Research InterestsClinical Trials, Substance Use Disorder, Hepatitis C Virus, Medication and Care Adherence Pattern Analysis, Obesity Epidemiology Research PublicationsSince 2023, Updated December 2024
Bachhuber MA, Nash D, Southern WN, Heo M, Berger M, Shepis M, Sugarman OK, Cunningham CO. (2023) Reducing opioid analgesic prescribing in dentistry through prescribing defaults: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Pain Medicine, Jan 24(1), 1-10.
Heo M, Pericot-Valverde I, Niu J, Norton BL, Akiyama MJ, Nahvi S, Arnsten JH, Alain AH. (2023) More intensive hepatitis C virus care models promote adherence among people who inject drugs with active drug use: The PREVAIL Study. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Feb 30(2), 172-175.
Heo M, Beachler T, Sivaraj LB, Tsai H-L, Chea A, Patel A, Litwin AH, Zeller TA. (2023) Harm reduction and recovery service support (HRRSS) to mitigate opioid epidemic in a rural community. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Apr 18(1), 23.
Heymsfield SB, Ludwig DS, Wong JMW, McCarthy C, Heo M, Shepherd J, Ebbeling C. (2023) Are methods of estimating fat-free mass loss with energy-restricted diets accurate? European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 77(5), 525-531.
Zeller TA, Beben KE, Kong M, Martonffy I, Patterson S, Deas WE, Heo M, Keister DM. (2023) Longitudinal Interleaved Residency Training (LIRT): A Consensus Definition. Family Medicine, May 55(5), 311-316.
Pericot-Valverde I, Yoon JH, Byrne KA, Heo M, Niu J, Litwin A, Gaalema DE. (2023) Effects of short-term nicotine deprivation on delay discounting among young, experienced, exclusive ENDS users: An initial study. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Jun 31(3), 724-732.
Tsui JI, Lum PJ, Taylor LE, Mehta SH, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Norton BL, Niu J, Heo M, Arnsten JH, Pericot-Valverde I, Thomas A, Blalock KL, Radick AC, Murray-Krezan C, Page K, Litwin AH. (2023) Injecting Practices During and After Hepatitis C Treatment and Associations with Failure to Achieve Cure Among Persons Who Inject Drugs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Jun 247, 109878.
Pericot-Valverde I, Byrne K, Ortiz E, Davis S, Hammond E, Nahvi S, Thrasher J, Sivaraj LB, Cumby S, Goodwin E, King A, Heo M, Litwin AH. (2023) Preliminary evidence of the association between time on buprenorphine and cognitive performance among individuals with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine: a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Aug 20(16):6610. PMC10454026
Pericot-Valverde I, Lopes S, Nahvi S, Thrasher J, Karasz A, Taylor L, Mehta S, Lum P, Tsui J, Page K, Feinberg J, Kim A, Norton B, Arnsten J, Fernández-Artamendi S, Heo M, Litwin A. (2023) Reduction in depressive symptoms in people who inject drugs who are cured of hepatitis C virus infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Oct 10(11): ofad498. PMC10644781
Doherty EA, Cartmell KB, Griffin S, Heo M, Chen L, Britt JL, Crockett A. (2023) Discrimination and Adverse Perinatal Health Outcomes: A latent Class Analysis, Preventing Chronic Disease, Nov 20: E96. PMC10625434
Batchelder AW, Heo M, Foley JD, Sullivan MC, Lum P, Pericot-Valverde I, Taylor LE, Mehta SH, Kim AY, Norton B, Tsui JI, Feinberg J, Page K, Litwin AH. (2023) Shame and stigma in association with the HCV cascade to cure among people who inject drugs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Dec 253:111013
Murden R, Agley J, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Pena A, Valdez A, Siddique AB, Heo M, Allison DB. (2023) Critical Review of “Effects on Children’s Physical and Mental Well-Being of a Physical-Activity-Based School Intervention Program: A Randomized Study” reveals invalidating errors and irreproducibility meriting correction or retraction. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Dec 20(23):7131 PMC10706361
Heo M, Taaffe K, Ghadshi A, Teague LD, Watts J, Lopes SS, Tilkemeier P, Litwin AH. (2023) Effectiveness of transitional care program among high-risk discharged patients: A quasi-experimental study on saving costs, post-discharge readmissions and emergence department visits. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Dec 20(23):7136 PMC10706296
Lopes SS, Pericot-Valverde I, Arnsten J, Lum PJ, Taylor LE, Mehta SH, Tsui JI, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Norton BL, Page K, Murray-Krezan C, Anderson J, Moschella P, Heo M, Litwin AH. (2023) Self-Reported and Measured Adherence to Hepatitis C Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy and Sustained Virologic Response Among People Who Inject Drugs: The HERO Study. International Journal of Drug Policy, Dec 123:104288
Lopes SS, Pericot-Valverde I, Arnsten J, Lum PJ, Taylor LE, Mehta SH, Tsui JI, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Norton BL, Page K, Murray-Krezan C, Anderson J, Moschella P, Heo M, Litwin AH. (2024) Overreporting of adherence to hepatitis C direct-acting antiviral therapy and sustained virologic response among people who inject drugs: The HERO study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 Feb 23;24(1):251. PMID: 38395747, PMC10893697
Shuster H, Funkhouser A, Allen L, Heo M, Edenfield WJ, Blenda A. (2024) Assessment of Galectin-1, -3, and -9 Serum Levels in Relation to Lung Cancer Treatment and Patient Outcomes. Cancers 2024 Mar 15;16(6):1165. PMID: 38539500, PMC10969284
Kim N, Truty T. Han D, Heo M, Tasaki S, Bennet DA, Buchman AC. (2024) Quantification of interlocking pentagon areas tested on paper: A three-stage algorithm. Scientific Reports 2024 Apr 19;14(1):9038. PMID: 38641631, PMC11031600
Gormley MA, Moschella P, Cordero-Romero S, Wampler W, Allison M, Kitzmiller K, Estes L, Heo M, Litwin AH, Roth P. (2024) No Patient Left Behind: A Novel Paradigm to Fulfill HCV Treatment for Rural Patients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases Apr 26;11(5): ofae206. PMID: 38737428, PMC11088356
Heo M, Norton BL, Pericot-Valverde I, Mehta SH, Tsui JI, Taylor LE, Lum PJ, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Arnsten J, Sprecht-Walsh S, Page K, Litwin AH. (2024) Optimal hepatitis C treatment adherence patterns and sustained virologic response among people who inject drugs: The HERO study. Journal of Hepatology, May;80(5):702-713. PMID: 38242324
Lopes SS, Pericot-Valverde I, Dotherow JE, Lum PJ, Taylor LE, Mehta SH, Tsui JI, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Norton BL, Page K, Murray-Krezan C, Anderson J, Karasz A, Arnsten JH, Moschella P, Heo M, Litwin AH. (2024) Effect of Self-efficacy Among PWID treated with Direct-Acting Antivirals on HCV Treatment Initiation, Duration, Completion, Adherence, and Cure. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, September 1,262:11384 PMID: 38991632
Litwin AH, Tsui JI, Heo M, Mehta SH, Taylor LE, Lum PJ, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Norton BL, Pericot-Valverde I, Arnsten J, Meissner P, Karasz A, Mckee MD, Ward JW, Johnson N, Agyemang L, Stein ES, Thomas A, Borsuk C, Blalock KL, Wilkinson S, Wagner K, Roche J, Murray-Krezan C, Anderson J, Jacobson V, Luetkemeyer AF, Falade-Nwulia O, Groom M, Davies S, Costello K, Page K, and HERO study Group. (2024) Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection Among People Who Inject Drugs: Long-Term Follow-up of the HERO Study. JAMA Open Network, August 1, 7(8): e2430024. PMID: 39186268
Padi A, Pericot-Valverde I, Heo M, Dotherow JE, Niu J, Martin M, Norton BL, Akiyama MJ, Arnsten JH, Litwin AH. (2024) Distrust in the health care system and adherence to direct-acting antiviral therapy among HCV-infected people who inject drugs. Viruses, August 16, 16(8): 1304. PMID: 39205278, PMCID: PMC11359142
Chea A, Heo M, Zeller TA. (2024) Primary care physician readiness to treat behavioral health conditions: A mixed methods study. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 15: 21501319241275053. PMID: 39212110. PMCID: PMC11366095
Lopes SS, Heo M, Pericot-Valverde I, Norton BL, Taylor LE, Tsui JI, Mehta SH, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Lum PJ, Page K, Murray-Krezan C, Anderson J, Litwin AH and the HERO Study Group. (2024) Variability of Hepatitis C Treatment Cascade Outcomes among People Who Inject Drugs across Geographically Diverse Clinics in US: The HERO Study. Viruses, September, 30;16(10):1551, PMID: 39459883; PMCID: PMC11512280
Pericot-Valverde I, Heo M, Nahvi S, Barron J, Voss S, Ortiz E, Gaalema D, Thrasher JF, Batchelder AW, Byrne KA, Kunkel D, Litwin AH. (2024) Effects of E-Cigarettes on Combustible Cigarette Smoking Among Adults with Opioid Use Disorder on Buprenorphine: Single Arm ERASER Pilot Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Nov 1: ntae260.
Gormley MA, Zhang W, Self S, Ewing JA, Heo M, Roth P, Pericot-Valverde I, Rennert L, Akiyama MJ, Norton BL, Litwin AH. (2024) Influence of polysubstance use on the health-related quality of life among people who inject drugs undergoing opioid agonist treatment following treatment for hepatitis c virus. Journal of Substance Use, 29(5):836-842, PMID: 39502837, PMCID: PMC11534293
Heymsfield SB, Thomas DM, Yang S, Heo M, McCarthy C, Pietrobelli A. (2025) Weigh/Height2: Mathematical overview of the world’s most widely used adiposity index. Obesity Reviews, January; 26(1):e13842, PMID: 39390753, PMCID: PMC11611441.
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Tsui JI, Ludwig-Barron NT, James JR, MD, Heo M, Sivaraj LB, Arnsten JH, Lum PJ, Taylor LE, Mehta SH, Falade-Nwulia O, Feinberg J, Kim AY, Norton BN, Page K, Litwin AH. Current self-reported pain before and after cure of hepatitis C among persons who actively inject drugs. Journal of Addiction Medicine
Heo M, Rea CJ, Brady TM, Bundy DG, Melikam ES, Orringer K, Tarini BA, Giuliano K, Twombley K, Goilav B, Kelly P, Faith MS, Pietrobelli A, Rinke M. Racial disparity in receiving nutrition, lifestyle, and weight counseling in pediatric primary care, JAMA Network Open
Bhatraju E, Tsui JI, Heo M, Sivaraj L, Lopes SS, Radick A, Mehta S, Lum P, Taylor LE, Feinberg J, Kim A, Norton B, Pericot-Valverde I, Page K, Litwin AH. Interest in Injectable and oral PrEP for HIV prevention among women and men who inject drugs. Journal of Addiction Medicine
Thomas AM, Litwin AH, Tsui JI, Sprecht-Walsh S, Blalock KL, Tashima K, Lum PJ, Feinberg J, Page K, Mehta SH, Kim AY, Norton BL, Heo M, Stein ES, Murray-Krezan C, Arnsten JH, Groome MS, Waters E, Taylor LE. Retreatment of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs. Clinical Infectious Diseases
Honors and Awards2011-2018 Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Methodology
2012-2019 Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Nutrition
2018- Editorial Board Member, Child and Adolescent Obesity (CHAO)
2017-2018 Lead guest editor of a special issue of Journal of Obesity
2019- Statistical Editorial Board, International Journal of Obesity
2020-2023 Statistical Editorial Board, JAMA Network Open
2022- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
2021-2024 NIH Ad-hoc Reviewer Member
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