News and Events

King Elected Chair of Federation of State Medical Boards

Patricia King Patricia King, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, was elected chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) at the organization’s 106th annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., on April 28, 2018. King, who served as the FSMB chair-elect from 2017-18, will have a one-year term as chair. The FSMB Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from the field of medical regulation that are passionate about protecting the public and serving their communities. By serving on the Board of Directors, individuals have the opportunity to help drive the strategy and direction of a nationally respected organization with a critical role in healthcare. A former chairwoman of the Vermont Board of Medical Practice, King has served as a member of the FSMB board since 2003 and is the 2014 recipient of the FSMB's John H. Clark, M.D., Leadership Award. A member of the UVM faculty since 2002, King is course director of the Convergence course in the Vermont Integrated Curriculum and a Distinguished Educator in the Teaching Academy. Read more.


Wood Named Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Marie WoodMarie Wood, M.D., professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, was named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO) at the organization’s annual meeting, held June 1 to 5, 2018 in Chicago, Ill. The distinction recognizes ASCO members for their extraordinary volunteer service, dedication, and commitment to ASCO. Wood, who joined the UVM faculty in 1997, is director of the UVM Cancer Center’s Familial Cancer Program and founder and principal investigator of the High Risk Breast Program. In addition to her service on four ASCO committees, she is also an active member of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians since 2010. Read more.

 

Parsons Leads American Thoracic Society, Named ATS Fellow with 3 Colleagues

Polly Parsons, M.D.E.L. Amidon Chair of Medicine Polly Parsons, M.D., was installed as president of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) during the organization’s 2018 International Congress, held in San Diego, Calif., May 20 to 23. In addition, Parsons and three colleagues, including Jason Bates, Ph.D., Anne Dixon, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., and Renee Stapleton, M.D., Ph.D., were inducted as the inaugural class of ATS Fellows. With a mission to improve health worldwide by advancing research, clinical care, and public health in respiratory disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders, the ATS has more than 15,000 physicians, research scientists, and nurses and other allied healthcare professionals among its members. The Fellow designation – ATSF – is a mark of distinction for ATS members who have demonstrated dedication to the Society and made significant contributions to the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and/or sleep medicine. Read more.

 

Awards and Recognition


ESGR AwardsThe University of Vermont and E.L. Amidon Chair of Medicine Polly Parsons, M.D., were recognized with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award, the Above and Beyond Award, and the Pro Patria Award, respectively, at an annual ESGR awards ceremony held May 23, 2018. In signing the Employer Statement of Support, an organization demonstrates that they are a military-friendly organization. The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures, including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence if needed. The Above and Beyond Award recognizes the effort of the employer at enhanced levels of support to the drilling Guard member or Reservist. (Pictured: VT Governor Phil Scott; Lt. Col. Eric Gagnon; Professor of Medicine Charles Irvin; and Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, Adjutant General of Vermont. ESGR photo)

Anne Dixon, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., professor and chief of the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, was a visiting professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of California San Francisco in April of 2018. She was also the keynote speaker for several events in May of 2018, including the Workshop on Asthma and Obesity Prevention and Care at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Cambridge, Mass., and the 33rd Annual Joseph L. Belsky, M.D. Research Day in Danbury, Conn.

Renee Stapleton, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, was invited to participate in the International Round Table Conference on Metabolic Care in Brussels, Belgium, in March of 2018.

 

Department of Medicine Celebrates Faculty Achievement

The Department of Medicine honored outstanding mentors, clinicians and researchers at the department’s June meeting. The following faculty received awards:

    Mentorship Award
    For exceptional mentorship of residents and fellows
  • Allen Repp, M.D., professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine
    • For exceptional mentorship of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
  • Jason Bates, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
    Distinguished Clinician Award
    In recognition of a faculty member who is an outstanding clinician and a “physician’s physician,” by the faculty of the Department of Medicine
  • David Kaminsky, M.D., professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
  • Florian Foerg, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine
    Quality Scholarship Award
    In recognition of innovation and excellence in scholarly quality improvement, patient safety or high value care
  • Marie Sandoval, M.D., associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics

 

New National Service and Leadership Roles
  • Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, has been named to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert panel on the Development of a Risk Assessment Model for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Medical Patients (Chair, Holger Schüneman).
  • Anne Dixon, M.A., B.M. B.Ch., professor and division chief for the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, has been asked by the National Institutes of Health to serve on the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Asthma Guideline Panel. She has also been appointed as vice chair of the American Lung Association Scientific Advisory Committee, and as a member of the American Lung Association National Board.
  • Jennifer Gilwee, M.D., assistant professor and chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Physicians at the annual meeting in April.
  • Jennifer Kelly, D.O., associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes and director of the Metabolic Bone Program, has been named to the National Osteoporosis Foundation’s (NOF) Ambassadors Leadership Council. Dr. Kelly will be the first NOF ambassador from Vermont. Established in 1984, NOF is the nation’s only health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health.
  • Michael LaMantia, M.D., associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, has been named deputy editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
  • Bonita Libman, M.D., professor and chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, was named co-chair of the American College of Rheumatology Division Directors Conference.
  • Renee Stapleton, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, is chair-elect of the American Thoracic Society Critical Care Assembly for 2018-19. She will serve as chair from 2019-2021.

 

Faculty and Staff News


Katharine CheungKatharine Cheung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, celebrated several noteworthy events this spring. She received her Ph.D. in clinical and translational science at the UVM Graduate College’s Commencement in May, and was hooded by Richard Solomon, M.D., professor and chief of the Division of Nephrology (at right). Also in May, Dr. Cheung had the opportunity to hood her wife, Christina Litsakos, M.D., upon her graduation from the Larner College of Medicine during a ceremony at Ira Allen Chapel (at left).

 

 

 

Department of Medicine faculty got together for appetizers, drinks and conversation during the Faculty Engagement Event in the Garden Atrium at the UVM Medical Center on April 19, 2018. The goal of the Faculty Engagement and Communication Committee, chaired by Jennifer Kelly, D.O., is to facilitate communication and interaction between faculty across divisions, and encourage collaboration for research and mentorship. See a photo slideshow.

Alan Rubin, M.D., associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, received a UVM Teaching Academy Travel Award to support his travel to the International Conference on Communications in Healthcare 2018.

New Faculty and Staff

The Division of Dermatology welcomes two recently-graduated dermatology residents to the faculty. Alyssa Fischer, M.D., assistant professor, will split her time between UVM Medical Center and Central Vermont Medical Center. Ankit Gor, M.D., assistant professor, will split his time between UVM Medical Center and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. Two new physician assistants also joined the division: Andrea Decker, P.A., and Emilie Rainville, P.A.

Maia Stamieszkin, FNP-BC, joins the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as a nurse practitioner.

Jordan Tolstoi, PA-C, has joined the Division of Hematology/Oncology. She will be seeing THP patients as well as working with Hibba Rehman, M.D.

News from the Divisions

    General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics
  • More than 25 division members attended the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics retreat in May 2018. Several faculty led discussions on current topics, including Michael Latreille, M.D., who discussed social determinants of health; Rosy Hill, M.D., and Isaura Menzies, M.D., who talked about polypharmacy in the geriatric population; and Jaina Clough, M.D., who led a session on the State of Vermont’s Act 39.

    Dermatology
  • Julie Lin, M.D., started a dermatology telemedicine program with Milton Family Practice.
  • Tammy Stockton, R.N., Jenn Maxham, H.T., Matt LeBoeuf, M.D., and Glenn Goldman, M.D., completed a successful surgery trip to Romania.
  • Christine Weinberger, M.D., was one of three faculty practice physicians featured in the 25th anniversary video for the UVM Medical Center/UVM Larner College of Medicine Community Rounds program. Watch the video.
  • The Division of Dermatology received an anonymous donation that will provide for an extra dermatology resident starting in 2019.

    Hematology/Oncology
  • The UVM Cancer Center hosted its annual Clinical and Translational Research Symposium at the UVM Larner College of Medicine on April 20, 2018. Led by UVM Cancer Center program leader Marie Wood, M.D., this year’s theme was “Cancer Control in a Rural Environment.”
  • A project to renovate the Hematology/Oncology Clinic is now underway. The first phase, projected to be completed by the end of the calendar year, will transform the area across the hall from the Breast Cancer Center into a new pharmacy, outpatient lab, offices for the emergency department residency program, and EPIC space. The next phase of the project focuses on the hematology/oncology area, including the construction of dedicated space for clinical research. Clinic members, patients and volunteers have provided input on the design and function of the new space through workshops hosted by the UVM Medical Center hiCOlab (health care innovation collaboratory).

 

Service to the University of Vermont
    The following department members have been elected to serve on the UVM Faculty Senate:

  • Steven Ades, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Financial & Physical Planning Committee, 2018-2021.
  • Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Research Scholarship and the Creative Arts Committee, 2018-2020.
  • Garth Garrison, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Curricular Affairs Committee, 2018-2021.

 

Education News


Celebrating Teachers and Mentors

The Larner College of Medicine Class of 2018 honored the following Department of Medicine faculty members for outstanding teaching and mentorship:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Faculty Award: Laurie Leclair, M.D., professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Housestaff Award: Elizabeth Wahlberg, M.D.
  • Clinical Teacher of the Year Award: Garth Garrison, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

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Representing UVM Around the World

SGIM BostonA large contingent of faculty and residents from the Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics attended the New England Regional Society of General Internal Medicine meeting in Boston on March 9, 2018. Faculty served as poster judges and residents presented posters. From L to R: Alison Landry, M.D.; Jennifer Gilwee, M.D.; Sara Roberts, M.D.; resident Elizabeth Wahlberg, M.D.; resident Caitlin Greenberg, D.O.; resident Emily Strout, M.D.; Halle Sobel, M.D. Not pictured: Mark Pasanen, M.D.

 

SGIM DenverIn April of 2018, Alison Landrey, M.D.; Larner College of Medicine student Laura Thompson-Martin; resident Emily Strout, M.D.; Halle Sobel, M.D.; Timothy Plante, M.D.; Charles MacLean, M.D.; Jennifer Gilwee, M.D.; and Mark Pasanen, M.D., attended the annual Society for General Internal Medicine meeting in Denver, Colo.




Research and Grants

Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, recently published research in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis that found biomarkers that identify women at increased risk of venous thrombosis with postmenopausal estrogen. Specifically, women in the top quarter of D-dimer level have an over six-fold increased risk from taking hormones. This suggests that this simple test could be useful for women about to begin hormones and who are concerned about their risk, and opens other avenues for research on the clinical utility of D-dimer testing in healthy people at risk of thrombosis in other situations.

Matthew Gilbert, D.O., M.P.H., associate professor in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, is collaborating with Richard Pratley, M.D., and the inpatient diabetes management team at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fla., on two retrospective reviews of the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients with T2DM treated with enteral and parenteral nutrition. For a separate project, he is collaborating with the Community Health Centers of Burlington, Vt., on an E-consult system for thyroid nodules.

Andrew Hale, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Disease, and Steven Lidofsky, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, received a $50,000 Frymoyer Scholar Award for “Optimizing Care for Vermonters Infected with Hepatitis C Virus Through a Statewide Educational Curriculum.”

Recent Grants

Jason Bates, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, is co-principal investigator with Boston University Professor of Biomedical Engineering Bela Suki, Ph.D., for a U01 grant titled “A multi-scale computational model of the extracellular matrix of the lung,” with $2,488,933 in total direct funds over five years.

Melanie Bui, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Dermatology, received a $49,906 Department of Medicine Annual Translational Research Pilot Project Program grant, titled “Measurement of somatic mutations in actinic keratoses before and after field therapy.” The start date was July 1, 2018.

Renee Stapleton, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, is principal investigator for a $1,276,182 grant from the NIH/NIA STTR R42 program titled “Novel Arm Restraint for Critically Ill Patients To Reduce Immobility, Sedation, Agitation and Cognitive Impairment.”

Charlotte Teneback, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, is local principal investigator for several research studies:

  • A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of VX 445 combination therapy in subjects with cystic fibrosis who are heterozygous for the F508del mutation and a minimal function mutation (F/MF). Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Local PI. $92,072
  • A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of VX 445 combination therapy in subjects with cystic fibrosis who are homozygous for the F508del mutation and a minimal function mutation (F/F). Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Local PI. $25,254
  • A phase 3, open-label study evaluating the long-term safety and efficacy of VX-445 Combination therapy in subjects with cystic fibrosis who are homozygous or heterozygous for the F508del mutation. Local PI. $143,724

Marie Wood, M.D., professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, has received a grant from the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society (NNECOS) for her project, titled “DNA Repair Landscape of Discordant Sibling Pairs from Hereditary Breast Cancer Families.”

 

House Staff News

New Residents
Categorical
Eric Anderson, M.D., Medical College of WisconsinEmily McPherson, D.O., University of New England
Jennifer Bergeron, M.D., Tufts UniversityAkshat Mehta, M.D., Mercer University
Kenyon "KC" Bolton, M.D., UVM Larner College of MedicineJacqueline Parker, M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College
Benjamin Depo, M.D., State University of New York UpstateKevin Qin, M.D., The University of Toledo
Matthew Gervais, M.D., Pennsylvania State UniversitySamantha Steinmetz-Wood, M.D., Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
J. Curtis Gwilliam, M.D., UVM Larner College of MedicineAndrew Wall, M.D., Albany Medical College
Sundas Khan, M.D., Temple UniversityJoshua Zimmer, M.D., East Tennessee State University
Carrie Mahurin M.D., University of North Dakota
Preliminary
Stephanie Blatch, M.D., Brown UniversityHannah Noah, M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph Boyle, M.D., Mercer UniversityCarolyne Riehle, D.O., University of New England
Karen Halldorsdottir, M.D., University of Iceland Faculty of MedicineJulia Shatten, M.D., UVM Larner College of Medicine
Elizabeth Isaacoff, M.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Preliminary Anesthesia shared with Surgery
Rachel Carlson, M.D., UVM Larner College of MedicineJustin Jones, M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University
Vivek Chittineni, M.D., University of MinnesotaChristina Litsakos, M.D., UVM Larner College of Medicine
Liana Dagdavaryan, D.O., Western University of Health SciencesAngeli Thawani, D.O., New York Institute of Technology
Chief Medical Residents
Elena Kozakewich, M.D., Albany Medical College
Gatha Nair, M.D., University of Arizona
Heather Wright, D.O., University of New England
Dermatology Chief Residents
Patrick Benson, M.D., UVM Larner College of Medicine
Corey DeWitt, M.D., Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Dermatology Residents
Alexandra Charos, M.D., Temple University
Lucy Ledyard, M.D., University of North Dakota
New Fellows
Cardiology
Jan Denkmann, M.D.
Nicole Habel, M.D.
Drew Messerchmidt, M.D.
Newton Phuong, M.D.  		Hematology/Oncology
Ximena Jordan Bruno, M.D.
Sarah Gillett, M.D., Ph.D.
Dermatology
Kathryn Potter, M.D.		Infectious Disease
Prateek Ghatage, MBBS
Endocrinology
Kelsey Sheahan, M.D.		Pulmonary
Brittany Duchene, M.D.
Emily Schuitman, D.O.
Gastroenterology

Brendan Everett, M.D.
Jason Heffley, M.D.

Rheumatology
Matthew Jaenicki, M.D.

 

In the Media

Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, was quoted in a story for Reader’s Digest, titled “Even If You Exercise Regularly, This One Habit Could Undo All Your Hard Work.” She discusses strategies to prevent blood clots. Read the story.

Kim Dittus, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for the April 23, 2018 edition of Across the Fence on WCAX-TV. She discussed improving cancer treatments with integrative medicine. Watch the segment.

UVM Vice President for Research and Professor of Medicine Richard Galbraith, M.D., Ph.D., was quoted in a story in Inside Higher Ed published July 3, 2018. He discusses the success of SPARK-VT, which was piloted in the Department of Medicine and is now a successful UVM-wide program. Read the story.

 

creemeeWho Knew?

Where do you find the best creemee in Vermont? It’s a question that inspires deep loyalties and fierce debate. Divisions in the Department of Medicine polled their members for answers to this eternal question. Check out some recommendations below – some division came to rough consensus; for others, individual faculty weigh in.

  • "Rocky’s in Essex Junction."
    Charlotte Teneback, M.D., Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

  • Al’s French Fries!
    Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics

  • Burlington Bay. Second place is the Cider Mill in South Burlington.
    Division of Dermatology

  • Two votes for Al’s French Fries.
    Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

  • "Well it’s Shelburne. Shelburne Country Store for sure!"
    Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., Division of Hematology/Oncology

 

Publications and Presentations

Publications

Division of Dermatology

Hankinson A, Holmes T. Use of Modified Transposition Flaps for Reconstruction of the Forehead. Dermatol Surg. 2018 Mar;44(3):459-462.

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Gilbert MP. Ace the Case: 55-Year-Old Woman with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Presents with Concerns About Osteoporosis. https://cme.healio.com/endocrinology/education-lab/ace-the-case/2018/01_january/55-year-old-woman-with-type-1-diabetes-mellitus-presents-with-concerns-about-osteoporosis/cme-information. Available 5/15/18-5/14/19

Gilbert MP, Fernandes A. “Management of hyperglycemia in the critically ill”. Polly E. Parsons, Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, Renee Stapleton and Lorenzo Berra, eds. Critical Care Secrets, 6th Edition. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier, 2018 (March).

Ciolino AL, Gilbert MP, Anderson SR. Unique Practices in Cytopathology: The University of Vermont Medical Center Thyroid Ultrasound Simulation Experience. American Society of Cytopathology: Program Directors’ Communicator. 2018;4(1).

Gilbert, MP. Prospective: Large weight loss raises fragility fracture in type 2 diabetes. Endocrine Today 2018;16(5):46.

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Kamboj AK, Kahn A, Wolfsen HC, Trindade AJ, Ganguly EK, Otaki F, Chan D, Zakko L, Visrodia K, Lutzke L, Wang KK, Leggett CL. Volumetric laser endomicroscopy interpretation and feature analysis in dysplastic Barrett's esophagus. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Apr 6. doi: 10.1111/jgh.14153. [Epub ahead of print]

Everett BT, Lidofsky SD. Adherence to surveillance endoscopy following hospitalization for index esophageal variceal hemorrhage. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2018;10:40-48

Yang MX, Coates RF, Ambaye A, Cortright V, Mitchell JM, Buskey AM, Zubarik E, Liu JG, Ades S, Barry MM. NKX2.2, PDX-1 and CDX-2 as potential biomarkers to differentiate well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. Biomark Res. 2018 Apr 18;6:15. doi: 10.1186/s40364-018-0129-8. eCollection 2018.

Alexander KS, Zakai NA, Lidofsky SD, Callas PW, Judd SE, Tracy RP, Cushman M. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver biomarkers and stroke risk: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke cohort. PLoS One. 2018;13:e0194153.

Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics

Juraschek SP, Plante TB, Charleston J, Miller ER, Yeh HC, Appel LJ, Jerome GJ, Gayles D, Durkin N, White K, Dalcin A, Hermosilla M. Use of online recruitment strategies in a randomized trial of cancer survivors. Clinical Trials. 2018 Apr; 15 (2);130-138.

Van Eeghan CO, Littenberg B, Kessler R. Chronic Care Coordination by Integrating Care through a team-based, population-driven approach: a case study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2018 May 23; 8 (3);468-480.

Division of Hematology/Oncology

Ades S, Douce D, Holmes CE, Cory S, Prior S, Butenas S, Callas P, Cushman M. Effect of rosuvastatin on risk markers for venous thromboembolism in cancer. J Thromb Haemost. 2018 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/jth.14004. PMID: 29575637

Benjamin EJ, Blaha MJ, Chiuve SE, Cushman M, Das SR, Deo R, de Ferranti SD, Floyd J, Fornage M, Gillespie C, Isasi CR, Jimenez MC, Jordan LC, Judd SE, Lackland D, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth L, Liu S, Longenecker CT, Mackey RH, Matsushita K, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nasir K, Neumar RW, Palaniappan L, Pandey DK, Thiagarajan RR, Reeves MJ, Ritchey M, Rodriguez CJ, Roth GA, Rosamond WD, Sasson C, Towfighi A, Tsao CW, Turner MB, Virani SS, Voeks JH, Willey JZ, Wilkins JT, Wu JHY, Alger HM, Wong SS, Muntner P; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2017;135:e146-603.

Raffield LM, Ellis J, Olson NC, Duan Q, Li J, Durda P, Pankratz N, Keating BJ, Wassel CL, Cushman M, Wilson JG, Gross MD, Tracy RP, Rich SS, Reiner AP, Li Y, Willis MS, Lange EM, Lange LA. Genome-wide association study of homocysteine in African Americans from the Jackson Heart Study, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Coronary Artery Risk in Young Adults study. J Hum Genet 2018 Mar,63(3):327-337. doi: 10.1038/s10038-017-0384-9. PMID: 29321517

Lutsey PL, Horvath KJ, Fullam L, Moll S, Rooney MR, Cushman M, Zakai NA. Anticoagulant preferences and concerns among venous thromboembolism patients. Thromb Haemost 2018 Mar;118:553-61. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1625985. PMID: 29448297

Garg PK, Bartz TM, Norby FL, Jorgensen NW, McClelland RL, Ballantyne CM, Chen LY, Gottdeiner JS, Greenland P, Hoogeveen R, Jenny NS, Kizer JR, Rosensen RS, Soliman EZ, Cushman M, Alonso A, Heckbert SR. Association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and risk of incident atrial fibrillation from 3 cohorts. Am Heart J 2018 Mar;197:62-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.11.010 PMID: 29447785

Kubota Y, Cushman M, Zakai N, Rosamond WD, Folsom AR. TV viewing and incident venous thromboembolism: the Atherosclerotic Risk in Communities Study. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2018 Apr;45:353-9. doi: 10.1007/s11239-018-1620-7. PMID: 29468488

de Boer RA, Nayor M, de Fillippi CR, Enserro D, Bhambhani V, Kizer JR, Blaha M, Brouwers FP, Cushman M, Lima JAC, Bahrami H, van der Harst P, Wang TJ, Gansevoort RT, Fox CT, Gaggin HK, Kop WJ, Liu K, Vasan RS, Psaty BM, Lee DS, Hillege HL, Bartz TM, Benjamin EJ, Chan C, Allison M, Gardin JM, Januzzi JL Jr, Shah SJ, Levy D, Herrington DM, Larson MG, van Gilst WH, Gottdiener JS, Bertoni AG, Ho JE. Association of cardiovascular biomarkers with incident heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction. JAMA Cardiol 2018 Mar;3:215-24. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4987. PMID: 29322198

Mefford M, Rosenson R, Cushman M, Farkouh ME, McClure LA, Wadley VG, Irvin MR, Bittner V, Safford MM, Somaratne R, Monda KL, Munter P, Levitan EB. PCSK9 variants, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and neurocognitive impairment: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Circulation 2018 Mar 20;137(12):1260-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029785. PMID: 29146683

Levine DA, Wadley VG, Langa KM, Unverzagt FW, Kabeto MU, Giordani B, Howard G, Howard VJ, Cushman M, Judd SE, Galecki AT. Risk factors for post-stroke cognitive decline: the REGARDS study (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke). Stroke 2018 Apr;49(4):987-94. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.018529. PMID: 29581343


Venkatraman A, Callas P, McClure LA, Unverzagt F, Arora G, Howard V, Wadley VG, Cushman M, Arora P. Galectin-3 and incident cognitive impairment in REGARDS, a cohort of blacks and whites. Alzheimers Dement (N.Y.) 2018 Apr 26;4:165-72. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2018.03.006. PMID: 29756004

Bhambhani V, Kizer JR, Lima JAC, van der Harst P, Bahrami H, Nayor M, de Filippi CR, Enserro D, Blaha MR, Cushman M, Wang TJ, Gansevoort RT, Fox CS, Gaggin HK, Kop WJ, Liu K, Vasan RS, Psaty BM, Lee DS, Brouwers FP, Hillege HL, Bartz TM, Benjamin EJ, Chan C, Allison M, Gardin JM, Januzzi JL Jr, Levy D, Herrington DM, van Gilst WH, Bertoni AG, Larson MD, deBoer RA, Gottdiener JS, Shah SJ, Ho JE. Predictors and outcomes of heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2018 Apr;20:651-9. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1091. PMID: 29226491

Lutsey PL, Norby FL, Alonso A, Cushman M, Chen LY, Michos ED, Folsom AR. Atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism: evidence of bi-directionality in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Thromb Haemost 2018 Apr;16:670-9. doi: 10.1111/jth.13974. PMID: 29431904

Sterling MR, Durant RW, Bryan J, Levitan EB, Brown TM, Khodneva Y, Glasser SP, Richman JS, Howard G, Cushman M, Safford MM. N-terminal Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and microsize myocardial infarction risk in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2018 Apr 16;18(1):66. doi: 10.1186/s12872-018-0806-4. PMID: 29661151

Cushman M, Larson JC, Rosendaal FR, Heckbert SR, Curb JD, Philips LS, Baird A, Eaton C, Stafford RS. Biomarkers, menopausal hormone therapy and risk of venous thrombosis: the Women’s Health Initiative. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2018;2:310-9.

Harrington LB, Blondon M, Cushman M, Kaunitz M, Allison Ma, Wang L, Sullivan S, Woods NF, Lacroix AZ, Heckbert SR, Mcknight B, Rossouw J, Smith NL. vasomotor symptoms and the risk of incident venous thrombosis in postmenopausal women. J Thromb Haemost 2018 May; 16:886-92. doi: 10.1111/jth.13993. PMID: 29504242

Cuker A, Ay C, Cushman M. The role of scientific publishing in the development of early career investigators. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2018;2:6-7.

Cushman M. Search engine optimization: what is it and why should we care? Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2018;2:180-1.

Dittus KL, Harvey JR, Bunn JY, Kokinda ND, Wilson KM, Priest J, Pratley RE. Impact of a behaviorally-based weight loss intervention on parameters of insulin resistance in breast cancer survivors. BMC Cancer. 2018 Mar 27;18(1):351. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4272-2. PMID: 29587682

Charles BA, Hsieh MM, Adeyemo AA, Shriner D, Ramos E, Chin K, Srivastava K, Zakai NA, Cushman M, McClure LA, Howard V, Flegal WA, Rotimi CN, Rodgers GP. Analyses of genome wide association data, cytokines and gene expression in African-americans with benign ethnic neutropenia. PLoS One 2018 Mar 29;13(3):e0194400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194400. PMID: 29596498

Yang MX, Coates RF, Ambaye A, Cortright V, Mitchell JM, Buskey AM, Zubarik R, Liu JG, Ades S, Barry MM. NKX2.2, PDX-1 and CDX-2 as potential biomarkers to differentiate well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. Biomark Res. 2018 Apr 18,6:15. doi: 10.1186/s40364-018-0129-8. eCollections 2018 PMID: 29713473

Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

Hamlington KL, Bates JHT, Roy GS, Julianelle AJ, Charlebois C, Suki B, Smith BJ. Alveolar Leak Develops by a Rich-Get-Richer Process in Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury. PLoS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193934, March 28, 2018.

Hamlington KL, Smith BJ, Dunn CM, Charlebois CM, Roy GS, Bates JHT. Linking Structural Damage of Alveolar Epithelium to Lung Function in Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 255: 22-29, 2018.

Bates JHT, Peters U. A Model-Based Approach to Interpreting Multi-Breath Nitrogen Washout Data. Journal of Applied Physiology. 124: 1155-1163, 2018.

Nyenhuis S, Dixon AE, Ma J. Impact of Lifestyle Interventions Targeting Healthy Diet, Physical Activity and Weight Loss on Asthma in Adults: What is the evidence? J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 May - Jun;6(3):751-763.

Peters U, Dixon AE, Forno E. Obesity and Asthma, J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Apr;141(4):1169-1179

Menon PR, Rabinowitz TD, Stapleton RD. Using telemedicine in the ICU setting. J.L. Vincent, ed. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Inc., New York, NY, 2018.

Parsons PE, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish JP, Lorenzo Berra L, Stapleton RD, eds. Critical Care Secrets, 6th Edition. Elsevier, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 2018.

Broaddus VC, Schnapp LM, Ernst JD, King TE, Lazarus SC, Stapleton RD, eds. Murray & Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, publication expected 2021.

Peters U, Suratt BT, Bates JHT, Dixon AE. Beyond Body Mass Index - Obesity and Lung Disease. Chest. 153:702-709, 2018.

Streck JM, Ochalek TA, Miller ME, Meyer M, Badger G, Teneback C, Dixon A, Higgins ST, Sigmon S. Promoting smoking cessation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Initial Feasibility. Preventive Medicine Reports, 11, 176-9, 2018.

Teneback C, Leclair T. COPD. In: Critical Care Secrets, 6th edition. Polly E. Parsons, Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, Renee Stapleton and Lorenzo Berra, eds. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier, 2018 (March).

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Bewley MA, Budd RC, Ryan E, Cole J, Collini P, Marshall J, Kolsum U, Beech G, Emes RD, Tcherniaeva I, Berbers GAM, Walmsley SR, Donaldson G, Wedzicha JA, Kilty I, Rumsey W, Sanchez Y, Brightling CE, Donnelly LE, Barnes PJ, Singh D, Whyte MKB, Dockrell DH; COPDMAP. Opsonic Phagocytosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is Enhanced by Nrf2 Agonists. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Mar 16. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201705-0903OC. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:29547002

Nevares A. Introduction to Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders. Merck Manual (Professional Version). February 2018.

Nevares A, Villa-Forte A. Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Persistent Risk Factor in Recurrent VTE: Toward an evidence-based approach. Cleveland Clinic (Consult QD). December 2017.

Presentations
Division of Dermatology

Holmes T. Three presentations: Extending Reach and Utility of Island Pedicle Flaps for Distal Nasal Defects; Refining Staged Repair Techniques; and Bilobed and Trilobed Flaps. American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2018.

Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics

Gilbert MP, Bain SC, Franek E, Jodar-Gimeno E, Nauck MA, Pratley RE, Rea R, Saraiva J, Rasmussen S, Tornoe K, von Scholten BJ, Buse JB. Effect of Liraglutide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Elderly Patients in the LEADER trial. American College of Cardiology, Scientific Session, March 10-12, 2018, Orlando, Fla. Oral Presentation 911-06.

Fernandes A, Gilbert MP. A mystic cystic mass: a case of a benign thymic cyst in a patient with papillary thyroid cancer. AACE 27th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress in Boston, Mass., May 16-20, 2018. Poster presentation.

Division of Hematology/Oncology

Cushman M. Over the Horizon, Senior Investigator Perspectives on Clinical Research. Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society / North American Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Research Colloquium: Developing a Sustainable Research Career in Hemostasis and Thrombosis. San Diego, Calif., March 7, 2018.

Cushman M. If I Had $10 Million to Spend on Thrombosis Research I Would… Research Priorities in Thrombosis: A Bedside to Bench Approach. Vascular Discovery 2018 Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, San Francisco, Calif., March 12, 2018.

 

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Goodson A, Libman B, Merchand M, Edwards M, Nevares A, Meghan Foster M, Legunn S, Kennedy A. Pneumococcal Vaccination Quality Improvement Initiative. Poster at Jeffords Institute 15th Annual Quality Forum, May 16, 2018, Department of Medicine Quality Poster Session, May 18, 2018.