Internal Medicine Residency

View selected presentations and publications by Carilion Clinic Internal Medicine residents by selecting a link in the year list below.

2025-26

Book Chapter

Davis, Jacob Charles, DO.Colonic Adenocarcinoma found ina patient with suspected upper GIbleed. In: Mönkemüller, Klaus,MD, PhD.
The EndoCollab Guidefor GI Bleeding: An Atlas ofDiagnoses and ManagementStrategies.
Virginia: EndoCollab;07/01/2025: 129-131.

Journal Manuscript

Harris, Lydia; Ogburn, David,Mallidi, Padmaja;. The Challengeof Differentiating MixedHistiocytosis: A Case Report.Case Reports in Hematology.06/12/2026; n/a : n/a.

Davis, Jacob C, DO;Mönkemüller, Klaus, MD, PhD.Melanosis ilei. not yet published.09/16/2025; not yet published :not yet published.

Luke Durbin, Reem Al Shabeeb,William Abel, AbbinayaElangovan, Patrick Okolo, PaulYeaton, Varun Kesar, Vivek Kesar.Endoscopic Ultrasound–DirectedTransgastric Fine-NeedleAspiration in Diagnosis ofPancreatic Head Mass. Gastro Hep Advances. 01/08/2026; 5 (3) :100864.

Burns C, Muir I, Foster J,Emanuel A, Kochenderfer M.Isolated central nervous systemrelapse in acute myeloidleukemia: a case report andreview of therapeutic challenges.Frontiers in Oncology.10/19/2025; 15 : n/a.

Menon T, Muir I, Vile D. RareCase of ALK-Positive Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Young Adult:Diagnostic and TherapeuticChallenges. Case Reports inHematology. 2026; TBD : TBD.

Jennifer M. Peterson, LayPandya, Jonathan Saado, BradleyAllen, and Matthew M.Schumaecker. A SLEEPINGGIANT: AN INCIDENTALDIAGNOSIS OF A MASSIVERIGHT ATRIAL DIVERTICULUM.JACC (2026): n. pag. 03/27/2026;87 (13) : n. pag.

A.A. Sharif, N. Adhikari , M.B.Foroozesh. Diagnostic findingsafter local anesthetic systemictoxicity with articaine: A casereport. Medical Reports.10/23/2025; 14 : XX-XX.

Anousheh Sayah, Ayat Sharif,Clark Restrepo, Erini Makariou.MR spectroscopy in differentiatingspinal atypical hemangioma frommetastasis: preliminary results.European Spine Journal. 2026;NA : NA.

Electronic Media

Davis, Jacob C, DO;Mönkemüller, Klaus, MD, PhD.Cecal Volvulus.
EndoCollab.
Published10/25/2025.

Abstracts

Davis, Jacob C, DO; Suen, Juliet,MS, Drury, Jeffery K, DO; Wang,Darian, MD. Scratched andShocked: A Case of PasteurellaSepsis from a Vaccinated HouseCat. ACP Virginia Chapter's 2025Annual Residents' Meeting;Saturday, September 27, 2025;Richmond, VA.

Abbinaya Elangovan, RamiMusallam, Luke D. Durbin,William F. Abel, Jay Bapaye,Subhash Garikipati, PatrickOkolo, Varun Kesar, Paul Yeatonand Vivek Kesar. ENDOSCOPICULTRASOUND-GUIDED GALLBLADDER DRAINAGE IS SAFEAND DURABLE: 10-YEARSINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE.Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.Digestive Disease Week Exhibit;May 3-6, 2025; San Diego, CA.Elsevier; 2025. p.S583-S584.

Sweeney A, Elia G, Harris L, MuirI, Choi J, Ogburn D. Foreshocksbefore the big one: Warning signsprior to emergency departmentvisits in patients with advancedcancer. JCO Oncology Practice.2025 ASCO Quality CareSymposium; May 30 - June 32025; Chicago, IL. ASCOPublications; 2025. p.41.

Sweeney A, Elia G, Harris L, ChoiJ, Ogburn D, Muir I. Follow-upcalls after emergency departmentand in-patient encounters: Are wemaking a difference?. JCOOncology Practice. 2025 ASCOQuality Care Symposium; May 30- June 3 2025; Chicago IL. ASCOPublications; 2025. p.40.

Presentation

Wrong Headache! A Case ofCladaphialophora Brain Abscess.Presented at VA ACP 2025;Richmond, VA. 09/27/2025.

Sunkara S, Mallidi P. Unmaskinga Malignancy Mimic: IncidentalPulmonary Nodules that wererevealed to be Nodular PulmonaryAmyloidosis. Presented at InternalMedicine Meeting; San Francisco,CA. 04/18/2026.

Sharma, Rahul. THe greatMimicker: HNF1A-MODYMisdiagnosed as Type ! Diabetesin a 16- Year-Old. Presented atAmerican Diabetes Association2026 Scientific Sessions; NewOrleans, LA. 06/06/2026.

Susanti Ie, MD and RashithaAnumola. Continuous RenalReplacement Therapy for SevereHyperammonemia in a CirrhoticPatient with Small BowelObstruction and Roux-en-YAnatomy. Presented at VA ACPAnnual Meeting 2025; Richmond,VA. 09/27/2025.

Scratched and Shocked: A Caseof Pasteurella Sepsis from a Vaccinated House Cat. Presentedat Virginia Chapter's 2025 AnnualResidents' Meeting; Richmond,VA. 09/27/2025.

Amira Elsabagh, ElizabethGeinger, Giri Badri. A Change inFlow, A Change in Mind: ImprovedHE After TIPS Revision.Presented at Virginia ACP AnnualScientific Meeting; Richmond, VA.09/27/2025.

Waleed Iftikhar, BS2, JonathanRozenberg, DO1, SubhashGarikipati, MD3, Bara El Kurdi,MD3. An Atypical Presentation ofRectal Squamous CellCarcinoma. Presented at ACG;Phoenix, AZ. 10/28/2025.

Subhash Garikipati, MD1, RamiMusallam, MD1, William Abel,MD2, Reem Al Shabeeb, MD1,Jay Bapaye, MD3, Hiral Patel,MD1, Wendy O'Rourke, BS1,Patrick Okolo, MD2, Vivek Kesar,MD2, Varun Kesar, MD1.Changes to Electronic PagingSystem Improve OvernightPaging Efficiency forGastroenterology Fellows.Presented at ACG; Phoenix, AZ.10/28/2025.

Rami Musallam, MD1, AbbinayaElangovan, MD1, Jay Bapaye,MD1, Subhash Garikipati, MD1,Faris Shweikeh, MD2, AnasKartomah, MS3, MohannadAbousaleh, MD4, Babu P. Mohan,MD5, Paul Yeaton, MD6, PatrickOkolo, MD6, Marrieth Rubio,MD6, Klaus Monkemuller, MD6,Varun Kesar, MD7, Vivek Kesar,MD6. Comparative Performanceof Fork-Tip and Franseen Fine-Needle Biopsy Systems in Endoscopic Ultrasound-GuidedLiver Biopsy: A SystematicReview and Meta-Analysis.Presented at ACG; Phoenix, AZ.10/26/2025.

Rami Musallam, MD1, AbbinayaElangovan, MD1, MohammadAldiabat, MD2, Jay Bapaye, MD1,Subhash Garikipati, MD1, WilliamAbel, MD3, Andrew Canakis,DO4, Mohannad Abousaleh,MD5, Paul Yeaton, MD3, PatrickOkolo, MD3, Klaus Monkemuller,MD3, Vivek Kesar, MD3, VarunKesar, MD6. SubmucosalInjection versus Non-InjectionTechnique in EndoscopicPapillectomy: A SystematicReview and Meta-Analysis ofEfficacy and Safety Outcomes.Presented at ACG; Phoenix, AZ.10/26/2025.

Lay Pandya. Embolic Stroke Secondary to Lambl's Excrescences:Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach. Presented at ACPVirginia Chapter's 2025 AnnualResidents' Meeting; Richmond,VA. 09/27/2025.

Kevin S. Hsu, MD; Mitali Shah,DO; Julian Yet Kwong Horman,MD; Mohd A. Mirza, MD. Stentingthe Unusual: PCI To Aortic-LeftMain Cabrol Graft ForCardiogenic Shock. Presented atACC.26; New Orleans, LA.03/28/2026.

Mitali Shah, Benjamin Bortner,Matthew Roby. MISSING INACTION: A CASE OFASYMPTOMATIC LEFT MAINCORONARY ARTERY ATRESIA.Presented at ACC.26; NewOrleans, LA. 03/28/2026.

Mitali Shah, DO; Kevin S. Hsu,MD; Julian Yet Kwong Horman,MD; Mohd A. Mirza, MD. Stentingthe Unusual: PCI To Aortic-LeftMain Cabrol Graft ForCardiogenic Shock. Presented atMid-Atlantic Capital CardiologySymposium 2025; VirtualPresentation. 11/15/2025.

Mitali Shah, DO; Teresa Nguyen,DO; Aaron J. Markwith, DO. AViral Assault on the AV Node:Influenza A Leading to CompleteHeart Block. Presented at ACPInternal Medicine Meeting 2026;San Francisco, CA. 04/17/2026.

Ayat Sharif MD, Biwar Marof MD,Kainuo Wu MD, Steven PoelzingPhD, John Lystash MD, MatthewSchumaecker MD. AssociationBetween Hyponatremia and QRSProlongation in Patients onFlecainide. Presented at ACPNational Meeting 2026; SanFrancisco, CA. 04/16/2026.

2024-25

Journal Manuscript

Vattikonda K, Peterson CJ,Anyanwu B, Binder MS,Penmetsa M, May T. TherapeuticFlecainide Toxicity Causing VT Storm. JACC. Case reports.01/15/2025; 30 (2) : 102797.

Brian Anyanwu, MD; Luke Ennis,DO; Jordan Scharping, MD.Tricuspid Regurgitation andPatent Foramen Ovale - ABreathtaking Relationship.Annals of Internal Medicine:Clinical Cases. 07/01/2025; N/A :N/A.

George MJ, Burchfield J,MacFarlane B, Wang YW,Cardenas JC, White NJ, Gill BS,Wade CE. Multiplate and TEGplatelet mapping in a populationof severely injured traumapatients. Transfusion medicine(Oxford, England). 06/01/2018;28 (3) : 224-230.

Lopez E, Srivastava AK,Burchfield J, Wang YW,Cardenas JC, Togarrati PP,Miyazawa B, Gonzalez E,Holcomb JB, Pati S, Wade CE.Platelet-derived- ExtracellularVesicles Promote Hemostasisand Prevent the Development ofHemorrhagic Shock. Scientificreports. 11/27/2019; 9 (1) :17676.

Douglas Gordon, ChristopherPeterson, Kirit Vattikonda, YunanWang. Lock, Stock, andLeuconostoc : an unusualpresentation of a rare pathogen.The Southwest Respiratory andCritical Care Chronicles. 2024;12 (53) : 54-57.

Sharif AA, DiGiacomo E,Czarniecki M, Sayah A. Rate ofMissed Intracranial Colloid Cystson MRI and CT. Cureus.11/01/2023; 15 (11) : e49004.

Electronic Media

Burchfield, J. Cardiac Asthma.
Wikipedia.
Published03/21/2022.

Abstract

Lopez, E., Srivastava, A.K.,Burchfield, J., Wang, Y.W.,Cardenas, J.C., & Wade, C.E.Platelet-derived ExtracellularVesicles as an AlternativeTherapy for Trauma-inducedHemorrhagic Shock. UNTHSCResearch Day Program.UNTHSC Research AppreciationDay; 3/29/2019; Fort Worth, TX.

Gordon, Douglas. DeMott, Chad.It's Not Always Cirrhosis:HyperammonemicEncephalopathy Due toHereditary HemorrhagicTelangiectasia. ACP Abstract.ACP National Competition; April3-5 2025; New orleans, LA.

Jeongwon Choi, DouglasGordon, Dennis Hu, RenatoRoman. A Case of OsmoticDiuresis Obfuscating ArginineVasopressin Deficiency. JASN;TBD; TBD. Pending.

Tanas R, Shah V, Henderson C.The classic "Rat-Bite" erosions ingouty arthritis with normal uricacid levels. The American journalof the medical sciences. N/a;N/a; N/a. 09/01/2024.

Presentation

Davis T,. Acquired Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome withRenal Artery Thrombosis inCOVID-19. Presented at SHMConverge 2024; San Diego.04/14/2024.

Platelet-derived ExtracellularVesicles as an AlternativeTherapy for Trauma-inducedHemorrhagic Shock. Presentedat 2019 Student National MedicalAssociation Regional MedicalEducation Conference; Dallas,TX. 11/01/2019.

Durbin, Luke. Abel, William.Joseph, Joel. Mir, Adil. Hassan,Seemeen. Kesar, Varun. Kesar,Vivek. Endoscopic ultrasound-directed transgastric FNA inDiagnosis of Late Metastasis ofRenal Cell Carcinoma.Presented at ACG 2024 AnnualMeeting; PennsylvaniaConvention Center inPhiladelphia, PA. 10/28/2024.

Jennifer Foster, NP.Extrapulmonary SarcoidosisMasquerading as Marginal ZoneLympoma. Presented at 2025Americal College of PhysiciansConference; New Orleans, LA.04/04/2025.

Dr. Sofi and Dr. Madabhushi. AnUncommon Presentation ofHypoxia. Presented at ACPNational; Did not present, it wasabstract submission only.10/29/2024.

Mamata Reddy Tokala, MSc;Ruth Ndolo, RN, Ed.D;Christopher Stocki, MD; SydneyStayrook, DO; John PaulO'Shea, MD; Ekta Bansal, MD;Mariana Gomez de la Espriella,MD; Tasaduq Fazili, MD. Utility ofPET-CT Scan in Patients withStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia. Presented atIDWeek 2024; Los Angeles, CA.10/18/2024.

Mariana Gomez de la Espriella,MD; Jason R. Faulhaber, MD;Cara Ravagli, PA; CrystalChitwood, LPN; ElizabethNowak, MD; Marrieth Rubio, MD;Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, MD.Empowering HealthcareProviders in the AppalachianRegion to Manage Hepatitis CInfection: A Descriptive Study?.Presented at IDWeek 2024; LosAngeles, CA. 10/19/2024.

William Abel, Joel Joseph, AdilMir, Seemeen Hassan, VarunKesar, David Lebel, Vivek Kesar.P0571 - Myopericytoma of theEsophagus: A New Location.Presented at ACG 2024;Philadelphia, PA. 10/27/2024.

Adil Mir, Paul Yeaton, JosephBirkman. P3954 - A Case ofDysphagia due to an AberrantRight Subclavian Artery:Dysphagia Lusoria. Presented atACG 2024; Philadelphia, PA.10/29/2024.

Adil Mir, Klaus Monkemuller,Bara El Kurdi, Douglas Grider.P2095 - A Case forGastrointestinal Specific Polypsin Neurofibromatosis-1. Presented at ACG 2024;Philadelphia, PA. 10/28/2024.

Adil Mir, Joel Joseph, DianaDougherty, Klaus Monkemuller,Vivek Kesar. P4706 - YersiniaEnterocolitica Hepatic AbscessesMasquerading as HepaticMetastases. Presented at ACG2024; Philadelphia, PA.10/29/2024.

Kelby Wegner, DO; Michael Wiid,MD. A rare case of disseminatedblastomycosis with CNS andadrenal involvement. Presentedat Physician's in trainingconference; Birmingham, AL.02/08/2025.

Research Project

Dr. Wahid, Dr. Bankole.
COVID-19 among Vaccinated andUnvaccinated Patients onDMARDs and Biologics.
IRBApproved: Yes.
04/07/2025-06/30/2025 .

QI Project

Point of Care A1C to improveGlycemic Control in a ResidentClinic

Hepatitis C Screening inHospitalist Patients

Point of Care A1C and GlycemicControl in an Internal MedicineResident Clinic

Flu Vaccine Adherence in theResident & Faculty MedicineClinics

2023-24

Journal Manuscript

Mazin LN, Peterson CJ, StewartCA. Ehrlichiosis: A UniquePresentation of Fatal Sepsis inan Immunocompetent Adult.Cureus. 02/01/2024; 16 (2) :e53932.

Thomas M, Peterson CJ, MazinLN, Rawlins J. LemierreSyndrome With Streptococcusconstellatus Bacteremia. Cureus.12/01/2023; 15 (12) : e50580.

L. Mazin, C.J. Peterson, M.Thomas, Y.D. Wang. Trueperellabernardiae bacteremia inparaplegic patient withpolymicrobial infection. TheSouthwest Respiratory andCritical Care Chronicles. 2023;11 (49) : 35-38.

Hasson RE, Hofsess RC, AdamsTE, Gill AK, Mazin LN, GerrasJM. Community ViolenceExposure and Stress Reactivityin African American and Non-Latino White Adolescents WithOverweight/Obesity. Journal ofinterpersonal violence.12/01/2022; 37 (23-24) :NP22784-NP22810.

Ajibewa TA, Adams TA, Gill AK,Mazin L, Gerras JE, Hasson RE.Stress coping strategies andstress reactivity in adolescentswith overweight/obesity. Stressand health : journal of theInternational Society for theInvestigation of Stress.04/01/2021; 37 (2) : 243-254.

Nagy MR, Gill A, Adams T,Gerras J, Mazin L, Leung C,Hasson RE. Stress-Induced Suppression of Food Intake inOverweight and ObeseAdolescents. Psychosomaticmedicine. 01/01/2019; 81 (9) :814-820.

Vattikonda K, Peterson CJ,Mulkey B, Allen B. A Case ofChagas Cardiomyopathy inWestern Virginia: Worlds Away?.Cureus. 07/19/2023; 15 (7) :e42158.

Vattikonda K S, Peterson C J,Ayzenbart V I, Rutherford M S.Nonbacterial ThromboticEndocarditis With EmbolicPhenomena Diagnosed byTransesophagealEchocardiogram. Cureus Journalof Medical Science. 09/21/2023;15 (9) : e45686.

Vattikonda K S, Peterson C J,Torres J L, Sternberg M,Okogbue I, Baffoe-Bonnie A,Fazili T. Triple Threat: Triple-Valve Endocarditis Case Reportand Literature Review. MethodistDeBakey CardiovascularJournal. 10/12/2023; 19 (1) : 79-82.

Kaur P, Fatmi S, Tangco E, ZhaoEE, Tariq F, Jahan S, Pich KJ,Aliabadi D. Acute globallongitudinal strain evaluation inpatients with subacute to chronicchest pain: A pilot, observationalstudy. American heart journalplus : cardiology research andpractice. 10/26/2023; 37 :100342.

Electronic Media

Barry H, Abusaleh R, Mazin L,Elmasry S, Chuang KY.VideoGIE : an official videojournal of the American Societyfor Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Video GIE.
Published11/01/2022.

Abstract

Gillespie, C.E., Mazin, L.N., &Wiid, M. Gillespie, C.E., Mazin,L.N., & Wiid, M. Virginia ACPAbstract Competition; 9/22-23,2023; Richmond, VA.

Peterson, J.M., Hankey, M.S.,England, W.R., Bhutada, A.S.,Self, L.S., & DeMott, C.J.Gillespie, C.E., Mazin, L.N., &Wiid, M. The Financial Weight ofthe Matter: Using Length of Stayas a Surrogate for Cost of Carein Patients with Obesity. VirginiaACP Abstract Competition;September 22 & 23, 2023;Richmond, VA.

Davis, T.S., Erikson, A.K., &Wang, Y.D. Spinal CordCavernoma: a rare cause ofconus medullaris syndrome.Virginia ACP AbstractCompetition; September 22 &23, 2023; Richmond, VA.

Gillespie, C.E., Mazin, L.N., &Wiid, M. There Is A Hole In ThatTheory. Virginia ACP AbstractCompetition; September 22 &23, 2023; Richmond, VA.

Mohamed, I., Penmetsa, M., &Hama Amin, A. No Left Turns:Stress Cardiomyopathy in SingleRight Coronary Artery. MACCS;November 19-23, 2023;Washington, D.C.

Christian J. Rose, Max W. Kleinand Ali Hama Amin. AHyperactive Heart: A Case ofAdderall-InducedCardiomyopathy. American HeartAssociation 2023 ScientificSessions; November 11-13,2023; Philadelphia, PA.

Drury, DO, J.K., Tanas, DO, R.,Schimming, DO, S. Triple Threat:A Case of Group AStreptococcus Pharyngitis,Pneumonia, and Bacteremia in aMiddle-Aged Female [Abstract].2023 VA ACP Resident AbstractCompetition; 10/21/2023;Virginia.

Timmerman, C.A., McDaniel,L.F., Gomez, M. First CaseReport of Burkholderia GladioliEndocarditis. Virginia ACPAbstract Competition; September22 & 23, 2023; Richmond, VA.

Presentation

Chelsea Ryan, MD; MayadaIssa, MD; Rebecca Pauly, MD.Creating a New Women inMedicine OrganizationalStructure to PromoteNetworking. Presented at GRITfor Women in Medicine 2023; White Sulfer Springs, WV.10/26/2023.

L. Mazin, U. Sofi. StreptococcalToxic Shock SyndromeMasquerading As NecrotizingFasciitis: A Case Report.Presented at American ThoracicSociety InternationalConference; San Diego, CA.5/19/2024.

R.E. Hasson, R.C. Hofsess, T.A.Adams, A.K. Gill, L. Mazin, J.Gerras. Community violenceexposure and stress reactivity inAfrican American and non-Latinowhite adolescents withoverweight/obesity. Presented at78th Annual Meeting of theAmerican PsychosomaticSociety; Long Beach, CA.03/11/2020.

Christian J. Rose, DO, Chad J.DeMott, MD & Vishal D. Patel,MD. Shot Through the Heart:Erdheim-Chester Disease-Induced Recurrent Large VolumePericardial A Case of LargeVolume Recurrent PericardialEffusion. Presented at VirginiaACP Resident AbstractCompetition 2023; Richmond,VA. 10/21/2023.

Christian J. Rose, Max Klein, AliHama Amin. A HyperactiveHeart- A Case of Adderall-Induced Cardiomyopathy.Presented at American HeartAssociation Scientific Sessions2023; Philadelphia, PA.11/12/2023.

McDaniel, L., Gomez, M. FirstCase Report of BurkholderiaGladioli Endocarditis. Presentedat ACP Virginia Chapter's Residents' Abstract Competition;Virginia-Virtual. 10/21/2023.

Research Project

Lauren Mazin, ChristoperPeterson.
Vaccine Attitudes inMedical Trainees.
IRB Approved:Yes.

QI Project

Pass the Olive Oil: An Approachto Improving Mediterranean DietAdherence and Digital DietHealth Li

Hypertension in Clinic Patients