Cardiothoracic Surgery

Publications

Ahmed, HF; Faateh, M; Chappell, G; Ricci, M; Lehenbauer, DG; Morales, DLS; Chin, C; Ashfaq, A. Increasing adoption of donation after circulatory death in high-risk heart transplant recipients: Insights into current practices in the United States. JTCVS Open. 2026; 30:101686.

Ahmed, HF; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Chappell, G; O'donnell, A; Ashfaq, A; Baskar, S; Morales, DLS; Lehenbauer, DG. Safety and Feasibility of Implanting Dual-Chamber Permanent Pacemakers in Patients Under 3 kg. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2026; 17(1):46-51.

Chappell, G; Turner, D; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Lehenbauer, D; Ricci, M; Chlebowski, MM; Goldstein, SL; Ashfaq, A; Morales, DLS. Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Hemodialysis in Infants Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery in the United States. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026.

Chappell, G; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Turner, D; Bondoc, A; Evans, S; Miethke, AG; Tiao, G; Chlebowski, MM; Opotowsky, AR; Lehenbauer, D; Ricci, M; Ashfaq, A; Morales, DLS. Outcomes of Fontan patients undergoing combined heart-liver transplantation in pediatric hospitals across the United States. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026; 171(1):288-297.e2.

Faateh, M; Ahmed, HF; Raees, MA; Hossain, MM; Lehenbauer, D; Cnota, JF; Alten, JA; Morales, D; Ashfaq, A. Timing of Arterial Switch Operation in Dextro-Transposition of Great Arteries with Intact Septum: Factors Associated with Delay, Practice Variation, and Associated Outcomes. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026; 47(3):1317-1324.

Faateh, M; Chappell, G; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Rodts, M; Misfeldt, A; Lehenbauer, DG; Morales, DLS; Ashfaq, A; Ricci, M. Impact of Abdominal Surgery on Neonatal Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Risks. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2026; 17(2):244-253.

Hill, KD; Kang, L; Wang, Q; Newburger, JW; Gaynor, JW; Burns, KM; Williams, R; Trachtenberg, F; Mccrindle, BW; Graham, EM; Ilardi, D; Schumacher, KR; Hong, H; Goldberg, CS. Single-Ventricle Disease: Long-Term Outcomes and Global Morbidity in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026; 87(22):3114-3133.

Jacobs, ML; Backer, CL. In Memoriam: Richard Van Praagh (1930-2025). World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2026; 17(2):147-149.

Keramane, A; Faateh, M; Heydarian, H; Ashfaq, A. Patent ductus arteriosus stenting complicated by iatrogenic aortic dissection requiring aortic repair. JTCVS Techniques. 2026; 35:102185.

Khan, N; Morales, DLS. Timing the Arterial Switch Operation: A Switch in Time Saves Nine. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026.

Mantell, B; Kamsheh, A; Cantor, C; Simpson, K. Myocarditis. In: Penny, D; Cetta, F; Mital, S; Backer, C; Cohen, M; Johnson, J; Watrin, C. , Eds. Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents From Fetal Through Adult Life. LWW; 2026.

Mavroudis, C; Backer, CL. In Memoriam: Rachid F. Idriss (1959-2025). World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2026; 17(1):133-134.

Nelson, JS; Lu, JC; Ashfaq, A; Kwon, MH; Kamp, A; Stephens, E; Cohen, MI; Rossi, C; Sood, P; Sandoval, N; Tchervenkov, C; Sarris, G; Jacobs, JP; St Louis, JD. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery/European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association 2026 Clinical Practice Guidelines on Indications and Timing of Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026.

Raees, MA; Hogue, S; O'donnell, A; Cnota, JF; Morales, DLS; Lehenbauer, DG; Zafar, F; Quintessenza, JA; Tweddell, JS; Ashfaq, A. Ex Vivo Hydrodynamic Assessment of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Trileaflet Pulmonary Valves. ASAIO Journal. 2026; 72(4):333-340.

Stephens, EH; Feins, E; Backer, CL; Bacha, E; Lapar, DJ. A Call for Investment in Sponsorship, Apprenticeship, and Mentorship: Ensuring the Future of Congenital Heart Surgery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026.

Takajo, D; Critser, PJ; Ashfaq, A; Hirsch, R. Surgical and Catheter-Based Intervention in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026.

Turner, D; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Faateh, M; Ahmed, H; Carlisle, MA; Lehenbauer, D; Ricci, M; Ashfaq, A; Morales, DLS. Substantial Operative and Nonoperative Mortality Persists in Neonatal Ebstein Anomaly: A 20-Year Multi-Institutional Analysis. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2026; 21501351261445890.

Turner, D; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Raees, A; Lehenbauer, D; Ashfaq, A; Vandenheuvel, K; Hill, GD; Morales, DLS. Contrasting the Performance of a Surgeon-Fashioned Extracellular Matrix Cylindrical Tricuspid Valve Versus a Mechanical Valve. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2026; 17(1):122-124.

Wagner, JD; Adamson, ME; Wilson, HC; Hashemi, S; Rosenblum, JM; Sachdeva, R. Preoperative imaging accuracy and resource utilization in sinus venosus atrial septal defects. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2026; 20(3):299-300.

Warren, PW; Keller, BB; Tanimoto, AA; Hirsch, R; Lehenbauer, DG; Lang, SM. Cardiac MRI Diagnosis of Large Aortopulmonary Collateral and Pulmonary Sequestration Presenting as Left Chamber Dilation. CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2026; 5(1):20-22.