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Residency Program

Journal Club - 2009

Journal club meets each month.  Typically two articles are presented, with the help of a faculty member, by either a PGY 2 or 3 Resident. Articles are selected by the resident with help from either the faculty mentor or Chief Resident.  Journal club starts at 6:30pm and finishes at approximately 8:15pm.      

Month Faculty Resident Journal Article
October

S. Singla MBBS(fellow)

Mayank Agrawal, MBBS Early vs Delayed Invasive Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome. NEJM 2009; 360(21):2165-75.
    Lisa Sajovitz MD

Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes. NEJM 2009; 361 (11): 1045-57.

September R. Ortmann MD

 

Betty Abraham, MBBS

 

Value of Anti-Modified Citrullinated Vimentin and Third-Generation Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Compared with Second-Generation Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide and Rheumatoid Factor in Predicting Disease Outcome in Undifferentiated Arthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2009; 60 (8): 2232-2241.

   

Tam Truong , MD

Prevalence of and Predictive Factors for Sustained Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug-Free Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2009; 60 (8): 2262-71.

August

A. Shukla MBBS

Abhijit Shivkumar MBBS

Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. NEJM 2008; 359 (1).

   

Amir Rashidi MD

Urine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipoca lin Moderately Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Adults. JASN 2009; 20:1823.
July M. Deneke MD Rohit Divekar MBBS

Benazepril Plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension in High-Risk Patients.

    Yang Xu MD

Cardiac Outcomes after Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

June S. Tariq MD Dima Kabbani MD Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation and the Risk of Fractures. NEJM 2006;354:669-83.
    Kavya Krishna MD Breast Cancer After Use of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Postmenopausal Women. NEJM 2009;360:573-87.
May H. Alhawari  MD (fellow) Heather LaGuardia MD Sensitivity and Specificity of a Single Emergency Department Measurement of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin for Diagnosing Acute Injury. Ann Intern Med 2008; 148:810-819.
    Ben Morgan MD      Effect of Pentoxifylline on GFR Decline in CKD: A Pilot, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Am J Kid Dis 2009; 53(4): 606-616.
April A. Makdissi MD Jonathan Stringer MD 10-Year Follow-up of Intensive Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes. NEJM 2008; 359:1577-89
    Amy Ashwood MD Glucose Control and Vascular Complications in Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes. NEJM 2009; 360:129-39.
March R. Bariola MD Dima Kabbani MD Comparing QuantiFERON-Tuberculosis Gold, T-SPOT Tuberculosis and Tuberculin Skin Test in HIV-Infected Individuals from a Low Prevalence Tuberculosis Country. AIDS 2008; 22:2471-2479.
    Yang Xu MD Gram-Negative Bacteremia upon Hospital Admission: When Should Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Be Suspected? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009; 48:580-586.
January M. Fraer MD Sonal Bhakta MD

Statin Use is Associated with Early Recovery of Kidney Injury after Vascular Surgery and Improved Long-Term Outcome. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008; 23:3867-3873.

    Sakeena Raza MD

Benazepril Plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension in High-Risk Patients. NEJM 2008; 359(23):2417-2428.

 

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