Scholarly Activity.

Ascension St. Vincent residents have an abundance of opportunity for research, quality improvement, and scholarly activity. With a fully operational Research Department which includes an Institutional Review Board and experts in Study Design and Statistical Analysis on campus, our residents present and publish on a variety of topics. Past residents have received project support through a Ascension St. Vincent Foundation grant. Most of our faculty are trained in supporting resident research and several (both internal medicine and subspecialists) lead clinical projects. Our program is ready to assist you in your clinical or educational research and QI interests!  

Publications, Presentations and Awards

  • Abstracts Accepted   
    • Folake Ishola MD, Mehmet Arman MD‬‭, Mitchell Mehringer‬‭ DO - CHEST 2025 Case Report Poster Presentation 
    • Mehmet Arman MD - Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: Preserving Graft Longevity, Case Report Poster Presentation, TCT Annual Meeting 2025
    • Mehmet Arman MD - The Silent Threat: Prinzmetal Angina Presenting as Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Case Report Poster Presentation, CHEST 2025
    • Mehmet Arman MD - Enhancing Safety in Implantable Loop Recorder Placement: The Role of Ultrasound Guidance in Patients with Breast Implants, Case Report Poster Presentation, CHEST 2025
    • David Ellis DO - A rare echocardiographic finding of systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve post-LVAD: challenging the expected physiology, Regional ACC 2026 submission
    • David Ellis DO - Persistent hypoxemia unveiling a hidden patent foramen ovale, Regional ACC 2026 submission
    • Priti Patel DO, Folake Ishola MD - When Hypercalcemia Isn't Malignancy: Disseminated Histoplasmosis, Case Report Oral Presentation, Indiana ACP Regional Meeting 2025
    • Folake Ishola MD - Morbidity and Mortality Quality Improvement Conference Presentation 
    • Summer Samuels MD, Priti Patel DO - Crushed at the Core: Shock from a Coronary Button Aneurysm, Case Report Poster Regional ACC 2026
    • Priti Patel DO, Folake Ishola MD - Intramyocardial hematoma induced shock: A rare complication of Myocardial Infarction and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Regional ACC 2026 Poster Presentation
    • Priti Patel DO, Folake Ishola MD - Intramyocardial hematoma induced shock: A rare complication of Myocardial Infarction and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, National ACC 2026 Poster Presentation 
    • Priti Patel DO, Priya Kannan MD - Pneumopericardium after laparoscopy masquerading as acute coronary syndrome, Regional ACC 2026 Poster Presentation
    • Hania Khan DO, Mitchell Mehringer DO, Michael Loke DO - Regional ACP 2026 Oral Presentation 
    • Mitchell Mehringer DO - National ACP Meeting Poster Presentation 
    • Mitchell Mehringer DO - Regional ACC Case Report Poster Presentation
    • Monica Schultz DO, Meaghan Mobley DO - Indiana ACP Regional Meeting Poster acceptance
       

       
  • Peer-Reviewed Publications   
    • Mehmet Arman MD, Folake Ishola MD, Summer Samuels MD - The Silent Threat: Prinzmetal Angina Presenting As Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, CHEST Journal
    • Folake Ishola MD, Mehmet Arman MD, Mitchell Mehringer DO - Compounding effect of titin gene mutation and polysubstance abuse in Dilated Cardiomyopathy, CHEST Journal
    • Folake Ishola MD - Racial Disparities in Access, Utilization, and Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in the United States: A Literature Review, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
    • Mitchell Mehringer DO - Optimizing Radiation Safety Without Compromising Quality of Care, JACC
    • Mitchell Mehringer DO - Impact of a Novel Radiation Protection System on Door-to-Balloon Time During STEMI Intervention, J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv
  • QI Projects  
    • Chad McDugle MD, Priya Kannan MD - Improving Lung Cancer Screening in the PCC via LDCT
    • Emir Arman MD, Ray Christian MD - Cardio Mims Education QI project
    • Emmy Georgas DO, Victoria Jacuk DO, Simran Sandhu MD - Osteoporosis Screening
    • Folake Ishola MD, Tajala Aman MD, Shrina Patel MD - Global health QI project at the PCC- Reducing no-show rate for follow up visits in the IM PCC clinic
    • Folake Ishola MD, Monica Schultz DO - Improving Neutropenia Patient Care
    • Ben Dowden DO, Bryce Bridgewater DO, Michael Laurendine DO - Strict I/O, daily waits in heart failure patients
    • Griffin Caudell DO, Priya Kannan MD, Whitney Fraiz MD - Evaluating prescriber awareness of and adherence to H.pylori treatment guidelines
    • Griffin Caudell DO, Priya Kannan MD, Whitney Fraiz MD - Evaluating patient factors that impact adherence/cure rates with quad therapy
    • Michaela Castleman DO, Arielle Coy DO - Sepsis QI Project
    • Megan Easley DO, Mary Grace McHale MD - Improving basal insulin usage in inpatient setting
    • Priti Patel DO, Eamaan Turk MD - Impact of providing free blood pressure cuffs on blood pressure control in residency clinic setting
    • Samantha Whitcomb DO - In person vs virtual interpreters at the PCC
    • Vivek Tatineni DO - HCC surveillance at PCC
  • Graduation Awards 2026