Publications and presentations, May 2026

Presentations

Don’t miss the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting posters!

Matthew Rysavy, MD, PhD, and Terri Major-Kincade, MD, MPH, presented at the AAP Headquarters for the Joint Workshop on Terminology Meeting in Chicago (pictured above). Dr. Rysavy also hosted the meeting.

Jacqueline Hecht, PhD, MS, was an invited speaker at the Hereditary Exostosis Conference (HME) in West Palm Beach in February. She spoke on the natural history of HME and was a panelist.

• Dr. Hecht also presented on what family history and genetics can do for you to the Jewish Business Professionals Houston in March.

Publications

Neurology Division

Mary Kay Koenig, MD: “Diagnostic criteria and management of MELAS and stroke-like episodes: consensus-based statements (external link)”

Medical Genetics Division

Laura Farach, MD; Kit Sing Au, PhD; Hope Northrup, MD; et al.: “Exome Sequencing Identifies Additional Pathogenic Variants in Neurodevelopmental Genes in 3.6% of Individuals with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (external link)”

Pediatric Research Center Division

Xiaolei “Sherry” Zhao, PhD, et al.: “ERK-Mediated Phosphorylation of YAP Defines a Noncanonical FGF Signaling Mechanism in Stem Cells (external link)”

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division

Autumn Atkinson, MD; et al.: “Treatment of Vascular Anomalies With Sirolimus: Characterizing Practice Patterns of US Specialist Clinicians (external link)”

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division

• Chiamaka Aneji, MD, MPH, FAAP; et al.: “Ten years of newborn respiratory support, six years of surfactant replacement training in Nigeria; opportunities and partnerships for saving newborn lives (external link)”
• Kanekal S. Gautham, MD; et al.: “A comparison of outcomes in breast milk-fed premature infants receiving human milk-derived fortifier versus bovine milk-derived fortifier (external link)”
• Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, MS, PhD; et al.: “Enteral nutrition in neonates: current evidence from clinical trials and evolving strategies (external link)”
• David Weisoly, DO; et al.: “Introduction, Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2026 (external link)”

Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Division

Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MS, et al.: “Cilia Dynamics in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Biophysical Characterization of the RSPH4A Founder Variant (external link)”

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