Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at Tulane University for 2026
Tulane University researchers in Medicine have been active across a wide span of topics over the last year, from cardiovascular care and diabetes to surgery, public health, and mental health. The mix of work reflected here shows how clinical questions, population health, and translational science often overlap in the same research community.
Below, you’ll find a closer look at featured Tulane investigators whose recent publications highlight both the breadth of the institution’s medical research and the practical questions shaping current scholarship.
Featured Researchers
R. Shane Tubbs
R. Shane Tubbs at Tulane University has recently focused on anatomy, surgical education, and neuroanatomy, including work on artificial intelligence in teaching anatomy and cranial nerve and venous sinus studies.
Activity over the last year: 51 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching Anatomy: A Systematic Review (Apr 2025)
- The greater palatine nerve and artery both supply the maxillary teeth (Jan 2025)
- Angulation of the dural venous sinuses in the posterior cranial fossa: an anatomical study and its implications for venous circulation (Jan 2025)
Joe Iwanaga
Joe Iwanaga at Tulane University has concentrated on anatomy education, surgical practice, and radiology-related ethics, with recent publications on AI in anatomy teaching and responsible use of cadaveric images.
Activity over the last year: 52 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching Anatomy: A Systematic Review (Apr 2025)
- Ethical Use of Cadaveric Images in Anatomical Textbooks, Atlases, and Journals: A Consensus Response From Authors and Editors (Jan 2025)
- Guidelines Against Discrimination and Bias in Anatomical Research Papers (GDBARP): Recommendations From Anatomical Journal Editors (May 2025)
Eman A. Toraih
Eman A. Toraih at Tulane University has been working across endocrinology, cancer research, and surgery, with recent studies on preoperative anxiety, bariatric surgery, and GLP-1 receptor agonists.
Activity over the last year: 29 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Preoperative anxiety and its impact on surgical outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Jan 2025)
- Metabolic and Bariatric Operation and the Path to Kidney Transplantation (Jan 2025)
- Survival Benefits of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients with Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Large-Scale Propensity-Matched Cohort Study (May 2025)
Lydia Bazzano
Lydia Bazzano at Tulane University has recently centered her work on cardiovascular medicine, public health, and child health, including studies on childhood HDL cholesterol, peripheral artery disease, and at-home biometric measures.
Activity over the last year: 36 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The association of childhood HDL cholesterol with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events in adults: findings from the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium (Mar 2025)
- Metformin to Improve Walking Performance in Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (Nov 2025)
- Collecting at-Home Biometric Measures for Longitudinal Research From the i3C: Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Jun 2025)
Lu Qi
Lu Qi at Tulane University has been publishing on genetics, physiology, and public health, with recent papers on coffee timing, cardiomyopathy, and dairy intake in relation to diabetes risk.
Activity over the last year: 22 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Ileana De Anda‐Duran
Ileana De Anda-Duran at Tulane University has focused on psychiatry, cardiovascular medicine, and pediatrics, including digital sleep measures, home biometric collection, and diet-related cognitive outcomes.
Activity over the last year: 27 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Exploring nightly variability and clinical influences on sleep measures: insights from a digital brain health platform (Apr 2025)
- Collecting at-Home Biometric Measures for Longitudinal Research From the i3C: Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Jun 2025)
- Association Between Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Function in Midlife Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study (May 2025)
Yilin Yoshida
Yilin Yoshida at Tulane University has worked across diabetes, cardiovascular medicine, and public health, with recent research on psychosocial risk patterns, oral health in diabetes, and lung cancer mortality trends.
Activity over the last year: 15 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Psychosocial and behavioral risk patterns and risk of cardiovascular complications in people with type 2 diabetes (Feb 2025)
- Trends and Risk Factors of Oral Health and Preventive Dental Care in Adults With Diabetes and Prediabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 to 2017-2020 (Apr 2025)
- Disentangling the effects of various risk factors and trends in lung cancer mortality (Mar 2025)
Nassir F. Marrouche
Nassir F. Marrouche at Tulane University has recently focused on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, especially atrial fibrillation, ablation outcomes, and imaging-based characterization of arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy.
Activity over the last year: 16 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Characterization of Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction – Insights from DECAAF II (May 2025)
- Three-Year Outcomes of Catheter Ablation in Patients With End-Stage Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation (Aug 2025)
- Atrial Arrhythmia Burden (SMURDEN) After Ablation of AF Is Associated With Improvement in Quality of Life (Aug 2025)
What Tulane University's Medicine Community Is Working On
Across Tulane University’s recent Medicine output, the most common themes are public health, cardiovascular medicine, surgery, endocrinology, and pediatric health. That combination suggests an active research community working at the intersection of patient care and population-level questions, with strong attention to chronic disease risk, procedural outcomes, and prevention. The overlap between cardiovascular science and metabolic research is especially visible, alongside continued interest in how behavioral, clinical, and imaging-based measures can improve understanding of disease and treatment.- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health - seen across 4 of the featured researchers
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - seen across 4 of the featured researchers
- Surgery - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
These recent outputs offer a useful snapshot of how Tulane University researchers are approaching Medicine from multiple angles, with recurring attention to prevention, outcomes, and evidence-based care. If you’re exploring similar themes in your own work, Resub can help streamline citation discovery, manuscript formatting, and submission preparation so you can spend more time on the research itself.
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