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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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Kim HS, Schauer JM, Ciolino JD  Cluster-Randomized Trials in Emergency Care Research.  Acad Emerg Med  2026 Feb;33(2):e70181. pii:e70181
  7. 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
  8. 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 Jan 20;. pii:S0196-0644(25)01380-0
  9. 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
  10. Fellner A, Kim HS  [Not Available].  Ann Emerg Med  2026 Jan;87(1):127-128. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.08.006
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. Desai AN, Jacobs E, Ogedegbe O, Rubenfeld G, Berlin J, Shulman L, O'Cearbhaill R, Studenski S, Powell E, Mmeje O  et al.  The Global Public Health Imperative-Where Do We Go From Here?  JAMA Netw Open  2025 May 01;8(5):e2517283. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.17283
  34. Greenwood-Ericksen M, Kamdar N, Swenson K, Pruitt P, McCrum ML, Paul G, Myaskovsky L, Kocher KE, Zachrison KS  Emergency Department Boarding, Inpatient Census, and Interhospital Transfer Acceptances.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 May 01;8(5):e2512299. pii:e2512299
  35. Caretta-Weyer HA, Schnapp BH, Brown CA, Fant A, Gisondi MA, Kropf CW, Magda M, Pirotte M, Scott KR, Yarris LM  Implementing the 5 Core Components of Competency-Based Medical Education in US Emergency Medicine Residency Programs.  J Grad Med Educ  2025 May;17(2 Suppl):57-63. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-24-00639.1
  36. Trueger NS, Friedman AB  Triage, the Tip of the Shears.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 May 01;8(5):e258508. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8508
  37. Dresden SM, Dickens JC, Lo AX  Emergency Care for Persons Living with Dementia.  Emerg Med Clin North Am  2025 May;43(2):235-248. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2024.09.002
  38. Cohen I, Curiati PK, Morinaga CV, Han L, Gandhi T, Araujo K, Avelino-Silva TJ, Bianco LM, Brandt CA, Capelli S  et al.  The PRO-AGE Tool and Its Association With Post Discharge Outcomes in Older Adults Admitted From the Emergency Department.  J Am Geriatr Soc  2025 May;73(5):1419-1428. doi:10.1111/jgs.19374
  39. Strickland KJ, Kim HS, Seitz AL  Application of Algorithm-Based Treatment Approach to Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department.  Phys Ther  2025 Apr 02;105(4). pii:pzaf016
  40. Kim HS, Gupta R, Rali P  Pulmonary Embolism as a Cause of Death in Lung Transplant Recipients: Data From a Nationwide Registry.  Pulm Circ  2025 Jan;15(1):e70056. pii:e70056
  41. Fihn SD, Jacobs EA, Kim HS, Perencevich EN  JAMA Network Open-The Year in Review, 2024.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Mar 03;8(3):e257199. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.7199
  42. Sanford TJ, Kaul P, McCarthy DM  Response to Tangkamolsuk and La RE: Online public response to emergency department diagnostic error report: A qualitative study.  Acad Emerg Med  2025 Mar;32(3):378-379. doi:10.1111/acem.70007
  43. Baloescu C, Bailitz J, Cheema B, Agarwala R, Jankowski M, Eke O, Liu R, Nomura J, Stolz L, Gargani L  et al.  Artificial Intelligence-Guided Lung Ultrasound by Nonexperts.  JAMA Cardiol  2025 Mar 01;10(3):245-253. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2024.4991
  44. Sanford TJ, Kaul P, McCarthy DM  Online public response to emergency department diagnostic error report: A qualitative study.  Acad Emerg Med  2025 Mar;32(3):300-308. doi:10.1111/acem.15047
  45. Kontrick AV, Alinger JB, Goins EC, Mollo AF, Cruz DS, McCarthy DM  Documentation of incidentally noted hepatic steatosis to emergency department patients: A retrospective study.  Acad Emerg Med  2025 Mar;32(3):284-291. doi:10.1111/acem.15044
  46. Kim HS, Schauer JM, Kan AK, Alinger JB, Strickland KJ, Garreau A, McCarthy DM, Taylor ZB, Fishman IL, Muschong KM  et al.  Emergency Department Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy for Dizziness and Vertigo: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Feb 03;8(2):e2459567. pii:e2459567
  47. Woo W, Kim HS, Bharat A, Chae YK  The association between pretransplant malignancy and post-transplant survival and cancer recurrence in bilateral lung transplantation: An analysis of 23,291 recipients.  JHLT Open  2025 Feb;7:100161. pii:100161
  48. Royan R, Ayodele I, Stamm B, Alhanti B, Sheth KN, Pruitt P, Mac Grory B, Meurer WJ, Prabhakaran S  Door-In-Door-Out Times at Referring Hospitals and Outcomes of Hemorrhagic Stroke.  Ann Emerg Med  2025 Feb;85(2):132-143. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.09.002
  49. Klein MR, Loke DE, Barsuk JH, Adler MD, McGaghie WC, Salzman DH  Twelve tips for developing simulation-based mastery learning clinical skills checklists.  Med Teach  2025 Feb;47(2):212-217. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2024.2345270
  50. Liu H, Zhang W, Di M, Lee H, Shi L, Wang X, Xingyu Z, Powers CA, Sethi V, Li X  et al.  Survival benefit associated with liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor burden scores at listing.  Hepatol Commun  2025 Jan 01;9(1). pii:e0619

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