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The new academic year started in July and the interns hit the ground running!
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ACP Kansas Chapter
Annual Scientific Meeting |
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The American College of Physicians Kansas Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting was Oct. 4-6 in Wichita. During the three-day conference, early career physicians, residents and medical students participated in the abstract poster competition on Thursday, Oct. 5. Forty-two abstracts were accepted; of those, 32 were residents and five were medical students.
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Abed Akkawi, M.D., received the Best Resident Poster Award.
Kevin Kadado, D.O., received the Mahlon H. Delp Resident of the Year Award.
Jennifer Jackson, M.D., received the Laureate Award.
Samuel Akidiva, M.D., received the Hospitalist of the Year Award.
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Gastroenterology Fellowship |
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Kevin Kadado, D.O.
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
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| Wael Mohamed, M.D.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Residents who matched into fellowships |
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Volunteer Faculty Members |
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Ojile, Jared, M.D. Dr. Ojile is a physician with the Sound Hospitalists at Ascension Via Christi hospital and would be working with the students and residents at the JayDoc clinic. Dr. Ojile joined us in August 2023.
Chalhoub, Elie, M.D. Dr. Chalhoub is a physician with the Cancer Center of Kansas Group and would be working with the students and residents in our department on an Internal Medicine rotation. Dr. Chalhoub joined us in October 2023.
Coffey, Chuck, M.D. Dr. Coffey is a physician with the CAW Medical group and and would be working with the students and residents in our department on an Internal Medicine rotation. Dr. Coffey join us in October 2023.
Nassim, Grace, M.D. Dr. Nassim is a physician with the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center and would be working with the students and residents in our department on an Internal Medicine rotation. Dr. Nassim joined us in October 2023.
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Maha Assi, M.D., Infectious Disease
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Infectious Disease Consultants
How many years of experience do you have in your field? 18 yrs since I graduated ID fellowship and then spent an extra year in Transplant ID.
What do you enjoy most about being a volunteer faculty member? It is refreshing to meet new young residents from different backgrounds and get to know them. It gives a different perspective of what the next generations are interested in and what their goals are. It is extremely rewarding to know that those few days/weeks on ID rotation could make a difference in someone’s carrier and hopefully help them become the physician that they aim to be.
What are your interests, hobbies? I have always liked shopping. That sounds cliché but it is my "me time"! Actually Dr. Minns portrayed that about me in his PowerPoint at my graduation from Internal Med years ago. I also like reading novels, but unfortunately I only get to do it when on vacation.
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Bryn Kovacic, Med/Peds Coordinator |
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Prior to joining Med/Peds, Bryn worked with KU Wichita medical students in the Academic & Student Affairs office. She is excited to further her knowledge in graduate medical education and assist residents and faculty. In this position, Bryn looks forward to streamlining processes and implementing changes to better benefit the residents. In her free time, Bryn likes to go to local breweries with friends and family, and spend time with her nieces and nephews. She is also a cat mom to an all-gray cat named Grayson.
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A Sweet A’fair to benefit The Sweet Emergency Fund took place Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the home of Donna Sweet, M.D. KU faculty, providers, staff and community members gathered together to raise money for Wichita-area HIV/AIDS patients while enjoying auctions, food, beverages, entertainment and more.
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The 3rd Annual Altogether for Access fundraising event for Project Access was hosted at Dr. Donna Sweet’s
house on Thursday, Sept. 21. Guests enjoyed an evening of celebration, food, beverages, a silent auction, and
got to meet and hear the story of a patient that benefited from the Project Access program. The KU School of
Medicine-Wichita Internal Medicine department was one of the sponsors for the event.
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| Timothy Nguyen, D.O., PGY2 Resident
Following Dr. Nguyen's grand round presentation, he was asked to present his presentation on "The Importance of Language Concordant Care" to the Sedgwick County Health Department’s Community Health Improvement Plan Committee and has been invited to present at the Annual WMREF Healthcare Ethics Conference in February.
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| Richard Muraga, M.D., Faculty
Dr. Muraga was awarded the Internal Medicine Outstanding Attending Award given by the Student Voice Committee of the KUSM-W Class of 2024.
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| Conner Baus M.D., PGY4 Med/Peds Resident
Dr. Baus was awarded the Internal Medicine Outstanding Resident Award given by the Student Voice Committee of the KUSM-W Class of 2024.
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| Kaitlyn Lewis, IM Student Clerkship Coordinator
Kaitlyn was awarded the Best Admin Award given by the Student Voice Committee of the KUSM-W Class of 2024.
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KU dominated the American College of Gastroenterology conference with fellow, Dr. Stephanie Melquist and PGY3 residents Dr. Aastha Bharwad and Dr. Kevin Kadado all taking home poster awards!
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- Bharwad, A. V., Branstetter, C., Mahdi, M., Tofteland, N. What’s the leading point? A benign polypoid mass behind the trouble. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
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Bharwad, A. V., Zhou, L., Melquist, S., Rowe, K. Esophageal stricture in cicatricial pemphigoid: A unique case of dysphagia. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Bharwad, A. V., Zhou, L., Melquist, S., Salyers Jr, W. J. Intentional ingestion of cannabis vape pen cartridge, an indication for emergent endoscopy. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Bharwad, A. V., Zhou, L., Melquist, S., Tofteland, N. When missing free air misleads the diagnosis: A case of missed peptic ulcer perforation. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
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Bharwad, A. V., Zhou, L., Mohamed, W., Salyers Jr, W. J., Nguyen, T. A bleeding duodenal lipoma: An uncommon diagnosis. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Bharwad, A. V., Zhou, L., Salyers Jr, W. J. Reliance on clinical judgment to target immunohistochemical stain use for diagnosis of HSV esophagitis. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Bharwad, A. V., Zhou, L., Vasudeva, R., Okut, H., Zackula, R., Tofteland, N., Salyers Jr, W. J. Impact of different interventions used in polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection on polyp recurrence: A pilot study. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
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Bharwad A, Wuthnow C, Mahdi M, Rowe K. Unresolved chronic diarrhea: A case of ACEI-induced mesenteric angioedema. EJCRIM.
- Ford R, Bharwad A, Rowe K. Acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia presenting as sepsis without abdominal pain. KJM
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Mahdi M et al. Evolution of COVID-19 Infection Characteristics in a Lebanese Cohort of Inpatients During Different Pandemic Periods. Pathogens and Global Health.
- Mahdi A et al. Lower odds of COVID-19-related mortality in hospitalized patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A Single-Centre Study. PLOSOne.
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Mahdi A. Sex Differences in Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease. American Heart Association’s annual Scientific Sessions 2023.
- Wuthnow C, Bharwad A, Brake M, Rowe K. Ischemic hepatitis and Acute Kidney Injury following cardioversion. KJM,
- Akkawi et al. Impact of Mechanical Circulatory Support on In-Hospital Outcomes in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: A National Inpatient Sample Study 2019-2020-American College of Cardiology
- Akkawi, Seecheran, Oundo, Fancher, Feghali, Munguti. Proton Pump Inhibitor and Thyroid Disfunction: Unraveling the Impact on Cardiac American College of Cardiology
- Akkawi, Imran, Tuck, Beavers, Ibrahim, Grizzell. Infected Forgut Duplication Cyst: A Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress in an Adult-Chest
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Timothy Nguyen, Abdul Rahman Akkawi, Rhythm Vasudeva, Rosey Zackula, Maria Fernanda Villavicencio, Hayrettin Okut, Minh Khuc. Observing patients with anaphylaxis in the emergency room: Should we have guidelines? American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology 2023 Conference.
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Timothy Nguyen, Craig Beavers, Alex Hydock, Elisha Brumfield. Non-HIV Kaposi Sarcoma in an Immunocompetent Patient with High-Risk Behavior: Elucidating Subtypes and Risk Factors for Diagnosis. Kansas Journal of Medicine, August 2023.
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Timothy Nguyen, Stephen Wanjala, Mona Brake. Management of Labile Blood Pressure due to COVID-19 Infection and Radiation Induced Baroreceptor Dysfunction. Kansas Journal of Medicine, June 2023.
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Ciecko C, Okut H, Lancaster B, Schwasinger-Schmidt T. Prevalence of elevated alkaline phosphatase levels among post-bariatric surgery patients. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2023 Jul 21;408(1):285. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03021-0. PMID: 37479912.
- Schwasinger-Schmidt, T. A Piece of My Heart. J Gen Intern Med (2023).
- Akkawi AR. Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair In-hospital Outcomes and Mitral Valve Surgery Readmission Trends: National Readmission Database 2018-2020- JACC Interventions
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Akkawi AR. Age is a Predictor of In-hospital Mortality for Left Ventricular Assist Device: Implication in post-2018 Donor Heart Allocation System- Clinical Journal of Medicine
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Abdul Rahman Akkawi, Sana Imran, Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Abhiram Challa, Ahmad Mahdi and Freidy Eid. Abstract 16361: Atypical Presentation of Myocardial Ischemia Provoked by Food Ingestion. Originally published6 Nov 2023 Circulation. 2023;148:A16361
- Abhiram Challa, Stephen Wanjala, Rhythm Vasudeva, Cyrus M Munguti, Mohinder R Vindhyal et al. Abstract 16098: Cardiovascular outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Chronic Kidney Disease and COVID-19: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Analysis. November 2023. Circulation. 148(Suppl_1)
- El-Swais A et al. Persistence of pulmonary hypertension in patients undergoing ventricular assist devices and orthotopic heart transplantation. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct 30;13(4):e12296. eCollection 2023 Oct. PMID: 37908845
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Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi, Abhiram Challa, et al. Impact of Co-morbid Depression on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Hospitalizations: Insights from National Readmission Database 2020. American College of Rheumatology, 2023.
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Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi, Abdul Rahman Akkawi, et al. Predictors of Mortality in Patients With Various Rheumatological Conditions Admitted for Stroke: Findings From National Inpatient Sample 2020. Oral presentation for International Stroke Conference, American Stroke Association, 2024.
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Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi, et al. Rare Case Mucosal Schwann Cell Hamartoma of the Appendiceal Orifice and Review of Pathology. Adv Res Gast Hep 2023.
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Ahmad Mahdi, Rhythm Vasudeva, Mohinder Reddy Vindhyal, et al. Abstract 12577: Sex Differences in Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease. Originally published 6 Nov 2023. Circulation. 2023;148:A12577
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Mahdi, Mahmoud; Mahdi, Ahmad; Melquist, Stephanie J; Kadado, Kevin; Bharwad, Aastha; Al-Hadeethi, Daly; Tofteland, Nathan D. Use of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Left Ventricular Assisted Devices. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
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Cyrus Munguti, Abhiram Challa, Stephen Wanjala, Ahmad Mahdi, and Tariq Ali Ahmad. Abstract 19203: Predictors of Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Both Acute Myocardial Infarction and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Originally published 6 Nov 2023Circulation. 2023;148:A19203
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- October-January: Internal Medicine Residency Interview Season
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March 15: Residency Match Day!
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