Research is an integral part of this residency program.
Apart from research that is done by residents, which they present in local and national meetings, our major research activities include:
- Two or three modules of research under faculty mentors
- Research mandatory for graduation
- Yearly program-sponsored research symposium
- Mandatory oral presentations by PGY III
- Poster presentations (optional for PGY I-II)
In addition to a personal advisor, each resident is assigned a research advisor who has expertise in his or her area of interest.
Your advisor can help to identify and evaluate research opportunities at Catholic Health, the University at Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Buffalo Veterans Medical Center. Your advisor will also review your progress and guide you as your research progresses.
Resident Publications
Kehua Zhou, Leslie Frankish, Gary Wang. Tapering off long-term methadone: A case study. Journal of Opioid Management.15:4 July/August, 2019 (corresponding author)
Dingxie Liu, Kehua Zhou. RAF/MEK pathway is associated with breast cancer in ER-dependent mode and improves ER status-based cancer recurrence prediction. Clinical Breast Cancer https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clbc.2019.08.005
Kehua Zhou, Diana Mehedint, Heider Khadim. Prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time due to prekallikrein deficiency: a case study and literature review on its clinical significance. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2019 Sep;30(6):300-303. (corresponding author)
Ross M, Zhou K, Perilli A, Van Gorder N, Pace A, Melendez E, Doherty D, Hornung M, Carroll W. Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in a Physical Therapist Wound Care Practice: A Retrospective, Observational Study. Wound Manag Prev. 2019 Aug;65(8):20-28.
Kehua Zhou, Aniqa Faraz, Minoti Magotra, Muhammad Tahir. Exophytic primary gastric squamous cell carcinoma and H. pylori gastritis. BMJ Case Reports 2019 Jul 10;12(7). pii: e230310. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230310. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000837(corresponding author)
Kehua Zhou, Christos Fountzilas. Outcomes and quality of life of systemic therapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancers. 2019;11(6):861.pii: E861. doi: 10.3390/cancers11060861.
Arslan Inayat, "Traumatic Brain Injury, causing intestinal dysfunction." A review article.
Leili Pourafkari, "Chronic large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle" (re.no. IAEM-D-19-00557R1) has been accepted for publication in Internal and Emergency Medicine" Internal and Emergency Medicine Journal
Leili Pourafkari, HEART BOWTIE- A case of caseous mitral annular calcification, accepted for publication in Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology.
Leili Pourafkari, CONGENITAL MORGAGNI HERNIA - in a middle-aged woman presenting with chest pain. This is accepted for publication in Archives De Cardiologia.
Leili Pourafkari, "Widespread ST depression and ST elevation in avR in severe hypokalemia". Accepted for publication in Journal of "Acta Cardiologica".
Leili Pourafkari and Numra Bajwa, presented with an interesting case of Argyria. With consent from the patient, they wrote the case and it just published: https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/advancearticle/doi/10.1093/qjmed/hcaa347/6064843?login=true
Leili Pourafkari, “Hammock mitral valve anomaly with patent ductus arteriosus in an adult patient.” Journal of Echocardiography
Leili Pourafkari, " De Winter’ ECG pattern in inferior leads in proximal RCA occlusion" Case report accepted in Archivos de Cardiologia
Shilpi Gupta, Mammen MJ, Lloyd DR, Kumar S, Ahmed AS, Pai V, Kunadharaju R, Gupta S, Nici L, Aaron SD, Alexander PE. Title: Triple Therapy versus Dual or Monotherapy with Long-acting Bronchodilators for COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020
Shilpi Gupta, “Dantrolene-Induced Hepatitis: A Rare Culprit in the PICU” Divij Pasrija1 Shilpi Gupta2 Amanda Hassinger1
Yu-Che Lee, “Association of Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease with County Health Disparities in New York State” Yu-Che Lee, Ko-Yun Chang, Sanjay Sethi https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2786682 Asim Tameez Ud Din, "Clinical case reports" journal. This was an unusual presentation of scabies submitted before starting my residency. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.162506598.84752866/v1
Muhammad Muzzam Edhi, “Automated annotation of epileptiform burden and its association with outcomes”. Journal: Annals of Neurology Article ID: ANA26161 Article DOI: 10.1002/ana.26161 Internal Article ID: 17154673
Out-of-Area Research
If you were conducting a research project outside of Western New York, you may qualify to continue your research at that location. This opportunity is available to residents at all stages of residency.
Research Presentations
Residents are encouraged to publish their results and to present their findings at regional and national meetings including:
- Austin Flint research Symposium
- UB Scholarly Exchange Day
- The New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYACP) state meetings.
- The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) annual academic meeting.
- The American College of Physicians (ACP) National meeting and oral and poster session