ACP Pennsylvania Chapter Southeastern Region Abstract Winners 2008

Poster – 1st Place: Research
Name: Soujanya Donthu, MD
Program: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Title: Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Eavluation of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis

Poster – 2nd Place: Research
Name: Danai Khemasuwan, MD
Program: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Title: Statins Decrease the Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism: Retrospective Study in Patients with Solid Organ Tumor

Poster – 3rd Place: Research
Name: Schweta Gupta, MD
Program: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Title: Incidence, Predictors and Mortality of Ventricular Arrythmias in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI)

Poster – 1st Place: Quality Improvement
Name: Joyce Epelboim, MD
Program: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Title: MRSA Contract Precautions (CP): What Are We Doing and What Should We Do?

Poster – 2nd Place: Quality Improvement
Name: Neeti Rastogi, MD
Program: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Title: The Impact of Beta-Blocker Administration on Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Heart Failure Patient

Poster – 3rd Place: Quality Improvement
Name: Bhargav Varadaraju, MD
Program: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Title: Treating Low HDL

Poster – 1st Place: Case Report
Name: Kumar Pannagasayanam Dinesh, MD
Program: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Title: Headache in Young - Not Just Another "Old Cause"

Poster – 2nd Place: Case Report
Name: Vamshi Kaveti, MD
Program: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Title: Takotsubo Syndrome

Poster – 3rd Place: Case Report
Name: Katrick Patel, MD
Program: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Title: The Great Masquerader Learns a New Trick: Pancreatic Tuberculosis in the Setting of Advanced HIV


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