Research at Cooper
Research Curriculum
Residents are provided mentoring and guidance through didactic series focused on principles of research and opportunities for mentored research projects. This curriculum allows residents to develop the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to develop a research project from hypothesis generation to publication. Residents at Cooper University benefit from the guidance of Dr. Elizabeth Cerceo, Associate Program Director, and Dr. Satyajeet Roy, Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Research Program. Their leadership allows residents to develop unique research projects and see them through.
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Research Speed Dating
The goal of these 1-hour long events is to have attendings and fellows active in research in the Department of Medicine meet with residents who are interested in embarking on new projects. These events are held biannually.
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Program
The Cooper IM Residency program has a robust program to educate house staff in quality improvement and patient safety methodologies through numerous activities. A curriculum delivered through noon conference sessions educates residents on improvement science and change management. Residents have opportunities to participate in hospital committees focused on health care improvement as well as to volunteer to present and lead discussions at a Department of Medicine Systems Morbidity & Mortality Conferences that analyzes patient safety events and seeks to prevent them from reoccurring. Each resident will be involved in at least one QI project during their three years. Our QI/PS program seeks to provide our trainees with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be able to evaluate opportunities for improvement in patient care and implement change for the better at a large tertiary care medical institution. We also have many residents that are heavily involved in the GME Patient Safety & QI Committee. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to learn more about patient safety and QI through electives such as the pharmacy safety elective and by receiving funding to attend national conferences.
Resident Publications / Independent Research Projects
2025
Jamal, H., LaLoggia, M., Boggarapu, S., & et al. (2025). Tackling telemetry: A resident-led initiative to reduce unnecessary telemetry use. JACC: Case Reports, 30(38), Article 105717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105717
Hasan, F., Singh, A., Garcia, A., Qadri, S. H., Sattar, H., Ali, R., Ali, H., Nguyen, T., Mohan, B. P., & Contino, K. (2025). Evaluating the impact of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet versus a calorie-restricted diet on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Hepatology Research, 55(4), 515–526. https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.14155
LaLoggia, M., Jhawar, N., Nakhoul, C., et al. (2025). Predominant right ventricular dysfunction in cardiac sarcoidosis. JACC: Case Reports, 30(35), Article 105482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105482
Yeh, K., Ansar, M., Jamal, H., et al. (2025). A retrospective comparative study of sex-based risk variations in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) versus heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16, Article 21501319251367840. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251367840
2024
Akiki, K., Mahmoud, T., Alqaisieh, M. H., Sayegh, L. N., Lescalleet, K. E., Abu Dayyeh, B. K., Wong Kee Song, L. M., Larson, M. V., Bruining, D. H., Coelho-Prabhu, N., Buttar, N. S., Sedlack, R. E., Chandrasekhara, V., Leggett, C. L., Law, R. J., Rajan, E., Gleeson, F. C., Alexander, J. A., & Storm, A. C. (2024). A novel blood-sensing capsule for rapid detection of upper GI bleeding: a prospective clinical trial. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 99(5), 712–720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2023.11.051
Garcia, A., Maqsudlu, A., Dhawa, I., & Chaaya, A. (2024). A Rare Case of Cutaneous Gastric Adenocarcinoma With Signet Ring Cell Features. ACG case reports journal, 11(3), e01299. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001299
2023
Moshman, R., Ricketti, D., et al. (2023) Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Leading to Decompensated Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 81 (8_Supplement) 3731.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)04175-X
Aligholizadeh, E., Norcross, G., Datwani, N., et al. (2023). The Intruder: An incidental RA Mass . J Am Coll Cardiol. 81 (8_Supplement) 3657. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)04101-3
Guma, J. The other end of the line. Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume 99, Issue 1169, March 2023, Pages 232–233, https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgad017
Al Soueidy, A., & Norcross, G., & Tzeng, M., & Sangiovanni, C., & Waldman, B.A. Clot Behind the Wall: A complicated Case of an Atrial Septal Pouch. (2023). Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 81(No 8) 3667 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S0735-1097%2823%2904111-6
Jain, A., Shah, A., Kazmi, K., Kaufman ,S., & Bhat, G. (2023) A Radiographic Diagnosis: IgG4-Related Hypophysitis Presenting with Hypopituitarism and Central Diabetes Insipidus. Vol 25 Issue 5. S82-S83. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2023.03.185
2022
Badr, S., Nyce, A., Al Soueidy, A., Freeze, B., Bosire, J. Jovin, F., Kupersmith, E., Mazzarelli, A. Rachoin, JS. (2022) ED Patient Experience: Does Day of the Week or Time of the Day Matter? J Patient Exp; 9: 23743735221143734. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9749045/
Qureshi, M., Alabd, A., Behling, E., Schwarting, R. (2022) Acute Liver Failure in Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Cureus 14(3): e23455. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23455
Qureshi, M., Frank, R., Dalal, K. (2022). A Rare Cause of Obstructive Jaundice: Afferent Limb Syndrome. American Journal of Gastroenterology. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000870764.85051.67
Chouthai, A., Garcia, A., Dhawan, I., Capanescu, C. (2022). A Case of Syphilitic Hepatitis (SH): An Elusive Diagnosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 117(10S):p e2075-e2076. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000869672.47415.bd
2021
Alabd, A., Alabd, A., Bolaji, O., Sugumar, K., Ammori, J., Hardacre, J., & Winter, J. M. (2021). Elucidating the Causes of Improved Survival in Clinical Trials of Randomized Adjuvant Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Annals of surgical oncology, 28(2), 1060–1068. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08859-y
Clemons, D., Lee, A., Ajmeri, S., Terrigno, V., Zaid, J., Hunter, K., & Roy, S. (2021). High-Sensitivity Troponin for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Versus Patients Without Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of clinical medicine research, 13(6), 326–333. https://doi.org/10.14740/jocmr4515
2020
Foster M., Murphy M, Wald J, Acker M, Bermudez C, Rame ER. (2020). Partial Recovery of Ejection Fraction with Neurohumoral Blockade Improves Long-Term Event Free Survival for Patients with Continuous Flow LVAD. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 39(4), S132-S133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1036
Roy S., Hyman D., Ayyala S., Bakhshi A., Kim S., Anoruo N., Weinstock J., Balogun, A., D’Souza, M., Filatova, N., Penabad, J., Shah, P., Perez, C., Mehta, A., Hunter, K. (2020). Cognitive Function Assessment in Patients on Moderate- or High-Intensity Statin Therapy. J Clin Med Res;12(4):255-265. https://doi.org/10.14740/jocmr4144
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