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.
- Falciglia GH, Murthy K, Robinson DT Frequency of fluid versus nutrition discussion on rounds in neonatal intensive care units: Is fluid intake a heuristic for nutrition intake? Nutrition 2026 Jun;146:113107. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2026.113107
- Lee GM, AlMozain NH, Alquist CR, Alsammak MS, Eichbaum Q, Karafin MS, Knudson CM, Lamba DS, Lopez-Plaza I, Mattiazzi AD et al. Variations in Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Extracorporeal Photopheresis Practice Patterns: Survey Results From the ASFA Solid Organ Transplantation Subcommittee. J Clin Apher 2026 Apr;41(2):e70113. doi:10.1002/jca.70113
- Bauer M, Glenn T, Achtyes ED, Alda M, Agaoglu E, Altınbaş K, Andreassen OA, Angelopoulos E, Ardau R, Aydin M et al. Family History and Solar Insolation in Bipolar I Disorder. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2026 Apr;153(4):270-278. doi:10.1111/acps.70075
- Brady TM, Yu W, Jacobson DL, Brummel SS, Lipshultz SE, Colan SD, Williams PL, Jao J, Yao TJ, Van Dyke R et al. Association of Perinatal HIV Exposure and HIV Disease Severity With BP in Youth. Hypertension 2026 Apr;83(4):e24937. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.24937
- Bate TSR, Huang Y, Luo X, Saunders DC, Walker JT, Rai V, Parker SCJ, Liu J, Brissova M RFX6 expression is central to the development and function of the neuroendocrine compartments of the pancreas and intestine and strongly affects diabetes risk. Diabetol Int 2026 Apr;17(2):23. pii:23
- Klosky JL, Cherven B, Lehmann V, Chan SH, Rios JM, Su HI, Michaeli J, Smith K, Rotz S, Bjornard K Optimizing Options for Future Third-Party Reproduction Among Youth Newly Diagnosed With Cancer: Considerations for Pediatric Fertility Preservation Counseling. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2026 Apr;73(4):e70119. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70119
- Tsao M, Ghosh A, Burnside AN, Wu C, Rowland MJ, Cheon E, Hoffmann JA Retrospective Evaluation of the Implementation of Universal Suicide Risk Screening for Youth in the Perioperative and Procedural Areas of a Health System. Paediatr Anaesth 2026 Apr;36(4):421-430. doi:10.1002/pan.70127
- Drackley A, Peter M, Akbari HH, Ivanisevic J, Ing A, Regan-Fendt K, McMullen P, Yap KL Long-Read Genome Sequencing Establishes Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in DNM1 With Distinct Functional Effects as the Cause of Early Infantile Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy. Am J Med Genet A 2026 Apr;200(4):947-951. doi:10.1002/ajmga.70012
- Raski CR, Prada CE Syndrome of the Month: An Update on Smith-Kingsmore Syndrome: Characterization of Developmental Milestones and a Review of the Literature. Am J Med Genet A 2026 Apr;200(4):800-806. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.64307
- Peyton C, Moulton TS Characterizing how people with cerebral palsy move: An opportunity for improved precision in the new definition. Dev Med Child Neurol 2026 Apr;68(4):589-590. doi:10.1111/dmcn.16436
- Crilly CJ, Carvalho K, Winlaw DS, Cornicelli M Acquired Submitral Aneurysm in an Adolescent with Relapse of B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and History of Multiple Systemic Infections: A Case Report. Pediatr Cardiol 2026 Apr;47(4):1848-1851. doi:10.1007/s00246-025-03947-w
- Roleston C, Protudjer JLP, Herbert LJ, Jones CJ, Warren C, Brough HA, Miah M, O'Donnell N, Marchisotto MJ, Knibb RC "It's a Permanent Struggle to Manage It Really": Psychological Burden and Coping Strategies of Adults Living With Food Allergy. Qual Health Res 2026 Apr;36(4-5):333-344. doi:10.1177/10497323251320839
- Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Allen-Rhoades WA, Smith HS, Canfield I, Hsu RL, Scollon SR, Desrosiers-Battu LR, Schneider NM, Lin FY et al. Treatment Decision-Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2026 Mar 19;:e70235. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70235
- Hsu C, Guo L, Adams D, Davis D, Eichenfield L, Hsu Friedman O, Harris S, Serrao R, Sheary B, Shi V et al. Topical steroid withdrawal syndrome: developing diagnostic criteria through a modified Delphi method. Br J Dermatol 2026 Mar 19;194(4):768-778. doi:10.1093/bjd/ljaf518
- Ramgopal S, Ward CE, Cash RE, Martin-Gill C, Michelson KA Association of volume and prehospital paediatric care quality in emergency medical services: retrospective analysis of a national sample. BMJ Qual Saf 2026 Mar 19;35(4):228-236. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2024-018224
- , Stover E, Hill K, Johnson L, Barnert E, Madden D, Bastisch I, Huston S Genetic traces, global ties: considerations for a DNA-based toolkit approach for family reunification. Trends Genet 2026 Mar 18;. pii:S0168-9525(26)00004-1
- Bernardi K, Zhou A, Yang K, Rong J, Quiroz V, Alecu JE, Agianda HAP, Schmidt HJD, Tam A, Carty S et al. The Movement Disorder Spectrum of ATP1A3-Related Disorders: Cross-Sectional Analysis and Video Archive of 88 Patients. Mov Disord 2026 Mar 18;. doi:10.1002/mds.70227
- Dubinsky MC, Schreiber S, Yarur AJ, Sands BE, Hanauer SB, Danese S, Yu H, Kim DH, Lee YN, Colombel JF Recovery of response and long-term outcomes following loss of response and dose escalation of subcutaneous infliximab: a post hoc analysis of the LIBERTY-CD & LIBERTY-UC trials. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2026 Mar 18;. pii:izag017
- Kokossis D, Hillis E, Garzon JP, Prada CE, Listernick RH, Gupta A, Gutmann DH Differences in Optic Pathway Glioma Prevalence among Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. J Pediatr 2026 Mar 17;:115068. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115068
- Jao J, Mukonda E, Madlala HP, Myer L, Zerbe A, Legbedze J, Rusch JA, Matyesini S, Josefson JL, McComsey G et al. Gestational diabetes in South African women with HIV and HIV-seronegative women: Results from the ORCHID cohort. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2026 Mar 17;. pii:dgag111
- St Peter SD, Ampofo K, Brogan T, Cabana MD, Espinosa C, Florin TA, Gerber JS, Gill M, Palazzi DL, Sawyer M et al. 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on The Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age: The Use of tPa and DNase or tPa Alone for Fibrinolysis. Clin Infect Dis 2026 Mar 17;. pii:ciag191
- St Peter SD, Ampofo K, Brogan T, Cabana MD, Espinosa C, Florin TA, Gerber JS, Gill M, Palazzi DL, Sawyer M et al. 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on The Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age: The Choice of Chest Tube Size. Clin Infect Dis 2026 Mar 17;. pii:ciag190
- Echevarria E, Branche T, Miller ER, Novod K, Walker V Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health. J Perinatol 2026 Mar 16;. doi:10.1038/s41372-025-02493-w
- St Peter SD, Ampofo K, Brogan T, Cabana MD, Espinosa C, Florin TA, Gerber JS, Gill M, Palazzi DL, Sawyer M et al. Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society: 2026 Guideline Update on The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age. Clin Infect Dis 2026 Mar 16;. pii:ciag186
- St Peter SD, Ampofo K, Brogan T, Cabana MD, Espinosa C, Florin TA, Gerber JS, Gill M, Palazzi DL, Sawyer M et al. 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age: The Use of Chest Ultrasound in Children with Parapneumonic Effusion. Clin Infect Dis 2026 Mar 16;. pii:ciag187
- Dellucci TV, Janulis P, Adams ZW Differences in Substance Use Disorder Severity Among Sexual Minority Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. LGBT Health 2026 Mar 16;:23258292261428157. doi:10.1177/23258292261428157
- Castel P, Schoyer L, Stronach B, Bogdanova R, Bennett AM, Blakeley J, Bornhorst M, Bowers T, Brachmann SM, Burkitt-Wright E et al. The 9th International RASopathies Symposium. Am J Med Genet A 2026 Mar 16;. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.70121
- St Peter SD, Ampofo K, Brogan T, Cabana MD, Espinosa C, Florin TA, Gerber JS, Gill M, Palazzi DL, Sawyer M et al. 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age: The Use of Pleural Fluid Drainage versus Observation. Clin Infect Dis 2026 Mar 16;. pii:ciag188
- St Peter SD, Ampofo K, Brogan T, Cabana MD, Espinosa C, Florin TA, Gerber JS, Gill M, Palazzi DL, Sawyer M et al. 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age: The Use of Pleural fluid drainage compared to Surgical Debridement. Clin Infect Dis 2026 Mar 16;. pii:ciag189
- Maltman N, Martin GE, Barstein J, Berry-Kravis E, Losh M Discourse Marker Use in Mothers of Autistic Individuals and FMR1 Premutation Carriers. J Autism Dev Disord 2026 Mar 14;. doi:10.1007/s10803-026-07277-5
- Jacob SE, Scheman A, Nedorost S Reframing Eczema: Th2-Skewed Contact Sensitization, Atopy Patch Testing, and Systemic Contact Dermatitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2026 Mar 13;26(1). pii:22
- Amaro CM, Silver S, Patel P, Collins MKR, Canter KS, Fooks-Parker S, Amylon M, Hudson SV, Schleider JL, Alderfer MA et al. Exploring Preferences for a Digital Single-Session Intervention for Adolescent Siblings of Youth With Cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2026 Mar 13;:e70192. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70192
- Lerman BJ, King M, Mody R, Onyeama SJ, Marachelian A, Cash T, Federico SM, Granger M, Desai AV, Shusterman S et al. Efficacy and Tolerability of Topotecan/Cyclophosphamide/Dinutuximab in Relapsed and Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2026 Mar 13;:e70195. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70195
- Guner YS, Martino A, Giron A, Flyer Z, Murthy K, Di Nardo M, Schomberg J, Grover TR, Hammond JD, Yu PT et al. Effects of Extracorporeal Life Support Volume on Neonatal Mortality in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr 2026 Mar 12;:115062. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115062
- Staveland BR, Oberschulte J, Berger B, Minarik T, Kim-McManus O, Willie JT, Brunner P, Dastjerdi M, Lin JJ, Johnson EL et al. Cortical-limbic circuit dynamics of approach-avoidance conflict in humans. Nat Commun 2026 Mar 12;. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-70287-5
- Morales Junior R, Hambrick HR, Benoit SW, Klink G, Mizuno T, Tang Girdwood S Population pharmacokinetics and Monte Carlo simulation of Cefepime in paediatric and Young adult bone marrow transplant patients. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2026 Mar 12;. doi:10.1002/bcp.70519
- Radke S, Borders A, Gillispie-Bell V, Lee King PA, Main EK, Carmichael SL The Role of State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives in Addressing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Obstet Gynecol 2026 Mar 12;. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000006239
- Dandekar S, Kurth J, Shang Y, Stine JG, Ladwig MA, Conroy DE, Schmitz KH, Rovniak LS, Silvis M, Danilovich M et al. Brief daily functional strength training to improve functional performance in older adults with mobility disability: A randomized trial. PLoS One 2026;21(3):e0336748. pii:e0336748
- Samples S, Cherny S, Chandler S, Wakai RT, Strasburger JF, Patel S Fetal Long QT Syndrome: Case Series and Literature Review With Focus on Multidisciplinary Care Coordination. Case Rep Cardiol 2026;2026:5600959. pii:5600959
- Adenuga O, Camp EA, Mistry RD, Wai S, Louie J, Sethuraman U, Hariharan S, McCallin TE, Shenoi RP, Effect of prehospital respiratory interventions on pediatric drowning outcomes. Resuscitation 2026 Mar 10;:111048. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111048
- Peeples ES, Mietzsch U, Molloy EJ, Pilon B, Guez-Barber D, Soul J, Mohammad K, deVeber G, Chau V, Bonifacio SL et al. Expert Consensus Approach to Developing Inpatient Common Data Elements for Neonatal Encephalopathy Research. Neurology 2026 Mar 10;106(5):e214658. pii:e214658
- Alexander JL, Dávila Saldaña BJ, Brazauskas R, Dammalapati SG, Griffith LM, Shah AJ, Shimano KA, Ochs HD, Bleesing JJ, Ebens CL et al. Hematopoietic cell transplantation for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: a PIDTC report. Blood Adv 2026 Mar 10;10(5):1783-1798. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2025017662
- Zoref-Lorenz A, Allen CE, Behrens EM, Chandrakasan S, Chien M, Hermiston ML, Hinson AP, Intzes S, Isakoff MS, Leiding JW et al. Emapalumab use in malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the United States: the REAL-HLH study. Blood Adv 2026 Mar 10;10(5):1564-1575. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2024013690
- Schwahn BC, Berry GT, Vernon HJ, Li H, Merritt Ii JL, Schiff M, Chabrol B, De Las Heras J, Vockley J, Lee C et al. Characterizing the frequency of clinical events and assessing biomarkers in propionic acidemia: a natural history study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2026 Mar 09;. doi:10.1186/s13023-026-04251-3
- Savorgnan F, Pilla P, Prabhu J, Flores S, Loomba RS, Acosta S Correction: Clinical Applications of Data Science and Machine Learning in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Cardiol 2026 Mar 09;. doi:10.1007/s00246-026-04214-2
- Drackley A, Skol AD, Rand CM, Weese-Mayer DE, Yap KL Recognition of a Critical Functional Domain and Improved PHOX2B Missense Variant Interpretation by Utilization of In Silico Prediction Tools. Hum Mutat 2026;2026:8001520. pii:8001520
- Umpierrez GE, Shah VN, Brady V, Clements MA, Espinoza J, Healey E, Kohn MA, Maahs DM, Oiknine R, Seley JJ et al. Integrating the Glycemia Risk Index Into Clinical Practice and Research: A Consensus Report. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2026 Mar 07;:19322968261432498. pii:19322968261432498
- Brünger T, Krey I, Kim S, Klöckner C, Myers SJ, Johannesen KM, Stefanski A, Taylor G, Perez-Palma E, Macnee M et al. Gene Portals: A Framework for Integrating Clinical, Functional, and Structural Evidence into Rare Disease Variant Classification. medRxiv 2026 Mar 06;. pii:2026.03.05.26347086
- Lee CM, Atreya MR, Bennett TD, Farris RWD, Faustino EVS, Fernandez Sarmiento J, Geva A, Hall M, Rogerson C, Shah S et al. Association of Albumin Infusion With Differential Response in Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock: Retrospective Analysis Using a U.S. Multicenter 2012-2018 Dataset. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2026 Mar 06;. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003933
- Wu EL, Meyer M, Almirol E, Zhao X, Payne G, Bhavan K, Zaller N, Montgomery J, Hotton A, Brewer R et al. A community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination intervention for vulnerable populations in the Central United States: results from a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations randomized controlled trial. J Public Health (Oxf) 2026 Mar 06;48(1):122-136. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdaf134