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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. Liu Y, Kuang A, Hivert MF, Lowe WL, Josefson JL, Scholtens DM  Evaluating ancestry adjustment in multi-ancestry epigenome-wide analysis.  Epigenetics  2026 Dec 31;21(1):2646063. doi:10.1080/15592294.2026.2646063
  2. Winestone LE, Logan BR, Liu X, Williams O, Dunn EA, Thakar MS, Kidd SA, Mousallem T, Dorsey MJ, O'Reilly RJ  et al.  Newborn screening reduces survival disparities in SCID after stem cell transplant: A PIDTC report.  J Hum Immun  2026 Sep 07;2(5):e20250231. pii:e20250231
  3. Morse JL, He M, Bangash H, Chung WK, Cortopassi J, Forman S, Gordon AS, Hamed M, Harris PA, Karlson EW  et al.  Using a translational data platform to create clinical-grade genome-informed risk assessments.  JAMIA Open  2026 Aug;9(4):ooag118. pii:ooag118
  4. Pabon MA, Tapp DN, Pico M, Vladutiu CJ, Schmidt C, DeFranco E, Kulandavelu S, Elfassy T, Minissian MB, Bello NA  et al.  Preconception cardiometabolic markers and odds of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).  Am J Prev Cardiol  2026 Aug;28:101494. pii:101494
  5. Gonsalves NP, Dellon ES, Kliewer KL, Shoda T, Yearout R, Aceves SS, Arva NC, Besse JA, Caldwell JM, Chehade M  et al.  Dupilumab versus placebo in adults and adolescents with eosinophilic gastritis (DEGAS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.  Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol  2026 Aug;11(8):672-688. doi:10.1016/S2468-1253(26)00116-0
  6. Garfield CF, Simon CD, Luri M, Menegay M  Paternity Leave Status and Mental Health Symptoms Among Ohio Fathers: A Population-Representative Survey, 2022‒2023.  Am J Public Health  2026 Aug;116(8):1136-1145. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2026.308554
  7. Segev N, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey M, Schaaf LR, Baumgartner A, Riegler A, Wiitala K, Jenkins TM, Xanthakos SA, Helmrath MA  et al.  Glycemic Normalization Immediately Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes From the ST2OMP Study.  Diabetes Obes Metab  2026 Aug;28(8):7555-7561. doi:10.1111/dom.70961
  8. Vucko ER, Arduini K, Becker K, Kozek A, Kurkjian B, McGrath G, Meza A, Schirmacher S, Shim S, Smith M  et al.  Real-world experience with sepiapterin in phenylketonuria: A single-center retrospective analysis.  Mol Genet Metab  2026 Aug;148(4):110153. doi:10.1016/j.ymgme.2026.110153
  9. DiPrisco B, Brinker K, Coyle M, DuPont T, Hanin M, House M, Lagoski M, Miller AN, Ransom MA, Sillers L  et al.  Developmental Care Practices for Infants with Grade 3 Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia While in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  J Pediatr  2026 Aug;295:115157. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115157
  10. Ramgopal S, Janofsky SJ, Gorski JK, Macy ML, Michelson KA, Horvat CM, Cash RE, Martin-Gill C  Pediatric secondary transports within a regional emergency medical services system.  Am J Emerg Med  2026 Aug;106:107-114. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2026.05.009
  11. Jackson WM, Foote HP, Stephenson N, Kemp SM, Moore RT, Nitkin CR, Stewart D, Pryhuber GS, Berger JT, Shukla A  et al.  Safety of Sildenafil in Premature Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (SILDI-SAFE): A Randomized Controlled Trial.  J Pediatr  2026 Aug;295:115147. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115147
  12. Steinman JB, Duong N, Partida I, Bien-Aime C, Shen W, Lee CK, Fazlollahi LA, Remotti HE, Pajvani UB, Goldsmith J  et al.  Characteristics of Transient Elastography for Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis in Children Undergoing Liver Biopsy.  J Pediatr  2026 Aug;295:115107. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115107
  13. Kubo H, Lu L, VanZanten M, Thyagraj J, Saunders DC, Gao R, Laronda MM  Ligand-based directed differentiation to produce granulosa-like cells expressing steroidogenic enzyme genes.  Stem Cell Res  2026 Aug;94:103978. doi:10.1016/j.scr.2026.103978
  14. McLuckey MN, Debnath P, Somasundaram E, Zhang B, Santucci NR, Gurria JP, Abu-El-Haija M, Trout AT  Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Children Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation (TPIAT) and Implications for Short-Term Surgical Outcomes.  Pancreas  2026 Aug 01;55(7):e758-e766. doi:10.1097/MPA.0000000000002651
  15. 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 Aug;200(8):1934-1941. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.70121
  16. Huit TZ, Whitehead J, Chan YM, Ehrensaft D, Garofalo R, Hidalgo MA, Olson-Kennedy J, Rosenthal SM, Chen D  Anger, Aggression, and Irritability in Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Following Testosterone Initiation: A 12-Month Longitudinal Analysis.  J Adolesc Health  2026 Aug;79(2):234-241. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.12.257
  17. Reinert S, Girdwood ST, Hambrick HR  Antimicrobial pharmacokinetics in pediatric patients on kidney replacement therapy: a comprehensive narrative review.  Pediatr Nephrol  2026 Aug;41(8):2347-2363. doi:10.1007/s00467-025-07083-8
  18. Moynihan KM, Cashen K, Daughtrey HR, Delgado-Corcoran C, Robinson L, Ting J, Flores S, Beshish AG, Chlebowski MM, Batsis M  et al.  Death and Cardiac Disease in Pediatric Hospitals and the Role of Subspecialty Palliative Care.  Pediatrics  2026 Jul 17;. pii:e2025074622
  19. Landini AL, Abrahamson CW, Frost M, Spielberg D, Hazkani I, Thompson DM, Ida JB, Maurrasse S, Valika T  In Response to Safety Profile of Nebulized Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone After Pediatric Airway Surgery.  Laryngoscope  2026 Jul 16;. doi:10.1002/lary.70754
  20. Broden Arciprete EG, Michelson KN, Feder SL, Marr JW, Al-Roub N, Gouda SR, Jones AM, Schopen AB, Tapper AK, Pasek TA  et al.  Noticing and responding to end-of-life suffering in the PICU: A co-designed conceptual framework for nursing practice.  Intensive Crit Care Nurs  2026 Jul 16;96:104498. doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2026.104498
  21. Orchard P, Blackwell TW, Kachuri L, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Christenson SA, Durda P, Gabriel S, Hersh CP, Huntsman S  et al.  Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed.  Science  2026 Jul 16;393(6808):eadx2989. doi:10.1126/science.adx2989
  22. Ayala E, Zhou C, Spielvogle H, Ibrahim A, Orr O, Thiel V, Kroshus E, Weiss EM, Wightman A, Shelkowitz E  et al.  Evaluation of the MAking DEcisions for Kids (MADE for Kids) Survey in a Simulated Setting.  Acad Pediatr  2026 Jul 15;:103403. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2026.103403
  23. Benziger CP, Stark B, Johnson CO, Roth GA, , Benziger CP, Stark BA, Johnson CO, Abohashem S, Ahmed SA  et al.  Modifiable Risk Factors and Attributable Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in US States, 1990-2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.  JAMA Cardiol  2026 Jul 15;. pii:e262435
  24. Rigsby CK, Popescu AR, Husain N  Commentary: Ferumoxytol in pediatric cardiovascular imaging.  Pediatr Radiol  2026 Jul 15;. doi:10.1007/s00247-026-06725-9
  25. Finer G, Ward SE, Pomeroy J, Davis E, Ramgopal S  Kidney disease and surveillance testing in children with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: an administrative data study.  Pediatr Nephrol  2026 Jul 15;. doi:10.1007/s00467-026-07470-9
  26. Tommerdahl KL, Miller KR, Liu JJ, Choi YJ, Ramesh S, Narongkiatikhun P, Vigers T, D'Antonio M, Weissenkampen D, Hampson HE  et al.  Proteomic signatures of loss of glycemic control in youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the TODAY study.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab  2026 Jul 15;. pii:dgag281
  27. McCann JR, Yang C, Bihlmeyer NA, Tang R, Truong T, Zhou W, An J, Jawahar J, Ilkayeva O, Muehlbauer MJ  et al.  Branched chain amino acid metabolism and microbiome in adolescents with obesity during weight loss therapy.  J Clin Invest  2026 Jul 15;136(14). pii:e196742
  28. Wright SM, Zaniletti I, Colvin JD, Goodwin EJ, Plencner LM, Foster C  Forgone Family Employment and Care Coordination in Children With Medical Complexity.  Hosp Pediatr  2026 Jul 15;. pii:e2025008788
  29. Landa MM, Mendoza A, Rossoff J, Rosenthal A, Chaudhury S, Muller WJ  Plasma metagenomic sequencing testing for diagnosis of invasive fungal infection in children and young adults.  Microbiol Spectr  2026 Jul 14;:e0069926. doi:10.1128/spectrum.00699-26
  30. Oles RE, Carrillo Terrrazas M, Loomis LR, Zuffa S, Neal MJ, Hsu C-Y, Vasquez Ayala A, Tribelhorn C, Belda-Ferre P, Zhao J  et al.  Comparative genomic analysis of Bacteroides fragilis from intestinal and extra-intestinal sites.  Microbiol Spectr  2026 Jul 14;:e0030626. doi:10.1128/spectrum.00306-26
  31. Xiao S, Kobayashi M, Bai Y, Cai W, Barajas S, Amin MA, Vemula S, Yao C, Yang Y, Borchers C  et al.  PTP4A2 promotes leukemogenesis through inhibiting the p53 tumor suppressor signaling pathway in leukemia-initiating cells.  Blood Adv  2026 Jul 14;10(13):4468-4482. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2025018908
  32. DuVall AS, McNeer J, Cheung MC, Adrianzen-Herrera DA, Advani A, Aljurf M, Audino A, Benitez L, Deeter A, Dworkin E  et al.  American Society of Hematology 2026 guidelines for frontline management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adolescents and young adults.  Blood Adv  2026 Jul 14;10(13):4671-4708. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006469
  33. Case A, Botdorf M, Marchesani N, Leikauf JE, Letts R, Maughan C, Fitzgerald ML, Higginbotham M, Swaminathan AC, Liebovitz D  et al.  Functional outcomes of children after SARS-CoV-2 infection: An EHR-based cohort study.  J Pediatr Rehabil Med  2026 Jul 13;:18758894261460624. doi:10.1177/18758894261460624
  34. Zhang L, Lee AM, Maxim ZL, Munirathinam M, Larsen BS, Georgieff MK, Keedy SK, Reilly JL, Sweeney JA, Tran PV  et al.  Brain-derived extracellular vesicle (BDEV) abundance and BDEV protein associations with clinical phenotypes and treatment response in untreated first-episode psychosis.  Brain Behav Immun  2026 Jul 12;:106912. doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2026.106912
  35. Calhoun JD, Dawood M, Rowlands CF, Fayer S, Radford EJ, McEwen AE, Tejura M, Turnbull C, Spurdle AB, Starita LM  et al.  Combining multiplexed functional data to improve variant classification.  Genome Med  2026 Jul 11;. doi:10.1186/s13073-026-01715-w
  36. Vongthavaravat LR, Steele NZR, McArthur AR, Robert R, Verm T, Hong MD, Rao NV, Karovalia R, Fajardo J, Nguyen V  et al.  Disability identity, ADA knowledge, and self-advocacy among cancer survivors.  J Cancer Surviv  2026 Jul 10;. doi:10.1007/s11764-026-02083-5
  37. Gerety MK, Charu V, Simmons M, Seewald NJ, Glenn DA, Schaubel DE, Smith AR, Chen D, Laurin LP, Denburg M  et al.  Real-World Long-term Comparisons of Rituximab versus Calcineurin Inhibitors for Membranous Nephropathy in the Cure Glomerulonephropathy Study.  Kidney360  2026 Jul 10;. doi:10.34067/KID.0000001265
  38. Hoffmann JA, Foster AA, Krass P, Ibrahim SA, Huston S, Babcock L, Cafferty R, Duffy SJ, Ketabchi BW, Li K  et al.  A Research Agenda for Acute Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Emergencies.  Ann Emerg Med  2026 Jul 10;. pii:S0196-0644(26)00320-3
  39. Biar CG, Wang ZR, Camp ND, Holmes DL, Wheelock MK, Pendyala S, McGee AV, Gupta P, McEwen AE, Tejura M  et al.  An integrated, scaled approach to resolve TSC2 variants of uncertain significance.  Nat Commun  2026 Jul 09;. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-75442-6
  40. Miller JL, van Santen HM, Phillips SA, Hamilton J, Aberle J, Sathyapalan T, Mohamed Z, McCormack SE, Shoemaker AH, Kelsey MM  et al.  Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity.  N Engl J Med  2026 Jul 09;395(2):138-150. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2512275
  41. Weaver KN, Broeckel JW, Brown K, Wasserman H, Wu J, Neal A, Prada CE, Kleinschmidt NL, Machal EMF, Bertinetti D  et al.  Combined skeletal dysplasia and vasculopathy phenotypes associated with in-frame intragenic deletion in PRKACA.  HGG Adv  2026 Jul 09;7(3):100626. pii:100626
  42. Grover KE, Cappel ZR, Volz AM, Cotella EM, Smallwood K, Berryhill CA, Raje KR, Fisher AA, Casper MCT, Nardini D  et al.  Genetic activation of ERK2 recapitulates core neurodevelopmental features of Rasopathy syndromes in mice.  HGG Adv  2026 Jul 09;7(3):100621. pii:100621
  43. Ponda P, Andrew Bird J, Bufford JL, Cianferoni A, Faig W, Kleiner GI, Lang A, Scurlock AM, Shreffler WG, Varshney P  et al.  Food Oral Immunotherapy Patient Selection, Dosing, and Monitoring Practices Among a Network of US Food Allergy Centers.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract  2026 Jul 08;. pii:S2213-2198(26)00581-7
  44. Perotto M, Radesich C, Paldino A, Gandin I, Verdonschot JAJ, Kim Y, Balakrishnan ID, Stroekes S, Medo K, Gigli M  et al.  Variant Site-Specific Natural History of Titin-Induced Cardiomyopathy: An International Multicenter Registry.  Circ Genom Precis Med  2026 Jul 08;:e005422. doi:10.1161/CIRCGEN.125.005422
  45. Foster AA, Zamani M, Hoffmann JA, Cushing AM, Bardach N, Neuman MI, Lee CM, Hudgins J, Hall M, Doupnik SK  Location of Crisis Service Delivery for Medicaid-Enrolled Youths With Behavioral Health Conditions.  Psychiatr Serv  2026 Jul 08;:appips20250581. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.20250581
  46. Irvine AD, Paller AS, Siegfried EC, Cork MJ, Beck LA, Eichenfield LF, Swanson L, Hamon SC, Horowitz JE, Farrell AB  et al.  Dupilumab treatment improves linear growth and bone biomarkers in children with atopic dermatitis: Post hoc analysis of a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial and an open-label extension study.  J Am Acad Dermatol  2026 Jul 07;. pii:S0190-9622(26)03071-9
  47. Partap U, Costa JC, Liu E, Cliffer IR, Wang D, Wang M, Nookala SK, Subramoney V, Briggs B, Ibraheem Abioye A  et al.  Gestational weight gain and maternal immediate perinatal and postpartum outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analyses.  BMJ Med  2026;5(1):e001558. pii:e001558
  48. Jurecka A, Scholl-Bürgi S, Burton B, Zori R, Longo N, Vockley J, Dionisi-Vici C  Biomarkers and surrogate endpoints for drug development in propionic acidemia.  Mol Genet Metab  2026 Jul 04;149(1-2):110202. doi:10.1016/j.ymgme.2026.110202
  49. Tsichlis JT, Miura Y, Haque S, Shamim AM, Yasmin N, Abid MR  Malnutrition trends in displaced Rohingya children from 2017 to 2024: a comprehensive 7-year repeated cross-sectional analysis.  BMJ Glob Health  2026 Jul 04;11(7). pii:e023118
  50. Ramgopal S, Ward CE, Macy ML, Horvat C, Cash RE, Okubo M, Janofsky S, Kamaleswaran R, Martin-Gill C  Prehospital Factors Associated with Low-Acuity Status Among Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Transports in a Multicenter EMS Sample.  Acad Pediatr  2026 Jul 04;:103393. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2026.103393

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