Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Agawu A, Nortey N, Jacobs C, Zebrowski A, Lin MP, Glassberg J. Respiratory phenotype and health care utilization patterns by adults with sickle cell disease. Blood Adv. 2025 Jan 14;9(1):143-150. PMID: 39368809
Agawu A, Kanagawa C, Wong J, Shults J, Feudtner C, Bewtra M. Pediatric Cholelithiasis in the United States: National Hospitalization Trends, 2006 to 2019. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Dec 1;77(6):741-747. PMID: 37755879
Agawu A, Chaiyachati BH, Radack J, Duncan AF, Ellison A. Patterns of Change in Race Category in the Electronic Medical Record of a Pediatric Population. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 May 1;177(5):536-539. PMID: 36912853
Agawu A, Shults J, Smith-Whitley K, Feudtner C. Age- and sex-specific rates of gall bladder disease in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Nov;69(11):e29863. PMID: 35997530
Shaul E, Agawu A, Wood P, Umhoefer K, Mamula P. Management of Magnet Ingestions at a Large Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Sep 1;75(3):334-339. PMID: 35653435
Wortzel JD, Wiebe DJ, Elahi S, Agawu A, Barg FK, Emmett EA. Ascertainment Bias in a Historic Cohort Study of Residents in an Asbestos Manufacturing Community. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 24;18(5):2211. PMID: 33668103
Agawu A, Hanlon AL, Buttenheim AM, Song L, Fiks AG, Feemster KA. Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Series Completion by Adolescent Males: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Apr;20(3):364-373. PMID: 31108236
Chaiyachati BH, Agawu A, Zorc JJ, Balamuth F. Trends in Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization after Institution of Coronavirus Disease-19 Mandatory Social Distancing. J Pediatr. 2020 Nov;226:274-277.e1. PMID: 32702427
Agawu A, Fahl C, Alexis D, Diaz T, Harris D, Harris MC, Aysola J, Cronholm PF, Higginbotham EJ. The Influence of Gender and Underrepresented Minority Status on Medical Student Ranking of Residency Programs. J Natl Med Assoc. 2019 Dec;111(6):665-673. PMID: 31668360
Godwin B, Liacouras C, Mehta V, Eisenberg J, Agawu A, Brown-Whitehorn T, Ruffner MA, Verma R, Cianferoni A, Spergel JM, Muir AB. A Review of Tertiary Referrals for Management of Pediatric Esophageal Eosinophilia. Front Pediatr. 2018 Jun 20;6:173. PMID: 29974044
Ajayi A, Hwang WT, Vapiwala N, Rosen M, Chapman CH, Both S, Shah M, Wang X, Agawu A, Gabriel P, Christodouleas J, Tochner Z, Deville C. Disparities in staging prostate magnetic resonance imaging utilization for nonmetastatic prostate cancer patients undergoing definitive radiation therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2016 Jul 25;1(4):325-332. PMID: 28740904
Agawu A, Buttenheim AM, Taylor L, Song L, Fiks AG, Feemster KA. Sociodemographic Differences in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation by Adolescent Males. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Nov;57(5):506-14. PMID: 26381919
Park J, Wrzesinski SH, Stern E, Look M, Criscione J, Ragheb R, Jay SM, Demento SL, Agawu A, Licona Limon P, Ferrandino AF, Gonzalez D, Habermann A, Flavell RA, Fahmy TM. Combination delivery of TGF-β inhibitor and IL-2 by nanoscale liposomal polymeric gels enhances tumour immunotherapy. Nat Mater. 2012 Oct;11(10):895-905. PMID: 22797827
Sargeant TD, Desai AP, Banerjee S, Agawu A, Stopek JB. An in situ forming collagen-PEG hydrogel for tissue regeneration. Acta Biomater. 2012 Jan;8(1):124-32. PMID: 21911086
Park J, Mattessich T, Jay SM, Agawu A, Saltzman WM, Fahmy TM. Enhancement of surface ligand display on PLGA nanoparticles with amphiphilic ligand conjugates. J Control Release. 2011 Nov 30;156(1):109-15. PMID: 21723893
Case Reports & Clinical Communications
Agawu A, Wehrman A, Pogoriler J, Terry NA, Lin HC. A case report of a challenging diagnosis of biliary atresia in a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition. BMC Pediatr. 2019 Mar 8;19(1):72. PMID: 30849955
Agawu A, Sheppard S, Lin HC. A Novel VPS33B Mutation Causing a Mild Phenotype of Arthrogryposis, Renal dysfunction, and Cholestasis Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Aug;69(2):e55-e56. PMID: 31343487
Luks VL, Agawu A, Schwartz D, Sreedharan RR, Laje P. Magnet Entrapment in the Right Lower Quadrant: A Management Dilemma. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2021 Jun;60(6-7):321-324. PMID: 33870754
Book Chapters
Agawu A, Muir AB. Disorders of the Esophagus. Netter’s Pediatrics. Elsevier, 2022.
Verma K, Agawu A. Obstruction and Malrotation. Netter’s Pediatrics. Elsevier, 2022.
Letters to the Editor
Uy JD, Agawu A. Screening is not as simple as it may seem. Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1384-5. PMID: 23547042
Patents
Sargeant T, Fischvogt G, Bettuchi M, Hodgkinson G, Stopek J, Desai A, Agawu A, Banerjee S. Wound Closure Device. US 20110087271 A1.
Sargeant T, Stopek J, Bettuchi M, Desai A, Agawu A, Banerjee S. Wound Closure Device. US 20110087272 A1.
Desai A, Sargeant T, Agawu A, Stopek J. In Situ Forming Biphasic Osteochondral Plug. US 20110282465 A1.
Sargeant T, Stopek J, Desai A, Agawu A, Banerjee S. Molds For In Situ Forming Materials. US 20120022495 A1.
Sargeant T, Desai A, Agawu A. Mirrored Arthroscope. US 20120108901 A1.
Sargeant T, Desai A, Agawu A. Shape Memory Arthroscopic Camera. US 20120220827 A1.
Sargeant T, Desai A, Stopek J, Agawu A, Banerjee S, Viola F. Closure Tape Dispenser. US 20130245677 A1.
Selected Abstracts & Presentations
Agawu A, Caesar R, Frey M, Kelley-Quon L. A qualitative analysis of at-home central venous catheter (CVC) care by caregivers of children with intestinal failure. Translational Science Meeting, 2025.
Agawu A, Chaiyachati BH, Radack J, Duncan AF, Ellison A. Frequency and Change Patterns of Race and Other Demographic Data in the Electronic Medical Record. Pediatric Academic Societies, 2022.
Agawu A, Nortey N, Jacobs C, Zebrowski A, Lin M, Glassberg J. Association Between Episodic Cough and Wheeze and Health Care Utilization in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. American Thoracic Society International Conference, 2022.