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February-March 2026

During February and March 2026, faculty, staff, learners, and affiliates had 17 articles featured in PubMed Indexed and Quartile 1 journals and one article in a Quartile 1 journal.

Please share your latest scholarly activity accomplishments with Margaret Hoogland.

PubMed Indexed and Quartile 1 Journals

New England Journal of Medicine

(Journal Citation Indicator 23.28, Journal Impact Factor 78.5)

  • Goyal M, Ospel JM, Ganesh A, Dowlatshahi D, Volders D, Möhlenbruch MA, Jumaa MA, Nimjee SM, Booth TC, Buck BH, Kennedy J, Shankar JJ, Dorn F, Zhang L, Hametner C, Nardai S, Zafar A, Diprose W, Vatanpour S, Stebner A, Bosshart S, Singh N, Sebastian I, Uchida K, Ryckborst KJ, Fahed R, Hu SX, Vollherbst DF, Zaidi SF, Lee VH, Lynch J, Rempel JL, Teal R, Trivedi A, Bode FJ, Ogungbemi A, Pham M, Orosz P, Abdalkader M, Taschner C, Tarpley J, Poli S, Singh RJ, De Leacy R, Lopez G, Sahlas D, Chen M, Burns P, Schaafsma JD, Marigold R, Reich A, Amole A, Field TS, Swartz RH, Settecase F, Lenzsér G, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Asdaghi N, Lobotesis K, Siddiqui AH, Berrouschot J, Mokin M, Ebersole K, Schneider H, Yoo AJ, Mandzia J, Klostranec J, Jadun C, Patankar T, Sauvageau E, Lenthall R, Peeling L, Huynh T, Budzik R, Lee SK, Makalanda L, Levitt MR, Perry RJ, Hlaing T, Jahromi BS, Singh P, Demchuk AM, Hill MD; ESCAPE-MeVO Investigators. Endovascular Treatment of Stroke Due to Medium-Vessel Occlusion. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 10;392(14):1385-1395. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2411668

Reviews of Endocrinology

(Journal Citation Indicator 5.05, Journal Impact Factor 42.3)

Radiology

(Journal Citation Indicator 4.18, Journal Impact Factor 15.2)

  • Kniep H, Gellissen S, Bechstein M, Meyer L, Broocks G, Heitkamp C, Winkelmeier L, Flottmann F, Geest V, Hanning U, Thaler C, Bester M, Davies JM, Knopman J, Mokin M, Hassan AE, Harbaugh RE, Khalessi A, Siddiqui AH, Gross BA, Grandhi R, Tarpley J, Sivakumar W, Bain M, Crowley RW, Link TW, Fraser JF, Levitt MR, Chen PR, Hanel RA, Bernard JD, Jumaa M, Youssef P, Cress MC, Chaudry MI, Shakir HJ, Lesley WS, Billingsley J, Jones J, Koch MJ, Paul AR, Mack WJ, Osbun JW, Dlouhy K, Grossberg JA, Kellner CP, Sahlein DH, Santarelli J, Schirmer CM, Singer J, Liu JJ, Majjhoo AQ, Wolfe T, Patel NV, Roark C, Fiehler J; EMBOLISE Investigators. Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Subdural Hematoma: CT/MRI End Points of the EMBOLISE Trial. Radiology. 2026 Jan;318(1):e251746. doi:10.1148/radiol.251746

Drug Resistance Updates

(Journal Citation Indicator 3.88, Journal Impact Factor 21.7)

Nucleic Acids Research

(Journal Citation Indicator 3.11, Journal Impact Factor 13.1)

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

(Journal Citation Indicator 2.74, Journal Impact Factor 19.8)

Canadian Medical Association Journal

(Journal Citation Indicator 2.52, Journal Impact Factor 12.2)

Cell Death and Differentiation

(Journal Citation Indicator 2.24, Journal Impact Factor 15.4)

Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.73, Journal Impact Factor 4.4)

Critical Care Medicine

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.72, Journal Impact Factor 6.0)

  • Tisherman SA, Spevetz A, Farmer JC, Kashyap R, Michener E, Leichtle SW, Sreedharan R, Strickler SS, Chang CWJ, Yataco AC, Cuschieri J, Dudzinski D, Ellender T, Emlet LL, Fahy BG, Geller BJ, Hennessey E, Kaups KL, Keegan MT, Lee MM, Malaiyandi D, Michetti CP, Mohr NM, Moitra VK, O'Neil K, Palmieri TL, Park PK, Pathak A, Raksin PB, Shapshak AH, Siddiqui S, Stein DM, Timmons SD, Vespa PM, Wessman BT, Wittwer ED; Adult Critical Care Physician Core Knowledge and Skills Task Force of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Determination of Adult Critical Care Physician Core Knowledge and Skills: Results of a Multidisciplinary, Modified Delphi Process. Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 1;54(2):224-233. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000006978

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.57, Journal Impact Factor 7.5)

Biological Psychiatry – Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.57, Journal Impact Factor 4.7)

  • Harnett NG, Joshi S, Kumar P, Russell C, Dillon DG, Baker JT, Pizzagalli DA, Kaufman ML, Nickerson LD, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Thomopoulos SI, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Zhu Y, Li G, Ipser J, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Sun D, Hussain A, Huggins AA, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Hudson AR, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Říha P, Lebois LAM, Rosso IM, Olson EA, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Koopowitz SM, Hofmann D, Qi R, Maron-Katz A, Kunch A, Xie H, El-Hage W, Berg H, Bruce SE, McLaughlin KA, Peverill M, Sambrook K, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Densmore M, Théberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Olff M, Wang L, Stein DJ, Neria Y, Stevens JS, Mueller SC, Daniels JK, Rektor I, King A, Davenport ND, Straube T, Lu G, Etkin A, Wang X, Quidé Y, Lissek S, Cisler J, Grupe DW, Larson C, Feola B, May G, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Thompson PM, Morey RA, Ressler KJ. Structural Covariance of Early Visual Cortex Is Negatively Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Mega-Analysis From the ENIGMA PTSD Working Group. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2026 Jan;11(1):48-57. doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.07.005

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.57, Journal Impact Factor 6.3)

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Journal Citation Indicator 1.43, Journal Impact Factor 3.6)

Cell Reports in Medicine

(Journal Citation Indicator 0.98, Journal Impact Factor 4.5)

International Journal of Dermatology

(Journal Citation Indicator 0.72, Journal Impact Factor 3.3)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

(Journal Citation Indicator 0.71, Journal Impact Factor 4.9)

Quartile 1 Journals

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.49, Journal Impact Factor 4.9)

COMLS Scholarly Activities List for February-March 2026

Anesthesiology

  1. Jenkins K, Pappada S, Teye-Lartey S, Aouthmany S. Establishing a pathway to personal training via multimodal assessment and artificial intelligence. Poster Presented at: International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. January 10-15, 2025, Orlando, Florida.
  2. Papadimos TJ, Hsu J, Pappada SM. Insights From Michael Polanyi: Tacit Knowledge and Its Critical Importance in Medical Education. Cureus. 2026 Jan 24;18(1):e102205. doi:10.7759/cureus.102205
  3. Riga M, Poulogiannopoulou E, Panagouli K, Zeneli E, Papadimos T, Saranteas T. Assessment of the Optimal Distal End Length of Echogenic Perineural Catheters to Facilitate Successful Coiling: A Regional Anesthesia Simulator-Based Technical Study. Cureus. 2026 Jan 12;18(1):e101365. doi:10.7759/cureus.101365
  4. Saranteas T, Moschovaki N, Papadimos T, Spiliotaki E, Briassoulis P, Boviatsis V, Antonopoulos D, Poulogianopoulou E, Riga M. Point-of-care ultrasound of the internal jugular vein for the prediction of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension in elderly dehydrated patients. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2026 Jan-Mar;42(1):94-104. doi:10.4103/joacp.joacp_78_25

Cell and Cancer Biology

  1. Chen N, Fang M, Zhong L, Li X, Zhou Y, Zhan J, Wang M, Fang Z, Wang H, Tang S, Liu F, Deng B, Chen N, Lei J, Zhang Y, Yan M, Zou Z, Gao Y, Chen C, Zhong W, Saladi SV, Ji H, Liu Q, Wang Z, He B. KMT2D loss drives adeno-to-squamous transition and sensitizes TKI-resistant lung cancer to AURKA inhibition. Cell Death Differ. 2026 Jan 8. doi:10.1038/s41418-025-01657-7
  2. Bouali S, Zheng X, Figy C, Lapurga G, Daiea R, Saxton K, Trumbly R, Fenteany G, Yeung KC. Knock-in reporter constructs and drug screening for compounds to restore RKIP expression in cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2026 Apr;1872(4):168189. doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2026.168189
  3. Huang C, Zheng X, Cui Q, Peery RC, Dong Z, Li X, Liu JY, Zhang JT. Novel quinoxaline-based survivin degraders overcome docetaxel-resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Drug Resist Updat. 2026 Mar;85:101356. doi: 10.1016/j.drup.2026.101356

Medical Education

  1. Dahlman K, Bakke J, Eisenmann K, Franklin D, Richardson C, Sharkady S, Yodh J, Fong S. Teaching Biochemistry to Students of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy 10th International Conference of the Association of Biochemistry Educators (ABE) Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 27-May 1, 2025. Medical Science Educator. Doi:10.1007/s40670-025-02602-6

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

  1. Gibbs E, Ogino M, Kanda T, Watkins D, Whiddon K, Tomonaga K, Chakrapani S, Ogino T. Structure and function of the RNA polymerase complex of Borna disease virus, a nuclear-replicating non-segmented negative-strand RNA virus. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Jan 5;54(1):gkaf1413. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1413
  2. Zhou J, Deng Y, Yu D, Hajian T, Vedadi M, Zhang X, Blumenthal RM, Huang R, Cheng X. Inhibition of Clostridioides difficile-specific DNA adenine methyltransferase CamA by analogs of S-adenosyl-l-methionine. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 13:2025.08.13.670177. doi:10.1101/2025.08.13.670177. Update in: ACS Omega. 2025 Nov 17;10(47):57741-57752. doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c09571

Medicine

  1. Imam S, Dar P, Rafiqi SI, Alfonso-Jaume MA, Al-Khudhair A, Jaume A, Simo KA, Torres-Ruiz TA, Salim N, Jaume JC. Antigen-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T Regulatory Cells Home to Human Islets, Suppress Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Reverse Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2025 Dec 22. doi:10.1177/15209156251403551
  2. Agudile E, Khan M, Khan Z, Hamouda D, Godara A. Utilization and outcome disparities in autologous hematopoietic stem celltransplantation among patients with multiple myeloma in the United States. 2025;146:2794–2795. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-2794
  3. Shazadeh Safavi K, Garcia Chavez K, Shariff F, Fakhar F, Altorok N. Multisystem Complications in Postpartum-Onset Evans Syndrome: A Case Report. Cureus. 2025 Dec 27;17(12):e100196. doi:10.7759/cureus.100196
  4. Blitshteyn S, Grubb BP. Distress in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is largely driven by ineffective healthcare, not patients' attitudes. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jan 21;203:112552. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112552
  5. Horani O, Mohiuddin I, Ahmed Z, Iqbal A, Asif MW, Hassan M. Liver Biopsy During Pregnancy: A Review. Cureus. 2025 Dec 3;17(12):e98400. doi:10.7759/cureus.98400
  6. Dawoud A, Safi M, Taylor M, Rooks A, Eid D, Shin A, Mahdi A, Altorok N. A Rare Large-Artery Complication of Cryoglobulinemia: Superior Gluteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm. JACC Case Rep. 2026 Feb 11:106938. doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.106938
  7. Dawoud A, Kamel-Abusalha L, Taylor M, Qwaider M, Safi M, Gupta R, Eltahawy E. Colchicine and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Elevated C-Reactive Protein: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Study. Am J Cardiol. 2026 Feb 9;265:3-6. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2026.02.005
  8. Obeid L, Altorok N, Gilbert N. Successful Treatment of Bullous Pyoderma Gangrenosum With Dapsone. Am J Ther. 2026 Feb 11. doi:10.1097/MJT.0000000000001912
  9. Salih A, Altorok N, Assaly R, Safi F. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a 39-year-old woman. CMAJ. 2026 Feb 16;198(6):E216-E219. doi:10.1503/cmaj.250654
  10. Ahmed Z, Iqbal A, Arif SF, Campbell C, Fehlman J, Allen DJ, Lee Smith W, Khalil B, Kamal F, Iqbal U, Nawras A, Alastal Y, Adler DG. Bowel preparation quality in patients using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 Feb;103(2):235-240.e5. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2025.08.027
  11. Venkatesh-Murthy A, Nagendran A, Yousuf M, Li-Jedras M, Fida T, Gupta M, Dhara P, Ali M, Garg A, Saeed S, Bansal N, Nizam M, Khan M. Trends and race-sex disparities in in-hospital mortality of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy in hematologic malignancies. Blood. 2025;146:4623–4624. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-4623
  12. Shaikh FS, Shanta MA, Singh AK, Daniels AM, Khuder SA, Thiele GM, Reed GW, Kremer JM, Pappas DA, Curtis JR, O'Dell JR, Ouseph MM, Fox DA, Ahmed S. TWEAK receptor (Fn14) exacerbates TNF-α-induced inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts and influences response to anti-TNF-α therapy. Cell Mol Immunol. 2026 Mar;23(3):315-328. doi:10.1038/s41423-026-01386-y
  13. Butt D, Shariff F, Khan M, Agudile E, Tufail Z, Butt M, Hamouda D. Myeloma mortality trends in the United States (Excluding Puerto Rico), 1999-2021, and future projections using ARIMA modeling and machine learning. 2025;146:6361–6361. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-6361
  14. Butt D, Shariff F, Khan M, Agudile E, Butt M, Tufail Z, Hamouda D. HSV-1 infection as a rare trigger of methotrexate toxicity: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. 2025;146:6738–6739. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-6738
  15. Jehangir H, Arham M, Uzair M, Ali M, Amjad E, Thirumaran R, Faridi F, Capo G, Hadziahmetovic M. Bayesian diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting Richter's transformation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. 2025;146:7420–7420. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-7420
  16. Jehangir H, Arham M, Uzair M, Ali M, Hameed H, Mazhar U, Ahmed A, Nasir U, Capo G, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. Racial disparities in lymphoma: Meta-analytic insights into diagnosis and survival gaps. Blood. 2025;146:8054–8055. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-8054
  17. Khan M, Butt D, Agudile E, Shariff F, Khan Z, Hamouda D, Oostra D. Mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia as a rare initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Blood. 2025;146:6438–6438. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-6438
  18. Khan M, Shariff F, Agudile E, Khan Z, Butt D, Kahn D, Hamouda D. Secondary HLH: A complication of anaplasmosis infection. Blood. 2025;146:6564–6565. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-6564
  19. Khan M, Shariff F, Agudile E, Parvez A, Khan Z, Butt D, Hamouda D. Atypical presentation of relapsed multiple myeloma with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. 2025;146:7535–7535. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-7535
  20. Khan M, Shariff F, Parvez A, Agudile E, Khan Z, Butt D, Hamouda D. Recurrent splenic infarction in triple-positive antiphospholipid syndrome despite therapeutic anticoagulation. 2025;146:6655–6656. Doi:10.1182/blood-2025-6655
  21. Alqadi M, Qwaider M, Elgendy M, Abdelhafez M, Shubietah A, Hassouna N, Qafisheh Q, Alsallamin I, Qwaider W, Bansal N, Moukarbel G. Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use on Outcomes Following PCI in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Multicenter Real-World Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  22. Khan M, Chandasir A, Kapuria R, Zarak MS, Sohail AH, Iqbal A, Goyal A, Sheikh AB, Jain H, Tijani L, Ullah A. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: Clinicopathologic Analysis, Predictive Nomogram, and the Role of Adjuvant Radiation for Survival in a Retrospective Population-based Study. Am J Clin Oncol. 2026 Feb 1;49(2):69-75. doi:10.1097/COC.0000000000001233

Neurology

  1. Mansour OY, Asif K, Novakovic-White R, Pabon B, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Ozdemar AO, Castonguay A, Mehta B, Yavagal D, Hassan A, Yamagami H, Al-Mufti F, Masoud H, Mont'Alverne FJ, Lee JS, Nguyen T, Zaidi SF, Khosravani H, Toth G, Ezzeldin M, Kulman T, Haussen DC, Liebeskind D, Janardhan V, Zaidat O; SILC Committee. Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) Stroke Interventional Laboratory Consensus (SILC) Criteria for Training Standards and Maintenance of Certification in Neurointervention. Stroke Vasc Interv Neurol. 2025 Aug 14;5(5):e001478. doi:10.1161/SVIN.124.001478
  2. Diprose W, Fahed R, Volders D, Möhlenbruch MA, Jumaa M, Nimjee SM, Ganesh A, Booth TC, Buck BH, Kennedy J, Shankar J, Dorn F, Zhang L, Hametner C, Nardai S, Abdalkader M, Menon BK, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Goyal M, Ospel JM; ESCAPE-MeVO Investigators. Reperfusion grade and clinical outcome following medium vessel occlusion thrombectomy in the Endovascular Treatment to Improve Outcomes for Medium Vessel Occlusions (ESCAPE-MeVO) trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Feb 23:jnis-2025-024733. doi:10.1136/jnis-2025-024733
  3. Goyal M, Ospel JM, Ganesh A, Dowlatshahi D, Volders D, Möhlenbruch MA, Jumaa MA, Nimjee SM, Booth TC, Buck BH, Kennedy J, Shankar JJ, Dorn F, Zhang L, Hametner C, Nardai S, Zafar A, Diprose W, Vatanpour S, Stebner A, Bosshart S, Singh N, Sebastian I, Uchida K, Ryckborst KJ, Fahed R, Hu SX, Vollherbst DF, Zaidi SF, Lee VH, Lynch J, Rempel JL, Teal R, Trivedi A, Bode FJ, Ogungbemi A, Pham M, Orosz P, Abdalkader M, Taschner C, Tarpley J, Poli S, Singh RJ, De Leacy R, Lopez G, Sahlas D, Chen M, Burns P, Schaafsma JD, Marigold R, Reich A, Amole A, Field TS, Swartz RH, Settecase F, Lenzsér G, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Asdaghi N, Lobotesis K, Siddiqui AH, Berrouschot J, Mokin M, Ebersole K, Schneider H, Yoo AJ, Mandzia J, Klostranec J, Jadun C, Patankar T, Sauvageau E, Lenthall R, Peeling L, Huynh T, Budzik R, Lee SK, Makalanda L, Levitt MR, Perry RJ, Hlaing T, Jahromi BS, Singh P, Demchuk AM, Hill MD; ESCAPE-MeVO Investigators. Endovascular Treatment of Stroke Due to Medium-Vessel Occlusion. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 10;392(14):1385-1395. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2411668
  4. Tisherman SA, Spevetz A, Farmer JC, Kashyap R, Michener E, Leichtle SW, Sreedharan R, Strickler SS, Chang CWJ, Yataco AC, Cuschieri J, Dudzinski D, Ellender T, Emlet LL, Fahy BG, Geller BJ, Hennessey E, Kaups KL, Keegan MT, Lee MM, Malaiyandi D, Michetti CP, Mohr NM, Moitra VK, O'Neil K, Palmieri TL, Park PK, Pathak A, Raksin PB, Shapshak AH, Siddiqui S, Stein DM, Timmons SD, Vespa PM, Wessman BT, Wittwer ED; Adult Critical Care Physician Core Knowledge and Skills Task Force of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Determination of Adult Critical Care Physician Core Knowledge and Skills: Results of a Multidisciplinary, Modified Delphi Process. Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 1;54(2):224-233. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000006978
  5. Kniep H, Gellissen S, Bechstein M, Meyer L, Broocks G, Heitkamp C, Winkelmeier L, Flottmann F, Geest V, Hanning U, Thaler C, Bester M, Davies JM, Knopman J, Mokin M, Hassan AE, Harbaugh RE, Khalessi A, Siddiqui AH, Gross BA, Grandhi R, Tarpley J, Sivakumar W, Bain M, Crowley RW, Link TW, Fraser JF, Levitt MR, Chen PR, Hanel RA, Bernard JD, Jumaa M, Youssef P, Cress MC, Chaudry MI, Shakir HJ, Lesley WS, Billingsley J, Jones J, Koch MJ, Paul AR, Mack WJ, Osbun JW, Dlouhy K, Grossberg JA, Kellner CP, Sahlein DH, Santarelli J, Schirmer CM, Singer J, Liu JJ, Majjhoo AQ, Wolfe T, Patel NV, Roark C, Fiehler J; EMBOLISE Investigators. Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Subdural Hematoma: CT/MRI End Points of the EMBOLISE Trial. Radiology. 2026 Jan;318(1):e251746. doi:10.1148/radiol.251746

Neuroscience and Psychiatry

  1. Guenther M, Lewis J, Ebai J, Elhai J, Shao Q, Wang X, Xie H. PTSD symptoms, loneliness, and amygdala volumes during pandemic social distancing associated with risk of suicidal ideation in trauma survivors with and without pre-pandemic PTSD. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 2026;24. Doi:10.1016/j.jadr.2026.101030
  2. Harnett NG, Joshi S, Kumar P, Russell C, Dillon DG, Baker JT, Pizzagalli DA, Kaufman ML, Nickerson LD, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Thomopoulos SI, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Zhu Y, Li G, Ipser J, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Sun D, Hussain A, Huggins AA, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Hudson AR, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Říha P, Lebois LAM, Rosso IM, Olson EA, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Koopowitz SM, Hofmann D, Qi R, Maron-Katz A, Kunch A, Xie H, El-Hage W, Berg H, Bruce SE, McLaughlin KA, Peverill M, Sambrook K, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Densmore M, Théberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Olff M, Wang L, Stein DJ, Neria Y, Stevens JS, Mueller SC, Daniels JK, Rektor I, King A, Davenport ND, Straube T, Lu G, Etkin A, Wang X, Quidé Y, Lissek S, Cisler J, Grupe DW, Larson C, Feola B, May G, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Thompson PM, Morey RA, Ressler KJ. Structural Covariance of Early Visual Cortex Is Negatively Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Mega-Analysis From the ENIGMA PTSD Working Group. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2026 Jan;11(1):48-57. doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.07.005                  

Orthopaedic Surgery

  1. Hasan S, Farmer N, Arefi I, Hagood M, Gadangi P, Alqasmi H, Waheed M, Shafau AL, Abusabha Y, Saleh E, Khalil J, Elgafy H. Nerve injuries in cervical spine surgery via anterior approach: a comprehensive review. J Spine Surg. 2025 Dec 31;11(4):1056-1064. doi:10.21037/jss-25-53
  2. Lecka-Czernik B, Rosen CJ, Napoli N. The role of bone in whole-body energy metabolism. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2025 Dec;21(12):743-756. doi:10.1038/s41574-025-01162-4
  3. Jacho D, Huynh J, Crowe E, Rabino A, Yıldırım M, Czernik PJ, Lecka-Czernik B, Garcia-Mata R, Yildirim-Ayan E. Critical-Size Muscle Defect Regeneration Using an Injectable Cell-Laden Nanofibrous Matrix: An Ex Vivo Mouse Hindlimb Organ Culture Study. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Dec 17;26(24):12120. doi:10.3390/ijms262412120
  4. Cho T, Jones C, Chaudry S, Liu J. Meta-analysis of surgical approaches to lateral ankle instability: Open Broström versus arthroscopic Broström versus lasso-loop repair. J Orthop. 2026 Feb 3;74:323-331. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2026.02.014

Radiation Oncology

  1. Tanny S, Podgorsak A, Sperling N. Streamlined data extraction and visualization utilizing third-party verification software for online adaptive radiation therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 Jan;27(1):e70397. doi:10.1002/acm2.70397

Surgery

  1. Leverich M, Afifi AM, Fakih A, Ren G, Mouawad N, Nazzal M. Incidence and risk factors associated with index hospitalization leg ischemia following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jan;83(1):190-203.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2025.09.023

Learner and Affiliate Scholarly Activities

  1. Verma KK, Robertson OT, Nguyen KT, Kapur S, Sidhu KS, Goldstein DR, Tarbox MB, Desai SR, Friedmann DP, Ahmed AM. Association of Vitiligo With Metabolic and Cardiovascular Comorbidities: A Multicenter Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis. Int J Dermatol. 2026 Jan 26. doi:10.1111/ijd.70299
  2. Chaubey K, Vázquez-Rosa E, Tripathi SJ, Shin MK, Yu Y, Dhar M, Chakraborty S, Yamakawa M, Wang X, Sridharan PS, Miller E, Bud Z, Corella SG, Barker S, Caradonna SG, Koh Y, Franke K, Cintrón-Pérez CJ, Rose S, Fang H, Cintrón-Pérez AA, Tomco T, Zhu X, Fujioka H, Gefen T, Flanagan ME, Williams NS, Wilson BM, Chen L, Dou L, Cheng F, Rexach JE, Woo JA, Kang DE, Paul BD, Pieper AA. Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer's disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in human brain. Cell Rep Med. 2026 Jan 20;7(1):102535. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102535

January 2026-December 2025

Happy New Year! In December 2025 and January 2026, COMLS faculty, staff and learners had 17 publications featured in PubMed Indexed Quartile 1 journals and one article featured in a Quartile 1 journal.

Please share your latest scholarly activity accomplishments with Margaret Hoogland.

PubMed Indexed and Quartile 1 Journals

Lancet

(Journal Citation Indicator 23.29, Journal Impact Factor 88.5)

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

(Journal Citation Indicator 4.24, Journal Impact Factor 20.8)

American Journal of Transplantation

(Journal Citation Indicator 3.14, Journal Impact Factor 8.2)

Cancer Letters

(Journal Citation Indicator 2.25, Journal Impact Factor 10.1)

Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.73, Journal Impact Factor 4.4)

  • Yavagal DR, Gaikwad SB, Vibha D, Narayan SK, Nagarajan K, Kesavarupu SR, Sharma MK, Sharaf R, Vankayalapati S, Mehta A, Das D, Doshi D, Oak P, Salunkhe M, Jankowitz B, Rai AT, Brown SB, Zaidi SF, Asif KS, Liebeskind DS, Jovin TG, Pandian J, Jadhav AP, Atchaneeyasakul K, Desai S, Giragani S; GRASSROOT Trial investigators; GRASSROOT trial investigators GRASSROOT Trial investigators. Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in a low- and middle-income country: primary outcomes from the GRASSROOT Trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Dec 10:jnis-2025-024470. doi:10.1136/jnis-2025-024470
  • Knopman J, Davies JM, Mokin M, Hassan AE, Harbaugh RE, Khalessi A, Fiehler J, Levy EI, Gross BA, Grandhi R, Tarpley J, Sivakumar W, Bain M, Crowley RW, Link TW, Fraser JF, Levitt MR, Chen PR, Hanel RA, Bernard JD, Jumaa M, Youssef PP, Cress MC, Chaudry MI, Shakir HJ, Lesley WS, Billingsley J, Jones J, Koch MJ, Paul AR, Mack WJ, Osbun JW, Dlouhy KM, Grossberg JA, Kellner CP, Sahlein DH, Santarelli J, Schirmer CM, Mazaris P, Liu JJ, Majjhoo AQ, Wolfe T, Patel NV, Roark CD, Siddiqui AH; EMBOLISE Investigators. EMBOLISE randomized surgical trial for subdural hematoma: clinical benefits beyond reoperation with middle meningeal artery embolization. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Dec 24:jnis-2025-024587. doi:10.1136/jnis-2025-024587

Scientific Data

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.69, Journal Impact Factor 6.9)

  • Elsafty A, Ahmed Y, Halawa TF, Li S, Li D, Agranovsky E, Soliman A, Talaat H, Montaser M, Elnady O, Elnady D, Moustafa MM, Ibrahim N, Gumenyak M, Soliman Y, Ali S, Abdelrahman E, Alahwal HMS, Barefah AS, Abdelghany A, Ammar S, Abdel-Haleem N, Abdel-Kareem O, Shamma SN, Husein N, Sakr MM, AbdElrhman HE, Nadim M, Girguis H, Othman M, Soliman O, Behery WH, Eltoukhy L, Mohamed HA, Hassan AM, Bebers FA, Abdel-Zaher M, Abbas SA, Attia S, Saada MA, Eid AS, Khorshed SE, Talaat K, Mahmoud MSH, Mahmoud MMS, Mahmoud OMS, Abdel-Kareem AO, Talaat AK, Heneish H, Samaha II, Safwat M, Talaat MK, Abdel-Kareem AO, Abdel-Monem H, Abaza R, Abaza H, Ahmad N, Maarouf MA, Shaheen IA, Abdelhafiz AS, Rabee A, Montaser YM. 14,441 Genomics-Based Validated Automated Comprehensive Clinicopathologic Correlations for Myeloid Neoplasms. Sci Data. 2025 Nov 19;12(1):1819. doi:10.1038/s41597-025-06284-y

Transplantation

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.68, Journal Impact Factor 5.1)

Neuroimage

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.43, Journal Impact Factor 4.5)

  • Steele N, Huggins AA, Morey RA, Hussain A, Russell C, Suarez-Jimenez B, Pozzi E, Jameei H, Schmaal L, Veer IM, Waller L, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos SI, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Stevens JS, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Mueller SC, Hudson AR, Daniels JK, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Schmahl C, Herzog JI, Rektor I, Říha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, Rosso IM, Olson EA, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu G, Qi R, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quidé Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Bruce SE, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Elman J, Panizzon M, Franz CE, Lyons MJ, Kremen WS, Feola B, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Théberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Thompson PM, Sun D. Image-based meta- and mega-analysis (IBMMA): A unified framework for large-scale, multi-site, neuroimaging data analysis. Neuroimage. 2025 Nov 15;322:121554. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121554

Respiratory Research

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.33, Journal Impact Factor 5.0)

Journal of Surgical Education

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.24, Impact Factor 2.4)

Cell Reports

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.23, Journal Impact Factor 6.9)

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques (Journal Citation Indicator 1.22, Journal Impact Factor 2.7)

  • Ayyad M, Gala D, Albandak M, Goyal RM, Abboud Y, Al-Khazraji A, Hajifathalian K. Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy: progress, challenges, and emerging applications. Surg Endosc. 2025 Nov 3. doi:10.1007/s00464-025-12297-w

BMJ Open

(Journal Citation Indicator 0.72, Journal Impact Factor 2.3)

JBJS Reviews

(Journal Citation Indicator 0.68, Journal Impact Factor 2.5)

Quartile 1 Journals

Genes and Diseases

(Journal Citation Indicator 1.44, Journal Impact Factor 9.4)

COMLS Scholarly Activities List for January 2026-December 2025

Department of Anesthesiology

  1. Pappada SM, Papadimos TJ, Dumas G. Machine Learning and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transforming Immunocompromise Assessment in Critical Care. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2025 Nov 29:101721. doi:10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101721

Department of Cell and Cancer Biology

  1. Josephraj S, Wang CJ, Cui Q, Dong Z, Liu JY, Zhang JT. Targeting fatty acid synthase to overcome PARP inhibitor resistance and to create an artificial synthetic lethality for triple-negative breast cancer. Genes Dis. 2025 Aug 20;13(1):101817. doi:10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101817
  2. She L, Chen J, Liu JY, Liu JS, Tang XP, Wang Z, Liu Q, Su L, Liao CW, Zou T, Zhang Z, Gao Y, Gao Y, Li XP, Jiang SL, Zhang W, Liu WH, Huang Y, Yang N, Zhou HH, Zhang JT, McLeod HL, Xu H, Yang F, He BM, Pan PH, Yin JY, Liu ZQ. A two-stage genome-wide association study to identify novel genetic loci associated with irAEs in lung cancer patients receiving PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. Cancer Lett. 2025 Nov 22;639:218168. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2025.218168
  3. Srivastava S, Osikoya A, Terrero D, Raman D. Peptide antibody tools to dissect specific functions of eIF4A paralogs in cancer. Discov Oncol. 2025 Nov 26;16(1):2309. doi:10.1007/s12672-025-04155-x

Department of Medical Education

  1. Cash CA, Buskey C, Boateng E, Maklad A, Delaviz H. A two-trunked anatomical variance of the brachial plexus: A cadaveric case report. Translational Research in Anatomy. 2025;40:100422. Doi:10.1016/j.tria.2025.100422
  2. McCoy CL, Cichewicz JJ, Miller R, Sharma S, Maklad A, Boateng E. Aberrant origin of left vertebral artery: A molecular embryological perspective. Translational Research in Anatomy. 2025;40:100421. Doi:10.1016/j.tria.2025.100421
  3. Kret ZS, Scarnati KN, Dakroub A, Esser KL, Matus CD, Paat R. Blueprint for Comprehensive Diabetes Care in Student-Run Free Clinics: A Model for Accessible Health Care. Clin Diabetes. 2025 Oct 9;43(5):835-842. doi:10.2337/cd24-0097

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

  1. Inman K, Chernus J, Lee M, Alder JK, Shah FA, Mayr FB, Dempsey T, Nouraie SM, Dela Cruz C, Ferreira VP, Kulkarni HS, Meyer NJ, Strollo PJ, Feingold E, Bain W. Genetic Variation in the Alternative Complement Pathway Contributes to Individual Susceptibility to Bacteremia and Sepsis. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Oct 29;7(11):e1339. doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000001339
  2. Zhou J, Deng Y, Yu D, Hajian T, Vedadi M, Zhang X, Blumenthal RM, Huang R, Cheng X. Inhibition of Clostridioides difficile-Specific DNA Adenine Methyltransferase CamA by Analogs of S‑Adenosyl‑l‑methionine. ACS Omega. 2025 Nov 17;10(47):57741-57752. doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c09571

Department of Medicine

  1. Kloster A, Sherafati A, Aradhyula V, Dube P, Manandhar S, Brewster P, Kennedy D, Khouri S, Gupta R. Adverse outcomes associated with beta blocker use in hfpef: findings from a 10-year cohort study. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  2. Kloster A, Sherafati A, Aradhyula V, Prabhatchandra D, Manandhar S, Brewster P, Kennedy D, Khouri S, Gupta R. The prognostic value of coronary artery calcification in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  3. Kloster A, Althuwaini M, Brewster P, Cooper C, Gupta R. NT-proBNP is a Powerful Predictor of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: A report from the CORAL trial. Circulation. 2025;152(SUPPL_3). Doi:10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4370697
  4. Miller R, Aradhyula V, Gupta R, Kennedy D, Khouri S, Vergis J. Machine learning analysis identifies oxidized lipids predictive of 5-year outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  5. French B, Murphy C, Yassine S, Benson E, Timalsina B, Shrestha U, Kennedy D, Haller S. Dermal exposure to microcystin-lr thickens dermal layers in vivo and disruption of structural and immune signaling in vitro. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  6. Shrestha U, Breidenbach J, French B, Timalsina B, Haller S, Kennedy D. Cytotoxic and pro-inflammatory effects of microplastics and microcystin toxin on human airway epithelial cells. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  7. Dawoud A, Kamel-Abusalha L, Bouso M, Soleimani H, Askari M, Eltahawy E. Colchicine and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Elevated C Reactive Protein. Circulation. 2025;152(SUPPL_3). Doi:10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4347644
  8. Dawoud A, Kamel-Abusalha L, Bouso M, Soleimani H, Askari M, Eltahawy E. Abstract 4347061: Impact of Preexisting Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Circulation. 2025;152(SUPPL_3). Doi:10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4347061
  9. Lu YF, Tang H, Di L, Yerkinkazhina Y, Su J, Tang M, Qian J, Zeng R, Shu Y, He X, Yang H, Zhang J, Tian Y, Zhu Q, Zhang L, Wang Y, Ni D, Pei XH, Zhao Y, Leung CH, Lu X, Zhu WG. WDFY2 promotes MRN complex formation required for homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair. Cell Rep. 2025 Nov 25;44(11):116520. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116520
  10. Singla A, Saha S, Brar A, Sodhi S, Garg A, Bansal N, Bhatia H, Jain H, Ravi S, Syed S, Thummala S, Grover J, Mahendru D, Aziz I, Philip A, George L, Mautong H, Chaturvedi A. Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid Versus Placebo for Additional Lipid Lowering in Patients Receiving Background Statin Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. 2025;152(SUPPL_3). Doi:10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4371829
  11. Tarar ZI, Gandhi M, Farooq U, Chaudhry A, Konduri GK, Zain A, Ahmed Z, Singh B, Thosani N. Role of Prophylactic Endoscopic Gallbladder Stent Placement for Prevention of Acute Cholecystitis in Patients Receiving Stenting for Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Nov 4. doi:10.1007/s10620-025-09504-y
  12. Ayyad M, Gala D, Albandak M, Goyal RM, Abboud Y, Al-Khazraji A, Hajifathalian K. Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy: progress, challenges, and emerging applications. Surg Endosc. 2025 Nov 3. doi:10.1007/s00464-025-12297-w
  13. Dawoud A, Alqadi M, Eltahawy E, Kwak E, Maraey A, Patel M, Qwaider M, Bansal N. Role of colchicine as a potential adjunctive therapy in patients with cad: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  14. Abu-Rumaileh M, Albandak M, Sawwaf B, Ghazaleh S, Abdelkarim M, Hallak Y, Alsayeh W, Abbarh S, Elhadi M, Khuder S, Nawras A, Alastal Y. Predictors of adverse events and recurrence of esophageal food bolus impaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dis Esophagus. 2025 Nov 1;38(6):doaf107. doi:10.1093/dote/doaf107
  15. Takeno K, Ingersoll CD, Glaviano NR, Khuder S, Norte GE. Relationships between upper extremity neuromuscular function and patient-reported outcomes among individuals with a history of glenohumeral labral repair. PLoS One. 2025 Dec 12;20(12):e0338260. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0338260
  16. Emara A, Awashra A, Ellebedy M, Abbas OF, Diaa A, Elgendy MS, Emara M, Shubietah A, Abdeen AMZ, Safi F. Efficacy and safety of DPP-1 inhibitors in bronchiectasis: a GRADE-assessed meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Respir Res. 2025 Nov 26;26(1):332. doi:10.1186/s12931-025-03407-2
  17. Alqadi M, Qwaider M, Abdelhafez M, Elgendy M, Qwaider W, Qafisheh Q, Bansal N, Alsallamin I, Shubietah A, Hassouna N, Moukarbel G. Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in End-Stage Renal Disease: A Propensity-Matched Comparative Outcomes Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  18. Qwaider M, Qwaider W, Abdelhafez M, Qafisheh Q, Shubietah A, Bansal N, Elgendy M, Hassouna N, Dawoud A, Altorok M, Altorok N. Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Academic Versus Non-Academic Institutions: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  19. Qwaider M, Qafisheh Q, Elgendy M, Bansal N, Abdelhafez M, Shubietah A, Qwaider W, Alqadi M, Hassouna N, Alsallamin I, Eltahawy E. Comparative Effectiveness of Targeted Myosin Inhibitors and Alcohol Septal Ablation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  20. Qwaider M, Shubietah A, Alqadi M, Elgendy M, Qwaider W, Hassouna N, Qafisheh Q, Bansal N, Alsallamin I, Eltahawy E. Comparative Outcomes of Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Diverse High-Risk Comorbidities: An Aggregate Propensity-Matched Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  21. Qwaider M, Shubietah A, Elgendy M, Abdelhafez M, Qafisheh Q, Hassouna N, Qwaider W, Alqadi M, Alsallamin I, Eltahawy E. Comparative Outcomes of Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  22. Qwaider M, Qafisheh Q, Qwaider W, Elgendy M, Shubietah A, Hassouna N, Alqadi M, Bansal N, Alsallamin I, Eltahawy E. Comparative Outcomes of Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  23. Qwaider M, Qafisheh Q, Qwaider W, Shubietah A, Alqadi M, Bansal N, Elgendy M, Hassouna N, Dawoud A, Altorok N. Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Academic vs. Non-Academic Centers: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  24. Ali M, Jehangir H, Neerukonda T, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. "Place Matters": Site of Presentation Determines Survival in Immunophenotypically Identical Chronic Lymphoid Neoplasms-a 23-Year SEER Analysis of 118,667 Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025;25.
  25. Ali M, Jehangir H, Afzal W, Amjad E, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. Sex-Specific Vascular Sequelae of Mediastinal Radiotherapy in Adolescent-and-Young-Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma: A 44-Year SEER Analysis Using Competing-Risk and Life-Years-Lost Modeling. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025;25.
  26. Ali M, Jehangir H, Amjad E, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. Survival Disparities in De Novo Versus Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A 20-Year Population-Based Analysis of 64,624 United States Adults. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025;25.
  27. Ali M, Jehangir H, Amjad E, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. Therapeutic Era-Driven Survival Trends in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A SEER-Based Analysis of Age-Stratified Gains and Persistent Disparities (2000-2022). Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025;25.
  28. Ali M, Jehangir H, Afzal W, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. Population-Based Competing-Risk Analysis of Survival in Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm Before and After CD123-Directed Tagraxofusp Therapy Approval. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025;25.
  29. Ali M, Jehangir H, Neerukonda T, Hadziahmetovic M, Rashid H. Stage Migration and Survival Trends in Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma, 2000-2017: A SEER Analysis of 393,058 Cases. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025;25.
  30. Emara A, Zahran A, Milhem F, Shubietah A, Alqadi M, Elgendy M, Sunnaa M, Abdul-Hafez H, Qwaider M, Bdair M, Ahmed A, Ghannam M. Beta Blocker Use in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  31. Milhem F, Zahran A, Shubietah A, Munshi H, Abdul-Hafez H, Emara A, Elgendy M, Alqadi M, Sunnaa M, Ahmed A, Bdair M, Assaassa A. Impact of Preoperative Beta-Blockade on Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  32. Shubietah A, Emara A, Elgendy M, Zahran A, Alqadi M, Bdair M, Qwaider M, Sunnaa M, Ahmed A, Abdul-Hafez H, Milhem F. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Is Associated with Increased Valve-Prosthesis Complications and Stroke After TAVR: A Propensity-Score-Matched Cohort Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(17).
  33. Al-Obaidi H, Merza N, Al-Obaidi M, Al-Sagban A, Al-Obaidi H, Al-Chalabi A, Kobeissy A. The Risk of Developing Periampullary Tumors After Cholecystectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2026 Feb 1;60(2):122-128. doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000002297
  34. Liu Y, Li Y, Byun J, Shaw VR, Pikielny C, Peng B, Cheng C, Tsavachidis S, Xiao X, Zhu D, Han Y, Gorlov IP, Gorlova OY, Cole M, Gaba CR, Crawford EL, Purrington K, Goode EL, Yang P, McKay J, Field JK, Liu G, Hung RJ, Xia J, Choi J, Schabath MB, LoPiccolo J, Christiani DC, Bailey-Wilson J, Schwartz AG, Willey JC, Mandal D, Pinney SM, Amos CI. High-Penetrance Rare Variants Underlying Familial Lung Cancer Risk: Insights From Genetic Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Consortium. J Thorac Oncol. 2025 Dec 11:S1556-0864(25)02942-9. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2025.12.004
  35. Bansal N, Assaly O, Al-Tkrit A, Al Azzawi M, Kahlon N, Assaly R. Central Pontine Myelinolysis After Slow Correction of Hyponatremia. Am J Ther. 2026 Jan-Feb 01;33(1):e50-e52. doi:10.1097/MJT.0000000000002021

Department of Neurology

  1. Yavagal DR, Gaikwad SB, Vibha D, Narayan SK, Nagarajan K, Kesavarupu SR, Sharma MK, Sharaf R, Vankayalapati S, Mehta A, Das D, Doshi D, Oak P, Salunkhe M, Jankowitz B, Rai AT, Brown SB, Zaidi SF, Asif KS, Liebeskind DS, Jovin TG, Pandian J, Jadhav AP, Atchaneeyasakul K, Desai S, Giragani S; GRASSROOT Trial investigators; GRASSROOT trial investigators GRASSROOT Trial investigators. Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in a low- and middle-income country: primary outcomes from the GRASSROOT Trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Dec 10:jnis-2025-024470. doi:10.1136/jnis-2025-024470
  2. Knopman J, Davies JM, Mokin M, Hassan AE, Harbaugh RE, Khalessi A, Fiehler J, Levy EI, Gross BA, Grandhi R, Tarpley J, Sivakumar W, Bain M, Crowley RW, Link TW, Fraser JF, Levitt MR, Chen PR, Hanel RA, Bernard JD, Jumaa M, Youssef PP, Cress MC, Chaudry MI, Shakir HJ, Lesley WS, Billingsley J, Jones J, Koch MJ, Paul AR, Mack WJ, Osbun JW, Dlouhy KM, Grossberg JA, Kellner CP, Sahlein DH, Santarelli J, Schirmer CM, Mazaris P, Liu JJ, Majjhoo AQ, Wolfe T, Patel NV, Roark CD, Siddiqui AH; EMBOLISE Investigators. EMBOLISE randomized surgical trial for subdural hematoma: clinical benefits beyond reoperation with middle meningeal artery embolization. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Dec 24:jnis-2025-024587. doi:10.1136/jnis-2025-024587
  3. Owais, S.M., James, E.G., Ali, I.I., Sheikh, A.A. (2025). Imaging of Status Epilepticus. In: Broderick, P.A. (eds). Biomedical Imaging in Neurodegeneration. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-95878-6_4

Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry

  1. Rami Reddy MVSR, Wood JF, Norris J, Becker K, Murphy SC, Doddi S, Imami A, Ryan V WG, Nguyen J, Schroeder J, Eisenmann K, McCullumsmith RE. Integrative Transcriptomic and Perturbagen Analyses Reveal Sex-Specific Molecular Signatures Across Glioma Subtypes. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Dec 24;18(1):52. doi:10.3390/cancers18010052
  2. Eby H, Arquette M, McCullumsmith R, Rees M, Ryan W, Vergis J. Does atorvastatin mitigate renal transplant rejection? A drug repurposing study. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  3. Reddy M, Shetty N, Vergis J, Pulvender P, Sferra J, Schroeder J, Mccullumsmith R. Differential impact of superficial and deep surgical site infections on postoperative outcomes in neurosurgical patients: a retrospective cohort analysis. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2025;73(7).
  4. Sawaf B, Najah Q, Almoshantaf MB, Alom M, Hallak YO, Albuni MK, Elhadi M, Alastal Y. Rectal Indomethacin in Preventing Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis: An Updated Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis. Dig Dis. 2025;43(6):706-717. doi:10.1159/000548343
  5. Steele N, Huggins AA, Morey RA, Hussain A, Russell C, Suarez-Jimenez B, Pozzi E, Jameei H, Schmaal L, Veer IM, Waller L, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos SI, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Stevens JS, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Mueller SC, Hudson AR, Daniels JK, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Schmahl C, Herzog JI, Rektor I, Říha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, Rosso IM, Olson EA, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu G, Qi R, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quidé Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Bruce SE, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Elman J, Panizzon M, Franz CE, Lyons MJ, Kremen WS, Feola B, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Théberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Thompson PM, Sun D. Image-based meta- and mega-analysis (IBMMA): A unified framework for large-scale, multi-site, neuroimaging data analysis. Neuroimage. 2025 Nov 15;322:121554. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121554
  6. Nelson G, Knox M. Evaluating the act raising safe kids program for families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2025;64(10). Doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.260
  7. King AP, Langenecker S, Gorka SM, Turner J, Wang L, Wastler H, Gonzalez M, Christian LM, Keck C, Olsen R, Kim H, Klamer B, Fernandez S, Adler C, Andari E, Barrenger SL, Bonfine N, Bozzay M, Brown SL, Browning C, Burkhouse K, Carter K, Cecil K, Coifman KG, Coccaro E, Crawford TN, Cronin C, Delbello M, Duchemin AM, Evans SW, Flask C, Forney KJ, Grant L, Gunstad J, Hershberger PJ, Hoskinson KR, Klein C, Koenig S, McVoy M, Miller PK, Moreno J, Nelson EE, Nesse R, Nguyen C, Nomaguchi K, Paolella A, Perdomo E, Odden C, Sajatovic M, McCullumsmith R, Trauth J, Tso I, Wang X, Weinandy JT, Westrick-Payne KK, Winbush G, Wymbs BT, Xie H, Gavazzi S, Huerta TR, Maynard-Wentzel G, Kraguljac N, Phan KL. State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience (SOAR) study protocol: a comprehensive, multimodal, family-based, longitudinal observational investigation of risk and resilience in mental health and substance use disorders. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 19;15(11):e099525. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099525

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

  1. Sanford CG, Cho T, Yoon KW, Gadangi P, Liu J. Distinguishing Fractures in Posterior Distal Tibia and Ankle: A Review of Posterior Malleolar, Pilon, and Pilon-Variant Definitions and Treatments. JBJS Rev. 2025 Oct 27;13(10). doi:10.2106/JBJS.RVW.25.00048
  2. McGarvey CR, Drees SM, Lawrence A, Miller ND, Kapur S, De Silva V, Skie M, Bahar Moni AS. Establishing a best practice for the freeze-thaw cycle of cryopreservation to approximate living muscle, joint, and associated soft tissue properties in cadaveric upper limbs. JPRAS Open. 2025 Aug 22;46:500-509. doi:10.1016/j.jpra.2025.08.012
  3. Mumtaz M, Tripathi S, Varier S, Onkar A, Goel VK, Elgafy H. A comparative assessment of anterior column realignment surgery at 1, 2 and 3 levels. AME Surgical Journal. 2025;5.
  4. DiGiacomo DG, Boesel JM, Hoffman DJ, Bisesi BT, Liu J. Treatment outcomes for rotator cuff arthropathy: A systematic review of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty with or without augmentation. J Orthop. 2025 Nov 15;72:88-93. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2025.11.021
  5. Esser KL, Scarnati K, Lawrence A, Chan J, Yatsonsky D, Cage E, Toy K, Sanford C, Skie M, Sohn D. Patient-Resident Gender Concordance Influences Perceived Communication Quality in Orthopedic Care. J Surg Educ. 2026 Jan;83(1):103757. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103757

Department of Pathology

  1. Elsafty A, Ahmed Y, Halawa TF, Li S, Li D, Agranovsky E, Soliman A, Talaat H, Montaser M, Elnady O, Elnady D, Moustafa MM, Ibrahim N, Gumenyak M, Soliman Y, Ali S, Abdelrahman E, Alahwal HMS, Barefah AS, Abdelghany A, Ammar S, Abdel-Haleem N, Abdel-Kareem O, Shamma SN, Husein N, Sakr MM, AbdElrhman HE, Nadim M, Girguis H, Othman M, Soliman O, Behery WH, Eltoukhy L, Mohamed HA, Hassan AM, Bebers FA, Abdel-Zaher M, Abbas SA, Attia S, Saada MA, Eid AS, Khorshed SE, Talaat K, Mahmoud MSH, Mahmoud MMS, Mahmoud OMS, Abdel-Kareem AO, Talaat AK, Heneish H, Samaha II, Safwat M, Talaat MK, Abdel-Kareem AO, Abdel-Monem H, Abaza R, Abaza H, Ahmad N, Maarouf MA, Shaheen IA, Abdelhafiz AS, Rabee A, Montaser YM. 14,441 Genomics-Based Validated Automated Comprehensive Clinicopathologic Correlations for Myeloid Neoplasms. Sci Data. 2025 Nov 19;12(1):1819. doi:10.1038/s41597-025-06284-y

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

  1. Abais-Battad J, Tummala R, Lapid B, Dasinger J, Walton S, Burns-Ray E, Baldwin K, Cherian-Shaw M, Joe B, Su S, Mattson D, Wang X. Plant-based Diets Linked to Lowering of BP Differentially Remodels Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Dahl SS/MCW Rats and Humans. 2025;82(SUPPL_1). Doi:10.1161/hyp.82.suppl_1.085
  2. Joe B, Cowley AW Jr, Garrett MR, Kriegel AJ, Prokop JW, Lee EC, Akinola OM, Coller HA. Connecting genes to physiology: the first 25 years of Physiological Genomics. Physiol Genomics. 2025 Dec 1;57(12):700-719. doi:10.1152/physiolgenom
  3. Weitzel AM, Orchard P, Evans CR, Manickam N, Treutelaar MK, Britton SL, Koch L, Li JZ, Parker SCJ, Burant CF. Integrative multi-omics uncovers skeletal muscle enhancer programming of cardiorespiratory fitness. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Oct 3:2025.10.02.679855. doi:10.1101/2025.10.02.679855 ics.00207.2025 This is a pre-print citation – it is not a peer reviewed.

Department of Surgery

  1. GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators. The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990-2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025 Oct 11;406(10512):1565-1586. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01635-6
  2. GBD 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025 Jul 19;406(10500):235-260. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01037-2
  3. Chappell C, Markowiak S, Ren G, Wharry L, Stanek S, Sferra J. Redesign of a Resident Evaluation Tool Using Exploratory Factor Analysis. J Surg Educ. 2025 Dec;82(12):103477. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103477
  4. Didier A, Mukherjee R, Abbott A, Sutton J. Partial Hepatectomy is Safe and Effective for Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025;32:S152–S152.

Department of Urology

  1. Guan G, Neelam S, Studnia J, Cheng XS, Melcher ML, Rees MA, Roth AE, Somaini P, Ashlagi I. Insights From Refusal Patterns for Deceased Donor Kidney Offers. Transplantation. 2025 Nov 1;109(11):1774-1782. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000005434
  2. Bunnapradist S, Leca N, Zaky ZS, Stratta RJ, Khamash HA, Shihab F, Ekwenna O, Aldana-Campos M, Kahwaji J, Biancone L, Maw TT, Biagini DG, Kaur N, Prewett A, Gude G, Van Hummelen P, Bloom MS, Demko Z, Rabinowitz M, Chapman SL, Gauthier P, Bhorade S, Tabriziani H, Qazi Y; PEDAL investigators. Associations between donor-derived cell-free DNA dynamics and clinical outcomes after kidney allograft rejection: A prospective, multicenter study. Am J Transplant. 2025 Dec;25(12):2543-2553. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2025.07.2470

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