Babatunde Yerokun | Scholars@Duke

Babatunde Yerokun
House Staff

Current Appointments & Affiliations

House Staff, Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Contact Information

bay@dm.duke.edu

Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Anderson, K, Rucker, A, Mulvihill, M, Yerokun, B, & Hartwig, M. (2018, April). Impact of Ischemic Time on Primary Graft Dysfunction: A National Analysis. Link to Item
  - Cox, M, Bishawi, M, Nag, U, Ranney, D, Yerokun, B, Wang, A, & Hughes, GC. (2018, March). IMPACT OF POST-OPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ON EARLY AND LATE OUTCOMES AFTER PROXIMAL AORTIC SURGERY. Full Text
  - Nussbaum, DP, Sun, Z, Yerokun, BA, Rushing, CN, Niedzwiecki, D, Greenup, RA, & Blazer, DG. (2018, February). Measuring the Quality of Gastric Cancer Care in the United. Link to Item
  - Ranney, DN, Cox, ML, Yerokun, BA, Benrashid, E, McCann, RL, & Hughes, GC. (2018, February). Long-term results of endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Full Text
  - Wang, A, Yerokun, B, Li, Z, Kosinski, A, Cox, ML, Gulack, BC, Sherwood, MW, Lopes, RD, Thourani, V, Kirtane, AJ, Holmes, D, Hughes, GC, Harrison, JK, Smith, PK, & Vemulapalli, S. (2017, November 14). Fragmented Care Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement is Associated With Increased 1-year Mortality and Readmission. Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium. Anaheim, CA. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. Link to Item
  - Yerokun, B, Roe, M, White, J, Lokhnygina, Y, Tershakovec, A, & Blazing, M. (2017, November 14). Downstream Patterns of Revascularization Following Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes. Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium. Anaheim, CA. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. Link to Item
  - Yerokun, BA, Daneshmand, MA, Grau-Sepulveda, MV, Mulvihill, MS, Vemulapalli, S, Wang, A, Thourani, V, Badhwar, V, Jacobs, JP, Smith, PK, Schroder, J, Ailawadi, G, DeVore, A, Patel, CB, & Milano, CA. (2017, November 14). Increased Duration Between LVAD Implantation and Orthotopic Heart Transplantation is Associated With Increased Operative Mortality: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium. Anaheim, CA. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. Link to Item
  - Yerokun, BA, Karhausen, J, Ranney, DN, Benrashid, E, Wang, H, Keenan, J, Schroder, J, Daneshmand, M, Gaca, JG, & Hughes, GC. (2017, November 14). Does Deeper Hypothermia Reduce the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Circulatory Arrest for Aortic Arch Surgery?. Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium. Anaheim, CA. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. Link to Item
  - Wang, H, Wagner, M, Benrashid, E, Keenan, J, Wang, A, Ranney, D, Yerokun, B, Gaca, JG, McCann, RL, & Hughes, GC. (2017, October 3). Outcomes of Reoperation After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Implications for Index Repair Strategy. Full Text
  - Nussbaum, DP, Blazer, DG, Greenup, RA, Sun, Z, Yerokun, BA, Rushing, C, & Niedzwiecki, D. (2017, October). Quality in Cancer Care: An Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Quality Measures. Full Text
  - Anderson, K, Mulvihill, M, Yerokun, B, Barbas, A, & Hartwig, M. (2017, April). Simultaneous or Sequential Heart-Liver Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Patients with Listed for Heart-Liver Transplantation: A National Analysis. Link to Item
  - Mulvihill, M, Yerokun, B, Davis, R, Anderson, K, Hartwig, M, & Barbas, A. (2017, April). Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation Is Equivalent to Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Candidates Requiring Dialysis Pre-Transplant. Link to Item
  - Mulvihill, M, Yerokun, B, Davis, R, Barbas, A, & Hartwig, M. (2017, April). Elevated Donor HbA1C Confers Impaired Overall Survival Following Renal Allotransplantation in Recipients of Allografts from Donors with Diabetes Mellitus: A National Analysis. Link to Item
  - Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Davis, RP, Ranney, DN, Daneshmand, MA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, April). Predictors of Survival in Lung Transplant Recipients Requiring Post-Operative ECMO: First National Analysis. Full Text
  - Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Patel, P, Rogers, JG, Milano, CA, Patel, CB, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, April). Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation Is Superior to Sequential Heart-Kidney Transplantation in Renal Failure Heart Transplant Candidates. Full Text
  - Osho, AA, Lamba, N, Hirji, S, Mulvihill, M, Yerokun, B, Bishawi, M, Spencer, P, Villavicencio-Theoduloz, M, & Hartwig, M. (2017, April). Preoperative Functional Independence and Employment Status Are Associated with Improved Long Term Survival After Lung Transplantation. Full Text
  - Yerokun, BA, Mulvihill, MS, Osho, AA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, April). Simultaneous or Sequential Lung-Kidney Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Renal-Failure Patients Undergoing Lung Transplantation: A National Analysis. Full Text
  - Joseph, L, Bashir, M, Xiang, Q, Yerokun, B, Matsouaka, R, Vemulapalli, S, Kapadia, S, & Zahr, F. (2017, March 21). PREVALENCE AND OUTCOMES OF MITRAL STENOSIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT: FINDINGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS/AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (STS/ACC) TRANSCATHETER VALVE THERAPIES (TVT) REGISTRY. Link to Item
  - O'Byrne, ML, Kim, S, Hornik, C, Yerokun, B, Matsouaka, R, Jacobs, J, Jacobs, M, & Jonas, R. (2017, March 21). EFFECT OF OBESITY AND UNDERWEIGHT STATUS ON PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: AN ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY DATABASE. Link to Item
  - Ranney, D, Benrashid, E, Yerokun, B, Wang, H, Harrison, J, Wang, A, Kiefer, T, & Hughes, GC. (2017, March 21). SURGERY FOR PATIENTS WITH BICUSPID AORTOPATHY: VALIDATION OF THE 2016 ACC/AHA GUIDELINES CLARIFICATION. Link to Item
  - Wang, A, Wang, H, Benrashid, E, Ranney, D, Yerokun, B, Sherwood, MW, Gaca, J, Kiefer, T, Wang, A, Harrison, J, & Hughes, GC. (2017, March 21). PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY AFTER TAVR IN A "REAL WORLD" SETTING. 66th Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American-College-of-Cardiology (ACC). Washington, DC. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. Link to Item
  - Speicher, P, Fitch, Z, Gulack, B, Yerokun, B, Hartwig, M, Harpole, D, D'Amico, T, & Tong, B. (2017, January). Disparities in Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Node-positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Surgery. Link to Item
  - Yerokun, BA, Bishawi, M, Williams, AR, Ranney, DN, Benrashid, E, McCann, RL, & Hughes, GC. (2017, January). Impact of Early versus Late Timing of TEVAR on Aortic Remodeling and Long-Term Survival Following Type B Aortic Dissection. Full Text
  - Costello, JM, Monge, MC, Hill, KD, Kim, SH, Pasquali, SK, Yerokun, B, Jacobs, JP, Backer, CL, Mazwi, ML, & Jacobs, ML. (2016, November 11). Associations Between Unplanned Cardiac Reinterventions and Early Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Findings From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Link to Item
  - Yang, C-FJ, Chan, DY, Yerokun, B, Wang, XF, Tong, BC, D'Amico, TA, Onaitis, MW, Hartwig, MG, Berry, MF, & Harpole, D. (2016, May 20). Surgery versus optimal medical management of early-stage small cell lung cancer. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bishawi, M, Joseph, J, Yerokun, B, Ranney, D, Winterton, P, Schroder, J, Daneshmand, M, Bowles, D, Rogers, J, & Milano, C. (2016, April). Incidence and Outcomes After Stroke on Rotary Flow Ventricular Assist Device Support. Full Text
- Journal Articles
  - Ranney, DN, Yerokun, BA, Benrashid, E, Bishawi, M, Williams, A, McCann, RL, & Hughes, GC. (2018, August 23). Outcomes of Planned Two-Stage Hybrid Aortic Repair With Dacron-Replaced Proximal Landing Zone. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ,. Full Text
  - Washam, JB, Yerokun, B, Patel, CB, Welsby, IJ, Milano, CA, & DeVore, AD. (2018, August). Cangrelor use prior to left ventricular assist device surgery: a case series. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis , 46 (2), 131-133. Full Text
  - Yerokun, BA, Berry, MF, & Hartwig, MG. (2018, August). All evidence points to the need for collaborative care. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , 156 (2), 820-821. (Letter) Full Text
  - Osho, A, Mulvihill, M, Lamba, N, Hirji, S, Yerokun, B, Bishawi, M, Spencer, P, Panda, N, Villavicencio, M, & Hartwig, M. (2018, July). Is Functional Independence Associated With Improved Long-Term Survival After Lung Transplantation?. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 106 (1), 79-84. Full Text
  - Wang, A, Brennan, JM, Zhang, S, Jung, S-H, Yerokun, B, Cox, ML, Jacobs, JP, Badhwar, V, Suri, RM, Thourani, V, Halkos, ME, Gammie, JS, Gillinov, AM, Smith, PK, & Glower, D. (2018, June 29). Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ,. Full Text
  - Gao, Q, Mulvihill, MS, Scheuermann, U, Davis, RP, Yerxa, J, Yerokun, BA, Hartwig, MG, Sudan, DL, Knechtle, SJ, & Barbas, AS. (2018, June 28). Improvement in Liver Transplant Outcomes From Older Donors: A US National Analysis. Annals of Surgery ,. Full Text
  - Mulvihill, MS, Cox, ML, Becerra, DC, Watson, JA, Voigt, SL, Yerokun, BA, Speicher, PJ, D'Amico, TA, Tong, B, & Hartwig, MG. (2018, June 27). Higher Utilization of Surgery Confers Superior Survival in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ,. Full Text
  - Costello, JM, Mongé, MC, Hill, KD, Kim, S, Pasquali, SK, Yerokun, BA, Jacobs, JP, Backer, CL, Mazwi, ML, & Jacobs, ML. (2018, April). Associations Between Unplanned Cardiac Reinterventions and Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 105 (4), 1255-1263. Full Text
  - Joseph, L, Bashir, M, Xiang, Q, Yerokun, BA, Matsouaka, RA, Vemulapalli, S, Kapadia, S, Cigarroa, JE, & Zahr, F. (2018, April). Prevalence and Outcomes of Mitral Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Findings From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapies Registry. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions , 11 (7), 693-702. Full Text
  - Turner, MC, Adam, MA, Sun, Z, Kim, J, Ezekian, B, Yerokun, BA, Mantyh, CR, & Migaly, J. (2018, February). Response to Letter: Comment on "Insurance Status, Not Race Is Associated With Use of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Rectal Cancer". Annals of Surgery , 267 (2), e30-null. Full Text
  - Yang, C-FJ, Gu, L, Shah, SA, Yerokun, BA, D'Amico, TA, Hartwig, MG, & Berry, MF. (2018, January). Long-term outcomes of surgical resection for stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer: A national analysis. Lung Cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) , 115 , 75-83. Full Text
  - Ranney, DN, Bonadonna, D, Yerokun, BA, Mulvihill, MS, Al-Rawas, N, Weykamp, M, Gunasingha, RM, Bartz, RR, Haney, JC, & Daneshmand, MA. (2017, November). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Interfacility Transfer: A Regional Referral Experience. The Annals of thoracic surgery , 104 (5), 1471-1478. Full Text
  - Ranney, DN, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, November). Reply to Moris et al. European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery , 52 (5), 1011-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Shroyer, AL, Quin, JA, Grau-Sepulveda, MV, Kosinski, AS, Yerokun, BA, Mitchell, JD, & Bilfinger, TV. (2017, November). Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database. The Annals of thoracic surgery , 104 (5), 1650-1655. Full Text
  - Anderson, KL, Mulvihill, MS, Speicher, PJ, Yerokun, BA, Gulack, BC, Nussbaum, DP, Harpole, DH, D'Amico, TA, Berry, MF, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, October). Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Confer Superior Survival in Patients With Atypical Carcinoid Tumors. The Annals of thoracic surgery , 104 (4), 1221-1230. Full Text
  - Ranney, DN, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, October). Esophageal resection after neoadjuvant therapy: understanding the limitations of large database analyses. Journal of thoracic disease , 9 (10), E949-E950. (letter) Full Text
  - Ezekian, B, Mulvihill, MS, Freischlag, K, Yerokun, BA, Davis, RP, Hartwig, MG, Knechtle, SJ, & Barbas, AS. (2017, September). Elevated HbA1c in donor organs from patients without a diagnosis of diabetes portends worse liver allograft survival. Clinical transplantation , 31 (9). Full Text
  - Ranney, DN, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Fitch, Z, Sun, Z, Yang, C-F, D'Amico, TA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, September). Surgical resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for oesophageal adenocarcinoma: what is the optimal timing?. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery , 52 (3), 543-551. Full Text
  - Anderson, KL, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Speicher, PJ, D'Amico, TA, Tong, BC, Berry, MF, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, August). Induction chemotherapy for T3N0M0 non-small-cell lung cancer increases the rate of complete resection but does not confer improved survival. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery , 52 (2), 370-377. Full Text
  - O'Byrne, ML, Kim, S, Hornik, CP, Yerokun, BA, Matsouaka, RA, Jacobs, JP, Jacobs, ML, & Jonas, RA. (2017, August). Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Analysis of Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. Circulation , 136 (8), 704-718. Full Text
  - Yerokun, BA, Yang, C-FJ, Gulack, BC, Li, X, Mulvihill, MS, Gu, L, Wang, X, Harpole, DH, D'Amico, TA, Berry, MF, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, August). A national analysis of wedge resection versus stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage IA non-small cell lung cancer. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery , 154 (2), 675-686.e4. Full Text
  - Castleberry, A, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Gulack, BC, Englum, B, Snyder, L, Worni, M, Osho, A, Palmer, S, Davis, RD, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, July). The utility of 6-minute walk distance in predicting waitlist mortality for lung transplant candidates. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION , 36 (7), 780-786. Full Text Link to Item
  - Castleberry, A, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Gulack, BC, Englum, B, Snyder, L, Worni, M, Osho, A, Palmer, S, Davis, RD, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, July). The utility of 6-minute walk distance in predicting waitlist mortality for lung transplant candidates. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation , 36 (7), 780-786. Full Text
  - Joseph, JT, Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Bell, SM, Milano, CA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, July). Elevated donor hemoglobin A1c does not impair early survival in cardiac transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation , 31 (7). Full Text
  - Mulvihill, MS, Yerokun, BA, Davis, RP, Ranney, DN, Daneshmand, MA, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, July). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following lung transplantation: indications and survival. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation ,. Full Text
  - Yang, C-FJ, Chan, DY, Shah, SA, Yerokun, BA, Wang, XF, D'Amico, TA, Berry, MF, & Harpole, DH. (2017, May 4). Long-term Survival After Surgery Compared With Concurrent Chemoradiation for Node-negative Small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of surgery . Full Text
  - Osho, AA, Castleberry, AW, Yerokun, BA, Mulvihill, MS, Rucker, J, Snyder, LD, Davis, RD, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, May). Clinical predictors and outcome implications of early readmission in lung transplant recipients. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION , 36 (5), 546-553. Full Text Link to Item
  - Osho, AA, Castleberry, AW, Yerokun, BA, Mulvihill, MS, Rucker, J, Snyder, LD, Davis, RD, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, May). Clinical predictors and outcome implications of early readmission in lung transplant recipients. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation , 36 (5), 546-553. Full Text
  - Osho, AA, Hirji, SA, Castleberry, AW, Mulvihill, MS, Ganapathi, AM, Speicher, PJ, Yerokun, B, Snyder, LD, Davis, RD, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, May). Long-term survival following kidney transplantation in previous lung transplant recipients-An analysis of the unos registry. Clinical Transplantation , 31 (5). Full Text
  - Ganapathi, AM, Mulvihill, MS, Englum, BR, Speicher, PJ, Gulack, BC, Osho, AA, Yerokun, BA, Snyder, LR, Davis, D, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, April). Transplant size mismatch in restrictive lung disease. Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation , 30 (4), 378-387. Full Text
  - Ganapathi, AM, Mulvihill, MS, Englum, BR, Speicher, PJ, Gulack, BC, Osho, AA, Yerokun, BA, Snyder, LR, Davis, D, & Hartwig, MG. (2017, April). Transplant size mismatch in restrictive lung disease. TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL , 30 (4), 378-387. Full Text Link to Item
  - Turner, M, Adam, MA, Sun, Z, Kim, J, Ezekian, B, Yerokun, B, Mantyh, C, & Migaly, J. (2017, April). Insurance Status, Not Race, is Associated With Use of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Rectal Cancer. Annals of Surgery , 265 (4), 774-781. Full Text
  - Gulack, BC, Yang, C-FJ, Speicher, PJ, Yerokun, BA, Tong, BC, Onaitis, MW, D'Amico, TA, Harpole, DH, Hartwig, MG, & Berry, MF. (2016, December). A Risk Score to Assist Selecting Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Annals of thoracic surgery , 102 (6), 1814-1820. Full Text
  - Yerokun, BA, Sun, Z, Yang, C-FJ, Gulack, BC, Speicher, PJ, Adam, MA, D'Amico, TA, Onaitis, MW, Harpole, DH, Berry, MF, & Hartwig, MG. (2016, August). Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 102 (2), 416-423. Full Text
  - Yerokun, BA, Williams, JB, Gaca, J, Smith, PK, & Roe, MT. (2016, June). Indications, algorithms, and outcomes for coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Coronary Artery Disease , 27 (4), 319-326. (Review) Full Text
  - Yerokun, BA, Adam, MA, Sun, Z, Kim, J, Sprinkle, S, Migaly, J, & Mantyh, CR. (2016, May). Does Conversion in Laparoscopic Colectomy Portend an Inferior Oncologic Outcome? Results from 104,400 Patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract , 20 (5), 1042-1048. Full Text
  - Speicher, PJ, Wang, X, Englum, BR, Ganapathi, AM, Yerokun, B, Hartwig, MG, D'Amico, TA, & Berry, MF. (2015, November). Induction chemoradiation therapy prior to esophagectomy is associated with superior long-term survival for esophageal cancer. Diseases of the Esophagus : Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus , 28 (8), 788-796. Full Text
  - Fahrenbach, JP, Stoller, D, Kim, G, Aggarwal, N, Yerokun, B, Earley, JU, Hadhazy, M, Shi, N-Q, Makielski, JC, & McNally, EM. (2014, July). Abcc9 is required for the transition to oxidative metabolism in the newborn heart. Faseb Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology , 28 (7), 2804-2815. Full Text

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Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles