Publications

Dr. Nilam J. Soni 

Peer-reviewed Journals

1.       Franco-Sadud R, Schnobrich D,  Mathews BK,  Candotti C, Abdel-Ghani S, Perez MG, Chu-Rodgers S, Mader MJ, Haro EK, Dancel R, Cho J, Grikis L, Lucas BP, the SHM Point-of-care Ultrasound Task Force, and Soni NJ. Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Central and Peripheral Vascular Access in Adults: A Position Statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2019. (in press)

2.       LoPresti CM, Boyd JS, Schott C, Core M, Mader MJ, Lucas BP, Haro EK, Finley EP, Colon-Molero A, Kessler C, Restrepo MI, Pugh J, Soni NJ. National Survey of Current Use and Training Needs in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Among Hospitalists. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2019. (in press)

3.       Villavicencio C, Leache J, Marin J, Oliva I, Rodriguez A, Bodí M, Soni NJ. Critical Care Echocardiography: a Reproducible and Reliable Method for Measuring Cardiac Output in Critically Ill Patients. Ultrasound Journal. 2019 Apr 16;11(1):5.

4.       Soni NJ, Franco-Sadud R, Kobaidze K, Schnobrich D, Salame G, Lenchus J, Kalidindi V, Mader MJ, Haro EK, Dancel R, Cho J, Grikis L, the SHM Point-of-care Ultrasound Task Force, and Lucas BP. Recommendations on the use of ultrasound guidance for adult lumbar puncture: a position statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jun 10;14:E1-E11.

5.       Maw A, Hassanin A, Ho PM, McInnes M, Moss A, Juarez-Colunga E, Soni N, Migioranza M, Platz E, DeSanto K, Sertich A, Salame G, Daugherty S. Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Ultrasound and Chest X-ray in suspected Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Comparative Accuracy Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open. 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e190703.

6.       Boyd JS, LoPresti CM, Core M, Schott C, Mader MJ, Lucas BP, Haro EK, Finley EP, Restrepo MI, Kessler C, Colon-Molero A, Pugh J, Soni NJ. Current use and training needs of point-of-care ultrasound in emergency departments: A national survey of VA hospitals. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Feb 28.

7.       Cho J, Jensen TP, Reierson K, Mathews BK, Bhagra A, Franco-Sadud R, Grikis L, Mader M, Dancel R, Lucas BP; Society of Hospital Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound Task Force, Soni NJ. Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Abdominal Paracentesis: A Position Statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jan 2;14:E7-E15.

8.       Soni NJ, Schnobrich D, Mathews B, Tierney DM, Jensen TP, Dancel R, Cho J, Dversdal RK, Mints G, Bhagra A, Reierson K, Kurian L, Liu GY, Candotti C, Boesch B, Lopresti C, Lenchus J, Wong T, Johnson G, Maw A,  Franco-Sadud R, Lucas BP.  Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound for hospitalists: a position statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jan 2;14:E1-E6.

9.       Yamada T, Minami T,  Soni NJ, Hiraoka E, Takahashi H, Okubo T, Sato J. Skills Acquisition for Novice Learners after a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course: Does Clinical Rank Matter? BMC Medical Education. 2018.

10.   Morrow D, Cupp J, Schrift D, Nathanson R, Soni NJ. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Established Settings. South Med J. 2018 Jul;111(7):373-381.

11.   Maw AM, Soni NJ. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes – Why should hospitalists use point-of-care ultrasound? Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:H02-H03.

12.   Dancel R, Schnobrich D, Puri N, Franco-Sadud R, Cho J, Grikis L, Lucas BP, El-Barbary M; Society of Hospital Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound Task Force, Soni NJ. Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Thoracentesis: A Position Statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2018 Feb;13(2):126-135.

13.   Lucas BP, Tierney DM, Jensen TP, Dancel R, Cho J, El-Barbary M, Franco-Sadud R, Soni NJ; Society of Hospital Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Task Force. Credentialing of Hospitalists in Ultrasound-Guided Bedside Procedures: A Position Statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2018 Feb 1;13(2):117-125.

14.   Jensen TP, Soni NJ, Tierney DM, Lucas BP. Hospital Privileging Practices for Bedside Procedures: A Survey of Hospitalist Experts. J Hosp Med. 2017 Oct;12(10):836-839.

15.   Soni NJ, Tierney DM, Jensen TP, Lucas BP. Certification of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Competency. J Hosp Med. 2017 Sep;12(9):775-776.

16.   Bhagra A, Tierney D, Sekiguchi H, Soni NJ. Ultrasound for the Internist. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Dec;91(12):1811-1827.

17.   Soni NJ, Reyes LF, Keyt H, Arango A, Gelfond JA, Peters JI, Levine SM, Adams S, Restrepo MI. Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Central Venous Catheterization (US-CVC): A National Survey of Intensivists & Hospitalists.  J Crit Care. 2016 Dec;36:277-283.

18.   Cubo-Romano P, Torres-Macho J, Soni NJ, Reyes LF, Rodríguez-Almodóvar A, Fernández-Alonso JM, González-Davia R, Casas-Rojo JM, Restrepo MI, García de Casasola G.  Admission Inferior Vena Cava Measurements are Associated with Higher Mortality after Hospitalization for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2016 Nov;11(11):778-784.

19.   Soni NJ, Franco-Sadud R, Schnobrich D, Dancel R, Tierney DM, Salame G, Restrepo MI, McHardy P. Ultrasound Guidance for Lumbar Puncture. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2016 Aug;6(4):358-68.

20.   Soni NJ, Franco RH, Velez, MI, Schnobrich D, Dancel R, Restrepo MI, Mayo PH. Ultrasound in the Diagnosis & Management of Pleural Effusions. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2015 Dec;10 (12):811-6.

21.   Soni NJ, Franco-Sadud R. In reference to “Use of paracentesis in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites: Opportunities for quality improvement”. J Hosp Med. 2015 May;10(5):342.

22.   Soni NJ, Lucas BP.  Diagnostic Point-of-care Ultrasound for Hospitalists. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2015 Feb;10(2):120-4.

Books

1.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound (Japanese). 2nd ed. Tokyo: Elsevier Japan. (in preparation)

2.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Ecografía a Pie de Cama: Fundamentos de la Ecografía Clínica (Spanish).2nd ed. Madrid: Elsevier España. (in preparation)

3.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound (Korean). 1st ed. Seoul: Koonja Publishing Inc; 2019. (in press)

4.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders; 2019,  ISBN: 978-0-323-54470-2.

5.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Ecografía a Pie de Cama: Fundamentos de la Ecografía Clínica (Spanish).1st ed. Madrid: Elsevier España; 2016, ISBN: 978-84-9113-030-7.

6.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound (Chinese). 1st ed. Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House; 2015, ISBN: 978-7117212724.

7.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound. 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders; 2015, ISBN: 978-1455775699.

8.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders; 2019,  ISBN: 9780323544702.

9.       Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Ecografía a Pie de Cama: Fundamentos de la Ecografía Clínica (Spanish).1st ed. Madrid: Elsevier España; 2016, ISBN: 978-84-9113-030-7.

10.   Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound (Chinese). 1st ed. Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House; 2015, ISBN: 978-7117212724.

11.   Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory PD. Point-of-care Ultrasound. 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders; 2015, ISBN: 978-1455775699.

Book Chapters

1.       Soni NJ. Preface. In: Lisciandro G. Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner. 2nd ed. Iowa: Wiley-Blackwell; 2020.

2.       Proud K, Habib SA, De Hoyos P, Soni NJ.  Point of Care Ultrasound and Its Role in Critical Care. In: Mechanical Ventilation. 1st ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishing; 2020.

3.       Franco-Sadud R, Cardenas-Garcia J, Tafur JD, Luján M, Cid X, Aizman A, Soni NJ. Procedimientos Prácticos. In: Hernández A, Martin I, Restrepo MI, Sabaté A, Torres A, eds. Medicina Intensiva en el Enfermo Crítico. 1st ed. Madrid: Editorial Panamericana; 2019.

4.       Baña MT, Lynch M, Gonzalo García de Casasola Sánchez G, Soni NJ. Ecografía Vascular. In: Hernández A, Martin I, Restrepo MI, Sabaté A, Torres A, eds. Medicina Intensiva en el Enfermo Crítico. 1st ed. Madrid: Editorial Panamericana; 2019.

5.       García de Casasola Sánchez G, Macho JT, Soni NJ. Ecocardiografía. In: Hernández A, Martin I, Restrepo MI, Sabaté A, Torres A, eds. Medicina Intensiva en el Enfermo Crítico. 1st ed. Madrid: Editorial Panamericana; 2019.

6.       Chang AL, Soni NJ. Imagen Pulmonar. In: Hernández A, Martin I, Restrepo MI, Sabaté A, Torres A, eds. Medicina Intensiva en el Enfermo Crítico. 1st ed. Madrid: Editorial Panamericana; 2019.

7.       Burguete SR, Dearmond D, Soni NJ, Peters J. Chapter 78: Pneumothorax. In: Grippi M, Elias J, Fishman J, eds. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2015:1197-1214.

Abstracts

1.       Veazey S, Lindsey T, Vega S, Grisell R, Lee R, Kheirabadi B, Necsoiu C, Soni NJ, Walter R, Salinas J. Augmented Ultrasound Intelligence Protocol for Detection of Pneumothorax. Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly 2018.

2.       LoPresti CM, Mader M, Boyd J, Schott C, Core M, Lucas BP, Finley E, Colon-Molero A, Kessler C, Pugh J, Soni NJ. National Survey of Current Use and Training Needs in Point-of-care Ultrasound Among VA Hospitalists. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2019; March 25-27; Washington, D.C.

3.       Lucas BP, Soni NJ, et al. Can Multiple Providers Reliably Track the Inferior Vena Cava Across Handoffs with Point-of-care Ultrasound?  Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2019; March 25-27; Washington, D.C.

4.       Morris AE, Woan J, Adamson R, Ma I, Schnobrich D, Soni NJ. Development of a Multidisciplinary Consensus-based Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Assessment Tool. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2018; 197: A4503 Internet address: www.atsjournals.org

5.       Yamada, T; Minami, T; Hiraoka, E; Takahashi, H; Sato, J; Soni, N. Improvement in Point-of-care Ultrasound Image Interpretation Skills Similar for Novice Faculty vs. Trainees after Brief Training Course. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla. Abstract 81. https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/improvement-in-point-of-care-ultrasound-image-interpretation-skills-is-similar-for-novice-faculty-vs-trainees-after-brief-training-course.

6.       Boyd JS, Soni NJ, Mader M, Lopresti CM, Schott C, Jordan MK, Core M, Lucas BP, Finley E, Afshar N, Okada Y, Colon-Molero A, Kessler C, Pugh JA. Current Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Emergency Departments in VA Health Care System; 2018 Jan.

7.       De Hoyos Zambrano P, Soni N, Mader M. 378: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Use and Training Needs in VA Healthcare System ICUs. Crit Care Med 2018;46:172.

8.       Ali, S, Dreyfuss, ZS, Enenmoh, A, Smith, S, Soni, NJ. Computer-based pixilation of pleural fluid echogenicity by ultrasound to differentiate transudative vs. exudative effusions. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev. Abstract C. https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/computer-based-pixilation-of-pleural-fluid-echogenicity-by-ultrasound-to-differentiate-transudative-vs-exudative-effusions

9.       Keyt HL, Adams SG, Levine SM, Houlihan T, Arango A, Gelfond J, Restrepo MI, Soni NJ. Understanding the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Central Venous Catheterization; 2015 Jan. (Chest; vol. 148, no. 4).

Non-peer-reviewed Publications

1.       Yamada T, Minami T, Soni NJ. Japan could benefit from hospital medicine expansion, leadership. The Hospitalist. 2017 February;21(2):2.

2.       Franco-Sadud R, Soni NJ.  Pulmonary Perspectives: The Sun Should Not Set on an Un-ultrasound-ed Pleural Effusion.  Chest Physician 2016 Oct 16;11(10):8.

3.       Franco-Sadud R, Dancel R, Schnobrich D, Tierney DM, Puri N, Soni NJ. Hospitalist Procedure Services.  SGIM Forum 2016; 39(5):13-15.

 

Dr. Kevin C. Proud

1.    Jay Peters David Shelledy. Mechanical ventilation In: Kevin Proud, Shelia Habib, Patricio De Hoyos, Nilam Soni. Chapter 13: Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care. USA: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2019.

2.    Proud K,  Beg M, Soni NJ.  93 year-old man with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism and Fall. CHEST. Ultrasound corner.  Submitted

 

Dr. Christopher Dayton

1.       Dyspnea and Respiratory Failure – Chapter 38 – Point of Care Ultrasound. Elsevier 2015.

2.       Dyspnea and Pulmonary Embolism – Chapter 12 – Point of Care Ultrasound 2nd Edition. Elsevier 2019.

 

Dr. Omar Enriquez

Abstract

1.     King P, Benjamin M, Enriquez O, Melo J. A Prickly Pericardium 2013 Oct. p. 919A-919A. (Chest; vol. 144, no. 4 sup)

 

Dr. Marcos Restrepo

1.      Boyd JS, LoPresti CM, Core M, Schott C, Mader MJ, Lucas BP, Haro EK, Finley EP, Restrepo MI, Kessler C, Colon-Molero A, Pugh J, Soni NJ. Current use and training needs of point-of-care ultrasound in emergency departments: A national survey of VA hospitals. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Feb 28. pii: S0735-6757(19)30148-2.  doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.02.043. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30878406.

2.      Reyes LF, Restrepo MI, Hinojosa CA, Soni NJ, Anzueto A, Babu BL,Gonzalez-Juarbe N, Rodriguez AH, Jimenez A, Chalmers JD, Aliberti S, Sibila O, Winter VT, Coalson JJ, Giavedoni LD, Dela Cruz CS, Waterer GW, Witzenrath M, Suttorp N, Dube PH, Orihuela CJ. Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia Causes Acute Cardiac Toxicity and Subsequent Cardiac Remodeling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
2017 Sep 1;196(5):609-620. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201701-0104OC. PubMed PMID: 28614669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5620668.

3.       Reyes LF, Restrepo MI, Hinojosa CA, Soni NJ, Shenoy AT, Gilley RP, Gonzalez-Juarbe N, Noda JR, Winter VT, de la Garza MA, Shade RE, Coalson JJ, Giavedoni LD, Anzueto A, Orihuela CJ. A Non-Human Primate Model of SeverePneumococcal Pneumonia. PLoS One. 2016 Nov 17;11(11):e0166092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166092. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27855182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5113940.

4.       Soni NJ, Reyes LF, Keyt H, Arango A, Gelfond JA, Peters JI, Levine SM, Adams SG, Restrepo MI. Use of ultrasound guidance for central venous catheterization: a national survey of intensivists and hospitalists. J Crit Care. 2016 Dec;36:277-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.07.014. Epub 2016 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 27491563.

5.       Cubo-Romano P, Torres-Macho J, Soni NJ, Reyes LF, Rodríguez-Almodóvar A, Fernández-Alonso JM, González-Davia R, Casas-Rojo JM, Restrepo MI, de Casasola GG. Admission inferior vena cava measurements are associated with mortality after hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure. J Hosp Med. 2016 Nov;11(11):778-784. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2620. Epub 2016 Jun 6. PubMed PMID:
27264844.

6.      Soni NJ, Franco-Sadud R, Schnobrich D, Dancel R, Tierney DM, Salame G, Restrepo MI, McHardy P. Ultrasound guidance for lumbar puncture. Neurol Clin Pract. 2016 Aug;6(4):358-368. Review. PubMed PMID: 27574571; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4987119.

7.      Soni NJ, Franco R, Velez MI, Schnobrich D, Dancel R, Restrepo MI, Mayo PH. Ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of pleural effusions. J Hosp Med. 2015 Dec;10(12):811-6. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2434. Epub 2015 Jul 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 26218493; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4715558.

 

Dr. Stephanie Levine

1.      Eur Respir J. 2017 Jul 5;50(1). pii: 1700013. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00013-2017. Print 2017 Jul. “High endocan levels are associated with the need for mechanical ventilation among patients with severe sepsis”.  Mangat M1, Amalakuhan B1, Habib S1, Reyes LF1,2, Hinojosa CA1, Rodriguez AH3, Soni NJ1,2, Anzueto A1,2, Levine SM1,2, Peters JI1,2, Aliberti S4, Sibila O5, Rello J6, Witzenrath M7, Waterer GW8, Martin-Loeches I9, Blanquer J10, Sanz F11, Marcos PJ12, Solé-Violán J13, Chalmers JD14, Feldman C15, Wunderink RG16, Cruz CSD17, Orihuela CJ18, Restrepo MI19,2.

2.      Chest. 2017 May;151(5):1114-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.01.024. Epub 2017 Jan 26. “Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Standards: Executive Summary of the Multisociety Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Committee”. Mullon JJ1, Burkart KM2, Silvestri G3, Hogarth DK4, Almeida F5, Berkowitz D6, Eapen GA7, Feller-Kopman D8, Fessler HE8, Folch E9, Gillespie C10, Haas A11, Islam SU12, Lamb C13, Levine SM14, Majid A15, Maldonado F16, Musani AI17, Piquette C18, Ray C19, Reddy CB20, Rickman O16, Simoff M19, Wahidi MM21, Lee H8.

3.      J Crit Care. 2016 Dec;36:277-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.07.014. Epub 2016 Jul 17. “Use of ultrasound guidance for central venous catheterization: a national survey of intensivists and hospitalists”. Soni NJ1, Reyes LF2, Keyt H3, Arango A4, Gelfond JA5, Peters JI3, Levine SM3, Adams SG3, Restrepo MI3.

4.      Cytokine. 2016 Dec;88:267-273. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.08.028. Epub 2016 Oct 1. “Endothelial adhesion molecules and multiple organ failure in patients with severe sepsis”.  Amalakuhan B1, Habib SA1, Mangat M1, Reyes LF2, Rodriguez AH3, Hinojosa CA1, Soni NJ2, Gilley RP1, Bustamante CA4, Anzueto A2, Levine SM2, Peters JI2, Aliberti S5, Sibila O6, Chalmers JD7, Torres A8, Waterer GW9, Martin-Loeches I10, Bordon J11, Blanquer J12, Sanz F13, Marcos PJ14, Rello J15, Ramirez J16, Solé-Violán J17, Luna CM18, Feldman C19, Witzenrath M20, Wunderink RG21, Stolz D22, Wiemken TL16, Shindo Y23, Dela Cruz CS24, Orihuela CJ25, Restrepo MI26.

5.      Chest. 2016 Aug;150(2):279-82. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.05.005. Epub 2016 May 12. “Establishing Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in China: 2016 Report on Implementation and Government Recognition: Joint Statement of the Chinese Association of Chest Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians”. Qiao R1, Marciniuk D2, Augustyn N3, Rosen MJ4, Dai H5, Chen R6, Wu S7, Wang C8; China-CHEST PCCM Program Steering Committee.

 

Dr. Jay Peters