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We would like to take a moment to highlight the outstanding success and published work that our Division of Hospital Medicine faculty produces 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!

Brandon Fainstad, MD; Eric Grimm, MS
Longino, A., Campbell, B., Grimm, E., Neumeier, A., & Fainstad, B. (2026). Beyond the Checklist: Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Clinical Competency Assessment Tool for Bedside Procedures. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, wvag002. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag002
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41507068/

Lily Cervantes, MD
Rizzolo, K., Schold, J. D., Noreen, S. M., Toll, A., Powe, N. R., & Cervantes, L. (2025). Citizenship Status and Deceased Organ Donation in the USA. Kidney international reports, 11(2), 103668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.10.025
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41502801/ 

Fabi, R. E., Santos, P. M. G., Sommers, B. D., & Cervantes, L. (2026). Stateless at Birth - Birthright Citizenship and the Safeguarding of Immigrant Maternal and Child Health. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-025-10117-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-10117-4
http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41501325/

Cervantes, L., Rizzolo, K., Ram, A., Glasgow, R. E., & Earnest, M. (2026). Engaging in Advocacy to Promote Policy Change: Incorporating Advocacy-Informed Research and Applying the PRISM Implementation Science Model. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10169-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10169-0
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41578106/

Lily Cervantes, MD; Anna Maw, MD
Cervantes, L., Rizzolo, K., Ressalam, J., Maw, A., Golestaneh, L., Tuot, D. S., Flythe, J. E., Ndumele, C. E., Wong, G., & Glasgow, R. E. (2025). Adaptation of Navigate-Kidney: A Community Health Worker Intervention for People With Kidney Disease. Kidney international reports, 11(1), 62–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.10.011
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41541772/

Vineet Chopra, MD
Rabelo-Silva, E. R., Saffi, M. A. L., Hirakata, V. N., Ferro, E. B., Lourenço, S. A., da Silva, A. I. M., da Luz, C. C., Pupin, V. C., Cechinel, R. B., de Andrade, L. M., Silva, T. C. D. C., de Araújo, M. M., Do Espírito Santo, F. R. F., da Gama, L. A., Soares, V. S., Montenegro, W. S., de Jesus, T. S., de Freitas, G. R. C., Pedraza, L. L., Veçossi, D. D. S. G., … PICC-BRAZIL RESEARCH GROUP (2026). External Validation of the Michigan Risk Score for Predicting Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-Related Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Multicenter Study in Brazil. Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society, 49(1), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0000000000000623
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41494176/

Ben Vipler, MD
Vipler B. (2026). Quitting Trumpet and French: The Argument to be "The Person". Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10192-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10192-1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41535635/

Marisha Burden, MD, MBA; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH
Weerahandi, H., Williams, M. V., Rosenthal, M. A., Anderson, T. S., Angeli, E., Burden, M., Dalal, S., Farrag, S., Fisher, A., Keniston, A., Westergaard, S., & Schnipper, J. (2026). Heterogeneity and misaligned incentives in discharge transition programs: Insights from a multisite rapid qualitative study. Journal of hospital medicine, 10.1002/jhm.70258. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70258
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41531122/

Larry Haber, MD
Haber, L. A., Erickson, H. P., Berk, J., & Williams, B. A. (2026). Left Behind in Electronic Access: Control Over Personal Health Information While Incarcerated. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10184-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10184-1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41526621/

Haber, L. A., LeMasters, K., & Berk, J. (2025). Inclusion of incarcerated individuals in wildfire exposure registries. Lancet regional health. Americas, 55, 101354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101354
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41551294/

Thomas Mee, MD
Lange, A. V., Glickman, A., Wells, K., Mee, T. C., Carey, E. P., Kavalieratos, D., Bettcher, B. M., Kluger, B., & Bekelman, D. B. (2026). Does Cognitive Function Influence the Benefits of Multicomponent Team Interventions?. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 27(1), 105976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105976
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41205997/

Reem Hanna, MD
Hudspeth, J. C., Bui, T., Hanna, R. M., Jacobs, Z. G., Rabin, T. L., Varelas, L., & Zeigler, C. (2026). Global Health in U.S. Internal Medicine: Pulling Strands into a Web. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-025-10144-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-10144-1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41559292/

Joseph Simonetti, MD
Simonetti, J. A., Azrael, D., & Miller, M. (2026). Misconceptions About Whether Seeking Mental Health Care Jeopardizes Lawful Firearm Ownership: A National Survey. Annals of internal medicine, 10.7326/ANNALS-25-02710. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-25-02710
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41554125/

Monteith, L. L., Polzer, E. R., Holliday, R., Aase, D. M., & Simonetti, J. A. (2026). Lethal means safety for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Insights from key informants. PloS one, 21(1), e0340962. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340962
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41615967/

Rebecca Allyn, MD
Wallace, J., Allyn, R., Pathman, D. E., Yee, R., Fleming, O., Helm-Murtagh, S., Staff, T. J., & Shea, C. M. (2026). The Experience of Burnout and Satisfaction Among Primary Care Providers Working in Federally Qualified Health Centers. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-025-10154-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-10154-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41606286/

Katherine Stachs, MD
Weisbrod, V., Donnelly McKeon, M., Kowzun, E., Geller, M. G., Jossen, J., Stahl, M. G., Leonard, M. M., Shull, M., Arnold, J., Kumin, J., Weston, S., Lee, A. R., Vargas, M., Lee, D., West, A., Raber, C., Sachs, K. V., & Verma, R. (2026). Accommodating Celiac Disease in Higher Education: Evidence-Informed National Recommendations. Nutrients, 18(2), 294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18020294
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41599907/

Michelle Knees, DO; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA; Katie Raffel, MD
Knees, M., Hubbard, C., Burden, M., Raffel, K., Schnipper, J., & Auerbach, A. (2026). Care Team Model and Diagnostic Error Risk in Medical Patients Who Transferred to the ICU or Died. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10224-w. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10224-w
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41588281/

Jeffrey Wagner, MD
Wagner, J., & Wee, C. C. (2026). Annals Guide to Journal Club - Effects of Noise and Public Setting on Blood Pressure Readings. Annals of internal medicine, e2505546AG. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-25-05546-AG
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41587474/

Cason Pierce, MD
Neumeier A, Brainard JC, Pierce C, Roosevelt G, Rustici M. Student Experiences Learning in Specialty Cohorts During a Transition to Residency Course: Context, Safety and Connection Matter. Clin Teach. 2026 Feb;23(1):e70316. doi: 10.1111/tct.70316.PMID: 41373174.

Daniel Galvan, Elena Penhos, Jason Gilbert, and Cason Pierce. Atypical Skull Base Osteomyelitis from Streptococcus parasanguinis. Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases.

Chris King, MD
Schafer K R, Wright J, Caruso A, King C J, Merel S E, Shen E, LaRochelle J. (January 29, 2026) Two-Tiered Grading in Required Clerkships: Understanding the Why and Results of Making This Change. Cureus 18(1): e102579. doi:10.7759/cureus.102579

Hillary Western, MD; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH
Roda G, Keniston A, Wood N, et al. Double trouble: a propensity-matched cohort study evaluating the associations between duplicate medical records and patient outcomes. BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 03 February 2026. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019112
https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2026/01/22/bmjqs-2025-019112

Amy Yu, MD
Yu, A., Harrison, J. D., Kelly, C., Leykum, L., & Mueller, S. K. (2026). Decision-Making in the Interhospital Transfer of Medicine Patients: A Novel Conceptual Model. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-026-10186-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10186-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41639369/

Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH, MS
Article: Duplicate medical records linked to 5-fold heightened risk of inpatient death
https://bmjgroup.com/duplicate-medical-records-linked-to-5-fold-heightened-risk-of-inpatient-death/