Publications by Current and Former Trainees

  • Agarwala V, Khozin S, Singal G, O'Connell C, Kuk D, Li G, Gossai A, Miller V, Abernethy AP. Real-World Evidence In Support Of Precision Medicine: Clinico-Genomic Cancer Data As A Case Study. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 May;37(5):765-772. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1579. PMID: 29733723.
  • Presley CJ, Tang D, Soulos PR, Chiang AC, Longtine JA, Adelson KB, Herbst RS, Zhu W, Nussbaum NC, Sorg RA, Agarwala V, Abernethy AP, Gross CP. Association of Broad-Based Genomic Sequencing With Survival Among Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Community Oncology Setting. JAMA. 2018 Aug 7;320(5):469-477. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.9824. PMID: 30088010; PMCID: PMC6142984.
  • Kraut J, Mooney K, Sweetenham JW, Page RD, Adelson K, Agarwala V, Fessele KL, Hamrick HJ, Kaganman I, Martineau J, Abernethy AP, Meropol NJ. Implementing an Electronic End-of-Life Chemotherapy Utilization Measure. J Oncol Pract. 2019 Apr;15(4):220-223. doi: 10.1200/JOP.18.00408. Epub 2019 Mar 18. PMID: 30883256.
  • Singal G, Miller PG, Agarwala V, Li G, Kaushik G, Backenroth D, Gossai A, Frampton GM, Torres AZ, Lehnert EM, Bourque D, O'Connell C, Bowser B, Caron T, Baydur E, Seidl-Rathkopf K, Ivanov I, Alpha-Cobb G, Guria A, He J, Frank S, Nunnally AC, Bailey M, Jaskiw A, Feuchtbaum D, Nussbaum N, Abernethy AP, Miller VA. Association of Patient Characteristics and Tumor Genomics With Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using a Clinicogenomic Database. JAMA. 2019 Apr 9;321(14):1391-1399. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.3241. PMID: 30964529; PMCID: PMC6459115.
  • Riaz F, Presley CJ, Chiang AC, Longtine JA, Soulos PR, Adelson KB, Herbst RS, Nussbaum NC, Sorg RA, Abernethy AP, Agarwala V, Gross CP. Disparities in broad-based genomic sequencing for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Jul;10(4):669-672. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.01.016. Epub 2019 Feb 2. PMID: 30718180.
  • Sinnott-Armstrong N, Tanigawa Y, Amar D, Mars N, Benner C, Aguirre M, Venkataraman GR, Wainberg M, Ollila HM, Kiiskinen T, Havulinna AS, Pirruccello JP, Qian J, Shcherbina A, Rodriguez F, Assimes TL, Agarwala V, Tibshirani R, Hastie T, Ripatti S, Pritchard JK, Daly MJ, Rivas MA. Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank. Nat Genet. 2021 Feb;53(2):185-194. doi: 10.1038/s41588-020-00757-z. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33462484; PMCID: PMC7867639.
  • Sinnott-Armstrong N, Tanigawa Y, Amar D, Mars N, Benner C, Aguirre M, Venkataraman GR, Wainberg M, Ollila HM, Kiiskinen T, Havulinna AS, Pirruccello JP, Qian J, Shcherbina A, Rodriguez F, Assimes TL, Agarwala V, Tibshirani R, Hastie T, Ripatti S, Pritchard JK, Daly MJ, Rivas MA. Author Correction: Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank. Nat Genet. 2021 Nov;53(11):1622. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00956-2. PMID: 34608296.
  • Slade J, Baja A, Al Zaki A, Auerbach P, Rodriguez F. Wilderness Cardiology: A Case of Envenomation-Associated Cardiotoxicity Following a Rattlesnake Bite. Cardiol Ther. 2021 Jun;10(1):271-276. doi: 10.1007/s40119-021-00215-9. Epub 2021 Feb 23. PMID: 33620669; PMCID: PMC8126537.
  • Agustinus AS, Al-Rawi D, Dameracharla B, Raviram R, Jones BSCL, Stransky S, Scipioni L, Luebeck J, Di Bona M, Norkunaite D, Myers RM, Duran M, Choi S, Weigelt B, Yomtoubian S, McPherson A, Toufektchan E, Keuper K, Mischel PS, Mittal V, Shah SP, Maciejowski J, Storchova Z, Gratton E, Ly P, Landau D, Bakhoum MF, Koche RP, Sidoli S, et al. Epigenetic dysregulation from chromosomal transit in micronuclei. Nature. 2023 Jul;619(7968):176-183. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06084-7. Epub 2023 Jun 7. PMID: 37286593; PMCID: PMC10322720.
  • Nayak A, Alkaitis MS, Nayak K, Nikolov M, Weinfurt KP, Schulman K. Comparison of History of Present Illness Summaries Generated by a Chatbot and Senior Internal Medicine Residents. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Sep 1;183(9):1026-1027. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2561. PMID: 37459091; PMCID: PMC10352925.
  • Barakat MT, Humke EW, Scott MP. Kif3a is necessary for initiation and maintenance of medulloblastoma. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Jun;34(6):1382-92. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgt041. Epub 2013 Feb 6. PMID: 23389290; PMCID: PMC3670253.
  • Barakat MT, Gajurel K, Fischer K, Stevens K, Ozdalga E, Montoya JG. A Case of Meningococcal Pyomyositis in an Otherwise Healthy Adult. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 29;3(3):ofw087. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw087. PMID: 27703989; PMCID: PMC5047391.
  • Sethi S, Huang RJ, Barakat MT, Banaei N, Friedland S, Banerjee S. Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence for bacteriologic surveillance and reprocessing strategies for minimizing risk of infection transmission by duodenoscopes. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jun;85(6):1180-1187.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.10.035. Epub 2016 Nov 3. PMID: 27818222; PMCID: PMC5534172.
  • Choudhary A, Barakat MT, Higgins LJ, Banerjee S. Choledochoscopic Identification of a Hepatic/Cystic Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Hematemesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Jun;62(6):1439-1442. doi: 10.1007/s10620-016-4243-x. PMID: 27423886.
  • Huang RJ, Thosani NC, Barakat MT, Choudhary A, Mithal A, Singh G, Sethi S, Banerjee S. Evolution in the utilization of biliary interventions in the United States: results of a nationwide longitudinal study from 1998 to 2013. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Aug;86(2):319-326.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.12.021. Epub 2017 Jan 4. PMID: 28062313; PMCID: PMC5496794.
  • Choudhary A, Barakat MT, Leal JN, Louie CY, Visser BC, Banerjee S. Green Sludge: Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Bile Duct Presenting with Intermittent Biliary Obstruction Due to Abundant Mucus. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Aug;62(8):1897-1900. doi: 10.1007/s10620-016-4244-9. Epub 2016 Jul 16. PMID: 27423887.
  • Barakat MT, Mithal A, Huang RJ, Mithal A, Sehgal A, Banerjee S, Singh G. Affordable Care Act and healthcare delivery: A comparison of California and Florida hospitals and emergency departments. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 3;12(8):e0182346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182346. PMID: 28771602; PMCID: PMC5542622.
  • Huang RJ, Barakat MT, Girotra M, Banerjee S. Practice Patterns for Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Patients With Choledocholithiasis. Gastroenterology. 2017 Sep;153(3):762-771.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.05.048. Epub 2017 Jun 2. PMID: 28583822; PMCID: PMC5581725.
  • Barakat MT, Huang RJ, Thosani NC, Choudhary A, Girotra M, Banerjee S. Liver transplant-related anastomotic biliary strictures: a novel, rapid, safe, radiation-sparing, and cost-effective management approach. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Feb;87(2):501-508. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.07.025. Epub 2017 Jul 27. PMID: 28757315; PMCID: PMC5787034.
  • Barakat MT, Girotra M, Choudhary A, Huang RJ, Sethi S, Banerjee S. A prospective evaluation of radiation-free direct solitary cholangioscopy for the management of choledocholithiasis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Feb;87(2):584-589.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.07.042. Epub 2017 Aug 7. PMID: 28797911; PMCID: PMC5801123.
  • Barakat M, Kothari S, Sethi S, Banerjee S. Au Naturel: Transpapillary Endoscopic Drainage of an Infected Biloma. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Mar;63(3):597-600. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4723-7. Epub 2017 Aug 30. PMID: 28856471; PMCID: PMC5823722.
  • Barakat MT, Thosani NC, Huang RJ, Choudhary A, Kochar R, Kothari S, Banerjee S. Effects of a Brief Educational Program on Optimization of Fluoroscopy to Minimize Radiation Exposure During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Apr;16(4):550-557. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.08.008. Epub 2017 Aug 10. PMID: 28804031; PMCID: PMC5809234.
  • Barakat MT, Girotra M, Choudhary A, Banerjee S. Plastic Surgery: Cholangioscopic Intra-stent Balloon Retrieval of a Proximally Migrated Biliary Stent. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Apr;63(4):851-855. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4748-y. Epub 2017 Sep 30. PMID: 28965145; PMCID: PMC5856579.
  • Barakat MT, Girotra M, Banerjee S. (Re)building the Wall: Recurrent Boerhaave Syndrome Managed by Over-the-Scope Clip and Covered Metallic Stent Placement. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 May;63(5):1139-1142. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4756-y. Epub 2017 Sep 25. PMID: 28948439; PMCID: PMC5867198.
  • Barakat MT, Kothari S, Banerjee S. Cut and Paste: Endoscopic Management of a Perforating Biliary Stent Utilizing Scissors and Clips. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Sep;63(9):2202-2205. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4837-y. PMID: 29127608; PMCID: PMC5945351.
  • Barakat MT, Girotra M, Huang RJ, Banerjee S. Scoping the scope: endoscopic evaluation of endoscope working channels with a new high-resolution inspection endoscope (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Oct;88(4):601-611.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.01.018. Epub 2018 Feb 6. PMID: 29425885; PMCID: PMC6078831.
  • Barakat MT, Banerjee S. SpyCatcher: Use of a Novel Cholangioscopic Snare for Capture and Retrieval of a Proximally Migrated Biliary Stent. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Dec;63(12):3224-3227. doi: 10.1007/s10620-018-5228-8. PMID: 30078117; PMCID: PMC6736639.
  • Barakat MT, Huang RJ, Banerjee S. Comparison of automated and manual drying in the elimination of residual endoscope working channel fluid after reprocessing (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 Jan;89(1):124-132.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.08.033. Epub 2018 Aug 25. PMID: 30148992; PMCID: PMC6748329.
  • Huang RJ, Barakat MT, Girotra M, Lee JS, Banerjee S. Unplanned Hospital Encounters After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in 3 Large North American States. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jan;156(1):119-129.e3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.09.037. Epub 2018 Sep 19. PMID: 30243620; PMCID: PMC6309462.
  • Barakat MT, Huang RJ, Banerjee S. Simethicone is retained in endoscopes despite reprocessing: impact of its use on working channel fluid retention and adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence values (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 Jan;89(1):115-123. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.08.012. Epub 2018 Aug 17. PMID: 30125574; PMCID: PMC6754731.
  • Barakat MT, Triadafilopoulos G, Berquist WE. Pediatric Endoscopy Practice Patterns in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Jul;69(1):24-31. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002310. PMID: 30789864.
  • Sethi S, Barakat MT, Friedland S, Banerjee S. Radiation Training, Radiation Protection, and Fluoroscopy Utilization Practices Among US Therapeutic Endoscopists. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Sep;64(9):2455-2466. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05564-z. Epub 2019 Mar 25. PMID: 30911863; PMCID: PMC7313385.
  • Barakat MT, Banerjee S. Basket Case: Fluoroscopy-Free Capture and Retrieval of Biliary and Pancreatic Duct Stones. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Oct;64(10):2776-2779. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05649-9. PMID: 31055718.
  • Martin M, Holmes S, Sim J, Hassan M, Mathew R, Bensen R, Barakat M. Foregone Inclusion: Neonatal CMV Hepatitis and Cholestasis. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Nov;64(11):3092-3095. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05691-7. PMID: 31187327.
  • Barakat MT, Mithal A, Huang RJ, Sehgal A, Sehgal A, Singh G, Banerjee S. Recent Trends and the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic, and Liver Diseases. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020 Mar;54(3):e21-e29. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001102. PMID: 30285976; PMCID: PMC7372922.
  • Girotra M, Sethi S, Barakat MT, Huang RJ, Friedland S, Ladabaum U, Banerjee S. When Experts Fail: Use of a Short Turning Radius Colonoscope Facilitates Successful Completion of Colonoscopy in Patients with Bowel Fixity. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 May;65(5):1429-1435. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05882-2. Epub 2019 Oct 19. PMID: 31630343.
  • Wen L, Javed TA, Dobbs AK, Brown R, Niu M, Li L, Khalid A, Barakat MT, Xiao X, Yimlamai D, Konnikova L, Yu M, Byersdorfer CA, Husain SZ. The Protective Effects of Calcineurin on Pancreatitis in Mice Depend on the Cellular Source. Gastroenterology. 2020 Sep;159(3):1036-1050.e8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.051. Epub 2020 May 20. PMID: 32445858; PMCID: PMC7502475.
  • Barakat MT, Banerjee S. Novel Algorithms for Reprocessing, Drying and Storing Endoscopes. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2020 Oct;30(4):677-691. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jul 30. PMID: 32891225.
  • Barakat MT, Girotra M, Thosani N, Kothari S, Banerjee S. Escalating complexity of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography over the last decade with increasing reliance on advanced cannulation techniques. World J Gastroenterol. 2020 Nov 7;26(41):6391-6401. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i41.6391. PMID: 33244200; PMCID: PMC7656203.
  • Barakat MT, Banerjee S. Incidental biliary dilation in the era of the opiate epidemic: High prevalence of biliary dilation in opiate users evaluated in the Emergency Department. World J Hepatol. 2020 Dec 27;12(12):1289-1298. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i12.1289. PMID: 33442455; PMCID: PMC7772725.
  • Barakat MT, Josephs S, Gugig R. Return to Native Drainage: Duodenal Biliary Fistula Formation Following Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Jan;66(1):46-51. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06372-6. PMID: 32533541.
  • Barakat MT, Adler DG. EUS-guided biliary drainage: A realistic perspective. Endosc Ultrasound. 2021;10(4):227-229. doi: 10.4103/EUS-D-21-00173. PMID: 34396991; PMCID: PMC8411561.
  • Barakat MT, Adler DG. EUS-directed transgastric ERCP: A first-line option for ERCP following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Endosc Ultrasound. 2021;10(3):151-153. doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_148_20. PMID: 34137380; PMCID: PMC8248302.
  • Barakat MT, Gugig R, Imperial J, Berquist WE. Fluoroscopy Time During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Performed for Children and Adolescents is Significantly Higher With Low-volume Endoscopists. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Feb 1;72(2):244-249. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002914. PMID: 32833892.
  • Barakat MT, Girotra M, Huang RJ, Choudhary A, Thosani NC, Kothari S, Sethi S, Banerjee S. Goff Septotomy Is a Safe and Effective Salvage Biliary Access Technique Following Failed Cannulation at ERCP. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Mar;66(3):866-872. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06124-6. Epub 2020 Feb 12. PMID: 32052216.
  • Barakat MT, Adler DG. Endoscopy in Patients With Surgically Altered Anatomy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Apr;116(4):657-665. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001102. PMID: 33982931.
  • Barakat MT, Angelotti TP, Banerjee S. Use of an Ultra-slim Gastroscope to Accomplish Endoscopist-Facilitated Rescue Intubation During ERCP: A Novel Approach to Enhance Patient and Staff Safety. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Apr;66(4):1285-1290. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06360-w. Epub 2020 Jun 5. PMID: 32504349.
  • Barakat MT, Foley MA, Gugig R. Initial Experience With Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Coil Placement for Pediatric Gastric Variceal Hemostasis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Apr 1;72(4):532-537. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003028. PMID: 33394889.
  • Barakat MT, Banerjee S. Sequential endoscopist-driven phone calls improve the capture rate of adverse events after ERCP: a prospective study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Apr;93(4):902-910.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.07.036. Epub 2020 Jul 25. PMID: 32721489.
  • Barakat MT, Cholankeril G, Gugig R, Berquist WE. Nationwide Evolution of Pediatric Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Indications, Utilization, and Readmissions over Time. J Pediatr. 2021 May;232:159-165.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.019. Epub 2020 Nov 14. PMID: 33197494.