Peer Reviewed Publications (indexed)

Bonnet, J. P., Edshteyn, I., Phillips, E. M., Hull, S. K., & Polak, R. (2019). Perspectives on a Lifestyle Medicine Fellowship Curriculum From Interested Medical Students. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 13(1), 106–110.
Wild, D., Nawaz, H., Ullah, S., Via, C., Vance, W., & Petraro, P. (2018). Teaching residents to put patients first: creation and evaluation of a comprehensive curriculum in patient-centered communication. BMC Medical Education, 18(1). doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1371-3
Njike, V. Y., Costales, V. C., Petraro, P., Annam, R., Yarandi, N., & Katz, D. L. (2018). The Resulting Variation in Nutrient Intake With the Inclusion of Walnuts in the Diets of Adults at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial. American Journal of Health Promotion.
Ibiye Owei, Nkiru Umekwe, Hanan Mohamed, Sotonte Ebenibo, Jim Wan, Sam Dagogo-Jack; Ethnic Disparities in Endothelial Function and Its Cardiometabolic Correlates: The Pathobiology of Prediabetes in A Biracial Cohort Study; Frontiers in Endocrinology, Volume 9,Year 2018. Page 94.
Ebenibo S, Edeoga C, Owei I, Dagogo-Jack S; Basal and Dynamic Leptin Secretion: Association with Cardiometabolic Risk and Body Weight Trajectories in African-Americans and European-Americans; Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018 Jan 26;9:12. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00012. eCollection 2018.
Ullah W, Abdullah HMA, Rauf A, et al Acute oesophageal necrosis: a rare but potentially fatal association of cocaine use Case Reports 2018;2018:bcr-2018-225197.
Fatima Jalil, William B. White;A New Era of Renal Denervation Trials for Patients With Hypertension?;American Journal of Kidney Diseases,Volume 71, Issue 5,2018,Pages 615-618,ISSN 0272-6386,
White WB, Jalil F, Wakefield DB, Kaplan RF, Bohannon RW, Hall CB, Moscufo N, Fellows D, Guttmann CRG, Wolfson L; Relationships among clinic, home, and ambulatory blood pressures with small vessel disease of the brain and functional status in older people with hypertension; Am Heart J. 2018 Nov;205:21-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 11.
Leung J, Smith S, Kalpakjian C; Functional Outcomes of Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease; PM R. 2018 Jun;10(6):567-572. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.11.007. Epub 2017 Nov 12.
Nawaz, H., Petraro, P. V., Via, C., Ullah, S., Lim, L., Wild, D., . . . Phillips, E. M. (2016). Lifestyle medicine curriculum for a preventive medicine residency program: Implementation and outcomes. Medical Education Online, 21(1), 29339. doi:10.3402/meo.v21.29339
Arole, O., Rajan, K., Khan, S., Ullah, S., Y. Njike, V. (2017). Decreasing Unnecessary Daily Labs by Choosing Wisely. Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, 5(4), 630-633. doi: 10.22038/psj.2017.10111
Njike VY, Annam R, Costales VC, et al. Which foods are displaced in the diets of adults with type 2 diabetes with the inclusion of eggs in their diets? A randomized, controlled, crossover trial. BMJ Open Diab Res Care 2017;5:e000411. doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2017-000411
Schönbach E, M, Chaikitmongkol V, Annam R, McDonnell E, C, Wolfson Y, Fletcher E, Scholl H, P, N: 7-Hexagon Multifocal Electroretinography for an Objective Functional Assessment of the Macula in 14 Seconds. Ophthalmic Res 2017;58:117-124. doi: 10.1159/000475996
Khatlani K, Alonge O, Rahman A, Hoque DME, Bhuiyan AA, Agrawal P, Rahman F; Caregiver Supervision Practices and Risk of Childhood Unintentional Injury Mortality in Bangladesh; Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 May 11;14(5). pii: E515. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14050515.
James M O, Hans M S, Julie M, Anthony S, Sukhwinder S, et al. Potential Protective Effect of Sickle Cell Gene Allele on HIV Infection. Acad J Ped Neonatol. 2017; 2(5): 555600. DOI: 10.19080/AJPN.2017.02.555600.
Srinivasan K, Tapia B, Rodriguez A, Wood R, Salinas JJ. Species abundance and temporal variation of arbovirus vectors in Brownsville, Texas. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2017;41:e28.
Bailey, C & Ul Haq, F & Merlo, C & Collaco, J & Reh, D & Robinson, G & Terry, P & Mitchell, S & Weiss, C. (2017). Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Center of Excellence at Johns Hopkins Hospital: organization, screening, and treatment results in pediatric and adult patients from 2009 to 2013. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 28. S52. 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.12.710.
Ullah W, Saleem K, Ahmad E, et al Rapunzel syndrome: a rare cause of hypoproteinaemia and review of literature Case Reports 2016;2016:bcr2016216600.
Jiang Y, Owei I, Wan J, et al Adiponectin levels predict prediabetes risk: the Pathobiology of Prediabetes in A Biracial Cohort (POP-ABC) study BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2016;4:e000194. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000194
Njike VY, Smith TM, Shuval O, Shuval K, Edshteyn I, Kalantari V, Yaroch AL; Snack Food, Satiety, and Weight; Adv Nutr. 2016 Sep 15;7(5):866-78. doi: 10.3945/an.115.009340. Print 2016 Sep. Review.
Edshteyn I, Uduhiri KA, Morgan TO, Rhodes KL, Sherin KM; American College of Preventive Medicine Prevention Practice Committee; Practice Policy Statement: Integrating Effective Weight Management Into Practice; Am J Prev Med. 2016 Oct;51(4):542-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.05.010. Epub 2016 Jun 30.
Ibrahim MA, Annam RE, Sepah YJ, Luu L, Bittencourt MG, Jang HS, Lemaillet P, Munoz B, Duncan DD, West S, Nguyen QD, Ramella-Roman JC. Assessment of oxygen saturation in retinal vessels of normal subjects and diabetic patients with and without retinopathy using Flow Oximetry System. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2015;5(1):86-96. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2014.11.26
Liu H1, Bittencourt MG, Sophie R, Sepah YJ, Hanout M, Rentiya Z, Annam R, Scholl HP, Nguyen QD.;Fixation Stability Measurement Using Two Types of Microperimetry Devices.; Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2015 Mar 10;4(2):3. eCollection 2015 Mar.
Andrew B. Boucher, E.A. Omoluyi Adesanya, Ibiye Owei, Ashley K. Gilles, Sotonte Ebenibo, Jim Wan, Chimaroke Edeoga and Samuel Dagogo-Jack; Dietary habits and leisure-time physical activity in relation to adiposity, dyslipidemia, and incident dysglycemia in the pathobiology of prediabetes in a biracial cohort study; Metabolism, 2015-09-01, Volume 64, Issue 9, Pages 1060-1067.
D. L. Chen, C. Liess, A. Poljak, A. Xu, J. Zhang, C. Thoma, M. Trenell, B. Milner, A. B. Jenkins, D. J. Chisholm, D. Samocha-Bonet, J. R. Greenfield; Phenotypic Characterization of Insulin-Resistant and Insulin-Sensitive Obesity, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 100, Issue 11, 1 November 2015, Pages 4082–4091
David R. Marker MD, Nicholas Perosi MD, Faheem Ul Haq MD, William Morefield PA and Sally Mitchell MD; Percutaneous Cecostomy in Adult Patients: Safety and Quality-of-Life Results; Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2015-10-01, Volume 26, Issue 10, Pages 1526-1532.e1.
Ul Haq F, Mitchell SE, Tekes A, Weiss CR; Bleomycin Foam Treatment of Venous Malformations: A Promising Agent for Effective Treatment with Minimal Swelling; J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2015 Oct;26(10):1484-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2015.05.007. Epub 2015 Jul 9.
D.R. Marker, T. Schlachter, F. Ul Haq, J. Gearhart and S. Mitchell; Percutaneous varicocele embolization in the pediatric population: an effective outpatient treatment; Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2015-02-01, Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages S44-S44.
Liu H, Bittencourt MG2, Wang J, Sophie R, Annam R, Ibrahim MA, Sepah YJ, Moradi A, Scholl HP, Nguyen QD.;Assessment of Central Retinal Sensitivity Employing Two Types of Microperimetry Devices.; Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2014 Sep 12;3(5):3. eCollection 2014 Sep.
Sabharwal P, Wisniewski T.: Novel immunological approaches for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease; Zhongguo Xian Dai Shen Jing Ji Bing Za Zhi. 2014;14(3):139-151.
Deshpande H, Carling T, Khan N, HoltE;Vandetanib for aggressive and symptomatic medullary thyroid cancer; Clinical Practice, 2013; 10 (3): 275-282.
Leung J, Burke B, Ford D, Garvin G, Korn C, Sulis C, Bhadelia N.; Possible association between obesity and Clostridium difficile infection; Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1791-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.130618.
Malla G, Basnet B, Vohra R, Lohani SP, Yadav A, Dhungana V; Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report; BMC Res Notes. 2013 Dec 9;6:524. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-524.
Hoque R, Farooq A, Malik A, Trawick BN, Berberich DW, McClurg JP, Galen KP, Mehal W.: A novel small-molecule enantiomeric analogue of traditional (-)-morphinans has specific TLR9 antagonist properties and reduces sterile inflammation-induced organ damage; J Immunol. 2013 Apr 15;190(8):4297-304. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202184. Epub 2013 Mar 15.
Ouyang X, Ghani A, Malik A, Wilder T, Colegio OR, Flavell RA, Cronstein BN, Mehal WZ: Adenosine is required for sustained inflammasome activation via the A₂A receptor and the HIF-1α pathway. Nat Commun. 2013;4:2909. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3909
Annaluru, N., Muller, H., Ramalingam, S., Kandavelou, K., London, V., Richardson, S. M., … & Chandrasegaran, S. (2012). Assembling DNA fragments by USER fusion. In Gene Synthesis (pp. 77-95). Humana Press.
Bhardwaj S, Sobieraj S, Coleman C. A Metanalysis. Efficacy of Statins in Multiple Sclerosis: American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. (Accepted 2012)
Lim L, Kandavelou K, Khan N;Palliative Care Teachingin medical Residency: A review of two POGOe teaching products;Journal of American Geriatrics, June 2012; 60: 1141-1144
Hoque R, Sohail MA, Salhanick S, Malik AF, Ghani A, Robson SC, Mehal WZ: P2X7 receptor-mediated purinergic signaling promotes liver injury in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in mice; Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2012 May 15;302(10):G1171-9. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00352.2011. Epub 2012 Mar.
Hoque R, Malik AF, Gorelick F, Mehal WZ: Sterile inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis; Pancreas. 2012 Apr;41(3):353-7. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182321500.
Hoque R, Malik A, Mehal W. The Sterile Inflammatory Response in Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2012 Apr;41(3):353-7. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182321500.
Hoque R, Sohail A, Salhanick S, Malik A, Ghani A, Robson S and Mehal W. P2X7 receptor promotes Liver injury in Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity in mice through recognition of extracellular ATP and NAD. American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2012 May 15; 302(10): G1171–G1179
Bhardwaj S. A Certain Gift and a Question of Ethics. Annals of Internal Medicine (Accepted 2011)
Malik A, Hoque R, Ouyang X, Ghani A, Hong E, Khan K, Moore LB, Ng G, Munro F, Flavell R, Shi Y, Kyriakides T and Mehal W. Inflammasome components Asc and caspase-1 mediate biomaterial-induced inflammation and foreign body response. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 2011 Dec 13;108(50):20095-100. Epub 2011 Nov 22
Hoque R, Sohail M, Malik A, Shah A, Barrat F, Flavell R, Gorelick F, Husain S, Mehal W. TLR9 and NLRP3 Inflammasome Link Acinar Cell Death with Inflammation in Acute Pancreatitis. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2011 Jul;141(1):358-69. Epub 2011 Mar 24.
Ramalingam S, Kandavelou K, Rajenderan R, Chandrasegaran S. Creating designed zinc-finger nucleases with minimal cytotoxicity.J Mol Biol. 2011 Jan 21;405(3):630-41. Epub 2010 Nov 19.PMID:21094162
Cairo-Lavado J., Dutta S., Hashmi, S., Nawaz, H., Wild, D., and Kasl, S.The Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Adult Earthquake Survivors in Peru. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2010).
Ma, Y., Njike, V., Millet, J., Dutta S., Katz, D. Effects of Walnut Consumption on Endothelial Function in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Control Trial. Diabetes Care (2010).
Agrawal V, Garimella PS, Roshan SJ, Ghosh AK. Questionnaire Survey of Resident Physicians: Design and Practical Use. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 2009; 19(2): 41-47
Imaeda AB, Watanabe A, Sohail MA, Mahmood S, Mohamadnejad M, Sutterwala F, Flavell RA, Mehal WZ. Acetaminophen-induced Hepatoxicity in mice is dependent on Tlr9 and the Nalp3 inflammasome. J. Clin Invest, 119:305-314(2009).
Watanabe A, Sohail MA, Gomes DA, Hashmi A, Nagata J, Sutterwala FS, Mahmood S, Jhandier MN, Shi Y, Flavell RA, Mehal WZ.Inflammasome-mediated regulation of hepatic stellate cells.Am J Physiol gastrointest liver Physiol. 2009 Jun; 296(6):G1248-57.
Kandavelou K, Ramalingam S, London V, Mani M, Wu J, Alexeev V, Civin CI and Chandrasegaran S. Targeted manipulation of mammalian genomes using designed zinc finger nucleases. Biochemical Biophysical Research Communications. 2009 Oct 9; 388(1):56-6. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 19635463.
Lim LS, Fink HA, Blackwell T, Taylor BC, Ensrud KE. Loop Diuretic Use And Rates Of Hip Bone Loss, And Risk Of Falls And Fractures In Older Women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2009 ;( 57):855-862.
Lim LS, Hoeksema LJ, Sherin K. Screening for Osteoporosis in the Adult US Population: ACPM Position Statement on Preventive Practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2009; 36:366-375.
Feringa HH, Ardestani A, Gnanaraj J. Cases J. 2009 Jul 22;2:7198.PMID: 19829932. Distal renal tubular acidosis in lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia: a case report.
Rajebi MR, Shahrokni A, Chaisson M. Uncommon osseous involvement in multisystemic sarcoidosis. Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Nov-Dec;29(6):485-6.
Shahrokni A, Rajebi MR, Saif MW. Toxicity and efficacy of 5-fluorouracil and capecitabine in a patient with TYMS gene polymorphism: A challenge or a dilemma? Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2009 Oct;8(4):231-4.
Shahrokni A, Rajebi MR, Saif MW. Breast metastasis of small bowel carcinoid tumor misdiagnosed as primary breast cancer. Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):320-1.
Shahrokni A, Rajebi MR, Harold L, Saif MW. Cardiotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil and capecitabine in a pancreatic cancer patient with a novel mutation in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene. JOP. 2009 Mar 9;10(2):215-20.
Lopez-Olivo MA, Amezaga M, McGahan L, Suarez-Almazor ME. Rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007356. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007356.
Dara L, Hewett J, Lim JK. Hydroxycut hepatotoxicity: a case series and review of liver toxicity from herbal weight loss supplements. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Dec 7;14(45):6999-7004.
Lim LS, Sherin K. Screening for Prostate Cancer in US Men: ACPM Position Statement on Preventive Practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008; 34:164-170. [PMID: 18201648].
Shahrokni A, Matuszczak J, Rajebi MR, Saif MW. Erlotinib-induced episcleritis in a patient with pancreatic cancer. JOP. 2008 Mar 8;9(2):216-9.
Chaturvedi S, Chhabra P, Bhardwaj S, Smanla S, Kannan AT. Fetal sex determination in Delhi: A population-based investigation. Tropical Doctor. 2007 Apr; 37(2): 98-100. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17540092.
Wu J, Kandavelou K and Chandrasegaran S. Custom-designed Zinc Finger Nucleases: What is next? Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 2007 Nov; 64(22): 2933-2944. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17763826.
Saif MW, Shahrokni A, Cornfeld D. Gemcitabine-induced liver fibrosis in a patient with pancreatic cancer. JOP. 2007 Jul 9;8(4):460-7.
Lamichhane G, Raghunand TR, Morrison NE, Woolwine SC, Tyagi S, Kandavelou K, and Bishai WR. Deletion of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteasomal ATPase homologue gene produces a slow-growing strain that persists in host tissues. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2006 Nov; 194(9): 1233-1240. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17041849.
Lim, L. S., & Chutka, D. S. (2006). Preventive medicine beyond 65. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 6(2), 73-81.
Sharma A K, Bhardwaj S, Chaturvedi S. Indian Heart Journal. 2006 Jan; 58(1): 21-27. Predictors of Hypertension in an Urban Indian Population.
Bühling KJ, Winkel T, Wolf C, Kurzidim B, Wohlfarth K, Mahmoudi M, Siebert G, Dudenhausen JW. Optimal timing for postprandial glucose measurement in patients with gestational diabetes. J Perinat Med 2005; 33: 125-131.
Goncalo R. Abecasis, Beverly M. Yashar, Yu Zhao, Noor M. Ghiasvand. “Age-related Macular Degeneration: a High-Resolution Genome Scan for Susceptibility Loci in a Population Enriched for Late-stage Disease,” Am J Hum Genet. 2004 Jan; 74(74): pp. 482-494.
Bühling KJ, Kurzidim B, Wolf C, Wohlfarth K, Mahmoudi M, Starr E, Siebert G, Dudenhausen JW. Introductory experience with the Continuous Blood Glucose Measurement System (CGMS®; Minimed®) in detection of hyperglycemia in comparison of the Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) in non-diabetic women and in pregnant patients with and without carbohydrate intolerance. Exp Clin Diab Endocrinol 2004; 112:556-60.
Wolf C, Mahmoudi M, Bühling KJ, Ilic S, Kurzidim B, Wohlfarth K, Dudenhausen JW. Body composition comparison between patients with gestational diabetes and non-diabetic pregnant women as measured by the Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). Diabetes 50, 2001, Suppl. 2; A540.
Bühling KJ, Kurzidim B, Wolf C, Ilic S, Wohlfarth K, Mahmoudi M, Dudenhausen JW. Comparison of the hyperglycemia detection between the Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) and Continuous Blood Glucose Measurement System (CGMS®; Minimed®) in Gestational Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Pregnant Women. Diabetes 50, 2001, Suppl. 2; A382.