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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Publications

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. Freedman AA, Keenan-Devlin LS, Smart BP, Odom-Konja RM, Gallivan SU, Franklin AD, Crockett AH, Ernst LM, Borders A, Miller GE  A multidimensional tool for quantifying structural racism: Application to adverse pregnancy outcomes in Chicago, Illinois.  Soc Sci Med  2025 May;372:118013. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118013
  2. Hildenbrand AK, Mara CA, Murphy B, Hood AM, Johnson Y, Shook LM, Real FJ, Nwankwo C, Hackworth R, Badawy SM  et al.  Engaging Parents of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Shared Decision-Making for Hydroxyurea: The ENGAGE-HU Study.  Pediatr Blood Cancer  2025 May;72(5):e31639. doi:10.1002/pbc.31639
  3. Ravanbakhsh N, Ro E, Melin-Aldana H, Chen W, Mohammad S, Benya EC, Kaj-Carbaidwala B, Whitehead B, Alonso EM, Chapin CA  et al.  Assessment of Liver Fibrosis Through Shear Wave Elastography in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.  Pediatr Transplant  2025 May;29(3):e70056. doi:10.1111/petr.70056
  4. Mimiaga MJ, Kuhns LM, Biello KB, Tian J, Skeer MR, Psaros C, Moitra E, Chen D, Yonko E, Mayer KH  et al.  Positive STEPS: Enhancing Medication Adherence and Achieving Viral Load Suppression in Youth Living With HIV in the United States-Results From an Efficacious Stepped Care, Randomized Controlled Trial.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 May 01;99(1):64-74. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003639
  5. Yang MM, Singh R, Haugen M, Duff A, Shoop J, Morgan ER, Rossoff JE, Weinstein JL, Heneghan MB, Badawy SM  Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) and Habit Strength in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).  Eur J Haematol  2025 May;114(5):864-871. doi:10.1111/ejh.14386
  6. Kula AJ, Frisby-Zedan J, Linder JR, Hauck A  Left atrial mechanics in youth with chronic kidney disease and similarly aged healthy controls.  Pediatr Nephrol  2025 May;40(5):1731-1739. doi:10.1007/s00467-024-06600-5
  7. Yang H, Aboyewa OB, Webster G, Shah D, Golestanirad L, Baraboo JJ, Markl M, Collins JD, Knight BP, Hong K  et al.  Aortic velocity measurements derived from phase-contrast MRI are influenced by a cardiac implantable electronic device in both adult and pediatric human subjects.  Magn Reson Med  2025 May;93(5):2099-2107. doi:10.1002/mrm.30399
  8. Mlodnicka A, Mansolf M, Chandran A, Aris IM, Calub CA, Ahmad S, Shapiro A, Cochran D, Restrepo B, Schmidt R  et al.  Prediction of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in late childhood from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in early childhood.  Dev Psychopathol  2025 May;37(2):815-824. doi:10.1017/S0954579424000695
  9. Colombel JF, Sandborn WJ, Schreiber S, Danese S, Kłopocka M, Kierkuś J, Kulynych R, Gonciarz M, Sołtysiak A, Smoliński P  et al.  Subcutaneous Infliximab (CT-P13 SC) as Maintenance Therapy for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: 2-Year Results from Open-Label Extensions of Two Randomized Controlled Trials (LIBERTY).  J Crohns Colitis  2025 Apr 17;. pii:jjaf060
  10. Aldag E, Stephans A, Lorenz D, Erdem G, Kaplan RL, Colgan JY, Bochner R, Graf T, Winik B, Money NM  Predicting Intensive Care Utilization for Patients With MIS-C in the Emergency Department.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2025 Apr 17;. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003383
  11. Suhs MC, O'Donnell A, Ellis J, Weissberg-Benchell J, Harris MA, Papadakis JL  Evaluating representativeness: recruitment for a virtual family-based intervention focused on the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care†.  J Pediatr Psychol  2025 Apr 15;. pii:jsaf023
  12. Attridge MM, Kester KM, Kemal S, Varma Thomas S, Mangold K, Hoffmann JA  Development and Evaluation of an Advocacy Curriculum for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows.  Pediatrics  2025 Apr 15;. pii:e2024067564
  13. Peters BA, Xue X, Hanna DB, Wang Y, Wang Z, Sharma A, Floris-Moore M, Konkle-Parker D, Alcaide ML, Sheth AN  et al.  Healthy Aging and the Gut Microbiome in People With and Without HIV.  J Infect Dis  2025 Apr 15;231(4):981-992. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiae644
  14. Whitehead J, Adams M, Davies A, Johnson EK, Pyle LTC  Evolving language reflects evolving understanding: updated terms for anatomical description in i/VSC/DSD.  Nat Rev Urol  2025 Apr 14;. doi:10.1038/s41585-025-01035-5
  15. Karrento K, Rosen JM, Tarbell SE, Issenman RM, Gelfand AA, Gamboa H, Parikh S, Adams K, Wiercioch W, Li BUK  North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 2025 guidelines for management of cyclic vomiting syndrome in children.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr  2025 Apr 14;. doi:10.1002/jpn3.70020
  16. 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 Apr 14;. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003395
  17. Ramgopal S, Gorski JK, Martin-Gill C, Spurrier RG, Chaudhari PP  Prehospital and Emergency Department Vital Sign Abnormalities Among Injured Children.  Prehosp Emerg Care  2025 Apr 14;:1-8. doi:10.1080/10903127.2025.2488062
  18. Nick JA, Martiniano SL, Lovell VK, Vestal B, Poch K, Caceres SM, Rysavy NM, de Moura VC, Gilick JJ, Malcolm KC  et al.  Trial design of bacteriophage therapy for nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease in cystic fibrosis: The POSTSTAMP study.  J Cyst Fibros  2025 Apr 12;. pii:S1569-1993(25)00765-9
  19. Marinkovich MP, Paller AS, Guide SV, Gonzalez ME, Lucky AW, Bağcı IS, Agostini B, Fitzgerald K, Chen S, Chen H  et al.  Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Beremagene Geperpavec-svdt (B-VEC) in an Open-Label Extension Study of Patients with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.  Am J Clin Dermatol  2025 Apr 12;. doi:10.1007/s40257-025-00942-y
  20. Zhang X, Brody JA, Graff M, Highland HM, Chami N, Xu H, Wang Z, Ferrier KR, Chittoor G, Josyula NS  et al.  Whole genome sequencing analysis of body mass index identifies novel African ancestry-specific risk allele.  Nat Commun  2025 Apr 11;16(1):3470. pii:3470
  21. Monti D, Lantos E, Lancki N, Grobman WA, Jhaveri R, Yee LM  Optimizing Care for Reproductive-Age Women with Hepatitis C Virus.  J Womens Health (Larchmt)  2025 Apr 11;. doi:10.1089/jwh.2024.1089
  22. 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 Apr 10;. pii:S0002-9378(25)00222-4
  23. Heffernan ME, Macy ML  Survey response rates: Reassessing expectations.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2025 Apr 09;. pii:piaf031
  24. Steinberg BA, Holubkov R, Bunch TJ, Deering TF, Groh CA, Kennedy R, Perez M, Piccini JP, Pokharel P, Savona SJ  et al.  Sotalol Dosing and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Intravenous Loading for Atrial Arrhythmias-A PEAKS Registry Substudy.  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol  2025 Apr 09;. doi:10.1111/jce.16677
  25. Kennedy E, Vadlamani S, Lindsey HM, Peterson KS, Dams O'Connor K, Agarwal R, Amiri HH, Andersen RK, Babikian T, Baron DA  et al.  Linking Symptom Inventories Using Semantic Textual Similarity.  J Neurotrauma  2025 Apr 09;. doi:10.1089/neu.2024.0301
  26. Schumacher DJ, Michelson C, Winn A, Henry D, O'Connor M, Li ST, Blair RJ, Velazquez-Campbell M, Kihlstrom MJ, Borman-Shoap E  et al.  Graduating Residents' Readiness for Unsupervised Practice.  Pediatrics  2025 Apr 09;. pii:e2024070307
  27. Kappus MR, Hughes D, Ganger D, Kim Y, Bashir M, Bonn J, Borhani A, Fetzer D, Fischer R, Gabriel H  et al.  A survey of national practice patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance for patients with fontan-associated liver disease: A call to action.  Liver Transpl  2025 Apr 08;. doi:10.1097/LVT.0000000000000622
  28. Wang LE, Muttar S, Badawy SM  The challenges of iron chelation therapy in thalassemia: how do we overcome them?  Expert Rev Hematol  2025 Apr 08;:1-7. doi:10.1080/17474086.2025.2489562
  29. Zhang X, Scadden AW, Marthi A, Buchanan VL, Qu Y, Ferrier KR, Chen BD, Graff M, Avila J, Boerwinkle E  et al.  Alterations in DNA Methylation, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Profiles in African Ancestry Populations with APOL1 Risk Alleles.  J Am Soc Nephrol  2025 Apr 07;. doi:10.1681/ASN.0000000688
  30. Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Paller AS, O'Toole E, Dreyfus I, Bodemer C, Akiyama M, Diociaiuti A, El Hachem M, Fischer J, Gonzalez-Sarmiento R  et al.  Management of congenital ichthyoses: Guidelines of care: Part Two: 2024 Update.  Br J Dermatol  2025 Apr 07;. pii:ljaf077
  31. Rustad AM, Soltani H, Yang LJ, McKenney JE, Ren Z, Rangel SM, Paller AS  Bullying in Children With Congenital Ichthyosis.  Pediatr Dermatol  2025 Apr 06;. doi:10.1111/pde.15920
  32. Verghese PS, Bobrowski A, Carter C, Dharnidharka VR, Gattineni J, Goodwin JE, Kershaw DB, Mauch TJ, Nelson R, Subtirelu M  et al.  Pediatric Nephrology Practice in the US: Survey of Pediatric Nephrology Division Directors.  Am J Kidney Dis  2025 Apr 04;. pii:S0272-6386(25)00776-0
  33. Lee J, Lai S, Yang S, Zhao S, Blanco FA, Lyons AC, Merino-Urteaga R, Ahrens JF, Nguyen NA, Liu H  et al.  Bright and photostable yellow fluorescent proteins for extended imaging.  Nat Commun  2025 Apr 04;16(1):3241. pii:3241
  34. Lang SM, Truong DT, Powell AJ, Kazlova V, Newburger JW, Awerbach JD, Binka E, Bradford TT, Cartoski M, Cheng A  et al.  CMR Findings in the Long-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MUSIC) Study.  Circ Cardiovasc Imaging  2025 Apr 04;:e017420. doi:10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017420
  35. Khazanchi R, Brewster RCL, Tolliver DG, Heard-Garris NJ, Vasan A, Winkelman TNA, Hadland SE  Adverse Childhood Experiences and Unmet Health Care Needs due to Cost and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationally Representative Analysis of U.S. Adolescents.  J Adolesc Health  2025 Apr 03;. pii:S1054-139X(25)00064-3
  36. Chalmer RBR, Ayers E, Weiss EF, Fowler NR, Telzak A, Summanwar D, Zwerling J, Wang C, Xu H, Holden RJ  et al.  Improving Early Dementia Detection Among Diverse Older Adults With Cognitive Concerns With the 5-Cog Paradigm: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Clinical Trial.  JMIR Res Protoc  2025 Apr 03;14:e60471. doi:10.2196/60471
  37. Dunk CE, Powis KM, Legbedze J, Sun S, Mmasa KN, Kgole SW, Masasa G, Moyo S, Mohammed T, Yee LM  et al.  Low placental growth factor levels mid-gestation predict small for gestational age in pregnant women with HIV.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 Apr 03;. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003672
  38. Fisher SA, Jao J, Yee LM, Serghides L, Chadwick EG, Jacobson DL,   Fatty acid signatures in people with HIV: association with adverse pregnancy outcomes and offspring anthropometrics.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 Apr 03;. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003665
  39. Gerner-Mauro KN, Vila Ellis L, Wang G, Nayak R, Lwigale PY, Poché RA, Chen J  Morphogenic, molecular, and cellular adaptations for unidirectional airflow in the chicken lung.  Development  2025 Apr 03;. pii:dev.204346
  40. Mangus CW, Janke AT, Mahajan P, Michelson KA  MRI Adoption in Pediatric Appendicitis-Trends and Outcomes.  Hosp Pediatr  2025 Apr 03;. pii:e2024008077
  41. Seblani M, Zannikou M, Duffy JT, Joshi T, Levine RN, Thakur A, Puigdelloses-Vallcorba M, Horbinski CM, Miska J, Hambardzumyan D  et al.  IL13RA2-integrated genetically engineered mouse model allows for CAR T cells targeting pediatric high-grade gliomas.  Acta Neuropathol Commun  2025 Apr 02;13(1):69. pii:69
  42. Magodoro IM, Ntusi NAB, Jao J, Zar HJ, Claggett BL, Siedner MJ, Wilkinson KA, Wilkinson RJ  Cardiometabolic Biomarkers and Systemic Inflammation in US Adolescents and Young Adults With Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Population-Based Cohort Study.  Open Forum Infect Dis  2025 Apr;12(4):ofaf194. pii:ofaf194
  43. Li L, Zhou T, Lu Y, Chen J, Lei Y, Wu Q, Arnold J, Becich MJ, Bisyuk Y, Blecker S  et al.  Kidney Function Following COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Apr 01;8(4):e254129. pii:e254129
  44. Blazius B, Troost JP, Kopp JB, Parekh RS, Gillespie B, Ayoub I, Kallash M, Gbadegesin R, Canetta PA, Srivastava T  et al.  Clinical Decision-Making About Immunosuppressive Treatment in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.  Kidney Med  2025 Apr;7(4):100975. pii:100975
  45. Gottlieb S, Madkins K, Lio P  An Updated Scoping Review of Disparities in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis.  Pediatr Dermatol  2025 Apr 01;. doi:10.1111/pde.15914
  46. Braxton ME, Jang S, Ruiz AM, Hershey J, Ryder JR, Kelly AS, Shaibi GQ  Evaluating and Understanding Weight Management Experiences Among Adolescent Girls During and After Residential Treatment for Obesity.  Obes Sci Pract  2025 Apr;11(2):e70049. pii:e70049
  47. Dudoignon B, Bokov P, Benterki F, Couque N, Rand CM, Weese-Mayer DE, Delclaux C  Reliability of Composite Autonomic Symptom Score (COMPASS)-31 in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome.  Pediatr Pulmonol  2025 Apr;60(4):e71072. pii:e71072
  48. Wang X, Singh P, Cejas RB, Zhou L, Sharafeldin N, Trainor PJ, Landier W, Cheng C, Hageman L, Wang F  et al.  DNA Damage Response and Repair Genes and Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.  Circ Genom Precis Med  2025 Apr;18(2):e004813. doi:10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.004813
  49. Chaikin CA, Thakkar AV, Steffeck AWT, Pfrender EM, Hung K, Zhu P, Waldeck NJ, Nozawa R, Song W, Futtner CR  et al.  Control of circadian muscle glucose metabolism through the BMAL1-HIF axis in obesity.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2025 Apr;122(13):e2424046122. pii:e2424046122

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