2016 Thoracic Surgery Residency brochure

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Residency Program 2016

Introduction

Welcome to the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program at the University of Colorado. Our program is a three-year residency which has been in continuous operation since 1977. Our mission is to provide a very wellrounded thoracic surgical education in all facets of our specialty. Our global objective is to prepare the graduates of our program to step into their careers prepared to meet the challenges of the profession, regardless of their ultimate career goals.

During the course of the three-year curriculum, residents rotate through the University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver. These rotations provide a robust and sophisticated experience in all facets of adult and congenital heart disease and general thoracic surgery. The first two years of the three-year curriculum are designed to provide an in-depth experience in each of these subspecialty areas and prepare the resident for eligibility for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery examination process. The third year of the residency is designed in a manner to permit the resident to focus in an area relevant to their ultimate career goals. For example, some of our residents focus their activities in the arena of general thoracic surgery, and others in the arena of congenital heart surgery. Regardless of a resident’s career goal, the faculty is absolutely committed to helping all residents achieve their goals.

The graduates of our program have established very successful careers across the country. Our graduates are established cardiac and thoracic surgeons in both academic medical centers and private practice.

Regardless of the particular area of clinical focus, the graduates of our programs have consistently provided feedback that they were more than ready to function independently upon completion of the residency program.

Thank you for your interest in our program.

Sincerely,

David A. Fullerton, MD Professor and John T.M. Wright Endowed Chair in Heart Valve Surgery Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program Director University of Colorado School of Medicine

Linsey Kasper, MBA Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Coordinator University of Colorado School of Medicine

Residency Program Educational Goals and Objectives The global objective of the thoracic surgery residency program is to teach residents the skills necessary to become well-rounded cardiothoracic surgeons. In addition, it is our interest to align our training program with modern career objectives. The rotation schedule for the residency is designed to achieve this global objective, while at the same time permitting enough flexibility within the program to accommodate the desire of the resident to focus on a particular subspecialty, such as general thoracic or adult cardiac surgery. Throughout the residency, the resident is given graded responsibility both in and outside the operating room.

During the first year a resident’s time will be divided between the adult cardiac service and the general thoracic service. The goals and objectives during the first year are:

Year 1 - Adult Cardiac Surgery      

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Medical management and indications for surgery of ischemic and valvular heart disease Preoperative evaluation of patients Risks of the operations and how to counsel patients appropriately Perioperative management of patients following complicated cardiac and general thoracic procedures ICU care, including ventilator management, nutritional support, inotropic management, and management of intra-aortic balloon pumps Acquire graded responsibilities as primary surgeon to perform operations for coronary revascularization, valve repair and replacement, and aortic disease Acquire graded responsibilities as primary surgeon for heart and lung procurements for transplantation

Year 1 - General Thoracic Surgery       

Evaluation and management of thoracic malignancies including lung, esophageal and mediastinal tumors Evaluation and management of surgical lung infections Staging of thoracic malignancies Utilize appropriate adjunctive protocols for chemotherapy and radiation therapy Intraoperative airway management and planning of major airway resections Evaluation, management, and operative treatment of patients undergoing lung transplantation Acquire graded intraoperative responsibility as surgeon for operations on the lung, chest wall, mediastinum and esophagus

Year 1- Related Specialties Acquire a working knowledge of echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac stress tests, pulmonary function studies, chest imaging (CT and MRI), and esophageal motility. The resident will become sufficiently familiar with these to be able to independently interpret them.

By the end of the first year, it is the expectation of the Program Director that the resident is fully capable of performing straightforward cardiac surgery with minimal assistance. Virtually all general thoracic cases are performed by the resident with faculty assistance.

Year 2 - Adult Cardiac Surgery The second year is devoted to the practice of adult cardiac surgery at the University of Colorado Hospital, the VA Medical Center, as well as gaining exposure to pediatric cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital Colorado. It is expected during the second year that residents will develop an increased understanding of the following:    

Medical management of heart failure Indications and contraindications for heart transplantation Management of heart transplant recipients Indications for ventricular assist devices

In addition residents will: Continue to assume more responsibilities as primary surgeon for operations for myocardial revascularization and valvular heart disease  Assume responsibility as primary surgeon on heart procurements  Assume graded responsibility as primary surgeon in the placement of ventricular assist devices 

Year 2 - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery    

Learn the pathophysiology of the common congenital heart anomalies Learn the fundamentals of cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children Learn the perioperative hemodynamic management for pediatric cardiac surgical patients Acquire graded intraoperative responsibility as surgeon for operations to correct atrial septal defects, ventricular defects, patent ductus arteriosus, and coarctation of the aorta.

Residency Program Continued Year 3 - Adult Cardiac and/or General Thoracic Surgery By the beginning of the third year, the resident is expected to have made a decision regarding his/her ultimate career goals and subspecialization.

Once this decision has been made and the resident has demonstrated skills to be ABTS eligible, the resident’s experience is focused in this area. This is typically for the final six to nine months of the residency. Such areas might include esophageal surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, valve repair, etc. In addition, all residents will assume responsibility as primary surgeon on heart and lung transplants as well as insertion of ventricular assist devices.

Educational Conferences It is our ultimate goal to prepare our residents, not only to satisfactorily pass the ABTS certification examination, but to excel beyond that to a level of expertise that will allow the resident to become a future leader in their area of specialty. To accomplish this endeavor we have many educational activities which include:  

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Cardiac Catheterization Conferences Multidisciplinary general thoracic surgical oncology conference (held weekly with attendance of pulmonologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, as well as thoracic surgeons) Surgical Grand Rounds Morbidity and Mortality Conferences (monthly) Journal Club held with area cardiothoracic surgeons Teaching Conferences are held weekly and directed by the thoracic surgical residents Research opportunities allowing residents exposure to national meetings Case Conferences (monthly)

Residency Case Volume

2010 Grad

2011 Grad

2012 Grad

2013 Grad

2015 Grad

50

233

218

246

202

289

25

43

22

23

24

44

20

46

42

50

43

141

50

68

109

140

153

186

80

92

134

139

152

113

375

628

742

833

819

1050

ABTS Requirement Lungs, Pleura, Chest Wall, Diaphragm

Esophagus Congenital Heart

Adult Cardiac Acquired Valvular Heart Myocardial Revascularization

Major Procedures

Anschutz Medical Campus The Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) is a 500 acre campus located 15 minutes from Denver International Airport. AMC is home to the newly constructed University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine and its associated research facilities. It will be the home of the new Denver Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, currently under construction and schedule for completion in 2015.

The northern 225 acres of the campus are being developed as the Colorado Science & Technology Park at Fitzsimons, a biomedical industrial park. More than 30 biotech companies are currently housed within the more than six million square feet of corporate and bioresearch facility space. The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) has approved a future light rail line to run from downtown Denver to Denver International Airport with stops at AMC, further enhancing the connectivity of the Anschutz Medical Campus to the region.

Teaching Hospitals University of Colorado Hospital As the only academic medical center in the Rocky Mountain region, the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) and our top medical professionals, superior medicine, and progressive change make it one of the leading hospitals in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of "America’s Best Hospitals," the University of Colorado Hospital is internationally respected for its exceptional teams of medical specialists. UCH was named Top-Performing Academic Hospital in Quality – Two Years in a Row by the University Health Systems Consortium.

Located on the Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Hospital’s 700 bed hospital contains state of the art facilities including a hybrid operating room in which TAVR, aortic endovascular and structural heart cases are performed. The 17 bed CT Surgical ICU is located adjacent to the OR, with outpatients seen in the Cardiovascular Center and in the Cancer Center.

The CT Surgical service at the University of Colorado Hospital encompasses the surgical treatment of all forms of cardiac, aortic, pulmonary, esophageal and other thoracic diseases. The service includes a mature ventricular assist device component, as well as a full-fledged heart and lung transplant program. All patient rooms are private and provide facilities for rooming of family members.

Children’s Hospital Colorado Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Children's Hospital Colorado (CHC) has been ranked for more than a decade as one of the best children's hospitals nationally in U.S.News & World Report and is located one block from the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Its state-of-the-art facilities include a hybrid operating room and cardiac ICU. The pediatric cardiac surgical program at CHC encompasses all forms of complex congenital cardiac diseases including arterial switch procedures, Norwood procedures and pediatric cardiac transplantation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver serves as the tertiary care center for veterans in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. All aspects of adult cardiac and thoracic diseases are managed by the Denver VA for this veteran population. There are two half day clinics devoted to cardiac and thoracic surgery respectively. The thoracic surgery resident rotating at the VA provides coverage at these clinics with our faculty. There are five operative days per week. The cardiac caseload is weighted towards coronary revascularization and valvular heart disease, although all aspects of cardiovascular surgery are performed by the cardiothoracic service, including thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery. The thoracic experience leans towards surgical management of lung and esophageal carcinomas, as well as surgical management of pleural infections. The VA experience is a unique and an integral part of the University of Colorado School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Residency Program.

Currently under construction on the Anschutz Medical Campus, the new stateof-the-art Denver VA Medical Center (VAMC) includes a new 120-bed inpatient bed-tower with a 30-bed spinal cord injury unit, plus a separate 30-bed nursing home community living center. The $1.7 billion construction is scheduled for completion in 2017.

Teaching Hospitals Continued National Jewish Health National Jewish Health (NJH) is an accredited teaching affiliate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. All of the physicians and scientists on staff at National Jewish Health have faculty appointments at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

NJH has been recognized as the best respiratory hospital in the nation since 1998, according to U.S. News & World Report. NJH has achieved this notable ranking by: 1) providing patient care that is thorough, multidisciplinary, and tailored to the individual needs of each patient, 2) “translating” the lessons of world-class basic science into improvements in patient care, and 3) actively promoting the continuing education of scientists, physicians, healthcare professionals, and the public. Patients treated medically at NJH are referred to the University of Colorado Hospital for thoracic surgical procedures.

Denver Health Medical Center Denver Health Medical Center is Colorado's primary “safety net” institution. In the last 10 years, this compassionate organization provided more than $2.1 billion in care for the uninsured.

Despite this large financial responsibility, Denver Health remains financially solvent through an efficient, integrated system.

25 percent of all Denver residents receive their health care at Denver Health. One of every three children in Denver is cared for by Denver Health physicians.

Denver Health is a comprehensive, integrated organization with multiple components including: 477-bed main hospital at Eighth Avenue and Bannock Street that houses the Rocky Mountain Regional Level 1 Trauma Center, the only academic level 1 trauma center in the area; 911 medical response system for the City and County of Denver; Denver Public Health Department; 8-clinic network of Family Health Centers throughout the city; 12-clinic network of school -based health centers in Denver public schools; Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center NurseLine, a telephone advice line that offers assistance to patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week; Denver CARES, a safe setting offering community detoxification services; Correctional Care; and Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.

Denver Health Medical Center Denver Health also houses the Denver Health Paramedic School; the Rocky Mountain Center for Medical Response to Terrorism, Mass Casualties and Epidemics; the Rita Bass Trauma & EMS Education Institute; the Colorado Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical and Explosive (BNICE) Training Center, a statewide initiative to educate Colorado's health care and public safety workforce on the principles of preparing for, and responding to a weapons of mass destruction event; and clinical training programs for medical residents and allied health professionals in many different specialties.

Patients treated medically at Denver Health are referred to the University of Colorado Hospital for cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures.

Saint Joseph Hospital St. Joseph Hospital was founded in 1873 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and was the first private hospital in Colorado. Today it is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. The facility is a modern, 365-bed hospital that recently underwent a $623 million reconstruction. St Joseph and National Jewish Health recently formed a joint operating agreement that provides both inpatient and outpatient care.

Our Faculty David A. Fullerton, MD Professor and John T.M. Wright Endowed Chair in Heart Valve Surgery Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program Director Director, Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery Co-Medical Director, CT Surgical ICU University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Myocardial revascularization, valve repair, valve replacement and TAVR. Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia, Magna Cum Laude Surgery Residency: University of Washington, Seattle Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Surgery—Critical Care, American Board of Thoracic Surgery David Fullerton, MD was born in Texas and received his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University. He then graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Missouri School of Medicine where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Washington including one year of research in coronary physiology. He then moved to the University of Colorado for a residency in thoracic surgery completed in 1990. He remained on the faculty at the University of Colorado for the next six years during which time he helped establish adult and pediatric heart and lung transplant programs. He continued his interest in research and became an NIH-funded investigator in the area of pulmonary hypertension. During this time he was Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Denver VA. In 1996, he was recruited to Northwestern University ias Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Program Director for the thoracic surgery residency program. After seven very successful years in Chicago, he was recruited back to the University of Colorado as Head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Fullerton has served as a member of the Surgery, Anesthesia, and Trauma Study Section of NIH. He has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has served on the Editorial Board of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, The Journal of Surgical Research and the Journal of Cardiac Surgery. He is a member of the Society of University Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, and the Society of Clinical Surgery. He is a past member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. He has been a member of the Residency Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery and served as the Chair of that committee. He has served as a Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His clinical expertise is recognized by his being listed on numerous “Best Doctors Lists” over the past decade. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors for the Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education and CTSNet. He is the Past President of the TSDA, Past President of the WTSA, as well as Past President of The STS. He currently is a member of the Council of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons serves as the Executive Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Muhammad Aftab, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Adult cardiac surgery, thoracic aortic surgery, endovascular aortic surgery, thoraco abdominal aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, heart valve surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery and coronary revascularization. Dr. Aftab’s research interests encompass end-organ protection during cardiac surgery, clinical outcomes research, surgical education and innovations in endovascular interventions.

Medical School: King Edward Medical University Surgery Residency: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Residency: Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Heart Institute Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Dr. Aftab earned his medical degree from King Edward Medical University. He received his initial training in general surgery and cardiac surgery at the Mayo Hospital. He then performed his basic science research training at the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine between 2004 and 2006. This was followed by a residency in general surgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine from 2006 to 2011. He completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at the Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute in 2014. Afterwards, Dr. Aftab undertook an advanced aortic/endovascular surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, where he also served as a clinical associate in cardiothoracic surgery.

Dr. Aftab joined our faculty in January 2016. His clinical interests in cardiac surgery include surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms, endovascular aortic repair, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, heart valve surgery, percutaneous valve treatment and coronary artery revascularization. Throughout his formal education, Dr. Aftab engaged in research training as a basic science research fellow and then as a clinical investigator. Dr. Aftab has authored several book chapters and numerous peer-reviewed research articles. He regularly presents at national meetings and has received numerous teaching and research awards. Dr. Aftab has received awards for his basic science and clinical research from the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Association of Cancer Research and the American Gastroenterology Association. He has been actively involved in the mentorship and training of medical students and residents. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine during his residency. Dr. Aftab has served as a member of the executive committee of the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA). He is the co-editor of the surgical textbook, “Operative Dictations in Cardiothoracic Surgery”.

Dr. Aftab is an active member of many professional organizations including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, the Association of Academic Surgery, the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society and the Cooley Hands Society. He is also a Fellow of American Cardiology (FACC).

David N. Campbell, MD Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Director, Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation Program and Congenital Cardiac Fellowship Program, Children’s Hospital Colorado Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery- Subspecialty Certification in Congenital Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Campbell holds the academic rank of Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College. He then completed residencies in general surgery and thoracic surgery at the University of Colorado. Dr. Campbell undertook formal fellowship training in pediatric cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston. Subsequently, he joined the faculty in the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado in 1981.

Dr. Campbell’s major interests include congenital heart surgery, both pediatric and adult, repair of congenital tracheal diseases, thoracic transplantation in infants, children and adults, and mechanical circulatory assistance.

Dr. Campbell founded the Heart Transplantation Programs at the University of Colorado Hospital and at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He continues his leadership in these fields as the Surgical Director of the Children’s program. Under his leadership more than 450 heart transplants have been performed in these programs. He is co-founder of the Pediatric Lung Transplant Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He also founded the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the University of Colorado Hospital.

Dr. Campbell is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and holds a Specialty Certificate in Congenital Heart Surgery. He is a member of 18 professional societies including the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, American College of Surgeons, and the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Dr. Campbell is active in the leadership of several local medical organizations, as well as regional and national organizations.

Dr. Campbell has authored more than 25 book chapters and has authored or coauthored more than 110 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Campbell is widely regarded as an influential surgical educator and is the Director of the ACGME-approved Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency Program.

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, M.D. Professor of Surgery Vice-Chair Faculty Affairs Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation & MCS Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Colorado, School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Adult cardiac surgery, off-pump coronary artery surgery, adult heart and lung transplantation, mechanical assist devices, heart valve reconstruction/replacement.

Medical School: University of Washington, Seattle Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Thoracic Residency: University of Colorado Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Dr. Cleveland joined the Cardiothoracic Surgery faculty at the University of Colorado in July 2001where he is a Professor of Surgery. While attending medical school at the University of Washington, he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with High Honors in 1991. He completed an internship, surgery residency and thoracic surgery residency at the University of Colorado from 1991– 2001.

He is the Surgical Director for Adult Cardiac Transplantation/Mechanical Assist Devices at the University of Colorado Hospital and is a nationally recognized expert of ventricular assist devices (VAD).

Dr. Cleveland’s research interests concern myocardial responses to cardiopulmonary bypass and obligatory ischemia associated with heart surgery. He completed a twoyear trauma surgical research fellowship under the mentorship of Alden H. Harken, M.D. from 1994 to 1996. During that time he worked on cellular signaling during myocardial preconditioning. He is the Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator on numerous clinical research studies and has authored or co-authored over 150 publications and 15 book chapters.

Dr. Cleveland is the Assistant Program Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program. He received the Outstanding Clinical Teacher award for 2002-2003, the first annual School of Medicine Professionalism Award in 2007, in 2009 was a co-recipient of the 5th Annual Dwight McGoon National Teaching Award presented at the AATS, and in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 was recognized in 5280: Denver’s Mile High Magazine as one of Denver’s Top Doctors.

Dr. Cleveland is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Surgeons and numerous other societies. He is on workforces for the STS, is treasurer of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, and serves on numerous other society and local committees Dr. Cleveland is an STS Rep to the AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. He serves on the RUC Committee Panel (AMA) and was requested by the STS to provide testimony regarding CPT codes for ventricular assist devices. Dr. Cleveland served on the UNOS Thoracic Transplantation Committee from 2011 to 2014 as well as serves on the UNOS Region 8 Heart Review Board.

Frederick L. Grover, MD Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Past Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Adult cardiac surgery, lung transplantation, adult heart transplantation.

Medical School: Duke University Surgery Residency: Duke University Medical Center, University of Colorado Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board Thoracic Surgery From 1991 to 2003, Dr. Grover was Head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Chief of Surgical Services at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver. From August 2002 until May 2012, Dr. Grover was Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine. He obtained his residency training at Duke University and the University of Colorado. Following two years of military service in the U.S. Navy in San Diego, Dr. Grover spent 19 years of his career in San Antonio at the University of Texas Health Science Center in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Grover has a major interest in general and cardiothoracic residency training. He has actively participated in the training and mentoring of over 46 thoracic surgery residents over his career. In addition to clinical interests in the areas of acquired adult cardiac surgery and lung and heart transplantation, Dr. Grover has a major interest in risk-adjusted outcomes analyses and quality improvement in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. He chaired the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Work Force on National Databases from 1995 to 2004. In addition, he was the Medical Director of the Continuous Improvement in Cardiac Surgery Program for the Department of Veterans Affairs and in that capacity helped organize the VA Cardiac Surgery Database. He chaired the United Network for Organ Sharing Thoracic Committee, and has served on the UNOS Board of Directors. He was the Co-Principal Investigator of a large VA multicenter clinical trial comparing off-pump to on-pump coronary artery bypass, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Grover belongs to numerous professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, American Surgical Association, the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Society of University Surgeons, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, American Medical Association and is a past-president of the STSA. Dr. Grover served as President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons from 2006 – 2007. He has served on the National Quality Forum Board of Directors, and currently serves on the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry Board, and as Chair of the STS Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety. Dr. Grover has been very involved in healthcare policy at a national level and is an advocate for physician involvement and leadership in this effort. He has authored or coauthored over 326 scientific papers, many of which are in the area of utilizing surgical databases for quality improvement. He was honored in 2005 by receiving the Duke University Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award, as the 2010 ACS Gibbon Lecturer, the American College of Cardiology Distinguished Fellowship Award, the University of Colorado Faculty Professionalism and Jefferson Awards, the Association of VA Surgeons Distinguished Service Award and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Inspiration Award and is an American Heart Association Fellow. Dr. Grover has served on two national not-for-profit boards and has an interest in international medicine and medical missions in developing countries, particularly Nepal.

James Jaggers, MD Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Barton-Elliman Chair and Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Children’s Hospital Colorado Clinical Interests: Complex congenital heart defects in newborns and infants, adult congenital cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac transplantation, surgery for Marfan Syndrome.

Medical School: University of Nebraska Surgery Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery A native of Nebraska, Dr. Jaggers is a graduate of the University of Nebraska School of Medicine. Following a residency in surgery at the University of Oregon, he completed a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Colorado in 1996 and a postgraduate fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado in 1993 and 1996.

In early 2010, Dr. Jaggers was recruited from Duke University Medical School, where he served as a faculty member in the Department of Surgery since 1996 and Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery since 2001.

Dr. Jaggers is the Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery and CoMedical Director of the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Jaggers specializes in repairing complex congenital heart defects in babies and newborns and is also among the first to receive a new subspecialty certification in congenital cardiac surgery designated by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is also a leading authority in neonatal heart surgery. In addition to his skill as a clinical surgeon, Dr. Jaggers is a highly respected researcher whose work has appeared in nearly 100 scientific publications and books. Dr. Jaggers’ interests include clinical research in the performance and quality of Congenital Heart Surgery, as well as basic science research in mechanisms of development for Left Heart Obstruction Defects.

Dr. Jaggers is a member of 12 professional organizations including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the World Society of Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons.

Robert A. Meguid, MD, MPH, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Degree: Brown University, Providence, RI Surgery Residency: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Washington, Seattle Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Dr. Meguid received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated with honors in 1997. He received his medical degree in 2002 from Brown University School of Medicine. He performed his internship and residency in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland between 2002 and 2010. Following completion of his general surgery residency, he undertook his cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, between 2010 and 2012.

He obtained a Master of Public Health with a focus in epidemiologic and biostatistics at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland in 2008, during which time he completed a thoracic surgery research fellowship. Throughout his formal education, he has engaged in research training as a research fellow in the Surgical Nutrition and Metabolism Laboratory at the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York, the Center for Surgical Research at the Brown University School of Medicine in Providence, Rhode Island, and in the Surgical Oncology Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Meguid joined our faculty in July 2012. His clinical interests include benign and malignant diseases of the chest wall, lung, esophagus, airway, diaphragm and mediastinum; chest wall reconstruction; surgery for end-stage lung disease and lung transplantation; and minimally invasive thoracic procedures such as VATS lobectomy and minimally invasive esophagectomy.

Dr. Meguid is the surgical director of the Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research (SOAR) program, a research collaborative between the Department of Surgery and the University of Colorado Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science. His research is in identifying structures and processes of care which lead to improved outcomes for surgical patients, in order to improve patient care and shape health care policy. He is the institution’s NSQIP director, engaging in surgical outcomes assessment and quality improvement project development. Dr. Meguid is a member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, the Surgical Outcomes Club and other professional organizations. He is engaged in medical student and resident training and mentorship. He is an editor-inchief of The Johns Hopkins ABSITE Review, author of several chapters and numerous research articles in the field of thoracic surgery, for which he has received national recognition.

John D. Mitchell, MD Professor of Surgery Courtney C. and Lucy Patten Davis Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Degree: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Surgery Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Thoracic Surgery Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery A native of Colorado, Dr. Mitchell received his undergraduate degree in molecular biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1983. He subsequently attended the University of Michigan Medical School on an Armed Forces Scholarship, graduating in 1987 with honors and as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.

He then moved to Boston, where over the following decade he completed residencies in both General and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. During his residency, Dr. Mitchell also served as a Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Liverpool, England, and was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School from 1990 to 1992. Following a four year period on active duty in the United States Navy, Dr. Mitchell joined the faculty at the Stanford University School of Medicine. In 2002, he was recruited to the University of Colorado to become the Chief of General Thoracic Surgery. Since his arrival in Colorado, he has been recognized repeatedly by his peers as one of the best thoracic surgeons in the Rocky Mountain region. In 2006, Dr. Mitchell was awarded the Courtenay C. and Lucy Patten Davis Endowed Chair in the Department of Surgery, and in 2008 was presented the Donald B. Doty Educational Award at the 34th Annual Western Thoracic Surgical Association.

Dr. Mitchell is the Chief of General Thoracic Surgery within the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. His primary clinical responsibilities are at the University of Colorado Hospital and National Jewish Health/St.Joseph’s Hospital. As a consultant for National Jewish, Dr. Mitchell has extensive experience in the surgical treatment of lung infection. His research interests focus on lung cancer, surgical treatment of lung infection, and lung transplantation. His clinical interests include all thoracic oncology, surgery of the airway, surgery for infectious lung disease, esophageal surgery, adult lung transplantation, and minimally invasive approaches to thoracic surgical procedures.

Dr. Mitchell is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, the General Thoracic Surgical Club and numerous other professional groups. He currently serves on the ACS Board of Governors and the ACS Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery, as well as several STS Committees including the Council on Quality, Research and Patient Safety, the Committee on Ethics and Standards, and is the Chair of the STS Workforce on Evidence Based Surgery. He is the current President of the WTSA.

Max B. Mitchell, MD Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Congenital heart disease, pediatric heart transplantation, adult congenital heart disease.

Medical School: George Washington University Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship: Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery- Subspecialty certification in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Dr. Mitchell holds the academic rank of Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado. Dr. Mitchell received his Doctorate in Medicine from the George Washington University School of Medicine. He then completed residencies in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Colorado. Dr. Mitchell conducted basic science research during a full-time two-year National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the surgical laboratory at the University of Colorado. Dr. Mitchell undertook fellowship training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery for one year at the Children’s Hospital Colorado, and subsequently served as the senior fellow in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado since 1998. He is the Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Dr. Mitchell’s clinical interests include neonatal and congenital cardiac surgery, congenital and acquired diseases of the mitral valve, atrioventricular valve repair in children and adults, and pediatric cardiac transplantation. His basic research interests include myocardial preservation and endothelial cell function. He is currently conducting clinical projects studying outcomes following a variety of congenital cardiac surgical conditions. In addition, Dr. Mitchell has ongoing studies examining biologic differences between normal and pathologic heart valves in pediatric patients. He has authored or co-authored 74 peer reviewed articles and 24 invited papers or book chapters. Dr. Mitchell has made scientific presentations at more than 17 national and international meetings, and he has given invited lectures in Japan, China and Spain. Dr. Mitchell has an interest in third world medicine and has participated on volunteer medical missions in Kazakhstan and China. Dr. Mitchell has served in Iraq as a military surgeon.

Dr. Mitchell is a member of 11 professional organizations including the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

T. Brett Reece, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine Clinical Interests: Adult cardiac surgery, thoracic aortic surgery, aortic endografting, aortic dissections, aortic valve preservation, interstitial aortic diseases including the Marfan’s and bicuspid aortic valve syndromes, mechanical circulatory support, and thoracic transplantation.

Medical School: University of Virginia Surgery Residency: University of Virginia Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Aortic Surgery Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery T. Brett Reece, MD serves as cardiac surgery faculty in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He grew up in Oklahoma playing football and ranching. After earning his BA in economics from Dartmouth College, he received his medical degree at the University of Virginia, where he completed his surgical research fellowship and general surgery training in 2006. His next step was completion of his thoracic surgery training at the University of Colorado in 2009 in addition to a fellowship in aortic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in the spring of 2008.

Dr. Reece has wide interests in cardiac surgery, including mechanical circulatory support and thoracic transplantation. However, his main interest lies in the Thoracic Aortic Program at the University of Colorado, which he directs. This multidisciplinary program encompasses all approaches to thoracic aortic disease including open procedures, endovascular procedures, hybrid procedures, and hypothermic circulatory arrest. Moreover, the program has an aggressive approach toward the treatment of aortic dissections, both short and long term. The newly structured Thoracic Aortic Clinic serves all thoracic aortic pathology including genetic pathologies such as Marfan’s and other interstitial arterial diseases.

During his training, Dr. Reece learned the value of medical student and resident education. His interest in surgical education is evident by multiple education and leadership awards from both UVA and the University of Colorado. He serves as the Associate Director for Medical Student Education in the Department of Surgery. He also serves on the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association’s Cardiac Curriculum Committee and as Topic Editor for thoracic aortic surgery for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery Curriculum.

On the research side, Dr. Reece has developed murine models of paraplegia related to thoracoabdominal operations. This line of research includes both the in vivo and in vitro models of spinal cord injury pursuing novel clinical techniques for preventing spinal cord injury resulting from aortic surgery. Clinically, thoracic aortic research has explored less invasive ways and safer techniques for caring for complex aortic pathologies.

Michael J. Weyant, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Surgery Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University Thoracic Surgery Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Surgery Fellow: American College of Surgeons Michael J. Weyant, MD received an undergraduate degree in biology from Syracuse University, and graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He completed a residency in general surgery at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. During his residency he completed a twoyear research fellowship studying areas of basic science in surgical oncology. In his final year of residency he was selected as the Chief Surgical Resident in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Weyant continued his training in New York, entering a fellowship in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

Dr. Weyant joined the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in July 2005. His practice is dedicated to all areas of general thoracic surgery including thoracic malignancies, benign esophageal disease, minimally invasive thoracic procedures, and lung transplantation.

Since joining the faculty he has developed a busy clinical practice as well as initiating laboratory research in the areas of esophageal malignancy, lung carcinoma, and lung transplantation. His success in the laboratory is evident by multiple publications and meeting presentations regarding his research. His work was recognized by receiving the 2007 Norman E. Shumway Award and mentoring one of his research residents toward the Samson award in the Western Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting. He has since mentored several surgery residents pursuing research fellowships who have demonstrated excellence through many publications and awards.

Dr. Weyant is recognized as an outstanding educator by his medical student and resident colleagues. He is the 2008 recipient of the University of Colorado Medical Student Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Award and the 2010 recipient of the McGoon Award. The latter is a national teaching award given by the American Association of Thoracic Surgery recognizing excellence in the teaching of cardiothoracic surgery residents. In 2007, Dr. Weyant received the Gary L. and Thelissa Zollinger Early Detection of Lung Cancer Endowment. This significant contribution enables Dr. Weyant to pursue areas of research in early detection of lung cancer as well as interact with the local community to raise awareness of the impact of lung cancer.

Dr. Weyant is an active member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and is a member of several workforce committees including the General Thoracic Workforce and the Task membership Committee. He was the 2008-2009 WTSA Chair for the Arrangements Committee and currently serves as the Chair of the Membership Committee of the WTSA.

Former Residents With the teaching system instituted by Dr. David Fullerton, residents are able to spend more of their residency in the area they intend to practice while still obtaining the index case requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. All areas of cardiothoracic surgery are experienced in our residency program. Adult cardiac, pediatric cardiac, general thoracic, and transplant are well covered in the three-year program.

Our well-rounded program has enabled residents to be independent surgeons either in private practice or academia once the residency has been completed.

Stan Carson, MD - 1977 Private Practice, Denver, CO David Campbell, MD - 1979 Professor, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO Richard Phillips, MD - 1980 Volunteer, Washington State University Frank Manart, MD - 1981 Private Practice, Vail, CO Lawrence Patzelt, MD - 1982 Private Practice, Grand Rapids, MI John C. Heiser, MD - 1983 Private Practice, Grand Rapids, MI Thomas Cain, MD - 1984 Private Practice, Green Bay, WI Douglas Cowgill, MD - 1985 Dean, Clinic/St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison, WI Fred Woelfel, MD - 1986 Private Practice, Pittsburgh, PA Mark Ammons, MD - 1987 Private Practice, Denver, CO Glenn Whitman, MD - 1988 Professor, John Hopkins University Mike See, MD - 1989 Private Practice, Columbia, MO David Fullerton, MD - 1990 Professor, University of Colorado John C. St. Cyr, MD - 1991 Medical Consultant, Minnesota James Albert, MD - 1992 Private Practice, Colorado Springs, CO Michael Grosso, MD - 1993 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia James Brown, MD - 1994 Associate Professor, University of Maryland Steve Jones, MD - 1995 Private Practice, Boise, ID Jim Jaggers, MD - 1996 Professor, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO Mary Wollerming, MD - 1997 Skaggs Medical Center, Branson, MO

Max Mitchell, MD - 1998 Professor, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO Irving Shen, MD - 1999 Professor, University of Oregon Peter Seirafi, MD - 2000 Private Practice, Sebastian, FL Joseph Cleveland, MD - 2001 Professor, University of Colorado Brett Sheridan, MD - 2002 Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Craig Selzman, MD - 2003 Division Head, CT Surgery, Univ of Utah Larry Brinckerhoff, MD - 2004 Assistant Professor, Tufts University Tim Sherwood, MD - 2005 Private Practice, Frederick, MD Aditya Kaza, MD - 2006 Associate Professor, Boston Children’s Hospital Sunil Malhotra, MD - 2007 Assistant Professor, New York University Gonzalo Carrizo, MD - 2008 Instructor, University of Florida T. Brett Reece, MD - 2009 Associate Professor, University of Colorado John Charles Dugal, Jr., MD - 2010 Private Practice, Knoxville, TN Ramesh Singh, MD– 2011 Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA Ashok Babu, MD—2012 Private Practice, Nashville, TN Sagar Damle, MD—2013 Nebraska Heart Hospital . Lincoln, NE Mathéau A. Julien, MD, PhD—2014 Instructor, Northwestern University Chicago, IL David C. Mauchley, MD —2015 Fellow, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Children’s Hospital Colorado

Our Thoracic Surgery Residents Justin Reeves, MD Chief Resident General Surgery Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Medical School: University of North Carolina

Ryan Shelstad, MD Chief Resident General Surgery Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School: University of Nebraska

Edward (Ed) Bergeron, MD 2nd Year Resident General Surgery Residency: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak MI Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine Giorgio Zanotti, MD 2nd year Resident General Surgery Residency: Duke University Medical School: Universita di Pavia, Italy

Charles Cole, MD 1st Year Resident General Surgery Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Brendan Dewan, MD 1st Year Resident General Surgery Residency: Emory University Medical School: The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

Our Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellow David Mauchley, MD Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Colorado General Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Medical School: University of Washington

Incoming Thoracic Surgery Residents July 2016 Marshall Bell, MD General Surgery Residency: University of Colorado Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Jordan Hoffman, MD General Surgery Residency: Emory University Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Mechanical Circulatory Support at the University of Colorado Hospital The Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Program at the University of Colorado Hospital provides access to life-sustaining devices that are used to treat patients with acute and end-stage heart failure. Patients are managed by the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service while they are inpatients and followed on an outpatient basis by the Heart Failure Service. There is a Mechanical Support Coordinator on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week available to patients and staff. We currently have over 60 patients supported on longterm devices.

The MCS Program grew from a longstanding partnership with our surgical program for advanced surgical therapies in conjunction with an active heart failure cardiology service. Dr. Joseph Cleveland serves as the Surgical Director of the MCS Program; Dr. Andreas Brieke serves as the Medical Director. Dr. Cleveland also serves nationally on the INTERMACs Adverse Event Adjudication Committee.

Devices are placed for three different indications: Recovery, Bridge to Transplant (BTT), and Destination Therapy (DT). Currently at UCH we implant the CentriMag, Impella 5.0, Thoratec IVADs and PVADs, Thoratec HeartMate II, and the HeartWare HVAD. UCH has been an active participant in both Heartmate II and the HeartWare BTT and DT Clinical Trials.

On July 23, 2008, the University of Colorado Hospital was awarded Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification for DT Ventricular Assist Device Therapy, the 14th hospital in the country to be awarded this certification. We recently received our fourth Joint Commission Re-Certification for DT VAD. There is a multi-disciplinary team that participates in the evaluation and management of these patients. Our CT Surgery Residents are actively involved in the The Mechanical Circulatory evaluation, Support Program at UCH has implantation, and earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of ApprovalTM for post-implantation care health care quality and diseaseof our VAD patients.

specific certification for VADs for Destination Therapy. The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standardssetting and accrediting body in health care.

ECMO Program at University of Colorado Hospital The ECMO program at UCH has been rapidly growing over the past several years both in the area of acute cardiogenic shock as well as in acute respiratory failure and bridge to lung transplantation. We are currently performing about 30 plus cases per year for various indications. Our outcomes have been excellent and have bolstered volumes for durable LVAD, heart transplant, and lung transplant by turning these critically ill patients into candidates for those therapies. We continue to perform outreach to attempt to grow the “hub and spoke� model for ECMO transfer and are developing a program to allow ECMO transport in the region. The residents gain significant experience in cannulation for VA ECMO, VV ECMO, Avalon cannula, and left ventricular venting as well as in the management of these complex patients.

Thoracic Aortic Program at University of Colorado Hospital The Thoracic Aortic Program at the University of Colorado has developed into a nationally recognized entity. Since 2009, the program has grown from isolated dissection cases with a smattering of elective procedures to a true multidisciplinary program offering the full spectrum of open and endovascular interventions from the root through the iliac arteries. The Thoracic Aortic Clinic facilitates the evaluation of patients with Marfans Syndrome, interstitial vascular disease, and familial aneurysmal syndrome. The care of these patients is shared among cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, and cardiology. This collaboration has expanded the aortic root procedures being done and allowed for the volume to push Aortic Valve repair and Valve sparing root or David procedures. The aggressive approach towards ascending aneurysmal disease has led to >50 hypothermic circulatory arrest cases per year. The program participates in the IRAD and represents in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Advanced TEVAR symposia. The endovascular program has grown from a few stent grafts a year to more than 40 per year. In conjunction with vascular surgery, the thoracoabdominal endovascular program has begun with physician modified endografts. Essentially, there is no aortic procedure that is not done at the University of Colorado. Residents will learn a simple, safe approach to these complex anatomic repairs. Graduating fellows have essentially done an aortic super-fellowship after three years at the University of Colorado.

TAVR Program at the University of Colorado The TAVR program at the University of Colorado is very active and currently performs approximately 2-3 cases per week. It is a multi-disciplinary program in all regards. The procedures are performed in the hybrid operating room by a team from cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. Patients referred for consideration of TAVR are evaluated in the Valve Clinic jointly by surgeons and cardiologists. The TAVR program in an active participant in clinical trials pertaining to TAVR, including the Partner II trial.

Treatment of End Stage Lung Disease at the University of Colorado The University of Colorado Hospital is the only center in the region that performs comprehensive treatment of end stage lung disease. The lung transplant program performs approximately 30-40 lung transplants per year.

The cardiothoracic surgery residents participate in all levels of this program including performing implantation of organs and procurement procedures. We are also one of the few centers in the United States performing ex-vivo lung perfusion as a modality to improve and identify additional lung donor organs.

The program actively engages in the use of the available mechanical lung assist devices such as venovenous and arteriovenous ECMO. Lastly we are the only designated referral center in the region that performs lung volume reduction surgery.

Thoracoscopic (Minimally Invasive) Lung and Esophageal Resection at University of Colorado Hospital Introduced in the mid to late 1990s, thoracoscopic techniques (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or VATS) have become the standard of care for anatomic lung resection in North America. As such, it is imperative that trainees in cardiothoracic surgery gain significant experience in these techniques. At the University of Colorado, approximately 75% of anatomic lung resections (segmentectomy, lobectomy, bilobectomy) are performed via a minimally invasive approach. Exposure to these skills begins with the resident’s first rotation on the Thoracic Service, and continues to the completion of the training program. The high volume of cases typically leads to proficiency quickly, and it is expected that finishing residents be comfortable performing these cases in an independent fashion.

In addition to resections performed for malignancy, additional experience is gained through our Infectious Lung Disease Program run jointly with clinicians at National Jewish Health. Through this program, patients from across the United States come to Denver for evaluation regarding treatment for bronchiectasis, cavitary lung disease and other related disorders. Patients for whom surgery (anatomic lung resection) may be beneficial are seen at presentation, then scheduled for surgery at the University of Colorado. As a result, residents gain experience in a large volume of VATS resections, often intricate in nature – segmentectomy or removal of multiple segments, with routine use of thoracoscopic muscle flap transposition. Of course, not all of these patients are eligible for minimally invasive surgery, and this same program allows for exposure to the most complex and difficult types of lung resection – often with concomitant thoracoplasty or Eloesser flap creation.

Similar to the VATS program, our residents gain considerable experience in minimally invasive esophagectomy techniques, largely for malignant disease. Over the last 2 to 3 years, the clear majority of esophageal resections at our institution have been performed utilizing this approach, with excellent results. Again, the large number of cases assures residents of sufficient exposure to perform these cases in an independent manner by completion of the training program.

Airway Surgery Program at University of Colorado Hospital Due to our geographic location, faculty interest, and collaboration with National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado serves as a major referral center for airway disease in the central United States. Trainees within the Thoracic Surgery program gain considerable experience in both endoscopic and open surgical approaches in the management of these challenging patients. Mastery of the basic surgical techniques used in airway surgery is expected of our finishing residents, and these techniques serve as the foundation for successful completion of any airway procedure as they move into independent practice.

A variety of endoscopic therapies for both benign and malignant disease are emphasized throughout the training program. Residents gain appreciable experience in both flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, and become expert in complex airway management. Additional experience, if desired, may be arranged with rotations with our interventional pulmonology staff.

In addition to the standard bronchial sleeve resection techniques utilized with lung malignancies, residents see and operate on a considerable number of patients with benign tracheal and laryngotracheal stenosis. Indeed, over the last decade laryngotracheal resection and reconstruction for subglottic stenosis has become the most common airway procedure performed at our institution. Experience with these airway surgical techniques, although common within our program, remains rare in the majority of thoracic residencies nationwide.

Beyond endoscopic therapies and airway resection, a third component of our airway program involves surgical correction of central airway collapse, or tracheobronchial malacia. Patients who are found to have symptomatic airway malacia by bronchoscopic and dynamic CT imaging are given a trial of airway stenting; if the symptoms are relieved, they are offered surgical tracheobronchoplasty. Our program to address airway malacia, coordinated with colleagues at National Jewish, is one of the largest in the country.

Heart Transplant Program The University of Colorado's Adult Heart Transplant Program, one of the oldest and most established programs in the country, has been in existence since 1986 and is the only Medicare-certified heart transplant program in Colorado. This program has consistently achieved high patient and graft survival rates. A multidisciplinary approach is used for patient management in all phases of care from selection through post-operative follow-up. Patient care, both before and after transplantation is orchestrated by the advanced heart failure/transplant cardiologists at University of Colorado Hospital (currently six faculty members are part of this group) in close partnership with the cardiothoracic surgical faculty. Advanced heart failure/transplant physicians have special expertise in heart failure, heart transplantation, and the use of temporary mechanical circulatory assist devices.

Care is coordinated with the patient's referring physician and communication is maintained with the referring physicians on each visit. The transplant coordinators, transplant cardiologists, transplant surgeons, pharmacologists, social workers and transplant financial coordinators are always available to patients during their visits to clinic or during their hospital stay. The program has considerable experience with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) as both bridge-totransplant and as destination therapy. Over 500 heart transplants have been performed at University of Colorado Hospital, and we anticipate that 30-40 heart transplants and 40-50 LVAD implants will be performed this coming year.

Clinical Research Activities Members of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery play an active role in clinical research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research (SOAR) is a formal commitment by the Department of Surgery in collaboration with the University of Colorado Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science to establish a leading program in surgical outcomes research. Members engage in weekly research meetings with ongoing projects and grant applications to achieve self-supported research. In addition to formal meetings, SOAR provides drop-in office hours to help with project design and provide statistical guidance.

Clinical Trials Research In addition, the members of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery are involved in clinical trials research, ranging from:

 Contribution to the Lung Cancer Tumor Bank SPORE  The PARTNER Trial of TAVR (vs) Surgical AVR  The Endurance Trial (Heartware HVAD )  Sorin Perceval Valve Trial  VA grant for long term follow up of on and off pump patient groups  RADIANT Trial: A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo controlled, Phase 3 Study of Single-agent Tarceva (erlotinib) Following Complete Tumor Resection with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma who have EGFRpositive Tumors.

 SWOG-CALGB 140503 A phase III randomized trial of lobectomy versus sublobar resection for small (2 cm or less) peripheral non-small cell lung cancer.

 ACOSOG Z4051: A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Therapy with Cisplatin, Docetaxil, Panitumumab Plus Radiation Therapy Followed by Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Esophagus.

 COAPT Mitral Clip  Heartware Ventricular Assist Device for Destination Therapy NOVEL trial: Ex-vivo lung perfusion for lung transplantation

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PERIGON Valve Multi-Institutional Trail

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Momentum 3 Trial of HeartMate 3 LVAD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Laboratory The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Laboratory is located in the state-of-the-art Research Complex II adjacent to our physician office building. Dr. Fullerton is the Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Lab and Dr. Shin Meng oversees the laboratories. Dr. Meng is independently funded investigator from the NIH. Both are invaluable in the conduct of basic scientific research activities of the clinical faculty. Our laboratory is staffed at all times by professional research associates, surgical residents and medical students.

Several lines of basic scientific investigation are currently ongoing in our laboratory. Examples include: 1. The mechanisms of gastroduodenal reflux-induced histological changes in esophageal morphology 2. The pathogenesis of calcific aortic stenosis 3. The role of Toll-like receptors in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion 4. The mechanisms of macrophage differentiation into foam cells and dendritic cells 5. Mechanisms of spinal cord dysfunction following ischemia/reperfusion 6. Age-related changes in myocardial function 7. Genetic markers of aortopathology 8. The role of sPLA2 in lung and esophageal cancer The Division has numerous research grants, thus offering a unique opportunity for both general and thoracic residents to perform and be exposed to research. An important strength of this laboratory arises from the synergy of combining research training with surgical research. Surgical research trainees not only are recognized as important resources in the design and conduct of the research, but also add fresh viewpoints to the research projects. Thoracic surgery residents are invited to participate in basic and clinical research activities of the Division.

CT Faculty Publications 2012-2015 1.

Almassi GH, Pecsi SA, Collins JF, Shroyer AL, Zenati MA, Grover FL: Predictors and impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation on patients’ outcomes: a report from the Randomized On Versus Off Bypass trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Jan, 143(1):93-102.

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Weintraub WS, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Weiss JM, Delong ER, Peterson ED, O’Brien SM, Kolm P, Klein LW, Shaw RE, McKay C, Ritzenthaler LL, Popma JJ, Messenger J, Shahian DM, Grover FL, Mayer JE Jr, Garratt K, Moussa I, Edwards FH, Dangas GD: Prediction of Long Term Mortality after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Older Adults: Results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation 2012 Mar 27, 125(12): 1501-10.

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Shahian DM, O’Brien SM, Sheng S, Grover FL, Mayer JE Jr, Jacobs JP, Weiss JM, Delong ER, Peterson ED, Weintraub WS, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Klein LW, Shaw RE, Garratt K, Moussa I, Shewan CM, Dangas GD, Edwards FH: Predictors of Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: Results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (The ASCERT Study). Circulation 2012 Mar 27, 125(12): 1491-500.

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Coronary Revascularization Writing Group, Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA; Technical Panel, Masoudi FA, Dehmer GJ, Patel MR, Smith PK, Chambers CE, Ferguson TB Jr, Garcia MJ, Grover FL, Holmes DR Jr, Klein LW, Limacher MC, Mack MJ, Malenka DJ, Park MH, Ragosta M 3rd, Ritchie JL, Rose GA, Rosenberg AB, Russo AM, Shemin RJ, Weintraub WS; Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, Wolk MJ, Bailey SR, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Kramer CM, Min JK, Patel MR, Shaw L, Stainback RF, Allen JM: ACCF/SCAI/STS/ AATS/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/SCCT 2012 appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization focused update: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Apr,143(4):780-803.

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Grover FL: Current status of off-pump coronary-artery bypass. N Engl J Med 2012 April 19, 366(16): 1541-3.

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Weintraub WS, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Weiss JM, O'Brien SM, Peterson ED, Kolm P, Zhang Z, Klein LW, Shaw RE, McKay C, Ritzenthaler LL, Popma JJ, Messenger JC, Shahian DM, Grover FL, Mayer JE, Shewan CM, Garratt KN, Moussa ID, Dangas GD, Edwards FH: Comparative

effectiveness of revascularization strategies. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 19, 366(16):1467-76.

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Hattler B, Messenger JC, Shroyer AL, Collins JF, Haugen SJ, Garcia JA, Baltz JH, Cleveland JC Jr, Novitzky D, Grover FL; for the Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Study Group Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Is Associated With Worse Arterial and Saphenous Vein Graft Patency and Less Effective Revascularization: Results From the Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Trial. Circulation 2012 Jun 12, 125(23):2827-2835.

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Messenger JC, Ho KK, Young CH, Slattery LE, Draoui JC, Curtis JP, Dehmer GJ, Grover FL, Mirro MJ, Reynolds MR, Rokos IC, Spertus JA, Wang TY, Winston SA, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA; NCDR Science and Quality Oversight Committee Data Quality Workgroup: The National

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Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Data Quality Brief: the NCDR Data Quality Program in 2012. J AM Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 16; 60(16); 14848.

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Gist KM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Yu J, and Landeck BF. Assessment of Early Contegra Insufficiency After Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012; 93: 856-61.

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Stoica S, Carpenter E, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, da Cruz E, Ivy DD, Lacour-Guyet F. Morbidity of the Arterial Switch Operation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012;93:1977-83.

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Auerbach SR, Smith JK, Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Pietra BA, and Miyamoto SD. Graft Survival is Better in Primary Cardiac Transplantation Without Prior Cardiac Surgery for Single Ventricle Physiology. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012;31:987-95.

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Holst JA, Hsu HH, Fonseca BM, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, and Mitchell MB. Posterior Pulmonary Artery Bifurcation Side to Side Arterioplasty for Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 144:1257-9.

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Fahy CJ, Ing RJ, Kern FH, O'Hare B, Redmond JM, Jaggers J. The anesthetic management and physiologic implications in infants with anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012 Apr;26(2):286-90

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Stinauer MA, Kavanagh BD, Mitchell JD: Presumed early stage lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy in a medically inoperable patient with multiple connective tissue disorders. Pract Radiat Oncol 2012;2,33-36.

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Musani AI, Jensen K, Mitchell JD, Weyant M, Garces K, Hsia, D: Novel use of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube fastener for securing silicone tracheal stents in patients with benign proximal airway obstruction.

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2012;19(2):121-5.

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Mitchell JD, Yu JA, Bishop A, Weyant MJ, Pomerantz M: Thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy for infectious lung disease. Ann Thor Surg 2012;93(4):1033-9.

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Mauchley DC, Daley CL, Iseman MD, Mitchell JD: Pulmonary resection and lung transplantation for bronchiectasis. Clin Chest Med 2012;33 (2):387-96.

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Boffa DJ, Kosinski AS, Paul S, Mitchell JD, Onaitis M: Lymph node evaluation by open or video-assisted approaches in 11,500 anatomic lung cancer resections. Ann Thorac Surg 2012;94(2):347-53.

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Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD: Multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: surgical challenges. Thorac Surg Clin 2012;22(3):271-6.

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Yu JA, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD: Surgical treatment of atypical mycobacterial infections. Thorac Surg Clin 2012;22(3):277-85.

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Ceppa DP, Kosinski AS, Berry MF, Tong BC, Harpole DH, Mitchell JD, D’Amico TA, Onaitis MW: Thoracoscopic lobectomy has increasing benefit in patients with poor pulmonary function: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis. Ann Surg 2012;256(3):487-93.

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Peled N, Hakim M, Bunn PA Jr, Miller YE, Kennedy TC, Mattei J, Mitchell JD, Hirsch FR, Haick H: Non-invasive breath analysis of pulmonary nodules. J Thorac Oncol 2012;7(10):1528-33.

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Yu JA, Li H, Meng X, Fullerton DA, Nemenoff RA, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ: Group IIa secretory phospholipase expression correlates with group IIa secretory phospholipase inhibition-mediated cell death in K-ras mutant lung cancer cells. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;144(6):1479-85.

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Damle SS, Mitchell JD: Surgery for tracheobronchomalacia. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2012;16(4):203-8.

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Rentschler ME, Hart KD, Mitchell MB. Initial design and evaluation of a pediatric intra-cardiac camera system for ventricular septal defects. AMSE J Med Devices 2012:6:011001-1 to 011001-9

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Gist KM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Yu JA, Landeck BF. Assessment of the relationship between Contegra size and early valvar insufficiency. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93: 856-61

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Holst JA, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Posterior pulmonary ar-

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101. Robinson TN, Wu DS, Sauaia A, Dunn CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Moss M, Stiegmann GV, Gajdos C, Cleveland JC Jr, Inouye SK. Slower walking speed forecasts increased post-operative morbidity and mortality and 1year mortality across surgical specialties. Ann Surg 2013 Oct;258(4):58290.

102. Cleveland JC Jr. A perfect storm: type A aortic dissection and previous cardiac surgery. Circulation 2013 Oct 8;128(15):1593-94.

103. Jones TS, Dunn CL, Wu DS, Cleveland JC Jr, Kile D, Robinson TN. Relationship between asking an older adult about falls and surgical outcomes.

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104. Ward S, Hicks G, Calhoon J, Verrier ED, Shemin R, Smith D, Fullerton DA, Lee R: A comparison of cardiothoracic training curricula; integrated six year vs traditional programs. Ann Thorac Surg 2013;95:2051-2056.

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114. Grover FL, Shahian DM, Clark RE, Edwards FH: The STS National Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Jan, 97(1 Suppl): S48-54.

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116. Almassi GH, Shroyer AL, Collins JF, Grover FL: ROOBY Trial Data Demonstrates Revascularization Had No Impact on POAF. Future Cardiol 2014 March, 10(2): 157.

117. Edwards FH, Shahian DM, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Grover FL, Mayer JE, O'Brien SM, DeLong E,

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128. McFerson MC, McCanta AC, Pan Z, Collins KK, Jaggers J, da Cruz EM, Kaufman J. Tachyarrhythmias after the Norwood procedure: relationship and effect of vasoactive agents. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014 Apr;35(4):668-75.

129. Boffa DJ, Dhamija A, Kosinski AS, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Mitchell JD, Onaitis MW, Paul S: Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;148(2):637-43.

130. Ferguson MK, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Mitchell JD, Varela G, Brunelli A: Prediction of major cardiovascular events after lung resection using a modified scoring system. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;97(4):1135-40.

131. Bennett DT, Reece TB, Smith PD, Grandhi MS, Rove JA, Justison GA, Mitchell JD, Fullerton DA, Zamora MR, Weyant MJ: Ex vivo lung perfusion allows successful transplantation of donor lungs from hanging victims. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98(3):1051-6.

132. Little AG, Lerut AE, Harpole DH, Hofstetter WL, Mitchell JD, Altorki NK, Krasna MJ: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guidelines on the role of multimodality treatment for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98(5):1880-5.

133. Hawkins SMM, Taylor AL, Sillau SH, Mitchell MB, Rausch C. Restrictive lung function in pediatric patients with structural congenital heart disease.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 148:207-11 (PMID 24060364) 134. Simios AK, Mitchell MB, Fonseca BM. Successful surgical repair of a massive window duct in a 1-month old with anirirdia and interstitial glycogenosis. Cardiol Young 2014 May 22:1-3.

135. Moore, H.B., Juarez-Colunga, E., Bronsert, M., Hammermeister, K.E., Henderson, W.G., Moore, E.E., Meguid, R.A.: Are Pregnant Patients Undergoing General Surgery Subject to Increased Morbidity and Mortality?

Accepted for publication by JAMA Surgery on December 2, 2014.

136. Meguid, R.A., Brock, M.V.: Chest Wall Tumors, in Johns Hopkins Textbook of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2nd Edition. Ed: Yuh, D.D., Vricella, L.A., Yang, S., Doty, J.R., New York: McGraw Hill, 2014. 243-266.

137. Bennett, D.T., Meguid, R.A., Mitchell, J.D., Weyant, M.J.: Pleural Space and Mediastinum, in DHMC Handbook of Surgical Critical Care: The Practice and the Evidence. Ed: Pieracci, F.M., Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2014.

138. Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr: Noteworthy Cardiac Surgical Literature in 2013. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Mar 2014, 18)1):12-6.

139. Venardos N, Nadlonek NA, Zhan Q, Weyant MJ, Reece TB, Meng X, Fullerton DA: Aortic valve calcification is mediated by a differential response of aortic valve interstitial cells to inflammation. J Surg Res Jul 2014, 190(1):108.

140. Bennett DT, Deng XS, Yu JA, Bell MT, Mauchley DC, Meng X, Reece TB, Fullerton DA,Weyant MJ: Cancer stem cell phenotype is supported by secretory phospholipase A2 in human lung cancer cells. Ann Thorac Surg Aug 2014, 98(2): 439-45; discussion 445-6.

141. Bell MT, Reece TB, Smith PD, Mares J, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Freeman KA, Fullerton DA, Puskas F: Reproducable paraplegia by thoracic aortic occlusion in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion. J Vis Exp 2014;(85).

142. Bennett DT, Weyant MJ: The year in thoracic surgery: Highlights from 2013. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2014;18(1):24-8.

143. Alegre MM, Weyant MJ, Bennett DT, Yu JA, Ramsden MK, Elnaggar A, Robison RA, O’Neill KL: Serum detection of thymidine kinase 1 as a means of early detection of lung cancer. Anticancer Res 2014;34(5):214551.

144. Browning ET, Huckleberry JM, Barrow WB, Restauri NL, Kemme DJ, Cool CD, Weyant MJ, Franklin WA, Camidge DR: Downstaging of Non-SmallCell Lung Cancer Through Identification of Reversible Drug Toxicity. J Clin Oncol 2014.

145. Bennett DT, Weyant MJ: Extended Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction in the Setting of Lung Cancer. Thorac Surg Clin 2014;24(4):383-390.

146. Freeman KA, Fullerton DA, Foley LS, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Mares J, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB: Spinal cord protection via alpha-2 agonist-mediated increase in glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014.

147. January CT, Wann LS, Alpert JS, Calkins H, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Conti, JB, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Murray KT, Sacco RL, Stevenson WG, Tchou PJ, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Dec 2;64(21):e1-e76.

148. January CT, Wann LS, Alpert JS, Calkins H, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Conti JB, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Murray KT, Sacco RL, Stevenson WG, Tchou PJ, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Dec 2;64(21):2246-80.

149. January CT, Wann LS, Alpert JS, Calkins H, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Conti JB, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Murray KT, Sacco RL, Stevenson WG, Tchou PJ, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and theHeart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2014 Dec 2;130(23):2071-104.

150. January CT, Wann LS, Alpert JS, Calkins H, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Conti JB, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Murray KT, Sacco RL, Stevenson WG, Tchou PJ, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation.

2014 Dec 2;130(23):e199-267.

151. Bell MT, Reece TB, Smith PD, Mares J, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Freeman KA, Fullerton DA, Puskas F. Reproducible paraplegia by thoracic aortic occlusion in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion. J Vis Exp. 2014 Mar 3;(85).

152. Hafermann MJ, Kiser TH, Lyda C, Fish DN, Barber GR, Wempe MF, Cleveland JC Jr. Weight-based versus set dosing of vancomycin for coronary artery bypass grafting or aortic valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jun;147(6):1925-30.

153. Cleveland JC Jr. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Feb;97 (2):616.

154. Nallamothu BK, Tommaso CL, Anderson HV, Anderson JL, Cleveland JC Jr, Dudley RA, Duffy PL, Faxon DP, Gurm HS, Hamilton LA, Jensen NC, Josephson RA, Malenka DJ, Maniu CV, McCabe KW, Mortimer JD, Patel

MR, Persell SD, Rumsfeld JS, Shunk KA, Smith SC Jr, Stanko SJ, Watts B. ACC/AHA/SCAI/AMA-Convened PCPI/NCQA 2013 performance measures for adults undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, the American Medical AssociationConvened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Feb 25;63(7):722-45.

155. Nallamothu BK, Tommaso CL, Anderson HV, Anderson JL, Cleveland JC Jr, Dudley RA, Duffy PL, Faxon DP, Gurm HS, Hamilton LA, Jensen NC, Josephson RA, Malenka DJ, Maniu CV, McCabe KW, Mortimer JD, Patel MR, Persell SD, Rumsfeld JS, Shunk KA, Smith SC Jr, Stanko SJ, Watts B. ACC/AHA/SCAI/AMA-Convened PCPI/NCQA 2013 Performance Measures for Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, the American Medical AssociationConvened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Circulation. 2014 Feb 25;129 (8):926-49.

156. Steinberg BA, Zhao Y, He X, Hernandez AF, Fullerton DA, Thomas KL, Klaskala W, Peterson ED, Piccini JP: Management of postoperative atrial fibrillation and subsequent outcomes in contemporary patients undergoing cardiac surgery: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons CAPSCare Atrial Fibrillation Registry. Clin Cardiol 2014;37:7-13.

157. Venardos N, Nadlonek N, Meng X, Fullerton DA: Differential Inflammatory Responses Mediate Aortic Valve Calcification. J Surg Res 2014.

158. Slimani H, Yufeng Z, Yousif N, Ao L, Fullerton D, Dinarello C, Meng X: P504Critical role IL-37 to ameliorate endotoxemic cardiac depression in aging mice: a critical role of suppression cardiodepressant cytokines. Cardiovasc Res. 2014;103 Suppl 1:S92. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvu091.177. Epub 2014 Jun 27.

159. Tommaso CL, Fullerton DA, Feldman T, Dean LS, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Weiner BH, Zahn E, Cigarroa JE, Ruiz CE, Bavaria J, Mack MJ, Cameron DE, Bolman RM 3rd, Miller DC, Moon MR, Mukherjee D, Trento A, Aldea GS, Bacha EA: SCAI/AATS/ACC/STS operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement. Part II. Mitral valve.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014;148:387-400.

160. Jin C, Cleveland JC, Ao L, Li J, Zeng Q, Fullerton DA, Meng X.: Human Myocardium Releases Heat Shock Protein 27 (HSP27) after Global Ische-

mia: The Proinflammatory Effect of Extracellular HSP27 through Toll-like Receptor (TLR)-2 and TLR4. Mol Med. 2014;20:280-289.

161. Song R, Ao L, Zhao KS, Zheng D, Venardos N, Fullerton DA, Meng X.: Soluble biglycan induces the production of ICAM-1 and MCP-1 in human aortic valve interstitial cells through TLR2/4 and the ERK1/2 pathway.

Inflamm Res. 2014 162. Tommaso CL, Fullerton DA, Feldman T, Dean LS, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Weiner BH, Zahn E, Cigarroa JE, Ruiz CE, Bavaria J, Mack MJ, Cameron DE, Bolman RM 3rd, Miller DC, Moon MR, Mukherjee D, Trento A, Aldea GS, Bacha EA: SCAI/AATS/ACC/STS operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement. Part II. Mitral valve.

Ann Thorac Surg 2014.

163. Tommaso CL, Fullerton DA, Feldman T, Dean LS, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Weiner BH, Zahn E, Cigarroa JE, Ruiz CE, Bavaria J, Mack MJ, Cameron DE, Bolman RM 3rd, Miller DC, Moon MR, Mukherjee D, Trento A, Aldea GS, Bacha EA: SCAI/AATS/ACC/STS operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement. Part II. Mitral valve.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014.

164. Zeng Q, Song R, Ao L, Xu D, Venardos N, Fullerton DA, Meng X.: Augmented osteogenic responses in human aortic valve cells exposed to oxLDL and TLR4 agonist: a mechanistic role of Notch1 and NF-κB interaction.: PLoS One. 2014 May 8;9(5):e95400. Doi 165. Shemin RJ, Fullerton DA, Mayer JE Jr, Wright DC, Iknonmidis: Manpower: What is the Future. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;26:255-71.

166. Mares JM, Foley LS, Bell MT, Bennett DT, Freeman KA, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Puskas F, Reece TB: Erythropoietin activates the phosphorylated cAMP (adenosine 3’5’ cyclic monophosphate) response element-binding protein pathway and attenuates delayed paraplegia after ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 ( in press).

167. Fullerton DA, Sundt TM: Process versus outcome: The sugar window.

Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98:1902-1904.

168. Calhoon JH, Baisden C, Holler B, Hicks GL, Bove EL, Wright CD, Merrill WH, Fullerton DA: Thoracic surgical resident education: a costly endeavor. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98:2012-2015.

169. Fullerton DA, Sundt TM: Process versus outcome: The sugar window. J Cardiovasc Surg 2014;148:2458-2460.

170. Song R, Fullerton DA, Ao L, Zheng D, Zhao KS, Meng X: BMP-2 and TGF -B1 mediate biglycan-induced pro-osteogenic reprogramming in aortic valve interstitial cells. J Mol Med 2014.

171. El-Sayed Ahmed MM, Aftab M, Al-Najjar RM, de la Cruz KI, Lerner SP, Coselli JS: Renal cell carcinoma extending into the retrohepatic inferior vena cava. Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Dec 1;41(6):671-2. doi: 10.14503/THIJ13-3826 172. El-Sayed Ahmed MM, Aftab M, Singh SK, Mallidi HR, Frazier OH: Left ventricular assist device outflow graft: alternative sites. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Sep;3(5):541-5. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.09.03 173. Aftab M, Songdechakraiwut T, Green SY, Zarda S, Price MD, Nalty CC, Preventza O, de la Cruz KI, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS: Contemporary outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb;149(2 Suppl):S134-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.038 174. El-Sayed Ahmed MM, Aftab M, de la Cruz KI, Delgado RM 3rd, Mallidi HR: Circular air-filled space in the aortic knob: a rare radiologic finding.

Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Oct 1;41(5):560-1. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3966.

175. El-Sayed Ahmed MM, Aftab M, Al-Najjar RM, de la Cruz KI, Benjamin RS, Hallman CH: Pulmonary artery sarcoma mimicking pulmonary embolism.

Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Oct 1;41(5):515-7. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3735.

176. Aftab M, Coselli JS: Renal and visceral protection in thoracoabdominal aortic surgery.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Dec;148(6):2963-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.072.

177. Slimani H, Shai Y, Yousif NG, Ao L, Zeng Q, Fullerton DA, Meng X: Enhanced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 production in aging mice exaggerates cardiac depression during endoxemia. Crit Care 2014.

178. Wang D, Zeng Q, Song R, Ao L, Fullerton DA, Meng X: Ligation of ICAM-1 on human aortic valve interstitial cells induces the osteogenic response: A critical role of the Notch 1-NF-kB pathway in BMP-2 expression. Biochem Biophus Acta 2014;1843:2744-2753.

179. Reeves, J.G., Meguid, R.A.: Chest Wall Tumors, in Textbook of Surgical Oncology. Ed: Balch, C., Tanabe, K., and Morita, S. New York: McGrawHill, 2015.

180. Bennett DT, Reece TB, Foley LS, Sjoberg A, Meng X, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ: C-terminal tensin-like protein mediates invasion of human lung cancer cells and is regulated by signal transducer and activator of transcription 3. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015;149:369-375.

181. Mitchell JD. Surgical approach to pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. Clin Chest Med. 2015 Mar;36(1):117-22 182. Mauchley DC, Mitchell JD. Current Estimate of Costs of Lung Cancer Screening in the United States. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 May;25(2):205215 183. Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jul 1 184. Mitchell JD: Right Upper Sleeve Lobectomy. In: Mathisen DJ, Morse CR, Fischer JE, editors. Master Techniques in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Lung Resections, Bronchoplasty. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolters Kluwer; 2015, p. 357-64 185. Mitchell JD, Daly DC. A revision of Spondias L. (Anacardiaceae) in the Neotropics. Phytokeys. 2015 Aug 5;(55):1-92 186. Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug;100(2):437-42 187. Freeman KA, Fullerton DA, Foley LS, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Mares J, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB. Spinal cord protection via alpha-2 agonist-mediated increase in glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb;149(2):57884.

188. Mares JM, Foley LS, Bell MT, Bennett DT, Freeman KA, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Puskas F, Reece TB. Erythropoietin activates the phosphorylated cAMP [adenosine 3’5’ cyclic monophosphate] response element-binding protein pathway and attenuates delayed paraplegia after ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.

2015 Mar;149(3):920189. Bennett DT, Yu JA, Foley LS, Reece TB, Meng X, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. CTEN Expression Mediates Invasion of Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells and is Regulated by STAT3. In press.

190. Freeman KA, Puskas F, Bell MT, Mares JM, Foley LS, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Meng X, Herson PS, Reece TB. Alpha-2 agonist attenuates ischemic injury in spinal cord neurons. J Surg Res. 2015 May 1;195(1):21-8.

191. Weyant MJ.The year in thoracic surgery: highlights from 2014. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Mar;19(1):248.

192. Foley LS, Fullerton DA, Bennett DT, Freeman KA, Mares J, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB. Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Induces Erythropoietin Receptor Expression.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr 9.

193. Venardos N, Bennett D, Weyant MJ, Reece TB, Meng X, Fullerton DA. Matrix Gla protein regulates calcification of the aortic valve. J Surg Res. 2015 Apr 25.

194. Bell MT, Puskas F, Bennett DT, Cleveland JC Jr, Herson PS, Mares JM, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Clinical indicators of paraplegia underplay universal spinal cord neuronal injury from transient aortic occlusion. Brain Res. 2015 May 22.

195. Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jul 1.

196. Weyant MJ: Right Upper Lobe: VATS. In: Mathisen DJ, Morse CR, Fischer JE, editors. Master Techniques in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Lung Resections, Bronchoplasty. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolters Kluwer; 2015, p.101-10 197. Weyant MJ: Right Middle Lobe: VATS. In: Mathisen DJ, Morse CR, Fischer JE, editors. Master Techniques in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Lung Resections, Bronchoplasty. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolters Kluwer; 2015, p.125-33.

198. Meyer DM, Rogers JG, Edwards LB, Callahan ER, Webber SA, Johnson MR, Vega JD, Zucker MJ,Cleveland JC Jr. The future direction of the adult heart allocation system in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2015 Jan;15(1):44-54. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13030.

199. Cleveland JC Jr, Reece TB. Noteworthy literature in cardiac surgery for 2014. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Mar;19(1):21-3. doi: 10.1177/1089253214568531. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

200. Freeman KA, Fullerton DA, Foley LS, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Mares J, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB. Spinal cord protection via

alpha-2 agonist-mediated increase in glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb;149(2):578-84; discussion 584-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.037. Epub 2014 Oct 15 201. Mares JM, Foley LS, Bell MT, Bennett DT, Freeman KA, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Puskas F, Reece TB. Erythropoietin activates the phosporylated cAMP [adenosine 3'5' cyclic monophosphate] response element-binding protein pathway and attenuates delayed paraplegia after ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Mar;149(3):920-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.11.011. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

202. Freeman KA, Puskas F, Bell MT, Mares JM, Foley LS, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr., Fullerton DA, Meng X, Herson PS, Reece TB. Alpha-2 agonist attenuates ischemic injury in spinal cord neurons. J Surg Res 2015 May 1; 195(1):21-8.

203. Foley LS, Fullerton DA, Bennett DA, Freeman KA, Mares JM, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr., Weyant MJ, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB. Spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury induces erythropoietin receptor expression. Ann Thorac Surg Jul; 100(1):41-6.

204. Bell MT, Puskas F, Bennett DT, Cleveland JC Jr., Herson PS, Mares JM, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Clinical indicators of paraplegia underplay universal spinal cord neuronal injury from transient aortic occlusion. Brain Res. Aug 2015 27; 1618:55-60.

205. Shahian DM, He X, Jacobs JP, Kurlansky PA, Badhwar V, Cleveland JC Jr, Fazzalari FL, Filardo G, Normand ST, Furnary AP, Magee MJ, Rankin JS, Welke KF, Han J, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Measure of Individual Surgeon Performance for Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug 29. pii: S0003-4975(15)01366-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.06.122.

[Epub ahead of print] 206. Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr., Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued utility of single-lung transplantation in select populations: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Thorac Surg Aug 2015; 100(2):437-42.

207. Yao Q, Song R, Ao L, Zhan Q, Cleveland JC Jr., Yu X, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Over-expression of neurotrophin 3 in human aortic valves affected by calcific disease induces the osteogenic response via the Trk-Akt pathway. Biochem Biophys Acta Sept 2015; 1852(9(:1940-9.

208. Shahian DM, Grover FL, Prager RL, Edwards FH, Filardo G, O始Brien SM, He X, Furnary AP, Rankin JS, Badhwar V, Cleveland JC Jr, Fazzalari FL, Magee MJ, Han J, Jacobs JP. The Society of Thoracic Sur-

geons Voluntary Public Reporting Initiative: The First 4 Years. Ann Surg. 2015 Sep;262(3):526-35. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001422 209. Bartels K, Babu AN, Fernandez-Bustamante A. Subtle but serious: Pulmonary support after cardiac surgery. J Crit Care. 2015 Jun 11. pii: S08839441(15)00342-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.05.033. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

210. Amrut V. Ambardekar, Kendall S. Hunter, Ashok N. Babu, Rubin M. Tuder, R. Blair Dodson, and JoAnn Lindenfeld. Changes in Aortic Wall Structure, Composition, and Stiffness With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Pilot Study. Circ Heart Fail. Originally published July 1, 2015. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001955 211. Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug;100(2):437-42. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.024. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

212. Monk, T.G., Bronsert, M.R., Henderson, W.G., Mangione, M.P., SumPing, S.T.J.T., Bentt, D.R., Nguyen, J.D., Richman, J.S., Meguid, R.A., Hammermeister, K.E.: The association between intraoperative hypotension and hypertension and 30-day postoperative mortality in non-cardiac surgery. Accepted for publication by Anesthesia and Analgesia on March 17, 2015.

213. Bennett, D.T., Zamora, M., Reece, T.B., Mitchell, J.D., Cleveland, J.C., Grover, F.L., Babu, A.N., Meguid, R.A., Fullerton, D.A., Weyant, M.J.: Should Single Lung Transplantation Still Be Performed for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? Accepted for publication by Annals of Thoracic Surgery on March 10, 2015.

214. Moore HB, Juarez-Colunga E, Bronsert M, Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG, Moore EE, Meguid RA. Effect of Pregnancy on Adverse Outcomes After General Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2015 Jul;150(7):637-43. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.91.

215. Zhai Y, Ao L, Cleveland JC, Zeng Q, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Toll-like receptor 4 mediates the inflammatory responses and matrix protein remodeling in remote non-ischemic myocardium in a mouse model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 30;10(3):e0121853. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121853. eCollection 2015.

216. Bennett DT, Reece TB, Foley LS, Sjoberg A, Meng X, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. C-terminal tensin-like protein mediates invasion of human lung cancer cells and is regulated by signal transducer and acti-

vator of transcription 3.

217. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan;149(1):369-75. doi: 10.1016/ j.jtcvs.2014.08.087. Epub 2014 Sep 18.

218. Jacobs JP, O'Brien SM, Pasquali SK, Gaynor JW, Mayer JE Jr, Karamlou T, Welke KF, Filardo G, Han JM, Kim S, Quintessenza JA, Pizarro C, Tchervenkov CI, Lacour-Gayet F, Mavroudis C, Backer CL, Austin EH 3rd, Fraser CD, Tweddell JS, Jonas RA, Edwards FH, Grover FL, Prager RL, Shahian DM, Jacobs ML. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model: Part 2-Clinical Application.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Sep;100(3):1063-70.

219. Shahian DM, Grover FL, Prager RL, Edwards FH, Filardo G, O始Brien SM, He X, Furnary AP, Rankin JS, Badhwar V, Cleveland JC Jr, Fazzalari FL, Magee MJ, Han J, Jacobs JP. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Voluntary Public Reporting Initiative: The First 4 Years. Ann Surg. 2015 Sep;262 (3):526-35.

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