Publications
Ibrahim, E.Y., Zhao W.C, Janowiecki C, Regelmann D.J. Hope Cure and Adverse Effects in Immunotherapy: Atezolizumab-Associated Encephalitis in Metastatic Small Cell lung Cancer - A Case Report and Literature Review, Case Rep Neurol 2022; 14:366-371
El Hasbani G, Uthman I. ANCA-Associated Vasculitis following the First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Nephron. 2022;1-5. doi:10.1159/000525562. PMID: 35850104
El Hasbani G, Saliba AN, Uthman I, Taher AT. Hematological manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome: Going beyond thrombosis. Epub 2022 Sep 16. Blood Rev. 2022;101015. doi:10.1016/j.blre.2022.101015. PMID: 36175215
Jrad AIS, Trad M, Bzeih W, El Hasbani G, Uthman I. Role of pro-inflammatory interleukins in osteoarthritis: a narrative review. Epub 2022 Dec 21. Connect Tissue Res. 2022;1-10. doi:10.1080/03008207.2022.2157270. PMID: 36541851
El Hasbani G, Jawad ASM, Uthman I. Rheumatology research output in the Arab World: despite the challenges. Reumatismo. 2022;74(3):10.4081/reumatismo.2022.1520. doi:10.4081/reumatismo.2022.1520. PMID: 36580063
El Hasbani G, El Saghir N, Moukaddam H, Farhat L, Shabb N, Uthman I. Sarcoidosis Mimicking a Malignant Metastatic Disease. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2023;16. doi:10.1177/11795441221145937. PMID: 37152614
El Hasbani G, Jawad AS, Uthman I. Erythema nodosum in Behçet's disease in remission: Think COVID-19?. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2023;11:2050313X231154316. doi:10.1177/2050313X231154316. PMID: 36776209
El Hasbani G, Uthman I. Lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, and stroke: An attempt to crossmatch. Lupus. 2023;32(5):593-602. doi:10.1177/09612033231165151. PMID: 36940089
El Hasbani G, Ibrahem M, Haidous M, Chaaya M, Uthman IW. Fibromyalgia among University Students: A Vulnerable Population. Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2022;33(4):407-412. doi:10.31138/mjr.33.4.407. PMID: 37034374
El Hasbani G, Applewhite A, Demarais Z, Vargas J, Mensah E. Pseudomonas putida bacteremia secondary to soft tissue wound: A case report. J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2023;14782715231167276. doi:10.1177/14782715231167276. PMID: 37114380
Hassan EM, Mushtaq H, Mahmoud EE, Chhibber S, Saleem S, Issa A, Nitesh J, Jama AB, Khedr A, Boike S, Mir M. Overlap of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 2022 Nov 1;10(32):11702-11.
Boike S, Mir M, Rauf I, Jama AB, Sunesara S, Mushtaq H, Khedr A, Nitesh J, Surani S, Khan SA. Ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus: A phenotype that hospitalists need to understand. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 2022 Oct 10;10(30):10867.1.
Wahab A, Chowdhury A, Jain NK, Surani S, Mushtaq H, Khedr A, Mir M, Jama AB, Rauf I, Jain S, Korsapati AR. Cardiovascular Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Intensive Care Unit and Beyond. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania). 2022 Oct 3;58(10):1390.
Khedr A, Mahmoud EE, Attallah N, Mir M, Boike S, Rauf I, Jama AB, Mushtaq H, Surani S, Khan SA. Role of octreotide in small bowel bleeding. World J Clin Cases. 2022 Sep 16;10(26):9192-9206. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i26.9192. PMID: 36159407; PMCID: PMC9477697.
Khedr A, Mathew BM, Mushtaq H, Nelson CA, Poehler JL, Jama AB, Borge JM, von Lehe JL, Urena EO, Khan SA. Pseudomonas infection reduction in the ICU: a successful multidisciplinary quality improvement project. Le Infezioni in Medicina. 2022;30(4):577.
Zec S, Mushtaq HA, Khedr A, Jama AB, Rauf I, Mir M, Jain S, Koritala T, Domecq Garces JP, Bartlett B, Jain NK, Khan SA. Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Refractory Shock Following Influenza B Infection. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2022 Jul 4;12(4):121-125. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1088. PMID: 36262895; PMCID: PMC9533792.
Brown M, Garbajs NZ, Zec S, Mushtaq H, Khedr A, Jama AB, Rauf I, Mir M, Korsapati AR, Jain S, Koritala T, Adhikari R, Lal A, Gajic O, Domecq JP, Goksoy S, Bartlett B, Sharma A, Jain NK, Khan SA. A Case of Adult Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Following COVID-19 Vaccine. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2022 Jul 4;12(4):7-13. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1087. PMID: 36262897; PMCID: PMC9533789.
International Presentations
Georges El Hasbani, Imad Uthman, Ali SM Jawad. The Assessment of the Rheumatology research output in the Arab World. 24th Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress, Hong Kong, December 6-9, 2022.
National Presentations
Eiman Ibrahim, Thyroid Metastasis From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: An Unusual Case Presentation, Endocrine Society Conference in Chicago.
Eiman Ibrahim, Autoimmune Hypophysitis Secondary to Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Combination Therapy in a Patient With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma, Endocrine Society Conference in Chicago.
Regional Presentations
Kingsley Onuoha MD, Delores Bani MD, Tochukwu Okafor MD, Sergio Reyes MD, Edward Mensah, MD. Lyme Carditis Induced High Degree AV Block. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT. October 21, 2022.
Delores Bani, MD, MHA, Ian Guillen Alvarez MD, Kingsley Ikenna Onuoha, MD, Mariam Farhan, MD. "A two-edged sword": Complete unexpected resolution of solitary oligometastatic adrenal carcinoma with adjuvant chemotherapy of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT. October 21, 2022.
Tochukwu Okafor MD, Laura Cardenas MD, Maria Morel MD, Kingsley I Onuoha MD, Kyung Kim MD. "A Heart with Holes": Rare Complication of Massive Intravascular Hemolysis and Pigment Induced Acute Tubular Necrosis due to Mitral Transcatheter Closure of a Paravalvular Leak. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Taylor Reed, Vaidarshi Abbagoni, Jason Xenakis, Andrew Petrou, Ishan Malhotra. Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Patient with Pancreatico-biliary Malignancy. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Ana G. Azueta-Jimenez, Ian Guillen Alvarez, Kyung Kim. Hypercalcemia in the setting of Hypervitaminosis D and possible Multiple Myeloma. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT. October 21, 2022.
Hisham Mushtaq, Ian Guillen Alvarez, Muhammed Hamza Akhtar, Lauren Falls, Rakesh Mahali. A Case of Steroid Resistant Evans Syndrome in an Adult. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT. October 21, 2022.
Sergio Reyes, Toochukwu Lilian Okafor, Ana Azueta. Clinical conundrum: Abnormal Liver chemistries and elevated ferritin.Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Francis Ihionu, Toochukwu Lilian Okafor. Moderna Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Herman Santos Ordonez, Blake Acquarulo, Laura Cardenas Ramos, Andres Applewhite, Christopher Janowiecki. Acalculous cholecystitis as a manifestation of Lyme disease and an unclear association to renal infarction. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Andres Applewhite, Saumya Batra, Herman Santos Ordonez, Muhammad Hamza Akhtar, and Ishan Malhotra. Rapid Decompensation of Acute Pancreatitis into Necrotizing Pancreatitis Complicated by Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Muhammad Hamza Akhtar, Hisham Mushtaq, Herman Santos Ordonez, Andres Applewhite, Amanda Kelly, Steven Valassis. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis manifesting with Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Vaidarshi Abbagoni, Ana Graciela Azueta, Laura D. Ibanez, Ishan Malhotra. Therapeutic Coma Induction in super refractory status epilepticus. Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022.
Georges El Hasbani, When Apixaban and Rivaroxaban interfere with Anti-Xa Assays: Outcomes and Recommendations, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Eiman Y. Ibrahim Utilization of primary care services and glycemic control parameters in patients with established Diabetes Mellitus: a retrospective chart review. St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Anuja Shah, Risk Factors and Barriers to Management of Sexual Toxicity in Patients Treated with Brachytherapy for Gynecological Malignancies, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Gaurav Majmudar, Which National Basketball Association (NBA) Players are missing games? An analysis of minutes played per game (MPG) and usage rate (USG) in relation to games missed by NBA players, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Kingsley Onuoha, Lyme Carditis Induced High Degree AV Block, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Lyndsay Hauser, Cristina Vander Woude, Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis in the setting of MRSA bacteremia due to peripheral intravenous catheter infection, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Taylor Reed, Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Patient with Pancreatico-biliary Malignancy, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Georges El Hasbani, When Tophaceous Gout Involves Multiple Organs: Challenges and Solutions, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Francis Ihionu, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Georges El Hasbani, Refractory Adult-onset Still’s Disease Treated with a Combination of Methotrexate and Etanercept: Two Cases, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Toochukwu L. Okafor, A Heart with “Holes”: Rare Complication of Massive Intravascular Hemolysis and Pigment Induced Acute Tubular Necrosis due to Mitral Transcatheter Closure of a Paravalvular Leak, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Andres Applewhite, Georges El Hasbani, Pseudomonas putida Bacteremia Secondary to Soft Tissue Wound, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Pruthaben Shah, We Coexist – A rare presentation of Epstein Bar Virus Cerebellitis and Cytomegalovirus coinfection in an immunocompetent adult, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Georges El Hasbani, Adrenal Hemorrhage and NSTEMI: An Antiphospholipid Syndrome Dilemma, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Federico Delgado, When mixed primary colors cause green urine., St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Delores Bani, A two-edged sword: Complete unexpected resolution of solitary oligometastatic adrenal carcinoma with adjuvant chemotherapy of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma. St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Martin A. Vanek, Diabetic Amyotrophy, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Joshua Ho , Multisystem Exacerbation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Ana Azueta, Hypercalcemia in the setting of Hypervitaminosis D and possible Multiple Myeloma, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Hisham Mushtaq, A Case of Steroid Resistant Evans Syndrome in an Adult, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Vaidarshi Abbagoni, Therapeutic Coma Induction in Super Refractory Status Epilepticus, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Ian Guillen, Non-PTH mediated Hypercalcemia secondary to disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.
Moataz Soliman, The Sequestered Lung, Intra- Vs Extra-lobar: A Rare Presentation of an Uncommon Condition, St. Vincent’s Medical Center 18th Annual Science Symposium, 2023.