Resident Presentations

West Virginia University, Department of Neurology program encourages scholarly activity during the 4 years of residency training.  Residents are encouraged to present posters/papers at local/regional/national meetings.

National Presentations/Publications
 
2011
 
Poster - Hossein Ansari, MD - PGY4                                                                                       
"Adult Onset Dopamine Responsive  Dystonia (DRD) : Is There a New Gene?"-
ANA Annual Meeting- San Diego, CA
 
Poster - Hossein Ansari, MD - PGY4
“Visual release Hallucinations after Stroke –
AAN Annual Meeting - Hawaii
 
Poster - Viji Rajasekaran, MD- PGY2
" Giant Cell Tumor of Bone with Intradural Extension "
 AANP – Seattle, WA

Publication - Sandro Younadam, MD, Viji Rajasekaran, MD-PGY2, Mayada Issa, MD
              "Transient ST Elevations adn Conduction Delay After Traumatic Fracture of the Sternum"
              Consultanlive.com vol. No. June 2, 2011
 
2010
 
Poster - Hossein Ansari, PGY3
Neurotetonitis with Bartonella Henselae and EBV Co Infection
AAN Annual Meeting
 
Poster - Babak Movassaghi, MD-PGY4
“Scleral Buckle as a Unique Cause of Facial Pain”
AAN Annual Meeting
 
Poster - Babak Movassaghi, MD-PGY4, Adrienne Salomon, MD –PGY2, Negar Sodeifi, MD – PGY2
“Multiple Sclerosis in a Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”
AAN Annual Meeting
 
Poster - C. Haynes Ralsten, MD- PGY4, Sirinan Tazen, MD - PGY3
“Magnet Resonance Perfusion Imaging in Hemiplegic Migraine”
AAN Annual Meeting
 
Presentation -Matthew Smith, MD-PGY3
Successful Intra-arterial Altepase (IA t-PA) Intervention in Two Pediatric Patients with Posterior Circulation Stroke
AAN Annual Meeting
 
2009
 
Publication -Muhammad Ibrahim, MD – PGY4, Shubhangi Chitnis, MD, Kenneth Fallon, MD, Thomas Roberts, MD
"Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis in a 12 year old girl”
Archives of Neurology, Vol 66 #2 Feb 09
 
Publication – Brenda Adamovich, DO-PGY4, Gary Gualberto, MD-PGY2, Roberts T, Haut MW,  Ludwig Gutmann, MD
“Amnesia due to Fornix Infarction”
Neurology 73:e86, 2009
 
Regional/Local Presentations
 
2011
 
Poster - Adrienne Salomon, MD-PGY3
“Acute Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy”
West Virginia Stroke Conference
 
Poster - Sara Khorasani, MD-PGY2
"Fulminant Angiitis of CNS"
West Virginia Stroke Conference

Poster - Sara Khorasani, MD-PGY2
"Multiple Extracranial Arterial Dissections"
              West Virginia Stroke Conference
 
Poster – Viji Rajasekaran, MD-PGY2
“Variable Clinical Spectrum of Fibromuscular Dysplasia”
            West Virginia Stroke Conference
 
2010
 
Poster - Babak Movassaghi, MD-PGY4
“Scleral Buckle as a Unique Cause of Facial Pain”
WVU GME Week
 
Presentation - Babak Movassaghi, MD-PGY4
“Scleral Buckle as a Unique Cause of Facial Pain”
WVU Neurology Research Day
 
Presentation - C. Haynes Ralsten, MD – PGY4
“Rural Epilepsy Needs Axssessment”
WVU Neurology Research Day
 
Poster - Minoo Shams, MD – PGY4
“Wada & Stroke Presentation”
WVU Neurology Research Day
 
Presentation - Hossein Ansari, MD-PGY3
“Visual release hallucinations after stroke”
WVU Neurology Research Day
 
Poster - Hossein Ansari, MD-PGY3
Charles-Bonnet Syndrome”
WVU GME Week
Poster - Sirinan Tazen, MD-PGY3
“So you think you know all about stroke?”
WVU GME Week
 
Presentation - Matthew Smith, MD-PGY3
“GBM Irinotecan & Bevacizumab Study”
 WVU Neurology Research Day
 
Poster - Behrouz Zamanifekri, MD-PGY2
“Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome Poster”
WVU GME Week
 
Poster - Viji Rajasekaran, MD – PGY1
“PNES-ROS”
WVU GME Week
 
2009
Poster - C. Haynes Ralsten, MD – PGY3, Sirinan Tazen, MD – PGY2
“Cerebral Perfusion in Hemiplegic Migraine”
WVU GME Week
 

Resident Committee Participation

Residents as Members on Committees 2008-2012

 
National Committees


Evidence Based Medicine - Subcommittee for the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Education Committee:

     ·         Matthew Smith, Med/Neuro (PG 2, PGY3, PGY4, PGY5)

International Subcommittee - American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Kelly Baldwin, (PGY2, PGY3)

Regional/Local Committees
 

WVUH Ethics Committee 2009-2010 
      ·         Matthew Smith (PGY2)
 
WVUH Ethics Committee 2009-2010:
·         Hayes Ralsten, Neurology (PG 4)
·         Matthew Smith (PGY3)
 
Ruby Ethics Committee 2010-2011:
·         Adrienne Salomon, Neurology (PG 3)
·         Matthew Smith (PGY4)
 
WVU School of Medicine Legal Electronic Health Records Committee (LEHR) of WVUH 2010-2011:
·         Michael Medeiros, Neurology (PG 2)
 
WVUH Infection Control Committee 2010-2011:
·         Aram Zabeti, Neurology (PG 2)
 
WVUH Pharmacy, Nutrition & Therapeutics Committee 2009-2010:
·         Sirinan Tazen, Neurology (PG 3)
 
WVUH Pain Management 2008-2009:
·         Babak Movassaghi, Neurology (PG 3)
 
WVUH Pain Management 2010-2011:
·         Sara Khorasani, Neurology (PG 2)
 
WVUH Individual Program Education Committees:
·         Wade Steeves, Neurology (PG 3)
  
WVUH Chief Resident Council 2008-09:
·         Wade Steeves, Neurology (PG 3)
 
WVUH Chief Resident Council 2009-2010:
·         Babak Movassaghi, Neurology (PG 4)
·         Haynes Ralsten, Neurology (PG 4)
 
WVUH Chief Resident Council 2010-2011:
·         Hossein Ansari, Neurology (PG 4)
·         Sirinan Tazen, Neurology (PG 4)
 
WVUH Chief Resident Council 2010-11:
·         Adrienne Salomon (PG 4)
 
WVUH GME Committee
·         Adrienne Salomon (PGY4)


Resident Conference Attendance

  2011  
Adrienne Salomon AAN, Scholarship Hawaii Apr-11
Hossein Ansari AAN, Hawaii Apr-11
Sara Khorasani Common Movement Disorders Oct 7-9, 2011
Viji Rajasekaran NRSP Meeting Scottsdale Arizona .September 2011
Michael Medeiros ANA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA .September 2011
Aram Zabeti ANA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA .September 2011
  2010  
Isaac Annan Top Scholars Conference, Boston MA Dec-09
Babak Movassaghi AAN, Toronto Canada April 12-16 2010
Minoo Shams AAN, Scholarship Toronto Canada April 12-16 2010
Hossein Ansari AAN, Toronto Canada April 12-16 2010
Matthew Smith AAN, Toronto Canada April 14-16 2010
Sirinan Tazen AAN, Toronto Canada April 14-16 2010
Isaac Annan AAN, Toronto Canada April 12-16 2010
Renu Pokharna AAN, Toronto Canada April 12-16 2010
Negar Sodeifi American Headache Society Scientific Meeting June 26-28, 2010
Behrouz Zamanifekri NRSP Meeting Scottsdale Arizona Sept 23-24, 2010
Sirinan Tazen Annual Focus on Common Movement Disorders  Oct 28-29, 2010
Aram Zabeti Fall ANA meeting Oct .29, 2010
Babak Movassaghi AES Meeting, Austin TX Dec 2-6, 2010
Haynes Ralsten AES Meeting, Austin TX Dec 2-6, 2010
  2009  
Haynes Ralsten AAN, Seatle Washington 4/28/09-5/1/09
Muhammad Ibrahim AAN, Scholarship Seatle Washington 4/28/09-5/1/09
Aram Zabeti AAN, Seatle Washington 4/28/09-5/1/09
Matthew Smith MS/PD Amelia Island Florida 8/28/09-8/30/09
Haynes Ralsten MS/PD Amelia Island Florida 8/28/09-8/30/09
Sirinan Tazen MS/PD Amelia Island Florida 8/28/09-8/30/09
Babak Movassaghi Headache Conference/Philadelphia Sep-09
Hossein Ansari International Headache Society Conf/Philadelphia Sep-09
Minoo Shams NRSP Meeting Scottsdale Arizona Sep-09


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