2021

Seldin Scholar - Shreyo Rao, M.D.,  Cardiology Fellow
Longitudinal Trajectories and Predictors of County-Level Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States (1980-2014)
Mentor: Abarish Pandey, M.D.

Foster Fellow - Ashwini Arvind, M.D., PGY1
Natural History and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Indeterminate (LI-RADS 3) Lesions
Mentor: Dr. Amit G. Singal, M.D.

Foster Fellow - Roy Elias, M.D., TARDIS
An extensive renal cell carcinoma tumorgraft platform supporting innovation and advances in biological understanding, biomarker development and precision medicine
Mentors: James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D. and Payal Kapur, M.D.

Foster Fellow - Meredith McAdams, M.D., Nephrology Fellow
COVID-19 and Kidney Transplant Recipients: Immunosuppression Management and Outcomes
Mentor: Susan Hedayati, M.D.

Foster Fellow - Alonso Pezo Salazar, M.D., Infectious Disease Fellow
Laboratory Stewardship As A Cost-Reduction Initiative During the COVID19 Pandemic at the VA North Texas Health Care System
Mentor: Donald Storey, M.D.

Foster Fellow - Rahul Sheth M.D., PGY2
Maladaptive atrial remodeling in muscular dystrophy
Mentor: Pradeep Mammen, M.D.

Research in Quality of Care & Education at Parkland Memorial Hospital

Anne Marie Kerchberger, M.D. - PGY2
Patient Safety Utilization Following Implementation of Nurse Driven Sitter Protocol

Case Presentation Awards

John Hanna, M.D. - Infectious Diseases Fellow
An Unusual Case of Blastomycosis Presenting with Acute Airway Obstruction from a Retropharyngeal Abscess and Complicated by Severe Hypokalemia from Posaconazole

Elisa Pichlinski, M.D. - PGY3
Generalized tetanus in a black tar heroin user: opportunities for prevention

Jasmina Solankee, M.D. - MS4
Diabetic Myonecrosis in a Pediatric Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Advocacy and Social Justice

Sarah Herrman M.D., Joshua Immergluck M.D., Ashwin Rao M.D., Kayla Riggs M.D.
Impact of Narrative Reflection on Resident Well-being and Development

Kristen Wong, M.D. - PGY3
Empowering Residents to Respond to Microaggressions

2020

Seldin Scholar - Matthew Segar, M.D.,  PGY2
Machine Learning-based and Race Specific Models to Predict 10-year Risk of Incident Heart Failure

Foster Fellow - Emmanuel Adomako, M.D., Nephrology Fellow
Idiopathic Hypokalemia in Lupus Nephritis: A Previously Unrecognized Entity

Foster Fellow - Colin Hinkamp, M.D., PGY2
Diffuse Ground Glass Opacities and an Elevated Fungitell–Weighed Down by Anchoring Bias

Foster Fellow - Po-Hong "Stuart" Liu, M.D., M.P.H., PGY2
Thrombocytosis is Associated with Worse Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Foster Fellow - Meredith McAdams, M.D., Nephrology Fellow
Dipstick Urinalysis can Identify Patients with Early CKD who Lack a Quantified Proteinuria Measurement 

Foster Fellow - Wally Omar M.D., Cardiology Fellow
Self-Administration of Home Inotrope Therapy with End-Stage Heart Failure

Research in Quality of Care & Education at Parkland Memorial Hospital

Christiana Beveridge, M.D., M.B.A., - PGY2
Patient Utilization and Cost Effectiveness of Shared Medical Appointments for Diabetes Management at Community Clinic

2019

Seldin Scholar - Matthew Segar, M.D.,  PGY1
Machine Learning-based Unsupervised Cluster Analysis Identifies Phenogroups with Unique Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Response to Spironolactone: Insights from the TOPCAT Trial

Foster Fellow - David Hsieh, M.D., Hematology/Oncology Fellow
"Molecular glue" indisulam induces RBM39 degradation and splicing changes in acute myeloid leukemia

Foster Fellow - Stephen Philip, M.D., PGY2
Measuring Improvement in Clinical Reasoning with Script Concordance Tests

Foster Fellow - Kayla Riggs, M.D., PGY2
Inflammatory Marker, GlycA, Outperforms hsCRP in Predicting Cardiovascular Events 

Foster Fellow - Kristina Tzartzeva, M.D., PGY3
A Case of Life-Threatening Recurrent Hemorrhage Due to Dialysis-Associated Thrombocytopenia 

Foster Fellow - Bryan Wu. M.D., PGY2
Comparison of Pharmacy Refill Data with Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) in Assessing Non-Adherence to Cardiovascular Drugs in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension

Research in Quality of Care & Education at Parkland Memorial Hospital

Nimish Shah, M.D. - PGY3
Not-so-Smartlinks: Eliminating Superfluous Shortcuts to Reduce Discharge Medication Documentation Discrepancies

2018

Seldin Scholar - Ezim Ajufo, M.D. - PGY1
Performance of a genetic risk score for coronary artery disease in a multi-ethnic cohort

Foster Fellow - Stephan Buteau, M.D., PGY1
Kidney Transplant Recipient with Non HLA Mediated Chronic Cellular Rejection; a unique case that may establish a new rule

Foster Fellow - Kristina Tzartzeva, M.D. and Joseph Obi, M.D., PGY2
Surveillance Imaging and Alpha Fetoprotein for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma:  A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis 

Foster Fellow - Esther de Boer, M.D., PGY1
“Light up”: Towards more exact detection and imaging of cancer

Foster Fellow - Jainy Savla, M.D., Cardiology Fellow
The Role of Myeloid Leukemia Factor 1 (MLF1) in Cardiomyocyte Cell Cycle Regulation

Foster Fellow - Lauren Smith, M.D., PGY3
Predictors of Placement of Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Orders Among Patients with Breast, Lung, and Colon Cancer in a Safety Net Hospital System

Case Presentation Awards

Ari Bennett, M.D. - PGY 2
Erythromelalgia Gets Misdiagnosed Again and Again

Ashlin Christensen-Szalanski, M.D. - PGY1 Med/Psych Program
Psychotic, Paranoid, and Parkinsonian

John Marshall, M.D. - PGY1
Calcitriol-Mediated Hypercalcemia in Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy

Mridula Nadamuni, M.D. - PGY1 Med/Peds Program
Diarrhea for Days: GI Disturbance as the Presenting Symptom of Anti-DPPX Encephalitis

Research in Quality of Care & Education at Parkland Memorial Hospital

Neil Keshvani, M.D. - PGY2
Reducing Hospitalizations: Institution of Outpatient Infusional EPOCH-based Chemotherapy at a Safety-Net Hospital

2017

Seldin Scholar - Glynnis Garry, M.D., PGY1 PSTP
A Twist-Dependent Progenitor Cell Contributes to Adult Skeletal Muscle

Foster Fellow - Elizabeth McGehee, M.D., PGY2
Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review

Foster Fellow - Jeanney Lew, M.D., PGY3
Understanding the Venus and Mars Effect: Sex-Based Differences in Cardiovascular Biomarkers

Foster Fellow - Arjun Gupta, M.D., PGY3
Gastric Acid Suppression and Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Foster Fellow - Justin Chen, M.D. - Allergy and Immunology Fellow
Reflexive Penicillin Allergy Testing with In-Hospital Aztreonam Use

Foster Fellow - Jasmin Singh, M.D., PGY1
Homemade Silver Nanoparticle Pharmacology and Dramatic Activity in Highly Refractory Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Research in Quality of Care & Education at Parkland Memorial Hospital

Deepika Satish, M.D. - PGY1
Prescription Practices of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in a Public Health System

2016

Distinction in Basic Science - Danniel Zamora, M.D., PGY2
Peptide-conjugated phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers (PPMOs) and their potential use against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Distinction in Quality and Improvement - Mark Weinreich, M.D., PGY2
A Novel Early Mobilization Program In The ICU: A Quality Improvement Project

Clinical Vingette 1st place - Thalvinder Sangha, M.D., PGY2
Initial Presentation of Polyarteritis Nodosa as ischemic colitis

Clinical Vingette 2nd place - Carlos Cardenas, M.D., PGY2
A Case of Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Confirmed by Thoracentesis

Clinical Research 1st place - Christina Yek, M.D., PGY1
Success of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in an Indigent Population

Clinical Research 2nd Place - Timothy J. Brown, M.D., PGY1
Extensive resection improves survival in glioblastoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Research Fellow - Yu (Ray) Zuo, M.D., Rheumatology Fellow
Comparative Analysis of a Novel Antiphospholipid Assay Utilizing a Mixture of Negatively Charged Phospholipid Antigens and Criteria Antiphospholipid Immunoassays in Lupus Patients