Infectious Diseases

Kristina Angelo, DO
Residency: Internal Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
PGY-V

Biography
Dr. Angelo received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from The University of San Diego in 2004. In 2008, she earned a Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Angelo completed her Internal Medicine Residency training at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in June 2011. Dr. Angelo was appointed Chief Resident at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in July 2010.

In July 2011, Dr. Angelo began her Infectious Diseases Fellowship training at Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section.

Publications
Angelo KM, Tan T, Huang KL. Treatment of Severe P. falciparum Malaria with Artesunate-Report of the First Case in the Western United States. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2010 Sept; In press.

Janine VanSant, MD
PGY-V

Biography
Dr. VanSant double majored in Biology and Philosophy at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1999. Following graduation, she taught biology, chemistry, physics and philosophy as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon.  In 2008, she earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Oregon Health & Science University.  She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Tulane University in 2011.  She began her Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine in July 2011.

Publications

• VanSant J, Richey L, Dorestan D, Durandisse N, Hadi C. Prevention of Vertical Transmission at "Hôpital Albert Schweitzer" in Deschapelles, Haiti. IDSA Meeting Abstract and Poster Presentation, October 2009.
• Richey, L, VanSant J, Hadi C. Barriers to HAART Adherence in patients with HIV at "Hôpital Albert Schweitzer" in Deschapelles, Haiti. IDSA Meeting Abstract and Poster Presentation, October 2009.
• VanSant J, Parikh L, Miller C. Appeasing the Masses. PowerPoint presentation, Regional Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting, February 2009. Poster presentation, Louisiana American College of Physicians Meeting, February 2009. Poster presentation, National Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting, May 2009.
• Shimogori T, VanSant J, Paik E, Grove EA. Members of the Wnt, Fz, and Frp Gene Families Expressed in Postnatal Mouse Cerebral Cortex. J Comp Neurol. 2004 Jun 7;473(4):496-510.
• VanSant J. Wnt Gene Expression in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain. Poster presentation, Neuroscience Conference, October 1999
• VanSant J, Grove EA. Wnt gene expression in the postnatal mouse forebrain. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 1999 Vol. 25, Part 1, p. 1029.
• Eshleman AJ, Johnson RA, Wolfrum KM, Wilhelm CJ, Carmolli M, VanSant JT, Meyer PJ, Phillips TJ, and Janowsky A. Biogenic amine transporters: Effects of drugs on substrate release vary with methodology. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (in revision)

Jeffrey Percak, MD
PGY-IV

Biography
Jeff Percak grew up in suburban Chicago. He completed a Bachelor of Art in Neuroscience from Pomona College in Claremont, CA in 2004. After college he returned to Chicago to attend medical school at Rush Medical College where he received an M.D. degree in 2008. In June 2011, he completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Tulane University School of Medicine and served as a chief resident of Internal Medicine in 2011-2012. He began his Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine in July 2012.

Anup Subedee, MD
PGY-IV

Biography
Dr Subedee, a native of Nepal, completed medical school training in 2002 from Guangxi Medical University in China. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency in June 2011 from Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Pennsylvania. He worked as a Hospitalist for a year before starting his Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine in August 2012.

Publications

• Mainali NR, Aryal MR, Badal M, Subedee A. Confusion and upper extremity weakness in an elderly woman: case of Lyme encephalopathy and radiculoneuritis (Presented as a poster at Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting 2012)
• Subedee A, Powell D, Donato A. Residence in Long Term Care Facilities as a Risk for HCAP: A Review of Culture Resistance Attributable to Facility as Compared to Antibiotic Selection Pressure. (Presented as a poster at Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and at Berks County Medical Society Resident Day competition 2011; awarded the top prize for the best research presentation at the latter)
• Subedee A, George D. Early IV to PO Conversion of Azithromycin Therapy in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Presented as a poster at Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers National Initiative phase 2 final meeting 2011)
• Subedee A, Donato A. What lies beneath (lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a young female) (Presented as a poster at Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting 2011)
• Lee H, Subedee A, Donato A. Cephalosporin-associated neurotoxicity in an end-stage renal disease patient (Presented as a poster at Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting 2011)
• Subedee A, Lloyd B. A case of Myasthenia Gravis presenting as “drug allergy” (Presented orally and awarded the top prize for the best submission at Berks County Medical Society Resident Day competition 2010)
• Subedee A, Alweis R. Standardizing chronic opiate management in a resident clinic: a QI project (Presented as a poster at American College of Physicians eastern regional meeting 2010 and awarded prize for 3rd best QI abstract )
• Subedee A, Donato A. An ambulatory intervention to aid in smoking cessation: a QI project (Presented as a poster at Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting 2010)
• Subedee A, Dhungel V, Donato A. The undercurrents of “non-compliance” in an HIV patient (Presented as a poster at Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting 2010)
• Subedee A, Donato A. Looking beyond the obvious in a case of TTP (Presented as a poster at Society of General Internal Medicine mid-Atlantic regional meeting 2010)