Congratulations to everybody published in July! Published faculty were Doctors Thomas Beaver, Kevin Behrns, Scott Berceli, Mark Bleiweis, Sergio Duarte, Philip Efron, Kirsten Freeman, Jeffrey Jacobs, George Sarosi, Song Han, Thomas Huber, Steven Hughes, Shawn Larson, Tyler Loftus, Ibrahim Nassour, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Steven Raymond, Martin Rosenthal, Salvatore Scali, Samir Shah, Christiana Shaw, Aditya Shirali, Georgios Vrakas, William Weir, and Ali Zarrinpar.
American Journal of Surgery
- Manisundaram N, Portuondo JI, Chen C, Bloomston M, Schmidt CR, Zyromski NJ, Ball CG, Morgan KA, Hughes SJ, Karanicolas PJ, Allendorf JD, Vollmer CM Jr, Brown KM, Velanovich V, Wood A, Chai C, Hsu C, Silberfein E, Barakat O, Van Buren G, Fisher WE, Erstad D, Camp ER. Exploring the role of quality of life in surgical decision making for patients undergoing pancreatectomy. Am J Surg. 2025 Jul 16;248:116523. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116523. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40706119.
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Landolt L, Goldstein JC, Weir W, Rackauskas M, AbuRahma J. Intraoperative plasma exchange for sensitized lung transplantation candidate leads to significant perioperative coagulopathy. Ann Card Anaesth. 2025 Jul 1;28(3):325-328. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_11_25. Epub 2025 Jul 8. PMID: 40629792.
Annals of Surgery
- Lindeman B, Scott-Smith C, Jones A, Sarosi GA Jr, Minter RM, Jung S, Jesneck J, Thanawala R, Mellinger JD, Buyske J, Brasel KJ. Practice readiness of chief residents in a national sample during the first year of EPA assessments. Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 15. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006839. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40662595.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Perry T, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Sweberg T, Huang B, Chen C, Cooper DS, Thiagarajan RR, Brunetti MA, Lasa JJ, Cheung EW, Kumar SR, Adachi I, Ashfaq A, Maeda K, Zafar F, Morales DLS. Stabilizing the unstable: an analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database of children supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jul 8:S0003-4975(25)00610-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.06.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40639782.
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
- Bruner J, Adams K, Grey S, Aghaee M, Duarte S, Zarrinpar A, Moore H. Understanding immune dynamics in liver transplant through mathematical modeling. Bull Math Biol. 2025 Jul 19;87(8):112. doi: 10.1007/s11538-025-01480-8. PMID: 40684069.
Diabetes
- Wasserfall CH, Forsmark CE, Li S, Li L, Hart PA, Goodarzi MO, Kudva YC, Bellin MD, Yadav D, Conwell DL, Serrano J, Andersen DK, Fisher W, Casu A, Cusi K, Hughes SJ, Fogel E, Park W, Van Den Eeden SK; Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes, and Pancreatic Cancer. Type 1 diabetes autoantibodies in acute, recurrent acute, and chronic pancreatitis. Diabetes. 2025 Sep 1;74(9):1603-1612. doi: 10.2337/db24-0931. PMID: 40633067.
Future cardiology
- Beaver T, Bavaria JE, Griffith B, Svensson LG, Pibarot P, Borger MA, Sharaf OM, Heimansohn DA, Thourani VH, Blackstone EH, Puskas JD; COMMENCE Trial Investigators. A study assessing the performance, safety, and durability of a new bioprosthetic aortic valve after up to seven years in the heart: a plain language summary. Future Cardiol. 2025 Aug;21(10):739-751. doi: 10.1080/14796678.2025.2523665. Epub 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40671419.
Genome Medicine
- Kadyan S, Park G, Singh TP, Patoine C, Singar S, Heise T, Domeier C, Ray C, Kumar M, Behare PV, Chakrabarty P, Efron P, Sheffler J, Nagpal R. Microbiome-based therapeutics towards healthier aging and longevity. Genome Med. 2025 Jul 1;17(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13073-025-01493-x. PMID: 40597414; PMCID: PMC12220006.
JAMA Surgery
- Marwaha JS, Shickel B, Loftus TJ. Large language models for surgical workflow optimization. JAMA Surg. 2025 Aug 1;160(8):902. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.2134. PMID: 40632543.
JMIR Medical Informatics
- Balch JA, Desaraju SS, Nolan VJ, Vellanki D, Buchanan TR, Brinkley LM, Penev Y, Bilgili A, Patel A, Chatham CE, Vanderbilt DM, Uddin R, Bihorac A, Efron P, Loftus TJ, Rahman P, Shickel B. Language models for multilabel document classification of surgical concepts in exploratory laparotomy operative notes: algorithm development study. JMIR Med Inform. 2025 Jul 9;13:e71176. doi: 10.2196/71176. PMID: 40632815; PMCID: PMC12266303.
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Moon J, Greiten L, VanderPluym C, Peng DM, Butto A, Butts R, Auerbach SR, Su J, Zinn M, Khan S, Byrnes J, Lorts A, Amdani S, Absi M, Dykes J, Joong A, Bearl D, Law S, Nandi D, Wilkens S, Engelhardt K, May L, Vaughn G, Parent JJ, Friedland-Little J, Mokshagundam D, Conway J, Spinner J, Aljohani O, Bleiweis M, Shezad MF, O’Connor MJ. Contemporary outcomes of mechanical circulatory support using paracorporeal continuous flow pump in children: a report from the ACTION learning network. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jun 30:S1053-2498(25)02054-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.06.018. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40602507.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
- Greenberg ZF, Ali S, Brock A, Jiang J, Schmittgen TD, Han S, Hughes SJ, Graim KS, He M. Nanomaterial isolated extracellular vesicles enable high precision identification of tumor biomarkers for pancreatic cancer liquid biopsy. J Nanobiotechnology. 2025 Jul 1;23(1):467. doi: 10.1186/s12951-025-03527-3. PMID: 40598203.
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Mundi MS, Mechanick JI, Patel J, Newberry C, Sankararaman S, Rosenthal M, Mohamed Elfadil O, Bering J, Katz J, Stoppe C, Martindale R, McClave S. Roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for the nutrition support physician working with adults: a critical review. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2025 Jul 2. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2790. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40605397.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Minhas A, Thobani H, Javid A, McRae J, Mladenov G, Farber B, Radulescu A, Khan F, Raymond SL. Discharge opioid prescriptions following pediatric appendectomy: a NSQIP-P study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 17;60(10):162475. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162475. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40683348.
Journal of Surgical Research
- Pilecki MJ, Herremans KM, Neal D, Kabbash MS, Shaw CM, Nassour I, Shirali AS. Nodal metastases in oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid are associated with decreased survival. J Surg Res. 2025 Jul 25;314:38-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.06.072. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40714458.
Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Newton LE, Ponukumati A, Zwain G, Korves C, Mao J, Moore K, Arya S, Alabi O, Scali S, Greenleaf E, Suckow B, Stone D, Spangler E, Goodney P. Association between imaging surveillance compliance and long-term outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair at US Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jul 21:S0741-5214(25)01499-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.06.113. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40701352.
Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Freeman K, Brinkley L, Azarrafiy R, Jones TE, Beaver T. Pulmonary embolism in-transit crossing the mitral and aortic valve. J Vis Exp. 2025 Jul 3;(221). doi: 10.3791/67682. PMID: 40690465.
Kidney Medicine
- Anderson EM, Huber TS, Neal D, Berceli SA, Shah SK, Stone DH, Scali ST; Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study Group. The impact of reintervention on arteriovenous fistula maturation and functional patency in the hemodialysis fistula maturation study. Kidney Med. 2025 May 26;7(8):101036. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2025.101036. PMID: 40740721; PMCID: PMC12304899.
Lancet: Oncology
- Palaz F, Duarte S, Zarrinpar A. CRISPR-engineered T-cell therapies: some clarifications needed. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Aug;26(8):e403. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00362-6. PMID: 40744034.
Metabolomics
- Lee TH, Wegermann K, Safeek R, Mock M, Lusk S, John-Williams LS, Thompson WJ, Lucas JE, Moseley MA, Patel K, Naggie S. Bioactive lipid profiles as non-invasive biomarkers of advanced fibrosis in people with HIV/HCV co-infection. Metabolomics. 2025 Jul 1;21(4):96. doi: 10.1007/s11306-025-02293-5. PMID: 40593386.
Pediatric Surgery International
- Wnuk M, Thielhelm J, Petroze R, Larson S, Islam S. Barking dogs do bite: animal-related injuries in children. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025 Jun 30;41(1):200. doi: 10.1007/s00383-025-06107-6. PMID: 40588555.
Scientific Reports
- Ladd AD, Angeli-Pahim I, Lewis D, Warren C, Nittu S, Lamba J, Duarte S, Zarrinpar A. Donor and recipient genetic variants in drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters affect early tacrolimus pharmacokinetics after liver transplantation. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 2;15(1):23508. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-09296-1. PMID: 40604035.
Studies in Health and Technology Information
- Yu S, Pruinelli L. A holistic investigation of nursing workflows and assessment of susceptibility across different levels of work seniority: a mixed-methods study. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2025 Jun 26;328:444-448. doi: 10.3233/SHTI250756. PMID: 40588963.
Surgery
- McKean JA, Hamilton JS, Tushoski-Aleman G, Thompson G, Herremans K, Han S, Nassour I, Behrns KE, Hughes SJ. Cumulative sum analysis after the initial learning curve for laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: does one continue to learn? Surgery. 2025 Jul 15;186:109543. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109543. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40669144.
Transplant International
- Santos AH, Ibrahim H, Alquadan K, Belal A, Leghrouz M, Mehta R, Wen X, Vrakas G. Risk Factors for one-year post-nephrectomy decline in renal function of living kidney donors: quantile regression analysis based on estimated glomerular filtration rate reduction percentiles. Transpl Int. 2025 Jun 23;38:14749. doi: 10.3389/ti.2025.14749. PMID: 40626203.