The Pediatric Ethicscope Editorial Board is composed of experts in the field of pediatric ethics and bioethics, all with distinguished service to the field and extensive contributions to the literature. The Editorial Board steers the journal and provides guidance on journal operations, policies, and standards. We thank them for their dedication and service.

Douglas Diekema, MD, MPH editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH

The University of Washington School of Public Health

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. Navin, MC, Diekema, DS. Vaccine Policy and Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions-Read the Room. JAMA Pediatr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5290. PubMed PMID:41428283 .
  2. Hester, DM, Diekema, DS, Salter, EK. Of Course Reasons Matter. The Question is How. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):26-28. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554780. PubMed PMID:41108255 .
  3. Stephenson, KM, Schwartz, NRM, Diekema, DS. Ethics of Lifestyle Counsel Alone in a GLP-1 Era. JAMA Pediatr. 2025;179 (11):1145-1146. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.3327. PubMed PMID:40982274 .
  4. Hester, DM, Salter, EK, Lang, KR, Diekema, DS. Parents (of minors) are not surrogates: acknowledging (finally) the unique moral space of parents. Theor Med Bioeth. 2025;46 (5):419-432. doi: 10.1007/s11017-025-09724-3. PubMed PMID:40858991 .
  5. Ezran, C, Herrle, E, Yen, CF, Mercuro, NJ, Diekema, DJ, Gordon, LB et al.. Shortage as a catalyst for high-value care: Evaluation of a blood culture stewardship intervention driven by supply chain disruption. J Hosp Med. 2025; :. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70158. PubMed PMID:40818107 .
  6. Jennings, LN, Escandon, R, Diekema, DS, Nelson, RM, Snyder, DL, Johnson, LM et al.. Improving the Pediatric Research Federal Review Process. Pediatrics. 2025;156 (2):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-069858. PubMed PMID:40664397 .
  7. Fabre, V, Hsu, Y-J, Carroll, KC, Milstone, AM, Salinas, AB, Abbo, LM et al.. Multicenter evaluation of blood culture contamination and blood cultures practices in US acute care hospitals: time for standardization. J Clin Microbiol. 2025;63 (8):e0053025. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00530-25. PubMed PMID:40643261 PubMed Central PMC12345234.
  8. Pardo, I, Finamor, LPS, Marra, PS, Ferreira, JMG, Gutfreund, MC, Hsieh, MK et al.. Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Infectious Uveitis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review. Viruses. 2025;17 (6):. doi: 10.3390/v17060757. PubMed PMID:40573347 PubMed Central PMC12197381.
  9. Opel, DJ, Diekema, DS, Committee on Bioethics. New and Evolving Dimensions in the Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationship: Maintaining and Managing Boundaries: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2025;156 (1):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072215. PubMed PMID:40545262 .
  10. Berkman, E, Diekema, D, Lewis-Newby, M. Organizational Ethics and a Regional Health-Care Network: navigating surges and shortages in pediatrics. Perspect Biol Med. 2025;68 (2):326-336. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2025.a962027. PubMed PMID:40485459 .
  11. de-Winton Cummings, PJ, Baker, KK, Appell, L, Rios, MD, Diekema, DJ, Kitzmann, T et al.. Equity in epidemic response: an action-oriented framework for guiding public health in equitable responses to major infectious disease emergencies. Int J Equity Health. 2025;24 (1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12939-025-02433-2. PubMed PMID:40075487 PubMed Central PMC11900141.
  12. Boda, M, Rokas, KE, Yen, CF, Diekema, DJ, Mercuro, NJ. Rapid Blood Culture Diagnostics for Ambulatory Management of Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025;12 (3):ofaf075. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf075. PubMed PMID:40046882 PubMed Central PMC11879524.
  13. 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.
  14. 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 .
  15. 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 .
  16. 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 .
  17. 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 .
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
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Jacqueline J Glover, PhD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Jacqueline J Glover PhD

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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. Giron, LB, Borjabad, A, Hadas, E, Granche, J, de Menezes, EGM, Premeaux, TA et al.. Inhibiting Glycan Degradation Prevents HIV-Induced Inflammaging and Cognitive Impairment. bioRxiv. 2025; :. doi: 10.1101/2025.11.17.688839. PubMed PMID:41332691 PubMed Central PMC12668001.
  2. Medeiros, P, Mazzucco, A, Wilkinson, L, Altiman, M, Glover, J, Stone, A et al.. From knowledge to action: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation of First Nations-led knowledge mobilisation on prenatal opioid exposure. BMJ Open. 2025;15 (11):e111306. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111306. PubMed PMID:41314821 PubMed Central PMC12666137.
  3. Kesaria, AA, Marzook, FA, Glover, JM, Alijanipour, P. Association Between Preoperative GLP-1 Receptor Analog Use and Postoperative Complications and Mortality Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Global Spine J. 2025; :21925682251391693. doi: 10.1177/21925682251391693. PubMed PMID:41138231 PubMed Central PMC12553540.
  4. Pabst, O, Schülke, C, Balasingham, I, Krauss, S, Glover, JC, Martinsen, ØG et al.. Recording and modeling of pinched hysteresis loops, the fingerprint of a memristor, in neurons. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):37212. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-21035-0. PubMed PMID:41136441 PubMed Central PMC12552742.
  5. Staiano, W, Callahan, CE, Davis, M, Tanner, L, Kunkle, S, Glover, J et al.. Efficacy of a Self-Guided Transdiagnostic Intervention for Adults With Anxiety and Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025;13 :e79759. doi: 10.2196/79759. PubMed PMID:41129814 PubMed Central PMC12592896.
  6. Yalamanchili, DB, O'Brien, H, Shariff, B, Rosado-Acevedo, Y, Glover, J. A Rare Case of Adult Escherichia coli Meningitis Following Endoscopic Skull-Base Surgery. Cureus. 2025;17 (9):e92536. doi: 10.7759/cureus.92536. PubMed PMID:41111719 PubMed Central PMC12533513.
  7. O'Shaughnessy, M, Qu, H, Wang, X, Holmes, JB, Emsley, L, Glover, J et al.. Polar Triptycene-Based Nonmetal Organic Frameworks Show Enhanced Hydrogen Adsorption. J Am Chem Soc. 2025;147 (43):39351-39358. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c11317. PubMed PMID:41099168 PubMed Central PMC12576833.
  8. Zeinali, E, Mashayekhi, F, Farraj, RA, Hasanni, T, Caron, MC, Coulombe, Y et al.. Pathogenic variants in MAEA disrupt DNA replication fork stability and are associated with developmental abnormalities in humans. Sci Adv. 2025;11 (35):eadv0381. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adv0381. PubMed PMID:40880485 PubMed Central PMC12396331.
  9. Singh, R, Agarwal, H, Bynum, R, Isenberg, EJ, Erdmann, M, Glover, J et al.. DecodingAcute GVHD: The role of serum biomarkers and imaging in diagnosis and management. Blood Rev. 2025;74 :101329. doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2025.101329. PubMed PMID:40849252 PubMed Central PMC12483143.
  10. Mochida, H, Glover, JC. The development of functional glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic connections between vestibulo-ocular projection neurons and oculomotor motoneurons in the chicken embryo. Front Neurol. 2025;16 :1568926. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1568926. PubMed PMID:40761642 PubMed Central PMC12318744.
  11. Terrett, AM, Damodaran, A, Burnet, S, Singh-Grewal, D, Buchbinder, R, Glover, J et al.. The rheumatology workforce in Australia: current and projected shortfalls. Intern Med J. 2025;55 (9):1500-1507. doi: 10.1111/imj.70123. PubMed PMID:40543071 .
  12. Tabatabaei Dakhili, SA, Yang, K, Al Nebaihi, H, Greenwell, AA, Wuest, M, Woodfield, J et al.. Development of a succinyl CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase inhibitor selective for peripheral tissues that improves glycemia in obesity. iScience. 2025;28 (5):112336. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112336. PubMed PMID:40454095 PubMed Central PMC12124683.
  13. Glover, JP, Spaulding, N, Nufer, MI, George, J, Portilla, M, Reddy, GVP et al.. Infection, Choice Behavior, and Cross-Infectivity of the Sculpted Damsel Bug, Nabis roseipennis, Offered the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris, Infected with Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Insects. 2025;16 (5):. doi: 10.3390/insects16050475. PubMed PMID:40429188 PubMed Central PMC12112113.
  14. Adam, N, Yang, Y, Djamshidi, M, Seifan, S, Ting, NSY, Glover, J et al.. hTERT Increases TRF2 to Induce Telomere Compaction and Extend Cell Replicative Lifespan. Aging Cell. 2025;24 (8):e70105. doi: 10.1111/acel.70105. PubMed PMID:40371663 PubMed Central PMC12341801.
  15. Glover, JP, Spaulding, N, George, J, Portilla, M, Reddy, GVP, Dillman, A et al.. Efficacy of the newly discovered entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema adamsi against Helicoverpa zea: life stage susceptibility, UV tolerance, and field performance. J Nematol. 2025;57 (1):20250012. doi: 10.2478/jofnem-2025-0012. PubMed PMID:40276782 PubMed Central PMC12020467.
  16. Browning, BD, Glover, JS, Meredith, LR, Kirkland, AE, Gex, KS, Tomko, RL et al.. A three-tiered mentorship approach for supporting high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025;9 (1):e54. doi: 10.1017/cts.2025.19. PubMed PMID:40276494 PubMed Central PMC12018214.
  17. O'Shaughnessy, M, Lim, J, Glover, J, Neale, AR, Day, GM, Hardwick, LJ et al.. Nonmetal Organic Frameworks Exhibit High Proton Conductivity. J Am Chem Soc. 2025;147 (18):15429-15434. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c01336. PubMed PMID:40271994 PubMed Central PMC12063171.
  18. Sarker, H, Panigrahi, R, Lopez-Campistrous, A, McMullen, T, Reyes, K, Anderson, E et al.. Apolipoprotein-A1 transports and regulates MMP2 in the blood. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):3752. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59062-0. PubMed PMID:40263360 PubMed Central PMC12015353.
  19. Kittur, K, Kumar, JI, Salomon, K, Johnson, E, Udine, M, Weeden, E et al.. Progression of Intracranial Hemorrhage Comparing Unfractionated Heparin versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Chemoprophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurg. 2025;198 :123982. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123982. PubMed PMID:40239859 .
  20. Kittur, K, Dombrowski, K, Salomon, K, Glover, J, Roy, L, Lund, T et al.. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Neuroscience ICU Length of Stay. J Healthc Manag. ;70 (2):126-136. doi: 10.1097/JHM-D-23-00252. PubMed PMID:40059204 .
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John Lantos, MD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

John D. Lantos MD

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

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. Lantos, JD. The Philosophical Fiction of Substituted Judgment. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):74-76. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554807. PubMed PMID:41108253 .
  2. Woo, JL, Swanson, TM, Maskatia, SA, Morris, SA, Lantos, JD, Patel, A et al.. Associations of Physician Perspectives, Personal Choices, and Counseling for Severe Congenital Heart Defects. Prenat Diagn. 2025;45 (11):1402-1408. doi: 10.1002/pd.6901. PubMed PMID:40988087 PubMed Central PMC12530347.
  3. Gorin, M, Smids, J, Lantos, J. Pediatric Gender Medicine-Reply. JAMA. 2025;333 (24):2208-2209. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.3404. PubMed PMID:40397440 .
  4. Howick, J, Lantos, JD, Treweek, S, Svobodova, M, Jacob, N, Edwards, A et al.. Variation in the extent to which patient information leaflets describe potential benefits and harms of trial interventions: a commentary. Trials. 2025;26 (1):132. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-08824-8. PubMed PMID:40229793 PubMed Central PMC11998131.
  5. Furák, J, Zsoldos, P, Lantos, J, Lantos, J, Rárosi, F, Szűcs, E et al.. Impact of spontaneous ventilation with intubation on perioperative results in uniportal VATS lobectomy compared to general anaesthesia using a double-lumen tube. J Thorac Dis. 2025;17 (2):774-783. doi: 10.21037/jtd-24-1396. PubMed PMID:40083494 PubMed Central PMC11898360.
  6. Gorin, M, Smids, J, Lantos, J. Toward Evidence-Based and Ethical Pediatric Gender Medicine. JAMA. 2025;333 (10):841-842. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.28203. PubMed PMID:39804741 .
  7. Verhagen, E, Lantos, J. The Dutch model for regulating paediatric euthanasia. Arch Dis Child. 2025;110 (5):397-399. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326998. PubMed PMID:39603708 PubMed Central PMC12013537.
  8. Lantos, JD. Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics. Early Hum Dev. 2024;198 :106130. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106130. PubMed PMID:39405800 .
  9. 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.
  10. 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 .
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .
  13. 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 .
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Lantos, JD. The Future of Newborn Genomic Testing. Children (Basel). 2023;10 (7):. doi: 10.3390/children10071140. PubMed PMID:37508635 PubMed Central PMC10378699.
  18. 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 .
  19. 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 .
  20. 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 .
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Mark Mercurio, MD, MA editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Mark Mercurio MD, MA

Yale University School of Medicine

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. Cerciello, S, Proietti, L, Mocini, F, Corona, K, Venosa, M, Mercurio, M et al.. Current concepts of medial unicompartmental knee replacement: part 2-hot topics and further directions. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2026;146 (1):28. doi: 10.1007/s00402-025-06158-3. PubMed PMID:41498960 .
  2. Vescio, A, Barone, A, Mercurio, M, Giofrè, A, Perticone, L, Riccelli, D et al.. Treatment of neck fractures of the fifth metacarpal with MIROS (minimally invasive reduction and osteosynthesis system): a retrospective case-series. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025;36 (1):61. doi: 10.1007/s00590-025-04642-5. PubMed PMID:41452502 PubMed Central PMC12743017.
  3. Cerciello, S, Mocini, F, Proietti, L, Candura, D, Domenico Alessandro, S, Mercurio, M et al.. Current concepts of medial unicompartmental knee replacement: part 1 history and actual indications. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025;146 (1):8. doi: 10.1007/s00402-025-06155-6. PubMed PMID:41396405 .
  4. Lourenço, MDSTA, Debruyne, D, Di Maggio, RM, Germinario, C, Grifa, C, Izzo, F et al.. Mercury contamination in Brazil related to (historical) artisanal and small-scale gold mining activity: a narrative review with quantitative synthesis. Environ Geochem Health. 2025;48 (1):45. doi: 10.1007/s10653-025-02929-4. PubMed PMID:41389181 .
  5. Sateriale, D, Forgione, G, Raucci, S, Jabbar, A, Imperatore, R, Germinario, C et al.. Antibiofilm sustainable strategies: pomegranate extract from agri-food waste as a natural antifungal against emerging Candida pathogens. Front Microbiol. 2025;16 :1724685. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1724685. PubMed PMID:41347240 PubMed Central PMC12672473.
  6. 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: Response. Am J Sports Med. 2025;53 (14):NP35-NP40. doi: 10.1177/03635465251389009. PubMed PMID:41321092 .
  7. Kalman, A, Mercurio, M, Lazar, M, Langella, A, Izzo, F, Grifa, C et al.. Warning signal from the Dead Sea: Plastic pollution at the deepest hypersaline lake. J Hazard Mater. 2025;502 :140621. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140621. PubMed PMID:41319486 .
  8. de Sire, R, De Deo, D, Mercurio, M, Franchellucci, G, Calabrese, G, Bonacci, L et al.. Sessile Serrated Lesions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Hidden Players in Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer?. J Clin Med. 2025;14 (22):. doi: 10.3390/jcm14228042. PubMed PMID:41303078 PubMed Central PMC12653639.
  9. Mercurio, M, Denami, F, Vescio, A, Familiari, F, Longo, UG, Galasso, O et al.. Artificial Intelligence for the Diagnosis and Management of Patellofemoral Instability: A Comprehensive Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025;15 (22):. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15222918. PubMed PMID:41300942 PubMed Central PMC12650906.
  10. Pugliese, N, Spertino, M, Mercurio, M, Ciardullo, S, Perseghin, G, Hassan, C et al.. Effect of Weight Loss on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.10.018. PubMed PMID:41284511 .
  11. Marotta, N, de Sire, A, Pisani, F, Mercurio, M, Lopresti, E, Scozzafava, L et al.. Effects of Pilates Matwork Core Exercises on Functioning in Middle-Aged Adult Women with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain Through Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon Analysis: A Pilot RCT. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2025;10 (4):. doi: 10.3390/jfmk10040433. PubMed PMID:41283540 PubMed Central PMC12641680.
  12. Migliorini, F, Lucenti, L, Mercurio, M, Puddu, L, Bardazzi, T, Eschweiler, J et al.. International approaches to orthopaedic sports injury education: Advancing clinical practice through global collaboration. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2025;70 :103178. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2025.103178. PubMed PMID:41220408 PubMed Central PMC12598321.
  13. Terrin, M, Spadaccini, M, Poletti, V, De Palma, C, Mercurio, M, Minini, F et al.. Do all presumed BD-IPMNs require lifelong surveillance? Clinical outcomes and implications of guidelines-based discontinuation. Dig Liver Dis. 2025;57 (12):2376-2383. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.029. PubMed PMID:41188169 .
  14. Cofano, E, Colace, S, Piro, F, Longo, UG, D'Hooghe, P, Kennedy, JG et al.. Successful functional outcomes and return to sport rate can be achieved after surgery for acute Achilles tendon rupture: A systematic review. J Exp Orthop. 2025;12 (4):e70469. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70469. PubMed PMID:41164319 PubMed Central PMC12560252.
  15. Aiello, EN, Gendarini, C, Cocuzza, A, Romandini, A, Mauri, S, Curti, B et al.. Semantic and phonemic advantages in Alzheimer's disease and behavioral variant-frontotemporal dementia: Insights from the Fluency Type Index. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025;108 (3):1268-1275. doi: 10.1177/13872877251386438. PubMed PMID:41100836 .
  16. Delmastro, E, Colace, S, Longo, UG, D'Hooghe, P, Marangon, A, Galasso, O et al.. Revision Surgery for Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Comprehensive Review of Treatment Options, Outcomes, and Complications and the Role of Artificial Intelligence. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025;61 (9):. doi: 10.3390/medicina61091684. PubMed PMID:41011075 PubMed Central PMC12471735.
  17. Moggio, L, Marotta, N, de Sire, A, Benedetto, GL, Gasparini, G, Ammendolia, A et al.. Efficacy of Conservative Approaches on Pain Relief and Function in Patients With Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: Which Is the Best Option? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Orthop Surg. 2025;17 (11):3048-3066. doi: 10.1111/os.70175. PubMed PMID:41002287 PubMed Central PMC12580237.
  18. Cofano, E, Minici, R, Spina, G, Laganà, D, Galasso, O, Gasparini, G et al.. Combined arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with mesenchymal stem cell augmentation shows similar functional outcomes but a higher structural integrity rate compared with isolated repair: a meta-analysis of comparative studies. JSES Int. 2025;9 (4):1191-1198. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2025.03.017. PubMed PMID:40959003 PubMed Central PMC12435019.
  19. Moggio, L, Mercurio, M, Marotta, N, Longo, UG, Gasparini, G, Ammendolia, A et al.. Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Lavage for Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: A Case Series Study from a Clinical and Radiological Perspective. J Clin Med. 2025;14 (15):. doi: 10.3390/jcm14155376. PubMed PMID:40806998 PubMed Central PMC12347607.
  20. Giménez, G, Pierri, C, Corriero, G, Bavestrello, G, Giampaoletti, J, Mercurio, M et al.. Megabenthic assemblages from South Adriatic marine mesophotic environments. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):29419. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-15386-x. PubMed PMID:40789903 PubMed Central PMC12339705.
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Christine Mitchell, RN, MS, MTS, FAAN editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Christine Mitchell RN, MS, MTS, FAAN

Harvard Medical School

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. Hass, RM, Mitchell, CV, Meiling, JB, Litchy, WJ, Boon, AJ. Ultrasound Depiction of the Optimal Window for Needle Placement for Electromyography of the Short Head of the Biceps Femoris. Muscle Nerve. 2026; :. doi: 10.1002/mus.70154. PubMed PMID:41553101 .
  2. Lowenthal, ED, Chapman, J, Baltrusaitis, K, Kovic, G, Merchant, S, Branch, K et al.. Acceptability and tolerability of long-acting injectable cabotegravir-rilpivirine in adolescents with HIV-1 (IMPAACT 2017/MOCHA): 48-week results of a multicentre, open-label, non-comparative phase 1/2 trial. Lancet HIV. 2026; :. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00241-3. PubMed PMID:41547358 .
  3. Purgina, B, Di Blasi, E, Collini, P, Dei Tos, AP, Fiore, M, Gronchi, A et al.. Pathologic Assessment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: A Position Paper By the Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. Am J Surg Pathol. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002500. PubMed PMID:41536011 .
  4. Li, J, Wang, T, Lu, W, Jishkariani, D, Tsourkas, A, Kaja, S et al.. PLGA Nanoparticles Restore Acidic pH and Degradative Function to Compromised Lysosomes with Cy3-Labeling Providing Enhanced Tracking to Lysosomes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2026; :. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00494.2025. PubMed PMID:41533007 .
  5. Tattersall, MC, Mitchell, CC, Gangnon, RE, Korcarz, CE, Hansen, KM, Gepner, AD et al.. Carotid artery ultrasound grayscale median and incident dementia: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Vasc Med. 2026; :1358863X251396507. doi: 10.1177/1358863X251396507. PubMed PMID:41498404 .
  6. Johnson, V, Batt, S, Berbari, H, Mitchell, C, Muniraman, HK. Utility of Serial Cranial Ultrasound in Preterm Infants. Am J Perinatol. 2026; :. doi: 10.1055/a-2779-7336. PubMed PMID:41468908 .
  7. Abreu-Vicente, J, Sonntag, H, Eidens, T, Mitchell, CS, Lemberger, T. Integrating curation into scientific publishing to train AI models. Bioinformatics. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaf685. PubMed PMID:41455082 .
  8. Cleveland, JD, Mitchell, CB, Swicord, W, Neal, SJ, Vo, C, Bakshi, K et al.. Gene-edited pig cardiac xenotransplantation as a bridge to allotransplantation in infants: Progress in a pig-to-baboon model. Am J Transplant. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.12.017. PubMed PMID:41453738 .
  9. Shahnam, A, Hardcastle, N, Gyorki, DE, Ingley, KM, Tran, K, Mitchell, C et al.. Applying Radiomics to Predict Outcomes in Patients with High-Grade Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Treated with Preoperative Radiotherapy. J Imaging. 2025;11 (12):. doi: 10.3390/jimaging11120450. PubMed PMID:41440590 PubMed Central PMC12733741.
  10. Allendorf, K, Thornton, A, Young-DeMarco, L, Mitchell, C. The Influence of Developmental Idealism on Fertility. Demography. 2025;62 (6):2203-2226. doi: 10.1215/00703370-12358650. PubMed PMID:41431285 .
  11. Borghi, A, Fiore, M, Tiné, G, Strauss, DC, Bonvalot, S, Raut, CP et al.. Accuracy of Histology and Malignancy Grade between Preoperative Biopsy and Surgical Specimens in Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma. A Study from the Prospective Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Registry (Resar). Ann Surg. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000007001. PubMed PMID:41423753 .
  12. Ayre, J, Pocovi, NC, Galpin, K, Singleton, AC, Taba, M, Raeside, R et al.. Facilitating meaningful consumer and community engagement in research: co-designing plain language guides for applied health research projects. Public Health Res Pract. 2025; :. doi: 10.1071/PU25040. PubMed PMID:41412590 .
  13. Ooms, LM, Ferguson, DT, Rodgers, SJ, Sukhija, KK, Jones, EI, Csolle, MP et al.. Non-redundant roles of the phosphoinositide phosphatases PTEN and PIPP in PI3K/AKT signaling in breast cancer. Commun Biol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-09364-2. PubMed PMID:41408399 .
  14. McGrath, MJ, Davies, EM, Ooms, LM, Nanayakkara, R, Gurung, R, Jones, EI et al.. The power of five - inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase gene mutations at the intersection of development and disease. FEBS Lett. 2025; :. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.70247. PubMed PMID:41406168 .
  15. Milford, C, Dlamini, BL, Mafunda, NA, Hardwick, TS, Lewis, L, Khan, AA et al.. Bacterial Vaginosis [BV] knowledge, attitudes and behavioural changes after BV diagnosis among women enrolled in a clinical trial in Boston, USA and Vulindlela, South Africa: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health. 2025;26 (1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12905-025-04210-3. PubMed PMID:41382078 .
  16. Sheldon, EM, Ezaydi, N, Hahn, D, Hobbs, K, Ahmed, S, Miles, H et al.. The PRAMS (Perinatal Redesign for Accessing Mental Health Services) Study: a research protocol. BJGP Open. 2025; :. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0206. PubMed PMID:41371940 .
  17. Mohammed, S, Aniah, M, Saougki, C, Ibrahim, AE, Badawy, KE, Mitchell, C et al.. Understanding Treatment Completion and Tolerability of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Single UK Health Board. Cureus. 2025;17 (12):e98655. doi: 10.7759/cureus.98655. PubMed PMID:41362388 PubMed Central PMC12682434.
  18. Wyke, EJ, Baxter, E, Chew-Graham, CA, Woodward, A, Walters, K, Davies, N et al.. Managing multiple long-term conditions in people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation: primary care perspectives. Br J Gen Pract. 2025; :. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0361. PubMed PMID:41344815 .
  19. Roberts, KF, Landsness, EC, Reese, J, Elbert, D, Strobel, G, Wu, E et al.. Towards an AI biomedical scientist: Accelerating discoveries in neurodegenerative disease. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2025;13 (1):100398. doi: 10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100398. PubMed PMID:41326303 PubMed Central PMC12811770.
  20. Mitchell, C, Hagan, T, Fryer, K, Reynolds, J, Mawson, R, Huang, Q et al.. Evidence-biased medicine? Applying a health equity lens to Sackett's methodological framework. Br J Gen Pract. 2025;75 (761):574-578. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0385. PubMed PMID:41309302 PubMed Central PMC12770839.
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Jonathan D Moreno, PhD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Jonathan D. Moreno PhD

The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

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. Nou-Fontanet, L, Ravelli, C, Burglen, L, Balsells Mejia, S, Valls-Villalba, A, Schiffels, ER et al.. International Registry of NKX2-1-Related Disorders: Clinical, Genetic, and Imaging Perspectives. Mov Disord. 2026; :. doi: 10.1002/mds.70187. PubMed PMID:41552915 .
  2. Motta, JCL, Sala, RV, Hayden, CB, Pereira, D, Absalón-Medina, VA, Moreno, JF et al.. Differential effects of follicle-stimulating hormone dosage on in vitro embryo production in high- and low-anti-Müllerian hormone Holstein heifers. J Dairy Sci. 2026; :. doi: 10.3168/jds.2025-27587. PubMed PMID:41547443 .
  3. Gallardo-Pizarro, A, Moreno, JR, Aiello, TF, Monzó-Gallo, P, Martinez-Urrea, A, Teijon-Lumbreras, C et al.. Impact of Novel β-Lactams on Gut DImpact of Novel β-Lactams on Gut Decolonisation in Haematological Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infectionsecolonisation in Haematological Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections. Int J Infect Dis. 2026; :108384. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108384. PubMed PMID:41539410 .
  4. Almoalem, A, Chan, R, Kuthanazhi, B, Schmidt, J, Moreno, JA, Suderow, H et al.. Spectroscopic Evidence of Edge-Localized States in an Antiferromagnet Topological Insulator NdBi. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026; :e22116. doi: 10.1002/advs.202522116. PubMed PMID:41532645 .
  5. Chu, WY, Singh, OP, Sundar, S, Pandey, K, Das, P, Mondal, D et al.. Skin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in patients with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2026; :107713. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2026.107713. PubMed PMID:41519406 .
  6. Rausch, AO, Tolopka, JI, Ledesma, TM, Li, L, Wang, S, Dong, S et al.. Comparative Genomics Using GeneDiscoveR: A Toolbox for the Identification of Gene Candidates Associated with Plant Traits. Methods Mol Biol. 2026;2985 :247-265. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4972-5_16. PubMed PMID:41518509 .
  7. Lopo, J, Morgado, AM, Moreno, JI, Cereja, F, Nogueira, P. Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Macroadenoma: Diagnosis of Acromegaly in a Young Adult. Cureus. 2025;17 (11):e97829. doi: 10.7759/cureus.97829. PubMed PMID:41458762 PubMed Central PMC12743162.
  8. Olby, NJ, Araujo, JA, Gruen, ME, Johnson, P, Kubinyi, E, Landsberg, G et al.. The Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome Working Group guidelines for diagnosis and monitoring of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2025; :1-8. doi: 10.2460/javma.25.10.0668. PubMed PMID:41442884 .
  9. Osburn, SC, Easterday, DS, McEntee, CM, Latham, AS, Lark, DS, McGrath, S et al.. Evidence of emerging transcriptome mediators of Alzheimer's disease in canine cognitive dysfunction. Brain Pathol. 2025; :e70062. doi: 10.1111/bpa.70062. PubMed PMID:41424194 .
  10. García-Sebastián, C, Monteagudo Ruiz, JM, Antoñana Ugalde, S, Moreno, J, Zamorano, JL, Fernández-Golfín, C et al.. Computed tomography versus cardiac magnetic resonance for myocardial late enhancement quantification. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2025.12.015. PubMed PMID:41423005 .
  11. Bryan, CJ, Lynch, J, Bryan, AO, Mulvaney, S, Treangen, N, Concelmo, K et al.. Effectiveness of combined cognitive processing therapy with stellate ganglion block: an open-label randomized wait-list clinical trial. Psychother Psychosom. 2025; :1-21. doi: 10.1159/000550014. PubMed PMID:41396885 .
  12. Benavides, JA, Sales, LV, Wetzel, A, Moreno, J, Feldmann, R, Mercado, FJ et al.. Discs no more: the morphology of low-mass simulated galaxies in FIREbox. Mon Not R Astron Soc. 2025;544 (4):4651-4664. doi: 10.1093/mnras/staf1847. PubMed PMID:41356272 PubMed Central PMC12680306.
  13. LoTempio, JE Jr, Donohue, CR, Moreno, JD, Santos Rutschman, A, Sarnoff, J, Sinha, MS et al.. Impact of the 23andMe bankruptcy on preserving the public benefit of scientific data. Nat Genet. 2025;57 (12):2933-2936. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02423-8. PubMed PMID:41345252 PubMed Central PMC12695062.
  14. Hereth, B, de Boisboissel, G, Bricknell, MC, Brincker, M, Casebeer, W, Davidovic, J et al.. Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Performance Enhancement. Sci Eng Ethics. 2025;32 (1):3. doi: 10.1007/s11948-025-00546-z. PubMed PMID:41335287 PubMed Central PMC12783173.
  15. Moreno, JS, Herrera Cobo, AT, Palacio, RD, Hazzi, NA. Chronicle of a death foretold: Lepanthes nasariana (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae), a newly described high-Andean orchid facing a worst-case climate change scenario. PhytoKeys. 2025;266 :219-240. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.266.161410. PubMed PMID:41321692 PubMed Central PMC12658440.
  16. Carrasco-Martin, M, Martí-Carreras, J, Gómez-Ponce, M, Alcover, MM, Roura, X, Ferrer, L et al.. Insights on genomic profiles of drug resistance and virulence in a cohort of Leishmania infantum isolates from the Mediterranean area. Parasit Vectors. 2025;19 (1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-07105-2. PubMed PMID:41318579 PubMed Central PMC12802309.
  17. Moreno, J, Dominguez-Nicolas, SM, Gutierrez, J, Flores, A, Manjarrez, E. Miniaturized low-field thoracic magnetic stimulation device for assessing effects on peripheral oxygen saturation levels in healthy rats. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2025;12 (1):. doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ae2489. PubMed PMID:41297067 .
  18. Bossé, PL, Moreno, JM, Morin, P, Hudon, C. [Factors Influencing the Implementation of the Barometre Practice Model in the Field of Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Mental Health: Results from a Multiple Case Study]. Sante Ment Que. 2025;50 (1):341-364. . PubMed PMID:41296905 .
  19. Castillo Mewa, J, Moreno, J, Caballero, LN, Rodríguez, M, Cumbrera, A, Niño, C et al.. Association between cognitive function, socio-clinical factors and biomarkers among Panamanian adults living with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):41792. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-25738-2. PubMed PMID:41290760 PubMed Central PMC12647817.
  20. Simmons, BJ, Groocock, L, Moreno, J, Peters, DS, Hughes, ME, Veeravalli, V et al.. Discovery and Characterization of Novel BLIMP-1 Heterobifunctional Ligand-Directed Degraders. J Med Chem. 2025;68 (23):25385-25402. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02363. PubMed PMID:41284831 .
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Lainie Ross, MD, PhD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Lainie Ross MD, PhD

The University of Chicago Medicine

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. Ross, L, Berger, E. A Neonate With Vomiting and Decreased Bowel Sounds. Pediatr Rev. 2026;47 (1):36-39. doi: 10.1542/pir.2023-006220. PubMed PMID:41475393 .
  2. Madhavan, A, Rogers, SL, Bosco, JJ, Ross, L, Samalia, PD, Hall, AJ et al.. The prevalence and potential associations of anti-drug antibodies against adalimumab in patients with non-infectious uveitis: a cross-sectional study. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2025; :. doi: 10.1186/s12348-025-00567-6. PubMed PMID:41447414 .
  3. Sitefane, S, Afonso, A, Ross, L, Mcsherry, W, Rabiais, I, Caldeira, S et al.. Competency-based spiritual care education program for undergraduate nursing students: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Nurs. 2025;24 (1):1495. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03805-3. PubMed PMID:41444892 PubMed Central PMC12729864.
  4. Collins-Bennett, KA, Ross, LM, Sudnick, AM, Johnson, JL, Belski, KB, Bennett, WC et al.. From Intention to Maintenance: A Two-Year Examination of Clinical and Lifestyle Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2025;7 (12):e70148. doi: 10.1002/acr2.70148. PubMed PMID:41420289 PubMed Central PMC12717147.
  5. Lai, R, Palmer, M, Bloomfield, I, Rajan, V, Ross, L, Griffin, S et al.. The Efficacy and Safety of a Preoperative Dietitian-Led Very Low Calorie Diet Clinic for Adults With Obesity for Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2025;38 (6):e70178. doi: 10.1111/jhn.70178. PubMed PMID:41381407 .
  6. Leavey, G, Watterson, R, McAnee, G, Shannon, S, Boyd, K, Lloyd-Evans, B et al.. Correction: A social prescribing model for tackling the health and social inequalities of people living with severe mental illness: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health. 2025;25 (1):4232. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-25554-3. PubMed PMID:41366373 PubMed Central PMC12687505.
  7. Ross, L, Day, J. Mandatory research projects during medical specialist training in Australia and New Zealand. Med J Aust. 2025;223 (11):676. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70112. PubMed PMID:41355463 .
  8. Stephan, AT, Chai, HW, Nicholson, JS, McVey, A, Phillips, CB, Ross, LA et al.. Participant motivation typologies as correlates of study participation and retention in randomized controlled trials targeting cognitive aging through computerized cognitive training. Gerontologist. 2025;65 (12):. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaf252. PubMed PMID:41264725 PubMed Central PMC12646508.
  9. Tam, MW, Taylor, O, Andrade-Romo, Z, Goldberg, JM, Pilling, MD, Ross, LE et al.. 2SLGBTQ+ competent trauma-informed care: A mixed methods evaluation of an intervention to enhance the capacity of multidisciplinary service providers. Psychol Trauma. 2025; :. doi: 10.1037/tra0002062. PubMed PMID:41264512 .
  10. Lim, L, Hansen, D, Fairley, J, Tabesh, M, Ross, L, Ferdowsi, N et al.. Impact of Comorbidities on Treatments and Outcomes of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Can Respir J. 2025;2025 :5021789. doi: 10.1155/carj/5021789. PubMed PMID:41220703 PubMed Central PMC12602041.
  11. Shoesmith, E, Huddlestone, L, Pervin, J, Petersen Williams, P, Sweetman, J, Johns, K et al.. Integrating the smoke-free app into a multicomponent intervention for people with mental health conditions who smoke: a short report of a service-improvement project. BMJ Public Health. 2025;3 (2):e002740. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-002740. PubMed PMID:41190043 PubMed Central PMC12581057.
  12. Anglim, CE, Waldner, CE, Childs, B, Pentz, RD, Dixon, MD, Apongule, K et al.. Perceptions of whole-body donation for biomedical research: An interview study with rural adults in Georgia. J Rural Health. 2025;41 (4):e70093. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70093. PubMed PMID:41177956 .
  13. Ross, LF, Ladin, K, Flescher, A. Donor Hearts for Transplantation after Circulatory Death. N Engl J Med. 2025;393 (17):1756-1757. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2511568. PubMed PMID:41160835 .
  14. Opel, DJ, Ross, LF, O'Leary, ST. Ethical Basis of the Pediatric Vaccine Encounter-Correcting the Record. JAMA Pediatr. 2025;179 (12):1261-1262. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.4022. PubMed PMID:41143835 .
  15. Collins-Bennett, KA, Ross, LM, Johnson, JL, Slentz, CA, Huffman, KM, Kraus, WE et al.. Barriers and Predictors of Long-Term Physical Activity Maintenance: The STRRIDE I Reunion Cohort. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med. 2025;10 (1):. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000276. PubMed PMID:41113086 PubMed Central PMC12532306.
  16. Ross, LF. Reasons Don't Move Goalposts. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):34-36. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554787. PubMed PMID:41108259 .
  17. Jang, H, Stephan, AT, Ross, LA, Jeong, M, Mogle, J. Family relationship quality and psychological and cognitive health among grandparent caregivers: The moderating role of co-residence with adult children. J Soc Pers Relat. 2025;42 (3):794-817. doi: 10.1177/02654075241307976. PubMed PMID:41098810 PubMed Central PMC12520168.
  18. Herbette, M, Ross, L. Chromatin state dynamics of autosomes and the B chromosome during spermatogenesis in Pseudococcus viburni. Heredity (Edinb). 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s41437-025-00800-x. PubMed PMID:41083583 .
  19. Byrne, KA, Pericot-Valverde, I, Ross, LA, Pittman, J, Murphy, O, Heo, M et al.. The Peer Recovery Coaching Linkage (RC-link) intervention study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial for alcohol use disorder recovery in the inpatient hospital setting. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025;158 :108097. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.108097. PubMed PMID:41061798 PubMed Central PMC12683825.
  20. Fairley, JL, Ross, L, Paratz, E, McKelvie, P, La Gerche, A, Nikpour, M et al.. "Letter to "Pathological contributors to organ damage and mortality in systemic sclerosis: A nationwide matched case-control study": Author's Reply. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025;75 :152840. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152840. PubMed PMID:41056577 .
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Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Cynda Rushton PhD, RN, FAAN

The John’s Hopkins University and John’s Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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. Richards, TJ, Flanders, AE, Colak, E, Prevedello, LM, Ball, RL, Kitamura, F et al.. The RSNA Lumbar Degenerative Imaging Spine Classification (LumbarDISC) Dataset. Radiol Artif Intell. 2026; :e250480. doi: 10.1148/ryai.250480. PubMed PMID:41532835 .
  2. Rushton, CM, Beck, AK, Kelly, PJ, Coleman, P, Larance, B. Characteristics of family, friends, and significant others affected by another's alcohol or other drug use in Australia and correlates of help-seeking. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026;278 :112996. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112996. PubMed PMID:41389760 .
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Yoram Unguru, MD, MA, MS editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Yoram Unguru MD, MS, MA

The Children’s Hospital at Sinai and John’s Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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. Unguru, Y, Sharma, A, Johnson, LM. Hope, Hype, and Trust in Sickle Cell Disease. JAMA Pediatr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.4749. PubMed PMID:41359330 .
  2. Cohen, AD, Unguru, Y, Johnson, LM. Yes, Parental Reasons Matter: Value-Laden Reactions Should Not Undermine the Utility of Knowing "Why". Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):44-46. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554795. PubMed PMID:41108241 .
  3. Greene, BL, Allen, DC, Unguru, Y, Marron, JM. Boots on the Ground in Childhood Cancer Drug Shortages: a multilevel approach. Perspect Biol Med. 2025;68 (2):337-350. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2025.a962028. PubMed PMID:40485460 .
  4. Dinkiye, M, Abdissa, D, Hailu, T, Shad, AT, Unguru, Y. Clinical Profile of Pediatric Solid Tumors: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in Ethiopia. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2025;8 (5):e70222. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.70222. PubMed PMID:40344343 PubMed Central PMC12062510.
  5. Unguru, Y, Okoro, E, Okoro, AT. Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease: Striking a Balance Between Approved Therapies and Clinical Trials. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (4):151-153. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2470678. PubMed PMID:40192666 .
  6. 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 .
  7. 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.
  8. 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 .
  9. 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. 2025;30 (8):. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad323. PubMed PMID:38069904 PubMed Central PMC12396948.
  10. 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 .
  11. 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.
  12. 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 .
  13. 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 .
  14. 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 .
  15. 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 .
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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 .
  20. 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.
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