/ Scholarly Activity


At Corewell Health Lakeland, scholarly activity is a vital component of our commitment to advancing health and delivering exceptional care for every person. Through research, quality improvement initiatives, case reports, and academic presentations, our residents and faculty contribute to the continuous pursuit of knowledge that strengthens clinical practice and elevates patient outcomes. The publications highlighted on this page reflect our shared dedication to inquiry, evidence‑based medicine, and the advancement of healthcare within the communities we serve.
Scholarly activity is an important aspect of the educational experience at Corewell Health Lakeland. Over the last several years, our residents have had numerous opportunities to share their research and unique pathology that we encounter in Southwest Michigan. The majority of our residents have either published in either a national journal or presented at national conferences. Our scholarly work has included case reports, quality improvement projects, research projects, and systems-based innovations. Our scholarly activity has truly become a strength of the program.
— Michael Wang, MD, Associate Program Director
Tiesenga A, Birris TR, Schreiner W, Malaka D, Woods R, Wang MS. A Rare Case of Spondylodiscitis Due to Actinotignum schaalii in a Patient with Crohn's Disease - PubMed. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2025 Nov 14;15(6):57-60. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1557. PMID: 41658022; PMCID: PMC12880935.
Liu B, Aleksoniene K, Patel SR, McKillion PC, Wang MS. Lymphoma Induced Chylothorax Complicated by Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Esophagopericardial Fistula - PubMed. Clin Case Rep. 2025 Sep 11;13(9):e70886. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70886. PMID: 40948696; PMCID: PMC12425803.
Wang MS, Aleksoniene K, Tompkins JC, Douce RW, Froggatt JW 3rd, Harrison MS. Continuous infectious diseases coverage by merging with a hospitalist practice in a small community hospital system - PubMed. J Hosp Med. 2025 Oct 26. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70214. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41139519.
Thomas S, Jackubowski J, Ismair K, Chang J, Kuhnlein J. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Presenting With VT Electrical Storm - PubMed. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2025 Jan 6;15(1):70-74. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1432. PMID: 39867147; PMCID: PMC11759078.
Saifuddin, Hamza; Yockey, Oliver; Pichot, Rachelle; Brainard, Gwendolyn; Labay, Samantha; and Wang, Michael S. (2026) "A Strategy for Surge Management: Senior Residents on the Admitting Frontlines," Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 16: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Thomas S, Sharma K, Hadji N, Luna M, Hildreth F, Burton M. Comparing Clinical Treatments and Outcomes of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. SMRJ. 2026;10(3):16-23. doi
Wang MS, Chang J, Whelan T, Liu B, Fitton K, Grondin JJ. Pulmonary Mycobactetrium kumamotonense With Hepatosplenic Dissemination in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Review - PubMed. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2025 Jul 3;15(4):37-42. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1503. PMID: 40757233; PMCID: PMC12315891.
Wang MS, Zimmerman G, Klein T, Stibbe B, Rykse M, Ballard S, Vijayam N, Brown J, Raza K, Beckman S, Skinner AM. Three stages of laboratory stewardship in improving appropriate Clostridioides difficile testing in a community-based setting - PubMed. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 19;5(1):e81. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.55. Erratum in: Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 08;5(1):e170. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.10098. PMID: 40109918; PMCID: PMC11920913.
Kreitzer N, Albert NM, Amin AN, Beavers CJ, Becker RC, Fonarow G, Gibler WB, Kwon KW, Mentz RJ, Palmer BF, Pollack CV, Piña IL. EMCREG-International Multidisciplinary Consensus Panel on Management of Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease and Heart Failure - PubMed. Cardiorenal Med. 2025;15(1):133-152. doi: 10.1159/000543385. Epub 2025 Jan 14. PMID: 39809248; PMCID: PMC11844669.
Wang MS, Huaringa M, Feld L, Ochiai K, Whelan T. Streptococcus canis native aortic valve endocarditis linked to cat exposure: A Case Report and Review. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: 2024, Vol. 14: Iss 2, Article 15. DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1318
Chang RC, Miller RL, Kwon KW, Huang JC. Cost Offset of Dapagliflozin in the US Medicare Population with Cardio-Kidney Metabolic Syndrome - PubMed. Adv Ther. 2024 Aug;41(8):3247-3263. doi: 10.1007/s12325-024-02919-5. Epub 2024 Jul 3. PMID: 38958842; PMCID: PMC11263419.
Skinner AM, Tan X, Westman C, Birris, T, Drwiega N, Wang S, Johnson S. Efficacy of bezlotoxumab to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infaction (CDI) in patients with multiple prior recurrent CDI. Anaerobe Volume 84, Dec 2023,102788
Kwon KW. Nephrology Education in Private Practice: My Perspective - PubMed. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2022 Nov;29(6):505-509. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2022.04.006. PMID: 36371113.
Marcus RG, Miller DM, Nathanson BH, Eckhardt D, Henry S, Kwon K, Sharma R, Vakharia N. A standardized care pathway increases optimal dialysis starts - PubMed. Am J Manag Care. 2024 Dec 1;30(12):e345-e351. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2024.89642. PMID: 39745500.
Herc E, Pritt B, Huizenga T, Douce R, Hysell M, Newton D, Sidge J, Losman E, Sherbeck J, Kaul DR. Probable Locally Acquired Babesia divergens-Like Infection in Woman, Michigan, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Aug;24(8):1558–60.
Roe N, Wang M, Wisniewski SJ, Douce R. How automatic notification of infectious disease specialists impacted the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a community hospital setting. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2018 Dec 11;8(6):321-325.
Reuter A, Heyman A, Stockton B, Kraklau D, Wang MS. A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 26;2019:7478607.
Wang MS, Berry M, Lehto-Hoffman A, Vi L, Ramessar N. Chronic Tenosynovitis due to Mycobacteria kansasii in an Immunocompetent Host. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 16;2018:3297531.
Michael S Morris, Scott E Wilkins. Pott Puffy Tumor. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2018 Jan 1;118(1):55
Kathryn M Adams, Nicole M Roe. A Rare Case of MALT Lymphoma Underlying Ileocecal Intussusception. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2016 Aug 1;116(8):e37-40.
Madariaga HM, Sieberg CB, Vela X, Kwon K, Lerma EV, Desai T. Gender interactions in Twitter and medical education: How is nephrology doing? - PubMed. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Mar 2:gfab058. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab058. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33677566.
Lopez FA, Burton M. Aspiration of Dental Crown. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2018 Feb 1;118(2):124.
Frazier NM and Douce RW. First reported case of Lyme carditis in Southwest Michigan. Spartan Med. Res. J. Vol. 1, No. 2, pp
Cannon J, Douce RW, Grubbs ER, Wills CB, Khan A, Schmidt EM, Wang MS. Comparison of Acute Kidney Injury during Treatment with Vancomycin and either Piperacillin-Tazobactam or Meropenem. Spartan Med. Res. J. Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 85-98, 2017.. 82-90, 2017.
Wang MS, Faheem S, J. Pham K, Lloyd, D, Hatch-Vallier B, Johnson E. The Face of Clostridiodes Difficile Infections in the Outpatient Setting. Spartan Med Res. Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2020
Chang KW, Kwok LL, Rana MK, Patel S, Birris T. Paraneoplastic Leukemoid Reaction in Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report - PubMed. Am J Case Rep. 2020 Jan 31;21:e919596. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.919596. PMID: 32001665; PMCID: PMC7011169.
Wang MS, Frazier NM, Griffiths R, Sikorski CW, Douce RW. Recurrence of Disseminated Mycobacterium avium intracellulare Presenting as Spondylodiscitis and Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - PubMed. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Aug 9;22:e931595. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.931595. PMID: 34370719; PMCID: PMC8363659.
Allen J, Conard J, Wang M. A Fatal Case of Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Infection in an Immunocompromised Host. Spartan Med Res J. 2017 Aug 24;2(1):5967.
ADDING FUEL TO FIRE: A RARE CASE OF CROHN'S-INDUCED INSTERSTITIAL LUNG ABNORMALITIES THAT PROGRESSED TO METHOTREXATE-INDUCED ILD. ATASSI, REYAN et al. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A6247 – A6248
URINARY SEPSIS: THE FIRST REPORTED CASE OF PSEUDOCITROBACTER FAECALIS INFECTION IN THE UNITED STATES. SHARMA, TUSHAR et al. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A2604 – A2605
MILK ON TAP: CHYLOTHORAX AND CHYLOUS ASCITES SECONDARY TO CIRRHOSIS AND NEPHROTIC SYNDROME. NACO, CHRIS et al. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A6189 – A6190
RARE DIAGNOSIS OF MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA VIA TRANSBRONCHIAL LUNG BIOPSY. SHARMA, TUSHAR et al.. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A6426 – A6427
A DUST IN CYTOKINE STORM: THE CASE OF HLH UNMASKING DISSEMINATED HISTOPLASMOSIS. ATALLAH, DANIA et al. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A77 – A78
EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA: A VACATION REVEALING RARE MALIGNANCY. QADRI, SYED et al. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A5024 – A5025
SHRINKING LUNG SYNDROME: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF A RARE PULMONARY PUZZLE. YEE, MATTHEW et al. CHEST, Volume 168, Issue 4, A6458 – A6459
A CHYLOUS CONUNDRUM: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF RECURRENT CHYLOUS PERICARDIUM. HUARINGA, MARIA et al. CHEST, Volume 166, Issue 4, A3635 – A3636
TATTOO OF DEATH: A CASE OF SUSPECTED MAST CELL DEGENERATION SYNDROME-INDUCED CARDIAC ARREST. ATALLAH, DANIA et al. CHEST, Volume 166, Issue 4, A95 – A96
BETWEEN A SHOCK AND A HARD PLACE: WHY AN AICD FIRED 55 TIMES IN 6 HOURS AND THE ANTICLIMACTIC ENDING. ATALLAH, DANIA et al. CHEST, Volume 166, Issue 4, A746 – A747
CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE DECISIONS MADE BY A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY AND A PATIENT'S MEMORIALIZED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE: A CASE REPORT. SAIFUDDIN, HAMZA et al. CHEST, Volume 166, Issue 4, A126 – A127
PULMONARY OSSIFICATION: WHEN LUNGS GROW BONES, IT BECOMES HARD TO BREATH. RAZA, KHATEEB et al.. CHEST, Volume 166, Issue 4, A3503 – A3504
A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF SECONDARY PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS (PAP) WITH SUPERIMPOSED MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM. PALMIERI FERMIN, SARA R et al. CHEST, Volume 166, Issue 4, A1469 – A1470
A RARE CASE OF COMBINED SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA. THOMAS, SHON et al. CHEST, Volume 164, Issue 4, A4336
A MILKY SITUATION FOR COMMUNITY HOSPITALS: CHYLOTHORAX COMPLICATED BY CIRRHOTIC HYDROTHORAX REFRACTORY TO TRADITIONAL CHYLOTHORAX TREATMENT. RAZA, KHATEEB et al. CHEST, Volume 164, Issue 4, A3694 – A3695
ISOLATED MYCOBACTERIUM KUMAMOTONENSE IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT WITHOUT RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. CHANG, JEREMIAH et al. CHEST, Volume 164, Issue 4, A1352 – A1353
Yockey OP, et al. Amlodipine-Inducedhttps://journals.lww.com/jasn/fulltext/2024/10001/amlodipine_induced_chylous_ascites_in_a_patient_on.2011.aspxChylous Ascites in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 35 (Suppl.): 611 abstr. FR-PO487, No. 10, Oct 2024.
Raza, Khateeb1; Dorst, Andrew2; Alam, Salar1; Kwon, Katherine Westin1. What the NELL-1 Does α-Lipoic Acid Have to Do with It?: TH-PO672. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 35(10S):10.1681/ASN.20248qpxnvd9, October 2024. Lipoic acid supplementation associated with neural epidermal growth factor-like 1 (NELL1)-associated membranous nephropathy.
M. Yee, K.E. Fitton, Subcarinal Bronchogenic Foregut Cyst Leading to Pleural Effusion, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Volume 211, Issue Supplement_1, May 2025, Page A2600. Subcarinal Bronchogenic Foregut Cyst Leading to Pleural Effusion.
D. Atallah, T. Sharma, and N. Gandham. Ah, Ha, Ha, Ha, Stayin' Alive? A Case of CPR Induced Mediastinal Hematoma in the Setting of Pulmonary and Venous Thrombosis [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025;211:A5815.
J. Chang, D. Atallah, O. Yockey, M. Patrus, and K.E. Fitton. A Rare Case of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Disguised as Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia [abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A4638.
Cay, Edward DO*; Tiesenga, Austin DO; Simmer, Stephen MD. S3447 Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Pancreatic Serous Cystadenoma Relieved by Endoscopic Cystgastrostomy. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 120(10S2):p S741, October 2025. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001141248.26930.
Tiesenga, Austin DO*; Birris, Thomas MD; Schreiner, William MD; Malaka, David MD; Woods, Rafeek MD; Wang, Michael MD. S5120 A Rare Case of Spondylodiscitis Due to Actinotignum schaalii in a Patient With Crohn’s Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 120(10S2):p S1093, October 2025. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001147940.12625.94
Cay, Edward DO1,*; Steele, Joshua DO2; Hamman, Claire DO2; Sendelbach, Mariquit DO2. S3912 Duodenal Obstruction Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S2495-S2496, October 2023
Cay, Edward DO1,*; Birris, Thomas MD2. S2987 Mesenteric Variceal Bleed Presenting as Hemoperitoneum in New Onset Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S2015, October 2023
Bulthuis A, et al. 2025 ASAM Annual Conference Poster Abstracts (2025). Journal of Addiction Medicine, 19(5), e1-e97.
Anthony Noll, Issa Massog, Khateeb Raza Samantha Labay. “Ball Too Hard? A Case Of Sudden-Onset Lower Extremity Weakness In A 28-Year-Old Male” (Podium Award Winner) The 2025 AOASM Clinical Conference took place April 30- May 3, 2025, at the Embassy Suites Downtown Hotel in Asheville, NC.
Expanding Horizons in Sports Medicine.
Anthony Noll and Issa Massog. A Parent in Pain: A Case of Atraumatic Right Upper Extremity Pain and Swelling.
Anthony Noll, Michele Collingworth, Yousef Hasanain, Karanvir Takhar, Alexander Hinckley. The CASE Study: Caffeine in Sports/Exercise.
Goodman Z, Morris A. MON-513 A Rare Case of Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Neuroblastoma in an Adult. J Endocr Soc. 2025 Oct 22;9(Suppl 1):bvaf149.268. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaf149.268. PMCID: PMC12544868.
Michael Wang, Kristina Aleksoniene, Jason Tompkins, Richard Douce, John Froggatt, Mark Harrison, P-1885. Continuous Infectious Diseases Coverage by Merging with a Hospitalist Practice in a Small Community Hospital System, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue Supplement_1, February 2025.
Shannon Beckman, Gretchen Zimmerman, Khateeb Raza, Samuel Ballard, Naveen Vijayam, Bethany Stibbe, Monica Rykse, Joe Brown, Theresa Klein, Andrew M Skinner, Michael S Wang, 708. Three stages of laboratory stewardship in improving appropriate Clostridioides difficile testing in a community-based setting, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 10, Issue Supplement_2, December 2023.
Bulthuis A and Emmons A. Severe persistent hypomagnesemia 7 years following revlamid administration. 2024
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