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Jacob Niall Schroder

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
DUMC 3642, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC 3642, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2021 - Present Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery
Surgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure · 2024 - Present Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery

In the News


Published October 8, 2024
Duke Transplant Team Helps Pioneer Total Artificial Heart
Published June 20, 2023
New Heart Transplant Method May Grow Donor Pool 30%
Published July 15, 2021
New Generation Artificial Heart Implanted in Patient at Duke – First in U.S.

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Recent Publications


Increasing 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 Cite

Outcomes 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 Cite

Five-year experience of heart transplantation following donation after circulatory death.

Journal Article J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · December 2025 OBJECTIVE: The United States' experience with heart transplantation following donation after circulatory death (DCD HT) has expanded since clinical adoption in 2019. We aimed to examine a large institution's outcomes associated with DCD HT versus HT follow ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion for Prophylactic Stroke Reduction Trial

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by AtriCure, Inc. · 2024 - 2034

Enhancing Heart Allograft Function with the OCS Heart System (ENHANCE) Trial - Pro00118965

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by TransMedics · 2025 - 2033

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Education, Training & Certifications


Georgetown University, School of Medicine · 2001 M.D.