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Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, MD

Title

Staff Cardiovascular Surgeon

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

jeffrey.shuhaiber@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4770

Fax

513-636-3847

Bio

Dr. Shuhaiber received his MD degree from the Kings College School of Medicine. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery training at Loyola University Chicago, Royal Brompton Hospital, and Children Hospital Boston.

Dr. Shuhaiber's research is clinical outcomes assessment following congenital heart surgery, heart and lung transplantation and mechanical support. His goal is to risk adjust clinical outcomes with robust statistical methodology. He has interest in minimally invasive surgery as well as adult congenital heart disease.

Credentials

BSc: Pharmacology and Natural Sciences 1995
MD: Kings College School of Medicine University. London, England, 1998
Internship: Mayo Clinic
Residency: Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine. Chicago, IL
Certification: Surgery, 2004
Residency: Thoracic Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. Chicago, IL
Certification: Thoracic Surgery, 2006
Fellowship: Adult Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, University of Cambridge, Papworth Hospital. England 2007
Fellowship: Congenital Heart Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital. London, England 2008
Fellowship: Congenital Heart Surgery Harvard Medical School. Childrens Hospital Boston, 2009

Position History

Instructor in Surgery, University of Illinois 2004

Chief Resident, Children's Hospital Boston 2009

 

Awards and Honors

  • 1st Prize American College of Surgeons Chicago Committee on Trauma 2004, 1998
  • University of London Award of Distinction in Pathology 1998
  • Goldberg and Shakmann Award in Pharmacology 1995
  • Wellcome and Glaxo Pharmaceutical prize in Pharmacology 1994

Research

Pulmonary vein stenosis; clinical outcomes; transplantation; mechanical support

Publications, Most Recent

Shuhaiber J. The implications of outcome predictors when transitioning from arterial to double-switch surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jul;138(1):257-8.

Shuhaiber J, Hur K, Gibbons R. Does the type of ventricular assisted device influence survival, infection, and rejection rates following heart transplantation?J Card Surg. 2009 May-Jun;24(3):250-5.

Shuhaiber JH, Ho SY, Rigby M, Sethia B. Current options and outcomes for the management of atrioventricular septal defect.Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 May;35(5):891-900. Epub 2009 Feb 24.

Shuhaiber JH, Kim JB, Hur K, Gibbons RD. Survival of primary and repeat lung transplantation in the United States. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan;87(1):261-6.

Shuhaiber JH, Shuhaiber H. Letter regarding article by Gammie et al, "influence of hospital procedural volume on care process and mortality for patients undergoing elective surgery for mitral regurgitation".Circulation. 2007 Aug 14;116(7):e146; author reply e147.

Shuhaiber JH. Eisenmenger's syndrome and pulmonary-artery dissection.N Engl J Med. 2007 Aug 16;357(7):718; author reply 718-9. PubMed PMID: 17699827.

Shuhaiber JH. Evaluating the quality of trials of hypothermic circulatory arrest aortic surgery. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2007 Oct;15(5):449-52. Review. PubMed PMID: 17911080.

Apostolakis E, Shuhaiber JH. Antegrade or retrograde cerebral perfusion as an adjunct during hypothermic circulatory arrest for aortic arch surgery. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007 Nov;5(6):1147-61. Review. PubMed PMID: 18035930.


Presentations, Most Recent

J Shuhaiber , K Goldsmith and S Nashef. The influence of seasonal time variation on cardiac surgery outcome. Society of Cardiothroacic Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland. Edinburgh Scotland March 2008.

J Shuhaiber, Volume outcome relationship in heart transplantation across the US. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Boston . MA April 2008.

J Shuhaiber, K Goldsmith , S Nashef. Impact of resident trainees on outcome following cardiac surgery. Society of Thoracic Surgery. Fort Lauderdale .Florida January 2008.

J Shuhaiber, K Goldsmith , S Large , S Tsui. Does Aprotinin influence pattern of acute rejection episodes following heart transplantation ? European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Geneva. Switzerland September 2007.

J Shuhaiber , JB Kim , R Gibbons, R Gibbons. Repeat heart-lung transplantation assessment and survival analysis. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. San Francisco, CA April 2007.

J Shuhaiber, S Tsui, S Large, K Dhital. The influence of the Levitronix VAD as a temporary device in cardiogenic shock. Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery of United Kingdom. Manchester UK March 2007.

J Shuhaiber , R Gibbons and M Bakhos. The Influence of LVAD type on survival , infection and rejection rates following heart transplantation. American Society of Artificial Internal Organs. Chicago, IL June 2006.

J Shuhaiber , R Gibbons and M Bakhos. Repeat Heart transplantation survival : A propensity score analysis in 529 re-recipients through 5 years. American Association of Thoracic Surgeons . Philadelphia, PA April 2006.

J Shuhaiber and R Gibbons. The effect of Left ventricular assist devices on post heart transplant survival. Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Chicago, IL January 2006.

J Shuhaiber and Robert Anderson. Meta-analysis of clinical outcomes following mitral valve repair and replacement. New Era Cardiac Care. New Port CA January 2006.

Professional Organization Memberships

 

Special Interests

Biventricular Repair; Ebstein disease; Aortic and Mitral Valve repair; and Pulmonary vein atresia