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2025

  • Kamoga GR, Assem S, Thrush C. Beyond Boot Camp: Small Group Learning to Enhance Hospital Medicine Knowledge and Clinical Reasoning for Community-Based Residency Programs. Am J Med. 2025 May 20:S0002-9343(25)00309-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2025.05.014. PMID: 40404001.
  • Travis D, Nnawuba K, Vellanki S, Robinson S, Jensen H, Trikannad AK. Demographic analysis of survival trends in squamous cell carcinoma of the upper 1/3 of the esophagus: a population-based study. Dis Esophagus. 2025 Jan 7;38(1):doae111. DOI: 10.1093/dote/doae111. PMID: 39656670.
  • Collins C, Conde D, Howell S, Robinson S, Jensen H. Correlation between non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Hepatocellular carcinoma in patients in a Rural State. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2025 Mar 31;49(5):102593. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2025.102593. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40174779.
  • Sabharwal S, Young B, Sabharwal S, Brandon K, Assem S. A review of literature of a functional, congenital intrathoracic kidney. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 5;20(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-03306-5. PMID: 39757195; PMCID: PMC11700456.
  • Willis DE, Li J, Selig JP, Moore R, Green A, Purvis RS, Lovelady N, Macechko MD, McElfish PA. Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Jan;130:108481. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108481. Epub 2024 Oct 24. PMID: 39504805; PMCID: PMC11812527.
  • McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Hawley NL, Caldwell A, Porter A, Macechko MD, Watson D, Callaghan-Koru JA, Selig JP, Andersen JA, Manning N, White L, Gomez-Pomar E, Brown CC. Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories. AJOG Glob Rep. 2025 Jan 17;5(1):100445. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100445. PMID: 40027475; PMCID: PMC11869019.
  • Mize BM, Reif RJ, Spears GL, Kalkwarf KJ, Jensen HK, Cherney SM, Mears SC. ROTEM’s utility in guiding resuscitation of traumatic lower extremity fracture patients. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025 Feb 25;145(1):170. doi: 10.1007/s00402-025-05773-4. PMID: 39998505.
  • Maldonado VV, Jensen H, C. Barnes CL, Samsonraj RM. Phenotypic changes associated with continuous long term in vitro expansion of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, Biochimie, Volume 234, 2025, Pages 62-75, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2025.04.002.
  • Loewe M, Rowley E, Mosley J, Gibson B, Cerjance M, Pearson E, Davis G. A Retrospective Cohort Study of Tranexamic Acid Administration for the Treatment of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar;70:101-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.10.001. Epub 2024 Oct 10. PMID: 39955211.
  • Belue MJ, Mukhtar V, Ram R, Gokden N, Jose J, Massey JL, Biben E, Buddha S, Langford T, Shah S, Harmon SA, Turkbey B, Aydin AM. External Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Using Biparametric MRI and Its Simulated Integration with Conventional PI-RADS for Prostate Cancer Detection. Academic Radiology, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2025.03.039.
  • Pourshams I, Ranga S, Calloway K, Patil N, Walterburg MA, Kumbham P. Botulism Type F: Foodborne or Adult Intestinal Colonization? Gastro Hep Advances. 2025; 100623; doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2025.100623.
  • Banerjee T, Frazier C, Koti N, Yates P, Bowie E, Liermann M, Johnson D, Willis SH, Santra S. Development of Receptor-Integrated Magnetically Labeled Liposomes for Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Fusion Interactions. Anal Chem. 2025 Mar 4;97(8):4490-4498. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c05966. Epub 2025 Feb 10. PMID: 39925203; PMCID: PMC11883728.
  • Manganello JA, Murray RM, Lo WJ, Chiang SC, Guan M, Klassen AC, Leader AE, Hill LT, Massey PM. Differences in HPV Vaccine Information Usefulness and Understanding Between Parents With and Without a Child with Special Healthcare Needs. Matern Child Health J (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-025-04093-8
  • Mengfei Guan, Shawn C Chiang, Regan M Murray, Wen-Juo Lo, Larry T Hill, Ann C Klassen, Jennifer A Manganello, Amy E Leader, Philip M Massey, Narratives or not? Examining the roles of message format and individuals’ stages of change in the context of HPV vaccination promotion, Health Education Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2025, cyaf015, https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyaf015

2024

  • Nnawuba K, Travis D, Jensen H, Lockwood B. An unexpected case of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon: a case report. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2024;15(1):508-513.  https://doi.org/10.21037/jgo-23-542
  • Mehta PM, Prajapati P, Kumar S, Jain N. Vilanilam G, Purushothaman R, Jensen HK, Kaukis N, Ram R. Review of the demographic and educational profiles of abdominal imaging fellowship program directors in the United States. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. Published online January 17, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.014
  • Hicks ED, Heft ME, Hameed MY, Jackson KE, Kaukis N, Jensen HK, Wong K. Factors for which radiology residents choose fellowship. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. Published online January 19, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.025
  • Moore B, Daniels KJ, Martinez B, Sexton KW, Kalkwarf KJ, Roberts M, Bowman SM, Jensen HK. Intensive Care Unit Readmissions in a Level I Trauma Center. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 25:S0022-4804(24)00638-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.074. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39490383.
  • Pilkington C, Thind T, Bowman SM, Sexton K, Kimbrough MK, Porter A, Davis B, Bennett J, Bhavaraju A, Jensen HK. Readmissions After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Nationwide Readmissions Database. J Surg Res. 2024 Mar 28;298:36-40. PMID: 38552588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.018.
  • Nnawuba K, Uche I, Robinson S, Asare O, Nzeako T, Trikannad AK, Jensen HK. Analyzing the Incidence, Survival, and Demographic Trends of B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia. Accepted to International Journal of Community Medicine And Public Health June 2024.
  • Markham GH, Brown JW, Wenos CD, Jensen MO, Jensen HK, Markham LW, Herrman JL. Ross Confers More Favorable Left Ventricular Remodeling Compared With Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/21501351241266122
  • Drewke, E., Brand, R., Geels, C., Jensen, H., Wong, K., Sanders, J. and Rajaram, N. (2024), Noncontact Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Synovial Fluid Samples for Rapid Identification of Infections. J. Biophotonics e202400213. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202400213
  • Lelovic N, Reif R, Jensen H, Villafranca AA, Kimbrough MK, Sexton K. Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. SIPAS 2024(17):100251.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sipas.2024.100251
  • Ferdman L, Jensen H, Hazaa A, Donnell RQ. An Aggressive Case of Cryoglobulinemia and Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis: A Case Report. Cureus 2024:16(6): e62193. doi:10.7759/cureus.62193. https://www.cureus.com/articles/251455#!/
  • James CA, Hogan MJ, Seay RP, James LT, Jensen HK, Kaukis NA, Moore MB, and Braswell LE. Percutaneous Cecostomy: 25-Year Two-Institution Experience. Pediatr Radiol. 2024;54(7):1137-1143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-024-05936-2
  • Thind T, Heye T, Henson C, Reif R, Jensen HK, Kalkwarf KJ, Bhavaraju A, Robertson R, and Jenkins A. Weight-Based Dosing for Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (Enoxaparin) Administration to Achieve Optimal VTE Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients. Am Surg. Published online March 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348241241620
  • Johnson L, Klucher B, Jensen H, Reif R, Kalkwarf K, Sexton KW, Kimbrough MK. A Closed Surgical Intensive Care Unit Organization Improves Cardiac Surgical Patient Outcomes. Journal of thoracic disease, 16(2), 1262–1269. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-22-1471
  • Howell S, Gurel-Headley M, Ferdman L, Ratzlaff C. Infectious Thrombophlebitis of the Left Internal Jugular Vein With Tissierella praeacuta Isolation in a 71-Year-Old Female: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024 Aug 22;16(8):e67478. doi: 10.7759/cureus.67478. PMID: 39310586; PMCID: PMC11415938.
  • Howell S, Barton T, Pourshams IA, Eckman C. Subcapsular Splenic Hematoma After Diagnostic Colonoscopy: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024 Sep 21;16(9):e69850. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69850. PMID: 39435234; PMCID: PMC11493109.
  • Pourshams IA, Arora M, Nimkar S, Kumbham P. Whip It Good: A Case of Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord. Cureus. 2024 Nov 27;16(11):e74620. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74620. PMID: 39735103; PMCID: PMC11682698.
  • Williams ML, Selig JP, Amick Iii BC, Li J, Willis DE, Kraleti S, Meredith-Neve SM, CarlLee S, McElfish PA. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a small rural southern state: Results of a weighted random sample survey. Heliyon. 2024 Nov 14;10(22):e40423. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40423. PMID: 39641058; PMCID: PMC11617713.
  • Ventres WB, Stone LA, Rowland KT, Streiffer RH, Macechko MD, Roulier JA, Borkan JM, Green LA. Storylines of family medicine I: framing family medicine – history, values and perspectives. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Apr 12;12(Suppl 3):e002788. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2024-002788. PMID: 38609088; PMCID: PMC11029363.
  • Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, Li J, Langner J, Gurel-Headley M, Kraleti S, Curran GM, Macechko MD, McElfish PA. “Every Time It Comes Time for Another Shot, It’s a Re-Evaluation”: A Qualitative Study of Intent to Receive COVID-19 Boosters among Parents Who Were Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Feb 7;12(2):171. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020171. PMID: 38400154; PMCID: PMC10892107.
  • Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, Shafeek Amin N, Li J, Watson D, Brimberry RK, McElfish PA. Pediatric HPV vaccination: Provider recommendations matter among hesitant parents. Vaccine. 2024 Nov 14;42(25):126166. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126166. Epub 2024 Jul 30. PMID: 39079809; PMCID: PMC11401755.
  • Brand R, Robinson S, Rahman MM, Hazaa A, CarlLee S, and Jensen H. The Impact of the 2020 Medicaid Expansion in a Community Clinic Serving the Marshallese Population in a Rural State. J Reg Med Camp. 2024; 7: 4. https://doi.org/10.24926/jrmc.v7i4.6159

2023

  • Nigh J; Wade DJ; Rives GT; Karim SA; Bhavaraju A; Kimbrough MK; Reif RJ; Sexton KW: Jensen HK. Operative management of non-elective incisional hernia reduces readmission in a national database. Hernia. 2023;27(3):541-547. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-022-02643-5.
  • CarlLee S, Diaz-Cruz A, Brand R, Reece S, Robinson S, West J, Dare RK, and Jensen H. COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Administration Linked to Drop in Blood Pressure: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother. 2023;42(2):65-67. https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2022.0038
  • Moore B, Jensen H, Patel K, Modi Z, Reif RJ, Lal S, Bowman SM, Kost M, Kalkwarf KJ, Margolick J, Bhavaraju A, Corwin HL. Outcomes of trauma patients on chronic antithrombotic therapies in a trauma center in a rural state. SIPAS 2023; 15; 100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100221.
  • Wade DJ, Pilkington C, Henson JC, Jensen HK, Kalkwarf K, Bhavaraju A, Bruce N, Bowman S, Margolick J. Higher Doses of Calcium Associated With Survival in Trauma Patients. J Surg Res. Published online March 21, 2024.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.014
  • Vawter K, Kuhn S, Pitt H, Wells A, Jensen HK, and Mavros M. Complications and failure-to-rescue after pancreatectomy and hospital participation in the targeted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry. Surgery 2023. 174(5), 1235–1240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.023.
  • Hairston H, Ipe TS, Burdine L, Sexton KW, Reif R, Jensen H, Kalkwarf K. Incidence of Red Cell Antibody Formation Following Massive Transfusion Protocol: Experience of a Single Institution. Am Surg. 2023;89(11):4715-4719. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221129500
  • Bennett JW, Schlortt KR, Yao T, Jensen HK, Reif RJ, Bennett JL, Karim S, Kimbrough MK, Bhavaraju A. The Association of a Closed Collaborative SICU Model on EGS Patient Outcomes. Surgery in Practice and Science, Volume 14, 2023, 100194, ISSN 2666-2620, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100194
  • Heye T, Thind T, Jenkins A, Reif R, Jensen HK, Sexton K, Kalkwarf K, Bhavaraju A. Weight-based Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Spinal Trauma Patients Appears Safe. J Surg Res. 2023;290:209-214.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2023.04.019
  • Harris LB, Osborn TA, Bennett JL, Jensen HK, Giorgakis E, Mavros MN. Morbidity of colectomy during pancreatoduodenectomy: An analysis of the pancreas-targeted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Registry. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2023 May;30(5):655-663. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbp.1259
  • Norys JH, Sexton KW, Jensen HK, Deneke M, Priddy EE. Deep vein thrombosis causing abdominal wall varicosities. Deep vein thrombosis causing abdominal wall varicosities. J Surg Case Rep. 2023;2023(2):rjad004. https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad004
  • Yao T, Jensen HK, Reif RJ, Kimbrough MK, Schlortt KR, Bennett JW, Bhavaraju A. Closed Collaborative Surgical Intensive Care Unit Modeling and Its Association With Trauma Patient Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar; 283:494-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.015
  • Wang H-P, Reif RJ, Kalkwarf KJ, Jensen HK, Jenkins AK, Bhavaraju A. Prophylactic Antibiotics in Patients with Traumatic Pneumocephalus or Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. Am Surg. 2023;89(7):3037-3042. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221117041
  • Heft ME, Wong K, James CA, Lewis PS, Hicks ED, Jensen HK, Liu DS, Kaukis NA, Shashi KK, Ashton DJ. Establishing a pediatric interventional radiology inpatient consult service. Pediatric radiology, 53(9), 1951–1960. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05664-z.
  • Hameed MY, Al-Hindi L, Ali S, Jensen HK, Shoults CC. Broadening the understanding of medical students’ discussion of radiology online: A social listening study of Reddit. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2023;52(5):377-382. https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.04.003
  • Laughlin M, Potts E, Collins RT, Bolin E, Jensen H, Millett P, Jensen M. Investigation of a novel intracardiac flow parameter using blood speckle imaging. J Clin Images Med Case Rep. 2023; 4(1): 2244. https://jcimcr.org/pdfs/JCIMCR-v4-2244.pdf
  • Hayat MA, Wu J, Stephens S, Jensen HK, Villafranca AA, Sanford JA, Sexton KW, Jensen MO.  Modeling peripheral arterial and venous pressure signals with integral pulse frequency modulation. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Volume 86, Part B, 2023, 105240, ISSN 1746-8094, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2023.105240
  • Binz J, Heft M, Robinson S, Jensen H, Newton J. Utilizing procalcitonin in a clinical setting to help differentiate between aspiration pneumonia and aspiration pneumonitis.  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023;105(1):115821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115821
  • McElfish PA, Selig JP, Scott AJ, Rowland B, Willis DE, Reece S, CarlLee S, Macechko MD, Shah SK. Associations Between General Vaccine Hesitancy and Healthcare Access Among Arkansans. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Mar;38(4):841-847. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07859-w. Epub 2022 Nov 2. PMID: 36323819; PMCID: PMC9629763.
  • Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, Kraleti SS, Gurel-Headley MP, CarlLee S, McElfish PA. Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine. J Health Commun. 2023 Sep 2;28(9):595-604. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2244458. Epub 2023 Aug 20. PMID: 37599458; PMCID: PMC10528835.
  • Moore R, Purvis RS, CarlLee S, Hallgren E, Kraleti S, Willis DE, McElfish PA. Understanding Vaccination Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model. J Health Commun. 2023 Jul 3;28(7):458-476. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2224265. Epub 2023 Jul 2. PMID: 37394866; PMCID: PMC10443235.
  • Gurel-Headley M, Mamisashvili M, CarlLee S, Reece S, Chapman C, Kraleti S, Andersen JA, Selig JP, Willis DE, Li J, McElfish PA. Associations between Influenza Vaccination and Health Care Access among Adults in the United States. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Feb 11;11(2):416. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020416. PMID: 36851292; PMCID: PMC9958667.
  • CarlLee S, Willis DE, Andersen JA, Gurel-Headley M, Kraleti SS, Selig JP, Moore R, Diaz-Cruz A, Macechko MD, McElfish PA. Healthcare Access and Experiences of Racial Discrimination as Predictors of General Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Feb 10;11(2):409. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020409. PMID: 36851286; PMCID: PMC9963783.
  • Reece S, CarlLee S, Scott AJ, Willis DE, Rowland B, Larsen K, Holman-Allgood I, McElfish PA. Hesitant adopters: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among diverse vaccinated adults in the United States. Infect Med (Beijing). 2023 Jun;2(2):89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.imj.2023.03.001. Epub 2023 Mar 25. PMID: 38013742; PMCID: PMC10038887.
  • Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Callaghan-Koru J, Reece S, CarlLee S, Manning N, Langston K, Riklon S, McElfish PA. Marshallese Mothers’ and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 23;20(5):3949. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20053949. PMID: 36900960; PMCID: PMC10001766.
  • Ayers BL, Eswaran H, CarlLee S, Reece S, Manning N, McElfish PA. Exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally adapted group prenatal program, CenteringPregnancy, to reduce maternal and infant health disparities among Marshallese Pacific Islanders: A study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2023 Apr 3;33:101127. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101127. PMID: 37091509; PMCID: PMC10120290.
  • Wang S, Rice OM, Habet NA, CarlLee TL, Duemmler M, Wally M, Odum S, Moorman CT 3rd. Biomechanical Assessment of Bicortical Suspension Device Fixation for Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Instability: Single Versus Double Device. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Dec;51(14):3742-3748. doi: 10.1177/03635465231203213. Epub 2023 Oct 28. PMID: 37897333.
  • Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, CarlLee S, Gurel-Headley MP, Cornett LE, McElfish PA. COVID-19 Booster Uptake: Are Hesitant Adopters Less Likely to Get a Booster Shot Than Nonhesitant Adopters? Behav Med. 2024 Jul-Sep;50(3):260-268. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2023.2249168. Epub 2023 Sep 18. PMID: 37722699; PMCID: PMC11229423.
  • McElfish PA, Liston R, Smith V, Norris AK, Weaver J, Dickson SM, Macechko MD, Brimberry RK, Lemdja MR, Middleton TL, Nix MW, Irish-Clardy KA, Meredith-Neve SM, Kennedy JL, James LP. Rural Research Network to engage rural and minority community members in translational research. J Clin Transl Res. 2023 Mar 28;9(2):115-122. PMID: 37179792; PMCID: PMC10171320.
  • Ku TSN, Al Mohajer M, Newton JA, Wilson MH, Monsees E, Hayden MK, Messacar K, Kisgen JJ, Diekema DJ, Morgan DJ, Sifri CD, Vaughn VM. Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec;44(12):1901-1908. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.156. Epub 2023 Sep 4. PMID: 37665212.
  • Thompson RG Jr, Mullinax S, De Monte R, McBain S, Porter A, Eastin C, Landes SJ, Wilson MP. Effectiveness of a Self-Administered Computerized Mental Health Screening Tool in the Emergency Department. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Nov 1;74(11):1180-1184. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220523. Epub 2023 May 10. PMID: 37161345.

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