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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. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma PJ, Hadjinicolaou A, Rajaraman RR, Hussain SA, Krueger DA, Sahin M, Northrup H, Porter BE, Wu JY, Bebin EM  et al.  Electroencephalogram (EEG) Spike Metrics Discriminate Impending Epileptic Spasms From Other Seizures in Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Pilot Study.  J Child Neurol  2026 Jan;41(1):60-67. doi:10.1177/08830738251347523
  2. Madlala HP, Jao J, Roussos G, Mendham AE, Myer L, Abrams E, Geffen H, Mukonda E, Modibedi R, Odayar J  et al.  Gluteal Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Respiration and Insulin Sensitivity in Pregnant South African Women Living With HIV on Tenofovir-Lamivudine-Dolutegravir.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 Dec 15;100(5):462-470. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003755
  3. Abahuje E, Houskamp EJ, Silva Pinheiro do Nascimento J, Agha EM, Thompson WK, Michelson KN, Naidech A  Patient and clinician perspectives in the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the context of acute neurology.  JAMIA Open  2025 Dec;8(6):ooaf143. pii:ooaf143
  4. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Strasburger JF  Arrhythmias in the Fetus.  Card Electrophysiol Clin  2025 Dec;17(4):491-507. doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2025.07.002
  5. Aboyewa O, Popescu A, Lee S, Camarda J, Hong K, Shah D, Laternser C, Golestanirad L, Kim D, Webster G  Evaluation of Wideband Pulse Sequences for Suppressing Image Artifacts in Children with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.  Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging  2025 Dec;7(6):e250310. doi:10.1148/ryct.250310
  6. Kendi S, Kemal S, Macy ML  Applications of the Injury Equity Framework to Address Pediatric Injury Inequities.  Pediatr Clin North Am  2025 Dec;72(6):1031-1045. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2025.07.002
  7. Redic MM, Miller JP, Kimmel M, Luby J, Smyser T, Rogers CE, Warner BB, Smyser CD, Barch DM, Miller GE  et al.  Associations between prenatal inflammation and dimensions of depressive symptoms across the perinatal period.  Psychoneuroendocrinology  2025 Dec;182:107648. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107648
  8. Cohen NT, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Oluigbo CO, Ostendorf AP, Wong-Kisiel L, Fedak Romanowski E, McNamara NA, Tatachar P, Eschbach K, Alexander AL  et al.  Outcomes of Early-Life Focal Cortical Dysplasia-Related Epilepsy: A PERC Surgery Study.  Neurol Clin Pract  2025 Dec;15(6):e200539. pii:e200539
  9. Vernon LE, Pardo AC  Fetal neurology: evolving roles for pediatricians and neurologists in prenatal and postnatal care.  Curr Opin Pediatr  2025 Dec 01;37(6):564-569. doi:10.1097/MOP.0000000000001511
  10. Ladines-Lim JB, Hecht M, Arthur C, Pu A, Ross M, Secrest K, Sifuentes A, Litzner J, Stojan J, Degli Esposti M  et al.  Prevalence and Correlates of Firearm Screening and Counseling in Primary Care in Southeast Michigan.  AJPM Focus  2025 Dec;4(6):100370. pii:100370
  11. Shah PD, Voss-Hoynes HA, Pauley RA  Update in new-onset refractory status epilepticus and febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome.  Curr Opin Pediatr  2025 Dec 01;37(6):550-554. doi:10.1097/MOP.0000000000001501
  12. Van Winkle LJ, Ryznar RJ, Iannaccone PM  Adaptation and changing phenotypes through transgenerational epigenetics.  Epigenetics  2025 Dec;20(1):2460246. pii:2460246
  13. Kociolek LK, Sandora TJ, Mehrotra P  Clostridioides difficile in Children.  Infect Dis Clin North Am  2025 Dec;39(4):709-725. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2025.07.011
  14. Zapata JP, Rapoport A, Wescott A, Gandhi S, Bergstrom TC, Avila AA, Kuhns LM, Garofalo R, Schleider JL  Single-Session Interventions To Enhance HIV Outcomes among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review and Implications for Integrating HIV and Mental Health Services.  AIDS Behav  2025 Dec;29(12):3981-3998. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04834-4
  15. 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 Dec;197(12):e64173. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.64173
  16. 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
  17. Alsaied T, Li R, Grant H, Schiff MD, Li Y, Christopher AB, Kreutzer J, Goldstein BH, Soslow JH, Loke YH  et al.  Defining diastolic dysfunction post-Fontan: Threshold, risk factors, and associations with outcomes.  Am Heart J  2025 Dec;290:288-296. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.07.007
  18. Wang A, Cummins M, Flerlage E, Toro-Salazar O, Brimacombe M, Davey BT  Antenatal Risk of Coarctation for Newborns at Hartford Hospital (ARCH) Pathway: A Predictor of Postnatal Management Strategy.  Pediatr Cardiol  2025 Dec;46(8):2391-2397. doi:10.1007/s00246-024-03675-7
  19. Crawford TO, Servais L, Mercuri E, Kölbel H, Kuntz N, Finkel RS, Krueger J, Batley K, Dunaway Young S, Marantz JL  et al.  A plain language summary of the SAPPHIRE clinical trial of apitegromab in children and young adults with spinal muscular atrophy.  Expert Rev Neurother  2025 Nov 13;:1-20. doi:10.1080/14737175.2025.2579903
  20. Beard LA, Zaniletti I, Grover TR, Padula MA, Murthy K  Inter-center variation in non-elective removal of central catheters amongst level 4 NICUs.  J Perinatol  2025 Nov 13;. doi:10.1038/s41372-025-02478-9
  21. Friedman EE, Desmarais C, Devlin SA, Ott E, Haider S, Johnson AK  Black women's preferences regarding use of mHealth for sexual health support in Chicago, a cross-sectional study.  PLOS Digit Health  2025 Nov;4(11):e0001084. doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0001084
  22. Heneghan JA, Velusamy KR, Ramgopal S, Goodman DM, Evans MD, Hallman M, Feldman A, Akande MY  Latent Classes in Long-Term Functional Status in Children With Recurrent Critical Illness.  Crit Care Med  2025 Nov 12;. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000006949
  23. Fiori KP, Levano SR, Haughton J, Dabla D, Kenny A, Badohoun K, Miziou EA, Lauria ME, Lemberg M, Agoro S  et al.  Reducing Child Mortality in Togo With an Integrated Primary Care Program: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.  Pediatrics  2025 Nov 12;. pii:e2025071345
  24. Monroe TO, Puckelwartz MJ, Pesce LL, Kearns SD, Page P, Ibrahim N, Weber ZT, Ugwor EI, Nóbrega MA, Kannankeril P  et al.  A combined genomic arrhythmia propensity score delineates cumulative risk.  Cell Rep Med  2025 Nov 11;:102455. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102455
  25. Raski CR, Prada CE  An Update on Smith-Kingsmore Syndrome: Characterization of Developmental Milestones and a Review of the Literature.  Am J Med Genet A  2025 Nov 11;:e64307. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.64307
  26. Kawtharany H, Azzam M, Alkhader A, Betensky M, Hamarsha Q, Abou Zeid HK, Mansour R, Tabak C, Patel P, Baghdadi SL  et al.  Efficacy and safety of thrombolysis for pediatric venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Blood Adv  2025 Nov 11;9(21):5512-5527. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2025017058
  27. Mehra C, Beyh A, Laiou P, Garces P, Jones EJH, Mason L, Buitelaar J, Johnson MH, Murphy D, Loth E  et al.  Zero-phase-delay synchrony between interacting neural populations: implications for functional connectivity-derived biomarkers.  Imaging Neurosci (Camb)  2025;3. pii:IMAG.a.985
  28. Mirzaa GM, Yan K, Relator R, Levesque M, Jayasinghe P, Timpano S, Yalcin B, Collins S, Ziegler A, Pao E  et al.  Pathogenic variants in SMARCA1 cause an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder modulated by NURF complex composition.  Nat Commun  2025 Nov 10;16(1):9875. pii:9875
  29. Igunza KA, Westbrook AL, Owuor H, Novelli EM, Omore R, Breiman RF, Akelo V, Florin TA, Onyango CA, Kamaleswaran R  et al.  Advancing approaches to identify young children at risk for post-discharge mortality: Protocol for a prospective observational cohort study in Western Kenya.  BMJ Paediatr Open  2025 Nov 10;9(1). pii:e004176
  30. Ermolenko E, Sitkin S, Alferova L, Ilyushonok S, Beltyukov P, Babakov V, Novikova N, Gladyshev N, Berdichevskiy G, Demchenko E  et al.  Health Reversion Effects of Autoprobiotics on Serum and Urine Metabolomes in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study.  Mol Nutr Food Res  2025 Nov 10;:e70273. doi:10.1002/mnfr.70273
  31. Ward CE, Cash RE, Martin-Gill C, Michelson KA, Ramgopal S  Patient and Emergency Medical Services Agency Factors Associated With Quality Care for Children.  Pediatrics  2025 Nov 10;. pii:e2025073047
  32. Bellows BK, Zhang Y, Ruiz-Negrón N, Kazi DS, Khera AV, Woo JG, Urbina EM, Jacobs DR, Allen NB, Wong JB  et al.  Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening in Childhood and Early Adulthood: A Cost-Effectiveness Study.  JAMA  2025 Nov 09;. pii:e2520648
  33. Beshish AG, Kwiatkowski DM, Sznycer-Taub N, Costello JM, Jergel A, Gillespie S, Cashen K, Asfari A, Batsis M, Buckley JR  et al.  Hyperoxia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Study.  J Am Heart Assoc  2025 Nov 08;:e045890. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.045890
  34.   Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990-2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.  Lancet  2025 Nov 07;. pii:S0140-6736(25)01853-7
  35. Trivedi S, Brennan G, Carlos C, Marshall S, Linderer R, Hughes P, Gupta A  Assessing a Longitudinal, Multi-Institutional, Three-Year Simulation-Based Boot Camp Curriculum for Neonatology Fellows: A Program Evaluation.  Am J Perinatol  2025 Nov 07;. doi:10.1055/a-2740-2489
  36. Zoccheddu M, Suga K, Seng A, Svensson MND, Dutta P, Panahandeh S, Makinde HM, Ro M, Wang Y, Kim H  et al.  TH17 cells converted into exTH17 cells sustain rheumatoid-like IL-17-independent inflammatory arthritis.  Sci Immunol  2025 Nov 07;10(113):eadm7800. doi:10.1126/sciimmunol.adm7800
  37. Amiri S, Prelipcean I, Pazandak C, Hoge MK, Punar M, Spencer M, Shaw RJ  Burden of chronic disease on NICU families: developmental outcomes, psychological effects, and vulnerable child syndrome.  J Perinatol  2025 Nov 06;. doi:10.1038/s41372-025-02473-0
  38. Curran T, Hansen K, Lindsey J, Powell A, Gauthier N, Britt J, Huang J, Danduran M, Hershenson J, Furst M  et al.  Exercise Counseling in Congenital Heart Disease: A Guide for the Pediatric and Congenital Cardiologist.  Pediatr Cardiol  2025 Nov 06;. doi:10.1007/s00246-025-04085-z
  39. Lefton-Greif MA, Carson KA, Pinto JM, Martin-Harris B  Using the BaByVFSS Impairment Profile to Characterize the Impact of Thin and Mildly Thick Liquid Consistencies on Validated Physiological Components of Swallowing in Bottle-Fed Children.  Am J Speech Lang Pathol  2025 Nov 06;34(6):3454-3465. doi:10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00203
  40. Weisleder A, Pabalan L, Miller-Fitzwater A, Venzor-Strader A, Dennis E, Glusman M  Pediatricians' Knowledge of Bilingualism and Provision of Culturally Responsive Care for Latine Dual Language Learners: A Pilot Study.  Am J Speech Lang Pathol  2025 Nov 06;34(6):3466-3476. doi:10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00572
  41. Thapar M, Kille B, Tucker J, Schmiege SJ, Creighton EG, Boos MD, Faith EF, Paller AS, Siegel DH, Siegel LH  et al.  Characteristics of Youth Utilizing Pediatric Dermatology: A Cross-sectional PEDSnet Study.  J Am Acad Dermatol  2025 Nov 05;. pii:S0190-9622(25)03146-9
  42. 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.  Reply.  J Pediatr  2025 Nov 05;:114893. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114893
  43. Sauer C, Johnston L, Moffatt ME, Lee-Kim Y, Weiss P, Myers A, Myers P  Elective Rotation Recommendations for Future Pediatric Fellows: Subspecialty Program Leadership Recommendations.  J Pediatr  2025 Nov 05;:114891. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114891
  44. Tolliver DG, Goemann MC, Abrams LS, Meza BPL, Schickedanz A, Bath E, Heard-Garris N, Barnert E  Reducing Youth Legal System Involvement: Updates From the Field and a Call to Action.  Acad Pediatr  2025 Nov 05;:103170. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.103170
  45. Bunyavanich S, Akdis M, Berin MC, Eggel A, Patil SU, Shamji MH, López JF, Sampson HA  Novel Biomarkers and Diagnostic Tools in Food Allergy.  Allergy  2025 Nov 05;. doi:10.1111/all.70133
  46. Kozhumam AS, Frazier M, Macy ML  Premature Child Restraint System Transitions and Child Opportunity Index Among Emergency Department and Urgent Care Visits in Metropolitan Chicago.  Acad Emerg Med  2025 Nov 05;. doi:10.1111/acem.70187
  47. Espinoza Salomon JC, Babaei M, Deavenport-Saman A, Solomon O, Wee CP, Durazo-Arvizu R, Sikder A, Shah P, Castillo P, Yin L  Personal Activity Trackers and Family Engagement in a Pediatric Obesity Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Nov 05;9:e70341. pii:e70341
  48. De La Fuente MI, Brastianos PK, Gampel B, Nassiri F, Raleigh DR, Ida CM, Abdelbaki MS, Pekmezci M, Bagley S, Young JS  et al.  Reflecting on Scientific Growth and Innovation as the Society for Neuro-Oncology Turns 30.  Neuro Oncol  2025 Nov 04;. pii:noaf255
  49. Mass J, Anselin E  Evaluating the Impact of a Pediatric Clinic-Based Food Pantry: A Qualitative Study.  Clin Pediatr (Phila)  2025 Nov 04;:99228251387541. doi:10.1177/00099228251387541
  50. Andringa-Seed R, Calderon Suarez L, Corn E, Gordish-Dressman H, Williams ME, Reyes P, Peyton C, Berl MM, Arroyave-Wessel M, Msall ME  et al.  Accounting for social and environmental drivers of neurodevelopment: lessons from a pilot study in a pediatric Colombian cohort.  Pediatr Res  2025 Nov 04;. doi:10.1038/s41390-025-04452-9

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