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New Leadership in OB/GYN

Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine have announced the appointment of Jason D. Wright, MD, as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective January 2026. A nationally recognized expert in women’s health and oncology, Dr. Wright will lead strategic growth in OB/GYN programs across Tufts Medicine and TUSM, advancing research, education, and equitable care.

Advancing MCH at APHA

Professor Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH, has been appointed Chair of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). This leadership role reflects her national recognition as a champion for health equity and her continued commitment to advancing maternal and child health through research, advocacy, and mentorship.

YMCA Legacy Award

Professor Deeb Salem, MD, has been honored with the Chinatown Wang YMCA Legacy Award, in recognition of his enduring commitment to health equity and transformative leadership in medicine and community service.

Senior Achievement Award

Professor and Chair Reza Vagefi, MD, has received the 2025 Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The Achievement Award program recognizes members for their contributions to the Academy, its scientific and educational programs, and to the field of ophthalmology.

Honoring a Legacy in Clinical Pharmacology

Professor David J. Greenblatt, MD, has been honored by the American College of Clinical Pharmacology for his pioneering work in clinical pharmacology. As founding editor of Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, his decades of research, mentorship, and leadership have shaped the field and advanced understanding of psychopharmacology, drug interactions, and pharmacokinetics.

Research Award for Neonatal Innovation

Associate Professor Elizabeth Yen, MD, MA, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Advancement in Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Early Career Physicians. This prestigious honor recognizes Dr. Yen’s groundbreaking work in neonatal medicine, particularly her innovative research on neonatal abstinence syndrome, and will be presented at the AAP National Conference in Denver on September 27.

Young Investigator Award

Assistant Professor Ryan Kilpatrick, MD, has been named one of three recipients of the 2025 Young Investigator Award from Neonatal Update, recognizing the excellence of his research in newborn care. Sponsored by the David Harvey Trust, the award includes full registration to the Neonatal Update international symposium in London, where Dr. Kilpatrick will present his work on November 26.

Faculty Honor and Promotion

Mohak Mhatre, MD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and invited to serve as faculty at the 2025 national Maternal Fetal Medicine First Year Fellows Retreat Workshop. Co-hosted by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Foundation for SMFM. The retreat supports first-year fellows as they begin subspecialty training, and Dr. Mhatre’s selection reflects her expertise and leadership in maternal-fetal medicine.

Center of Excellence

Professor Ronald Lechan, MD, and his team were recognized as a Center of Excellence for Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma by the Pheo Para Alliance for an additional 3 years. The Clinical Center of Excellence (CCE) designation recognizes centers that provide high-quality, multi-disciplinary care and facilitate PPGL research.

Research News

How Drugs Kill Tuberculosis

Developing faster, more effective TB treatments is a global priority—but progress has been slow due to limited insight into how drugs work together. A new study led by Professor Bree Aldridge, PhD, introduces an AI-powered method that reveals how TB drugs kill bacteria, paving the way for smarter, faster treatment combinations.

Dollar Stores’ Food Options

Using dollar stores for food purchases may be a common practice for Americans looking to free up funds for the rest of their grocery list, researchers from TUSM, the Friedman School, and the USDA-Economic Research Service report in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Their multi-year analysis of where households buy their non-restaurant calories found that dollar store food purchases are rising.

Twin Researchers Make Their Mark

MPH students Hannah and Madeline Rieders are identical twins whose shared passion for environmental justice has led to six co-authored research papers, including a recent study on air pollution and life expectancy in redlined neighborhoods.

Recent Grants

  • Professor Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MPH, and Professor Rebecca Perkins, MD, received a $3.3 million award from the NCI/ NIH entitled: Conversational Agent to Improve Guideline Concordant Care for People with Cervical Cancer Screening Abnormalities.
  • Professor Saul Weingart, MD, received a grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation entitled: Understanding and Improving Interprofessional Team Performance.
  • Associate Professor Lisa Ceglia, MD, received a grant from NIA entitled: Veverimer to decrease net acid excretion and bone resorption in adults with osteopenia: a dose-finding randomized controlled trial.
  • Associate Professor Benjamin Wessler, MD, received a grant from NHLBI entitled: Focused Imaging as a Novel Diagnostic Strategy for Aortic Stenosis.

  • Mahadevan U, Seow CH, Barnes EL, Chaparro M, Flanagan E, Friedman S, Julsgaard M, Kane S, Ng S, Torres J, Watermeyer G, Yamamoto-Furusho J, Robinson C, Fisher S, Anderson P, Gearry R, Ďuricová D, Dubinsky M, Long M; Global Consensus Group for Pregnancy and IBD. Global Consensus Statement on the Management of Pregnancy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 27. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003651.

    Perry WA, Chow JK, Martino AE, Heger NE, Holmes A, Werner A, Garcia MR, Vest AR, Chami A, Sen P, Snydman DR. Sex- and Age-based Comparison of Key Clinical Markers of Immunity After Heart and Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Direct. 2025 Aug 22;11(9):e1846. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001846. PMID: 40862215; PMCID: PMC12377321.

    Deck A, Singh K, Caras P, LeClair A, Gore-Massy M, Chiu F, Dantas LO, McAlindon T, Folta S, Kasturi S. Development of a Theory-Based mHealth App for Fatigue Management in Lupus: Human-Centered Design Approach. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 26;9:e75399. doi: 10.2196/75399. PMID: 40857717.

    Blumenthal KG, King AJ, Stone VE, Bartels S, Norton DT, Eippert ML, Zhang Y, Wurcel A. Geospatial Socioeconomic Indicators and Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Primary Care Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 1;8(8):e2528714. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28714. PMID: 40844781; PMCID: PMC12374214.

    Crusto CA, Pittenger S, Costeines J, Amutah-Onukagha N, Kydd A, Visser M, Do T, Dean A, Forsyth B. Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits. SAHARA J. 2025 Dec;22(1):1989323. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1989323.

    Martinez-Kratz J, Manning D, Vest N, Glenn J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wurcel A. The Digital Availability of US Departments of Corrections' Research Policies: Cross-Sectional Analysis. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 20;9:e76835. doi: 10.2196/76835. PMID: 40835403; PMCID: PMC12371514.

    Adrogué HJ, Madias JE, Levey AS. In Memoriam: Nicolaos E. Madias. Kidney Int. 2025 Aug 22:S0085-2538(25)00648-9. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.08.002.

    Weng J, Alizadeh M, Friedman S. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy Does Not Increase Gastrointestinal Adverse Events in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s10620-025-09344-w.

    Holzwanger EA, Silva-Santisteban A, Tsuchiyose E, Bilal M, Chhoda A; INNOCENT Study Consortium; Sawhney MS. Psychosocial Impact of Endoscopic Procedural Complications on Gastroenterologists: The Second Victims. Gastroenterology. 2025 Jul 26:S0016-5085(25)05793-2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.07.026.

    D.U. Lee, K.J. Lee, Y.J. Cha, G.H. Fan, M.R. Shaik, K. Bhowmick, H. Chou, C. Sun, H. Chou, R. Malik, The impact of recipient age on the post-liver transplant prognosis of simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666967625000182

    Aldhaheri R, Trottier CA, Jassim T, Weiss ZF. Strongyloidiasis in a heart transplant recipient: Exploring the use of veterinary-formulated subcutaneous ivermectin and a review of the literature. IDCases. 2025 Aug 5;41:e02337. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02337. PMID: 40821881; PMCID: PMC12356312.

    Russel WA, Fu EL, Creon A, Faucon AL, Caldinelli A, Bouwmans P, Inker LA, Delanaye P, Pottel H, Ortiz A, Levey AS, Carrero JJ. Changing from the CKD-EPI to the EKFC creatinine equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate in adults in a Northern European health system. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2025 Aug 11:gfaf148. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf148.

    Nutt CT, Lessells RJ, Muyindike WR, Johnson LS, Kouyos RD, Loosli T, Ombajo LA, Brijkumar J, Hyle EP, Moosa MS, Gandhi M, Vitoria MAA, Jordan MR, Siedner MJ, McCluskey SM. Approaches to the Management of Virologic Failure on Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy in the 50 Countries with the Highest Adult HIV Prevalence. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Aug 11:ciaf444. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf444.

    Rader A, Ruffin F, Fai C, Barton KD, Skalla LA, Wang TW, Oakes M, Sutton KN, Miller J, Collyar D, Boucher HW, Doernberg SB, Reeve BB, King HA. A Systematic Review of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measurement in Patients With Complicated Intraabdominal Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Aug 6;81(Supplement_1):S40-S47. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf299. PMID: 40794662; PMCID: PMC12341885.

    Roth J, Lieske JC, Herrmann SM, Arruda-Olson AM, Herrmann J, McCallum W, Larson TS, Rule AD, Titan SM. Performance of Creatinine and Cystatin C-Based Equations to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Patients With Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Aug 15:e013014. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.125.013014.

    Balaji S, Blackmon S, Avendano EE, Argaw SA, Morin RA, Nirmala N, Doron S, Nadimpalli ML. Title: race and ethnicity and the risk of community-acquired third-generation cephalosporin-resistant uropathogens: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 7;5(1):e172. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.10097. PMID: 40808907; PMCID: PMC12345049.

    Udelson JE, Goldsmith SR, Burkhoff D, Colorado P, Dinh W, Gustafsson F, Kolkhof P, Staedtler G, Bachmakov I, Voors AA, Duarte K, Monzo L, Girerd N, Zannad F. A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, active and placebo-controlled study of pecavaptan, a dual V1a/V2 vasopressin receptor antagonist, in patients with acute heart failure: The AVANTI trial. Eur J Heart Fail. 2025 Aug 11. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3801.

    Avendano EE, Blackmon SA, Nirmala N, Chan CW, Morin RA, Balaji S, McNulty L, Argaw SA, Doron S, Nadimpalli ML. Race, ethnicity and risk for colonisation and infection with key bacterial pathogens: a scoping review. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 7;10(8):e017404. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017404. PMID: 40780833.

    Berake TB, Ambe S, Negash L, Gretz S, Laek B. Interstitial Lung Disease as a Herald of P-ANCA Vasculitis: A Case of Evolving Multisystem Disease. Cureus. 2025 Jul 8;17(7):e87536. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87536. PMID: 40777707; PMCID: PMC12331196.

    Farber HW. My Introduction to Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulm Circ. 2025 Aug 6;15(3):e70124. doi: 10.1002/pul2.70124. PMID: 40771872; PMCID: PMC12326265.

    Ghosh S, Tu Q, Zhu ZX, Panginikkod S, Chen JJ. CRISPR-Cas9 editing of TNFAIP3 variants in salivary gland epithelial cells to study Sjögren's disease pathogenesis. Front Genome Ed. 2025 Jul 23;7:1625393. doi: 10.3389/fgeed.2025.1625393. PMID: 40771660; PMCID: PMC12326134.

    Nagaraj S, Suhotliv A, Yakkali S, Steinberg K, Jorde UP, Farber H, Murthy S. Hemodynamic Effects of Sotatercept Administration in Pulmonary Hypertension- Insights from Remote Monitoring. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Aug 4:S1053-2498(25)02174-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.07.032.

    Wang L, Cudhea F, Deng S, Zhang FF, Wong JB, Kim DD, Mozaffarian D. Health and Economic Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Produce Prescriptions for Diabetes in 50 U.S. States: A Microsimulation Study. Diabetes Care. 2025 Aug 6:dc250144. doi: 10.2337/dc25-0144.

    Song Z, Gunn S, Monti S, Peloso GM, Liu CT, Lunetta K, Sebastiani P. Learning Gaussian Graphical Models from Correlated Data. Front Syst Biol. 2025;5:1589079. doi: 10.3389/fsysb.2025.1589079.

    Stepanian A, Travers RJ, Tesfu A, Wolter NL, Man JJ, Lu Q, Shamsuzzaman S, Deaton RA, Owens GK, Chen CS, Jaffe IZ. Ponatinib, But Not the New Abl-Kinase Inhibitor Asciminib, Activates Platelets, Leukocytes, and Endothelial Cell TNF Signaling to Induce Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke. Circulation. 2025 Aug 5:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.073610. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.073610.

    Farber HW, Chakinala MM, Hemnes AR, Chin KM, Highland KB, McLaughlin VV, Melendres-Groves LD, Cho M, Doad G, Fatehi E, Han M, Rahman M, Strachan P, Tobore T, Kim NH. Characteristics of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Selexipag in the SPHERE Registry by Race and Ethnicity. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Aug 4. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02579-3.

    Sherrill C, Port J, Wahoud M, Koethe B, Mohanty S, Downey BC, Patel A, Wessler BS. Tracking progression of aortic stenosis with echocardiography. Echo Res Pract. 2025 Aug 4;12(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s44156-025-00086-z. PMID: 40754590; PMCID: PMC12320324.

    Ramesh S, Inker LA. Discordance between Cystatin C-Based and Creatinine-Based Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate as a Measure of Health. Clin Chem. 2025 Aug 1;71(8):829-831. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaf079. PMID: 40746190.

    Parikh R, Dagher C, Farber HW. Level 3 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Guide Therapeutic Decisions in Non-Severe Pulmonary Hypertension with Lung Disease. Life (Basel). 2025 Jul 11;15(7):1089. doi: 10.3390/life15071089. PMID: 40724591.

    Weng J, Lo CC. Gut Hormones and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Biomolecules. 2025 Jul 14;15(7):1013. doi: 10.3390/biom15071013. PMID: 40723884.

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Recent Events

M29 White Coat Ceremony

On August 27, the Master of Public Health Program kicked off the academic year with orientation for the newest cohort of public health students. Faculty and staff welcomed incoming students with a day of introductions, program overviews, and community-building activities designed to launch their academic journey and foster connections.

MPH Orientation

On August 27, the Master of Public Health Program kicked off the academic year with orientation for the newest cohort of public health students. Faculty and staff welcomed incoming students with a day of introductions, program overviews, and community-building activities designed to launch their academic journey and foster connections.

Community-Inspired Projects

On August 21, M29 students capped off their Population Health and the Profession of Medicine course by presenting small group projects focused on health topics relevant to Boston’s Chinatown community. These final presentations reflected weeks of learning, including insights from guest speakers and a community-led tour.

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