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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.   Global, regional, and national burden of headache disorders, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.  Lancet Neurol  2025 Dec;24(12):1005-1015. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(25)00402-8
  4. Masthan A, Strople J, Runde J  Dietary Therapy in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Lasting Legacy and a New Frontier.  Gastroenterol Clin North Am  2025 Dec;54(4):875-889. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2025.07.004
  5. Osgood PT, Perez M, Whitehead B, Fortunato JE  Dietary Therapy for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.  Gastroenterol Clin North Am  2025 Dec;54(4):841-857. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2025.07.001
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10.   Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis.  Lancet Glob Health  2025 Dec;13(12):e2013-e2026. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00356-0
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Ramond A, Rosario-Jansen T, Yang X, Paller AS  Prevalence and Trends in Systemic Treatment for Pediatric Psoriasis in the USA between 2015 and 2021.  Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)  2025 Dec;15(12):3765-3776. doi:10.1007/s13555-025-01545-5
  16. Voss RV, Carl R, Kuhns LM, Liem RI, Rybacki D, Wolf S, Garofalo R  The Impact of Chest Binding on Exercise Capacity in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents.  J Adolesc Health  2025 Dec;77(6):1175-1180. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.024
  17. 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
  18. Van Winkle LJ, Ryznar RJ, Iannaccone PM  Adaptation and changing phenotypes through transgenerational epigenetics.  Epigenetics  2025 Dec;20(1):2460246. pii:2460246
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Chou SY, Liu Y, Bertram AK, Stein AA, Niessen TM, Murphy E, Garibaldi BT  Performance of pulmonary physical exam skills by internal medicine interns.  Diagnosis (Berl)  2025 Nov 18;. doi:10.1515/dx-2025-0118
  26. Thaweethai T, Donohue SE, Martin JN, Hornig M, Mosier JM, Shinnick DJ, Ashktorab H, Atieh O, Blomkalns A, Brim H  et al.  Long COVID trajectories in the prospectively followed RECOVER-Adult US cohort.  Nat Commun  2025 Nov 17;16(1):9557. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65239-4
  27. Berry JG, Williams DJ, Wright SM, Sanders LM, Agarwal D, Foster C, Vasquez J, Perrin JM, Lomangino S, Hall M  US Pediatric Hospitalizations Among Children Enrolled in Medicaid.  JAMA Pediatr  2025 Nov 17;. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.4537
  28. Foster CC, Turchi RM, ,   Financing of Pediatric Home Health Care: Policy Statement.  Pediatrics  2025 Nov 17;. pii:e2025073624
  29. Peng X, Jia X, Wang H, Chen J, Zhang X, Tan S, Duan X, Qiu C, Hu M, Hou H  et al.  Disrupting integrator complex subunit INTS6 causes neurodevelopmental disorders and impairs neurogenesis and synapse development.  J Clin Invest  2025 Nov 17;135(22). pii:e191729
  30. Ayla AY, Bernstein EJ, Zhang M, VanBuren JM, Castelino FV, Chung L, Evnin L, Frech TM, Gordon JK, Hant FN  et al.  Type III and type VI collagen neoepitopes are associated with disease severity in systemic sclerosis.  J Rheumatol  2025 Nov 15;. pii:jrheum.2025-0532
  31. Laternser C, Anderson BR, Yee LM, Grobman WA, Batton B, Knepp MD, Woo JL  Individual risk versus population incidence: a case example with congenital heart defects.  Acad Pediatr  2025 Nov 14;:103187. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.103187
  32. Wijaya C, Lattie EG, Sayegh CS  Understanding youth experiences with chronic illness at a safety net hospital: Challenges, coping, and resilience.  J Child Health Care  2025 Nov 14;:13674935251393558. doi:10.1177/13674935251393558
  33. Meister R, McBride ME, Schmutz JB, Adler M, Eppich W  'You can't have an ego in this game': A simulation primed qualitative inquiry of team reflection in paediatrics.  Med Educ  2025 Nov 14;. doi:10.1111/medu.70077
  34. Evans CE, Behera SP, Zhang X, Machireddy N, Addisu KD, Phillips M, Dhar R, Chakrabarti M, Wang B, David O  et al.  Unexpected Protective Role of Thrombosis in Lung Injury via Endothelial Alox15.  Circ Res  2025 Nov 14;. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.326357
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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. pii:e0001084
  38. Hudda Z, Webster A, Anderson E, Badia P, Bagatell R, Bhar S, Bidgoli A, Boyd K, Chaudhury S, Cisneros GS  et al.  Acute Toxicities and Early Outcomes of Tandem Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric High-Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multicenter Study.  Transplant Cell Ther  2025 Nov 12;. pii:S2666-6367(25)01525-8
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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

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