Research & Scholarship

We believe scholarship is an essential part of becoming a well-rounded physician. Our residents benefit from a supportive community-based training environment and access to academic resources that foster research, quality improvement, and educational innovation. With experienced faculty mentors and structured support, residents regularly transform their ideas into presentations and publications at regional and national levels. Whether your interests lie in clinical research, quality improvement, or medical education, we can help you develop the skills to contribute to the future of medicine.

Latest Publications (2025-Present):

Volio AE, Bennett KR, Bradley NW, Co J, Muir SM, Murdock SG, Tewari AK, Hatanelas JG, Badin A, Amin AK, Chopra N. Baseline Echocardiographic Parameters Associated With Post-Pacing Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Undergoing Pacemaker Implantation for Atrioventricular Block. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2026 Jul 19. doi: 10.1111/jce.70454.

Ellis E, Grebennikov S, Denadai Benatti RJ. IgG4-related disease as an uncommon cause of myocarditis: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Apr 30;10(5):ytag274. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag274.

Garg S, Muir SM, Jamar K, Dietrich A, Young P, Gill S. Impact of Depression and Anxiety on Outcomes Following Muscle-Preserving Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody and Fusion. Cureus. 2026 Mar 17;18(3):e105395. doi: 10.7759/cureus.105395.

Grebennikov S, Imam A, Kang M, Willett AE, Gable B, Patel S. A Longitudinal and Multimodal Simulation-Based Curriculum Improved Internal Medicine Residents' Confidence in Procedures, Point-of-Care Ultrasound, and Clinical Decision-Making. Cureus. 2025 Dec 8;17(12):e98713. doi: 10.7759/cureus.98713.

Spaeth LD, Rahim M, Kochar A, Vallabhajosyula S. Cardiogenic Shock and Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support. Med Clin North Am. 2025 Nov;109(6):1255-1272. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2025.04.007.

Garg S, Muir SM, Gill AK, Afetse KE, Gill SS. Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Rare Case of a Duplicate L5 Exiting Nerve Root. Cureus. 2025 Sep 16;17(9):e92469. doi: 10.7759/cureus.92469.

Willett A, Jasti VV, Muir SM, Anderson J. Cardiovascular Manifestations of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum. Cureus. 2025 Jul 1;17(7):e87113. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87113.

Spaeth LD, Álvarez Concejo B. Coming back to our senses! J Hosp Med. 2025 Jun;20(6):592-593. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70029.

Muir SM, Badin A, Albers AR, Grewal K. Atrial Fibrillation in an Elite Athlete: Continuous ECG Monitoring Guiding Therapy and Return to Play. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Jun 4;30(13):103507. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.103507.

Caruthers M, Kothari S, Kelly C, Jordan KM, Luna B. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Disseminated Histoplasmosis. Cureus. 2025 May 16;17(5):e84241. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84241.

de Freitas GR, Patel SA, Fujitani S, Terasaka Y, Sarabia Collazo AA, Barton A, Ruegg L, Griffin A, O'Brien M, Beer I. Clinical and economic impact of vascular access teams utilizing an IC-ECG-based tip confirmation system for peripherally inserted central catheters. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2026 Mar 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2026.2639570.

Jasti VV, Grebennikov SN, Barlow M, Lo DY, Govani SM, Chan M, Willett AE, Barlow C. Longitudinal quality improvement project to increase colorectal cancer screening for an underserved population in a resident physician-led primary care clinic. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Dec 10;14(4):e003604. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003604.

Elliott B, Patel S, Elliott L, Kinnear B, Dupre A, Young H, Arthur J, Burtson K. A randomized controlled trial of curated X exposure for cardiac point of care ultrasound education. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Dec 5;26(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07385-3.

Patel SA. POCUS: Presence, Observation, Connection, Understanding, Story. POCUS J. 2025 Nov 17;10(2):20. doi: 10.24908/pocusj.v10i02.19432.

Kesari A, Patel SA, Jagannath AD, Fleshner M. A rhyme and reason for swelling. J Hosp Med. 2025 Oct 2. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70184.

Cool J, Kumar A, Patel SA, Galen B, Dancel R, Ma IW. Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians. New England Journal of Medicine. September 3, 2025 (393):e11. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm2119156

Patel SA, Paletta-Hobbs L. BELIEVE inPatel SA, Paletta-Hobbs L. BELIEVE in Psychological Safety: The Richmond Way. J Hosp Med. 2025;1-2. doi:10.1002/jhm.70048.

Latest Presentations (2024-Present):

Patel S, Doraiswamy V, Paletta-Hobbs L, Kapetanos T. BELIEVE: Psychological Safety as a Leadership Tool. April 2026, Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine Week. Seattle, WA.

Spaeth L. Society of Hospital Medicine: Academic Leadership Academy. April 2025. Las Vegas, NV. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2025.

Restrepo D, Patel S, Finn E, Kumfer AM. Show Your POCUS Face: POCUS and Clinical Reasoning. April 2025. Las Vegas, NV. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2025.

Muir S, Caruthers M, Barlow MP. Hidden in Plain Sight: How an Albuterol Refill Request Unmasked High-Risk Bradycardia. Electronic poster presented at: ECG Interpretation Nuts & Bolts: From Analysis to Management; March 18–22, 2025; Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans, LA. Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education.

Patel S, Álvarez-Concejo B, Ashford A. Range: Why Generalists Triump in a Specialized World. March 2024. San Diego, CA. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2024.

Restrepo D, Patel S, McFadden K, Dversdal R. So You Think You (S)Can? POCUS and Clinical Reasoning. March 2024. San Diego, CA. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2024.

Latest Presentations (2024-Present):

Caruthers M, Beason E, Patel SA. Chicken or the Egg: Diagnostic Challenges of Determining Primary Malignancy. October 2025. Chicago, IL. CHEST Annual Conference.

Patel SA, Grebennikov S, Barlow M, Livecchi R, Rangaswamy L, Anderson J, Boes T. The ILP (R)evolution: Implementation for Individual and Programmatic Success. Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, Spring Meeting 2025 (New Orleans, LA).

Grebennikov S, Imam A, Willett A, Kang M, Zeno B, Boes T, Patel SA, Gable B. Improving Internal Medicine Resident Training with a Comprehensive Simulation-Based Curriculum. Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers National Meeting, March 2025 (New Orleans, LA)

Patel SA, Barlow M, Rangaswamy L, Tan E, Boes T. JEDI Alliance: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Inclusivity & Belonging. Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, Spring Meeting 2024 (Columbus, OH).

Latest Projects - Presentations & Publications (2024-Present):

Ramos K. Turning Down The Pressure: A Residency Clinic’s QI Journey to Better BP Control. American College of Cardiology National Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. March 29-31, 2026.

Scerbo, D, Spaeth L, Beason E, Scherer K, Ramos K, Barlow M. Mission Possible: A QI Approach to Lower Hypertension and Elevate Care in an Internal Medicine Residency Community Clinic. American College of Cardiology Quality Summit. Denver, CO. October 14-15, 2025.

Libonate G, Imam A, Barlow M, Wiley M, Parsley E, Bashour C, & Bonsu T. Increasing Depression Screening in an Underserved Population. American College of Physicians – Ohio Chapter Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 17, 2024.

White C, Weis J, Barlow M. Implementing New Hepatitis B Virus Screening Guidelines in an Underserved Resident Clinic. Infectious Disease Society of America - ID Week. October 16-19, 2024.

Dubey S, Reitz A, Arnett N, Onders, M, Barlow M. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Amongst a Patient Population Affected by Social Determinants of Health. American College of Physicians National Internal Medicine Meeting. Boston, MA. April 18, 2024.

Barlow M, Willet A, Kesari A. QI on QI: Development of a Longitudinal Team Based QI Curriculum to Improve Quality Improvement Training in Residency. Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine - Academic Internal Medicine Week 24. Columbus, OH. April 16, 2024.

Dubey S, Reitz A, Arnett N, Onders, M, Barlow M. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Amongst a Patient Population Affected by Social Determinants of Health. American College of Physicians – Ohio Chapter Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 19, 2023.* 1st Place for Quality Improvement Submission

Jasti, V. Utility of Electronic Medical Record to Improve CRC Screening. Digestive Disease Week. Washington, DC. May 18-21, 2024.

Tan, Ellen C. DO; Jasti, Vivek V. MD; Grebennikov, Sarah DO; Marcinkevicius, Monika DO; Barlow, Christopher MD; Govani, Shail M. MD; Lo, David Y. MD, FACG. Get FIT Campaign for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: A QI Project to Improve Screening Rates for an Underserved Population in a Resident-Led Primary Care Clinic. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting. Vancouver, CA. October 20-25, 2023.

Willett A, Weis J, Caruthers M, et. al. Utility of Daily Safety Huddle Announcement in Tobacco Cessation Quality Improvement at an Outpatient Internal Medicine Resident Clinic. 2024 OhioHealth Regional Research Symposium. Columbus, Ohio. May 2024.

For a full list of publications & presentations, please visit our bibliography here