December 2025 Journal Watch
Published 22 December 2025
The December 2025 Journal Watch explores topics in pulmonology. Issue editor Sirus Jesudasen, MD, gathers topics including:
- Gliptins and their associations with CLAD
- Poorer outcomes when cell-free DNA is present in EVLP perfusate
- How continuous distribution as an allocation strategy impacts lung transplant
- Connective tissue diseases and their impact after lung transplant
As part of the publication’s commitment to engaging trainees, the issue also features a bonus study—about thrombotic microangiopathy after lung transplant—that has been reviewed and presented by a current Fulbright predoctoral researcher and aspiring medical student.
Issue Junior Editor:
Sirus Jesudasen, MDMadison, WI USA
Contributors:
Alex Dragnich, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN USA
Muhammad K. Hayat-Syed, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX USA
Deepika Kulkarni, MD
Duke University
Durham, NC USA
Zsofia Rosselli, MD
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich Switzerland
Bonus Trainee Contributor:
Sahana Shah, BS
St. Louis, MO USA
Journal Watch Senior Editor
Ross Thomson, BA, BMBCh, MRCP

