Research & Publications

TTUHSC Department of Internal Medicine Faculty, Resident and Student Scholarly Activity.

The Department has received the award for The Most Published Department for the last five years or more. We continue to strive each year to reach this goal.

Siddiqui Z, Thein V, Patel M. "SLE and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in an 18 Year-old Presenting with Skin Rash" Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access, 2017 Volume * Issue 4, http://medcraveonline.com/JACCOA/JACCOA-08-00311.pd
Qasim, Prabha, Islam ASM, “Old Disease in New Looks: A Case of Luetic Hepatitis in an Asymptomatic Neurosyphilis Patient.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(140):393-659
Al-Shammaa, Salh, Islam ASM, “CMV infection-induced life threatening acute hemolysis, pancytopenia and critical B12 deficiency in an immunocompetent host.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(171):393-659
McLain, Smalligan, Alexander, Khandheria, “Shoulder pain on Steroids.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(245):393-659
Salagundla, Smalligan, Vo, Garrido, “An Unfortunate case of Heartburn”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(31):393-659
Sunkara, Patil, Garrido, Smalligan, Bharadwaj, “Intracranial Tumors as a Stroke Mimic; A Case Report.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(222):393-659
Groot-J, Groot-S, Wood, Nadesan, “Three Strikes but no Out”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(188):393-659
Groot-S, Groot-J, Wood, Nadesan, “Double Trouble”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(189):393-659
Choksi, Omer, “Multiple Myeloma presenting as acute liver failure secondary to extra medullary hepatic plasma cell infiltration.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(183):393-659
Chatterjee, Islam, Smalligan, Hardwicke, “A Hidden Disease with an Obvious Diagnosis: A Case of Dermatomyisitis Associated with Seminoma.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(67):393-659
Young, Bhatia, Scott, Smalligan, “When culture and language barriers can be blinding.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(149):393-659
Nguyen, Garrido, Smalligan, Graham, “An unusual case of small bowel mesenteric hydatid cyst disease.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(138):393-659
Dhott, Pabba, Razi, Smalligan, Cutts, An unusual case of Encephalopathy.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(268):393-659
Bhatia, Young, Scott, Smalligan, “When it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, is it one?”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(14):393-659
Salagundla, Chandra, Islam ASM, “Levamisole induced Vacuities: An Emerging Condition with Cocaine Abuse.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(9):393-659
Mirza, Habib, Williams, Stoughton, Vo, Smalligan, “When a Canula can cause a Catastrophe” Legionella in a Long-term Facility.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(108):393-659
Siddiqui, Goot-J, Turner, Abbey, Omer, “Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia leading to empyema Necessities and Perinephric abuscess in a diabetic with lingering heel ulcer.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(259):393-659
Malik, Huang, Nazim, Smalligan, Omer, “Not your typical Variceal Bleed” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(135):393-659
Opoku, Turner, Prasad, Malik, Smalligan, Chandra, “Substance Abuse Induced CNS Demyelination or Multiple Sclerosis?: A Diagnostic Dilemma.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(274):393-659
Mahoney, Omer, “The Great Imitator -- An Unusual Presentation of Secondary Syphilis.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(244):393-659
Islam-M, Alqassimi, Islam, ASM, Smalligan. “Confusion and Coagulopathy in an Elderly: Think Salicylate Toxicity.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(18):393-659
SE. Koshy, R Bharadwaj, R. Smalligan. “Check my eyes to make the Diagnosis: A Case of Steele Richardson Olszewki Syndrome.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(271):393-659
Salguero Bermonth, Smalligan, Vasylyeva, Cutts, “Pilot Study: Attention to Women's Health Issues by Male vs Female Residents.”, Journal of Investigative Medicine 2017; 65(595):393-659

Salguero Bermonth, Smalligan, Vasylyeva, Cutts, “Pilot Study: Attention to Women's Health Issues by Male vs Female Residents.”, The 25th Anniversary Congress on Women’s Health, Washington, DC April 28-30, 2017
Chatterjee, Bharadwaj, “Annual Memory Screening Events at TTUHSC Amarillo: A Five-year Experience.” American Geriatrics Society 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX, May 18-20, 2017

Moellering, Prasad, Smalligan “Friends with Low Platelets.” Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 19-22, 2017
Ibanez, Siddiqui, Srinilta, Bazzaz, Smalligan “When a Simple Cyst can Threaten Your Life” Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 19-22, 2017
Ngo, Jennings, Urban, Islam A. “Bad Pott Luck” Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 19-22, 2017
Tejale, Khandheria, Smalligan, “Eagle in a Tailspin (Stylohyoid Syndrome Leads to Vertigo)”, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 19-22, 2017
Kyaw, Ahmed, Smalligan, Vo, "Straight to the Heart: Unusual site of Metastatic", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Salagundla, Nethuja; Siddiqui, Shayan; Mirza, Asadullah; Islam, ASM, "A RARE CASE OF GASTRO SPLENIC FISTULA ARISING
FROM DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Salagundla, Nethuja; Siddiqui, Shayan; Chandralekha, Ashangari; Islam, ASM, "BUGS IN MY HEAD: A CASE OF INTRAVENTRICULAR NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS CAUSING ACUTEHYDROCEPHALUS.", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Salagundla, Nethuja; Siddiqui, Shayan; Mirza, Asadullah; Islam, ASM, "PARADOXICAL RESPONSE TO ANTITUBERCULOUS THERAPY IN AN HIV NEGATIVE TB PATIENT.", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Kyaw, Phyo P; Nahapetyan, Lusine; Alhamza, Hussain; Nguyen, Kim-Long Richard; Alsharif, Muath A ; Islam, ASM, "INFECTION UNMASKING LIFE THREATENING VASCULITIS. ", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Kyaw, Phyo P; Milton, Scott, " WHEN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT NEEDS SURGERY FOR FUNGAL LUNG DISEASE", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Siddiqui, Shayan; Salagundla, Nethuja; Wan, Steven; Islam, ASM, "TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA AND B12 DEFICIENCY; IS
THERE A RELATIONSHIP??", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Malik, Muhammad; Naguib, Tarek, "DOXYCYCLINE ASSOCIATED OXALATE NEPHROPATHY", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Ashangari, Chandralekha; Qasim, Ahmed; Salagundla, Nethuja; Khandheria, Bharat, "WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) - A NOVEL TREATMENT OPTION IN THEPREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Habib, Muhammad Farhan; Zheng, Danyi; Islam, ASM;Naguib, Tarek, "IS IT A MOLE? THINK AGAIN!", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Prystupa, Alena; Ahmed, Sarah; Urban, Robert S, "ACUTE CONFUSION AS A SEQUELA OF PEPTO-BISMOL TOXICITY", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Islam, Mohammad Kamrul; Islam, ASM; Vo, Thien, "COMPLICATED LUNG ABSCESS WITH EMPYEMA THORACIS IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT FROMPRIMARY DENTAL INFECTION", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Ahmed, Sarah; Kyaw, Phyo P; ngo, lylla; Garrido, Juan Pablo; Vo, Thien, "AN UNUSUAL COURSE OF A RECENTLY DIAGNOSED SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE)THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Ashangari, Chandralekha; Qasim, Ahmed; Bharadwaj, Ravindra; Tumula, Praveen; Garrido, Juan Pablo, "DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA INVOLVING LUNG PARENCHYMA", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Ashangari, Chandralekha; Salagundla, Nethuja; Siddiqui, Shayan; Garrido, Juan Pablo, "PYOGENIC GRANULOMA: RARE CAUSE OF GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Mirza, Asadullah; Salagundla, Nethuja; Garrido, Juan Pablo, "A “SCREWED UP” CASE OF HEMATEMESIS", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Mirza, Asadullah; Prakash, Sameer; Salagundla, Nethuja; Garrido, Juan Pablo, "COLLAGENOUS GASTRITIS A RARE AND UNDERDIAGNOSED ENTITY", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Mirza, Asadullah; Merza, Nooraldin; Garrido, Juan Pablo, "SPINAL INVOLVEMENT OF IGG4 SCLEROSING DISEASE: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Ngo, lylla; Smalligan, Roger D; Islam, ASM, "COMPLICATED RECURRENT INTRA-ABDOMINAL ABSCESSES IN A PATIENT WITH FABRY DISEASE", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Alsharif, Muath A.; Ashangari, Chandralekha; Murray, Dylan; Murray, Richard, "PARTIAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS RETURN", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Islam, Mohammad Kamrul; Islam, ASM, "LATERAL MEDULLARY SYNDROME; RESULTING FROM UNEXPLAINED THROMBOCYTOSIS", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Qasim, A., Harper, D., Johnson, T., Patel, M., "Simple Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed Turned Out To Be A Fistula From Heart: very rare presentation", Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21-24, 2018
Goldstein, A., Vo, Thien, Siddiqui, S, "Prasugrel and Alternative to Clopidogrel; In Patients with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Coronary Artery Disease", American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Diego, CA, May 18-23, 2018
Chandralekha Ashangari, Mohammad Islam, Luis Ruiz, Kaylee Shepherd, "When the Munchies Become Dangerous", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Chandralekha Ashangari, Mohammad Islam, Juan Garrido,"Blurry vision in young patient is not always a refractive error", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Assad Mohammedzein, Joshua Crane, Muhammad Habib, “Should such finding warrant more detailed workup for underlying malignancy?",Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Mohammad K. Islam, Sameer Alqassimi, Nethuja Salagundla, ASM ISLAM, “Confusion and Coagulopathy in an Elderly: Think Salicylate Toxicity!",Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Mohammad K. Islam, Chandralekha Ashanghari, Luis Ruiz, ASM ISLAM, “Parkinsonian Symptoms : A thought-provoking neurological consequence of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning!," Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Mohammad K. Islam, Praveen Tumula, Thien Vo1, Manish Patel, “An Unusual Presentation of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a 31 Year Old Hispanic Male.", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
AHMED TAHA, ASM ISLAM, Lusine Nahapetyan, Masoud A. AlZeerah, “Bubbles in the Box: A Case of Recurrent Pneumothorax from Bronchopleural Fistula (BPF) in a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patient", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Sameer Prakash, Muhammad Malik, Kaylee Shepherd, Praveen Tumula, “A Light Chain-ge of Heart", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Muhammad Habib, Danyi Zheng, Alexander Goldstein, Thien Vo,Manish Patel, “Antisynthetase syndrome: A rare cause of Interstitial Lung disease", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Muhammad Habib, Danyi Zheng, Praveen Tumula, Nethuja Salagundla, Manish Patel, “Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a setting of Active Hepatitis C infection.", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Anu S. Salwan, Sameer Prakash, Nethuja Salagundla, Tarek Naguib, Dylan Richard Murray, “Acute Unilateral Renal Vein Thrombosis in Otherwise Healthy Patient Using OCPs.",Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017
Muhammad Malik, Nooraldin Merza, Manish Patel, Thien Vo, “Legionella Myocarditis Presenting as Multiorgan Failure due to Cardiogenic Shock in Absence of Pneumonia", Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 11-14, 2017

Smalligan RD, Pierce JR, Urban RS. Smalligan was author/editor of Chapters on Rheumatology, Nephrology, Endocrinology and co-editor of entire book, PreTest Medicine, 14th Edition, 2015, McGraw Hill Medical, New York. In Press.