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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. 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 Jun;73(6):e70235. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70235
  3. 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
  4. Kuchukhidze S, Kacanek D, Brummel SS, Davtyan M, Lee J, Patel K, Rönn MM, Steinberg JR, Williams PL, Yee LM  et al.  Reproductive stage and other risk factors associated with intimate partner violence: a multisite study of women with HIV in the United States.  AIDS  2026 Jun 01;40(6):792-802. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000004392
  5. Wang CS, Troost JP, Canetta PA, Gibson KL, Helmuth ME, Kolupaeva V, Krissberg JR, Modi ZJ, Scherr R, Smith AR  et al.  Text Messaging for Longitudinal Data Collection From Adults With Glomerular Disease: Lessons From the Cure Glomerulonephropathy Network.  Kidney Med  2026 May;8(5):101328. pii:101328
  6. Cotter JM, Dunn A, Williams DJ, Ramgopal S, Fritz CQ, Taft M, Hall M, Temte E, Stassun J, Trivedi K  et al.  Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia Who Complete Oral Antibiotic Treatment Without Complications.  Hosp Pediatr  2026 May 01;16(5):e316-e322. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2025-008382
  7. Cantrell P, Hoffmann J, Yuknis M, Mathison D, Kafer L, Skatrud A, , ,   Preparation for Pediatric Emergencies in the Office: Policy Statement.  Pediatrics  2026 May 01;157(5). pii:e2026076621
  8. Cantrell P, Hoffmann J, Yuknis M, Mathison D, Kafer L, Skatrud A, , ,   Preparation for Pediatric Emergencies in the Office: Technical Report.  Pediatrics  2026 May 01;157(5). pii:e2026076622
  9. Bulterys P, Zhou CW, Gong S, Gars E, Zhang J, Younes S, Stone A, Hirt C, Marks L, Su C  et al.  Clinicopathologic and Molecular Characteristics of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Positive T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders.  Am J Surg Pathol  2026 May 01;50(5):481-500. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000002521
  10. DeLacey S, Chen W, Ranganna A, Feng S, Fishbein M, Bianco M  Alanine Aminotransferase Elevation at Diagnosis of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Prevalence, Predictors, and One-Year Outcomes.  Endocrinol Diabetes Metab  2026 May;9(3):e70211. pii:e70211
  11. Greco JA, Nypaver MM, Kocher KE, Macy ML, Janke AT, Seiler K, Sikavitsas A, Arora R, Mangus CW  Improving Pediatric Respiratory Chest Radiograph Stewardship in a Statewide Network.  Pediatrics  2026 May 01;157(5). pii:e2024070583
  12. Lang A, Kazmi W, Lyons JJ  Hereditary Alpha-Tryptasemia (HαT) as a Risk Modifier for Severe Anaphylaxis.  Immunol Allergy Clin North Am  2026 May;46(2):373-383. doi:10.1016/j.iac.2026.01.010
  13. Pilarz M, Morales B, Rodriguez VA, Jackson K, Murday P, Pack AP, Malakooti M, Bailey SC  Family-Initiated Interpretation: A New Approach to Communication in the Pediatric ICU.  Hosp Pediatr  2026 May 01;16(5):454-459. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2025-008546
  14.   Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.  Lancet Neurol  2026 May;25(5):451-468. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-8
  15. Salsman JM, Murphy KM, Addington EL, Tooze JA, McLouth LE, Yang D, Sanford S, Wagner L, Bunch SC, Rosenberg AR  et al.  Corrigendum to 'Optimization of a digital health intervention to enhance well-being among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: Design and methods of the EMPOWER full factorial trial' [Contemporary Clinical Trials, Vol. 149 (2025) 107783].  Contemp Clin Trials  2026 May;164:108290. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2026.108290
  16. 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 May;73(5):e70192. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70192
  17. 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 May;73(5):e70195. doi:10.1002/1545-5017.70195
  18. Mohamed R, Paasche-Orlow MK, Serrano E, Marquez M, Henault L, Weaver C, Slesinger Roy NC, Farina FR, Hurstak E, Taddeo M  et al.  Differential item functioning of PROMIS Sleep Disturbance-Short Form 8a across levels of health literacy in a community sample of adults.  Psychol Assess  2026 May;38(5):384-395. doi:10.1037/pas0001449
  19. Betensley A, Vandervest K, Ross DJ, Ragalie WS, Presberg KW, Dolan S, Haasler G, Mason D, Biller JA, North P  et al.  Different States of Lung Allograft Injury Assessed by Plasma Donor-Derived and Total Cell-Free DNA.  J Mol Diagn  2026 May;28(5):429-438. doi:10.1016/j.jmoldx.2026.02.002
  20. Jain PG, Wilson PM, Baghdassarian AA, Bailey JA, Caglar D, Nagler J, Ngo TL, Roskind CG, Langhan ML  Two Years or Three? Rethinking the Ideal PEM Training Timeline.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2026 May 01;42(5):407-411. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003585
  21. Wnorowska JH, Harmon A, Lorenz D, Hoffmann JA  External Validation of Diagnosis Codes to Identify Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits for Aggression.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2026 May 01;42(5):375-379. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003564
  22. Flaherman VJ, Reeder HT, Martin-Herz SP, Gallagher R, Cohen AK, Brown HE, Clifton RG, Fischbein N, Foulkes AS, Jacoby VL  et al.  Intrauterine SARS-CoV-2 Exposure and Infant Neurodevelopment through 18 Months of Age: Findings from the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Pregnancy Study.  J Pediatr  2026 May;292:114997. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.114997
  23. Michelson KN, Hayes A, Barrera L, James K, Miller C, Guzman Z, Torres N, McNicholas A, Becker AB  Pilot Study of a Bereavement Referral Program for Parents Following Perinatal Death.  J Pain Symptom Manage  2026 May;71(5):581-591.e3. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.01.004
  24. Prasanna A, Fox J, Tannous P, O'Halloran C, Monge M, Nugent A, Allen KY, Berger S, Winlaw DS  Early Experience With Percutaneous Pulmonary Blood Flow Restrictors to Allow Deferral of Norwood Surgery.  World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg  2026 May;17(3):330-336. doi:10.1177/21501351251392881
  25. Sippel JL, Stroupe KT, Escudero G, Huo Z, Kale IO, Etingen B, Evans CT, Wickremasinghe IM, Bennett B, Smith BM  United States Veteran Perceptions of the Veterans Health Administration Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Annual Evaluation.  J Spinal Cord Med  2026 May;49(3):496-508. doi:10.1080/10790268.2025.2517928
  26. Lewis ACF, Clayton EW, Bangash H, Bland HT, Bonini KE, Cimino JJ, Connolly JJ, Freimuth RR, Fullerton SM, Hakonarson H  et al.  Navigating data sharing in research.  Am J Hum Genet  2026 Apr 29;. pii:S0002-9297(26)00154-0
  27. Kubis K, Edwards J, Ryan PH  Ambient and personal air monitoring using low-cost sensors to identify elevated air pollution in vulnerable communities.  Sci Total Environ  2026 Apr 29;1032:181837. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181837
  28. Chandhoke S, Zaniletti I, DiGeronimo R, Hamrick SEG, Murthy K, Padula MA, Rintoul NE, Grover TR, Levy PT, Moynihan KM  et al.  Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes according to social determinants of health.  J Perinatol  2026 Apr 29;. doi:10.1038/s41372-026-02668-z
  29. Peterson TE, Hahn VS, Moaddel R, Zhu M, Fan J, De S, Haberlen SA, Palella FJ, Plankey M, Bader JS  et al.  Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Proteomic Signature of Myocardial Fibrosis and Incident Heart Failure.  J Infect Dis  2026 Apr 29;233(4):e937-e947. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiag013
  30. Grover KE, Cappel ZR, Volz A, 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 Apr 28;:100621. doi:10.1016/j.xhgg.2026.100621
  31. Mobley EM, Ji L, Psihogios A, M Ingram K, Ghazal L, Nightingale CL, Dressler EV, Kittel C, Prasad PK, Freyer DR  et al.  Availability of cancer survivorship services for adolescents and young adults: Findings from the 2022 NCI Community Oncology Research Program Landscape Assessment.  J Cancer Surviv  2026 Apr 28;. doi:10.1007/s11764-026-02018-0
  32. Deng W, Hoang B, Rubsam M, Lopez G, O'Brien MK, Sukal-Moulton T, Sargent B, Peyton C, Hoffman E, Carey S  et al.  Concurrent validity and agreement of Bayley-4, AIMS, and HINE assessments in 1-year-old children.  Dev Med Child Neurol  2026 Apr 27;. doi:10.1111/dmcn.70284
  33. McGowan EC, McGrath M, Law A, O'Shea TM, Blackwell CK, Aschner J, Ganiban JM, Higgins RD, Taylor GL, Spillane NT  et al.  Self-reported positive health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents born preterm in the ECHO cohort.  J Perinatol  2026 Apr 27;. doi:10.1038/s41372-026-02684-z
  34. Meletti S, Hanin A, Giovannini G, Bedin R, Burani M, Taruffi L, Orlandi N, Urbano T, D'Achille F, Malerba M  et al.  Acute Brain Injury in New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus and Etiology-Defined Status Epilepticus.  JAMA Neurol  2026 Apr 27;. pii:e260865
  35. Premkumar A, Ogu NQ, Reddy A, David H, Yamini B, Dipatri AJ, Sobotka SA, Fry JT, Shaaban AF  Household income and adverse childhood outcomes after prenatal myelomeningocele repair.  Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM  2026 Apr 25;:101974. doi:10.1016/j.ajogmf.2026.101974
  36. Forrest CB, Jeste SS, Shah SK  NIH-Funded Pediatric Research.  JAMA Pediatr  2026 Apr 25;. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.1551
  37. Paller AS, Cork MJ, Hong HC, Soong W, Schneider SKR, Lo H, Vinther F, Thøgersen P, Wollenberg A  Clinical Laboratory Parameters in Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis Treated with Tralokinumab Up to Week 52 in the Phase 3 ECZTRA 6 Trial.  Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)  2026 Apr 25;. doi:10.1007/s13555-026-01745-7
  38. Josefson JL, Gregg B, Sen S, Rajakumar K, McGowan EC, Andrei AC, Arend AB, Rick AM, Marshall E, Caal K  et al.  Glycemia Range and Offspring Weight and adiposity in response To Human milk (GROWTH) study: protocol for an observational cohort designed to study lactational programming.  BMJ Open  2026 Apr 24;16(4):e116936. pii:e116936
  39. Balamuth F, Weiss SL, Long E, Thompson GC, Artis AS, Campos AB, Borland ML, Dalziel SR, Yock-Corrales A, Singh R  et al.  Balanced Fluid or 0.9% Saline in Children Treated for Septic Shock.  N Engl J Med  2026 Apr 24;. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2601969
  40. Moolhuijsen LME, Zhu J, Mullin BH, Pujol-Gualdo N, Actkins KV, Mack JA, Rao H, Trivedi B, Kentistou KA, Zhao Y  et al.  Genomic analyses implicate hormonal and metabolic dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome.  Nat Genet  2026 Apr 23;. doi:10.1038/s41588-026-02543-9
  41. Griffee MJ, Kirsch RE, Rubin J, Peeler A, Hayanga JW, Chatterjee S, Dorsey D, Emeruwa IO, Goodwin ML, Rubin EB  et al.  Ethical Challenges of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society Consensus on Key Issues and Practical Recommendations.  ASAIO J  2026 Apr 23;. doi:10.1097/MAT.0000000000002707
  42. Abd Alla J, Perhal A, Fu X, Langer A, Faramawy YE, Quitterer U  Analysis of GRK2 aggregation in the pathology of Alzheimer disease in animal models.  Cell Rep Med  2026 Apr 21;7(4):102707. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102707
  43. Glenn TM, Kasparian NA, Amdani S, Renaud D, DiMaria MV, Teh J, Leone DM, Mahendran AK, Pike NA, Dolgner SJ  et al.  The Fontan Outcomes Network: Findings After 2 Years and 1121 Participants.  Circulation  2026 Apr 21;153(16):1182-1195. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078152
  44. Rhee C, Balamuth F, Dysart K, Miller E, Li Z, Huang J, Gunturi D, Ostapenko S, Jin R, DelloStritto L  et al.  National Estimates of Pediatric Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical Data.  JAMA  2026 Apr 21;335(15):1321-1331. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.3100
  45. Gao Y, Bochkov YA, Lee KE, Gangnon R, Bacharier LB, Busse WW, Camargo CA, Cohen R, Demuri GP, Fitzpatrick AM  et al.  Stability and Age-Specific Patterns of Rhinovirus Circulation in Children Over Three Decades.  J Allergy Clin Immunol  2026 Apr 20;. pii:S0091-6749(26)00264-2
  46. Balaguer Townsend A, Gopalka M, Bieber D, Raskin JS, Baker J, McRae AM, Widjaja E, Lam SK  Endoscopic corpus callosotomy for drug-resistant epilepsy due to cerebral folate transporter deficiency: illustrative case.  J Neurosurg Case Lessons  2026 Apr 20;11(16). pii:CASE25793
  47. Ramgopal S  National trends in pediatric sepsis hospitalizations, case mix, and mortality, 2016-2022.  J Hosp Med  2026 Apr 20;. doi:10.1002/jhm.70329
  48. Kelly CM, Attridge M, Katsogridakis YL, Mrozek L, Jackson K, Hoffmann JA  Implementation of a Standardized Management Algorithm for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome in a Pediatric Emergency Department.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2026 Apr 20;. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003588
  49. Hughes BL, MacPherson C, Rouse DJ, Saade GR, Dinsmoor MJ, Reddy UM, Pass R, Allard D, Mallett G, Clifton RG  et al.  Maternal cytomegalovirus serology results by geographic region in a large multicenter United States study.  J Infect Dis  2026 Apr 18;. pii:jiag224
  50. 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 Apr 17;:115107. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115107

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