Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2017
  • Chief Resident in General Surgery, Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital 2013 - 2014
  • Senior Resident in General Surgery, Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital 2011 - 2013
  • Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital 2009 - 2011
  • Junior Resident in General Surgery, Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 2007 - 2009
  • M.D., University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 2007
  • B.S., Vanderbilt University 2001
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery 2017 - 2020
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 8, 2019

    Duke School of Medicine

    Healing Hearts in Honduras
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Human Fresh Tissue Lab - Corporate non-CME Educational Program Agreement awarded by AtriCure, Inc. 2020 - 2021
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  External Relationships

  • XyloCor
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Zwischenberger, Brittany A., Adam R. Williams, and Lynne M. H. Koweek. “Rethinking Aortic Root Replacement With Anomalous Left Coronary After Computed Tomographic Angiogram.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 3 (March 2021): e219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.056.
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    • Jimenez Contreras, Fabian, Alejandro Murillo-Berlioz, Jatin Anand, Claire Aksamit, Hugo Orellana, Carmelo A. Milano, and Adam R. Williams. “Use of an inverted On-X mitral valve in the aortic position in a resource limited setting.” J Card Surg 35, no. 11 (November 2020): 3239–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.14974.
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    • Pineda, Andrés M., Jennifer Rymer, Alice Wang, Adam Z. Banks, Lynne H. Koweek, Ryan Plichta, Adam Williams, et al. “Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with severe bicuspid aortic stenosis.” Am Heart J 224 (June 2020): 105–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.02.003.
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    • Williams, A. R., and E. P. Chen. “Commentary: Innominate artery cannulation for antegrade cerebral perfusion: Keeping the light bulb lit.” Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.11.068.
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    • Pineda, Andrés M., Jennifer Rymer, Alice Wang, Lynne H. Koweek, Adam Williams, Todd Kiefer, Andrew Wang, Jeffrey Gaca, G Chad Hughes, and J Kevin Harrison. “Trends and Outcomes of Alternative-Access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.” J Invasive Cardiol 31, no. 7 (July 2019): E184–91.
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    • Hatzistergos, Konstantinos E., Adam R. Williams, Derek Dykxhoorn, Michael A. Bellio, Wendou Yu, and Joshua M. Hare. “Tumor Suppressors RB1 and CDKN2a Cooperatively Regulate Cell-Cycle Progression and Differentiation During Cardiomyocyte Development and Repair.” Circ Res 124, no. 8 (April 12, 2019): 1184–97. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.314063.
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    • Ranney, David N., Babatunde A. Yerokun, Ehsan Benrashid, Muath Bishawi, Adam Williams, Richard L. McCann, and G Chad Hughes. “Outcomes of Planned Two-Stage Hybrid Aortic Repair With Dacron-Replaced Proximal Landing Zone.” Ann Thorac Surg 106, no. 4 (October 2018): 1136–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.044.
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    • Kulandavelu, Shathiyah, Vasileios Karantalis, Julia Fritsch, Konstantinos E. Hatzistergos, Viky Y. Loescher, Frederic McCall, Bo Wang, et al. “Pim1 Kinase Overexpression Enhances ckit+ Cardiac Stem Cell Cardiac Repair Following Myocardial Infarction in Swine.” J Am Coll Cardiol 68, no. 22 (December 6, 2016): 2454–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.925.
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    • Williams, Adam R., Andrew Wang, Han Kim, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Resection of Carcinoid Tumor Metastatic to the Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve.” Ann Thorac Surg 100, no. 6 (December 2015): 2348–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.108.
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    • Suncion, Viky Y., Eduard Ghersin, Joel E. Fishman, Juan Pablo Zambrano, Vasileios Karantalis, Nicole Mandel, Katarina H. Nelson, et al. “Does transendocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cells improve myocardial function locally or globally?: An analysis from the Percutaneous Stem Cell Injection Delivery Effects on Neomyogenesis (POSEIDON) randomized trial.” Circ Res 114, no. 8 (April 11, 2014): 1292–1301. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.302854.
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    • Heldman, Alan W., Darcy L. DiFede, Joel E. Fishman, Juan P. Zambrano, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Vasileios Karantalis, Muzammil Mushtaq, et al. “Transendocardial mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear bone marrow cells for ischemic cardiomyopathy: the TAC-HFT randomized trial.” Jama 311, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 62–73. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.282909.
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    • Williams, A. R., V. Y. Suncion, F. McCall, D. Guerra, J. Mather, J. P. Zambrano, A. W. Heldman, and J. M. Hare. “Durable scar size reduction due to allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy regulates whole-chamber remodeling.” Journal of the American Heart Association 2, no. 3 (June 1, 2013).
    • Williams, Adam R., Viky Y. Suncion, Frederic McCall, Danny Guerra, Jacques Mather, Juan P. Zambrano, Alan W. Heldman, and Joshua M. Hare. “Durable scar size reduction due to allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy regulates whole-chamber remodeling.” J Am Heart Assoc 2, no. 3 (May 17, 2013): e000140. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000140.
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    • Williams, Adam R., Konstantinos E. Hatzistergos, Benjamin Addicott, Fred McCall, Decio Carvalho, Viky Suncion, Azorides R. Morales, et al. “Enhanced effect of combining human cardiac stem cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to reduce infarct size and to restore cardiac function after myocardial infarction.” Circulation 127, no. 2 (January 15, 2013): 213–23. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.131110.
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    • McCall, Frederic C., Kartik S. Telukuntla, Vasileios Karantalis, Viky Y. Suncion, Alan W. Heldman, Muzammil Mushtaq, Adam R. Williams, and Joshua M. Hare. “Myocardial infarction and intramyocardial injection models in swine.” Nat Protoc 7, no. 8 (July 12, 2012): 1479–96. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2012.075.
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    • Junttila, M Juhani, Joel E. Fishman, Gustavo A. Lopera, Pradip M. Pattany, Darcy L. Velazquez, Adam R. Williams, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Cristina Sanina, Jacques Mather, and Joshua M. Hare. “Safety of serial MRI in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.” Heart 97, no. 22 (November 2011): 1852–56. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300153.
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    • Williams, Adam R., and Joshua M. Hare. “Mesenchymal stem cells: biology, pathophysiology, translational findings, and therapeutic implications for cardiac disease.” Circ Res 109, no. 8 (September 30, 2011): 923–40. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.111.243147.
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    • Williams, Adam R., Barry Trachtenberg, Darcy L. Velazquez, Ian McNiece, Peter Altman, Didier Rouy, Adam M. Mendizabal, et al. “Intramyocardial stem cell injection in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: functional recovery and reverse remodeling.” Circ Res 108, no. 7 (April 1, 2011): 792–96. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.111.242610.
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    • Trachtenberg, Barry, Darcy L. Velazquez, Adam R. Williams, Ian McNiece, Joel Fishman, Kim Nguyen, Didier Rouy, et al. “Rationale and design of the Transendocardial Injection of Autologous Human Cells (bone marrow or mesenchymal) in Chronic Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure Secondary to Myocardial Infarction (TAC-HFT) trial: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of safety and efficacy.” Am Heart J 161, no. 3 (March 2011): 487–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.11.024.
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    • Williams, Adam, and Charles H. Hennekens. “The role of aspirin in cardiovascular diseases--forgotten benefits?” Expert Opin Pharmacother 5, no. 1 (January 2004): 109–15. https://doi.org/10.1517/14656566.5.1.109.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Lamas, Gervasio A., and Adam Williams. “Have the results of randomized clinical trials of pacing altered the practice of cardiac pacing?” In J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 14:S15–19, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8167.14.s9.14.x.
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