General Surgery Residency

A General Surgery Residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Flushing, NY was approved for 22 positions with Neil Mandava, M.D. appointed as Interim Program Director. Flushing Hospital Medical Center is part of the MediSys Health Network which also includes NYCOMEC members, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center and Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The program will be acceptiing applications for the 2012 academic year.

A new Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center was approved for 13 positions. Brookdale is a designated Level One Trauma Center and is part of the MediSys Health Network. Shepard Splain, D.O. is the Director of Medical Education at Brookdale and will serve as the Program Director for the residency. Dr. Splain is Chief of Orthopedics at Brookdale and Chairman of Surgery at NYCOM.

A new Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Plainview Hospital was approved for 17 positions. Plainview Hospital is part of the acclaimed North Shore Hospital System. Gus Katsigiorgis, D.O. will serve as the Program Director and has leadership experience with Peninsula Hospital Center's Orthopedic Residency. Gary Rachlin, D.O. is the Director of Medical Education at Plainview. Both doctors are NYCOM alumni.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved a new NYCOMEC Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Nassau University Medical Center with 4 positions. The Program Director is Dr. Vladimire Gotlieb.

 

Pictured above are NYCOMEC 2011 Trainee Research Poster Competition Winners:
Ronald Dvorkin, M.D., (Research Director), Joseph Artale, D.O., Andrew Mapley, D.O., Shannon Weinstein, D.O., Diana Kontonoras, D.O., Kristie Busch, D.O., and David Levy, D.O. (EM Program Director), all from Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

NYCOMEC hosted its 10th Annual Trainee Research Poster Competition on June 17, 2011 at the NYIT Hall of Fame located on the NYIT Old Westbury Campus. The competition brought various NYCOMEC residents out to participate in hopes of taking home a cash prize and title of first place winner. Thirty-one posters were judged according to predetermined criteria and specific scoring forms organized by the NYCOMEC Research Committee. Both case presentation and experimental research categories were represented among six hospitals: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Long Beach Medical Center, Lutheran Medical Center, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Southampton Hospital and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.

A special thank you is extended to the judges; Linda Friedman, Ph.D., Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ph.D., Maria Plummer, M.D., Bernadette Riley, D.O., David Tegay, D.O., Bennett Futterman, M.D.,and Gregory Saggio, D.O.

The winners were announced by NYCOMEC President, David Broder, D.O. and Research Director, David Yens, Ph.D. during the NYCOM National Hospital and Career Day.

Congratulations to our 2011 Poster Competition Winners!

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

FIRST PLACE ($500): Shannon Weinstein, D.O.; Ronald Dvorkin, M.D. David Levy, D.O., David Yens, Ph.D.
"Is the Use of Multiple Medications an Independent Predictor of Length of Stay and Probability of Admission?"
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

SECOND PLACE ($250): Andrew Mapley D.O.; Ronald Dvorkin M.D.; David Levy, D.O. Curt Cicotte, R.N., David Yens, Ph.D.
"The Institution of a Requirement for Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy in an Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program and its Effect on Emergency Department Operations."
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

THIRD PLACE (IPod Nano): Joseph Artale, D.O., Andrew Flanagan, D.O., Ronald Dvorkin, M.D., Jason Idelson, D.O. Diana Kontonotas, D.O., Andrew Mapley, D.O., David Teng, M.D., Steve Zimmerman, M.D.
"EM Residents Use Bedside Ultrasound to Diagnose Appendictis and Avoid the Radiation of CT Scans - The Effect of Feedback."
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

CASE PRESENTATIONS

FIRST PLACE ($350): Kristie Busch, D.O., Robin Mackoff, D.O., Steven Zimmerman, M.D., Augusto Dasilva, M.D.
"A Crabby Situation: Our Limitations"
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

SECOND PLACE ($200) Andrew Mapley, D.O., Jonathan Golden, M.D., Steven Sattler, D.O., Mikhail Mirer, M.D.
"PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep).
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

THIRD PLACE: (IPod Nano) Diana Kontonotas, D.O., Sarah Arzt, D.O., Charles La Rosa, M.D., Genevieve McGerald, D.O.
"An Unusual Cause of Left Lower Quadrant Pain-Type I EVAR Symptomatic Endoleak Diagnosed Using Bedside Ultrasound."
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

On May 11, 2011, Eastern Long Island Hospital (ELI) was accepted as a Provisional Clinical Campus Member of NYCOMEC. ELI is a 90-bed, full-service, community hospital, committed to delivering excellence in patient care and meeting all the health needs of the North Fork and Shelter Island.

Located in Greenport, NY on the North Fork of Long Island, ELI is a small community hospital with a full service psychiatry unit and an addiction medicine unit. They are a member of the East End Health Alliance which also includes Peconic Bay Medical Center and Southampton Hospital, both current members of NYCOMEC. We now have five member hospitals in Suffolk County.

ELI currently trains NYIT/NYCOM students in third year psychiatry clerkships through the NYCOM Regional Program at Southampton. They are exploring the possibility of developing a psychiatry residency and collaborating with other NYCOMEC Hospitals in various disciplines.

Jay Slotkin, M.D., MPH, is currently overseeing medical education at the hospital. He is an adjunct associate clinical professor of medicine at NYIT/NYCOM.

Plainview Hospital recently opened a New Patient Simulation Lab allowing their nurses and doctors to practice their clinical skills in a medical emergency without risk to real patients. To learn more, click HERE.

Bruce J. Flanz was recently named the President and CEO of MediSys Health Network,. which includes Flushing Hospital Medical Center and NYCOMEC members Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, and Peninsula Hospital Medical Center

On March 4, at the President's Reception held during the EROC Convention, NYSOMS honored the inaugural classes of New York State's two colleges of osteopathic medicine -- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, and Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-NY, in Harlem

Members of NYCOM's inaugural class--the class of 1981-- gathered to mark the 30th anniversary of their graduation. With 33 graduates in 1981, NYCOM now graduates over 300 doctors annually!

TouroCOM's inaugural class--the class of 2011--is also the school's first graduating class. A number of students in that class, along with TouroCOM faculty members and deans, were there to celebrate the occasion.

 

(front to back) Shannon Weinstein, D.O., Diana Kontonotas, D.O., Nogba Pawoo, D.O., and Jacqueline Yacenda, D.O.
Back row: Andrew Mapley, D.O., Andrew Fannagan, D.O.

The New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (NYSOMS) held its annual Poster Competition at the Eastern Regional Osteopathic Convention on March 4, 2011. There were 101 entries submitted from residents throughout New York State including NYCOMEC residents from Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Long Beach Medical Center, Peninsula Hospital Center, Saint Barnabas Medical Center (NJ), and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. There were six winners in the competition, five of whom were NYCOMEC residents from Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, who are pictured above.

Research
1st	Andrew Flanagan, D.O. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center	"EM Residents Use Bedside Ultrasound to Diagnose Appendicitis and Avoid the Radiation of CT Scans - The Effect of Feedback"
2nd	Shannon Weinstein, D.O. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center	"Is the Use of Multiple Medications an Independent Predictor of Length of Stay and Probability of Admission? "
3rd	Andrew Mapley, D.O. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center	"The Institution of a Requirement for Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy in an Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program and its Effect on Emergency Department Operations."

Case Reports
1st	Diana Kontonotas, D.O. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center	"An Unusual Cause of Left Lower Quadrant Pain-Type 1 EVAR Symptomatic Endoleak Diagnosed Using Bedside Ultrasound "
2nd	Jacqueline Yacenda, D.O. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center	"A Case of Urinary Retention and Mild, Bilateral Hydronephrosis Due to an Imperforate Hyman"

From March 3rd to March 6th, the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (NYSOMS) held its annual Eastern Regional Osteopathic Convention (EROC) in Hauppauge, NY. Lynn Mark, D.O. served as Convention Chair and Thomas Zimmerman, D.O. Director of Medical Education at South Nassau Communities Hospital served as Program Chair. Dr. Zimmerman was also elected to the NYSOMS Board of Directors.

Thomas Zimmerman, DO, accepts a certificate of appreciation from NYSOMS President Sonia Rivera-Martinez, DO, for his work as the EROC 2011 Program Chair.

Health and Human Services announced the designation of 11 teaching health centers (THCs) in the new Teaching Health Center graduate medical education program. The THC Program is a 5 year funding opportunity intended to support an increased number of primary care residents and dentists trained in community-based ambulatory patient care settings. Congratulations to The Institute for Family Health in Kingston, NY on being designated one of the new Teaching Health Centers.

 

Long Beach Medical Center

NYCOM's Institute for Clinical Competence (ICC), Long Beach Medical Center and the Long Beach Fire Department jointly participated in a "street drill," scenario of a patient suffering from cardiac arrest. The "patient" was NYCOM's robotic simulator patient, "Stan," who collapsed while playing basketball at a local park in Long Beach. Paramedics were called to the scene and the patient was transported to Long Beach Medical Center. The entire drill was recorded and can be seen on YouTube by clicking HERE.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved two new NYCOM sponsored programs at Southampton Hospital. Under the educational leadership of Shawn Cannon, D.O., the hospital already has several relatively new programs: TRI, Family Practice, Internal Medicine and NMM. The first new program is the Integrated Family Practice and NMM. This combined program allows the resident to be simultaniously trained in both Family Practice and NMM.

This program leads to dual-board eligibility and dual certification. Daniel Van Arsdale, D.O., serves as the program director.

The second new program is the NMM+1. This residency, under the directorship of Stephen Braun, D.O., allows a graduate of any osteopathic residency to train in NMM and become board eligible in only one additional year.

NYCOMEC
11th Annual Grand Rounds

On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, NYCOMEC held its eleventh annual Grand Rounds program, a multi-specialty continuing medical education program that is designed for NYCOMEC’s interns, residents, fellows, attendings and faculty at NYCOM. This year Grand Rounds was held at the NYIT DeSeversky Conference Center in Old Westbury, New York. The program was well received by both those attendees who participated in the program either in person or via live web-casting.

The morning session started with “Identifying and Assisting the Impaired Physician presented by Jeffrey A. Selzer, M.D. Gregory Rokosz, D.O.,J.D., Vice-Chairman, NYCOMEC Board of Directors, gave a presentation, “Medical Errors and Disclosures of Adverse Events. Michael Schoppmannm J.D. spoke on “Medical Malpractice- Self Protection and Damage Control.”

After a holiday buffet lunch, the afternoon program began with a presentation by Denise Burns, D.O. on the “The Five Minute OMM Consult.” Thomas Jan, D.O., (NYCOM Class 1991) gave a lecture on ”The Art of Balancing Pain Management with the Risk of Addiction.” Frederic Vagnini, M.D., host of a radio call-in program-“The Heart Show“ was the keynote speaker. Dr. Vagnini spoke on “Nutritional Management of Heart Disease and Diabetes. Following Grand Rounds was a cocktail reception sponsored by the NYCOM Office of Alumni Affairs. The entire day was enjoyed by all.

Pictured above is Peninsula Hospital Center Surgery resident, Vadim Avulov, D.O. and his winning research poster entitled, "Unusual Foreign Body Aspiration."  Dr. Avulov was awarded 2nd Place in the specialty of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the 2010 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists.  Congratulations

According to Crain's Health Pulse, eleven health care organizations are getting a total of $109 million-in-state Department of Health and DASNY grants for information technology. Made under the HEAL-NY and F-SHRP programs, the grants focus on creating patient-centered medical homes and will enable providers who receive them to connect to the Statewide Health information Network for NY. They include $9.8 million for Maimonides Medical Center, $10 million for HHC (of which Coney Island Hospital is a part of) and $3 million for St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.

Sisters of Charity Hospital received over $1.9 million in HRSA Primary Care Residency Expansion grants. Lutheran Medical Center also received HRSA grant funding for postdoctoral programs in dentistry.

Gary Rachlin, D.O., Director of Medical Education at Plainview Hospital was honored on September 28th at the North Shore/LIJ 12th Annual Plainview/Syosset Golf Outing at the Brookville Country Club. Dr. Rachlin, a 1990 graduate of NYCOM, is also the Program Director for Plainview's Traditional Rotating Internship and Family Practice Residency programs.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved a new NYCOM Sponsored Psychiatry Residency at Nassau University Medical Center. This program is dually accredited by the ACGME and is approved by the AOA for 12 positions.

NYCOMEC hosted its 9th Annual Trainee Research Poster Competition on June 4, 2010 at the Student Activity Center/Gymnasium located on the NYIT Old Westbury Campus. The competition brought various NYCOMEC residents out to participate in hope of taking home a cash prize and title of first place winner. Twenty-five posters were judged according to predetermined criteria and specific scoring forms organized by the NYCOMEC Research Committee. Both case presentation and experimental research categories were represented among four hospitals; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Lutheran Medical Center, St. Barnabas Hospital and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
A special thank you is extended to the judges; Brian Bowers, D.O., Leslie Goldstein, Pharm.D., Maria Plummer, M.D., Bernadette Riley, D.O., Sonia Rivera-Martinez, D.O.

The winners were announced by NYCOMEC Research Director, David Yens, Ph.D. during the NYCOM National Hospital and Career Day.

Congratulations to our 2010 Poster Competition Winners!

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

FIRST PLACE ($500): John Rimmer, DO; Leanne Labriola, DO; Dean Olsen, DO; Evan Waxman, MD,PhD; Katherin Peperzak, MD; David Hamel, MSIII
THE NONTRAUMATIC RED EYE - A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO CLINICAL, TEACHING AND DIAGNOSIS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL, BRONX, NEW YORK

SECOND PLACE ($250): Christopher Hill DO; Adhi Sharma MD; Ronald Dvorkin MD; Veronica Tucker OMS III; Jeffrey Margulies MD
HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE MEDICAL RECONCILIATION PROCESS IN PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT?
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

THIRD PLACE (Camera): Beth Hayes DO; Christopher Hill DO; Golru Ghaffari DO; Thomas Hubmer DO; Adam
Schwartz, Ronald Dvorkin MD; Eric Decena MD; David Levy DO
A COMPARISON OF THREE WAYS TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE: BY A
NOVEL ULTRASOUND COLOR FLOW DOPPLER METHOD, BY A TRADITIONAL
AUDIBLE DOPPLER METHOD AND BY THE TRADITIONAL AUSCULTATORY
METHOD
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW
YORK

CASE PRESENTATIONS

FIRST PLACE ($350): Jason Idelson, DO; Evgeniy Moshkovich, MD; David Levy,DO
IT’S NOT A TUMOR: A RARE ENTITY
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

SECOND PLACE ($200) Beth Hayes DO, Ira Eckstein DO, Mikhail Mirer MD, Sanford Glantz MD
HYPOPLASIA OF THE ANGULI ORIS IN AN INFANT: AN ED CASE PRESENTATION
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

THIRD PLACE: (IPOD Nano) Christina Navarro, DO; Rohit Talwar, MD; Laura Nimkoff, MD; Catherine Coronia, MD
ENZYME REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR POMPE DISEASE
PEDIATRICS, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center has been accepted as a Clinical Campus Member of NYCOMEC effective July 1, 2010. Brookhaven hospital is a 280 bed acute care facility located in Patchogue, New York. They have almost 70,000 emergency department visits each year with a very busy ambulatory care center as well.

John Tsialas, D.O., NYCOM Class of 1994, serves as their Director of Medical Education. Many of you know that, Dr. Tsialas teaches in the NYCOM Doctor-Patient Relations (DPR) course.

Brookhaven currently has several postdoctoral programs approved by the American Osteopathic Association which will be under NYCOM’s sponsorship:

• Traditional Rotating Internship – 5 approved positions
• Family Practice Residency – 21 approved positions
• Diagnostic Radiology – 16 approved positions

The American Osteopathic Association has approved a new NYCOM-sponsored dually accredited Internal Medicine Residency at Jersey City Medical Center. The program is approved for twelve residents. Douglas Ratner, M.D. will serve as the Interim Program Director. He also serves as the Program Director for their ACGME Internal Medicine Residency. Their Director of Medical Education is Martin Levine, D.O., who is a member of the American Osteopathic Association's Board of Trustees.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved a new NYCOM-sponsored Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Lutheran Medical Center. The program is approved for two Fellows. This specialty focuses on the surgical and medical diagnosis and treatment of critically ill and injured patients, particularly the trauma victim. Surgeons in this discipline are board certified in general surgery and then complete additional training and testing in critical care surgery.

Fausto Vinces, D.O. will serve as the Program Director. Dr. Vinces, a 1996 NYCOM Alumnus, is also the Program Director for their General Surgery Residency. Their Director of Medical Education is Claudia Lyon, D.O., who also serves as the Program Director for their Family Practice Residency.

Lynn, Mark, D.O., Director-Accreditation, NYCOMEC, received the Osteopathic Family Physician Scientific Paper of the Year Award at the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Convention in Las Vegas, NV for her article entitled, "Health Literacy and the Elderly." The article was published in the November/December 2009 issue of the Osteopathic Family Physician journal.

Lynn, Mark, D.O., was also re-elected to the Board of Trustees as the Active Membership Category 1 - OPTI Trustee for the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AODME).

Abraham Jeger, Ph.D., NYCOM Associate Dean, Clinical Education and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine was invited by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) to serve on the newly established Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Achievement Tests Advisory Committee (COMATAC). This committee will guide the development of new post-clerkship exams in the core disciplines of Medicine, Surgery, Family Practice, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Psychiatry and OMM.

Abraham Jeger, Ph.D., has also been elected to the Board of Trustees as the Active Membership Category - Region 1 Representative of the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AODME).

Gwyn Frambach, D.O., a second-year Resident at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York, was named resident liaison at the 2009 AOCD Annual Convention.

The primary objective of the resident liaison is to act on behalf of the residents, serve as a sounding board when issues arise, to difffuse any problems if possible, and to relate any serious issues the residents have to the AOCD Board of Trustees, as Dr. Frambach sees it.

Pictured above are Program Director Cindy Hoffman, D.O. and her St. Barnabas Hospital Dermatology residents who were recently honored by the American Osteopathic College of Dematology (AOCD) at the annual AOA convention held in New Orleans this month. Out of 100 Osteopathic dermatology residents currently in training in the U.S., three St. Barnabas residents won awards for Intendis Resident Research Papers.

Ali Banki, D.O. was awarded 1st place ($2,000) for his paper titled, "Dapsone: A Review and Update."

Karthik Krishnamurthy, D.O. was awarded 2nd Place ($1500) for his paper titled, "Intralesional Dextrose for the Treatment of Common Warts."

Gwyn Frambach, D.O. was awarded Third Place ($500) for her paper titled, "To Urticate or Not to Urticate: A Case of TMEP and Review of Cutaneous Mastocytoses." She was also awarded the "Daniel Koprince, D.O. Education Award" for "outstanding educational presentation at the AOCD 2009 Midyear Meeting."

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The American Osteopathic Association has approved a new NYCOM-sponsored Fellowship at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY. A Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship approved for 6 positions is currently accepting applications for July 2010. Ira Eckstein, D.O. will serve as Program Director and Steven Golinowski, D.O., continues as the Director of Medical Education.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved 2 new NYCOM-sponsored programs at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, New York, A Traditional Rotating Internship with 8 approved positions and a Family Practice Residency with 12 positions (4 per year) are currently accepting applications for July 2010. George Ruggiero, D.O., a NYCOM graduate, will serve as the Program Director for both programs and is also the Director of Medical Education.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved a new dual-accredited, NYCOM-sponsored Internal Medicine Residency at Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY beginning July 2010. Eleonara Akker, D.O. has been named Program Director and Sherman Dunn, D.O. is the Director of Medical Education.

Pictured above are some of the St. Barnabas Hospital Emergency Medicine residents who recently participated in the ACOEP Scientific Assembly Research Poster Competition in Boston, MA. Special Congratulations go to John Rimmer, D.O. for 1st Place in Original Research Poster Competition, Shimbul Shah, D.O. for 3rd Place in Original Research Oral Competition and Michael Passafaro, D.O. for 2nd Place CPC Discussant. Other Participants included:

John Rimmer, D.O. 1st Place

Shimbul Shah, D.O. 3rd Place

CPC:
Christopher Calandrella, D.O. Resident
Michael Passafaro, D.O. Attending

Original Research:
1. Resident Satisfaction with Translation and Interpretation methods in an Urban Hospital setting – Alfredo Rabines, D.O.
2. The Validity of Imaging and Physical examination in diagnosing Acute Appendicitis – Shivani Patel, D.O.
3. Characteristics of Acetaminophen fatalities: a nationwide analysis – Jessica Romito-Sinan, D.O.
4. What Factors are important when selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency? The perspectives of Medical students vs. recent residency graduates- Shimbul Shah, D.O.
5. The Non-Traumatic Red Eye a systematic approach to clinical teaching and diagnosis – John Rimmer, D.O.
6. The Use of a “Time Map” Has No Effect on Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency Department – Wanda Esponoza-Cruz, D.O.

Case Presentation:
1. Case of Intracranial abscess due to acute pain-sinusitis – Javier Betancourt, D.O.
2. A case report of Choledochal Cyst Type I – Soraya Kernizan, D.O.
3. A complicated case, complete with confounders of Cardiomyopathy – Sara Lary, D.O.
4. A case report of HAART – Induced progressive multifocal Leukoencelopathy – Tiffany Le, D.O.
5. Case report of Sarcoidosis presenting with a Hypopyon – Karen Looney, D.O.
6. A case report of Meningitis in a child secondary to penetrating trauma to the spine – Shimbul Shah, D.O.
7. A case of Syncope in a 24 year old male – Mark Plexousakis, D.O.

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residents also attended and participated in the ACOEP Scientific Assembly Research Poster Competition in Boston, MA. Congratulations to Christopher Hill, D.O., who took 2nd Place in the Original Research Poster Competition!

Original Research:
Christopher Hill, D.O. - "A Comparison of Three Ways to Measure Blood Pressure: By a Novel Ultrasound Color Flow Doppler Method, by a Traditional Audible Doppler Method and by the Traditional Auscultatory Method"

Case Presentation:
Frederick Davis, D.O. - A Rare Cause for Alarm
Andrew Flanagan, D.O. - Oh No...A PFO
Golru Ghaffari, D.O. - Adrenal Colic
Beth Hayes, D.O. - Ovarian Hypersrtimulaiton Syndrome
Jason Idelson, D.O. - It’s Not a Tumor: A Rare Entitiy
Steven Keehn, D.O. - Back Pain That Will Take Your Breath Away
Steven Keehn, D.O. - Spontaneous Rupture of a Renal Angiomyolipoma: Report of a Case
Diana Kontonotas, D.O. - A Breathtaking Ingestion
Andrew Mapley, D.O. - A Rare Case of Flank Pain and Hematuria
Chantel O’Shea, D.O. - NMS – From Back Pain to a Hot Mess