Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsZeev Kain, MD, MBA
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2026
A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer: Formative Evaluation and Preliminary Efficacy
Fortier M, Torres L, Campos B, Cortes H, Morales S, Lin C, Torno L, Kain Z. A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer: Formative Evaluation and Preliminary Efficacy. Children 2026, 13: 392. PMID: 41897104, PMCID: PMC13024815, DOI: 10.3390/children13030392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth literacyMonths post-interventionPost-interventionParents of childrenEmotional Well-BeingLatino caregiversLatino parentsBaseline to immediate post-interventionMeasures of health literacyAssociated with poor health outcomesWell-beingPreliminary efficacyCaregiver well-beingCaregivers of childrenFormative evaluationSpanish-speaking Latino parentsCulturally congruent careImmediately post-interventionPoor health outcomesSpanish-speaking Latino familiesPre-post trialParents/caregivers of childrenSignificant psychological distressLatino parents of childrenRepeated measures ANOVAA Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer: Intervention Development
Torres L, Campos B, Cortes H, Morales S, Lin C, Torno L, Kain Z, Fortier M. A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer: Intervention Development. Children 2026, 13: 369. PMID: 41897082, PMCID: PMC13025392, DOI: 10.3390/children13030369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-based participatory researchCancer health disparitiesSpanish-speaking caregiversLatino caregiversHealth disparitiesSpanish-speaking parentsCommunity-based participatory research principlesCommunity-based participatory research approachChildhood cancerSpanish-speaking parents of childrenCaregiver health literacyCaregivers of childrenCulturally congruent careLatino familiesCulturally congruent interventionsSpanish-speaking Latino familiesCulturally congruent approachCulturally relevant strategiesWell-beingParents of childrenEmotional Well-BeingQuality of lifePediatric cancer patientsHealth literacyMulticomponent intervention401 Unspecified Headache in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Early Findings on Patterns and Predictors of Emergency Department Utilization
Martin S, Zhu J, Heyming T, Sun E, Zaveri H, Kain Z. 401 Unspecified Headache in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Early Findings on Patterns and Predictors of Emergency Department Utilization. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 106048. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.106048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research413 Pre-Surgical Quantitative Sensory Testing and Post-Surgical Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Sujan A, Groenewald C, Li R, Schreiber K, Palermo T, Kain Z, Rabbitts J. 413 Pre-Surgical Quantitative Sensory Testing and Post-Surgical Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 106060. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.106060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Predictors of postoperative recovery using self-reported HRQoL among children undergoing elective surgery
Lim P, Fortier M, Kaplan S, Gago-Masague S, Kain Z. Predictors of postoperative recovery using self-reported HRQoL among children undergoing elective surgery. Paediatrics & Child Health 2025, 31: 42-49. PMID: 41630947, PMCID: PMC12861533, DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild male genderMental healthPreoperative anxietyHigher risk of poor recoverySelf-reported health-related quality of lifeOverall healthHealth-related quality of lifeRisk of poor recoveryChild Health Ratings InventoriesEnglish-speaking LatinxSelf-reported HRQOLSelf-reported HRQoL.Male genderChildren's preoperative anxietyHigh riskQuality of lifePredictors of recoveryChildren Aged 4Caregiver distressRecovery outcomesPostoperative recoveryPreoperative distressRating InventoryHealthGroup of childrenPerioperative Medicine, Perioperative Surgical Home, and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Distinct Constructs or Different Names for the Same Journey
Gottumukkala V, Joshi G, Kain Z. Perioperative Medicine, Perioperative Surgical Home, and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Distinct Constructs or Different Names for the Same Journey. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2025, 141: 761-764. PMID: 40601482, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial mechanisms underlying the transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain in youth following spinal fusion: a 6-month longitudinal study
Li R, Rogers A, Sujan A, Zhou C, Thiagarajan P, Palermo T, Kain Z, Rabbitts J. Psychosocial mechanisms underlying the transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain in youth following spinal fusion: a 6-month longitudinal study. Pain 2025, 166: e447-e459. PMID: 40408233, PMCID: PMC12444896, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic postsurgical painAcute pain intensityPain intensityPain catastrophizingPsychosocial factorsPostsurgical painSpinal fusionAcute to chronic postsurgical painDevelopment of chronic postsurgical painAcute pain severityHigher pain intensityParental distressCPSP developmentLongitudinal studyCausal mediation analysisPain severityAdolescent psychosocial factorsPain interferenceDays postsurgeryPainPsychological distressPresurgeryPsychosocial changesPostsurgeryPsychosocial mechanismsRacial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery
Lim P, Fortier M, Kaplan S, Masague S, Kain Z. Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40335849, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02468-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnglish-speaking householdsLatinx childrenSpoken languageLinguistic disparitiesEnglish-speakingMental healthLanguageWhite childrenPreoperative anxietySelf-reported health-related quality of lifeHealth-related quality of lifeChild Health Ratings InventoriesEnglish-speaking LatinxSelf-reported HRQOLAcculturative stressSelf-reported HRQoL.Effect of race/ethnicityPre-operative anxietyChild Self-ReportQuality of lifeMultivariate general linear modelNon-Latinx WhiteLatinxChildren Aged 4Health disparitiesBiopsychosocial risk factors for pain in early phases of pediatric cancer treatment
Klages K, James R, Kain Z, Phipps S, Alberts N, Fortier M. Biopsychosocial risk factors for pain in early phases of pediatric cancer treatment. Frontiers In Psychology 2025, 16: 1507560. PMID: 40365620, PMCID: PMC12069430, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1507560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric cancer treatmentBiopsychosocial risk factorsPain interferencePain catastrophizingChild's electronic medical recordPain intensitySocial context of patientsAssociated with increased pain interferenceAssociated with increased pain intensityPhysical aspects of painParent-proxy questionnaireDecreased physical functionImprove pain managementElevated depressive symptomsRisk factorsBiopsychosocial treatment approachCancer-related dataElectronic medical recordsChild pain catastrophizingSelf-report questionnairesDate of diagnosisCancer treatmentContext of patientsPhysical functionPsychosocial factorsPredictors of Pain Concordance Among Caregiver–Child Dyads Undergoing Elective Surgery
Lim P, Fortier M, Kaplan S, Masague S, Kain Z. Predictors of Pain Concordance Among Caregiver–Child Dyads Undergoing Elective Surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia 2025, 35: 359-366. PMID: 39960137, DOI: 10.1111/pan.15082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver-child dyadsChildren's painChild Health Ratings InventoriesSelf-report of painChildren's self-reports of painPain ratingsPain severity ratingsChild Self-ReportProportion of dyadsPostoperative recovery outcomesPain beliefsEffective postoperative pain managementLatinx caregiversPain assessmentCaregiversRecovery outcomesPain managementPostoperative painDistress measuresCaregiver-childPostoperative pain managementRating InventoryRate of postoperative painLatinx childrenPostoperative pain scores
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