VCOM 2025 Annual Report

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RESEARCH

Ong J, Mader T, Gibson CR, Suh A, Panzo N, Memon H, Lee R, Soares B, Waisberg E, Sampige R, Nguyen T, Kadipasaoglu C, Guo Y, Vineyard K*, Masalkhi M, Osteicoechea D, Vizzeri G, Chévez-Barrios P, Berdahl J, Barker DC, Schmitt HH, Lee AG. The ocular surface during spaceflight: Post-mission symptom report, extraterrestrial risks, and in-flight therapeutics. Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2025 Aug;46:169-186. PMID: 40774738. Onyeukwu C, Saggar R, Toncich RM*, Dvorksy J, Fowler JR. Comparative Analysis of Methods for Obtaining Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area Using Ultrasound. Hand (N Y). 2025 Sep 8:15589447251366672. PMID: 40922494. Oscherwitz ME, Godinich BM, Patel RH*, Feldman SR. Effects of Private Equity on Dermatologic Quality of Patient Care. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Jan;39(1):e100-e102. PMID: 38924580. Parhami P*, Moriarty SE*, Parikh J, Galicki L. Psychosis in a Military Veteran in the Context of Hallucinogen Use: A Case Report. Cureus. 2025 Feb 19;17(2):e79308. PMID: 40125112. Patel PV*, Desai YK*, Khan M, Naseer ZA, Marney M, Exeer AM, Osmani GP, Sulliman M, Manalai P. Unusual Chronotropic Incompetence in a Young Patient: Mitigating the Fear of Fatal Bradyarrhythmia When Antipsychotics Are Deemed Necessary. Cureus. 2025 Aug 13;17(8):e90033. PMID: 40951092. Paul RM*, Parnell AM*, Corrier GE*, Jeffery M. Congenital Insensitivity to Pain Syndrome With Hidrosis in a 17-Year-Old Female. Cureus. 2025 Sep 2;17(9):e91496. PMID: 41049998. Perera I*, Jensen B, Patel H, Garganta M. Case Report: Challenges of insulin and sulfonylurea dosing in an extremely premature infant for the management of KCNJ11-associated neonatal diabetes

Pope JD, Wilson C, Daller K*, Hardin J, Rickett S. Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Medical Management of Marathoners and Spectators: A Case Series. HCA Healthc J Med. 2025 Apr 1;6(2):183-187. PMID: 40386755. Powers M*, Patel S*, Kitchens S*, Pavan M*, Curtis AE. Multicancer Early Detection Test Usage at Different National Comprehensive Cancer Network and National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. Cureus. 2025 Sep 22;17(9):e92960. PMID: 41133040. Prugue C*, Abood DC*, LaPenna P. Bilateral Meckel’s Cave Cephalocele Presenting as Cranial Nerve VI Palsy: A Case Report. Case Rep Neurol. 2025 Jun 25;17(1):102-106. PMID: 40755950. Prugue C*, Bao E, Pereira C*, Yi B. Recurrent giant retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma requiring challenging multiorgan resection: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2025 Jul 3;19(1):313. PMID: 40611302. Prugue C*, Reber P*, Austin A. Recurrent Urosepsis Following Stent Removal for Ureteral Stones: A Case Report. Case Rep Urol. 2025 Apr 23;2025:5547651. PMID: 40314031. Qui SA*, Ogundeji O. Severe Alcohol Use Disorder in a Patient Who Is Deaf, Mute, and Having Limited Literacy: A Case Report and Review of Disability-Linked Substance Use Vulnerabilities. Cureus. 2025 Dec 3;17(12):e98401. PMID: 41487821.

Radziewicz SK*, Buechler RD. Anterior Cerebral Artery and Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke in the Setting of Multiple Fusiform Aneurysms and Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia. Cureus. 2025 May 10;17(5):e83863. PMID: 40497224. Ragab I, Higgins M, Caballero-Bermejo AF, Boyle K, Covin K*, Abdelmoti L. A Novel Mutation of the NOTCH3 Gene in A Young Patient Presenting with an Acute Stroke: Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2025 Aug 12;12(9):005297. PMID: 40927791. Rai CD*, Masri K. Don’t Miss the Warning Signs: Syncope Masquerading as a Major Congenital Heart Defect in a 42-Year-Old Patient. Cureus. 2025 Apr 11;17(4):e82098. PMID: 40385777. Ralston G*, Humeniuk M. Larotrectinib Treatment of Xanthogranuloma With NTRK1 Gene Fusion: A Case Report. Cureus. 2025 May 22;17(5):e84609. PMID: 40546644. Ralston GV*, Jha SK, Kwon M. Silent but Significant: A Case of Indwelling Chemoport-Associated Eustachian Valve Endocarditis. Cureus. 2025 Sep 19;17(9):e92736. PMID: 41116931. Ramkumar V*, Maljaars J. Spinal Cord Infarction as an Immediate Complication of Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement. Pain Med Case Rep. 2025 Dec;9(7):349-352. PMID: 41533640.

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I want to use the skills that I have been blessed with to assist others in the most meaningful way possible. I strive to be an osteopathic physician because of the influence it gives me in others’ lives. The osteopathic emphasis on mind, body and spirit is what initially led me to this avenue of medicine. I believe that our spiritual, emotional, mental and physical health are critical areas to everyone’s overall wellness.”

mellitus. Front Pediatr. 2025 Apr 16;13:1456818. PMID: 40309172.

Pham A*, McLeod-van Amstel K*, Redlich G, Barakat E*. A Mimicker of Malignancy: A Case Report on Elastofibroma Dorsi. Cureus. 2025 Apr 27;17(4):e83079. 40432663.

Emily McNair ’27 VCOM-Carolinas, Mary Black Medical Staff Endowed Scholarship