Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in Donation After Cardiac and Brain Death Donation

Authors: Gouchoe, Doug A. ^{1, 2, ∗}, Cui, Ervin Y. ^{1, 2, ∗}, Satija, Divyaam ^{1, 2}, Heh, Victor ¹, Darcy, Christine E. ¹, Henn, Matthew C. ¹, Choi, Kukbin ¹, Nunley, David R. ³, Mokadam, Nahush A. ¹, Ganapathi, Asvin M. ¹, Whitson, Bryan A. ^{1, 2, ∗∗}

Source: In The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2025 119(3):651-659

Impact of Hospital Transfers on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis

Authors: Ganapathi, Asvin M. ^{1, ∗∗, ∗}, Bonnell, Levi N. ^{2, ∗}, Bowdish, Michael E. ³, Jacobs, Jeffrey P. ⁴, Kaneko, Tsuyoshi ⁵, Whitson, Bryan A. ¹, Habib, Robert H. ²

Source: In The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2025 119(2):442-450

Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

Authors: Satija, Divyaam ^{a, 1}, Gouchoe, Doug A. ^{a, 1}, Monasterio, Julia ^a, Cui, Ervin Y. ^a, Lilly, Scott ^b, Boudoulas, Konstantinos Dean ^b, Matre, Nancy ^a, Whitson, Bryan A. ^a, Bozinovski, John ^a, Mokadam, Nahush A. ^a, Ganapathi, Asvin M. ^a, Henn, Matthew C. ^{a, ∗}

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research January 2025 305:222-230

Adaptive Chest Cavity Expansion Following Lung Allograft Oversizing in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Authors: Gouchoe, Doug A. ^{a, 1}, Botros, Mena M. ^{b, 1}, Satija, Divyaam ^a, Roberts, Sophia H. ^c, Applegate, Bryson ^a, Clark, Akia ^a, Miter, Sarah L. ^d, Lee, Madonna E. ^e, Carter, Staci ^a, Maas, Kimberly ^a, Bennet, Jessica ^a, Nunley, David ^a, Keller, Brian C. ^f, Ganapathi, Asvin M. ^a, Whitson, Bryan A. ^{a, ∗}

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research January 2025 305:295-303

How We Solved the Shortage of Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Train More or Work Longer

Authors: Henn, Matthew C., Mokadam, Nahush A., Merritt, Robert E., Ganapathi, Asvin M., Whitson, Bryan A., Bozinovski, John, Choi, Kukbin, D’Souza, Desmond M., Kneuertz, Peter J., Williams, Thomas E.

Source: In The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2025 119(1):235-243

County-level food insecurity is associated with outcomes following cardiac surgery

Authors: Azap, Lovette, Woldesenbet, Selam, Osae, Hannah, Henn, Matthew, Bozinovski, Jovan, Whitson, Bryan, Mokadam, Nahush A., Ganapathi, Asvin, Pawlik, Timothy M.

Source: In The American Journal of Surgery November 2024 237

Lung transplantation following prior cardiac surgical procedures

Authors: Scott, Shane S., Gouchoe, Doug A., Satija, Divyaam, Rosenheck, Justin P., Henn, Matthew C., Mokadam, Nahush A., Whitson, Bryan A., Ramsammy, Verai, Nunley, David R., Smith, Sakima A., Ganapathi, Asvin M.

Source: In JHLT Open August 2024 5

Early Extubation: Who Qualifies Postoperatively in Lung Transplantation?

Authors: Habib, Alim, Gouchoe, Doug A., Rosenheck, Justin P., Mokadam, Nahush A., Henn, Matthew C., Nunley, David R., Ramsammy, Verai, Whitson, Bryan A., Ganapathi, Asvin M.

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research July 2024 299:303-312

Trends in survival after heart transplantation based on Social Vulnerability Index in the United States

Authors: Azap, Lovette, Diaz, Adrian, Gouchoe, Doug A., Mokadam, Nahush A., Smith, Sakima, Henn, Matthew C., Whitson, Bryan A., Habib, Alim, Lampert, Brent C., Pawlik, Timothy M., Ganapathi, Asvin M.

Source: In JHLT Open May 2024 4

Is timing everything? Examining operative time in lung transplants from 2006 to 2023

Authors: Gouchoe, Doug A., Cui, Ervin Y., Darcy, Christine E., Whitson, Bryan A., Ganapathi, Asvin M., Zhu, Hua

Source: In JHLT Open May 2024 4

Long-Term Survival Following Primary Graft Dysfunction Development in Lung Transplantation

Authors: Gouchoe, Doug A., Whitson, Bryan A., Rosenheck, Justin, Henn, Matthew C., Mokadam, Nahush A., Ramsammy, Verai, Kirkby, Stephen, Nunley, David, Ganapathi, Asvin M.

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research April 2024 296:47-55

Mitsugumin 53 mitigation of ischemia–reperfusion injury in a mouse model

Authors: Gouchoe, Doug A., Lee, Yong Gyu, Kim, Jung Lye, Zhang, Zhentao, Marshall, Joanna M., Ganapathi, Asvin, Zhu, Hua, Black, Sylvester M., Ma, Jianjie, Whitson, Bryan A.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery March 2024 167(3):e48-e58

Textbook outcome: A novel metric in heart transplantation outcomes

Authors: Zakko, Jason, Premkumar, Akash, Logan, April J., Sneddon, Jeffrey M., Brock, Guy N., Pawlik, Timothy M., Mokadam, Nahush A., Whitson, Bryan A., Lampert, Brent C., Washburn, William K., Osho, Asishana A., Ganapathi, Asvin M., Schenk, Austin D.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery March 2024 167(3):1077-1087

Rise of the machines: Normothermic regional perfusion use in heart transplantation in the United States

Authors: Gouchoe, Doug A. ^{a, b}, Satija, Divyaam ^a, Cui, Ervin Y. ^{a, b}, Schroder, Jacob N. ^c, Milano, Carmelo A. ^c, Bishawi, Muath ^d, Alvarez, Ammu V. ^a, Choi, Kukbin ^a, Henn, Matthew C. ^a, Lampert, Brent C. ^e, Mokadam, Nahush A. ^a, Whitson, Bryan A. ^{a, b}, Ganapathi, Asvin M. ^{f, ∗}

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery December 2024

Thoracic retransplantation: Does time to retransplantation matter?

Authors: Ganapathi, Asvin M., Heh, Victor, Rosenheck, Justin P., Keller, Brian C., Mokadam, Nahush A., Lampert, Brent C., Whitson, Bryan A., Henn, Matthew C.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery December 2023 166(6):1529-1541

The Association of Persistent Poverty and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Azap, Lovette, Woldesenbet, Selamawit, Lima, Henrique, Munir, Muhammad Musaab, Diaz, Adrian, Endo, Yutaka, Yang, Jason, Mokadam, Nahush A., Ganapathi, Asvin, Pawlik, Timothy M.

Source: In Journal of Surgical Research December 2023 292:30-37

Is Transplantation With Coronavirus Disease 2019–Positive Donor Lungs Safe? A US Nationwide Analysis

Authors: Asija, Richa, Singh, Ruby, Paneitz, Dane C., Wolfe, Stanley B., Chukwudi, Chijioke, Michel, Eriberto, Rabi, Seyed Alireza, Langer, Nathaniel B., Osho, Asishana A., Ganapathi, Asvin M.

Source: In The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2023 116(5):1046-1054

Allocation changes in heart transplantation: What has really changed?

Authors: Ganapathi, Asvin M., Lampert, Brent C., Mokadam, Nahush A., Emani, Sitaramesh, Hasan, Ayesha K., Tamer, Robert, Whitson, Bryan A.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery February 2023 165(2):724-733

Donor and Recipient Hepatitis C Status Does Not Affect Rejection in Thoracic Transplantation

Authors: Ganapathi, Asvin M., Whitson, Bryan A., Heh, Victor, Keller, Brian C., Smith, Sakima A., Mokadam, Nahush A., Henn, Matthew C.

Source: In The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023 115(1):221-230

Impact of thoracotomy approach on right ventricular failure and length of stay in left ventricular assist device implants: an intermacs registry analysis

Authors: Lampert, Brent C, Teuteberg, Jeffrey J, Cowger, Jennifer, Mokadam, Nahush A, Cantor, Ryan S., Benza, Raymond L, Ganapathi, Asvin M, Myers, Susan L, Hiesinger, William, Woo, Joseph, Pagani, Francis, Kirklin, James K, Whitson, Bryan A

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation September 2021 40(9):981-989