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Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Scholarly Work/Awards

Resident Awards

Here is a sampling of some of the awards earned while in residency:

  • American College of Psychiatrists PRITE Fellow
  • American Psychiatric Association Leadership Fellow
  • Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Fenton Outstanding Combined Resident Award
  • Graduate Medical Education High Value Care Competition Award
  • Group for Advancement of Psychiatry Fellow
  • IM Dept. Trainee Research Travel Award
  • Psych Dept. Tupin Research Award
  • Innovative Models of Integrated Care Association of Medicine and Psychiatry
  • Mini-Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (MJCOC), U.S. Department of Defense
  • Psychiatry Department Resident Scholar's Award in Public Psychiatry
  • UC Davis Academic Forum Poster Winner
  • UC Davis/UC Irvine Health and Wellbeing Fellow

Our program provides a financial stipend to present scholarly work at conferences such as the American Psychiatric Association, American College of Physicians, Society of General Internal Medicine, and Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Below is a sampling of some of our residents’ conference and grand rounds type presentations:

Haponyuk A. Methamphetamine use disorder: A brief review of treatment approaches.
Presented at: CalAIM Webinar Series; February 2025; Sacramento, CA. Oral presentation.

Jonathan Credo. “Environmental monitoring in rural Tribal communities.” Annual UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Research Symposia, 16 May 2025, Sacramento, CA.

Jonathan Credo. “The road taken – perspective care barriers for Tribal patients from contrasting research and clinical experiences.” Voices of the Diné: bridging science, culture, and community in genetics research summit, Flagstaff, AZ, Spring 2025

Lundberg B.R., Leisy H., MacDonald S., Sharma M., Enos S., Nguyen B., and Tong E.. Tobacco History Quality Improvement in the Ambulatory Care Setting. University of California Davis, Health Quality Forum, March 12, 2025.  

Haponyuk A. Lombo-Luque S, DeMartini J, Johnson E, Jimenez S.
The HeartPlus clinic project: Addiction/cardiology co-management clinic with contingency management for patients with heart failure and stimulant use disorder.
Presented at: Tupin Scholars Grand Rounds; December 2024; Sacramento, CA. Oral presentation by Haponyuk A.

Lundberg B.R., Liu D.L., Kohler M.L., Araneta A., Semion K., Perry S., Devine K., Tran D., Unützer J., Hinton L., Scher L.M.. Collaborative Care for Older Adults – A family partnership Intervention. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry National Conference, October 3-5, 2024.

Jonathan Credo. “Environmental health considerations from mining in the American Southwest.” Wayne State Rural Medical Symposia and ECHO. Virtual, Fall 2024.

Jonathan Credo. “Environmental health considerations from mining in the American Southwest.” University of California, Davis Emergency Medicine Departmental Rural Rounds, Virtual, Fall 2024.

Lundberg B.R., Garza E., Inslee A., Mears A., Stampke L.. UME & GME Learner Panel California Oregon Medical Partnership to Address Disparities in Rural Education and Health, September 6, 2024.

Lundberg B.R., Tong E. Journal Club Article Review. University of California Lung Cancer Consortium​. Young Investigator’s Meeting and Journal Club, January 9, 2024.

Cermeno E. The Utilization of Continuous Intravenous Haloperidol in the ICU for Severe Treatment-Resistant Hyperactive Delirium. Presented at the Annual Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Conference, October 2023.

Ostrander A, Scher L, DeMartini J, Richards K, Gonzalez A, Haponyuk A. Piloting equitable screening and treatment for substance use disorders. Presented at: UC Davis Quality Forum Virtual Meeting; March 2023; Virtual. Oral presentation.

Lundberg B.R., Raminder G., IgG4-related Hepatobiliary Disease Masquerading as cholangiocarcinoma in an Elderly Female with Non-Pain, Obstructive Jaundice and Hepatic Hilar Mass. American College of Physicians Nation Conference, April 27-29, 2022.

Cermeno E. Clozapine-Induced DRESS in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia. Presented at the Annual Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Conference, October 2022.

Peck G. Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Seminary: Optimal Methods for Patient Education, UC Davis, 2022 Sacramento, CA

C. Magoon, A. Sood, K. Wong. (November 2022) GAP Fellows Plenary: An Overview of Psychedelics in Psychiatry. Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, Greenwich, CT, plenary and Q & A moderation.

Haponyuk S. Management of Severe Anorexia Nervosa in the Non-Specialized Inpatient Setting Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Atlanta, GA. Oct 2022

Haponyuk A, Call Z, Stripe B. Parapharyngeal mass compression resulting in carotid hypersensitivity and Horner's syndrome. Presented at: UC Davis Internal Medicine Academic Forum; May 2022; Sacramento, CA. Poster presentation.

Haponyuk A, Adams M, Arms L, DeBelen-Wilson C, Kim JM, Njuguna VJ, Malhotra K.
Complex care coordination (CCC): A multidisciplinary approach to reduce overutilization of acute care services among Medi-Cal patients at a federally qualified health center.
Presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine; April 2022; Orlando, FL. Poster presentation.

Hsieh-Wong J. Megesterol Acetate: An Unusual Trigger of DKA. American College of Physicians Northern California. Virtual. Nov 2021

Hsieh-Wong J. A New Approach to Psychogenic Polydipsia: Beyond Antipsychotics and Behavioral Therapies. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Virtual. Oct 2021

Kim JM, Arms L, Malhotra K, Molla M. Complex Care Coordination for Multi-Visit Patients with UC Davis HealthNet Medi-Cal Insurance. UC Davis Internal Medicine Academic Forum. Sacramento, CA. April 2021.

Arms L. Initiating Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol at Discharge. 11th Annual UC Davis Health Quality Forum. Sacramento, CA. March 2021.

Hsieh-Wong J, Placone N, Arrendondo F, Pham T, Whitcomb C, Amsterdam, E. Syncope and COVID-19: Brugada Syndrome? American College of Physicians, Northern California. Virtual. Oct 2020.

Kim JM, Kramer E, Ward M. Health Disparities in the Time of COVID-19. Association of Medicine & Psychiatry Webinar Series. August 2020. (Webinar)

Lieng MK, Marcin JP, Chan S, Aurora MS, Kang Y, Kim JM, Mouzoon JL, Parish MB, Gonzalez AD, Yellowlees PM. “The Impact of Telemedicine on Psychiatry Consultations.” Western Medical Research Conference. Carmel, CA. 2020.

Levy P, “Broken Hearts, Broken Minds: A Case Of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following An Overdose Attempt”. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Meeting. Atlanta, GA. 2019.

Levy P. “Making the Case for Complexity: Inpatient Med-Psych Treatment Models.” UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Sacramento, CA. 2019.

Lew, S. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Forced Family Separation at the US Border. Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Conference. UC Davis Medical Center. Aug. 19, 2019.

Sokolski E, Mills A. Implementation of Standardized Screening for Depression and Alcohol Misuse in the UC Davis Resident Internal Medicine Clinic, UC Davis Healthcare Quality Forum. March 2019.

Levy P. “Root Cause Analysis and Failure Modes and Effect Analysis”. UC Davis Health Fundamentals of Healthcare Quality Improvement Workshop. 2019

Lieng MK, Marcin JP, Chan S, Aurora MS, Kang Y, Kim JM, Mouzoon JL, Parish MB, Gonzalez AD, Yellowlees PM. “Characterization of Telepsychiatry Consultation Recommendations.” National Telehealth Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. 2019.

Lew, S. A Public Health Crisis: Gun Violence and Gun Control. Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Conference. UC Davis Medical Center. Nov. 19, 2018.

Levy P. “Bivalirudin Infusion After Cardiac Catheterization”. UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality and Safety Conference. 2018.

Lew, S. California Correctional System. Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Conference. UC Davis Medical Center. 2018.

Short R, DeMartini J. “A Costly and Hazardous Taper; Communication and Stigma Errors.” Central California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting. Monterey, CA. 2017

Fairman N, DeMartini J, Tong K, Sugget K. “I Don’t Want to Die: A Patient’s End-of-life Story.” UC Davis Schwartz Rounds. Sacramento, CA. October 2017.

Kim J, Kwan L, Jen K, Kashkoulli P. “Lungs Before the Kidneys”. American College of Physicians: Northern CA Resident & Medical Student Abstract Competition. Walnut Creek, CA. October 2017.

DeMartini J. “Medical Mysteries: What Color is Your Pee? (Interactive Review of Hyponatremia, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Psychogenic Polydipsia, and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome).” American Psychiatric Association National Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. May 2017

Wong K, Z. Yang, V. Lee, R. M. McCarron. “Assessing California Insurance Network Adequacy in General Psychiatry.” Western Student and Resident Medical Research Forum (Oral presentation). January 2017.

DeMartini J. “Patients’ Hopes for Treatment of Advanced Cancer: a Mixed Methods Approach.” Society of General Internal Medicine National Annual Conference. Hollywood, Florida. May 2016.

DeMartini J, Scangos K, Ton H. “A Southeast Asian Man with Treatment Refractory Psychosis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis”. UC Davis Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Sacramento, CA. October 2015

Below is a sampling of some of our publications of scholarly work published while in residency:

Lundberg B.R., Liu D.L., Kohler M.L., Araneta A., Semion K., Perry S., Devine K., Tran D., Unützer J., Hinton L. and Scher L.M.. Collaborative Care for Older Adults – A family partnership Intervention. Pending publication.

Credo, J., Virk, J. S.; Mubarik, S.; Bourgeois, J. A. “A fatal case of recurrent neuroleptic malignant syndrome without hyperthermia with the use of second-generation antipsychotics.” Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2025.

Lister A., Credo J., Ingram J.C. "Determination of uranium in sheep (Ovis aries) liver by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS)." Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Research. 2024 June; 11(1). https://doi.org/10.47739/2378-931X/1263

Lundberg B.R., Tabuyo-Martin A., Ponzini M.D., Wilson M.D., Creinin M.D.. Contraceptive plans before preoperative assessment and at procedure in surgical abortion patients. Contraception. 2022;107:48-51. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.10.008

Arms L, Johl H, DeMartini J. Improving the utilisation of medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder at discharge. BMJ Open Quality 2022;11:e001899. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001899

Hsieh-Wong J, Liu J, Huynh J, Parikh M, Kim E, Gong J, Halabi W, Siricilla M, Mitra A, Toomey K, Cho M. Immunotherapy in synchronous MSI-H rectal adenocarcinoma and upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a case report. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Jun;13(3):1473-1480. doi: 10.21037/jgo-22-81. PMID: 35837187; PMCID: PMC9274065.

Scher L, Haponyuk A. Amphetamine-related psychiatric disorders. Medscape. December 2022.

Haponyuk A, Cohnheim B, Dejong T, Barrett E. Assessment of same-day naloxone availability in New Mexico pharmacies. J Clin Outcomes Manag. October 2021.

Haponyuk A, Fancher T. Review of proposal: Portman ME. The Restless Mind: A Guide to Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press; August 2021.

Haponyuk A. Five lessons from the first five weeks of medical residency. The Rotation. August 2021.

Lew, S.T., DeMartini, J.M., Zamora E.A., and Ramezani, A. “Psychopharmacology and Integrative Health: Combined Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Conditions.” Advanced Pharmacology for Prescribers. Springer. In Press.

Levy P, Xiong G. “Is More Always Better? A recent meta-analysis suggests that optimal dosing for common antidepressants may lie at the lower end of their therapeutic range.” Review article for Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Quarterly Newsletter. 2020.

How PC, Kho C, Shim R. Cultural Humility and Structural Competence in Suicide Risk Assessment. In: Gold LH, Frierson R eds. Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management. 3rd ed. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2020.

Enoch LE, McCarron RM, Kho C. Supportive Psychotherapy and Chronic Pain Primary Care. In: De Mesa, C, Sheth SJ, Keenan Cm, McCarron RM, John J eds. Primary Care Pain Management. 1st ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2020.

DeMartini J, Fenton JJ, Epstein R, Duberstein P, Cipri C, Tancredi D, Xing G, Kaesberg P, Kravitz RL. Patients' Hopes for Advanced Cancer Treatment. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jan;57(1):57-63. e2. PubMed PMID: 30261227; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6310622.

Suo S, Chadha P, Levy P. Personality Disorders. In: McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Rivelli S, Muskin PR, Summergrad P, Suo S. eds. Primary Care Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

Enoch LE, McCarron RM, Kho C. Supportive Psychotherapy in Primary Care. In: McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Rivelli S, Muskin PR, Summergrad P, Suo S. eds. Primary Care Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

Sokolski E, Lew S, Keenan C, Leamon M. Substance Use Disorders- Alcohol. In: McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Rivelli S, Muskin PR, Summergrad P, Suo S. eds. Primary Care Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

Shim RS, Kho C, Murray-Garcia J. Inequities in Mental Health and Mental Health Care: A Review and Future Directions. Psychiatric Annals. March 2018.

Richards K, DeMartini J, Xiong G. “Understanding Sleep Disorders in Older Adults". Psychiatric Times. 2018 Feb;35(2): http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/sleep-disorders/understanding-sleep-disorders-older-adults

McCarron R, DeMartini J, Xiong G, Onate J. Chapter 1: The Primary Care Psychiatric Interview. Lippincott’s Primary Care Psychiatry: The Second Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2018. Baltimore, MD. Editors McCarron RM, Xiong G, Rivelli S, Muskin P, Summergrad P.

DeMartini J, Yu A, Liu A. Chapter 1: General Principles. Study Guide to Preventative Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Case Approach. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2017. Arlington, VA. Editor McCarron RM.

Gire-Dumas A, Parikh M, DeMartini J, Aronowitz P. Tumoral Calcinosis. Consultant. 2016;56(3):247-275. http://www.consultant360.com/articles/tumoral-calcinosis

Enoch L, Chibnal J, Schindler D, Slavin S. Association of Medical Student Burnout with Residency Specialty Choice. Medical Education. Vol. 47, No. 2 January 2013

Enoch L, Keenan K, Hylton J, Sanchez. Chapters on “Diabetes”, “Obesity”, “Metabolic Syndrome”, “Osteoporosis”, and “Thyroid Disorders”. In: Study Guide to Preventative Medical Care in Psychiatry. Arlington, VA. American Psychiatric Association. 2017. Pp. 43-46, 47-50, 51-54, 55-58, 59-64.

Hsu, DC, Tancredi D, Hirsch C. Abstract: “C-Reactive Protein Fails to Predict Geriatric Depression: The Cardiovascular Health Study.” The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 20:3. Supplement 1. March 2012. S109.

Hsu, DC. Book Review of Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Third Edition by C. Edward Coffey and Jeffrey L. Cummings. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2011. The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Residents’ Journal. January 2012.

Hsu, DC. Book Review of The History and Influence of the American Psychiatric Association by Walter E. Barton, MD. American Psychiatric Press, Inc. The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Residents’ Journal. 2011.

Leung M, Xiong G, Leamon M, et al. General medicine hospital admissions from a public inpatient psychiatric health facility: A review of medical complication over 30 months. Psychosomatics. 2010; 51:498-502.