Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus 2015 - 2016
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Surgery, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 2013 - 2015
  • General Surgery Residency, Surgery, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 2008 - 2013
  • M.D., Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 2008
  • B.S.E., Tufts University 2002
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery 2016 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Vekstein, Andrew M., Charles M. Wojnarski, E Hope Weissler, Adam R. Williams, Ryan P. Plichta, Jacob N. Schroder, and G Chad Hughes. “Selective Sinus Replacement for Aortic Root Aneurysm: Durable Approach in Selected Patients.” Ann Thorac Surg 115, no. 2 (February 2023): 378–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.071.
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    • Perri, Jennifer L., and Ryan P. Plichta. “Too big to fail?-An aggressive strategy for a dire problem.” J Card Surg 37, no. 12 (December 2022): 5475–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.16911.
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    • Mamoun, Negmeldeen, Mary Cooter Wright, Brandi Bottiger, Ryan Plichta, Rebecca Klinger, Michael Manning, Karthik Raghunathan, and Padma Gulur. “Pain Trajectories After Valve Surgeries Performed via Midline Sternotomy Versus Mini-Thoracotomy.” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 36, no. 9 (September 2022): 3596–3602. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2022.05.007.
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    • Plichta, Ryan P., and Edward P. Chen. “Commentary: Out with the new, in with the old: Evaluating the Ross procedure in patients aged >50 years.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 164, no. 3 (September 2022): 846–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.071.
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    • Venkatraman, Vishal, Madison Ponder, Ziad F. Gellad, Shivanand P. Lad, Edana Christy, Ryan Plichta, John Kevin Harrison, George Chad Hughes, and Julie Doberne. “Feasibility study of a novel digital health platform for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.” J Card Surg 37, no. 7 (July 2022): 2017–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.16515.
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    • Plichta, Ryan, and Edward P. Chen. “Commentary: Don't forget to re-SAVR the moment.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 163, no. 3 (March 2022): 944–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.122.
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    • Vekstein, Andrew M., Julie W. Doberne, E Hope Weissler, Charles M. Wojnarski, Chandler A. Long, Adam R. Williams, Ryan P. Plichta, Jeffrey G. Gaca, and G Chad Hughes. “Tailored approach and outcomes of aortic arch reconstruction after acute type A dissection repair.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, February 16, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.016.
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    • Plichta, Ryan P., and Edward P. Chen. “Commentary: Show me the data.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 162, no. 2 (August 2021): 587–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.02.083.
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    • Sabe, Ashraf A., Edward D. Percy, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Ryan P. Plichta, and G Chad Hughes. “When to Consider Deferral of Surgery in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Review.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 6 (June 2021): 1754–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.002.
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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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    • Plichta, Jennifer K., Hannah Williamson, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Lars J. Grimm, Samantha M. Thomas, Gayle DiLalla, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, E Shelley Hwang, and Ryan P. Plichta. “It's not you, It's me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores.” Am J Surg 220, no. 5 (November 2020): 1179–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.036.
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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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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Mary Cooter, Tiffany Bisanar, Niccolò Terrando, Miles Berger, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Mark Stafford-Smith, Mark F. Newman, Joseph P. Mathew, and Joseph P. Neurologic Outcomes Research Group of the Duke Heart Center. “Intravenous Lidocaine Does Not Improve Neurologic Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Anesthesiology 130, no. 6 (June 2019): 958–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000002668.
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    • Plichta, Ryan P., Donald D. Glower, and G Chad Hughes. “Valvular Disease in Marfan Syndrome: Surgical Considerations and Management.” Curr Cardiol Rep 21, no. 4 (March 4, 2019): 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-019-1110-3.
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    • Aftab, Muhammad, Ryan Plichta, and Eric E. Roselli. “Acute DeBakey Type I Dissection Repair Using Frozen Elephant Trunk: The Cleveland Clinic Technique.” Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 21, no. 3 (September 2017): 200–205. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089253216676090.
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    • Plichta, Ryan P., Muhammad Aftab, and Eric E. Roselli. “Current management of aortic arch lesions with hybrid procedures: a tailored approach to a progressive disease.” J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 57, no. 3 (June 2016): 437–47.
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    • Halbreiner, Michael Scott, Michael Yamashita, Ryan Plichta, and Lars G. Svensson. “An Alternative Technique for Hemiarch Replacement Without Using Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.” Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 29, no. 1 (n.d.): 47–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2017.01.004.
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  • Book Sections

    • Ranney, D., and R. P. Plichta. “Histopathology of Acute Aortic Syndromes.” In Aortic Dissection and Acute Aortic Syndromes, 39–44, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66668-2_3.
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    • Sabe, A. A., R. P. Plichta, and G. C. Hughes. “Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: When Not to Operate.” In Aortic Dissection and Acute Aortic Syndromes, 519–34, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66668-2_36.
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