Resident Publications

List below are a selection of publications from our primary care residents. These publications reflect projects taken on at Cornell.

Simone Prather, 2025 graduate

• Park T, Tiwari A, Luth E, Zhang Y, Prather S, Toliver M, Chuquitarco G, Phongtankuel V. Perspectives of Hospice Medical Directors on Challenges and Solutions for Improving Care for Persons Living With Dementias (PLWD) and Their Caregivers. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Aug 20:10499091251369112. doi: 10.1177/10499091251369112.
• Tiwari A, Park T, Parillon B, Prather S, Shalev D, Reid MC, Czaja S, Adelman R, Phongtankuel V. Understanding the Behavioral Health Needs of Hospice Patients and Their Family Caregivers: Perspectives of Hospice Medical Directors. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Aug 2:10499091241268578. doi: 10.1177/10499091241268578.

Alice Zhao, 2025 graduate

• Touhamy Ii S, Palepu K, Karan A, Hootman KC, Riad J, Sripadrao S, Zhao AS, Giannita A, D'Angelo D, Alonso LC, Aronne LJ, Shukla AP. Carbohydrates-Last Food Order Improves Time in Range and Reduces Glycemic Variability. Diabetes Care. 2025 Feb 1;48(2):e15-e16. doi: 10.2337/dc24-1956.
• Zhao AS, Liu Y, Mulvey JJ, Tchang BG. Treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis with concurrent denosumab and romosozumab: a case report. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Nov;35(11):2061-2068. doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07243-w.
• Barenbaum SR, Zhao AS, Saunders KH, Aronne LJ, Shukla AP. Management of Weight Regain Following Bariatric Surgery: Behavioral Intervention and Pharmacotherapy. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Sep;17(5):405-414. doi: 10.1080/17446651.2022.2101993.

Jared Silberlust, 2024 graduate 

• Silberlust J, Lampson K, Han K, Li SQ, Mao JJ, Liou KT. Characteristics of prostate cancer patients seeking integrative medicine. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Apr;73(4):1306-1309. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19312.

Megan Creasman, 2023 graduate

• Creasman MW, Hargrove MB, Domínguez Páez Y, Demetres M, Lieber SB, Kasturi S, Safford MM, Navarro-Millán I. Lay Health Worker Interventions in Rheumatology: A Scoping Review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Aug;76(8):1109-1115. doi: 10.1002/acr.25341.
• Brown M, Páez YD, Jabri A, Weiner J, Allen A, Syndnor-Campell T, Fritz S, Creasman M, Kasturi S, Safford M, Narravo-Millan I . Virtual training of rheumatoid arthritis peer coaches in motivational interviewing skills and concepts of cardiovascular disease. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2023;33:101130. Published 2023 Apr 5. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101130

• Creasman MW. How Pregnancy Unmasked My Internalized Ableism. JAMA. 2021;326(24):2473-2474. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.22116

Melina Manolas, 2023 graduate 

• Trivedi SP, Artino AR, Rodman A, Jones RL, Al-Mondhiry J, Rowe T, Larsen T, Ambert-Pompey S, Rai D, Ghoneem A, Gowen N, Manolas M, Fried M, Trivedi S, Graham KL. How much time do internal medicine residents spend on self-directed learning and on which resources: a multi-center study. Med Educ Online. 2025 Dec;30(1):2501259. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2025.2501259.

Kara Ryan, 2023 graduate

• Choi JJ, Gambina K, Liu MM, Navarro MJ, Ryan K, Pandya N. Implementing briefing and debriefing during rounds. The clinical teacher. E-pub 13 July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13600
• Ryan KM, Siegler E. Pyogenic brain abscess associated with an incidental pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. BMJ Case Rep. 2022;15(11):e252794. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252794
• Swed B, Ryan K, Gandarilla O, Shah MA, Brar G. Favorable response to second-line atezolizumab and bevacizumab following progression on nivolumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report demonstrating that anti-VEGF therapy overcomes resistance to checkpoint inhibition. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021;100(25):e26471. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000026471

Brittany Toffey, 2023 graduate

• Cho J, Toffey B, Silva AF, et al. To care for them, we need to take care of ourselves: A Qualitative Study on the Health of Home Health Aides [published online ahead of print, 2023 Feb 23]. Health Serv Res. 2023;10.1111/1475-6773.14147. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14147

Mara Bensson, 2022 graduate 

• Gusoff G, Ringel JB, Bensson-Ravunniarath M, Wiggins F, Lee A, Espinosa CG, Avgar AC, Sarkisian C, Sterling MR. Having a Say in Patient Care: Factors Associated with High and Low Voice among Home Care Workers. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 May;25(5):737-743.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.01.021.
• Bensson-Ravunniarath M, Bryan Ringel J, Avgar A, Wiggins F, Lee A, McDonald MV, Guerrero LR, Kallas J, Gusoff G, Shen M, Tseng E, Dell N, Czaja S, Lindquist LA, Sterling MR. Having a Say Matters: The Association Between Home Health Aides' Voice and Job Satisfaction. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2023 Sep 8;16:1791-1800. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S420207.

Melanie Koren, 2022 graduate 

• Koren MJ, Kelly NA, Lau JD, Jonas CK, Pinheiro LC, Banerjee S, Safford MM, Goyal P. Association of Healthy Lifestyle and Incident Polypharmacy. Am J Med. 2024 May;137(5):433-441.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.12.028.

Kerry Meltzer, 2022 graduate

• Meltzer K. Grieving in a Pandemic. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jul 21;387(3):201-203. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2204888.
• Gonzalez CJ, Meltzer K, Jabri A, Zhu JJ, Lau JD, Pelzman F, Tung J. Development of a Practice-based Community Outreach Intervention to Prevent Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations. Am J Med Qual. 2022 Jul-Aug 01;37(4):348-355. doi: 10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000049.
• Meltzer K. “Vaccines Are Safe, No Matter What Robert Kennedy Jr Says.” The New York Times, 30 Dec 2020.

Xin Wang, 2022 graduate

• Wang XA, Duculan R, Mancuso CA. Coping Mechanisms Mitigate Psychological Stress in Patients With Rheumatologic Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 May 28. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001757.
• Duculan R, Jannat-Khah D, Wang XA, Mancuso CA. Psychological Stress Reported at the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent Stress and Successful Coping in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases: A Longitudinal Analysis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2022;28(5):250-256. doi:10.1097/RHU.0000000000001846
• Wang X, Gkrouzman E, Andrade DCO, et al. COVID-19 and antiphospholipid antibodies: A position statement and management guidance from AntiPhospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and InternatiOnal Networking (APS ACTION). Lupus. 2021;30(14):2276-2285. doi:10.1177/09612033211062523

Shyam Sundaresh, 2021 graduate