Publications Print Sawal N, Pennington KM, Petrossian R, Reisenauer J, Mullon J, Midthun D, Nelson D, Anderson D, Edell E, Saddoughi SA, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Kennedy CC, Scott JP, Peters SG, Wylam ME, Kern RM. Custom silicone Y-stents for the management of anastomotic stenosis in lung transplant recipients. Respir Med. 2024 Jul 8; 231:107737 Epub 2024 July 08 View PubMed Ortiz-Jaimes G, Mullon J, Nelson D, Reisenauer J, Midthun D, Edell E, Anderson D, Vargas-Brochero M, Petrossian R, Kern R. Flexible CO2 Laser in Therapeutic Bronchoscopy: Initial Experiences in a Tertiary Center. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2024 Apr 1; 31 (2):205-214 Epub 2024 Apr 01 View PubMed Lee HJ, Akulian JA, Argento AC, Batra H, Lamb C, Mullon J, Murgu S. Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Training: End of the Beginning. ATS Sch. 2023 Dec; 4 (4):405-412 Epub 2023 Sept 07 View PubMed Reid M, Mullon J. Broncholithiasis. N Engl J Med. 2023 Oct 12; 389 (15):e30 Epub 2023 Oct 07 View PubMed Low SW, Mullon JJ, Swanson KL, Kern RM, Nelson DR, Fernandez-Bussy S, Sakata KK. Feasibility and Efficacy of a Non-Opioid Based Pain Management After Medical Thoracoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2023 Oct 1; 30 (4):321-327 Epub 2023 Oct 01 View PubMed Akulian J, Bedawi EO, Abbas H, Argento C, Arnold DT, Balwan A, Batra H, Uribe Becerra JP, Belanger A, Berger K, Burks AC, Chang J, Chrissian AA, DiBardino DM, Fuentes XF, Gesthalter YB, Gilbert CR, Glisinski K, Godfrey M, Gorden JA, Grosu H, Gupta M, Kheir F, Ma KC, Majid A, Maldonado F, Maskell NA, Mehta H, Mercer J, Mullon J, Nelson D, Nguyen E, Pickering EM, Puchalski J, Reddy C, Revelo AE, Roller L, Sachdeva A, Sanchez T, Sathyanarayan P, Semaan R, Senitko M, Shojaee S, Story R, Thiboutot J, Wahidi M, Wilshire CL, Yu D, Zouk A, Rahman NM, Yarmus L, Interventional Pulmonary Outcomes Group. Bleeding Risk With Combination Intrapleural Fibrinolytic and Enzyme Therapy in Pleural Infection: An International, Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest. 2022 Dec; 162 (6):1384-1392 Epub 2022 June 16 View PubMed Tang J, Zeng C, Cox TM, Li C, Son YM, Cheon IS, Wu Y, Behl S, Taylor JJ, Chakaraborty R, Chakraborty R, Johnson AJ, Schiavo DN, Shiavo DN, Utz JP, Reisenauer JS, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Edell ES, Alameh MG, Borish L, Teague WG, Kaplan MH, Weissman D, Kern R, Hu H, Vassallo R, Liu SL, Sun J. Respiratory mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA vaccination. Sci Immunol. 2022 Oct 28; 7 (76):eadd4853 Epub 2022 Oct 21 View PubMed Grosu HB, Kern R, Maldonado F, Casal R, Andersen CR, Li L, Eapen G, Ost D, Jimenez C, Frangopoulos F, Sabath B, Vakil E, Schwalk A, Marcoux M, Sagar AE, Nasim F, Lin J, Salahudin M, Arain HM, Noor L, Montanez D, Stewart J, Mullon J, Michael M, Porfyridis I. Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy: A prospective multicentre study. Respirology. 2022 May; 27 (5):350-356 Epub 2022 Feb 17 View PubMed Zhu B, Wu Y, Huang S, Zhang R, Son YM, Li C, Cheon IS, Gao X, Wang M, Chen Y, Zhou X, Nguyen Q, Phan AT, Behl S, Taketo MM, Mack M, Shapiro VS, Zeng H, Ebihara H, Mullon JJ, Edell ES, Reisenauer JS, Demirel N, Kern RM, Chakraborty R, Cui W, Kaplan MH, Zhou X, Goldrath AW, Sun J. Uncoupling of macrophage inflammation from self-renewal modulates host recovery from respiratory viral infection. Immunity. 2021 Jun 8; 54 (6):1200-1218.e9 Epub 2021 May 04 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Schwalk AJ, Patel NM, Lin IH, Beattie JA, Husta BC, Chawla M, Sachdeva A, Akulian JA, Musani AI, Argento AC, Lee HJ, Mullon JJ, Desai NR, Hsia DW, Lee RP. COVID-19 Impact on Interventional Pulmonology Training. ATS Sch. 2021 Jun; 2 (2):236-248 Epub 2021 Apr 13 View PubMed Bourne MH Jr, Norton MS, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Kern RM, Utz JP, Nelson DR, Edell ES. Utility of Transbronchial Biopsy in the Immunocompromised Host With New Pulmonary Radiographic Abnormalities. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Jun; 96 (6):1500-1509 Epub 2021 May 03 View PubMed Abia-Trujillo D, Johnson MM, Patel NM, Hazelett B, Edell ES, Kern RM, Midthun D, Reisenauer J, Nelson D, Mullon JJ, Sakata KK, Swanson K, Fernandez-Bussy S. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: A New Hope for Patients With Severe Emphysema and Air Trapping. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Feb; 96 (2):464-472 Epub 2020 Aug 20 View PubMed Koslow M, Edell ES, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Kern RM, Nelson DR, Sakata KK, Moua T, Roden AC, Yi ES, Reisenauer JS, Decker PA, Ryu JH. Bronchoscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease in Clinical Practice. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Oct; 4 (5):565-574 Epub 2020 Oct 06 View PubMed Gao Y, Moua T, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Decker PA, Ryu JH. Diagnostic Yield and Bleeding Complications Associated With Bronchoscopic Biopsy of Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumors. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Jul; 27 (3):184-189 View PubMed Navin PJ, White ML, Nichols FC, Nelson DR, Mullon JJ, McDonald JS, Atwell TD, Moynagh MR. Periprocedural Major Bleeding Risk of Image-Guided Percutaneous Chest Tube Placement in Patients with an Elevated International Normalized Ratio. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Nov; 30 (11):1765-1768 Epub 2019 Oct 03 View PubMed Patel PP, Singh S, Atwell TD, Kashyap R, Kern RM, Mullon JJ, Nelson DR. The Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis in Patients on Novel Oral Anticoagulants and Clopidogrel: A Single-Center Experience. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Aug; 94 (8):1535-1541 Epub 2019 July 11 View PubMed Chae J, Kern R, Nelson D, Mullon J. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma with superimposed lung abscess: potential role for intracavitary fibrinolytic therapy through a percutaneous drain to facilitate lung abscess drainage. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Nov 28; 11 (1) View PubMed Sakata KK, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Kern RM, Nelson DR, Edell ES, Schiavo DN, Jett JR, Aubry MC. Comparison of Programmed Death Ligand-1 Immunohistochemical Staining Between Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Resected Lung Cancer Specimens. Chest. 2018 Oct; 154 (4):827-837 Epub 2018 July 27 View PubMed Sakata KK, Reisenauer JS, Kern RM, Mullon JJ. Persistent air leak - review. Respir Med. 2018 Apr; 137:213-218 Epub 2018 Mar 14 View PubMed McCambridge AJ, Boesch RP, Mullon JJ. Sedation in Bronchoscopy: A Review. Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar; 39 (1):65-77 Epub 2017 Dec 13 View PubMed Sakata KK, Nelson DR, Mullon JJ, Midthun DE, Edell ES, Kern RM. Paclitaxel-coated balloon dilation for central airway obstruction. Respir Med Case Rep. 2018; 24:129-132 Epub 2018 May 16 View PubMed Kern R, Sakata K, Peters SG, Midthun D, Mullon J, Edell E. Creation of a Balloon-Expandable Bifurcated Covered Stent to Treat a Complex Left Anastomotic Stricture in a Lung Transplant Recipient. Respiration. 2018; 96 (2):144-147 Epub 2018 July 17 View PubMed Sakata KK, Reisenauer JS, Kern RM, Midthun DE, Utz JP, Blackmon SH, Mullon JJ, Wigle DA. Extracellular matrix fistula plug for repair of bronchopleural fistula. Respir Med Case Rep. 2018; 25:207-210 Epub 2018 Sept 13 View PubMed Sakata KK, Nasim F, Schiavo DN, Nelson DR, Kern RM, Mullon JJ. Methylene Blue for Bronchopleural Fistula Localization. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2018 Jan; 25 (1):63-66 View PubMed Mytinger AK, Lim KG, Kern RM, Mullon JJ, Edell ES, Saeed AI. Pleural Metastasis From Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2018 Jan; 25 (1):54-56 View PubMed Azadeh N, Sakata KK, Saeed A, Mullon JJ, Grys TE, Limper AH, Binnicker MJ. Comparison of Respiratory Pathogen Detection in Upper versus Lower Respiratory Tract Samples Using the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel in the Immunocompromised Host. Can Respir J. 2018; 2018:2685723 Epub 2018 Apr 05 View PubMed Leventakos K, Peikert T, Midthun DE, Molina JR, Blackmon S, Nichols FC, Garces YI, Hallemeier CL, Murphy SJ, Vasmatzis G, Kratz SL, Holland WP, Thomas CF, Mullon JJ, Shen KR, Cassivi SD, Marks RS, Aubry MC, Adjei AA, Yang P, Allen MS, Edell ES, Wigle D, Mansfield AS. Management of Multifocal Lung Cancer: Results of a Survey. J Thorac Oncol. 2017 Sep; 12 (9):1398-1402 Epub 2017 June 03 View PubMed Kern R, Peikert T, Edell E, Mullon J, Midthun D, Utz J, Maldonado F. Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Compression due to Fibrosing Mediastinitis. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017 Aug; 14 (8):1353-1355 View PubMed Mullon JJ, Burkart KM, Silvestri G, Hogarth DK, Almeida F, Berkowitz D, Eapen GA, Feller-Kopman D, Fessler HE, Folch E, Gillespie C, Haas A, Islam SU, Lamb C, Levine SM, Majid A, Maldonado F, Musani AI, Piquette C, Ray C, Reddy CB, Rickman O, Simoff M, Wahidi MM, Lee H. Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Standards: Executive Summary of the Multisociety Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Committee. Chest. 2017 May; 151 (5):1114-1121 Epub 2017 Jan 26 View PubMed Wahidi MM, Reddy C, Yarmus L, Feller-Kopman D, Musani A, Shepherd RW, Lee H, Bechara R, Lamb C, Shofer S, Mahmood K, Michaud G, Puchalski J, Rafeq S, Cattaneo SM, Mullon J, Leh S, Mayse M, Thomas SM, Peterson B, Light RW. Randomized Trial of Pleural Fluid Drainage Frequency in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions. The ASAP Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr 15; 195 (8):1050-1057 View PubMed Clay R, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Saeed AI. Incidental Life-Threatening Diagnosis During Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2016 Oct; 23: (4)316-318. View PubMed Pannu J, DePew ZS, Mullon JJ, Daniels CE, Hagen CE, Maldonado F. Impact of pleural manometry on the development of chest discomfort during thoracentesis: a symptom-based study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Oct; 21: (4)306-13. View PubMed DePew ZS, Wigle D, Mullon JJ, Nichols FC, Deschamps C, Maldonado F. Feasibility and safety of outpatient medical thoracoscopy at a large tertiary medical center: a collaborative medical-surgical initiative. Chest. 2014 Aug; 146: (2)398-405. View PubMed DePew ZS, Verma A, Wigle D, Mullon JJ, Nichols FC, Maldonado F. Nonspecific pleuritis: optimal duration of follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun; 97 (6):1867-71 Epub 2014 Mar 28 View PubMed Karpman C, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ. A distal airway foreign body removed with electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Apr; 21: (2)170-2. View PubMed DePew ZS, Iqbal S, Mullon JJ, Nichols FC, Maldonado F. The role for tunneled indwelling pleural catheters in patients with persistent benign chylothorax. Am J Med Sci. 2013 Nov; 346: (5)349-52. View PubMed Mekhaiel E, Kashyap R, Mullon JJ, Maldonado F. Infections associated with tunnelled indwelling pleural catheters in patients undergoing chemotherapy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2013 Oct; 20(4):299-303. View PubMed Sekiguchi H, Suzuki J, Wetjen NM, Mullon JJ. Recurrent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleural effusions caused by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt: a case with a successful treatment with endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Jul; 115(7):1190-3. Epub 2012 Nov 30. View PubMed Davoudi M, Colt HG, Osann KE, Lamb CR, Mullon JJ. Endobronchial ultrasound skills and tasks assessment tool: assessing the validity evidence for a test of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration operator skill. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Oct 15; 186(8):773-9. Epub 2012 Jul 26. View PubMed DePew ZS, Edell ES, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Bungum AO, Decker PA, Maldonado F. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: determinants of sampling adequacy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2012 Oct; 19(4):271-6. View PubMed DePew ZS, Gonsalves WI, Roden AC, Bungum AO, Mullon JJ, Maldonado F. Granulomatous inflammation detected by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with a concurrent diagnosis of cancer: a clinical conundrum. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2012 Jul; 19: (3)176-81. View PubMed Schramm GE, Kashyap R, Mullon JJ, Gajic O, Afessa B. Septic shock: a multidisciplinary response team and weekly feedback to clinicians improve the process of care and mortality. Crit Care Med. 2011 Feb; 39 (2):252-8 View PubMed Dong Y, Suri HS, Cook DA, Kashani KB, Mullon JJ, Enders FT, Rubin O, Ziv A, Dunn WF. Simulation-based objective assessment discerns clinical proficiency in central line placement: a construct validation. Chest. 2010 May; 137 (5):1050-6 Epub 2010 Jan 08 View PubMed Mullon JJ, Gajic O, Gali B, Ficalora RD, Kolars JC, Afessa B. The impact of adding 1 month of intensive care unit training in a categorical internal medicine residency program. Crit Care Med. 2009 Apr; 37 (4):1223-8 View PubMed Song WS, Mullon J, Regan NA, Roth BJ. Instruction of hospitalized patients by respiratory therapists on metered-dose inhaler use leads to decrease in patient errors. Respir Care. 2005 Aug; 50(8):1040-5. View PubMed Mullon J, Giacoppe G, Clagett C, McCune D, Dillard T. Transfusions of polymerized bovine hemoglobin in a patient with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jun 1; 342(22):1638-43. View PubMed PST-20224673 Home Publications