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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine

Publications

Browse the list below to catch up on the most recent faculty publications. For more information on our research, see the Emergency Medicine section on Northwestern Scholars.

  1. Jibrell H, Malik S, King C, Samady W  Navigating Solid Food Introduction: A Qualitative Exploration of Caregivers' Beliefs, Readiness, and Influences on Infant Feeding Practices.  J Pediatr Clin Pract  2026 Dec;22:200231. pii:200231
  2. Mollo AF, McCarthy DM, Cameron KA, Rafferty M, Dong S, Lee J, VanWagner LB, Fellner A, Kontrick AV  Communication of incidental findings in the ED: Patient perspectives.  Patient Educ Couns  2026 Nov;152:109801. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2026.109801
  3. Coneybeare D, Alerhand S, Bailitz J, Eke O, Liu R, Caretta-Weyer H, Taylor L, Stolz L, Adhikari S, Duran-Gehring P  et al.  Establishment of Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship Using a Nominal Group Technique.  AEM Educ Train  2026 Oct;10(5):e70254. pii:e70254
  4. Baloescu C, Bailitz J, Cheema B, Agarwala R, Jankowski M, Eke O, Liu R, Nomura J, Stolz L, Gargani L  et al.  Artificial Intelligence Enables Nonexperts to Automatically Capture Lung Ultrasound Clips Containing B-Lines.  Ultrasound Med Biol  2026 Sep 11;. pii:S0301-5629(26)00314-5
  5. Morrison CN, Bushover BR, Crowe RP, Mills CW, Lo AX, Rundle AG  Improving Inferences Regarding Patient Events Using Emergency Medical Services Response-Based Data.  Ann Emerg Med  2026 Sep;88(3):362-369. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2026.02.018
  6. Jang H, Graffy PM, Barrett BW, Horton DE, Chan JL, Kho AN  Identifying heat-related diagnoses in emergency department visits among adults in Chicago: A heat-wide association study.  Sci Adv  2026 Aug 28;12(35):eaed3977. pii:eaed3977
  7. Lundberg A, Unick GJ, Mccarthy DM, Welch SB, Noland K, Lawler K, Mason M, Post L, Parker ST  Association between undetermined intent death classification and county death investigation system for drug poisoning deaths in nine US jurisdictions.  Inj Prev  2026 Aug 13;. pii:ip-2025-046028
  8. Zhang X, Yang B, Boden-Albala B, Anton-Culver H, Allison M, Van Horn L, Madsen TE, Malik S, Manson JE, Neuhouser ML  et al.  Intake of B vitamins and their circulating levels in relation to incident stroke in women and men: Findings from two national prospective cohorts in the United States.  Am J Prev Cardiol  2026 Aug;28:101534. pii:101534
  9. Malik S, Jibrell H, King C, Samady W  Parental Experiences with Solid Food Introduction - A Qualitative Analysis of the Feeding Approach.  Acad Pediatr  2026 Aug;26(6):103358. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2026.103358
  10. Hopson LR, Caretta-Weyer H, Ankel F, Cooney R, Fant A, Hall AK, Jacobson J, Kropf CW, Kulkarmi M, Lall MD  et al.  Outcomes of the SAEM Competency-Based Medical Education Consensus Conference: Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing CBME.  AEM Educ Train  2026 Jun;10(3):e70221. pii:e70221
  11. Brown JR, Le NN, De Schutter A, Miller D, Riscinti M, Bailitz J, Borad N, Carnell J, Diller D, Dreyfus A  et al.  Defining Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Competency for Emergency Medicine: A Delphi-Method Consensus Statement.  AEM Educ Train  2026 Jun;10(3):e70207. pii:e70207
  12. Vivekanantha P, Cruickshank M, Bouchard MD, Kay J, Lesniak B, Nagai K, Almasri M, Meena A, Malik S, Johnson J  et al.  Surgeon-perceived risk factors for revision after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction show global agreement with regional differences.  J ISAKOS  2026 Jun;18:101114. doi:10.1016/j.jisako.2026.101114
  13. Reardon AWT, Kim HS  The Importance of Addiction Medicine Education for Emergency Medicine Residents and Opportunities to Increase Uptake of Evidence-Based Interventions for Substance Use Disorder.  Ann Emerg Med  2026 Jun;87(6):751-756. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.11.012
  14. Friedman AB, Adjei-Poku MN, Schadt LA, Li Y, Cappola AR, Kelz RR, Hwang U, Kowdley G, Mwinyogle A, Trueger NS  Clinical Features, CT Imaging Decisions and Yield by Age in Adults With Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 May;33(5):e70299. pii:e70299
  15. Southerland LT, Mowbray FI, Tarnovsky IA, Lo AX, Lee S, Harper K, Ryer SV, Maddow CL, Carpenter CR, Malsch AJ  et al.  Multi-Factorial and Multi-Component Fall Prevention Interventions Initiated From the Emergency Department: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Apr;33(4):e70245. pii:e70245
  16. Seidenfeld J, Chary A, Gettel C, Haimovich AD, Fischer MA, Wright RM, Goldberg E, Lin M, Dresden SM, Shah MN  et al.  Recruiting People With Dementia in Emergency Research: Insights From Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research 2.0 Network (GEAR 2.0) Pilot Studies.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Apr;33(4):e70286. doi:10.1111/acem.70286
  17. Del Rossi R, Rundle A, Lo AX, AbiNader M  Substance use and injury severity in domestic assaults using emergency medical services (EMS) in the USA: a cross-sectional study.  Inj Prev  2026 Apr 01;. pii:ip-2025-045817
  18. Fihn SD, Jacobs EA, Kim HS, Tarini BA, Perencevich EN  JAMA Network Open-The Year in Review, 2025.  JAMA Netw Open  2026 Mar 02;9(3):e268216. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.8216
  19. Beachy S, McCarthy DM, Lenoir J, Gentsch A, Hass R, Witmer M, Ostroff P, Tupas M, Shughart L, Shughart H  et al.  Development and Validation of the Emergency Department Transitions Measure.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Mar;33(3):e70252. pii:e70252
  20. Southerland LT, Curiati PK, Shih RD, Lo AX, Harper K, Tarnovsky I, Brengartner A, Ragsdale L, Raukar N, Ryer S  et al.  Physical and Occupational Therapist Evaluations for Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department: A Geriatric ED Guidelines 2.0 Systematic Review.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Mar;33(3):e70201. pii:e70201
  21. Black LP, Hopson C, Puskarich MA, Modave F, McCarthy DM, DeVos E, Garvan C, Fernandez R, Guirgis FW  Time to Vasopressor Initiation Is Not Associated With Increased Mortality in Patients With Septic Shock.  Ann Emerg Med  2026 Mar;87(3):330-341. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.09.024
  22. Lee S, Lo AX, Hogan TM, van Oppen JD, Gettel CJ, Lapointe-Shaw L, Seidenfeld J, Hirata K, Aliberti MJR, Healy HS  et al.  A Systematic Review Evaluating Pain Assessment Strategies for Patients With Dementia in the Emergency Department: The Geriatric ED Guidelines 2.0.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Feb;33(2):e70230. pii:e70230
  23. Lo AX, Crowe M, Kennedy RE  U.S. Emergency Department Visits by Persons With Dementia: Impact of Medicare Claims Data and Undiagnosed Dementia.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Feb;33(2):e70236. pii:e70236
  24. McCarthy DM, VanWagner LB, Rafferty MR, Cameron KA, Lee J, Dong S, Fellner A, Kontrick AV  Improving diagnostic safety through STeatosis Identification, Risk stratification, and Referral pathway in the ED (STIRRED): Protocol for an effectiveness implementation trial.  Contemp Clin Trials  2026 Feb;161:108187. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2025.108187
  25. Kim HS, Schauer JM, Ciolino JD  Cluster-Randomized Trials in Emergency Care Research.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Feb;33(2):e70181. pii:e70181
  26. Lee S, Khoujah D, Eagles D, Kennedy M, Lo AX, Nickel CH, Arendts G, Ragsdale L, Seidenfeld J, de Wit K  et al.  GRADE-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Emergency Department Delirium Risk Stratification, Screening, and Brain Imaging in Older Patients With Suspected Delirium.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Feb;33(2):e70167. pii:e70167
  27. Miulli MM, Kim HS  U.S. Emergency Department Visits for Dizziness and Vertigo From 2016 to 2022.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Jan;33(1):e70214. pii:e70214
  28. Fellner A, Kim HS  [Not Available].  Ann Emerg Med  2026 Jan;87(1):127-128. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.08.006
  29. Hwang U, Sifnugel N, Cohen I, Han L, Araujo K, Bianco LM, Brandt CA, Capelli S, Carpenter CR, Cruz DS  et al.  The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Standardization Study (GEARSS): An Observational Study of Older Emergency Department Patients.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Jan;33(1):e70101. doi:10.1111/acem.70101
  30. Lee S, Suh M, Ragsdale L, Seidenfeld J, van Oppen JD, Lapointe-Shaw L, Diniz Hooper C, Jaramillo J, Wescott AB, Lo AX  et al.  A systematic review of interventions for persons living with dementia: The Geriatric ED Guidelines 2.0.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Jan;33(1):e70074. pii:e70074
  31. Burford KG, Lo AX, Quinn JW, Crowe RP, Just AC, Kondo MC, Beard JR, Rundle AG  Tree canopy cover and injurious pedestrian falls: a location-based case-control study.  Am J Epidemiol  2025 Dec 02;194(12):3529-3536. doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf231
  32. Adler DS, Bezerko M, Trueger NS, Lo AX  Foley Tubing as a Luer Adapter for Thoracic Lavage in Severe Hypothermia.  J Emerg Med  2025 Dec;79:502-506. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.09.025
  33. Pruitt P, Prabhakaran S, McCarthy DM, Holl JL, Courtney DM, Borczuk P, Naidech A  External validation and comparison of three prediction tools to identify low risk patients with isolated subdural hematomas.  Am J Emerg Med  2025 Dec;98:318-323. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2025.10.022
  34. Gunaga S, Carpenter CR, Kennedy M, Southerland LT, Lo AX, Lee S, Swan K, Mowbray F, Skains RM, Hogan TM  et al.  A Model for Developing Subspecialty Clinical Practice Guidelines: The Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0.  J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open  2025 Dec;6(6):100247. pii:100247
  35. Fellner A, Kim HS  Usual Care for Low Back Pain at United States Emergency Departments, 2016-2022.  Ann Emerg Med  2025 Dec;86(6):639-645. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.005
  36. Gupta M, Schoettler ML, Brazauskas R, Bo-Subait S, Orozco G, Battiwalla M, Buchbinder D, Hamilton BK, Savani BN, Schoemans H  et al.  Risk Factors for Solid Organ Graft Failure and Death in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients Undergoing Solid Organ Transplantation: A Retrospective Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Study.  Transplantation  2025 Oct 01;109(10):1626-1638. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000005397
  37. Gupta M, Schoettler ML, Orozco G, Brazauskas R, Bo-Subait S, Battiwalla M, Buchbinder D, Hamilton BK, Savani BN, Schoemans H  et al.  Risk Factors for Solid Organ Graft Failure and Death in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Retrospective Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Study.  Transplantation  2025 Oct 01;109(10):1611-1625. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000005377
  38. Chan TM, Trueger NS, Maggio LA, Ting DK, Sherbino J, Thoma B  A User's Guide to Open Educational Resources in Medical Education.  Cureus  2025 Sep;17(9):e93394. pii:e93394
  39. Baloescu C, Bailitz J, Gottlieb M  User Trust in Artificial Intelligence-Guided Lung Ultrasound-Reply.  JAMA Cardiol  2025 Sep 01;10(9):968. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2025.2056
  40. Gifford A, McClellan C, Daven M, Ellenbogen M, Foster B, Gil H, Johnson J, Jobe D, Carpenter CR, Dresden SM  et al.  Engaging Community Reviewers: The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (2.0)-Advancing Dementia Care Network Approach.  J Am Geriatr Soc  2025 Sep;73(9):2678-2684. doi:10.1111/jgs.19515
  41. Slocum JD, Jelke D, Mai Q, Johnson JK, Nguyen MLT, Cong L, Chandrasekaran A, Holl JL, Moklyak Y, Mis J  et al.  User-Centered Design of Trauma Systems Solutions for Retriage of Patients With Injury: Mixed Methods Study.  J Med Internet Res  2025 Aug 27;27:e70846. pii:e70846
  42. Ambroggio L, Florin TA, Williamson K, Bosma G, Wagner BD, Yeomans L, Kim JH, Sucharew H, Macaluso M, Ruddy RM  et al.  Urine Metabolites of Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia.  J Infect Dis  2025 Aug 14;232(2):370-380. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaf072
  43. McCarthy DM, Hernandez J, Papanagnou D, Cameron KA, Salzman DH, Long AW, Franiek AD, Rising KL  Sustained Impact: Long-Term Application of Diagnostic Uncertainty Communication Training.  AEM Educ Train  2025 Aug;9(4):e70086. pii:e70086
  44. Chae YK, Othus M, Patel SP, Aljumaily R, Win KZ, Pejovic T, Thomas SS, Robinson WR, Kim HS, Chung LI  et al.  A phase II basket trial of dual anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 blockade in rare tumors (DART) SWOG S1609: durable responses and delayed pseudoprogression in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type cohort.  Cancer Commun (Lond)  2025 Aug;45(8):976-986. doi:10.1002/cac2.70020
  45. Papanagnou D, Bierowski A, Morrone C, Ghei R, Rising KL, McCarthy DM, Formella KT, Vozenilek JA, Chandra S, Ankam N  Teaching the Communication of Diagnostic Uncertainty at Scale: Leveraging a Mobile App for Just-in-Time Instruction.  Cureus  2025 Jul;17(7):e88385. pii:e88385
  46. Kim J, Kim HS, Nam M, Chae YK  Tissue-agnostic biomarkers in solid tumors: current approvals and emerging candidates.  Cancer Metastasis Rev  2025 Jun 27;44(3):58. pii:58
  47. Kim HS, Woo W, Choi YG, Bharat A, Chae YK  Novel association between graft rejection and post-transplant malignancy in solid organ transplantation.  World J Transplant  2025 Jun 18;15(2):102384. pii:102384
  48. Klein MR, Loke DE, Mitchell ME, Barsuk JH, McGaghie WC, Salzman DH  Developing Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Curricula for Emergency Medicine Skills Training.  AEM Educ Train  2025 Jun;9(3):e70058. pii:e70058
  49. McCarthy DM, Malone S, Papanagnou D, Leiby BE, Doty AMB, Watts P, Yadav R, Pugliese JK, Woodworth J, Camacho TE  et al.  Targeted EHR-based communication of diagnostic uncertainty (TECU) in the emergency department: Protocol for an effectiveness implementation trial.  Contemp Clin Trials  2025 Jun;153:107910. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2025.107910
  50. Ngoc Nguyen O, Amin D, Bennett J, Hetlevik Ø, Malik S, Tout A, Vornhagen H, Vellinga A  GP or ChatGPT? Ability of large language models (LLMs) to support general practitioners when prescribing antibiotics.  J Antimicrob Chemother  2025 May 02;80(5):1324-1330. doi:10.1093/jac/dkaf077

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