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Below are the 50 more recent publications by faculty members in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Visit PubMed to see all publications from within the department.

  1. Kukora SK, Ryan K, Yan H, Clarke R, Arslanian-Engoren C, Pituch K  Development and acceptability testing of a tracheostomy decision support video for parents.  PEC Innov  2025 Dec;7:100412. pii:100412
  2. Tubman A, Papadakis JL, Finlayson C, Duquette D, Goetsch Weisman A  Perspectives From Adolescents and Young Adults With Klinefelter Syndrome on Testosterone Supplementation and Fertility.  J Endocr Soc  2025 Sep;9(9):bvaf112. pii:bvaf112
  3. Maggs J, Sweeney L, Pucci A, McWilliams E, Yablon D, Ertman B, Butcher JL, Everhart RS, Siracusa C, Gifford AH  et al.  Developing a framework for clinical conversations using a qualitative analysis of the patient experience of SIMPLIFY.  Patient Educ Couns  2025 Sep;138:109183. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2025.109183
  4. Shimamura A, Maschan A, Bennett C, Samarasinghe S, Farrar JE, Li CK, Sirachainan N, Pongtanakul B, Komvilaisak P, Zubarovskaya L  et al.  Eltrombopag in combination with immunosuppressive therapy in pediatric severe aplastic anemia: phase 2 ESCALATE trial.  Blood Adv  2025 Aug 12;9(15):3728-3738. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2024015102
  5. Spittle AJ, Marschik PB, Adde L, Badawi N, Byrne R, Bos AF, Chatelin A, Coughlan J, Fedeli F, Guzzetta A  et al.  Towards universal early screening for cerebral palsy: a roadmap for automated General Movements Assessment.  EClinicalMedicine  2025 Aug;86:103379. pii:103379
  6. Mejia EJ, Kugler C, Blume E  Palliative care for the cardiothoracic transplant recipient.  JHLT Open  2025 Aug;9:100329. pii:100329
  7. Merrill KG, Silva J, Chu W, Romero G, Melgoza V, Gabino B, Mora C, Vargas S, Fuentes J, Kelleher-Montero C  et al.  Pilot optimization trial of a sexual and reproductive health program for Latina teens and their female caregivers: A study protocol.  Contemp Clin Trials Commun  2025 Aug;46:101512. pii:101512
  8. Choueiter NF, Jone PN, Harahsheh AS  Comparing the 2024 and 2017 Kawasaki Disease Statements From the American Heart Association.  Pediatrics  2025 Aug 01;156(2). pii:e2024069800
  9. Harries MD, Saper JK, Macy ML, Martin-Gill C, Ramgopal S  Emergency Medical Services Responses to School-Based Medical Emergencies.  Pediatrics  2025 Aug 01;156(2). pii:e2024068886
  10. Barrett NA, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Bacharier LB, Bansal P, Kabbash LG, Orange JS, Williams PV, Virant FS, Davis CM, Brandt R  et al.  The crucial impact of NIH funding on allergy/immunology patient care and research.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob  2025 Aug;4(3):100509. pii:100509
  11. Chiume M, Lawn JE, Salim N, Macharia W, Oden M, Ezeaka C, Palamountain KM, Estifanos AS, Richards-Kortum R  Neonatology's future: securing most impact where most newborn infants die.  Lancet Child Adolesc Health  2025 Aug;9(8):523-524. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00184-1
  12. Ding Y, He B, Bogush D, Schramm J, Singh C, Dovat K, Randazzo J, Tukaramrao D, Hengst J, Annageldiyev C  et al.  Critical roles of IKAROS and HDAC1 in regulation of heterochromatin and tumor suppression in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  Leukemia  2025 Aug;39(8):2010-2020. doi:10.1038/s41375-025-02651-1
  13. Walz AL, Kocherginsky M, Newmark M, Brooks E, Walterhouse D  Iohexol Clearance and Biomarker Analysis to Predict Toxicity in Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoma Receiving High-dose Methotrexate.  J Pediatr Hematol Oncol  2025 Aug 01;47(6):e235-e240. doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000003075
  14. Fisher E, Tartakovsky J, Bliss LA, Jaju A, Aw-Zoretic J, Vernon L, Mithal DS  Characterization of Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Moderate-Late Preterm Infants Diagnosed With Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.  Pediatr Neurol  2025 Aug;169:148-155. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.05.021
  15. Banc-Husu AM, Smith R, Kelly B, Anand R, Anderson SG, Lobritto S, Chapin CA, Chartier ME, Ekong UD, Elisofon SA  et al.  The Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT): 2023 Registry Status.  Pediatr Transplant  2025 Aug;29(5):e70111. doi:10.1111/petr.70111
  16. Hoffmann JA, Foster AA, Gable CJ, Carlin KE, Pergjika A, Burkhart K, Schultz TR, Mullins S, Edemba D, Saidinejad M  Pediatric Mental Health Boarding in US Emergency Departments, 2018-2022.  J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open  2025 Aug;6(4):100180. pii:100180
  17. Zhang R, Liu B, Yang M, Wu B, Hochstadt S, Lanfear DE, Witonsky J, Kumar R, Burchard EG, Ziv E  et al.  Socioenvironmental factors associated with shrimp allergy and shrimp sensitization in a large and diverse patient population and cohort study from metropolitan Detroit.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob  2025 Aug;4(3):100492. pii:100492
  18. Prill R, Ma CB, Wong SE, Beaufils P, Monllau JC, Arhos EK, Becker R, Villa FD, Goodloe JB, Irrgang JJ  et al.  The formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT initiative. Part II-Prevention, non-operative treatment and return to sport.  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc  2025 Aug;33(8):3014-3024. doi:10.1002/ksa.12689
  19. Simon CD, James Parker J, Warner L, Bean K, Bendelow A, Garfield CF  Paternal Leave Practices Among a Representative Sample of Recent Fathers in Georgia: 2018-2019.  Pediatrics  2025 Aug 01;156(2). pii:e2024070355
  20. Wu B, Yang M, Hu D, Zhang R, Liu B, Hochstadt S, Lanfear DE, Witonsky J, Kumar R, Hollenbach JA  et al.  HLA variation associated with peanut allergy and anaphylaxis among non-Hispanic Black individuals.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob  2025 Aug;4(3):100485. pii:100485
  21. Kodoth SM, Dadha P, Sehgal S, Warren C, Nimmagadda SR, Bilaver LA, Gupta RS  Generational shifts in atopic disease among immigrant families to North America from Southern India.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob  2025 Aug;4(3):100472. pii:100472
  22. Roman KM, Dinasarapu AR, Cherian S, Fan X, Donsante Y, Aravind N, Chan CS, Jinnah HA, Hess EJ  Striatal cell-type-specific molecular signatures reveal potential therapeutic targets in a model of dystonia.  Neurobiol Dis  2025 Aug;212:106981. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2025.106981
  23. Agha E, Sutter C, Ojewuyi I, Abramsohn EM, Andriano M, Bell C, Calix AL, Cherry JL, Downing K, Flower T  et al.  The Grief Navigation Trial: A multi-site pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of two interventions to support parents after their child's unexpected or traumatic death.  Contemp Clin Trials  2025 Aug;155:107962. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2025.107962
  24. Dieguez AC, Kuang A, Josefson JL, Scholtens DM, Lowe WL, Hayes MG, Hivert MF  In Utero Exposure to Maternal Hyperglycemia and Offspring Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Risk Score Are Independently Associated With Risk of Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Youth.  Diabetes Care  2025 Aug 01;48(8):1356-1360. doi:10.2337/dc24-2891
  25. Sutton KS, Walz AL, Groenendijk A, Murphy AJ, Pater L, Janssens GO, Brzezinski J, Mullen EA, Spreafico F, Godzinski J  et al.  Remaining Challenges in the Treatment of Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Children's Oncology Group and International Society of Paediatric Oncology Perspectives.  Pediatr Blood Cancer  2025 Aug;72(8):e31790. doi:10.1002/pbc.31790
  26. Pujol N, Giordano AO, Wong SE, Beaufils P, Monllau JC, Arhos EK, Becker R, Della Villa F, Brett Goodloe J, Irrgang JJ  et al.  The formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT initiative. Part I-Rehabilitation management after meniscus surgery (meniscectomy, repair and reconstruction).  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc  2025 Aug;33(8):3002-3013. doi:10.1002/ksa.12674
  27. Karalius MC, Ramachandran PS, Wapniarski A, Wang M, Zia M, Hills NK, Wintermark M, Grose C, Dowling MM, Wilson JL  et al.  Infection in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke: Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Results of the VIPS II Study.  Stroke  2025 Aug;56(8):2110-2121. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.050548
  28. Ramgopal S, Rosenman M, Alpern ER, Florin TA, Michelson KA  Patient Age and Antibiotic Formulation Administration in the Pediatric Emergency Department.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2025 Aug 01;41(8):628-634. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003395
  29. Rouse DJ, MacPherson C, Saade GR, Dinsmoor MJ, Reddy UM, Pass R, Allard D, Mallett G, Clifton RG, Gyamfi-Bannerman C  et al.  The association of cytomegalovirus hyperimmune globulin with adverse pregnancy outcomes.  Am J Obstet Gynecol  2025 Aug;233(2):e39-e42. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.04.014
  30. Ezekian JE, Anderson CC, Aziz PF, Baluch S, Berger S, Lopez-Anderson M, Miller V, Mitani Y, Molossi S, Morrow V  et al.  The 2024 think tank on prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young: Pathway to survival. A report from the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium.  Am Heart J  2025 Aug;286:45-55. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.03.010
  31. Bosquet Enlow M, Blackwell CK, Sherlock P, Mansolf M, Bekelman TA, Blair C, Bush NR, Graff JC, Hockett C, Leve LD  et al.  The influence of early childhood education and care on the relation between early-life social adversity and children's mental health in the environmental influences for Child Health Outcomes Program.  Dev Psychopathol  2025 Aug;37(3):1628-1646. doi:10.1017/S0954579424001822
  32. Quadri NS, Martins SL, Sidebottom A, Mohamed S, Ha N, Nguyen D, Patel L, Kethireddy R  Association of Language Preference with Therapeutic Care for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities  2025 Aug;12(4):2454-2462. doi:10.1007/s40615-024-02065-2
  33. Mahendran GN, Tey CS, Musso MF, Anand GS, Larson J, Mehta M, Reichert L, Prickett K, Raol NP  Measuring the Impact of a Delay in Care on Pediatric Otolaryngologic Surgery Completion.  Ear Nose Throat J  2025 Aug;104(8):NP558-NP564. doi:10.1177/01455613221134428
  34. Kozhumam AS, Frazier M, Landa MM, Ibrahim S, Macy ML  Characterizing suboptimal child passenger safety practices in crashes with fatalities: Child, driver, vehicle, neighborhood, and policy factors.  Traffic Inj Prev  2025 Jul 31;:1-7. doi:10.1080/15389588.2025.2526615
  35. Brothers SB, Wolfe-Christensen C, Loblein HJ, Kimbley H, Patrick KE, Sepeta LN, McNally KA, Koop JI, Stilp RL, Ailion A  et al.  Depressive symptoms in youth with refractory epilepsy: Exploration of seizure, sociodemographic and cognitive factors.  Epilepsy Behav  2025 Jul 30;171:110608. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110608
  36. Krishnan V, Huang X, Perak AM, Coresh J, Ndumele CE, Greenland P, Lloyd-Jones DM, Khan SS  PREVENT Risk Age Equations and Population Distribution in US Adults.  JAMA Cardiol  2025 Jul 30;. pii:e252427
  37. , Silverman A, Walsh R, Santoro JD, Thomas K, Ballinger E, Fisher KS, Thomas AX, Appavu B, Kruer MC  et al.  Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in US Children.  JAMA  2025 Jul 30;. pii:e2511534
  38. Dutton AJ, Hayes CK, Leib DA, Akhtar LN  Herpes Simplex Virus Neurovirulence Across the Human Lifespan.  J Infect Dis  2025 Jul 30;232(1):14-24. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaf275
  39. Arteaga R, Eble DJ, Nguyen AL, Roblee CV, Tople T, Ferrando CA, Kremer M, Gardner SL, Inwards-Breland DJ, Sequeira GM  et al.  Qualitative Analysis of Program Director Perspectives on Conscientious Objection Policies to Gender-Affirming Care.  J Surg Res  2025 Jul 29;314:85-93. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2025.06.034
  40. Bensignor MO, Hsia DS, Van Name MA, Jastreboff AM, Ryder JR  Extinguishing the Fire: Treating Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes by Targeting Obesity Treatment.  Diabetes Care  2025 Jul 29;. pii:dci250031
  41. Ogunmola OA, Tamambang RF, Kuti K, Kuhns LM, Awolude O, Adetunji A, Oladeji B, Olaleye O, Oyerinde AM, Garofalo R  et al.  Exploratory Impact of iCARE Nigeria, a Combined mHealth and Peer Navigation Intervention, on Depressive Symptoms and Substance Use Among Youth Living With HIV in Nigeria: Single-Arm Trial.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Jul 29;9:e71141. pii:e71141
  42. Feldman CH, Santacroce L, Bassett IV, Thaweethai T, Alicic R, Atchley-Challenner R, Chung A, Goldberg MP, Horowitz CR, Jacobson KB  et al.  Social Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort.  Ann Intern Med  2025 Jul 29;. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-01971
  43. Lee-Kim Y, DelSignore L, Antos NJ, Morse CL, Kruger SJ, Topor LS, Gillispie-Taylor M, Johnston LC, Beck Dallaghan GL, James SH  et al.  A Rising Tide Lifts all Boats: The Role of the Subspecialist in Recruitment into Pediatrics.  J Pediatr  2025 Jul 28;:114757. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114757
  44. Paller AS, Blauvelt A, Soong W, Chih-Ho Hong H, Schuttelaar MLA, Schneider SKR, Simpson EL  Clinically Meaningful Improvements in Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis Treated with Tralokinumab who did not Achieve Clear or Almost Clear Skin at Week 16.  Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)  2025 Jul 28;. doi:10.1007/s13555-025-01484-1
  45. Sinisterra-Diaz SE, Prada CE, Pachajoa H  Possible Founder Effect of Glycine Encephalopathy: Evidence of a GLDC c.2714T>G (p.Val905Gly) Common Variant in the Paisa Community Based in Cali, Colombia.  Am J Med Genet A  2025 Jul 27;:e64173. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.64173
  46. Li CN, Blumenthal JA, Sick-Samuels AC  Use and Stewardship of Molecular Testing for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Survey.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2025 Jul 26;. pii:piaf065
  47. Li E, Chakraborty A, Kohtz SJ, Cajigas I, Hinojosa-Gonzalez L, Shiau F, Bertossi R, Vassar RJ, Kessler JA, Ay F  et al.  Single-cell transcriptomics of ventral forebrain progenitors identifies Evf2 enhancer lncRNA-enhancer gene guidance through direct RNA binding and RNP recruitment domains.  Nat Commun  2025 Jul 26;16(1):6902. pii:6902
  48. Davis CM, Akin C, Bahna SL, Hsu Blatman KS, Carr T, Chang C, Chong HJ, Ciaccio CE, Davis BP, Fadugba O  et al.  The state of the academic medical center in allergy/immunology: Work Group Report of the AAAAI A/I Division Directors Committee.  J Allergy Clin Immunol  2025 Jul 25;. pii:S0091-6749(25)00607-4
  49. Peyton C, Moulton TS  Characterizing how people with cerebral palsy move: An opportunity for improved precision in the new definition.  Dev Med Child Neurol  2025 Jul 25;. doi:10.1111/dmcn.16436
  50. Navanandan N, Hagopian E, Brinton JT, Tanverdi M, Edid A, Linn C, Sulbaran H, Florin TA, Mistry RD, Seibold MA  et al.  Oscillometry Measures the Response to Acute Asthma Therapy in the Pediatric Emergency Department.  Ann Am Thorac Soc  2025 Jul 24;. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202502-205OC

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