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JC Asaker, 2023 graduate, Cardiology

PROJECT RESCUE (RESuscitation, Competency, Update, Enhancement): Implementation and Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Mock Code Curriculum Initiative (Internal QI Funding award, Internal Medicine 2022 Research Day Third place QI Poster)
Novel Exams Using Smart Technologies for Heart Health and Multiple Comorbidities (in progress)

Mentors: Jan Czerny, MD, PhD, Jonathan Gerber, MD
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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: From Chemotherapy to Vitamin A and Arsenic – the UMass Experience (MA ACP Annual Scientific Meeting 2022, second place Original Research Award)
Assessing feasibility and accessibility to using wearable fitness devices as part of pre-bone marrow transplant evaluation for patients with hematologic malignancies (in progress)

Mentors: Deepika Devuni, MD; Neil Marya, MD; Abbas Rupawala, MD
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The progression of Hepatorenal Syndrome–Acute Kidney Injury in acute alcohol associated hepatitis: renal outcomes after liver transplant (accepted for publication, Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2023)
Discordance of Diastolic Dysfunction by Echocardiography for Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy (American Society of Transplant Meeting, 2023, Poster of Distinction Award)
COVID-19 associated liver injury: A general review with special consideration of pregnancy and obstetric outcomes (published in World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2022)
Management of an iatrogenic duodenal perforation with a helical tack system in a patient with pancreatic cancer complicated by gastric outlet obstruction (published in VideoGIE, 2023)

Mentors: David McManus, MD, MSc; Jamie Faro, PhD
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Assessing COVID-19 Health Information on Google Using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST): Cross-sectional and Readability Analysis (published in JMIR Formative Research, 2022)
Digital Medicine in Primary Care: Implementation of Remote Activity Tracking to Promote Healthy Weight Management (Ambulatory Research Consortium Pilot Grant Award)
Improving Obesity Management in Primary Care (QI project)
Current Trends and Predictors of Case Outcomes for Malpractice in Colonoscopy in the United States (published in J Clin Gastroenterol, 2022)

Mentors: Tim Fitzgibbons, MD, PhD; Lara Kovell, MD
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Echocardiographic Structure/Function and Obstetric Outcomes in Obese Pregnant Women (American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions 2023, Oral Presentation)
High-Output Heart Failure in a Patient With Klippel-Trénaunay Syndrome: A Case Report (published in Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 2023, Internal Medicine 2023 Research Day second place Clinical Vignette)
Hypertension in Women: Impact of Contraception, Fertility and Hormone Treatment (published in Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 2022)
Infliximab induced serum sickness in refractory Crohn's disease (MA ACP Annual Scientific Meeting 2022)

Mentors: Jeffrey Bailey, MD, PhD; Richard Ellison, MD
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Nonallelic homologous recombination driven translocation explains histidine-rich protein 3 deletion mechanism in Plasmodium falciparum (published in bioRxiv pre-print)
Targeted and whole-genome sequencing reveal a north-south divide in P. falciparum drug resistance markers and genetic structure in Mozambique (published in Nature Communications Biology. 2023)

Mentor: Lara Kovell, MD
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Trends in Contraceptive Prescribing in Women with Hypertension from 2017-2022 (American Heart Association Epidemiology 2023 conference)
Patterns of adherence to home blood pressure monitoring in men and women in the electronic Framingham Heart Study
Identifying Barriers to a Healthy Diet in Pregnant Women with a History or Risk of Hypertension: A Focus on Food Insecurity and Access (in progress)
Storytelling for Health Promotion: A Narrative Review (under review)

Mentor: Ben Gerber, MD, MPH
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Characterizing Prescription Patterns for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Treatment of Obesity (SGIM New England Regional Meeting 2022)
Prescribing patterns of noninsulin diabetes medications among patients with type 1 diabetes in a large national cohort (in progress)

Mentors: Ben Gerber, MD, MPH; Asem Ali, MD
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Factors associated with inpatient complications among patients with obesity and COVID-19 at an urban safety-net hospital: A retrospective cohort study (published in Obesity Science and Practice, 2022)
Prescribing patterns of non-insulin diabetes medications among patients with type 1 diabetes in a large national cohort (in progress)

Mentor: Meaghan Doherty, MD
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Infliximab induced serum sickness in refractory Crohn’s disease (MA ACP Annual Scientific Meeting, 2022
Consensus summary report for CEPI/BC March 12-13, 2020 meeting: Assessment of risk of disease enhancement with COVID-19 vaccines (published in Vaccine, 2022
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Optimal Timing of ACE-inhibitor Initiation (in progress)