Dr. Christopher Robinson was interviewed by LEVELS – A Whole New Level podcast on peptides, with the episode scheduled for release on December 3, 2026. He directed the Regenerative Medicine course at the International Society of Pain and Neuroscience Conference in Amsterdam and participated in three conference panels discussing Artificial Intelligence in Pain Medicine, Nutraceuticals, and Cellular, Acellular, and Synthetic Therapies for Pain. He also published an article on peptides in Johns Hopkins Closler, titled “Peptides: What Every Clinician Needs to Know.” Read more.
Additionally, he had an oral abstract presentation accepted at the 2027 North American Neuromodulation Society Conference titled “The Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) Wearable Reduces Reliance on Acute Migraine Medications,” as well as an abstract titled “The Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) Mechanism of Action of Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) Non-Invasive Wearable.” He is also participating in the World Academy of Pain Medicine United Webinar on Peptides on November 18 at 9 p.m. EST. Register here.
ACCM Applause
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Dr. Peju Adekoya, Dr. Richard Barnhart, Dr. Joshi, and Dr. Kara Segna were recognized as 2026 Baltimore Top Doctors. Read more.
Dr. Elena Bertolino, Dr. Sean Tackett and Dr. Jennifer E. L. Diep presented a poster titled “Learning Outcomes in Graduating PCCM Fellows following a Simulation Based Bootcamp: A Three-year Review” at the 28th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium at All Children’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Yun Guan and Dr. Danny Muehlschlegel are seen pictured above giving their individual talks and together at CSA
Dr. Yun Guan and Dr. Danny Muehlschlegel delivered invited talks at the 31st Annual Meeting of Chinese Society of Anesthesiology 2026. Dr. Guan presented “Challenging the Central Dogma of Analgesia: Peripherally Restricted Analgesics as the Next Frontier in Chronic Pain Therapy,” while Dr. Muehlschlegel presented “From Individual Vigilance to System Resilience: Lessons from Leading an Academic Anesthesiology Department.” Read more.
Dr. Anita Gupta was featured in Healio, providing expert commentary on a JAMA Health Forum study examining the role of pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in contributing to the opioid crisis. Read more.
She was also featured in FirstWord Pharma‘s KOL Views Expert Q&A discussing the role and potential of NaV1.8 inhibitors in the treatment of post-surgical pain. Read more.
Dr. Laeben Lester was inducted into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Read more.
Dr. Adam Schiavi was invited to participate in the 2026 XPRIZE Global Visioneering Summit, representing the organ biostasis research team in collaboration with the Organ Preservation Alliance and The Second Century Foundation. The team presented its proposal for a $50 million XPRIZE competition, competing against five other groups and earning the top prize. The team also secured an initial fundraising commitment of more than $500,000 and advanced to the fully funded project design and fundraising phase. The ambitious competition aims to attract 500 or more teams to compete for the $50 million prize. The challenge is to become the first team to successfully remove four organs from a pig, place them into biostasis for six months, transplant them back into a pig, and demonstrate that the animal survives for an additional six months. To learn more, visit XPRIZE.
Dr. Eellan Sivanesan was invited by the Thai Association for the Study of Pain to serve as faculty for an international cadaveric workshop on cancer pain interventions and intrathecal drug delivery system (pain pump) implantation at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop was jointly organized by Chulalongkorn University, the Thai Association for the Study of Pain, and IASP. Additionally, Dr. Sivanesan chaired and presented at scientific sessions during the 2026 IASP World Congress on Pain in Bangkok, Thailand. He chaired and served as a speaker for the neuromodulation symposium, Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Non-Surgical Low Back Pain: Fact or Fiction?, and presented Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Spinal Cord Stimulation: Implications for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome during the symposium The “Complex” Realities of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Subtypes, Severity, and the Challenges of Classification.
ABOVE: The Cardiac Group is pictured celebrating the promotion of Dr. Gao.
Promotions & Appointments
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Luis M. Ahumada to the rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine on the Scholarship Track. This well-deserved promotion recognizes Dr. Ahumada’s significant contributions to pediatric health data science, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, biomedical informatics, and learning health systems.
Since joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 2017, Dr. Ahumada has built an impactful program in pediatric data science and advanced analytics. He serves as Director of the Predictive Analytics AI/ML Core, Founding Director of the Center for Pediatric Data Science and Analytic Methodology, and Executive Director of Advanced Technologies and Data Science for the Johns Hopkins Health System. Through these roles, he has developed infrastructure, analytic methods, and collaborative programs that support clinical decision-making, patient safety, quality improvement, and research across Johns Hopkins.
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Michael C. Banks to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine on the Clinical Excellence Track. This well-deserved promotion recognizes Dr. Banks’ sustained excellence in critical care and anesthesiology, as well as his significant contributions to education, mentorship, and health equity.
Dr. Banks has built a distinguished career as a clinician-educator, caring for complex critically ill patients in the intensive care unit and perioperative settings while providing extensive teaching and mentorship to residents, fellows, students, and faculty. Following his previous leadership as Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Pennsylvania, he has continued to expand his clinical leadership at Johns Hopkins and recently assumed the role of Co-director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Surgical ICU. His clinical expertise and commitment to patient care have earned recognition through the ACCM Andy Collins Distinguished Service Award and his selection as a Distinguished Alumnus of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Stephanie Cha to the rank of Associate Professor in the Clinical Excellence Track in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. This well-deserved recognition reflects Dr. Cha’s regional and national reputation in cardiac surgical critical care, with special expertise in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS). Since joining Johns Hopkins in 2015, she has provided exceptional care to some of our most complex patients while helping advance clinical practice, education, and program development.
Dr. Cha serves as Medical Director for Adult ECMO for ACCM, where she has played a central role in the growth and development of the Johns Hopkins Adult ECMO program. Her leadership has included developing standardized protocols and educational materials for ECMO management, with special emphasis on POCUS-guided bedside care. Her work has contributed to the program’s expansion and recent Gold Status designation by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and has led to numerous invited national lectures as well as contributions to the writing of international recommendations through her participation with the ELSO Global Education Council and the ECMO Pharmacology Network.
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Jessica A. George to the rank of Associate Professor in the Clinical Excellence Track in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. This well-deserved recognition reflects Dr. George’s outstanding clinical contributions to pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric pain medicine, as well as her regional, national, and international reputation for advancing quality improvement in the perioperative care of children. She specializes in the development and implementation of pediatric Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways.
As Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric ERAS Program, Dr. George has led the development and refinement of numerous pathways across a range of pediatric surgical procedures at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her leadership extends well beyond Johns Hopkins. Since the inception of ERAS Pediatrics, a subsection of ERAS USA, in 2019, she has served on its steering committee, first as Secretary, then as President of its Board of Directors, guiding international collaboration and the development of a consensus guideline statement for pediatric ERAS.
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Carlos J. Muñoz to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. This well-deserved recognition reflects Dr. Muñoz’s sustained clinical excellence, transformative program leadership, and nationally and internationally recognized expertise in the anesthetic management of complex pediatric esophageal and airway disorders.
Dr. Muñoz serves as Anesthesia Medical Director of the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, where he provides care for children with some of the most complex airway and esophageal conditions. Under his leadership, the program has experienced significant growth, while his innovations, including continuous intraoperative bronchoscopy and the negative pressure test, have been adopted by major pediatric centers across the United States and internationally.
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Rashmi Prasad to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine on the Clinical Excellence Track. This promotion recognizes Dr. Prasad’s exceptional clinical expertise, leadership in ambulatory and regional anesthesia, and significant contributions to perioperative care across Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Dr. Prasad has played a central role in expanding regional anesthesia and complex surgical care in the ambulatory setting, developing standardized perioperative pathways that have improved patient care, efficiency, recovery, and access across the health system. As Director of Ambulatory Regional Anesthesia and Medical Director of Ambulatory Anesthesia for the Johns Hopkins Surgery Center Series, her leadership has supported the growth of ambulatory programs across multiple specialties, including orthopedics, total joint replacement, electrophysiology, and gynecological surgeries. Her clinical excellence has been recognized with the ACCM Award for Excellence in Professionalism and the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Award for Excellence in Service and Professionalism.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Edward G. Seferian to the rank of Professor of Clinical Pediatric Critical Care in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. This well-deserved recognition reflects Dr. Seferian’s nationally recognized expertise in pediatric critical care, patient safety, and quality improvement, as well as his longstanding commitment to clinical excellence, education, and improving care for critically ill children.
Dr. Seferian has built a distinguished career as a clinician, educator, researcher, and patient safety leader. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, he held leadership roles at Indiana University Health, Mayo Clinic, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he led innovative initiatives in quality and safety, including work focused on goal-concordant care, harm reduction, patient safety culture and health services research in critical care medicine. His contributions to pediatric critical care have earned national recognition, including two Presidential Citations from the Society of Critical Care Medicine for his work in international pediatric critical care education.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Eellan Sivanesan has been elected Co-Chair-Elect of the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
We would like to congratulate Dr. Jed Wolpaw, who has been named director of the Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE), effective Nov. 1. Read more.
ARTICLES PUBLISHED
AI, Technology and Engineering
Frank C, Stevens A, Hsu YJ, Gao G, Streiff MB, Engineer L. Transparency features alone are insufficient for trust calibration in artificial intelligence diagnostic support. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2026 Oct 14:ocag176. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocag176. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42872605.
Harris C, Schmidgall S, Rapuri S, Hwang K, Moor M, Stevens RD. A perspective on foundation models in intensive care medicine. Artif Intell Med. 2026 Nov;181:103515. doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2026.103515. Epub 2026 Aug 18. PMID: 42673898.
Kramer P, Kerensky MJ, Pan A, Menta AK, Routkevitch D, Vattipally VN, Davidar AD, Weber-Levine C, Jiang K, Bhimreddy M, Leadingham KM, Azad TD, Lubelski D, Theodore N, Manbachi A. Ultrasound Shear-wave Elastography Reveals Biomechanical Heterogeneity Following Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2026 Oct;52(10):2300-2304. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2026.06.016. Epub 2026 Jul 21. PMID: 42481226.
Kumar A, Zhi X, Davidar AD, Kerensky MJ, Theodore N, Manbachi A. Accelerating Focused Ultrasound Modeling in Heterogeneous Spinal Cord Anatomy With Vision Transformer Operator Networks. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2026 Nov;52(11):2494-2503. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2026.07.014. Epub 2026 Aug 11. PMID: 42580951; PMCID: PMC13463386.
Kuo FH, Fierstein JL, de la Concha M, Saeed Y, Shargo R, Ashour D, Amankwah E, Crabtree E, Rehman MA, Najjar P, Aziz K, Tudor BH, Ahumada LM. Development and Exploratory Evaluation of a Large Language Model-Supported Scoping Review Workflow. J Med Syst. 2026 Oct 15;50(1):150. doi: 10.1007/s10916-026-02477-z. PMID: 42878908.
Rabany L, Markina A, Cowan RP, Robinson CL, Shalev-Aviad S, Jashek R, Stark-Inbar A, Ironi A, Goadsby G. Machine Learning Assessment of Next-Day Migraine Likelihood Using Data From 53,000 App Users Living With Migraine. Neurology Open Access. 2026;2(3):e000144.
Reyna MA, Saghafi S, Koscova Z, Weigle A, Pavlus J, Elola A, Seyedi S, Campbell K, Li Q, Barreto SM, Sabino EC, Ribeiro AH, Luiz P Ribeiro A, Sameni R, Clifford GD. Detection of Chagas disease from the ECG: the George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge 2025. Physiol Meas. 2026 Oct 20;47(10):105010. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/aead44. PMID: 42805232; PMCID: PMC13682419.
Routkevitch D, Kramer P, Lopez AF, Hao C, Baca EC, Soulé Z, Kats N, Weber-Levine C, Jiang K, Davidar AD, Vattipally VN, Bhimreddy M, Menta AK, Jillala RR, Bykov B, Lu N, Pelline M, Bohluli R, Babu NA, Myers P, Kerensky MJ, Hersh AM, Ashayeri K, Smit C, Manbachi A, Sarma SV, Theodore N, Thakor NV. Optimal closed-loop feedback control of blood flow after spinal cord injury with norepinephrine. Nat Biomed Eng. 2026 Oct 29. doi: 10.1038/s41551-026-01777-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42957835.
Sivakumar S, Fan L, Cao M, Brown P, Kim BS, Whitman GJR, Cho SM; HERALD Investigators. A High Granularity Machine Learning Model to Predict Successful Weaning During V-V ECMO. Artif Organs. 2026 Oct;50(10):1453-1463. doi: 10.1111/aor.70198. Epub 2026 Jul 14. PMID: 42449030.
Yang Y, Li Q, Almadi M, Gong JS, Xiang T, Liu Z, Clifford GD, Strangman GE, Zhang YT, Zhang Q. Exploratory data analysis of tonometry and PTT/PIR signals for cuffless blood pressure monitoring: dynamic responsiveness versus baseline stability. Physiol Meas. 2026 Oct 22;47(10). doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/aeab62. PMID: 42775664.
Basic & Translational Research
Ahmed AK, Feghali J, Shih YC, Miller J, Yazigi E, Hansen LJ, Khalifeh J, Chandan Reddy S, Xu R, Caplan J, Gonzalez LF, Tamargo RJ, Huang J, Suarez JI, Jackson CM. Combination of Albumin and Cilostazol Improves Outcomes in a Rodent Model of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2026 Oct;45(2):571-580. doi: 10.1007/s12028-026-02491-6. Epub 2026 Apr 2. PMID: 41927990.
Bakare AO, Austin PJ, Curatolo M, Stephens KE, Sivanesan E. T cell-dependent modulation of pain behaviors in a rat model of recurring paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2026 Sep 8;57:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2026.101349. PMID: 42761819; PMCID: PMC13587728.
Choi J, Encarnacion J, Kurganova D, Scafidi S, Wolfgang MJ. The malonyl-CoA synthetase ACSF3 is required for metabolic editing downstream of biotin carboxylation. J Biol Chem. 2026 Oct 14:113648. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2026.113648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42874924.
Garbus H, Kabir R, Ebenebe OV, Patel P, Ashok D, Quiroga D, Das S, O’Rourke B, Crabtree MJ, Kohr MJ. Formate reduces cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury in murine ex vivo and in vitro models. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Oct 1;331(4):H1122-H1132. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00348.2026. Epub 2026 Aug 25. PMID: 42640846.
Guan LC, Liu J, Luo Z, Jiang M, Zhang JM, Zheng Q. In vivo GCaMP imaging reveals distinct subsets of dorsal root ganglion neurons driving spontaneous pain after nerve injury in mice. Pain. 2026 Oct 1;167(10):2319-2328. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004084. Epub 2026 Jul 28. PMID: 42520162; PMCID: PMC13668324.
Luo Z, Liu J, Cui X, Uniyal A, Wan J, Zheng Q, Guan Y. Targeting A3 adenosine receptor signaling to enhance analgesia in nonresponders to spinal cord stimulation in male nerve-injured rats. Pain. 2026 Nov 1;167(11):2604-2613. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004106. Epub 2026 Aug 24. PMID: 42663541.
Rodriguez BV, Damiba NNL, Tak H, Beaubien N, Puca D, Foster DB, Das S, Tucker EW. Tuberculous Meningitis Alters the Proteomic Landscape of Brain-Derived Extracellular Vesicles. Cells. 2026 Sep 25;15(19):1749. doi: 10.3390/cells15191749. PMID: 42882447; PMCID: PMC13664519.
Clinical Research
Araujo LMA, Haut ER, Whitman GJR, Cho SM. Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Extracorporeal Support. ASAIO J. 2026 Sep 29. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002864. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42809771.
Caton ER, Pan Y, Kiser KM, Haddaway CR, Bryden WA, McLoughlin M, Mirski MA, Christenson RH, Sevilla CC, Chen S, Feng S, Chen D. Multiplexed protease activity profiling for host response-based Sepsis diagnosis. Clin Chim Acta. 2026 Oct 19;594:122903. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2026.122903. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42896816.
Choi UE, Nicholson RC, Messinger C, Oprea AD, Sweitzer BJ, Hobai IA, Connors JM, Hepner DL. Preoperative Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Postoperative Outcomes: An Observational Analysis. Anesthesiology. 2026 Sep 25. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000006326. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42585629.
Driver L, Castro A, LaColla J, She T, Xu C, Dwyer KH, Schnittke N, Boivin Z, Lieu E, Pare JR. Association Between Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Results, Transfusion, and Injury in Trauma: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2026 Aug 14;7(5):100487. doi: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100487. PMID: 42614755; PMCID: PMC13482603.
Fan L, Marin E, Cao M, Majety M, Liu W, Woo HYJ, Whitman GJR, Cho SM; HERALD Investigators. Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health, Mortality, and Hospital Length of Stay in Patients Treated With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. ASAIO J. 2026 Oct 1;72(10):848-855. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002719. Epub 2026 Apr 22. PMID: 42017618.
Hasoon J, Sundar P, Viswanath O, Robinson CL, Kaye AD, Abd-Elsayed A, Urits I. Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for Refractory Greater Trochanteric Bursitis: A Three-Patient Case Series. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2026 Oct 7;18:171752
Kramer P, Vattipally VN, Menta AK, Jillala RR, Jiang K, Aude CA, Bhimreddy M, Jo J, Suarez JI, Sakran JV, Haut ER, Huang J, Bettegowda C, Azad TD. Neurosurgical and prehospital timing in severe traumatic brain injury: Insights from the prospective Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium hypertonic saline trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Oct 1;101(4):682-688. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005003. Epub 2026 May 5. PMID: 42112670.
Loaec M, Himebauch AS, Balcarcel D, Reilly JP, Feng R, Regan M, Thiagarajan R, Bembea MM, Lasa JJ, Kilbaugh TJ, Sutton RM, Morgan RW; ELSO Member Centers. Variation in Pediatric Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Development and Validation of a Survival Model for Risk-Standardized Survival Rates: An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Crit Care Med. 2026 Oct 29. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000007383. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42951894.
Pirrotta G, Bianco GL, Gioia BG, La Barbera B, Natoli G, Di Maggio R, Abd-Elsayed AA, Stogicza A, Schatman ME, Robinson CL, Enea P. Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spine Muscle Hydrodissection With 10% Dextrose for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Observational Study. Pain Pract. 2026 Nov;26(8):e70198.
Premraj L, Camarda C, Romero-Garcia N, Seymour B, Subramaniam A, Badenes R, Battaglini D, Shaefi S, Pilcher D, Cho SM, White NM, Burrell A, Cinotti R, Robba C, Udy AA. Early Arterial Oxygen Tension Thresholds for Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Non-traumatic Acute Brain Injury: A Bayesian Analysis of Three Large Neurocritical Care Datasets. Neurocrit Care. 2026 Sep 28. doi: 10.1007/s12028-026-02659-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42806265.
Ren T, Nimbalkar A, Zhang Y, Yan E, Lee YA, Park T, Zhu KJ, Soto E, Redett RJ 3rd, Shakoori P, Lee T, Yang R. Patient Characteristics and Anesthetic Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay in Orthognathic Surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2026 Oct 19. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000013514. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42895868.
Scheetz MH, Shiau J, Amajor V, Bwint A, Sharova A, Hensley J, Shein SL, Hume JR, Rowan CM, Grijalba CQ, Malone MP, Stenson EK, Weiss SL, Zinter MS, Kannan S, Dahmer MK, Nofziger R, Rhodes NJ, Zuppa AF, Pai MP, Hall MW, Downes KJ; PALISI Network Investigators. Vancomycin Population Pharmacokinetics and Exposure Variability in Children with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2026 Oct 13:108035. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2026.108035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42869233; PMCID: PMC13690187.
Şentürk E, Çakar N, Özcan PE, Güçyetmez B, Dogan L, Kaynar AM, Özgültekin A, Anaklı İ, Polat Ö, Kır G, Çardaközü TH, Alparslan V, Ekinci O, Karka ÖE, Şenoğlu GD, Büyükçoban S, Gökmen AN, Tanrıverdi Ç, Erdoğmuş NA, Akbulut A, Akça O; IREANET network OPICU group; Ülger F, Çolak ÖY, Yıldırım SA, Sarıkaya ZT, Güdük DE, Altun D, Koçyiğit M, Bayrak SK, Gözübüyük E, Basaran B, Lafçı A, Mutlu NM, Kosovalı BD, Özaslan NG, Soyal ÖB, Güven A, Yavuz A, Şahap M, Özçelik M, Bayar K, Dogan AT, Demirdogen V, Kavlak ME, Uğur E, Kılınç G, Yarar V, Sağır Ö, Uçkun S, Şahintürk H, Ayhan A, Akovalı N, Yeşiler Fİ, İşçimen R, Aydın LG, Özcan FG, Gökduman HC, Turan G, Baydemir AE, Gök MG, Türktan M, Hatipoğlu Z, Doğan Ö, Erbatur ME, Yanatma S, Akyol F, Karaca NK, Karakoç E, Onay M, Kılıç F, Özdemirkan A, Pampal HK, Bulut A, Bayburt FA, Savaş AM, Yıldırım T, Şen Ö, Çalışkan B, Bıçakçıoğlu M, Yağcı NA, Mutlu ÖPZ, Akyar ŞS, Tünay A, Soytürk AN, Ateşal Ö, Kuntman A, Kızılaslan D, Yanaral TU, Akcil EF, Dilmen OK, Demirel EE, Dinçer MB, Ayvat P, Aşar K, Özmumcu EA, Sahin AS, Çevik B, Bombacı E, Yılmaz A, Demir U, Taşkın Ö, Soylu VG, Kantekin ÇÜ, Altınkaya M, Bulut A, Beşir A, Ulusoy H, Tuğcugil E, Koşucu M, Balcı C, Koçak Ö, Ürkmez S, Aygün E, Tuğrul M, Delen LA, Aytan NN, Gül F, Özlen NA, Oktay BD, Tekin E, Çakmak G, Özden MGN, Gökşenoğlu NÇ, Özcan B, Demircan F, Uluç K, Sahin M, Kılınç A, Kerimoğlu E, Canoğlu UC, Küçük RS, Ervetan Z, Kuzlu V, Özçelik Z, Bakan N, Adıyeke E, Dilek A, Er MC, Karahan MA, Kaya A, Şen A, Akyol A, Sargın M, Çelik JB, Bayraktar YŞ, Özcan MS, Karabacak P, Çetin N, Tekdoş Y, Yıldırım İ, Arar MC, Çolak A, İnal MT, Gültekin Y, Zora ME, Tekeli AE, Kurt N, Turan R, Ergün A, Dereli N, Babayiğit M, Abdulkerimov V, Gasimov E, Hacıyev E, Sungur MO, Toraman F. Observational study for perioperative intensive care unit (OPICU): Planned and unplanned ICU admissions, follow-up, discharge, and outcomes. J Clin Anesth. 2026 Oct 27;116:112323. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2026.112323. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42945909.
Shah MM, Jay MS, Zhao X, Yang VB, Muquit ST, Pasrija C, Polanco A, Whitman G, Kim BS, Cho SM, Shafiq B, Shu HT. Laboratory factors and diagnostic aids for compartment syndrome in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An exploratory single-center study. Perfusion. 2026 Oct;41(7):1271-1280. doi: 10.1177/02676591261420646. Epub 2026 Jan 23. PMID: 41575012.
Solnicky V, Carhuapoma JR, Suarez JI, Stevens RD, Ritzl EK, Nelson SE. Assessment of the duration of continuous EEG monitoring in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Oct 14;13:1922482. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1922482. PMID: 42952828; PMCID: PMC13713515.
Spinella PC, Zantek ND, VanBuren JM, Nicolson SC, Khanna AK, Klompas AM, Boisen ML, Williams TM, Monteleone M, Bashir DA, Pavey W, Smith BB, Ahmed MI, Niebler RA, Jeng E, Flynn BC, Joshi RV, Preuss JF, Goswami D, Yamada C, Lewis C, Cohn CS, Tint H, Kwak J, Sodha N, Simon ER, Van PY, Greilich PE, Booth FVM, Carter CP, Keegan A, Cap AP, Matuk J, McGlothlin A, Berry NS, Lewis RJ, Steiner ME; CHIPS Investigator Group. Cold and Room-Temperature Platelets in Cardiac Surgery: The CHIPS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 Oct 13;336(14):1216-1227. doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.13328. PMID: 42606886; PMCID: PMC13482631.
Umoh ME, Wang N, Irwin KE, Sharma A, Leoutsakos J, Hamilton R, Lyketsos CG, Inouye SK, Marcantonio ER, Rosenberg PB, Neufeld KJ, Abadir P, Sieber F, Oh ES. Examining the Link Between Inflammation and Post-Operative Delirium in a Hip Fracture Repair Cohort of Older Adults. Delirium (Bielef). 2026 Oct 14:10.56392/001c.172032. doi: 10.56392/001c.172032. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42877918; PMCID: PMC13668326.
Vattipally VN, Elshareif M, Hao C, Kramer P, Jo J, Suarez JI, Haut ER, Sakran JV, Huang J, Bettegowda C; Johns Hopkins Neurotrauma Research Group (Tej D. Azad). Latent class phenotypes and emergency department disposition for patients with traumatic subdural hematoma and midline shift. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Oct 12;111:63-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42950555.
Wei Z, Xiao Q, Wang S, Liu L, Meng D, Mao Z, Lu R, Hou R, Zhu X. Multidimensional sleep health: risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality, and mediation by plasma proteins. J Glob Health. 2026 Oct 23;16:04349. doi: 10.7189/jogh.16.04349. PMID: 42924631; PMCID: PMC13693298.
Editorials, Literature Reviews, & Technical Guidance
Akça, O., Gomez, J. Oxygenation and perfusion in large vessel occlusion stroke: rethinking periprocedural management in the endovascular era. Anesthesiol. Perioper. Sci. 4, 46 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44254-026-00194-x
Alvarado-Dyer R, Badjatia N, Choi HA, Cruz J, Goldenberg FD, Mansour A, Muehlschlegel S, O’Phelan K, Poblete RA, Robertson C, Shutter L, Suarez JI, Tsetsou S, Lazaridis C. Penetrating Brain Injury: Neurocritical Care Perspectives on the Updated Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines. Neurocrit Care. 2026 Oct 28. doi: 10.1007/s12028-026-02710-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42955700.
Angulo SL, Johnson TW, Hutchinson L, Bhende B, Akbari Y, Cho SM, Khan IR. Inflammation and Neurological Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest – a Narrative Review of Serum Biomarker Investigations. J Intensive Care Med. 2026 Dec;41(12):1218-1232. doi: 10.1177/08850666251357536. Epub 2025 Jul 13. PMID: 40653818.
Berman D. Malignant Hyperthermia in Obstetric Anesthesia. Adv Anesth. 2026 Dec;44(1):1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.aan.2026.04.002. Epub 2026 Aug 18. PMID: 42907076.
Carey G, Antonini MV, McCauley M, Tonna J, Furlong-Dillard J, Hutin A, Swol J, Cho SM, Sandhu H, Zaaqoq A, Davidson M, Hermsen J, Desai A, Bělohlávek J, McCarthy D, Glazer JM. Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Organ Donation: A Modified Delphi Study Exploring Cumulative Impact Index Feasibility. ASAIO J. 2026 Nov 1;72(11):891-899. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002640. Epub 2025 Dec 30. PMID: 41474614.
Cavanagh AS, Sollinger BI, Kuter N, Aziz K, Turnbill V, Martin LJ, Northington FJ. Intranasal therapies for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Neural Regen Res. 2026 Oct 1;21(10):4617-4622. doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-25-01036. Epub 2025 Dec 30. PMID: 41467413; PMCID: PMC13568620.
Chatterjee S, Ortoleva J, Arora RC, Dalton KR, Engelman DT, Girardi NI, Grant MC, Miles TJ, Moon MR, Suero OR, Wittwer E, Wieruszewski PM. Management Algorithm for Vasoplegic Shock After Cardiac Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Oct;122(4):909-920. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.06.013. Epub 2026 Jun 17. PMID: 42309294.
Drummond PD, Gierthmühlen J, Bultitude JH, Rittner H, Terkelsen AJ, Austin PJ, Sivanesan E, Packham T, Ferraro MC, Goebel A, Magerl W, Ye D; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Special Interest Group of IASP. Are complex regional pain syndrome types I and II the same? Pain. 2026 Oct 1;167(10):2279-2284. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004067. Epub 2026 Jul 16. PMID: 42475065.
Goeddel LA, Brown C 4th, Muehlschlegel JD. Postoperative Delirium as a Stress Test for the Aging Brain: APOE, Ascertainment, and What Anesthesiologists Should Do Next. Anesthesiology. 2026 Oct 1;145(4):805-807. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000006214. Epub 2026 Sep 8. PMID: 42715585.
Hasoon J, Robinson CL, Nguyen A. Teaching Loss of Resistance to Trainees: A Stepwise Expert-Consensus Approach to Developing Tactile Competence in Epidural Procedures. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2026 Oct 26;18:172702. doi: 10.52965/001c.172702. PMID: 42953885; PMCID: PMC13716510.
Hasoon, J.; Chuan, J.; Chen, G.H.; Robinson, C.L.; Viswanath, O.; Kaye, A.D.; Abd-Elsayed, A.; Simopoulos, T.T.; Gill, J. Current Diagnostic Practices for Sacroiliac Joint Pain Among Interventional Pain Physicians: Results of an Exploratory Practice Survey. Diagnostics 2026, 16, 3468.
Hasoon J, Yazdi C, Robinson CL. Telemedicine for chronic pain management in rural populations: a narrative review. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2026 Oct 13;7:1907994. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2026.1907994. PMID: 42948253; PMCID: PMC13710922.
Hoekstra NE, Joseph KS, Schuh HB, Ruegsegger L, Twose C, Colbourn T, Hooli S, Checkley W, King C, Howie SR, Graham HR, Lazzerini M, Mvalo T, Zar HJ, McCollum ED. Hypoxaemia and mortality in children with lower respiratory infection in low-income and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Oct;14(10):104031. doi: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104031. Epub 2026 Sep 1. PMID: 42679843; PMCID: PMC13652795.
Hu L, Akca O, Muehlschlegel JD, Clifford G. Toward Continuous, Multimodal Perioperative Intelligence: Translating Artificial Intelligence from Risk Prediction to Clinical Practice. Balkan Med J. 2026 Sep 21. doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026.070926. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42765941.
Jain A, Gallacher DM, Issa MA, Deer TR, Yong RJ, Diwan S, Lee W, Sayed D, Amirdelfan K, Robinson CL. Epitalon and Epithalamin: A Narrative Review of Mechanistic, Preclinical, and Clinical Evidence. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Oct 8;27(19):8922. doi: 10.3390/ijms27198922. PMID: 42884164; PMCID: PMC13664938.
Lateiresh M, Louat A, Alwefati M, Altayf A, Legrand M, Cohen PD, Abdulwahed E, Kudchadkar SR, Elhadi M. Effects of Esketamine on Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Sevoflurane Anesthesia: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2026 Nov;36(11):1361-1374. doi: 10.1002/pan.70272. Epub 2026 Aug 6. PMID: 42559705; PMCID: PMC13639193.
Montag LT, Soliman N, Moisset X, Ferraro MC, Ciampi de Andrade D, Baron R, Belton J, Bennett DLH, Calvo M, Dougherty PM, Hietaharju AJ, Hosomi K, Kamerman PR, Kemp H, Enax-Krumova EK, McNicol E, Price TJ, Raja SN, Rice ASC, Smith BH, Talkington F, Truini A, Vollert J, Attal N, Finnerup NB, Haroutounian S, Colloca L, Vase L, Salomons TV, Gwyther B, Hohenschurz-Schmidt D, Phalip J, Istri Pramitasuri T, Taule-Lim N, Than QV, Wandrey JD, Zunaid M, Gilron I. Assessment of blinding in pharmacotherapy and noninvasive neuromodulation randomized controlled trials for neuropathic pain in adults. Pain. 2026 Nov 1;167(11):2661-2671. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004120. Epub 2026 Sep 11. PMID: 42751722.
Rens NE, Smischney NJ, Huang J, Ma H, Saffary R, Arekapudi S, Pearl RG; American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Innovation. How to Innovate as an Anesthesiologist: Guidance From the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Innovation. Anesth Analg. 2026 Nov 1;143(5):1026-1033. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000008075. Epub 2026 May 18. PMID: 42148767; PMCID: PMC13668022.
Vattipally VN, Kramer P, Ran KR, Jo J, Suarez JI, Sakran JV, Haut ER, Huang J, Bettegowda C, DiGiorgio AM, Azad TD. Hospital Medicaid payer mix associated with inpatient mortality following traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Oct 1;101(4):644-654. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004925. Epub 2026 Apr 17. PMID: 42018704.
Quality Improvement, Safety, Education & Health Systems
Chiem JL, Hansen EE, Reece K, Vanderhoek SM, Parikh SR, Merguerian PA, Martin LD. Perspectives in Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia: Part 2-One Center’s 15 Year Experience Improving Quality and Safety Outcomes. Paediatr Anaesth. 2026 Oct;36(10):1196-1206. doi: 10.1002/pan.70252. Epub 2026 Jul 3. PMID: 42400184; PMCID: PMC13551114.
Chinedozi I, Osuamadi I, Warner N, Buckner-Petty S, Akca O, Milam AJ. Safety of Methadone in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Oct 10:S1053-0770(26)00990-0. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2026.10.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42957537.
Coca KM, Fierstein JL, Manipadam J, Ignjatovic V, Johnson J, Puchalski M, Morrison JM, Ng B. Child Opportunity, Race, and Language in Congenital Cardiac Surgery Outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Dec;47(8):3551-3560. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04159-6. Epub 2026 Jan 22. PMID: 41569376.
Cohen PD, Enwe M, Fitzgerald JK, Kudchadkar SR. “At Some Point, You Have to Cut the Cord”: Physician Perceptions of NICU-to-PICU Transfers. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Sep 28:e2026009518. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2026-009518. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42802028.
Deutsch N, Schwartz R, Shilleh N, Van Pelt H, Lee J, Berenstain L, Margolis R, Lutwin-Kawalec M, Ostrowski E, Nasr VG. Resilience Through Connection: A Group Coaching Framework for Women Anesthesiologists in the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (WELI). Paediatr Anaesth. 2026 Oct 19. doi: 10.1002/pan.70330. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42897911.
Hasoon J, Chuan J, Robinson CL, Chen GH, Imani F, Kaye AD. Utilization of Telemedicine Services in an Academic Chronic Pain Practice Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2026 Oct 26;18:172705. doi: 10.52965/001c.172705. PMID: 42953895; PMCID: PMC13716526.
Low AB, Chiem JL, Casey C, Vanderhoek SM, Martin LD. Perspectives in Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia: Part 1-One Center’s 15 Year Evolution in Eligibility, Utilization, Efficiency, and Outcomes. Paediatr Anaesth. 2026 Nov;36(11):1331-1340. doi: 10.1002/pan.70254. Epub 2026 Jul 3. PMID: 42400211; PMCID: PMC13639199.
Memishian W, Tsai MH, Hudson ME, Saffary R. Operating Room Management: Approaching the Performance Frontier. Adv Anesth. 2026 Dec;44(1):17-30. doi: 10.1016/j.aan.2026.05.002. Epub 2026 Jun 29. PMID: 42907081.
Pande CK, Risen S, LaRosa JM, Kudchadkar SR. Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Pediatrics-What the General Pediatrician Needs to Know About Life After Critical Illness. Pediatr Rev. 2026 Oct 1;47(10):557-567. doi: 10.1542/pir.2024-006723. PMID: 42815937.
Shah VA, Ansari J, Quinlan M, Dushel KL, Zink E, Jenkins J, Anderson S, Farrokh S, Hering D, Trautman S, Bartock R, Lefebvre A, Cho SM, Muehlschlegel S, Bienstock J, Suarez JI. Fostering Resilience: The Role of Team Dynamics in Mitigating Burnout and Enhancing Well-Being in the Neurocritical Care Unit. Crit Care Med. 2026 Oct 1;54(10):2697-2708. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000007281. Epub 2026 Aug 12. PMID: 42584189.
Umeh UO, Akinkuolie O, Zonies M, Rowe J, Thor P, Lee DL, Poeran J, Ellinas H, O’Conor KJ, Mariano ER, Milam AJ, Wilson SH. An Assessment of Perceptions on Diversity and Cultural Humility Training in Anesthesiology Education: A Survey of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Membership. Anesth Analg. 2026 Oct 6. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000008362. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42854229.
Warshel M, Wolpaw J. Social Media and Podcasts for Anesthesia Learners: Opportunities, Evidence, and Implications for Learners. Anesthesiol Clin. 2026 Dec;44(4):603-617. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2026.06.004. Epub 2026 Jul 30. PMID: 42896928.