Boston Medical Center is among the contenders competing in STAT Madness 2025— a bracketed competition from STAT News to find the most innovative research in the country. Two teams of BMC Researchers, one led by Valerie Gouon-Evans, PhD, PharmD, and another led by Heather Hsu, MD, MPH, and Elisha Wachman, MD, are competing.

Dr. Gouon-Evans's research, published in [*Nature Communications*](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49332-8)*,* presented a promising and less invasive alternative to traditional liver transplantation.

Drs. Hsu and Wachman’s research, published in [*JAMA Pediatrics,*](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2818398) introduced new trauma-informed clinical guidelines aimed at reforming mandatory child protective services reporting decisions for substance-exposed newborns without compromising patient care.

The first of six rounds of popular voting ends March 10 at 4:00 a.m. EST. [Vote now](https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open).



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