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Graduation 2020

Residency & Fellowship Programs

Detroit Medical Center /Wayne State University

Department of Internal Medicine

May –June 2020

Editors Note

Editor’s Note

Graduation is an important mile stone in our lives as we transition from learning to a career pathway. Every year, faculty members look forward to join the graduates and their families on their graduation day. In addition to the food and festivities, it is time to celebrate the accomplishments of graduates as well as their teachers. This year, COVID 19 not only snatched many lives from us , it also took away from us ability to celebrate together. However, no virus can take away from us the bonds, we have developed over the years of learning and managing our patients together. We wish all the graduates a life time of success. Whether you are working in our neigh- borhood, helping an underserved community far away, or developing new cures through research, Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical center / Wayne state University, will always remain your home. You will always be welcome, whenever you chose to visit us or like some of your colleagues want to join us in our mission. Your accomplishments make us proud. These successes would not be possible without hard work dedication and commitment of our faculty, program directors, coordinators and other colleagues in the department and the institution. We appreciate their important contributions towards the success of our programs. This edition of the Newsletter is dedicated to the “COVID 19 pandemic year Graduates”. We hope to continue to have similar publications in future (hopefully in absence of the unwanted virus!); so program directors, coordinators and future graduates, please save your memorable moments to be archived in similar publications in future. Most of the contents of this Newsletter were received from respective programs. Special thanks to program directors and coordinators for their contributions and help with this publication. We have tried our best to ensure accuracy and broad coverage, however, should you note any discrepancies, we will be happy to make any correction. Ghulam Saydain Associate Chair, Department of Medicine

Message from Safwan Badr MD

Chair, Department of Medicine

On behalf of the Department of Medicine family, I extend sincere congratulations and best of luck to the graduating residents and fellows. You are an exceptional group. You were tested by adversity and you shined. I have no doubt that you will continue to serve as worthy ambassadors for our department by continuing to be agents of care and healing. This was a memorable year. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives in unpredictable ways. For many people, the pandemic meant staying home, virtual meetings and catching up on Netflix. Instead, you were thrusted into the front line of care, to be a beacon of hope, healing and compassionate care, and under extremely challenging circumstances. You clearly earned your stripes. I am also cognizant that many of you had to be separated from your families, spouses, partners and children for their safety. Your loved ones were part of our team, sharing in the collective sacrifice for the journey of healing. We owe them a debt of gratitude. As you reflect on the events of the past year, you will remember terms, experiences, and con- cepts that were merely unfathomable a year ago. We would all like to forget the term “social distancing”. I also doubt that any of you will miss the ritual of disinfecting grocery bags or the daily mail. However, I hope that you will remember that you are among the fortunate ones who made a lasting difference. Your dedication and hard work were not abstract ideas. A year from now, somewhere in Detroit, a couple will be planning their retirement, a grandparent will be helping a granddaughter with a math problem, and a mother will be planning for her daughter’s wedding. These are the people that you cared for on their healing journey. Every patient you served is someone’s loved one, and because of your care, they continue to thrive. As you progress through your careers, I urge you to remember why you chose this field and to remember the community that we serve. While textbooks teach you medicine in an idealized, resource replete environment, you learned about healthcare disparities and the role of social determinants of health. To honor our profession is to serve our communities and improve the quality of life and health with compassion, honesty and integrity for everyone. Finally, it is my hope that you will maintain your involvement in your community as a citizen, upholding our cherished values of care, compassion, and justice. Congratulations again to the Internal Medicine Resident Class of 2020. The entire Internal Medicine Family is very proud to have been a part of your journey..

Message from Diane Levine MD Vice Chair for Education Professor, Internal Medicine Wayne State University

You have graduated from a training program with a rich history of training the best and brightest physicians capa- ble of handling anything and everything with equanimity, humility, grace and great skill.

The Detroit Medical Center in conjunction with Wayne State University have been training residents in internal medicine for 40 years. Over this time we have trained internists who have gone on to be outstanding clinicians, inspiring teachers, and talented researchers.

Remember where you come from and the people who trained you, mentored you and believed in you…and pay it forward! Take every opportunity help a student, teach a resident, and comfort a patient.

And remember to bring a little bit of Detroit to everything they do.

Godspeed and best wishes for professional success and personal happiness.

4 Internal Medicine Residency Training Program Message From Program Director Spring has always been a favorite season of mine. It represents the essence of renewal and growth and holds particular meaning after having navigated the harsh, cold Michigan winter. The Spring-time elements of growth, maturation, and new life also serve as a perfect correlate to the resident life-cycle. As we say “goodbye” to our graduates we are provided an opportunity to reflect on their maturation as both person and physician over these past 3 years. Akin tothe difficult winter before any spring awakening, these graduates have successfully traversed the ever-so-common challenges of residency but for some inexplicable Jarrett J Weinberger reason this graduating class was given an unprecedented test; that being COVID- Program Director 19. Just the shear mention of the word conjures up a whirlwind of emotions. There is no debate that this pandemic will have an ever-lasting impact on each and every one of us but it will hold particular significance for each of our graduates. Instead of falling into the all too often politicized and sensationalized news surrounding COVID-19 let’s take a step back and reflect on the lessons this novel virus has provided. This tiny virus has reminded all of us of the sanctity and fragility of life. Despite the many advances in Medicine there is still much beyond of our control. It also gently reminds us that empathy, compassion, and humanism have and will always be the core of what is to be a physician healer. Ambroise Pare may have stated it best noting that the role of the physician is “to cure sometimes, relieve often, and Neelima Thati MD Manmeet Singh MD care always.” APD APD Let this pandemic remind us of raw emotion and the human face which is so adept at expressing the plethora of human experience. All too often in the hustle and bustle of patient care we forget to take our eyes off of our computers and cell phones and look purposefully at our patients surveying them for key clues to their stories and experiences. It wasn’t until the faces of our patients were continually covered and our physical exams were limited to phone discussions that we realized, once again, how powerful the tools inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation can be. Let this pandemic remind us of the sense of renewal and rejuvenation experi- enced while disengaging from our role as physicians and spending time with our Dr Kareem Bazzi MD Shaheena Raheem family and friends. “You never know what you have until it’s gone” is such a com- APD DO mon phrase yet it now holds particular significance for all of us who were separat- APD ed from our loved one’s during this time of quarantine. It also reminds us to remain cognizant and to intervene whenever possible to ease the burden for pa- Melody Collura tients and colleagues who suffer daily from a sense of isolation and separation. Program Coordinator Most of all let this pandemic remind us of the resiliency of the human spirit within you and the community as a whole. Let it remind us of the power of trust and Donna Young collaboration as we witnessed all facets of society uniting to combat a common Assistant Program Coordi- foe. nator Graduates…. We are so proud of the work you have done and look with great anticipation on the many accomplishments to come. We hope you look warmly Katena Dubose upon your time here and reflect often on the numerous lessons learned during Secretary your residency with us. 5

General Internal Medicine & Hospitalist Division Faculty

Renato Roxas Jr., M.D Academic Hospitalist Group Interim Division Chief, Mira Mitry, M.D. Lead Anna Adam, M.D Division of General Medicine Zahra Ahmad, M.D. and Hospitalist Medicine Amar Ahmed, M.D. James Daramola, NP Heather Abraham, M.D Mohammed Elbashir, M.D Eric Ayers, M.D Yaukpala Gofan, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, CCRN Nicholas Cretu, M.D. Michael Hill, M.D. Anupama Devara, M.D Basheer Kummangal, M.D. Renee Dwaihy, M.D Lubna Fatiwala, M.D Lisa Nelson, MS, PA-C Allan Frank, M.D., M.S. Kamalakar Nerusu, M.D. Abubaker Hassan, M.D Augustina Obi, MSN-AGACNP-BC Melanie Hanna-Johnson, M.D Uzo Osuagwu, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Asim Kagzi, M.D. Kathleen Pilchowski, M.D. Kenneth Lempert, M.D., .S.P.H Madiha Salim, M.D. Diane Levine, M.D Nagaratna Sarvadevabatla, M.D. Prateek Lohia, M.D Jonathan Schwartz, M.D. Sajith Matthews , M.D Caitlin Sullivan, NP Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, MD Stacey Taylor, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Latonya Riddle-Jones , M.D LaShawn Therrell, M.D. Graciela Rojas, M.D. Sheeja Xavier, M.D. Shaheena Raheem MD Manmeet Singh MD Neelima Thati, M.D Jarrett Weinberger, M.D

Graduating Residents

& their destinations

Mustafa Ajam, MD Nabil Al-Kourainy, MD Nada Al Masalmeh, MD Omer Alrawi, MD Oregon Health and Science DMC/Wayne State Universi- Wayne State University Beaumont Hospital, Royal ty, Detroit, MI Physician Group, Detroit, Oak, MI University, Portland, OR MI Chief medical Resident Nephrology Critical Care Fellowship Primary Care Ambulatory Care

James Bathe, MD Kendall Bell, MD Sindhuri Benjaram, MD Jie Chi, MD Marshfield Medical Center, Eau Mon Health Medical Center, Detroit Medical Center / Claire, WI Detroit Medical Center / Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Morgantown, WV Wayne State University, Hospitalist Detroit, MI Cardiology Hospitalist Chief Medical Resident VAMC- Patient Safety and Quality

Anita Choudhary, MD Catherine Czesnowski, MD Adel Elmoghrabi, MD Kenisha Evans, MD Flowers Hospital, Hospitalist/Primary Care Detroit Medical Center / Detroit Medical Center / Dothan, AL Wayne State University, WSU Detroit, MI, Infec- tious Disease Hospitalist Detroit, MI Cardiology

Alpana Garg, MD Yahya Ibrahim, MD Khaled Janom, MD Marvin Kajy, MD University of Iowa, Iowa Karmanos Cancer Institute University of Michigan, Ann Spectrum Health/Michigan State Arbor, MI University, Grand Rapids, MI City, IA / Wayne State University, De-

Primary Care troit, MI Hematology and Nephrology Cardiovascular Disease Oncology Fellowship

Maninder Kaur, MD Mowyad Khalid, MD Suman Khicher, MD Amir Laktineh, MD Wayne State Universi- ty /Detroit Medical Detroit Medical Center Detroit Medical Center/Wayne Detroit Medical Center / Center, Detroit, MI / Wayne State University, State University, Detroit, MI Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Geriatric fellowship Detroit, MI Rheumatology Fellowship Pulmonary/Critical Care Chief Medical Resident VAMC

Tushar Mishra, MD Tamara Mansy, MD Syed Mohsin, MD Deya Obaidat, MD Detroit Medical Center / San Ysidro Health, Nephrology Detroit Medical Center / Henry Wayne State University, De- Ford Health System / Wayne San Diego, CA troit, MI State University, Detroit, MI Primary Care Chief Medical Resident HUH / Rheumatology KCI 9 Lakshmi Pathai, MD Neelambuj Regmi, MD Hadeel Sahar, MD Ali Saker, MD Parkview Health, Fort Detroit Medical Center / MD Anderson Cancer Beaumont Hospital, Wayne, IN Wayne State University, Institute, Houston, TX Royal Oak, MI Detroit, MI Hospitalist Hospitalist Hospitalist Pulmonary/Critical Care

Irfan Shafi, MD Kalyan Sreeram, MD Antonio Smith, MD Scott Smith, MD Detroit Medical Center / Ascension St. Vincent Good Samaritan Hospital, Beaumont Hospital, Wayne State University, Vincennes, IN Hospital, Indianapolis, Detroit, MI Royal Oak, MI IN Hospitalist Chief Medical Resident Infectious Disease Hospitalist

Hussam Tabaja, MD Muhanad Taha, MD Muhammad Usama, MD Ahmed Yassin, MD Mayo Clinic, Roches- Huron Valley Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, Cleve- Detroit Medical Center / ter, MN Commerce Twp., MI land, OH Wayne State University, Infectious Disease Hospitalist Fellowship in Sleep Medicine Detroit, MI Cardiology

Ahmed Yeddi, MD Detroit Medical Center / Wayne State University, De- troit, MI Hospitalist

Nabil Al-Kourainy, MD • Resident Steering Committee, Wayne State/DMC Internal Medicine (2017-2019) - Junior Chief Medical Resident (2018-2020) • Communications Officer, DMC Resident Council (2018-2019) Publications: 1. Al-Kourainy N, Yousif P, Ismail R, Afonso L. Isolated Native Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus Pneumoniae with HIV Infection: A Rare Clinical Phenomenon [abstract taken from J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar, 75 (11 Supplement 1) 2943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097 (20)33570-1 2. Al-Kourainy N, Chander P, Alward A. (2020). Spontaneous Intramuscular Hematoma Secondary to Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use (abstract). The Journal of Hospital Medicine – In Press Invited Speaking: • Type 2 Myocardial Infarction & Myocardial Injury: An Update from the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction. Presented at Cardiolo- gy grand rounds, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI. (2019) • COVID-19: Containing The Contagion. Presented with Dr. Teena Chopra at Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Wayne State University School of Medi- cine/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI (March 13, 2020) Sindhuri Benjaram, MD Junior CMR, Resident Award for Professionalism June 2019. Anita Choudhary, MD Received Resident Teacher of the year award and have had participation in several research projects. Yahya Ibrahim, MD Published Manuscripts: Mohsin SU, Ibrahim Y, Levine D: Teaching medical students to recognize and report errors. Published manuscript in BMJ Open Quality 2019;8:e000558. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000558. Published on June 16, 2019 Poster Presentations: Hirva Mamdani, Jerry Chen, Seongho Kim, Yahya Ibrahim, Rebecca Feldman, Jorge J Nieva, Abdul Rafeh Naqash, Stephen V Liu, Patrick C Ma, David C Portnoy, Hossein Borghaei, Nagla Abdel Karim, Yanis Boumber, Ari M Vanderwalde, Alexander I Spira, Shadia I Jalal: DNA Damage Response and Repair (DDR) Gene Mutations and Correlation with Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Ab- stract #9100. Poster presentation at the ASCO Meeting, June, 2019, Chicago, IL Y. Ibrahim, K. Sankar, H. Mouzaihem, S. Kim, A. Haddad, H. Mamdani: A Retrospective Study Evaluating Clinical Predictors of Duration of Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Abstract #1016 . Accepted poster presentation at the World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) Meeting, September, 2019, Barcelona, Spain Online Publications: Y. Ibrahim, K. Sankar, S. Kim, A. Haddad, H. Mamdani: A retrospective study evaluating clinical and molecular predictors of duration of response (DoR) to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Abstract # e21581. Online publication at the ASCO Meeting, June, 2020, Chicago, IL. Marvin Kajy, MD Accomplished research over the past three years, contributed to multiple projects that ended up being published in journals like American Journal of Cardiology, American Journal of Therapeutics, Journal of Interventional Cardiology and Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Also presented work at various local and national meetings; American College of Physicians national meeting, Michi- gan American College of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Innovations 2019. Maninder Kaur, MD Project Title: Comparison of complications in midlines versus central venous catheters: Are midlines safer than central venous lines? Project Title: Hand hygiene monitoring by smart phone “Speedy hand hygiene app” and its compliance over the period of 2 years at Detroit medical center. Prepublish case report: Polymicrobial Pseudomonas plus Candida parapsilosis endocarditis in an injection drug user: Considerations for diagnosis and management. Poster presentation: ACP-Michigan chapter 2018: Catheter Related Bacteremia in Hemodialysis Patients on Antibiotic Lock Therapy: Are Antibiotic Locks Ineffective? Suman Khicher, MD Involvement in research activities and represented our program in Doctors' dilemma competition at ACP meeting. Muhammad Usama, MD Selected by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to serve in the Advocacy Committee for Sleep Disorders. 11

Celebrating the Graduates, & enjoying a beautiful Michigan day!

12 Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program

The DMC/WSU MedPeds Program has been participating in the Med-Peds Programs Leadership at a national level for many years. Our program focuses on molding the whole doctor. We focus on the wellness, medical acumen, and cultural competency of our residents. We train with a vision of compassion and integrity that is reflected in our mission statement and in our involvement with the community and the patients that we serve. It is with this in mind that our residents are prepared for success in the world of Med-Peds lo- cally and abroad.

Our Program: Dr. Eric Ayers, Program Director Dr. Heather Abraham, Associate Program Director Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim, Associate Program Director Dr. Renato Roxas, Faculty Dr. Latonya Riddle-Jones, Faculty Mrs. Chyrisha Rucker, Program Coordinator And 22 invested and compassionate residents!!! Our 2020 Graduates: Kathryn Rice, MD (MedPeds Chief Resident) Yuqing Gao, MD (Fellowship) Jane Philip, MD (Primary Care) Hannah Kwak, MD (Fellowship) Chinemelu "Donald" Okoye, MD (Primary Care)

"The MedPeds Program is very proud of you all. The fact that you all are achieving this graduation milestone is a great accomplishment! The current circumstances have been a challenge but the hard work that you all have invested has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for always showing up for your program, each other, and your patients! Your journey to this point has been supported by your commitment to your patients, your ability to be expansive scholars, and the fact that you all are good people. We send you out into the medical community with great confidence!"

Graduating Residents

Kathryn Rice, MD Yuqing Gao, MD Jane Philip, MD (MedPeds Chief Resident) (Primary Care)

Hannah Kwak, MD (Fellowship) Chinemelu "Donald" Okoye, MD (Primary Care)

Scholarly Activity

-”Teaching & learning within the Medical Environment”  Lecture series adapted from ppresentations, group discussions and activities sahred from an External Academic Conference

Lincoln Jack Gwisdala

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Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program

The DMC/WSU Cardiology Fellowship Program enrolls a diverse group of trainees from across the United States. Our fellows are independent, hard- working, goal driven and possess strong academic and clinical skills. The program has enjoyed a long history of uninterrupted, citation-free, full-ACGME accreditation for decades. The large volume and diverse spectrum of patients they care for permits them to meet exam requirements early on and sit for a broad array of subspecialty board certifications. Our trainees graduate with strong clinical and evidence-based knowledge along with solid interpretive and procedural skills. Our program’s scholarly productivity, including abstracts, podium presentations at national fora and PubMed cited publications Core Faculty has been remarkable for years on end. Excellence in this space has helped many a trainee land coveted subspecialty training spots in Advanced Imaging, Dr. Luis Afonso, advanced Heart Failure-Transplant and Interventional Cardiology across pres- Program Director tigious institutions.

Dr. Anupama Kottam Dr. Randy Lieberman Dr. Nimrod Blank Dr. Shaun Cardozo Dr. Preeti Ramappa Dr. Aiden Abidov Dr. Rabih Touma Dr. Ramanjit Kaur

Penny Stough, Program Coordinator

Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Dr. Kartik R. Kumar Dr. Manmohan Singh Dr. Anirudh Penumetcha Dr. Oluwole Adegbala Dr. Vivek Reddy Dr. Chandra Ala Dr. Carlos Oviedo Dr. Ahmed Subahi

15 Graduating Class of 2020

Mohamed shokr, m.d., Co-Chief fellow

Dr. Shokr started his medical career in Egypt where he finished medical school from Ain Shams University and a Cardiology residency at Dar Alfouad hospital which is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic. He moved to Michigan soon after and joined the DMC/WSU for his Internal Medicine Residency and was selected as the PGY-3 resident of the year. He subsequently joined our Cardiology Fel- lowship.

Future appointment: Electrophysiology Fellowship at New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, New York.

Notable Achievements: Dr. Shokr has first authored or significantly contributed to 46 PubMed indexed articles, 40 of which were during his fellowship. His work was cited multiple times including in the European Society of Cardiology 2019 Guidelines for the Management of Pulmonary Em- bolism.

Selected Publications:  Wide complex tachycardia in a COVID-19 patient: What is the mechanism? Reddy V, Reddy V, Mangat S, Shokr M, Kundumadam S, Laharwani H.J Electrocardiol. 2020 May 6;60:200-202. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.05.001.  Impact of Chronic Thrombocytopenia on Outcomes After Transcatheter Valvular Intervention and Cardiac Devices Implantation (From a Na- tional Inpatient Sample). Shokr M, Adegbala O, Elmoghrabi A, Saleh M, Ajam M, Ali A, Yassin AS, Ando T, Eperjesiova B, Aly A, Pahuja M, Ashraf S, Abubakar H, Ahmed A, Subahi A, Lieberman R, Afonso L.Am J Cardiol. 2019 Nov 15;124(10):1601-1607. doi: 10.1016/ j.amjcard.2019.08.012. Epub 2019 Aug 22.  Use of direct oral anticoagulants in the treatment of left ventricular thrombi: A tertiary center experience and review of the literature. Shokr M, Ahmed A, Abubakar H, Sayedahmad Z, Rashed A, Afonso L, Cardozo S.Clin Case Rep. 2018 Nov 22;7(1):135-142. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1917. eCollection 2019 Jan.  Sick Sinus Syndrome and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.Yassin AS, Subahi A, Abubakar H, Rashed A, Shokr M.Case Rep Cardiol. 2018 Aug 19;2018:3868091. doi: 10.1155/2018/3868091. eCollection 2018.  Correlation of Altmetric Attention Score With Article Citations in Cardiovascular Research.Barakat AF, Nimri N, Shokr M, Mahtta D, Mansoor H, Mojadidi MK, Mahmoud AN, Senussi M, Masri A, Elgendy IY.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Aug 21;72(8):952-953. doi: 10.1016/ j.jacc.2018.05.062.  Impella RP Support and Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis to Treat Right Ventricular Failure Caused by Pulmonary Embolism in 2 Patients. Shokr M, Rashed A, Mostafa A, Mohamad T, Schreiber T, Elder M, Kaki A.Tex Heart Inst J. 2018 Jun 1;45(3):182-185. doi: 10.14503/THIJ- 17-6316. eCollection 2018 Jun. Contact: MohamedRShokr@twitter , Mohamed Rizk Shokr@Google Scholar [email protected]

said ashraf, m.d. Said Ashraf began training in Internal Medicine in 2014 and graduated in 2017. He is completing his General Cardi- ology Fellowship training this year. He enjoys research in the field of Cardiovascular Diseases and has over 30 publications since 2015. He has presented at numerous local and national conferences over the years. He was recently nominated as the fellow on the American College of Cardiology Working Committee for Acute Coronary Syndrome for 2020-2021. He is also a section contributor to COVID-19 Interventional Cardiology Coalition. He was also selected as one of the representatives for the Michigan Chapter in the ACC Legislative Meeting in Washington, DC this year.

Future Appointment: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, New York.

Notable Achievements: Fellow Member - American College of Cardiology Working Committee for Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Selected Publications:

 Acute Coronary Syndrome in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic S Ashraf et al. European Heart Journal 06/2020

 Cardiac Catheterization Volume Trends During The COVID-19 Pandemic – A Multicenter Nation- wide Observation Study S Kadavath, J Mohan, S Ashraf et al. submitted to AHJ 05/2020

 Risk of Short-term Ischemic Stroke in Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Prior Stroke Patients Ando T, Ashraf S et al. 06/2020 ACC 2020:

 Incidence and Implications of Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use in Revascularized Patients with Myo- cardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock S Ashraf et al. 03/2020

16 Mohit Pahuja, M.D. Mohit finished his medical school in India at Manipal University. He finished his Internal Medicine Residency at Creighton Universi- ty Phoenix campus and was selected as the chief resident. He remains excited about pursuing fellowship in both advanced heart failure and Interventional cardiology. He has first authored or significantly contributed to several Pub- Med indexed articles, 25 of which were during his fellowship. He has presented numerous oral presentations at various national and international conferences. He has been interviewed and his work highlighted in a newsletter by the American College of Cardiology. Other contributions have been cited multiple times ,particularly in the area of heart failure and advanced mechanical circulatory support.

Future Appointment: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship, Georgetown Uni- versity/Washington Hospital Center. Notable Achievements: He has received several awards include ACC fellow in training Travel award; Research Merit scholarship award by A-CURE international committee; Young Investigator award by American College of Cardiolo- gy of Indian origin. Selected Publications:

 Pahuja M, Chehab O, Ranka S, Yassin AS, Mishra T, Ando T, Shah P, Kimmelstiel CD, Salehi P and Kapur NK. Incidence and clinical outcomes of bleeding complications and acute limb ischemia in patients with STEMI and cardiogenic shock: A Nationwide Perspective. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 May 30. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29003.

 Pahuja M, Chehab O, Ranka S, Yassin AS, Mishra T, Ando T, Shah P, Kimmelstiel CD, Salehi P and Kapur NK. Incidence and clinical outcomes of stroke in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28919

 Pahuja M, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Akintoye E, Chehab O, Mony S, Singh M, Ando T, Abubaker H, Yassin A, Subahi A, Shokr M, Ranka S, Briasoulis A, Kapur NK, Burkhoff D, Afon- so L. Trends in the incidence of in-hospital mortality, cardiogenic shock and utilization of mechanical circulatory support devices in myocarditis (Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2005-2014). J Card Fail. 2019 Jun;25(6):457-467.

 Pahuja M, Schrage B, Westermann D, Basir MB, Garan AR and Burkhoff D. Hemodynamic effects of mechanical circulatory support devices in ventricular septal defect: using a computer simulation. Circ Heart Fail. 2019 Jul;12(7):e005981

 Pahuja M and Burkhoff D. Right ventricular afterload sensitivity is on my mind. Circ Heart Fail. 2019 Sep;12(9): e006345

 Mishra T, Pahuja M, Abidov A. Increasingly recognized role of right ventricle assessment in cardiac amyloidosis. JACC Heart Fail. 2019 Mar;7(3):277-278.

 Pahuja M, Abidov A. Severe right ventricular hypertrophy in a patient with extracardiac and intracardiac shunt. Echocardiography. 2018 Jul;35(7):1049-1051.

Aditya Sood, M.D., Co-Chief Fellow

Aditya graduates our Cardiology fellowship this year after completing an Advanced Cardiac Imaging fellowship and Internal Medicine residency at the Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University. His forma- tive years were in India where he grew up in New Delhi and attended medical school in Pune before coming to the United States for further training. He maintains an active interest in cardiac imaging and critical care medicine. Dr. Sood has had various presentations and publications at the state and national levels including awards at the Michigan Quality Summit and American College of Cardiology. He remains excited about new ideas and applications, especially in the fields of cardiac imaging and dog training. In his spare time, Dr. Sood enjoys running, reading, music and tinkering with electronics. Future Appointment: Attending Cardiologist, Conway Medical Center, Conway, South Carolina Notable Achievements: Fellow of the year - Cardiac Care Unit 2017-18. First prize, Michi- gan Quality and Patient Safety Summit (2017). Second Prize, ACC Michigan presentation (2017). Trained Dr. Kartik R. Kumar, fellow extraordinaire.

Selected Publications:

 T Mishra, J Dawdy, A Sood, A Kottam, and L Afonso. Late-Onset Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis Treated with Apixaban, Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging (in press)

 Afonso L, Sood A, Akintoye E, et al. A Doppler Echocardiographic Pulmonary Flow Marker of Massive or Submassive Acute Pulmonary Embolus. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019;32(7):799‐806. doi:10.1016/j.echo.2019.03.004 . Accompanying Editorial : Bernard S, Namasivayam M, Dudzinski DM. Reflections on Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism-Literally and Figuratively. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019;32(7):807‐810. doi:10.1016/j.echo.2019.05.007 CME Cred- ited paper on JASE July 2019

 Miller JB, Suchdev K, Jayaprakash N, Hrabec D, Sood A, Sharma S, et al. New Developments in Hypertensive Encephalopathy. Current hypertension reports. 2018;20(2):13.

 Desouza N, Sood A, Baciewicz FA, Cardozo S. Traumatic Aortic Mural Thrombus Diagnosed Echocardiographically before Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Re- pair. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2018;45(3):188–9.

 Sood A, Rehman M, Javed AA, Akintoye E, Kumar K, Singh M, et al. Diagnosis And Differentiation Of Acute Massive And Submassive From Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism Using Novel Echocardiographic Methods. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018;71(11):A1611.

 Singh M, Sood A, Siddiqui F, Yassin AS, Afonso L, Kottam A. Is Doxycycline An Answer To Prevent Progreson Siof Familial Gelsolin Type Amyloidosis In- volving The Heart? Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73(9 Supplement 1):2729. 17

John Dawdy, M.D, Advanced Imaging Fellow John is a longtime member of the Wayne State University family, having previously graduated from both the School of Medicine as a member of the class of 2016, and the Internal Medicine residency in 2019. He has continued with us this past year as the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellow, enjoying his time working with patients in the cardio-oncology clinic and the non-invasive cardiology department. He looks forward to spending the next three years with us in the General Cardiology Fellowship.

Future Appointment: Cardiology Fellowship, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

Selected Publications and Presentations:  Mishra T, Dawdy J, Sood A, Kottam A, Afonso L. Late-Onset Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis Treated with Apixaban, Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging ( accepted)  Ali H, Tahir MW, Rai D, Tahir Z, Dawdy J, Kahashneh S, Lieberman R. Is implantable loop recorder the answer to reduce the increased risk of stroke in cancer patients? Presenting at European Society of Cardiology Congress, Aug 2020.  Dawdy J, Mishra T, Oviedo C, Sood A, Kottam A, Afonso L. A Case of Mitral Annular Disjunction in Marfan’s Syndrome. Presenting at Amer- ican Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, June 2020.  Ala CK, Dawdy J, Sood A, Singh M, Kumar K, Pahuja M, et al. Pacemaker induced dyssynchrony as a cause of iatrogenic heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020;75(11 Supplement 1):3356.  Dawdy J, Caldwell, T, Levine D, Neds-Fox J, Meza J. Clinical Research in Practice, The Journal of Team Hippocrates: Student-run journal as a novel approach to incorporating evidence-based medicine into medical school curriculum. Presented at the AAMC Learn Serve Lead National Conference, Nov 2016.

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Endocrinology Fellowship Program

The Endocrinology Fellowship at Wayne State Universi- ty/DMC was established in 1987 and has been rated in the top fifty endocrinology programs in the country by U.S. News and World Reports. Our program has trained many excellent clinicians, clinician-educations and investigators in the field of endocrinology who practice throughout the United States as well as abroad, with a large number of graduates actively practicing in the Wael Taha, M.D. state of Michigan. Program Director Message from Program Director: We take the challenge of treating a medically underrepre- sented community head on and aim to motivate and inspire, innovative clinical and basic research in endocrinology, diabetes and bone biology. Our goal is to prepare trainees to become excellent clinicians and future leaders of endo- crine research, education and practice. This year we wel- comed our new division chief, Dr. Lockette, who has exten- sive experience in grant-supported clinical research. His Valia Al-Kourainy addition ushers in a new and exciting era of research in Program Coordinator our division with the fellows and faculty being beneficiar- ies from his experience! Faculty

Warren Lockette, M.D. Berhane Seyoum, M.D Julie Samantray, M.D Adrahana Zaher Msallaty, M.D. Division Chief Addepalli, M.D

Endocrinology Graduate Fellows (Class of 2020)

Hussam Alim, M.D.

“I graduated from Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and completed internal medicine residency at the University of Tole- do. I joined the endocrinology division in July of 2018. Since then, my main interests include managing complex diabetic patients as well as obesity medicine. During fellowship, I participated in conducting a research project evaluating the effectiveness of insulin pump therapy compared to multiple daily insulin injections in a predominantly Afri- can American diabetic population. I also had the honor to be the Chief Administrative Fellow for this academic year. Through my fellowship, I had the privilege to work with great faculty that prepared me for independent practice. After graduation, I plan to return to Saudi Arabia to practice endocrinology in an academic environment.”

Bayan Chaker, M.D.

Planning to practice in Michigan Dr. Chaker served with distinction as our Chief Academic Fellow fol- lowing completion of her medical school at Wayne State University as well as her internal medicine residency. As Chief she did an outstanding job in recruiting outside guest speakers enhancing the educational experience for the division and helping to ensure that grand rounds presentations were preparatory for fellow boards.

Fatima Ahmed, M.D.

Planning to practice in Wisconsin

“During my medical school I found myself in love with endocrinology. It reminds me of the same process I use when playing songs on the piano. I spend time lis- tening carefully and focus on the melody of the song, and then dissect it into pieces in order to figure out a way to play it. With the same motivation, I feel that endocrinology is that medical specialty that presents ultimate challenge in putting an understanding of metabolism and basic science directly into patient care. After my graduation, I would like to practice both inpatient and outpatient endocrinology, and I want to be in the teaching faculty to share the knowledge I have gained during my training years. I would also obtain a research position in an endocrinology lab to further elucidate disease mechanisms, and I look forward to continue my research in diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases and obesity.”

Gastroenterology Fellowship Program The Clinical Gastroenterology Program at the Detroit Medical Cen- ter/Wayne State University is a col- laborative effort of the School of Medicine and various hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center. The fellowship is a three-year program and is accredited by the ACGME. It is the goal of the program to provide experience and training to par- Murray Ehrinpreis, MD, Stephanie Judd, MD, Carmen McIntosh Program Director ticipants which develop knowledge, Associate Program Di- Program Coordinator skills and clinical competence and professionalism in the evaluation, diagnosis, management and treatment of in patients and out patients in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, nutritional disorders, and gastrointestinal oncology. This curriculum incorporates the six ACGME general competencies. The program also seeks to provide experience and mentorship to encourage the development of clinician-educators and lifelong learners. The program provides opportunities in research and research mentorship to encourage the development of clinical researchers.

Faculty:

Dr. Murray Ehrinpreis - Division Chief and GI Fellowship Program Director, Dr. Stephanie Judd - Associate Program Director. Dr. Fadi Antaki, Dr. Lisa Glass, Dr. Thomas Kelly, Dr. Kirthi Lilley Dr. Elizabeth May, Dr. Bashar Mohamad, Dr. Milton Mutchnick, Dr. Paul Naylor, PhD. Nurse Practitioners: Sharlet Geevarughese, Jennifer Gideon

Fellows: rd 3 Years:(Graduating 2020) 2nd Years: 1st Years: Dr. Kiwan Wissam, Dr. Jannel Lee-Allen, Dr. Olayinka Afolabi, Dr. Usman Rahim, Dr. Brian Rutledge, Dr. Sachin Goyal Dr. Anand Ravi, Dr. Katherine Wong.

23 Meet the Gastroenterology Fellows

Fellows and family enjoying a nice dinner out 2019 Fellows pass the baton to the advancing fellows

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Announcements: Fellow, Dr. Usman Rahim and his wife welcome baby boy, Zaid Abdul Rahim, 3/23/2020, 8lbs, 21cm.

24 Fellows Scholarly Activity

 Tariq T, Dawdy J, Goyal S, Mohamad B, Singh M, Mutchnick M, Ehrinpreis M. Hepatic Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome in a Pa- tient With Multiple Myeloma Treated With CyBorD. ACG Case Reports Journal. 2019 Jul 1;6(7):1-3.

 Tariq T, Karabon P, Irfan FB, Goyal S, Mayeda MM, Parsons A, Judd S, Ehrinpreis M. Secondary angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease: Results from the nationwide inpatient sample. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2019; 11(10): 504-514

 Kathi PR, Thammineni N, Dhillon K, Kundumadam S, Goyal S. Celiac Artery Portal Vein Fistula After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Presenting as Heart Failure. ACG Case Re- ports Journal. 2019 Jun 1;6(6):1-3.

 Justin R. Boike, Jin Ge, Margarita German, Nate Jest, Giuseppe Morelli, Erin Spengler, Adnan Said, Alexander Lee, Alexandar Hristov, Kanti Pallav Kolli, Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBA, Archita P. Desai, Shilpa Junna, Bhupesh Pokhrel, Thomas Couri, Sonali Paul, Catherine Frenette, Nathaniel Christian-Mille, Marcela Lau- rito, Elizabeth C Verna MD, MS, Usman Rahim, Aparna Goel, Arighno Das, Stewart Pine, Dyanna Gregory, Lisa B. VanWagner. Current Practice Patterns and Outcomes After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS): A Multicenter U.S. Experience. Submitted to Hepatology 11/2019.

 Singal AG, Rich NE, Mehta N, Branch A, Pillai A, Hoteit M, Volk M, Odewole M, Scaglione S, Guy J, Said A, Feld JJ, John BV, Frenette C, Mantry P, Rangnekar AS, Oloruntoba O, Leise M, Jou JH, Bhamidimarri KR, Kulik L, Tran T, Sa- mant H, Dhanasekaran R, Duarte-Rojo A, Salgia R, Eswaran S, Jalal P, Flores A, Satapathy SK, Wong R, Huang A, Misra S, Schwartz M, Mitrani R, Nakka S, Noureddine W, Ho C, Konjeti VR, Dao A, Nelson K, Delarosa K, Rahim U, Mavuram M, Xie JJ, Murphy CC, Parikh ND Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy Not Associated With Recurrence of Hepatocellular Car- cinoma in a Multicenter North American Cohort Study. Gastroenterology. 2019 May;156(6):1683-1692.e1. doi: 10.1053/ j.gastro.2019.01.027. Epub 2019 Jan 18. PMID: 30660729

 Abu-Heija A A, Shatta M, Yeddi A, Ravi AK, Mutchnick, M. (December 20, 2018) Acute Retroviral Syndrome Presenting as Acute Hepatitis . Cureus 10(12): e3755. doi:10.7759/cureus.3755. PMCID: PMC6388855

 Rutledge B, Jan J, Benjaram S, Sahni N, Naylor P, Phillip P, Ehrinpreis M, Mutchnick M. “Racial Diversity in Hepatocellu- lar Carcinoma in a Predominately African American Population at an Urban Medical Center.” Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. Accepted for publication in Nov 2019.  Rutledge B. P., Devara A, Benjaram S, Judd S, Ehrinpreis M: “Transplant-Amenable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Fontan Patient.” Case Rep Gastroenterol 2019;13:275-279. doi: 10.1159/000501198

 Rutledge, B. P., Desai, P., Liu, S., Luo, J., Nassir, R., Lihong, Q., Arun, M., Abdel‑Rasoul, M., Simon, M. S." The association between statins and colorectal cancer stage in the Women's Health Initiative". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 11.3 (2019): 252-258. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2019.1895

 Rutledge B, Jan J, Benjaram S, Sahni N, Naylor P, Phillip P, Ehrinpreis M, Mutchnick M. “Racial Diversity in Hepa- tocellular Carcinoma in a Predominately African American Population at an Urban Medical Center.” Journal of Gastrointes- tinal Cancer. Accepted for publication in Nov 2019.

 Jenny J, Sindhuri B, Rutledge B, Kutaimy R, Philip P, Ehrinpreis M, Mutchnick M, Naylor P. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome in a Primarily African American Population. Program No. P1560. October 28th, 2019. ACG 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. San Antonio, Texas: American College of Gastroenterology.  Sieloff M, Rutledge B, Vos D, Melgar T. National Trends and Outcomes of Genetically Inherited Metabolic Forms of Liver Cirrhosis; Results From the National Inpatient (NIS) Database. Control ID 3352219. May 2nd, 2020. DDW Digestive Dis- ease Week. Chicag

25 2020 Graduates:

Both of our senior fellows provided superb and evenhanded leadership during this troubling and ultimately unsettling past academic year. Their efforts truly helped to maintain the atmosphere of education, clinical service and collegiality within our GI training program. They deserve the gratitude of the entire division.

Olayinka Afolabi, MD

Yinka is a “no-nonsense” performer. She get the facts and cuts to the chase to get things done accurately and effi- ciently. She showed great endoscopic skills. She is knowl- edgeable and decisive. She is outspoken and forthright. She accomplished a very fine quality improvement project on managing IBD patients. She will bring her considerable intellect and skills to her GI practice and be a clinician looked to for guidance by her colleagues. Dr. Afolabi graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine where she was a recipient of the Edward Cullipher scholarship and Dr. George Rawls award of excellence. She completed her Internal Medicine training at Augusta University, GA. Yinka is passionate about youths and has been involved in a youth mentorship program through her church.

Major Accomplishments:  ACG San Antonio, TX- Quality Improvement in IBD Care: The Influence of a QI Specific Con- ference for Fellows (2019)  Michigan Summit on Quality Improvement, Troy, MI- Barriers to Successful Outpatient Colon- oscopy in an Urban VA Medical Center (2019)  Mangus, R, Graham, R, Afolabi, O, Kubal, C. (2018) Utility of Pre-Liver Transplant Screening Colonoscopy. The American Surgeon. 84( 5), pp. e162-e164(3)

Future appointment: Phoebe Hospital, GA.

Sachin Goyal, MD

Throughout his fellowship, Sachin has demonstrated particular understanding and tact and equanimity. He has been a “go-to” fellow. He knows almost everybody around the medical center. He has great computer skills and knowledge which was a great help, especially to older faculty in the COVID-19 era. He managed to recruit medical residents and GI fellows to become involved in many clinical projects that were actually completed and resulted in publications. He is a born teacher. I believe that someday he will be a success in academic gastroenterology. Dr. Goyal, first started his journey at the DMC through the Internal Medicine Observership Program. His hard work and perseverance led him to apply to the Internal Medicine Residency program. After graduating he served as chief medical resident for the Internal Medicine Residency program. Sachin has exhibited great leadership throughout his training.

Major Accomplishments:  Professionalism award, Internal Medicine Residency, 2016  First place, Michigan Summit on QI and Patient Safety, 2017  Judge, Medical Student Research Symposium, Wayne State University, 2017  Reviewer, ACG Case Reports Journal, 2019

Future appointment: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, GI Consultant 26 Geriatrics Fellowship Program

Graduating Fellows Fellow Endeavors Dr. Asma Nayyar Joining Marsh University Medical Center West Virginia as primary care/ geriatrician Dr. Ashraf Abugroun Joining Medical College Pragnesh Patel, MD Program Director/ of Wisconsin Acting Division Chief Dr. Tanureet Kochar Joining WSU sleep Internal Medicine Geriatric Fellowship Coordinator – Demetrice Thomas Dr. Anisha Pahwa Will be working as Geriatrician in Ontario Canada Geriatric faculty and staff Dr Biben Deol Dr Mohammed Kang Dr Gerald Turlo Dr Jennifer Mendez PhD Lisa Binns-Emerick ANP

Special Thanks to Anisha Pahwa For volunteering with ICU team and in long term care facility during peak of pandemic.

We wish them all the best!

27 All fellows had their research accepted for poster presentation at American Geriatric Society's national meeting. Geriatric faculty appreciated all their hard work and dedication during this pandemic.

Published Abstracts: Abugroun A*, Ahmed F, Elhassan M, Dousa K, Osman M, Patel P, Ahmed M. COVID-19 pandemic Initial Case-Fatality Risk. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-22327/v1

COVID-19 Pandemic Initial Case- Fatality Risk

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to expand at alarming rates. We aimed to identify the effect of various health, economic and demographic indicators on the spread case fatality of COVID-19 during the initial pandemic phase.Methods Pears...

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Kochar T*, Abugroun A*, Nayyar A*, Elhassan M, Patel P. Racial and Socioeco- nomic Disparities in Gastrostomy Tube Placement among elderly patients with dementia in the United States from the national inpatient sample. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 68, S64-S64, 2020. Abugroun A*, Ahmed F, Pahwa A*, Elhassan M, Patel P. Elderly patients with Vitamin D deficiency are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s Dementia. From the national inpatient sample. Journal of American Geriatric Society 68, S59-59, 2020. Nayar A*, Abugroun A*, Manar R, Patel P. Malnutrition predicts longer length of stay and higher hospitalization cost for elderly admitted for patients admitted for sepsis. Journal of American Geriatric Society 68, S59-S59, 2020. Publications: Abugroun A*, Patel P, Sameera N, Ahmed E, Safwan G, Manar E, Lloyd K. Age modifies the surviv- al of patients with OSA who develop acute coronary event. From the National Inpatient Sample. Am J Cardiol 2020;125:1571-1576.

A Abugroun, Nayyar A, Manar A, Patel P. Impact of Malnutrition on Hospitalization Outcomes for Elderly Pa- tients Admitted for Sepsis. The American Journal of Medicine. (Accepted pending revision May 2020)

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship

We are a one year program. We had three outstanding fellows this year. Our fellowship is open to graduates of 13 different ABMS specialties. This year, we had 2 Internists and a Family Practice physician join us. Our fellows rotate through Karmanos Cancer Center, the VA Palliative Care and Hospice Program, Children’s Hospital of Michigan and 2 Hospice agencies – Hospice of Michigan and Angela Hospice. It was truly a great year. All of the fellows this year came to us with considerable practice experience and will now be heading out to develop and grow Palliative Care programs in areas of need where they will continue to help care for seriously ill patients and their families with tremendous clinical skill, compassion and passion!

Dr. Michael Stellini Program Director

Dr. Keturah Jeffries, VA Demetrice Thomas, Dr. Elisheva Newman, Dr. Chih Chuang, VA Faculty Faculty Coordinator Karmanos Faculty

Dr. Nadia Tremonti, Childrens Hospital

Rita Dibiase, NP and Fellows

Graduating Fellows

Dr. Crader graduated from the University of Michigan Inteflex program and did an Internal Medicine residency in Minneapolis before returning to her native Michigan and embarking on two decades of Internal Medicine practice in metro Detroit. She grew a large and adoring primary care patient base where she took care of many patients at various stages of life and illness, including serious illness. That experience, and her own personal and family history of serious illness, led her to the calling of Palliative Medicine where she really shined in our program. During the height of the COVID crisis, Dr. Crader spent 3 hours at the bedside of a dying patient at Karmanos. His one elderly sister was too afraid for her own health to come to visit him at the hospital. Dr. Crader was present with the patient and provided the sister with updates until shortly before he died. Her scholarly work involved writ- ing a book chapter on the symptomatic management of pleural effusions. Dr. Crader will head across town to establish an in-patient and out-patient Palli- ative Care program at St. John Hospital.

Dr. Christine Crader

Dr. Khan did his Family Medicine residency at St. Mary Hospital in Livo- nia, then went to California where he provided primary care to a diverse population of folks for 5 years. He was drawn early on to the idea of providing “primary care” to those with serious illness. He brought his young family and his superb clinical skills and experience back to Michi- gan to join our program. He gained the trust and admiration of many, many patients and families, as well as his colleagues and faculty. In Pallia- tive Care, we often are on the receiving end of hugs and embraces from struggling, grieving and appreciative patients and families. Over this year, Dr Khan has received innumerable unsolicited praises from families as well as more hugs than the program director. (That’s generally not allowed to happen!) Dr. Khan wrote a book chapter on management of ab- dominal ascites during his fellowship. He will be heading east to join the faculty of the University of Maryland in Towson, Maryland.

Dr. Habib Khan

Dr. Meghann Schenk Was educated and trained at Indiana University and Northwestern University. She has medical licenses if four states, as she had accompanied her husband to various sites of his medical training, hold- ing jobs as a hospitalist in several hospitals. We were very fortunate that Dr. Schenk and her young family, including one year old Sylvia, settled here in Detroit. Dr. Schenk was a shining star in the UPG Internal Medicine Hos- pitalist group before taking the opportunity to join our fellowship program. Palliative Medicine is a field that intrigued Dr. Schenk through nearly her entire training. Her many experiences over several years as a hospitalist has given her an insight into the unique needs of the seriously ill patient with repeated hospital admissions. She has drawn the praise of many patients and families in the in-patient and out-patient settings for her thor- oughness and compassion. We are so happy that she will be joining the WSU Palliative Medicine faculty at the Karmanos Cancer Center where she will not only continue her excellent clinical practice, but continue her quality improvement work in constipation management and the role of psychedelics Dr. Meghann Schenk in end of life distress management. 30

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Program began over 25 years ago, and >100 graduates have successfully completed the program. The duration of the Program is 2 years with additional optional years for Hospital Epidemiology and Transplant Infections. The program is designed to prepare physicians for careers in academic medicine, hospital epidemiology/infection control and subspecialty practice. However, the past few months have tested our division and our fellows as never before. We have balanced patient care and personal safety in very trying conditions Sanjay Revankar, MD and have strived to provide the most up to date clinical care under constantly Program Director changing recommendations. I want to commend the fellows for all of their tireless work and willingness to help in any way that was asked of them. For many weeks during the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak, all of our fellows were involved in the response and stepped up as needed. Congratulations to everyone, and especially the graduating class of 2020!

Carmen McIntosh Program Coordinator Faculty: Dr. Pranatharthi Chandrasekar, Division Chief; Dr. Sanjay Revankar, Program Director; Dr. Teena Chopra, Program Director – Infection Prevention. Dr. Patricia Brown, Dr. Jonathan Cohn, Dr. Lawrence Crane, Dr. Sorabh Dhar, Dr. Shira Heisler, Dr. Claudia Jarrin, Dr. Suganthini Krishnan

Fellows: Infectious Diseases (Graduating 2020) 2nd Years: Dr. Jonathan Arcobello Dr. Angela Cruz Dr. Erin Goldman Dr. Jon Velasco

1st Years: Dr. Gurmat Gill Dr. Joud Jarrah Dr. Oscar Martinez Dr. Shirisha Pasula 31 Our Fellows, more than colleagues, we are family!

First Years starting rota- Fellows welcome picnic at the home of Dr. Revankar tion for the day

Fellows: Current & alumni and faculty celebrating success at ID Week 2019

Fellows developing a lifelong friendship

2019 Fellows pass the baton to the next advancing fellows. ID Ice cream social with faculty and fellows

Announcements:

The ID Fellowship welcome our newest members to the team (Congratulations to the fellowing fellows: Dr. Polistico, Dr. Pasula and Dr. Gill).)

 Fellows Scholarly Activity:  Arcobello JT, Revankar SG. Phaeohyphomycosis. Semin Respir Crit Med 2020;41 (01):131-40. Contributed to: Clinical Impact on COVID-19 on Patients with Cancer: A Cohort Study, pending publication in Lancet  Velasco J, Revankar S. CNS Infections Caused by Brown-Black Fungi. J Fungi (Basel). 2019 Jul 10;5(3). pii: E60. doi: 10.3390/jof5030060. Review. PMID: 31295828.

 A.B.V. Cruz, C Jarrin Tejada. Late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in renal transplant recipients. – published at European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2020

 J.A. Bello1, A.B. Cruz2, D. Huang3, A. Danilovic3, J. Elias3, J. Bremer3, C. Abad - Prevalent subtypes and outcomes of a treatment-naïve cohort from an urban Philippine center – to be presented at 23rd International AIDS Conference - AIDS 2020 Virtual – July 2020

 J Velasco, P Chandrasekar, J Uberti, J Arcobello, A Cruz. Racial variation in the intestinal microbiota of African and European Americans in allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) (commenced January 2020 on hold)  C Jarrin Tejada, M. Zachariah, P. Chandrasekar, AB. Cruz, et al. COVID-19 in renal transplant population single center experience. – ongoing

33 2020 Graduates: Jonathan Arcobello, MD Jonathan first started his journey at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, ranking top of his class in academic performance, and involved with the anatomy department as a fourth year instructor and prosecu- tor. His hard work and perseverance allowed him to continue his voyage through Wayne State's Internal Medicine Residency Program, followed by their Infectious Disease Fellowship program, where he has ex- celled in both compassionate clinical care and research, with multiple publications.

Major Accomplishments:  Arcobello JT, Revankar SG. Phaeohyphomycosis. Semin Respir Crit Med 2020;41 (01):131-40.  Contributed to: Clinical Impact on COVID-19 on Patients with Cancer: A Cohort Study, pending publication in Lancet  Contributed to: Racial Variation in the Intestinal Microbiota of African and European Americans in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant, pending  The Significance of Actinomyces in Blood Cultures, data collected, pending analysis and publication

Future appointment: Locum Tenens, ID consultant

Angela Cruz, MD Dr. Cruz started her journey in Infectious Diseases with research pursuits in college – immunogenicity of DNA vaccines against Malaria. She completed Internal Medicine training in Philippines and was involved in research on the epidemiology and subtypes of Dengue strains. This ultimately led to further Infectious Dis- ease fellowship training at Wayne State University. She has done extremely well in making the transition to our health care system and has developed into a confident clinician and an enthusiastic and motivated researcher. Major Accomplishments:  Assistant Chief Resident and Head of Residents’ Academic Committee – Internal Medicine Residency  3rd Place. Department of Medicine Research Forum, October 2017 -An interim analysis on the molecular characterization of circulating Dengue virus strains in a tertiary hospital in 2017  Late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in renal transplant recipients. – Published in Abstract Book - European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2020 Prevalent subtypes and outcomes of a treatment-naïve cohort from an urban Philippine center – to be presented at 23rd International AIDS Conference- AIDS 2020 Virtual – July 2020

Erin Goldman, DO Erin graduated medical school from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Inter- nal Medicine Residency at St. John Providence before joining Infectious Disease fellowship training at Wayne State University. Erin has been an exemplary fellow, balancing strong clinical skills and knowledge with an interest in infection control research that has translated into multiple presentations at national meetings. Major Accomplishments:  ID Week Washington, D.C.- Epidemiology and Outcomes of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections at Tertiary Care Center in Detroit, MI (2019)  ID Week Washington, D.C.- Reducing MRSA Bacteremia in Adult Patients through MRSA Decoloniza- tion Bundle (2019)  ID Week Washington, D.C.- Home Care: Reaching our Lost to Follow Up Patients and Overcoming Barri- ers to Care Utilizing Nontraditional Care Models (2019) Future appointment: ID consultant at Ascension Providence

Jon Velasco, MD Dr. Velasco started his medical career in the Philippines where he finished medical school. He moved to New York and trained at Montefiore New Rochelle for Internal Medicine Residency. He had a strong interest in infectious diseases and later joined Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program at Wayne State University in De- troit, Michigan. Jon has developed into an excellent clinician, combining astute diagnostic skills with broad knowledge. He has been active in research as well. Major Accomplishments:  Second place, Philippine Physician Licensure Exam, 2012  Velasco J, Revankar S. CNS Infections Caused by Brown-Black Fungi. J Fungi (Basel). 2019;5(3):60. Pub- lished 2019 Jul 10. doi:10.3390/jof5030060

Infection Prevention, Hospital Epidemiology and Antibiotic Stewardship Fellowship Program

Since 2009, there has been at least one third year fellow working with Dr. Chopra as a trainee in Infection Prevention. Dr Chopra has successfully helped graduate 6 fellows who have all joined academic programs. For the current academic year starting July 2020, there will be two fellows joining the program and the fellowship will include training in pandemic preparedness in addition to training in Infection prevention, hospital epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship and research methods. This fellowship has constantly grown and produced stellar academi- cians.

Teena Chopra, MD, MPH Program Director

2020 Graduates Jordan Polistico, MD Dr. Polistico is an outstanding individual. As an educator and mentor, I have watched him grow and seen his talents both in the hospital and in the community. He is highly compassionate, consistent, passionate, enthusiastic, cheerful and a pleasure to work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Polistico quickly took over the huge responsibility of helping the Detroit Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the pandemic response in the nursing homes. I cannot be prouder of Dr. Politico’s heroism during these tough times. It will be a joy to see him evolve into a fine clinician during the next few years in the department of Internal medicine. I wish him the best.

Major Accomplishments:  Sandhu A., Goldman E., Polistico J., Polistico S., Oudeif A., Aranha A., Murray K., Zhao J., Mynatt R., Pogue JM., Dhar S. Impact of Utilizing Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) Score of Management of Pneumonia. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6(Supp 2): S425.  Sandhu A., Goldman E., Polistico J., Polistico S., Oudeif A., Aranha A., Murray K., Zhao J., Mynatt R., Pogue JM., Dhar S. Factors Impacting the Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Community Acquired Pneumonia. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6(Supp 2): S746-S747.  Sandhu A., Polistico J., Ganesan A., Goldman E., LeRose J., Harshita Pinnamaneni., Chandramo- han S., Chopra T., Rapid PCR Influenza testing Decreases Inappropriate Empiric Antibiotic Use. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) 2020 (pending publication)  Gill G., Sandhu A., Polistico J., Ganesan A., Awali R., Brennan B., McNamara S., Chopra T. Epi- demiology of NDM-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Michigan. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) 2020 (pending publication)  Polistico J., Sandhu A., Ganesan A., Goldman E., LeRose J., Harshita Pinnamaneni Chandramo- han S., Chopra. Impact of Rapid PCR Influenza Testing on Rate of Inpatient Admission During Influenza Season at a Tertiary Care Center. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) 2020 (pending publication) Manuscripts Published:  Clostridioides difficile in COVID-19 Patients, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March-April 2020. Sand- hu A, Tillotson G, Polistico J, Salimnia H, Cranis M, Moshos J, Cullen L, Jabbo L, Diebel L, Chopra T.Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May 22;26(9). doi: 10.3201/eid2609.202126. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32441243In Press:  MMWR Describing the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Detroit Nursing Homes.

Future appointment: Internal Medicine Residency at Wayne State University/Detroit 35

Avnish Sandhu, DO Dr. Sandhu is a very gifted clinician and researcher. Over the span of 1 year, she quickly evolved into the role of a skilled epidemiologist, problem solver, policy maker and researcher. She gained immense confidence in the field of hospital epidemiology and performed her role with passion, diligence and exceptional leadership. The COVID-19 pandemic has re- vealed Dr. Sandhu’s exceptional work ethic and professionalism. Dr. Sandhu has been very closely involved in the pandemic response both at DMC and in the community in collaboration with the Detroit Health department and CDC. She is a true star and I look forward to working with her in the future.

Major Accomplishments:  Sandhu A., Goldman E., Polistico J., Polistico S., Oudeif A., Aranha A., Murray K., Zhao J., Mynatt R., Pogue JM., Dhar S. Impact of Utilizing Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) Score of Manage- ment of Pneumonia. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6(Supp 2): S425.  Sandhu A., Goldman E., Polistico J., Polistico S., Oudeif A., Aranha A., Murray K., Zhao J., Mynatt R., Pogue JM., Dhar S. Factors Impacting the Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Community Ac- quired Pneumonia. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6(Supp 2): S746-S747.  Sandhu A., Richmond D., Reed B., Cohn J., Crane LR., Veltman J. Lymphogranuloma Venereum: Correct Diagnosis Makes All the Differences. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5(Suppl 1): S461.  Sandhu A., Kuhn R., Aranha A., Cooper C., Dhar S., Impactd of Antibiotic Stewardship on Antimi- crobial Use for Urinary Tract Infection at a Veteran’s Affairs Long-Term Care Facility. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5(Suppl 1): S5222.  Sandhu A., Polistico J., Ganesan A., Goldman E., LeRose J., Harshita Pinnamaneni., Chandramohan S., Chopra T., Rapid PCR Influenza testing Decreases Inappropriate Empiric Antibiotic Use. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) 2020 (pending publication)  Gill G., Sandhu A., Polistico J., Ganesan A., Awali R., Brennan B., McNamara S., Chopra T. Epidemi- ology of NDM-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Michigan. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiolo- gy (ICHE) 2020 (pending publication)  Polistico J., Sandhu A., Ganesan A., Goldman E., LeRose J., Harshita Pinnamaneni Chandramohan S., Chopra. Impact of Rapid PCR Influenza Testing on Rate of Inpatient Admission During Influenza Sea- son at a Tertiary Care Center. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) 2020 (pending publication) Manuscript published:

 Clostridioides difficile in COVID-19 Patients, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March-April 2020.  Sandhu A, Tillotson G, Polistico J, Salimnia H, Cranis M, Moshos J, Cullen L, Jabbo L, Diebel L, Chopra T.Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May 22;26(9). doi: 10.3201/eid2609.202126. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32441243  MMWR Describing the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Detroit Nursing Homes. Paper under press.

Future appointment: Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Infectious Diseases at Wayne State University

Nephrology Fellowship Program

Program Director Dr Nashat Imran MD A word for our dear graduates: Dear nephrology division, Life may be a zero-sum game; with every win, there is a loss; with every gain, there is a giving up; in nephrology terms: the input should equal the output. Indeed, humans are sacrificial by design. We have been sacrificing all of our lives even though we don't realize it. I know our fresh gradates did. They sacrificed family time so they can soar high in the sky of knowledge; they gave up on restful nights so their patients could have some; and they realized that to grow your branches up, you have to dig your roots down. Nephrology fellowship is a challenging field, and those who chose it, do so because it is hard not because it is easy. That's the legacy for our class 2020 of nephrology fellows. During your fellowship, your days were long, but your two years we're short; our rounds were long, lists were even longer, but the joy wasn't any shorter. I enjoyed every minute spent with you. I mean it. It is the bittersweet time of the year again, where we welcome fresh and inspiring nephrology graduates to our workforce, and I hope our paths cross again. Congratulations on your well-earned achievement, and I couldn't be more proud. Nashat Imran Graduating Fellows

Dr. Ali Ayesh Dr. Mohamed Gismalla (Chief Fellow) 37

Program coordinators:

Suzanne Woolsey Mary Ann Black

Faculty James H. Sondheimer, MD( Division Chief ) Areeba Jawed, MD Aris Urbanes, MD Dragana Komnenov, PhD Hillel Sternlicht, MD Madhumita Jena Mohanty, MD Mareena Zachariah, MD Mili Shah, MD Nashat Imran, MD Noreen F. Rossi, MD Praveena Koneru, MD Yahya Osman, MD Zeenat Y. Bhat, MD

38 First Year Fellows:

Dr. Mohamed Ghandour Dr. Mahmoud Musa Dr. Hithem Fargaly (our next chief) Dr. Abhay Mishra

You work as a family and you will never leave home!

39 40 Publications

1.Unique case of delayed external iliac artery pseudoaneurysm after a remote total hip arthroplasty,May 2019BMJ Case Reports 12(5):e226661 Awni D ShahaitAwni D ShahaitCristian ChagasShakir Hussein,Zeenat Yousuf Bhat 2.Abstract P514: A Healthy Beverage Score and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression, Cardiovascular Disease, and All-Cause Mortality in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Emily Hu, Cheryl A Anderson, Morgan Grams, Lawrence J Appel, Josef Coresh, Deidra Crews, Jiang He, Haochang Shou, Katherine T Mills, Jona- thon Taliercio, Madhumita Jena-Mohanty, Zeenat Bhat, Casey M Rebholz 3,Cefepime-Associated Myoclonic Seizures., November 2019American Journal of Therapeutics Tanveer Mir T, Osman YM, Ambreen S, Bhat Z. 4.Burden and Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease Nisha Bansal, Leila Zelnick, Zeenat Bhat, Mirela Dobre, Jiang He, James Lash, Bernard Jaar, Rupal Mehta, Dominic Raj, Hernan Rincon-Choles, Milda Saunders, Sarah Schrauben, Matthew Weir, Julie Wright, Alan S. Go and for the CRIC Study Investigators 5.Association of Opioids and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs With Outcomes in CKD: Findings From the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insuffi- ciency Cohort) Study MinZhan1Rebecca M.Doerfler2DaweiXie3JingChen4Hsiang-YuChen3Clarissa J.Diamantidis5MahboobRahman6Ana C.Ricardo,7JamesSondheimer8LouiseStrauss6Lee-AnnWagner2Matthew R.Weir2Jeffrey C.Fink12 6.Anemia and Incident End-Stage Renal Disease Santosh L. Saraf, Jesse Y. Hsu, Ana C. Ricardo, Rupal Mehta, Jing Chen, Teresa K. Chen, Michael J. Fischer, Lee Hamm, James Sondheimer, Matthew R. Weir, Xiaoming Zhang, Myles Wolf and James P. Lash 7.Race and Mortality in CKD and Dialysis: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Elaine Ku,Wei Yang, Charles E. McCulloch, Harold I. Feldman, Alan S. Go, James Lash, Nisha Bansal, Jiang He, Ed Horwitz, Ana C. Ricardo, Tariq Shafi, James Sondheimer, Raymond R. Townsend, Sushrut S. Waikar, Chi-yuan Hsu 8.Inflammatory Markers and Incidence of Hospitalization With Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study Junichi Ishigami, Jonathan Taliercio, Harold I Feldman, Anand Srivastava, Raymond Townsend, Debbie L Cohen, Edward Horwitz, Panduranga Rao, Jeanne Charleston, Jeffrey C Fink, Ana C Ricardo, James Sondheimer, Teresa K Chen, Myles Wolf, Tamara Isakova, Lawrence J Appel, Kunihiro Matsushita 9.Predictors of Net Acid Excretion in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Landon Brown, Alison Luciano, Jane Pendergast, Pascale Khairallah, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, James Sondheimer, L. Lee Hamm, Ana C. Ricardo, Pan- duranga Rao, Mahboob Rahman, Edgar R.,Miller III, Daohang Sha,Dawei Xie,Harold I. Feldman,John Asplin, Myles Wolf,Julia J. Scialla 10.Sensitivity to neutrinos from the solar CNO cycle in Borexino,LicenseCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Matteo AgostiniMatteo AgostiniK. AltenmS. AppelShow, Rossi N, all 92 authorsG. Zuzel 11.Improved measurement of B 8 solar neutrinos with 1.5 kt · y of Borexino exposure,LicenseCC BY 4.0 Matteo AgostiniMatteo AgostiniK. AltenmüllerS. AppelShow, Rossi N, all 97 authorsG. Zuzel 12.Constraints on flavor-diagonal non-standard neutrino interactions from Borexino Phase-II,January 2020Journal of High Energy Physics 2020 (2) Sanjib Kumar AgarwallaSanjib Kumar AgarwallaMatteo AgostiniMatteo AgostiniK. Altenmüller, Rossi N, Show all 106 authorsG. Zuzel 13.Quantitative Readability Assessment of the Internal Medicine Online Patient Information on Annals.org Ahmad A Abu-Heija,corresponding author1 Maya Shatta,1 Mustafa Ajam,1 Usama Abu-Heija,2 Nashat Imran,3 and Diane Levine1 14.Microcirculatory Coherence in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices Andrew R. Deitchman, MD, Michael T. McCurdy, MD, Hithem Fargaly, MD, Muhammad Gilani, MD, Erik N. Sorensen, PhD, Michael A. Mazzef-fi, MD, MPH, MSc 15.The Reproducibility of the Point of care Microcirculation (Poem) Score when used to Assess Critically Ill Patients,A Multicenter Prospec-tive Observational Study Watchorn, James C.; Fargaly, Hithem; Gilani, Muhammad; Assadi, Jordan; Deitchman, Andrew R.; Naumann, David N.; Wollborn, Jakob; Goe-bel, Ulrich; McCurdy, Michael T; Hutchings, Sam D. 16.Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Secondary to Adalimumab Ghandour, Mohamedanwar MD1 ; Hashim, Ahmed MD2; Yassin, Ahmed S. MD3; ELJack, Ammar MD2; Shereef, Hammam MD2; Mo- hamed, Khalid MD2; Elshekhidris, Abid MD4; Singer, Daniel MD5 17.Clinical impact of atrial fibrillation on short-term outcomes and in-hospital mortality in patients with Takotsubo Syndrome: A propensity- matched national study Ahmed S.Yassin, Ahmed Subahia, Oluwole Adegbalab, Hossam Abubakar,John Dawdya,Tushar Mishraa,Emmanuel Akintoyec,Hammam She- reef,Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Rashid Alhusaine, Mohamed Shokr, Carlos Oviedof, Luis Afonso 18.5-Fluorouracil–Associated Cardiogenic Shock Yeddi, Ahmed MD1; Adam, Omeralfaroug MD1; Khalid, Mowyad MD1; Farah, Yasir MD2; Yeddi, Omer B.3; Shereef, Hammam MD4; Yassin, Ahmed MD1; Yeddi, Mohammed MD5; Ghandour, Mohamedanwar MD6; Omer, Mohamed MBBS7; Elawad, Ayman MBBS8; Salih, Lubna MBBS

41 Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Program Director and Division Associate Program Directors: Chief: Dr. Divya Venkat,

Dr. James A. Rowley Dr. Chetna Jinjuvadia, Dr. Sarah Lee

To the Graduating Fellows: what can I say? What a roller coaster we have been on since mid- March. As the father of a 2020 college graduate, I know this is NOT how you expected to spend the last 3 months of your fellowship. The seven of you really rose to the challenge. Your professionalism and amazing patient care will be something we all remember about you. But then, you’ve all been great from the start. Which I sort of knew would be since I recruited the 6 PCCM graduates in 2017 to be in the fellowship (and adding Owen was a great decision by Dr. Sankari). And then coming full circle, I’m your outgoing PD. You all have provided excellent care, great mentoring of your junior fellows and great educational conferences. You’ve kept the faculty on their toes along the way. And importantly, we got to know you all better, see your personal lives change and blossom, and have a few laughs along the way. And, I’m very happy too that you all got to see the senior faculty in scrubs before you graduated! I do wish we were having a sit-down graduation for you all. We cannot but that does not dimin- ish all of your great accomplishments the last several years and the pride that we have in seeing you go forth into the real world. Good luck in all of your endeavors and please keep in touch. Virtual handshakes and hugs to you all! James A. Rowley, MD 42 Faculty Dr. Khaled Alshabani Dr. M. Safwan Badr Dr. Susmita Chowdhuri Dr. Zahia Esber Dr. Hannah Ferenchick Dr. Hiba Hadid Dr. Dawn-Alita Hernandez Dr. Dana Kissner, Dr. Zubin Mukadam Dr. Anan Salloum Dr. Lobelia Samavati Dr. Abdulghani Sankari Dr. Ghulam Saydain Dr. Ayman Soubani

Fellows PCCM /Clinical Educator Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine PRG 3 PRG 3 Navin Kumar Durairajan, MD Harsha Banavasi, MD, Tricia L. Griffiths, MD, PRG 2 Snigdha Sharma, MD, Hawazin Abbas, MD, Abdelaziz Mohamed, MD Samran Haider, MD PRG 1 PRG 2 Aryan Shiari, MD Amina Pervaiz, MD, Moath Nassar, MD, Mohammed Inany, MD, Matthew Hewston, DO Critical Care Medicine: Kunwardeep Dhillon, MD PRG 2 PRG 1 Owen Culpepper, DO Hamza Salam, MD, Maira Mirza, MD, PRG 1 Shefali Godara, MD, Neena Chandrasekaran, Michael Jerger, DO, MD, Alaa Akhras, MD Tanveer Hussain, MD

43 A Team of Leaders, Learners and Partners!

COVID Pandemic Heroes!

44 Snigdha Sharma, MD 2020 Graduates Harsha Banavasi, MD Tricia L. Griffiths, MD

Chief Fellow

Served during a global pandemic Chief Fellow Favorite Memory from Fellow- Served during a global pandemic Chief Fellow ship: Favorite Memory from Fellowship: Served during a global pandemic While I love the program and Seeing all my attending in scrubs have many memories working in Favorite Memory from Fellow- the hospital, my favorite ones are (who I never imagined I would ever see ship: in scrubs)! when the co-fellows hang out My co-fellows and the trips we got outside of work The 3rd year class didn’t get to go to to take with each other to New Or- .Going to Rome, Georgia ATS this year but we were all together leans, Chicago, and all the times we for the CHEST Conference 2019 which got to spend together outside of to work at Harbin Clinic was amazing. work. Heading to Conway Medical Going to Froedert South in Navin Kumar Durairajan, Center in South Carolina. Pleasant Prairie, WI MD Samran Haider, MD Clinical Educator Hawazin Abbas, MD

Served during a global pandemic Served during a global pandemic. Favorite Memory from Fellowship: Served during a global pandemic Favorite Memory from Fellow- Gained countless mentors and made ship: life-long friends Favorite Memory from Fellowship: Having my baby girl being born in Hanging around French Quarter and Chest meeting and pictures of all of Hutzel Hospital where we see pa- Bourbon St. in New Orleans with my us. tients regularly and being with my fellow PGY-6s in 2019 after CHEST wife as a patient in this hospital. conference. The one time all of us Going to University of were there at one place, at one time. Florida for IP Fellowship. Going to Chicago to serve in a community Joining PCCM at Terrabone General Medical Center, hospital. Houma LA

45 2020 Critical Care Medicine Graduating Fellow Owen Culpepper, DO Served during a global pandemic

Favorite Memory from Fellowship: Laughing during sign out with co-fellows.

Going to Marquette, MI as a Critical Care Physician

 Bhargava A, Banavasi HV, Chandrasekar PH. Infectious Complica- tions of Cryoablation and Microwave Ablation in Metastatic Solid Tumors. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. June 2018  Harsha Banavasi MD, Amaraja Kanitkar MD MPH, Amina Pervaiz MD, Chetna Jinjuvadia MD Posters Presentations Kikuchi Fujimo- to disease recurrence versus Sarcoidosis – when to consider? ATS Chapter -Michigan Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2019  Amina Pervaiz MD, Kunwardeep Dhillon MD, Harsha Banavasi MD, Chetna Jinjuvadia, MD. Salmonella causing lung abscess and Empy- ema Necessitans in the immunocompetent host (ATS Chapter - Michigan Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2019)  Griffiths, T, Haider, S, Sharma, S, Abbas, H, Banavasi, H, Durairajan N, Franso, D, Ghadai, A, Al-Sunaid, S, Ashraf, H, Ganti, S, Venkat, D, Sankari, A, Salloum, A. Self-Audit of Outpatient Clinic Encoun- ters by Pulmonary Fellows to Improve Quality of Patient Care. Annu- al Quality Education and Safe Systems Training (QuESST) GME Research Day  Tricia L. Griffiths, Mo’ath Nassar & Ayman O. Souba- ni (2020) Pulmonary manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine Samran Haider  Article accepted for publication in one of the most coveted Pulmonary journals in the world “European Respiratory Review”.  Lead Author- “Non infectious pulmonary complications of bone mar- row transplant”  Article submitted for publication. “Use of non invasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with spinal cord injuries”

Navin Kumar Durairajan  Awarded 3rd place in 2020 QuESST for Medical Education project titled “Improving EBUS competency in pulmonary fellows with a hands-on simulation based curriculum”  Co-author for publication accepted to European Respiratory Review titled "Non- Infectious Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”

46 Joined as fellows, leaving as friends!

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Rheumatology Fellowship Program

The Rheumatology Fellowship at Wayne State University/ Detroit Medical Center (WSU/DMC) was established in 1960 and is one of two allopathic adult fellowship programs in the

state of Michigan. Our current fellows rotate at the Detroit

Medical Center, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center and Henry ford Hospital. We have graduated practicing clinical and academic rheumatologists who practice throughout the United States as well as abroad, with a large number of rheumatologists actively practicing in the state of Michigan.

Housam Sarakbi, M.D.

Program Director Message from Program Director: Our graduates are trained to practice evidenced-based management in the treatment of rheumatologic disorders. We seek to empower a new generation of rheumatologists who will contribute to the knowledge of the field through clinical and basic research. Important updates include the addition of a dedicated musculo- skeletal ultrasound curriculum to train our fellows in the utilization of ultrasound for outpatient rheumatology practice. Fellows have also been actively involved in numerous rheumatology research projects at the DMC. Additionally, starting in the 2021 academic year, our partnership is concluding with Henry Ford Hospital, as they have now started their own program. Henry Ford’s departure from the program serves as an opportunity for us to hit the reset button, expand on our research at the DMC as well as seek out additional specialty clinics to ensure that our fellows continue to receive training at the highest standards of prac- Valia Al-Kourainy tice. We are excited to continue serving the rheumatologic needs of Detroit’s Program Coordinator medically vulnerable population and to see what the future holds for us!

Faculty

Russel York, M.D. Ilyas Benchaala, M.D. Angelia Mosely- Azza Ali, M.D. Feliex Fernandez-Madrid, Division Chief Williams, M.D. M.D.

Rheumatology Graduate Fellows (Class of 2020)

Mark Jeranko, D.O. Hazem Zebda, Soniya Hanif, M.D. Hamead Moshrefi, D.O. M.D. Joining the Colorado Joining Practice in Joining Staten Island Center for Arthritis Henry Ford Alle- University Hospital, and Osteoporosis, giance Hospital, Chicago, IL Jackson, MI Staten Island, New York Denver, Colorado

Sleep Medicine Fellowship The Sleep Fellowship is a one-year program encompassing both clinical experience and research. Fellows spend time rotating at the Detroit Medical Center, John D. Dingell VAMC and attend a pediatric sleep clinic at the Children's Hospital of Michigan. Fellows are responsible for the primary reading/interpreting of all sleep studies, encompassing diagnostic polysomnography, positive pressure titration studies and multiple sleep latency tests. Fellows individually read hundreds of sleep studies during the course of the program. Faculty Program Director: Dr. Anan Salloum

Program Coordinator: Lashonda Butler

Dr. M. Safwan Badr Dr. James Rowley, Dr. Susmita Chowdhuri, Dr. Abdulghani Sankari Dr. Ibrahim Abdulhamid 2020 Graduates Congratulations on this impressive achievement. It has been a pleasure having you as a Sleep Fellow and seeing your growth over the year. We wish you the best as you head off on your next adventure!

Ankur Patel, MD Asil Daoud, MD Elizabeth Dawson, DO Jared Goldberg, MD

Special Accomplishments: Special Accomplishments: Special Accomplish- Special Accomplishments: ments: Served during a global pandemic Served during a global pandemic Served during a global pandemic Served during a global I helped organize a face shield campaign Favorite Memory from Fellow- Favorite Memory from Fellowship: pandemic for Detroit. We distributed 30,000 shields ship: The random sidebars and con- in 30 days to local Detroit healthcare versations I got to have with Creating memories with my co- Favorite Memory from workers. my co-fellows that allowed us to Fellowship: The life-long fellows. Favorite Memory from Fellowship: forge strong bonds over such a connections. Staying on with WSUPG as short amount of time. sitting out in the quad with Ankur Patel Starting Pulmonary during lunch hour. We would often run a Hospitalist. Joining the Wenatchee Critical Care Fellowship into attendings that were walking to the Valley Medical Group of different hospitals. the Confluence Health Starting a family medicine job System in Wenatchee, at St Joseph hospital in Tow- Washington as a Sleep son Maryland Physician and co-director

Omar Assasa, MD Poonam Mishra, MD Special Accomplishments: Served during a global pandemic Favorite Memory from Fellowship: Special Accomplishments: Working with my amazing co-fellows Served during a global pandemic every day! Joking and laughing. Favorite Memory from Fellowship: Ankur's innate talent of drawing his co- Laughing and learning with the other fellows. fellows. To Asheville, NC as Hospitalist.

Learning and serving as a team!