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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  1. Koo C, Zhou Y, Thomas D, Fuentes R, Li J, Kim M, Richter CP, Tan X  Sex-specific hearing loss in Sirt3 knockout mice and attenuation by honokiol.  Hear Res  2025 Dec 02;470:109502. doi:10.1016/j.heares.2025.109502
  2. Bass LM, Hawthorne K, Magee JC, Shneider BL,   Secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in biliary atresia-Analysis of prospective multicenter studies.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr  2025 Nov 20;. doi:10.1002/jpn3.70281
  3. Toaz EE, Benitez AJ, Cheon EC, Mahon M, Hoffmann NV, Muir AB, Wechsler JB  Sevoflurane Dose and Timing Affects Esophageal Contractility During Functional Lumen Imaging Probe.  Am J Gastroenterol  2025 Nov 17;. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000003845
  4. Whitehead BA, Antala S, Banc-Husu AM, Neighbors K, Godown JA, Hall M, Thurm C, Taylor SA, Alonso EM  What are we waiting for: Serious bacterial infections in children prior to liver transplant are associated with high morbidity but not expedited transplant.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr  2025 Sep;81(3):634-643. doi:10.1002/jpn3.70130
  5. Namjoshi SS, Cohran VC  Equity in Neonatal Intestinal Failure-No Organ Left Behind.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Feb 03;8(2):e2459507. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.59507
  6. Gromer KD, Chen SY, Gadhvi G, Feng L, Shearn C, Antala S, Wechsler JB, Cuda CM, Mack CL, Sokol RJ  et al.  Transcriptional analysis of murine biliary atresia identifies macrophage heterogeneity and subset-specific macrophage functions.  Front Immunol  2025;16:1506195. pii:1506195
  7. Wechsler JB, Berken JA, Keeley K, Singer W, Jhaveri R, Katz BZ, Fortunato JE, Saps M  Somatic, emotional, and gastrointestinal symptom severity are increased among children and adolescents with COVID-19.  Neurogastroenterol Motil  2024 Nov;36(11):e14909. doi:10.1111/nmo.14909
  8. Johnson P, Phillips VL, Lamb N, Guo K, Zhao L, Brennan KM, Prozialeck JD, Cohran VC  Effect of parenteral lipids on essential fatty acid deficiency in pediatric intestinal failure: A retrospective cohort study.  JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr  2024 Oct;48(7):793-801. doi:10.1002/jpen.2678
  9. Kessler L, Koo C, Richter CP, Tan X  Hearing loss during chemotherapy: prevalence, mechanisms, and protection.  Am J Cancer Res  2024;14(9):4597-4632. doi:10.62347/OKGQ4382
  10. Porto A, Lebowitz J, Byrd R, Morgan E, Prozialeck JD  Malakoplakia: A rare cause of hematochezia in pediatric patients.  JPGN Rep  2024 Aug;5(3):360-362. doi:10.1002/jpr3.12075
  11. Chapin CA, Diamond T, Perez A, Kreiger PA, Loomes KM, Behrens EM, Alonso EM  Identification of pediatric activated T-cell hepatitis using clinical immune studies.  Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol  2024 Aug;48(7):102407. doi:10.1016/j.clinre.2024.102407
  12. Koo C, Richter CP, Tan X  Roles of Sirtuins in Hearing Protection.  Pharmaceuticals (Basel)  2024 Jul 28;17(8). pii:998
  13. Zheng J, Zhou Y, Fuentes RJ, Tan X  Verification of Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein, Prestin, as a Serological Biomarker for Mouse Cochlear Damage.  Int J Mol Sci  2024 Jul 02;25(13). pii:7285
  14. Chapin CA, Whitehead B, Shakhin V, Taylor SA, Kriegermeier A, Mohammad S, Alonso EM  Immunosuppression minimization is safe and associated with good long-term success in pediatric recipients of liver transplant.  Liver Transpl  2024 Jul 01;30(7):707-716. doi:10.1097/LVT.0000000000000300
  15. Chapin CA, Squires JE, Horslen SP, Alonso EM  Equipoise in pediatric acute liver failure.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr  2024 May;78(5):1001-1004. doi:10.1002/jpn3.12166
  16. Sauer CG, Barnard JA, Vinci RJ, Strople JA  Child Health Needs and the Pediatric Gastroenterology Workforce: 2020-2040.  Pediatrics  2024 Feb 01;153(Suppl 2). pii:e2023063678K

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