Ryan Helmick, MD

Publications

• Fixed Versus Growth Mindset and the Association With Alcohol Relapse After Liver Transplantation.

  (Laredo JA, Konakalla P, Khalil M, Helmick RA.) Transplant Proc. 2026 Apr;58(3):587-592 PMID: 41760507 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105031602611 02/28/2026

• Skin Closure Technique Matters: Fewer Wound Infections After Kidney Transplant in Patients With Class 2 Obesity Using Subcuticular Sutures.

  (Cerise A, Jethwani P, Liaqat A, Balaraman V, Talwar M, Vanatta JM, Helmick RA.) Clin Transplant. 2025 Nov;39(11):e70371 PMID: 41191601 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105020993386 11/05/2025

• Unveiling APOL1 haplotypes in a predominantly African-American cohort of kidney transplant patients: a novel classification using probe-independent quantitative real-time PCR.

  (Dogan M, Watkins C, Ingram H, Moore N, Rucker GM, Gower EG, Eason JD, Bhalla A, Talwar M, Nezakatgoo N, Eymard C, Helmick R, Vanatta J, Bajwa A, Kuscu C, Kuscu C.) Front Med (Lausanne). 2024;11:1325128 PMID: 38660426 PMCID: PMC11039853 04/25/2024

• A report of a prospective randomized trial of extended-release tacrolimus versus immediate release tacrolimus after liver transplantation with anti-thymocyte induction in a steroid free protocol.

  (Helmick RA, Eymard CM, Naik S, Eason JD, Nezakatgoo N, Nair S, Vanatta JM.) Clin Transplant. 2024 Jan;38(1):e15172 PMID: 37897198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174896066 10/28/2023

• Unveiling APOL1 Haplotypes: A Novel Classification Through Probe-Independent Quantitative Real-Time PCR.

  (Dogan M, Watkins C, Ingram H, Moore N, Rucker GM, Gower EG, Eason JD, Bhalla A, Talwar M, Nezakatgoo N, Eymard C, Helmick R, Vanatta J, Bajwa A, Kuscu C, Kuscu C.) bioRxiv. 2023 Oct 19 PMID: 37905084 PMCID: PMC10614821 10/31/2023

• Liver Outcome in Renal Transplant Recipients Who Acquired Hepatitis C Infection From an Infected Graft: Study Based on Liver Biopsy Findings.

  (Kothadia JP, Bhalla A, Molnar MZ, Mohan R, Balaraman V, Talwar M, Helmick R, Eymard C, Clark I, Jain R, Faust TW, Vanatta JM, Eason JD, Nair SP.) Transplant Direct. 2022 Jun;8(6):e1342 PMID: 35651584 PMCID: PMC9148688 06/03/2022

• Transplantation of liver from hepatitis C-infected donors to hepatitis C RNA-negative recipients: Histological and virologic outcome.

  (Nair SP, Marella HK, Maliakkal B, Snyder H, Handley C, Kothadia JP, Ali B, Satapathy SK, Molnar MZ, Clark I, Jain R, Helmick R, Eymard C, Eason JD.) Clin Transplant. 2021 May;35(5):e14281 PMID: 33690929 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103169875 03/11/2021

• Association between longer hospitalization and development of de novo donor specific antibodies in simultaneous liver-kidney transplant recipients.

  (Yazawa M, Cseprekal O, Helmick RA, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Podila PSB, Fossey S, Satapathy SK, Eason JD, Molnar MZ.) Ren Fail. 2020 Nov;42(1):40-47 PMID: 31875761 PMCID: PMC6968335 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85077148692 12/27/2019

• A pilot study of ex-vivo MRI-PDFF of donor livers for assessment of steatosis and predicting early graft dysfunction.

  (Satapathy SK, Gonzalez HC, Vanatta J, Dyer A, Angel W, Nouer SS, Kocak M, Kedia SK, Jiang Y, Clark I, Yadak N, Nezakagtoo N, Helmick R, Horton P, Campos L, Agbim U, Maliakkal B, Maluf D, Nair S, Halford HH, Eason JD.) PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0232006 PMID: 32407331 PMCID: PMC7224456 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084786053 05/15/2020

• Lack of Association between Pretransplant Donor-Specific Antibodies and Posttransplant Kidney Outcomes in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction and Steroid-Free Protocol.

  (Yazawa M, Cseprekal O, Helmick RA, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Podila PSB, Agbim UA, Maliakkal B, Fossey S, Satapathy SK, Sumida K, Kovesdy CP, Nair S, Eason JD, Molnar MZ.) Nephron. 2020;144(3):126-137 PMID: 32007998 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079448371 02/03/2020

• Stricturing CMV enteritis in an adult liver transplant recipient.

  (Helmick RA, Agbim UA.) J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Dec;2019(12):rjz356 PMID: 31867097 PMCID: PMC6917467 12/24/2019

• Cholecystitis and hemobilia.

  (Staszak JK, Buechner D, Helmick RA.) J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Dec;2019(12):rjz350 PMID: 31857891 PMCID: PMC6911657 12/21/2019