Department of Surgery Publications
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Acute Care Surgery
2026
Early vs late surgical intervention for Morel-Lavallée injuries: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association prospective multicenter study. Smith MB, Grigorian A, Santorelli JE, Dilday JC, Stephens DJ, Minoza KG, Biffl WL, Coimbra R, Tillou A, Nahmias J; Morel Lavallée Study Group.J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Sep 1;243(3):651-659. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001918. Epub 2026 Aug 14.PMID: 42599047.
A MEMS-based point-of-care platelet counting system. Beardslee LA, Williams EK, Gajula D, Wang A, Lam WA.Lab Chip. 2026 Aug 25;26(17):4739-4749. doi: 10.1039/d6lc00195e.PMID: 42524877.
Modern management of inferior vena caval injuries: What you need to know. Kwon J, Kobayashi L, Coimbra R.J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Sep 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005173. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42752610.
Evaluating delivery of trauma-informed care in the trauma bay. Isenberg EE, Olivo R, Succar B, Perkins L, Berndtson AE, Frazee M, Appelbaum RD, Maiga A, Loss L, Meyers E, Cook M, VanDerWal JA, Holena DN, Lombana G, Berry S, Dultz L, Dumas RP.JAMA Surg. 2026 Sep 16:e264161. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.4161. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42747832.
What are surgical critical care fellows doing after graduation? A report from the Surgical Critical Care Program Director Society Outcomes Task Force. Faulks ER, Al Qaffas AN, Dultz L, Haines LN, Leichtle S, Kaups KL, Marks JA, Matsushima K, Maxwell R, Adams CA.Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 Sep 21;11(3):e001967. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2025-001967. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42781006.
Evidence-based, cost-effective management of gastric outlet obstruction: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Work Group. Diaz JJ, Coimbra R, Biffl WL, Livingston DH, Martin M, Napolitano LM, Inaba K, Costantini TW, Winchell RJ, Salim A. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Aug 14. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005107. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42599766.
An exponential increase in e-bike injuries in California. Austin J, Perkins L, Haines LN, Kobayashi L, Berndtson AE, Weaver JL, Santorelli J, Maa J, Ignacio RC, Burruss S, Liepert AE, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 Jul 17;11(3):e002099. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2025-002099. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42519518.
Workplace violence in trauma centers is a serious problem: an AAST Disaster Committee survey on assaults on trauma teams. Liepert AE, Fallat ME, Capella JM, Fox AD, Kuhls DA, Glinik G, Fischer PE, Gates JD, Toscano N, Kelley K, Chung SH, Doucet JJ, Disaster Committee A. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 Jun 22;11(2):e002167. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2025-002167. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42344543.
Tailoring the message: Communication strategies to promote safer driving behaviors among cannabis users. Dell'Acqua R, Hacker S, Ageze D, Baird S, Marcotte TD, Hill LL. Traffic Inj Prev. 2026 Jun 17:1-11. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2680240. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42308416.
A multi-state methodological framework for behavioral surveillance of cannabis-impaired driving. Ageze D, Baird S, Hacker S, Dell'Acqua R, Gold A, Shaughnessy T, Lanin-Kettering I, Marcotte TD, Hill LL. Traffic Inj Prev. 2026 Jun 11:1-7. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2678490. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42275458.
Postoperative outcomes of Morel-Lavallee injuries and predictive factors for wound complications: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study. Nguyen PD, Grigorian A, Costantini T, Santorelli J, Von Husen L, Dilday J, Inaba K, Schellenberg M, Stephens D, Chaar MA, Mahmoud K, Schreiber M, Minoza K, Underwood S, Biffl W, Lu N, Bayat D, Coimbra R, Edwards S, Tillou A, Zheng DJ, Plevin RE, Kim H, Stein D, Smith J, Sonntag CC, Callcut R, Furlong H, Graeff LW, Trevizo E, Cochran-Yu M, Duncan T, Diaz G, Kim D, Neville A, Balan N, Siletz A, Ley E, Park G, Alexander J, Johnson A, Cotton-Betteridge A, Smith M, Alvarez C, Scolaro J, Aryan N, Nahmias J. Surgery. 2026 Jul;195:110207. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110207. Epub 2026 May 18. PMID: 42150280.
A burning issue: Methamphetamine intoxication is associated with graft loss. Oviedo P, Moghaddam M, Austin JR, Haines LN, Lee JG, Santorelli JE. Burns. 2026 Jun 5;52(8):108106. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108106. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42296615.
Peptide display on small extracellular vesicles directs tissue-specific tropism and delivery of gene editing machinery. Choi W, RuizdelRio J, Embrione V, Agarwal D, Blecke K, Gaffey AC, Wahlin KJ, Eliceiri BP. Biomaterials. 2026 Nov;334:124312. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124312. Epub 2026 May 15. PMID: 42155174.
Altered Expression of Dual-Specificity Phosphatases in Macrophages Exposed to Lipid Nanoparticles. Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Aniegbuna I, Derunes J, De Maio A. FASEB Bioadv. 2026 May 21;8(5):e70117. doi: 10.1096/fba.2026-00055. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42254800.
Operative strategies and wound complications for Morel-Lavallee injuries undergoing excisional debridement: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study. Nguyen PD, Grigorian A, Costantini T, Santorelli J, Von Husen L, Dilday J, Inaba K, Schellenberg M, Stephens D, Abou Chaar M, Mahmoud K, Schreiber M, Minoza K, Underwood S, Biffl W, Lu N, Bayat D, Coimbra R, Edwards S, Tillou A, Zheng DJ, Plevin RE, Kim H, Stein D, Smith J, Sonntag CC, Callcut R, Furlong H, Graeff LW, Trevizo E, Cochran-Yu M, Duncan T, Diaz G, Kim D, Neville A, Balan N, Siletz A, Ley E, Park G, Alexander J, Johnson A, Cotton-Betteridge A, Smith M, Alvarez C, Scolaro J, Aryan N, Nahmias J. Am Surg. 2026 Apr 16:31348261443695. doi: 10.1177/00031348261443695. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41990323.
Trends in alcohol-involved crashes among young California drivers before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Lotito A, Vaca FE, Hu S, Hill L, Griswold J, Li K. J Transp Health. 2026 Jun;49:102322. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2026.102322. Epub 2026 Apr 13. PMID: 42170659.
Postoperative outcomes of Morel-Lavallee injuries and predictive factors for wound complications: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study. Nguyen PD, Grigorian A, Costantini T, Santorelli J, Von Husen L, Dilday J, Inaba K, Schellenberg M, Stephens D, Chaar MA, Mahmoud K, Schreiber M, Minoza K, Underwood S, Biffl W, Lu N, Bayat D, Coimbra R, Edwards S, Tillou A, Zheng DJ, Plevin RE, Kim H, Stein D, Smith J, Sonntag CC, Callcut R, Furlong H, Graeff LW, Trevizo E, Cochran-Yu M, Duncan T, Diaz G, Kim D, Neville A, Balan N, Siletz A, Ley E, Park G, Alexander J, Johnson A, Cotton-Betteridge A, Smith M, Alvarez C, Scolaro J, Aryan N, Nahmias J. Surgery. 2026 May 18;195:110207. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42150280.
Peptide display on small extracellular vesicles directs tissue-specific tropism and delivery of gene editing machinery. Choi W, RuizdelRio J, Embrione V, Agarwal D, Blecke K, Gaffey AC, Wahlin KJ, Eliceiri BP. Biomaterials. 2026 May 15;334:124312. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124312. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42155174.
Validation of a safe volumetric cut-off for observation of traumatic hemothorax: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. Tatakis A, Wilson D, Al Tannir AH, Sciarretta JD, Cage K, Kessler JJ 2nd, Kozar RA, Yeates EO, Medvecz A, Kopelman T, Slivinski A, Echeverria-Rosario K, Florea IB, Cowan J, Wong A, Stephens D, Chaar MA, Weger K, Chang G, Flage M, Von Husen L, Berndtson AE, Anderson J, Newman P, Nowak B, Smoot B, Farrell M, Oller K, Murthy A, Moore J, Swaminathan S, Cocanour C, Kim E, LaSeur D, Boyle K, Blank J, de Moya M. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 24. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004991. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42029153.
Impact of aspirin use on the modified brain injury guidelines for the management of mild traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. Nene RV, Simon N, Smith AM, Costantini TW, Haines LN. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Apr 19;106:33-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2026.04.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42061202.
TBI-associated acute lung injury is associated with downregulation of miRNA-362. Johnston W, Arzave J, Yuengert C, Park DJ, Costantini TW, Eliceiri BP, Weaver JL; La Jolla, California. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 May 1;100(5):779-786. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004937. Epub 2026 Apr 24. PMID: 42030095.
Validation of a safe volumetric cut-off for observation of traumatic hemothorax: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. Tatakis A, Wilson D, Al Tannir AH, Sciarretta JD, Cage K, Kessler JJ 2nd, Kozar RA, Yeates EO, Medvecz A, Kopelman T, Slivinski A, Echeverria-Rosario K, Florea IB, Cowan J, Wong A, Stephens D, Chaar MA, Weger K, Chang G, Flage M, Von Husen L, Berndtson AE, Anderson J, Newman P, Nowak B, Smoot B, Farrell M, Oller K, Murthy A, Moore J, Swaminathan S, Cocanour C, Kim E, LaSeur D, Boyle K, Blank J, de Moya M. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 24. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004991. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42029153.
Operative strategies and wound complications for Morel-Lavallee injuries undergoing excisional debridement: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association Multicenter Study. Nguyen PD, Grigorian A, Costantini T, Santorelli J, Von Husen L, Dilday J, Inaba K, Schellenberg M, Stephens D, Abou Chaar M, Mahmoud K, Schreiber M, Minoza K, Underwood S, Biffl W, Lu N, Bayat D, Coimbra R, Edwards S, Tillou A, Zheng DJ, Plevin RE, Kim H, Stein D, Smith J, Sonntag CC, Callcut R, Furlong H, Graeff LW, Trevizo E, Cochran-Yu M, Duncan T, Diaz G, Kim D, Neville A, Balan N, Siletz A, Ley E, Park G, Alexander J, Johnson A, Cotton-Betteridge A, Smith M, Alvarez C, Scolaro J, Aryan N, Nahmias J. Am Surg. 2026 Apr 16:31348261443695. doi: 10.1177/00031348261443695. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41990323.
Diverticulitis in pregnancy is associated with high complication rates. Colpitts D, Hynes AM, Santorelli J, Smith A, Weaver JL. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2026 Apr 10:10962964261441488. doi: 10.1177/10962964261441488. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41963101.
Age is not an indication: Antibiotic agents for urinary tract infections in patients with geriatric trauma. Austin JR, Lippincott M, Weaver JL. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2026 Jan 9:10962964251413393. doi: 10.1177/10962964251413393. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41944229.
Surgical health policy advocacy and suicide prevention: The San Diego-Coronado bridge case. Austin JR, Song JH, Haines LN, Berndtson AE, Weaver JL, Santorelli JE, Lee JG, Kobayashi LM, Adams LM, Smith A, Doucet JJ, Liepert AE. Inj Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 30. doi: 10.1186/s40621-026-00671-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41913284.
Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in trauma: What you need to know. Lippincott M, Berndtson AE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 1;100(4):532-541. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004871. Epub 2025 Dec 17. PMID: 41417654.
Wound management and surgery for calcific uremic arteriolopathy (Calciphylaxis): A retrospective observational cohort study. Moses SJ, Supple M, Bouchouari H, Nazarian RM, Chen S, DeWane ME, Nigwekar SU, McCarthy M, Hickey S, Goverman J. Int Wound J. 2026 Mar;23(3):e70854. doi: 10.1111/iwj.70854. PMID: 41760579.
30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026 Jan 29;62:101566. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101566. eCollection 2026 Mar. PMID: 41648988.
To pack or plug: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter evaluation of hemorrhage control interventions in pelvic fracture management. Harfouche MN, Sult L, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, O'Neil CF, Meizoso JP, McNickle A, Fraser D, Croman M, Dubose JJ. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jan 12. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004856. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41533046.
Continuous peripheral nerve blocks for burn management: A retrospective study of outcomes and complications in 281 burn patients. Perkins L, Pedroza G, Soghikian M, Santorelli JE, Haines LN, Box K, Lee JG, Gabriel R, Finneran JJ. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Feb 5;51(2):147-151. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105930. PMID: 39481877.
The importance of young surgeons in surgical health policy advocacy engagement. Liepert AE, Douglas A, Johns A, Doucet JJ, Colosimo C. Surgery. 2026 Jan 27;192:110066. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.110066. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41604833.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of emergency surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of major thoracic vascular injuries.Kobayashi L, Perkins L, Johnston W, Kurth L, Black K, Abu-Zidan F, Augustin G, Balogh ZJ, Biffl WL, Britt LD, Catena F, Civil I, Coccolini F, Damaskos D, De'Angelis N, De Simone B, Galante JM, Góes AMO Jr, Parreira JG, Hardcastle T, Inaba K, Kirkpatrick A, Kluger Y, Leppäniemi A, Maier R, Moore EE, Peitzman AB, Podda M, Sartelli M, Scalea TM, Stahel P, Tan E, Tolonen M, Weber D, Coimbra R. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004844. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41532881.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of emergency surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of cervical vascular injuries. Kobayashi L, Perkins L, Johnston W, Kurth L, Black K, Abu-Zidan F, Augustin G, Balogh ZJ, Biffl WL, Britt LD, Catena F, Civil I, Coccolini F, Damaskos D, De'Angelis N, De Simone B, Galante JM, Góes AMO Jr, Parreira JG, Hardcastle T, Inaba K, Kirkpatrick A, Kluger Y, Leppäniemi A, Maier R, Moore EE, Peitzman AB, Podda M, Sartelli M, Scalea TM, Stahel P, Tan E, Tolonen M, Weber D, Coimbra R. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jan 13. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004823. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41533003.
2025
Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in trauma: What you need to know. Lippincott M, Berndtson AE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004871. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41417654.
AR-R17779, an agonist of alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, attenuates trauma-induced lung epithelial glycocalyx injury by suppressing macrophage proinflammatory activity. Nakatsutsumi K, Choi W, Heard M, Pool K, Coimbra R, Eliceiri BP, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004829. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41417716.
Characterizing firearm-related traumatic brain injuries at a trauma center near the United States-Mexico border. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, Produturi GR, Real M, Oviedo P, Kozel OA, McCann CP, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Khalessi AA, Levy M. World Neurosurg. 2025 Dec 16:124730. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124730. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41412522.
Implementation of an electronic health record-based tool increases administration of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis in trauma. Mou Z, Oviedo P, Perkins L, Costantini TW, Lee JG, Berndtson AE, Haines LN, Marshall A, Santorelli JE. Surgery. 2025 Nov 17;190:109857. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109857. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41253072.
Lost in translation? Comprehension of care for English-speaking vs. Spanish-speaking trauma patients.Kundu S, Arias S, Arreola R, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025 Oct 23;10(4):e001742. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001742. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41158726.
Rethinking the unplanned ICU admission quality metric in trauma patients. Mou Z, Oviedo P, Perkins L, Costantini TW, O'Keefe T, Horita HM, Doucet JJ, Haines LN, Santorelli JE. Am Surg. 2025 Oct 30:31348251393932. doi: 10.1177/00031348251393932. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41165071.
Does pelvic angioembolization increase pelvic ischemic complications? A Multicenter American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Study. Artigue M, Schroeppel T, Sheehan B, Nahmias J, Bradford J, Haines L, Benjamin E, Koganti D, Dultz L, Mooney J; Pelvic Angioembolization Investigators. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Nov 1;241(5):773-782. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001477. Epub 2025 Oct 15. PMID: 40470836.
Not safe for work: Preventing violence against healthcare workers. Weaver JL, Giri OA, Quinones PM, Cheruvu S, Bryant L, Cannada LK; Association of Women Surgeons Publications Committee. Am J Surg. 2025 Sep 8:116607. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116607. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40962593.
Regulated release of small extracellular vesicles directs neutrophil recruitment in cutaneous wound healing.Choi W, Park DJ, Dorschner RA, Pool K, Sayeed S, Kezios J, Lee J, Adlawan S, Eliceiri BP. J Invest Dermatol. 2025 Sep 4:S0022-202X(25)02411-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.08.034. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40914410.
Response to Letter to the editor: "Lung ultrasonography underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax". Santorelli JE, Marshall A, Perkins L, Adams L, Costantini TW. Surgery. 2025 Sep 8:109653. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109653. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40925752.
Turning waste into insight: a novel proteomic approach to non-invasive wound biomarker discovery. Soto V, Jurczuk V, Tose LV, Alcalde Pretel C, Garcia V, Farhadi L, Younis S, Strbo N, Hawash A, Umland O, Hardy M, Arteta Higgins CE, Levine J, Bravo J, Eliceiri B, Tang JC, Jaller JA, Lev-Tov H, Pozdin V, Rodriguez-Menocal L, Badiavas E, Kirsner RS, Fernandez Lima FA, Jozic I. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2025 Aug 21:101058. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2025.101058. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40848928.
The longitudinal association of physical function and frailty on driving strategic self-regulation among older adults. Mielenz TJ, Svancara A, Jia H, Arnold LS, Wheeler K, DiGuiseppi C, Eby DW, Molnar LJ, Hill LL, Strogatz DS, Andrews HF, Li G, Yang CYD. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jul 15:7334648251359020. doi: 10.1177/07334648251359020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40661035.
Medicinal and combined medicinal/recreational cannabis use in California following the passage of Proposition 64. Ageze D, Dell'Acqua R, Marcotte TD, Rybar J, Baird S, Gold A, Shaughnessy T, Lanin-Kettering I, Hill L. J Cannabis Res. 2025 Jul 12;7(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s42238-025-00285-9. PMID: 40652264.
Knowledge and attitudes toward recreational cannabis legalization among California residents: A population-matched questionnaire about Proposition 64. Ageze D, Baird S, Marcotte TD, Elashmawy A, Wong A, Dell'Acqua R, Rybar J, Hacker S, Gold A, Shaughnessy T, Lanin-Kettering I, Hill LL. J Cannabis Res. 2025 Jul 12;7(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s42238-025-00304-9. PMID: 40652253.
Prevalence of high-risk behaviors among commercial motor vehicle drivers measured using artificial intelligence for naturalistic data collection. Moran RJ, Rogers JJ, Garfein RS, Hill LL. Traffic Inj Prev. 2025 Jul 2:1-10. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2025.2516711. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40601863.
Disparities in provision of rehabilitative services in adolescents with traumatic brain injury at level I adult versus pediatric trauma centers. Biffl SE, Biffl WL, Ryan K, Wieand A, Burch A, Soto T, Bayat D, Castelo M, Costantini T, Ignacio R, Haines L. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Aug 21. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004780. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40836315.
Genetic and pharmacological targeting of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor action blocks tumor progression in mouse models of breast cancer. Heard MA, Qian J, Sayeed S, Mechlowicz S, Zhang Q, Yeluri S, Pool K, Yamane R, Morris GP, Eliceiri BP. J Immunol. 2025 Jul 14:vkaf148. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf148. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40653990.
A nomenclature for surgical knots and the principles of knot security. O'Keefe TJ, Cosman BC, Perkins LA, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Am Surg. 2025 Jul 3:31348251358436. doi: 10.1177/00031348251358436. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40608797.
The unhoused state, not area deprivation index, is an independent risk factor for resistant infections in burn patients. Stopenski S, Perkins L, Santorelli JE, Haines LN, Lee JG, Strait E, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Jun 17. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.273. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40526454.
Cannabis use in California following legalization of recreational use. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2025 Jun 9. doi: 10.1089/can.2024.0179. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40489356.
It's all in your head: Safety of weight-based, targeted enoxaparin prophylaxis in intracranial hemorrhage patients. Surgery. 2025 Jun 5;184:109476. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109476. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40479846.
Impact of anxiety and anxiolytic medication on driving outcomes in older adults: A LongROAD Study. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 May 24:7334648251344660. doi: 10.1177/07334648251344660. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40411378.
Lung contusion drives lung injury by modifying miRNA cargo in alveolar small extracellular vesicles. Nakatsutsumi K, Park DJ, Choi W, Johnston W, Pool K, Kezios J, Coimbra R, Eliceiri BP, Costantini TW. Inflamm Res. 2025 May 24;74(1):83. doi: 10.1007/s00011-025-02051-2. PMID: 40413349.
Using half-hitch knots to uncouple surgical knot security and loop tautness. O'Keefe TJ, Perkins LA, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Cosman BC, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Ann Transl Med. 2025 Apr 30;13(2):15. doi: 10.21037/atm-25-2. Epub 2025 Apr 29. PMID: 40438513.
Using millimeter measurements and force gauges to test the security of knots tied by residents before and after watching online didactic videos. O'Keefe TJ, Perkins LA, Austin J, Oviedo P, Khan S, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Cosman BC, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Am Surg. 2025 Apr 25:31348251338736. doi: 10.1177/00031348251338736. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40280114.
The underutilization of national diabetes prevention program among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: An in-depth focus group analysis. Narayanan P, Kothapalli SR, Strohl HB, Hill LL. AJPM Focus. 2024 Oct 5;4(1):100279. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100279. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40225960.
The US-Mexico border wall height extension Is associated with increased incidence and severity of facial trauma. Tenorio A, Produturi GR, Faraji F, de Cos V, McCann CP, Gosman AA, Hom DB, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Khalessi AA, Ciacci JD. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2025 Apr 2;10(2):e70129. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70129. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40177256.
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis for the treatment of pain after traumatic rib fracture: A randomized, active-controlled, participant- and observer-masked study. Finneran JJ 4th, Kobayashi L, Costantini TW, Weaver JL, Berndtson AE, Haines L, Doucet JJ, Adams L, Santorelli JE, Lee J, Trescot AM, Donohue MC, Schaar A, Ilfeld BM. Anesthesiology. 2025 Mar 1;142(3):532-545. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005328. Epub 2024 Dec 19. PMID: 39723886.
Predictors of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in older adults with TBI and a modified frailty index score. Francis JJ, Kashkoush AI, Ho VP, Roach MJ, Kelly ML; American Association for the Surgery of Trauma GERI-TBI Study Group. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Mar 18;135:111191. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111191. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40107005.
From peril to protection: An evaluation of regulations impacting eScooter injuries. Black KM, Santorelli JE, Costantini TW, Kobayashi LM, Doucet JJ, Haines LN. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025 Feb 10;10(1):e001440. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001440. eCollection 2025. PMID: 39944560.
Non-operative management of cholecystitis in pregnant patients remains common. Weaver JL, Smith A, Costantini TW, Haines L. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Jan 16. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.209. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39817423.
Prevalence of depression in older adults and the potential protective role of volunteering: Findings from the LongROAD Study. Xi Y, Mielenz TJ, Andrews HF, Hill LL, Strogatz D, DiGuiseppi C, Betz ME, Jones V, Eby DW, Molnar LJ, Lang BH, Li G. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19349. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39776414.
Response to letter to the editor: "Lung ultrasonography underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax". Santorelli JE, Marshall A, Perkins L, Adams LM, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. Surgery. 2025 Jan 2:109017. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.109017. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39753449.
Automating excellence: A breakthrough in emergency general surgery quality benchmarking. Perkins LA, Mou Z, Masch J, Harris B, Liepert AE, Costantini TW, Haines LN, Berndtson A, Adams L, Doucet JJ, Santorelli JE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jan 6. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004532. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39760784.
Anatomy
2026
Augmented reality-guided craniofacial and airway nerve block training for anesthesiology residents. Zheng D, Mercer CN, Lau N, Ryan JF, Moradi A, Howe S, Suresh P, Noel G.Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Oct 5;51(10):1178-1183. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2025-106776.PMID: 40992897.
Using Q-methodology and the 3P model of learning to evaluate medicine and dentistry students' experiences with a blended anatomy laboratory design.Dhillon J, Moukarzel M, Laggis G, Noël G, Ventura NM, McWatt SC.Anat Sci Educ. 2026 Oct 8. doi: 10.1002/ase.70377. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42850751
Anatomical Basis of a Posterior Intralamellar Plane in Breast Tissue-Preservation Surgery. Lhuaire M, Chacon-Quiros M, Rehnke RD, Graf RM, Pittman TA, Stan C, Villalobos-Alpizar J, Clausen-Oreamuno C, Atlan M, Lantieri L, Noel G. Aesthet Surg J. 2026 Aug 11;46(46 Suppl 2):S109-S116. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjag059.PMID: 42579315
Painting or tattooing? A comparative study of body painting and temporary tattoos for learning surface anatomy in an intensive undergraduate anatomy course. Noel GPJC, Tran-Heflinger M. Anat Sci Educ. 2026 Aug 25. doi: 10.1002/ase.70337. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42639851.
Determining the best recipient vessel site for autologous microsurgical breast reconstruction using PAP flaps: An anatomical study. Lhuaire M, Sedbon T, Biau D, Dramé M, Noel G, Hunsinger V, Garrido I, Derder M, Hivelin M, Delmas V, Abrahams P, Tavitian B, Fontaine C, Clement O, Lantieri L. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 Jul 17;120:183-193. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2026.07.020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42501421.
Developmental organization of sensory and sympathetic ganglia. Vong KI, Alvarez YD, Zhang Q, Weng J, Noel G, Barton ST, Chung C, Howarth R, Meave N, Jiwani F, Patarlapalli SB, Yao F, Zhu F, Barrows C, Patel A, Wang JX, Chi NC, Kingsmore SF, White MD, Yang X, Gleeson JG. Nature. 2026 Jun;654(8119):734-743. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10313-0. Epub 2026 Apr 1. PMID: 41922758.
An anatomical reclassification of the temporal fascia from superficial to deep layers using true color sectioned images and 3D models. Park JS, Noel G. Surg Radiol Anat. 2026 Jun 9;48(1):152. doi: 10.1007/s00276-026-03918-7. PMID: 42262518.
An anatomical reclassification of the temporal fascia from superficial to deep layers using true color sectioned images and 3D models. Park JS, Noel G. Surg Radiol Anat. 2026 Jun 9;48(1):152. doi: 10.1007/s00276-026-03918-7. PMID: 42262518.
Developmental organization of sensory and sympathetic ganglia. Vong KI, Alvarez YD, Zhang Q, Weng J, Noel G, Barton ST, Chung C, Howarth R, Meave N, Jiwani F, Patarlapalli SB, Yao F, Zhu F, Barrows C, Patel A, Wang JX, Chi NC, Kingsmore SF, White MD, Yang X, Gleeson JG. Nature. 2026 Apr 1. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10313-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41922758.
Redefining all check ligaments of extraocular muscles using true color sectioned images. Ahn S, Noel G, Park JS. Surg Radiol Anat. 2026 Feb 27;48(1):77. doi: 10.1007/s00276-026-03838-6. PMID: 41758352.
2025
Fascia, eh. What is it? What is it good for? Neumann PE, Labib H, Lhuaire M, Boaz NT, Noel GPJC, Suárez-Quian C, Tessema C, Ward PJ, Weinhaus AJ, Anand MK, Detton AJ. Clin Anat. 2025 Nov 24. doi: 10.1002/ca.70047. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41277747.
Compassionatomy: Can compassion contemplative practices foster student connection with body donors and enhance empathy in anatomy labs? Noel GPJC, Klaus F, Tutjer J, Chun JM, Jinpa T, Chakoumakos MA, Eyler LT. Med.Sci.Educ. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02522-5.
What is clinical anatomy?-A consensus statement from the American Association of Clinical Anatomists. Clin Anat. 2025 Oct 21. doi: 10.1002/ca.70040. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41117176.
Internationalization of medical education: Professional identity formation in healthcare students through an international exchange program. Med Sci Educ. 2025 Jun 2;35(4):2123-2133. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02423-7. eCollection 2025 Aug.PMID: 41112918.
Engagement and cognitive load of upper-year medical trainees during mixed reality-enhanced dissection.Noel GPJC, Xiao I, Chaouachi M, Ilie A, O'Brien J, McWatt SC. Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Oct 12. doi: 10.1002/ase.70126. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41077624.
Augmented reality-guided craniofacial and airway nerve block training for anesthesiology residents. Zheng D, Mercer CN, Lau N, Ryan JF, Moradi A, Howe S, Suresh P, Noel G. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Sep 23:rapm-2025-106776. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2025-106776. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40992897.
An atypical anatomical variation in facial nerve position: Temporal branch lateral and main trunk medial to the retromandibular vein in a series of three cadaveric cases with clinical implications. Suchomlinov A, Noel G, Moradi A. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2025 Aug 15;10(4):e70233. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70233. eCollection 2025 Aug. PMID: 40822617.
Facial retaining ligaments based on real color sectioned images with 3D models: Toward a more precise classification. Park JS, Noel G. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2025 Jul 15:S1010-5182(25)00225-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2025.07.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40670266.
Integrating cultural awareness practices into medical school nutrition education with a virtual global elective course. Yee MJ, McWatt SC, Brassett C, Stearns DA, Sagoo MG, Sakurai T, Bittman M, Deckelbaum RJ, Guzman CF, Karmally W, Noel G, Wu A. Med Sci Educ. 2025 Feb 1;35(2):675-681. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02290-2. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40353023.
The state of mental health in medical students in 2023 from 18 Countries. Luong J, Prasad J, Huang ES, Hutter J, McWatt S, Brassett C, Stearns D, Sagoo MG, Bhugra D, Noel G, Molodynski A, Wu A. Acad Psychiatry. 2025 May 1. doi: 10.1007/s40596-025-02143-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40312584.
The importance of multiculturalism in medical education: a global comparison of perspectives from medical and health professions students at 21 universities. Wu A, Patel R, Luong J, McWatt S, Goel R, Brassett C, Dutton J, Sagoo MG, Kunzel C, Green A, Noel G. JRSM Open. 2025 Apr 10;16(4):20542704251322244. doi: 10.1177/20542704251322244. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40291461
Evaluating group dynamics through peer assessment during a global student collaboration of interprofessional healthcare education: A longitudinal study across 33 universities. Sagoo MG, Lam PY, Sharma T, Arora A, Siddiqui M, Adeniyi AM, Brassett C, Noel G, Wingate R, McWatt S, Stearns D, Garcia Souto P, Wu A. Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Mar 27. doi: 10.1002/ase.70026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40145343.
Exploring artificial intelligence readiness in medical students: Analysis of a global survey. Luong J, Tzang CC, McWatt S, Brassett C, Stearns D, Sagoo MG, Kunzel C, Sakurai T, Chien CL, Noel G, Wu A. Med Sci Educ. 2024 Oct 23;35(1):331-341. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02190-x. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40144085.
The role of internationalization of medical education via international exchange programs in professional identity formation. Luong J, Hui J, Noel G, Wu A. Med Teach. 2025 Mar 18:1. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2025.2478873. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40099696.
Who is teaching anatomy? An examination of the demographic characteristics, academic backgrounds, and professional responsibilities of US anatomy teachers. Hall TR, Mosley CF, Vakil JB, Lambert CK, Savelli DM, Balta JY.Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Feb 16. doi: 10.1002/ase.70005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39956756.
Breast Surgery
2026
Preoperative MRI for pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ: Implications for surgical management. Grossi S, Longo L, Munter S, Liu C, Le J, Ojeda-Fournier H, Kang Sim DE, Fadare O, Blair SL.Eur J Surg Oncol. 2026 Oct 10;53(1):112183. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2026.112183. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42868948.
Factors associated with surgical faculty's desire to leave or stay at their jobs. Sarkissyan M, de Virgilio C, Amersi F, Blair SL, Cunningham LA, Govekar HR, Senthil M, Shebrain S, Siletz A, Valerian BT, Wexner SD, Schwed AC.JAMA Surg. 2026 Sep 23:e264382. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.4382. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42776512.
A critique of the DCISionRT test. O'Keefe TJ, Prionas ND, Esserman LJ, Wallace AM. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 Sep 1;126(1):176-178. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2026.03.001. PMID: 42586127.
ASO visual abstract: Surgical management of young women with high-risk breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant systemic therapy in the I-SPY2 trial. Tseng J, Dimitroff K, Sauder CAM, Chien AJ, Ahmed KA, Allen LF, Arciero CA, Burke EE, Chandler JM, Jordan JE, Golshan M, Gutnik LA, Jaskowiak NT, Hewitt KC, Howard-McNatt M, Ito F, Kang IM, Kesmodel SB, Kuerrer HM, Lee MC, Moran MC, Postlewait LM, Prionas ND, Rao R, Reyna CR, Schwer A, Taunk NK, Tchou J, Wallace AM, Li TJ, Perlmutter J, DeMichele AM, Yee D, Hylton NM, Van't Veer LJ, Rugo HS, Symmans WF, Shatsky RA, Isaacs CJD, Yau C, Esserman LJ, Boughey JC, Mukhtar RA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul 31. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20217-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42536241.
Surgical management of young women with high-risk breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant systemic therapy on the I-SPY2 trial. Tseng J, Dimitroff K, Sauder CAM, Chien AJ, Ahmed KA, Allen LF, Arciero CA, Burke EE, Chandler JM, Jordan JE, Golshan M, Gutnik LA, Jaskowiak NT, Hewitt KC, Howard-McNatt M, Ito F, Kang IM, Kesmodel SB, Kuerer HM, Lee MC, Moran MC, Postlewait LM, Prionas ND, Rao R, Reyna CR, Schwer A, Taunk NK, Tchou J, Wallace AM, Li TJ, Perlmutter J, DeMichele AM, Yee D, Hylton NM, Veer LJV, Rugo HS, Symmans WF, Shatsky RA, Isaacs CJD, Yau C, Esserman LJ, Boughey JC, Mukhtar RA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20153-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42545411.
Cemiplimab and fianlimab with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage high-risk ERBB2-negative breast cancer: The I-SPY2 randomized clinical trial. Isaacs C, Nanda R, Yau C, Chien AJ, Hershman DL, Stringer-Reasor EM, Wallace AM, Thomas A, Vaklavas C, Clark AS, Kennedy LC, Sanford A, Boughey JC, Albain KS, Pusztai L, Kalinsky KM, Beckwith H, Williams NO, Han HS, Falkson C, Arora M, Elias AD, Pohlmann PR, Rozenblit M, Marshall N, Chen YY, Trivedi MS, McGuinness JE, Howard FM, Chen N, Khoury K, Lancaster RB, Yeung KT, Douglas E, Wei M, Mainor C, LeStage B, Delson AL, Asare AL, Brown-Swigart L, Hirst GL, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Symmans WF, Yee D, Hylton NM, van 't Veer LJ, Rugo HS, DeMichele AM, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. JAMA Oncol. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.2576. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42530945.
Streamlining the abstract selection process for the American Society of Breast Surgeons' Annual Meeting by utilizing large language models. Cohen LN, Seibert D, Kosten T, Wolfrath N, Al-Hilli Z, Kantor O, Singh P, Teshome M, Blair S, Hieken TJ, Wilke LG, Kothari A, Cortina CS. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul 6. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20138-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42406210.
ASO visual abstract: Streamlining the abstract selection process for the American Society of Breast Surgeons' Annual Meeting by utilizing large language models. Cohen LN, Seibert D, Kosten T, Wolfrath N, Al-Hilli Z, Kantor O, Singh P, Teshome M, Blair S, Hieken TJ, Wilke LG, Kothari A, Cortina CS. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul 15. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20212-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42458167.
Genetics, screening, and risk-reducing interventions for breast cancer. Le J, Madlensky L, Retson TA, Grossi Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Aug;106(4):465-479. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2026.03.003. Epub 2026 May 27. PMID: 42419307
Detection time and visibility rating of novel OneMark clip compared to standard ultrasound-visible breast lesions in human cadavers. Zheng S, Blair SL, Kim J, Baker JL, Thompson CK, Labora AN, Tseng CH, Peacock W, Kapoor NS. Curr Probl Surg. 2026 Jul;80:102045. doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2026.102045. Epub 2026 Apr 21. PMID: 42288336.
Impact of population-based pathogenic variant testing on risk-based breast screening recommendations: A secondary analysis of the WISDOM study. Shieh Y, Heise RS, Madlensky L, Sabacan LP, Soto IA, Fiscalini AS, Ross K, Goodman D, Blanco A, Brain S, Heditsian DM, Moya J, Fergus KB, Olopade OI, Scheuner MT, Eklund M, Ziv E, Tice JA, van 't Veer L, Esserman LJ; Athena Breast Health Network and WISDOM Study Investigators and . JAMA Oncol. 2026 May 31:e262091. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.2091. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42218736.
Independent relevance of estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor statuses in DCIS on risk of subsequent ipsilateral and contralateral invasive breast events in absence of endocrine therapy. O'Keefe TJ, Guo A, Vera DR, Wallace A Cancers (Basel). 2026 Mar 30;18(7):1109. doi: 10.3390/cancers18071109. PMID: 41976332.
Patient-based decision making for opioid prescriptions after ambulatory breast operation: A randomized clinical trial. Lofftus SY, Graham DS, Le J, Zhu CY, Kaufman N, Huy TC, Kusske AM, Teshome M, Baker JL, Wu JX. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Apr 13. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001974. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41972433.
Active surveillance of ductal carcinoma in-situ. Lin SZ, O’Keefe TJ, Jackson JE, Hewitt KC, Esserman LJ. Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 18, 3 (2026).
2025
Liposomal oncolytic adenovirus enables efficient CAR-independent transduction of tumors and enhances NK cell-mediated abscopal responses. Dong T, Shah JR, Phung AT, Blair SL, Trogler WC, Kummel AC, Hayashi T. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Nov 13. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c15766. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41231008.
Implementation of quality improvement projects: A practical guide from the American Society of Breast Surgeons Patient Safety and Quality Committee. Ludwig KK, Kong A, Grossi S, Joseph KA, Cox S, Pratt D. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Nov 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18609-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41193820.
ASO author reflections: Precision in practice: Breast surgeons as catalysts for quality improvement. Grossi S, Ludwig K. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Nov 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18686-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41191304.
Problematic media usage patterns in adolescents. Choi SH, O'Keefe TJ. JAMA. 2025 Oct 6. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.13984. Online ahead of print.
Effect of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy on breast conservation in invasive ductal versus lobular carcinoma of the breast: A comparative analysis. Goldhaber NH, O'Keefe TJ, Longo L, Blair SL, Grossi S. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep 14. doi: 10.1002/jso.70082. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40947659.
ASO visual abstract: Impact of time to surgery post neoadjuvant chemotherapy on breast cancer outcomes: A retrospective study of patients enrolled in the I-SPY 2 clinical trial. Van Hassel J, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Mukhtar R, Boughey JC, Ladores V, Howard-McNatt MM, Jaskowiak N, Perlmutter J, DeMichele A, Yee D, Hylton N, Symmans WF, Van't Veer L, Rugo H, Esserman LJ, Shatsky R, Isaacs C, Kuerer H, Wallace AM, Prionas N, Tseng J, Reyna CR, Taunk N, Kesmodel S, Lee MC, Fox J, Piltin MA, Tchou J, Arciero CA, Postlewait LM, Sauder C, Rao R. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 29. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18131-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40883532.
25nd annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons: What happens in Vegas at ASBrS does not stay in Vegas-take-home messages and scientific impact. Rosenkranz KM, Teshome M, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18136-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40877722.
Impact of time to surgery post neoadjuvant chemotherapy on breast cancer outcomes: A retrospective study of patients enrolled in the I-SPY 2 clinical trial. Van Hassel J, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Mukhtar R, Boughey JC, Ladores V, Howard-McNatt MM, Jaskowiak N, Perlmutter J, DeMichele A, Yee D, Hylton N, Symmans WF, Veer LV, Rugo H, Esserman LJ, Shatsky R, Isaacs C, Kuerer H, Wallace AM, Prionas N, Tseng J, Reyna CR, Taunk N, Kesmodel S, Lee MC, Fox J, Piltin MA, Tchou J, Arciero CA, Postlewait LM, Sauder C, Rao R. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 23. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17933-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40849380.
ASO visual abstract: Disparities in the surgical management of the axilla by self-identified race in the multicenter neoadjuvant I-SPY2 trial. Kaur M, Dimitroff K, Boughey JC, Esserman LJ, Yau C, Tchou J, Quirarte A, Lee MC, Howard-McNatt MM, Switalla K, Kuerer H, Sauder C, Postlewait LM, Arciero C, Rao R, Wallace A, Reyna C, Ahmed K, Gutnik L, Taunk N, Perlmutter J, DeMichele A, Yee D, Hylton NM, Symmans F, Rugo HS, Shatsky RA, Isaacs C, Rudra S, Pohlmann P, Ewing C, Wong J, Alvarado M, Jaskowiak N, Prionas N, Golshan M, Piltin MA, Olopade OI, Mukhtar RA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 21. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18093-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40839142.
Percutaneous auricular neuromodulation to treat pain after ambulatory breast surgery: A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Ilfeld BM, Abramson WB, Said ET, Sztain JF, Finneran JJ 4th, Griggs JL, Abdullah B, Jensen EJ, Schaar A, Wallace AM. Can J Pain. 2025 Jul 10;9(1):2521117. doi: 10.1080/24740527.2025.2521117. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40657450.
Disparities in the surgical management of the axilla by self-identified race in the multicenter neoadjuvant I-SPY2 trial. Kaur M, Dimitroff K, Boughey JC, Esserman LJ, Yau C, Tchou J, Quirarte A, Lee MC, Howard-McNatt MM, Switalla K, Kuerer H, Sauder C, Postlewait LM, Arciero C, Rao R, Wallace A, Reyna C, Ahmed K, Gutnik L, Taunk N, Perlmutter J, DeMichele A, Yee D, Hylton NM, Symmans WF, Rugo HS, Shatsky RA, Isaacs C, Rudra S, Pohlmann P, Ewing C, Wong J, Alvarado M, Jaskowiak N, Prionas N, Golshan M, Piltin MA, Olopade OI, Mukhtar RA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul 23. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17864-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40699532.
Insights from a multi-institutional registry show duration of endocrine treatment for DCIS impacts second events. O'Keefe TJ, Yau C, Iaconetti E, Jeong E, Brabham C, Kim P, McGuire J, Griffin A, Wallace AM, Esserman LJ, Harismendy O, Hirst GL. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;11(1):63. doi: 10.1038/s41523-025-00774-3. PMID: 40593866.
Adenoviruses encapsulated in PEGylated DOTAP-folate liposomes are protected from the pre-existing humoral immune response. Pharmaceutics. 2025 Jun 11;17(6):769. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17060769. PMID: 40574080.
Adhesion strength of tumor cells predicts metastatic disease in vivo. Cell Rep. 2025 Feb 28:115359. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115359. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40049163.
Oncologic outcomes with de-escalation of axillary surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: Results from > 1500 patients on the I-SPY2 clinical trial. Boughey JC, Yu H, Switalla K, Velle L, Lopes A, Wallace AM, Lancaster RB, Reyna CR, Tuttle TM, Jaskowiak N, Tchou J, Rao R, Lee MC, Naik AM, Golshan M, Arciero CA, Sauder CAM, Matsen CB, Yau C, Esserman L, Mukhtar RA; I-SPY2 Locoregional Working Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16973-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39946078.
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2026
Mitral valve homograft used in partial heart autotransplant approach for recurrent endocarditis. Aribindi V, Kearns MJ, Tran HA, Pretorius GDV.Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Oct;122(4):1122-1124. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.02.036. Epub 2026 Mar 20.PMID: 41865961
uccessful repair of a blunt injury to the donor's pulmonary artery and subsequent use of the lungs. Golts E, Gaboyan S, Bribriesco A, Pollema T, Glenn I, Golts R, Afshar A, Walters A, Afshar K. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2026 Feb 28;4(3):1039-1041. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2026.02.014. eCollection 2026 Sep. PMID: 42719143.
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, an evolving strategy in the era of PDA Stenting: Single center experience. Shibbani K, Nigro J, Rao R, Gordon BM, Justino H, AlShawabkeh L, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Aug;47(6):2381-2390. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03769-w. Epub 2025 Jan 22. PMID: 39843713.
The fate of the jailed branch: Challenging the dogma of PDA stenting in cases with a pulmonary artery branch originating from the PDA. Ng'eno M, Gordon BM, Rao R, Ryan JR, Haley J, Ganta S, Nigro J, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Aug;47(6):2415-2425. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03874-w. Epub 2025 May 2. PMID: 40316854.
Umbilical artery access for PDA stenting: Feasibility in select anatomy. Roberts T, Hesari M, Peterson D, Gomez-Arostegui J, Fulk C, Ryan J, Suttner D, Nigro J, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Aug;47(6):2481-2489. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04215-1. Epub 2026 Mar 26. PMID: 41885934.
Functional role of Piezo1 in regulating whole-lung vascular reactivity. Parmisano S, Chen J, Chen Y, Jain PP, Yung L, Wang WT, Wang T, Li X, Balistrieri A, Ferrizzi SA, Pedron C, Brooks O, Alotaibi M, Wang J, Garcia JGN, Thistlethwaite PA, Makino A, Yuan JX. Pulm Circ. 2026 Jul 21;16(3):e70371. doi: 10.1002/pul2.70371. eCollection 2026 Jul. PMID: 42516691.
Evaluation of transvenous lead extraction in young adults: Insights from the University of California San Diego Lead Extraction Registry. Lin AY, Lacharite-Roberge AS, Ho G, Aldaas O, Toomu S, Pollema T, Birgersdotter-Green U. Heart Rhythm O2. 2026 Mar 6;7(7):1274-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2026.02.021. eCollection 2026 Jul. PMID: 42488157.
Message received? Applicant insights on preference signals in general surgery residency recruitment. Lund S, Santucci NM, Zarate Rodriguez J, Naaseh A, Khan S, Luo X, Hunt ML, Silvestri C, Gan CY, L'Huillier JC, Hight R, Hudson J, Hendershot K, Calata J, Wang ML, Alseidi A, Jindani R, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Woodward JM. J Surg Educ. 2026 Jul 24;83(9):104096. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104096. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42501646.
Advising through the noise: Medical student advisor perspectives on how preference signals have influenced surgical residency recruitment. Santucci NM, Wang ML, Woodward JM, Gan CY, Silvestri C, Hudson J, Hight R, Naaseh A, Hunt ML, Hendershot K, Zarate Rodriguez J, Luo X, Khan S, Alseidi A, Jindani R, Calata J, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Lund S. J Surg Educ. 2026 Jul 9;83(9):104060. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104060. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42424995.
Advising through the noise: Medical student advisor perspectives on how preference signals have influenced surgical residency recruitment. Santucci NM, Wang ML, Woodward JM, Gan CY, Silvestri C, Hudson J, Hight R, Naaseh A, Hunt ML, Hendershot K, Zarate Rodriguez J, Luo X, Khan S, Alseidi A, Jindani R, Calata J, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Lund S. J Surg Educ. 2026 Jul 9;83(9):104060. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104060. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42424995.
Fenestrated PECA exGraft patch as a novel modifiable internal pulmonary artery band: A case report. Rao E, Peterson D, Nigro J, Ganta S, Hesari M, Ryan J, El-Sabrout A, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Jul 6. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04360-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42406064.
Mixed signals: General surgery residency applicant attitudes toward preference signaling. Santucci NM, Woodward JM, Hunt ML, Gan CY, Hight R, Naaseh A, Rodriguez JZ, Hendershot K, Luo X, Khan S, Silvestri C, Calata J, Jindani R, Hudson J, Wang ML, Alseidi A, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Lund S. J Surg Educ. 2026 Jul 8;83(9):104059. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104059. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42418852.
Case report: Endobronchial antibiotic instillation for refractory lung abscess due to Streptococcus pyogenes. Doran JA, Keene KA, Miller MA, Pollema TL, Odish MF, Bharti AR, Roche CE, Weihe EK, Van Nostrand KM, Mesarwi OA. Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Jun 10;13:1847731. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1847731. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42359077.
A Novel Model to Predict Progression to Death After Withdrawal of Care in Potential Donation-After-Circulatory-Death Heart Donors. Ayer A, Mylavarapu P, Golombeck D, Rajput B, Azar F, Kadosh BS, Bui QM, Kearns MJ, Pretorius V, Urey MA, Birs AS, Adler ED. J Card Fail. 2026 Jun 11:S1071-9164(26)00303-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.05.017. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42276522.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2025) expert consensus document on interventions for screen-detected lung nodules. Servais EL, Hayanga JWA, Linden P, Sood P, Raymond DP, Antonoff MB, Chudgar NP, Keshava HB, Velotta JB, Crabtree T, Jeffrey Yang CF, Raz D, Tong B, Cooke DT, Erkmen CP, Shaller B, Kent MS, McKee A, Phan CT, Daly ME, Onaitis MW, Edwards JP, Yang SC, Merritt RE, Shrager J. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Jun;121(6):1283-1297. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.004. Epub 2026 Feb 1. PMID: 41633462.
Spontaneous rupture of a giant thymoma causing hemothorax and cardiopulmonary collapse. Lakshminarayanan S, Ureña-Perez MA, Ramirez-Sanchez I, Bensard C, Thistlethwaite PA. Respir Med Case Rep. 2026 May 1;61:102430. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2026.102430. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42112501.
Dramatic remodeling of hypoplastic pulmonary arteries by pulmonary valve opening, right ventricular outflow stenting, and aortopulmonary collateral lung territory incorporation. Hesari M, Van D, Ganta S, Ryan J, Haley J, Sepulveda JS, Rao R, Gordon B, Nigro J, El-Said HG. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2026 Mar 12;5(4):104270. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2026.104270. eCollection 2026 Apr. PMID: 42111109.
Artificial-intelligence electrocardiography and computed tomography mapping to guide surgical ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Sung K, Pretorius GV, Coletta JM, Kearns MJ, Glenn I, Feld GK, Madani MM, Krummen DE, Ho G. JTCVS Open. 2026 Feb 1;30:101598. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101598. eCollection 2026 Apr. PMID: 42079966.
An endocytic checkpoint controls macrophage PD-1 function and immunotherapy fate.Mullick M, McLaren E, Roy S, Biagas B, Anandachar MS, Castillo V, Williams S, Espinoza CR, Tindle C, Katkar GD, Thistlethwaite PA, Sinha S, Ghosh P. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 17:2026.04.14.718292. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.14.718292. PMID: 42039661.
Right atrial pressure/pulmonary artery wedge pressure ratio correlates with early outcomes after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Chan CC, Teixeira BL, Bautista A, Stinson MD, Drcar TT, Yang JZ, Alotaibi M, Fernandes TM, Papamatheakis DG, Poch DS, Kerr KM, Madani MM, Kim NH. Respirology. 2026 Apr 23. doi: 10.1002/resp.70255. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42026897.
Assessing the feasibility of right atrial line removal at hospital discharge. Anton-Martin P, Nigro JJ, Ray M, Zook N, Kochanski J, Vellore S. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2025 Sep 11;4(1):324-328. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.08.016. eCollection 2026 Mar. PMID: 42027507.
Mitral valve homograft used in partial heart auto-transplant approach for recurrent endocarditis. Aribindi V, Kearns MJ, Tran HA, Pretorius GDV. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Mar 20:S0003-4975(C26)00236-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.02.036. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41865961.
Umbilical artery access for PDA stenting: Feasibility in select anatomy. Roberts T, Hesari M, Peterson D, Gomez-Arostegui J, Fulk C, Ryan J, Suttner D, Nigro J, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04215-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41885934.
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the management of rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease due to anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody dermatomyositis: A case series and brief literature review. Jurica JM, Odish MF, Lin CM, Owens RL, Yi C, Parrett M, Kabadi A, LeBlanc S, Roche C, Yung G, Joshua J, Choi SI, Golts E, Pollema T, Afshar K. JHLT Open. 2026 Feb 10;12:100518. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100518. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 41852368.
A rare case report of decompensated cirrhosis from hereditary hemochromatosis following lung transplant in a person with cystic fibrosis. Joo E, Golts R, Kang H, Veeral A, Robinson R, Walters A, Golts E, Lin CM, Yung G, Afshar K. Respir Med Case Rep. 2026 Feb 4;60:102382. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2026.102382. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41727736.
Peripartum cardiogenic shock from effusive-constrictive pericarditis requiring VA-ECMO and pericardiectomy. Sampath-Kumar R, Villareal-Gonzalez M, Duran A, Fadare O, Odish M, Papamatheakis DG, Yang J, Pretorius V, Urey MA. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Feb 20:e013056. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.125.013056. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41717678.
Association between genetics variants and clinical outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist device. Silver E, Hong KN, Tran HA, Pretorius V, Kearns MJ, Urey MA, Adler ED, Bui QM. JHLT Open. 2025 Dec 30;11:100477. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100477. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41630967.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2025) expert consensus document on interventions for screen-detected lung nodules. Servais E, Hayanga JWA, Linden P, Sood P, Raymond DP, Antonoff MB, Chudgar NP, Keshava HB, Velotta JB, Crabtree T, Jeffrey Yang CF, Raz D, Tong B, Cooke DT, Erkmen CP, Shaller B, Kent MS, McKee A, Phan CT, Daly ME, Onaitis MW, Edwards JP, Yang SC, Merritt RE, Shrager J. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Feb 1:S0003-4975(26)00023-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41633462.
Minimally invasive trans-sternal thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: A multi-institutional longitudinal study examining neurologic outcomes. Beller JP, Martin LW, Hall R, Tatum P, Phillips JD, Fay KA, Williams R, Boys J, Gundogdu B, Elliot M, Mehaffey JH, Walters DM. J Thorac Dis. 2025 Dec 31;17(12):10719-10728. doi: 10.21037/jtd-24-423. Epub 2025 Dec 29. PMID: 41522102.The NOTCH3 extracellular domain is a serum biomarker for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Hernandez M, Winicki NM, Puerta CD, Lakshminarayanan S, Zhang Y, Ramirez-Sanchez I, Besse CE, Liu L, Poch DS, Yuan JX, Shyy JY, Yu PB, Garcia JGN, Thistlethwaite PA. Nat Med. 2026 Jan 9. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04134-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41514036.
Primary graft dysfunction in donor after brain death vs normothermic regional perfusion heart transplants. Vu Maffei M, Kozuch JM, Mariski M, Philbrick M, Topik A, Azar F, Cole J, Urey MA, Pretorius V, Kearns MJ, Hong KN. JHLT Open. 2025 Nov 19;11:100439. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100439. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41487298.
CHEST how I do it: Management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before and after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. Yang JZ, Madani MM, Papamatheakis DG, Fernandes TM, Poch DS, Alotaibi M, Kerr KM, Kim NH. Chest. 2026 Jan 2:S0012-3692(25)05963-X. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.028. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41485700.
2025
Long-term effects of medical treatment in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Delcroix M, Lang IM, D'Armini AM, Fadel E, Guth S, Hoole SP, Jenkins DP, Kiely DG, Kim NH, Madani MM, Matsubara H, Nakayama K, Ogawa A, Ota-Arakaki JS, Quarck R, Sadushi-Kolici R, Simonneau G, Wiedenroth CB, Yildizeli B, Mayer E, Pepke-Zaba J. ERJ Open Res. 2025 Dec 1;11(6):00769-2025. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00769-2025. eCollection 2025 Nov. PMID: 41367646.
A novel approach for tetralogy of fallot-absent pulmonary valve using bioresorbable airway splints. Vossler JD, Green GE, Les AS, Ohye RG. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Dec;46(8):2322-2327. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03659-7. Epub 2024 Sep 26. PMID: 39325158.
Clinical impact of a pressure-sensing left ventricular pacing guidewire for TAVR.Soria Jiménez CE, Mahmud E, Ma G, Wettersten N, Golts E, Reeves RR. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Dec 3:e015858. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.125.015858. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41332374.
Training left-handed cardiothoracic surgeons in a right-handed world: Perspectives, experiences, and educational opportunities. Hooda Z, Ries S, Fabian T. Freeman K, Hofstetter W, Hudson J, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell K, Zaku B, Antonoff MB. JCTVS Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.11.023
Biomarker studies to predict outcomes of patients with COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome measured pre and post initiation of veno venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Odish MF, Gage H, Lam MTY, Hepokoski M, Pollema T, Tong K, Liu L, Malhotra A, Owens RL, Meier A. Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-30047-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41339723.
Results of the MACiTEPH study of macitentan for the treatment of inoperable or persistent/recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Jenkins DP, Cerovic S, Csonka D, Ghofrani HA, Guth S, Heresi GA, Humbert M, Jaumdally N, Jing ZC, Lack G, Madani MM, Matsubara H, Mayer E, McGuire E, Kim NH. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Nov 24:S1053-2498(25)02402-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.11.014. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41297734.
Traditional and non-traditional lead extraction techniques. Ho G, Birgersdotter-Green U, Pollema T. Cardiol Clin. 2025 Nov;43(4):585-593. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2025.05.007. PMID: 41193128.
Ostial left main obstruction from pannus formation in severely stenosed bioprosthetic aortic valve. Shah SD, Soria Jiménez CE, Kearns MJ, Duran EK, Ben-Yehuda O, Reeves RR, Otero Mostacero DC. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Oct 29;30(34):105788. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105788. PMID: 41173608.
Single ventricle care: Challenges, successes and the future in a single center program. Ganta S, Bock MJ, Haley J, El-Said H, Rao R, Nigro JJ. Transl Pediatr. 2025 Sep 30;14(9):2271-2303. doi: 10.21037/tp-2024-602. Epub 2025 Sep 26. PMID: 41141675.
Macrophage-engaging IgG4 antibody triggers cytotoxicity against integrin αvβ3+ cancers. Reddy JP, Yu Z, Shepard RM, Von Schalscha T, Clague RA, Peixoto BP, McCormack SJ, Onaitis MW, Weis SM, Cheresh DA, Wettersten HI. Mol Cancer Ther. 2025 Oct 13. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-25-0300. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41081633.
Association of social vulnerability with a risk of readmission following cardiac surgery in a statewide collaborative. Hinks S, Aguayo E, Sakowitz S, Satou N, Shemin RJ, Benharash P; University of California Cardiac Surgery Consortium. Surgery. 2025 Oct 13;188:109786. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109786. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41086518.
Molecular design of a naturally derived hemostatic sealant with prolonged antimicrobial activity for repairing elastic organ injuries. Jain S, Baidya A, Boys JA, Cheng GZ, Imahori T, Kaneko N, Annabi N. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Sep 14:e06466. doi: 10.1002/advs.202506466. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40946181.
Clinical implementation of inspiratory-expiratory chest CT: Defining quality criteria for diagnostic quality and detection of concurrent FEV1 decline following lung transplantation. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2025 Oct;7(5):e240468. doi: 10.1148/ryct.240468. PMID: 40932379.
Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Technical challenges and controversies. Verbelen T, Fadel E, Wiedenroth CB, Jenkins DP, Madani MM. JHLT Open. 2025 Jul 30;10:100357. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100357. eCollection 2025 Nov. PMID: 40893633.
Days alive and out of the hospital at 1 year following heart transplant: Comparing donation after brain death versus after circulatory death. Azar FM, Birs AS, Bui QM, Wettersten N, Tran HA, Kearns MJ, Pretorius V, Urey MA. JHLT Open. 2025 Jun 26;9:100330. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100330. eCollection 2025 Aug. PMID: 40808823.
Recurrent atrial myxoma in a patient with carney complex 26 years after heart transplantation. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Jul 30;30(21):104333. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104333. PMID: 40750172.
Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Jais X, Tapson V, Fernandes TM, Fadel E, Kligerman S, Pepke-Zaba J, Kerr KM, Fedullo PF, Yang JZ, Madani MM, Lang IM, Kim NH. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jul;44(7S):S1-S7. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.02.1688. PMID: 40653349.
Management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Wiedenroth CB, Jenkins D, Brenot P, Lang IM, Matsubara H, Pepke-Zaba J, Channick R, Jais X, Simonneau G, Delcroix M, Kerr K, de Perrot M, Mayer E, Pretorius V, Mahmud E, Poch D, Shimokawahara H, Steinberg ZL, Madani M. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jul;44(7S):S8-S14. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.02.1691. PMID: 40653350.
Safety and immediate efficacy of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic disease. Bird EM, Yang JZ, Mims EW, Kerr KM, Papamatheakis DG, Poch DS, Fedullo PF, Malhotra A, Daniels LB, McDivit-Mizzell A, Phreaner N, Kim NH, Pretorius VG, Madani MM, Fernandes TM. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jun 17:S0003-4975(25)00529-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.05.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40553695.
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results of an international multicenter prospective registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Jun 17;85(23):2270-2284. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.021. PMID: 40499982.
Left ventricular ejection fraction and previous cardiac revascularization: Impact on patient survival, graft survival, and complications in kidney transplant recipients. Amara D, Nunez M, Parekh J, Greenstein S, Foley D, Stock P, Hirose R. Transplant Direct. 2025 Jun 12;11(7):e1802. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001802. eCollection 2025 Jul. PMID: 40519671.
Optimal approach to performing and reporting computed tomography angiography for suspected acute pulmonary embolism: A clinical consensus statement of the ESC working group on pulmonary circulation & right ventricular function, the Fleischner Society, the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC, endorsed by European Respiratory Society (ERS), Asian Society of Thoracic Radiology (ASTR), European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), and Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR). Klok FA, Barco S, Bertoletti L, Bhalla S, Dubois S, Le Gal G, Haramati LB, van Hooidonk E, Humbert M, Konstantinides SV, Lang IM, Murphy WS, Ohno Y, Price S, Prokop M, Pruszczyk P, Rossi A, Thistlethwaite PA, West C, Remy-Jardin M. Radiology. 2025 Jun;315(3):e243833. doi: 10.1148/radiol.243833. PMID: 40459417.
Multidisciplinary tumor boards in pediatric surgical oncology: a systematic review of approaches in low- and middle-income countries. Puerta C, Chidiac C, Besse CE, Klipstein A, Brown L, Fierro JC, Phan P, Thistlethwaite PA, Rhee DS, Shalkow-Klincovstein J. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025 May 30;41(1):152. doi: 10.1007/s00383-025-06050-6. PMID: 40445327.
Multidisciplinary management and staged surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and subclavian vein thrombosis caused by venous thoracic outlet syndrome. Zeeshan M, Pearl GJ, Chakinala MM, Kotkar KD, Blinder MA, Kavali PK, Madani MM, Thompson RW. Cureus. 2025 May 28;17(5):e84953. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84953. eCollection 2025 May. PMID: 40438878.
Rapid closure and hemostasis of ruptured soft tissues using a modified human tropoelastin-based sealant in preclinical models. Ghovvati M, Jain S, Cheng GZ, Kaneko N, Boys JA, Imahori T, De Maeseneer T, Haghniaz R, Cameron RB, Weiss AS, Annabi N. Sci Transl Med. 2025 May 14;17(798):eadr6458. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adr6458. Epub 2025 May 14. PMID: 40367193.
Store-operated Ca2+ entry is involved in endothelium-to-mesenchymal transition in lung vascular endothelial cells. Babicheva A, Elmadbouh I, Song S, Thompson M, Powers R, Jain PP, Izadi A, Chen J, Yung L, Parmisano S, Paquin C, Wang WT, Chen Y, Wang T, Alotaibi M, Shyy JY, Thistlethwaite PA, Wang J, Makino A, Prakash YS, Pabelick CM, Yuan JX. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2025 May 7. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00400.2024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40331589.
One-year lung transplantation outcomes for engineered stone countertop workers with silicosis at a single center in Southern California, 2019 to 2023. Robinson R, Hua JT, Lee B, Villegas K, Gaboyan S, Rose CS, Lin CM, Golts E, Yung G, Akins T, Gaissert C, Malles C, Gloria AM, Afshar K. JHLT Open. 2025 May 5;9:100280. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100280. eCollection 2025 Aug. PMID: 40510598.
Single-center perioperative management and 1-year heart transplantation outcomes for patients with adult congenital heart disease. JHLT Open. 2025 Mar 7;8:100243. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100243. eCollection 2025 May. PMID: 40486113.
Temporal trends in the utilization, costs, and outcomes of concomitant left atrial appendage closure across a statewide collaborative. Sanaiha Y, Kiaii B, Sun JC, Madani M, Nguyen TC, Shemin RJ, Benharash P; University of California Cardiac Surgery Consortium. JTCVS Open. 2024 Nov 14;23:176-189. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2024.10.030. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40061534.
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: The potentially curative treatment of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Madani MM, Wiedenroth CB, Jenkins DP, Fadel E, de Perrot M. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Apr;119(4):756-767. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.052. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39265713.
Clinical outcomes with normothermic pulsatile organ perfusion in heart transplantation: A report from the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry. Circulation. 2025 Mar 7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071743. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40052272
Surveillance donor-specific antibody and pathologic antibody mediated rejection testing in heart transplant patients in the contemporary era. Cusi V, Cardenas A, Tada Y, Vaida F, Wettersten N, Chak J, Pretorius V, Urey MA, Morris GP, Lin G, Kim PJ. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Feb 4:S1053-2498(25)00061-0. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.01.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39914762.
Lobectomy versus sublobar resection in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database: Importance of patient factors and lymph node evaluation. Woodard GA, Grau-Sepulveda M, Onaitis MW, Udelsman BV, David EA, Jacobs JP, Kosinski AS, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jan 21:S0003-4975(25)00068-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.01.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39864772.
NCCN Guidelines® insights: Lung cancer screening, version 1.2025. Wood DE, Kazerooni EA, Aberle DR, Argento C, Baines J, Boer B, Brown LM, Donington J, Eapen GA, Ferguson JS, Hou L, Klippenstein D, Kolansky AS, Kumar R, Leard LE, Leung ANC, Mazzone P, Merritt RE, Norris K, Onaitis M, Pipavath S, Puri V, Raz D, Reddy C, Reid ME, Sandler KL, Sands J, Schabath MB, Sears CR, Studts JL, Tanoue L, Thacker AL, Tong BC, Travis WD, Wei B, Westover K, McCullough B, Ramakrishnan S. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Jan;23(1):e250002. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.0002. PMID: 39819601.
Surgical repair of double outlet right ventricle infants guided by three dimensional-computed tomography cardiac modeling and printing. Ganta S, Ryan JR, Lewis MJ, Nigro JJ. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Jan 22:21501351241305129. doi: 10.1177/21501351241305129. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39840424.
Colon and Rectal Surgery
2026
A novel ergonomic grip adaptor for reducing muscle fatigue during colonoscopy.Schwab SP, Reyes L, Smith K, Nair K, Wan L, Krinsky M, Delson N, Liu S.J Surg Res. 2026 Sep 15;327:28-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.08.014. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42743899.
Intrathecal morphine versus transversus abdominis plane block in robotic colorectal surgery. Park BH, Bhatia K, Weintraub S, Haidari M, Eisenstein S, Gabriel RA, Said ET. J Surg Res. 2026 Sep 10;326:1137-1143. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.08.016. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42721933.
No significant association between perioperative serum sodium and intestinal anastomotic leaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sadiq KO, Marquez Castillo EA, Ruiz Cota P, Fontaine-Nicola A, Eisenstein S, Lopez N. Surg Pract Sci. 2026 Jul 15;26:100355. doi: 10.1016/j.sipas.2026.100355. eCollection 2026 Sep. PMID: 42565016.
Invited commentary on beyond incontinence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of sexual dysfunction after anal fistula surgery. Eisenstein J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 Aug 6:102543. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2026.102543. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42562203.
Reply. Holubar SD, Russell TA, Cohen BL, Eisenstein S. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Jul 29. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004414. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42522704.
Measuring what matters in colorectal cancer care: From rankings to reliable quality.Ramamoorthy S. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Jul 8. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000002039. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42360181.
Selected abstracts. Raman S, Khalil MA, Eisenstein S, Lin M. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Jul 1;69(7):1938-1942. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004250. Epub 2026 Apr 7. PMID: 42328901.
Clinician and patient stakeholders prioritize rectal prolapse research themes through an international delphi process. Gurland BH, Au Hoy S, Bordeianou L, Hainsworth AJ, Thorsen AJ, Ratto C, Basilio PC, Oliveira LCC, Murphy M, Ding S, King JM, Olson CH; Pelvic Floor Consortium Volunteers Workgroup 2024 of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Jun 1;69(6):1722-1731. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004218. Epub 2026 Mar 25. PMID: 41879064.
Selected abstracts. Khan A, Eisenstein S, Lin M, Khalil MA. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Jun 1;69(6):1772-1776. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004214. Epub 2026 Mar 5. PMID: 42200790.
Artificial intelligence for colorectal surgeons - part II: Research applications, challenges in adoption and practical resources. Sarin A, Seffren C, Shwaib H, Matos MC, Eisenstein S, Ferrara M, Patel NM, Langenfeld SJ. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 May 12. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004178. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42117468.
Can artificial intelligence be used to predict response in rectal cancer? Current evidence and future possibilities. Lopez NE, Neel NC. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2026 Feb 11;39(3):200-208. doi: 10.1055/a-2769-1185. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 41948162.
Artificial intelligence for colorectal surgeons - part I: Foundations, clinical and educational applications. Sarin A, Seffren C, Shwaib H, Matos MC, Eisenstein S, Ferrara M, Patel NM, Langenfeld SJ. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Mar 27. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004138. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41891368.
Selected abstracts. Batra R, Eisenstein S, Dolejs S, Lin M, Barton JS. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Apr 1;69(4):662-666. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004111. Epub 2025 Dec 29. PMID: 41871345.
Selected abstracts. Dolejs S, Akram W, Eisenstein S, Lin M. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Feb 1;69(2):256-259. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004030. Epub 2025 Nov 6. PMID: 41538383.
Biologics before surgery are not associated with postoperative complications after surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: A national surgery quality improvement program inflammatory bowel disease collaborative causal inference analysis. Holubar SD, Russell T, Neel N, Hull TL, Steinhagen RM, Bordeianou L, Hyman NH, Cohen BL, Eisenstein S; NSQIP Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Collaborative. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Jan 6. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004077. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41492952.
Comparison of surgery and medicine on the impact of diverticulitis (COSMID) trial: A protocol for a pragmatic randomised study of diverticulitis treatment in the USA.Hantouli MN, Schmicker RH, Tufte JE, Ali FG, Bennett RD, Cohan JN, Comstock BA, Curran T, Davidson GH, Eisenstein S, Fischkoff KN, Fleming FJ, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Jafari MD, Kessler LG, Krane MK, Lawrence SO, McCormick JT, Millas SG, Morris AM, Pullar KM, Reinke CE, Saraidaridis JT, Simianu VV, Watkins SP, White NB, Wick EC, Wieghard N, Flum DR, Read TE; COSMID Collaborative. BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 8;16(1):e098309. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098309. PMID: 41506759.
2025
Selected abstracts. Eisenstein S, Justiniano CF, Garcia-Henriquez N, Gribovskaja-Rupp I. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Dec 1;68(12):1468-1472. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003958. Epub 2025 Sep 8. PMID: 41325052.
The SAGES MASTERS Program: Top 10 papers on intracorporeal anastomosis in right colectomy. Selznick S, Eisenstein S, Olson C, Rashidi L, McLemore E, Sylla P, Alkhamesi NA; SAGES Colorectal Committee. Surg Endosc. 2025 Nov 7. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-12353-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41201589.
Expert commentary on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Eisenstein S. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Nov 6. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004033. Online ahead of print.
Selected abstracts. Fuglestad M, Akram W, Eisenstein S, Dolejs S. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Nov 1;68(11):1350-1354. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003930. Epub 2025 Jun 8. PMID: 41134266.
Invited commentary on "Functional outcomes of transanal ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis patients: inverse probability weighing analysis of a single-center cohort functional outcomes of transanal ileal pouch-anal anastomosis". Eisenstein S. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Aug 29;29(11):102201. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102201. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40886824.
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice patterns, outcomes, and risk stratification after surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: A national surgical quality improvement program IBD collaborative study. Holubar SD, Eisenstein S, Bordeianou L, Chapman W, Crowell K, Davids JS, Hrabe J, Justiniano C, Kapadia MR, Kin C, Krane M, Lee E, Olortegui K, Poylin V, Saraidaridis JT, Scow JS, Plietz M; NSQIP IBD Collaborative. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Jun 13. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003833. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40511773.
Anorectal friction force is reduced in fecal incontinence. Gregersen H, Patel B, Guo X, Barron Del Solar G, Eisenstein S, Kassab G. Gastro Hep Adv. 2024 Oct 23;4(3):100580. doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2024.10.020. eCollection 2025. PMID: 39926207.
2020
Contemporary Risk of Surgery in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Population-based Cohorts. Tsai L, Ma C, Dulai PS, Prokop LJ, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy SL, Feagan BG, Jairath V, Sandborn WJ, Singh S. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Oct 27:S1542-3565(20)31497-X. PMID: 33127595.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
2026
Advances in laparoscopy and robotic surgery: Advanced techniques in complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Hochschild AM, Thareja NS, Petersen RP, Jacobsen GR, Hollandsworth HM. Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Oct;106(5):765-783. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2026.06.002. Epub 2026 Aug 1. PMID: 42685721.
Evaluation of ergonomics using the DEXTER®Robotic Surgery System: the ERGODEX trial. Krauss DT, Krones M, Abry L, Castronovo F, Eckhoff JA, Brunner S, Babic B, Müller M, Gulz M, Seeger N, Broderick RC, Thareja N, Bruns CJ, Fuchs HF. Surg Endosc. 2026 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-13251-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42545524.
First United States experience of robotic-assisted minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair using the Dexter surgical system. Thareja NS, Spurzem GJ, Cabrera AG, Reeves JJ, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Broderick RC. Surg Endosc. 2026 Jul 31. doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-13223-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42538397.
Evaluation of the educational impact of a laparoscopic bowel anastomosis simulator.Fontaine-Nicola A, Reyes E, Harman H, Abunnaja S, Race A, Greenberg JA, Broderick R, Szoka N. JSLS. 2026 Jul-Sep;30(3):e2026.00002. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2026.00002. Epub 2026 Jul 17. PMID: 42491999.
In vivo feasibility study of humanoid robots in surgery. Liang Z, Thareja N, Zhang P, Joyce C, Atar S, Richter F, Jacobsen G, Liu S, Broderick R, Yip M.Nature. 2026 Jul 8. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10796-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42420461.
Comparative precision of 3D MRE and 2D MRE for measurement of liver stiffness in adults with severe obesity. Müller L, Ceriani L, Harris DT, Wolfson T, Batakis D, Agni R, Covarrubias Y, Pepin K, Ehman RL, Heilman J, Panagiotopoulos N, Hamilton G, Middleton MS, Martins VF, Gamst AC, Sappenfield R, Grunvald E, Funk LM, Jacobsen GR, Lidor AO, Goodman JA, Khoury SB, Sirlin CB, Reeder SB. Radiology. 2026 May;319(2):e253243. doi: 10.1148/radiol.253243. PMID: 42084509.
Laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass using a fluorescence-guided gastric calibration tube. Szoka N, Fontaine-Nicola A, Harman H, Broderick R, Tabone L, Abunnaja S, Reyes E. CRSLS. 2026 Apr 25;13(2):e2025.00060. doi: 10.4293/CRSLS.2025.00060. eCollection 2026 Apr-Jun. PMID: 42040751.
2025
How low can you go? Intraoperative microdosing of indocyanine green for fluorescence cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Broderick RC, Spurzem GJ, Cabrera AG, Ruiz-Cota P, Rocha A, Reyes E, Altolaguirre A, Fontaine-Nicola A, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2025 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-12057-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40789781.
More than a mechanical problem: Dysphagia and new-onset ineffective esophageal motility after LINX® placement-a case report.Ruiz-Cota P, Altolaguirre A, Fontaine-Nicola A, Broderick RC, Horgan S. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Jul 10;133:111646. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111646. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40680637.
Physiological detection of intraoperative errors during robot-assisted surgery. D'Ambrosia C, Huang EY, Goldhaber NH, Christensen H, Broderick RC, Appelbaum LG. Int J Med Robot. 2025 Aug;21(4):e70090. doi: 10.1002/rcs.70090. PMID: 40635182.
First use of augmented reality headset in minimally invasive general surgery: Seeing is believing. Broderick RC, Spurzem GJ, Jeffery Reeves J, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Longhurst CA, Horgan S. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11985-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40640628.
Laparoscopic fenestration of a symptomatic giant splenic cyst in a young adult: A case report. Fontaine-Nicola A, Ruiz-Cota P, Broderick R. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Jul 9;133:111632. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111632. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40639093.
The new bridge to hernia surgery: Achieving preoperative weight optimization with GLP-1 receptor agonists for abdominal wall hernia repair. Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Ruiz-Cota P, Rocha A, Reyes E, Fontaine-Nicola A, Altolaguirre A, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Grunvald E, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 2. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11921-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40603614.
Solo surgeon ambulatory magnetic-assisted robotic surgery (MARS): initial 51 cases with high patient satisfaction. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun 11. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11879-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40500543.
Getting more than what you pay for? Managing complications of bariatric tourism at an academic center near the US-Mexico border. Spurzem GJ, Ruiz-Cota P, Rocha A, Fontaine-Nicola A, Reyes E, Gabaldon K, Altolaguirre A, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR, Broderick RC. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11850-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40473949.
International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery. Patel V, Collins JW, Marescaux J, Dohler M, Saikali S, Dasgupta P, Reddy S, Gamal A, Patel E, Rogers T, Siddiqui A, Breda A, Mottrie A, Hassan A, Hung A, Secord A, Rocco B, Pugh C, Sundaram C, Sighinolfi MC, Ellison EC, Davila EP, Wilson E, Balkhy H, Kaouk J, Liang C, Kavoussi LR, Roche M, Martino M, Anvari M, Sylla P, Coelho RF, Thomas R, Clayman R, Leveillee R, Estape R, Goldberg R, Madder R, Horgan S, Magnuson JS, Nathan S, Ross S, Costello A, Xu Z, Chauhan S, Redan J, Satava R, Miles B, Sachdeva AK, Moschovas MC. J Robot Surg. 2025 Apr 1;19(1):135. doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02298-1. PMID: 40167848.
Proton density fat fraction for diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease. Panagiotopoulos N, Wolfson T, Harris DT, Batakis D, Agni R, Ceriani L, Covarrubias Y, Hamilton G, Middleton MS, Martins VF, Gamst AC, Oechtering TH, Sappenfield R, Horgan S, Grunvald E, Funk LM, Jacobsen GR, Lidor AO, Goodman JA, Khoury SB, Sirlin CB, Reeder SB. Hepatology. 2025 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001318. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40132140.
Pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy with a noninvasive, wearable, disposable device: A randomized, participant- and assessor-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Ilfeld BM, Finneran JJ 4th, Said ET, Ball ST, Sandler BJ, Broderick RC, Gonzales FB, Lau NJ, Schaar A, Abdullah B. Neuromodulation. 2025 Feb 20:S1094-7159(25)00021-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2025.01.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39985539.
Pediatric Surgery
2026
Diagnostic and therapeutic yield of postoperative imaging after complicated appendicitis: A western pediatric surgery research consortium prospective study. Kahan AM, Traynor MD Jr, Patwardhan UM, Eldredge AK, Cairo SB, Munar D, Highet A, Padilla BE, Lee JH, McGovern P, Acker SN, Dawson-Gore C, Diaz-Miron J, Kelley-Quon LI, Lee J, Chao SD, Bidwell S, Carr BD, Fialkowski EA, Ignacio RC, Short SS, Russell KW.Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Oct 12;42(1):433. doi: 10.1007/s00383-026-06672-4.PMID: 42862362.
Why kids crash: Risk factors for pediatric E-bike injuries in California. Joachim A, Schomberg J, Ignacio RC, Lawrence A, Goodman LF.J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Oct 15:163552. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163552. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42880489.
Uniformed families, unequal outcomes?: A multicenter retrospective study of non-accidental trauma in military and civilian children. Patwardhan UM, Joskowitz K, Escobar MA Jr, Gallagher M, Scallon K, Rooney AS, Davenport K, Acker SN, Vincent SA, Pumiglia L, Golden J, Luo J, Harvey CJ, Colosimo C, Sheckley M, Thomas P, Woo R, Nienow S, Ignacio RC.Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Oct 8;182:108330. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108330. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42849339
Laparoscopic vs open ladd's procedure: A multicenter study of postoperative volvulus and small bowel obstruction rate. Brierley SF, Hawkins RB, Hare R, Hyman SC, Keller BA, Kim AG, Mueller C, Nicassio LN, Rothstein DH, Padilla BE; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Malrotation Group..J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Oct 6. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000002242. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42836431.
Consensus guidelines for prehospital transfusion in children: A modified Delphi Study. Magill CF, Heintz H, Finney J, Nimmer M, Antevy PM, Clukies LD, Guyette FX, Ignacio RC, Kothari KM, Shah MI, Siegler JE, Studnek JR, Su J, Browne LR; Pediatric Prehospital Blood Transfusion Collaborative.Prehosp Emerg Care. 2026 Sep 11:1-13. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2026.2729895. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42725789
Modeling the impact of the updated American Pediatric Surgery Association blunt liver and spleen injury guidelines: A solid improvement in care. Hyman SC, West E, Sisson W, Ignacio RC, Keller BA, Gollin G, Fairbanks TJ, Lazar DA.J Surg Res. 2026 Sep 28;327:321-327. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.08.049. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42805156.
Caving in: Predictive model for symptom progression in pectus excavatum. Allison C, Tran-Heflinger M, Soni C, Gollin G, Keller B, Fairbanks T, Schermerhorn SM, Ignacio R.J Surg Res. 2026 Sep 22;327:177-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.08.041. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42772102
Multicenter evaluation of opioid prescribing after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum before the 2024 American Academy of Pediatrics Guideline: Room to improve. Brierley SF, Scaife JH, Clinker CE, Acker SN, Bain AP, Barq RM, Byrd E, Chao SD, Diaz-Miron J, Gopalan M, Kelley-Quon LI, Hare R, Hyman SC, Keller BA, Kim S, Mata C, Munar DK, Nicassio LN, Pandya SR, Rothstein DH, Schwab ME, Sun RC, Ostlie DJ, Russell KW, Padilla B. J Surg Res. 2026 Aug 24;326:1003-1009. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.07.049. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42636556.
Pull-through, diversion, or irrigation? Management of neonatal Hirschsprung Disease in U.S. children's hospitals. Hyman SC, Schermerhorn SMV, Ignacio R, Gollin G. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Aug 22:163410. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163410. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42632412.
SAGES-EAES clinical practice guidelines for the use of FLIP/impedance planimetry in the surgical work-up and management of GERD, achalasia, and gastroparesis.Calabrese EC, Shehata D, Slater BJ, Beffa LR, Carlson DA, Daly S, El-Hayek K, Ignacio R, Maddern G, Mittal S, Oo AM, Ortenzi M, Parker B, Qureshi AP, Reitano E, Roman S, Salvador R, Scholz S, Ujiki M, Yusif-Zada K, Florez ID, Kohn GP. Surg Endosc. 2026 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-13231-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42637945.
Hospital type and clinical outcomes for pediatric lower-extremity open fracture: Implications for child health services organizations. Spitler KM, Krzyzaniak A, Kuhn K, Rooney AS, Mericle MN, Ignacio RC Jr, Ahmad RI, Culotta B, Krzyzaniak MJ, Bansal V, Sise MJ. J Pediatr Health Care. 2026 Aug 13:S0891-5245(26)00224-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2026.07 .002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42599256.
Defining pediatric cervical spine clearance with computed tomography: A prospective observational study by the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association. Russell KW, Kahan AM, Eldredge RS, Larsen KE, Swendiman RA, Rampton JW, Kastenberg ZJ, Wan HY, Padilla BE, Ostlie DJ, Jensen AR, Ignacio RC, Chao SD, Kelley-Quon LI, Gillory LA, Notrica DM, Schroeppel TJ, Escobar MA Jr, Leneweaver KJ, Williams RF, Kotagal M, Yorkgitis BK, Iyer RR, Brockmeyer DL, Ravindra VM, Inaba K; and the Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study Group, Salt Lake City, UT. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005120. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42611682.
A National survey of pediatric surgical care coverage models to outlying neonatal intensive care units. Acker SN, Wolf LL, Fisher J, Schermerhorn SMV, Ignacio RC Jr, Moriarty K, Weiss R, Lao OB, Ahmed H, Gourlay D, Raval MV, Rich BS; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery, Delivery of Surgical Care Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Aug 13:163381. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163381. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42595044.
Development of a surgical data availability and transferability assessment tool and its use in evaluating Mozambique's surgical data ecosystem. Simbine I, Davis GL, Noormahomed EV, Muluana C, Francisco E, Bickler SW, Cossa M, Rose J. World J Surg. 2026 Aug 5. doi: 10.1002/wjs.70507. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42557832.
Association of invasive intracranial pressure monitoring with mortality in severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: A national ACS TQIP analysis. Hyman SC, Schermerhorn SMV, Calvo RY, Krzyzaniak A, Keller BA, Krzyzaniak M, Sise MJ, Bansal V, Lazar DA, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jul 17:163310. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163310. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42468687.
To wrap or not to wrap: Does concomitant fundoplication at the time of gastrostomy tube placement remain a question? Hyman SC, Schermerhorn SMV, Ignacio RC, Carroll J, Gollin G, Kling KM, Thangarajah H, Lazar DA. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jul 30:163339. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163339. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42532174.
Recurrence following operative versus nonoperative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children: A multicenter prospective observational study.Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Pickett-Nairne K, Russell KW, Lee J, Padilla B, Melhado C, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Thangarajah H, Ibarra-Meraz A, Barq RM, Larsen KE, Fowler KL, Hunteman Z, Valencia-Bradd M, Lofberg K, Jensen A, Pandya S, Acker SN; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Ann Surg. 2026 Jul 1;284(1):170-175. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006653. Epub 2025 Feb 10. PMID: 39925301.
Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy for pediatric empyema: What is the proper regimen? West E, Schermerhorn S, Claire A, Keller B, Bickler S, Kling K, Thangarajah H, Gollin G, Fairbanks T, Ignacio RC Jr. J Surg Res. 2026 Jul;323:165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.105. Epub 2026 May 12. PMID: 42119542.
Intraosseous venous malformation of the rib with EWSR1-NFATC1 fusion mimicking malignancy: A pediatric case report. McCarty B, Gochnauer H, Longstaff X, Labib A, Naheedy J, Kulatti A, Mo JQ, Ellington N, Ding H, Lee K, Keller B, Eichenfield D, Schiff D. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2026 May 1;48(4):168-172. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000003196. Epub 2026 Apr 10. PMID: 41960922.
Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy for pediatric empyema: What is the proper regimen? Erin W, Sophia S, Allison C, Ben K, Stephen B, Karen K, Hariharan T, Gerald G, Timothy F, Ignacio RC Jr. J Surg Res. 2026 May 12;323:165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.105. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42119542.
Interval appendectomy practices for complicated appendicitis in children: A systematic review from the APSA outcomes and evidence-based practice committee. Sulkowski JP, Huerta CT, Tashiro J, Diesen DL, Gulack BC, Christison-Lagay E, Russell KW, Alemayehu H, Polites SF, Hey MT, Chang HL, Beres AL, Ignacio RC, Lucas DJ, Kabagambe SK, Baird R, Kulaylat AN, Mansfield SA, Rentea RM, Pennell C, Rich BS, Yousef Y, Ricca R, Kelley-Quon L, Levene TL; American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Apr 27;42(1):205. doi: 10.1007/s00383-026-06445-z. PMID: 42043565.
Intraosseous venous malformation of the rib with EWSR1-NFATC1 fusion mimicking malignancy: A pediatric case report. McCarty B, Gochnauer H, Longstaff X, Labib A, Naheedy J, Kulatti A, Mo JQ, Ellington N, Ding H, Lee K, Keller B, Eichenfield D, Schiff D. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2026 May 1;48(4):168-172. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000003196. Epub 2026 Apr 10. PMID: 41960922.
Breast masses in adolescent females: A Scoping review. Sun E, Li J, Joachim AM, Narapareddy A, Rios E, Qwaider YZ, Walden RL, Zabaleta TE, Ignacio RC, Huang EY. J Surg Res. 2026 Apr;320:33-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.01.029. Epub 2026 Feb 19. PMID: 41719622.
Urbanization, environment, and inflammaging: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa.Bickler SW, Cossa M, Mendes de Sousa I, Noormahomed EV. NPJ Aging. 2026 Mar 13. doi: 10.1038/s41514-026-00362-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41826378.
Breast masses in adolescent females: A scoping review. Sun E, Li J, Joachim AM, Narapareddy A, Rios E, Qwaider YZ, Walden RL, Zabaleta TE, Ignacio RC, Huang EY. J Surg Res. 2026 Feb 19;320:33-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.01.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41719622.
Infections following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Brierley SF, Dao KT, Eldredge RS, Acker S, Bain A, Barq RM, Byrd E, Chao SD, Clinker C, Diaz-Miron JL, Gillory L, Gopalan M, Hyman S, Ignacio RC, Kahan A, Keller B, Kelley-Quon LI, Kim S, Nicassio LN, Pandya S, Ritchey A, Rothstein DH, Scaife J, Schwab ME, Sun R, Ostlie DJ, Russell K, Padilla BE. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Feb 23;42(1):110. doi: 10.1007/s00383-026-06323-8. PMID: 41729240.
Surgical site infections in neonates: A contemporary review. Schermerhorn SM, McEvoy CS, Ignacio RC. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2026 Feb 9:151582. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151582. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41698860.
Western pediatric cervical spine study: An observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol. Eldredge RS, Kahan AM, Padilla BE, Patwardhan UM, Presson AP, Larsen K, Lee JH, Ostlie DJ, Jensen AR, Melhado CG, Ignacio RC, Chao SD, Ravindra VM, Swendiman R, Iyer RR, Brockmeyer DL, Kelley-Quon LI, Escobar MA, Yorkgitis BK, Inaba K, Russell KW. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 Jan 20;11(1):e001728. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41573663.
2025
Electric-bicycles and speed-related trauma in pediatrics: Risk of internal injury and hospitalization. Flyer ZE, Giron A, Schomberg J, Maginas M, Nahmias J, Guner YS, Ignacio R, Reyna T, Gibbs D, Goodman LF. Injury. 2025 Dec 4:112931. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112931. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41390298.
Percutaneous pigtail catheter versus chest tube for the treatment of pediatric traumatic hemothorax: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.Goodman LF, Martino AM, Schomberg J, Sciarretta JD, Freedberg M, Santos A, Taghavi S, Tafazoli M, Shatz DV, Doyle KE, Koenig SM, Russel RT, Sanderfer VC, Ross SW, Willis L, Williams RF, Kotagal M, Hartman SJ, Wyrick D, Krinock D, Namias N, Shatz C, Spurrier R, O'Guinn ML, Eldredge RS, Notrica DN, McNickle AG, Farrell M, Hughes E, Frederick AB, Streck CJ, Guzman-Curtis R, Dimmer A, Armento I, Gallagher SP, Martin MJ, Lao OB, Palladino K, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Chao SD, Peterson ME, Darcy D, Byrne M, Mulita F, Mousafeiris V, Aranda A, Gerardo R, Cullinane DC, Turner CG, Alvarez C, Edwards SB, Coimbra R, Neff LP, Rauh JL, Keeley JA, Kim HKE, Fisher C, Patel P, Staab V, Lu C, Patwardhan U, Ignacio RC, Radulescu A, Mladenov G, Bonasso PC 2nd, Regeir DW, Lau PE, Troncoso-Munoz S, Beres A, Papillon S, Carlson A, Bhattacharya SD, Urevick A, Holcomb BM, Castle SL, Bhatti UF, Ley EJ, Ehrlich P, Shah N, Nahmias J. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 1;99(6):850-858. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004775. Epub 2025 Sep 15. PMID: 40956282.
Management of perianal abscesses in infants: A systematic review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. Acker SN, Sulkowski J, Chang HL, Cyrus J, Christison-Lagay E, Mansfield SA, Diesen DL, Gulack BC, Russell K, Beres AL, Rentea RM, Yousef Y, Alemayehu H, Danko ME, Kabagambe SK, Kulaylat AN, Levene TL, Pennell C, Polites SF, Ramjist JK, Rich BS, Scholz S, Skarda DE, Tashiro J, Hey MT, Ignacio R, Baird R, Kelley-Quon LI, Ricca R; American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Dec;60(12):162691. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162691. Epub 2025 Sep 20. PMID: 40983150.
Geographic analysis and socioeconomic factors associated with pediatric window fall injuries in Utah: A nine-year retrospective study. Alexander AJ, Kahan AM, Sorensen J, Boggan MJ, Barnes KL, Wan HY, de Cos V, Kastenberg ZJ, Swendiman RA, Ignacio RC Jr, Russell KW. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025 Nov 1;41(1):325. doi: 10.1007/s00383-025-06228-y. PMID: 41175187.
Management of perianal abscesses in infants: A systematic review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. Acker SN, Sulkowski J, Chang HL, Cyrus J, Christison-Lagay E, Mansfield SA, Diesen DL, Gulack BC, Russell K, Beres AL, Rentea RM, Yousef Y, Alemayehu H, Danko ME, Kabagambe SK, Kulaylat AN, Levene TL, Pennell C, Polites SF, Ramjist JK, Rich BS, Scholz S, Skarda DE, Tashiro J, Hey MT, Ignacio R, Baird R, Kelley-Quon LI, Ricca R; American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Sep 20:162691. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162691. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40983150.
Percutaneous pigtail catheter versus chest tube for the treatment of pediatric traumatic hemothorax: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. Goodman LF, Martino AM, Schomberg J, Sciarretta JD, Freedberg M, Santos A, Taghavi S, Tafazoli M, Shatz DV, Doyle KE, Koenig SM, Russel RT, Sanderfer VC, Ross SW, Willis L, Williams RF, Kotagal M, Hartman SJ, Wyrick D, Krinock D, Namias N, Shatz C, Spurrier R, O'Guinn ML, Eldredge RS, Notricia DN, McNickle AG, Farrell M, Hughes E, Frederick AB, Streck CJ, Guzman-Curtis R, Dimmer A, Armento I, Gallagher SP, Martin MJ, Lao OB, Palladino K, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Chao SD, Peterson ME, Darcy D, Byrne M, Mulita F, Mousafeiris V, Aranda A, Gerardo R, Cullinane DC, Turner CG, Alvarez C, Edwards SB, Coimbra R, Neff LP, Rauh JL, Keeley JA, Kim HKE, Fisher C, Patel P, Staab V, Lu C, Patwardhan U, Ignacio RC, Radulescu A, Mladenov G, Bonasso PC 2nd, Regeir DW, Lau PE, Troncoso-Munoz S, Beres A, Papillon S, Carlson A, Bhattacharya SD, Urevick A, Holcomb BM, Castle SL, Bhatti UF, Ley EJ, Ehrlich P, Shah N, Nahmias J. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Sep 15. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004775. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40956282.
SAGES guidelines for the use of intraoperative imaging of the common bile duct. Kumar SK, Shehata DG, Cetrulo LN, Ignacio R, Chiu J, Davis BR, McDonald M, Bloom MB, Ayloo S, Kchaou A, Orthopoulos G, Pucher PH, Oliphant U, Hallowell PT, Serrot F, Overby D, Moreno-Paquentin E, Slater BJ, Miraflor E. Surg Endosc. 2025 Sep 11. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-12142-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40935939.
Bridging the gap: Identifying depression and suicidality in pediatric surgical patients and the need for early screening. West E, Zheng TS, Taylor A, Carroll AN, Krzyzaniak A, Calvo RY, Krzyzaniak MJ, Bansal V, Keller B, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 28:162609. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162609. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40885379.
Expanding the public health role of pediatric trauma centers: Drug screening for adolescent trauma patients. Rook JM, Spurrier RG, Lee JS, Safavi A, Barrington-Trimis J, Ignacio RC, Juillard CJ, Kelley-Quon LI. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Aug 22. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001596. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40845226.
Is there a role for ERCP in the management of gallstone pancreatitis in children? A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. Patwardhan UM, Sachs GF, Ignacio RL, Padilla B, Lee J, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Schwab M, Russell KW, Roach J, Kelley-Quon LI, Obinelo A, Lofberg K, Tran TH, Rothstein DH, Nicassio LN, Mueller C, Chao S, Iantorno SE, Jacobson JC, Pandya SR, Ignacio RC; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 18:162595. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162595. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40834917.
Meconium-related obstruction: Contemporary experience in a multi-institutional consortium. Rook JM, Anderson JE, Kramer KP, Royse C, Evans M, West E, Ismail A, Guner YS, Lee HC, Bai-Tong S, Lusk L, Bautista GM, Lee H, Uy C, Calkins KL, Kling KM, DeUgarte DA; University of California Fetal Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 13:162545. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162545. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40816567.
Under pressure: Identifying factors for pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury who benefit from external ventricular drainage. West E, Patwardhan UM, Calvo R, Krzyzaniak A, Krzyzaniak M, Bansal V, Sise M, Ravindra VM, Gonda D, Ignacio R. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 11:162537. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162537. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40803408.
Non-operative management of pediatric, uncomplicated acute appendicitis: A survey of pediatric surgeons' perceptions and practice. Sajankila N, Gigena C, Callier K, Boelig M, Kulaylat AN, Khan FA, Salazar JH, Van Arendonk KJ, Robinson JR, Sulkowski J, Alemayehu H, Murphy J, Goldstein SD, Carlisle E, Castle SL, Burford J, Fisher JC, Mustafa MM, Rhee DS, Streck C, Hunter CJ, Rothstein DH, Ramjist J, Jen H, Scholz S, Mora MC, Ryan M, Urevick A, Bhattacharya SD, Ignacio RC, Slater BJ, Gulack BC, Robertson JO; Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 12:162535. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162535. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40812405.
Pleural drain placement following lung resection in children: A prospective observational study of the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Kahan AM, Kelley-Quon LI, Acker SN, Vincent S, Chao SD, Nepomuceno H, Lee JH, Padilla BE, Ignacio RC, Fialkowski EA, Fowler KL, Cairo SB, Munar D, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Fenton SJ, Lee SL, Rothstein DH. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 9:162541. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162541. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40789464.
Surgical synergy: Assessing care coordination in pediatric surgical referral programs. Donnelly C, Moriarty K, Raval MV, Ignacio RC, Durkin E, Whelchel JM, Reynolds E, Gow KW, Rich BS, Fisher JC. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 6:162510. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162510. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40780424.
Effect of activity restrictions on pectus bar displacement following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum - A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. Eldredge RS, Padilla BE, Kahan AM, Nicassio L, Chao SD, Schwab M, Diaz-Miron J, Ibarra A, Pandya S, Ryan M, Gillory L, Lee J, Ignacio RC, Keller BA, Scaife JH, Clinker CE, McDuffie LA, Byrd E, Rothstein D, Kelley-Quon LI, Kim S, Ostlie DJ, Russell KW. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 8:162520. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162520. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40784579.
Feeling the difference: Long-term sensory outcomes following the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum with and without intercostal nerve cryoablation: A multicenter prospective observation study.Eldredge RS, Ochoa B, Heller K, Russell KW, Moore ZJ, Chao SD, Sabapaty A, Diaz-Miron J, Weber NT, Rassam K, Khoury E, Soni C, Ignacio RC, Padilla BE. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug 11:162539. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162539. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40803414.
Comparison of postoperative antibiotic protocols for pediatric complicated appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 17:162461. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162461. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40683345.
Intraoperative imaging of the common bile duct: A systematic review. Hong J, Kumar S, Akram I, Khan SR, Cetrulo LN, Ignacio R, Chiu J, Davis B, McDonald M, Ayloo S, Kchaou A, Overby D, Shehata DG, Moreno-Paquentin E, Slater BJ, Miraflor E. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 9. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11898-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40634727.
Preface. Ricca R, Neff L, Ignacio R. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 1;34:151492. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2025.151492. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40618558.
Preoperative evaluation of biliary disease in children. Lee JJ, Ignacio RC Jr. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 1;34:151494. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2025.151494. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40638966.
Loop catalog: A comprehensive HiChIP database of human and mouse samples. Genome Biol. 2025 Jun 20;26(1):175. doi: 10.1186/s13059-025-03615-5. PMID: 40542429.
Aspartate is a determinant of TNF-α biogenesis in sub-Saharan Africa: Insight into the pathogenesis of noncommunicable diseases. FASEB J. 2025 Jun 15;39(11):e70703. doi: 10.1096/fj.202500738R. PMID: 40489164.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) findings in pediatric patients with choledocholithiasis justify a surgery-first approach: A multi-center study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 May 27;60(8):162388. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162388. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40441418.
Transthoracic intracardiac line use and complications in the paediatric single ventricle population. Zook N, Kochanski J, Vellore Govardhan S, Nigro J, Ray M, Anton-Martin P. Cardiol Young. 2025 Apr 28:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951125001623. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40289743.
Cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis in people from Mocuba district, Zambézia province: A Mozambican community-based study. Mucavele J, Nhancupe N, Monteiro GER, Miambo RD, Gouveia L, Pondja A, Sousa IM, Bickler SW, Benson CA, Schooley RT, Schmidt V, Ruether C, Stelzle D, Prazeres da Costa C, Suade L, Wainberg ML, Oquendo MA, Winkler AS, Noormahomed EV; Zambézia cysticercosis working Group. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 May 13;19(5):e0013083. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013083. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40359426.
The fate of the jailed branch: Challenging the dogma of PDA stenting in cases with a pulmonary artery branch originating from the PDA. Ng'eno M, Gordon BM, Rao R, Ryan JR, Haley J, Ganta S, Nigro J, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03874-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40316854.
Stress and strain: Ergonomic practices and associated injuries among pediatric surgeons. Tan SF, Stellon M, Joshi D, Hellner J, Ignacio RC, Van Arendonk KJ, Rich BS, Raval MV, Perrone EE, Moriarty KP, Walsh DS, Fisher JC, Buchmiller TL, Gow KW, Le HD. J Surg Res. 2025 Apr 21;310:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.03.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40262229.
Knowledge, attitudes, and perception of dog owners on the transmission, control and prevention of cystic echinococcosis and other gastrointestinal parasites in dogs of Southern provinces of Mozambique. Miambo RD, Afonso SMS, Noormahomed EV, Tamponi C, Varcasia A, Dessì G, Benson C, Bickler SW, Schooley RT, Mukaratirwa S. BMC Vet Res. 2025 Mar 19;21(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12917-025-04639-6. PMID: 40108683.
Pediatric cholecystectomy case volume and complexity following the COVID-19 pandemic. Keane OA, Ourshalimian S, Ignacio R, Acker S, Jensen A, Lofberg K, Mueller C, Padilla BE, Pandya S, Rothstein DH, Russell KW, Smith C, O'Guinn M, Ing M, Floan Sachs G, Highet A, Iantorno SE, Templeton LR, Ochoa B, Patwardhan UM, Peace A, Schwab ME, Tran TH, Kelley-Quon LI. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 21:e2024068065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068065. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39978405.
Factors associated with delay to care in pediatric and adolescent adnexal torsion. Rich BS, Roberts B, Nofi C, Glick RD, Fisher JC, Durkin E, Ignacio R, Garcia C, Alexander A, Short S, Krinock D, Wolf LL, Weiss R, Ryan E, Robertson DJ, Abebrese E, Van Arendonk KJ, Hwang R, Nace G, Cerise J, Rothstein DH. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 19:e2024068204. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068204. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39965647.
SAGES guidelines update to laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19. Kumar SS, Calabrese EC, Slater BJ, Lin C, Hong J, Dort J, Lim R, Tsuda S, Awad Z, Babidge W, Maddern G, Nepal P, Vosburg RW, Ignacio R, Bavishi D, Kchaou A, Ayloo S, Hanna NM, Kohn GP. Surg Endosc. 2025 Feb 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11526-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39930124.
Recurrence following operative vs. non-operative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children: A multi-center prospective observational study. Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Pickett-Nairne K, Russell KW, Lee J, Padilla B, Melhado C, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Thangarajah H, Ibarra-Meraz A, Barq RM, Larsen KE, Fowler KL, Hunteman Z, Valencia-Bradd M, Lofberg K, Jensen A, Pandya S, Acker SN; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Ann Surg. 2025 Feb 10. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006653. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39925301.
A novel approach for tetralogy of fallot-absent pulmonary valve using bioresorbable airway splints. Vossler JD, Green GE, Les AS, Ohye RG. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Sep 26. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03659-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39325158.
Impact of atrioventricular valve intervention at each stage of single ventricle palliation. Vossler JD, Eckhauser AW, Griffiths ER, Hobbs RD, Lambert LM, Tani LY, Parsons N, Habib RH, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Husain SA.World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Nov;15(6):724-730. doi: 10.1177/21501351241269924. Epub 2024 Sep 5. PMID: 39238284.
Surgical repair of double outlet right ventricle infants guided by three dimensional-computed tomography cardiac modeling and printing. Ganta S, Ryan JR, Lewis MJ, Nigro JJ. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Jan 22:21501351241305129. doi: 10.1177/21501351241305129. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39840424.
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, an evolving strategy in the era of PDA stenting: Single center experience. Shibbani K, Nigro J, Rao R, Gordon BM, Justino H, AlShawabkeh L, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Jan 22. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03769-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39843713.
Comparison of postoperative antibiotic protocols for pediatric complicated appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan 9;60(4):162165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162165. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39827485.
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Medical literature-specific artificial intelligence: Analyzing the performance of OpenEvidence, Heidi Evidence, Consensus, and PubMed.ai in the context of Lacrimal Drainage Disorders. Ali MJ, Korn BS.Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Oct 8. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000003302. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42844685.
Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) expression in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. Topilow NJ, Mulay K, Byeon HJ, Honavar SG, Alva A, Manjandavida FP, Walker E, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Yoon JS.Orbit. 2026 Aug 10:1-7. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2026.2714930. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42576145.
Why metrics matter in thyroid eye disease: An innovate TED initiative. Kazim M, Baldeshi L, Cruz AA, Dolman PJ, Dosiou C, Eckstein A, Kikkawa D, Kossler AL, Mawn LA, Singh Ospina N, Perros P, Rootman DB, Salvi M, Stan MN, Sullivan TJ, Wester ST.JAMA Ophthalmol. 2026 Sep 10. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2026.3823. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42720935.
Maxillary distraction osteogenesis as both bridge to and replacement for orthognathic surgery in patients with cleft lip and palate. Massenburg BB, Romeo DJ, Du S, Wu M, Ng JJ, Nah HD, Napoli JA, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Sep 1;158(3):447-459. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012673. Epub 2026 Aug 26.PMID: 42647884.
Clinical trial updates in biological treatment of thyroid eye disease. Alfarhan AM, Korn BS.Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2026 Oct 1;66(4):81-90. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000642. Epub 2026 Sep 24.PMID: 42782276.
Small joint arthroplasty and arthrodesis complications after corticosteroid injections.Nguyen A, Rosales R, Faris H, Li J, Yessaillian A, Helal A, Dutton LK, Hinchcliff K.Ann Plast Surg. 2026 Sep 15. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004876. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42743062.
Comparing breast reduction pedicles: Central mound vs superomedial in surgical efficiency and postoperative outcomes. Cho GT, McDonald VS, Llaneras JC, DeLong MR, Da Lio AL, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Sep 2. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000013429. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42685002.
Delayed sinonasal complications after frontal sinus setback in facial feminization surgery: A retrospective case series from a single tertiary care center. Baker O, He C, Perrin C, Li V, Ho V, Faraji F, Yan CH, Gosman AA, DeConde AS. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2026 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/alr.70242. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42696433.
Hair-related complications in a post-phalloplasty neourethra: A novel staged urethroplasty approach. Maline G, Nguyen HA, Meagher M, Anger J, Lewis P. Urol Case Rep. 2026 Jul 20;68:103550. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2026.103550. eCollection 2026 Sep. PMID: 42569298.
Trends in hockey-related ocular trauma. Meller LLT, Chau D, Shoji MK, Jalbout NDE, Bansal R, Cheng S, Weinreb RN, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2026 Jul 23. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2026.2676. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42490108.
Prophylactic absorbable antibiotic-loaded cement and oral antibiotics for breast reconstruction: A multi-institutional study. Ahmed S, Sidhu A, Nguyen A, Danforth RM, Bamba R, VonDerHaar RJ, Lester ME, Reid CM, Hassanein AH. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 Jul 3;120:24-29. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2026.07.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42447676.
Utilizing dynamic liquid crystal elastomer dressings to enhance early dermal wound closure. He CJ, Bernstein JD, Bernard B, Agrawal D, Dong G, Lee J, Cai S, Hom DB. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2026 Jul 8;11(4):e70486. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70486. eCollection 2026 Aug. PMID: 42427920.
Surgical ergonomics in craniofacial surgery: Evaluation of surgeon posture. Lee JY, Segal R, Newsom KD, Gosman A, Reid CM, Massenburg BB. J Craniofac Surg. 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000013087. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42335338.
Cost analysis of outpatient ophthalmic procedures. Moon EF, Meller LL, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Am J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jun 15:S0002-9394(26)00310-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2026.06.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42297201.
Use of electronic health records to examine margin-to-reflex distance in patients without eyelid conditions affecting position. Zhou JW, Kalaw FGP, Saseendrakumar BR, Baxter SL, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Int Ophthalmol. 2026 Jun 9;46(1):258. doi: 10.1007/s10792-026-04124-5. PMID: 4226263.
Perioperative tranexamic acid in abdominally based free-flap breast reconstruction: A single-surgeon retrospective series. Ahdoot AI, Llaneras JC, Leach GA, Nguyen AT, Reid CM. JPRAS Open. 2026 Apr 30;50:312-320. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2026.04.025. eCollection 2026 Jul. PMID: 42254037.
Cost-effectiveness of prophylactic absorbable antibiotic cement for breast implant infection: A break-even analysis. Sidhu AS, Ahmed S, Bisch EJ, Fisher CS, Reid CM, Hassanein AH. JPRAS Open. 2026 Apr 3;49:509-512. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2026.03.035. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42023127
Microsurgical education without borders: Implementation of a low cost, reproducible global microsurgery course. Zona EE, Via EC, Knazze JT, Eftekari SC, Zeng W, Nicksic PJ, Rochlin DH, Gharb BB, Ismail AT, Patel C, Gosman AA, Ntirenganya F, Rohde CH, Pusic AL, Dingle AM, Poore SO. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 May 10;118:174-178. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2026.05.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42208201.
Challenges and opportunities in advancing global craniofacial surgery: A framework for ethical, sustainable, and effective collaboration. Gomez DA, Palmer SK, Harshbarger R, Gosman AA, Arif F, Davis GL, Chong DK, Runyan CM, Nguyen PD. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2026 May 21;14(5):e7737. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007737. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42180992.
Mechanisms of supratarsal crease formation in incisional blepharoplasty among Asian patients: A review. Ng AKH, Kikkawa DO, Sa HS, Jaru-Ampornpan P, Chong KKL, Yuen HKL. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2026 May 6:100326. doi: 10.1016/j.apjo.2026.100326. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42102923.
IL-11 receptor is a novel target for drug development with pharmacological activity in fibro-inflammatory disease. King DJ, Swaney JS, Rich C, Jun HT, Vasquez Y, Geller S, Chidester C, Chai M, Elliott E, Witherden D, Hershoff H, Kafi A, Strauwald A, Kossler AL, Silkiss RZ, Oester A, Garrido-Hermosilla AM, Malik M, Kikkawa DO, Fardis M. Sci Rep. 2026 May 2. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-51600-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42069852.
Ethnic variation in clinical and imaging features of thyroid eye disease. Lee BJ, Shoji MK, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Orbit. 2026 May 4:1-10. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2026.2664750. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42080291.
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting non-response to tocilizumab in thyroid eye disease: A retrospective study. Mei Y, Yan J, Zhou Z, Kikkawa DO, Liu S, Lu W. BMC Ophthalmol. 2026 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12886-026-04814-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41987132.
CT-guided biopsy with fine-needle via the anterior approach in the diagnosis of orbital lymphoma: A case series. Liu S, Mei Y, Zhou Z, Kikkawa DO, Lu W. Orbit. 2026 Apr 8:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2026.2654182. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41949825.
Cost-effectiveness of prophylactic absorbable antibiotic cement for breast implant infection: A break-even analysis. Sidhu AS, Ahmed S, Bisch EJ, Fisher CS, Reid CM, Hassanein AH. JPRAS Open. 2026 Apr 3;49:509-512. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2026.03.035. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42023127.
Negative pressure therapy with instillation for salvage of infected breast prostheses: A technique video. Llaneras JC, Leach G, Holton L, Hasssanein AH, Singh D, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2026 Apr 7;14(4):e7630. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007630. eCollection 2026 Apr. PMID: 41959942.
Influence of surgical technique and surgical skill on outcomes of cleft palate repair.Sitzman TJ, Kirschner RE, Temkit M, Baylis AL, Hardin-Jones M, Chee-Williams JL, Hatch Pollard S, Chapman KL; Cleft Outcomes Research NETwork Consortium. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Apr 1;157(4):551e-562e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012422. Epub 2025 Sep 3. PMID: 40920490.
From injury to independence: Investigating the impact of hand burn severity on functional outcomes in children and adolescents followed for 24 months after injury - A prospective cohort study. Parry I, Ward C, Fine J, Greenhalgh DG, James MA, Hinchcliff KM. Eur Burn J. 2026 Mar 18;7(1):17. doi: 10.3390/ebj7010017. PMID: 41892157.
15th dedicated California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annals of Plastic Surgery supplement. Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2026 Apr 1;96(4S Suppl 4):S103. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004716. PMID: 41920044.
Differential change in extraocular muscle volume after teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease. Richkind H, Shoji MK, Walker E, Routzong MR, Kikkawa DO, Granet D, Rudell J. Orbit. 2026 Apr;45(2):252-260. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2025.2574861. Epub 2025 Oct 21. PMID: 41118586.
Comparative analysis of breast implant illness symptoms in implant-based, autologous, and no-reconstruction mastectomy patients: A TriNetX database study. Mehta YA, Deckard E, Vallurupalli M, Sam AP, Grande P, Novak D, Reid C Ann Plast Surg. 2026 Apr 1;96(4):324-332. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004699. PMID: 41874568.
Mandibular distraction osteogenesis as paradigm shift for treatment of tongue-based obstructive apnea: Results of a 16-Year, hospital-wide intervention trial. Han NA, Tolley PD, Massenburg BB, Ryan IA, Hu AC, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Napoli JA, Liao EC, Swanson JW. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000013043. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41843921.
Orbital MRI for thyroid eye disease activity staging: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Liu S, Sun C, Liu S, Zhu T, Kikkawa DO, Lu W. BMC Ophthalmol. 2026 Mar 10. doi: 10.1186/s12886-026-04714-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 4180808.
Providing cleft care globally: Equity, outcomes, and evolving models of care delivery.Massenburg BB, Birgfeld CB, Hing AV, Gallagher ER. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Mar 7:S1042-3699(26)00001-4. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2026.01.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41796464.
Systemic effects of teprotumumab treatment on thyroid function in patients with thyroid eye disease: A retrospective study. Penteado RC, Sargsyan S, Meller LLT, Shoji MK, Al-Sharif E, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS, Liu CY. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Feb 13. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000003185. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41687080.
Meeting the demand: A comparative analysis of plastic surgery and urology gender-affirming fellowship programs. Mamoun L, Miao X, Givant M, Tadevosyan E, Morin E, Choi A, Lewis P. Ann Plast Surg. 2026 Feb 2. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004666. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41616244.
Long-term morphometric and functional outcomes of frontofacial advancement in syndromic craniosynostosis. Romeo DJ, Akarapimand P, Sussman JH, Card EB, Massenburg BB, Oral KT, Wu M, Ng JJ, Banala M, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2026 Jan 24;42(1):45. doi: 10.1007/s00381-025-07069-9. PMID: 41580524.
Ocular morbidity and visual outcomes in rare craniofacial clefts: A contemporary cohort study of 102 cases. Hu AC, Ng JJ, Zhong A, Massenburg BB, Pontell ME, Tolley PD, Katowitz WR, Swanson JW, Binenbaum G, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012828. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41564001.
Hyaluronic acid injection aided by triamcinolone acetonide for treating periorbital depressed scars: A retrospective study. Xue Y, Yao X, Li H, Liu S, Kikkawa DO, Lu W. Medicine (Baltimore). 2026 Jan 16;105(3):e47124. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000047124. PMID: 41560035.
Extraocular muscle volume reduction in a patient treated with two courses of teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease. Richkind H, Shoji MK, Routzong M, Granet D, Kikkawa DO, Rudell JC. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2025 Dec 5;41:102490. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2025.102490. eCollection 2026 Mar. PMID: 41487291.
Orbital causes of ostiomeatal complex occlusion. Shoji MK, Al-Sharif E, Dib El Jalbout N, Legala AR, Yan CH, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Jan-Feb 01;42(1):28-34. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002965. Epub 2025 Jun 6. PMID: 40478163.
2025
Therapeutic effect of IL-11 inhibition on the pathogenesis of thyroid eye disease. Yoon HJ, Park HY, Kim JY, Choi SH, Kikkawa DO, Swaney JS, King DJ, Vasquez YM, Yoon JS. J Mol Endocrinol. 2025 Dec 23:JME-25-0080. doi: 10.1530/JME-25-0080. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41432126.
A novel bilateral cleft lip severity index: Correlation with long-term outcomes. Ng JJ, Banala M, Massenburg BB, Sussman JH, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Bartlett SP, Low DW, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Nov 26:10556656251399648. doi: 10.1177/10556656251399648. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41295895.
Roses & thorns of academic surgery: Staying true to a global mission with Dr. Amanda Gosman. Hinson C, Ware IV, Abbas A, Gosman A; American Journal of Surgery Student and Resident Scholar Committee. Am J Surg. 2025 Nov 10:116717. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116717. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41260950.
Bilateral retrobulbar hemorrhage after asphyxiation. Jean-Charles S, Shoji MK, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Nov 27. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000003082. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41324482.
Periostin: a promising biomarker in nonspecific orbital inflammation and orbit-involving IgG4 disease.Zuraski C, Yoon JS, Lieu AC, Topilow N, Pizzo D, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Ferguson C, Liu CY. Orbit. 2025 Dec;44(6):743-750. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2025.2505510. Epub 2025 Jun 11. PMID: 40497932.
Impact of neurotrophic keratopathy on quality of life: a utility analysis.Sargsyan S, Fung SE, Lee TS, Park KS, Fung BM, Groessl E, Ozzello DJ, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Afshari NA, Liu CY. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Dec;60(6):e800-e806. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.011. Epub 2025 Jun 6. PMID: 40339603.
Ultra low dose radiotherapy for primary ocular adnexal marginal zone lymphoma. Folk GA, Shoji MK, Kikkawa DO. 2025 Nov 21:1. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2025.2590205. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41270192.
No drains, no problem: A description of tissue expander breast reconstruction omitting traditional closed suction drain use. Nguyen A, Harfouche C, Reese M, Otterburn DM, Ray EC, Reid CM. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Nov 5;113:6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.11.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41273949.
Intersurgeon variability in proptosis reduction after orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease: A multicenter analysis. Hong A, Shoji MK, Villatoro GA, Radha-Saseendrakumar B, Baxter SL, Dolman PJ, Kazim M, Harrison AR, Lucarelli MJ, Garrity JA, Selva D, Ediriwickrema LS, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Oct 13. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000003090. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41082925.
Quantitative analysis of male versus female frontal bone and orbital skeletal morphology. Wu M, Salinero LK, Chang AE, Sussman JH, Massenburg BB, Zapatero ZD, Almeida MO, Steinbacher DM, Taylor JA, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Sep 24;13(9):e7068. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007068. eCollection 2025 Sep. PMID: 41000427.
The state of surgery in Botswana, 2018 to 2022. Romeo DJ, Wagner CS, Ahluwalia V, Punchak M, Ryan IA, Villavisanis DF, Massenburg BB, Ng JJ, Wu M, Khona Z, Motlhwa WS, Lekaba OV, Salo K, Akarapimand P, Liao EC, Masole L, Steenhoff AP, Brooks MJ, Swanson JW, Tjinjeka U, Taylor JA. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Sep 11. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000011940. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40932146.
Ventricular assist device and ductal stent as bridge to heart transplant for pulmonary atresia-intact ventricular septum. Vossler JD, Ganta S, Chau P, Vaughn G, Bock MJ, Rao R, El-Said H, Yoon E, Cohen GA, Pretorius V, Nigro JJ. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Sep 24:21501351251363842. doi: 10.1177/21501351251363842. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40990814.
Prophylactic antibiotic-loaded cement, absorbable and non-absorbable, for implant-based breast reconstruction. Nguyen A, Leach GA, Ahmed S, Clark RC, Sorice SC, Nazerali RS, Hassanein AH, Reid CM. Aesthet Surg J. 2025 Oct 7:sjaf198. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjaf198. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41054799.
Letter to the editor: Management of the infected tissue expander. Llaneras JC, Leach G, Holton L, Hasssanein AH, Singh D, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Sep 22. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012463. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40982353.
Rare orbital metastasis of carcinoid tumor despite long-term somatostatin therapy: A case report. Hosalkar H, Meller L, Jalbout NDE, Shoji MK, Baxter SL, Kikkawa DO. Reports (MDPI). 2025 Aug 28;8(3):158. doi: 10.3390/reports8030158. PMID: 40981116.
Outcomes of frontalis advancement with or without external levator advancement for congenital ptosis: A retrospective comparative study. Shoji MK, Legala AR, Bansal R, Jalbout NDE, Cheng S, Liu CY, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Sep 22:S0002-9394(25)00488-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.09.021. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40992524.
Rare orbital metastasis of carcinoid tumor despite long-term somatostatin therapy: A case report. Hosalkar H, Meller L, Jalbout NDE, Shoji MK, Baxter SL, Kikkawa DO. Reports (MDPI). 2025 Aug 28;8(3):158. doi: 10.3390/reports8030158. PMID: 40981116.
Letter to the editor: Management of the infected tissue expander. Llaneras JC, Leach G, Holton L, Hasssanein AH, Singh D, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Sep 22. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012463. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40982353.
Outcomes of sinus surgery and orbital reconstruction in silent sinus syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.Shoji MK, Legala AR, Al-Sharif E, Dib El Jalbout N, Lee BW, Yan CH, Liu CY, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Sep 10. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000011897. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40929629.
"Reconstruction of large full-thickness medial lower eyelid defects using a medially-based tarsoconjunctival pedicle flap". Gur Z, Shoji MK, Dib El Jalbout N, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Sep 3. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012425. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40920550.
A Comparison of surgical techniques for macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Romeo DJ, Lenz T, George A, Thomas JR, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Ng JJ, Hu AC, Kalish JM, Taylor JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Sep 3. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012432. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40920565.
Dental adverse effects following multimodality treatment for head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma: Results of a trans-atlantic multicentre study. Krommenhoek KB, Hol MLF, Slater O, Gaze MN, Fennis WMM, Kolb FJ, Smeele L, Indelicato DJ, Hoogeveen RC, Becking AG, Merks JHM. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Sep 3:e32004. doi: 10.1002/pbc.32004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40903911.
Response to letter Re: Use of antibiotic-impregnated discs in breast reconstruction among the obese population: A retrospective propensity score-matched analysis. Palacios C, Salingaros S, Lakhlani D, Silverstein M, Riaz T, Kamperman K, Thornton B, Reid CM, Nazerali R. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Aug 19:S1748-6815(25)00493-0. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.08.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40887368.
Expanding insurance coverage for pediatric upper extremity recreational prosthetic devices. Lazar S, Eggert GR, Reghunathan M, Hinchcliff KM. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2025 Jul 22;7(5):100790. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2025.100790. eCollection 2025 Sep. PMID: 40735492.
Impact of unilateral Mueller's muscle conjunctival resection on contralateral upper eyelid position in patients without preoperative Hering's effect. Gur Z, Chang M, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jul 18. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2391_24. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40679415.
Sexual health outcomes following gender-affirming phalloplasty: A systematic review. Zack J, Goldstein B, Okamuro K, Lewis P, Anger J, Uloko M. J Sex Med. 2025 Jul 22:qdaf166. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf166. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40693895.
The landscape of childcare resources among surgeons in the United States: A qualitative examination. Becker M, Ervin A, Belza C, Lopes K, Yessaillian A, Rapoport C, Hinchcliff K, Gosman A.Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jul 17;13(7):e6974. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006974. eCollection 2025 Jul.PMID: 40678606.
The TRANS-SAFE patient safety learning laboratory: A protocol for systems improvement for psychosocial safety in transgender care. Cohen TN, Anger JT, Barton H, Blumenthal J, Gosman A, Kanji F, Khamisa R, Koola J, Lewis P, Marinkovic M, Marino-Kibbee B, Moore M, Okamuro K, Sidhu S, Trasvina V, Vaida F, Card AJ. J Patient Saf. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001383. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40557941.
Quality of life in craniofacial microsomia: Resilience through young adulthood. Romeo DJ, Friedman L, Banala M, Barrero CE, Massenburg BB, Ng JJ, Wu M, Magee L, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jun 16:10556656251347171. doi: 10.1177/10556656251347171. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40518866.
Periostin: A promising biomarker in nonspecific orbital inflammation and orbit-involving IgG4 disease. Orbit. 2025 Jun 11:1-8. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2025.2505510. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40497932.
Penetrating transorbital intracranial injury due to ballpoint pen: A systematic review. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jun 6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002974. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40479608.
Orbital causes of ostiomeatal complex occlusion. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jun 6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002965. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40478163.
Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries. Am J Surg. 2025 May 20:116422. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116422. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40442010.
Use of antibiotic-impregnated discs in breast reconstruction among the obese population: A retrospective propensity score-matched analysis. Palacios C, Salingaros S, Lakhlani D, Silverstein M, Riaz T, Kamperman K, Thornton B, Reid CM, Nazerali R. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 May 16;106:246-253. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40449321.
Clarifying the relationship between orbito-zygomatic and mandibular dysmorphology in Treacher Collins Syndrome. Wu M, Barnett SL, Massenburg BB, Friedman LM, Ng JJ, Romeo DJ, Barrero CE, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 May 1;36(3):887-891. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010881. Epub 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 40558009.
Single stage management of recalcitrant eyelid festoons. Gur Z, Burkat CN, Liu C, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Apr 29. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012170. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40327813.
A national ambulatory surgery sample cost analysis of outpatient facial feminization surgery. Kalavacherla S, Camacho JM, Cordero J, Kalavacherla S, Sheahan L, Gosman A. Cureus. 2025 Apr 23;17(4):e82849. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82849. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40416183.
Newly identified developmental delays in a large population of children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate. Arora JS, Khoshab N, Kanack M, Chase L, Kadakia N, Vargas S, Zadeh T, Vyas RM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Apr 2;13(4):e6655. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006655. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40182299.
The mirrored arterial dilemma. Jean-Charles S, Shoji MK, Kikkawa DO, Bhatti MT. Surv Ophthalmol. 2025 Feb 28:S0039-6257(25)00036-0. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2025.02.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40024549.
Long-term outcomes of infant ear molding: A 10-year single-surgeon experience. Wu M, Chang AE, Platukus AM, Massenburg BB, Byrns CN, Romeo DJ, Ng JJ, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Apr 15;13(4):e6673. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006673. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40237007.
Vascular steal phenomenon in lower extremity reconstruction: A review of literature and case report. Patel RA, Ghosh K, Shakir A, Koesters E, Rastogi P, Cripps C.Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Apr 1;94(4):487-491. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004230. PMID: 40117513.
Reducing the learning curve of color doppler ultrasound for perforator flap design. Dean R, Becker M, Lopes K, Clark R, Leach G, Gosman A, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Apr 10;13(4):e6684. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006684. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40212091.
Conservative management of macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Romeo DJ, Wagner CS, Banala M, George AM, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Ng JJ, Cielo CM, Kalish JM, Taylor JA. Pediatrics. 2025 Apr 1;155(4):e2024068618. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068618. PMID: 40068827.
Intrathecal morphine versus paravertebral nerve blocks for analgesia after breast reconstruction with abdominally based free flaps. Swisher MW, Nguyen AT, Becker M, Sztain JF, Abramson WB, Tsuda PS, Alexander BS, Reid CM, Said ET. Aesthet Surg J. 2025 Mar 19:sjaf043. doi: Online ahead of print. PMID: 40024549.
The co-surgeon model for microsurgical free flaps: A survey of perspectives and utility. Giannas E, Alba B, Harmon KA, Fritsch A, Kurlander D, Shenaq D, Kaoutzanis C, Reid C, Matros E, Mehrara B, Kokosis G. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 Feb 24. doi: 10.1055/a-2540-0835. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39993427.
Minimally invasive versus open cranial vault remodeling procedures for single-suture craniosynostosis: What do we know? Massenburg BB, Swanson JW. Clin Plast Surg. 2025 Apr;52(2):193-207. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2024.09.001. Epub 2025 Jan 9. PMID: 39986882.
How low can we go: Achieving postoperative day 1 discharge after deep inferior epigastric perforator, a safe and feasible goal. Nguyen AT, Hu VJ, Clark RC, Gosman AA, Reid CM. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Jan 29;102:152-158. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.01.059. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39923286.
Primary rhinoplasty for unilateral cleft lip: A long-term cohort assessment of aesthetic and anthropometric outcomes. Ng JJ, Banala M, Sussman JH, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Jackson OA, Low DW, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jan 9:10556656241309810. doi: 10.1177/10556656241309810. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39782695.
The efficacy of single-application NPWTi-d for the salvage of infected breast prostheses: A multi-center study. Llaneras JC, Clark RC, Antognoli L, Finkelstein E, Hulsman L, Holton L, Singh D, VonderHaar RJ, Djohan R, Hassanein AH, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jan 17;13(1):e6467. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006467. eCollection 2025 Jan.PMID: 39830445.
Shifting paradigms: A deep dive into public perceptions of gender-affirming surgery. Camacho JM, Alfertshofer M, Patel HS, Najafali D, Thompson N, Stoffel V, Reid CM, Alperovich M, Knoedler S, Knoedler L. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jan 21;13(1):e6472. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006472. eCollection 2025 Jan. PMID: 39839450.
The utility of preoperative phenylephrine testing in Müller muscle conjunctival resection surgery for involutional ptosis. Saffari PS, Dallalzadeh LO, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS, Ramesh S, Shinder R, Rootman DB. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;41(1):90-93. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002746. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39752473.
Benefit finding in craniofacial conditions: A qualitative analysis of patient and parent perspectives. Choi AK, Korhummel M, Belza CC, Herrera Eguizabal J, Olfus S, Rapoport CS, Blum J, Tapia VJ, Drizin JH, Gosman A, Malcarne VL. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jan 9:10556656241305889. doi: 10.1177/10556656241305889. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39782699.
Surgical Oncology
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, version 4.2026, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology. Ko AH, Malafa MP, Aguilera T, Basturk O, Benson AB 3rd, Cardin DB, Chiorean EG, Christensen JA, Chung V, Czito B, Chiaro MD, Dillhoff M, Donahue TR, Fountzilas C, Hardacre J, Klute K, Kunstman JW, Lim KH, LoConte N, Lowy AM, Masood A, Moravek C, Nakakura EK, Narang AK, Nardo L, Obando J, Polanco PM, Poultsides G, Reddy S, Reyngold M, Scaife C, Shergill A, Singh H, Truty MJ, Vollmer C Jr, Weinberg D, Wolff RA, Wolpin BM, McCullough B, Roth SL, Ramakrishnan S.J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Oct;24(10):e260046. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2026.0046.PMID: 42869082
Clonal heterogeneity in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its impact on tumor progression. Kalfakakou D, Cameron DC, Kawaler EA, Tsuda M, Wang L, Su Q, Kim S, Manolakos E, Jing X, Hajdu C, Tamayo DL, Shim Y, Ackermann A, Weissinger D, Zimny H, Hernandez R, Beier M, Dimartino D, Meyn P, Rice K, Selvaraj S, Loomis C, Heguy A, Lund AW, Carter H, Sears RC, Welling TH, Dolgalev I, Tsirigos A, Simeone DM.Nat Genet. 2026 Oct 13. doi: 10.1038/s41588-026-02779-5. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42869988.
Precision before incision: neoadjuvant tumor-agnostic therapies. Beal J, Coleman N, Liu J, Sicklick JK, Bryan J, Subbiah V.Trends Cancer. 2026 Oct 8:S2405-8033(26)00212-8. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2026.09.001. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42844118.
Histology of recurrence following CRS-HIPEC for low-grade peritoneal metastases from mucinous appendiceal neoplasms. Khan S, Veerapong J, Lowy AM, Baumgartner JM.J Surg Oncol. 2026 Sep 30. doi: 10.1002/jso.70394. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42813406.
Targeting the αvβ5 integrin modifies the TGFβ-rich tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer. Suzuki K, Kunisada Y, Kuroda Y, Kawai H, Hurtado de Mendoza T, Mose ES, Eikawa S, Havia H, Järvinen TAH, Lu C, Ruoslahti E, Lowy AM, Miyamura N, Sugahara KN.Cancer Res. 2026 Aug 4;86(15):3801-3818. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-25-4223.PMID: 42133398.
HSP90 shields ROC1/RBX1 from proteasomal degradation by CHIP E3 ubiquitin ligase to promote lung adenocarcinoma. Li L, Zhang Y, Li M, Yang X, Chang G, Zhang W, Yan Y, Pan Y, Liang Y, Wang S, Wang M, Hoffman RM, Wei W, Jia L.Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2026 Sep 21;11(1):394. doi: 10.1038/s41392-026-02958-0.PMID: 42764310.
Patient-derived 3D cell models as new approach methodologies: Applications, advances, and challenges for increased-throughput assays. Courelli A, MacDonald M, Tiriac H.SLAS Discov. 2026 Sep 18:100339. doi: 10.1016/j.slasd.2026.100339. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42759888.
Direct comparison of serine restriction on the viability of normal and cancer cells demonstrates that methionine restriction is more cancer specific. Miyashi Y, Ishiguro T, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM.Front Oncol. 2026 Sep 1;16:1931323. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1931323. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42746398.
ASO visual abstract: Bright visualization of primary and metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in an orthotopic nude mouse model using a fluorescent humanized anti-CEA antibody for more accurate staging and improved resection. Quintana JB, Lee S, Eddins B, Jaiswal S, Amirfakhr S, Lin G, Cox KE, Lwin TM, Hoffman RM, Choi HS, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Sep 10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20544-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42722946.
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor inavolisib has breast-cancer synergy combined with recombinant methioninase but not on normal cells. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Miyashi Y, Ishiguro T, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2026 Sep-Oct;40(5):2663-2669. doi: 10.21873/invivo.14420. PMID: 42665384.
Synergy of KRAS-inhibitor Daraxonrasib combined with recombinant methioninase on pancreatic-cancer cells but not normal cells. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Miyashi Y, Ishiguro T, Bouvet M, Hoffman Anticancer Res. 2026 Sep;46(9):4859-4865. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.18338. PMID: 42674713.
The times they are a-changin': Pancreatic cancer surgery in the RAS inhibitor era. Tiriac H, Lowy AM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Sep 1. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20525-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42681165.
Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for SDH-Deficient GIST demonstrates encouraging durable response rates: An international multicenter case series. Berman ZT, Hohenberger P, Bulusu R, Rose SC, Fanta PT, Evans J, Diehl S, Menge F, Ali N, Sicklick JK. Cancers (Basel). 2026 Aug 20;18(16):2704. doi: 10.3390/cancers18162704. PMID: 42650014.
ASO visual abstract: Secondary cytoreductive surgery ± hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for recurrent colorectal cancer peritoneal metastases. Oppat KM, Bennett FJ, Patel SH, Raoof M, Baumgartner JM, Mogal HD, Lambert LA, Abbott DE, Greer JB, Grotz TE, Fournier KF, Dineen SP, Powers B, Zaidi MY, Winer JH, Russell MC, Staley CA, Cloyd JM, Maithel SK, Concors SJ. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20331-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42606654.
Advances in optical and fluorescence imaging for surgical management of thyroid cancer. Eddins B, Kuo TC, Kwon H, Kang H, Henary M, Kashiwagi S, Hoffman RM, Bouvet M. Cancers (Basel). 2026 Aug 5;18(15):2505. doi: 10.3390/cancers18152505. PMID: 42588720.
Bright Visualization of Primary and Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer in an Orthotopic Nude Mouse Model Using a Fluorescent Humanized Anti-CEA Antibody for More Accurate Staging and Improved Resection. Bravo J, Lee S, Eddins B, Jaiswal S, Amirfakhri S, Lin G, Cox KE, Lwin TM, Hoffman RM, Choi HS, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20387-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42593581.
A melanoma transplanted in nude mice has both host- and tumor-derived blood vessel- and nerve-like structures. Obara K, Sasaki A, Hamada Y, Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Masaki N, Bouvet M, Amoh Y, Hoffman RM. Cancer Sci. 2026 Aug 3:10.1111/cas.70441. doi: 10.1111/cas.70441. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42544844.
Secondary cytoreductive surgery ± hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for recurrent colorectal cancer peritoneal metastases. Oppat KM, Bennett FJ, Patel SH, Raoof M, Baumgartner JM, Mogal HD, Lambert LA, Abbott DE, Greer JB, Grotz TE, Fournier KF, Dineen SP, Powers B, Zaidi MY, Winer JH, Russell MC, Staley CA, Cloyd JM, Maithel SK, Concors SJ. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-20255-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42547752.
Histamine H1 receptor: A target to treat pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by repurposing approved H1-antihistamines? Insel PA, Salmerón C, Javadi-Paydar M, Lowy AM, McCormick P. Cell Signal (Middlet). 2026;4(1):37-43. doi: 10.46439/signaling.4.094. PMID: 42524585.
ASO visual abstract: Comparison of indocyanine green versus isosulfan blue in melanoma sentinel node biopsy. Ranjbarian T, Sharma AK, Turner M, Bouvet M, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul;33(7):6756. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-19640-y. PMID: 41979844.
Preoperative avapritinib for localized PDGFRA-Mutant GIST: Marked pathologic response, but limited feasibility at standard dosing. Ranjbarian T, Antkowiak M, Sarno S, Kato S, Burgoyne AM, Mayo SC, Heinrich MC, Fanta PT, Sicklick JK. Cancer Med. 2026 Aug;15(8):e72100. doi: 10.1002/cam4.72100. PMID: 42528110.
Pancreatic MRI findings in high-risk individuals compared with matched average-risk individuals. Sanoba SA, Shen Y, Rasromani E, Chui WF, Lee M, Stock MR, Chen G, Laboy Morales DA, Hughes V, Faiz J, Stender CA, Jin X, Everett JN, Simeone DM, Gonda T, Huang C. Pancreas. 2026 Aug 1;55(7):e780-e787. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002667. PMID: 42112592.
Fluorescent anti-CEA antibody detects submillimeter colon cancer metastases. Bravo J, Liu S, Jaiswal S, Amirfakhri S, Eddins B, Kobayashi K, Zaker J, Lwin TM, Cailler F, Hoffman RM, Bouvet M. J Surg Res. 2026 Jul 17;326:374-382. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.06.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42468317.
Radiographic versus pathology-integrated response for assessing optimal surgical timing after neoadjuvant imatinib in patients with locally advanced KIT Exon 11-Mutant GIST. Ranjbarian T, Del Simone M, Sim DEK, Antkowiak M, Sarno S, Kato S, Burgoyne AM, Fumagalli ER, Callegaro D, Fanta PT, Gronchi A, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg. 2026 Jun 26. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000007141. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42440135.
Context-dependent prognostic impact of microscopic positive surgical margin in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Kwon H, Kuo TC, Bouvet Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2026 Jul 13. doi: 10.21053/ceo.2026-00029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42438431.
Patient-derived organoids reveal ductal dysfunction and CFTR-modulator responses in chronic pancreatitis. Osorio-Vasquez V, Zhu J, Lumibao JC, Lande K, Peck KL, Stamp MK, Okhovat SR, Song H, Ogawa S, Kubota CS, Pantazopoulou V, Curtis K, Kuo K, Dai Y, Rock A, Bottomley CR, Thomas EJ, Hsu J, Herrera Morales A, Fowler A, McGriff T, Evensen KG, Williams AE, Larsen S, Abdulla M, Greer P, Gibson J, Downes M, Evans RM, Lowy AM, Whitcomb DC, Zou J, Molinolo A, Oh TG, White RR, Bellin M, Tiriac H, Engle DD. Cell Stem Cell. 2026 Jun 30:S1934-5909(26)00228-6. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2026.06.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42379165.
Direct comparison of efficacy of combining ivermectin versus five first-line chemotherapy drugs with recombinant methioninase against colon-cancer cells. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Miyashi Y, Ishiguro T, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Front Oncol. 2026 Jun 3;16:1807785. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1807785. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42318457.
Synergy of a low-methionine diet and reduced-dose cisplatinum eradicates experimental lung-cancer bone metastases in a nude-mouse model. Asano Y, Mizuta K, Miyashi Y, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Kim JS, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2026 Jul-Aug;40(4):1979-1986. doi: 10.21873/invivo.14350. PMID: 42379791.
Melanoma: Cutaneous, version 2.2026, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in oncology.Swetter SM, Johnson D, Albertini MR, Barker CA, Bateni S, Baumgartner J, Bhatia S, Bichakjian C, Boland G, Chandra S, Chen D, Chmielowski B, Choi J, DiMaio D, Dronca R, Fleming MD, Galan A, Guild S, Hu-Lieskovan S, Karakousis G, Kendra K, Kiuru M, Lange JR, Lanning R, Logan T, Materin M, Nelson K, Olson D, Olszanski AJ, Ott PA, Puzanov I, Rothermel L, Salama AK, Shannon A, Sharma R, Singh A, Stacey A, Tsai K, Wuthrick E, Xing Y, McMillian N, Espinosa S. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Jun;24(6):272-277. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2026.0027. PMID: 42297031.
HDAC inhibition sensitizes pancreatic tumors to DNA damage by global redistribution of the transcriptional machinery. Liang G, Nguyen HV, Zhu J, Tiriac H, Zafar H, Cao DY, Estepa G, Nelson DC, Dai Y, Oh TG, Liddle C, Yu RT, Hunter T, Engle D, Shaw R, Lowy AM, Fan W, Truitt ML, Atkins AR, Johnson JA, Downes M, Evans RM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jun 30;123(26):e2536040123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2536040123. Epub 2026 Jun 25. PMID: 42348617.
Comparison of indocyanine green versus isosulfan blue in melanoma sentinel node biopsy. Ranjbarian T, Sharma AK, Turner M, Bouvet M, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul;33(7):6728-6736. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-19549-6. Epub 2026 Apr 5. PMID: 41936680.
Pancreatic cancer early detection biomarkers for high-risk individuals: Insights from the PRECEDE consortium. Worthington C, Raitses-Gurevich M, Innamorati G, Hart PA, Wilkie TM, Tau N, Brin D, Yablecovitch D, Laish I, Keith D, Giles K, Permuth JB, Simeone DM, Zogopoulos G, Brand RE, Graff JJ, Earl J; PRECEDE Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2026 Jun 15. doi: 10.1002/ijc.70592. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42298760.
From molecular match to surgical decision: Precision oncology through a surgical lens. Sicklick JK. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2026 Jun 17:S0889-8588(26)00072-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2026.05.030. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42309945.
Comparative gene expression analysis of nestin-expressing hair follicle-derived cells.Salehi MS, Ashjazadeh N, Mohammadi Y, Ghorbani N, Ashayerizadeh A, Jafarzadeh Shirazi MR, Hoffman RM, Pandamooz S. Sci Rep. 2026 Jun 4. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-56299-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42243416.
HDAC inhibition sensitizes pancreatic tumors to DNA damage by global redistribution of the transcriptional machinery. Liang G, Nguyen HV, Zhu J, Tiriac H, Zafar H, Cao DY, Estepa G, Nelson DC, Dai Y, Oh TG, Liddle C, Yu RT, Hunter T, Engle D, Shaw R, Lowy AM, Fan W, Truitt ML, Atkins AR, Johnson JA, Downes M, Evans RM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 May 19:2026.05.18.726071. doi: 10.64898/2026.05.18.726071. PMID: 42239268.
ASO author reflections: Indocyanine green in melanoma sentinel node biopsy: Defining its added value. Ranjbarian T, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-19693-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42012735.
Pancreatic MRI findings in high-risk individuals compared with matched average-risk individuals. Sanoba SA, Shen Y, Rasromani E, Chui WF, Lee M, Stock MR, Chen G, Laboy Morales DA, Hughes V, Faiz J, Stender CA, Jin X, Everett JN, Simeone DM, Gonda T, Huang C. Pancreas. 2026 May 11. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002667. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42112592.
Targeting the αvβ5 Integrin modifies the TGF-β-Rich tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer. Suzuki K, Kunisada Y, Kuroda Y, Kawai H, Hurtado de Mendoza T, Mose ES, Eikawa S, Havia H, Järvinen TAH, Lu C, Ruoslahti E, Lowy AM, Miyamura N, Sugahara KN. Cancer Res. 2026 May 14. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-25-4223. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42133398.
GITR and GITR-L RNA expression levels correlate with better survival and response to immunotherapy. Moussa P, Kurzrock R, Nishizaki D, Miyashita H, Lee S, Nikanjam M, Jensen TJ, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Sicklick JK, Kato S. Mol Cancer Ther. 2026 May 25:OF1-OF11. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-25-0713. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42179191.
Circulating tumor DNA methylation level is a more accurate prognostic biomarker in colon cancer. Murai Y, Sugimoto K, Irie T, Fujisaki T, Hamada A, Ando Y, Kochi S, Toake M, Nakagawa Y, Takahashi H, Momose H, Tsuchiya Y, Tsukamoto R, Ro H, Honjo K, Takahashi M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 Jun;46(6):3267-3280. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.18196. PMID: 42203320.
Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun;33(6):5260-5282. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17363-0. Epub 2025 Jun 25. PMID: 40560497
Serum extracellular vesicles double-positive for CD9 and CD147 or for CD9 and CD63 decrease after surgical resection in patients with colorectal cancer: Potential biomarkers of residual tumor. Adachi Y, Matsuda T, Inubushi S, Yasuda K, Ito R, Shirakami N, Tachibana T, Imai M, Kagiyama H, Tsuneki T, Ando M, Saito M, Sugita Y, Ikeda T, Koterazawa Y, Aoki T, Harada H, Otowa Y, Urakawa N, Goto H, Hasegawa H, Kanaji S, Yamashita K, Hoffman RM, Kakeji Y. Anticancer Res. 2026 May;46(5):2345-2352. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.18121. PMID: 42049365.
GITR and GITR-L RNA expression levels correlate with better survival and response to immunotherapy. Moussa P, Kurzrock R, Nishizaki D, Miyashita H, Lee S, Nikanjam M, Jensen TJ, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Sicklick JK, Kato S. Mol Cancer Ther. 2026 May 5. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-25-0713. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42083087.
Disparities in timeliness of cancer diagnosis across a multi-site academic health system. Tran VH, Rajan SM, Dominguez CYO, Demb J, Parada H, Martinez E, McDaniels C, Crespo N, Schiaffino MK, Mehtsun W, Murphy J, Rose B, Banegas MP. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 23:rs.3.rs-8767825. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8767825/v1. PMID: 42078889.
High dose interleukin-2 in combination with anti-programmed cell death protein 1 to overcome immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance in metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma. Azenkot T, Nikanjam M, Mhatre S, Mullen JT, Barkauskas DA, McKay RR, Baumgartner JM, Daniels GA. Melanoma Res. 2026 Apr 30. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000001102. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42070986.
The combination of methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A) inhibitor AG-270 and recombinant methioninase is not cancer-selective in a co-culture model of colon cancer cells and normal fibroblasts. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman Cancer Diagn Progn. 2026 May 1;6(3):586-595. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10559. eCollection 2026 May-Jun. PMID: 42078306.
Chemotherapy in combination with methionine restriction induced a complete response in a patient with recurrent metastatic tongue squamous-cell carcinoma. Ishiguro T, Sato T, Han Q, Li S, Miyashi Y, Kang BM, Kim JS, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2026 May 1;6(3):428-433. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10542. eCollection 2026 May-Jun. PMID: 42078309.
Sulfasalazine an inhibitor of system xC- (Cystine/glutamate Antiporter), combined with recombinant methioninase, inhibits both cancer and normal cells, suggesting lack of cancer selectivity of cysteine restriction. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Miyashi Y, Ishiguro T, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 May;46(5):2353-2359. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.18122. PMID: 42049349.
Metabolic salvage and acyl-chain remodeling support glycosphingolipid synthesis with the PDAC tumor microenvironment. Trimble AS, Kubota CS, Zhao E, Ruchhoeft ML, Weitz JR, Jung W, Peck KL, Ogawa S, Ashley EL, Tiriac H, Oh TG, Lowy AM, Engle DD, Metallo CM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 17:2026.04.14.718544. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.14.718544. PMID: 42039671.
CA19-9 promotes liver metastasis of pancreatic cancer through E-selectin mediated extravasation. Ogawa S, Song H, Hsu J, Pantazopoulou V, Osorio-Vasquez V, Kubota CS, Tremblay JR, Bottomley CR, Lande K, Zhu J, Peck KL, Wang Y, Curtis K, Keightley S, Tomita R, Zou J, Downes M, Evans RM, Lowy AM, Tiriac H, Engle DD. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 10:2026.04.08.717301. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.08.717301. PMID: 41993312.
Fatty acid scavenging enables cancer escape from KRAS inhibition. Yuan Z, Lin B, Wang C, Miao Y, Zhang D, Meng Z, Wang G, Lowy AM, Karin M, Yang F, Sun B, Su H. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 3:2026.04.01.715565. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.01.715565. PMID: 41959146.
ASO author reflections: Indocyanine green in melanoma sentinel node biopsy: Defining its added value. Ranjbarian T, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-19693-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42012735.
Cytoreductive surgery in patients with metastatic succinate dehydrogenase-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Chen KY, Antkowiak M, Sharma AK, Mallory R, Burgoyne AM, Fanta PT, Sicklick JK. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr 20. doi: 10.1002/jso.70259. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42003827.
Are surgeons just mean? A lean approach to examine student mistreatment in the surgery clerkship. Laverde RS, Munter S, Antkowiak M, Perez S, Sanghvi P, Yashar CM, Cox KE, Coffey CS, Clary BM, Baumgartner J, Reeves JJ. J Surg Res. 2026 Apr 10;321:640-651. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.039. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41966739.
Altered PI3K and ERK/MAPK signaling in KRASG12R-driven pancreatic cancer presents opportunities for precision therapy. Tiriac H, Engle DD. Cancer Res. 2026 Apr 15;86(8):1817-1819. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-25-5676. PMID: 41982125.
ASO visual abstract: Comparison of indocyanine green versus isosulfan blue in melanoma sentinel node biopsy. Ranjbarian T, Sharma AK, Turner M, Bouvet M, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr 14. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-19640-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41979844.
Comparison of indocyanine green versus isosulfan blue in melanoma sentinel node biopsy. Ranjbarian T, Sharma AK, Turner M, Bouvet M, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-026-19549-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41936680.
Concurrent presentation of appendiceal sessile serrated lesions with other appendiceal neoplasms. Zhao M, Lowy AM, Baumgartner JM, Veerapong J, Hosseini Hum Pathol. 2026 Apr 1;173:106116. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2026.106116. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41932510.
Corrigendum to "Histamine H1 receptor: A potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma". Salmerón C, Bort ET, Sriram K, Javadi-Paydar M, Smitham JE, Pham K, Grose RP, McCormick PJ, DiNardo A, Weitz J, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Insel PA. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2026 Apr 6;393(4):104305. doi: 10.1016/j.jpet.2026.104305. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41945988.
Principles of cytoreductive surgery for primary and metastatic peritoneal malignancies-the PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Lyon consensus. Bhatt A, Stepanyan A, Al-Niaimi A, Brennan D, Baumgartner J, Bakrin N, Chi D, Deraco M, Ferron G, Fotopoulou C, Kepenekian V, Kusamura S, Lavoue V, Moran B, Planchamp F, Arjona-Sanchez A, Sehouli J, Sukumar V, Turaga K, Villeneuve L, Van Der Speeten K, Van Driel W, Eriksson AGZ, Zapardiel I, Glehen O. Lancet Oncol. 2026 Apr;27(4):e181-e194. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00052-5. PMID: 41926971.
The glucose and glutamine requirements of cancer and normal cells do not distinguish them, in contrast to their methionine requirement, suggesting the Warburg Effect is not a cancer paradigm. Miyashi Y, Mizuta K, Ishiguro T, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Kim JS, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 Apr;46(4):1875-1882. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.18080. PMID: 41895761.
BASECAMP-1 screening study: A model for efficient enrolment in precision oncology clinical trials. Hecht JR, Molina JR, Liechty K, Welling TH, Grierson PM, Patel SP, Kirtane K, Morelli MP, Locke FL, Maloney DG, Punekar SR, Nikiforow S, Lin Y, Ulrickson M, Specht JM, Lozac'hmeur A, Osterman CK, Garde RJ, Rangel GA, Ng EW, Welch JS, Tebbets JC, Go WY, Simeone DM. BMJ Oncol. 2026 Mar 27;5(1):e001033. doi: 10.1136/bmjonc-2025-001033. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41918932.
Extracellular matrix sensing regulates intratumoral heterogeneity of autophagic flux. Assi M, Wang R, Kawaler EA, Sohn ASW, Zahidunnabi Dewan M, Kalfakakou D, Encarnacion-Rosado J, Kapner KS, Ganguly K, Paulo JA, Simeone DM, Aguirre AJ, Banh RS, Kimmelman AC. Cell. 2026 Mar 19;189(6):1731-1747.e25. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.12.053. Epub 2026 Feb 16. PMID: 41702399.
Thirty years of mentoring by "Bob Chan" of young Japanese surgeons to become scientists: An adventure of love. Hoffman RM, Miyake K, Endo I. Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2025 Nov 18;10(2):315-324. doi: 10.1002/ags3.70120. eCollection 2026 Mar. PMID: 41799576.
Methionine restriction alone induces T-cell-mediated immunotherapy of osteosarcoma in a syngeneic mouse model. Mizuta K, Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Morinaga S, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2026 Mar-Apr;40(2):813-825. doi: 10.21873/invivo.14239. PMID: 41760305.
Ultra-low concentrations of cisplatinum down to the IC10in combination with recombinant methioninase are synergistically effective against lung cancer cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2026 Mar-Apr;40(2):803-812. doi: 10.21873/invivo.14238. PMID: 41760327.
The PSOGI consensus on minimally-invasive surgery for peritoneal surface malignancy. Arjona-Sanchez A, Bhatt A, Kazi M, Somashekar SP, Raoof M, Cortés D, Kusamura S, Van der Speeten K, Sommariva A, Alyami M, Glehen O; PSOGI Br J Surg. 2026 Mar 4:znag019. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znag019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41777073.
Sleep duration and depression as predictors of cancer incidence in middle-aged and older adults: A longitudinal analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Meng JL, Mu BX, Yang Y, He Y, Yang Z, Hoffman RM, Yu C. In Vivo. 2026 Mar-Apr;40(2):1031-1045. doi: 10.21873/invivo.14258. PMID: 41760316.
A pH-sensitive sprayable fluorescent probe enables accurate visualization of thyroid cancer margins for fluorescence-guided surgery in orthotopic mouse models. Kwon H, Bravo J, Kuo TC, Eddins B, Amirfakhri S, Zaker J, Kobayashi K, Yokomizo S, Kang H, Lin G, Shamim M, Choi HS, Hoffman RM, Kashiwagi S, Henary M, Bouvet M. Cancers (Basel). 2026 Feb 15;18(4):632. doi: 10.3390/cancers18040632. PMID: 41749885.
The integrated stress response promotes immune evasion through lipocalin 2.Bossowski JP, Pillai R, Kilian J, Wong Lau A, Nakamura M, Rashidfarrokhi A, Hao Y, Li R, Wu K, Hattori T, Glasser E, Koide A, Wang L, Moreira AL, Hajdu C, Rajalingam S, LeBoeuf SE, Le H, Lee S, Oh JW, Joe C, Kim H, Ock CY, Lee SH, Wang H, Patel AAH, Sayin VI, Tsirigos A, Wong KK, Koralov SB, Pende M, Sánchez-Rivera FJ, Simeone DM, Zervantonakis IK, Koide S, Papagiannakopoulos T. Nature. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10143-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41708864.
Extracellular matrix sensing regulates intratumoral heterogeneity of autophagic flux. Assi M, Wang R, Kawaler EA, Sohn ASW, Zahidunnabi Dewan M, Kalfakakou D, Encarnacion-Rosado J, Kapner KS, Ganguly K, Paulo JA, Simeone DM, Aguirre AJ, Banh RS, Kimmelman AC. Cell. 2026 Feb 16:S0092-8674(25)01502-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.12.053. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41702399.
Youngest known case of a pancreatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor. Gilligan L, Judy WC, Clary B, Fairbanks T, Malicki D, Lin TK. JPGN Rep. 2025 Oct 9;7(1):137-141. doi: 10.1002/jpr3.70094. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41695056.
Unmasking malignancy-thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a young male with Graves' disease: a case report. Fricks JW, Kuo TC, Lin GY, Bykowski J, Bouvet M. AME Case Rep. 2026 Jan 6;10:35. doi: 10.21037/acr-2025-212. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41676194.
NCCN Guidelines® insights: Soft tissue sarcoma, version 1.2025. von Mehren M, Kane JM 3rd, Armstrong SA, Balach T, Bishop AJ, Buehler D, Carr-Ascher J, Choy E, Cipriano C, Connolly M, Dann A, Davis EJ, Dry S, Eulo V, Ganjoo KN, Gonzalez RJ, De Viveiros PAH, Hitchcock YJ, Kim E, Lefler D, Liebner D, McCarter M, McGarry SV, Mesko NW, Meyer C, Motamedi K, Movva S, Pappo AS, Pollack SM, Poppe M, Riedel RF, Robinson S, Schuetze SM, Sicklick JK, Tseng WW, Weiss MC, Zimel M, Hang LE, Bergman MA, Diwan Z. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Dec;23(12):498-506. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.0058. PMID: 41671462.
Lack of cancer specificity of methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A) inhibitor AG-270 in combination with recombinant methioninase in vitro. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 Feb;46(2):705-712. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17980. PMID: 41617456.
Glutamine dependence is not a cancer-specific vulnerability in contrast to methionine dependence. Miyashi Y, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Kang BM, Kim JS, Han Q, Li S, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 Feb;46(2):749-755. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17984. PMID: 41617463.
Redirecting cytomegalovirus immunity against pancreas cancer for immunotherapy. Marrocco R, Patel J, Medari R, Salu P, Lucero-Meza E, Maia C, Brunel S, Martsinkovskiy A, Sun S, Gulay K, Jaljuli M, Mose E, Lowy A, Benedict C, Hurtado de Mendoza T. J Immunother Cancer. 2026 Feb 4;14(2):e012969. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-012969. PMID: 41638871.
Selective targeting of NRF2-high pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with an NQO1-activatable prodrug. Antonucci L, Watari K, Feng Y, Qi J, Zhu M, Wang T, Ng I, Vucic EA, Riahi I, Huang L, Hosseini M, Mose E, French R, Weitz J, Bar-Sagi D, Dawson DW, Sun B, Tiriac H, Xu J, Xu S, Lowy AM, Karin M. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jan 27;123(4):e2511733123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2511733123. Epub 2026 Jan 21. PMID: 41564125.
Methionine restriction must be continuously maintained to selectively inhibit cancer cells co-cultured with normal cells. Kang BM, Han Q, Li S, Kim JS, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2026 Jan 3;6(1):31-39. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10504. eCollection 2026 Jan-Feb. PMID: 41487927.
Organ preservation for gastroesophageal junction and gastric cancers: Ready for primetime? Mehtsun W, Van Doosselaere L, Maduekwe UN. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2026 Jan;46(1):e515500. doi: 10.1200/EDBK-26-515500. Epub 2026 Jan 7. PMID: 41499720.
Management of multifocal and metastatic retroperitoneal sarcoma: An updated consensus approach from the transatlantic retroperitoneal sarcoma working group (TARPSWG). Fabbroni C, Johnston EW, Sanfilippo R, Strauss DC, Bonvalot S, Spalek M, Van Houdt WJ, Ford SJ, Lee KW, Salawu A, Swallow CJ, Bae S, Gyorki DE, Raut CP, Mullinax JE, Albertsmeier M, Cananzi F, Konieczkowski D, Grignol VP, Pennacchioli E, Solli P, Napolitano A, Blasi ED, Wilkinson M, Stacchiotti S, Tzanis D, Rutkowski P, Bouhadiba T, Schrage YM, Sherriff J, Wang J, Callegaro D, Farma JM, Fiore M, Gervais MK, Gladdy RA, Nessim C, Roland CL, Cranmer L, Lee TY, Patel S, von Mehren M, Wagner AJ, Sicklick J, Gronchi A, Tseng WW. Cancer Treat Rev. 2026 Jan 4;143:103086. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2025.103086. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41506129.
An update on the diagnostic and prognostic value of mucin 4 in gastric cancers. Aithal A, Eddins B, Bouvet M, O'Brien VP, Jain M, Batra SK. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2026 Jan 5. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2026.2613251. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41490738.
Methionine restriction, not cysteine restriction, is a cancer-specific vulnerability. Miyashi Y, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Kang BM, Kim JS, Han Q, Li S, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 Jan;46(1):135-141. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17929. PMID: 41469126.
Effect of recombinant methioninase dose and timing on the selective and precise elimination of cancer cells from co-cultured normal cells and on methionine-dependent rescue of cancer cells.Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2026 Jan;46(1):143-151. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17930. PMID: 41469128.
2025
Nectin-4 reduces T cell effector function and is a therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer. Heiduk M, Beer C, Cronjaeger S, Kawaler EA, Sommer U, Baenke F, Digomann D, Natusch Bufe L, Reiche C, Glück J, Hoffmann F, Kim S, Stange DE, Simeone DM, Weitz J, Seifert L, Seifert AM. JCI Insight. 2025 Dec 9:e194290. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.194290. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41364531.
Human fibrosarcoma cells selected for ultra-high doxorubicin resistance, acquire trabectedin cross-resistance, remain sensitive to recombinant methioninase, and have increased c-MYC expression. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Front Oncol. 2025 Dec 8;15:1704021. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1704021. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41438985.
Rapid eradication of extensive spinal metastases in a prostate-cancer patient taking androgen-deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, and oral recombinant methioninase on a low-methionine diet. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Sato T, Hozumi C, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Dec;45(12):5799-5805. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17912. PMID: 41318121.
FDG- and MET-PET imaging reveal glucose and methionine addiction in a primary endometrial cancer and methionine addiction only in a para-aortic lymph-node metastasis in a 58-year-old patient. Asano Y, Sato T, Hozumi C, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Dec;45(12):5819-5824. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17915. PMID: 41318119.
Nectin-4 reduces T cell effector function and is a therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer. Heiduk M, Beer C, Cronjaeger S, Kawaler EA, Sommer U, Baenke F, Digomann D, Natusch Bufe L, Reiche C, Glück J, Hoffmann F, Kim S, Stange DE, Simeone DM, Weitz J, Seifert L, Seifert AM. JCI Insight. 2025 Dec 9:e194290. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.194290. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41364531.
The combination of recombinant methioninase and low-dose chloroquine selectively eradicates colon-cancer cells without apparent toxicity on co-cultured normal fibroblasts. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Dec;45(12):5313-5320. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17870. PMID: 41318143.
Selective synergy of the combination of recombinant methioninase with cisplatinum and ivermectin which eradicates lung-cancer cells but has no synergy and limited effect on normal fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Dec;45(12):5389-5398. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17875. PMID: 41318162.
A claudin-1 near-infrared fluorescent antibody conjugate for in vivo primary and metastatic colorectal cancer detection. Primeaux M, Gupta R, Fatima I, Talib S, Singh AB, Mohs AM, Bouvet M, Dhawan P. Mol Imaging Biol. 2025 Nov 26. doi: 10.1007/s11307-025-02060-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41296189.
Chronic pancreatitis patient-derived organoids reveal new paths to precision therapeutics. Osorio-Vasquez V, Zhu J, Lumibao JC, Lande K, Peck KL, Stamp MK, Okhovat SR, Song H, Ogawa S, Kubota C, Pantazopoulou V, Dai Y, Rock A, Bottomley C, Thomas E, Hsu J, Morales AH, Fowler A, McGriff T, Evensen KG, Larsen S, Abdulla M, Greer P, Gibson J, Downes M, Evans R, Lowy AM, Whitcomb DC, Zou J, Molinolo A, Oh TG, White R, Bellin M, Tiriac H, Engle DD. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Nov 14:2024.10.30.620903. doi: 10.1101/2024.10.30.620903. PMID: 41279927.
Repurposing carfilzomib as a promising drug for targeted therapy in gastric cancer.Kurstjens EM, Cox KE, Bali P, Amirfakhri S, Hernandez J, Lozano-Pope I, Benner C, Bouvet M, Obonyo M. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Oct 24;17(21):3420. doi: 10.3390/cancers17213420. PMID: 41228214.
CD40 transcriptomic expression patterns across malignancies: Implications for clinical trials of CD40 agonists. Uehara Y, Nishizaki D, Fujiwara Y, Miyashita H, Lee S, Pabla S, DePietro P, Ko H, Jensen TJ, Sicklick JK, Kato S, Kurzrock R. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2025 Nov 3;74(12):359. doi: 10.1007/s00262-025-04197-8. PMID: 41182434.
Targeting FSP1 triggers ferroptosis in lung cancer. Wu K, Vaughan AJ, Bossowski JP, Hao Y, Ziogou A, Kim SM, Kim TH, Nakamura MN, Pillai R, Mancini M, Rajalingam S, Han M, Nakamura T, Wang L, Chung S, Simeone D, Shackelford D, Kang YP, Conrad M, Papagiannakopoulos T. 2025 Nov 5. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09710-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41193800.
Simultaneous targeting of multiple hallmarks of cancer with recombinant methioninase, rapamycin and chloroquine is specific and synergistic to MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic-cancer cells in contrast to Hs-27 normal fibroblasts. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Nov;45(11):4765-4770. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17825. PMID: 41151914.
Triple combination of recombinant methioninase and the anti-parasitic drugs ivermectin, and chloroquine selectively eradicates pancreatic cancer cells while sparing normal fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Nov;45(11):4791-4802. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17828. PMID: 41151876.
Very rapid eradication of a large squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with first-line combination chemotherapy, a low-methionine diet, and oral recombinant methioninase. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Nov;45(11):5225-5231. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17862. PMID: 41151872.
Validation of a serum-based biomarker signature for detection of early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Lucas AL, Simeone DM, Katona BW, Paiella S, Zogopoulos G, Sears RC, Grindedal EM, Wadlow RC, Borazanci E, Gordon OK, Kastrinos F, Trevino JG, Kupfer SS, Park WG, Everett JN, Kureshi NM, DeMuth G, Ford L, King T, Palma NA, Brand RE. Gastroenterology. 2025 Oct 27:S0016-5085(25)05976-1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.08.034. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41143761.
CANDiT: A machine learning framework for differentiation therapy in colorectal cancer. Sinha S, Alcantara J, Perry K, Castillo V, Ondersma AK, Banerjee S, McLaren E, Espinoza CR, Taheri S, Vidales E, Tindle C, Adel A, Amirfakhri S, Sawires JR, Yang J, Bouvet M, Ghosh P. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Oct 20:102421. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102421. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41118768.
Natural and induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition results in epigenetic silencing of HER2 overexpression. Hawkins KN, Dillard J, Ye Y, Wang J, Hoffman RM, Mcphail K, Barsky SH. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2025 Sep 30;30(1):15. doi: 10.1007/s10911-025-09588-2. PMID: 41026283.
Recombinant methioninase selectively eliminates cancer cells co-cultured with normal fibroblasts indicating the high-precision efficacy of targeting methionine addiction of cancer. Kang BM, Han Q, Li S, Kim JS, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Oct;45(10):4193-4200. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17771. PMID: 41006033.
Sprayable pH-sensitive near-infrared fluorophore for rapid, bright, specific, and safe visualization of human thyroid cancer in orthotopic mouse models. Surgery. 2025 Oct 6:109703. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109703. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41058327.
Areas of uncertainty in pancreatic cancer surveillance: A survey across the international Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) consortium. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Oct;9:e2500696. doi: 10.1200/PO-25-00696. Epub 2025 Oct 11. PMID: 41075309.
Irreversible electroporation with intratumoral plant virus immunotherapy induces systemic immunity in a metastatic model of pancreatic cancer. Ledezma DK, Joshi U, Nguyen-Ta K, Sonowal H, Russo H, Newton IG, Steinmetz NF, White RR. Cancer Lett. 2025 Oct 2;634:218074. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2025.218074. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41045984.
Mevalonate biosynthesis is a metabolic vulnerability of gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer. Beutel AK, Calderon S, Nghiem E, Gulay K, Santana LPS, Zimmer E, Singh R, Anaraki C, Yousefian N, Allgöwer C, Tong G, Geller C, Chao A, Juarez D, Seufferlein T, Muir A, Jang C, Edinger AL, Seldin M, Martinez TF, Kleger A, Chang DK, Tiriac H, Valerin JB, Fruman DA, Halbrook CJ. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Sep 20:2025.09.19.675739. doi: 10.1101/2025.09.19.675739. PMID: 41000736.
Uncloggable ventriculoperitoneal shunt system for hydrocephalus via an integrated soft robotic device: CLEARS device. Biomed Microdevices. 2025 Sep 11;27(3):41. doi: 10.1007/s10544-025-00769-8. PMID: 40932553.
SUMOylation of the transcription factor Etv1 in cancer stem cells induces tumorigenesis of non-stem cancer cells. Chen Y. Dev Cell. 2025 Sep 8;60(17):2213-2214. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2025.06.023. PMID: 40925324.
PI5P4Kα promotes glucose and iron acquisition to support metabolic fitness in pancreatic cancer. Arora GK, Loughran RM, Ly K, Galapate CM, Llorente A, Anderson TR, Zhang CY, Grenier SF, Ling L, Crabtree S, Lambies G, Pauli C, Scott DA, Altman Y, Portillo B, Murad R, Commisso C, Emerling BM. Cell Rep. 2025 Aug 29;44(9):116199. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116199. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40884794.
Serially-connected soft continuum robots for endovascular emergencies. Mangan A, Kim S, Jones N, Brandel MG, Heit JJ, Norbash A, Hwang JT, Hawkes E, Morimoto TK. IEEE Trans Med Robot Bionics. 2025 Aug;7(3):1029-1040. doi: 10.1109/tmrb.2025.3583160. Epub 2025 Jun 25. PMID: 40917868.
Using American sign language-fluent community health navigators to advance cancer screening adherence through videoconferencing with deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing adults: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Kushalnagar P, Rao SR, Bergeron E, Valdez R, Wang R, Kushalnagar RS, Sadler GR. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Sep 9;14:e65078. doi: 10.2196/65078. PMID: 40925603.
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: A call to study reproductive safety for healthcare workers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18051-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40877725.
B7-H3/CD276: Novel immune checkpoint and jack of all trades. Immunotargets Ther. 2025 Sep 5;14:967-977. doi: 10.2147/ITT.S534666. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40937367.
Eradication of extensive lymph-node, bone and pleural metastases of a breast-cancer patient treated with radiation, immunotherapy and oral recombinant methioninase. Asano Y, Sato T, Han Q, Li S, Hozumi C, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Sep 1;5(5):614-619. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10476. eCollection 2025 Sep-Oct. PMID: 40900890.
Brightly visualizing pancreatic cancer margins in orthotopic mouse models with an anti-CA19-9 antibody conjugated to a near-infrared fluorophore. Cox KE, Bravo J, Jaiswal S, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Aithal A, Talib S, Jih LJ, Saleh ADP, Kobayashi K, Mallya K, Jain M, Hoffman RM, Mohs AM, Batra SK, Bouvet M. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Aug 10;17(16):2617. doi: 10.3390/cancers17162617. PMID: 40867246.
Overexpression of nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) transcription factors drives chemoresistance and poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer. Kamioka Y, Hiroshima Y, Kawase W, Sato S, Hatakeyama S, Washimi K, Kanemoto R, Kawahara S, Murakawa M, Aoyama T, Kobayashi S, Ueno M, Yamamoto N, Ohshima T, Hoffman RM, Miyagi Y, Rino Y, Saito A, Morinaga S. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18186-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40877726.
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: A call to study reproductive safety for healthcare workers. Gupta P, Godfrey EL, Schultz KS, Yu LJ, Bansal VV, Gomez-Mayorga J, Papageorge M, Proussaloglou EM, Su DG, Merl MY, Ward E, Sood D, Magge DR, Senthil M, Kopecky KE, Turaga KK, Sarpel U; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18051-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40877725.
Combinations of Salmonella typhimurium A1-R, recombinant methioninase, and chloroquine, each targeting fundamental cancer hallmarks, are selectively effective on colon cancer cells compared to normal fibroblasts. Kim J, Han Q, Li S, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Miyashi Y, Zhao M, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM.Anticancer Res. 2025 Sep;45(9):3661-3668. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17729.PMID: 40876983.
Hyperprogression and systemic metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma after histotripsy therapy. Berman ZT, Patel T, Burgoyne AM, Clary BM. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 Sep;36(9):1465-1466. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2025.06.002. PMID: 40846437.
Targeting FSP1 triggers ferroptosis in lung cancer. Wu K, Vaughan AJ, Bossowski JP, Hao Y, Ziogou A, Kim SM, Kim TH, Nakamura MN, Pillai R, Mancini M, Rajalingam S, Han M, Nakamura T, Wang L, Chung S, Simeone D, Shackelford D, Kang YP, Conrad M, Papagiannakopoulos T. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 11:2025.08.07.668766. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.07.668766. PMID: 40832353.
Experimental models of pancreas cancer: what has been the impact for precision medicine? Pantazopoulou V, Kubota CS, Ogawa S, Gulay KCM, Lin X, Song H, Weitz JR, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Engle DD. J Clin Invest. 2025 Aug 15;135(16):e191945. doi: 10.1172/JCI191945. eCollection 2025 Aug 15. PMID: 40829173.
Recurrent BEND2 fusion genes identified by whole transcriptome sequencing of non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors correlate with poor patient prognosis. Wood-Trageser MA, Nichols CT, Hutchings DA, Bell D, Wald AI, Smith K, Hong SM, Luchini C, Brosens LAA, Verschuur AVD, Bevere M, Lawlor RT, Scarpa A, Keating S, Tucker J, O'Sullivan RJ, Liu TC, McGrath K, Fasanella K, Brand RE, Lennon AM, Das R, Singh H, Slivka A, Mahmood S, Hosmer AE, Khalid A, Romutis SL, Zureikat AH, Zeh HJ, Hogg ME, Lee KK, Paniccia A, Nunns G, Ongchin M, Park WG, Polanco PM, He J, Simeone DM, Ferrone CR, Hsu D, Zhang J, Gorantla V, Rhee J, Hruban RH, Singhi AH, Singhi SA, Wang CK, Shaker N, Bubar R, Grupillo M, Lai YT, Nikiforova MN, Heaphy CM, Waters KM, Singhi AD. Mod Pathol. 2025 Aug 8:100863. doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2025.100863. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40784487.
ZBTB11 depletion targets metabolic vulnerabilities in KRAS inhibitor-resistant PDAC. Tran NL, Jiang J, Ma M, Gadbois GE, Gulay KCM, Verano AL, Schiavon CR, Rebollo E, Zhou H, Huang CT, Murad R, Scott DA, Manor U, Bang AG, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Wang ES, Ferguson FM. Nat Chem Biol. 2025 Aug 11. doi: 10.1038/s41589-025-01978-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40789946.
The combination of the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine and recombinant methioninase has selective synergistic efficacy on human colon cancer cells but not on normal human fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2825-2831. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17651. PMID: 40578964.
The triple combination of recombinant methioninase, rapamycin, and chloroquine synergistically eradicates HCT116 colon cancer cells. Kim J, Han Q, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2773-2779. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17646. PMID: 40578963.
The conditions of non-rescuability of methioninase-treated cancer cells by methionine replenishment: The point of no return. Kang BM, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kim JS, Asano Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2817-2823. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17650. PMID: 40578943.
Black-White disparities across the colorectal cancer care continuum in the USA. May FP, Mehtsun WT, Jemal A, Gupta S. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jul 21. doi: 10.1038/s41575-025-01087-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40691299.
Personalized N-of-1 combination therapies for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Noh S, Sharma AK, Fanta PT, Kato S, Kurzrock R, Sicklick JK. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Jul;9:e2500066. doi: 10.1200/PO-25-00066. Epub 2025 Jul 23. PMID: 40700673.
Gene- and immune-targeted therapy combinations using dual-matched biomarkers for patient selection. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2025 Jul 24;9(1):253. doi: 10.1038/s41698-025-01038-w. PMID: 40707733.
Evolving concepts in adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy for resectable pancreas cancer. Bryant JM, Ruffolo L, Soares K, Hoffe S, Lowy AM. J Clin Invest. 2025 Jul 15;135(14):e191944. doi: 10.1172/JCI191944. eCollection 2025 Jul 15. PMID: 40662364.
A novel adjuvant chemoradiotherapy/immunotherapy for resected biliary cancer. Ben-Josef E, Lowy AM. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Jul 10. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.1912. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40638103.
Intraoperative nerve-specific fluorescence visualization in head and neck surgery: A phase 1 trial. Lee YJ, Orosco RK, Bouvet M, Richmon JD, Berman BJ, Crawford KL, Hom M, Nguyen QT, Rosenthal EL. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 2;16(1):6060. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60737-x. PMID: 40595556.
UPF1 deficiency enhances mitochondrial ROS which promotes an immunosuppressive microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Su W, Kochen Rossi J, Nuevo-Tapioles C, Chen T, Kawaler E, Branco C, Wong KK, Simeone DM, Gardner LB, Philips MR. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Aug 13;121(33):e2401996121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2401996121. Epub 2024 Aug 6.PMID: 40591563.
Self-amplifying NRF2-EZH2 epigenetic loop converts KRAS-initiated progenitors to invasive pancreatic cancer. Antonucci L, Li N, Duran A, Cobo I, Nicoletti C, Watari K, Nandi SP, Zhu F, Zhao Y, Riahi I, Tsuda M, Shah VM, Morgan T, Waugh T, Caputo L, Liu Y, Rundberg Nilsson A, Xian H, Todoric J, Gu L, Sanchez-Lopez E, Eibl G, Vucic EA, Krawczyk M, Xu Q, Lowy AM, Hatzivassiliou G, Roose-Girma M, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Scott DA, Bar-Sagi D, Tamayo P, Wu Y, Sears RC, Glass CK, Alexandrov LB, Puri PL, Dawson DW, Hu Y, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J, Karin M. Nat Cancer. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1038/s43018-025-01003-3. Online ahead of print.
Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35868. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35868. PMID: 40558081.
Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35874. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35874. PMID: 40558065.
Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35869. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35869.PMID: 40558054.
Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35867. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35867. PMID: 40558045.
The combination of the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine and recombinant methioninase has selective synergistic efficacy on human colon cancer cells but not on normal human fibroblasts. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2825-2831. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17651. PMID: 40578964.
The triple combination of recombinant methioninase, rapamycin, and chloroquine synergistically eradicates HCT116 colon cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2773-2779. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17646. PMID: 40578963.
The conditions of non-rescuability of methioninase-treated cancer cells by methionine replenishment: The point of no return. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2817-2823. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17650. PMID: 40578943.
Consensus guideline for the management of malignant gastrointestinal obstruction in patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. Bansal VV, Godfrey EL, Sadjadi J, Bello RJ, Kwakman R, Abreu AA, Vudatha V, Sparkman BK, Freudenberger DC, Su DG, Turaga KK, Micic D, Malec M, Tun S, Polite B, Lambert LA, Greenbaum A, Gunderson CG, Smith TJ, Kopecky KE, Powers BD, Maduekwe UN, Ward EP; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17362-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560502.
Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17364-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560501.
Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17359-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560498.
Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma. Brown LM, Wilkins SG, Bansal VV, Su DG, Gomez-Mayorga J, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lee B, Nash GM, Hays JL, Raghav KP, Husain AL, Kluger MD, Zauderer MG, Kindler HL, Alexander HR; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17358-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560500.
Consensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases. Butensky SD, Bansal VV, Su DG, Waheed MT, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga JL, Olecki E, Radomski SN, Sun B, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lacy J, Badgwell BD, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon HH, Greer JB, Sundar R, Woo Y; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17361-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560499.
Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17363-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560497.
Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal metastases from neuroendocrine neoplasms. Su DG, Brown LM, Bansal VV, Bakkila B, Concors SJ, Turaga KK, Gunderson C, Bergsland E, Strosberg JR, Halfdanarson TR, Metz DC, Kunstman JW, Kunz PL, Gangi A; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17360-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560496.
Mucin4 (MUC4) antibody labeled with an NIR dye brightly targets pancreatic cancer liver metastases and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Jaiswal S, Amirfakhri S, Bravo J, Kobayashi K, Aithal A, Talib S, Mallya K, Jain M, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Bouvet M. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jun 18;17(12):2031. doi: 10.3390/cancers17122031. PMID: 40563681.
Global variations in patterns of care for retroperitoneal sarcoma. Snow H, Fiore M, Xie J, Strauss D, Tzanis D, Raut CP, Rutkowski P, Ford S, Swallow C, van Houdt WJ, Albertsmeier M, Cananzi F, Sicklick J, Cardona K, Grignol V, Nessim C, Nizri E, Novak M, Pennacchioli E, Valeri S, Callegaro D, Wilkinson M, Bonvalot S, Fairweather M, Skoczylas J, Tirotta F, Shapiro J, Angele MK, Gronchi A, Gyorki DE; Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. Ann Surg. 2025 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006791. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40519020.
Enhanced visualization of colonic polyps using a fluorophore-conjugated claudin-1 antibody in a CPC-APC mouse model. Liu S, Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Jaiswal S, Talib S, Primeaux M, Jih LJ, Singh SK, Pisegna JR, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Dhawan P, Bouvet M.J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jun 13:102103. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102103. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40517099.
A perspective on patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse models for identification of novel and individualized treatment for sarcoma. Int J Clin Oncol. 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1007/s10147-025-02801-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40493147.
Payment source shift for surgical care among veterans enrolled in medicare advantage Plans. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Jun 7;6(6):e250827. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.0827. PMID: 40489967.
Leveraging autophagy and pyrimidine metabolism to target pancreatic cancer. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jun 5:2025.05.29.656904.
Defining benchmark values for outcomes of comprehensive resection of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: a retrospective multicenter study. Tirotta F, Fiore M, Bonvalot S, Strauss D, Rutkowski P, Gyorki DE, van Houdt WJ, Callegaro D, Albertsmeier M, Tzanis D, Cananzi F, Sicklick JK, Mullinax J, Wilkinson M, Grignol VP, Cardona K, Bouhadiba T, Novak M, Valeri S, Fairweather M, Ford SJ, Skoczylas J, Snow H, Hayes AJ, Hodson J, Raut CP, Gronchi A; Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Jun 3;84:103280. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103280. eCollection 2025 Jun.PMID: 40521170.
A high performing biomarker signature for detecting early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in high-risk individuals. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jun 2;17(11):1866. doi: 10.3390/cancers17111866. PMID: 40507347.
Selective synergy of ivermectin combined with recombinant methioninase against colon-cancer cells in contrast to normal fibroblasts. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jun;45(6):2257-2263. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17600. PMID: 40425329.
Tumor immunology visualized in realtime in in-vivo-like 3-D Gelfoam® histoculture by color-coded imaging.Mizuta K, Reynoso J, Asano Y, Kang BM, Kim JS, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jun;45(6):2279-2283. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17602. PMID: 40425333.
Peritonectomy procedures for peritoneal surface malignancies: PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Lyon consensus. Bhatt A, Stepanyan A, Moran BJ, Chi D, Fotopoulou C, Baumgartner JM, Bakrin N, Deraco M, Ferron G, Kepenekian V, Kusamura S, Lavoue V, Al Niaimi A, Arjona-Sanchez A, Sehouli J, Sukumar V, Turaga K, Villeneuve L, Planchamp F, Zapardiel Gutiérrez I, Brennan DJ, Glehen O; PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Collaborators. Br J Surg. 2025 May 31;112(6):znaf112. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf112. PMID: 40560098.
Peritonectomy to enhance adequate cytoreductive surgery in peritoneal surface malignancy: Review of nomenclature and boundaries. Bhatt A, Fotopoulou C, Moran BJ, Chi D, Stepanyan A, Baumgartner JM, Bakrin N, Deraco M, Ferron G, Kepenekian V, Kusamura S, Lavoue V, Al Niami A, Arjona-Sanchez A, Sehouli J, Sukumar V, Turaga K, Villeneuve L, Planchamp F, Brennan DJ, Gutiérrez IZ, Glehen O. Br J Surg. 2025 May 31;112(6):znaf099. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf099. PMID: 40560096.
Potential higher malignancy of nonfunctional parathyroid carcinoma: A case series study. Yu Z, Zhou J, Xie X, Li X, Gié MM, Bouvet M, Manyalich-Blasi M, Wu Y. Gland Surg. 2025 May 30;14(5):947-957. doi: 10.21037/gs-2025-187. Epub 2025 May 27. PMID: 40546837.
Navigating ongoing challenges in GI stromal tumors. Joensuu H, Miyashita H, George S, Sicklick J. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2025 Jun;45(3):e473224. doi: 10.1200/EDBK-25-473224. Epub 2025 May 20. PMID: 40393024.
Racial and ethnic disparities in perceived healthcare discrimination and health outcomes. Sabater Minarim D, Morgan KM, Buckley K, Riviere P, Ochoa C, Deshler LN, Duran EA, Mehtsun WT, Rose BS, Banegas MP. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09627-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40447985.
Hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem-cell-sheet implantation accelerates cutaneous wound closure and suppresses scar formation in a mouse model. Obara K, Baba K, Shirai K, Hamada Y, Arakawa N, Hasegawa A, Takaoka N, Aki R, Hoffman RM. Cell Cycle. 2025 May 27:1-14. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2025.2508112. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40432248.
Cancer treatment paradigms in the precision medicine era. Subbiah V, Curigliano G, Sicklick JK, Kato S, Tasken K, Medford A, Rieke DT, Chen HZ, Wahida A, Buschhorn L, Horgan D, Kurzrock R. Nat Med. 2025 May 20. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03711-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40394190.
Liposomal oncolytic adenovirus as a neoadjuvant therapy for triple-negative breast cancer. Shah JR, Dong T, Phung AT, Khan S, Aisagbonhi O, Blair SL, Bouvet M, Trogler WC, Kummel AC. Sci Rep. 2025 May 14;15(1):16737. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-00211-2. PMID: 40368934.
Value of neuroradiology second reads of CT scans for hyperparathyroidism. Bravo Quintana J, Bouvet M, Chang J, Bykowski J. J Clin Med. 2025 Apr 22;14(9):2865. doi: 10.3390/jcm14092865. PMID: 40363896.
Combination of recombinant methioninase with rapamycin or chloroquine is synergistic to highly inhibit triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro. Kim J, Han Q, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 May;45(5):1853-1859. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17564. PMID: 40295059.
HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cells selected for super-eribulin resistance in vitro become more malignant and are arrested synergistically by methionine restriction in combination with eribulin in nude mice.Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Han Q, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 May-Jun;39(3):1275-1282. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13931. PMID: 40295012.
Perspective on an innovative curative strategy for peritoneal metastasis involving peritonectomy, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy identified as effective in the Histoculture Drug Response Assay (HDRA). Asano Y, Yonemura Y, Hozumi C, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 May 3;5(3):280-284. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10440. eCollection 2025 May-Jun. PMID: 40322213.
Recombinant methioninase and cisplatinum act synergistically to inhibit Lewis lung carcinoma cells but not normal fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 May;45(5):1871-1876. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17566. PMID: 40295053.
Spatial mapping of transcriptomic plasticity in metastatic pancreatic cancer. Pei G, Min J, Rajapakshe KI, Branchi V, Liu Y, Selvanesan BC, Thege F, Sadeghian D, Zhang D, Cho KS, Chu Y, Dai E, Han G, Li M, Yee C, Takahashi K, Garg B, Tiriac H, Bernard V, Semaan A, Grem JL, Caffrey TC, Burks JK, Lowy AM, Aguirre AJ, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Guerrero PA, Wang L, Maitra A. Nature. 2025 Apr 23. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08927-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40269162.
Histamine H1 receptor: A potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Salmerón C, Tomás Bort E, Sriram K, Javadi-Paydar M, Smitham JE, Pham K, Grose RP, McCormick PJ, DiNardo A, Weitz J, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Insel PA. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2025 Apr 4;392(5):103573. doi: 10.1016/j.jpet.2025.103573. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40288207.
Regulation of lung cancer initiation and progression by the stem cell determinant Musashi. Barber AG, Quintero CM, Hamilton M, Rajbhandari N, Sasik R, Zhang Y, Kim C, Husain H, Sun X, Reya T. Elife. 2025 Mar 6;13:RP97021. doi: 10.7554/eLife.97021. PMID: 40047406.
Identification of patients at risk for pancreatic cancer in a 3-year timeframe based on machine learning algorithms. Zhu W, Chen L, Aphinyanaphongs Y, Kastrinos F, Simeone DM, Pochapin M, Stender C, Razavian N, Gonda TA. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 5;15(1):11697. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-89607-8. PMID: 40188106.
Efficacy of methionine restriction and the PARP-inhibitor olaparib and their combination on BRCA1 mutant and wild-type triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. Miki M, Inubushi S, Han Q, Inoue S, Kunihisa T, Tanino H, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Apr;45(4):1367-1372. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17522.PMID: 40155022.
Circulating tumor DNA methylation Is a biomarker of poor recurrence-free survival in locally-advanced rectal cancer. Sugimoto K, Irie T, Momose H, Kochi S, Toake M, Tsuchiya Y, Tsukamoto R, Honjo K, Ishiyama S, Takahashi M, Hoffman RM, Sakamoto K. Anticancer Res. 2025 Apr;45(4):1559-1573. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17537. PMID: 40155013.
Extracellular vesicles from the lung pro-thrombotic niche drive cancer-associated thrombosis and metastasis via integrin beta 2. Lucotti S, Ogitani Y, Kenific CM, Geri J, Kim YH, Gu J, Balaji U, Bojmar L, Shaashua L, Song Y, Cioffi M, Lauritzen P, Joseph OM, Asao T, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Peralta C, Pagano AE, Molina H, Lengel HB, Dunne EG, Jing X, Schmitter M, Borriello L, Miller T, Zhang H, Romin Y, Manova K, Paul D, Remmel HL, O'Reilly EM, Jarnagin WR, Kelsen D, Castellino SM, Giulino-Roth L, Jones DR, Condeelis JS, Pascual V, Bussel JB, Boudreau N, Matei I, Entenberg D, Bromberg JF, Simeone DM, Lyden D. Cell. 2025 Mar 20;188(6):1642-1661.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.025. Epub 2025 Feb 11. PMID: 39938515.
ASO visual abstract: Bright and specific targeting of metastatic lymph nodes in orthotopic mouse models of gastric cancer with a fluorescent anti-CEA antibody. Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar 10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17097-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40063238.
Clonal heterogeneity in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its impact on tumor progression. Kalfakakou D, Cameron DC, Kawaler EA, Tsuda M, Wang L, Jing X, Hajdu C, Tamayo DL, Shim Y, Ackermann A, Weissinger D, Zimny H, Hernandez R, Beier M, Dimartino D, Meyn P, Rice K, Selvaraj S, Loomis C, Heguy A, Lund AW, Sears RC, Welling TH, Dolgalev I, Tsirigos A, Simeone DM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 15:2025.02.11.637729. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.11.637729.PMID: 39990481.
Incorporating circulating tumor DNA testing into clinical trials: A position paper by the National Cancer Institute GI Oncology Circulating Tumor DNA Working Group. Rajdev L, King GG, Lieu CH, Cohen SA, Pant S, Uboha NV, Deming D, Malla M, Kasi A, Klute K, Spencer KR, Dasari A, Morris VK, Botta G, Lowy AM, O'Hara MH, Eads J, King D, Shah MA, Hong TS, Parikh A, Klempner SJ, Jabbour SK, Chawla A, Molena D, George TJ, Gibson MK, Allegra C, Goodman K, Eng C, Philip PA. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Mar;9:e2400489. doi: 10.1200/PO-24-00489. Epub 2025 Mar 6. PMID: 40048671.
A new locoregional mouse model of gastric cancer for identifying probes for fluorescence guided surgery.Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Surgery. 2025 Mar 4;181:109270. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109270. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40043513.
Super methotrexate-resistant osteosarcoma cells retain their sensitivity to recombinant methioninase: Targeting methionine addiction to overcome extreme cancer-chemotherapy resistance. Aoki Y, Han Q, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Mar;45(3):929-934. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17480. PMID: 40037887.
Highly synergistic eradication of 143B osteosarcoma cells in vitro by the combination of recombinant methioninase, chloroquine, and rapamycin targeting methionine addiction, autophagy, and mTOR, respectively. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Mar;45(3):935-941. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17481. PMID: 40037880.
ASO visual abstract: Defining textbook outcomes for minimally invasive surgical resection of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the stomach. Spurzem GJ, Jadhav PS, Nordan T, Raut CP, Horgan S, Wang J, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16992-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40042575.
Clonal heterogeneity in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its impact on tumor progression.Kalfakakou D, Cameron DC, Kawaler EA, Tsuda M, Wang L, Jing X, Hajdu C, Tamayo DL, Shim Y, Ackermann A, Weissinger D, Zimny H, Hernandez R, Beier M, Dimartino D, Meyn P, Rice K, Selvaraj S, Loomis C, Heguy A, Lund AW, Sears RC, Welling TH, Dolgalev I, Tsirigos A, Simeone DM. bioRxiv[Preprint]. 2025 Feb 15:2025.02.11.637729. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.11.637729. PMID: 39990481.
Bone marrow origin of mammary phagocytic intraductal macrophages (foam cells). Barsky SH, Mcphail K, Wang J, Hoffman RM, Ye Y. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Feb 17;26(4):1699. doi: 10.3390/ijms26041699. PMID: 40004162.
A systematic review with a demonstrative case of KIT and DOG-1 expressing gastrointestinal stromal tumors harboring ETV6-NTRK3 fusions. Ranjbarian T, Antkowiak M, Mallory RJ, Doherty TM, Hosseini M, Mesirov JP, Fanta PT, Sicklick JK. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Feb 24. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-3203. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39992648.
HT1080 fibrosarcoma with acquired trabectedin resistance: Increased malignancy but sustained sensitivity to methionine restriction. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 Mar-Apr;39(2):683-690. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13872. PMID: 40010975.
Dynamic fluorescence imaging of orally-administered tumor-targeting salmonella typhimurium A1-R expressing green fluorescent protein trafficking through the gastrointestinal system to target fibrosarcomas in nude mice. Morinaga S, Zhao M, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 Mar-Apr;39(2):640-647. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13869. PMID: 40010967.
Engineered methioninase-expressing tumor-targeting salmonella typhimurium A1-R inhibits syngeneic-cancer mouse models by depleting tumor methionine. Kubota Y, Zhao M, Han Q, Aoki Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Sato M, Bouvet M, Kubota K, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2025 Mar-Apr;22(2):247-257. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20499. PMID: 39993809.
Defining a 'cells to society' research framework for appendiceal tumours. Holowatyj AN, Overman MJ, Votanopoulos KI, Lowy AM, Wagner P, Washington MK, Eng C, Foo WC, Goldberg RM, Hosseini M, Idrees K, Johnson DB, Shergill A, Ward E, Zachos NC, Shelton D; Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation. Nat Rev Cancer. 2025 Feb 20. doi: 10.1038/s41568-024-00788-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39979656.
Survival outcomes between minimally invasive and open gastrectomy in early and locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma in a western center. Kalavacherla S, Neel N, Jagadeesh V, Bouvet M, Lowy A, Horgan S, Kelly KJ, Mehtsun WT. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2025 Feb 20;56(1):68. doi: 10.1007/s12029-024-01163-y. PMID: 39979489.
Chemotherapy dose density is prognostic for overall survival in patients with resectable pancreas cancer: A landmark analysis of SWOG 1505. Patel SH, Colby S, Sohal D, Guthrie KA, Kachnic LA, Chiorean EG, Lowy AM, Rocha FG, Hochster HS, Philip PA, Ahmad SA. Cancer. 2025 Feb 15;131(4):e35759. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35759. PMID: 39932777.
Extracellular vesicles from the lung pro-thrombotic niche drive cancer-associated thrombosis and metastasis via integrin beta 2. Lucotti S, Ogitani Y, Kenific CM, Geri J, Kim YH, Gu J, Balaji U, Bojmar L, Shaashua L, Song Y, Cioffi M, Lauritzen P, Joseph OM, Asao T, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Peralta C, Pagano AE, Molina H, Lengel HB, Dunne EG, Jing X, Schmitter M, Borriello L, Miller T, Zhang H, Romin Y, Manova K, Paul D, Remmel HL, O'Reilly EM, Jarnagin WR, Kelsen D, Castellino SM, Giulino-Roth L, Jones DR, Condeelis JS, Pascual V, Bussel JB, Boudreau N, Matei I, Entenberg D, Bromberg JF, Simeone DM, Lyden D. Cell. 2025 Feb 10:S0092-8674(25)00094-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39938515.
Targeting methionine addiction of osteosarcoma with methionine restriction to overcome drug resistance: A new paradigm for a recalcitrant disease. Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Feb 3;17(3):506. doi: 10.3390/cancers17030506. PMID: 39941872.
Local ablation-our next hope for pancreatic cancer immunotherapy? White RR. Cancer Lett. 2025 Jan 20:217445. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2025.217445. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39842497. SURG ONC
Preclinical development of tuspetinib for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Sonowal H, Rice WG, Bejar R, Byun JY, Jung SH, Sinha R, Howell SB. Cancer Res Commun. 2025 Jan 1;5(1):74-83. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-24-0258. PMID: 39665627.
Recombinant methioninase (rMETase) synergistically sensitizes ivermectin-resistant MCF-7 breast cancer cells 9.9 fold to low-dose ivermectin. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Hozumi C, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Feb;45(2):451-455. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17434. PMID: 39890170.
Bright and specific targeting of metastatic lymph nodes in orthotopic mouse models of gastric cancer with a fluorescent Anti-CEA antibody. Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan 29. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16919-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39878844.
Novel clinical trial designs emerging from the molecular reclassification of cancer. Nikanjam M, Kato S, Allen T, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. CA Cancer J Clin. 2025 Jan 22. doi: 10.3322/caac.21880. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39841128 Review.
Long term outcomes associated with the use of perioperative systemic chemotherapy on low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with pseudomyxoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Ruff SM, Kasumova G, Palavalli M, Eng OS, Lambert L, Clarke C, Patel S, Veerapong J, Fournier K, Abbott D, Staley C, Grotz T, Johnston F, Raoof M, Dineen S, Cloyd JM, Kim AC. Front Oncol. 2025 Jan 9;14:1456920. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1456920. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39850813.
Prostate cancer patient with lymph-node metastasis treated only with methionine restriction has stable disease for two years demonstrated with PET/CT and PSMA-PET scanning and PSA testing. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Jan 3;5(1):27-31. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10408. eCollection 2025 Jan-Feb. PMID: 39758238.
Elevated-c-MYC-expressing fibrosarcoma cells with acquired gemcitabine resistance remain sensitive to recombinant methioninase: A potential clinical strategy for a recalcitrant disease. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Jan 3;5(1):8-14. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10405. eCollection 2025 Jan-Feb.PMID: 39758233.
Complete response (CR) in a previously-progressing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patient treated with methionine restriction in combination with first-line chemotherapy. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Jan 3;5(1):21-26. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10407. eCollection 2025 Jan-Feb.PMID: 39758229.
MICAL2 promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis. Garg B, Khan S, Courelli AS, Panneerpandian P, Sheik Pran Babu D, Mose ES, Gulay KCM, Sharma S, Sood D, Wenzel AT, Martsinkovskiy A, Rajbhandari N, Patel J, Jaquish D, Esparza E, Jaque K, Aggarwal N, Lambies G, D'Ippolito A, Austgen K, Johnston B, Orlando DA, Jang GH, Gallinger S, Goodfellow E, Brodt P, Commisso C, Tamayo P, Mesirov JP, Tiriac H, Lowy AM. Cancer Res. 2025 Jan 2. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-24-0744. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39745352.
Synergistic eradication of fibrosarcoma with acquired ifosfamide resistance using methionine restriction combined with ifosfamide in nude-mouse models. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 Jan-Feb;39(1):120-126. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13809. PMID: 39740911.
The combination of tumor-targeting Salmonella typhimurium A1-R plus the autophagy-inhibitor chloroquine synergistically eradicates HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Morinaga S, Zhao M, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM.In Vivo. 2025 Jan-Feb;39(1):102-109. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13807. PMID: 39740880.
Alternating oxaliplatin and irinotecan chemotherapy combined with capecitabine and bevacizumab for microsatellite-stable stage IV metastatic colon cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation: Two case reports indicating survival improvement over standard therapy. Zhang Y, Li X, Li S, Yang Z, Hoffman RM, Yu C. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jan;45(1):399-404. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17428. PMID: 39740847.
Comparison of cell-death kinetics of recombinant methioninase (rMETase)-treated cancer and normal cells: Only cancer cells undergo methionine-depletion catastrophe at low rMETase concentrations. Kang BM, Han Q, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jan;45(1):105-111. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17397.PMID: 39740830.
Ivermectin combined with recombinant methioninase (rMETase) synergistically eradicates MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jan;45(1):97-103. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17396. PMID: 39740811.
Defining textbook outcomes for minimally invasive surgical resection of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the stomach. Spurzem GJ, Jadhav PS, Nordan T, Raut CP, Horgan S, Wang J, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16714-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39751981.
Immune stress-induced tumor mutation burden and neoantigen expression in 4T1 mammary cancer cells: A potential mechanism for long-term survival in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2025 Jan-Feb;22(1):1-12. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20481. PMID: 39730175.
Surgical Sciences
2026
Independent and interactive association of reported impairment in fatal crashes among young California drivers: A cross-sectional analysis. Lotito A, Vaca FE, Li MS, Hu S, Hill L, Griswold J, Li K.Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026 Oct 2;288:113380. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113380. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42854369.
A 2D autocorrelation-based frequency estimator reflecting spatial tissue distribution to improve Ultrasound H-scan tissue characterization. Baek J, Brevett T, Hyun D, El Kaffas A, Parker KJ, Dahl JJ.ArXiv [Preprint]. 2026 Sep 25:arXiv:2609.30686v1.PMID: 42819009
Physiologically interpretable photoplethysmography features associated with peripheral artery disease. Fascetti AJ, Naguib MH, Ross EG, Longhurst C, Taub PR, Nemati S, Wang EJ, Ramsis M.IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol. 2026 Sep 8;7:308-315. doi: 10.1109/OJEMB.2026.3732080. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42877338
Erratum for: Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients at high risk.Fowler KJ, Kamaya A, Rodgers SK, Kruse D, Bashir MR, Bhamra GS, Choi ES, El Kaffas A, Singal AG, Park HJ, Chernyak V.Radiographics. 2026 Nov;46(11):e269010. doi: 10.1148/rg.269010.PMID: 42848607.
MUSegNet: Automated detection of clinically significant prostate cancer on micro-ultrasound. Rusu M, Zhou SR, Zhang L, Choi MH, Vesal S, Kinnaird AS, Brisbane WG, Lughezzani G, Maffei D, Fasulo V, Albers P, El-Kaffas A, Shao W, Fan RE, Sonn GA.Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2026 Sep 22. doi: 10.1038/s41391-026-01157-w. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42773205.
Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients at high risk. Fowler KJ, Kamaya A, Rodgers SK, Kruse D, Bashir MR, Bhamra GS, Choi ES, El Kaffas A, Singal AG, Park HJ, Chernyak V.Radiographics. 2026 Oct;46(10):e260010. doi: 10.1148/rg.260010.PMID: 42690964.
Regulation of hepatic mitochondrial function by AIBP mitigates MASLD development. Choi SH, Sharma S, Choi S, Kim J, Navia-Pelaez JM, Kisseleva T, Mahata SK, Ju WK, Miller YI. Metabolism. 2026 Sep 10:156769. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156769. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42722289.
A translational model of MASLD-associated HFpEF defines mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac plasticity during disease progression and regression. Ganguly S, Gunes B, Gu Y, Suarez J, Gupta G, Ishizuka K, Murad R, Kisseleva T, Dillmann W, Peterson K, Adler E, Brenner DA, Dhar D. Metabolism. 2026 Jun 22:156682. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156682. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42331139.
Biohybrid cochlear implants: Neural interfaces, regenerative pathways, and translational benchmarks. Matsuoka AJ, Carpino AN, Meador A, Nicolau BO, Fortuño GM, Zhu H, Nguyen TT, Russ KR, Liu H, Kim JJ, Loh W, Friend J. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2026 Jun 30. doi: 10.1186/s12984-026-02069-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42380881.
Dietary cholesterol activates a Ral-dependent pathway driving LDLR turnover. Feng X, Zhang S, Wang Y, Kurlagunda T, Sit A, Jaishankar P, Yang P, Sakane S, Park SY, Wisessaowapak C, Nguyen K, Yan J, Pothulu H, Dinh C, Chu F, Ren Y, Zhang B, Secrest P, Han L, Hung CW, Veeragandham P, Skorobogatko Y, Kisseleva T, Gordts PLSM, Renslo AR, Zhao P, Majithia AR, Saltiel AR. Nature. 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10697-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42343138.
Prostate cancer detection on micro-ultrasound raw data using a deep learning neural network. El Kaffas A, Tiyarattanachai T, Rusu M, Wodlinger B, Fan RE, Liss M, Rakow-Penner R, Sonn GA. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2026 May 7:S0301-5629(26)00132-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2026.04.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42103595.
Development of high-affinity ligands for human UBR2. Huang ST, Faouzi A, Thomas N, Wu J, Pestonjamasp K, Chen DH, Ren T, Kuang Y, Taylor S, Chen Y. J Med Chem. 2026 May 28;69(10):11738-11751. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02881. Epub 2026 May 8. PMID: 42102356.
A translational model of MASLD-associated HFpEF defines mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac plasticity during disease progression and regression. Ganguly S, Gunes B, Gu Y, Suarez J, Gupta G, Ishizuka K, Murad R, Kisseleva T, Dillmann W, Peterson K, Adler E, Brenner DA, Dhar D. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Feb 28:2026.02.26.708088. doi: 10.64898/2026.02.26.708088. PMID: 42124725.
Endothelial cell glycogen synthase kinase 3β promotes lipotoxic endotheliopathy and liver inflammation in MASH. Sano A, Guo Q, Warasnhe K, Meroueh C, Satthawiwat N, Hamdi A, Hmaydoosh G, Dai X, Yaqoob U, Pavelko KD, Miciano C, Kisseleva T, Firdaus Z, Starlinger PP, Pereyra D, Kostallari E, Hirsova P, Povero D, Ibrahim SH. JCI Insight. 2026 May 5:e202552. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.202552. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42084928.
Msln/Muc16 signaling in activated portal fibroblasts drives the development of cholestatic fibrosis and HCC in aged female Mdr2-/- Sakane S, Nishio T, Fuji H, Park SY, Ishizuka K, Miciano C, Kimura Y, Hosseini M, Diggle K, Zhang V, Lee W, Kim HY, Liu X, Wang A, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Apr 10:101785. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2026.101785. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41967578.
Single-cell fixed RNA profiling uncovers SEMA4D and LMCD1 as therapeutic targets in a liver fibrosis model. Duc PM, Thuy LTT, Hai H, Van Bao T, Ha NT, Anh PT, Ikenaga H, Fujii H, Yoshida K, Enomoto M, Uchida-Kobayashi S, Yuasa H, Matsubara T, Huyen VT, Cheng Y, Yamagishi R, Ohtani N, Oikawa D, Tokunaga F, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA, Iwakiri Y, Gracia-Sancho J, Kawada N. JHEP Rep. 2026 Feb 11;8(5):101783. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.101783. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41921416.
RNA-binding protein LARP6 coordinates hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis. Kim HY, Mizrahi O, Lee W, Rosenthal SB, Han C, Yee BA, Blue SM, Diaz J, Jonnalagadda JP, Street LA, Hokutan K, Jang H, Miciano C, Ma CT, Bobkov AA, Sergienko E, Jackson MR, Jovanovic M, Stefanovic B, Kisseleva T, Yeo GW, Brenner DA. J Clin Invest. 2026 Feb 26:e197923. doi: 10.1172/JCI197923. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41746718.
Haptic virtual fixtures for telemanipulation using control barrier functions. Bloom R, Hirsch D, Herbert S, Morimoto TK. IEEE Trans Haptics. 2026 Jan 19;PP. doi: 10.1109/TOH.2026.3655615. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41553885.
2025
Self-perceived ability to understand speech does not influence CRC screening adherence among sign language users. Wang RM, Bergeron E, Rao SR, Perrodin-Njoku E, Bruno DT, Valdez R, Sadler GR, Kushalnagar P. J Cancer Educ. 2026 Jan 26. doi: 10.1007/s13187-025-02822-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41582234.
Cholesterol-containing lipid crystals can directly stiffen the rat steatotic liver before fibrosis. Li D, Loneker AE, Safraou Y, Ford J, Mihelc E, Sakane S, Kisseleva T, Levental KR, Levental I, Sack I, Janmey PA, Wells RG. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jan 13;123(2):e2518060123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2518060123. Epub 2026 Jan 7. PMID: 41499399.
Editorial response to "Towards a rigorous framework rigorous framework for endothelial PD-L1 on cancer cells characterization using molecular ultrasound". Paulmurugan R, . Ultrasound Med Biol. 2026 Feb;52(2):471. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2025.10.012. PMID: 41478710.
ULK1/2 inhibitors that degrade ATG13 effectively target KRAS-mutant cancers.Hagan PM, Ren H, Brun SN, Layng FIA, Panickar DR, Lambert LJ, Celeridad M, Das R, Ling L, Zhang Y, Limpert AS, Sheffler DJ, Commisso C, Shaw RJ, Cosford NDP. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Oct 15:2025.10.14.682402. doi: 10.1101/2025.10.14.682402. PMID: 41279975.
The impact of adult cannabis use legalization in California: A qualitative review of subject matter expert opinions on Proposition 64. Ageze D, Dell'Acqua R, Marcotte TD, Baird S, Garcia J, Rybar J, Hill L. 2025 Nov 3;8(3):72-88. doi: 10.26828/cannabis/2025/000291. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41278424.
Targeting serine dehydratase supports amino acid homeostasis and skin repair. Joulia E, Ashley EL, Tseng P, Arechiga C, Liang Y, Laguerre A, Ruchhoeft ML, Rainaldi J, Handzlik MK, Fallon RJ, Kim HY, Mali P, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T, Zheng Y, Gantner ML, Metallo CM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Oct 24:2025.10.23.683531. doi: 10.1101/2025.10.23.683531. PMID: 41280055.
The aging microenvironment is a determinant of immune exclusion and metastatic fate in pancreatic cancer. Gupta P, Murad R, Ling L, Zhang Y, Duong-Polk K, Huang W, Scortegagna M, Maganti S, Galapate CM, Commisso C. Cancer Res. 2025 Nov 7. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-25-1904. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41202211.
Organellar pH as an emerging vulnerability to exploit in cancer. Galapate CM, Commisso C. Trends Cancer. 2025 Oct 23:S2405-8033(25)00234-1. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2025.09.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41136318.
ETS1 suppresses hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis. Lee W, Liu X, Rosenthal SB, Miciano C, Sakane S, Hokutan K, Dhar D, Kim HY, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. JCI Insight. 2025 Nov 4:e195242. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.195242. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41196693.
Single-nuclei RNA sequencing shows the engagement of PPAR-delta target genes primarily in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes by the selective PPAR-delta agonist seladelpar. Yamazaki T, Yang Y, Schöler D, Yukawa-Muto Y, Kouno T, Harberts A, Sakane S, Freund L, Hsu CL, Whisenant TC, Rosenthal SB, Kisseleva T, Cable EE, Schnabl B. PPAR Res. 2025 Oct 23;2025:2935230. doi: 10.1155/ppar/2935230. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41180305.
LCE-integrated soft skin for millimeter-scale steerable soft everting robots. Kim S, Dong G, Mangan A, Agrawal D, Cai S, Morimoto TK. Sci Adv. 2025 Oct 17;11(42):eadw8636. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw8636. Epub 2025 Oct 15. PMID: 41091887.
Preclinical water-mediated ultrasound platform using clinical field of view for molecular targeted contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Melemenidis S, Kim AS, Vo-Phamhi JM, Graves EE, El Kaffas AN, Hristov D. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Aug 26;15(17):2149. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15172149. PMID: 40941637.
A non-apoptotic caspase-8-meteorin pathway in hepatocytes promotes MASH fibrosis. Wang X, Moore MP, Shi H, Xiao Y, Zhang J, Faccioli LAP, Hu Z, Khalid S, Saleheen D, Stupack DG, Kisseleva T, Soto Gutierrez A, Lazar MA, Tabas I. Nat Metab. 2025 Sep 26. doi: 10.1038/s42255-025-01355-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41006904.
Driving and cannabis use: A questionnaire about knowledge and behaviors after the legalization of recreational cannabis in California. Baird S, Ageze D, Hill LL, Hacker S, Dell'Acqua R, Gold A, Lanin-Kettering I, Shaughnessy T, Marcotte TD. BMC Public Health. 2025 Sep 30;25(1):3219. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24309-4. PMID: 41029629.
Real-time driver alerts to improve CMV safety in California work zones: A naturalistic study. McMillan J, Hill L, Moran RJ, Garfein RS, Hacker S. Traffic Inj Prev. 2025 Sep 15:1-10. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2025.2547950. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40952835.
Uncloggable ventriculoperitoneal shunt system for hydrocephalus via an integrated soft robotic device: CLEARS device. Biomed Microdevices. 2025 Sep 11;27(3):41. doi: 10.1007/s10544-025-00769-8. PMID: 40932553.
SUMOylation of the transcription factor Etv1 in cancer stem cells induces tumorigenesis of non-stem cancer cells. Chen Y. Dev Cell. 2025 Sep 8;60(17):2213-2214. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2025.06.023. PMID: 40925324.
PI5P4Kα promotes glucose and iron acquisition to support metabolic fitness in pancreatic cancer. Arora GK, Loughran RM, Ly K, Galapate CM, Llorente A, Anderson TR, Zhang CY, Grenier SF, Ling L, Crabtree S, Lambies G, Pauli C, Scott DA, Altman Y, Portillo B, Murad R, Commisso C, Emerling BM. Cell Rep. 2025 Aug 29;44(9):116199. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116199. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40884794.
Serially-connected soft continuum robots for endovascular emergencies. Mangan A, Kim S, Jones N, Brandel MG, Heit JJ, Norbash A, Hwang JT, Hawkes E, Morimoto TK. IEEE Trans Med Robot Bionics. 2025 Aug;7(3):1029-1040. doi: 10.1109/tmrb.2025.3583160. Epub 2025 Jun 25. PMID: 40917868.
Adipose tissue macrophages in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis secrete extracellular vesicles that activate liver fibrosis in obese male mice. Rohm TV, Dos Reis FCG, Cunha E Rocha K, Isaac R, Strayer S, Murphy C, Bandyopadhyay G, Gao H, Ganguly S, Nguyen T, Wang J, Youhanna JE, Pack D, Liu X, Kim HY, Jeelani I, Dhar D, Kisseleva T, Ying W, Olefsky JM. Gastroenterology. 2025 Sep;169(4):691-704.e9. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.03.033. Epub 2025 Apr 9. PMID: 40204101.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist IVA337 alleviates inflammation and fibrosis in MASH by restoring lipid homeostasis. Li N, Wu S, Li X, Yan M, Ding Y, Zhang L, Brenner DA, Liu X, Kisseleva T. Am J Pathol. 2025 Jul 23:S0002-9440(25)00251-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.06.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40712710.
Immune regulation by the SUMO family. Tharuka MDN, Courelli AS, Chen Y. Nat Rev Immunol. 2025 Aug;25(8):608-620. doi: 10.1038/s41577-025-01155-4. Epub 2025 Mar 19. PMID: 40108400.
Targeting hepatic stellate cell PD-L1 alters liver inflammation and fibrosis in CCl4 liver injury mouse model. Bai B, Bao W, Wang Y, Shaha A, Kisseleva T, He L, Sun L, Jerez S, Shah VH, Wang X, Kang N. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jul 16:101587. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2025.101587. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40681040.
Genetic and pharmacological targeting of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor action blocks tumor progression in mouse models of breast cancer. Heard MA, Qian J, Sayeed S, Mechlowicz S, Zhang Q, Yeluri S, Pool K, Yamane R, Morris GP, Eliceiri BP. J Immunol. 2025 Jul 14:vkaf148. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf148. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40653990.
Cholesterol within phosphatidylcholine liposomes attenuates the expression of cytokines. Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Derunes J, Aniegbuna I, De Maio A. FASEB J. 2025 Jul 15;39(13):e70812. doi: 10.1096/fj.202501458R. PMID: 40630023.
Aging and aging-related senescence in liver. Ganguly S, Sakane S, Hokutan K, Zhang V, Miciano C, Wang A, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Semin Liver Dis. 2025 Jul 4. doi: 10.1055/a-2637-2549. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40614770.
Disabling PSGL-1 abrogates immune suppression and resistance to PD-1 blockade in pancreatic cancer. Hope JL, Zhang Y, Hetrick HAF, Sanchez-Hernandez ES, Silvestri B, Smith BJ, Nakil SH, Roy S, Lin M, Palete AB, Maganti S, Ling L, Otero DC, Byrne KT, Romano G, Wang YX, Commisso C, Bradley LM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 May 27:2025.05.22.655365. doi: 10.1101/2025.05.22.655365. PMID: 40501664.
Single cell multiomics reveals drivers of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Elison W, Chang L, Xie Y, Miciano C, Yang Q, Mummey H, Lancione R, Corban S, Sakane S, Lucero J, Mamde S, Kim HY, Kim MJ, Melton R, Tucciarone L, Lie A, Loe T, Vashist T, Dang K, Elgamal R, Li D, Vu M, Farah EN, Seng C, Djulamsah J, Yang B, Buchanan J, Miller M, Tran M, Birrueta JO, Chi NC, Wang T, D'Antonio-Chronowska A, Wang A, Kisseleva T, Brenner D, Ren B, Gaulton KJ. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 May 11:2025.05.09.25327043. doi: 10.1101/2025.05.09.25327043. PMID: 40385416.
Extracellular vesicle-based point-of-care testing for diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease. Li X, Chen J, Yang Y, Cai H, Ao Z, Xing Y, Li K, Yang K, Guan W, Friend J, Lee LP, Wang N, Guo F. Microsyst Nanoeng. 2025 Apr 17;11(1):65. doi: 10.1038/s41378-025-00916-4. PMID: 40246821.
Membrane phospholipids activate the inflammatory response in macrophages by various mechanisms. Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Derunes J, Rodriguez E, De Maio A. FASEB J. 2024 Apr 30;38(8):e23619. doi: 10.1096/fj.202302471R.PMID: 38661031.
MASH adipose tissue macrophages secrete extracellular vesicles that activate liver fibrosis in obese male mice. Rohm TV, Gomes Dos Reis FC, Cunha E Rocha K, Isaac R, Strayer S, Murphy C, Bandyopadhyay G, Gao H, Ganguly S, Nguyen T, Wang J, Youhanna JE, Pack D, Liu X, Kim HY, Jeelani I, Dhar D, Kisseleva T, Ying W, Olefsky JM. Gastroenterology. 2025 Apr 7:S0016-5085(25)00604-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.03.033. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40204101.
DHCR7 inhibition ameliorates MetALD and HCC in mice and human 3D liver spheroids. Yamamoto G, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Lee W, Zhang V, Jang H, Sakane S, Liu X, Kim HY, Brenner DA, Li N, Kisseleva T. JHEP Rep. 2025 Apr 5;7(7):101415. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2025.101415. eCollection 2025 Jul. PMID: 40529212.
Regulation of hepatic stellate cell phenotypes in MASH. Kisseleva T, Ganguly S, Murad R, Wang A, Brenner DA.Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar 20:S0016-5085(25)00528-1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.03.010. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40120772.
Towards more consistent models and consensual terminology in preclinical research for steatotic liver disease. Meijnikman AS, Fondevila MF, Arrese M, Kisseleva T, Bataller R, Schnabl B. J Hepatol. 2025 Apr;82(4):760-766. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.11.025. Epub 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 39581500.
Fluid flow measurements in nanoslits Using holographic microscopy. Yu S, Orosco J, Friend J. Langmuir. 2025 Feb 26. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c04244. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40009168.
Clinical trial to assess the safety and tolerability of Anti-IL 23 monoclonal antibody guselkumab in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease. Diaz LA, Morris S, Dave S, Kim SM, Sarik W, Richards L, Madamba E, Bettencourt R, Fulinara C, Pham T, Miller G, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Momper JD, He F, Jain S, Jamieson C, Kisseleva T, Brenner D, Loomba R. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/apt.70026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39949265
CDK1-loaded extracellular vesicles promote cell cycle to reverse impaired wound healing in diabetic obese mice. Choi W, Park DJ, Dorschner RA, Nakatsutsumi K, Yi M, Eliceiri BP. Mol Ther. 2025 Jan 25:S1525-0016(25)00044-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.01.039. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39865653.
LARP6 regulates the mRNA translation of fibrogenic genes in liver fibrosis. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 18:2025.01.16.633226. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.16.633226. PMID: 39868246.
Adenosine accumulation in the blood of newborn mice weakens antimicrobial host defenses. Ledderose C, Valsami EA, Elevado M, Stevenson A, Abutabikh R, Curatolo J, Junger WG. J Leukoc Biol. 2025 Jan 18:qiaf003. doi: 10.1093/jleuko/qiaf003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39824218.
FBP1 controls liver cancer evolution from senescent MASH hepatocytes. Gu L, Zhu Y, Nandi SP, Lee M, Watari K, Bareng B, Ohira M, Liu Y, Sakane S, Carlessi R, Sauceda C, Dhar D, Ganguly S, Hosseini M, Teneche MG, Adams PD, Gonzalez DJ, Kisseleva T; Liver Cancer Collaborative; Tirnitz-Parker JEE, Simon MC, Alexandrov LB, Karin M.Nature. 2025 Jan 1. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08317-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39743585.
Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
2026
Beyond survival: Patient-centered outcomes in the era of machine perfusion. Than PA, Brubaker AL. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Sep 23. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000002197. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42775829.
Advancements in ex vivo machine perfusion for abdominal organ transplantation. Olaso DG, Bendersky VA, Alexander WD, Brubaker AL, Than PA, Schnickel GT.Front Transplant. 2026 Sep 7;5:1919998. doi: 10.3389/frtra.2026.1919998. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42769569.
Decarbonizing lifesaving care: The case for greener economic organ transport.Gould CF, Shin H, Schnickel GT. Transplantation. 2026 Sep 11. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005912. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42723094.
Towards benchmark-level outcomes in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation: A comparative analysis of machine preservation strategies. Wehrle CJ, Brubaker A, De Carlis R, De Goeij F, Eckharter C, Satish S, Dewey E, Aykun N, Sycheva M, Hansen S, Reiling J, Van Leeuwen L, Fischer R, Archie W, Jimenez-Soto C, Hussein A, Wall A, Croome K, Mao S, Nguyen M, Mathur AK, Testa G, Aufhauser D, Philips J, Nassar A, Mohamed A, Montenovo M, Johnson W, Merani S, Langnas A, Nydam T, Rodriguez I, Bababekov Y, Sanha V, Yildirim FS, Fernandes E, Hashimoto K, Tomiyama K, Guarrera J, Lunsford K, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Abt P, Akhtar Z, Vrochides D, Sanabria-Mateos R, Botha J, Barbas A, De Carlis L, Polak WG, Pascale T, De Jonge J, Sellers M, Pinna AD, Schlegel A; International Perfusion Consortium. Ann Surg. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000007193. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42669851.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the immediate post-liver transplantation setting: A national inpatient sample analysis. Goble SR, Ali YO, Parekh JR, Leventhal TM. Perfusion. 2026 Sep;41(6):966-973. doi: 10.1177/02676591251380660. Epub 2025 Sep 16. PMID: 40955154.
First-in-human adjunctive bacteriophage therapy for malakoplakia. Aslam S, Brubaker A, Shah M, Martin TCS, Mandt T, Windham-Herman AM, Zhang H, Bryde T, Gençay YE, Gram A, Grøndahl C, Haaber JK, Hallström B, van der Helm E, Hink J, Maccario L, Østergaard A, Troy A, Yavari N, Schooley RT, Mehta S. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Aug 11:ciag446. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciag446. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42578807.
Major cardiovascular complications of index kidney transplantation hospitalizations: A national inpatient sample analysis. Goble SR, Leventhal TM, Parekh JR. Transplant Direct. 2026 Jul 13;12(8):e1970. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001970. eCollection 2026 Aug. PMID: 42453568.
The impact of normothermic machine liver perfusion on early renal outcomes after simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: A propensity score-matched analysis.Nadeem MA, Wehrle CJ, Satish S, Siddiqui HU, Verma S, Sanha V, Ali K, Khalil M, Pita A, Esfeh JM, Kwon DCH, Aucejo F, Kim J, Pinna AD, Eltemamy M, Miller C, Fujiki M, Fairchild RL, Fatica RA, Hashimoto K, Wee A, Schlegel A; Cleveland Clinic Liver Perfusion Group. Transplant Direct. 2026 May 6;12(6):e1955. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001955. eCollection 2026 Jun. PMID: 42110838.
Long-term outcomes of living liver donors. Taj R, Olthoff KM, Abu-Gazala S. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2026 Jun;55(2):375-388. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2026.02.004. Epub 2026 Mar 6. PMID: 42203400.
Kidney transplantation in two highly sensitized candidates after CAR T-Cell therapy.Bhoj VG, Kaminski M, Zhao H, Jackson K, Wang W, Liu C, Montgomery RA, Ali N, Mangiola M, Spitzer TR, Safa K, Pattanayak V, Taj R, Chiu J, Bui TM, Sonnenberg EM, Markmann JF, Milone MC, June CH, Siegel DL, Fraietta JA, Gonzalez V, Locci M, Palmer M, Monos D, Hwang WT, Sledge T, Bridges ND, Goldstein JS, Odim J, Sweet SC, Besharatian BD, Hussain SM, Brown NK, Kamoun M, Garfall AL, Naji A. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jun 4;394(21):2117-2125. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2513428. PMID: 42235014.
Determinants of early readmission following liver transplantation: A National analysis of the TransQIP database. Amara D, Smullin CP, Melehy A, Parekh J, Greenstein S, Foley D, Sudan D, Bui AAT, Agopian V, Stock PG, Farmer D, Hirose R. Liver Transpl. 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000880. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42019000.
Comparison of laparoscopic and hand-assisted live donor nephrectomy: An analysis of NSQIP transplant. Amara D, Grieco A, Covarrubias K, Liu Y, Stock PG, Foley D, Greenstein S, Hirose R, Parekh JR. Transplant Direct. 2026 Apr 17;12(5):e1946. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001946. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42017069.
Standardizing data collection in normothermic regional perfusion in the United States.Aufhauser DD Jr, Philip JL, Sellers M, Croome KP, Bababekov Y, Paci P, Montenovo MI, Merani S, Mao SA, Abt PL, Nydam T, Botha J, Nassar A, Wall A, Brubaker AL. Ann Surg. 2026 Apr 29. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000007078. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42050633.
Determinants of early readmission following liver transplantation: A National analysis of the TransQIP database. Amara D, Smullin CP, Melehy A, Parekh J, Greenstein S, Foley D, Sudan D, Bui AAT, Agopian V, Stock PG, Farmer D, Hirose R. Liver Transpl. 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000880. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42019000.
Comparison of laparoscopic and hand-assisted live donor nephrectomy: An analysis of NSQIP Transplant. Amara D, Grieco A, Covarrubias K, Liu Y, Stock PG, Foley D, Greenstein S, Hirose R, Parekh JR. Transplant Direct. 2026 Apr 17;12(5):e1946. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001946. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42017069.
Utilization of DCD NRP liver grafts: A multicenter study of opportunities for improvement in organ acceptance. Wall A, Abt P, Brubaker A, Paci P, Merani S, Sellers M, Testa G, Croome K. Liver Transpl. 2026 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000865. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41879309.
The evolution of deceased organ donation in the US. Brubaker AL, Schold JD, Schnickel GT. JAMA. 2026 Feb 26. doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.0621. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41746618.
Machine perfusion for liver transplantation: opportunities and challenges for the next generation of transplant surgeons. Mullens CL, Shanmugarajah K, Wakam GK. Front Transplant. 2026 Feb 9;5:1736191. doi: 10.3389/frtra.2026.1736191. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41737587.
Prophylactic ureteral stenting in kidney transplantation: A multivariable and propensity ccore-matched analysis of 3407 recipients from NSQIP transplant. Amara D, Melehy A, Parekh J, Greenstein S, Foley D, Sudan D, Agopian V, Bui AAT, Stock P, Hirose R. Transplantation. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005660. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41711496.
Safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors prior to liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma. Aceituno L, Magyar C, Tabrizian P, Marino R, Watt K, Chascsa D, Schnickel G, Banz V, Alconchel F, Martagon C, Moctezuma C, Baker T, Nwaduru C, Krendl FJ, Oberhuber R, Ruiz-Ortega L, Demers C, Bucur R, O'Kane G, Vogel A, Mínguez B, Sapisochin G. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/apt.70528. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41640254.
2025
Bridging boundaries: Refining risk and responsibility in combined liver transplant and cardiac operation. Brubaker A. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001712. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41342460.
Data and the art of surgical preference card maintenance. Perez S, Mancebo A Jr, Lopez P, Joe L, Benavidez P, Li Z, Sadri M, Spiegel-Pinzon E, Lopez R, Clary B, Longhurst CA, Mekeel K, Singh K. JAMA Surg. 2025 Nov 26:e255179. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.5179. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41296367.
Pilot study to assess the impact of UTI recurrence on quality of life and medical utilization in kidney transplant recipients. Jung S, Chen K, Kazim M, Shah M, Brubaker AL, Aslam S. Transpl Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 25:e70137. doi: 10.1111/tid.70137. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41288396.
Urinary tract infection after kidney transplantation: Some centers are doing better than others. Amara D, Grieco A, Foley D, Greenstein S, Hirose R, Parekh J. Clin Transplant. 2025 Nov;39(11):e70357. doi: 10.1111/ctr.70357. PMID: 41134503.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the immediate post-liver transplantation setting: A national inpatient sample analysis. Goble SR, Ali YO, Parekh JR, Leventhal TM. Perfusion. 2025 Sep 16:2676591251380660. doi: 10.1177/02676591251380660. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40955154.
AI-driven tacrolimus dosing in transplant care: Cohort study. Huo M, Perez S, Awdishu L, Kerr JS, Xie P, Khan A, Mekeel K, Nemati S. JMIR AI. 2025 Sep 2;4:e67302. doi: 10.2196/67302. PMID: 40893105.
Comparison of dosimetry models and dose thresholds for predicting pathologic response to Yttrium-90 radioembolization with glass microspheres. Pianka KT, Barahman M, Minocha J, Redmond JW, Schnickel GT, Krishnasamy V, Rose SC, Fowler KJ, Berman ZT. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2025 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s00270-025-04161-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40836102.
Changing the culture from the bottom up: Results of a resident-led ergonomics quality improvement initiative. Perez S, Wai M, Chavez B, Chriqui S, Berumen J. Am J Surg. 2025 Jul 31;249:116551. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116551. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40780004.
The evolving role of liver transplantation for metastatic colorectal cancer: Current perspectives and future directions. Bendersky VA, Olaso DG, Schnickel GT. Front Surg. 2025 Jul 17;12:1608467. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1608467. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40746840.
Clinical and histologic risk factors for the development of early allograft dysfunction in donation after circulatory death kidney transplantation. Loza J, Alghannam K, Howard B, De Leon F, Fine J, Wang AX, Jen KY, Goussous N, Sageshima J, Perez RV, Than PA. Transplant Proc. 2025 Apr 29:S0041-1345(25)00215-5. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.03.022. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40307129.
A prospective multicenter validation of RETREAT for post-transplantation hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence prediction. Li PJ, Tabrizian P, Daher D, Gaviria F, Ajmera V, Montalvan-Sanchez EE, Gutierrez JA, Zhou K, Delebecque F, Garcia N, Barrick B, Wong C, Nephew L, Holden J, Dave S, Schnickel GT, Rich NE, Florman SS, Sapisochin G, Yao F, Singal AG, Mehta N. Hepatology. 2025 Mar 11. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001297. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40067686.
Outcomes of kidney transplantation from donors on renal replacement therapy. Goussous N, Alghannam K, Than PA, Wang AX, Chen LX, Alexopoulos SP, Sageshima J, Perez RV. Transplant Direct. 2025 Feb 28;11(3):e1771. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001771. eCollection 2025 Mar. PMID: 40034161.
Determining safe washout period for immune checkpoint inhibitors prior to liver transplantation: An international retrospective cohort study. Moeckli B, Wassmer CH, El Hajji S, Kumar R, Rodrigues Ribeiro J, Tabrizian P, Feng H, Schnickel G, Kulkarni AV, Allaire M, Asthana S, Karvellas CJ, Meeberg G, Wei L, Chouik Y, Kumar P, Gartrell R, Martinez M, Kang E, Sogbe M, Sangro B, Schwacha-Eipper B, Schmiderer A, Krendl FJ, Goossens N, Lacotte S, Compagnon P, Toso C. Hepatology. 2025 Mar 5. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001289. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40042053.
Breaking barriers: Successful outcomes of HCV D+/R- transplants in HIV+ recipients. Aslam S, Hussain S, Haydel B, Florman SS, Gilbert AJ, Pereira MR, Elias N, Hand J, Mekeel K, Schnickel G, Shah M, Ajmera V, Tobian AAR, Odim J, Massie A, Segev DL, Durand CM, Rana M. Am J Transplant. 2025 Feb 14:S1600-6135(25)00090-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.02.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39956322.
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
2026
Outcomes of open vs endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm involving the iliac bifurcation. Veranyan N, Kang Sim DE, Ilyas S, Wang S, Oderich GS, Malas MB.Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Oct 14:S0890-5096(26)00733-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.09.069. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42874855.
Clinical outcomes of transperitoneal vs retroperitoneal approaches of open aortic repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm stratified by the iliac bifurcation involvement. Veranyan N, Kang Sim DE, Ilyas S, Wang S, Abou-Zamzam A, Malas MB.J Vasc Surg. 2026 Oct 14:S0741-5214(26)01746-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.10.005. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42874792,
Outcomes of open and endovascular interventions in octogenarians with infrainguinal chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Kang Sim DE, Patel RJ, Gaffey AC, Malas MB.Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Oct 5:S0890-5096(26)00691-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.09.041. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42833578.
A multi-institution analysis demonstrates that intelligent maps improve intraoperative safety and efficiency during fenestrated/branched endovascular repairs. Arnaoutakis DJ, Patel RJ, Hamouda M, Patel S, Pavlock SM, Shames M, Malas MB.Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Oct 5:S0890-5096(26)00679-5. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.09.029. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42833589.
Performance and fairness of a peripheral artery disease detection model across patient phenotypes and health systems. Kallis K, Quitevis C, Ramsis M, Kabutey NK, Conte MS, Rowe VL, Humphries MD, Hernandez-Boussard T, Malas MB, Ross EG.medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Sep 9:2026.08.19.26360861. doi: 10.64898/2026.08.19.26360861.PMID: 42818847.
The randomized controlled trials on the management of asymptomatic carotid patients may be misleading: It is all about carotid plaque morphology, not the percentage of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Paraskevas KI, Malas MB, Mansilha A, Aburahma AF.Int Angiol. 2026 Aug;45(4):241-243. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.26.05584-7.PMID: 42803196.
A trans-atlantic, expert-based, delphi consensus document on controversial issues in the management of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Paraskevas KI, Conte MS, Spinelli F, Farber A, Blecha M, Malas MB, Dardik A, Perler BA, Scali S, Debus ES, Zeller T, Abularrage CJ, Torsello GB, Chakfe N, White JV, VAN DEN Berg JC, Zeebregts CJ, Troisi N, Vega DE Ceniga M, Stilo F, D'Oria M, Dermody M, Myrcka P, Noronen KM, Ricco JB, Zayed H, Bosiers MJ, Morgan RA, Migliara B, Hicks CW, Sultan SA, Secemsky EA, Mansilha A, Reijnen MM, Verhagen HJ, Gargiulo M, Faggioli G, Goudot G, Valenti D, Behrendt CA, Setacci C, Svetlikov A, Pecoraro F, Bisdas T, Schmidt A, Jawien A, Csobay-Novak C, Vermassen FE, Tulamo R, Szeberin Z, Gray BH, Giaquinta A, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Liapis CD, Alexandrescu VA, Lanza G, Dias NV, Cunha E Sa D, Yeung KK, Musialek P, Cabral G, Blessing E, Menyhei G, Lind RC, Aburahma A, Lyden SP, Schermerhorn ML, Veith FJ; Trans-Atlantic VAScular COnsortium (TAVASCO) Working Group.Int Angiol. 2026 Aug;45(4):287-296. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.26.05593-8.PMID: 42803200.
Integrative transcriptomics and human tibial artery validation identify ADAM12, PDK4, and RUNX1 as peripheral artery disease-associated genes enriched in calcified tibial arteries. Adler S, RuizdelRio J, Eliceiri B, Gaffey AC.JVS Vasc Sci. 2026 Jul 27;7:100434. doi: 10.1016/j.jvssci.2026.100434. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42733814.
Society for vascular surgery Vascular Quality Initiative Contemporary benchmarks: Carotid artery stenting. Malas M, Nakhaei P, Ochoa Chaar CI, Aziz F, Eldrup-Jorgensen J.J Vasc Surg. 2026 Sep 22:S0741-5214(26)01672-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.09.013. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42772611.
Outcomes of carotid revascularization in patients with symptomatic mildly stenotic carotid disease. Abdelkarim A, Kricfalusi M, Abdullah A, Hamouda M, Elkhatib S, Abou-Zamzam A, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Sep 4:S0890-5096(26)00642-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.08.045. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42697320.
A review of peripheral vascular intervention technologies. Yun YC, Kraemer LS, Hallsten JR, Friend J, Gaffey A. J Clin Med. 2026 Aug 11;15(16):6199. doi: 10.3390/jcm15166199. PMID: 42652603.
Long-term outcomes of reversed, in situ, and non-reversed great saphenous vein conduits for chronic limb-threatening ischemia: An analysis of the Vascular Quality Initiative-Medicare-linked database. Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Doshi M, Wang SX, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Aug 11:S0741-5214(26)01579-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.07.082. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42580534.
Reply. Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Sep;84(3):764. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.05.009. PMID: 42586618.
Treating more than one tibial arteries in patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia is associated with fewer major re-interventions. Menard MT, Siracuse JJ, Rosenfield K, Conte MS, Schanzer A, Doros G, Strong MB, Venermo M, Malas M, Farber A. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 22:S1078-5884(26)00721-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.07.042. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42486324.
Association of distal internal carotid artery tortuosity with carotid artery stenting outcomes. Straus S, Tamamian C, Zarrintan S, Abdelkarim A, Siracuse JJ, Malas M. J Surg Res. 2026 Jul 3;326:30-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.06.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42398259.
Marked underutilization of lipoprotein(a) testing in peripheral artery disease: a national analysis of 8.3 million patients. Naguib M, Fascetti AJ, Ross EG, Wang EJ, Wilkinson M, Mahmud E, Taub P, Bhatia HS, Ramsis M. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Apr 9;27:101628. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101628. eCollection 2026 Jun. PMID: 42291072.
Progression of peripheral arterial disease predicts worse outcomes after dialysis access surgery. Hamouda M, Rahgozar S, Rogers UH, Kang Sim DE, Smeds M, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jun 10:S0741-5214(26)00863-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.04.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42268171.
Contemporary outcomes of open and endovascular repair for popliteal artery aneurysms. Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jun 10:S0741-5214(26)00852-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.03.621. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42268172.
Reply. Hamouda M, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jul;84(1):247-248. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.02.026. PMID: 42248623.
Factors associated with myocardial infarction among patients without prior history of coronary artery diseases following carotid artery revascularization. Rahgozar S, Elsayed N, Paraskevas KI, Han SM, Shalhub S, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jul;84(1):109-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.03.015. Epub 2026 Mar 14. PMID: 41833589.
Management of Streptococcus pneumoniaemycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm. Manchella MK, Wang SX, Hamdan AD, Stangenberg L. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2026 Apr 10;12(4):102260. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2026.102260. eCollection 2026 Aug. PMID: 42238305.
2026 ACC/AHA clinical performance and quality measures for patients with peripheral artery sisease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on performance measures. Writing Committee Members; Goodney PP, Ross EG, Bruckel JT, Alabi O, Altin SE, Bauer K, Diekemper RL, Gerhard-Herman MD, Johnston LE, Martin VT, Morrison AM, Patel PJ, Rodriguez-Miguelez P, Rymer JA, Stewart KJ, Tower DE, Treat-Jacobson DJ, Velazquez G, Wiley J. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Apr;19(4):e000142. doi: 10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000142. Epub 2026 Jan 8. PMID: 41697220.
An international, multi-specialty consensus document on the optimal management of patients with internal carotid artery occlusion. Paraskevas KI, Sultan S, Podlasek A, Dardik A, Myrcha P, Perler BA, White CJ, Oria M, Di Lazzaro V, Setacci F, Lanza G, Blinc A, Silvestrini M, Secemsky EA, Fernandes JFE, Bulja D, Blecha M, Storck M, Poredos P, Mikhailidis DP, Myrcha J, Spinelli F, Stilo F, Svetlikov A, Novakovic M, Antignani PL, Jim J, Zeebregts CJ, Setacci C, Sawicka A, Stone DH, Pitha J, Loftus IM, Reiff T, Lanza J, Witte ME, Crupi D, Gurevich V, Faggioli G, Pini R, Vacirca A, Gargiulo M, Jawien A, Scali ST, Farber MA, Mackevicius A, Troisi N, Nicolaides AN, Musialek P, Balestrieri A, Saba L, Lal BK, Lavie CJ, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Conrad MF, Stoner MC, Schneider PA, Meschia JF, Malas MB, Mansilha A, Lyden SP; Trans-Atlantic Multi-Specialty ICAO (TAMSICAO) Consensus Group. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jun 1:S0741-5214(26)01201-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.04.044. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42229617.
Artificial intelligence in peripheral artery disease: A science advisory from the American Heart Association. Harzand A, Ross EG, Weissler EH, Zheng Y, Shah NH, Alabi O, Attia ZI, Beckman JA; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 May 14:e000146. doi: 10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000146. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42131925.
Open bypass versus endovascular therapy in chronic limb-threatening ischemia patients with prior endovascular attempts. Malas MB, Hamouda M. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jun;83(6):1705-1706. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.02.030. PMID: 42140724.
Real-world outcomes of open aortic repair versus endovascular aortic repair in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: Does neck anatomy make a difference? Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Fallentine J, Hamouda M, Lee JT, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 May 7:S0890-5096(26)00287-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.04.048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42105981.
Interfacility transfer is associated with higher postoperative amputation in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass for acute limb ischemia: A multi-institutional study from Vascular Quality Initiative. Zarrintan S, Rahgozar S, Vootukuru NR, Moacdieh MP, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 May 7:S0890-5096(26)00294-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.04.054. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42105978.
The impact of concomitant proximal carotid interventions on re-vascularization and outcomes. Lin CF, Thandra S, Hallsten J, Ho C, Elsayed N, Zarrintan S, Gaffey AC. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 May 13:S0890-5096(26)00285-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.04.046. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42134767.
Development and validation of a digital biomarker for peripheral artery disease. Ramsis M, Fascetti AJ, Naguib MH, Nemati S, Taub PR, Longhurst CA, Ross EG, Wang EJ.NPJ Digit Med. 2026 May 12. doi: 10.1038/s41746-026-02655-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42120557.
Outcomes of suprainguinal bypass for aortoiliac occlusive disease in octogenarians: A vascular quality initiative analysis. Zarrintan S, Rahgozar S, Fuson O, Clary B, Duwayri Y, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 May 8:S0741-5214(26)01093-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.05.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42107743.
Impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system antagonists on recovery and survival after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Type B aortic dissection. Nakhaei P, Rahgozar S, Yun-Kuen Luu I, Wang SX, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Apr 29:S0741-5214(26)01060-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.04.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42067002.
Open versus endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in standard surgical-risk patients using a medicare-matched registry. Hamouda M, Rahgozar S, Kang Sim DE, Zarrintan S, Rossi PJ, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 May 2:S0741-5214(26)01067-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.04.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42082037.
Genome-wide association study of genetic variants associated with lower extremity amputation risk in peripheral artery disease. Korutla R, Garg T, Wilczek MP, Ross EG, Amal S. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Apr 10;27(8):3405. doi: 10.3390/ijms27083405. PMID: 42074049.
The impact of preoperative smoking cessation on outcomes of elective suprainguinal bypasses in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease: A propensity-score matched analysis. Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Wang SX, Singh N, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Mar 26:S0741-5214(26)00658-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.03.440. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41903721.
Influence of specialty on endovascular practice patterns and outcomes in the BEST-CLI Trial. Powell RJ, Menard MT, Rosenfield K, Strong MB, Conte MS, Doros G, Ezra A, Garg N, Mena-Hurtado C, Lane JS, Shah SK, Venermo M, Zhou W, Farber A. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Apr;83(4):1160-1170. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.046. Epub 2025 Nov 6. PMID: 41205838.
Outcomes after infrainguinal interventions for intermittent claudication in patients with end-stage renal disease are poor. Cheng TW, Farber A, Haqqani M, King EG, Talutis SD, Alonso A, Maaneb de Macedo KA, Hicks CW, Malas MB, Rybin D, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Apr;83(4):1136-1145. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.12.156. Epub 2025 Dec 19. PMID: 41423025.
Optimal treatment of preclinical cardiovascular disease: A narrative review with a focus on carotid artery stenosis. Paraskevas KI, Mikhailidis DP, Myrcha P, AbuRahma AF, Blecha M, Mansilha A, Blinc A, Heiss C, Sawicka A, Setacci C, Zeebregts CJ, Spinelli F, Stilo F, Witte ME, Lanza G, Jug B, Hendiger W, Myrcha J, Taranta I, Goryn T, D'Oria M, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Reijnen MMPJ, di Lazzaro V, Lepidi S, Goudot G, Lal BK, Jawien A, Lavie CJ, Mackevicius A, Baltrunas T, Głowiński J, Liapis CD, Menyhei G, Secemsky EA, Stanek A, Saba L, Balestrieri A, Ferreira J, Lanza J, Crupi D, Pitha J, Pecoraro F, Setacci F, Svetlikov A, Gurevich VS, Silvestrini M, Pilato F, Schneider PA, White CJ, Reiff T, Gargiulo M, Faggioli G, Chaturvedi S, Malas MB, Perler BA, Dardik A, Nicolaides AN, Poredos P, Hicks CW. Semin Vasc Surg. 2026 Mar;39(1):2-11. doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2025.11.003. Epub 2025 Nov 27. PMID: 41866674.
Relationship between age and the comparative outcomes of revascularization procedures in the BEST-CLI trial: A spline model analysis. Malas MB, Hamouda M, Farber A, Conte MS, Rosenfield K, Shah SK, Robinson W, Shah K, Strong MB, Doros G, Parikh S, Lane JS, Koopmann MC, Peña CS, Menard MT. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 2:S0741-5214(26)00058-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.01.024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41638370.
Contemporary outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with syndromic genetic aortopathy: A multi-centre national study. Willie-Permor D, Veranyan N, Abdelkarim A, Straus S, Rahgozar S, Wellington H, Shalhub S, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 3:S0890-5096(26)00059-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.01.032. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41643850.
Impact of prophylactic postoperative vasopressors on outcomes of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Veranyan N, Yei K, Ilyas S, Wang S, Beck AW, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 3:S0890-5096(26)00046-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.01.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41643851.
The long-term endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) assessment and follow-up (LEAF) surveillance program: A framework for national long-term safety evaluation after cardiovascular interventions. Facciponte DN, Chang RW, Paxton E, Boyd-Boffa M, Goodney PP, Mao J; Multidisciplinary Long-Term Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Assessment and Follow-up (LEAF) Collaborative. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 4:S0741-5214(26)00065-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.01.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41651172.
Impact of conversion from local/regional to general anesthesia on outcomes in transcarotid artery revascularization. Straus S, Patel N, Zarrintan S, Schermerhorn M, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Jan 31:S0890-5096(26)00043-9. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.01.016. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41628797.
Relationship between age and the comparative outcomes of revascularization procedures in the BEST-CLI Trial: A spline model analysis.Malas MB, Hamouda M, Farber A, Conte MS, Rosenfield K, Shah SK, Robinson W, Shah K, Strong MB, Doros G, Parikh S, Lane JS, Koopmann MC, Peña CS, Menard MT. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 2:S0741-5214(26)00058-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.01.024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41638370.
Impact of prophylactic postoperative vasopressors on outcomes of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Veranyan N, Yei K, Ilyas S, Wang S, Beck AW, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 3:S0890-5096(26)00046-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.01.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41643851.
Contemporary outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with syndromic genetic aortopathy: A multi-center national study. Willie-Permor D, Veranyan N, Abdelkarim A, Straus S, Rahgozar S, Wellington H, Shalhub S, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 3:S0890-5096(26)00059-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.01.032. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41643850.
On the independence assumption in meta-analyses of registry-derived TCAR and TFCAS outcomes. Nakhaei P, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Jan 7:S0890-5096(26)00001-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.12.032. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41513132.
Open bypass versus endovascular therapy in chronic limb threatening ischemia patients with prior endovascular attempts. Hamouda M, Zarrintan S, Straus S, Ilyas S, Boutros ML, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jan 7:S0741-5214(26)00007-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.12.350. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41512936.
Atherectomy is not associated with improved limb-based outcomes among patients in the BEST-CLI trial undergoing endovascular revascularization. Hicks CW, Farber A, Doros G, Kinlay S, Powell RJ, Strong MB, Rosenfield K, Aridi H, Motaganahalli R, Barleben A, Siracuse JJ, Azene E, Malas M, Conte MS, Zayed M, Menard MT. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2025.10.065. PMID: 41534992.
Reflection of the impact of COVID-19 infection on vascular surgery outcomes: A multicenter analysis of peripheral vascular interventions and infrainguinal bypass.Straus S, Elsayed N, Robinson WP, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Jan 12:S0890-5096(26)00014-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.12.038. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41534710.
2026 ACC/AHA clinical performance and quality measures for patients with peripheral artery disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association joint committee on performance measures. Goodney PP, Ross EG, Bruckel JT, Alabi O, Altin SE, Bauer K, Diekemper RL, Gerhard-Herman MD, Johnston LE, Martin VT, Morrison AM, Patel PJ, Rodriguez-Miguelez P, Rymer JA, Stewart KJ, Tower DE, Treat-Jacobson DJ, Velazquez G, Wiley J. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jan 8:S0735-1097(25)07718-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.09.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41505788.
2025
Three-station non-contrast MR angiography of the lower extremities using standard and centric fresh blood imaging. Bae WC, Mesa A, Malis V, Kuwatsuru Y, Nakamura K, Gaffey A, Miyazaki Sensors (Basel). 2025 Dec 6;25(24):7429. doi: 10.3390/s25247429. PMID: 41471425.
Outcomes after infrainguinal interventions for intermittent claudication In patients with end stage renal disease are poor. Cheng TW, Farber A, Haqqani M, King EG, Talutis SD, Alonso A, Maaneb de Macedo KA, Hicks CW, Malas MB, Rybin D, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec 19:S0741-5214(25)02233-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.12.156. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41423025.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk. Paraskevas KI, Malas MB, Schermerhorn ML. Angiology. 2025 Dec 23:33197251404791. doi: 10.1177/00033197251404791. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41437715.
Peripheral artery disease in US primary care practices: A retrospective EHR-based analysis from 2018 to 2022. Nriagu VC, Hao S, Kamdar NS, Fukaya E, Wang X, Kallis K, Rehkopf DH, Ross EG. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Dec 8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-10050-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41361044.
Expanding access to vascular imaging: Preliminary results from the development of a remote surveillance device. Perez S, Lin M, Zhou S, Walba L, Frederick D, Kistler E, Barleben A, Malas M, Xu S, Ross EG. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec 4:S0890-5096(25)00873-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.11.139. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41352527.
Influence of specialty on endovascular practice patterns and outcomes in the BEST-CLI trial. Powell RJ, Menard MT, Rosenfield K, Strong MB, Conte MS, Doros G, Ezra A, Garg N, Mena-Hurtado C, Lane JS, Shah SK, Venermo M, Zhou W, Farber A. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Nov 6:S0741-5214(25)01887-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.046. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41205838.
Predictors of surgical site infection following infra-inguinal bypass surgery: An analysis of the vascular quality initiative data. Rahgozar S, Hamouda M, Farber A, Menard MT, Ilyas S, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct 22:S0741-5214(25)01861-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41135721.
Primary patency in drug-eluting stenting versus bypass for femoropopliteal occlusive disease. Nakhaei P, Mathlouthi A, Khan MA, Zarrintan S, Malas MB. J Surg Res. 2025 Oct 21;315:629-635. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.075. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41125057.
Limited preoperative functionality is associated with worse 30-d mortality and heart failure after carotid artery stenting. Willie-Permor D, Moacdieh MP, Herz Allah S, Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Malas MB. J Surg Res. 2025 Oct 19;315:589-595. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.070. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41115356.
Early experience of physician modified endografts for total aortic arch repair. DiLosa KL, Sibona A, Patel RJ, Golts E, Glenn I, Malas M, Ross E, Gaffey A, Barleben AR. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct 15:S0890-5096(25)00677-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.10.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41106675.
An international, expert-based, multispecialty delphi consensus document on stroke risk stratification and the optimal management of patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenosis. Paraskevas KI, AbuRahma AF, Moore WS, Gloviczki P, Perler BA, Clair DG, White CJ, Setacci C, Secemsky EA, Schneider PA, Zeebregts CJAM, Mansilha A, Saba L, Loftus IM, Jim J, Liapis CD, Di Lazzaro V, Dardik A, Poredos P, Thapar A, Scali ST, D'Oria M, Blinc A, Svetlikov A, Stone DH, Sultan SAH, Bulja D, Stoner MC, Myrcha P, Uyttenboogaart M, Farber MA, Faggioli G, Crupi D, Csobay-Novak C, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Lanza G, de Borst GJ, Stilo F, Dermody M, Silvestrini M, Abularrage CJ, Goudot G, Proczka RM, Roubin GS, Spinelli F, Menyhei G, Shahidi SH, Leal Lorenzo JI, Jawien A, Reiff T, Capoccia L, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Musiałek P, Gurevich VS, Blecha M, Hicks CW, Erben YM, Conrad MF, Malas MB, Lyden SP, Chaturvedi S, Schermerhorn ML, Nicolaides AN. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 24:S0741-5214(25)01773-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.09.039. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41005511.
The impact of angiotensin-modulating medications on outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct 6:S0741-5214(25)01784-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.09.050. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41067582.
The impact of postoperative stroke and myocardial infarction on one-year survival following carotid revascularization using the VQI database. Abdelkarim A, Hamouda M, Abdalla M, Zarrintan S, Columbo JA, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 22:S0890-5096(25)00619-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.09.014. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40992493.
Outcomes in fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair comparing patients with narrow flow lumen versus standard flow lumen of the paravisceral aortic segment. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 18:S0890-5096(25)00622-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.09.016. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40975213.
Upper extremity arteriovenous grafts are less likely to be abandoned compared to autogenous fistulas despite a higher reintervention rate. Patel N, Farber A, King E, Malas M, Alonso A, Chitalia V, Lotfollahzadeh S, Columbo JA, Goodney PP, Siracuse JJ; Vascular Quality Initiative, Vascular Implant Surveillance and Interventional Outcomes Network. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 3:S0890-5096(25)00589-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.08.036. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40912639.
Insulin therapy and outcomes of revascularization procedures for chronic limb threatening ischemia in the Best-CLI trial. Alameddine D, Hamouda M, Doros G, Conte MS, Rosenfield K, Strong MB, Menard MT, Farber A, Hamdan A, Malas M, Ochoa Chaar CI. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Aug 29:S0741-5214(25)01665-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.08.033. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40886741.
High-risk carotid plaque features may be more accurate predictors of ipsilateral ischemic stroke risk than the degree of carotid artery stenosis. Int Angiol. 2025 Jun;44(3):224-234. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05431-8. PMID: 40856785.
Introducing the special issues on consensus in carotid disease. Part 1 and Part 2. Int Angiol. 2025 Jun;44(3):165-168. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05483-5. PMID: 40856780.
Response to: 'A call for patient involvement in peripheral artery disease research priority setting'.McDermott MM, Kadian-Dodov D, Aronow HD, Beckman JA, Creager MA, Gornik HL, Leeper NJ, Ross E, Bonaca MP. Vasc Med. 2025 Aug 22:1358863X251363524. doi: 10.1177/1358863X251363524. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40845014.
Reply to: 'Outcomes of chronic kidney disease in the BEST-CLI trial'. Malas MB, Hamouda M. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep;82(3):1129. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.05.010.PMID: 40841090.
Effect of mannitol administration on outcomes of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Willie-Permor D, Paul Moacdieh M, Straus S, Rahgozar S, Ross E, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jul 29:S0741-5214(25)01552-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.07.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40744208.
Comparative analysis of stroke-related disability and mortality after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting using the Modified Rankin scale. Hamouda M, Abdelkarim A, Zarrintan S, Motaganahalli RL, Kashyap V, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jul 10:S0741-5214(25)01413-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.07.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40651724.
Bypass versus endovascular therapy for elective infrapopliteal interventions in chronic limb-threatening ischemia: Propensity score-matched analyses of vascular quality initiative registry. Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Mills JL, Conte MS, Farber A, Malas MB. Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006827. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40607710.
Transcarotid artery revascularization versus carotid endarterectomy with and without high-risk criteria: A National Target Trial.Sakowitz S, Vadlakonda A, Bakhtiyar SS, Sanaiha Y, Coaston T, deVirgilio C, Malas M, Benharash P. Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006825. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40607703.
Long-term beta blocker use lowers postoperative mortality while initiating beta blockers preoperatively does not improve outcomes in thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Straus S, Farah M, Yin K, Gaffey A, Schermerhorn M, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun 27:S0741-5214(25)01380-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.06.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40582427.
Postoperative direct oral anticoagulants are associated with improved amputation-free survival in infra-geniculate bypasses performed by prosthetic grafts in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Zarrintan S, Abdelkarim A, Powell JJ, Patel RJ, Quatromoni JG, Malas MB, Gaffey AC.Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 29:S0890-5096(25)00387-5. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40449885.
Reply to "More than open versus endovascular: Rethinking chronic limb-threatening ischemia care for patients with end-stage kidney disease." Malas MB, Hamouda M, Farber A. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun;81(6):1531-1532. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.022. PMID: 40414650.
Peripheral arterial disease associated with elevated lipoprotein(a): a review of the evidence and treatment approaches. Bhatia HS, Dalal S, Ross E. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2025 May 26. doi: 10.1097/MOL.0000000000000999. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40511686.
Safety and efficacy of spontaneous carotid artery dissection management with transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR): A multi-institutional study. Abdelkarim A, Kricfalusi M, Arhuidese IJ, Azizzadeh A, Motaganahalli R, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 26:S0890-5096(25)00362-0. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.018. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40436135.
The effect of smoking cessation on outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Farah M, Straus S, Wang G, Gaffey A, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 9:S0890-5096(25)00341-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40349832.
Impact of aortic visceral branch vessel interventions on the postoperative outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for type B aortic dissection complicated with visceral malperfusion. Veranyan N, Kang Sim DE, Magee GA, Siracuse JJ, Gaffey A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 May 8:S0741-5214(25)01030-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.05.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40348289.
Research priorities for peripheral artery disease: A statement from the Society for Vascular Medicine.McDermott MM, Kadian-Dodov D, Aronow HA, Beckman JA, Bolden DM, Castro-Dominguez YS, Creager MA, Criqui MH, Goodney PP, Gornik HL, Hamburg NM, Leeper NJ, Olin JW, Ross E, Bonaca MP. Vasc Med. 2025 May 1:1358863X251330583. doi: 10.1177/1358863X251330583. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40310104.
The future in the management of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Paraskevas KI, Sultan SA, Aburahma AF, Moore WS, Blecha M, Myrcha P, Zeebregts CJ, Blinc A, Davies AH, D'Oria M, Gargiulo M, Poredos P, Svetlikov A, Perler BA, Chaturvedi S, Sufali G, Saba L, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Lyden SP, Setacci C, DI Lazzaro V, Reiff T, Sawicka A, Liapis CD, Lanza G, Spinetti G, Bruno A, Nicolaides AN, Thapar A, Uyttenboogaart M, Jawien A, Mikhailidis DP, Spinelli F, Stilo F, Musialek P, Gurevich V, Silvestrini M, Erben YM, Schneider PA, Lip GY, White CJ, Dardik A, Meschia JF, Malas MB, Gloviczki P, Schermerhorn ML, Mansilha A. Int Angiol. 2025 Apr 7. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05401-X. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40192320.
The impact of postoperative dual antiplatelet therapy on outcomes of endovascular therapies in patients with chronic-limb threatening ischemia in the Vascular Quality Initiative-Medicare-Linked Database.Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Moacdieh MP, Malas MB, Gaffey AC. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 18:S0741-5214(25)00607-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.03.177. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40113185.
Positive preoperative stress test is associated with increased risk of postoperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing aortoiliac reconstruction for chronic limb threatening ischemia. Zarrintan S, Fuson O, Jagadeesh V, Gaffey A, Hicks CW, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 8:S0890-5096(25)00128-1. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40064291.
Outcomes of aortobiiliac versus aortobifemoral bypass in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease: A national multi-institutional study. Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Real M, Manoharan S, Patel RJ, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 8:S0890-5096(25)00130-X. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40064290.
The impact of completion angiography on outcomes of infrainguinal lower extremity bypass for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Zarrintan S, Moacdieh MP, Malas MB, Gaffey AC. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 5:S0890-5096(25)00103-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40054607.
Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome after carotid revascularization; Predictors and complications. Abdelkarim A, Hamouda M, Real M, Zarrintan S, Magee GA, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 3:S0890-5096(25)00087-1. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40044075.
Identifying peripheral artery disease in persons with and without chronic kidney disease from electronic health records. Parsons GR, Parvathinathan G, Etemadi A, Liu S, Ross E, Jones WS, Stedman MR, Chang TI. Vasc Med. 2025 Mar 3:1358863X251322182. doi: 10.1177/1358863X251322182. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40028756.
Impact of embolic protection methods versus access types on outcomes of carotid artery stenting.Hamouda M, Sim DEK, Vootukuru NR, Vielma-Garcia J, Gaffey AC, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 28:S0741-5214(25)00351-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40024379.
An assessment of the BEST-CLI trial demonstrates that infrainguinal bypass offers a potential advantage in smokers with chronic limb threatening ischemia. Barleben AR, Patel RJ, Farber A, Menard MT, Venermo M, Creager MA, Reitz KM, Strong M, Rosenfield K, Doros G, Dake M, Chaer RA. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 19:S0741-5214(25)00340-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39984143.
Outcomes of retroperitoneal vs transperitoneal approach for open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair stratified by aortic cross-clamping site. Hamouda M, Abdelkarim A, Kricfalusi M, Brooke BS, Malas MB. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Feb 17. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001359. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39960179.
Evaluating the management of intermittent claudication before and after publication of the Society of Vascular Surgery's appropriate use criteria. Alonso A, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Dalton-Petillo S, Haqqani M, Farber A, King EG, Hicks CW, Malas M, Garg K, Osborne N, Simons JP, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan 27:S0741-5214(25)00234-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.133. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39880293.
Midterm outcomes of aortobifemoral bypass, axillobifemoral bypass and covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation. Zarrintan S, Jagadeesh V, Patel RJ, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 4:S0741-5214(25)00257-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.01.211. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39914759.
Outcomes for Hispanic patients undergoing open bypass in the BEST-CLI Trial. Ulloa JG, Alabi O, McGinigle K, Lane J, Doros G, Menard M, Moreira CC, Judelson DR, Farber A, Conte MS, Rosenfeld K, Hamouda M, Kirksey L, Strong MB, Malas M, Kernodle A, Rowe VL. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 4:S0741-5214(25)00258-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.01.212. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39914761.
Evaluating the management of intermittent claudication before and after publication of the Society of Vascular Surgery's appropriate use criteria. Alonso A, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Dalton-Petillo S, Haqqani M, Farber A, King EG, Hicks CW, Malas M, Garg K, Osborne N, Simons JP, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan 27:S0741-5214(25)00234-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.133. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39880293.
Outcomes of chronic limb-threatening ischemia revascularization in patients with chronic kidney disease in the BEST-CLI trial. Malas MB, Hamouda M, Farber A, Menard MT, Conte MS, Rosenfield K, Strong MB, Doros G, Powell RJ, Mena-Hurtado C, Gasper W, Schermerhorn ML, Allievi S, Smolderen KG, Dake MD, Rymer JA, Tuttle KR. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan 22:S0741-5214(25)00003-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.128. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39846933.
Repair of symptomatic superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula using physician-modified endograft. Fuson O, Janssen C, Barleben A, Gaffey A. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 Oct 22;11(1):101646. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101646. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 39697800.
Carotid artery stenting. Li J, Feldman DN, Klein AJ, Malas MB, Metzger DC, Parikh SA, Roubin GS, Soukas PA, Tsai S, Gray WA; Members of the SCAI 2024 Think Tank Peripheral Consortium; Bliss C, Brounstein K, Canorea-Vega F, Dean R, Donnelly G, Farrel L, Gleason S, Hughes C, Kohler M, McGonigle J, Minor DJ, Newell A, O'Hara J, Perez O, Rangwala N, Sachar R, Williams J. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2024 Dec 19;3(12):102435. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102435. eCollection 2024 Dec. PMID: 39807228.
Practical guide to image-based big data research. Ross EG, Arya S, Melcher ML. JAMA Surg. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39775677.
Realizing the promise of artificial intelligence-enabled cardio-oncology care. Ross EG, Hess PL. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jan 8:e011581. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011581. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39772765.
Cross Divisional and UC San Diego Residents at Other Institutions
2026
Augmented reality-guided craniofacial and airway nerve block training for anesthesiology residents. Zheng D, Mercer CN, Lau N, Ryan JF, Moradi A, Howe S, Suresh P, Noel G.Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Oct 5;51(10):1178-1183. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2025-106776.PMID: 40992897.
Posteromedial thigh perforators in contemporary profunda artery perforator flap surgery: An anatomical reappraisal. Lhuaire M, Hunsinger V, Noel G, Kolb F, Biau D, Hivelin M, Garrido I, Derder M, Delmas V, Abrahams P, Tavitian B, Fontaine C, Clement O, Lantieri L.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 Sep 17;123:33-43. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2026.09.016. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42815404.
Does breast reconstruction affect radiation therapy? Examining device type, placement, and dose effects. Becker MC, Orr ME, Kisling KD, Sarafian N, Vaida FA, Rash DL, Blair SL, Ojeda-Fournier H, Yashar CM, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Aug 1;158(2):211e-221e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012691. Epub 2026 Jul 28. PMID: 42519937.
Indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and bile duct injury. Neel NC, Van Doosselaere L, Thareja NS, Kang Sim DE, Broderick R, Clary B, Sicklick JK, Lowy AM, Mehtsun WT. JAMA Surg. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.2908. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42485022.
Histological concordance of medial arterial calcification between tibial and peroneal arteries in advanced peripheral arterial disease. Adler S, RuizdelRio J, Eliceiri B, Gaffey AC. JVS Vasc Sci. 2026 May 15;7:100426. doi: 10.1016/j.jvssci.2026.100426. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42326615.
Bridging the gap: Examining the association of travel burden with treatment administration and survival in stage II/III gastric cancer. Courelli A, Van Doosselaere L, Kahsai L, Orav EJ, Broderick R, Lowy AM, Gupta S, Mehtsun WT. JCO Oncol Pract. 2026 Jun 23:OP2501177. doi: 10.1200/OP-25-01177. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42335422.
2025
Staged open surgical repair of an aortic esophageal fistula in the setting of an aortic dissection. Thandra S, Fuson O, Pretorius V, Onaitis M, Kearns M, Gaffey A. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2025 Nov 13;12(1):102051. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.102051. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41458301.
Enhanced visualization of colonic polyps using a fluorophore-conjugated claudin-1 antibody in a CPC-APC mouse model. Liu S, Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Jaiswal S, Talib S, Primeaux M, Jih LJ, Singh SK, Pisegna JR, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Dhawan P, Bouvet M. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 Jan;30(1):102103. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102103. Epub 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40517099.
Immunomodulation of pancreatic cancer via inhibition of SUMOylation and CD155/TIGIT pathway. De la Torre Medina J, Joshi U, Sonowal H, Kuang Y, Ren T, Chen DH, Tharuka MDN, Nguyen-Ta K, Gros HL, Mikulski Z, Chen Y, White RR. Mol Cancer Ther. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-25-0129. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41340481.
Crossing lines: Expiration of Title 42 and the injury landscape at the US-Mexico border. J Surg Res. 2025 Oct 8;315:284-290. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41066901.
Macropinocytosis maintains CAF subtype identity under metabolic stress in pancreatic cancer. Zhang Y, Ling L, Murad R, Maganti S, Manceau A, Hetrick HA, Neff M, Galapate CM, Grenier SF, Carrette F, Duong-Polk K, Bagchi A, Scott DA, Altman Y, Hope JL, Lowy AM, Bradley LM, Commisso C. Cancer Cell. 2025 Jul 15:S1535-6108(25)00271-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.06.021. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40712568.
Quantitative evaluation of breast volume changes following lumpectomy combined with oncoplastic reduction mammoplasty and radiation therapy. Harfouche C, Reese M, Becker M, Hornacek M, Blair S, Yashar C, Ojeda-Fournier H, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jul 15. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012309. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40690355.
Higher BMI increases risk of stoma-site incisional hernia and other complications following diverting loop ileostomy and reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sadiq KO, Lakshminarayanan S, Ruiz Cota P, Marquez Castillo E. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun 26. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11887-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40571794.
The curated treatment of a young woman with Marfan syndrome: Elective open ascending repair to emergent thoracoabdominal endovascular repair. Patel RJ, Golts E, Barleben AR. J Endovasc Ther. 2025 May 29:15266028251344802. doi: 10.1177/15266028251344802. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40443129.
Immunomodulation of pancreatic cancer via inhibition of SUMOylation and CD155/TIGIT pathway. de la Torre Medina J, Joshi U, Sonowal H, Kuang Y, Ren T, Chen DH, Tharuka MDN, Nguyen-Ta K, Gros H, Mikulski Z, Chen Y, White RR. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 7:2025.02.06.636475. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.06.636475. PMID: 39975177.
Wearable, noninvasive, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy for postoperative analgesia: A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Ilfeld BM, Finneran JJ 4th, Said ET, Ball ST, Wallace AM, Broderick RC, Sandler BJ, Doucet JJ, Hu SR, Cha BJ, Murthy AN, Abdullah B. Pain Pract. 2025 Feb;25(2):e70007. doi: 10.1111/papr.70007. PMID: 39829429.