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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!

Chris King, MD
Schafer, K. R., Wright, J., Caruso, A., King, C. J., Merel, S. E., Shen, E., & LaRochelle, J. (2026). Two-Tiered Grading in Required Clerkships: Understanding the Why and Results of Making This Change. Cureus, 18(1), e102579. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102579
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41769473/

Cason Pierce, MD; Reem Hanna, MD
Cunningham, J. M., Pierce, C., Faber, A., Hanna, R. M., Adams, J. E., Lockspeiser, T. M., & Tan, R. J. (2026). Development and validity evidence of a multiple-choice electrocardiogram test for undergraduate clerkship medical students. Journal of electrocardiology, 97, 154234. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2026.154234
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41833141/

Maria Klimenko, MD
Shrestha S, Bozaan D, Tian S, et al. Identification of tailored faculty development for diverse career trajectories in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2026;1-7. doi:10.1002/jhm.70292
https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.70292?af=R

Lily Cervantes, MD
Su, L., Cervantes, L., & Lin, E. (2026). From Legislation to Kidney Care: Unpacking the Impact of the New Budget Reconciliation Act. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 10.1681/ASN.0000001056. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.0000001056
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41779835/

Cat Callister, MD; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH; Sarah Mann, MA; Lauren McBeth, BA; Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Callister, C., Brooks, M., Caton, J., Keniston, A., Mann, S., Martin, S. K., McBeth, L., McFarlane, D., Ricotta, D., & Burden, M. (2026). Teaching time in short supply: Preferred strategies for allocating traditional teaching duties among academic hospitalists across six institutions. Journal of hospital medicine, 10.1002/jhm.70301. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70301
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41821308/

Rehaan Shaffie, MD
Vincent, A. C., Swiostek, I., & Shaffie, R. (2026). Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, Hyposthenuria, and Acute Kidney Injury: The Non-benign Side of Sickle Cell Trait. Cureus, 18(2), e103115. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103115
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41809287/

Vineet Chopra, MD, MBBS, MSc
Ceratti, R. D. N., Taxbro, K., Chopra, V., Hansel, L. A., Salini, C. G., Brum, I. D., Junges, M., Dos Santos, A. G., & Rabelo-Silva, E. R. (2026). Tunneled peripherally inserted central catheter versus non-tunneled and its effects in clinical outcomes: A multicenter randomized clinical trial protocol. PloS one, 21(3), e0342385. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342385
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41805752/

Sarguni Singh, MD; Sarah Mann, MA
Singh, S., Mann, S., Dorsey, C., Lahoff, D., McDermott, W., Cagle, J., Min, S. J., Lum, H. D., & Fischer, S. M. (2026). Assessing and Listening to Individual Goals and Needs (ALIGN) versus enhanced usual care for hospitalized older patients with cancer discharged to skilled nursing facilities: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of geriatric oncology, 17(4), 102956. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2026.102956
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41861729/

Joseph Simonetti, MD
Monteith LL, Holliday R, Hoffmire CA, Simonetti JA. A Step Forward in Supporting Firearm-Related Decisions to Reduce Firearm Suicide Risk Among Women Veterans. Journal of Women’s Health. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/15409996261433159
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15409996261433159

Geffen, Gillian & DiPaolo, Lauren & Roberts, Christopher & Wilson, Matthew & Simonetti, Joseph & Goodman, Marianne & Green, Kelly & Khazanov, Gabriela. (2026). Quality of Lethal Means Counseling Documentation in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Services. 10.1176/appi.ps.20250200.
https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20250200

Khazanov, G.K., Geffen, G., McKay, J. et al. Development of an intervention to incentivize secure firearm storage among veterans at risk for suicide. Inj. Epidemiol. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-026-00674-5
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-026-00674-5#citeas

Khazanov, Gabriela & Cidav, Tom & Wilson, Matthew & Roberts, Christopher & Barry, Catherine & McKay, James & Jager-Hyman, Shari & Goodman, Marianne & Simonetti, Joseph. (2026). National Implementation of Suicide Safety Planning in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Services. 10.1176/appi.ps.20240571.
https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ps.20240571

Tara Ward, NP; Eric Grimm, MS; Sarah Scarpato, MD
Moudgal AN, Ward T, Chandnani N, et al. Hospitalist-driven penicillin allergy delabeling at a quaternary care academic medical center. J Hosp Med. 2026;1-6. doi:10.1002/jhm.70309
https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.70309?af=R

Richard Broadhurst, MD
Vonnahme, L. A., Ravindhran, P., Espey, J., Sharma, B., Moore, T., Aiona, K., Skarbinski, J., Narita, M., Shete, P. B., Adhimurthy, J., Broadhurst, R., Wada, P., Bond, G., Murrill, M. T., Huang, K. C., Lee, M., Lin, J., Winglee, K., & Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (2026). Latent tuberculosis infection care cascade outcomes in primary care clinics in the tuberculosis epidemiologic studies consortium-III. Annals of epidemiology, 118, 110081. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110081
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41871744/

Marisha Burden, MD, MBA; Angela Keniston, PhD, MSPH; Cat Callister, MD
Burden M, Keniston A, Astik G, et al. Perspectives on increasing corporate ownership and unionization in hospital medicine: an exploratory mixed methods study. J Hosp Med. 2026;1-13. doi:10.1002/jhm.70285
https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.70285?af=R

Ben Vipler, MD; Courney Enix, MD; Khoosh Dayton, MD; Amy Yu, MD
Vipler B, Enix C, Dayton K, Yu A. The consequence of saying "no": Triage and moral injury in inter-hospital transfers. J Hosp Med. 2026 Mar 30. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70310. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41912352.

Erin Bredenberg, MD, MPH; Cat Callister, MD; Sarah Mann, MA; Elizabeth McWilliams, PA-C; Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH, MS
Bredenberg, Erin MD, MPH; Callister, Catherine MD; Kruse, Gina MD, MS, MPH; Kwan, Bethany M. PhD, MSPH; Mann, Sarah MA; McWilliams, Elizabeth PA; Calcaterra, Susan L. MD, MPH, MS. Opioid Overdose Risk Perceptions and Barriers and Facilitators to Naloxone Distribution for Hospitalized Patients Who Use Stimulants: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Clinicians. Journal of Addiction Medicine ():10.1097/ADM.0000000000001689, April 6, 2026.