Dr. Diekema is Director of Education at the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, and Chair of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board Committee. He is a Professor of Bioethics and of Emergency Medicine, an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Diekema is also an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Health Service.

1. Fabre, V, Hsu, YJ, Carroll, KC, Salinas, AB, Gadala, A, Bower, C et al.. Blood Culture Use in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units and Wards. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8 (1):e2454738. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54738. PubMed PMID:39813030 PubMed Central PMC11736503.
2. Lewis-Newby, M, Wightman, AG, Banker, KA, Dudzinski, DM, Handley, SJ, Mazor, RL et al.. Extracorporeal Life Support: Making Ethically Sound Allocation Decisions for a Limited Resource. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25 (12):e449-e458. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003608. PubMed PMID:39630074 .
3. Passaretti, CL, Bischoff, W, Chan, J, Diekema, DJ, Doron, S, Estelle, C et al.. Respiratory equality: let's stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024; :1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.197. PubMed PMID:39628050 .
4. Lin, V, Callado, GY, Pardo, I, Gutfreund, M, Hsieh, MK, Pereira, AMR et al.. Diagnostic stewardship and dermatology consultation in cellulitis management: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024;317 (1):61. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03515-x. PubMed PMID:39614879 .
5. Dains, A, Baker, S, Kobayashi, T, Holley, S, Diekema, D, Brust, K et al.. Integrating an industrial hygienist into the infection prevention and control program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024; :1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.123. PubMed PMID:39506488 .
6. Waked, R, Coats, L, Rosato, A, Yen, CF, Wood, E, Diekema, DJ et al.. Clinical outcome of combination of vancomycin and ceftaroline versus vancomycin monotherapy for treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24 (1):1212. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10107-7. PubMed PMID:39468491 PubMed Central PMC11514869.
7. Wright, B, Kang, D, Schuette, A, Ward, MA, Krasowski, MD, Scherer, AM et al.. SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among healthcare professionals in a rural state. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4 (1):e190. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.420. PubMed PMID:39465214 PubMed Central PMC11505257.
8. Pardo, I, Maezato, AM, Callado, GY, Gutfreund, MC, Hsieh, MK, Lin, V et al.. Effectiveness of heterologous and homologous COVID-19 vaccination among immunocompromised individuals: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4 (1):e152. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.369. PubMed PMID:39346662 PubMed Central PMC11427957.
9. Ryder, JH, Van Schooneveld, TC, Diekema, DJ, Fabre, V. Every Crisis Is an Opportunity: Advancing Blood Culture Stewardship During a Blood Culture Bottle Shortage. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024;11 (9):ofae479. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae479. PubMed PMID:39238843 PubMed Central PMC11376067.
10. Kobayashi, T, Ford, B, Diekema, DJ, Sekar, P. Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection successfully treated with a clofazimine-containing regimen and long-term follow-up after discontinuing treatment. IDCases. 2024;36 :e01991. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01991. PubMed PMID:38846029 PubMed Central PMC11154623.
11. Navin, MC, Wasserman, JA, Diekema, DS, Pope, TM. Limits on Parental Discretion in Medical Decision-Making: pediatric intervention principles converge. Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67 (2):277-289. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2024.a929023. PubMed PMID:38828604 .
12. Olthoff, M, Kobayashi, T, Parsons, MG, Ford, B, Prasidthrathsint, K, Non, L et al.. Impact of metagenomic next-generation sequencing on clinical decision-making at an academic medical center, a retrospective study, Iowa, 2020-2022. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4 (1):e39. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.31. PubMed PMID:38562514 PubMed Central PMC10983051.
13. Singh, HK, Claeys, KC, Advani, SD, Ballam, YJ, Penney, J, Schutte, KM et al.. Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (4):405-411. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.284. PubMed PMID:38204365 PubMed Central PMC11007360.
14. Thom, KA, Rock, C, Robinson, GL, Reisinger, HRS, Baloh, J, Chasco, E et al.. Alcohol-based decontamination of gloved hands: A randomized controlled trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (4):467-473. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.243. PubMed PMID:37994538 PubMed Central PMC11007359.
15. Kingsley, J, Clark, J, Lewis-Newby, M, Dudzinski, DM, Diekema, D. Navigating parental requests: considering the relational potential standard in paediatric end-of-life care in the paediatric intensive care unit. J Med Ethics. 2023; :. doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-108912. PubMed PMID:37968108 .
16. Epstein, L, Diekema, DJ, Morgan, DJ, Fakih, MG, Lee, F, Gottlieb, L et al.. Diagnostic stewardship and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Lessons learned for prevention of emerging infectious diseases in acute-care settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (3):277-283. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.195. PubMed PMID:37933951 .
17. Thom, KA, Rock, C, Robinson, GL, Reisinger, HS, Baloh, J, Li, S et al.. Direct Gloving vs Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves in Adherence to Hospital Infection Control Practices: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6 (10):e2336758. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36758. PubMed PMID:37883088 PubMed Central PMC10603500.
18. Harrington, EM, Trautman, K, Davis, MB, Varzavand, K, Meacham, H, Dains, A et al.. Descriptive epidemiology of central line-associated bloodstream infections at an academic medical center in Iowa, 2019-2022. Am J Infect Control. 2024;52 (4):436-442. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.09.021. PubMed PMID:37827243 .
19. McAdam, AJ, Diekema, DJ. The Editors' reply to "Letter responding to performance of updated Enterobacterales piperacillin-tazobactam breakpoints on the MicroScan antimicrobial susceptibility testing system". J Clin Microbiol. 2023;61 (11):e0069223. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00692-23. PubMed PMID:37823659 PubMed Central PMC10662355.
20. Diekema, DJ, Nori, P, Stevens, MP, Smith, MW, Coffey, KC, Morgan, DJ et al.. Are Contact Precautions "Essential" for the Prevention of Healthcare-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78 (5):1289-1294. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad571. PubMed PMID:37738565 .

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Dr. Glover is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, and Director of the Humanities, Ethics and Professionalism (HEP) thread in the School of Medicine curriculum. Dr. Glover serves on the ethics committees and the ethics consult services at the University of Colorado Hospital and the Children’s Hospital Colorado as well as the research ethics consult service. She organizes the Clinical Ethics Leads from the Children’s Hospital and the University of Colorado Hospital in their Quality Improvement Efforts.

1. Henden, C, Fjerdingstad, HB, Bjørnsen, EG, Thiruchelvam-Kyle, L, Daws, MR, Inngjerdingen, M et al.. NK cell cytotoxicity towards pluripotent stem cells and their neural progeny: impacts of activating and inhibitory receptors and KIR/HLA mismatch. Stem Cells. 2024; :. doi: 10.1093/stmcls/sxae083. PubMed PMID:39708357 .
2. Holter-Chakrabarty, J, McNally, L, Levine, J, Ferrara, J, Vesely, SK, Kanakry, CG et al.. ¹⁸F-FLT PET and Blood-based Biomarkers for Identifying Gastrointestinal Graft versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Cell Transplantation. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025;7 (1):e240096. doi: 10.1148/rycan.240096. PubMed PMID:39670843 .
3. McGuire, A, Rancher, C, Glover, J, Smith, DW. Large-Scale Evaluation of Satisfaction, Intent to Use, and Confidence with an Online Learning Course for a Well-Established, Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment: TFCBTWeb2.0. Evid Based Pract Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2024;9 (3):379-394. doi: 10.1080/23794925.2024.2324760. PubMed PMID:39524530 PubMed Central PMC11545253.
4. Glover, J, Hagerty, M, Pimpinella, E, Carozza, C, Berka, N. A Novel HLA Class I Allele, HLA-C*12:424, Identified Using Next-Generation Sequencing. HLA. 2024;104 (5):e15749. doi: 10.1111/tan.15749. PubMed PMID:39501806 .
5. Cleland, JGF, Pellicori, P, Graham, FJ, Lane, R, Petrie, MC, Ahmed, F et al.. Adjudication of Hospitalizations and Deaths in the IRONMAN Trial of Intravenous Iron for Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024;84 (18):1704-1717. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.052. PubMed PMID:39443013 PubMed Central PMC11496827.
6. Ticer, TD, Tingler, AM, Glover, JS, Dooley, SA, Kendrick, J, Zackular, JP et al.. Bacterial metabolites influence the autofluorescence of Clostridioides difficile. Front Microbiol. 2024;15 :1459795. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1459795. PubMed PMID:39439940 PubMed Central PMC11493716.
7. DeLor, B, Glover, JJ, Hartman, TJ, Manzey, LL, Ateya, M, Kelsh, S et al.. Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants and Potential Inconsistencies with FDA-Approved Dosing for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Real-World Analysis Across Nine US Healthcare Systems. J Gen Intern Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-09106-w. PubMed PMID:39424771 .
8. Escribá, R, Beksac, M, Bennaceur-Griscelli, A, Glover, JC, Koskela, S, Latsoudis, H et al.. Correction: Current Landscape of iPSC Haplobanks. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10804-5. PubMed PMID:39422809 .
9. Hunnisett, LM, Nyman, J, Francia, N, Abraham, NS, Adjiman, CS, Aitipamula, S et al.. The seventh blind test of crystal structure prediction: structure generation methods. Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater. 2024; :. doi: 10.1107/S2052520624007492. PubMed PMID:39405196 .
10. Nufer, MI, Coates, BS, Abel, CA, O'Neill, P, McCracken, M, Jain, D et al.. Anatomy of a pest control failure: introgression of cytochrome P450 337B3 alleles from invasive old-world bollworm into native corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J Insect Sci. 2024;24 (4):. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieae094. PubMed PMID:39348592 PubMed Central PMC11441577.
11. Escribá, R, Beksac, M, Bennaceur-Griscelli, A, Glover, JC, Koskela, S, Latsoudis, H et al.. Current Landscape of iPSC Haplobanks. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2024;20 (8):2155-2164. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10783-7. PubMed PMID:39276260 PubMed Central PMC11554736.
12. Magnan, B, Chen, XH, Rashid, S, Minard, A, Chau, W, Uyesugi, T et al.. Asymmetric Dynamics Drive Catalytic Activation of the Hsp90 Chaperone. J Phys Chem B. 2024;128 (35):8388-8399. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03363. PubMed PMID:39186634 .
13. Mazzini, L, De Marchi, F, Buzanska, L, Follenzi, A, Glover, JC, Gelati, M et al.. Current status and new avenues of stem cell-based preclinical and therapeutic approaches in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2024;24 (9):933-954. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2024.2392307. PubMed PMID:39162129 .
14. Isasi, R, Bentzen, HB, Fabbri, M, Fuhr, A, Glover, JC, Mah, N et al.. Dynamic governance: A new era for consent for stem cell research. Stem Cell Reports. 2024;19 (9):1233-1241. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2024.07.006. PubMed PMID:39151430 PubMed Central PMC11411296.
15. George, J, Glover, JP, Perera, OP, Reddy, GVP. Role of Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi in Mediating Host Selection, Biology, Behavior, and Management of Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae). Plants (Basel). 2024;13 (15):. doi: 10.3390/plants13152012. PubMed PMID:39124130 PubMed Central PMC11313774.
16. Bloemen, EM, Gottesman, E, Furfari, K, Glover, J, Gabbay, E, Cox, S et al.. Examining ethical issues that arise in providing ED/hospital care for patients experiencing elder mistreatment and approaches to address them. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2024;36 (4):395-412. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2024.2365341. PubMed PMID:38867518 PubMed Central PMC11333161.
17. Oh, JDH, Freem, L, Saunders, DDZ, McTeir, L, Gilhooley, H, Jackson, M et al.. Insights into digit evolution from a fate map study of the forearm using Chameleon, a new transgenic chicken line. Development. 2024;151 (13):. doi: 10.1242/dev.202340. PubMed PMID:38828852 PubMed Central PMC11234372.
18. Li, A, Brock, Z, Glover, J. Opportunities for de-escalation of aspirin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation at high stroke risk receiving direct oral anticoagulants. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2024;64 (4S):102128. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102128. PubMed PMID:38796161 .
19. O'Shaughnessy, M, Glover, J, Hafizi, R, Barhi, M, Clowes, R, Chong, SY et al.. Porous isoreticular non-metal organic frameworks. Nature. 2024;630 (8015):102-108. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07353-9. PubMed PMID:38778105 PubMed Central PMC11153147.
20. Glover, J. Explaining novel scientific concepts to people whose technical acumen does not extend to turning it off, then turning it on again. Nature. 2024; :. doi: 10.1038/d41586-024-01405-w. PubMed PMID:38750198 .

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A former President of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, Dr. Lantos is the founding director of the Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center, and was the inaugural holder of the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics. He is currently the Director of Pediatric Bioethics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, where he is also a Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Lantos spent 20 years on the faculty of The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, is an advisor to the American Academy of Pediatrics on bioethics, and a former associate editor of three journals; he has published five books and over 250 journal articles and book chapters in the eld of bioethics.

1. Gorin, M, Smids, J, Lantos, J. Toward Evidence-Based and Ethical Pediatric Gender Medicine. JAMA. 2025; :. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.28203. PubMed PMID:39804741 .
2. Verhagen, E, Lantos, J. The Dutch model for regulating paediatric euthanasia. Arch Dis Child. 2024; :. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326998. PubMed PMID:39603708 .
3. Lantos, JD. Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics. Early Hum Dev. 2024;198 :106130. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106130. PubMed PMID:39405800 .
4. Libor, L, Pécsy, B, Szűcs, E, Lantos, J, Bakos, A, Lázár, G et al.. Effect of transbronchial or intravenous administration of indocyanine green on resection margins during near-infrared-guided segmentectomy: a review. Front Surg. 2024;11 :1430100. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1430100. PubMed PMID:39011052 PubMed Central PMC11246956.
5. Lantos, JD. The slow, necessary growth of pediatric palliative care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024;54 (1):101570. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101570. PubMed PMID:38388282 .
6. Joren, CY, Aris-Meijer, JL, Verhagen, AAE, Lantos, J. How to move forward in shared decision-making in pediatric palliative care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024;54 (1):101569. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101569. PubMed PMID:38355343 .
7. Zivot, JB, Katz, NT, Deckelbaum, RJ, Lantos, JD, Teitel, JM. Gaza and the complexity and context of suffering. Lancet. 2024;403 (10423):244-245. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02836-2. PubMed PMID:38219772 .
8. Joren, CY, Aris-Meijer, JL, Verhagen, AAE, Lantos, J. Pediatric palliative care across continents: Communication and shared-decision-making. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024;54 (1):101552. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2023.101552. PubMed PMID:38155022 .
9. Farkas, A, Csókási, T, Fabó, C, Szabó, Z, Lantos, J, Pécsy, B et al.. Chronic postoperative pain after non-intubated uniportal VATS lobectomy. Front Surg. 2023;10 :1282937. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1282937. PubMed PMID:38026483 PubMed Central PMC10679439.
10. Szabo, Z, Fabo, C, Szarvas, M, Matuz, M, Oszlanyi, A, Farkas, A et al.. Spontaneous Ventilation Combined with Double-Lumen Tube Intubation during Thoracic Surgery: A New Anesthesiologic Method Based on 141 Cases over Three Years. J Clin Med. 2023;12 (20):. doi: 10.3390/jcm12206457. PubMed PMID:37892595 PubMed Central PMC10607362.
11. Escandon, R, Lantos, J. Challenges in accelerated approvals for gene therapies. Mol Ther. 2023;31 (9):2572-2574. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.08.004. PubMed PMID:37597515 PubMed Central PMC10492019.
12. Lantos, JD. The Future of Newborn Genomic Testing. Children (Basel). 2023;10 (7):. doi: 10.3390/children10071140. PubMed PMID:37508635 PubMed Central PMC10378699.
13. Lantos, JD, Janvier, A. The Dilemmas of Artificial Wombs: Conventional Ethics and Science Fiction. Am J Bioeth. 2023;23 (5):82-85. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2191057. PubMed PMID:37130396 .
14. Lantos, JD, Brunelli, L, Hayeems, RZ. Understanding the Clinical Utility of Genome Sequencing in Critically Ill Newborns. J Pediatr. 2023;258 :113438. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113438. PubMed PMID:37088180 .
15. Lantos, J, Janvier, A, Barrington, K. Reply to Letter about whole genome sequencing in newborns. Hum Genet. 2023;142 (2):165-166. doi: 10.1007/s00439-022-02499-w. PubMed PMID:36607419 .
16. Lantos, J, Furák, J, Zombori-Tóth, N, Zombori, T, Bihari, K, Varga, E et al.. [Changes of the T cell composition in the thymus during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Orv Hetil. 2022;163 (52):2062-2066. doi: 10.1556/650.2022.32664. PubMed PMID:36566438 .
17. Rachmasari, KN, Strauss, SB, Phillips, CD, Lantos, JE, An, A, Cisse, B et al.. Posterior hypothalamic involvement on pre-operative MRI predicts hypothalamic obesity in craniopharyngiomas. Pituitary. 2023;26 (1):105-114. doi: 10.1007/s11102-022-01294-0. PubMed PMID:36462067 .
18. Strauss, SB, Stern, S, Lantos, JE, Lin, E, Shin, J, Yao, P et al.. High-Resolution T2-Weighted Imaging for Surveillance in Postoperative Vestibular Schwannoma: Equivalence with Contrast-Enhanced T1WI for Measurement and Surveillance of Residual Tumor. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022;43 (12):1792-1796. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7685. PubMed PMID:36423954 .
19. Lantos, JD. Should We Aspire to Be Rational About Letting Babies Die?. Am J Bioeth. 2022;22 (11):51-53. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2123984. PubMed PMID:36332043 .
20. Oei, JL, Blythe, S, Dicair, L, Didden, D, Preisz, A, Lantos, J et al.. What's in a name? The ethical implications and opportunities in diagnosing an infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Addiction. 2023;118 (1):4-6. doi: 10.1111/add.16022. PubMed PMID:36084928 .

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Dr. Mercurio is a Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; he is the Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics at the Yale School of Medicine, and Director of the Yale Pediatrics Ethics Program. Dr. Mercurio oversees the ethics education of Yale medical students, and participates in ethics education for attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, and physician associate students. He has more than 25 years of experience as a clinical neonatologist, actively involved in the training of fellows and residents in the Newborn ICU, and over 20 years’ experience in clinical ethics consultation in pediatrics and adult medicine.

1. Balassone, G, Cappelletti, P, De Bonis, A, De Simone, A, Di Martire, D, Graziano, SF et al.. From tiny to immense: Geological spotlight on the Alexander Mosaic (National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy) using non-invasive in situ analyses. PLoS One. 2025;20 (1):e0315188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315188. PubMed PMID:39813194 PubMed Central PMC11734927.
2. D'Ambrosi, R, Corona, K, Cerciello, S, Guerra, G, Mercurio, M, Galasso, O et al.. Combining an Anterolateral Complex Procedure With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Reduces Graft Reinjury Without Increasing the Rate of Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Sports Med. 2025; :3635465241285887. doi: 10.1177/03635465241285887. PubMed PMID:39799408 .
3. Familiari, F, Zappia, A, Gasparini, G, Mercurio, M, Tedesco, G, Riccelli, DA et al.. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture: When Should We Surgically Treat? A Case-Series. J Clin Med. 2025;14 (1):. doi: 10.3390/jcm14010237. PubMed PMID:39797320 PubMed Central PMC11721676.
4. Mercurio, M, Carlisi, G, Ostojic, M, Imbrogno, A, Galasso, O, Gasparini, G et al.. The Protective Role of the FIFA 11+ Training Program on the Valgus Loading of the Knee in Academy Soccer Players Across a Season. Healthcare (Basel). 2025;13 (1):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13010073. PubMed PMID:39791680 PubMed Central PMC11720229.
5. Mercurio, M, Cofano, E, Gasparini, G, Galasso, O, Familiari, F, Sanzo, V et al.. Isolated ACL Reconstruction Versus Combined ACL and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction: Functional Outcomes, Return to Sport, and Survivorship: An Updated Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies. Am J Sports Med. 2025; :3635465241251467. doi: 10.1177/03635465241251467. PubMed PMID:39754418 .
6. Mercurio, M, Spina, G, Galasso, O, Gasparini, G, Segura-Garcia, C, De Fazio, P et al.. The Association Between Antipsychotics and Bone Fragility: An Updated Comprehensive Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024;14 (23):. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14232745. PubMed PMID:39682653 PubMed Central PMC11640471.
7. Mercurio, M, Cerciello, S, Corona, K, Guerra, G, Simonetta, R, Familiari, F et al.. Factors Associated With a Successful Return to Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Multiparametric Evaluation in Soccer Players. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024;12 (10):23259671241275663. doi: 10.1177/23259671241275663. PubMed PMID:39430117 PubMed Central PMC11490974.
8. Baker, AC, Mercurio, MR. Navigating parental disagreement: ethical analysis and a proposed approach. J Perinatol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-02152-6. PubMed PMID:39406939 .
9. Cerciello, S, Mercurio, M, Corona, K, Proietti, L, Di Vico, G, Giordano, MC et al.. Posterior Cruciate Buckling Angle Variations Are Associated with Different Patterns of Medial Meniscus Tears in Anterior-Cruciate-Deficient Knees: Results of a Prospective Comparative Magnetic Imaging Resonance Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (16):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12161553. PubMed PMID:39201113 PubMed Central PMC11353355.
10. Mercurio, M, Minici, R, Spina, G, Cofano, E, Laganà, D, Familiari, F et al.. Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of combined Arthroscopic Microfracture and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection Versus Isolated Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2025;64 (1):103-109. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2024.08.011. PubMed PMID:39182822 .
11. Drago, MJ, Mercurio, MR. The Value of Parental Judgment in the Ethical Gray Zone of Periviability: Words Matter. Pediatrics. 2024;154 (3):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-065986. PubMed PMID:39108223 .
12. Baker, AC, Mercurio, MR, Donn, SM, Fanaroff, JM. Ethical and Legal Perspectives on the Treatment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Newborn. Clin Perinatol. 2024;51 (3):725-734. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2024.04.010. PubMed PMID:39095106 .
13. Mercurio, M, Cappelletti, P, Di Renzo, V, Grifa, C, Guarino, C, Izzo, F et al.. Geotraceability of Falanghina del Sannio (South Italy): Preliminary mineralogical and isotopic data. Data Brief. 2024;55 :110686. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110686. PubMed PMID:39071958 PubMed Central PMC11282966.
14. Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G, Cofano, E, Colace, S, Galasso, O. Revision Surgery for Shoulder Infection after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Functional Outcomes and Eradication Rate-A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (13):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12131291. PubMed PMID:38998826 PubMed Central PMC11241514.
15. Malone, JR, Mercurio, MR, Kopelman, LM. Pediatric Decision-Making: ethical aspects specific to neonates. Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67 (2):209-226. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2024.a929019. PubMed PMID:38828600 .
16. Polito, F, Di Mercurio, M, Rizzo, S, Di Vito, M, Sanguinetti, M, Urbani, A et al.. Artemisia spp. Essential Oils: From Their Ethnobotanical Use to Unraveling the Microbiota Modulation Potential. Plants (Basel). 2024;13 (7):. doi: 10.3390/plants13070967. PubMed PMID:38611496 PubMed Central PMC11013866.
17. Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G, Cofano, E, Zappia, A, Familiari, F, Galasso, O et al.. Knee Arthrodesis for Periprosthetic Knee Infection: Fusion Rate, Complications, and Limb Salvage-A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (7):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12070804. PubMed PMID:38610226 PubMed Central PMC11011444.
18. Krause, KL, Brown, A, Michael, J, Mercurio, M, Wo, S, Bansal, A et al.. Implementation of the Modified Brain Injury Guidelines Might Be Feasible and Cost-Effective Even in a Nontrauma Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2024;187 :e86-e93. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.04.004. PubMed PMID:38608812 .
19. Galasso, O, Mercurio, M, Mancuso, C, De Gregorio, D, Mantovani, M, Gasparini, G et al.. Kinematic stabilization after the Latarjet procedure: beyond the triple blocking effect. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024;33 (10):e547-e558. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.02.022. PubMed PMID:38548097 .
20. Rava, A, Mercurio, M, Gargiulo, G, Fusini, F, Boasso, G, Galasso, O et al.. Conservative treatment of spinal tuberculosis in a retrospective cohort study over 20-year period: high eradication rate and successful health status can be expected. Ann Jt. 2023;8 :34. doi: 10.21037/aoj-22-54. PubMed PMID:38529251 PubMed Central PMC10929317.

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Christine Mitchell, executive director of the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, founded the ethics program at Boston Children’s Hospital, directed the ethics consultation service, and led the Ethics Advisory Committee for 30 years. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses, and has served on numerous national committees and commissions, including the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities’ Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee and, most recently, the Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects Committee for the Human Brain Project funded by the European Commission.  She lectures nationally and internationally on issues in clinical ethics.  Her published work includes documentary filmmaking, a regular series for The Journal of Clinical Ethics, and broad publications in the bioethics and popular literature.

1. Landon, ME, Mitchell, CE, Taguchi, VJ, Hunt, WF 3rd. Assessing the water quality impact of floating treatment wetlands strategically placed in two stormwater retention ponds. J Environ Manage. 2025;374 :124084. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124084. PubMed PMID:39818079 .
2. Roth, S, Wilson, KC, Ramsay, RG, Mitchell, C, Sampurno, S, Pham, TD et al.. A non-randomised open-label exploratory 'window of opportunity' study of TG02 treatment in patients with locally advanced primary and recurrent RAS mutant colorectal cancer. Heliyon. 2025;11 (1):e41364. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41364. PubMed PMID:39811281 PubMed Central PMC11730558.
3. Mitchell, CB, Simmons, J, Vo, C, Bakshi, K, Juliani, J, Fenske, J et al.. Preservation of Cardiac Xenografts in a Model of Infant Human Cardiac Transplantation. Xenotransplantation. 2025;32 (1):e70009. doi: 10.1111/xen.70009. PubMed PMID:39786348 .
4. Sripinun, P, Lu, W, Nikonov, S, Patel, S, Hennessy, S, Yao, T et al.. Fluorescent identification of axons, dendrites and soma of neuronal retinal ganglion cells with a genetic marker as a tool for facilitating the study of neurodegeneration. FASEB Bioadv. 2025;7 (1):e1478. doi: 10.1096/fba.2024-00095. PubMed PMID:39781424 PubMed Central PMC11705399.
5. Mitchell, CB, Simmons, J, Hodo, CL, Neal, SJ, Chitta, S, Vo, C et al.. Early Results of an Infant Model of Orthotopic Cardiac Xenotransplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.12.011. PubMed PMID:39778609 .
6. Wei, Z, Iyer, MR, Zhao, B, Deng, J, Mitchell, CS. Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Comparative Analysis of the Overlapping Molecular Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Frontotemporal Dementia. Int J Mol Sci. 2024;25 (24):. doi: 10.3390/ijms252413450. PubMed PMID:39769215 PubMed Central PMC11678588.
7. Mitchell, C, Jacques, A. Cardiac return assist blanket (CRAB) safely increases central venous pressure. J Int Med Res. 2025;53 (1):3000605241307775. doi: 10.1177/03000605241307775. PubMed PMID:39763380 .
8. Li, L, Mao, L, van der Zalm, MM, Olivo, J, Liu, S, Vergara, C et al.. Blood-based diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study in South Africa and Dominican Republic. J Infect. 2025;90 (2):106404. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106404. PubMed PMID:39755278 .
9. Mirza, T, Fenty-Stewart, N, Mitchell, C, Folian, B, Kassim, S. Use of Remote Regulatory Assessment (RRA) for Site Evaluations during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The USFDA's Office of Study Integrity and Surveillance (OSIS) Perspective. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2025;26 (1):20. doi: 10.1208/s12249-024-03024-0. PubMed PMID:39753695 .
10. Lee, Y, Al Mukaddim, R, Ngawang, T, Salamat, S, Mitchell, CC, Maybock, J et al.. Varying pixel resolution significantly improves deep learning-based carotid plaque histology segmentation. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):139. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-83948-6. PubMed PMID:39747244 PubMed Central PMC11696133.
11. Duong, V, Bergerat, A, Pooladanda, V, Mitchell, CM. Effect of Reproductive Tract Microbiota on Vaginal Fibroblasts in Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024; :. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001615. PubMed PMID:39715050 .
12. Yuan, H, Mitchell, CW, Ferenbach, AT, Bonati, MT, Feresin, A, Benke, PJ et al.. Exploiting O-GlcNAc dyshomeostasis to screen O-GlcNAc transferase intellectual disability variants. Stem Cell Reports. 2025;20 (1):102380. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2024.11.010. PubMed PMID:39706180 .
13. Sharma, V, Marshall, D, Fortune, S, Prescott, AE, Boggiss, A, Macleod, E et al.. Prevention of self-harm and suicide in young people up to the age of 25 in education settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024;12 (12):CD013844. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013844.pub2. PubMed PMID:39704320 PubMed Central PMC11660227.
14. Matveyenka, M, Ali, A, Mitchell, CL, Sholukh, M, Kurouski, D. Elucidation of cytotoxicity of α-Synuclein fibrils on immune cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom. 2024;1873 (2):141061. doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141061. PubMed PMID:39694308 .
15. Mawson, R, Hodges, V, Salway, S, Mitchell, C. Understanding access to sexual and reproductive health in general practice using an adapted Candidacy Framework; a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Br J Gen Pract. 2024; :. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0522. PubMed PMID:39689923 .
16. Choo, R, Hillman, DW, Mitchell, C, Daniels, T, Vargas, C, Rwigema, JC et al.. Five-Year Outcomes of Moderately Hypofractionated Proton Therapy Incorporating Elective Pelvic Nodal Irradiation for High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.11.115. PubMed PMID:39672515 .
17. Mcleod, JC, Lim, C, Stokes, T, Sharif, JA, Zeynalli, V, Wiens, L et al.. Network-based modelling reveals cell-type enriched patterns of non-coding RNA regulation during human skeletal muscle remodelling. NAR Mol Med. 2024;1 (4):ugae016. doi: 10.1093/narmme/ugae016. PubMed PMID:39669123 PubMed Central PMC11632610.
18. Singleton, AC, Partridge, SR, Hyun, KK, Mitchell, C, Raeside, R, Hafiz, N et al.. Text message intervention delivered from Australian general practices to improve breast cancer survivors' physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors: protocol for the EMPOWER-SMS-GP effectiveness implementation randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024;14 (12):e090984. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090984. PubMed PMID:39663171 PubMed Central PMC11647304.
19. Kinsler, P, Holman, S, Elliott, A, Mitchell, CN, Wilson, RE. Agent swarms: Cooperation and coordination under stringent communications constraint. PLoS One. 2024;19 (12):e0311513. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311513. PubMed PMID:39661582 PubMed Central PMC11633978.
20. Duong, V, Pooladanda, V, Mitchell, C. Tissue Processing and Isolation of Primary Fibroblasts from the Human Vagina. J Vis Exp. 2024; (213):. doi: 10.3791/65864. PubMed PMID:39651758 .

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Dr. Moreno is a Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, of History and Sociology of Science, and of Philosophy. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, is a National Associate of the National Research Council, and is the U.S. member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee. Dr. Moreno is widely published, and has given invited testimony for both houses of congress. In 2008-09 he served as a member of President Barack Obama’s transition team, where he served as a senior staff member of the presidential advisory commission on bioethics, a post he has held with two previous administrations.

1. Moreno, JE, Nestor, BA, Mitcheson, M, Nelson, S. The Moderating Role of Ethnicity on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms and Pain Catastrophizing in Hispanic/Latinx and Non-Hispanic/Latinx White Youth with Chronic Pain. Clin J Pain. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001272. PubMed PMID:39782073 .
2. Threatt, AN, White, J, Klepper, N, Brier, Z, Dean, LS, Ibarra, A et al.. Aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 modulates pulmonary and neurological inflammation in an IL-22 knock-out organic dust exposure mouse model. Front Immunol. 2024;15 :1495581. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1495581. PubMed PMID:39776904 PubMed Central PMC11705093.
3. Ibáñez Criado, JL, Ortiz, M, García-Fernández, J, Martínez-Alday, JD, Rodríguez Font, E, Moreno, J et al.. Can ICD Electrograms Help Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation?: Results From the Multicenter Randomized AIDEG-VTA Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.104. PubMed PMID:39772368 .
4. Hernández Gago, Y, Alcalá Minagorre, P, Rodríguez Marrodán, B, Hernández Sabater, L, Cabañas Poy, MJ, Martínez Roca, C et al.. [Translated article] High-risk pediatric medications: A listing proposal by interdisciplinary consensus technique. Farm Hosp. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.farma.2024.11.006. PubMed PMID:39753425 .
5. Sato, R, Hasegawa, D, Guo, S, Nuqali, AE, Moreno, JEP. Sepsis-induced cardiogenic shock: controversies and evidence gaps in diagnosis and management. J Intensive Care. 2025;13 (1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40560-024-00770-y. PubMed PMID:39748440 PubMed Central PMC11694368.
6. Latham, AS, Geer, CE, Ackart, DF, Weninger, KN, Gross, CC, Podell, BK et al.. Immune cell infiltration and modulation of the blood-brain barrier in a guinea pig model of tuberculosis: Observations without evidence of bacterial dissemination to the brain. PLoS One. 2024;19 (12):e0307577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307577. PubMed PMID:39739680 PubMed Central PMC11687776.
7. Kerani, RP, Chang, A, Berzkalns, A, Moreno, JP, Ramchandani, M, Golden, MR et al.. An evaluation of syphilis partner services among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men with early syphilis in King County, WA. Sex Transm Dis. 2024; :. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002132. PubMed PMID:39718535 .
8. Serrano-Díez, E, Pita-Milleiro, A, Rangel-García, J, Moreno, JJ, Roselló-Merino, M, Campos, J et al.. Reversible Bimetallic Inhibition to Modulate Selectivity During Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc. 2025;147 (1):1271-1281. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c15359. PubMed PMID:39711236 .
9. Shaw, D, Torreblanca, RA, Amin-Chowdhury, Z, Bautista, A, Bennett, D, Broughton, K et al.. The importance of microbiology reference laboratories and adequate funding for infectious disease surveillance. Lancet Digit Health. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00241-3. PubMed PMID:39709282 .
10. Zeraattalab-Motlagh, S, Syau, E, Dadabhoy, H, Hardin, AL, Musaad, SMA, Park, RJ et al.. Impact of child summertime obesity interventions on body mass index and weight-related behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2024; :e13883. doi: 10.1111/obr.13883. PubMed PMID:39701061 .
11. López-Rueda, A, Rodríguez-Sánchez, MÁ, Serrano, E, Moreno, J, Rodríguez, A, Llull, L et al.. Enhancing mortality prediction in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: Radiomics and supervised machine learning on non-contrast computed tomography. Eur J Radiol Open. 2024;13 :100618. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2024.100618. PubMed PMID:39687913 PubMed Central PMC11648778.
12. García-García, JC, G-García, ME, Mauricio, JC, Moreno, J, García-Martínez, T. Evaluation of the Protein Profile of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Immobilized in Biocapsules for Use in Fermented Foods. Foods. 2024;13 (23):. doi: 10.3390/foods13233871. PubMed PMID:39682943 PubMed Central PMC11640332.
13. Chen, J, Fasihianifard, P, Lian, R, Gibson-Elias, LJ, Moreno, JL Jr, Chang, CA et al.. Supramolecular Host:Guest Arrays Site-Selectively Recognize Peptide Phosphorylation and Kinase Activity. J Am Chem Soc. 2025;147 (1):841-850. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c13757. PubMed PMID:39680592 .
14. Moreno, J, Epp, H, Neville, S. Academic nursing administrators' perceptions of replacing clinical hours with simulation. J Prof Nurs. 2024;55 :5-10. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.08.012. PubMed PMID:39667888 .
15. Mesas, C, Moreno, J, Doello, K, Peña, M, López-Romero, JM, Prados, J et al.. Cannabidiol effects in stem cells: A systematic review. Biofactors. 2025;51 (1):e2148. doi: 10.1002/biof.2148. PubMed PMID:39653426 PubMed Central PMC11681305.
16. Rodriguez Arroyo, BP, Mondragón-Cardona, A, Pacheco-Orozco, RA, Tamayo, A, Moreno, JC, Baena-Valencia, JC et al.. Partial Response to Treatment with ALK Inhibitor in a Patient With SQSTM1-ALK Fusion Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2024;11 (12):004887. doi: 10.12890/2024_004887. PubMed PMID:39651381 PubMed Central PMC11623360.
17. Clavijo-Bustos, J, Moreno, JCN, Fuhrmann, J. The genus Dicrania LePeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini) from Colombia with the description of a new species. Zootaxa. 2024;5458 (4):572-580. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.4.5. PubMed PMID:39646919 .
18. Romero, A, Cumplido-Laso, G, Fernández, A, Moreno, J, Canales, J, Ferreira, R et al.. Free amino acids accelerate the time-dependent inactivation of rat liver nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase Enpp3 elicited by EDTA. Amino Acids. 2024;57 (1):1. doi: 10.1007/s00726-024-03431-4. PubMed PMID:39641818 PubMed Central PMC11624235.
19. Mas-Fontao, S, Civantos, E, Boukichou, N, Moreno, JA, Tuomilehto, J, Gabriel, R et al.. Prevalence and factors linked to renal involvement in prediabetes patients across Europe in the ePREDICE trial. Sci Rep. 2024;14 (1):30336. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79842-w. PubMed PMID:39638835 PubMed Central PMC11621331.
20. Menéndez-Valladares, P, M Delgado, R, Núñez-Jurado, D, Sempere-Bordes, L, Penalba, A, Azurmendi, L et al.. Smartphone-Enabled Point-of-Care Testing for Prehospital Stroke Diagnosis. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; :1-10. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2437657. PubMed PMID:39630146 .

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Dr. Ross is a trained philosopher and a practicing pediatrician. She is the Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Medical Ethics, an Associate Director of MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and co-director of the Ethics Consultation Service, providing both clinical and research ethics consultation. Dr. Ross serves on the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) and as the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Bioethics Executive Committee. A frequent lecturer at national and international conferences, Dr. Ross has written more than 100 research articles, and published two books on pediatric ethics, with a third forthcoming.

1. Onyemachi, J, Weisert, E, Ross, L. Bridging gaps and cultivating care: a call for culturally competent dermatological education for ethnic hair. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2025;11 (1):e192. doi: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000192. PubMed PMID:39822984 PubMed Central PMC11737480.
2. Turney, IC, Steinkrauss, AC, Wagner, RL, Chamberlain, JD, West, JT, Hakun, JG et al.. Neural effects of memory training to reduce false memories in older adults: Univariate and multivariate analyses. Neurobiol Aging. 2025;147 :187-202. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.12.007. PubMed PMID:39808853 .
3. Sobotka, SA, Ross, LF. The Importance of Functional Measures and Parental Input for Neurodevelopmental Assessment. Pediatrics. 2025; :. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068432. PubMed PMID:39786549 .
4. Navin, MC, Wightman, AG, Ross, LF. No Vaccine, No Organ? Ethics of Vaccine Mandates for Pediatric Transplant. Pediatr Transplant. 2025;29 (1):e70019. doi: 10.1111/petr.70019. PubMed PMID:39776025 .
5. Díaz, PA, Basti, L, Pérez-Santos, I, Schwerter, C, Artal, O, Rosales, SA et al.. The risk of high-biomass HABs: Triggers and dynamics of a non-toxic bloom of Prorocentrum micans in Chilean Patagonia. Sci Total Environ. 2025;958 :178140. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178140. PubMed PMID:39700974 .
6. Fairley, JL, Hansen, D, Proudman, S, Sahhar, J, Ngian, GS, Apostolopoulos, D et al.. The frequency and clinical associations of opioid use in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2024;8 (4):rkae144. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkae144. PubMed PMID:39669116 PubMed Central PMC11634672.
7. Fairley, JL, Hansen, D, Proudman, S, Sahhar, J, Ngian, GS, Walker, J et al.. Progression and clinical implications of frailty in patients with systemic sclerosis. Clin Rheumatol. 2025;44 (1):305-317. doi: 10.1007/s10067-024-07253-3. PubMed PMID:39656398 .
8. Strauch, C, Roß, L, Schneider, S. Exploring guest molecule uptake in pH-responsive polyelectrolyte microgels via Monte Carlo simulations. Soft Matter. 2024;20 (48):9664-9672. doi: 10.1039/d4sm00950a. PubMed PMID:39618406 .
9. Armour, R, Nielsen, S, Buxton, JA, Bolster, J, Han, MX, Ross, L et al.. Initiation of buprenorphine in the emergency department or emergency out-of-hospital setting: A mixed-methods systematic review. Am J Emerg Med. 2024;88 :12-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.11.031. PubMed PMID:39577213 .
10. Shah, RC, Morrisroe, K, Stevens, W, Ferdowsi, N, Proudman, S, Nikpour, M et al.. Scleroderma renal crisis, an increasingly rare but persistently challenging condition: a retrospective cohort study. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2024;8 (4):rkae131. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkae131. PubMed PMID:39555050 PubMed Central PMC11565229.
11. Collier-Bain, HD, Brown, FF, Causer, AJ, Ross, L, Rothschild-Rodriguez, D, Browne, N et al.. Downhill running does not alter blood C1q availability or complement-dependent cytotoxicity of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against haematological cancer cell lines in vitro. Sci Rep. 2024;14 (1):28239. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79690-8. PubMed PMID:39548231 PubMed Central PMC11568217.
12. Ross, L, Bond, S, Day, JA. Pursuing Gender Equity in Rheumatology: Thinking Beyond Gender Representation to Assess Gender Equality. J Rheumatol. 2024; :. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0840. PubMed PMID:39547691 .
13. Phillips, CB, McVey, A, Sprague, BN, Cooper, K, Stephan, AT, Ross, LA et al.. Predictive Utility of Four Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Assessments and Cognitive Status Changes Among Cognitively In-Tact Older Adults. J Aging Health. 2024; :8982643241297193. doi: 10.1177/08982643241297193. PubMed PMID:39520262 .
14. Omelianchuk, A, Capron, AM, Ross, LF, Derse, AR, Bernat, JL, Magnus, D et al.. Adam Omelianchuk, Alexander Morgan Capron, Lainie Friedman Ross, Arthur R. Derse, James L. Bernat, and David Magnus reply. Hastings Cent Rep. 2024;54 (5):37-38. doi: 10.1002/hast.4920. PubMed PMID:39487773 .
15. Ross, L, Eberlein, S, Khalil, C, Choi, SY, McKelvey, K, Spiegel, BMR et al.. Bridging the Gap: Culturally Responsive Strategies for NIH Trial Recruitment. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02166-y. PubMed PMID:39470977 .
16. Luke, GA, Ross, LS, Lo, YT, Wu, HC, Ryan, MD. Picornavirus Evolution: Genomes Encoding Multiple 2A^NPGP Sequences-Biomedical and Biotechnological Utility. Viruses. 2024;16 (10):. doi: 10.3390/v16101587. PubMed PMID:39459920 PubMed Central PMC11512398.
17. Rodríguez-Villegas, C, Pérez-Santos, I, Díaz, PA, Baldrich, ÁM, Lee, MR, Saldías, GS et al.. Deep Turbulence as a Novel Main Driver for Multi-Specific Toxic Algal Blooms: The Case of an Anoxic and Heavy Metal-Polluted Submarine Canyon That Harbors Toxic Dinoflagellate Resting Cysts. Microorganisms. 2024;12 (10):. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12102015. PubMed PMID:39458324 PubMed Central PMC11510374.
18. Alcantara, IC, Villaluz, N, McAleer, K, Valliani, I, Ross, LW. Commercial Tobacco Cessation Interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native Persons Living in the United States: A Narrative Systematic Review of Effectiveness Using a Health Equity Lens. Am J Health Promot. 2025;39 (2):330-347. doi: 10.1177/08901171241293419. PubMed PMID:39438073 PubMed Central PMC11663087.
19. Kia, H, Pang, C, Göncü, K, Jakubiec, B, MacKinnon, KR, Handlovsky, I et al.. "I Needed to be That Voice": A Multi-Party Study of the Healthcare and Social Service Experiences and Needs of Transgender and Gender-diverse Older Adults in Canada. J Appl Gerontol. 2024; :7334648241295570. doi: 10.1177/07334648241295570. PubMed PMID:39438016 .
20. Taylor, L, Hansen, D, Morrisroe, K, Fairley, J, Calderone, A, Oon, S et al.. Impact of Season, Environmental Temperature, and Humidity on Raynaud Phenomenon in an Australian Systemic Sclerosis Cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025;77 (1):61-68. doi: 10.1002/acr.25452. PubMed PMID:39420564 .

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Dr. Rushton is the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics in the Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics. A founding member of the Berman Institute, Dr. Rushton co-chairs the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Ethics Consultation Service.

1. Rushton, CE, Tate, JE, Sjödin, Å. A modern, flexible cloud-based database and computing service for real-time analysis of vehicle emissions data. Urban Inform. 2025;4 (1):1. doi: 10.1007/s44212-024-00066-4. PubMed PMID:39802502 PubMed Central PMC11711864.
2. Elliott, MJ, Howarth, K, Main, S, Fuentes Antrás, J, Echelard, P, Dou, A et al.. Ultrasensitive Detection and Monitoring of Circulating Tumor DNA using Structural Variants in Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2025; :. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-3472. PubMed PMID:39785866 .
3. Rushton, CH. Phases of Suffering: A Roadmap for Moral Repair. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2024;35 (4):366-373. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2024795. PubMed PMID:39642068 .
4. Bergman, A, Nelson, K, Boyce, D, Hanson, G, Reina, M, Rushton, C et al.. Moral resilience and moral injury of nurse leaders during crisis situations: A qualitative descriptive analysis. Nurs Manage. 2024;55 (12):16-26. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000196. PubMed PMID:39625140 .
5. Kuruvilla, J, Rushton, C, Villa, D, Aslam, M, Prica, A, Abdel Samad, N et al.. A randomized trial of ibrutinib and R-GDP prior to stem cell transplant in relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol. 2024;205 (5):2067-2071. doi: 10.1111/bjh.19764. PubMed PMID:39267295 .
6. Holtz, H, McQueen, A, Weissinger, G, Alderfer, M, Swavely, D, Sledge, JA et al.. The Impact of Transitional Shock on Newer Nurses in a Contemporary Healthcare Environment. J Nurs Adm. 2024;54 (9):507-513. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001468. PubMed PMID:39162421 .
7. Rushton, CH. Self-Stewardship: An Ethical Imperative for Nurses. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2024;35 (2):193-198. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2024727. PubMed PMID:38848569 .
8. Jones, L, Karageorghis, CI, Ker, T, Rushton, CJ, Stephenson, SR, Wheeldon, IL et al.. The exercise intensity-music-tempo preference relationship: A decennial revisit. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2024;74 :102644. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102644. PubMed PMID:38608851 .
9. Rushton, CM, Kelly, PJ, Thomas, T, Beck, AK, Townsend, C, Baker, AL et al.. SMART Family and Friends: Feasibility and outcomes of a video-conference delivered intervention for families impacted by another's methamphetamine use. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024;161 :209355. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209355. PubMed PMID:38548059 .
10. Weissinger, GM, Swavely, D, Holtz, H, Brewer, KC, Alderfer, M, Lynn, L et al.. Critical Care Nurses' Moral Resilience, Moral Injury, Institutional Betrayal, and Traumatic Stress After COVID-19. Am J Crit Care. 2024;33 (2):105-114. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024481. PubMed PMID:38424022 .
11. Rushton, CH, Gosselin, T, Joseph, ML. An ethical framework for human resource allocation in nursing. Nurs Manage. 2024;55 (3):18-23. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000103. PubMed PMID:38345398 .
12. Wright, E, D'Aoust, R, Swoboda, SM, Hughes, V, Hudson, K, Reller, N et al.. Resilience and Ethics in Nursing Education and Practice: Needs and Opportunities. Nurse Educ. ;49 (4):E218-E222. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001580. PubMed PMID:38113932 .
13. Park, S, Thrul, J, Cooney, EE, Atkins, K, Kalb, LG, Closser, S et al.. Betrayal-Based Moral Injury and Mental Health Problems Among Healthcare and Hospital Workers Serving COVID-19 Patients. J Trauma Dissociation. 2024;25 (2):202-217. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2023.2289195. PubMed PMID:38047579 PubMed Central PMC11299760.
14. Rushton, CH, Manbauman, C. Web of Mutuality: Relational Integrity in Critical Care Nursing. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2023;34 (4):381-390. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2023613. PubMed PMID:38033212 .
15. Rushton, CH, Hanson, GC, Boyce, D, Holtz, H, Nelson, KE, Spilg, EG et al.. Reliability and validity of the revised Rushton Moral Resilience Scale for healthcare workers. J Adv Nurs. 2024;80 (3):1177-1187. doi: 10.1111/jan.15873. PubMed PMID:37772644 .
16. Yoon, JY, Roth, JJ, Rushton, CA, Morrissette, JJD, Nathanson, KL, Cohen, RB et al.. Homologous recombination pathway gene variants identified by tumor-only sequencing assays in lung carcinoma patients. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2023;12 (6):1236-1244. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-22-749. PubMed PMID:37425424 PubMed Central PMC10326790.
17. Rushton, CH. Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice. Am J Crit Care. 2023;32 (4):238-248. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2023207. PubMed PMID:37391375 .
18. Hilton, LK, Ngu, HS, Collinge, B, Dreval, K, Ben-Neriah, S, Rushton, CK et al.. Relapse Timing Is Associated With Distinct Evolutionary Dynamics in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41 (25):4164-4177. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00570. PubMed PMID:37319384 PubMed Central PMC10852398.
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Dr. Unguru is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai; Core Faculty, John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; and an Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Unguru Chairs the Sinai Hospital Ethics Committee where he also directs an ethics curriculum for the pediatric house staff. Dr. Unguru is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, Bioethics Steering Committee. He has served as a consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Research and the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. He has published and spoken nationally on a wide range of issues in pediatric bioethics.

1. Jones, J, Lignou, S, Unguru, Y, Sheehan, M, Dunn, M, Seltzer, RR et al.. Alterations in care for children with special healthcare needs during the early COVID-19 pandemic: ethical and policy considerations. Monash Bioeth Rev. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s40592-024-00223-0. PubMed PMID:39663349 .
2. Johnson, LM, Sharma, A, Carroll, Y, Goodson, D, Mandrell, BN, Gattuso, J et al.. Listening to patients and parents with sickle cell disease: the totality of gene therapy risks may outweigh the perceived benefits. Blood Adv. 2024;8 (21):5723-5724. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012963. PubMed PMID:38865716 PubMed Central PMC11583866.
3. Unguru, Y. Hope, hype, and cure: Ethics and four-letter words in pediatric cancer care. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024;71 (3):e30804. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30804. PubMed PMID:38078566 .
4. Menig, S, Militano, O, Ostrenga, A, Bernhardt, MB, Lee, B, Unguru, Y et al.. Methotrexate Scarcity Among Children's Oncology Group Institutions: Results of a Multinational Survey. Oncologist. 2023; :. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad323. PubMed PMID:38069904 .
5. Canavera, KE, Bjornard, KL, Cost, NG, Grady, A, Irving, H, Kaye, EC et al.. Disparate Access to Fertility Preservation in Youth: A Call for Advocacy to Close the Gap. J Pediatr. 2023;261 :113496. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113496. PubMed PMID:37211206 .
6. Sharma, A, Young, A, Carroll, Y, Darji, H, Li, Y, Mandrell, BN et al.. Gene therapy in sickle cell disease: Attitudes and informational needs of patients and caregivers. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023;70 (6):e30319. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30319. PubMed PMID:36975201 PubMed Central PMC10187715.
7. Unguru, Y, Bernhardt, MB, Berg, SL, Marie-Johnson, L, Grimm, KP, Woodman, C et al.. Essential medicines for childhood cancer in Europe. Lancet Oncol. 2023;24 (2):e67. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00009-8. PubMed PMID:36725147 .
8. Benedetti, DJ, Marron, JM, Thomas, SM, Brown, AEC, Pyke-Grimm, KA, Johnson, LM et al.. The role of ethicists in pediatric hematology/oncology: Current status and future needs. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023;70 (2):e30132. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30132. PubMed PMID:36495529 .
9. Benedetti, DJ, Marron, JM, Thomas, SM, Caruso Brown, AE, Pyke-Grimm, KA, Johnson, LM et al.. Words Matter. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41 (3):706-707. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01056. PubMed PMID:36150097 .
10. Unguru, Y. Culturally Aware Communication Promotes Ethically Sensitive Care. Am J Bioeth. 2022;22 (6):31-33. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2063446. PubMed PMID:35616971 .
11. Ehmann, MR, Zink, EK, Levin, AB, Suarez, JI, Belcher, HME, Daugherty Biddison, EL et al.. Operational Recommendations for Scarce Resource Allocation in a Public Health Crisis. Chest. 2021;159 (3):1076-1083. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.246. PubMed PMID:32991873 PubMed Central PMC7521357.
12. Shuman, AG, Fox, ER, Unguru, Y. COVID-19 and Drug Shortages: A Call to Action. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020;26 (8):945-947. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.8.945. PubMed PMID:32715960 PubMed Central PMC10391236.
13. Shuman, AG, Fox, E, Unguru, Y. Preparing for COVID-19-related Drug Shortages. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020;17 (8):928-931. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202004-362VP. PubMed PMID:32492353 PubMed Central PMC7393783.
14. Unguru, Y. Balancing Risk and Reward: Greater Research Oversight Is Appropriate for Novel Therapies for Children With Life-Limiting Illness. Am J Bioeth. 2020;20 (4):104-105. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730484. PubMed PMID:32223620 .
15. Shuman, A, Unguru, Y. Drug Shortages: The View Across an Ocean. Oncologist. 2020;25 (4):274-276. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-1010. PubMed PMID:32027068 PubMed Central PMC7160395.
16. Fox, ER, Unguru, Y. Oncology drug shortages in the USA - business as usual. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2020;17 (3):128-129. doi: 10.1038/s41571-019-0318-x. PubMed PMID:31831853 .
17. Esbenshade, AJ, Kahalley, LS, Baertschiger, R, Dasgupta, R, Goldsmith, KC, Nathan, PC et al.. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;66 (10):e27920. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27920. PubMed PMID:31309744 PubMed Central PMC6707882.
18. Unguru, Y, Bernhardt, MB, Berg, SL, Johnson, LM, Pyke-Grimm, K, Woodman, C et al.. Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Agents as Essential Medicines for Children With Cancer. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173 (5):477-484. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0070. PubMed PMID:30830204 .
19. Barone, S, Unguru, Y. Ethical Issues Around Pediatric Death: Navigating Consent, Assent, and Disagreement Regarding Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018;27 (4):539-550. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.05.009. PubMed PMID:30219216 .
20. Sharma, A, Johnson, LM, Caruso Brown, A, Unguru, Y, Lantos, JD. An Extravagant Gift From a Grateful Patient. Pediatrics. 2018;141 (6):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2837. PubMed PMID:29728430 .

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