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Recent Publications

Thomas G, Banton K, Acuna D, Palacio C, Zaw-Mon C, Bar-Or D. Lactate Modulates TGF-B1- and IL-1B-Induced Transcriptional Programs in Human Dermal Fibroblasts: Potential Implications For Wound Management. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2025 [In Press]
Bar-Or D, Banton K, Acuna D, Williams J, Palacio CH, Mains CW, Garret R. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF1α), Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+, NADH), and Nitric Oxide (NO) interplay in critically ill patients, with implications for patient safety and targeted therapies: a Review. Patient Safety and Surgery. 2025 [In Press]
McGraw C, Peralta J, Pirahanchi Y, Burrell C, Neiberlin A, Bar-Or D, Bartt R. Factors Associated with Complications in Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: A Seven-year Study at a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2025 Oct:257:109048.
Acuna D, Salottolo K, Bentancourt A, Palacio CH, Madayag R, Syre P, Banton K, Bar-Or D. Epidemiology, Management, And Outcomes Of Traumatic Atlantooccipital Dislocation: National Registry Study. Spine Open 1(1):e0001, September 2025.
Jarvis S, Acuna D, Crawley T, Staudinger K, Palacio CH, Quan G, McMellan M, Tsoris A, Berg G, Bar-Or D. Racial disparities in police transportation of trauma patients over time. J Emerg Med. 2025 Jun;73:12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.12.008.

An Examination of Mild GCS Scores Following Head Injury in Patients with and without Dementia. Groechel R.C., McGuire, E., Berg, G., Sliter, R.J., Zaw-mon, C., Lascano, C.P., Bar-Or D. Accepted Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). To be held: March 2026. Chicago, IL.

Benzodiazepine-related polysubstance use in older trauma patients is associated with increased ICU burden. McGraw C, Crawley WT, Zaw-mon C, Palacio Lascano C, Sliter RJ, Banton K, Bar-Or D. Australia and New Zealand Trauma Society (ANZTS), October 2025, Wellington, New Zealand.
Lactate alters remodeling transcriptional programs induced by Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFb1) and Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1b) in human dermal fibroblasts: Implications on wound management. Thomas G, Williams J, Hausburg M, Banton K, Cassidy C, Reynolds C, Palacio C, Bar-Or R, Ryznar R, Bar-Or D. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, September 2025, Boston MA.
Pro-Inflammatory Lipid Mediator Shifts in Synoviocytes: Unveiling IL-1B’s Role in Post-Traumatic Joint Inflammation. Bar-Or D, Banton K, Acumen D, Wiliams JS, Palacio CH, Mains CW, Garrett R. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, September 2025, Boston MA.
Predictors of Surgical Management and Mortality for Combined C1-C2 Fractures: National Registry Study. Salottolo K, Crawley WT, Syre P, Betancourt A, Auston D, Banton K, Acuna D, Bar-Or D. Podium Presentation. 45th SICOT World Orthopedic Congress, September 2025, Madrid, Spain.