Internal Medicine Residency

ANDREWS JR, Shah NS, Gandhi NR, Moll A, Friedland G. Multidrug-resistant and Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: Implications for the HIV Epidemic and Antiretroviral Therapy RollOut-in South Africa. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007, Dec; 196(Supplement 3):S483-90.

Basu S, ANDREWS JR, Poolman EM, Gandhi NR, Shah NS, Moll A, Moodley P, Galvani A, Friedland GH. Prevention of Nosocomial Transmission of Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Rural South African District Hospitals: an epidemiological modelling study. Lancet 2007, Oct; 370(9597):1500-07.

BHANDARI VK, Wang F, Bindman AB, Schillinger D. Quality of anticoagulation control: do race and language matter? J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Feb;19(1):41-55.

BUI AL, Sehgal NL. Tuberculosis: in and out of the airways. J Hospital Medicine. 2008; 3(2):167-168.

Simon S, BUI A, Day S, Berti D, Volkan K. The relationship between second-year medical student OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores. J Eval Clin Pract. 2007; 13(6):901-5.

BUI AL, Katz R, Kestenbaum B, de Boer IH, Fried LF, Polak JF, Wasserman BA, Sarnak M, Siscovick D, Shlipak MG. Cystatin C and carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic adults: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Amer J Kidney Dis. Accepted for publication.

CASTRO CM, Wilson C, Wang F, Schillinger D. Babel babble: physicians' use of unclarified medical jargon with patients. Am J Health Behav. 2007 Sep-Oct;31 Suppl 1:S85-95.

CONNOR DM, Binkley S, Fishman NO, Gasink LB, Linkin D, Lautenbach E. Impact of automatic orders to discontinue vancomycin therapy on vancomycin use in an antimicrobial stewardship program.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Dec;28(12):1408-10. Epub 2007 Nov 1.

DOMBROWSKI JC, Kao H, Renda N, Kohlwes RJ. Consequences of missed opportunities. J Hosp Med. 2007 Jul;2(4):274-9.

Houk JC, Bastianen C, FANSLER D, Fishbach A, Fraser D, Reber PJ, Roy SA, Simo LS. Action selection and refinement in subcortical loops through basal ganglia and cerebellum. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Sep 29;362(1485):1573-83.

Mariotti J, Foley J, Jung U, Borenstein T, Kantardzic N, Han S, HANSON JT, Wong E, Buxhoeveden N, Trepel JB, Fojo AT, Telford W, Fowler DH. Ex vivo rapamycin generates apoptosis-resistant donor Th2 cells that persist in vivo and prevent hemopoietic stem cell graft rejection. J Immunol. 2008 Jan 1;180(1):89-105.

HOFFMAYER KS, Goldschlager N. Pseudoventricular fibrillation.J Electrocardiol. 2008 May-Jun;41(3):219. HOFFMAYER KS, Goldschlager N. Pseudopremature ventricular complexes.JElectrocardiol. 2008 May-Jun;41(3):204.

HOFFMAYER KS, Goldschlager N. Pseudoatrial flutter.J Electrocardiol. 2008 May-Jun;41(3):201.

HOFFMAYER KS, Goldschlager N.Pseudosupraventricular tachycardia.J Electrocardiol. 2008 May-Jun;41(3):189.

Li JZ, HUEN W. Images in clinical medicine. Calciphylaxis with arterial calcification. N Engl J Med. 2007 Sep 27;357(13):1326.

ISHIDA JH, Peters MG, Jin C, Louie K, Tan V, Bacchetti P, Terrault NA, Influence of Cannabis Use on Severity of Hepatitis C Disease, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2008 Jan;6(1):69-75.

KALANITHI LE, Illuzzi JL, Nossov VB, Frisbaek Y, Abdel-Razeq S, Copel JA, Norwitz ER. Intrauterine growth restriction and placental location. J Ultrasound Med. 2007 Nov;26(11):1481-9.

KEENAN, JS Mallery M . Freeman EUS rendezvous for pancreatic stent placement during endoscopic snare ampullectomy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , 2007 Oct, Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 850 - 853 J

KELLEY CF, Barbour JD, Hecht FM. The relation between symptoms, viral load, and viral load set point in primary HIV infection.J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Aug 1;45(4):445-8.PMID: 17514014

Heiss C, Amabile N, Lee AC, Real WM, Schick SF, LAO D, Wong ML, Jahn S, Angeli FS, Minasi P, Springer ML, Hammond SK, Glantz SA, Grossman W, Balmes JR, Yeghiazarians Y. Brief secondhand smoke exposure depresses endothelial progenitor cells activity and endothelial function: sustained vascular injury and blunted nitric oxide production.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 May 6;51(18):1760-71.

Hill-Sakurai LE; LEE CA; Schickedanz A; Maa J; Lai CJ. A professional development course for the clinical clerkships: developing a student-centered curriculum. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2008 23(7): 964-968.

LI JZ, Winston LG, Moore DH, Bent S. Efficacy of short-course antibiotic regimens for community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis.Am J Med. 2007 Sep;120(9):783-90.

Barron L, Knoechel B, LOHR J, Abbas AK. Cutting edge: contributions of apoptosis and anergy to systemic T cell tolerance. J Immunol. 2008 Mar 1;180(5):2762-6.

SCHENKER Y, Wang F, Selig SJ, NG R, Fernandez A. The impact of language barriers on documentation of informed consent at a hospital with on-site interpreter services. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov;22 Suppl 2:294-9.

REINGOLD J, Wanke C, Kotler D, Lewis C, Tracy R, Heymsfield S, Tien P, Bacchetti P, Scherzer R, Grunfeld C, Shlipak M. Association of HIV infection and HIV/HCV coinfection with C-reactive protein levels: the fat redistribution and metabolic change in HIV infection (FRAM) study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jun 1;48(2):142-8.

ROGERS AM, Schiller NB. Impact of the first nine months of revised infective endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines at a university hospital: so far so good. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jun;21(6):775.

SCHENKER Y, Wang F, Selig SJ, Ng R, Fernandez A. The impact of language barriers on documentation of informed consent at a hospital with on-site interpreter services. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov;22 Suppl 2:294-9.

SCOTT H, Khoury J, Moore BA, Weissman S. Routine anal cytology screening for anal squamous intraepithelial lesions in an urban HIV clinic. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Feb;35(2):197-202.

SEELEY EJ, McAuley DF, Eisner M, Miletin M, Matthay MA, Kallet RH. Predictors of mortalityin acute lung injury during the era of lung-protective ventilation. Thorax. 2008 Jun 19.

SEWELL JL, Kushel MB, Inadomi JM, Yee HF. Non-English speakers attend gastroenterology clinic appointments at higher rates than English speakers in a vulnerable patient population. In press, J Clin Gastroenterol 06/2008.

SUBBARAMAN R, Chaguturu SK, Mayer KH, Flanigan TP, Kumarasamy N. Adverse effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy in developing countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 45:1093-1101.

Swaminathan S, SUBBARAMAN R, Venkatesan P, Subramanyam S, Ramesh Kumar S, Mayer KH, Narayanan PR. Tuberculin skin test results in HIV patients in India: Implications for latent tuberculosis treatment. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2008; 12(2):168-173.

Solomon SS, Hawcroft C, Narasimhan P, SUBBARAMAN R, Srikrishnan AK, Cecelia A, Suresh Kumar M, Solomon S, Gallant JE, Celentano DD. Comorbidities among HIV-infected injection drug users in Chennai, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2008; 127:447-452.

TEMPLETON AW, Pobi KK, Turco J, Nangia AK. Prolactinoma presenting as a failed vasectomy reversal. Fertil Steril. 2007 Nov;88(5):1438.e3-5. Epub 2007 Jun 11.

WANG B, Dolinski BM, Kikuchi N et al.Role of alpha-v beta6 integrin in acute biliary fibrosis. Hepatology 46;5:1404-1412, November 2007.

WANG B, Dhaliwal G, Sleisenger MH. Six decades of progress and change in hospital medicine, 1947-2007. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2007 Winter;70(1):10-5

Wisco JJ, Rosene DL, Killiany RJ, Moss MB, Warfield SK, Egorova S, Wu Y, Liptak Z, WARNER J, Guttmann CR. A rhesus monkey reference label atlas for template driven segmentation. J Med Primatol. 2008 May 5

WIEDUWILT MJ, Moasser MM. The epidermal growth factor receptor family: biology driving targeted therapeutics. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2008 May;65(10):1566-84.

WILLIAMS ES, Baylin A, Campos H. Adipose tissue arachidonic acid and the metabolic syndrome in Costa Rican adults. Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug;26(4):474-82

WILLIAMS ES, Shah SJ, Ali S, Na BY, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. C-reactive protein, diastolic dysfunction, and risk of heart failure in patients with coronary disease: Heart and Soul Study.Eur J Heart Fail. 2008 Jan;10(1):63-9

Lawton MT, Arnold CM, Kim YJ, Bogarin EA, Stewart CL, WULFSTAT AA, Derugin N, Deen D, Young WL. Radiation arteriopathy in the transgenic arteriovenous fistula model.Neurosurgery. 2008 May;62(5):1129-38

TUCKER JD, Chang S, Tulsky JP. The Catch 22 of Condoms in US Correctional Facilities. BMC Public Health. 21 October 2007, 7:296 1471-2458

Cardiovascular Disease

DEFARIA YEH, D, Waters DD. Preventing and treating stroke and transient ischemic attack. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jan 15;101(2):270-3. Epub 2007 Dec 3. No abstract available.

DEFARIA YEH, D, Waters DD. The SPARCL study: extending the indications of statin therapy for stroke. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Mar;4(3):128-9. Epub 2007 Jan 23. No abstract available.

DEFARIA YEH D, Freeman MW, Meigs JB, Grant RW. Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 1;99(1):1-4. Epub 2006 Nov 2.

JOHNSON, C, Waters DD, DeMicco DA, Breazna A, Bittner V, Greten H, Grundy SM, LaRosa JC. Comparison of effectiveness of atorvastatin 10 mg versus 80 mg in reducing major cardiovascular events and repeat revascularization in patients with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (post hoc analysis of the Treating to New Targets [TNT] Study).Am J Cardiol. 2008 Nov 15;102(10):1312-7. Epub 2008 Sep 5.

Heiss C, Amabile N, Lee AC, Real WM, Schick SF, LAO D, Wong ML, Jahn S, Angeli FS, Minasi P, Springer ML, Hammond SK, Glantz SA, Grossman W, Balmes JR, Yeghiazarians Y.Brief secondhand smoke exposure depresses endothelial progenitor cells activity and endothelial function: sustained vascular injury and blunted nitric oxide production. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 May 6;51(18):1760-71.

Heiss C, Wong ML, Block VI, LAO D, Real WM, Yeghiazarians Y, Lee RJ, Springer ML. Pleiotrophin induces nitric oxide dependent migration of endothelial progenitor cells. J Cell Physiol. 2008 May;215(2):366-73.

FARZANEH-FAR R, Farzaneh-Far A. Cardiovascular events during World Cup soccer. N Engl J Med. 2008;358(22):2408-9

FARZANEH-FAR R, Cawthon RM, Na B, Browner WS, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. Prognostic value of leukocyte telomere length in patients with stable coronary artery disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Jul;28(7):1379-84.

FARZANEH-FAR R, Na B, Whooley MA, Schiller NB. Usefulness of noninvasive estimate of pulmonary vascular resistance to predict mortality, heart failure, and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease (from the Heart and Soul Study).Am J Cardiol. 2008;101(6):762-6

FARZANEH-FAR R, Schiller NB. Left atrial dimension in stress echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;51(4):514-515

FARZANEH-FAR R, McKeown BH, Dang D, Roberts J, Schiller NB, Foster E. Accuracy of Doppler-estimated pulmonary vascular resistance in patients before liver transplantation. Am J Cardiol. 2008;101(2):259-62

Nguyen VT, HO JE, Ho CY, Givertz MM, Stevenson LW. Handheld echocardiography offers rapid assessment of clinical volume status. Am Heart J. 2008 Sep;156(3):537-42. Epub 2008 Jun 17.

HO JE, Teerlink JR. Role of tolvaptan in acute decompensated heart failure. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2008 Jun;6(5):601-8. Review.

Sharma M, SAKHUJA R, Teitel D, Boyle A. Percutaneous arterial closure for inadvertent cannulation of the subclavian artery--a call for caution. J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Jul;20(7):E229-32.

Januzzi JL Jr, Peacock WF, Maisel AS, Chae CU, Jesse RL, Baggish AL, O'Donoghue M, SAKHUJA R, Chen AA, van Kimmenade RR, Lewandrowski KB, Lloyd-Jones DM, Wu AH. Measurement of the interleukin family member ST2 in patients with acute dyspnea: results from the PRIDE (Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department) study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Aug 14;50(7):607-13. Epub 2007 Jul 30.

SAKHUJA R, Green S, Oestreicher EM, Sluss PM, Lee-Lewandrowski E, Lewandrowski KB, Januzzi JL Jr. Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and troponin T for prediction of mortality in acute heart failure. Clin Chem. 2007 Mar;53(3):412-20. Epub 2007 Jan 26.

Cruz-Gonzalez I, Sanchez-Ledesma M, Osakabe M, Watanabe H, Baron SJ, Healy JL, YEH RW, Jang IK.What is the optimal anticoagulation level with argatroban during percutaneous coronary intervention, Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2008 Jul;19(5):401-4.

Baron SJ, YEH RW, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Healy JL, Pomerantsev E, Garasic J, Drachman D, Rosenfield K, Jang IK. Efficacy and safety of argatroban in patients with heparin induced thrombocytopenia undergoing endovascular intervention for peripheral arterial disease. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Jul 1;72(1):116-20.

Pellegrini CN, YEH RW, Olgin J, Lee BK. Episodic ventricular pacing with intact atrioventricular nodal function in a DDDR device: what is the rhythm and how can it be prevented? Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jun;5(6):897-8. Epub 2008 Mar 4. No abstract available.

YEH RW, Wiviott SD, Giugliano RP, Morrow DA, Shui A, Qin J, Scirica B, Bradner JE, Jang IK, Gibson CM, Antman EM. Effect of thrombocytopenia on outcomes following treatment with either enoxaparin or unfractionated heparin in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Dec 15;100(12):1734-8. Epub 2007 Oct 29.

Cruz-Gonzalez I, Sanchez-Ledesma M, Baron SJ, Healy JL, Watanabe H, Osakabe M, YEH RW, Jang IK. Efficacy and safety of argatroban with or without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor in patients with heparin induced thrombocytopenia undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2008 Apr;25(2):214-8. Epub 2007 Jul 15.

Ferencik M, Gregory SA, Butler J, Achenbach S, YEH RW, Hoffmann U, Inglessis I, Cury RC, Nieman K, McNulty IA, Healy JA, Brady TJ, Semigran MJ, Jang IK.Analysis of cardiac dimensions, mass and function in heart transplant recipients using 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography.J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 May;26(5):478-84. Epub 2007 Mar 26.

Everett BM, YEH R, Foo SY, Criss D, Van Cott EM, Laposata M, Avery EG, Hoffman WD, Walker J, Torchiana D, Jang IK.Prevalence of heparin/platelet factor 4 antibodies before and after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):592-7.

O'Donoghue M, Kenney P, OESTREICHER EM, Anwaruddin S, Baggish AL, Krauser DG, Chen A, Tung R, Cameron R, Januzzi JL Jr. Usefulness of aminoterminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide testing for the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of dyspneic patients with diabetes mellitus seen in the emergency department (from the PRIDE Study). Am J Cardiol. 2007 Nov 1;100(9):1336-40. Epub 2007 Aug 9.

Sakhuja R, Green S, OESTREICHER EM, Sluss PM, Lee-Lewandrowski E, Lewandrowski KB, Januzzi JL Jr. Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and troponin T for prediction of mortality in acute heart failure. Clin Chem. 2007 Mar;53(3):412-20. Epub 2007 Jan 26.

SMITH CS, Yeghiazarians Y. Another kind of broken heart. Am J Med. 2008;121(8):687-90

SMITH CS, Yeghiazarians Y. DES for SVG stenosis -- we all want to do it, but are we there yet? J Invasive Cardiol. 2007;19(10):410-411

Stevens SM,FARZANEH-FAR R, Na B, Whooley MA, Schiller NB. TTE Heart Failure Index: development of an echocardiographic risk-stratification index to predict heart failure in patients with stable coronary artery disease: The Heart and Soul Study. J Am Coll Cardiol: Cardiovascular Imaging 2008 (in press)

FARZANEH-FAR R, Harris WS, Na B, Garg S, Whooley MA. Inverse association of erythrocyte n-3 fatty acid levels with inflammatory biomarkers in stable coronary artery disease: The Heart and Soul Study. Atherosclerosis 2008 (accepted)

SAKHUJA R, Smith LM, Tseng Z, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE, Marcus G. Clinical signs of supraventricular tachycardias. Clin Cardiol 2008 (In press).

SMITH CS, Yeghiazarians Y. Antiplatelet therapy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes [mini-review]. Healthcare Bulletin. 2008;1:16-17

YEH RW, Baron S, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Sanchez-Ledesma M, Healy JF, Watanabe H, Osakebe M, Jang IK. Use of argatroban undergoing cardiac catheterization for acute coronary syndromes. Manuscript under review.

DEFARIA YEH D, Lu J, Kim A, Yeh RW, Scheinman M. Case Report: Eighteen year old male with short-coupled premature ventricular complexes and calcium-sensitive idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Accepted to PACE, August 2008.

Moschella PC, RAO VU, McDermott PJ, Kuppuswamy D, Regulation of mTOR and S6K1 activation by the nPKC isoforms, PKCepsilon and PKCdelta, in adult cardiac muscle cells, J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2007 Dec;43(6):754-66. Epub 2007 Oct 4.

Heiss, C., Wong, M.L., Block, V.I., LAO D, Real, W.M., Yeghiazarians, Y., Lee, R.J., and Springer, M.L. (2008). Pleiotrophin induces nitric oxide dependent migration of endothelial progenitor cells. J. Cell. Physiol. 215:366-373

Heiss C, Amabile N, Lee AC, Real WM, Schick SF, LAO D, Wong ML, Jahn S, Angeli FS, Minasi P, Springer ML, Hammond SK, Glantz SA, Grossman W, Balmes JR, Yeghiazarians Y. (2008). Brief secondhand smoke exposure depresses endothelial progenitor cells activity and endothelial function: sustained vascular injury and blunted nitric oxide production. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 May 6;51(18):1760-71

Critical Care Medicine

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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

McManus MT, KU GREGORY. (2008) Behind the scenes of small RNA silencing pathway. Human Gene Ther. 19(1):17-26

Lee GA, Grunfeld C, PAO V. HIV Therapy, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 10: 61-70, 2008

Sellmeyer DE, PAO VY. Utility of Lumbar Spine DXA Scanning in Women Undergoing Asymptomatic Osteoporosis Screening. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii USA 2007.

SCHAFER AL, Sellmeyer DS. Interventions to improve treatment of osteoporosis following fracture. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 2008;15:587-94

Chiovaro J, SCHAFER A. Endocrine. In: Shah S (ed.) Hospitalist Handbook. San Francisco: University of California; 2008.

SCHAFER A, Weinberg M, Rushakoff R. Management of the hospitalized dibetic patient. In: Arnold A, Grossman A, Carr B, et al. (eds.) Endotext.com; 2008.

Gastroenterology

BUXBAUM J, Qian P, Allen PM, Peters MG. Hepatitis resulting from liver-specific expression and recognition of self-antigen. J Autoimmun. 2008 May 29.

GHASSEMI KF, Rodriguez HF, Vesga L, Stewart L, McQuaid KR, ShahJN. Endoscopic Treatment of Boerhaave Syndrome Using a Removable Self-expandable Plastic Stent. J Clin Gastroenterol 2007; 41:863-864.

KUO A, Tang V, Lan B, Khalili M, Feng S, Roberts JP,Terrault NA. Long-term Histological Effects of Preemptive Antiviral Therapyin Liver Transplant Recipientswith Hepatitis C Virus Infection.Liver Transpl. 2008. DOI:10.1002/lt.21548

PAREKH M, Fendrick AM, Ladabaum U, As tests evolve and costs of cancer care rise: reappraising stool-based screening for colorectal neoplasia. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2008 Apr;27(8):697-712

SOMSOUK M, Shergill AK, Grenert JP, Harris H, Cello JP, Shah JN. Actinomycosis mimicking a pancreatic head neoplasm diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Feb

SHERGILL AK, Terdiman JP. Controversies in the treatment of Crohn’s disease: The case for an accelerated step-up treatment approach. World JGastroenterol 2008;14:2670-77

SHERGILL AK, Terdiman JP. Refining colorectal cancer screening recommendations based on gender. Gastroenterology 2007; 132(7):2605-2606.

SOMSOUK M, Gralnek IM, Ladabaum U, Inadomi JM. Capsule Endoscopy for Screening of Esophageal Varices:A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Gastroenterology, 134(4):A343-44,2008

SOMSOUK M, Inadomi JM, Yee HF. A Cost-Identification Analysis of Screening and Surveillance of Hepatitis C Infection in a Prospective Cohort of Dialysis Patients. Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 53(4):1093-9, 2008.

YEN EF, Ladabaum U, Muthusamy VR, Cello JP, McQuaid KR, Shah JN. Colonoscopic Treatment of Acute Diverticular Hemorrhage Using Endoclips. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Dec 20.

Infectious Disease

CHIU CY, Alizadeh AA, Rouskin S, Merker JD, Yeh E, Yagi S, Schnurr D, Patterson BK, Ganem D, and DeRisi JL. (2007) Diagnosis of a Critical Respiratory Illness from Human Metapneumovirus Using a Pan-Viral Microarray. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45(7):2340-3. 2007 Jul;45(7):2340-3. Epub 2007 May 9

Lee GT, CHIU CY, Haller BL, Denn PM, Hall CS, and Gerberding JL. Streptococcus Suis Meningitis, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008 Jan;14(1):183-5.

CHIU CY, Urisman A, Greenhow TL, Rouskin S, Yagi S, Schnurr D, Wright C, Drew WL, Wang D, Weintrub PS, DeRisi JL, and Ganem D. Utility of DNA Microarrays for Detection of Viruses in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Tract Infections. Journal of Pediatrics 2008 Jul;153(1):76-83. Epub 2008 Mar 7

DAS-DOUGLAS M, Riley E.D., Ragland K., Guzman D., Clark R., Kushel M.B., Bangsberg D.R. ?Increased interruptions in antiretroviral therapy seen among San Francisco?s HIV-infected homeless and marginally housed urban poor during implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.? IV International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Sydney, AU. July 2007. Abstract #WEPEB106.

DAS-DOUGLAS M, Colfax G, Moss AR, Bangsberg DR, Hahn JA. Tripling of methamphetamine/ amphetamine use among homeless and marginally housed persons, 1996-2003. Journal of Urban Health. 2008 Mar; 85(2):239-49. Epub 2007 Dec 27. PMID: 18163214.

DAS-DOUGLAS M, Riley ED, Ragland K, Guzman D, Clark R, Kushel MB, Bangsberg DR. ?Implementation of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit is Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions.? AIDS and Behavior. 2008 May 16. PMID: 18483850

Bridge J, Day M, DAS-DOUGLAS M, Colfax G, and Chris Beyrer. (2008) "Beyond Injecting Drug Use: The overlap between HIV and non-injecting drug use." In Catherine Cook and Natalya Kanaef ed., The Global State of Harm Reduction 2008 Mapping the Response to Drug-Related HIV and Hepatitis C epidemics. ISBN 978-0-9557754-2-0. Accessed June 3, 2008.

DECHET A, Yu PA, Koram N, Painter J. Non-foodborne Vibrio infections: an important cause of morbidity and mortality ? United States, 1997-2006. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 1;46(7):970-6.

Diep BA, Chambers HF, GRABER CJ, Szumowski JD, Miller LG, Han LL, Chen JH, Lin F, Lin J, Phan TH, Carleton HA, McDougal LK, Tenover FC, Cohen DE, Mayer KH, Sensabaugh GF, Perdreau-Remington F. Emergence of multidrug resistant community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in men who have sex with men. Annals of Internal Medicine 2008; 148(4): 249-57.

GRABER C. Skin and soft tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. BETA. 2007 Summer;19(4):20-6.

Liu C, GRABER CJ (co-first author), Karr M, Diep BA, Basuino L, Schwartz BS, Enright MC,O'Hanlon SJ, Thomas JC, Perdreau-Remington F, Gordon S, Gunthorpe H, Jacobs R,Jensen P, Leoung G, Rumack JS, Chambers HF. A population-based study of the incidence and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in San Francisco, 2004-2005. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jun 1;46(11):1637-46.

GRABER CJ, Schwartz BS. Failure of decolonization in patients with infections due to mupirocin-resistant strains of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2008; 29(3): 284-5.

Diep BA, Stone GG, Basuino L, GRABER CJ, Miller A, des Estages SA, Jones A, Palazzolo-Ballance A, Perdreau-Remington F, Sensabaugh GF, DeLeo FR, Chambers HF. The ACME and SCCmec linkage: convergence of virulence and resistance in the USA300 clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008; 197: 1523-1530.

GRABER CJ, Lauring AS, Chin-Hong PV. Clinical problem-solving. A stitch in time--a 64-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease was admitted to the hospital with a several-month history of fevers, chills, and fatigue. New England Journal of Medicine 2007; 357: 1029-34.

GENG, EH, N. Emenyonu, et al. (2008). "Sampling-based approach to determining outcomes of patients lost to follow-up in antiretroviral therapy scale-up programs in Africa." JAMA 300(5): 506-7.

Graber, C, LAURING, AS, Chin-Hong, PV (2007) Clinical Problem Solving: A Stitch in Time. The New England Journal of Medicine, 357:65-70.

LAURING AS, Andino R. "A icroarray Assay for Studying Viral Evolution" Abstract for Oral Presentation, Noble Foundation Workshop on Viral Evolution, 2008

LIU, C, Graber CJ, Karr M, Diep BA, Basuino L, SCHWARTZ BS, Enright MC, O'Hanlon SJ, Thomas JC, Perdreau-Remington F, Gordon S, Gunthorpe H, Jacobs R, Jensen P, Leoung G, Rumack J, Chambers HF. A population-based study of the incidence and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in San Francisco, 2004-2005. Clin Infect Dis. 2008. Jun 1;46(11):1637-46

LIU, C. Eningoencephalitis in a pregnant woman presenting seven years after removal of a cerebral granuloma. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2008; 27:233-36. 2008 Mar;27(3):233-6. Epub 2007 Nov 22

SCHWARTZ BS, Eguia JM. Infectious Diseases. In: First Aid for the Internal Medicine Boards, 2nd edition. McGraw Hill. 2008.

Graber CJ, SCHWARTZ BS. Failure of Decolonization in Patients with Infections Due to Mupirocin-Resistant Strains of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008. Mar; 29(3):284.

Liu C, Graber CJ, Karr M, Diep BA, Basuino L, SCHWARTZ BS, Enright MC, O?Hanlon SJ, Thomas JC, Perdreau-Remington F, Gordon S, Gunthorpe H, Jacobs R, Jensen P, Leoung G, Rumack J, Chambers HF. A population-based study of the incidence and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in San Francisco, 2004-2005. Clin Infect Dis. 2008. Jun 1;46(11):1637-46

GREENHOUSE B, Dokomajilar C, Hubbard A, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G, 2007. Impact of transmission intensity on the accuracy of genotyping to distinguish recrudescence from new infection in antimalarial clinical trials. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007;51:3096-103.

GREENHOUSE B, Clark TD, Njama-Meya D, Nzarubara B, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Staedke SG, Seto E, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G. Factors Determining Heterogeneity of Malaria Incidence in Children in Kampala, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2008;198:393-400.

ZETOLA NM, Pilcher CD. Diagnosis and management of acute HIV infection.Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Mar;21(1):19-48, vii. Review.

ZETOLA NM, Klausner JD, Haller B, Nassos P, Katz MH.JAMA. 2007 Mar 14;297(10):1061-2. No abstract available.

ORTIZ, GM, Graham, D. Acinetobacter in military personnel. December 2007. Website url: http://antimicrobe.org/history/acinetobacter-rev%2009-07.asp [article available on request]

Nephrology

PERALTA CA, et al. Association of antihypertensive therapy and diastolic hypotension in chronic kidney disease. Hypertension 2007;50:474-80.

Kestenbaum B, Rudser KD, de Boer IH, PERALTA CA, et al. Differences in kidney function and incident hypertension: the multi-ethinic study of atherosclerosis. Ann Intern Med 2008;148:501-8.

GLENN DJ, Gardner DG. Lipids and the heart: neither feast nor famine. Hypertension 2007;50:463-4.

Lu M, Ammar D, Ives H, ALBRECHT F, Gluck SL. Physical interaction between aldolase and vacuolar H+-ATPase is essential for the assembly and activity of the proton pump. J Biol Chem 2007;282:24495-503.

Rheumatology

MARGARETTEN ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S. Does this adult patient have specific arthritis? JAMA 2007; 297(13):1478-88

Geriatric Medicine

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Interventional Cardiology

BURJONROPPA SC, Boyle AJ, Yeghiazarians Y. Is it time to burst the "balloon" for high-risk patients? J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Aug;19(8):347-8. No abstract available. SC

BURJONROPPA SC, Varosy P, Ou F-S, Rao S, Peterson E, Roe M, Shunk KA for the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). Incidence and Predictors of Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention after Failed Fibrinolysis for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Supplement to Circulation November, 2007.SC

BURJONROPPA SC, P Varosy, Fang-Shu Ou, S Rao, E Peterson, M Roe, KA Shunk, for the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). Incidence and Predictors of Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention after Failed Fibrinolysis for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Supplement to Circulation November, 2007.

SHARMA M, Sakhuja R, Teitel D, Boyle A. Percutaneous arterial closure for inadvertent cannulation of the subclavian artery--a call for caution, J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Jul;20(7):E229-32.

SHARMA M, Yeghiazarians Y. Stent thrombosis--a complication best avoided, J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Apr;20(4):166-7. No abstract available.

SHARMA M, Yeghiazarians Y. Secrets of success in unprotected left main intervention: patient and lesion selection.J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Sep;19(9):388-9. Review. No abstract available.

SMITH CS, Yeghiazarians Y. Another kind of broken heart, Am J Med. 2008 Aug;121(8):687-90. No abstract available.

SMITH CS, Yeghiazarians Y. DES for SVG stenosis -- we all want to do it, but are we there yet? J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Oct;19(10):410-1. Review. No abstract available.

Engler MB, Pullinger CR, Malloy MJ, Natanzon Y, Kulkarni MV, Song J, Eng C, Huuskonen J, Rivera C, Poon A, Bensley M, Sehnert A, ZELLNER C, Kane J, Aouizerat BE. Genetic variation in phospholipid transfer protein modulates lipoprotein profiles in hyperalphalipoproteinemia, Metabolism. 2008 Dec;57(12):1719-24.

ZELLNER C, Boyle A, Yeghiazarians Y. Magnesium sulfate for transradial cardiac catheterization: teaching an old dog new tricks. J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Oct;20(10):543-4. No abstract available.

BURJONROPPA SC, Varosy P, Ou F-S, Rao S, Peterson E, Roe M, Shunk KA for the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). Incidence and Predictors of Bleeding Among Patients Undergoing Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention after Failed Fibrinolysis for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Supplement to the American Journal of Cardiology, October 2007. TCT-490

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

PELLEGRINI CN, Yeh, RW, Olgin J, Lee BK. Episodic ventribular pacing with intact AV nodal function in a DDDR device:What is the rhythm and how can it be avoided? Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jun;5:897-8

PELLEGRINI CN, Lee K, Olgin JE, Tuarakhia M, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Badhwar N, Lee B, Varosy P. Impact of Advanced Age on Survival in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Submitted for publication (MORE RECENT INFO?)

PELLEGRINI CN, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Hulley SB, Marcus GM, Statin Use is Associated with Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Women with Coronary Disease: The HERS Trial. Submitted for publication (MORE RECENT INFO?)

Hematology & Oncology

Ryan C, HARZSTARK A, Rosenberg J, Lin A, Claros C, Goldfine ID, Kerner JF, Small EJ. A pilot dose escalation study of the effects of nordihydroguareacetic acid (NDGA) on hormone levels and prostate specific antigen in patients with relapsed prostate cancer. BJU International (2008), 101(4), 463-9.

CHIEN, AJ, Moasser, M.M. Cellular Mechanisms of Resistance to Anthracyclines and Taxanes: Intrinsic and Acquired, Seminars in Oncology. 2008 Apr;35(2 Suppl 2):S1-S14; quiz S39. (Review)

CHIEN, AJ, Moasser M.M. Advances in Basic Biology of HER2 Targeting, E updates in HER1 and HER2 Targeting in Breast Cancer Vol 2. 2008 Apr; cancernetwork.com. (Review)

CHIEN, AJ, Rugo H. New Wind in the Adjuvant Setting: Lapatinib, Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer, (book chapter in press).

DHILLON N, Kopetz S, Pei BL, Fabbro ED, Zhang T, Bruera E.Clinical findings of a palliative care consultation team at a comprehensive cancer center. J Palliat Med. 2008 Mar;11(2):191-7.

KELLEY RK, Venook AP. Mutated ras as a predictor of response: is it ready for the clinic? www.cancernetwork.com, CMPMedica LLC, May 2008.

KELLEY RK, Ko A. Erlotinib in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. Biologics: Targets and Therapy 2(1), 2008: 1-13.

WANG S. Hematology and Oncology, Part X. Clinical Clerkship in Outpatient Medicine, Saint-Frances Guide, Second Edition. Editors: Bent S, Gensler LS, Frances C. Wolters Klower/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2008: 407-443.

Johnsen, J.M, LEVY,GG, Westrick, R.J., Tucker, P.K.,and D. Ginsburg. (2008) The endothelial specific regulatory mutation, Mvwf1, is a common mouse founder allele. Mammalian Genome. 19: 32-40.

Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine

Labelle AJ, Micek ST, ROUBINIAN N, Kollef MH. Treatment-related risk factors for hospital mortality in Candida bloodstream infections. Crit Care Med. 2008 Nov; 36(11):2967-72.

Micek ST, Kollef KE, Reichley RM, ROUBINIAN N, Kollef MH. Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Single Center Experience. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Oct;51(10):3568-73.

ROUBINIAN N and Lawrence S. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. In: Kollef M ed. Washington Manual of Critical Care, 1st edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.

Matthay MA, LEE JS. Beta2 adrenergic agonist therapy may enhance alveolar epithelial repair in patients with acute lung injury. Thorax. 2008 Mar; 63(3):189-90.

LEE JS, Gupta N, Su X, Matthay MA. Priming with Endotoxin Increases Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Enhancing the Severity of Lung

LEE JS, Hays S, Leard L, Collard H, Jones KD, Hoopes C, Golden J. Lung Transplantation for Acute Respiratory Failure in .....

Drake KA, GALANTER JM, Burchard EG. Race, ethnicity and social class and the complex etiologies of asthma. Pharmacogenomics. 2008 Apr;9(4):453-62. Review. PMID: 18384258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

GALANTER J, Choudhry S, Eng C, Nazario S, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Casal J, Torres-Palacios A, Salas J, Chapela R, Watson HG, Meade K, LeNoir M, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Avila PC, Burchard EG. ORMDL3 gene is associated with asthma in three ethnically diverse populations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Jun 1;177(11):1194-200. Epub 2008 Feb 28. PMID: 18310477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

SMITH L, Wagner TE, Huizar I, Schnapp LM. uPARAP expression during murine lung development. Gene Expr Patterns. 2008; (7-8):486-93.

CATTAMANCHI A, Nahid P, Marras TK, Gotway MB, Lee TJ, Gonzalez LC, Morris A, Webb WR, Osmond DH, Daley CL. Detailed analysis of the radiographic presentation of Mycobacterium kansasii lung disease in HIV-infected patients. Chest. 2008 Apr;133(4):875-80.

CATTAMANCHI A, Dantes R, METCALFE J, Grinsdale J, Kawamura LM, Hopewell P, Nahid P. Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Isoniazid Mono-Resistant Tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Disease. In press.

Gouveia EL, METCALFE J, de Carvalho AL, Aires TS, Villasboas-Bisneto JC, Queirroz A, Santos AC, Salgado K, Reis MG, Ko AI. Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhage Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):505-8.

Huang L, FEI M, and Gotway MB. ‘HIV/AIDS and Immunocompromised Hosts’. In Crapo JD, ed. Bone’s Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine. Fourth edition. Philadelphia: Current Medicine, Inc., 2008.

FEI M and Huang L. HIV-associated pneumonias. Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS 2008; 20(2):21-31

Davis JL, FEI M, and Huang L. Respiratory infection complicating HIV infection. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2008 April; 21(2): 184-90

SEELEY E, McAuley DF, Eisner M, Miletin M, Matthay MA, Kallet RH. Predictors of mortality in acute lung injury during the era of lung protective ventilation. Thorax. 2008 Nov;63(11):994-8. Epub 2008 Jun 19.

SCHANE RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG. Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Nov;23(11):1757-62. Epub 2008 Aug 9.

SCHANE RE, Woodruff PW. COPD: Diagnosis and Management, in, Clinical Respiratory Medicine 3rd Edition, Albert, Spiro, Jett eds., Mosby, Philadelphia, 2008.

Sarkar U, Carter JT, OMACHI TA, Vidyarthi AR, Cucina R, Bokser S, van Eaton E, Blum M. SynopSIS: integrating physician sign-out with the electronic medical record. J Hosp Med. 2007 Sep;2(5):336-42.

OMACHI TA, Iribarren C, Sarkar U, Tolstykh I, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Aug;101(2):130-6.

DOUGHERTY R, Lazarus SC. The Cell Biology of Asthma, in, Clinical Respiratory Medicine 3rd Edition, Albert, Spiro, Jett eds., Mosby, Philadelphia, 2008.

GORDON EL, Ferrada MA, Jen KY, He HZ, Lu X, Barone LM, Amirifeli S, Perkins DL and Finn PW. (R)-Albuterol Decreases Allergic Responses: Role of Activated T cells. Respiratory Research, 2008; 9:3.

JJ Prochaska, SCHANE RE, D Leek, S Hall, and SM Hall. Investigation into the Cause of Death in a 56-year-old Man with Serious Mental Illness. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 165: 4 453-456.

Transplant Hepatology

HANJE AJ, Patel T. Preoperative evaluation of patients with liver disease. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2007; 4: 266-76.

HANJE AJ, Chalasani N. How common is chronic liver disease from acute drug induced liver injury? Gastroenterology 2007; 132: 2067-8.

HANJE AJ, Yao FY. Current approach to down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation. Current Opinion in Organ Transplant 2008; 13: 234-40.

LUTCHMAN G, Modi A,Kleiner DE, Promrat K, Heller T, Ghany M, Borg B, Loomba R, Liang TJ, PremkumarA, Hoofnagle JH. The effects of discontinuing pioglitazone in patients withnonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology. 2007 Aug;46(2):424-9.

Preventive Medicine - Occupational Medicine

Latini DM, Sadetsky N, Kawakami J, Pasta DJ, DuChane J, Carroll PR, the CaPSURE Investigators, ARRENDONDO, SA. Quality of Life for Men Receiving a Second Treatment for Prostate Cancer. Journal of Urology, January 2007

Latini DM, Sadetsky N, Kawakami J, Pasta DJ, DuChane J, Carroll PR, the CaPSURE Investigators, ARRENDONDO, SA. Quality of Life for Men Receiving a Second Treatment for Prostate Cancer. Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Hollywood, February 2007. (ABSTRACT)

Medical Toxicology

NGO A. Ute quetiapine overdose in adults: a 5-year retrospective case series. Ann Emerg Med 2008; 52:541-7

ERICKSON CP. Case files of the medical toxicology fellowship of the California poison control system-San Francisco: calcium plus digoxin-more taboo than toxic? J Med Toxicol 2008; 4:33-9

Internal Medicine Residency

AGGARWAL R, Weinberg V, Oh W, Small EJ, Rushakoff R, Ryan CJ. Association of Change in Hormone Levels and Response to Estrogen Treatment in Patients with Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC). Poster presented at the Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

BHANDARI VK, Handley M, Rundall T, Kimes R, Hammer H, Schillinger D. Physician Perceptions of Self-Management Support Programs among Vulnerable Patients with Diabetes. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

BITTING R, Chen Y-H, Bent S, Kohlwes. A Systematic Review of Acquired Hemophilia: Prognosis and Treatment. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

BRANDMAN D, Biggins SW, Roberts JP, Terrault NA. The Effect of Hepatic Encephalopathy on Post Liver Transplantation (LT) Morbidity and Mortality. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

BROWN R, Kushel M. Determinants of Use of and Access to Health Care in a Homeless Population in San Francisco. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

CASILLAS A, Kanaya A, Wassel-Fyr C, Shrager S, Liu K. A Long Way from Home: Comparing Mental Health Measures between Foreign and U.S. born Latinos. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

CHANG S, Deck D, Winston L. Efficacy of Treatment for MRSA Osteomyelitis. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008

CHECKETT K, Keegan A. ‘The Krebs Cycle Strikes Back: Overwhelming Fatigue in a Diabetic.’ Poster and abstract. National Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2008

CHEW K, Li Jonathan, Winston L. Predictors of Severity in HIV-Infected Individuals with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008.

DAVIS E, Tamayo A, Schneidermann M, Fernandez A. Being there when nobody else is: Social Isolation, chronic illness and the impact of case management. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, UCSF, May 21, 2008.

DE LA CRUZ S, Hauer KE. Teaching Medical Students the Ropes: Curricula for Success on the Medical Clerkship. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

DEAN E, Julian K. Assessing Internal Medicine Residents’ Attitudes towards Integrating Medical Genetics in Clinical Practice. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

DUBOWITZ N, Kohli P, O’Brien B, Cooke MM, Wamsley MA. The Impact of Continuity within a Longitudinal Ambulatory Rotation for Third-Year Medical Students. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

DUBOWITZ N, Kohli P, O’Brien B, Cooke M.M., Vener M.H., Wamsley M.A. The Impact of Continuity within a Longitudinal Ambulatory Rotation for Third-Year Medical Students. Presentation at the National Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2008

GREENWOOD D, Kimes R, Kushel M. The Association between Out of Pocket Medical Expenses and Housing Instability in the Poor: Results from a Nationally Representative Study. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

HOFFMAYER KS, Yang Y, Phillips K, Marcus GM, Varosy P, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Natale A, Scheinman, MM. Sites and Egg Characteristics of Left Atrial Macro-ReEntry Tachychardia. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

ISHIDA JH, Jin C, Bacchetti P, Tan V, Peters MG, Terrault NA. Influence of Cannabis Use on Severity of Hepatitis C Disease. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

JAGANNATHAN P, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Yau V, Clark T, Njama-Meyal D, Nzarubara B, Talisuna A, Kamya M, Rosenthal P, Dorsey G, Staedke S. Safety and Tolerability of Combination Antimalarial Therapies for Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Ugandan Children. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

LaFemina M, KLEINSCHMIDT P, Ranji S, Kohlwes J. Evidence Based Medicine at the Point of Care: Creation of a Website Dedicated to Likelihood Ratios. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

LAFEMINA M, Kleinschmidt P, Ranji S, Kohlwes J. Evidence Based Medicine at the Point of Care: Creation of a Website Dedicated to Likelihood Ratios. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

LAZAR L, Pletcher M, Coxson P, Williams L, Goldman L. Cost-Effectiveness of Statin Therapy in a Low-Cost Statin Era: An Analysis from the CHD Model. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

LOHR J, Knoechel B, Kahn E, Abbas AK. Self-Reactivity in a lymphopenic mouse: Role of endogenous lymphocytes for tolerance in a model of acute graft-versus-host disease. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

MOURAD, M, Kohlwes, J. See One, Do One, Teach One - An Evaluation of Procedural Education during Internal Medicine Residency. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

NG R, Chang A, Hauer K, Stevens C, Wamsley M. Evaluating Medical Student Chronic Disease Management Skills Utilizing the Chronic Care Model and a Standardized Patient. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

POEHLS J, Fyr CW, Harris T, Cummings S, Havel P, Newman A, Satterfield S, Kanaya A. Association of Adiponectin and Mortality in Older Adults: Health ABC Study. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

POWELL K, Davis JL, Cattamanchi A, Worodria WO, MBChB, Yoo S, Huang L. Prevalence and Clinical Predictors of Smear-Negative Tubercolosis among Adults in Uganda. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

RHEE L, Tavares R, Turer E, Advincula R, Malynn B, Ma A. Commensal Bacteria Stimulate Homeostatic MyD88-Dependent Signals of Gut Inflammation in the Absence of A20. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium. May 21, 2008.

SIROTIN N, Pollack L, Lo B. Improving Institutional Review Board Review of Mental Health Research: Views of IRB Chairs. Presentation at the National Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2008. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

Greene M, SIROTIN N, Sharpe, BA. Does this ‘Represent’ Acute MI’ Presentation at the National Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2008

SIROTIN N, Shields M, Green A. Teaching Reflection and Self-Care Techniques After a Code Blue: A Novel, Interdisciplinary Code Blue Debriefing Program. Presentation at the National Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2008

SIROTIN N, Shields M, Green A. Teaching Reflection and Self-Care Techniques to Physicians and Staff After a Code Blue: Implementation of a Novel, Interdisciplinary Code Blue Debriefing Program. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

STEVENS SM, Farzaneh-Far R, Na B, Whooley M, Schiller NB. TTE Heart Failure Index: development of an echocardiographic risk-stratification index to predict heart failure in patients with stable coronary artery disease: The Heart and Soul Study. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

TUOT D, Ma L, Miglioretti DL, Kerlikowske K. Effect of Oophorectomy on Mammographic Breast Density. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

WARNER JL, Luce JA, Tice JA. An Automated Classification Tree Algorithm Designed to Simulate Physician Reasoning: A Geometric Score for Threshold-Based Classification (GSTC). Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008

WONG E, Murdoch D, Yarrow J, Wing J, Feldman C, Venter W. Early and late Toxicities of the First-Line Anti-Retroviral Regimen in Johannesburg, South Africa. Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium, May 21, 2008.

Tang Y, DEWLAND TA, Katz SD. Post-Exercise Heart Rate Recovery is Independently Associated with Mortality Risk in Chronic Heart Failure. Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Washington, D.C. September 2007

Cardiovascular Disease

Rajesh Dash. Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Iron-Oxide Magnetic Labeling Detects Differential Cell Survival After Doxorubicin Exposure in Cardiac Myocytes, Fibroblasts, and Stem Cells. Dash R, Chan T, Yamada M, Paningbatan M, Swigart PM, Myagmar B, Yang PY, Simpson PC. Accepted for Oral Presentation: AHA Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, 2008. National Meeting

Duy T. Nguyen. Targeting post-myocardial infarction fibrosis and assessing ventricular arrhythmia susceptibility in a rodent ischemia-reperfusion model. UCSF Cardiology Grand Rounds, San Francisco, June 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Critical Care Medicine

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

PAO VY,  Shoback D, Hewison M, Bikle D. Hypercalcemia and ectopic CYP27B1 expression as a novel manifestation of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy.  Adult Bone and Mineral Working Group, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii USA 2007. National Meeting

PAO VY, Lee GA, Grunfeld C. Effect of Lopinavir/Ritonavir on Glucose Metabolism: a study in progress.  Bristol Myers Squibb HIV Fellows Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA 2008.
National Meeting

TAYLOR S.  "Thyroid Clinical Cases". Update in Endocrinology and Metabolism CME Course, University of California, San Francisco, 2008.
Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

SCHAFER AL,  Vittinghoff E, Ramachandran R, Mahmoudi N, Bauer DC. Laboratory reproducibility of biochemical markers of bone turnover in clinical practice. UCSF Rector Symposium 2007 (poster presentation), American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2007 Annual Meeting (poster presentation), Endocrine Fellows' Forum 2008 (poster presentation), Bay Area Research Symposium 2008 (poster presentation). Other.

SCHAFER AL,  Silva R, Yafai M, Shoback D. Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis of the mandible: case report and literature review. Endocrine Fellows' Forum 2008 (poster presentation), American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2008 Annual meeting (oral presentation at Adult Bone and Mineral Working Group, and poster presentation at general meeting).
Other.

SCHAFER AL,  Gabali C, Hill-Sakurai LE, Gaona E, LeBaron S. Negotiating disparate clinical realities: Perceptions of and explanations for type 2 diabetes in rural Mexico. North American Primary Care Research Group 2003 Annual Meeting (oral presentation and award for best paper presentation by a student).

Gastroenterology

BUXBAUM JL, Bagatelos KC, Chang EY, Niho HK, Ostroff JW. Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Contemporary Chemotherapeutic Regimens Who Have Prolonged Survival Exhibit An Increased Risk of Metal Stent Occlusion and Cholangitis. DDW Poster Session. San Diego, CA May 19, 2008. National Meeting.

LEE N. Clinical applications of capsule endoscopy. UCSF GI Grand Rounds 2/27/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Chang EY, Bagatelos KC, Buxbaum JL, NIHO HK, Ostroff JW. Serial Stricture Dilation Without Pancreatic Stenting Is a Safe and Effective Therapeutic Strategy for the Management of Chronic Pancreatitis-Associated Pacnreatic Duct Strictures. Digestive Disease Week Poster S1324. May 18, 2008. National Meeting.

SOMSOUK M, Biggins, SW, Vittinghoff E, Inadomi JM. Ascites Improves upon Serum Sodium and MELD for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease. Oral Presentation, Gastroenterology,134(4):A763, 2008. National Meeting.

SOMSOUK, M. Virtual colonoscopy for colon cancer screening. UCSF GI Grand Rounds 4/2/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

BUXBAUM J. The role of the gastroenterologist in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer. UCSF GI Grand Rounds 6/11/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GUY J. HCC Screening: are we practicing evidence-based medicine’ UCSF GI Grand Rounds 6/18/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

WATSON R. Digging deeper: current concepts in EMR and ESD. UCSF GI Grand Rounds 6/25/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

DAY L. Non-Polypoid colorectal cancer: flat, depressed; what are we missing’ UCSF GI Grand Rounds 5/7/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

CHENG S. Update on treatments for gastroparesis. UCSF GI Grand Rounds 4/16/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Infectious Disease

CHIU CY. Viral detection and discovery using microarrays. Invited speaker at 7th Annual ASM and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, CA March 2007. International Meeting

DAS-DOUGLAS M., Riley E.D., Ragland K., Guzman D., Clark R., Kushel M.B., Bangsberg D.R. ?Increased interruptions in antiretroviral therapy seen among San Francisco?s HIV-infected homeless and marginally housed urban poor during implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.? IV International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Sydney, AU. July 2007. Abstract #WEPEB106. International Meeting

BRYAN R .GREENHOUSE. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, oral presentation. Geographic and temporal clustering of malaria in an urban cohort of Ugandan children? 2007. National Meeting

BRYAN R .GREENHOUSE. UCSF Infectious Disease Fellowship Retreat ?Factors Determining Heterogeneity of Malaria Incidence in Children in Kampala, Uganda? 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

BRYAN R .GREENHOUSE. UCSF Basic Laboratory Investigation of Natural Groups seminar series ?Dramatic changes in malaria drug resistance over small increments of space and time? 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

BRYAN R .GREENHOUSE. UCSF Division of Experimental Medicine Interlab Meeting?Opportunities for Malaria Immunology Research at San Francisco General Hospital? 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

BRYAN R .GREENHOUSE. UCSF Infectious Disease Fellowship Retreat "Impact of Transmission Intensity on the Accuracy of Antimalarial Trial Results” 2007. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

SHILOH, M. U., P. Manzanillo and J.S. Cox. 2008.Mycobacterium tuberculosis senses host-derived carbon monoxide during macrophage infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 3(5):323-30. Other

GRABER CJ. The Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Community-Associated MRSA. Oral Presentation at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, 4/23/2008 and 4/24/2008 (West Los Angeles and Sepulveda campuses). Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Diep BA, Chambers HF, GRABER CJ, Szumowski JD, Miller LG, Han LL, Chen JH, Lin F, Lin J, Phan TH, Carleton HA, McDougal LK, Tenover FC, Cohen DE, Mayer KH, Sensabaugh GF, Perdreau-Remington F. Emergence of multidrug resistant community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in men who have sex with men (MSM). Poster Presentation at the 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, Illinois, September 17-20, 2007. National Meeting.

DAVID LIM. Journal Club - Mechanisms of Bacteriocidal Activity of Antimicrobials, 9/11/07. Other

BRIAN SCHWARTZ . Journal Club-”Corticosteroids for Bacterial Meningitis in Adults” 2/12/07. Other

VIVEK JAIN. Case Conference, HIV in Pregnancy 9/4/07. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

VIVEK JAIN. Trihospital Conference (Jain, Drew, Chiu), 9/25/07. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

VIVEK JAIN. Case Conference (Jain) 11/27/07. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

VIVEK JAIN. Trihospital Conference (Jain) 1/8/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

VIVEK JAIN. Case Conference (Jain) 2/19/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

VIVEK JAIN. Case Conference (Jain) 4/29/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

VIVEK JAIN. Parasite Potpourri - A Brief Tour Through Several Interesting Cases From 2007-2008 6/24/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL ORTIZ . Activation and inhibition: finding the right balance Topic: Journal club on potential clinical relevance of CTLA-4 and PD-1 inhibitory molecule expression on lymphotcytes in the setting of HIV-1 infection. Discussion centered on two manuscripts by Kaufmann D.E. et.al. Nature Immunology. November 2007. Volume 8, Number 11, Pages 1246-54 and Day et.al. Nature. September 2006. Volume 443, pages 350 - 354 January 15, 2008. Other

GABRIEL ORTIZ. Clinical Problem Solving with Harry Hollander Topic: Discussion of a case of Brucela melitensis infection based on Case 22-2002 - A 37-Year-Old Man with Unexplained Fever after a Long Trip through South America James T. Noble, and Eugene J. Mark. N Engl J Med Volume 347:200-206 July 18, 2002 Number 3. February 12, 2008. Other

GABRIEL ORTIZ. Clinical Problem Solving with Lawrence Taylor Topic:Discussion of a case of Polyarteritis Nodosum due to Hepatitis B Virus infection based on Case 3-2003 - A 36-Year-Old Man with Renal Failure, Hypertension, and Neurologic Abnormalities Jonathan S. Coblyn, M.D., and Robert T. McCluskey, M.D. N Engl J Med. January 23, 2003. Volume 348 (4):333-342 February 19, 2008. Other

GABRIEL ORTIZ . Clinical Problem Solving with Lawrence Taylor Topic: Discussion of a case of Fever of Unknown Origin, eventually found to be due to Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after an extensive infectious diseases work-up had been pursued. The case is based on a patient P.P. cared for at San Francisco General Hospital between April to December 2007. March 11, 2008 . Other

PENNAN BARRY. UCSF Case Conference Title: What do you mean, ‘No antibiotics’? 09/17/2007: . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. VA ID Grand Rounds Title: CNS Lesions and Neurologic Deficits in a Patient Recently Started on HAART 09/26/2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. VA ID Grand Rounds Title: Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in the Community-Dwelling Elderly 10/17/2007: . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. UCSF Tri-hospital Conference Title: 65 year-old Man with Fever, Altered Mental Status, and a History of Severe Penicillin Allergy 11/06/2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. UCSF Case Conference Title: Worsening Dyspnea and Hypoxia 01/22/2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. SFGH ID Grand Rounds Title: A Rice Farmer with Fever and Lymphadenopathy 03/14/2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. UCSF Tri-hospital Conference Title: Enigmatic skin lesions in 3 patients evaluated at UCSF 03/25/2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. SFGH ID Grand Rounds Title: 55 yo man with Prosthetic Valve Aortic Stenosis Lost to Follow-Up 04/11/2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

PENNAN BARRY. UCSF Case Conference Title: A Wedding Photographer with Dramatically Altered Mental Status 06/17/2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. UCSF Case Conference Title: ‘What’s Up Doc’? , Subject: Tularemia 8/21/07 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. Case Conference Title: Culture Negative (at first) Endocarditis, Subject: Aspergillus Endocarditis 10/16/08 UCSF . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. UCSF Tri-Hospital Conference Title: It’s all in the history-or is it?, Subject: acute HIV infection, 12/4/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. UCSF Tri-Hospital Conference Title: A puzzling case of endocarditis, Subject: MRSA diagnostics, 2/5/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. SFGH Case Conference, Title: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Disease, Subject: Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, 2/8/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. UCSF Case Conference, Title: We don’t see that here: 2 cases from SFGH, 4/1/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. UCSF Case Conference, Title: A sticky situation, Subject: Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae syndromes, 4/22/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. VA Case Conference, Title: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Disease, Subject: Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, 5/7/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER BABIK. UCSF Case Conference, Title “Doc, I’ve also got this rash”, Subject: Dermatologic ID cases, 5/20/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Keck, S.A., M.G. Ho, J.M. BABIK, and R. Salazar. 2008. Nutritionally Variant Streptococci: Not Your Everyday Endocarditis. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA and the California/Hawaii SGIM Regional Meeting, San Francisco, CA. National Meeting

GABRIEL CHAMIE. UCSF ID Grand Rounds, Tri-Hospital Conference: “Make the Diagnosis,” a conference on TB encephalitis. 8/7/07. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. UCSF ID Grand Rounds, ‘A Zebra No More’? A case of scedosporium apiospermum brain abscess., 10/30/07. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. UCSF ID Grand Rounds, “Hospital Fever” A case of Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus Native Valve Endocarditis, 12/18/07 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. SFGH ID Grand Rounds, “A Pain in the Neck” A case of Vertebral coccidioides osteomyelitis, 1/11/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. UCSF ID Grand Rounds, “A Puzzling Case” A case of multicentric Castleman’s Disease in a woman with HIV, 3/4/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. VA ID Grand Rounds, Vertebral coccidioides osteomyelitis, 4/2/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. UCSF ID Grand Rounds, ”Variation on a Theme” Several cases of mucormycosis infection from the UCSF ID Transplant Service, 4/15/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. SFGH HIV Grand Rounds, A case of multicentric Castleman’s Disease in a woman with HIV. 5/21/08 . Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GABRIEL CHAMIE. UCSF ID Grand Rounds, “Not much in the pipeline: Management strategies for infections with multi-drug resistant gram negative rods”, 6/3/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Nephrology

KELLER C, Katz R, Sarnak MJ, Fried LF, Kestenbaum B, Cushman M, Shilipak MD Association of Inflammatory Biomarkers and Decline in Kidney Function in the Elderly Using Cystatin C:  The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).  Abstract and poster presentation at the 48th Annual American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, 2008. National Meeting.

KELLER, C, Cushman M, Fried L, Shlipak M, Association of Cystatin C and Creatinine with Inflammatory and Procoagulant Markers in a Diverse Cohort:  The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Abstract and poster presentation, 50th Annual American Society of Nephrology Renal Week, San Francisco, CA, 2007. National Meeting.

PERALTA, C, Katz R, Madero M, Sarnak M, Kramer H, Criqui M, Shlipak MD. Early Kidney Dysfunction in Differently Associated with Reductions in Small and Large Arterial Elasticity - The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Poster presented at Bay Area Clincial Research Symposium, November 2007. Local Meeting/Research Symposium.

NGUYEN, T. Hepatorenal Syndrome. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, September 2007. Grand Rounds.

PERALTA, C. Secondary Hypertension. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, February 2008. Grand Rounds.

KELLER, C. RPGH and ANCA. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, March 2008. Grand Rounds.

KANG, S. HUS/TTP/TMA/AED. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, May 2008. Grand Rounds.

KELLER, C. Vascular Access KDOQI. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, July 2007. Grand Rounds.

KELLER, C. Cardiovascular Disease and CKD. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, May 2008. Grand Rounds.

NGUYEN, T. Home Hemodialysis. Fellow's Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA, June 2008. Grand Rounds.

PERALTA, C. Racial Disparities and Kidney Diseas. Fellow's Lectue Series. San Francisco, CA, June 2008. Grand Rounds.

Rheumatology

Geriatric Medicine

Kistler CE.  2007 Presentations in Japan, August 2007: on ‘Family Medicine in the U.S.’ and ‘Geriatrics and Primary Care’ at the Japanese National Family Medicine Conference for Medical Students and Resident and in Sado, Japan at the annual Summer Lectures in Family Medicine.  International Meeting.
Kistler CE.  Case Study Presentation -  Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.
Sotelo M .  Case Study Presentation -  Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.
Kernisan, L .  Case Study Presentation -  Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Interventional Cardiology

SC BURJONROPPA, P Varosy, M Roe, E Peterson, Fang-Shu Ou, SV Rao, KA Shunk, For the National CardiovascularNational Cardiovascular Data Registry. Clinical Characteristics and in-hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Compared to Primary Percutaneous Intervention. Accepted at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2008. National Meeting.

Amabile NA, Angeli FS, Shapiro M, Orcino G, Jahn S, SC BURJONROPPA, Chatterjee K, Glantz SA, Grossman W, Yeghiazarians Y. Postinfarct prolonged cytokine combination therapy prevents left ventricular remodeling in a porcine model of ischemia reperfusion. Accepted at the European Society of Cardiology. International Meeting.

Amabile NA, Angeli FS, Shapiro M, Orcino G, Jahn S, SC BURJONROPPA, Chatterjee K, Glantz SA, Grossman W, Yeghiazarians Y. Effects of prolonged combined therapy with Erythropoietin and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor on left ventricular mechanics in a closed-chest porcine ischemiareperfusion model. Accepted at the European Society of Cardiology. International Meeting.

SHARMA M, Yong C, Zellner C, Ports T, Yeghiazarians Y, Boyle A. Safety of Cardiac Catheterization in patients with End-Stage Liver Disease prior to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Abstract presented at American College of Cardiology Meeting 2008. National Meeting.

SHARMA M, Yong C, Zellner C, Boyle A. Vascular Complications in patients with End-Stage Liver Disease undergoing Left Heart Catheterization prior to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Abstract presented at Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies Meeting 2008. National Meeting.

SHARMA M, Shunk K. Intravascular Ultrasound and Intra-cardiac Echocardiography Guided Aortic Paravalvular Leak Closure. Complex Case Presentations at Cardiovascular Revascularizations Therapies Meeting 2008. National Meeting.

SHARMA M, Boyle A. Percutaneous Arterial Closure for Inadvertent Closure of the Subclavian Artery. Complex Case Presentations at Cardiovascular Revascularizations Therapies Meeting 2008. National Meeting.

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

PELLEGRINI CN, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Hulley SB, Marcus GM, "Statin Use is Associated with Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Women with Coronary Disease: The HERS trial"

Hematology & Oncology

NGYUEN, H. Management of Hemophilic Pseudotumor with Arterial Embolization Followed by Surgery. Poster Presentation, World Federation of Hemophilia, Istanbul, Turkey, 6/08. International Meeting

Robert Benjamin, NAVNEET DHILLON et al : Activity of a fully humanized monoclonal antibody IGF-1R (insulin like growth factor -1 receptor) antagonist, in a Phase 1 study. Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting, 2007

DHILLON N, Razelle Kurzrock et al : Phase II clinical trial of curcumin in advanced pancreatic cancer. . American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 2007

KELLEY RK, Ko AH, Kofler E, et al. Phase 1 study of metronomic cyclophosphamide (CTX), bevacizumab (BV), and imatinib (IM) in patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Accepted for poster presentation, Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2009. Recipient of 2009 ASCO Cancer Foundation Merit Award. National Meeting

KELLEY RK, A phase I dose escalation study of a 2 day lapatinib chemosensitization pulse preceding weekly intravenous nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) in patients with advanced cancer. Oral presentation at ASCO Meeting, June 2008. National Meeting

SCHUTZMAN, JL and GR Martin. 2008. Role for Sprouty Genes in Prostate Development and Cancer. UCSF Developmental Biology Research Retreat. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

LIN A, Park J, Melisko M, Rugo H. et al. Zoledronic acid as adjuvant therapy for women with early stage breast cancer and occult tumor cells in bone marrow. Poster discussion at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2007. National Meeting

Harzstark. A Phase I Study of 13C Pyruvate in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer, Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Collisson. Development of Predictive Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Karrim: Development of an Intracranial Model of Invasive CNS Lymphoma Using Bioluminescence Imaging. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Li. Expressing N-RasG12D from the Endogenous Promoter Induces Myeloproliferation/myelodysplasis and Cooperates with Retroviral Insertional Mutagenesis (RIM) to Generate Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Levy. Investigating of the Role of G-protein Coupled Receptors in Hematopoiesis. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Smith. Identification of Genes Involved in a Recurrent Chromosome Translocation Observed in junB-Deficient Mice with Progression from the Myeloproliferative Phase to the Blast Crisis Phase. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Lukas. Mutant Template Telomerase: A Novel Biological Agent Against Breast Cancer’. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Chien. A Phase I Dose Escalation Study of a 2-Day Lapatinib Chemosensitization Pulse Preceding Weekly Intravenous Nanoparticle Albumin-bound Paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Lin. Zoledronic Acid as Adjuvant Therapy for Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer and Disseminated Tumor Cells in Bone Marrow. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine

GORDON E. Pulmonary complications of allogeneic stem cell transplant. Oral presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, October, 2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

GORDON E. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Oral Presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, December, 2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

BHATTACHARYA M. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Oral presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, October, 2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

KIM E. Schwannoma. Oral Presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, December, 2007 Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

KIM E. Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Oral presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, April, 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

HSIEH J. Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity. Oral presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, January, 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

HSIEH J. Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Oral presentation, Tri-Hospital Clinical Conference, UCSF, April, 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Transplant Hepatology

HANJE AJ. Terrault N, Harper AM, Yao FY. Outcome Folowing Salvage Liver Transplant for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Resection: Analysis of the OPTN Database. International Liver Cancer Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2008. Accepted for oral presentation, abstract #203. National Meeting

HANJE AJ. Expanded Criteria for Liver Transplantation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. UCSF GI Grand Rounds, 2/13/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

LUTCHMAN G, Hepatitis C in patients with end-stage renal disease. UCSF GI Grand Rounds, 2/20/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

LUTCHMAN G, Adey D, Tomlanovich S, Vicente F, Terrault N. Severity of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C and end-stage renal disease listed for kidney transplantation. Poster of Distinction at American Society of Transplant meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2008. National Meeting

Preventive Medicine - Occupational Medicine

ARREDONDOSA.  American Occupational Health Conference.  National Meeting

GALLAGHER,MP.  American Occupational Health Conference.  National Meeting

ABBAH, E.  Garcia M, Harris C, Goldberg R, Krause N, Rempel D.  Impact of hand or wrist pain on work function among workers performing hand intensive work.  PREMUS 2007 (Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders), 27 August 2007. Boston

ABBAH, E.  Garcia M, Harris C, Goldberg R, Krause N, Rempel D.  Impact of hand or wrist pain on work function among workers performing hand intensive work.  PREMUS 2007 (Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders), 27 August 2007. Boston

GALLAGHER, MP. Resident rounds, guest lecturer. An Approach to the Medical Literature, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, 2007

Medical Toxicology