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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. Hill KD, Koerner J, Hong H, Li JS, Hornik C, Kannankeril PJ, Jacobs JP, Baldwin HS, Jacobs ML, Graham EM  et al.  A Bayesian re-analysis of the STRESS trial.  Am Heart J  2026 Feb;292:107282. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.09.014
  2. Ortiz MV, Wens FSPL, Hong AL, Quarello P, Verschuur AC, Tracy ET, Daw NC, Dome JS, Walz AL, Sprokkerieft J  et al.  Relapsed rhabdoid tumours and other non-nephroblastoma childhood and adolescent kidney tumours: perspectives from the HARMONICA collaboration.  Nat Rev Urol  2026 Jan 02;. doi:10.1038/s41585-025-01117-4
  3. Clark KA, Colwell ME, Lyons HM, Voller SMB, Manworren RCB, Fawcett AJ, Murthy K  Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Process in the NICU Setting.  J Nurs Adm  2026 Jan 01;56(1):28-34. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000001670
  4. Mataya LA, Bittermann T, Liu H, Griffis H, Srinivasan V, Rand EB, Alcamo AM  The Landscape of Status 1B by Exception for Pediatric Acute on Chronic Liver Failure-High Risk, High Mortality, and Low Transplant Rate.  Pediatr Transplant  2026 Jan;30(1):e70249. doi:10.1111/petr.70249
  5. O'Shea TM, Blackwell CK  Lasting Influence of Prenatal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection on Offspring Neurodevelopmental Health and Functioning.  Obstet Gynecol  2026 Jan 01;147(1):8-10. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000006134
  6. LeCroy MN, Kim RS, Hanna DB, Perreira KM, Gallo LC, Llabre MM, Van Horn L, Talavera GA, Daviglus ML, Isasi CR  Predicting BMI Percentile in Hispanic/Latino Youth Using a Machine Learning Approach: Findings From the Study of Latino Youth.  Obesity (Silver Spring)  2026 Jan;34(1):209-218. doi:10.1002/oby.70089
  7. Macy ML, Bettenhausen JL  Underprioritized and Underfunded: Payment Policy Challenges Facing Hospitals Caring for Children.  Pediatrics  2026 Jan 01;157(1). pii:e2025073898
  8.   Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000-2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.  Lancet Child Adolesc Health  2026 Jan;10(1):22-38. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00303-7
  9. Dobbs TJ, Gutierrez L, Hu HH, Hunter KS, Fonseca B, Browne L, Winter D, Cree MG, Pyle L, Hills-Dunlap JL  et al.  MRI Analysis of Cardiac Fat, Abdominal Adiposity and Cardiac Function After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes.  Pediatr Obes  2026 Jan;21(1):e70068. pii:e70068
  10. 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  2026 Jan;70(1):e70273. doi:10.1002/mnfr.70273
  11. McNamara M, Brown J, Makrides J, Rahmandar MH, English A  Harnessing the New SAHM Position Paper on "Protecting Financial Access to Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults" to Advocate for and With Youth.  J Adolesc Health  2026 Jan;78(1):11-14. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.09.018
  12. Pugatch M, Hodgkin D, Gibson M, Miller C, Chang G  Rates and Predictors of Follow-Up Care and Treatment Initiation Among Women Veterans After a Positive Alcohol Screen.  Subst Use Addctn J  2026 Jan;47(1):15-27. doi:10.1177/29767342251351107
  13. Chen E, Ramgopal S, Lorenz D, Jone PN, Horowitz R  Use of e-point septal separation to screen for left ventricular function in children.  Am J Emerg Med  2026 Jan;99:39-45. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2025.09.013
  14. Paller AS, Akiyama M, Hernández-Martín Á, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Sprecher E,   New gene-based classification of ichthyoses and palmoplantar keratodermas: Hereditary epidermal differentiation disorders.  J Am Acad Dermatol  2026 Jan;94(1):388-389. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.08.086
  15. Garzon JP, Dombi E, Samet J, Silva MP, Raski CR, Sawin M, Prada CE  Sacroiliac Joint Involvement: An Underreported Complication of NF1.  Am J Med Genet A  2026 Jan;200(1):223-228. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.64238
  16. 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
  17. Wolk CB, O'Brien CS, Bonafide C, Beidas RS, Schisterman EF, Albanowski K, Brent C, Schondelmeyer AC  Caregiver experiences with deimplementation of continuous pulse oximetry monitoring for children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: A qualitative study.  J Hosp Med  2026 Jan;21(1):27-33. doi:10.1002/jhm.70123
  18. Van Buren E, Zhang Y, Li X, Selvaraj MS, Li Z, Zhou H, Palmer ND, Arnett DK, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E  et al.  cellSTAAR: incorporating single-cell-sequencing-based functional data to boost power in rare variant association testing of noncoding regions.  Nat Methods  2025 Dec 31;. doi:10.1038/s41592-025-02919-5
  19. Mejia-Bautista M, Soto GS, Mitchell BI, Moravek MR, Conway K, Reyes I, Ahrendsen JT, Castellani RJ, Qi C, Jamshidi P  Disseminated BCGosis presenting as multiple intracranial lesions in an immunocompromised patient.  J Neuropathol Exp Neurol  2025 Dec 31;. pii:nlaf155
  20. Brin M, Scherr TF, Chaiyasit J, Liu J, Abbott M, Garofalo R, Kuhns LM, Sky T, Esliker I, Schnall R  Feasibility and Usability of an mHealth App (mLab+) to Guide Users Through HIV and Syphilis Self-Testing: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Dec 30;9:e72955. pii:e72955
  21. Chen S, Barajas S, Vemula S, Yang Y, Simpson E, Gao H, Li R, Behzadnia F, Nabinger SC, Schmitz DA  et al.  Mutant p53 promotes clonal hematopoiesis through generating a chronic inflammatory microenvironment.  J Clin Invest  2025 Dec 30;. pii:e184285
  22. Moore Burk M, Crawford TO, Johnson K, Apkon S, Brown L, Carry T, Hoffman K, Kelley C, Kuntz NL, Miller J  et al.  New SMA era: A broad-range tiered assessment of function for the evolving SMA phenotype (EVOLVE-SMA).  J Neuromuscul Dis  2025 Dec 30;:22143602251405346. doi:10.1177/22143602251405346
  23. Hills T, Mejia E, May R  "Failing Fontans:" an emerging challenge in paediatrics.  Cardiol Young  2025 Dec 29;:1-2. doi:10.1017/S1047951125110512
  24. Rangarajan HG, Chellapandian D, Atshan R, Ahn KW, Kumar S, Knight TE, Leung W, Ganguly S, Williams KM, Shah NN  et al.  Impact of Extramedullary Disease at Diagnosis on Outcomes Post Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Children and Young Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A CIBMTR Report.  Transplant Cell Ther  2025 Dec 28;. pii:S2666-6367(25)02652-1
  25. Manzanares LD, Dehghani Z, Herrnreiter CJ, Ren X, Sumagin ME, Serdiukova A, Naqib A, Green S, Wechsler JB, Sumagin R  Repeated DSS Exposure Elicits Distinct Immune Responses Reflecting Human Ulcerative Colitis.  Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol  2025 Dec 24;:101714. doi:10.1016/j.jcmgh.2025.101714
  26. Zhang Y, Tan C, Liu Z, Mao X, Jiang C, Mohammed AN, Li X, Lu R, Wang A, Maihemuti W  et al.  Rebalancing NTRK2 isoforms promotes vascular regeneration in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.  Cell Stem Cell  2025 Dec 24;. pii:S1934-5909(25)00440-0
  27. Conderino S, Kirchner HL, Thorpe LE, Divers J, Hirsch AG, Nordberg CM, Schwartz BS, Zhang L, Cai B, Rudisill C  et al.  Multi-site analysis of COVID-19 and new-onset diabetes reveals need for improved sensitivity of EHR-based COVID-19 phenotypes-a DiCAYA network analysis.  J Am Med Inform Assoc  2025 Dec 24;. pii:ocaf229
  28. Pyun KR, Park JJ, Ahn J, Lee YS, Kim H, Kim J, Yoon S, Ha KH, Seo DG, Rogers JA  et al.  Skin-Integrated Soft Wearable XR Interfaces for Seamless and Realistic User Experience.  Chem Rev  2025 Dec 24;125(24):11567-11665. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00966
  29. Aksenov DP, Doubovikov ED, Serdyukova NA, Gascoigne DA, Miller MJ, Drobyshevsky A, Linsenmeier RA  Assessing Chance in Neuro-Vascular Interactions.  Neuroimage  2025 Dec 23;:121676. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121676
  30. Kozhumam AS, Ibrahim S, Guillaume A, Landa MM, Pollock B, Macy ML  Demographic Patterns of Age- and Size-Appropriate Child Restraint Use in Chicago.  Acad Pediatr  2025 Dec 23;:103207. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.103207
  31. Brady SS, Camenga DR, Coyne-Beasley T, Falke C, Fitzgerald CM, Harlow BL, Kenton K, Klusaritz H, Lewis CE, Rodriguez-Ponciano DP  et al.  Response to Letter and Commentary: Cross-Sectional Associations of Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, and Emotional Support Seeking with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Bladder Health.  Int Urogynecol J  2025 Dec 23;. doi:10.1007/s00192-025-06469-4
  32. Klages KL, Pai ALH, Psihogios AM  Pain Predicts Next-Day Fatigue in Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Maintenance Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol  2025 Dec 22;. doi:10.1177/21565333251406895
  33. Sundaram SS, Kelsey M, Nadeau KJ, Cooper E, Sokol RJ, Ma Y, Ben Abdallah M, Chaidez A, Inge TH  Resolution of Biochemical and Histologic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Adolescents with Severe Obesity following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery.  J Pediatr  2025 Dec 22;:114944. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114944
  34. Tomita Y, Link G, Ge Y, Gold ERH, Racanelli A, Cardona HJ, Romero M, Gadd S, Watanabe J, Uchida E  et al.  Effects of combination therapy of a CDK4/6 and MEK inhibitor in diffuse midline glioma preclinical models.  PLoS One  2025;20(12):e0323235. pii:e0323235
  35. Johnson R, Fletcher RA, Peters S, Ohanian M, Soka M, Smolnikov A, Abihider KE, Ackerman MJ, Ader F, Akhtar MM  et al.  Titin-related familial dilated cardiomyopathy: factors associated with disease onset.  Eur Heart J  2025 Dec 22;46(48):5240-5257. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf380
  36. Hiemstra FW, González LB, Engelhardt LJ, Hancke L, Pilz LK, Adler AI, Dashti HS, Drouot X, Kitchen GB, Knauert MP  et al.  Challenges and Recommendations for Integrating Circadian Medicine in Critical Care: A Roadmap.  Chest  2025 Dec 20;. pii:S0012-3692(25)05931-8
  37. Moore CM, Secor EA, Everman JL, Fairbanks-Mahnke A, Jackson N, Pruesse E, Diener K, Morin A, Arbes SJ, Bacharier LB  et al.  The Common Cold Is Associated With Protection From SARS-CoV-2 Infections.  J Infect Dis  2025 Dec 20;232(6):e920-e930. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaf374
  38. Leland SB, Zambrano LD, Staffa SJ, McNamara ER, Newhams MM, Halasa N, Amarin JZ, Stewart LS, Shein SL, Carroll CL  et al.  Assessing Clinical Improvement of Infants Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Critical Illness.  J Infect Dis  2025 Dec 20;232(6):1283-1291. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaf018
  39. Goldschmidt AB, Ortega A, Rooper IR, Obleada KT, Chapa DAN, Silverberg B, Stalvey E, Camino MK, Levine MD, Yu L  et al.  Virtual Intervention for Binge Eating (VIBE): Study protocol for a user-informed mobile intervention for dysregulated eating and weight gain prevention in adolescents.  Contemp Clin Trials  2025 Dec 18;161:108192. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2025.108192
  40. Agorastos A, Thompson T, Solmi M, Cortese S, Estradé A, Radua J, Dragioti E, Vancampfort D, Thygesen LC, Aschauer H  et al.  Mental health, coping and related risk factors during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic in children: Nationally representative, multi-wave, cross-sectional results from 12 countries from the global COH-FIT study.  Eur Neuropsychopharmacol  2025 Dec 18;104:112741. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2025.112741
  41. Chang E, Lewkowitz AK, Unger JA, Garfield CF, Miller ES  Smartphone Applications to Support Perinatal Mental Health.  Obstet Gynecol  2025 Dec 18;. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000006139
  42. Chaikof EL, Chen J, Gillette MU, Boyer LA, Deans TL, Li P, Hilton IB, Daniels K, Goyal Y, Mei Y  et al.  Integrating synthetic biology to understand and engineer the heart, lung, blood, and sleep systems.  Cell Syst  2025 Dec 17;16(12):101446. doi:10.1016/j.cels.2025.101446
  43. Yeh JM, Seguin CL, Stratton KL, Leisenring WM, Armstrong GT, Henderson TO, Hudson MM, Nathan PC, Neglia JP, Oeffinger KC  et al.  Benefits, Harms, and Burden of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Childhood Cancer Survivors Previously Treated With Abdominopelvic Radiation.  J Clin Oncol  2025 Dec 17;:JCO2500661. doi:10.1200/JCO-25-00661
  44. Weigel C, Beyler S, Brown L, Trenkle J, Krosschell KJ  The Use of Ischial Weight Bearing Knee Ankle Foot Orthoses to Progress Standing and Ambulation Abilities in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case Series.  Phys Occup Ther Pediatr  2025 Dec 17;:1-18. doi:10.1080/01942638.2025.2601540
  45. Kuhns LM, Garofalo R, Belzer M, McAvoy-Banerjea J, Holzman J, Kwak E, Johnson AK, Biello K, Schnall R, Hidalgo MA  et al.  Digital limited interaction efficacy trial of LifeSkills Mobile to reduce HIV incidence in young transgender women: study protocol.  Trials  2025 Dec 17;. doi:10.1186/s13063-025-09353-0
  46.   Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.  Lancet Infect Dis  2025 Dec 15;. pii:S1473-3099(25)00689-9
  47. Alvarez-Paggi D, Ullah A, Ofman G, Haider S, Nowogrodzki F, Fontanella S, Marzec J, Digregorio J, Colantonio G, Sorgetti M  et al.  Diagnostic labels and clusters based on oxygen requirements in preterm infants with chronic lung disease: a data-driven exploratory cluster analysis in two independent cohorts.  Lancet Child Adolesc Health  2025 Dec 15;. pii:S2352-4642(25)00314-1
  48. Foster AA, Cushing AM, Hoffmann JA, Nash KA, Lee CM, Michelson KA  Expenditures for Pediatric Behavioral Health Care Over Time and Estimated Family Financial Burden.  JAMA Pediatr  2025 Dec 15;. pii:e255181
  49. 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
  50. Dehghani-Ghobadi Z, Chung E, Sayed M, Ahn C, Hu YC, Lim HW, Park JS  Constitutive Yap activation in distal nephron segments disrupts epithelial identity and nephron patterning.  bioRxiv  2025 Dec 13;. pii:2025.12.10.693519

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