December 2025 publications

Congratulations to everybody who was published in December! Published faculty were Doctors Mohammad Aladaileh, Martin Back, Dejana Braithwaite, Michol Cooper, Chasen Croft, Sergio Duarte, Philip Efron, Jennifer Fieber, Song Han, Thomas Huber, Steven Hughes, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Shama Karanth, Robert Maile, Ibrahim Nassour, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Jaimar Rincon, Ellen Sattenson, Salvatore Scali, Rushi Shah, Samir Shah, Krista Terracina, Patrick Underwood, Gilbert Upchurch, Jae Yang, Ali Zarrinpar.

See the full list of publications below

American Heart Journal

• Hill KD, Koerner J, Hong H, Li JS, Hornik C, Kannankeril PJ, Jacobs JP, Baldwin HS, Jacobs ML, Graham EM, Blasiole B, Vener DF, Husain AS, Kumar SR, Benscoter A, Wald E, Karamlou T, Van Bergen AH, Overman D, Eghtesady P, Butts R, Kim JS, Scott JP, Anderson BR, Swartz MF, O’Brien SM. A Bayesian re-analysis of the STRESS trial. Am Heart J. 2026 Feb;292:107282. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.09.014. Epub 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 41015071; PMCID: PMC12527032.

American Heart Journal Plus

• Shah KB, Xiang L, Shah SK, Adler RR, Weissman JS. Dementia is associated with higher mortality and worse patient-centered outcomes after complex and high-risk coronary artery stenting. Am Heart J Plus. 2025 Dec 2;61:100689. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100689. PMID: 41459320; PMCID: PMC12741458.

Annals of Plastic Surgery

• Ahmed SH, Shekouhi R, Safeek R, Chim H. Reconstruction of massive ventral hernias with free latissimus dorsi flap: patient-reported outcomes analysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004585. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41418067.
• Campbell CA, Wen E, Chaffin A, Mortell T, Satteson E, Perdikis G, Kalmar C, Ogunleye A; Southeastern Collaborative of Academic Plastic Surgeons. Evaluating the performance of different pedicles in reduction mammoplasty: a comparative analysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004584. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41418049.

Annals of Surgical Oncology

• Chopra A, He HZ, Milosevic J, Tirukkovalur N, El Asmar R, Nassour I, Nunns G, Chen M, Chen J, Jiang S, Singhi AD, Saeed A, Zhang J, Lee K, Zureikat A, Zheng SY, Paniccia A. ASO visual abstract: KRAS mutation allele frequency dynamics in plasma extracellular vesicles: associations with survival in localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Feb;33(2):1657-1658. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18842-0. PMID: 41385069.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

• Kumar SR, Goldstone AB, Heuerman H, Jacobs JP, O’Brien JE Jr, Pizarro C, Subačius H, Eghtesady P. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2024 update on outcomes and research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec 20:S0003-4975(25)01258-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41429238.

BMJ Case Reports

• Perkins O, Becker TK, Rackauskas M, Maybauer MO. Conversion from veno-arterial to veno-pulmonary ECMO for refractory pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure after orthotopic liver transplantation. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Dec 15;18(12):e267951. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-267951. PMID: 41397768.

Cancer Control

• Akin-Olugbemi O, Lucas D, Okoro J, Frimpong E, Bulusu R, Stone R, Flores-Rozas H, Agyare E, Jackson T, Ablordeppey S, Mohammed S, Vintilla B, Herremans K, Underwood PW, Delitto D, Thompson G, Riner AN, Trevino J, Hughes SJ, Han S, Yoon SL, Gobin C, Salhia B, Okunieff P, Fredenburg KM, Allen JM, Machona B, Reams RR, Wilkie DJ. Building equitable cancer research infrastructure: successful transfer of patient-derived xenograft technology to a historically black university. Cancer Control. 2025 Jan-Dec;32:10732748251401261. doi: 10.1177/10732748251401261. Epub 2025 Dec 21. PMID: 41424018; PMCID: PMC12722686.

Cancers

• Aduse-Poku L, Yaghjyan L, Kimmel SE, Datta S, Karanth SD, Yang JJ, Washington C, Braithwaite D. MRI-derived body composition and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: UK Biobank study. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Dec 18;17(24):4036. doi: 10.3390/cancers17244036. PMID: 41463284.
• Reeves M, Chambers A, Shrestha A, Duarte S, Zarrinpar A, Malany S, Peddibhotla S. Targeting CXCR6 disrupts β-Catenin signaling and enhances sorafenib response in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Nov 28;17(23):3818. doi: 10.3390/cancers17233818. PMID: 41375019.
• Valvi N, Groenewold M, Terracina K, Verma H, Shrestha P, Hitchcock KE, Braithwaite D, Karanth SD. Neighborhood disadvantage and cardiovascular mortality among colorectal cancer survivors. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Nov 26;17(23):3782. doi: 10.3390/cancers17233782. PMID: 41374984; PMCID: PMC12691430.

Clinical Transplantation

• Younis M, Mederos CI, Miller CM, Kumar P, Ishaq A, Mu A, Gries C, Reams V, Aladaileh MA, Rackauskas M, Kaza V, Bollineni S, Torres F, Emtiazjoo A, Timofte I. Belatacept-based immunosuppression and donor-specific antibodies in lung transplant: a multi-institutional retrospective study. Clin Transplant. 2025 Dec;39(12):e70415. doi: 10.1111/ctr.70415. PMID: 41369308.

Frontiers in Immunology

• Kim HG, Rincon JC, Efron PA, Maile R. DAMP-driven trained immunity: metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in critical illness and chronic inflammation. Front Immunol. 2025 Nov 24;16:1669054. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1669054. PMID: 41368629.

Journal of Surgical Research

• Paudel B, Fieber J, Ahmed A, Shao C, Shah R, Agarwal A, Giansiracusa M, Qumseya B, Zori AG, Forsmark C, Novikov AA. Earlier index endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is associated with biliary stricture resolution after orthotopic liver transplant. J Surg Res. 2025 Dec 17;317:446-452. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.11.056. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41411772.
• Dixit D, Warren C, Duarte S, Neal D, Cabrera R, Zori AG, Zarrinpar A. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Surg Res. 2025 Dec 6;317:116-131. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.11.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41354024.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

• Lorenzo M, Coimbra R, Croft CA, Hartwell JL, Schuster KS, Moore EE, Schreiber MA, Biffl WL, Livingston DH, Croce MA, Karmy-Jones R, Kuckelman JP, Namias N, McIntyre RC Jr, Keric N, Hynes AM, Tesoriero R, Privette AR, Magee GA, Schellenberg M, Kopelman TR, Kerwin AJ, Bower KL, Sperry JL, Malhotra A, Fox CJ, Stein DM. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Penetrating thoracic injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004853. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41417725.

Journal of Vascular Surgery

• Columbo JA, Martinez-Camblor P, Suckow BD, Krafcik BM, Hicks CW, Huber TS, Scali ST, Stone DH. Rethinking the impact of amaurosis with contemporary outcomes of carotid endarterectomy among patients with transient monocular blindness. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec 29:S0741-5214(25)02225-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.11.041. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41475584.
• Blakeslee-Carter J, Robinson S, Scali ST, Novak Z, Shahid Z, Huber TS, Beck AW. Cause-specific long-term mortality after physician-modified branched/fenestrated endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec 6:S0741-5214(25)02071-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.100. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41360189.
• Repella GF, Ninmer EK, Cruise A, Farivar BS, Clouse WD, Tracci M, Scali ST, Weaver ML. Evaluating the Vascular Quality Initiative’s role in advancing minority health and health disparities research-a scoping review. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec 4:S0741-5214(25)02048-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.098. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41352575.
• Anderson EM, Scali ST, Fazzone BJ, Jacobs BN, Cooper MA, Shah SK, Shahid Z, Upchurch GR Jr, Back MR, Huber TS. Outcomes after surgical management of suprarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic infections. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec 19:S0741-5214(25)02235-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.12.157. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41423028.

Journal of Wound Care

• Vonu PM, Ali M, Safeek RH, Otero R, Virk S, Chim H, Satteson ES. Disparities in pressure ulcer flap reconstruction associated with barriers to accessing postoperative care. J Wound Care. 2025 Dec 1;34(Sup12a):S17-S24. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2022.0172. PMID: 41348189.

JTCVS Open

• Makkinejad A, Hamilton BCS, Hawkins RB, Fukuhara S, Kim K, Tang P, Patel HJ, Pagani F, Ailawadi G, Yang B. The effect of surgeon experience on the short-term outcomes of aortic annular enlargement. JTCVS Open. 2025 Oct 9;28:36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2025.09.039. PMID: 41473041.

Medical Anthropology

• Strong AE, Shah SK. Hidden threats: patient decision-making around abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in the United States. Med Anthropol. 2025;44(8):758-771. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2025.2592548. Epub 2025 Dec 2. PMID: 41328545.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• Ogunleye AA, Campbell CA, Satteson E, Chaffin A, Kalmar CL, White-Dzuro CG, Smith J, Blondin M, Nichols DS, Puyana S, Ndem I, Akhavan A, Perdikis G; Southeastern Collaborative of Academic Plastic Surgeons. Drain use and complications after breast reduction in a five-academic-institution cohort. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012688. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41344342.

Transplant Immunology

• Younis M, Miller CM, Mederos CI, Ishaq A, Kumar P, Saha B, Gries C, Reams V, Kaza V, Bollineni S, Torres F, Aladaileh MA, Rackauskas M, Timofte I, Emtiazjoo A. Conversion to belatacept-based immunosuppression as a calcineurin sparing regimen in lung transplant: a multi-institutional retrospective study. Transpl Immunol. 2026 Feb;94:102330. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2025.102330. Epub 2025 Nov 29. PMID: 41325942.