location Index for Achieving High Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yield, R Mandaliya, J Korenblit, B O'Hare, Anastasia Shnitser MD, R Kedika, R Matra, and D Halegoua (Article)

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Visualization and dynamic analysis of host-pathogen interactions., Judith N Mandl, Parizad Torabi-Parizi, and Ronald N Germain (Article)

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Etiology of GVHD: alloreactivity or impaired cellular adaptation?, Masoud H Manjili and Amir Toor MD (Article)

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Pre- and perinatal risk factors for autism spectrum disorder in a New Jersey cohort., Lauren A Maramara, Wenzhuan He MD, and Xue Ming (Article)

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Abstract 13921: Head-to-head Comparison of Real-Time Myocardial Perfusion Echocardiography vs Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients with Revascularized ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Prognostic Implications, Matthew W. Martinez MD (Article)

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A Potentially Fatal Etiology of a Lumbar Radiculopathy, Katie Mastoris DO, Ranjit R. Nair MD, and E York MD (Poster)

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1,25 OH Vitamin D Mediated Hypercalcemia in a Patient With Malignancy Without Lymphoma (Poster), Katie Mastoris DO; Sarah Park DO; and Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS (Poster)

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Twelve or 30 months of dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stents., Laura Mauri, Dean J Kereiakes, Robert W Yeh, Priscilla Driscoll-Shempp, Donald E Cutlip, P Gabriel Steg, Sharon-Lise T Normand, Eugene Braunwald, Stephen D Wiviott, David J Cohen, David R Holmes, Mitchell W Krucoff, James Hermiller, Harold L Dauerman, Daniel I Simon, David E Kandzari, Kirk N Garratt, David P Lee, Thomas K Pow, Peter Ver Lee, Michael J Rinaldi, Joseph M Massaro, and Megan Leary MD (Article)

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Iodinated contrast does not alter clotting dynamics in acute ischemic stroke as measured by thromboelastography., Mark M McDonald, Joancy M Archeval-Lao, Chunyan Cai, Hui Peng, Navdeep Sangha, Stephanie A Parker, Jeremy Wetzel, Stephen A Riney, Matt F Cherches, Greer J Guthrie, Tiffany C Roper, Jorge F Kawano-Castillo, Renga Pandurengan, Mohammad H Rahbar, and James C Grotta (Article)

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Comparing clinical features of young onset, middle onset and late onset Parkinson's disease., Raja Mehanna, Suzanne Moore, J Gabriel Hou, Aliya I Sarwar, and Eugene C Lai (Article)

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Is extended pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis uniformly safe after radical cystectomy?, Reza Mehrazin, Zachary Piotrowski, Brian Egleston, Daniel Parker, Jeffrey J Tomaszweski, Marc C Smaldone, Philip H Abbosh, Timothy Ito, Paul Bloch, Kevan Iffrig MD, Marijo Bilusic, David Y T Chen, Rosalia Viterbo, Richard E Greenberg, Robert G Uzzo, and Alexander Kutikov (Article)

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Cardiac imaging in the geriatric population: what do we think we know, and what do we need to learn?, Nidhi Mehta MD, Neel P Chokshi, and James N Kirkpatrick (Article)

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Differential association of plasma angiopoietin-like proteins 3 and 4 with lipid and metabolic traits., Nidhi Mehta MD, Arman Qamar, Liming Qu, Atif N Qasim, Nehal N Mehta, Muredach P Reilly, and Daniel J Rader (Article)

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Sa1462 Poor Outcomes of Endless Benign Esophageal Strictures (Ebes) Not Improved by Endoprosthetics, Aaron H Mendelson MD (Article)

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Tu1378 Clinical and Procedural Predictors of Refractory Anastomotic and Radiation-Induced Strictures, Aaron H Mendelson MD (Article)

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703 PATIENTS ON ECMO WITH H1N1 HAVE GOOD OUTCOMES DESPITE HIGHER RESOURCE UTILIZATION, Brian Miller; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; and Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten (Article)

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Central and Peripheral Nervous System Demyelination Following Mycoplasma Pneumonia Infection With Review of Literature, Brian Miller DO and Andres Zirlinger MD (Poster)

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The spectrum of eye disease in hospitalized adults living with HIV, 1995-2010., Christopher T. Miller MD, William R Short, Lorena Perez-Povis, Josephine Lontok, Christopher Fecarotta, Mengdan Liu, Jocelyn Sendecki, and Katherine Belden (Article)

Highly Infectious Respiratory Diseases, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS (Presentation)

Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS (Presentation)

Ventilator Dyspnea: Optimizing Patient Interfacing During Mechanical Ventilation, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS (Presentation)

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Unusual Doppler finding in fatal right ventricular outflow obstruction caused by lymphoma., Ghazi Mirrani MD, Ghulam Akbar, Wajeeha Saeed, Shantanu Patil, and Muhammad Rizwan Sardar (Article)

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Puzzles in practice: acquired hepatocerebral (or hepatolenticular) degeneration (AHD)., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)

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Ectopic Cushing Syndrome and Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report, Mira Mitry MD; Nicole M. Agostino DO; Stacey Smith MD, FACP; and Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS (Poster)

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Inborn Error of Metabolism is a Disease of any Age; Carniting Palmitoyltransferase II Deficiency and Its Manifestations, Mira Mitry MD and James Ross MD, FACP (Poster)

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Teaching neuroimages: "subarachnoid hemorrhage" from decreased contrast elimination after therapeutic hypothermia., Wazim Mohamed, Preet Varade MD, and Gregory M Norris (Article)

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Angiogenic biomarkers for prediction of early preeclampsia onset in high-risk women., Tiffany A Moore Simas, Sybil L Crawford, Susanne Bathgate, Jing Yan, Laura Robidoux, Melissa Moore, and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Article)

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Promotora-led Diabetes Self-Care Education Lowers Depression Scores and Increases Patient Self-Efficacy, Robert Motley MD; Nyann Biery MS; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; Cathy A. Coyne PhD, MPH; and Sherrine Eid MPH (Poster)

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Pulmonary hypertension in hypertensive patients: association with diastolic dysfunction and increased pulmonary vascular resistance., Monica Mukherjee, Nishaki K Mehta, James J Connolly, Raman Dusaj MD, Brian G Choi, Richard J Katz, and Jannet F Lewis (Article)

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Lymphoma Masquerading as Pneumonia with Acute Renal Failure: A rare clinical and radiological presentation of diffuse large B cell gastric lymphoma (DLBCL), Ranjit R. Nair MD; Cheryl A. Bloomfield MD; Sharif A. Ali MD; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)

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A rare case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a patient with light chain (AL) amyloidosis treated with lenalidomide., Ranjit R. Nair MD; Shereen M F Gheith MD, PhD; Dan Popescu; and Nicole M. Agostino DO (Article)

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Miss the Ear, and You May Miss the Diagnosis, Ranjit R. Nair MD and Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)

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An Uncommon Complication During Trans-Aortic Valve Replacement, Sanjeev Nair MD, Yassir Nawaz MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, David A. Cox MD, William Combs MD, Raymond L. Singer MD, and J Patrick Kleaveland MD (Poster)

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Lung FDG Uptake On PET-CT Is Decreased In Patients With COPD, V S. Nair, H Guo, G Davidzon, Andres Zirlinger MD, D M. Choolijian, E Mittra, and D Rubin (Article)

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A Retrospective Chart Review to Determine Proper Stress Test Utilization in Low Risk Chest Pain Patients, Yassir Nawaz MD and Bilal Ayub MD (Poster)

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Accurate Murmur Recognition by Cardiologists – Premature Requiem or Phoenix Rising?, Yassir Nawaz MD, Matthew W. Martinez MD, and Michael J. Barrett MD (Poster)

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Triple Whammy: Three Giant Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysms., Yassir Nawaz MD, Ataul Qureshi MD, and Tahmeed Contractor MD (Article)