Awards

  • 2022 Florida Chapter ACP Doctor’s Dilemma Competition Team Champions
  • 2021 Florida Chapter ACP Doctor’s Dilemma Competition Team Champions
  • Intraining Exam Award
    • 2022–2023
      • Anh Bui, MD
      • Grant Campbell, MD
      • Murali Iyyani, MD
      • Ana Teresa Madeira Bernades, MD
      • Sandra Perez, MD
      • Shelby Ploucher, MD
      • Justin Stacer, DO
    • 2021–2022
      • Spencer Roth, DO
      • Orestes Mederos Trujillo, MD
      • Murali Iyyani, MD
      • Shivangi Patel, MD
      • Sandra Perez, MD
      • Grant Campbell, MD
      • Justin Stacer, DO
    • 2020–2021
      • Yeissel Abrahantes Rodriguez, MD
      • Ali Al Rubaye, MD
      • Anh Bui, MD
      • Murali Iyyani, MD
    • 2019–2020
      • Orestes Mederos Trujillo, MD
      • Enrique Togores Marti, MD
      • Yehuda Galili, MD
      • Josselin Vachon, MD
    • 2018–2019
      • Brittany Bednov, MD
      • Yanetsy Olivera Arencibia, MD
      • Ana (Becky) Klenz, MD
      • Josselin Vachon, MD
  • Primary Care Award
    • 2022–2023
      • Nicole Pham-Sun, DO
      • Justin Stacer, DO
      • Ali Al Rubaye, MD
    • 2021–2022
      • Gerson Quintero, MD
      • Anh Bui, MD
      • Matthew Donnan, MD
    • 2020–2021
      • Ali Al Rubaye, MD
      • Matthew Donnan, MD
      • Kelley Rojas Shackelford, MD
    • 2019–2020
      • Shivangi Patel, MD
      • Kaja Richard, MD
      • Mayuri Joshi, MD
    • 2018–2019
      • Josselin Vachon, MD
      • Mayuri Joshi, MD
      • Huy Le, MD
  • Richard Hornick Humanitarian Award
    • 2022–2023: Rameez Rao, MD
    • 2021–2022: Megan Opferman, MD
    • 2020–2021: Josselin Vachon, MD
    • 2019–2020: Danielle Lee, MD
    • 2018–2019: Alex Harding, MD
  • ACP Outstanding Resident Award
    • 2022–2023: Murali Iyyani, MD
    • 2021–2022: Sarah Cheyney, MD
    • 2020–2021: Zachary Field, MD
    • 2019–2020: Sara Thomas, MD
    • 2018–2019: Brittany Bednov, MD

Scholarly Activity

  • 2023–2024
    • Posters:
      • “Solid tumors, liquid biopsies: Examining circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker of response to total neoadjuvant therapy prior to surgery in rectal cancer”
        Eamonn Byrnes, MD
      • “Liver-ing on a prayer: A rare case of hepatocellular carcinoma with metastasis to the thyroid”
        Rachel Truong, MD
      • “A case of successful treatment of severe disseminated monkeypox in a patient with AIDS”
        Rachel Truong, MD – 2023 ACP Florida Fall Meeting Finalist
      • “A Warming Surprise: Brugada Syndrome After Rewarming from Therapeutic Hypothermia”
        Teresa Bernardes, MD (Florida ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Poster Winner, October 2023)
      • “Snap, crackle, drain!: A case of Ludwig’s Angina caused by Clostridium sporogenes”
        Rachel Truong, MD
      • “Coronary Vasospasms Mimicking an Inferior Wall STEMI”
        Kiera Turner, MD
      • “Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Ostium Secundum Presenting as Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia”
        Kiera Turner, MD (Florida ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Poster Winner, March 2024)
      • “Encouraging Medication Compliance: Mechanical Mitral Valve Thrombus Causing Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in a Patient Noncompliant with Anticoagulation Therapy”
        Kiera Turner, MD
      • “A Massive Left Atrium as Clue for a Left Main Coronary Artery to Left Atrium Fistula”
        Teresa Bernardes, MD
      • “Cardiac Sarcoidosis as a Case of High Degree Atrioventricular Block”
        Caitlin Tweedie, MD (Florida ACP Resident Clinical Vignette Poster Winner, March 2024)
    • Publications:
      • “Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United States.”
        Eamonn Byrnes, MD – American Journal of Case Reports
      • “Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis from a Carotid Body Paraganglioma Presenting as Persistent and Worsening Confusion.”
        Brian Shaw, DO – Journal of Clinical Medical Research
      • “Internal Mammary Artery Graft Flow Steal by a Large Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Characterized by Electrical Storm.”
        Kiera Turner, MD – Journal of Clinical Medicine
      • “Coronary Vasospasms Mimicking an Inferior Wall STEMI.”
        Kiera Turner, MD – Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 2022–2023
    • Posters:
      • “Brugada Pattern Induced by COVID‐19 Infection: A Case Report”
        Murali Iyyani, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension as a Complication of Still’s Disease: A Case Report”
        Gerson Quintero, MD
      • “An Eye for An Eye: A Case of Orbital Myositis”
        Rameez Rao, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “A Shot Through the Lungs into the Brain: A Rare Case of Coccidioidal Meningitis”
        Madiha Ahmed, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “Mess With the Bull, You Get the Horns: The First Reported Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Mitral Valve Endocarditis in Florida”
        Murali Iyyani, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “Follow the Crumbs: A Case of Near-Fatal Bradycardia Caused by Accidental Cannabis Intoxication”
        Sarina Koilpillai, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “The Big Picture: 60.2 mm Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cavitation Captured on Computed Tomography Scan”
        Rachel Truong, MD and Habib Behjatnia, MD
      • “Pseudo-Thrombotic Microangiopathy Secondary to Vitamin B12 Deficiency”
        Dylan Morrissey, MD
  • 2021–2022
    • Posters:
      • “Sweet Syndrome: Not Your Typical Cellulitis”
        Madiha Ahmed, MD
      • “Scurvy in Orange County!”
        Ali Al Rubaye, MD
      • “Aww Shucks: Perils of Oysters Causing Vibrio Vulnificus Sepsis”
        Bianca Dominguez, MD
      • “My Achy Fabry Heart”
        Shivangi Patel, MD
      • “A Rare Case of IgA Nephropathy After SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccine”
        Rameez Rao, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “Autoimmune Begets Autoimmune: A Rare Case of SLE Presenting with Neuromyelitis Optica”
        Bianca Dominguez, MD
      • “Vitamin B12 Deficiency Masquerading as TTP”
        Dylan Morrissey, MD
      • “A Rare Case of Drug-Induced Pancreatitis After Prophylactic Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Against SARS-CoV-2”
        John Polites, MD
      • “The Race for a Diagnosis: A Rare Case of Racemose Neurocysticercosis”
        Rameez Rao, MD
      • “False Positive: Elevated B-hCG in a Male. A Rare Case of Primary Retroperitoneal Carcinoma in a Male.”
        Sarina Koilpillai, MD
      • “Cat Got Your Mitral? Pasteurella Endocarditis in a Patient with Rheumatic Mitral Valve.”
        Sarah Cheyney, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
      • “Accelerated Coronary Artery Disease in a Young Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: A Case Report”
        Murali Iyyani, MD (ACP Poster Winner)
  • 2019–2020
    • Posters:
      • “Jelly Belly – Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Presenting as Mucinous Ascites”
        Zachary Field, MD
      • “Conquer Your Fear; This Carcinoma Is Clear”
        Yehuda Galili, MD
      • “Metagenomic Sequencing Revealing Pathogen in a Case of Overwhelming Sepsis”
        Sara Thomas, MD
  • 2018–2019
    • Posters:
      • “It Is Not OK-2 Do Drugs”
        Giselle Castaneira, MD
      • “Rare RIP'n Roaring Rollercoaster”
        Lisa Dyke, MD
      • “Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis; Not Your Typical Asthma Exacerbation”
        Yehuda Galili, MD
      • “The Void in Cardiac Amyloid”
        Sammy Moussly, MD
      • “GAD! That’s a Stiff Person! A Rare Presentation of Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma”
        Yehuda Galili, MD
      • “Show Me the Antibodies. An Atypical Finding in The Greenest of Pastures”
        Maxim Olivier, MD
      • “EHE! My Shoulder Hurts! A One in a Million Type of Pain”
        Meghan Lytle, MD
      • “Methotrexate: A Novel Treatment for Preventing Femoro-Popliteal Restenosis”
        Navya Reedy, MD
  • 2017–2018
    • Posters:
      • “Bechet’s on My Mind”
        Ruchir Shah, MD
      • “Why Is She Declining So Fast: It’s Just a Stroke”
        Max Olivier, MD
      • “Type B Lactic Acidosis: A Deadly & Fatal Trip”
        Harold Watson, MD
      • “A Scaly Rash and an Unavailing Therapy for Crusted Scabies”
        Carlos Ruz Pau, MD
      • “Cat Got Your Lung: Pasturella Multocida Empyema”
        Kristen Wisler, MD
      • “Mega Cushing’s Syndrome from a One Pound Adrenal Tumor”
        Ruchir Shah, MD
  • 2016–2017
    • Posters:
      • “Treating Depression with Heparin”
        Lauren Stipp, MD
      • “Dysentery Beyond Borders: A Cholera Tale in the Sunshine State”
        Jessica Mastrapa, MD
      • “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Cancer”
        Harold Watson, MD
      • “An Unusual Case of HSV-2 Encephalitis in a Patient with Gliosarcoma”
        Giselle Castaneira, MD
      • “A Work of Heart - Infectious Endocarditis from an Unlikely Source”
        Robert Castiglia, MD
      • “Bronchial Diverticulosis: An Unusual Case of Chronic Hemoptysis in a 50-Year-Old Nonsmoking Male”
        Brittany Bednov, MD
  • 2015–2016
    • Posters:
      • “A Bloody Mess”
        Ryan Abbott, MD
      • “Paradoxical Lower Extremity DVT”
        Ariel Perez Perez, MD
      • “A Case of Abdominal Pain”
        Lorena Cuebas Rosado, MD
      • “Clot Here, Clot There, Clot Everywhere”
        Robert Castiglia, MD
      • “A Heart Under Pressure, Joints Under Strain: A Case of Misdiagnosed Constrictive Pericarditis”
        Jennifer Kinaga, MD
      • “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges of Autoimmune Encephalitis”
        Yaowaree Leavell, MD
      • “Maybe a Wolf; But Not a Zebra”
        Kristen Wisler, MD
  • 2014–2015
    • Posters:
      • “Neurosarcoid: III’s a Crowd”
        Ashley M. Dlugokienski, MD
      • “Bony Metastasis of a Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor”
        Dustin R. Hill, MD
      • “A Case of Nocardia Presenting as a Pseudo Malignancy”
        Ryan Abbott, MD
      • “Follow the Fever”
        Dustin Hill, MD
      • “Unusual Cause of Persistent Pleural Effusion”
        Malgorzata Krzyszczak, MD
      • “Differentiation Syndrome, A Potentially Fatal Complication of Induction Therapy for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia”
        Ariel Perez Perez, MD
      • “Left Flank Pain in a Young Man with Hemophilia A and Nephrolithiasis: Blood or Stone?”
        Gary Hardoon, MD