Submissions from 2025
Flipping the Curriculum for Resident Didactics: In-Training and Certifying Examination Scores in an Internal Medicine Residency, Luke McCoy, Ronald J. Markert, Elysha Thoms, Olivia Noall, and Kathryn Burtson
Submissions from 2023
Point-of-Care Hemoglobin A1c Margin of Error Alters Resident Management of Type 2 Diabetes When Near Glycemic Target, Samuel G. Cook, Lauren M. Gin, Alexandra K. Taylor, Ronald J. Markert, and John G. Hughes
Improving Performance on Night Shift: A Study of Resident Sleep Strategies, Philip Cushman, H. Samuel Scheuller, Jennifer Cushman, and Ronald J. Markert
Outcomes of Heated High Flow Nasal Cannula in Patients With Severe or Life-Threatening COVID-19 at a Military Treatment Facility-A Retrospective Cohort Study, Yonatan P. Dollin, Brian P. Elliott, Ronald J. Markert, and Matthew T. Koroscil
Confidence and Utilization Are Poorly Associated With Point-of-Care Ultrasound Competency Among Internal Medicine Trainees, Brian P. Elliott, Maj Andrew Berglund, Ronald J. Markert, and Kathryn Burtson
Addressing Persistent Vaccine Hesitancy in a Military Community Through a Physician-Led Intervention, Joseph Glendening, Brant Bickford, Ronald J. Markert, Joseph Yuhas, Andrew Berglund, Devin Kelly, Joshua Scott, and Kathryn Burtson
The Impact of Electromagnetic Interference from Charging All-electric Vehicles on Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Performance, Abdul Wase, Umbreen Azmat Hussain, Theresa Ratajczak, Thein Tun Aung, Omair Ali, and Ronald J. Markert
Submissions from 2022
Whistling Scrotum: An Unusual Presentation of Pneumomediastinum in the Setting of an Open Scrotal Wound, Brant Bickford, Andrew J. Berglund, Ronald J. Markert, and Hari Polenakovik
Intensivist -Driven Ventilator Management Shortens Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients, Yonatan Dollin, Brian Elliott, Ronald J. Markert, Angela Morman, and Matthew Koroscil
A Retrospective Cohort Study Assessing Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Recovery Among Septic Patients Empirically Treated With Vancomycin Piperacillin–Tazobactam Versus Vancomycin Cefepime, Brian Pacca Elliott, Michael M. Tang, Joshua Alexander Madden, Ronald J. Markert, Steven Dale Burdette, Craig Matthew Pleiman, and Emily Claire Speelmon
Bamlanivimab Use in a Military Treatment Facility, Eric Karr, Theodore Chung, Kathryn Burtson, Ronald J. Markert, and Devin Kelly
Battlefield Acupuncture Appears To Be an Effective Therapy for Pain Management, Hyaehwan Kim, Ronald J. Markert, and Kathryn Burtson
Self- vs Provider-Referral Differences for Coronary Artery Calcium Testing, Rebekah Lantz, Steve Young, Janet Lubov, Anas Ahmed, Ronald J. Markert, and Srikanth Sadhu
Impact of an Education Intervention on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in a Military Base Population, Peter C. Li, Samuel R. Theis, Devin Kelly, Col Thad Ocampo, Andrew Berglund, Damien Morgan, Ronald J. Markert, Evan Fisher, and Kathryn Burtson
Examining the Initial Prescription Leading to Long-Term Opioid Use at a Military Medical Treatment Facility, Micheal A. Massoud, Ronald J. Markert, James D. Dizmang, Joshua N. Scott, and Kathryn M. Burtson
Intravenous Thrombolysis Prior to Mechanical Thrombectomy Does Not Affect Clinical or Procedural Outcomes in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke, Steven Platko, Fatima Bensabeur, Nicholas Rotsching, Jacob Wagner, Ronald J. Markert, John B. Terry, and Esteban Cheng-Ching
Perceptions and Concerns Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination in a Military Base Population, Samuel R. Theis, Peter C. Li, Devin Kelly, Thad Ocampo, Andrew Berglund, Damien Morgan, Ronald J. Markert, Evan Fisher, and Kathryn Burtson
Submissions from 2021
Improving Fecal Immunochemical Testing Rates for Colon Cancer Screening in the Outpatient Setting, We'Am Hussain, William Aurand, Nneoma Onuorah, Gabrielle Krstevski, Ronald J. Markert, Kerianne Springer, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Distress Evaluation in a Veteran Affairs Oncology Clinic, Reena Jayani, Ronald J. Markert, Amy Heard, and Geetika Kumar
Increasing Exercise Adherence Among Elderly Patients With Chronic Disease in Primary Care: A Prospective Cohort Study, Seth VanDerVeer, Ronald J. Markert, Brant Bickford, Joseph Yuhas, Paul Pikman, Tim Wall, and Kathryn Burtson
Reduction of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Large Acute Care Hospital in Midwest United States Following Implementation of a Comprehensive Central Line Insertion and Maintenance Bundle, Abraham E. Wei, Ronald J. Markert, Christopher Connelly, and Hari Polenakovik
Submissions from 2019
Team Based Learning In The Surgery Clerkship Impact On Student Examination Scores Evaluations And Perceptions, Ashley D. Kaminski, Katherine M. Babbitt, Mary C. McCarthy, Ronald J. Markert, and Melissa P. Roelle
Submissions from 2018
Risk Factors For Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Esophagus And Lung, Kriti Agrawal, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
The Relationship Between Aspirin Use And Mortality In Colorectal Cancer, Heidar J. Albandar, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Diagnostic Yield of Endoscopy in Patients with Chronic Anemia Without Classic Iron Deficiency: A Retrospective Study in the U.S. Veterans Population: 487, Brian V. Dinh, Christopher Chan, Ronald J. Markert, and Padmini Krishnamurthy
The Influence of Palliative Care Consultation On Health Care Resource Utilization During The Last 2 Months Of Life Report From An Integrated Palliative Care Program And Review Of The Literature, Edward J. Dunn, Ronald J. Markert, Kathleen Hayes, Joseph McCollom, Loveleen Bains, and Geetika Kumar
Sa1085 - Outcomes in Colonic Volvulus: Analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Survey, David E. Mossad, Drew Triplett, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Comparing Coronary Artery Calcium and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Scores in Diabetic, Prediabetic and Nondiabetic Community Based Population Without Known Cardiovascular Disease, Theresa M. Ratajczak, Arpan Patel, Amy Jiang, Saagar Sanghvi, and Ronald J. Markert
Stress Electrocardiography vs Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging among Patients Admitted for Chest Pain: Comparison of Teaching and Nonteaching Hospital Services, Karishma Samtani, Abdulfatah Issak, Jared Liston, Ronald J. Markert, and Dean Bricker
Adherence to Screening, Primary Prophylaxis, and Surveillance for Esophageal Varices in a U.S Veteransʼ Population: 964, Ankush Sharma, Kyle Ball, Ronald J. Markert, and Padmini Krishnamurthy
FIT-Positive Patients Have Higher Rates of Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Neoplasia Compared to Screening Colonoscopy Patients: 272, Ankush Sharma, Brian V. Dinh, Padmini Krishnamurthy, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Submissions from 2017
Impact of Implementing a Multi-Model Set of Interventions on the Surveillance Rates of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, Mohammed M. Abdelaziz, Hari Polenakovik, and Ronald J. Markert
Long Term Mortality Rates of US Veterans with Bundle Branch Blocks Presenting for Coronary Angiography, Ajay Agarwal, Amish Patel, Jonathan Pollock, Samuel Roberto, and Thein Tun Aung
The Relationship Between Aspirin Use and Mortality in Colorectal Cancer: 127, Heidar J. Albandar, Matthew Brown, Jonathan Bakos, Walter Woznick, and Ronald J. Markert
Are You Safe To Ride A Tesla With An Icd An In Vivo Study, Thein Tun Aung, Swe Zin Mar Win Htut Oo, Win Htut Oo, Ronald J. Markert, and Abdul Wase
High-Sensitivity Troponin I and the Risk of Flow Limiting Coronary Artery Disease in Non-St Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (Nste-Acs), Ali Abdul Jabbar, Omar Mufti, Sayf Altabaqchali, Chowdhury Ahsan, Mohanad Hasan, Ronald J. Markert, Bryan White, and George Broderick
Arterial Access In Patients With De Novo Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Coronary Angiography, Ali Abdul Jabbar, Omar Mufti, Angeline Sabol, Ronald J. Markert, and Bryan White
Patient Distress Assessment in a VA Oncology Clinic A Quality Improvement Project, Reena Jayani, Geetika Kumar, Ronald J. Markert, and Amy Heard
Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer Fixation A Biomechanical Analysis Of The Effects Of A Terminal Whipstitch And Bone Tunnel Length, Jessica H. Lee, Chad Williams, Charles Lowrey, Greg Gould, and Ronald J. Markert
Outcomes in Patients with Crohn's Disease: An Analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Survey, David E. Mossad, Sangeeta Agrawal, Ronald J. Markert, and Padmini Krishnamurthy
Predictors of In Hospital Mortality In Acute Pancreatitis, David E. Mossad, Brian V. Dinh, Ronald J. Markert, Mustafa N. Musleh, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Factors that Predict Intestinal Resection in Patients with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia, David E. Mossad, Drew Triplett, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Abstract 114 Relationship Between Duration Of Qrs Complex And Long Term Mortality In U S Veterans With Atherothrombotic Risk Factors, Amish Patel, Jonathan Pollock, Edward Sam Roberto, Thein Tun Aung, and Ronald J. Markert
Abstract 250 Role Of First Degree Atrioventricular Block And Long Term Mortality In U S Veterans With Atherothrombotic Risk Factors, Amish Patel, Jonathan Pollock, Edward Sam Roberto, Thein Tun Aung, and Ronald J. Markert
Long Term Mortality Rates of Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Young U.S. Veteran Population, Samuel Roberto, Jonathan Pollock, Amish Patel, Thein Tun Aung, and Ronald J. Markert
ERCP Is Associated With Greater Morbidity and Mortality When Compared to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: 38, Ankush Sharma, David E. Mossad, and Ronald J. Markert
Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia, Drew Triplett, David E. Mossad, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Outcomes Associated With Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators, Abdul Wase, Thein Tun Aung, and Ronald J. Markert
Submissions from 2016
Factors Affecting the Vocational Calling of Laboratory Animal Care and Research Employees, Gregory P. Boivin and Ronald J. Markert
Su1481 Is Exposure to Agent Orange a Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Study in the U.S Veteran Population, Nyla Hazratjee, Daniel Opris, Padmini Krishnamurthy, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Left Main Coronary Artery Intervention With And Without Ventricular Assist Device, Ali Abdul Jabbar, Yaser Jbara, Omar Mufti, Omair Ali, Ronald J. Markert, and Gary Fishbein
Iatrogenic Subclinical Hyperthyroidism Does Not Promote Weight Loss, Rohit Kedia, Alicia Lowes, Sarah Gillis, Ronald J. Markert, and Thomas M. Koroscil
Is Exposure To Agent Orange A Risk Factor For Hepatocellular Cancer A Single Center Retrospective Study In The U S Veteran Population, Padmini Krishnamurthy, Nyla Hazratjee, Dan Opris, Sangeeta Agrawal, and Ronald J. Markert
The Assessment Of Blood Loss During Total Knee Arthroplasty When Comparing Intravenous Vs Intracapsular Administration Of Tranexamic Acid, Jedediah H. May, Geoffrey R. Rieser, Chad Williams, Ronald J. Markert, Ryan D. Bauman, and Matthew W. Lawless
Su1497 Predictors of Mortality in Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, David E. Mossad, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Tu1358 Mortality Associated with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding - Analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Survey, David E. Mossad, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Mo1519 In-Hospital Mortality in Alcoholic Cirrhosis - Analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Survey, David E. Mossad, Ronald J. Markert, Padmini Krishnamurthy, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Mo1424 Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis, David E. Mossad, Mustafa N. Musleh, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Submissions from 2015
Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmissions of Individuals with Decompensated Cirrhosis, Kriti Agrawal, Paras Kumar, Ronald J. Markert, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Association Between Diabetes Obesity And Short Term Outcomes Among Patients Surgically Treated For Ankle Fracture, Matthew J. Cavo, Justin P. Fox, Ronald J. Markert, and Richard T. Laughlin
Proximal Phalanx And Flexor Digitorum Longus Tendon Biomechanics In Flexor To Extensor Tendon Transfer, Zachary J. Dipaolo, Matthew S. Ross, Richard T. Laughlin, Greg Gould, Katie Flower, and Ronald J. Markert
Long Term Mortality Rates In United States Veterans With Coronary Risk Factors With Or Without Significant Coronary Artery Disease, Swarnalatha Kanneganti, Thein Tun Aung, Amish Patel, Ronald J. Markert, and Ajay Agarwal
Conversations with Faculty About Research, Ronald J. Markert
Significance in Medical Education Research, Ronald J. Markert
Adherence To Preoperative Cardiac Clearance Guidelines In Hip Fracture Patients, Andrea Stitgen, Kim Poludnianyk, Elizabeth Dulaneycripe, Ronald J. Markert, and Michael J. Prayson
Pulmonary Nodule Tracking Using Chest Computed Tomography In A Histoplasmosis Endemic Area, Whittney A. Warren, Ronald J. Markert, and Elizabeth D. Stewart
Submissions from 2014
Mycobacterium Fortuitum Breast Abscess after Nipple Piercing, Khurram Abbass, Muhammad K. Adnan, Ronald J. Markert, Mimi Emig, and Nasir A. Khan
Metformin Use And The Risk Of Esophageal Cancer In Barrett Esophagus, Sangeeta Agrawal, Piyush M. Patel, Ayush Agrawal, Neil Makhijani, and Ronald J. Markert
195 Rapid Intravenous Antibiotic Desensitization: Clinical Experience at a Single Center, Katelyn Booher, Kunal Desai, Steve D. Burdette, Ronald J. Markert, and Craig M. Pleiman
Biomechanical Comparison of Hybrid Versus Non Locking Screw Fixation for Midshaft Clavicle Fractures, Joseph T. Cox, J Christopher Gayton, Matthew P. Noyes, Gregory C. Gould, Ronald J. Markert, and Michael J. Prayson
Knotted Versus Knotless Suture Bridge Repair of the Achilles Tendon Insertion A Biomechanical Study, Joseph T. Cox, Peter Shorten, Gregory C. Gould, Ronald J. Markert, and Michael D. Barnett
Hernia Repairs and Outcomes: Predictors of Infection, P G. Craig, Ronald J. Markert, Jonathan M. Saxe, and Priti Parikh
834 Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Clinical Comparison Of Staphylococcus Aureus And Non Staphylococcus Aureus Infections, Kunal Desai, Leah Carter, Ronald J. Markert, Katelyn Booher, and Steve D. Burdette
In Response to “Discharge Against Medical Advice: How Often Do We Intervene?”: Letters to the Editor, Jason Edwards, Ronald J. Markert, Dean Bricker, and Paul J. Hershberger
Sa1286 The Effect of Statins on the Risk of Developing Clostridium difficile Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study, Oforbuike Ewelukwa, Bahar Cheema, Sarita Metzger, Ronald J. Markert, and Salma Akram
Sa1295 Socioeconomic Differences in the Risk of Developing Clostridium difficile Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study, Oforbuike Ewelukwa, Bahar Cheema, Sarita Metzger, Ronald J. Markert, and Salma Akram
Propofol Administration by Electrophysiologist Versus an Anesthesiologist During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator CRT D Implantation is an Anesthesiologist Necessary, Omar Mufti, Muhammad Bilal Quraishi, Mohammad A. Kabir, Ronald J. Markert, and Abdul Wase
Submissions from 2013
HIV Screening Of Patients Presenting For Routine Medical Care In A Primary Care Setting, Mamle Anim, Ronald J. Markert, Nkeiruka E. Okoye, and Wissam Sabbagh
Discharge Against Medical Advice How Often Do We Intervene, Jason Edwards, Ronald J. Markert, and Dean Bricker
Enhancing Medical Education By Improving Statistical Methodology In Journal Articles, Ronald J. Markert
Distal Third Clavicle Fracture Fixation a Biomechanical Evaluation of Fixation, G Ryan Rieser, Kenny Edwards, Gregory C. Gould, Ronald J. Markert, and Tarun Goswami
Predicting Aneurysmal Rupture Rates: Are Smaller Aneurysms Really Less Apt To Bleed and Does Morphology Matter? (S46.006), Ryan Schwieterman, John B. Terry, Ronald J. Markert, and Bryan Ludwig
Semitendinosus Muscle Fatty Infiltration Following Tendon Harvest In Rabbits, Jason D. Vourazeris, Matthew W. Lawless, Ronald J. Markert, Harold F. Stills, and Gregory P. Boivin
Submissions from 2012
Fungus Balls Due to Candida tropicalis, Khurram Abbass, Ali T. Jaffery, Ronald J. Markert, Mohammad G. Saklayen, and Nasir A. Khan
Ingestion of Nineteen Nails and Successful Removal, Khurram Abbass, Sanjay Sandhir, Ronald J. Markert, Nasir A. Khan, and Waheed Gul
Staphylococcus Aureus Pyomyositis Compared With Non Staphylococcus Aureus Pyomyositis, Steven D. Burdette, Richard R. Watkins, Richard R. Watkins, Ken Koon Wong, Stephanie D. Mathew, Donald J. Martin, and Ronald J. Markert
Local Development of MCQ Tests for Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Decision Making Can Be Successful, Gerald E. Crites, Ronald J. Markert, D Stephen Goggans, and W Scott Richardson
An Evidence Based Clinical Decision Making Course Was Successfully Integrated Into A Medical School's Preclinical Systems-based Curriculum, Gerald E. Crites, W Scott Richardson, Adrienne Stolfi, Bette S. Sydelko, and Ronald J. Markert
The Protective Effect of Locking Screw Placement on Nonlocking Screw Extraction Torque in an Osteoporotic Supracondylar Femur Fracture Model, Dave J. Dalstrom, Dave B. Nelles, Tarun Goswami, Ronald J. Markert, and Michael J. Prayson
Correlation Between Patella and Patellar Tendon Width: An Anatomic Study, J. M. Dundon, Ronald J. Markert, and Matthew W. Lawless
Thrombosis of Portal Venous System after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Patient with Prothrombin Gene Mutation, Waheed Gul, Khurram Abbass, Arif M. Qazi, Ronald J. Markert, and Christopher J. Barde
Intracranial Pressure is a Better Predictor of Mortalitythan Cerebral Perfusion Pressure, Ronald J. Markert, Jonathan M. Saxe, and Cathryn L. Chadwick
Timing of C-arm Drape Contamination, Paul G. Peters, Richard T. Laughlin, Ronald J. Markert, David B. Nelles, and Kyle L. Randall
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Masquerading as a Spontaneous Rectal Hematoma, Emily Poland, Khurram Abbass, Ronald J. Markert, Sangeeta Agrawal, and Salma Akram
Effect of Spironolactone on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators, Abdul Wase, Naga Garikipati, Omar Mufti, Zulfiqar Mirza, Aparna Innaparthy, Mohammed B. Quraishi, and Ronald P. Markert
Submissions from 2011
All That Glitters: Sorafenib, Khurram Abbass, Shabana Dewani, Ronald J. Markert, Michael K. Kaplon, and Michael A. Baumann
Plasmacytoma Presenting as Hematuria, Khurram Abbass, Shabana Dewani, Ronald J. Markert, Michael K. Kaplon, and Michael A. Baumann
Association of Helicobacter Pylori Infection with the Development Of Colorectal Polyps and Colorectal Carcinoma, Khurram Abbass, Waheed Gul, Gregory J. Beck, Ronald J. Markert, and Salma Akram
First Case Report of Symptomatic Gastric Sarcoidosis With Oral Lichen Planus, Khurram Abbass, Ronald J. Markert, and Salma Akram
I Am Not Going to Live to Regret That, Am I?' a Pseudo-Hepatocellular Carcinoma Case, Khurram Abbass, Ronald J. Markert, and Michael K. Kaplon
