Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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2021 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Surgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure
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2024 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Listing patterns at the highest volume heart transplant centers: Multiple roads to transplant
Journal Article Jhlt Open · February 1, 2026 The current heart transplantation (HT) allocation system added additional progressive statuses to differentiate the highest risk patients and decrease waitlist mortality. We analyzed United Network for Organ Sharing thoracic organ data (10/18/2018-6/30/202 ... Full text CiteIncreasing the acceptance of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory determination of death heart donation: A case for collaborative donor research.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · January 2026 Donation after circulatory determination of death transplantation offers an effective and safe method of increasing the number of heart transplants performed. Donation after circulatory determination of death heart is ischemic at the time of recovery, and ... Full text Link to item CiteOutcomes After Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Cardiac Transplantation: An International, Multicenter Retrospective Study.
Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · December 2025 BACKGROUND: As donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) heart transplantation (HT) becomes more widely adopted, there is a need to establish the most clinically effective method of organ procurement. OBJECTIVES: This international, multicent ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Prospective, Multi-Center, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study of Hearts Transplanted after Non-Ischemic Heart PRESERVation from Extended Donors Continued Access Protocol
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by XVIVO Perfusion Inc. · 2025 - 2035Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion for Prophylactic Stroke Reduction Trial
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by AtriCure, Inc. · 2024 - 2034Enhancing Heart Allograft Function with the OCS Heart System (ENHANCE) Trial - Pro00118965
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by TransMedics · 2025 - 2033View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Georgetown University, School of Medicine ·
2001
M.D.