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Joanna Langner

Stanford - BS & Masters MD University of California San Diego

PULSE Publications +

Joanna is currently pursuing her medical degree at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she is not only dedicated to her studies but also actively engages in research, contributing to a myriad of scientific publications that showcase her deep understanding of complex medical concepts.

  1. Langner JL, Mehta K, Patel N, Berrios S, Hsieh TC, Youssef F. Endoscopic Treatment in Delayed Lower GI Bleed After Prostate Biopsy in Patient on Anticoagulation. Submitted for review to Urology Case Reports. 

  2. Rubin EB, Langner JL, Black MS, Desai AD, MacKay JW, Jones CE, Hall KE, Safran MR, Kogan F, Gold GE. Bone and Cartilage Changes in the Hips of Female Water Polo Players and Artistic Swimmers: An MR Based Control Trial. Submitted for review to Medicine & Science, Sports and Exercise (MSSE). 

  3. Yodkhunnatham N, Puri D, Pandit K, Leonard A, Dolendo I, Langner J, Roberts J, Cortes J, Meagher M, Salmasi A, Rose B, Mckay R, Millard FE, Bagrodia A. Natural History of subcentimeter pulmonary nodules in clinical stage I seminoma patients. Urologic Oncology. 2025 February. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0001008660.87408.90.17  

  4. Oquendo Y, Hollyer I, Maschhoff C, Calderon C, DeBaun M, Langner J, Javier N, Bryson X, Richey A, Naz H, Tileston K, Gardner M, Vorhies J. Mobile Device-Based 3D Scanning is Superior to Scoliometer in Assessment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine Deformity. 2024 Dec. 10.1007/s43390-024-01007-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-024-01007-6 

  5. Langner JL, Seymann G. Adult Scaphoid Abdomen. Adult Scaphoid Abdomen. Am J Med. 2024 Apr 4:S0002-9343(24)00212-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.03.037. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38582321. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38582321/ 

  6. Langner JL, Millard F, Vavinskaya V, Zhang H, Yodkhunnatham N, Bagrodia A. Evaluation and Management of Testicular Cancer After Late Relapse. Oncology (Williston Park). 2024 Apr 11;38(4):142-146. doi: 10.46883/2024.25921018. PMID: 38661513. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38661513/ 

  7. Baskar D, Mehta S, Freiman H, Segovia NA, Vuong BB, Richey A, Langner JL, Hastings KG, Kamal RN, Frick S. Can Caregivers Forecast Their Child's Postoperative Disability After Elective Orthopedic Surgery? Cureus. 2023 Nov 9;15(11):e48575. doi: 10.7759/cureus.48575. PMID: 38073935; PMCID: PMC10710311. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38073935/ 

  8. Rupp GE, Langner JL, Manhard CE, Bryl A, & Upasani VV. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions Following Surgical Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Quality, Safety, and Value (QSVI). Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. 2023 Aug 1;5(3). https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-696 

  9. Kym D, Kaur J, Pham NS, Klein E, Langner JL, Wang E, Vorhies JS. Effectiveness of an early operating room start time in managing pediatric trauma. World J Orthop. 2023 Jul 18;14(7):516-525. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i7.516. PMID: 37485431; PMCID: PMC10359751. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37485431/ 

  10. Kaur J, Pham NS, Cahan E, Halvorsen KC, Langner JL, Bryson XM, Chan CM, Vorhies JS. Use of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Is Not Associated With Decreased Postoperative Opioid Prescription After ACL Reconstruction in Adolescents. Orthopedics. 2023 Jun 21:1-6. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20230616-05. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37341565. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37341565/ 

  11. Seltzer RA, Langner JL, Javier NM, Kaur J, Shafau AL, Ezeonu T, Bryson X, Hastings K, Tileston K, Vorhies JS. Cannabidiol Use Patterns and Efficacy for Children Who Have Cerebral Palsy. Orthopedics. 2023 May 23:1-5. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20230517-06. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37216564. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37216564/ 

  12. Langner JL, Pham NS, Richey A, Oquendo Y, Mehta S, Vorhies JS. Spinal fusion is an aerosol generating procedure. World J Orthop. 2023 May 18;14(5):340-347. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i5.340. PMID: 37304197; PMCID: PMC10251270. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37304197/ 

  13. Langner JL. Kaur J, Pham NS, et al. Does spinal deformity affect adolescents’ quality of life before we tell them it should?. Spine Deform. 2023 May 11;11:1057–1063. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-023-00691-0 

  14. Langner JL, Ezeonu T, Shafau AL, Javier N, Bryson X, Kaur J, Poppino K, Shivers C, Chilakapati S, Hall KE, Imrie MN, Rinsky L, Riccio AI, Vorhies JS. Curve Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes in Scoliosis Associated With Childhood Sternotomy or Thoracotomy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;42(10):558-563. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002229. Epub 2022 Aug 25. PMID: 36017932. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36017932/

  15. Shaheen M, Koltsov JCB, Cohen SA, Langner JL, Kaur J, Segovia NA, Vorhies JS. Complication risks and costs associated with Ponte osteotomies in surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: insights from a national database. Spine Deform. 2022 Nov;10(6):1339-1348. doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00534-4. Epub 2022 Jul 10. PMID: 35810408. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35810408/ 

  16. Hall KE, Langner JL, Segovia N, Schultz B, Andriacchi T, Gold G, Safran MR. Femoral acetabular impingement labral pathology on MRI is correlated with greater hip flexion and decreased abduction in collegiate water polo players: A pilot study. J ISAKOS. 2022 Feb;7(1):7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2021.10.003. Epub 2021 Nov 17. PMID: 35543660. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35543660/ 

  17. Langner JL, Chiang KF, Stafford RS. Current prescribing practices and guideline concordance for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Sep;225(3):272.e1-272.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.04.218. Epub 2021 Apr 20. PMID: 33848538. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33848538/ 

  18. A. Ha, Vorhies J, Campion A, Fang C, Fadell M, Dou S, Halabi S, Larson D, Wang E, Lee U, Langner JL, Kaur J, Do B. Automatic Extraction of Skeletal Maturity from Whole Body Pediatric Scoliosis X-rays Using Regional Proposal and Compound Scaling Convolutional Neural Networks. Short paper. IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Seoul, Korea (South). 2020 Dec; pp. 996-1000, doi: 10.1109/BIBM49941.2020.9313251. 

  19. Langner JL, Black MS, MacKay JW, Hall KE, Safran MR, Kogan F, Gold GE. The prevalence of femoroacetabular impingement anatomy in Division 1 aquatic athletes who tread water. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Mar 26;7(2):233-241. doi: 10.1093/jhps/hnaa009. PMID: 33163207; PMCID: PMC7605769. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33163207/

Bretton Badenoch

PhD Student at UM

PULSE Publications +

Bretton Badenoch is a Ph.D. candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology at the University of Michigan, where is is conducting research at the inteface of aging and bioinformatics. He enjoys being a PULSE mentor and helping others understand how to engage with research.

Olson ML, Badenoch B, Blatti M, Buching C, Glewwe N. Muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonism impairs spatial memory retrieval and minimizes retrieval-induced alterations in matrix metalloproteinase-9. Behav Brain Res. 2023 Jun 25;448:114460. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114460. Epub 2023 Apr 27. PMID: 37119978. View Link


da Silveira IOMF, Moslaves ISB, Muller JAI, Hortelan CRW, Juliano Oliveira R, Okuyama TT, Fernandes J, Badenoch B, Janaína de Campos L, Almeida LD, Mohammad J, Martins ACF, Beatriz A, da Silva Júnior EN, Cristina Toffoli-Kadri M, da Silva Gomes R. Design, synthesis and in vivo evaluation of 1,4-dioxo-2-butenyl aryl amine derivatives as a promising anti-inflammatory drug prototype. Bioorg Chem. 2022 Jul;124:105754. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105754. Epub 2022 Mar 26. PMID: 35469631. View Link


Faustino Martins AC, Badenoch B, da Silva Gomes R. Insights for the Next Generation of Ketamine for the Treatment of Depressive Disorder. J Med Chem. 2025 Jan 23;68(2):944-952. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c02467. Epub 2025 Jan 5. PMID: 39757458. View Link

Malik Evans

Fresno State

PULSE Publications +

Malik Evans is a dedicated pre-med student committed to health literacy and bridging medicine and justice. As founder of The Med Law Journal, he makes complex medical-legal issues accessible. Alongside clinical work as a Clinical Assistant, Malik actively engages in mentorship and advocacy, aiming to become a neurosurgeon.

(1) Butler, C., Chen, J., Evans, M., & Joolhar, T. (2024, February 4). Relief at your fingertips for chronic low back pain. [Article]. Retrieved from https://www.themedleague.com/post/relief-at-your-fingertips-for-chronic-low-back-pain

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