Member Publications

Al-Samkari H, Friday C, Kasthuri RS, Gossage JR, Murphy CG, Hountras P, Smith KL, Kirkland K, Iyer V, Prasad V, Ahluwalia V, Rodriguez-Lopez J, Witkin AS, Conrad M, Hetts S, Ohliger M, Chakinala M, Sisk BA, Beasley MA, Kirkpatrick P, Lindquist J, Battaile JT, Lu A, Parambil J, McCrae K, Sheynzon V, Whitehead K, Sion C, McWilliams J, Cusumano LR, Trerotola SO, Drivas TG, Chesnutt M, Kaufman C, Dickey M, Boyce D, Krock N, Cottrill C, Competiello T, Levy H, Clancy M, Henderson K, Pollak JS. Clinical spectrum of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: data from the Comprehensive HHT Outcomes Registry of the US (CHORUS). Blood. 2026 Jul 23;148(4):417-432. doi: 10.1182/blood.2026033112. PMID: 41843464.

Boehm D, Khanna K, Li Z, Ott M. Epigenetic Functions of SMYD5 and Its Role in Development, Cancer and Other Cellular Processes. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Jun 30;27(13):5884. doi: 10.3390/ijms27135884. PMID: 42450156; PMCID: PMC13362160. 

Butzin-Dozier Z, Ji Y, Wang LC, Anzalone AJ, Coyle J, Phillips RV, Patel RC, Sun J, Hurwitz E, Deshpande S, Shi JS, Mertens A, van der Laan MJ, Colford JM Jr, Hubbard AE; National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium (Ge J). COVID-19 vaccination timing, relative to acute COVID-19, and subsequent risk of long COVID. EBioMedicine. 2026 Jul 24;130:106382. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106382. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42497651.

Calthorpe L, Lee C, Fenton C, Barry F, Roll GR, Feng S, Lai JC. Development and validation of an administrative frailty index for patients with cirrhosis (CAFI). Liver Transpl. 2026 Aug 1;32(8):1104-1113. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000856. Epub 2026 Mar 23. PMID: 41875354.

Calthorpe LM, Lee C, Fenton C, Barron G, Or N, Roll GR, Feng S, Lai JC. The Activity Measure for Postacute Care "6-Clicks" Basic Mobility Score is Associated with Pre- and Posttransplant Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis. Transplantation. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005855. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42527974.

Chin J, Sarkar M, Magaret AS, Hsu C, West N, Walker P, Langfelder-Schwind E, Taylor-Cousar JL, Ladores-Barrett S, Hadijiliadis D, Roe AH, Uluer A, Mody S, Jain R, Dayton LAB, Godfrey EM. Liver cirrhosis among females with cystic fibrosis using hormonal contraception. Contraception. 2026 Sep;161:111454. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2026.111454. Epub 2026 Mar 27. PMID: 41905485; PMCID: PMC13078383.

Cho B, Usman L, Lomax Truong T, Phelan D, Datta D, Aras MA, Hetts S, Ohliger M, Conrad M, Ge J. Incidence and diagnostic yield of repeat imaging-based screening for hepatic arteriovenous malformations in patients with HHT. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Jul 15;10(8):e01010. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000001010. PMID: 42486800.

Dicker ML, Consiglio AN, Weng Y, Reyna JC, Ametepe BAAB, Tong TT, Rubinsky B, Chang TT. Isochoric supercooling improves preservation of hepatic spheroid viability and structure compared to 4°C cold storage. Cryobiology. 2026 Jul 16;124:105680. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2026.105680. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42462406.

DiPaola F, Feldman A, Ng V, Antala S, Bucuvalas J, Ebel N, Gupta N, Halma J, Kohli R, Leung D, Lobritto S, Peters A, Squires J, Perito E. Prevalence of a Composite Outcome to Capture Child and Liver Health One Year After Pediatric Liver Transplantation in the Starzl Network. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 Jul;30(7):e70402. doi: 10.1111/petr.70402. PMID: 42433182; PMCID: PMC13355088.

Gilmore SN, Magee C, Khalili M. Perceived Barriers to a Healthy Diet and Factors Associated With Unhealthy Food Consumption in Steatotic Liver Disease. Gastro Hep Adv. 2026 May 27;5(9):101024. doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2026.101024. PMID: 42428980; PMCID: PMC13348045.

Harris CA, Kato S, Otoki Y, Martin Perez E, Boone D, Pablo JLB, Greka A, Olzmann JA. Double-bond geometry determines fatty acid metabolic fate and ferroptosis sensitivity. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jul 20:2026.07.17.739092. doi: 10.64898/2026.07.17.739092. PMID: 42539267; PMCID: PMC13419794.

Havens JR, Fluker SA, Schimmel J, McCrary LM, Miller LS, Udo T, Manabe YC, Luetkemeyer A, Burkholder G, Moon AM, Chastain CA, Price JC, Cafardi J, Gallegos-Orozco JF, Young BA, Young J, Aparicio C, Song Y, Lai E, Louw GE. Performance Evaluation of the Xpert® HCV Test on Fingerstick Blood in a Prospective Observational Clinical Study at CLIA-Waived Sites in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 23;83(1):e71-e78. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciag173. PMID: 41823658; PMCID: PMC13320264.

Highet A, Borst JM, Gutierrez S, Lee C, Foy A, Vu L, Lai J, Feng S, Wadhwani SI. Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Adverse Outcomes for Infants with Biliary Atresia in the United States. J Pediatr. 2026 Jul 23:115252. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115252. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42492658.

Rammohan A, Shankar S, Syn N, Mathew JS, Bhangui P, Sayed BA, Jung DH, Watt KD, Pomfret EA, Roberts JP, Selzner M, Chan A, Maluf D, Zhu ZJ, Eghtesad B, Minnee RC, Chaudhary A, Eguchi S, James P, Goldaracena N, Kodali S, Kim J, Man NK, Liapakis AM, Fipps DC, Taner T, Wiggins C, Ascher N, Mas VR, Chen CL, Terrault NA, Burra P, Vyas MP, Suk-Suh K, Hirschfield G, Broering D, Lerut JP, Heimbach J, Olthoff KM, Selzner N, Rela M. Long-term considerations following living liver donation-Guidelines from the 2025 ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference on living liver donor safety. Liver Transpl. 2026 Aug 1;32(8):1194-1209. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000790. Epub 2025 Dec 18. PMID: 41410423.

Reich DJ, Mao S, Satish S, Nassar A, Rizzari M, Al-Adra DP, DiNorcia J, Woloszyn J, Doyle MBM, Bohorquez H, Mihaylov P, Saharia A, Merani S, Wehrle CJ, Miller C, Axelrod D, Langnas A, Melcher ML, Akoad M, Ghobrial M, Kubal C, Roll G, Cohen A, Chapman WC, Pinna A, de Vera M, Florman S, Foley DP, Abouljoud M, Quintini C, Hashimoto K, Croome K, Taner CB, Schlegel A. Portal-Venous Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion for Liver Transplant: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2026 Jul 1;161(7):691-702. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.1604. PMID: 42201712; PMCID: PMC13217262.

Rubin JB. Running on empty: Fatigue, supplements, and the trials we need. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Jul 15;10(8):e01006. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000001006. PMID: 42475259.

Sharma A, Usman L, Lai JC, Jutras G. Association of Frailty With Waitlist and Post-Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Portopulmonary Hypertension. Transplant Proc. 2026 Jul-Aug;58(6):1079-1085. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2026.05.023. Epub 2026 Jun 18. PMID: 42315389.

Sharma P, Izzy M, Ghabril MS, Serper M, Clark VC, Ison MG, Hameed B, Volk M, Brown RS Jr, Humar A, Martin P. AASLD AST Practice Guideline on adult liver transplantation: Diagnosis and post-transplant management of non-graft-related complications. Liver Transpl. 2026 Aug 1;32(8):1157-1193. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000785. Epub 2025 Dec 17. PMID: 41405235.

Sharpton S, Díaz LA, Pepin K, Amangurbanova M, Madamba E, Bettencourt R, Singh S, Valasek M, Dalupang M, Tesfai K, Middleton MS, Behling C, Dunn W, Nakajima A, Imajo K, Ogawa Y, Caussy C, Halegoua-DeMarzio D, Mohanty A, Huang DQ, Fuchs M, Hameed B, Stine JG, Balakrishnan M, Gray M, Rodriguez M, DeLeon A, Puskoor R, Vuppalanchi R, Behari J, Hansen L, Miller C, Medici V, Sarkar S, Boursier J, Tincopa M, Ajmera V, Richards L, Sirlin CB, Ehman RL, Loomba R; GOLDMINE consortium. Global Longitudinal Assessment of MASLD Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography (GOLDMINE): A Multi-Center, International Prospective Cohort Study of Imaging Biomarkers in MASLD Clinical Outcomes. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Aug;64(3):334-344. doi: 10.1111/apt.70696. Epub 2026 Apr 22. PMID: 42017265; PMCID: PMC13356296.

Tanaka T, Lai JC, Axelrod D. Incorporating Model for End-stage Liver Disease Trajectories into Liver Allocation. Transplantation. 2026 Aug 1;110(8):e1687-e1694. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005771. Epub 2026 Jun 9. PMID: 42260591.

Van Assche K, Mulder J, Ahn C, Allen RDM, Bollen J, Bramstedt KA, Burra P, Cras P, Dhital K, Dittmer I, Domínguez-Gil B, Downar J, Fadhil RAS, Ferdinande P, Forsythe JLR, Fortin MC, Freeman MA, Gerritsen RT, Grayson KE, Healey A, Kazemi A, Kute VB, Martin DE, Monbaliu D, Muller E, Nino-Murcia A, Olthuis G, Opdam HI, Parent B, Pérez Blanco A, Shemie SD, Siebelink M, Silva A, Silva E Silva V, Sonneveld HP, Stock PG, Ten Hoopen R, Thiessen C, van Mook W, Van Raemdonck D, Wall AE, Weiss MJ, Woodyatt L, Ysebaert D, Thomson D. Ethical Implementation of Organ Donation Following Medical Assistance in Dying: Recommendations of the Ethics Committee of the Transplantation Society. Transplantation. 2026 Jul 8. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005812. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42418265.

Wadhwani SI, Reyna B, Huerta A, Bucuvalas JC, Gottlieb LM, Lee C, Lyles CR, Rhee SJ, Shui AM, Lai JC. Health advocates to address social adversity in pediatric liver transplantation: A clinical trial. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Jul 15;10(8):e00999. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000999. PMID: 42467992.

Wang M, Usman L, Cho B, Covinsky K, Lai JC. Polypharmacy Among Older Adults with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10624-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42448928.

Yang TC, Ha NB, Fan B, Barry F, Seetharaman S, Cho B, Czepiel K, Sharma A, Usman L, Lai JC. Rate and clinical predictors of skeletal muscle loss in patients with cirrhosis. Gut. 2026 Jul 30:gutjnl-2026-339159. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2026-339159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42532672.