Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ryan E, Benjamin D, McDonald I, Barrett A, McHugh J, Ryan K, Enright H., AZD1222 vaccine-related coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia without thrombosis in a young female., British journal of haematology, 2021
McGlynn F, McGrath J, Varghese C, Ryan B, McHugh J, Fahy A, Enright H., Argatroban for therapeutic anticoagulation for heparin resistance associated with Covid-19 infection., Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 51, (1), 2021, p243-245
Langabeer SE, Haslam K, Crampe M, MacDonagh B, McHugh J., Suboptimal molecular response to tyrosine kinase inhibition associated with acquisition of a T240A ABL1 kinase domain mutation in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia., Experimental oncology, 41, (1), 2019, p82-83
McDonald LS, McCarthy P, Khan M, Hogan P, Kelleher E, Murphy PT, Quinn J, Desmond R, McHugh J, Strickland M, O'Connell E, Cahill M, Maung SW, Keohane C, O'Neill D, Ryan D, Mykytiv V, Enright H., A multicenter report on the natural history of myelodysplastic syndromes in very old patients (aged over 85 years)., Leukemia & lymphoma, 60, (5), 2019, p1324-1327
Herlihy N, Groarke EM, McHugh J, Enright H, Conneally E., Myeloid sarcoma: deciphering a rare cause of cardiac compromise., British journal of haematology, 186, (2), 2019, p203
Rebabonye B. Pharithi, Deepti Ranganathan, Jim O'Brien, Emmanuel E. Egom, Cathie Burke, Daniel Ryan, Christine McAuliffe, Marguerite Vaughan, Tara Coughlan, Edwina Morrissey, John McHugh, David Moore & Ronan Collins , Is the prescription right? A review of non-vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant (NOAC) prescriptions in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Safe prescribing in atrial fibrillation and evaluation of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in stroke prevention (SAFE-NOACS) group., irish Journal Medical Science , 188, 2019, p101 - 108
Byrne CJ, Parton T, McWhinney B, Fennell JP, O'Byrne P, Deasy E, Egan S, Enright H, Desmond R, Ryder SA, D'Arcy DM, McHugh J, Roberts JA, Population pharmacokinetics of total and unbound teicoplanin concentrations and dosing simulations in patients with haematological malignancy, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73, (4), 2018, p995 - 1003
Byrne CJ, Roberts JA, McWhinney B, Fennell JP, O'Byrne P, Deasy E, Egan S, Desmond R, Enright H, Ryder SA, D'Arcy DM, McHugh J, Variability in trough total and unbound teicoplanin concentrations and achievement of therapeutic drug monitoring targets in adult patients with haematological malignancy, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61, (6), 2017, pe02466-16
Maung SW, Burke C, Hayde J, Walshe J, McDermott R, Desmond R, McHugh J, Enright H., A review of therapy-related myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukaemia (t-MDS/AML) in Irish patients: a single centre experience., Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 22, (6), 2017, p341-346
Lim, S.T., Murphy, S.J.X., Smith, D.R., Williams, J., Navarro, S.G., McCabe, J., Moore, D.P., McHugh, J., McCabe, D.J.H., Clinical outcomes and a high prevalence of abnormalities on comprehensive arterial and venous thrombophilia screening in TIA or ischaemic stroke patients with a patent foramen ovale, an interatrial septal aneurysm or both, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 377, 2017, p227-233
Byrne CJ, Roberts JA, McWhinney B, Ryder SA, Fennell JP, O'Byrne P, Deasy E, Egan S, Desmond R, Enright H, D'Arcy DM, McHugh J, Population pharmacokinetics of teicoplanin and attainment of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic targets in adult patients with haematological malignancy, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 23, (9), 2017, p674.e7-674.e13
Faller E, Chapman L, Enright H, Browne P, McHugh J, Desmond R, Immune thrombocytopenia purpura associated with multiple myeloma, Annals of Hematology, 95, (8), 2016, p1371 - 1372
Armstrong C, Maung SW, Neary P, McHugh J, Enright H., Safety and efficacy of ruxolitinib in a profoundly thrombocytopenic patient with myelofibrosis., Annals of hematology, 94, (4), 2015, p711-712
Byrne CJ, Egan S, Fennell JP, O'Byrne P, Enright H, Deasy E, Ryder SA, D'Arcy DM, McHugh J, Teicoplanin use in adult patients with haematological malignancy: Exploring relationships between dose, trough concentrations, efficacy and nephrotoxicity, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 46, (4), 2015, p406 - 412
Maung SW, Desmond R, McHugh J, Ryan B, Neary P, Jeffers M, Enright H, A coincidence or a rare occurrence? A case of plasmablastic lymphoma of the small intestines following infliximab treatment for Crohn's disease., Annals of hematology, 2015
Abusanad O.Z., Floyd M.S., Johnson E.U., McHugh J., McCabe J.E., Haematological considerations in urology: A systematic review, Journal of Clinical Urology, 8, (5), 2015, p321 - 328, p321-328
O'Reilly MA, McHale C, Almazmi A, Hameed A, Benjamin D, O'Connell N, Murphy P, Quinn J, Thornton P, O'Gorman P, Frankova H, Sargent J, Verburgh E, McHugh J, Evans P, Enright H., A 5-day outpatient regimen of azacitidine is effective and well tolerated in patients with acute myeloid leukemia unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy., Leukemia & lymphoma, 55, (12), 2014, p2950-2951
O'Reilly MA, McHale C, Almazmi A, Hameed A, Benjamin D, O'Connell N, Murphy P, Quinn J, Thornton P, O'Gorman P, Frankova H, Sargent J, Verburgh E, McHugh J, Evans P, Enright H., A 5-day: the favourable way?, Annals of hematology, 93, (9), 2014, p1619-1620
Byrne CJ, Egan S, D'Arcy DM, O'Byrne P, Deasy E, Fennell JP, Enright H, McHugh J, Ryder SA, Teicoplanin usage in adult patients with haematological malignancy in the UK and Ireland: Is there scope for improvement, Eur J Hosp Pharm, 21, (5), 2014, p301 - 305
, A multi-centre retrospective study of rituximab use in the treatment of relapsed or resistant warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, British journal of haematology, 2013
McHugh J, Storey L, Bacon L, O'Marcaigh A, O'Sullivan M, Smith O, Paediatric follicular lymphoma., 2013
McHugh J, Afghan R, O'Brien E, Kennedy P, Leahy M, O'Keeffe D., Impact of the introduction of guidelines on vitamin B12 testing., Clinical chemistry, 58, (2), 2012, p471-472
McHugh J, Holt C, O'Keeffe D., An assessment of the utility of unselected coagulation screening in general hospital practice., Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis, 22, (2), 2011, p106-109
Shortt CP, Breen KA, Gleeson TG, McHugh J, O'Connell MJ, O'Gorman PJ, Eustace SJ , Whole-body MRI versus PET in the assessment of multiple myeloma disease activity., 2009
Gleeson TG, Moriarty J, Shortt CP, Gleeson JP, Fitzpatrick P, Byrne B, McHugh J, O'Connell M, O'Gorman P, Eustace SJ, Accuracy of whole-body low-dose multidetector CT (WBLDCT) versus skeletal survey in the detection of myelomatous lesions, and correlation of disease distribution with whole-body MRI (WBMRI)., 2008
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
McDonald, Laura, McCarthy, Peter, Khan, Mohammad, Hogan, Patrick, Kelleher, Eileen C., Murphy, Philip, Quinn, John, Desmond, Ronan, McHugh, Johnny, Strickland, Melanie, Cahill, Mary, Maung, Su Wai, Keohane, Clodagh, O'Neill, Desmond, Ryan, Daniel, Mykytiv, Vitaliy, Enright, Helen, Should Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Very Old Patients be More Actively Managed? Clinical Characteristics, Management and Outcomes for Patients 85 Years and Older, 132, (Supplement 1), 2018, pp5515-5515
R McCafferty, J McHugh, I Regan, A Mannion, G Boran, National Clinical Programme for Pathology Reference Interval Harmonisation Project Group 2nd Draft Survey Report on Reference Intervals for the Full Blood Count in the Republic of Ireland, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, September, 2017
Laboratory Testing for Vitamin B12 Deficiency in, editor(s)G Boran , National Laboratory Handbook, National Clinical Programme for Pathology, 2016, pp31 - 32, [J McHugh, AM Molloy]
Use of the D-Dimer Test in, editor(s)G Boran , National Laboratory Handbook, National Clinical Programme for Pathology, 2016, pp33 - 34, [J McHugh, I Regan]
Groarke, Emma M, Maung, Su Wai, Ewins, Karl, Jeffers, Michael, McHugh, Johnny, Desmond, Ronan, Enright, Helen, The Role of Marrow Fibrosis in the Prognosis and Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes: a Single Center Retrospective Study, 128, (22), 2016, pp5524-5524
Laboratory Testing for Folate Deficiency in, editor(s)G Boran , National Laboratory Handbook, National Clinical Programme for Pathology, 2016, pp29 - 30, [J McHugh]
Maung, Su Wai, Strahan, Niamh, O'Byrne, Philomena, O'Dowd, Sarah, O'Loughlin, John, Desmond, Ronan, McHugh, Johnny, Jeffers, Michael, Enright, Helen, Changes in p53 Expression By Immunohistochemistry during Azacitidine Therapy in Patients with MDS Can Predict Overall Prognosis, 126, (23), 2015, pp2878-2878
Maung, Su Wai, McEllistrim, Cian, Hayat, Amjad, Murray, Margaret, O'Dwyer, Michael, Thornton, Patrick, Groarke, Emma, O'Keeffe, Denis, Leahy, Maeve, Burke, Aine, O'Gorman, Peter, Weldon, Carmel, Crotty, Gerard, Perera, Meegahage Ratnakanthi, Burke, Cathie, McHugh, Johnny, Enright, Helen, Desmond, Ronan, Clinical Characteristics, Treatment and Outcomes for Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chromosome 5q Abnormalities in the Republic of Ireland, 126, (23), 2015, pp5258-5258
Ahmed, S., Chapman, L., Desmond, R., Neary, P., Enright, H., McHugh, J., Increased incidence of symptomatic postural hypotension in multiple myeloma patients treated with subcutaneous bortezomib, 15, 2015, ppe165
Catherine Byrne, Sean Egan, Deirdre D'Arcy, Philomena O'Byrne, Evelyn Deasy, Jérôme Fennell, Helen Enright, Johnny McHugh, Sheila Ryder, Teicoplanin Usage in Adult Patients with Haematological Malignancy in the UK and Ireland: Is there scope for improvement? , Haematology Association of Ireland Conference 2013, Belfast, Ireland, 2013, 2013
J McHugh, RS Kumar, A O'Dalaigh, K Breen, M McCloy, R Rajpal, A Burke, M Kelly, R Desmond, C O'Rafferty, P Hayden, M Leahy, Epidemiology of Bisphosphonate Use and Jaw Osteonecrosis Incidence in Multiple Myeloma Patients in the Republic of Ireland, Haematologica, European Haematology Association, Berlin, June 2009, 94, (s2), Ferrata-Storti Foundation, 2009, pp388 - 388
J Mchugh, C Holt, D O'Keeffe, Coagulation Screening in an Irish Teaching Hospital, Haematologica, European Haematology Association, Berlin, June 2009, 94, (s2), Ferrata-Storti Foundation, 2009, pp47 - 47
J McHugh, C Shortt, D Duke, C Johnston, S Eustace, P O'Gorman, Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Myeloma, Haematologica, International Myeloma Workshop, Kos, Greece, June 2007, 92, (s2), Ferrata-Storti Foundation, 2007, pp137 - 137
McHugh, Johnny, O'Ceallaigh, Cathal, Keane, Colm, Otridge, Brian W., O'Gorman, Peter, Thalidomide and Dexamethasone in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma., 108, (11), 2006, pp5120-5120
McHugh, Johnny, Johnston, Ciaran, Duke, Deirdre, Thornton, Patrick, Eustace, Steve, O'Gorman, Peter, Whole Body MRI Versus Skeletal Survey in Multple Myeloma., 106, (11), 2005, pp5106-5106
Recognition
Representations
Member of National Laboratory Handbook working group
Member of National Cancer Control Programme National Cancer Information System steering group and implementation group
Member of National Cancer Control Programme Plasma Cell Clinical Advisory Group
Member of National Clinical Programme for Pathology Reference Interval Harmonisation Project Group
Memberships
Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists