Michael Contarino

ORCID: 0009-0003-1279-4397
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Research Areas
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Aortic Thrombus and Embolism

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2016-2025

University of North Carolina Hospitals
2023-2024

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2024

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2024

Maine Medical Center
2024

Case Western Reserve University
2024

University School
2024

WakeMed
2016-2018

Cholesterol emboli syndrome is a rare of tissue ischemia and necrosis caused by the embolization cholesterol crystals from atherosclerotic plaques, leading to vascular occlusion. This report documents case in 72-year-old male with multiple cardiovascular risk factors including end-stage renal disease, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes. We describe this patient's atypical presentation upper extremity rather than lower digital as presenting sign significant...

10.7759/cureus.78773 article EN Cureus 2025-02-09

ABSTRACT Background While the overall percentage of residents who withdraw (2.7%) or take extended leave (1.0%) are low, subgroup analysis has found that minority physicians approximately 30% more likely to from residency than their white counterparts and 8 times absence. With ongoing national efforts support diversity in medical education through increased recruitment underrepresented medicine (UiM) students programs, there is paucity data identifying specific experiences challenging...

10.4300/jgme-d-20-00729.1 article EN Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2021-04-02

Objective: The study aims to elicit perceived benefits and downsides of X+Y scheduling for combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) residents via focus groups. Methods: Five groups were conducted with Med-Peds in participating programs which utilized scheduling. One group was held per institution. Each facilitated by a chief resident from different Questions developed the team after review literature local experience included open-ended questions. Focus recorded transcribed....

10.7759/cureus.52983 article EN Cureus 2024-01-26

Symptomatic skeletal muscle metastasis from esophageal adenocarcinoma is rare. Here we report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with right thigh pain, and was found to have symptomatic psoas as presentation adenocarcinoma. The primary tumor notable for signet ring cells (SRC), poor prognostic indicator well predictor biologic aggressiveness. patient passed away within 1 month diagnosis due disease progression, supporting aggressiveness such SRC lesions. Lastly, literature review...

10.21037/tgh.2016.04.05 article EN Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2016-05-04

Abstract Background Medicine procedure services (MPS) increasingly perform bedside procedures, including lumbar punctures (LPs). Success rates and factors associated with LP success performed by MPS have not been well described. Objective We identified patients undergoing an September 2015 to December 2020. demographic clinical factors, patient position, body mass index (BMI), use of ultrasound, trainee participation. multivariable analysis identify complications. Main Outcome Measures 1065...

10.1002/jhm.13143 article EN Journal of Hospital Medicine 2023-06-06
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