These are some examples of the presentations by residents to local and national conferences demonstrating our diverse pathophysiology seen while training at LSU.

 

Cardiology

• Acute Posterior MI with Papillary Muscle Rupture - by Augustine Njoku, Categorical.
• Cardiomyopathy associated with Sarcoid - by Scott Laura, Categorical.
• Defibrillator Misfiring - by Carrie Caruthers, Categorical.
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - by Scott Laura, Categorical.
• EKG Lead Placement Error - by Katherine Spinks, Med-Peds.
• MELAS induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy - by Angela Graebert, Categorical.
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Times Post-Katrina - by Daniel Englert, Categorical.
• PFO induced Thrombus - by Brianne Corcoran, Categorical.
• Subaortic Stenosis - by Matthew Jordan, Categorical.
• Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy - by Christian Mabry, Categorical.
• Tetralogy of Fallot/Ventricular Septal Defect History with Assocaited Ventricular Tachycardia - Shane Guillory, Categorical.

Endocrinology

• Conn's Syndrome - by Gretchen Yandle, Med-Peds.
• Myxedema - by Christian Mabry, Categorical.

Gastroenterology

• Budd Chari Syndrome - by Theepha Thayalakulasingam, Categorical.
• Drug Induced Hepatotoxicity - by Seema Walvekar, Categorical.
• Gastric Outlet Obstruction from Polycystic Disease - by Babi Chandamuri, Categorical.
• Gastric Xanthoma - by Elizabeth Bollinger, GI fellow, and Milan Patel, Categorical.
• Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of the Jejunum - by Babi Chandamuri, Categorical.
• Pregnancy complications with Crohn's Disease -by Ben Levy, GI fellow, and Melissa Spera, Categorical.
• Subserosal Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis - by Melissa Spera, Categorical.

Hematology-Oncology

    Hematology

• Adult Hemophilia A - by Viresh Patel, Med-Peds.
• Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis - by Maneesh Gupta, Categorical.
• Metastatic Osteosarcoma Induced DVT - by Rikki Weems, Categorical.
• Plasmacytoma - by Shibu Varughese, Hematology-Oncology fellow.
• Thiamine Deficiency - by Angela Graebert, Categorical.
• Unusual Presentation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - by Dane Mackey, Preliminary Intern.

    Oncology

• Choriocarcinoma with Metastatic Brain lesions - by Rose Paccione, Med-Peds.
• Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor - by Gregg Anazia, Categorical.
• Gastric Cancer - by William Shaffer, Preliminary.
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening - by Oliver Mollere, Med-Peds.
• Metastatic Pheochromocytoma - by Noel Kemp, Categorical.
• Metastatic Sarcoma to the Heart - by Carrie Caruthers, Categorical.
• Mediastinal Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumor - by Theepha Thayalakulasingam, Categorical.
• Pheochromocytoma - by Arif Shahzad, Med-Peds.
• Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma with Metastatic disease to Small Intestine - by Eric Miller, Prelimary Intern.

Infectious Disease

• Atypical Mycobacterial Peritonitis - by Kim Fremin, Renal Fellow.
• Disseminated Histoplasmosis - by Christine Bojanowski, Med-Peds.
• Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Immunocompetent Patient - by Oksana Nimkevych, Categorical.
• Intracranial Tuberculoma - by Christine Bojanowski, Med-Peds.
• MSSA Epidural Abscess - by Harmen Grewal, Categorical.
• Mycobacterium kansasii and Histoplasmosis Recurrent Pleural Effusion - by Christine Bojanowski, Med-Peds.
• Mycotic Endocarditis - by Tathagat Narula, Categorical.
• Neurosyphilis (Penicillin Allergy Patient) -  by Mallory Smith, Med-Peds.
• Neurosyphilis - by Kelley Hutchins, Med-Peds.
• Streptococcous pneumoniae Spinal Epidural Abscess - by Melissa Spera, Categorical.
• West Nile Encephalitis - by Angela Graebert, Categorical.

Internal Medicine

• Legal Side of Medicine - by Christian Mabry, Categorical.
• Osteitis Pubis - by Marney Gruber, Emergency Medicine - Internal Medicine.

Nephrology

• Acute Renal Infarction - by Sami Almaskeen, Categorical.
• Cerebral Salt Wasting - by Shane Sanne, Categorical.
• Drug Induced (Aquired) Fanconi's Syndrome - by Christian Mabry, Categorical.
• Ethylene Glycol Induced ESRD - by Joseph Willis, Preliminary Intern.
• Rhabdomyolysis by Alexandra Wright, Med-Peds, and Jaclyn Speigel, Categorical.

Neurology

• Myastenia Gravis - by Augustine Njoku, Categorical.
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - by Mary Yu, Categorical.

Pulmonary

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - by Christian Mabry, Categorical.
• Chylothorax - by John Haas, Categorical.
• Foreign Body Aspiration - by Theepha Thayalakulasingam, Categorical.
• Illicit Silicone Injection Complications - by Christine Bojanowski, Med-Peds.
• Methane Exposure - by Matthew Jordan, Categorical.

Rheumatology

• Churg-Strauss Vasculitis by Neha Narula, Med-Peds.
• Lupus Associated Pancreatitis - by Moneef Hauter, Med-Peds.
• Lupus Nephritis and Cerebritis - by Le Nguyen, Categorical.
• Posterior Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Associated with SLE - by Harmen Grewl, Rhematology Fellow.
• Sarcoidosis - by Emily Kauffman, Emergency Medicine - Internal Medicine.

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