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Publications | Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship

Subba H, Mehta T, Gelman J, Link C. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. In: Heart and Vascular System: An Encyclopedia. Elsevier. [Under review]

Subba H, McKenna A, Gilboy J, Gelman J, Evans J, Smith A, Kerney J, Wirth J. Prospective Evaluation of Serial Biomarkers in Patients with Intermediate High Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Pulmonary Circulation. 2026 Jan. DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70254.

Subba H, Mehta T, Gilboy J, Gelman J, Cutting R, Ramsdell K, Roy M, Wirth J. Progressive Pericardial Effusions in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension taking Sotatercept: Association with pre-existing pericardial effusion. Pulmonary Circulation. 2025 Nov. DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70215. PMID: 41323292.

Centanni N, Mezoian T, Gilboy J, Evans J, et al. Effect of phenobarbital-based alcohol withdrawal protocol on provider practice and patient outcomes: A Quality Improvement Study. Hosp Pharm. 2024;59(5):562–567.

McDonald BA, Conlon M [Rushmeyer MN]. Tracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation in Adults with Severe Salicylate Poisoning. J Emerg Med. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.04.004.

Winke C, Moore B, Gelman J, Paul S, Rouster A, Guido A. A case of Burkitt lymphoma discovered by digital rectal exam. JPGN Rep. 2024. DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.12077. PMID: 39149199.

Donovan S, Gelman J, Rushmeyer M, Cutting R, Toma N, Quoss S, Gilboy J, Saavedra-Romero R, Palminteri Agren J, Subba H. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest Due to Confirmed or Suspected Fulminant Pulmonary Embolism Treated with Tenecteplase. Poster, American Thoracic Society International Conference; May 2026. [Accepted]

Cutting R, Gelman J, Subba H. A Rare Case of Clostridium Difficile Empyema. Poster, American Thoracic Society International Conference; May 2026. [Accepted]

Cutting R, Donovan S, Agren JP. "If This Is Tuberculosis, Why Am I Getting Worse While on Treatment?" A Case Report of Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis. CHEST Annual Conference 2026. [Submitted, under review]

Raia SA. Bedside Thoracentesis Workshop. Clinical Instructor, American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting; April 2026. [Accepted]

Evans J. Case presentation: Severe non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Invited oral presentation, 39th Annual Kjeldgaard Day; November 21, 2025; Portland, ME.

Gelman J, Ebrahim Y, Gilboy J, Subba H. Does Timing of Interventional Reperfusion Therapy Predict in-Hospital Outcomes in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism with High-Risk Features? Oral presentation, CHEST Annual Conference; October 2025.

Lin Y, Rushmeyer M, Roy C, Sears EH, Zuckerman JB. Pilot Study of Viscometry as a Novel Diagnostic in Pleural Effusions. Oral presentation, CHEST Annual Conference; October 22, 2025.

Rushmeyer M, Rosato A, Rosato R, Lin Y, Al-Hilli A, Sears EH, Zuckerman JB. A Pilot Study of Metagenomics and Next-Generation Sequencing of Pleural Fluid. Poster, CHEST Annual Conference; October 2025.

Olmstead M, Gelman J, Subba H. Unmasking Aortobronchial Fistula: Lessons from Two Cases. Poster, CHEST Annual Conference; October 2025.

Quoss S, Gelman J, Rushmeyer M, Moore M. Negative Pressure Pulmonary Hemorrhage Following Large Volume Thoracentesis. Poster, CHEST Annual Conference; October 2025.

Shahidi R, Gelman J, Van Dam B, Thim M. A survey of obtaining placement of non-tunneled central venous catheters in an acute care inpatient setting. Poster, American College of Physicians Maine Chapter Conference; October 2025.

Raia SA. "An Unusual Organism with Progressive Lung Disease." Case presentation, Northern New England CF Conference; 2025.

Raia SA. Bedside Thoracentesis Workshop. Clinical Instructor, American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting; 2025.

Raia SA. "Perplexing Pleural Fluid." Case presentation, Northern New England Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows' Conference; 2025.

Gelman J. Research overview: Pulmonary embolism at a rural tertiary care center. Oral presentation, Northern New England Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellows' Conference; May 2025.

Gelman J, Ebrahim Y, Evans J, Arsenault H, Gilboy J, Subba H. Periprocedural clinical deterioration during interventional reperfusion therapy for severe pulmonary embolism. Poster, American Thoracic Society International Conference; May 19, 2025; San Francisco, CA. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.Abstracts.A4301.

Evans J, Arsenault H, Gelman J, Ebrahim Y, Smith A, Gilboy J, Subba H. Every clot was once in transit: time to revisit reflexive advanced reperfusion strategy. Oral presentation, Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress; February 24, 2025; Orlando, FL.

Ebrahim Y, Evans J, Gelman J, Gilboy J, Subba H. Role for intravenous fluid challenge for emergent circulatory support in acute pulmonary embolism. Oral presentation, Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress; February 25, 2025; Orlando, FL.

Gelman J, Gilboy J, Subba H. The confounder within: A case of CTED confounding the management of acute pulmonary embolism. Oral presentation, Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress; February 2025; Orlando, FL.

Gelman J. Lung cancer overview. Oral presentation, MMC Kjeldgaard Day; November 2024; Portland, ME.

Donovan S, Gelman J, Roche H, Knauft ME, Sears EH. Simultaneous disseminated nocardiosis and aspergillosis in an immunocompromised patient. Poster, CHEST Annual Conference; October 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.1822. (Note: Donovan was a resident at time of presentation; Gelman was a fellow.)

Raia SA. Bedside Thoracentesis Workshop. Clinical Instructor, American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting; 2024.

Gelman J. Hemoptysis consult: A clinical case. Oral presentation, Northern New England Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellows' Conference; May 2024.

Rushmeyer M, Zuckerman J. CF or not CF? That is the question. Case presentation, Kjeldgaard Cystic Fibrosis Symposium; November 17, 2023; Portland, ME.

Khan S, Gelman J, Ahmed H, Ali S, Zulfikar R. Prevalence of lung malignancies in patients with interstitial lung disease in rural Appalachia. Poster, CHEST Annual Conference; October 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.2958.

Riker RR, Torr HR, Penrod S, Chan SC, Leclerc AM, May TL, Seder DB, Gagnon DJ. Prospective Evaluation of ICU Neurostimulant Use for Acute Brain Injury (PREVAIL): A Pragmatic Observational Cohort Study. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Feb 10:rs.3.rs-8744330. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8744330/v1. PMID: 41727613.

Hinton AC, Sears EH, Lopez-Pintado S, Zuckerman JB. Impact of COVID-19 and CFTR Modulators on Cystic Fibrosis: A Real-World Analysis of Care Patterns. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026;61:e71595. doi: 10.1002/ppul.71595.

Weissman AJ, Gagnon DJ, Burkholder KM, Riker RR, Callaway CW, Sawyer DB, Seder DB, Diekema DJ. Effect of prophylactic antibiotics on days of antibiotic spectrum coverage in comatose post-cardiac arrest patients: a secondary analysis of PROTECT. JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2026 Jan 28;8(1):dlag001. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlag001. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41614001.

Gagnon DJ, Burkholder KM, Weissman AJ, Riker RR, Ryzhov S, May TL, DiPalazzo J, deKay JT, Knudsen L, Moore MW, Pozzessere NA, Weatherbee M, Kelly M, Nigatu AS, Sevigny JL, Simpson S, Thomas WK, Callaway CW, Geller BJ, Sawyer DB, Seder DB. Ceftriaxone to Prevent Early-Onset Pneumonia in Comatose Patients Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial and Resistome Assessment (PROTECT). Chest. 2026 Jan;169(1):115-127. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.08.007. Epub 2025 Aug 28. PMID: 40885534.

Mills M, Torr H, Centanni N, Riker RR, Gagnon DJ, Gale A. Safety of Intermittent Parenteral Midazolam Injection in Hospitalized Patients Admitted to Non-Intensive Care Nursing Units: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study. Ann Pharmacother. 2025 Jul;59(7):620-627. doi: 10.1177/10600280241299059. Epub 2024 Dec 30. PMID: 40418026.

Torr HR, Penrod S, Cote J, Hanken SE, Chan SC, Riker RR, Leclerc AM, May TL, Seder DB, Gagnon DJ. Amantadine Continuation After Hospital Discharge for Acute Stroke Requiring Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Long-term Follow-up Study. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2025 Apr 26;7(2):100459. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2025.100459. eCollection 2025 Jun. PMID: 40678286.

Elmer J, Coppler PJ, Ratay C, Steinberg A, DiFiore-Sprouse S, Case N, Fischhoff B, De-Arteaga M, Cariou A, Rabinstein AA, Rossetti AO, Doshi AA, Molyneaux BJ, Dezfulian C, Maciel CB, Leithner C, Hsu CH, Sandroni C, Greer DM, Seder DB, Guyette FX, Taccone FS, Naito H, Soar J, Lascarrou JB, Nolan JP, Hirsch KG, Berg KM, Moseby-Knappe M, Skrifvars MB, Kurz MC, Chae MJK, Sekhon MS, Johnson NJ, Kurtz P, Geocadin RG, Agarwal S, May TL, Olasveengen TM, Callaway CW; ORCA Study Group. Recovery Potential in Patients After Cardiac Arrest Who Die After Limitations or Withdrawal of Life Support. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 3;8(3):e251714. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1714. PMID: 40131275.

Zuckerman JB, Hinton AC, Lahiri T, Teneback CC, Jia S, Mermis J, Polineni D, Dasenbrook E, Sadeghi H, DiMango E, Dezube R, West NE, Zemanick ET, Nasr SZ, Gifford AH. C-Reactive Protein Changes in Adult and Pediatric People With Cystic Fibrosis During Treatment of Pulmonary Exacerbations. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Jan;60(1):e27487. doi: 10.1002/ppul.27487. PMID: 39835779.

Puissant MM, Armstrong KJ, Riker RR, Haydar S, Strout TD, Smith KE, Seder DB, Gagnon DJ. Midodrine initiation criteria, dose titration, and adverse effects when administered to treat shock: A systematic review and semi-quantitative analysis. J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures). 2025 Jan 31;11(1):5-22. doi: 10.2478/jccm-2025-0007. eCollection 2025 Jan. PMID: 40017476.

Coppler PJ, Gagnon DJ, Flickinger KL, Elmer J, Callaway CW, Guyette FX, Doshi A, Steinberg A, Dezfulian C, Moskowitz AL, Donnino M, May TL, Seder DB, Rittenberger JC. A multicenter, randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled trial of amantadine to stimulate awakening in comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;11(2):205-212. doi: 10.15441/ceem.23.158. Epub 2024 Jan 29. PMID: 38286499.

Hinton AC, Sears EH, Zuckerman JB, Lopez-Pintado S. Predictors of Frequency of CF Care in the US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 3;19(12):e0313510. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313510. PMID: 39625878.

May TL, Bressler EA, Cash RE, Guyette FX, Lin S, Morris NA, Panchal AR, Perrin SM, Vogelsong M, Yeung J, Elmer J; American Heart Association. Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest Requiring Interfacility Transport: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 Oct 29;150(18):e316-e327. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001282. PMID: 39297198.

Schneider H, Meis J, Klose C, Ratzka P, Niesen WD, Seder DB, Bosel J; SETPOINT2 and IGNITE study groups. Surgical Versus Dilational Tracheostomy in Patients with Severe Stroke: A SETPOINT2 Post hoc Analysis. Neurocrit Care. 2024 Aug;41(1):146-155. doi: 10.1007/s12028-023-01933-9. Epub 2024 Jan 30. PMID: 38291277.

Andersen SK, Yang Y, Kross EK, Haas B, Geagea A, May TL, Hart J, Bagshaw SM, Dzeng E, Fischhoff B, White DB. Achieving Goals of Care Decisions in Chronic Critical Illness: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Study. Chest. 2024 Jul;166(1):107-117. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.02.015. Epub 2024 Feb 15. PMID: 38365177.

deKay JT, Chepurko E, Chepurko V, Knudsen L, Lord C, Searight M, Tsibulnikov S, Robich MP, Sawyer DB, Gagnon DJ, May TL, Riker RR, Seder DB, Ryzhov S. Delayed CCL23 response is associated with poor outcomes after cardiac arrest. Cytokine. 2024 Apr;176:156536. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156536. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PMID: 38325139.

Hirsch KG, Abella BS, Amorim E, Bader MK, Barletta JF, Berg K, Callaway CW, Friberg H, Gilmore EJ, Greer DM, Kern KB, Livesay S, May TL, Neumar RW, Nolan JP, Oddo M, Peberdy MA, Poloyac SM, Seder DB, Taccone FS, Uzendu A, Walsh B, Zimmerman JL, Geocadin RG; American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Circulation. 2024 Jan 9;149(2):e168-e200. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001163. PMID: 38040992.

Sears EH Jr, Hinton AC, Lopez-Pintado S, Lary CW, Zuckerman JB. Gaps in Cystic Fibrosis Care Are Associated with Reduced Lung Function in the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Sep;20(9):1250-1257. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202211-951OC. PMID: 37027571.

Haxhija Z, Seder DB, May TL, Hassager C, Friberg H, Lilja G, Ceric A, Nielsen N, Dankiewicz J. External validation of the CREST model to predict early circulatory-etiology death after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without initial ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2023 Jun 20;23(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03334-4. PMID: 37340361.

Bolesta S, Burry L, Perreault MM, Gelinas C, Smith KE, Eadie R, Carini FC, Saltarelli K, Mitchell J, Harpel J, Stewart R, Riker RR, Fraser GL, Erstad BL; ALERT-ICU Study Investigators. International Analgesia and Sedation Weaning and Withdrawal Practices in Critically Ill Adults: The Adult Iatrogenic Withdrawal Study in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2023 Nov 1;51(11):1502-1514. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005951. Epub 2023 Jun 7. PMID: 37283558.

Quaye A, Wampole C, Riker RR, Seder DB, Sauer WJ, Richard JM, Craig WY, Gagnon DJ. Buprenorphine Continuation During Critical Illness Associated With Decreased Inpatient Opioid Use in Individuals Maintained on Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in a Retrospective Study. J Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Sep;63(9):1067-1073. doi: 10.1002/jcph.2286. Epub 2023 Jun 7. PMID: 37204408.

Rud J, Riker RR, Eldridge A, Lord C, deKay JT, May TL, Gagnon DJ, Sawyer D, Ryzhov S, Seder DB. Decreased circulating CD73 and adenosine deaminase are associated with disease severity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2023 Jan-Dec;37:3946320231185703. doi: 10.1177/03946320231185703. PMID: 37364162.