Congratulations to everybody published in October! Published faculty were Doctors Thomas Beaver, Guoshuai Cai, Philip Efron, Kirsten Freeman, Song Han, Steven Hughes, Jeffrey Jacobs, Sailesh Konda, Tyler Loftus, Robert Maile, Tomas Martin, Lyle Moldawer, Giles Peek, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Steven Raymond, Martin Rosenthal, George Sarosi, Salvatore Scali, Ashish Sharma, Aditya Shirali, Yuriy Stukov, Janice Taylor, Gilbert Upchurch, Jr., Jae Jeong Yang, and Ali Zarrinpar.
Read on for the list of publications.
Anesthesiology
- Sekela ME, Snyder EL, Welsby IJ, Toyoda Y, Alsammak M, Sodha NR, Beaver TM, Pelletier JPR, Gorham JD, McNeil JS, Sniecinski RM, Pearl RG, Nuttall GA, Sarode R, Reece TB, Benjamin RJ; and the ReCePI Study Collaborators. Transfusion of amustaline/glutathione pathogen-reduced red blood cells in cardiac surgery: a randomized phase 3 clinical trial. Anesthesiology. 2025 Nov 1;143(5):1196-1210. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005716. Epub 2025 Aug 12. PMID: 41085306; PMCID: PMC12513042.
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Krebs JR, Bellotti P, Ueland W, Valisno JAC, Joseph Manual Kollareth D, Sharma S, Su G, Hartman JB, Adithan A, Spinosa M, Kamat M, Garrett T, Cai G, Sharma AK, Upchurch GR Jr. Pharmacological Inhibition of ferroptosis attenuates experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm formation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 Nov;45(11):2053-2068. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.323269. Epub 2025 Oct 2. PMID: 41036562.
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
- van Nispen J, Bradley G, Rackauskas M, Rawal SB, Mulvoy W, Maybauer MO. Venoarterial extracorporeal life support in circulatory shock secondary to severe vasoplegia from ramipril overdose. Ann Card Anaesth. 2025 Oct 1;28(4):502-504. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_40_25. Epub 2025 Oct 13. PMID: 41081699.
Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Thompson GR, Yu F, Han S, Tushoski-Aleman G, McKean JA, Hughes SJ, Shirali AS. Age-associated alterations in cytokine and extracellular matrix remodeling in the papillary thyroid cancer tumor microenvironment. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18473-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41083825.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Nayak A, Cascino TM, DeFilippis EM, Hanff TC, Cevasco M, Keenan J, Zhen-Yu Tong M, Kilic A, Koehl D, Cantor R, Jacobs JP, Habib RH, Kirklin JK, Cowger JA, Pagani FD, Silvestry SC. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2025 Annual Report: focus on outcomes in older adults. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Oct 31:S0003-4975(25)01060-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41177301.
- Jacobs JP, Overman DM, Romano JC, Dearani JA. Adjustment for case mix in congenital heart surgery: the role of procedure specific factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Oct 31:S0003-4975(25)01065-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41177298.
- Jacobs JP, Bowdish ME. The rationale for the creation of an AfroScore. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Oct 18:S0003-4975(25)00995-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.09.034. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41115494.
ASAIO Journal
- Cools E, Swol J, Wanscher M, Brugger H, Pasquier M, McIntosh S, Musi M, Oshiro K, Gordon L, Walpoth B, Hoffman JRH, Follis F, Zafren K, Paal P, Giraud R, Podsiadlo P, Martucci G, Darocha T, O’Neil E, Peek GJ; Reviewers:. ELSO 2025 Narrative guideline on the use of ECMO for accidental hypothermia. ASAIO J. 2025 Oct 22. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002557. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41128452.
Critical Care Medicine
- Kueht M, Patel MS, Zarrinpar A; American Society of Transplant Surgeons Donor Research Policy & Advocacy Task Force. Perspectives on deceased donor intervention research-opportunities and the imperative for continued progress. Crit Care Med. 2025 Oct 20. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006898. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41114589.
Dermatologic Surgery
- Jain NP, Hoegler K, Werbel T, Konda S. Repair of an extensive defect on the nape of the neck and occipital scalp. Dermatol Surg. 2025 Oct 3. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004897. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41042194.
JACC Case Reports
- Murillo-Solera A, Holmvard O, Bilgili A, Karanam V, Tafur-Mejia JC, Beaver TM. Minimally invasive valve-sparing approach for mitral leaflet perforation. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Oct 29;30(34):105585. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105585. PMID: 41173632.
- Jimenez Contreras F, Stinson GP, Kohtz PD, Gilmore BF, Upchurch GR Jr, Martin TD. First-in-human explantation for infection of the novel thoracic branched endograft. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Oct 29;30(34):105479. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105479. PMID: 41173629.
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Fernandez R, Ius F, Reyes JEM, de Manna ND, Leon-Pena A, Hartwig M, Ghadimi K, Langer NB, Osho AA, Kashem M, Toyoda Y, Emtiazjoo A, Rackauskas M, Ceulemans LJ, Vanluyten C, Huddleston S, Kathirvel S, Carrasco SC, Sanchez PG, Ramamurthy U, Van Raemdonck D, Loor G. Outcomes of central versus peripheral arterial cannulation for intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Oct 8:S1053-2498(25)02310-1. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.09.025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41072743.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Green A, Ramos-Gonzalez G, Alleyne MM, DeRosa J, Cappiello C, Crosier C, Demehri FR, Koenig SM, Kunisaki SM, McLean SE, Meisel JA, Russell RT, Scholz S, Taylor JA, Snyder CW, Chandler NM; Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network. Reliability of external caliper-based measurements for identifying severe pectus excavatum: Results from a multi-institutional regional consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Oct 27;61(1):162768. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162768. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41161378.
- Tagge EP, Raymond SL, McRae J, Berman L, Barry M, Tagge DG, Raval MV, Khan FA. Pediatric surgery and healthcare quality: Historical exemplars of quality improvement and the seven basic tools of quality. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Oct 3:162718. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162718. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41047115.
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Ahmed SH, Hall DC, Smadi BM, Shekouhi R, Chim H. Machine learning can aid in the differential diagnosis of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Nov;110:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.09.004. Epub 2025 Sep 5. PMID: 41038033.
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Chen G, Xie Z, Sahin I, Zhu Y, Yoon HS, Turner K, Yang JJ, Hong YR. Examining colorectal cancer treatment patterns and outcomes in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Patients, 2007-2020. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Oct 20. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02713-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41114767.
Journal of Surgical Education
- Brasel KJ, Scott-Smith C, Barry C, Lindeman B, Sarosi G, Minter R, Jones A, Mellinger J, Buyske J. Experience With EPAs during the year of progressive engagement. J Surg Educ. 2025 Dec;82(12):103713. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103713. Epub 2025 Oct 18. PMID: 41109804.
Journal of Surgical Research
- Kabbash M, Snider I, Neal D, Patel P, Pilecki M, Gonsalves C, Leon M, Dziegielewski P, Shaw CM, Shirali AS. Age, not frailty, is associated with thyroidectomy of indeterminate thyroid nodules. J Surg Res. 2025 Oct 23;315:741-746. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.083. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41135324.
- Holmstrom AL, Williams-Karnesky R, White E, Sarosi G, Brasel K, Lindeman B. Entrustable professional activities beyond engagement: best practices from across the training continuum. J Surg Res. 2025 Oct 23;315:722-730. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.08.018. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41135322.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Watkins AA, Shehata DG, Holler E, Lopez E, Pan JM, Varghese TK Jr, Doty AA, Erkmen CP, Cooke DT, Odell DD, Freeman K, Servais EL, Hu YY, Bilimoria KY, Ceppa DP. National evaluation of mistreatment and well-being in cardiothoracic surgery trainees. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Oct 14:S0022-5223(25)00875-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.10.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41101586.
Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Sickels AD, Filiberto AC, Novak Z, Rowse J, Kopecky K, Jones DW, Scali ST, Columbo JA, Stone DH, Beck AW. Textbook outcomes for lower extremity bypass: A useful quality metric for care optimization. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct 2:S0741-5214(25)01779-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.09.045. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41046048.
JTCVS Techniques
- Murillo-Solera A, Karanam V, Azarrafiy R, Williams IE, Holmvard O, Umar MF, Beaver TM. Giant 8-cm coronary artery aneurysm: Surgical management. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Jul 18;33:139-141. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.06.026. PMID: 41112465; PMCID: PMC12529711.
Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal
- Stukov Y, Gavrylyshin A, Salo S, Levchyshyna OV, Lazoryshynets V, Jacobs JP. Rapidly growing coronary aneurysm following purulent pericarditis. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2025 Oct 22;21(1):106-110. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1650. PMID: 4114138.
Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Solera AM, Karanam V, Brinkley L, Azarrafiy R, Adams A, Khanna A, Leon G, Holmvard O, Stukov Y, Jacobs JP, Beaver TM. Open aortic root in a porcelain aorta when TAVR is not feasible. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Oct 16;2025. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2025.119. PMID: 41114565.
NPJ Biomedical Innovations
- Simonovich JA, Macias SL, Zhou M, Portelli M, Verma I, Wanchoo A, Kwiatkowski AJ, Helm EY, Ngo TB, Islam S, Segura CM, Nguyen JV, Maile R, Wallet SM, Hudalla GA, Avram D, Keselowsky BG. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-galectin-3 fusion protein remodels inflammatory and fibrotic programs, ameliorating imiquimod-induced psoriasis. NPJ Biomed Innov. 2025;2(1):36. doi: 10.1038/s44385-025-00040-y. Epub 2025 Oct 22. PMID: 41142466.
Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Brown M, Rosenthal M. Using the quality enhancement research initiative framework for implementation science in clinical nutrition. Nutr Clin Pract. 2025 Dec;40(6):1387-1392. doi: 10.1002/ncp.70058. Epub 2025 Oct 26. PMID: 41139283.
Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Polites SF, Aldrink JH, Lautz TB, Vierkant RA, Ragan MV, Reiter A, Chen SY, Kim ES, Rinehardt HN, Malek MM, Fleming AM, Murphy AJ, Roach JP, Radhakrishnan S, Kastenberg ZJ, Piche N, Osman Y, Iii HNL, Tracy ET, Favela J, Le HD, Marquart J, Craig B, Lal DR, Seemann N, Petroze R, Rich BS, Glick RD, Selesner L, Yoo A, Fialkowski E, Brown EG, Boehmer C, Dasgupta R, Langham MR Jr. Characteristics of transfusion and association with oncologic outcomes in hepatoblastoma resection. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Dec;72(12):e32029. doi: 10.1002/pbc.32029. Epub 2025 Sep 3. PMID: 40899404.
Shock
- Caldwell CC, Maile R, Mazer MB, McGonagill PW, Bergmann CB, Gould RW, Rao M, Hernández-Ríos M, Ungaro RF, Loftus TJ, Efron PA, Remy KE, Brakenridge SC, Badovinac VP, Griffith TS, Hotchkiss RS, Moldawer LL. Quantifying nuance within sepsis-associated immune suppression toward diagnostic certainty. Shock. 2025 Oct 21. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002745. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41166166.
- Kim HG, Gauthier ML, Higgs A, Hernandez DA, Zhou M, Brant JO, Bacher RL, Darden DB, Wallet SM, Mathews CE, Moldawer LL, Efron PA, Kladde MP, Maile R. Chromatin remodeling and transcriptional silencing define the dynamic innate immune response of tissue resident macrophages after burn injury. Shock. 2025 Oct 22. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002746. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41166121.
- Mankowski RT, Manini TM, Brakenridge SC, Efron PA, Mardini MT. Survivors of surgical sepsis demonstrate poor long-term free-living physical activity levels. Shock. 2025 Sep 22. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002727. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41166114.
- Zeidan RS, Reinhard S, Sykes S, Price C, Wallet S, Maile R, Efron P, Mankowski RT, Anton S. Macrophages polarization as a potential driver and a therapeutic target for sepsis-induced cognitive impairment in older adults. Shock. 2025 Oct 13. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002723. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41115112.