Faculty Publications
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is dedicated to the principles of vision, perseverance, and rigorous scientific investigation in its commitment to conducting well-conceived, cutting-edge research. The department generates dozens of peer-reviewed journal publications annually in its efforts to maintain its respected status among cardiothoracic research groups worldwide.
Publication Spotlight
Combined Breast and Lung Cancer Screening Among Dual-Eligible Women: A Descriptive Study (March 2025) Journal of Surgical Research
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS, et al.
Covered Stent Treatment for Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects: Early Promise and Potential Limitations
(Mar 2025) Circulation
Doff McElhinney, MD, et al.
Featured Publications
Accuracy of DOTATATE-positron emission tomography for preoperative nodal staging of carcinoid tumors of the lung.
Tsai LL, Bommakanti S, Sridharan S, Myall NJ, Guenthart BA, Liou DZ, Lui NS, Backhus LM, Berry MF, Shrager JB, Elliott IA.
JTCVS Open. 2025 Aug 11;27:157-163. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2025.07.018. eCollection 2025 Oct.
PMID: 41169312
Anaortic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting After Cardiovascular Collapse From Severe Syphilitic Aortitis With Coronary Obstruction.
Montano Vargas N, Mullis DM, Wingo M, Garrison AC, Feng TR, MacArthur JW.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2025 Feb 5;3(3):576-579. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.01.005. eCollection 2025 Sep.
PMID: 41163866
Human iPSC-Based in Vitro Cardiovascular Tissue Models for Drug Screening Applications.
Anand S, Chen G, Khanna A, Huang NF.
Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Oct 23;27(1):145. doi: 10.1007/s11886-025-02284-x.
PMID: 41128948
Review.
Geometrically Tunable Scaffold-Free Muscle Bioconstructs for Treating Volumetric Muscle Loss.
Ayan B, Chen G, Jain I, Chen S, Chiang G, Hu C, Reyes R, Oropeza BP, Huang NF.
Adv Healthc Mater. 2025 Oct 23:e01887. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202501887. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 41126688
Donation-after-circulatory-death lungs narrow the survival gap between single- and bilateral-lung transplants: A propensity-matched analysis.
Berg AR, Krishnan A, Heng EE, Mullis DM, Vargas NM, Garrison A, Zamora Alnasir DI, Bangha A, Dhillon G, Guenthart B, Woo YJ, MacArthur J.
JTCVS Tech. 2025 Aug 5;33:294-305. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.07.017. eCollection 2025 Oct.
PMID: 41112459
Ex vivo optimization of a bicuspid pulmonary valve using the resequenced composite autograft Ross technique.
Pedroza AJ, Shou B, Woo YJ.
JTCVS Tech. 2025 Jul 18;33:75-78. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.07.005. eCollection 2025 Oct.
PMID: 41112433
Is Lung Cancer Changing?: Impact of Epidemiologic Data in Thoracic Surgical Practice.
Lin N, Chang C, Backhus L.
Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2025 Oct;34(4):653-668. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2025.04.003. Epub 2025 May 14.
PMID: 41110879
Review.
Modern Preoperative Evaluation for Lung Cancer Treatment.
Tsai LL, Elliott IA.
Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2025 Oct;34(4):501-512. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2025.03.007. Epub 2025 May 12.
PMID: 41110869
Review.
Adults with congenital heart disease experience worse short- and mid-term graft survival following heart transplantation from DCD donors: The early US experience.
Berg AR, Mullis DM, Krishnan A, Heng EE, Vargas NM, Alnasir DI, Garrison AC, Joseph Woo Y, MacArthur JW.
JHLT Open. 2025 Sep 5;10:100383. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100383. eCollection 2025 Nov.
PMID: 41049570