Scholarly publications and presentations by Rochester Regional Health's Internal Medicine department authors.
Submissions from 2026
2-1-2026 Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Increases the Risk of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Retrospective Study Using Real-World Data, Abdellatif Ismail, Bisher Sawaf, Pinghsin Hsieh, et al.
2-1-2026 When an Adrenal Mass Isn't Cancer: A Rare Case of Mycobacterium genavense Mimicking a Neuroendocrine Tumor, Ranjini Vengilote, Rochester Regional Health, Oyiyechukwu Onwudiwe, Rochester Regional Health, Ogochukwu Oputa-Onwusa, et al.
1-28-2026 Clinical Case, Hazem Taifour, Rochester Regional Health and Zuhaab Khan, Rochester Regional Health
1-23-2026 The link between venous thromboembolism and atherothrombosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and implications for clinical care, Antoine Bejjani, Candrika D. Khairani, Rochester Regional Health, Darsiya Krishnathasan, et al.
1-12-2026 Comparative efficacy and safety of microwave ablation versus open surgical resection in colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Dua Azim, Rochester Regional Health, Iftikhar Khan, Umama Alam, et al.
1-11-2026 635. 'Urine' the Know: A Simple Approach for Detecting Candida auris Sooner, and the Emergence of Clade III Candida auris in NY, Maya Polashenski, Rochester Regional Health, Francois Lebreton, Jason Bennett, et al.
1-11-2026 P-1399. Medication Event Reminder Monitors For Tuberculosis Patients: A Systematic Review, Purva Shah, Rochester Regional Health, Ilham Zaidi, Mizra Adil A Adil, et al.
1-11-2026 P-1675. BioFire Pneumonia Panel: An Evolving Asset in the Pursuit of Diagnostic Stewardship, Tripti Jain, Rochester Regional Health; MaryRose Laguio-Vila, Rochester Regional Health; and Ali S. Mohamed, Rochester Regional Health
1-1-2026 Helicobacter pylori-naïve status is associated with poor prognosis and aggressive pathological features in undifferentiated-type gastric cancer: a multi-center retrospective cohort study, Yuxuan Ren, Kefang Sun, Rochester Regional Health, Hanjin Yang, et al.
1-1-2026 Impact of Timing of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation on AF Recurrence and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With HFpEF and HFrEF, Mahmoud Eisa, Rochester Regional Health, Hossam Elbenawi, Momina Iftikhar, et al.
1-1-2026 Medium distances to specialized care models at tertiary hospitals and socioeconomic neighborhood-related factors do not influence the quality of care for patients with liver cirrhosis, Sebastian H. Michl, Nadja M. Meindl-Beinker, Arash Dooghaie Moghadam, et al.
1-1-2026 Obesity-based modulation of positron emission tomography myocardial blood flow reserve, Asim Shaikh, Maria Alwan, Ahmed Sayed, Rochester Regional Health, et al.
1-1-2026 One Simple Test, One Critical Mistake: The Heart Transplant That Was Nearly Missed, Muhammad Jahangir Iftikhar, Rochester Regional Health and Barath Prashanth
Submissions from 2025
12-23-2025 Trends in the Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, and Health Burden of Heart Failure in the United States, 1988 to 2023, Ahmed Sayed, Rochester Regional Health, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Frank E. Harrell, et al.
12-14-2025 Severe trastuzumab-induced pneumonitis refractory to steroid therapy, Dua Azim, Rochester Regional Health, Aditya Sanjeevi, Rochester Regional Health, Daniel Idoate Domench, Rochester Regional Health, et al.
12-1-2025 A race against time: The impact of timing of first post-implantation LVAD infection and patient outcomes, Andrew Takla, Rochester Regional Health, Omofolarin Babayale, Rochester Regional Health, Basil George Verghese, Rochester Regional Health, et al.
12-1-2025 A retrospective self-report analysis of health anxiety among medical students across a global health crisis, Ravi Yadav, Preetinder Singh Manshahia, Rochester Regional Health, Jitendra Rohilla, et al.
12-1-2025 Association between sociodemographic and clinical factors and utilization of hematopoietic cell transplant in acute myeloid leukemia from 2004 to 2020, Utsav Joshi, Aditya Ravindra, Bradley Loeffler, et al.
12-1-2025 Cardiac CT and PET for Surveillance of Heart Transplant Recipients: Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis, Ahmed Sayed, Rochester Regional Health, Malek Nayfeh, Fares Alahdab, et al.
12-1-2025 Central Nervous System Progression in Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides, Cher Ying Foo, Rochester Regional Health; Aditya Sanjeevi, Rochester Regional Health; and Harkarandeep Singh, Rochester Regional Health
12-1-2025 Coexisting inflammatory bowel disease in primary sclerosing cholangitis is associated with higher colorectal cancer and transplant risk, Chengu Niu, Rochester Regional Health, Jing Zhang, Prajjwol Bhatta, Rochester Regional Health, et al.
12-1-2025 CRISPR-MI and scRNA-Seq Reveal TREM2's Function in Monocyte Infiltration and Macrophage Apoptosis During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development, Haocheng Lu, Chao Xue, Rochester Regional Health, Yang Zhao, et al.
12-1-2025 Differential association of heart rate response to regadenoson with death and heart failure hospitalizations according to ejection fraction in patients undergoing positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging, Ahmed Sayed, Rochester Regional Health, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Ahmad El Yaman, et al.
12-1-2025 Evaluating the Long-Term Benefits of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis, Chengu Niu, Rochester Regional Health, Jing Zhang, Daniel-Jose Idoate-Domench, Rochester Regional Health, et al.
12-1-2025 Fetal and maternal morbidity in pregnant patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A Nationwide analysis, Amir A. Mahmoud, Basant Eltaher, Rochester Regional Health, Purva Shah, Rochester Regional Health, et al.