Residency Research
Tinsley R. Harrison Translational Research Program Scholars
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Academic Year 2012-2013
Ajay Dharod, MD
Mentor: Alan Bertoni, MD
Project Titles: Impact of Risk Factor Management In Type 2 Diabetes on Endothelial and Cardiac Function and Bradycardia and the assessment of its long-term cardiovascular effects.
Presentations: Pending
Mousumi M. Andersen, MD
Mentor: Gregory Hundley, MD
Project Title: Aortic stiffness as a predictor of exercise capacity in the elderly
Presentations: AHA, November 2012
Bernard Tawfik, MD
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Pardee, Dr. Heidi Klepin
Project Title: Hypomethylating Agents in Salvage vs. De Novo Therapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Presentations:
American College of Physicians 2012 Leadership Day
Tawfik, B., Seirpinski, P., Van Dyke, M. (2008, October). Keratin's Effect on Integrin Expression. Poster presented at: Wake Forest University Medical Student Research Day; Winston-Salem, NC.
Tawfik, B., Sierpinski, P., Van Dyke, M. (2008, August). Structural Characteristics of Keratin Biomaterials Show an Effect on Schwann Cell Activation. Poster presented at: Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine Research Day; Winston-Salem, NC.
S. Sliesoraitis, B. Tawfik, L.R. Ellis, L.D. Case, J. Lawrence (2011, May). Retrospective Review of Leukemia Cytogenetics and Prior Malignancies. Poster presented at: Wake Forest University Resident Research Day: Winston-Salem, NC.
B. Tawfik, S. Sliesoriatis, J. Brown, K. Heidi (2012, May). Comorbidity Characterization in Geriatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Poster presented at: Wake Forest University Resident Research Day: Winston-Salem, NC.
Vu Nguyen, M.D.
Mentor: Maria Nunez, M.D., Ph.D.
Project Title: Impact of hepatic steatosis on Hepatitis C treatment.
Presentations: Pending
Academic Year 2011-2012
Kavitta Baman, MD
Mentor: Richard Loeser, M.D., Rheumatology
Project Title: Vitamin K and Osteoarthritis
Presentations: Pending
Hazim El-Haddad, MD
Mentor: Gretchen Wells, M.D., Ph.D., FACC
Project Title: Risk Factors and Prognosis Associated with Type 2 Myocardial Infarction.
Presentations: Pending
Hardik Mehta, MD
Mentor: Pete Morris, M.D.
Project Title: The utility of echocardiography in non-hemorrhagic shock.
Presentations: Pending
William Perkins, MD
Mentor: Richard Weinberg, M.D.
Project Title: Intestinally Targeted Therapies for Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, and Obesity.
Presentations: Pending
George Shelton, MD
Mentor:
Project Title:
Presentations: Pending
Academic Year 2010-2011
Jesse Couk, MD
Mentor: Kevin High MD, Division of Infectious Disease
Project Title: Th-17 role in immunity, autoimmunity, and tumorgenesis as it relates to vaccine design
Shahab Moossavi, MD
Mentor: David Herrington, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: MESA Epigenome Wide Association Study of DNA Methylation and Atherosclerosis
Presentations:
Moossavi S, Wallace EL, Martin TJ, DuBose TD. Cocaine induced rhabdomyolysis and hepatitis C virus infection. Presented at the Fourth Annual Resident and Fellows Research Day: Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, May 2010.
Moossavi S, Shokoohi S, Peacock J, Moossavi S. Nocardiosis in a renal transplant patient. Presented at the Fourth Annual Resident and Fellows Research Day: Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, May 2010.
Moossavi S, Thohan V. Pulmonary mucormycosis after cardiac transplantation: not a uniformly fetal disease. Presented at the Fourth Annual Resident and Fellows Research Day: Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, May 2010.
Kate O`Hara, MD
Mentor: David Herrington, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: MESA Epigenome Wide Association Study of DNA Methylation and Atherosclerosis
Sarunas Sliesoraitis, MD, Pharm D
Mentor: Julia Lawrence, DO
Project Title: Identification of Potential Prognostic Markers for Secondary Leukemia Following Breast Cancer Treatment
Academic Year 2009-2010 Sharmin Basher, MD, MS
Mentor: David Sane, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin D, and DHA as Markers of Atrial Arrhythmia
Publications Generated: Pending
Farah Dawood, MD
Mentor: Tony Simmons, MD and David Sane, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: Connexin40 Expression and Immunohistochemical analysis of Atrial Myocytes:
Publications Generated: Pending
Brandon Drafts, MD, MBS
Mentor: Greg Hundley, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: An Evaluation of the Prognostic Utility of Exercise Treadmill Cardiac MRI Testing
Publications:
Drafts BC, Hundley WG, et al. Feasibility and early prognostic data on treadmill exercise magnetic resonance imaging stress testing. Publication status: submitted to JACC Imaging.
Drafts BC, Chughtai HL, Entrikin DW. Iatrogenic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2010;12:3.
Babcock MJ, Drafts BC, Sane DC. Unstable angina and NSTEMI; current management guidelines and practice implications. Hosp Physician 2009;45:17-28.
Michael Goebel, MD
Mentor: Richard Weinberg, MD, Division of Gastroenterology
Project Title: Non-Invasive In-Vivo Measurement of Gastric Acid Secretion Using a Radiotelemetry Capsule
Xanthia Samaropoulos, MD, MPH
Mentor: David Goff, MD, Division of Public Health Sciences, Section on Epidemiology and Prevention
Project Title: Correlation of Vitamin D deficiency, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Increased Fracture Risk
Academic Year 2008-2009
Michael John Babcock, MD
Mentor: David Goff, MD, Division of Public Health Sciences, Section on Epidemiology and Prevention
Project Title: Pericardial adipose tissue as it correlates with atrial conduction abnormalities in the MESA cohort
Presented at: Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2009)
Publications:
Babcock M, Soliman EZ, Ding J, Kronmal R, Goff DC Jr. Pericardial fat and atrial conduction abnormalities in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).Obesity 2010 (in press)
Babcock MJ, Drafts BC, Sane DC. Unstable angina and NSTEMI; current management guidelines and practice implications. Hosp Physician 2009;45:17-28.
Paul Wesley Benson, MD
Mentor: Richard Weinberg, MD, Division of Gastroenterology
Project Title: Bitter Taster Status Predicts Susceptibility to Vection-Induced Nausea
Presented at: Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2009)
Publications generated: Pending
Kevin R. Hayes, MD
Mentor: Robert Applegate, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: Clinical Outcomes of Bare Metal Stents Versus Drug-Eluting Stents, Target Vessel Revascularization: Evidence For A High Risk Bare Metal Stent Cohort
Presented at: American College of Cardiology. Orlando, Florida 2009
Publications generated:
Hayes KR, Applegate RJ, Sacrinty MT, Kutcher MA, Gandhi SK, Santos RM, Little WC. Target Lesion Revascularization after Bare-Metal or Drug-Eluting Stents: Clinical Presentations and Outcomes Journal of Invasive Cardiology. In press June 2011
Steven J. Heatherly, MD
Mentor: Tony Simmons, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: Psychological Effects of Recalled Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Publications generated:
Psychological Effects of Recalled Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Submitted to PACE.
Recalled implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Medtronic 6949: Lessons learned. Status: Under review.
GiGi MacDonald, MD
Mentor: Mary Ann Knovich, MD and John Owen, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Project Title: ADAMTS13 Activity Assay
Publications generated: Pending
Academic Year 2007-2008
Candace B. Anz, MD
Mentor: Raymond Penn, PhD, Center for Human Genomics
Project Title: EP receptor subtype function and crosstalk in human airway smooth muscle (HASM)
Presented at: American Thoracic Society International Meeting (2008), Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2008)
Publications generated: Kong KC, Gandhi U, Martin TJ, Anz CB, Yan H, Misior AM, Pascual RM, Deshpande DA, Penn RB. Endogenous Gs-coupled receptors in smooth muscle exhibit differential susceptibility to GRK2/3-mediated desensitization. Biochemistry. 2008 Sep 2;47(35):9279-88.
T. J. Martin, MD
Mentor: Raymond Penn, PhD, Center for Human Genomics
Project Title: EP receptor subtype function and crosstalk in human airway smooth muscle (HASM)
Presented at: American Thoracic Society International Meeting (2008), Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2008)
Publications generated: Kong KC, Gandhi U, Martin TJ, Anz CB, Yan H, Misior AM, Pascual RM, Deshpande DA, Penn RB. Endogenous Gs-coupled receptors in smooth muscle exhibit differential susceptibility to GRK2/3-mediated desensitization. Biochemistry. 2008 Sep 2;47(35):9279-88.
John A. Piede, MD
Mentor: Bayard Powell, MD, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Project Title: The Evaluation of Bronchoscopy in Acute Leukemia: A Retrospective Chart Review
Presented at: North Carolina American College of Physicians Regional Meeting (First place clinical research award 2009) and American College of Physicians National Meeting (2009), American Society of Hematology (2008), and Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2008)
Publications generated: Piede J, Ellis L, High K, Case D, Powell B."The Evaluation of Bronchoscopy in Acute Leukemia: A Retrospective Chart Review." Blood (ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts). November 2008; Volume 112, Issue 11: 3990. Manuscript pending.
Eric L. Wallace, DO
Mentor: W. Greg Hundley, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: Prognostic Utility of Cardiac MRI in Women
Presented at: American College of Cardiology Scientific Conference, Chicago, Illinois 2008. Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (First place clinical research 2008)
Publications generated: Wallace EL, Morgan TM, Walsh TF, Dall'Armellina E, Ntim W, Hamilton CA, and Hundley WG. Dobutamine Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Results Predict Cardiac Prognosis in Women with Known or Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Img., March 1, 2009;2(3):299-307.
Charoenpanichkit C, Morgan TM, Hamilton CA, Wallace EL, Robinson KC, Ntim W, Hundley WG. Prognostic Importance of Left Ventricular Mass in Patients Undergoing Dobutamine Stress Testing. Submitted for publication.
Academic Year 2006-2007
Rachel W. Holt, MD
Mentor: Richard Loeser, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Molecular Medicine
Project Title: The Effect of Vitamin K on Chondrocyte Gene Expression
Matthew C. Miles, MD
Mentor: Raymond Penn, PhD, Center for Human Genomics
Project Title: EP-receptor Agonism and Functional Consequences in Human Airway Smooth Muscle
Presented at: American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Francisco, May 2007, Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2007).
Matthew Nelson, MD
Mentor: Kurt Daniel, DO and David Herrington, MD, Division of Cardiology
Project Title: Coronary Artery Calcium and ECG Interval Duration
Presented at: American Heart Association National Meeting, Orlando, FL; Wake Forest Internal Medicine Research Day (2007); North Carolina American College of Physicians (2008)
Publications generated: Nelson MR, Daniel KR, Carr JJ, Freedman BI, Prineas RJ, Bowden DW, Herrington DM. Associations between electrocardiographic interval durations and coronary artery calcium scores: the Diabetes Heart Study. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Mar;31(3):314-21
Lehtinen AB, Daniel KR, Shah SA, Nelson MR, Ziegler JT, Freedman BI, Carr JJ, Herrington DM, Langefeld CD, Bowden DW. Relationship between genetic variants in myocardial sodium and potassium channel genes and QT interval duration in diabetics: the Diabetes Heart Study. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2009 Jan;14(1):72-9.