Kahan AM, Ruiz-Maldonado T, Wan HY, Ravindra VM, Ciullo SS, Escobar MA, Russell KW; Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study. Child physical abuse and cervical spine injury: A prospective observational study of over 1,200 children in the Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Sep 5:163445. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163445. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42700814.

Russell KW, Kahan AM, Eldredge RS, Larsen KE, Swendiman RA, Rampton JW, Kastenberg ZJ, Wan HY, Padilla BE, Ostlie DJ, Jensen AR, Ignacio RC, Chao SD, Kelley-Quon LI, Gillory LA, Notrica DM, Schroeppel TJ, Escobar MA, Leneweaver KJ, Williams RF, Kotagal M, Yorkgitis BK, Iyer RR, Brockmeyer DL, Ravindra VM, Inaba K. Defining pediatric cervical spine clearance with computed tomography: A prospective observational study by the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005120. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42611682.

Kahan AM, Wan HY, Eldredge RS, Kastenberg ZJ, Larsen KE, Wallace MW, Swendiman RA, Ravindra VM, Russell KW. Plain radiograph use in pediatric blunt trauma patients with suspicion for cervical spine injury: A prospective observational analysis of the Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Aug 7. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000002117. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42566005.

Stetson A, Sescleifer AM, Kahan AM, Kunisaki SM, Alaish SM, Padilla B, Lal DR, Tiao G, Corbitt N, Slidell MB; Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network Collaborators; Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium Collaborators; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Collaborators. Surgical approach to the management of biliary atresia in the United States. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Aug;61(8):163179. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163179. Epub 2026 May 4. PMID: 42092584.

Eldredge RS, Yorkgitis B, Kahan AM, Padilla BE, Russell KW; Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study*; Salt Lake City, Utah. Practices in clearance of the pediatric cervical spine following blunt trauma: A Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 May 1;100(5):714-721. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004845. Epub 2026 Jan 21. PMID: 41632469.

Hongsermeier-Graves N, Dantam C, Kahan AM, Eldredge RS, Kurudza E, Larsen KE, Swendiman RA, Rampton JW, Wan HY, Inaba K, Iyer RR, Brockmeyer DL, Kelly MP, Katsma MS, Russell KW, Ravindra VM. Risk factors for multiregional spinal column injury: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association prospective multicenter study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Apr 22. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005719. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42085693.

Kahan AM, Eldredge RS, Nicassio L, Chao SD, Schwab ME, Diaz-Miron J, Ibarra Meraz A, Pandya SR, Ryan ML, Gillory LA, Lee JH, Ignacio RC, Keller BA, Scaife JH, Clinker CE, Sun RC, Byrd E, Rothstein DH, Barq RM, Kelley-Quon LI, Kim S, Ostlie DJ, Russell KW, Padilla BE. Opioid prescriptions practices following the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Mar;61(3):162878. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162878. Epub 2025 Dec 16. PMID: 41412427.

Brierley SF, Dao KT, Eldredge RS, Acker S, Bain A, Barq RM, Byrd E, Chao SD, Clinker C, Diaz-Miron JL, Gillory L, Gopalan M, Hyman S, Ignacio RC, Kahan A, Keller B, Kelley-Quon LI, Kim S, Nicassio LN, Pandya S, Ritchey A, Rothstein DH, Scaife J, Schwab ME, Sun R, Ostlie DJ, Russell K, Padilla BE. Infections following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Feb 23;42(1). doi: 10.1007/s00383-026-06323-8. PMID: 41729240.

Eldredge RS, Kahan AM, Padilla BE, Patwardhan UM, Presson AP, Larsen K, Lee JH, Ostlie DJ, Jensen AR, Melhado CG, Ignacio RC, Chao SD, Ravindra VM, Swendiman R, Iyer RR, Brockmeyer DL, Kelley-Quon LI, Escobar MA, Yorkgitis BK, Inaba K, Russell KW. Western pediatric cervical spine study: an observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 Jan 20;11(1):e001728. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728. PMID: 41573663; PMCID: PMC12820821.

Eldredge RS, Padilla BE, Kahan AM, Nicassio L, Chao SD, Schwab M, Diaz-Miron J, Ibarra A, Pandya S, Ryan M, Gillory L, Lee J, Ignacio RC, Keller BA, Scaife JH, Clinker CE, McDuffie LA, Byrd E, Rothstein D, Kelley-Quon LI, Kim S, Ostlie DJ, Russell KW. Effect of activity restrictions on pectus bar displacement following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum - A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan;61(1):162520. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162520. Epub 2025 Aug 8. PMID: 40784579.

Kahan AM, Kelley-Quon LI, Acker SN, Vincent S, Chao SD, Nepomuceno H, Lee JH, Padilla BE, Patwardhan UM, Gollin G, Ignacio RC, Fialkowski EA, Fowler KL, Cairo SB, Munar D, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Fenton SJ, Lee SL, Rothstein DH. Pleural drain placement following lung resection in children: A prospective observational study of the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan;61(1):162541. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162541. Epub 2025 Aug 9. PMID: 40789464.

Patwardhan UM, Sachs GF, Ignacio RL, Padilla B, Lee J, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Schwab M, Russell KW, Roach J, Kelley-Quon LI, Obinelo A, Lofberg K, Tran TH, Rothstein DH, Nicassio LN, Mueller C, Chao S, Iantorno SE, Jacobson JC, Pandya SR, Ignacio RC; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Is There a Role for ERCP in the Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis in Children? A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Nov;60(11):162595. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162595. Epub 2025 Aug 18. PMID: 40834917.

Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC. Reply to the letter to the editor by Reynolds et al regarding “Comparison of postoperative antibiotic protocols for pediatric complicated appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study”. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Nov;60(11):162461. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162461. Epub 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40683345.

Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC. Comparison of postoperative antibiotic protocols for pediatric complicated appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr;60(4):162165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162165. Epub 2025 Jan 9. PMID: 39827485.

Keane OA, Ourshalimian S, Ignacio R, Acker S, Jensen A, Lofberg K, Mueller C, Padilla BE, Pandya S, Rothstein DH, Russell KW, Smith C, O'Guinn M, Ing M, Floan Sachs G, Highet A, Iantorno SE, Templeton LR, Ochoa B, Patwardhan UM, Peace A, Schwab ME, Tran TH, Kelley-Quon LI. Pediatric Cholecystectomy Case Volume and Complexity Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 21:e2024068065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068065. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39978405.

Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Pickett-Nairne K, Russell KW, Lee J, Padilla B, Melhado C, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Thangarajah H, Ibarra-Meraz A, Barq RM, Larsen KE, Fowler KL, Hunteman Z, Valencia-Bradd M, Lofberg K, Jensen A, Pandya S, Acker SN; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Recurrence Following Operative vs. Non-Operative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Children: A Multi-center Prospective Observational Study. Ann Surg. 2025 Feb 10. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006653. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39925301.

Melhado C, Durand R, Russell KW, Polukoff NE, Rampton J, Iyer RR, Acker SN, Koehler R, Prendergast C, Stence N, O'Neill B, Padilla BE, Jamshidi R, Vaughn JA, Ronecker JS, Selesner L, Lofberg K, Regner M, Thiessen J, Sayama C, Spurrier RG, Ross EE, Liu CJ, Chu J, McNevin K, Beni C, Robinson BRH, Linnau K, Buckley RT, Chao SD, Sabapaty A, Tong E, Prolo LM, Ignacio R, Sachs GF, Kruk P, Gonda D, Ryan M, Pandya S, Koral K, Braga BP, Auguste K, Jensen AR; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Cervical Spine Injury Study Group. The sensitivity of limited-sequence magnetic resonance imaging in identifying pediatric cervical spine injury: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter retrospective cohort study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Sep 1;97(3):407-413. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004271. Epub 2024 Mar 25. PMID: 38523120.

Schnuck JK, Acker SN, Kelley-Quon LI, Lee JH, Shew SB, Fialkowski E, Ignacio RC, Melhado C, Qureshi FG, Russell KW, Rothstein DH; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Decision-Making in Pleural Drainage Following Lung Resection in Children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Survey. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep;59(9):1730-1734. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.006. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38355336.

Melhado C, Russell KW, Acker SN, Padilla BE, Lofberg K, Spurrier RG, Robinson B, Chao S, Ignacio RC, Ryan M, Jensen AR; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Cervical Spine Injury Study Group. Cervical Collar-Associated Pressure Injury in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Feb;59(2):326-330. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.021. Epub 2023 Oct 29. Erratum in: J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul;59(7):1399. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.03.002. PMID: 38030530.

Keane OA, Ourshalimian S, O'Guinn M, Ing M, Odegard M, Ignacio R, Kelley-Quon LI. Increases in pediatric cholecystectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time series analysis. Surgery. 2024 Feb;175(2):304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.10.027. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PMID: 38036396.

Acker SN, Ignacio R, Russell KW, Kelley-Quon L, Lofberg K, Lee J, Jensen AR, Pickett-Nairne K, Prendergast C, Iantorno SE, Thangarajah H, Patwardhan U, Melhado C, Zhong A, Padilla B, Rothstein DH, Nicassio L, Pandya S, Valencia M, Wang K, Inge TH; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Utility of Enteral Contrast Protocols in Pediatric Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study. Ann Surg. 2024 Jan 23:10.1097/SLA.0000000000006207. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006207. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38258558; PMCID: PMC11263503.

Floan Sachs G, Ourshalimian S, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Padilla BE, Shew SB, Lofberg KM, Smith CA, Roach JP, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Ignacio RC Jr; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Choledocholithiasis Investigative Group. Machine learning to predict pediatric choledocholithiasis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium retrospective study. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):934-939. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.008. Epub 2023 Aug 12. PMID: 37580219.

Ignacio RC Jr, Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Padilla BE, Jensen AR, Shew SB, Lofberg KM, Smith CA, Roach JP, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Wang K; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Choledocholithiasis Investigative Group. Pediatric DUCT Score: A Highly Specific Predictive Model for Choledocholithiasis in Children. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 May 1;236(5):961-970. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000650. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36786471.

Tobias J, Padilla BE, Lee J, Chen S, Wang KS, Kelley-Quon LI, Mueller C, Shew SB, Joskowitz K, Ignacio RC Jr, Evans LL, Jensen AR, Acker SN, Mason A, Johnson A, McConahey J, Hansen E, Pandya SR, Short SS, Russell KW, Nicassio L, Smith CA, Fialkowski E. Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan;58(1):45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.026. Epub 2022 Sep 26. PMID: 36289033.

Russell KW, Katz MG, Phillips RC, Kelley-Quon LI, Acker SN, Shahi N, Lee JH, Fialkowski EA, Nacharaju D, Smith CA, Jensen AR, Mueller CM, Padilla BE, Ignacio RC, Ourshalimian S, Wang KS, Ostlie DJ, Fenton SJ, Kastenberg ZJ; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Adolescent Vaping-Associated Trauma in the Western United States. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug;276:251-255. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.02.026. Epub 2022 Apr 5. PMID: 35395565.

Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Lee J, Russell KW, Kling K, Shew SB, Mueller C, Jensen AR, Vu L, Padilla B, Ostlie D, Smith C, Inge T, Roach J, Ignacio R, Lofberg K, Radu S, Rohan A, Wang KS. Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project to Minimize Opioid Prescribing in Children after Appendectomy Using NSQIP-Pediatric. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Mar 1;234(3):290-298. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000056. PMID: 35213491; PMCID: PMC11559361.

Russell KW, Acker SN, Ignacio RC, Lofberg KM, Garvey EM, Chao SD, Bliss DW, Smith CA, Nehra D, Anderson ML, Bunnell BL, Shahi N, Perry JM, Evans LL, Kwong JZ, Tobias J, Rohan A, Pickett KL, Kaar JL, Kastenberg ZJ, Laskey AL, Scaife ER, Jensen AR. Child physical abuse and COVID-19: Trends from nine pediatric trauma centers. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb;57(2):297-301. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.050. Epub 2021 Oct 8. PMID: 34758909; PMCID: PMC8572366.

Kelley-Quon LI, Shue E, Burke RV, Smith C, Kling K, Mahdi E, Ourshalimian S, Fenlon M, Dellinger M, Shew SB, Lee J, Padilla B, Inge T, Roach J, Marwan AI, Russell KW, Ignacio R, Fialkowski E, Nijagal A, Im C, Azarow KS, Ostlie DJ, Wang K. The need for early Kasai portoenterostomy: a Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Feb;38(2):193-199. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-05047-1. Epub 2021 Dec 2. PMID: 34854975; PMCID: PMC8742784.

Acker SN, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC, Thangarajah H, Russell KW, Lofberg K, Shew SB, Peterson PN, Kelley-Quon LI, Jensen AR, Lee J, Padilla B, Smith CA, Kastenberg ZJ, Azarow KS, Ostlie DJ, Wang KS, Inge TH; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Attitudes Affecting Decision-Making for Use of Radiologic Enteral Contrast in the Management of Pediatric Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Survey Study of Pediatric Surgeons. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov;267:536-543. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.06.004. Epub 2021 Jul 10. PMID: 34256196.