RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Research and Scholarly Activities
We are very proud of our 2009 Resident Jeopardy Team who finished second place in the Regional ACP competition this November. A clinical poster presented by one of our residents was awarded second place overall (out of over 125 posters)!
Oakland’s Internal Medicine Resident Team won the 2007 Regional ACP Residency Jeopardy Competition which included Bay Area/Northern California community- and university-based programs. In 2008 our team represented the Northern California ACP Region at Annual Meeting in Washington DC in the final round of Doctor’s Dilemma/Jeopardy. One of our senior residents also presented his clinical case at the national ACP conference. Our residents also present posters at both the regional and national ACP meetings. Our residents publish in peer-reviewed journals and present posters on their original research and clinical vignettes at various regional and national meetings (see listing below).
Resident Research
Clinical research is a supported and important activity at our medical center. We now offer a research course through the Division of Research (the largest non-University based epidemiology research group in the country). This course prepares residents in aspects of clinical research from grant writing to statistical and publishing techniques
We are located near the Kaiser Division of Research (http://www.dor.kaiser.org/) and have on site mentors available. Our residents may complete a clinical research project or other scholarly pursuit during their residency. Four-week research blocks are available each year. Residents present case reports and research at the American College of Physicians (ACP) Regional conference as well as at various National sub-specialty conferences. We financially support our residents presenting at conferences.
RESIDENT PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Vasa M, Ohikhuare C, Brickner L. Primary Sternal Tuberculosis Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. (accepted for publication July 2009).
Cao V, Brickner L. Myocardial Calcification in patient with End Stage Renal Disease. Journal of Hospital Medicine, August 2009.
Klatsky AL, Koplik S, Kipp H, Friedman GD.The confounded relation of coffee drinking to coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Mar 15; 101(6):825-7. Epub 2008 Jan 18.
Klatsky AL, Koplik S, Friedman G. “Sequelae of Systemic Hypertension in Alcohol Abstainers, Light Drinkers, and Heavy Drinkers.” American Journal of Cardiology. 2006; 98: 1063-8.
Klatsky AL, Chartier D, Udaltsova N, Gronningen S, Brar S, Friedman GD, Lundstrom RJ. Metabolic syndrome and coronary heart disease in South Asians. Current Opinion in Lipidology, Volume 17(4) August 2006.
Koplik S, Klatsky A et al. "Wine, Liquor and Beer and Hypertension" Circulation vol 111, No 14 April 2005.
Klatsky A, Chartier D, Udaltsova N, Gronnigen S, Brar S, Friedman GD, Lundstrom RJ. Alcohol drinking and risk of hospitalization for heart failure with and without associated coronary artery disease. J Cardiology Aug 2005; 96 (3): 346-51.
Brickner L, Scannell K, Marquet S, Ackerson L. "Barriers to Hospice Care and Referrals: Survey of Physician's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions in a Health Maintenance Organization" Journal of Palliative Medicine, June 2004, vol 7, number 3, 411-418.
Ananthakrishnan S, A. Klatsky, N. Udaltsova, C. Iribarren, U. Guidry. Analysis of late risk of systemic blood pressures <120/80 mm Hg. The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 94, Issue 12, Pages 1575-1576
Ananthakrishnan S, et al "A Cohort Study of Hypertension in Asian American Ethnic Groups" Circulation Feb 25, 2003 http://circ.ahajournals.org
Brar S, Chartier, Lundstrom R, Uldatsova N, Gronningen S, Klatsky A "Heart Failure Among Asian American Ethnic Groups" (abstract 2003)
Schipper J, Brar S, Chartier D, Lundstrom R, Uldatsova N, Gronningen S, Klatsky A "Adiposity and Heart Failure by Etiology" (abstract 2003)
Klatsky AL, Armstrong MA, Poggi J. Risk of pulmonary embolism and/or deep venous thrombosis in Asian-Americans. Am J Cardiol. 2000 Jun 1; 85(11):1334-7. PMID: 10831950
RESIDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL MEETINGS
Original Research Posters
Meltser, Y.Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in a Non-HIV Host: Is Autoimmunity to Blame. ACAAI (American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology) November 2008.
Madduri, G , Klatsky A. “Coffee consumption and lower mortality of stroke” -presented at Joint Conference – 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention – and – Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism, March 2009.
Golden D, Sneed P, “Prognostic grading for radiosurgical treatment of brain metastases: Is one system adequate?
-presented at the Leksell Gamma Knife Society International Meeting, Quebec City, Canada May 2008
Koplik S, Friedman GD, Kipp H, Klatsky AL. “The Confounded Relation Between Coffee and Coronary Artery Disease.”
-presented at American Heart Association Conference, Orlando, FL 2007
Koplik S, Gunderson E, Friedman G, Kipp H, Klatsky A. "Alcohol-associated Hypertension and Cardiovascular Mortality"
- presented at American Heart Association Conference Phoenix AZ 2006
Koplik S, Gunderson E, Friedman G, Kipp H, Klatsky A. "Alcohol-associated Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Hospitalization"
-presented at the American Heart Association Conference Atlanta GA 2006
Ginsberg E, Bickler P et al. Hypoxemia Ventilatory Response at High Altitudes
-presented at Anesthesia Conference 2005
Brar S, Klatsky A et al "Severity of Heart Disease in Asians"
-presented at American Heart Association Asian Pacific Conference, 2002
RESIDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL MEETINGS
Clinical Vignettes
Regional ACP 2009 – Sacramento, California
Long S, Wong T, Helfend L, Brickner L. Acrometastasis to the finger: an uncommon sign of lung cancer. **Regional Finalist - 2nd Place Overall**
Carcamo-Molina D, Concepcion I, Yan W, Brickner L. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt draining into hepatic cyst.
Cord S, Peng S. Stunned by a Cinnabon? A case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
Garg A, Brickner L. Slowly Vanishing Cholesterol: Low HDL cholesterol preceding diagnosis of Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma.
Hwang D, Chang H. Intestinal perforation from Imatinib: Time to Rethink Preoperative Debulking of GIST tumors.
Maguire A, Peng S. A Different Kind of Diabetes (Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness).
Mansalis B, Baudendistel T. A Medical Mystery Tour: The Case of the Winking Thrombus.
Mattison S, Van L, Pharm D, Baudendistel T. The Pitfalls of Protocol: High-Dose Vancomycin and Nephrotoxicity.
Najmuddin U, Mian O, Baudendistel T. Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis: A Fatal Complication of Sinusitis.
Stratton M, Nguyen M, Baudendistel T. Over The Counter, Under The Radar-- NSAIDs and Angioedema
Vu J, Brickner L, Ingraham A. Granulocytic Sarcomas: When the Bone Marrow isn’t Home.
National ACP 2008 – Washington DC
Jeelani J, Brickner, L. The Forbidden Fruit: Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome.
Regional SGIM 2009 – Irvine, California
Meltser Y, Sandhu A, Baudendistel TE. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum with lower extremity thrombosis
Chen M, Sandhu A. Leila Tabibian, MD, Ureteral strangulation by fibrosis: A cold case file of Idiopathic Ormand’s Disease.
Regional ACP 2008 – San Francisco, California
Chen M, Sandhu A. Leila Tabibian, MD, Ureteral strangulation by fibrosis: A cold case file of Idiopathic Ormand’s Disease **Regional Finalist**
Bhola A, Belko A, Brickner L, Andrews B. A Case of Recurrent Seizures in a Patient with Creutzfeld Jacob Disease
Madduri G, Brickner L. Lower Extremity Edema due to Inferior Vena Cava Stenosis in Erdheim-Chester Disease
Najmuddin U, Baudendistel TE. West Nile Poliomyelitis
Meltser Y, Sandhu A, Baudendistel TE. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum with lower extremity thrombosis
Smith C, Parmar S. Hypercalcemia due to Familial Hypercalcemic Hypocalciuria
Vu J, Gartner A, Quick B, Baudendistel TE. Heliox in pregnant asthmatic
Rotner S, Magid S. Wound Botulism
Hasan A, Brickner L. Sternal Scourge: TB Osteomyelitis in a Previously Healthy Filipino Man.
Regional SGIM 2008 – San Francisco, California
Aguilera CJM. Bilateral Subdural Hematomas as Initial Presentation of Gastric Cancer.
Regional ACP 2007 – Monterey, California
Tsao AC, Benedict H. Rhabdomyolysis due to limited resources.
Swanson A, Vasa M, Brickner L. When Nature Calls: CSF Incontinence. **Regional Finalist**
Ohikhuare C, and Brickner L, Cocaine Causing Retropharyngeal and Mediastinal Abscesses.
Madduri G, Jaituni R. Voltage-gated Potassium Channel Antibody (VGKC-Abs) Associated Encephalopathy Presenting with Cranial Nerve Palsy and Ophthalmoplegia.
Aguilera CJM. Bilateral Subdural Hematomas as Initial Presentation of Gastric Cancer.
Nguyen YH. Cardiogenic Shock Associated with Tuberculous Pericarditis.
Hiregoudar M, Brickner L. Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Stroke. **Regional Finalist**
Wu A, Brickner L. Malnutrition leading to Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Concepcion I, Chellappah R, Gupta S, Brickner L. Pheochromocytoma masquerading as
Pre-Eclampsia.
Chan SN. Why does the arterial blood have a dark chocolate color? A Case of methemoglobinemia associated with topical lidocaine-prilocaine cream.
Yan W, Brickner L. Pyomyositis in a Patient on Humira.
Rivera R. A “Traveling Pain” associated with Eosinophilic Meningitis.
Rotner S, Hussain Z, Clement M. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting as Lobar Pneumonia in
an AIDS Patient.
Meltser Y, Baxter R, Brickner L. Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection In A non-HIV Infected Patient Due to Acquired Anti-IFN-gamma Antibody.
Jeelani J, Brickner, L. The Forbidden Fruit: Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome.
Cao V, Desai S (MS IV), Brickner L. Petrified Heart: A rare case of massive calcification of the left atrium and left ventricle.
Bhola A, Yeldandi R. Cerebral Vasculitis in an HIV-positive patient.
Regional ACP 2006 – Monterey, California
L. Virk, "Cardiac tamponade, a very rare initial presentation of Hodgkin's Lymphoma" **Regional Finalist**
AM Brittain, B. Stumpf, "Metastatic angiosarcoma presenting as Pulmonary hemosiderosis".
SN Chan, "Unusual presentation of Pancreatic Cancer"
C. Aguilera, "Multiple strokes in a 31 yo Male" (patent foramen ovale)
S. Koplik, S Gupta, G. Gee, FACC, E. Killebrew, FACC FACP. "A seemingly benign
viridans strep becomes virulent: Embolic Phenomena involving the coronaries"
R. Chellappah, " Acute coronary syndrome mimicking viral myopericarditis in young female with Rheumatoid arthritis"
A. Tsao, "Optic Neuritis"
S. Gupta, "Waking up deaf: reversible hearing loss associated with Black Tar Heroin use"
P. Cole, "A 58 yo Latino man with Fever of Unknown Origin" (Q Fever)
Regional ACP 2005 – Monterey, California
Kirmiz S, Mahal H. "Hemoperitoneum in a male with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)”
CURRENT RESIDENT RESEARCH
Aguilera C, Taharka A. “Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in the ICU”.
Cao V, Klatsky A. “Fatty Liver in Southeast Asians”.
Chan SN, Basina M. “Insulin Regimen for Patients with End Stage Renal Disease”.
Chellapah R, Klastky A. “Alcohol and Pain in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”.
Chellapah R, Klastky A. “Alcohol and Hematoproliferative Disorders”.
Cole P, Silverberg M. “Risk factors for development of anal squamous cell carcinoma in HIV infected patients”.
Concepcion, I. “Urinary catheters and outcomes”.
Chan SN, Ordonez J. “AV Fistula Outcomes”.
Chan SN, Basina M. “Insulin adjustments in End-Stage Renal Disease”.
Jeelani J, Tsao A, Nguyen M. “Clinical Trial with long-acting Beta-agonists”.
Jaituni R, Pazirandeh S. “TPN-quality and poor outcomes and misuse”.
Madduri G, Klatsky A. “Alcohol Consumption and Kidney Function”.
Wu A, Nguyen M. “Genetic Markers in determining Asthma Severity in African Americans”.
OTHER RESIDENT PROJECTS
Chen M. Patient-centered Scheduling-Information Technology Project.
Gupta S, Ilfeld J. Standardizing Resident Procedures Project.
Swanson A, Wu A, Nguyen M. Northern California Kaiser Clinical Practice Allergy Guidelines- revision.
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