Research Projects

Active resident-led research projects and associated faculty leader

• Troponin elevation in COVID-19 patients, predictors, and outcome. 
  • • Dr. Barve, Dr. Umeh
• Remdesivir-associated bradycardia and outcome in COVID-19 patients. 
  • • Dr. Tarik Hussein, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Dr. Umeh 
• Mechanical thrombectomy for deep venous thrombosis: A review 
  • • Dr. Tarik Hussein 
• Coronary Intravascular lithotripsy: A review
  • • Dr. Anisha Rastogi, Dr. Cheng, Dr. Rahul Gupta. 
• Peripheral artery intravascular lithotripsy: A review.
  • • Dr. Cheng, Dr. Rahul Gupta 
• COVID and Liver Abnormalities: A Multi-center Retrospective Study
  • • Dr. Barve, Dr. Chaudhuri

Active quality improvement projects

• GME Website Development Project
• Endocrinology QI Project
• Diabetes Management QI Project
  • Dr. Haider
• HIV Screening QI Project
  • Dr. Harfouch

Featured Resident and Faculty Publications

• Kumar S, Arcuri C, Chaudhuri S, et al. A novel study on SARS-COV-2 virus associated bradycardia as a predictor of mortality-retrospective multicenter analysis. Clin Cardiol. 2021;44(6):857-862. doi:10.1002/clc.23622 
• Umeh C, Maguwudze S, Torbela A, Saigal S, Kaur H, Kazourra S, Aseri M, Gupta R, Chaudhuri S, Gupta R. Predictors of Mortality in COVID-19 Patients in Southern California–Retrospective Multicenter Study. Cureus. 2021 Sep 20;13(9): e18137. doi:10.7759/cureus.18137
• Kumar S, Arcuri C, Chaudhuri S, et al. Remdesivir therapy associated with Bradycardia in SARS-CoV2. Clin Cardiol. 2021;44(9):1190-1191. doi:10.1002/clc.23700 
• Umeh CA, Kort V, So J, Arcuri C, Nakka S, Huerta J, Chaudhuri S. Challenges Facing Homeless People And Lessons Learned From A Hospital’s Outreach To Homeless People. SSRG International Journal of Medical Science. 2021 July, 8(7):31-34         
• Umeh CA, Reddy M, Dubey A, Yousuf M, Chaudhuri S, Shah S. Home telemonitoring in heart failure patients and the effect of study design on outcome: A literature review. J Telemed Telecare. 2021 Aug 9:1357633X211037197.
• Umeh C, Giberson C, Kumar S, Aseri M, Barve P. A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis on the Etiology of Bradycardia in COVID-19 Patients. Cureus. 2022;14(1):e21294. Published 2022 Jan 16. doi:10.7759/cureus.21294 
• Kumar S, Nikravesh M, Umeh C, et al. Safety of ACEi and ARB in COVID-19 management: A retrospective analysis. Clin Cardiol. 2022;45(7):759-766. doi:10.1002/clc.23836 
• Umeh C, Tuscher L, Ranchithan S, Watanabe K, Gupta R. Predictors of COVID-19 Mortality in Critically Ill ICU Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study. Cureus. 2022 Jan 5;14(1)
• Umeh CA, Kumar S, Wassel E, Barve P. Meta-analysis and systematic literature review of COVID-19 associated bradycardia as a predictor of mortality. The Egyptian Heart Journal. 2022 Dec;74(1):1-8.