Projects & Publications

At SUNY: Upstate Medical University, our faculty, staff, and students are continuously conducting research, publishing their findings, and participating in projects that further the innovation of the Department of Medicine and the medical industry alike. We encourage you to take a look at some of our most recent projects and publications so you can get a better understanding of the strides we’re taking in advancing our education and experiences in the industry.

QI Projects

  • The Primary Care Clinic run by Residents rounding on their clinics patients while admitted inpatient to improve communication and patient satisfaction. Resident Clinic. 2022
  • Risk assessment and stratification for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Ashwini Aswath, Maureeen Hartmann, Harvir Singh Gambhir, Hani Kozman. 2022 - present
  • To Study the Adherence of Guideline directed antibiotic therapy in patient with Liver Cirrhosis with Upper GI bleed in Two Tertiary Care Hospital. Kenopama Gyawali, Alexandra Goodman, Harvir Singh Gambhir .2022 - present
  • Comparing Quality Metrics in the Department of Cardiology before and after implementation of Cardiovascular Quality Sub-Committees. Sanchari Banerjee, Ravi Singh, Harvir Singh Gambhir. 2022 - present
  • Improving the diagnosis of myocardial infarction by implementing high sensitivity troponin T, the experience of a large academic center. Andres Croddova Sanchez, Philip Chebaya, Nicoholas Angeloni, Sanchari Banerjee, Atika Ahktar, Alexnadr Goodman, Harvir Singh Gambhir. 2021 - 2022
  • Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Congestive Heart Failure Exacerbation Re-Admissions in the year Prior and During COVID- 19 Pandemic. Philip Chebaya, Atika Akhtar,Sanchari Banerjee, Soumya Adhikari, Connie Randolph, Nick Huang, Kevin Smith, Luke Sala, Harvir Singh Gambhir. 2021
  • Sepsis Campaign: Think Sepsis! Stop Sepsis! Education and awareness for early recognition of sepsis and utilization of standardized tools: Sepsis order set and Sepsis Note. Alexandra Goodman, Karan Ramakrishna, Joshua Sweet, Gregory Bridrick, Susan Barry, Harvir Singh Gambhir 2020 – present

Publications

  • Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ. Rotation X: Quality Rotation. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) 09/2023.
  • DeSalvo DJ, Noor N, Xie C, Corathers SD, Majidi S, McDonough RJ, Polsky S, Izquierdo R, Rioles N, Weinstock R, Obrynba K, Roberts A, Vendrame F, Sanchez J, Ebekozien O. Patient Demographics and clinical outcomes among type 1 diabetes patients using continuous glucose monitors: data from T1D Exchange Real-World Observational Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2023 Mar;17(2):322-328. doi: 10.1177/19322968211049783. Epub 2021 Oct 9. PMID: 34632823; PMCID: PMC10012384.
  • Sweet J, Gambhir HS. Rotation X: A Quality curriculum integrating Vizient domains. SHM Converge. 04/2023. Society of Hospital Medicine.
  • Prahalad P, Rioles N, Noor N, Rapaport R, Weinstock RS, Ebekozien O for the T1DX-QI Collaborative. T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative: Accelerating change through benchmarking and improvement science for people with type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes. 2022; 14:83-87. PMID: 34854232.
  • Ebekozien O, Mungmode A, Odugbesan O, Majidi S, Prahalad P, Noor N, Rioles N, Agarwal S, Weinstock RS, Rapaport R, Kamboj M for the T1Dx-QI Collaborative. Addressing type 1 diabetes health inequities in the United States: Approaches from the T1D Exchange QI Collaborative. J Diabetes. 2022; 14:79-82. PMID: 34874109.
  • Divan V*, Greenfield M, Morley CP, Weinstock RS. Perceived burdens and benefits associated with continuous glucose monitor use in type 1 diabetes across the lifespan. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2022; 16(1):88-96. PMID: 33356514.
  • Mungmode A, Noor N, Weinstock R, Izquierdo R, Indyk, J, DeSalvo D, Corathers S, Demeterco-Berggren C, Hsieh S, Jacobsen L, Mekhoubad A, Akturk H, Wirsch A, Scott M, Chao L, Miyazaki B, Malik F, Ebekozien O, Clements M, Alonso G
  • T. Making diabetes electronic medical record data actionable: promoting benchmarking and population health improvement using the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Portal Collaborative. Clin Diabetes. 2022 Winter;41(1):45-55. doi: 10.2337/cd22-0072. Epub 2022 Sep 23. PMID: 36714251.
  • Akturk HK, Rompicherla S, Rioles N, Desimone M, Weinstock RS, Haw SJ, Ziemer D, Dickinson J, Agarwal S, Ebekozien O, Polsky S. Factors Associated with Improved hemoglobin A1c among adults with type 1 diabetes in the United States. Clin Diabetes. 2022;41(1):76-80. PMID: 36714244.
  • Gambhir HS, Dhamoon Amit, Goodrich Samantha, Kaul Viren. (2021) Impact of Structured and Scheduled Family Meetings on Satisfaction in Patients Admitted to Hospitalist Service. Journal of Patient Experience. March 2021. DOI: 10.1177/23743735211002748.

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