Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2025 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessels as Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.
Journal Article JACC Basic Transl Sci · October 2025 Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) uses the patient's internal mammary artery and saphenous vein; however, unavailable or poor quality autologous vessels limit revascularization. This study addresses the critical need for alternative CABG conduits by eval ... Full text Link to item CiteImaging findings associated with costoclavicular intervention during lead extraction.
Journal Article Heart Rhythm · July 2025 BACKGROUND: Binding sites in the costoclavicular space are commonly encountered during transvenous lead extraction. Severe adhesions may warrant use of more aggressive rotational cutting tools or surgical intervention. It is not known whether preprocedural ... Full text Link to item CiteClamshell thoracosternotomy for single-stage repair of select aortic arch pathologies.
Journal Article JTCVS Open · February 2025 OBJECTIVE: Although median sternotomy is widely used for aortic arch repair, the distal extent of arch replacement is limited with this approach. Bilateral thoracosternotomy (clamshell) represents an alternate and underappreciated strategy that allows for ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Epicardial Delivery of XC001 Gene therapy to promote Angiogenesis in CAD Patients undergoing Treatment with CABG (The EXACT-CABG Trial)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by XyloCor Therapeutics · 2025 - 2033Endocardial Delivery of XC001 Gene Therapy for Refractory Angina Coronary Treatment: A 26-Week (with 26 Week Extension) Phase 2b Randomized, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Sham Controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by XyloCor Therapeutics · 2025 - 2033Developing Sustainable Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Programs in Honduras
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education · 2025 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine ·
2007
M.D.
Vanderbilt University ·
2001
B.S.