2026 Research Symposium

Congratulations to all residents, fellows, pharmacists, nurses, and research teams who submitted their work this year. Your commitment to advancing patient care is inspiring.

To view a virtual poster of each submission, select the link below.

Case Reports

1. In-SALT to Injury: Psychiatric management in sever hypernatremia — Sayed Hasnain, MD, Psychiatry Resident, PGY2

2. Austrian Syndrome: A Nasty Triad — Arjun Bagai, DO, IM Resident
3. A New Murmur in a Patient with Intracranial Hemorrhage: Enterococcus faecalis Mitral and Aortic Valve Endocarditis — Judith Njoroge, DO, IM Resident, PGY1
4. Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma and Respiratory Failure in HHH Syndrome: A Perfect Storm of Therapeutic Limitations — Jeong Lee, DO, IM Resident, PGY1
5. Ticks or stones? A diagnostic dilemma of elevated transaminases in a rare co-infection with Rickettsial diseases — Alex Satinsky, DO, IM Resident, PGY2
6. Two Minds, One Delusion: A Case of Folie a Deux — Rehan Saini, DO, Psychiatry Resident, PGY2
7. A case of Phlegmasia alba dolens, a rare manifestation of extensive DVT identified in a young male plasma donor with underlying May-Thurner syndrome — Umaimah Boxwalla, DO, IM Resident, PGY1
8. Calcific constrictive pericarditis presenting decades after surgical patent ductus arteriosus ligation — Omar Rafa, DO, Cardiology Fellow, PGY4
9. A Case of Membranous Nephropathy and the Ponticelli Regimen — Arjun Bagai, DO, IM Resident, PGY2
10. Cocaine-Induced Cardiomyopathy? Think Again: A Case of Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy — Arjun Bagai, DO, IM Resident, PGY2
11. Rhombencephalosynapsis Unmasked: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Masquerading as Progressive Cognitive Decline — Jeongwon Lee, DO, IM Resident, PGY1
12. Off the Beaten Path: Chronic pancreatitis-related fibrosis as an unexpected cause of pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension — Alex Satinsky, DO, IM Resident, PGY2

Quality Improvement

1. Implementation of a Multidisciplinary COPD Wellness Pathway and Its Impact on Healthcare Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes — Sasha Singh, DO, IM Resident, PGY3

Health Professionals

1. Impact of a Hospital-Based Food Pantry Referral on Blood Pressure, Weight, and Glycemic Control Among Food-Insecure Adults — Liberty Erfe, DNP, RN
2. Making Foley Catheters Disappear: A Nurse-Driven Approach Using the HOUDINI Protocol — Allison Sloan, BSN, RN
3. Standardizing Social Determinants of Health Screening to Improve Identification of Social Needs and Care Coordination — Liberty Erfe, DNP, RN

Medical Student

1. A Rare Case of Pulmonary Metastasis from Malignant Intracranial Meningioma — Rushi Patel, OMS-III