NHMA Florida Chapter Inaugural Annual Meeting 2026
Research Competition

Awards & oral presentations

Every abstract was scored independently by two judges using a published rubric, with the authors' names and institutions hidden. Scores were adjusted for each judge's scoring tendency before ranking.

Oral presentations

Oral presentation · Residents & fellows
Persistent Occipital Neuralgia as the Initial Presentation of a Cognard Type V Hypoglossal Canal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Monica C. Correa-Alfonzo, Priamo Alexis Pichardo Gonzalez, Vasu Malhotra, Analise McGreal · Lakeland Regional Health
Oral presentation · Residents & fellows
Effect of Interleukin-6 Pathway Inhibition on Apolipoprotein A1 and Apolipoprotein B: A Meta-Analysis
Ermilo Echeverria-Ortegon, Alfredo Perez Tagle Tejeda, Juan Pastor-Cervantes · Memorial Healthcare System
Oral presentation · Residents & fellows
When a Tick Bite Mimics a Stroke: PCR-Confirmed Ehrlichial Meningoencephalitis Presenting with Expressive Aphasia and a Hyperferritinemic Syndrome
Aida Sarita Gonzalez, Usmaan Topiwala, Olu Oyesanmi, 3 more · HCA Florida Citrus Hospital
Oral presentation · Residents & fellows
Takayasu Arteritis Unmasked During Device Infection Evaluation in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Alfredo Perez Tagle Tejeda, Ermilo Echeverria-Ortegon, Qianlan Xi, 3 more · Memorial Healthcare System
Oral presentation · International medical graduates
Pharmacogenomics and Anesthesia: Is There an Ancestry-Related Response to Anesthetics in Hispanic/Latino Populations?
Sabrina Martinez, Daniela Rivera, Luis Isea Mercado

Best-poster awards

Best Case Report · Medical Students
When Pulmonary Nodules Are Not Malignant: A Case Report of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in a Patient with Giant Cell Arteritis
Katherine Obiaja Hernandez, Lensay Leon, Mabel Rodriguez Barrios, Nicholas Sakellarios · Florida State University College of Medicine
Best Research Abstract · Medical Students
Exploring the Disconnect Between Lipoprotein(a) Reduction and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Lp(a)HORIZON Trial
Rodrigo Ávila Barba, Sofía Alexia Sánchez Ávila, Becky Saba Assolin, 2 more
Best Case Report · Residents & Fellows
Metoprolol Toxicity Associated With Curcuminoid and Piperine Supplementation: A Suspected CYP2D6-Mediated Drug–Supplement Interaction
Anmol Gosai, Guillermo Gomez, Jose Torres, 2 more · HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
Best Research Abstract · Residents & Fellows
Acid Suppression Use Among Hispanic Adults Without Documented Reflux Disease
Mateo Useche, Maria Alejandra Molina Rodriguez, Sharon Lechtig-Wasserman, 2 more · Desert Valley Hospital
Best Case Report · International Medical Graduates
An Incidental Situs Inversus Totalis in a Pediatric Case of Granulomatous Panuveitis: A Case Report
Carlos Eduardo Solórzano Flores, Daniel Doham Aguilar Castro, Fabiola Langner-Salinas, 2 more · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Best Research Abstract · International Medical Graduates
Clinical and Diagnostic Characteristics of Abdominal Tuberculosis in Real-World Practice: Which Diagnostic Modalities Most Frequently Establish the Diagnosis?
Maria Camila Perez Vanegas, Angie C. Perez, Johan S. Ramos, 2 more · Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia

Oral presenters were selected first; a person giving an oral presentation was not also eligible for a best-poster award, so the award went to the next highest-scoring abstract.