Mark Colantonio, MD

Resident

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Resident

• MD, West Virginia University, 2023

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Wiley J, Colantonio MA, Hollingsworth N, Shakesprere J. PRES or ODS: An Atypical Presentation of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome? Radiol Case Rep. 2025. – Accepted, Awaiting Publication

Colantonio MA, Sblendorio D, Hart E, Wiley J. An Atypical Case of Optic Neuritis: Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease (MOGAD). Radiol Case Rep. 2025. – Accepted, Awaiting Publication

Colantonio MA, Shepherd K, Shannon B. Syphilis and HIV Co-Infection Presenting with a Pituitary Abscess: A Rare Case Presentation. Radiol Case Rep. 2025. – Accepted, Awaiting Publication

Colantonio MA, Dionne C. A Rare Presentation of Ovarian Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report. Radiol Case Rep. 20:3409-3413 (2025)

Colantonio MA, Condiles N, Lim A, Shawwa K. An Unusual Presentation of IgA Vasculitis and IgA Nephropathy: A Case Report. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2025. – Accepted, Awaiting Publication

Alawad S, Alsaeed N, Burnette B, Colantonio M, Kasson L. Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption (RIME) in an Adult Male With Mycoplasma pneumoniae: A Case Report. Cureus. 2025 Jan 31;17(1):e78301. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78301. PMID: 40026955; PMCID: PMC11872188

Colantonio MA, Wiley J. Severe bullous emphysema: exploring risk factors and the importance of radiography. Radiol Case Rep. 2025 Jan 16;20(4):1863-1866. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.01.009. PMID: 39897754; PMCID: PMC11786998

Colantonio MA, Aggarwal S, Deshwal H. Pulmonary artery aneurysm as a rare manifestation of Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Respir Med Case Rep. 2024 Dec 27;53:102164. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102164. PMID: 40013008; PMCID: PMC11864160

Colantonio MA, Shepherd K, Shannon B. Not your common neck pain: Longus coli tendonitis. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Dec 19;20(3):1439-1442. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.11.085. PMID: 39898338; PMCID: PMC11785546

Colantonio MA, Hartzell M, Shannon B. Proteus mirabilis: An Unlikely Device-related Infection. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2025 Jan 6;15(1):84-88. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1440. PMID: 39867149; PMCID: PMC11759076

Williams NA, Colantonio M. The utility and limitations of Perplexity AI in transfusion medicine. Transfusion. 2024 Oct;64(10):2030-2033. doi: 10.1111/trf.18008. PMID: 39428598.

Colantonio MA, Pokharel S, Dionne C, Leibrock S. Mycobacterium bovis: An unusual cause of aortic graft infection. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Sep 25;19(12):6413-6416. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.107. PMID: 39380819; PMCID: PMC11460373

Berzingi S, Piechowski K, Hendricks E, Colantonio M, Anandarm A, Perkowski G, Miller T, Conte J, Nassar S, Kaseer B, Liriano MM, Avalon JC, Chapman K, Patel B. Integrating cardiovascular risk assessment into mobile low-dose CT lung screenings in rural Appalachia: A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between lung cancer risk, coronary artery calcium burden, and cardiovascular risk reduction strategies. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Aug 11;19:100719. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100719. PMID: 39252854; PMCID: PMC11381835

Colantonio M, Awad M, Liriano MM, Santer M, Murshid A, Haleem A. An Unlikely Cause of Chest Pain: Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2024 Sep 9;14(5):114-119. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1394. PMID: 39399193; PMCID: PMC11466336

Colantonio MA, Williams N, Ahmad T, Ali W. Ischaemic Colitis from an Unusual Cause: Oral Contraceptives. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2024 Jul 26;11(8):004731. doi: 10.12890/2024_004731. PMCID: PMC11313108

Colantonio M, Dionne C. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Presenting as Headache: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024 Jul 16;16(7):e64683. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64683. PMID: 39015218; PMCID: PMC11251748

Pang L, Colantonio MA, Arvon J, Raybuck B, Balla S. Case report: unravelling the puzzle of unicuspid aortic valve with multimodality imaging. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 May 30;8(6):ytae269. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae269. PMID: 38895171; PMCID: PMC11184979.

Colantonio MA, Hartzell M, Shannon B, Iyer A. A Silent Cause of Shock: Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2024 May 27;11(6):004627. doi: 10.12890/2024_004627. PMCID: PMC11152233.

Hageboeck Shepherd K, Colantonio M, Santer M, Mahmud H, Shannon B. Dogs Licks Are Not Benign: Pasturella Multocida Bacteremia From Household Dog. Cureus. 2024 Apr 18;16(4):e58554. doi: 10.7759/cureus.58554. PMID: 38765386; PMCID: PMC11102085

Awad M, Colantonio M, Liriano MM, Santer M, Shepherd K, Haleem A. CardioMEMS monitoring device migration: A rare complication. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Apr 13;19(7):2596-2599. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.03.049. PMID: 38645959; PMCID: PMC11026698.

Mederos Liriano M, Hageboeck K, Colantonio M, Alawad S, Thayer J. Tipped Over the Edge: A Case of Diabetes Ketoacidosis Precipitated by High-Dose Steroids in the Setting of a Large Peritonsillar Abscess. Cureus. 2024 Mar 25;16(3):e56917. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56917. PMID: 38665732; PMCID: PMC11042923

Colantonio MA, Arvon JN, Koenig N, Hendricks E, Abdullah A. SARS-CoV-2 associated septic venous cavernous sinus thrombosis: A case report. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Dec 28;19(3):1090-1092. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.12.021. PMID: 38229599; PMCID: PMC10789928.

Nwafor DC, Kirby BD, Ralston JD, Colantonio MA, Ibekwe E, Lucke-Wold B. Neurocognitive Sequelae and Rehabilitation after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Optimizing Outcomes. Journal of Vascular Diseases. 2023; 2(2):197-211. https://doi.org/10.3390/jvd2020014

Colantonio MA, Nwafor DC, Jaiswal S, Shrestha AK, Elkhooly M, Rollins S, Wen S, Sriwastava S. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated optic neuritis and myelitis in COVID-19: a case report and a review of the literature. Egypt J Neurol Psychiatr Neurosurg. 2022;58(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s41983-022-00496-4. Epub 2022 May 31. PMID: 35668818; PMCID: PMC9152836.

Khan E, Shrestha AK, Colantonio MA, Liberio RN, Sriwastava S. Acute transverse myelitis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: a case report and review of literature. J Neurol. 2022 Mar;269(3):1121-1132. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10785-2. Epub 2021 Sep 5. PMID: 34482455; PMCID: PMC8418691.

Nwafor DC, Brichacek AL, Foster CH, Lucke-Wold BP, Ali A, Colantonio MA, Brown CM, Qaiser R. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: An Update on Preclinical Models, Clinical Biomarkers, and the Implications of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2022 May 22;14:11795735221098125. doi: 10.1177/11795735221098125. PMID: 35620529; PMCID: PMC9127876.

Sriwastava S, Shrestha AK, Khalid SH, Colantonio MA, Nwafor D, Srivastava S. Spectrum of Neuroimaging Findings in Post-COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Series and Review of Literature. Neurol Int. 2021 Nov 19;13(4):622-639. doi: 10.3390/neurolint13040061. PMID: 34842783; PMCID: PMC8628885.

Cavendish JZ, Sarkar SN, Colantonio MA, Quintana DD, Ahmed N, White BA, Engler-Chiurazzi EB, Simpkins JW. Mitochondrial Movement and Number Deficits in Embryonic Cortical Neurons from 3xTg-AD Mice. J Alzheimers Dis. 2019;70(1):139-151. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190143. PMID: 31177221; PMCID: PMC7014557.

Posters, Abstracts and Presentations

Colantonio M, LaPorte D, Tuck N, Rojas E, Deepak V, Stansbury C, Sharma S. “Can Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Be Used as a Predictor of Outcomes in Patients With OSA in Rural Appalachia?” (2025, American Thoracic Society) – Accepted

Colantonio M, Buragamadagu B, Chapman K, Deshwal H. “Cysts And Ground Glass Opacities: Manifestations Of A Smoking-related Interstitial Lung Disease” (2025, American Thoracic Society) – Accepted

Buragamadagu B, Colantonio M, Elzahrany H, Zulfiqar I, Hadique S. “Unicentric Castleman Disease: A Rare Lymphoproliferative Disorder With Regional Lymphadenopathy” - (2025, American Thoracic Society) – Accepted

Colantonio M, Buragamadagu B, Al-Saeed N, Chapman K. “Cystic Fibrosis: Exploring Rural Health Disparities” (2025, American Thoracic Society) – Accepted

Colantonio M, Buragamadagu B, Chapman K. “COPD Complications: Analyzing Outcomes in a Rural Environment” (2025, American Thoracic Society) – Accepted

Colantonio MA, Clutter C, Gannon K. “Optimization of Blood Pressure in the Outpatient Setting” (2025, 3^rd West Virginia Healthcare Safety, Quality, and Experience Improvement Research Day”

Shrestha U, Ahmed H, Chapman K, Al-Jaroushi H, Colantonio M, Sharma S. “ Safety and Feasibility of Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy in a Rural Academic Hospital Without Interventional Pulmonology Support” (2025)

“Thieves Market – A Case of Anaplasmosis” (2024, American College of Physicians, West Virginia Chapter”

Rana S, Liriano MM, Colantonio M, Alyami B, Sokos G. “Recurrent Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS): A Sequela of Coronary Artery Aneurysm Secondary to Kawasaki Disease” (2024, American College of Cardiology, West Virginia Chapter)

Piechowski K, Avalon J, Berzingi S, Anandaram A, Hendricks E, Colantonio M, Hartzell M, Monroe G, Perkowski G, Miller TC, Skaff P, Conte J, Nassar S, Kaseer B, Chapman KD, Patel BD. Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Strategies After Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring on Mobile CT Lung Screenings in Rural Appalachia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 1686.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)03676-3

Berzingi, S, Piechowski, K, Hendricks, E, Colantonio M, et al. Correlation Between Lung-Rads Scoring and Coronary Artery Calcium Burden in Mobile Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 2349.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)04339-0

Colantonio MA, Gannon K. “Optimization of Blood Pressure in the Outpatient Setting” (2024, West Virginia University QI Project)

Arvon, J. N., Colantonio, M. A., & Shannon, B. “Polyarticular Gout Flare as a Cause of High-Grade Fever: A Case Report” (2023, West Virginia American College of Physicians)

Liberio, R, Colantonio, M. A, Khan, E., Shrestha, A. and Sriwastava, S. (2022). Acute Transverse Myelitis Following SARS-COV-2 Vaccine: A Case Report. International Journal of Medical Students

“COVID-19 Associated Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease (MOGAD) Optic Neuritis and Myelitis” (2022, APSA Northeast Regional Conference)

“Acute Transverse Myelitis Following SARS-COV2 Vaccine: A Case Report” (2022, APSA Northeast Regional Conference)

“Hemorrhage Control in the Bleeding Trauma Patient” (2020, WVU Trauma and Acute Care Summer Externship)

“Sigma-1 Receptor Modulation of Mitochondrial Structure, Function and Movement in Transgenic Alzheimer’s Diseased Neurons (2019, WVU Research Symposium)

“Mitochondrial Movement and Number Deficits in Embryonic Cortical Neurons from 3xTg-AD Mice (2019, Van Liere Research Conference)

“Quantitative Analysis of Mitochondrial Morphology in Neurons of Triple Transgenic Alzheimer’s Diseased Mice” (2017, Van Liere Research Conference”

“Quantitative Analysis of Mitochondrial Morphology in Neurons of 3x-TG Mice” (2017, WVU Neuroscience Retreat)

Grants

Evaluating Feasibility and Accuracy of a Novel Non-invasive Method to Accurately Adjust Respiratory Variations in Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure During Right Heart Catheterization (West Virginia University Innovation Grant, 2025)

Ongoing Projects

Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy in Rural Appalachia – A Single Center Experience (2024-2025)

• A retrospective cohort study of 120 patients ungoing robotic assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) at West Virginia University J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital from December 2021 through December 2024 (IRB NHSR/Flex protocol #2410045314). Primary outcome, including diagnostic yield (DY) defined by the ATS-ACCP consensus statement, and secondary outcomes, including procedural details and factors influencing DY, were explored

Evaluating Feasibility and Accuracy of a Novel Non-invasive Method to Accurately Adjust Respiratory Variations in Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure During Right Heart Catheterization (2025-2026)

• A retrospective cohort study exploring the utilization of an average, mean PAWP (pulmonary artery wedge pressure) over various respiratory cycles compared to end-expiratory PAWP for the classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (IRB NHSR/Flex protocol #2410047114). Our prospective feasibility study will explore the performance of a novel, computational, non-invasive method to adjust PAWP to respiratory variations against the gold standard of esophageal manometry.

Exploring Outcome Differences Between Differing Inducation and Paralytic Medications (2025-2026)

• A retrospective cohort study exploring outcome differences among induction medications used for endotracheal intubation among our intensive care unit (ICU) patient population at West Virginia University (IRB NHSR/Flex protocol #2502112423).

Interviews

“Heart to Heart: Expert Advice for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Before it Starts”, The Daily Anthenium, 20 February 2025

Podcasts

“Unwitnessed fall & confusion”, Clinical Problem Solvers, 9 December 2024

July 2024 Resident of Month

Professional Societies and Committees

American College of Physicians 

American Thoracic Society