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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Andrew M. Vekstein, Rebecca Young, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, Dylan P. Thibault, Sean O’Brien, et al. “Comparing Consumer-Directed Hospital Rankings With STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Outcomes.” Ann Thorac Surg 115, no. 2 (February 2023): 533–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.06.050.
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    • Vekstein, Andrew M., and Oliver K. Jawitz. “Commentary: A bridge to somewhere.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 165, no. 2 (February 2023): 722–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.012.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Marcelo Cerullo, Soraya L. Voigt, Kristen E. Rhodin, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, Christopher R. Kelsey, and Betty C. Tong. “Tumor Size, Histology, and Survival After Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy and Sublobar Resection in Node-negative Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.” Ann Surg 276, no. 6 (December 1, 2022): e1000–1007. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004730.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., and Carmelo Milano. “Commentary: An innovative strategy for expanding the donor pool.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 164, no. 2 (August 2022): 571–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.08.007.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Jennifer S. Lawton, Dylan Thibault, Sean O’Brien, Robert S. D. Higgins, Stefano Schena, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Kevin L. Thomas, and Brittany A. Zwischenberger. “Sex Differences in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Techniques: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis.” Ann Thorac Surg 113, no. 6 (June 2022): 1979–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.039.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, David Becerra, Julie Doberne, Ashley Y. Choi, Samantha E. Halpern, Jacob A. Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Lung Transplantation After Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Early Outcomes From a US National Registry.” Ann Surg 275, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 1006–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004233.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, David Becerra, Jacob Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Factors associated with short- versus long-term survival after lung transplant.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 163, no. 3 (March 2022): 853-860.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.097.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Norma E. Farrow, Soraya L. Voigt, Kristen E. Rhodin, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Megan C. Turner, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, and Betty C. Tong. “The Relationship Between Lymph Node Ratio and Survival Benefit With Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Node-positive Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.” Ann Surg 275, no. 3 (March 1, 2022): e562–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004150.
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    • Rucker, A Justin, Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Kristen E. Rhodin, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Impact of Time to Endoscopic Resection on Outcomes for Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.” Ann Thorac Surg 113, no. 3 (March 2022): 942–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.001.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., and Vignesh Raman. “Commentary: With great power comes great responsibility-assessing the validity of propensity score methods.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 163, no. 2 (February 2022): 754–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.092.
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    • Rucker, A Justin, Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Betty C. Tong. “The Impact of Adjuvant Therapy on Survival After Esophagectomy for Node-negative Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.” Ann Surg 275, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 348–55. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003886.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Adam D. Devore, Chetan B. Patel, Benjamin S. Bryner, and Jacob N. Schroder. “EXPANDing the Donor Pool: Quantifying the Potential Impact of a Portable Organ-Care System for Expanded Criteria Heart Donation.” J Card Fail 27, no. 12 (December 2021): 1462–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.07.018.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, and Edward P. Chen. “Reoperation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the future is here.” European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery 60, no. 5 (November 2021): 1156–57. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab313.
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    • Halpern, Samantha E., Oliver K. Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Ashley Y. Choi, John C. Haney, Jacob A. Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Aggressive pursuit and utilization of non-ideal donor lungs does not compromise post-lung transplant survival.” Clin Transplant 35, no. 9 (September 2021): e14414. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14414.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., and Vignesh Raman. “Commentary: One size fits all, maybe.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 162, no. 2 (August 2021): 430–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.114.
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    • Matos, Jason D., Susan McIlvaine, Maria Grau-Sepulveda, Oliver K. Jawitz, J Matthew Brennan, Kamal R. Khabbaz, Frank W. Sellke, Robert Yeh, and Peter Zimetbaum. “Anticoagulation and amiodarone for new atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: Prescription patterns and 30-day outcomes in the United States and Canada.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 162, no. 2 (August 2021): 616-624.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.01.077.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, and Oliver K. Jawitz. “Commentary: Size may matter after all.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 162, no. 1 (July 2021): 319–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.030.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Soraya L. Voigt, Oliver K. Jawitz, Norma E. Farrow, Kristen E. Rhodin, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “The Impact of Adjuvant Hemithoracic Radiation on Outcomes in Patients with Stage I-III Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Dual Registry Analysis.” Ann Surg, June 4, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004976.
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    • Benkert, Abigail R., and Oliver K. Jawitz. “Commentary: The silver lining of coronary artery bypass grafting in the era of coronavirus disease 2019.” Jtcvs Open 6 (June 2021): 144–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2021.04.011.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Dylan Thibault, Babatunde Yerokun, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Mark S. Allen, and David H. Harpole. “Complications after Ravitch versus Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis.” Surgery 169, no. 6 (June 2021): 1493–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2020.12.023.
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    • Doberne, Julie W., Oliver K. Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Benjamin S. Bryner, Jacob N. Schroder, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Heart Transplantation Survival Outcomes of HIV Positive and Negative Recipients.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 5 (May 2021): 1465–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.120.
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    • Slaughter, Mark S., Vinay Badhwar, Mickey Ising, Brian L. Ganzel, Kristen Sell-Dottin, Oliver K. Jawitz, Shuaiqi Zhang, and Jaimin R. Trivedi. “Optimum surgical treatment for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 161, no. 4 (April 2021): 1227-1235.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.10.124.
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    • Barac, Yaron D., Oliver K. Jawitz, Matthew G. Hartwig, Jacob Klapper, Jacob N. Schroder, Mani A. Daneshmand, Chetan B. Patel, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Mitigating the Impact of Using Female Donor Hearts in Male Recipients Using BMI Difference.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 4 (April 2021): 1299–1307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.109.
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    • Halpern, Samantha E., Aryaman Gupta, Oliver K. Jawitz, Ashley Y. Choi, Hai V. Salfity, Jacob A. Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Safety and efficacy of an implantable device for management of gastroesophageal reflux in lung transplant recipients.” J Thorac Dis 13, no. 4 (April 2021): 2116–27. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-3276.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., and Vignesh Raman. “Reply from authors: Heart donor brain death duration-external validation from across the pond.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 161, no. 4 (April 2021): e313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.134.
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    • Farrow, Norma E., Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Impact of Age on Surgical Outcomes for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 3 (March 2021): 996–1003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.055.
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    • Contreras, Fabian Jimenez, Oliver K. Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Ashley Y. Choi, Matthew G. Hartwig, and Jacob A. Klapper. “Dual Procurement of Lung and Heart Allografts Does Not Negatively Affect Lung Transplant Outcomes.” J Surg Res 259 (March 2021): 106–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.036.
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    • Halpern, Samantha E., Alec McConnell, Sarah B. Peskoe, Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Ashley Y. Choi, Megan L. Neely, Scott M. Palmer, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “A three-tier system for evaluation of organ procurement organizations' willingness to pursue and utilize nonideal donor lungs.” Am J Transplant 21, no. 3 (March 2021): 1269–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16347.
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    • Vekstein, Andrew M., and Oliver K. Jawitz. “Commentary: Different problem, different place…same conversation.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 2021, S0022-5223(21)00552-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.071.
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    • Choi, Ashley Y., Oliver K. Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Michael S. Mulvihill, Samantha E. Halpern, Yaron D. Barac, Jacob A. Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Predictors of nonuse of donation after circulatory death lung allografts.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 161, no. 2 (February 2021): 458-466.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.111.
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    • Rhodin, Kristen E., Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Norma E. Farrow, David H. Harpole, Betty C. Tong, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Patterns of Use of Induction Therapy for T2N0 Esophageal Cancer.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 2 (February 2021): 440–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.089.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Amanda S. Stebbins, Vignesh Raman, Brooke Alhanti, Sean van Diepen, Matthias Heringlake, Stephen Fremes, et al. “Association between levosimendan, postoperative AKI, and mortality in cardiac surgery: Insights from the LEVO-CTS trial.” Am Heart J 231 (January 2021): 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.10.066.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Benjamin S. Bryner, Jacob Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Center volume and primary graft dysfunction in patients undergoing lung transplantation in the United States - a cohort study.” Transpl Int 34, no. 1 (January 2021): 194–203. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.13784.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Kristen E. Rhodin, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, and Betty C. Tong. “The Effect of Tumor Size and Histologic Findings on Outcomes After Segmentectomy vs Lobectomy for Clinically Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Chest 159, no. 1 (January 2021): 390–400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.066.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Thomas A. D’Amico, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, and Betty C. Tong. “Response.” Chest 159, no. 1 (January 2021): 445–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.2044.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Kristen E. Rhodin, Anthony W. Kim, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “Patterns of Care in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 6 (December 2020): 1832–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.069.
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    • Rucker, A Justin, Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “Effect of Lymph Node Assessment on Outcomes in Surgery for Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 6 (December 2020): 1854–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.117.
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    • Choi, Ashley Y., Oliver K. Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Samantha E. Halpern, John C. Haney, Jacob A. Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Predictors of Older Donor Lung Use: Are We Too Good at Saying No?” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 5 (November 2020): 1683–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.050.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Marat Fudim, Vignesh Raman, Benjamin S. Bryner, and Joseph G. Rogers. “Reply: Heart Transplant Allocation Under New Policy: Perceived Risk and Gaming the System.” Jacc Heart Fail 8, no. 11 (November 2020): 958–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.08.007.
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    • Weissler, E Hope, Soraya L. Voigt, Vignesh Raman, Oliver Jawitz, Julie Doberne, Jatin Anand, Ryan Plichta, Jeffrey G. Gaca, Richard L. McCann, and G Chad Hughes. “Permissive Hypertension and Collateral Revascularization May Allow Avoidance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 5 (November 2020): 1469–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.101.
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    • Voigt, Soraya L., Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Muath Bishawi, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “The Role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma-An Institutional and National Analysis.” J Natl Cancer Inst 112, no. 11 (November 1, 2020): 1118–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaa002.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K. “Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Failed TAVR Prostheses: One More Piece of the Puzzle.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 76, no. 16 (October 2020): 1860–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.001.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., William T. Bradford, Gina McConnell, Jill Engel, Jessica Erin Allender, and Judson B. Williams. “How to Start an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Program.” Crit Care Clin 36, no. 4 (October 2020): 571–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2020.07.001.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, John K. Christopher, Oliver K. Jawitz, and Jacob A. Klapper. “Robot- vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Early Lung Cancer.” Jnci Cancer Spectr 4, no. 5 (October 2020): pkaa031. https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkaa031.
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    • Geirsson, Arnar, Asher Schranz, Oliver Jawitz, Makoto Mori, Liqi Feng, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, Alexander Iribarne, et al. “The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis in the United States.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 4 (October 2020): 1185–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.089.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Morgan L. Cox, David Ranney, Judson B. Williams, Hillary Mulder, Mario F. L. Gaudino, Stephen Fremes, et al. “Outcomes following revascularization with radial artery bypass grafts: Insights from the PREVENT-IV trial.” Am Heart J 228 (October 2020): 91–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.08.001.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Maria Grau-Sepulveda, and J Matthew Brennan. “Reply: Redo SAVR After Primary TAVR, A Dangerous Sequence?” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 13, no. 18 (September 28, 2020): 2186–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2020.08.013.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Marat Fudim, Vignesh Raman, and Benjamin S. Bryner. “Reply: Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Transplantation: Return of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump.” Jacc Heart Fail 8, no. 9 (September 2020): 786–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.07.002.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Tracy Y. Wang, Renato D. Lopes, Alma Chavez, Brittanny Boyer, Hwasoon Kim, Kevin J. Anstrom, et al. “Rationale and design of PROACT Xa: A randomized, multicenter, open-label, clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of apixaban versus warfarin in patients with a mechanical On-X Aortic Heart Valve.” Am Heart J 227 (September 2020): 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.06.014.
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    • Rhodin, Kristen E., Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “The Effect of Timing of Adjuvant Therapy on Survival After Esophagectomy.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 3 (September 2020): 1023–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.040.
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    • Barac, Yaron D., Mike S. Mulvihill, Oliver Jawitz, Jacob Klapper, John Haney, Mani Daneshmand, Basil Nasir, Dongfeng Chen, Carmelo A. Milano, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Increased Calculated Panel Reactive Antigen Is Associated With Increased Waitlist Time and Mortality in Lung Transplantation.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 2 (August 2020): 414–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.02.061.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Marat Fudim, Vignesh Raman, Vanessa Blumer, Kadir Caliskan, Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, et al. “Renal Outcomes in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant With a Left Ventricular Assist Device.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 2 (August 2020): 567–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.021.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Maria Grau-Sepulveda, and J Matthew Brennan. “Reply: Uncertainty in Uncertainty: How Risky Is Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement After TAVR?” Jacc. Cardiovascular Interventions 13, no. 16 (August 2020): 1965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2020.07.002.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Brian C. Gulack, Maria V. Grau-Sepulveda, Roland A. Matsouaka, Michael J. Mack, David R. Holmes, John D. Carroll, Vinod H. Thourani, and J Matthew Brennan. “Reoperation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 13, no. 13 (July 13, 2020): 1515–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2020.04.029.
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    • Barac, Yaron D., Charles M. Wojnarski, Parichart Junpaparp, Oliver K. Jawitz, Han Billard, Mani A. Daneshmand, Richa Agrawal, et al. “Early outcomes with durable left ventricular assist device replacement using the HeartMate 3.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 160, no. 1 (July 2020): 132-139.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.151.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Marat Fudim, Vignesh Raman, Benjamin S. Bryner, Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, Carmelo Milano, Chetan B. Patel, Jacob N. Schroder, and Joseph G. Rogers. “Reassessing Recipient Mortality Under the New Heart Allocation System: An Updated UNOS Registry Analysis.” Jacc Heart Fail 8, no. 7 (July 2020): 548–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.010.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., and Charles M. Wojnarski. “Commentary: Universal surgical risk models: The answer you receive depends on the question you ask.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 160, no. 1 (July 2020): 184–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.01.009.
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    • Turner, M. C., O. Jawitz, M. A. Adam, E. Srinivasan, D. Niedzwiecki, J. Migaly, D. A. Fisher, and C. R. Mantyh. “Comparison of survival of stage I-III colon cancer by travel distance and hospital volume.” Tech Coloproctol 24, no. 7 (July 2020): 703–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-020-02207-8.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Jatin Anand, Muath Bishawi, Soraya L. Voigt, Julie Doberne, Andrew M. Vekstein, E Hope Weissler, Joseph W. Turek, and G Chad Hughes. “Aortic valve repair with a newly approved geometric annuloplasty ring in patients undergoing proximal aortic repair: early results from a single-centre experience.” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 57, no. 6 (June 1, 2020): 1137–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaa009.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, Chetan B. Patel, Joseph Rogers, and Carmelo Milano. “Increasing the United States heart transplant donor pool with donation after circulatory death.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 159, no. 5 (May 2020): e307–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.080.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Soraya L. Voigt, Anthony W. Kim, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “The influence of adjuvant therapy on survival in patients with indeterminate margins following surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 159, no. 5 (May 2020): 2030-2040.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.075.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Margin-Positive (R1) Esophagectomy: A National Analysis.” J Surg Res 249 (May 2020): 82–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.11.035.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Hanghang Wang, David H. Harpole, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Effect of time to surgery on outcomes in stage I esophageal adenocarcinoma.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 159, no. 4 (April 2020): 1626-1635.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.123.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Brian C. Gulack, J Matthew Brennan, Dylan P. Thibault, Alice Wang, Sean M. O’Brien, Jacob N. Schroder, Jeffrey G. Gaca, and Peter K. Smith. “Association of postoperative complications and outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting.” Am Heart J 222 (April 2020): 220–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.02.002.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Yaron D. Barac, Jatin Anand, Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Adam D. DeVore, and Carmelo Milano. “Influence of donor brain death duration on outcomes following heart transplantation: A United Network for Organ Sharing Registry analysis.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 159, no. 4 (April 2020): 1345-1353.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.060.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, and Carmelo Milano. “Reply from the authors: We do not know what we do not know-Mechanism of donor brain death and transplant recipient outcomes.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 159, no. 3 (March 2020): e214–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.144.
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    • Barac, Yaron D., Oliver K. Jawitz, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Heart Transplantation After HeartMate 3 Use Shortens Hospitalization but Might Impose Increased Risk of Rejection.” Ann Thorac Surg 109, no. 3 (March 2020): 985–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.052.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, and Oliver K. Jawitz. “Commentary: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 2020, S0022-5223(20)30593-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.015.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., and Carmelo Milano. “Is it time for the United States to engage in heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death?” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 159, no. 2 (February 2020): 512–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.147.
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    • Barac, Yaron D., Adam Nevo, Oliver Jawitz, Nazish K. Hashmi, Peter Henkel, Laura J. Blue, Joseph Kelly, et al. “Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Use in Durable and Short-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.” Asaio J 66, no. 1 (January 2020): e8–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000937.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Soraya L. Voigt, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “Outcomes for Surgery in Large Cell Lung Neuroendocrine Cancer.” J Thorac Oncol 14, no. 12 (December 2019): 2143–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2019.09.005.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Soraya L. Voigt, Hanghang Wang, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, and Betty C. Tong. “Outcomes of surgery versus chemoradiotherapy in patients with clinical or pathologic stage N3 non-small cell lung cancer.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 158, no. 6 (December 2019): 1680-1692.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.033.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Norma E. Farrow, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole. “Surgery Is Associated With Survival Benefit in T4a Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A National Analysis.” Ann Thorac Surg 108, no. 6 (December 2019): 1633–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.091.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Jacob Klapper, Matthew Hartwig, Chetan B. Patel, and Carmelo Milano. “Donor and recipient age matching in heart transplantation: analysis of the UNOS Registry.” Transpl Int 32, no. 11 (November 2019): 1194–1202. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.13481.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Yaron Barac, Michael S. Mulvihill, Carrie Moore, Ashley Y. Choi, Matthew Hartwig, and Jacob Klapper. “Impact of Donor Brain Death Duration on Outcomes After Lung Transplantation.” Ann Thorac Surg 108, no. 5 (November 2019): 1519–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.026.
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    • Barac, Yaron D., Oliver K. Jawitz, Jacob Klapper, Jacob Schroder, Mani A. Daneshmand, Chet Patel, Matt G. Hartwig, Nancy K. Sweitzer, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Heart Transplantation Survival and the Use of Traumatically Brain-Injured Donors: UNOS Registry Propensity-Matched Analysis.” J Am Heart Assoc 8, no. 17 (September 3, 2019): e012894. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.012894.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, Mark F. Berry, and David H. Harpole. “Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Early Large Cell Lung Neuroendocrine Cancer: A National Analysis.” Ann Thorac Surg 108, no. 2 (August 2019): 377–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.053.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Mohamed A. Adam, Megan C. Turner, Brian F. Gilmore, and John Migaly. “Neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by transanal local excision for T2 rectal cancer confers equivalent survival benefit as traditional transabdominal resection.” Surgery 165, no. 6 (June 2019): 1193–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.02.005.
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    • Adam, Mohamed Abdelgadir, Dimitrios Moris, Shay Behrens, Daniel P. Nussbaum, Oliver Jawitz, Megan Turner, Michael Lidsky, and Dan Blazer. “Hospital Volume Threshold for the Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma.” Anticancer Res 39, no. 4 (April 2019): 2007–14. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.13311.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Jeffrey E. Keenan, Jennifer Perna, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Successful aneurysm resection and coronary artery revascularization following saphenous vein graft aneurysm rupture.” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 55, no. 3 (March 1, 2019): 585–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezy270.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Zuoheng Wang, Daniel J. Boffa, Frank C. Detterbeck, Justin D. Blasberg, and Anthony W. Kim. “The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies.” European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery 51, no. 1 (January 2017): 169–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw239.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Daniel J. Boffa, Frank C. Detterbeck, Zuoheng Wang, and Anthony W. Kim. “Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy.” Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 28, no. 2 (June 2016): 531–40. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.06.001.
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    • Liu, Geoffrey Z., Oliver K. Jawitz, Daniel Zheng, Richard J. Gusberg, and Anthony W. Kim. “Reflective Writing for Medical Students on the Surgical Clerkship: Oxymoron or Antidote?” Journal of Surgical Education 73, no. 2 (March 2016): 296–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.11.002.
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    • Shumaster, Vladimir, Oliver Jawitz, David Yuh, and Pramod Bonde. “Lessons learned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation.” Scienceopen Research, May 16, 2014. https://doi.org/10.14293/s2199-1006.1.sor-med.abg1r6.v1.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Nicole G Jawitz, David D. Yuh, and Pramod Bonde. “Impact of ABO compatibility on outcomes after heart transplantation in a national cohort during the past decade.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 146, no. 5 (November 2013): 1239–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.06.040.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Vekstein, Andrew M., Babtunde A. Yerokun, Oliver K. Jawitz, Julie W. Doberne, Jatin Anand, Jorn Karhausen, David N. Ranney, et al. “Does deeper hypothermia reduce the risk of acute kidney injury after circulatory arrest for aortic arch surgery?” In Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 60:314–21, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab044.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Soraya L. Voigt, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, and Betty C. Tong. “The effect of extent of resection on outcomes in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer.” In J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 161:1484-1492.e5, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.02.135.
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    • Jawitz, Nicole G., Vignesh Raman, Oliver K. Jawitz, Rahul A. Shimpi, Richard K. Wood, Matthew G. Hartwig, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Utilization Trends and Volume-Outcomes Relationship of Endoscopic Resection for Early Stage Esophageal Cancer.” In Ann Surg, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004834.
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    • Mosher, Christopher, Michael Nanna, Oliver Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Norma Farrow, Samia Aleem, Neil MacIntyre, Scott Palmer, and Evan Myers. “COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN US ADULTS WITH COPD.” In Chest, 158:A2059–60. Elsevier BV, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1781.
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    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Soraya L. Voigt, Chi-Fu J. Yang, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “The effect of age on survival after endoscopic resection versus surgery for T1a esophageal cancer.” In J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 160:295-302.e3, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.050.
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    • Choi, A. Y., V. Raman, O. K. Jawitz, S. E. Halpern, B. S. Bryner, L. D. Snyder, and M. G. Hartwig. “Five Year Follow-Up of Staged Bilateral Lung Transplantation for High-Risk Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Matched Case-Control Study.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : The Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 39:S380–81, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.486.
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    • Halpern, S. E., A. McConnell, S. Peskoe, V. Raman, O. K. Jawitz, A. Y. Choi, J. C. Haney, J. A. Klapper, and M. G. Hartwig. “Risk Aversion in Lung Transplantation: Organ Procurement Organizations Differ in Willingness to Pursue Non-Ideal Donor Organs.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 20:527–28, 2020.
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    • Schmitz, R., O. K. Jawitz, S. J. Knechtle, and A. M. Jackson. “Waiting List and Transplant Outcomes of Highly Sensitized Kidney Patients.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 20:880–81, 2020.
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    • Voigt, S., V. Raman, O. Jawitz, C. J. Yang, T. D’Amico, and D. Harpole. “P2.06-03 Timing of Surgery After Induction Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A National Analysis.” In Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 14:S756–S756. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1621.
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    • Voigt, S., V. Raman, O. Jawitz, C. J. Yang, T. D’Amico, and D. Harpole. “MA05.03 Impact of Time to Surgery on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Outright Resection for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.” In Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 14:S265–66. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.531.
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    • Choi, A. Y., O. K. Jawitz, V. Raman, Y. Barac, M. S. Mulvihill, C. Moore, and M. G. Hartwig. “Unfavorable Donor after Cardiac Death Characteristics in Lung Transplantation: An Analysis of the LINOS Registry.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 19:1114–1114. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Barac, Y. D., J. Klapper, J. Poisson, L. Zaffiri, A. Pollack, T. Seay, O. Jawitz, et al. “Anticoagulation Strategies in the Perioperative Period for Lung Transplant: 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Warfarin Reversal.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S419–S419. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1069.
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    • Barac, Y. D., M. Mulvihill, O. Jawitz, J. Haney, J. Klapper, M. Daneshmand, and M. Hartwig. “High Calculated Panel Reactive Antigen (cPRA) is Associated with Decreased Rates of Transplantation and Increased Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation: A UNOS/OPTN Registry Analysis.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S148–S148. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.353.
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    • Barac, Y. D., O. Jawitz, J. Klapper, J. Schroder, M. Daneshmand, C. Patel, C. Milano, and M. Hartwig. “Heart Transplantation Survival and the Use of Traumatically Brain-Injured Donors.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S186–S186. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.449.
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    • Barac, Y. D., O. Jawitz, J. Schroder, M. Daneshmand, C. Patel, and C. Milano. “LVAD Patients with RV Failure Pre-Heart Transplant Have Reduced Post-Transplant Survival.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S109–S109. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.255.
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    • Barac, Y. D., O. Jawitz, V. Raman, M. Hartwig, J. Klapper, J. Schroder, M. Daneshmand, C. Patel, and C. Milano. “Mitigating the Impact of Gender Mismatch in Heart Transplantation Using BMI and BSA Ratios.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S161–S161. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.384.
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    • Choi, A. Y., O. K. Jawitz, V. Raman, Y. Barac, M. S. Mulvihill, C. Moore, and M. G. Hartwig. “Unfavorable Donor after Cardiac Death Characteristics in Lung Transplantation: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S149–50. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.357.
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    • Jawitz, O. K., V. Raman, A. Devore, R. Mentz, C. B. Patel, M. Hartwig, M. Daneshmand, J. Schroder, and C. Milano. “Donation after Circulatory Death in Heart Transplantation May Increase the Donor Pool by 20% in the U.S.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S26–S26. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.048.
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    • Jawitz, O. K., V. Raman, Y. Barac, M. Mulvihill, C. Moore, A. Choi, M. Hartwig, and J. Klapper. “Time from Lung Transplant Donor Brain Death to Cross Clamp: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S190–S190. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.459.
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    • Raman, V., O. K. Jawitz, C. White, M. Daneshmand, J. Schroder, C. Milano, and M. Hartwig. “Older Donors Portend Worse Survival in Older and Younger Recipients after Heart Transplant: A UNOS Database Analysis.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38:S162–S162. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.388.
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    • Jawitz, Oliver K., Amanda S. Stebbins, Vignesh Raman, John H. Alexander, Rajendra Mehta, Mark Stafford-Smith, and Renato D. Lopes. “Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury is Common and Associated With Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Insights From the LEVO-CTS Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 140, 2019.
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    • Matos, Jason D., Susan McIlvaine, Maria Grau-Sepulveda, Oliver Jawitz, J Matthew Brennan, Kamal Khabbaz, Frank W. Sellke, Robert Yeh, and Peter Zimetbaum. “Evaluation of Anticoagulation and Amiodarone Use for New Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.” In Circulation, Vol. 140, 2019.
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    • Raman, V., C. Yang, O. Jawitz, C. Erkmen, B. Tong, T. D’Amico, M. Berry, and D. Harpole. “P1.16-50 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Early Stage Large Cell Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer: A National Analysis.” In Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13:S648–S648. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1019.
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    • Jacoby, D., O. Jawitz, L. Bellumkonda, and P. Bonde. “Acute Rejection and Graft Failure Drive Worse Outcomes Among Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) Patients Undergoing Heart Transplant (HT) in the US: A UNOS Analysis.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 33:S67–S67. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2014.01.214.
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    • Jawitz, N. G., O. K. Jawitz, and P. Bonde. “Pre-Heart Transplant Recipient Counterpulsation Influences Primary Graft Dysfunction But Not Survival: Analysis of a National Cohort.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 33:S275–76. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2014.01.733.
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    • Jawitz, O. K., and P. Bonde. “Heart Transplantation for Myocarditis: Outcomes and Survival in a National Cohort.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 33:S64–65. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2014.01.207.
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