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We would like to take a moment to highlight the outstanding accomplishments and published work our Division of Hospital Medicine faculty achieve throughout the year. We've collected publications, including research from Denver Health and the VA Medical Center, from the past month. Please take a look at the links below!

Lily Cervantes, MD
Villegas, L., Singh, S., & Cervantes, L. (2026). Bridging Borders: Addressing Inequities in Pediatric Kidney Care for Hispanic and Immigrant Children. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 10.1007/s10903-026-01910-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01910-2
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41935987/

Lin, E., & Cervantes, L. (2026). How Do We Boost Home Dialysis?. JAMA network open, 9(4), e266125. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.6125
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41989787/

Maria Klimenko, MD; Greg Misky, MD
Niranjan-Azadi A, Klimenko M, Bertram A, et al. Mentorship, Productivity, and Promotion Among Academic Hospitalists: Comparisons and Changes Over the Last 15 Years. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2026 Apr. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10168-7. PMID: 41927982.

https://europepmc.org/article/med/41927982

Lily Cervantes, MD; Christine Welles, MD
Tensun, F. A., Cervantes, L., Uvina, K. A., Welles, C. C., Wittmer, N., DeRoeck, J., Pineda, D., & Pereira, R. I. (2026). Understanding Latino Individual and Family Perspectives in a National Diabetes Prevention Program. JAMA network open, 9(4), e264780. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.4780
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41926121/

Joseph Simonetti, MD
BetzM, ClarkJ, StanleyI, et al. Pause to Protect: partnering with firearm businesses in the USA to promote secure storage and prevent injury and death. Injury Prevention Published Online First: 09 April 2026. doi: 10.1136/ip-2025-046020
https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2026/04/09/ip-2025-046020.citation-tools

Simonetti, J. A., & Rivara, F. P. (2026). Firearm Storage, Weapon Carrying, and Suicide in the US Military. JAMA network open, 9(4), e268275. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.8275
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42012834/

Elizabeth Gillepsie, MD
Achey RL, Manangan A, Fujii Y, et al. Increasing risk of stroke with increased climate vulnerability: Assessing stroke burden and access to health care according to the climate vulnerability index in the United States. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases : the Official Journal of National Stroke Association. 2026 May;35(5):108632. DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108632. PMID: 41956177.
https://europepmc.org/article/med/41956177

Anna Maw, MD
Adegbemijo, A., Maw, A. M., Trinkley, K. E., A Varghese, A., & Tulk Jesso, S. (2026). AI-Assisted Rapid Quality Analysis in Implementation Science: Methodological Study. JMIR AI, 5, e81149. https://doi.org/10.2196/81149
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41941726/

David Scudder, MD
Owens, D., Scudder, D., Tan, R., Christensen, W., & Lockspeiser, T. (2025). Data-driven Learning: From Dashboard Data to Changes in Studying. Medical science educator, 36(1), 339–352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02552-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41939070/

Kristin Furfari, MD
Bloschichak, A., Flanagan, H., Booker, N. et al. A Scoping Review of Qualitative Studies on Inpatient Care for Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease. J GEN INTERN MED (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10359-w
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-026-10359-w#citeas

Claudia Camacho, BA; Lily Cervantes, MD
Rizzolo K, Flythe JE, Camacho C, Gonzalez AM, Jaure A, Vinze S, Cervantes L. The Perspectives of Patients and Community Health Workers on the Recruitment and Retention of Latino Individuals in Research in Dialysis: A Qualitative Study. Kidney Med. 2026 Feb 11;8(4):101289. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101289. PMID: 41971228; PMCID: PMC13069508.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13069508/

Julia Limes, MD
Rink, D.E.; Berger, G.; Chan, G.; Cox, L.M.; Garg, M.; Khawaja, H.R.; Kwan, B.; Limes, J.; Ruggiero, R.; Sinex, N.C.;  et al. Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of Autonomy and Supervision across Clinical Training Sites: A Multicenter Study. Am. J. Med. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.04.012.
https://www.scilit.com/publications/4cac480e75bf6f65925b7bfac6dd1bc2

Jeffrey Wagner, MD
Wagner, J.R. The VExUS Precision Paradox: Navigating the Integration of High-Fidelity Hemodynamics into Generalist Practice. J GEN INTERN MED (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10464-w
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-026-10464-w#citeas

Larry Haber, MD
Feler, J., Schachman, N., Cielo, D., Haber, L. A., & Berk, J. (2026). Traumatic brain injury among patients presenting from prison: a cohort study. Scientific reports, 16(1), 13388. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37391-4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42009689/

LeMasters, K., Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., Ciplet, D., Cloud, D., Cowan, K., Eisenman, W., Haber, L., Macht, A., & Reid, C. E. (2026). Mass incarceration as a climate justice issue. Environmental research letters : ERL [Web site], 21(8), 084007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae5f35
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42039742/

Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH/MSPH, MS
Y.Scherbak, M.Wehrer, G.Jacknin, A.Nelson, and S.Calcaterra, “Bridging the Gap: Empowering Pharmacists in Inpatient Injectable Naltrexone and Hospital-Dispensed Methadone Process Development,” Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy9, no. 3 (2026): e70186, https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70186.
https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.70186

Diana Mancini, MD; Larry Haber, MD
Mancini, D.; Haber, L.A. Learning & professional development: In the conflict zone: Practical steps for navigating clinician disagreement. J. Hosp. Med. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70316.
https://www.scilit.com/publications/393abbcb696506f3ef375fc6cfa3fe25

Eden Bernstein, MD
Anderson, T. S., Purkayastha, S., Bernstein, E. Y., Parr, A., Mor, M. K., Bachrach, R. L., Gellad, W. F., Hausmann, L. R. M., Fine, M. J., & Essien, U. R. (2026). Initiation of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Among Hospitalized Veterans : A Retrospective Cohort Study. Annals of internal medicine, 10.7326/ANNALS-26-00089. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-26-00089
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42081820/

Shuey B, Anderson TS, Wharam JF, et al. Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, and Obesity. JAMA Intern Med. Published online April 20, 2026. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0428
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2848026

Ben Vipler, MD; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH; Chris King, MD
Vipler B S, Arnet C, Keniston A, et al. (May 12, 2026) Balancing the Positives and Negatives: A Bibliometric Analysis of Positive and Negative Study Publication Patterns in High-Impact General Medical Journals. Cureus 18(5): e108720. doi:10.7759/cureus.108720
https://www.cureus.com/articles/472911-balancing-the-positives-and-negatives-a-bibliometric-analysis-of-positive-and-negative-study-publication-patterns-in-high-impact-general-medical-journals#!/

Katie Raffel, MD
Prasad P, Hubbard C, Lee T, Ranji SR, Raffel K, Valdes G, Boscardin J, Dalal AK, Harris A, Flynn E, Schnipper JL, Auerbach A. “The association between sepsis and diagnostic errors: A secondary analysis of the Utility of Predictive Systems for Diagnostic Error (UPSIDE) Study.” Journal of Hospital Medicine. April 2026.