David H. Tegay, D.O.,FACOG,  Associate Professor of Medicine will be honored as a Fellow of  the American College of Osteopathic Internists’ at its  2010 Convocation of Fellows on October 24, 2010 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco California. The Convocation will occur in conjunction with the 70th Annual Convention and Scientific Sessions of the A.C.O.I. October 23rd-27th, 2010

College of Osteopathic Medicine Scholars Publish Abstracts In JAOA

Rahmat Balogun, OMS III, is the first author of the  research abstract entitled, “Essential Tremor: Candidate Gene Identification Using Microarray Comparative Genomic Hybridization” recently published in the August 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Volume 110, #8. Additional co-authors include the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s David Tegay, D.O., Enrico Fazzini, D.O., Ph.D. and Brian Hallas, Ph.D.

This issue features abstracts from posters to be presented by Rahmat and other College of Osteopathic Medicine Academic Scholars at the San Francisco based, 54th Annual American Osteopathic Association Research Conference. The posters highlight the collaborative work of osteopathic medical clinicians, educators and students. Read the abstract.

Brian Bowers, D.O., Assistant Professor Medicine presented a lecture titled “Bone Health, Fall Prevention in the Elderly” at NYSOMS EASTERN REGIONAL OSTEOPATHIC CONVENTION, EROC 2010 on April 8, 2010.

David H. Tegay, D.O.,FACOG,  Associate Professor of Medicine presented a lecture titled  “Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine” at NYSOMS Eastern Regional  Osteopathic Convention, EROC 2010 on  April 9, 2010.

Brian Bowers, D.O., Assistant Professor Medicine presented two cases to add to previous reports of sarcoidosis-like illness after rescue work at the World Trade Center. The case report, Sarcoidosis in World Trade Center Rescue Workers Presenting With Rheumatologic Manifestations was published in the January 2010 issue of Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.

David H. Tegay, D.O.,FACOG,  Associate Professor of Medicine, co-authored the article, "Clinical and Mutational Spectrum of Neurofibromatosis Type 1-like Syndrome," published in the Nov. 18, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Rahmat Balogun, OMSIII, College of Osteopathic Medicine Academic Scholar, Co-Authored the chapter, "Krabbe Disease", in eMedicine, WebMD's Online Clinical Reference, together with her faculty research mentor, David Tegay, D.O., FACMG, FACOI, Associate Professor of Medicine.  The chapter can be accessed online.