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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. Hoffmann JA  It's Time to Get on Board: Solutions to the Pediatric Behavioral Health Boarding Crisis.  Ann Emerg Med  2025 May;85(5):393-396. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.11.006
  8. 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
  9. Tan S, Zhang Q, Zhan R, Luo S, Han Y, Yu B, Muss C, Pingault V, Marlin S, Delahaye A  et al.  Monoallelic loss-of-function variants in GSK3B lead to autism and developmental delay.  Mol Psychiatry  2025 May;30(5):1952-1965. doi:10.1038/s41380-024-02806-z
  10. 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
  11. Cheng AL, Herman E, Abramoff B, Anderson JR, Azola A, Baratta JM, Bartels MN, Bhavaraju-Sanka R, Blitshteyn S, Fine JS  et al.  Multidisciplinary collaborative guidance on the assessment and treatment of patients with Long COVID: A compendium statement.  PM R  2025 Apr 22;. doi:10.1002/pmrj.13397
  12. Thivalapill N, Jenkins TM, Inge TH, Xie C, Courcoulas AP, Harmon CM, Helmrath MA, Sisley S, Michalsky MP, Ryder JR  et al.  Functional mobility and pain are improved for 6 years after adolescent bariatric surgery.  Obesity (Silver Spring)  2025 Apr 21;. doi:10.1002/oby.24285
  13. Shah SN, Fong HF, Haney SB, Harper NS, Pierce MC, Neuman MI  Has This Child Experienced Physical Abuse?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.  JAMA  2025 Apr 21;. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.2216
  14. Heffernan ME, Macy ML  Trends in Mental and Physical Health Among Youths.  JAMA Pediatr  2025 Apr 21;. pii:e250556
  15. Ruple BA, Simmons JM, Liem RI, Bunsawat K  The Vulnerable Preterm Heart: Tale from the Two Chambers.  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol  2025 Apr 21;. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00254.2025
  16. Hespe S, Singer ES, Reuter C, Murray B, Jordan E, Chowns J, Peters S, Mayers M, Gray B, Hershberger RE  et al.  Clinical Validity of Autosomal Dominant ALPK3 Loss-of-Function Variants as a Cause of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.  Circ Genom Precis Med  2025 Apr 21;:e004976. doi:10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.004976
  17. Landa MM, Rosenthal A, Li CN, Arshad M, Patel S, Kociolek L, Barnes A, Karuri S, Muller WJ  Bacteremia in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients within 1 Year of Transplant.  Transpl Infect Dis  2025 Apr 21;:e70030. doi:10.1111/tid.70030
  18. Eichenfield LF, Shi VY, Yu J, Pierce EJ, Atwater AR, Austin J, Anderson P, Paller AS  Patient-Reported Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Disease: Results of a Real-World, Cross-Sectional Survey.  Pediatr Dermatol  2025 Apr 20;. doi:10.1111/pde.15940
  19. Branche T, Shapiro J, Najera C, Matoba N, Rankin K, Collins JWJ  Rates of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and its Subcategories in the U.S.: The Effect of Maternal Race, Ethnicity and Nativity.  Matern Child Health J  2025 Apr 19;. doi:10.1007/s10995-025-04084-9
  20. Ketabchi B, Chaudhary S, Cieslak K, Das K, Foster AA, Haasz M, Hoffmann JA, Hueschen L, Lehto E, Mehta SD  et al.  Youth Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department: Lethal Means Counseling 101.  Ann Emerg Med  2025 Apr 17;. pii:S0196-0644(25)00116-7
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Zhang J, Chang J, Chen V, Beg MA, Huang W, Vick L, Wang Y, Zhang H, Yttre E, Gupta A  et al.  Oxidized LDL stimulates PKM2-mediated mtROS production and phagocytosis.  J Lipid Res  2025 Apr 16;:100809. doi:10.1016/j.jlr.2025.100809
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. Heffernan ME, Macy ML  Survey response rates: Reassessing expectations.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2025 Apr 09;. pii:piaf031
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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. pii:e60471

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