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APRIL 2025    Volume 108, Number 4

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CONTACT
Editor-in-Chief

William Binder, MD
william_binder@brown.edu

Managing Editor
Mary Korr
mkorr@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
Publication Requirements
Peer Review Policy
Ethics Statement
Copyright Transfer
Financial Disclosure
Commentary Guide
Letters to the Editor Guide
Images in Medicine Guide
Videos in Medicine Guide

Associate Editors
Kenneth S. Korr, MD
George Bayliss, MD

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Plasmacytoma and Amyloidoma Presenting as an Iliac Mass
Zeni Kharel, MD; Sungeun Kim, MD; Roman M. Kowalchuk, MD; Ronald L. Sham, MD

Niacin-Induced Flushing
Alyssa M. Iurillo, BA; Sarina Khemchandani, BA; Fatima N. Mirza, MD, MPH;
Oliver J. Wisco, DO

“Popper”-Induced Methemoglobinemia: A Visual Diagnosis
Emily Shearer, MD, MPP, MSc; Jessica Nagy, PharmD; Adam Aluisio, MD, MPH

CASE REPORT
Ruptured Root Abscess with Aortopulmonary Fistula Caused by
Vancomycin-Resistant-Enterococcus Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Jessica M. Gonzalez, MD; Gabriel Lowenhaar, MD; Chirag Mehta, MD;
Rebecca Cangemi, MD; Jessica Guidi, MD

A Case of Visual Hallucinations – Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH; Kole Brownstein, DO; Kyle Hilario, BS;
Julia Valeri, MSPAS, PA-C

Traumatic Testicular Dislocation: A Case Report
Jordan Karsch, MD, Venkata Paruchuri, MD, David Grand, MD

RESEARCH STUDIES
Intrauterine Device Insertion Practices Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Rhode Island
Tiffany N. Bell, MD, MPH; Kristen A. Matteson, MD, MPH; Christina Raker, ScD;
Rebecca H. Allen, MD, MPH

Improving Inpatient Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbation Care: A Resident Physician Training Approach
Roger Auth, MD; Sarah Rhoads, MD; Michael Blundin, MD; Angela Dziok, NP;
Stacy Caddick-Dowty, RT; Debasree Banerjee, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health by numbers
Snapshot of Rhode Island’s Syndemic Approach to Harm Reduction (2021–2024)
Erin Brown, MPH; Emma Creegan, MPH; Nya Reichley, MPA; Sarah Edwards, CCHW, CPRS;
Jennifer Koziol, MPH; Thomas Bertrand, MPH, MA; Suzanne Bornschein, MD

Vital Statistics
ROSEANN GIORGIANNI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

COMMENTARY
Smile Wrinkles: Why You Should Whistle While You Work (And Not Smile)
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Spotlight
COVID-19 Anniversary: Five Years Ago
Mary Korr

Heritage
From Sorrento to Providence, Dr. Carlotta N. Golini fulfilled the American dream
Mary Korr

In the News   [8-page pdf]
RI delegation blasts Trump admin’s claw back of public health funding

National Resident Matching Program® releases 2025 Main Residency Match® results

Match Day 2025 at the Alpert Medical School

URI’s College of Health Sciences introducing a new master’s degree in public health

University Orthopedics’ Dr. E. Scott Paxton first in RI to perform partial shoulder replacement using revolutionary pyrocarbon implant

New study provides critical insights into newborn deaths

Kent’s Hospital at Home program celebrates milestone

CDC reports nearly 24% decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths

Rep. Casimiro highlights dementia services coordinator bill at Alzheimer’s Association
Awareness Day event

Funding to bolster primary care training capacity

URI to host international XV Progress in Motor Control Conference in July

Southcoast Health opens a new comprehensive specialty care office in Portsmouth

Avoidable deaths are on the rise in United States, yet falling in many peer nations

People/Places   [4-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Zobeida Diaz, MD, appointed Division Director of Women’s Behavioral Health at W&I

Brian Musiak, PharmD, named VP Pharmacy for CNE

Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH, named chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Paul Wallace, MD, named medical director of The Providence Center

John Minichiello, MBA, named CTC-RI Executive Director

RECOGNITION
Rhode Island Psychological Association announces Dr. Julie Wolter 2025
Committee of State Leaders, State Leadership Award recipient

AAOS names 2025 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award winner for 25-Year
Anterior Shoulder Instability Research

Rhode Island, Newport Hospitals make Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2025 List

US News & World Report names University Orthopedics East Bay Surgery Center
among nation’s best ambulatory surgery centers for orthopedics & spine

US News & World Report recognizes East Greenwich Endoscopy Center

OBITUARIES   [1-page pdf]
Dominic Francis Corrigan, MD
Ronald C. Hillegass, MD

 
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