Internal Medicine Residency Scholarly Activities and Quality Improvement

Every year, residents are encouraged to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at national conferences.

Quality Improvement

The program has an integrated curriculum on Quality Improvement that is facilitated by Dr. Bertrand Jaber (Chair of Medicine, BMC- Brighton) which occurs during ambulatory blocks during an administrative half day. Residents are required to complete a Quality Improvement (QI) project during residency. Completed projects are presented annually at the Annual Quality Improvement Presentation.

National Conferences

The program financially supports the residents presenting at conferences with research conducted at Boston Medical Center – Brighton and South. As a result, our residents present at a variety of local, regional, and national meetings each year.

Published Research

Many of our residents pursue research during their training and successfully publish their work. Those with research interest are supported in identifying mentors aligned with their chosen field.  Many faculty members are actively engaged in clinical and basic sciences research, offering residents valuable opportunities for collaboration and scholarly development.

Resident Publications

Parvez A, Ugurlu M, Mirza MUZ, Perosevic N, Manzoor K. Extragonadal mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumor with large mediastinal mass. Am J Respir Crit Care Med ATS J. 2024 Oct;166(4):A3624. Link

Shah G, Solangi A, Devi A, Kumar A, Sah R, Khanal P, Shah S, Sah S, Mirza U, Solangi Z. Safety and efficacy of low dose versus high dose corticosteroid for graft versus host disease (GVHD): a systematic review. ASH Publ Blood. 2024 Nov;144(1):7695. doi: 10.1182/blood-2024-206297

Farooq M, Mirza MUZ, Jaronko J, Manzoor K, Schembri F, O’Reilly S. Cheverly hemoglobin: a rare case of hypoxemia. Chest. 2024 Oct;166(4):A5499–A5500. Link

Mirza MTZ, Farooq M, Mirza MUZ, Manzoor K. Pseudo-hypoglycemia: a common recurring error in the intensive care unit. Chest. 2024 Oct;166(4):A2177–A2178. Link

Mahmoud AK, Farina JM, Awad K, et al. Lipoprotein(a) and long-term in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2024;31(15):1878-1887. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwae212

Mahmoud AK, Farina JM, Pereyra M, et al. To the editor: Artificial intelligence applied to ECG predicts mortality after a transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. Published online Mar 15, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2025.03.004

Mahmoud AK, Kamel I, Awad K, et al. The complementary effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis patients: A retrospective multicenter cohort study. Int J Cardiol.2025;438:133567. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133567

Mahmoud AK, Awad K, Farina JM, et al. Controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol attenuates cardiovascular risk mediated by elevated lipoprotein(a) after percutaneous coronary intervention. Coron Artery Dis.2025;36(3):183-189. doi:10.1097/MCA.0000000000001460

Kamel I, Mahmoud AK, Younes A, Horn B, Dietzius H. Myocardial infarction and cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis use: A multicenter retrospective study. JACC Adv. 2025;4(5):12. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101698

Lingamsetty SSP, Doma M, Kritya M, Thyagaturu H, Ubaid M, Jitta SR, Prajapati K, Ramadan A, Al-shammari AS, Martignoni FV, Seto A, Shlofmitz E, Basir MB, Megaly MS, Goldsweig AM. Mechanical outcomes of coronary stenting guided by intravascular ultrasound versus optical coherence tomography: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized trials. Int J Cardiol.2025;438:133387. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133387

Dean YE, Loayza Pintado JJ, Rouzan SS, Nale LL, Abbas A, Aboushaira A, Alkasajy F, Ghanem AA, Patil VM, Gordeyeva Y, Motawea KR, Le MLP, Ramadan A, Cicani L, Attta R, et al. The relationship between irritable bowel syndrome and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endocrinol Diab Metab.2025;8(3):e7004. doi:10.1002/edm2.7004