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Evelin Garza Pena
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Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
5423 S. McColl Road Edinburg Texas 78539
Email: Evelin.Garza01@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 362-3515

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Scholarly Activities

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L to R: Dr. Daniel Aragon, PGY3, Dr. Blesset Alexander, PGY2, Dr. Ans Albustamy, PGY3, Dr. Oscar Lopez, PGY2, Dr. Mery Bartl, PGY2, Dr. Jose Gerardo Gomez, PGY2, Dr. Jose Rivera, PGY3 presented their articles at a conference

2022 Scholarly Activities

2021 Scholarly Activities
Location/Journal Residents Involved Title
Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference in San Antonio Christine Loftis Rosa Guedez Baute Are survival outcomes different between chronic lymphocytic leukemia/Small lymphocytic lymphoma patients in Hispanics vs Non-Hispanic Populations in Texas and Florida? A two-state population analysis
  Cureus Journal of Medical Science Christine Loftis Rosa Guedez Baute Disease Severity and Response to Induction Therapy in Hispanic Patients with Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitis-Related Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
Cureus Journal of Medical Science Christine Loftis Rosa Guedez Baute Disease Severity and Response to Induction Therapy in Hispanic Patients With Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitis-Related Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage  
American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting 2022 Jorge Bernal Christian Avalos Humberto Mochizuki Khaled Sherif Carlos Castro   Predictors of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Hispanics
UTRGV School of Medicine Symposium Josenny Rodriguez Christine Loftis Mery Bartl A Whole Clotta Pain A Case of IVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome and Recent Diagnosis of COVID-19
UTRGV School of Medicine Symposium Josenny Rodriguez Christine Loftis Rosa White-Guedez That Which Keeps on Giving - A Case of Class IV Diffuse Proliferative Lupus Nephritis in a Hispanic Woman with underlying Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Houston Shock Symposium Jorge Bernal Ans Albustamy Christine Loftis Reham Majzoub Shock in Pregnancy
Southern Medical Association Physicians in Training Leadership Conference Christine Loftis Rosa Guedez Baute
Sonya Montes
The Mass That Engulfed Four Organs: IgG4 Related Disease Presenting as a Large Abdominal Tumor
UTRGV School of Medicine Symposium Christine Loftis Josenny Rodriguez Paez Lina Pedraza Interrupting the Axis: A Case of IgG4Related Hypophysitis in a Young Hispanic Male
  Natalia Pinto Reham Majzoub Yilen Ng Wong Creutzfeldt-Jakob, a stroke masquerade case
UTRGV SOM Research Symposium Carol Soler Nadal Jorge Bartl Mery Gomez Jose Improvement of diabetic retinopathy screening in Diabetic population in Internal medicine Clinic
UTRGV School of Medicine Symposium Christine Loftis Josenny Rodriguez Paez Natalia Pinto Reham Majzoub When Mycoplasma Becomes a Surface Target: Case of Mycoplasma Induced Rash and Mucositis
UTRGV School of Medicine Symposium Christine Loftis Yilen Ng Wong Hidden in Plain Sight: A Case of Paraneoplastic Clinical Amyopathic Dermatomyositis in a Young Hispanic Woman
UTRGV SOM Research Symposium Jorge Nadal Reham Majzoub A case of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in the Presence of Multiple Myeloma
  Reham Majzoub Can Hyperthyroidism Cause Flaccid Paralysis? A case Report of Thyroxicosis Periodic Paralysis as a Presenting Symptom of Grave's Disease
Cureus Journal of Medical Science Reham Majzoub Combined Oral Contraceptives Bringing to Light May-Thurner Syndrome
  Lina Pedraza  
UTRGV SOM Research Symposium 2022 Mery Bartl Reham Majzoub Jose Rivera Proton Pump Inhibitors induced acute interstitial nephritis. A case report. 
Miami Valves Oscar Lopez Fractional Flow Reverse versus Angiography alone guiding percutaneous coronary interventions: A meta-analysis and systematic review



L to R: Dr. Daniel Aragon, PGY3, Dr. Blesset Alexander, PGY2, Dr. Ans Albustamy, PGY3, Dr. Oscar Lopez, PGY2, Dr. Mery Bartl, PGY2, Dr. Jose Gerardo Gomez, PGY2, Dr. Jose Rivera, PGY3 presented their articles at a conference

2021 Scholarly Activities

2021 Scholarly Activities
Location/Journal Residents Involved Title
American college of gastroenterology Ans Albustamy SMA syndrome in a patient with latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood: a case report
American college of gastroenterology Ans Albustamy Kinked CBD causing obstructive jaundice in a patient with biliary stricture: a case report
Texas American College of Physicians Meeting 2021 Hector Arredondo A Rare Case of COVID Encephalitis in a Vaccinated Patient
Case Reports inn Rheumatology Christine Loftis Rosa Guedez Baute Acquired Factor VIII Deficiency Presenting as Gross Hematuria in a Hispanic, Pregnant Patient with Previously Undiagnosed Connective Tissue Disease
Modern Rheumatology Case Reports Christine Loftis Rosa Guedez Baute Dermatomyositis- Related Intestinal Dysmotility
Frontiers Alcibiades Fleires Gutierrez Hemoglobin A1c Threshold for Reduction in Bone Turnover in Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Texas ACP Annual Conference Rosa White Christine Loftis Dinna Hammad Is it extra-articular or extra-pulmonary, a diagnostic chimera
Texas ACP Annual Conference Rosa White Christine Loftis Dinna Hammad Piecing Together The Puzzle: A Case of Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting as Systemic Vasculitis Neuropathy
UTRGV School of Medicine Research Symposium Rosa White Christine Loftis Dinna Hammad My Achy Breaky Heart: A Case of Primary B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Impending Cardiac Tamponade
UTRGV School of Medicine Research Symposium   (Awarded Best Oral QI) Adriana Betancourth Azucena Del Real Christine Loftis Gabriel Lora Jose Rivera Reham Majzoub Stephanie Luu Improving Internal medicine residents self perceived confidence, knowledge and procedural skills performing pap smears
International Journal of Molecular Sciences Rodolfo Garza Morales 4-1BBL as a Mediator of Cross-Talk between Innate, Adaptive, and Regulatory Immunity against Cancer
SAGE Journal-Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Irma Huayanay Chelsea Chang End of Life Decision-Making Challenges in a Latino Patient with COVID-19: Facing Barriers
Vaccines Rodolfo Garza Morales An Oncolytic Adenovirus Encoding SA-4-1BBL adjuvant fused to HPV-16 E7 antigen produces a specific antitumor effect in a cancer mouse model
UTRGV SOM Research Symposium 2021 Jose Rivera A Case of Possible Casirivimab/Imdevimab Induced Myopericarditis in a COVID Positive Young Male
UTRGV School of Medicine Research Symposium 2021 Don Rajan A case of MINOCA in a patient with recent history of COVID-19



2020 symposium group

2020 Scholarly Activities

2020 Scholarly Activities
Location/Journal Residents Involved Title
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY3
Salman Bangash, MD – PGY3
Chang Chelsea, MD – Faculty
Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease at Internal Medicine Clinic in South Texas
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY3
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY3
Mariana Gonzalez, MD – PGY2
Michael Marchiorlatti
Rashmee Patil, MD – Faculty
Characteristics of a Hispanic Cohort With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in South Texas
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY3
Mariana Gonzalez, MD – PGY2
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Fellow
Ingrid Chacon, MD – Faculty
Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in an Immunocompromised Patient
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY3
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Fellow
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
Hemoclip Retention After 6 Years: A Case Report
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY3
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY3
Mohammed Shakhatreh, MD – Fellow
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
Shock as Initial Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Series
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Fellow
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY3
Mohammed Shakhatreh, MD – Fellow
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
A case of melanosis ilei in a patient with chronic iron replacement therapy
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY3
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Fellow
Mohammed Shakhatreh, MD – Fellow
Henry Herrera, MD – Faculty
Disseminated histoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection presenting as ileitis in a patient with AIDS
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2020
Nashville, TN
Mohammed Shakhatreh, MD – Fellow
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY3
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Faculty
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
Bronchobiliary fistula in a patient with remote hepatectomy treated with biliary stent by ERCP
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Rosa Guedez, MD – PGY1
Ricardo Abreu, MD – Faculty
A rare case of pulmonary leiomyosarcoma in a transplanted lung
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Adriana Betancourth, MD – PGY1
Ayesha Khan, MD – PGY1
Nghia Nguyen, MD – PGY1
Steffi Sathiyaraj, MD – PGY1
Leonardo Pozo, MD – PGY2
Krishna Suri, DO – PGY2
Daniela Hernandez, MD – PGY2
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Jawaira Khan, MD – PGY3
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
PSQI Category: INCREASING APPROPRIATENESS OF USE OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MONITORING WITH A POP-UP IN OUR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Aramide Tijani, MD
Salman Bangash, MD – PGY2
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Maria Pesantez, MD – PGY1
Ayesha Khan, MD – PGY1
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
PREVALENCE OF MURINE TYPHUS IN A SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL BETWEEN 2015 AND 2019
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Daniela Hernandez, MD – PGY2
Michelle Martinez, MD
Juan Garza, MD
Tyler Snedden, MD
Adolfo Diaz, MD
DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA (DLBCL) EXPERIENCE IN A MAJORITY-MINORITY COMMUNITY: THE UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO STORY
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Shaza Shamdeen, MD – PGY2
Dina Hammad, MD – PGY1
Renzo Arauco Brown, MD – Faculty
A Case of Chronic Fibrocavitary Pneumonia due to Coccidioidomycosis Presenting as a Persistent Consolidation in an Asymptomatic Immunocompetent Host
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Gabriel Lora, MD – PGY1
Humberto Mochizuki, MD – Cardiology fellow
Herschl Silberman, MD – Faculty
Norman Ramirez, MD – Faculty
"IF THE LUNGS ARE BAD, ALWAYS CHECK THE HEART"; ACUTE MITRAL REGURGITATION PRESENTING AS COPD EXACERBATION/ ARDS
South Texas ACP
May 2020
South Padre Island, TX
Victor Zamora-Legoff, MD – PGY1
Hussein AlJabori, MD – PGY3
Halyna Ivashchuk, MD – Faculty
A Rare Case Presentation of Diffuse B Cell Lymphoma
American Thoracic Society International Conference
May 2020
Philadelphia, PA
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Xavier Blanco, MD – PGY2
Christian Abreu-Ramirez, MD PGY3
Adolfo Kaplan, MD – Faculty
Renzo Arauco Brown, MD – Faculty
Recurrent Chylothorax In A Patient with Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis
Society of Hospital Medicine
April 2020
San Diego, CA
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY2
Jose Bejarano, MD – Faculty
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Chaotic brain, a case of autoimmune encephalitis
Society of Hospital Medicine
April 2020
San Diego, CA
Maria Pezantes, MD – PGY1
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Antisynthetase Syndrome: Challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment
Society of Hospital Medicine
April 2020
San Diego, CA
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Steffi Sathiyaraj, MD – PGY1
Nghia Nguyen, MD – PGY1
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Jawaira Khan, MD – PGY3
Renzo Arauco, MD – Faculty
Mourad Alsabbagh, MD – Faculty
Beyond Ballet: Nutcracker Syndrome Managed with Renal Auto-Transplantation In An 18-Year-Old Woman
National ACP
April 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY2
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Faculty
Hepatitis C Associated Vasculitis: A Case Report



2019 symposium group

2019 Scholarly Activities

2019 Scholarly Activities
Location/Journal Residents Involved Title
Association of American Medical Colleges
Oral Presentation
November 2019
Phoenix, AZ
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Jessica Martin, MD, MHSA – Faculty
Rex Huang – PGY3
Jacqueline Joe – PGY3
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Andrew Dentino, MD – Faculty and Chair
Resident Heal Thyself: A Four-Dimensional Approach to Resident Wellness
American College of Gastroenterology
October 2019
San Antonio, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY2
Henry Herrera, MD – Faculty
A Case report of Co-Existing Helicobacter pylori and Clostridium difficile Infections: The Need for Treatment Guidelines
American College of Gastroenterology
October 2019
San Antonio, TX
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY2 Isolated Polycystic Liver Disease causing respiratory compromise
American College of Gastroenterology
October 2019
San Antonio, TX
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY2 Propafenone Induced Hepatic and Cholestatic Injury
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2019
San Antonio, TX
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY2
Grigroriy Rapoport, MD – Fellow
Juan Castano, MD – Faculty
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
Large fecalith obstructing the cecum in a patient with rectal bleeding and iron deficiency anemia
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2019
San Antonio, TX
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY2
Gopal Katkoria, MD
Grigroriy Rapoport, MD – Faculty
Juan Castano, MD – Faculty
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
A rare initial presentation of HCC
American College of Gastroenterology
Oct 2019
San Antonio, TX
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY2
Gopal Katkoria, MD
Grigroriy Rapoport, MD – Faculty
Juan Castano, MD – Faculty
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
Concurrent Barret’s Esophagus varix with resolution after banding
Texas ACP
October 2019
San Antonio, TX
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY2
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY 2
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Faculty
Pean Joseph, MD – Faculty
Hepatitis C Associated Vasculitis: A Case Report
Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disorders
October 2019
Jacksonville, FL
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY 2
Hussein Al Jobori – PGY3
Salman Bangash, MD – PGY1
Ongoing hydralazine treatment leading to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage-when the going gets tough
American Medical Association – Oral Presentation
September 2019
Chicago, Illinois
Jessica Martin, MD, MHSA – Faculty
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Vianis C. Bravo, MD – PGY3
Schamma Salomon, MD – PGY3
Andrew Dentino, MD – Faculty and Chair
Adopting a Framework for Care conversations, Ethical dilemmas and Interdisciplinary care in a community-based residency training program serving Hispanic geriatric patients
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Shaza Shamdeen, MD – PGY2
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Cervical and Breast Cancer Prevention
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Irma Huayanay Espinoza, MD – PGY1
Rosa Guedez, MD – PGY1
Diffuse B Cell Lymphoma
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Stephanie Luu, MD – PGY1
Victor Zamora Legoff, MD – PGY1
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Difficulty Managing Recurrent Anemia in a Patient with Advanced Bilateral Renal Cell Carcinoma with

UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX

Gabriel Lora Ferreira – PGY1
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY2
Triple Threat: SIADH in an elderly with concomitant Escitalopram and Thiazide diuretic
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Xavier Blanco MD – PGY2
Alexander Renpenning MD – PGY2 Lana Yamba MD – PGY1
Arboleda Andres MD – PGY3
David Gomez MD – Alumni
Halyna Ivashchuk MD – Faculty
Roberto Gonzalez MD – Alumni
Use of blood glucose logs in patients with type 2 diabetes on insulin in residents Internal Medicine GME clinic
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Faculty
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Vegan Diet Effect in a Patient with Inoperable Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Jorges Montes, MD – PGY1 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presents as Radiculopathy
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY3
Meera Soni, MD – PGY3
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY2
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY2
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Jessica Martin, MD – Faculty
Michelle Cordoba, MD – Faculty
Trajectory of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
and Associated Characteristics
in the Hispanic population
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Sunil Kamnani, MD
Jorge Montes, MD – PGY1
Irma Huayanay, MD – PGY1
Quality Improvement on Obesity Documentation and Management
UTRGV Symposium
September 2019
McAllen, TX
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Anoop Pasupuleti, MD – PGY2
Chelsea Hook Chang, MD – Faculty
Salil Mangi, MD – Faculty
Tough Decisions Regarding Hemodialysis in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome
James Steele Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man
May 2019
Dallas, TX
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY 1 Suspected case of acute flaccid myelitis
South Texas ACP
May 2019
Austin, TX
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY1
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Bilal Nazif, MD – PGY3
Jawairia Khan – PGY2
Electronic medical record pop-up intervention to reduce inappropriate telemetry utilization
South Texas ACP
May 2019
Austin, TX
Krishna Suri, DO – PGY1 Evaluating Sleep Apnea in the Rio Grande Valley
South Texas ACP
May 2019
Austin, TX
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Gopal Katkoria, MD – PGY3
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
I've Got the Blues – A Tale of Methylene Blue and Serotonin Syndrome
South Texas ACP
May 2019
Austin, TX
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY1
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Chief Resident – Faculty
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
How Does UTRGV – Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Internal Medicine Residency Program Feel About Nutrition?
South Texas ACP
May 2019
Austin, TX
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY1
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Quality improvement on quality improvement: Evaluation of our longitudinal resident-Led QI
South Texas ACP
May 2019
Austin, TX
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY1 IVIG for antisynthetase syndrome, a truth hard to swallow
South Texas ACP
Oral Presentation
May 2019
Austin, TX
Christian Abreu Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Schamma Salomon, MD – PGY2
Perceptions About Night Coverage in an Internal Medicine Residency Program, a QI Project
American Thoracic Society
May 2019
Dallas, TX
Christian Abreu Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Rex Huang, MD – PGY2
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Polycystic Liver Disease as a Cause of Severe Restrictive Lung Disease, a Case Report
World Journal of Diabetes
May 2019
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY1
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Novel pharmacological therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus with established cardiovascular diseases
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
May 2019
Los Angeles, CA
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Jose Llinas-Cepada – Faculty
Atypical Initial Laboratory Findings in Non-Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
May 2019
Los Angeles, CA
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Juan Palacios Merchan, MD – Faculty
Rare Case of Autoimmune Addison's Disease, Hypothyroidism and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in a Hispanic Man
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
May 2019
Los Angeles, CA
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Outcomes of Molecular Testing in Cytologically Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules
National ACP
April 2019
Philadelphia, PA
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY1
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Coccidioidomycosis meningitis presenting with elevated ammonia levels
National ACP
April 2019
Philadelphia, PA
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY1
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY1
Severe Vitamin B12 Deficiency presenting as Hemolytic Anemia and Pancytopenia
Endocrinology Society
March 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY1
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Juan Palacios Merchan, MD – Faculty
An Unusual presentation Of Hypopituitarism In The Setting of Metastatic Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report
Endocrinology Society
March 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Meera Soni, MD – PGY2
Juan Palacios Merchan, MD – Faculty
Samuel Snyder, MD – Faculty
Dose Dependent Methimazole Induced Agranulocytosis in a Pregnant Hispanic Woman with Grave's Disease
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
February 2019
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–associated Fibrothorax
University of Florida
February 2019
Gainesville, FL
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Stefano Pineda, MD – PGY2
Halyna Ivashchuk, MD – PGY3
Jawairia Khan – PGY2
Jose Lozano Garcia, MD – Faculty
BRASH syndrome in a Hispanic Man: A Case Report of an Emerging Disease Entity



2018 symposium group

2018 Scholarly Activities

2018 Scholarly Activities
Location/Journal Residents Involved Title
Texas ACP
November 2018
Austin, TX
Christian Abreu-Ramirez, MD – PGY2
Andres Arboleda, MD – PGY2
Christian Avalos, MD – PGY3
Juan Castano, MD – PGY3
An unusual case of murine typhus causing septic shock complicated with ARDS
Texas ACP
November 2018
Austin, TX
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Juan Palacios Merchan, MD – Faculty
Recognizing Ovarian Stroma Hyperthecosis as an Alternate Cause of Insulin Resistance in the Post-Menopausal Woman
Texas ACP
November 2018
Austin, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Ashley Cruz, MD – PGY2
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Diarrhea and Thrush in the Setting of Fever, Rash and Joint Pain: Still Think About Adult Onset Still's Disease
American Thyroid Association (ATA) Conference
October 2018
Washington, DC
Meera Soni, MD – PGY2
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Michelle Cordoba Kissee, MD – Faculty
Juan Palacios Merchan, MD – Faculty
The Link Between Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Polycythemia Vera
CHEST Conference
October 2018
San Antonio, TX
Halyna Ivashchuk, MD – PGY3 Double trouble: ANCA vasculitis with IgA nephropathy presenting as diffuse alveolar
hemorrhage and fulminant renal failure
American College of Cardiology – Texas Chapter
October 2018
San Antonio, TX
Christian Avalos, MD – PGY3
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Chief Resident
John Cha, MD – PGY3
Juan Castano, MD – PGY3
Carlos Aude – Student
Y. Wady Aude, MD – Faculty
Appropriateness of ER-Initiated Anticoagulation with Heparin in Patients with Acute STEMI Undergoing Primary PCI
UTRGV Symposium – Oral Presentation – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY1
Christian Abreu Ramirez, MD – PGY1
John Cha, MD – PGY3
Steven Konstantin – PGY1
Rex Huang, MD – PGY2
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
End Stage Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Educating Our Patients on the Inevitable
UTRGV Symposium – Oral Presentation – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Rex Huang, MD – PGY2
Christian Abreu Ramirez, MD – PGY1
Jose Lozano Garcia, MD – Faculty
Searching for (PAD)ington
UTRGV Symposium – Oral Presentation – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Gopal Katkoria, MD – PGY3
Arturo Suplee, MD – PGY1
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY1
Meera Soni, MD – PGY2
Jose Lozano Garcia, MD – Faculty
A Rare Case of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Presenting with Superior Vena Syndrome and Functional
Pulmonary Stenosis
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Steven Konstantin, MD – PGY1
Rex Huang, MD – PGY2
Christian Abreu-Ramirez, MD – PGY2
John Cha, MD – PGY3
Arturo Suplee Rivera, MD – PGY1
Juan M. Ortiz, MD – Faculty
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
Major Gastrointestinal and Urinary Tract Bleeding in a Patient on Rivaroxaban
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Andres Arboleda, MD – PGY2
Carlos Morales, MD – Faculty
Emilia Dulgheru, MD – Faculty
Acute nonrheumatic myopericarditis presenting with elevated cardiac enzymes and ST elevation on a 20-year-old man with streptococcal pharyngitis
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY1
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY1
Bilal Nazif, MD – PGY3
Christopher Sullivan, MD – Faculty
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Osteomyelitis in Diabetic Foot
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Leonardo Pozo Garcia, MD – PGY1
Cleo Desmedt – MS3 UTRGV
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: Autoimmune vs Genetic Predisposition
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Chief Resident – Faculty
Juan Castano, MD – PGY3
Christian Avalos, MD – PGY3
Carolina Bravo, MD – PGY1
Juan Palacios, MD – Faculty
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Severe Hypocalcemia due to Hypoparathyroidism
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Juan Castano, MD – PGY3
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Chief Resident – Faculty
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Faculty
Pancreatic Ascites
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Vianis C. Bravo, MD – PGY1
Schamma Salomon, MD – PGY2
Christian Avalos, MD – PGY3
Carlos M. Paris – UTRGV student
Carlos Paris, MD – Attending
Juan Menjivar, MD – Attending
Yamil Aude, MD – Faculty
Tim Heath, MD – Faculty
When a Cardiac “plop” can be a sign of stroke
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Shaza Shamdeen, MD – PGY1
Sunil Kamnani, MD – PGY3
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Osteomyelitis and Lower Extremity Amputations in Patients with Diabetes in the Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Andres Suarez, MD – PGY1
Karrar Al Gburi, MD – PGY1
Jose Lozano, MD – Faculty
John Paredes, DO – Faculty
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Difficulties Managing Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Relapse in a Patient Without Medical Insurance: A Case Report
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Zahir Osuna, MD – PGY1
Alexander Renpenning, MD – PGY1
Ruben Abreu, MD – Attending
Wady Aude, MD – Faculty
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy vs Coronary Artery Disease
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Daniela Hernandez, MD – PGY1
Chelsea Hook Chang, MD – Faculty
Sergio Trevino-Manllo, MD – Attending
Renal Replacement Therapy Options in the Rio Grande Valley or Lack Thereof
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Fatimah Bello, MD – PGY2
Krishna Suri, DO – PGY1
Meera Soni, MD – PGY2
Jessica Martin, MD – Faculty
Double Whammy: A Case of Advanced Diabetic Neuropathic Arthropathy and Severe Peripheral Vascular Disease in a Hispanic Man
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Krishna Suri, MD – PGY1
Wady Aude, MD – Faculty
To anti-coagulate or not to anti-coagulate
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Denisse Ramirez, MD – PGY1
Anoop Pasupuleti, MD – PGY1
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Salil Mangi, MD – Faculty
Tough Decisions Regarding Hemodialysis in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Sunil Kamnani, MD – PGY3
Emilia Dulgheru, MD – Faculty
A Case of Social Underprivilege: A Young Woman with Active Lupus Nephritis and Irregular Access to Medical Care
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Cynthia Rivas, MD – PGY1
Bilal Nazif, MD – PGY3
Courtney Remington – MS3 UTRGV
Jose Almeda, MD – Faculty
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Challenges in Evaluation of Liver Mass Due to Lack of Insurance
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Salman Bangash, MD – PGY1
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Jarrad McAdams, MD – PGY1
Stefano Pineda, MD – PGY2
Eugene Postevka – MS3 UTRGV
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Faculty
Aseptic Meningitis: A Case of Ten-Day Encephalopathy
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Xavier Blanco-Criado, MD – PGY1
Cleo Desmedt – MS3 UTRGV
Chelsea Hook Chang, MD – Faculty
The Grain of Sand in Your Shoe: A Case for the Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Examination
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Gopal Katkoria, MD – PGY3
Vianis C. Bravo, MD – PGY1
Rex Huang, MD – PGY2
Jose Lozano Garcia, MD – Faculty
The Domino Effect of Economic Disparity
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Salman Bangash, MD – PGY1
Stefano Pineda, MD – PGY2
Jarrad McAdams, MD – PGY1
Eugene Postevka – MS3 UTRGV
Brandon Cantazaro, MD – Faculty
Grigoriy Rapoport, MD – Faculty
Atypical Presentation of Hepatic Encephalopathy
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Jessica Martin, MD – Faculty
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Wady Aude, MD – Faculty
Andrew Dentino – Faculty
Cesar Gutierrez, MD – Chief Resident – Faculty
Christian Avalos, MD – PGY3
Creating Cardiology Fellowship Training to Address Cardiovascular Mortality in the Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Sabrina Doffing – MS UTRGV
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
One Way to Harvest Your Crop
UTRGV Symposium – Health Disparities 2018: Closing the Gap
September 2018
McAllen, TX
Sophia Hantzopulos – MS UTRGV
Chelsea Chang, MD – Faculty
Student Run Clinics of Texas Border Cities
ATS (American Thoracic Society)
May 2018
San Diego, CA
Halyna Ivashchuk, MD – PGY2
Renzo Arauco Brown, MD – Faculty
A Case of Cryptogenic Bilateral Fibrosing Pleuritis, an Extremely Rare Form of Interstitial Lung Disease
ATS (American Thoracic Society)
May 2018
San Diego, CA
Halyna Ivashchuk, MD – PGY2
Renzo Arauco Brown, MD – Faculty
Atypical Chest Pain and Dyspnea as Presenting Symptoms of an Isolated Mediastinal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma
ATS (American Thoracic Society)
May 2018
San Diego, CA
Halyna Ivashchuk, MD – PGY2
Renzo Arauco Brown, MD – Faculty
A Case of Nocardia Cyriacigeorgica Lung Infection Presenting with a Progressive Obstructive Ventilatory Defect and Worsening Lung Nodules in an Immunocompetent Host with Previous History of Mild Bronchiectasis
South Texas ACP
May 2018
Temple, TX
Hussein Al Jobori, MD – PGY1
Ashley Cruz, MD – PGY1
Omar Shuaib, MD – PGY3
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
AN UNDERDIAGNOSED COMPLICATION OF DIABETES MELLITUS, DIABETIC MUSCLE INFARCTION
South Texas ACP
May 2018
Temple, TX
Hector Santos, MD – PGY3
Luis Alberto Rosas, MD – Attending
A CASE OF MURINE TYPHUS COMPLICATED BY SEPTIC SHOCK AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME
South Texas ACP
May 2018
Temple, TX
Juan Menjivar, MD – PGY3
Bilal Nazif, MD – PGY2
Rex Huang, MD – PGY1
Daniel Varela, MD – PGY1
Andrew Dentino, MD – Faculty
Asif Zamir, MD – Faculty
An Unusual Case of Metastasis in Adenocarcinoma of the Lungs
South Texas ACP
May 2018
Temple, TX
Sunil Kamnani, MD – PGY2
Sina Najafi, MD – PGY2
Timothy Heath, MD – Faculty
Time to Get Stressed About Cortisol: A Case of Severe Hyponatremia in a Geriatric Patient With Underlying Hypopituitarism
South Texas ACP
Oral Presentation
May 2018
Temple, TX
Rex Huang, MD – PGY1
Daniel Varela, MD – PGY1
Juan Menjivar, MD – PGY3
Emilia Dulgheru, MD – Faculty
Mycophenolate Mofetil as an Alternative Maintenance Therapy: Managing Refractory Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Society of Hospital Medicine
April 2018
Orlando, FL
Bilal Nazif, MD – PGY2
Carlos Paris, MD – PGY3
Juan Menjivar, MD – PGY3
Juan Castano, MD – PGY2
Tim Heath, MD – Faculty
Michelle Cordoba, MD – Faculty
Ruptured Mycotic Hepatic Artery Aneurysm presenting as Hemobilia
Society of Hospital Medicine
April 2018
Orlando, FL
Juan Menjivar, MD – PGY3
Carlos Paris, MD – PGY3
Bilal Nazif, MD – PGY2
Rex Huang, MD – PGY1
Tim Heath, MD – Faculty
Andrew Dentino, MD – Faculty
Keep Your Eyes Wide Open When Your Patient’s Eyes Are Wide Shut
Society of Hospital Medicine
April 2018
Orlando, FL
Rex Huang, MD – PGY1
Juan Menjivar, MD – PGY3
Emilia Dulgheru, MD – Faculty
Sergio A. Trevino, MD – Attending
Erythema Nodosum as Initial Presentation of SLE




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