Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2024 Thoracic Surgery Foundation Award Recipients! These awards have been made possible by generous donors including surgeons, societies, industry partners, grateful patients, and friends who have invested in the future of the specialty.
Research
Education
Humanitarian Outreach
Conference Scholarships
Named Lecture
Previous Recipients
These awards have been made possible by generous donors including surgeons, societies, industry partners, grateful patients, and friends who have invested in the future of the specialty.
2023 Award Recipients
RESEARCH
Shin Yajima, MD, PhD – Stanford University
"Stromal cell-derived factor 1α- encapsulated nanoparticles specifically target in the ischemic myocardium and attenuate ischemia myocardial injury"
STS Research Award
Constantine D. Mavroudis, MD, MSc, MTR – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
"The effect of preoperative cyanosis on cerebral mitochondrial function following cardiopulmonary bypass and neuroprotective perfusion strategies in neonatal swine"
TSF Research Award
Caitlin T. Demarest, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"Testing a novel Pulmonary Assist Device in a sheep model of chronic pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure to evaluate exercise physiology and right ventricular recovery"
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award
Selena S. Li, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
"Proteomic Predictors of Cardiac Recovery"
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award (Resident)
Danny Wang, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
"The Role of the Gut and Lung Microbiome in Postoperative Recovery and Complications Following Oncologic Lung Resection"
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Jimmy Kang, MD – University of Alberta
"Attenuation of Xenoreactive Immune Response with Allogeneic Recellularized Tissue Engineered Heart Valves"
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Krish C. Dewan, MD, MS – Duke University
"Improving Cardiac Transplant Outcomes Through PD-L1 Overexpression Gene Therapy"
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Resident Research Award
Kei Suzuki , MD, MS – Inova
"Single-cell RNA sequence profiling of tumor-immune microenvironment for precision therapy in resectable lung cancer"
Lung Cancer Research Award
Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD – UCSF School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente Northern California
"Identifying novel patient outreach strategies to increase Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) in Asian Americans in an integrated healthcare system"
Reversing Health Disparities in Lung Cancer Research Award
EDUCATION
David Zapata, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Travel to Brussels to study aortic and mitral valve repair.
Thoracic Surgery Foundation/Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship
Valentina Mescola, MD, MEBCTS – University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Travel to 2 sites to learn about setting up a viable OPCAB program — 4-6 weeks at The Valley Hospital.
Thoracic Surgery Foundation/Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship
Laura A. Torrico Davila, MD – Ignacio Chavez National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico
Travel to Boston Children’s Hospital to study assessment, management, and intraoperative techniques for cardiac reconstruction in neonates.
Thoracic Surgery Foundation/Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship in Partnership with LACES
Marcio Rufino Barbosa Jr., MD – Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
Travel to Brussels to learn advanced repair techniques for the treatment of aortic and valvular heart disease.
Thoracic Surgery Foundation/Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship in Partnership with LACES
Ali M. Alakhtar, MD, MSc – McGill University
Structural Heart Fellowship.
Michael J. Davidson Structural Heart Fellowship Award
Derrick Tam, MD, PhD – University of Toronto
Advanced cardiac fellowship in minimally invasive and structural mitral valve interventions.
Every Heartbeat Matters Structural Heart Diversity Fellowship
Scott C. DeRoo, MD – University of Washington
Advanced aortic valve repair: strategies for both the bicuspid and trileaflet valve.
Nicholas Kouchoukos Award
Madhuri V. Rao, MD – University of Minnesota
Robotic Complex Segementectomy.
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
Simran K. Randhawa, MBBS – University of Colorado
Developing a Robotic assisted foregut surgery practice.
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Dmitry O. Bobylev, MD – Hannover Medical School
Clinical protocols, hybrid cardiac surgery, Ozaki procedure, Ross operation.
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Mr. Ariyo Lookman Idowu – Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Complex pediatric perfusion and device implant surgery.
Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship Award
Yazan N. AlJamal, MD – Mayo Clinic
Robotic esophageal surgery – esophagectomy and benign foregut procedures.
Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Mian Mustafa Kamal, MBBS – Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
TAVI: Break the Barriers.
The Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
Nicolas Contreras, MD – University of Utah
Robotic esophageal surgery – esophagectomy and benign foregut procedures.
Underrepresented Robotic General Thoracic (URGT) Surgeon Development Award
Aditya Sengupta, MD
TSF Saha Scholarship
SURGICAL OUTREACH TRIPS & VOLUNTEER SCHOLARHIPS
Pranava Sinha, MD – University of Minnesota
Underserved Region: Uganda
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD – University of Washington
Underserved Region: Nepal
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Emily A. Farkas, MD, FACS – Indiana University
Underserved Region: Kenya
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Aldo Elmer Rafael, MD – Baylor University Medical Center
Underserved Region: Lima, Peru
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Carmelo A. Milano, MD – Duke University
Underserved Region: Honduras
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Robert C. Neely, MD – Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Austin, TX
Underserved Region: Kenya
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Zachary O. Enumah, MD – Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance
Underserved Region: Rwanda
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipient
Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, MD, MS
Houston Methodist Hospital
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
2022 Award Recipients
RESEARCH
Lisa M. Brown, MD, MAS
University of California Davis Health
“Pain, Opioid Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life After Thoracic Surgery”
TSF Research Award
Adam M. Carroll, MD, MPH
University of Colorado Anschutz
“Pharmacologic Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia: The Role of Mitochondrial Manipulation and ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel Activation”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Qimeng Gao, MD, MHS
Duke University Medical Center
“The Delivery of PD-L1 to Lung Allograft During Static Cold Storage Using an AAV-Based Gene Therapy”
STSA Resident Research Award
Abraham Geller, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Novel Mucoadhesive Polymers for Nanoparticle-Directed Drug Delivery in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Yeahwa Hong, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
“Development of a Novel Ambulatory Pulmonary Assist System for Long-Term Respiratory Support”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Michael E. Ibrahim, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
“Definition of A Cardiomyocyte-Autonomous Form of T-Tubule Mechanical Regulation”
TSF Research Award
Samantha M. Landino, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“New Approaches Inducing Lung Allograft Tolerance”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
John W. MacArthur, MD
Stanford University
“Three Dimensional, Perfusable Biologic Networks; Therapeutic Application in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy”
STS Research Award
Clancy W. Mullan, MD
Yale University
“Defining Regulatory Mechanisms of IL-15 Trafficking in Endothelial Cells”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Sameer K. Singh, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
“Anti-Glycation Strategies to Improve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Durability”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Karissa S.M. Tauber, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
“Myocardial Mechanisms of Load-Induced T-Tubule Remodeling in the Mammalian Heart”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Mayuko Uehara, MD, PhD
Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
“Inhibition of ART1-Induced Mono-ADP-Ribosylation to Prevent Myocardial Injury”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award
EDUCATION
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
University of Wisconsin
“Fellowship at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England”
Thoracic Surgery Foundation and Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship
Gianluca Folesani, MD
S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital
“Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”
Thoracic Surgery Foundation and Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship
Tracy R. Geoffrion, MD, MPH
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Joshua C. Grimm, MD
University of Pennsylvania
“The Techniques of Endovascular Aortic Arch and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair – Learning from a High Volume Institution”
Nicholas Kouchoukos Award
Kimberly A. Holst, MD
Mayo Clinic
“Davidson Structural Fellowship at Piedmont Heart Institute”
Michael J. Davidson Structural Heart Fellowship Award
Joey Lepore, MMHC, CCP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“Perfusion Fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center”
Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship Award
Clauden Louis, MD, MS
University of Rochester Medical Center
“Endovascular Cardiac Surgery”
Every Heartbeat Matters Structural Heart Diversity Fellowship Award
Natalie Lui, MD, MAS
Stanford University
“Tracheobronchoplasty for Tracheobronchomalacia”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Michael Ma, MD
Stanford University
“Boston Children’s Mini-Fellowship”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Ashley E. Morgan, MD, MAS
St. Luke’s Hospital
“Robotic Esophageal Surgery Mentorship”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
“Jejunal Interposition: The Conduit of the Future”
Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
Michael T. Onwugbufor, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Underrepresented Robotic General Thoracic (URGT) Surgeon Development Award
Michel Pompeu B.O. Sa, MD, MSc, PhD
University of Pernambuco
“Structural Heart/Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery”
Every Heartbeat Matters Global Structural Heart Diversity Fellowship Award
Sasha A. Still, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
“A Focused Immersion in Aortic Valve and Root Repair Techniques in France and Germany”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Sanford M. Zeigler, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
“Comprehensive Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Center Experience”
Nicholas Kouchoukos Award
SURGICAL OUTREACH MISSIONS:
Adanna C. Akujuo, MD
Albany Medical Center
Underserved Region: Nigeria
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Zachary O. Enumah, MD
Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance
Underserved Region: Rwanda and Mozambique
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Emily A. Farkas, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Underserved Region: Eldoret, Kenya, East Africa
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Underserved Region: Kenya/ Bomet (Tenwek Hospital)
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Underserved Region: Nepal
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Aldo E. Rafael, MD
Baylor Scott and White Dallas
Underserved Region: Lima, Peru
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Pranava Sinha, MD
Children’s National Hospital
Underserved Region: Uganda, East Africa
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Vivien T. Thomas Lecture
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Roland Assi, MD, MMS
Yale University
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Patrick T. Roughneen, MD, MBA
University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine Houston
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Daniel C. Wiener, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Saha Scholarship - 2022 Virtual STS Annual Meeting
Chandana Adhikarla, MBBS, MS, MPH*
Mumbai, India
STS 58th Annual Meeting
Vidur Bansal, MBBS, M.Ch*
Chandigarh, India
STS 58th Annual Meeting
Dhaval A. Bhimani, MBBS, MS*
Kottayam, India
STS 58th Annual Meeting
Srikanth Kasturi, MBBS*
Karnataka, India
STS 58th Annual Meeting
Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH*
Boston, Massachusetts
STS 58th Annual Meeting
*Virtual Scholarship
2022 Travel Scholarship Recipients
Victor A. Martínez, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
María A. Medina, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jorge Meza Carmona, MD
México
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan A. Montero, MD
Uruguay
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Hernan E. Montero Monar, MD
Ecuador
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Leonardo Alberto Morichetti, MD
Argentina
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Flavio Abrão Neto, MD
Brazil
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Felipe Noriega Acosta, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Ruch Gisela Nuñez, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Pedro Xavier Orellana, MD
Ecuador
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Cristiano Ourives, MD
Brazil
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan Jose Perez Arancibia, MD
Argentina
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Fernando Platania, MD
Brazil
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Gerber Reynaldo Polo Gutierrez, MD
Peru
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Francisco M. Rincon Tello, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Josias C. Rios-Ortega, MD
Peru
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Aura M. Rivera Herrera, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Guadalupe D. Rodriguez Aquino, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Oswaldo E. Rojas, MD
Venezuela
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
David Roldan, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Giuseppe J. Salas Escobedo, MD
Peru
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Martín Alfonso Saldaña Becerra, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Alvaro Eduardo Sanchez, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Víctor M. Sánchez Sotelo, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Julian Eduardo Senociain, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Arthur Souto Silva, MD
Brazil
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Rene A.G.E. Silva, MD
Brazil
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Karlos Jennysson Sousa Soares, MD
Brazil
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Carolina Sofía Sosa Vota, MD
Uruguay
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Deisy M. Vergara, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Omar Victorica Guzmán, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Leidys P. Villar Perez, MD
Dominican Republic
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan José Gonzalez Villaseñor, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Eric E. Vinck, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Eliana Beatriz Yagual Gutierrez , MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Indira J. Yánez, MD
Ecuador
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Romel Zamudio, MD
Peru
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Bruno Zanuttini, MD
Argentina
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juanita Carolina Chaves, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Michelle Feliz, MD
Dominican Republic
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Paulina Ramirez-Jaramillo, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jennifer A. Sanchez Rojas, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Meritxell Ruiz, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Luis F. Bustinza, MD
Peru
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Roger Yoel Conde Moncada, MD
Peru
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Iris Pamela Flores-Sarria, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Julian Mauricio Parada, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jorge Rodríguez Navarro, MD
México
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Cristina Andrea Jimenez, MD
Colombia
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Myrlene Rodriguez, MD
Mexico
2022 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
2021 Award Recipients
RESEARCH:
Danielle I. Aronowitz, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Cerebral Mitochondrial Function In The Acute Recovery Phase After Cardiopulmonary Bypass”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Nathan R. Brand, MD, MSc
University of California San Francisco
“The Effect Of PARP Inhibition On Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Opportunity For A Novel Therapeutic”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Emily J. Cerier, MD
Northwestern University
“Recipient Non-Classical Monocytes Drive Primary Graft Dysfunction In Cystic Fibrosis Recipients”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, MD, PhD
McGill University
“Investigating The Role Of Tumor Derived Extracellular Vesicles In Polarizing Polymorphonuclear Granulocytes Towards A Pro-Metastatic Phenotype”
TSF Research Award
Amit Iyengar, MD, MSE
University of Pennsylvania
“Understanding The Metabolic Changes Occurring Stress Cardiomyopathy”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Kiran H. Lagisetty, MD
University of Michigan
“Determining The Role Of GRAIL (RNF128) Isoform Changes On Resistance To Chemotherapy In Neoadjuvant Therapy For Esophageal Adenocarcinoma”
STS Research Award
Yihan Lin, MD, MPH
University of Colorado
“Global Cardiovascular E-Learning: Transcending Borders During COVID-19 and Beyond”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Betty S. Liu, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Accelerating Wound Healing Of Mesothelial Injuries Using A Bio-Derived Interface With The Heart And Lungs”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Evan P. Rotar, MD, MS
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
“Evaluation of the Rehabilitative Advantage of IVLP in ARDS Using a Porcine Gastric Aspiration-Induced Lung Injury Model”
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Resident Research Award
Uma M. Sachdeva, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Esophageal Epithelial Stress Response Pathways And Metabolic Shifts Associated With Carcinogenesis In The Progression From Barrett’s Esophagus To Adenocarcinoma Using 3D Organoids”
TSF Research Award
Aditya Sengupta, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
“Assessment of Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease after Cardiac Surgery in Infancy and Childhood”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
EDUCATION:
Qasim Al Abri, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital
“Minimally Invasive and Structural Heart Fellowship”
Michael J. Davidson Structural Heart Fellowship Award
William Y. Shi, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Structural and Endovascular Cardiac Surgery Fellowship”
Michael J. Davidson Structural Heart Fellowship Award
Maria Lucia L. Madariaga, MD
University of Chicago
“Building Skills To Establish A Translational Organ Perfusion Laboratory At The University Of Chicago”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Samine Ravanbakhsh, MD
Mayo Clinic Arizona
“Bringing Robotic First Rib Resections To Arizona”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Alison F. Ward, MD
Augusta University Health
“Surgical Management Of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Andrew B. Goldstone, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Advanced Training In The Ross Procedure And Aortic Valve Repair Techniques”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Gregory M. MacLean, BS, CCP
University of Michigan
“Multidisciplinary High-Fidelity Simulation Training to Improve Collaboration During Emergent Cardiac Procedures at The University of Michigan”
Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship Award
David J. Spurlock, MD
Spectrum Health
“Atrial Fibrillation Techniques”
The Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
SURGICAL OUTREACH MISSIONS:
Michael T. Cain, MD
University of Colorado Denver
Underserved Region: Kenya/Tenwek Hospital
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Emily A. Farkas, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Underserved Region: Kenya
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Reza Khodaverdian, MD
Heart and Lung Surgical Specialties
Underserved Region: Nigeria
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jeffrey D. McNeil, MD
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, PA
Underserved Region: Nigeria
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Mubashir A. Mumtaz, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle
Underserved Region: Pakistan
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Ayodele Osasona, MD
Ochsner
Underserved Region: Kenya
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Shakirat O. Oyetunji, MD, MPH
University of Washington
Underserved Region: Nigeria
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Thomas Theologou, MD
Cardiocentro Lugano
Underserved Region: Vietnam
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Parth M. Patel, MD
Emory University
“Aortic Arch Management During Acute Type A Aortic Syndromes”
STS/EACTS Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Tarek S. Absi, MD
Vanderbilt University
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Kim I. De La Cruz, MD
Methodist Healthcare System
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Jennifer M. Hanna, MD
Medical Center of Aurora
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Kelley A. Hutcheson, MD
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
John M. Karamichalis, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Randy M. Stevens, MD
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Saha Scholarhip - 2021 Virtual STS Annual Meeting
Chandana Adhikarala, MD (MS), MPH*
Mumbai, India
STS 2021
Patralekha Das, MBBS*
Kolkata, India
STS 2021
Srikanth Kasturi, MBBS*
Bengaluru, India
STS 2021
Tanushree Kar, MBBS, MS, Mch*
New Delhi, India
STS 2021
Shaik Gouse Khaja Arif, DNB*
Kolkata, India
STS 2021
Dhanesh Kumar, MBBS, DNB*
Faridabad, India
STS 2021
Avinash Prakash*
Mumbai, India
STS 2021
Amitabh Satsangi, MD*
New Delhi, India
STS 2021
*Virtual Scholarship
2020 Award Recipients
RESEARCH:
Feredun S. Azari, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
“Tumor-Associated Neutrophils (TANs) – A Key Player in the Tumor Microenvironment?”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Renee M. Cholyway, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
“Mitochondrial Transfusion to Recover Function in Donor After Circulatory Death Hearts”
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Resident Research Award
Keith A. Dufendach, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
“Weakly Supervised Machine Learning for Automated Transthoracic Echocardiogram Interpretation”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
David M. Kalfa, MD, PhD
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
“Development of an Innovative Biomimetic Patch to Improve the Durability of Valve Repairs”
TSF Research Award
Ian A. Makey, MD
Mayo Clinic
“Atrial Trans-Septal ECMO Cannulation”
TSF Research Award
Cynthia L. Miller, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Induction of Heart Allograft Tolerance in Cynomolgus Macaques via En Bloc Thymus Transplantation”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Navyatha Mohan, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Leveraging Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop Risk Models in Cardiac Surgery”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Albert C. Pai, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
“Effects of Severe Lung Injury from Airway Stem Cell Implantation”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Parth M. Patel, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital/Emory University
“Achieving Tolerance in NHP Heart Transplant Recipients with Donor Exosomes”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Adam C. Soloff, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
“Enhancing the Functionality of T cells for Next Generation Adoptive Cell Transfer Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer”
American Lung Association/TSF Lung Cancer Research Award
Matthew L. Stone, MD, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
“Improving Heart Transplantation Outcomes with Sphingosine-Targeted Therapies”
STS Research Award
Matthew D. Taylor, MD
The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine
“Targeting Metastasis Suppressor 1 Regulation as a Novel Therapy for the Prevention of Metastasis in Lung Adenocarcinoma”
TSF Research Award
EDUCATION:
Robert C. Groom, MS, CCP, FPP
Tenwek Hospital
Sarns Terumo Perfusion Fellowship Award
Puja G. Khaitan, MD
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
“Robotic Esophageal Surgery”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Raghav A. Murthy, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
“Management of MAPCA’s, Complex Tracheal Surgery and Complex Single Ventricle VAD’s”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Jennifer S. Nelson, MD
Nemours Children’s Hospital
“Cone Repair for Ebstein’s Anomaly”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Uma M. Sachdeva, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Resection and Lab-Based Techniques for Treatment and Study of Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
LEADERSHIP
Immanuel I. Turner, MD
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Heart Institute
“Innovation in Mechanical Circulatory Support”
The Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
SURGICAL OUTREACH MISSIONS
Adanna C. Akujuo, MD
Albany Medical Center
Underserved Region: Nigeria
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Ganesh Kumar K. Ammannaya, MD
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital
Underserved Region: India, Dhule
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Zachary O. Enumah, MD
Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance
Underserved Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jessica Forcillo, MD
Montreal University Hospital Centre
Underserved Region: South Africa
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Underserved Region: Kenya/Tenwek Hospital
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Reza A. Khodaverdian, MD
Eisenhower Medical Group
Underserved Region: Enugu/Nigeria
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Carmelo A. Milano, MD
Duke University
Underserved Region: Honduras
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Mubashir A. Mumtaz, MD
UPMC Pinnacle
Underserved Region: Pakistan
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Underserved Region: Nepal
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Harma K. Turbendian, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Underserved Region: Armenia
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Kanika Kalra, MD
Emory University
“Outcomes of Valve Sparing Root Replacement vs. Traditional Bentall Procedure in Patients with Aortic Root Aneurysms with Non-Stenotic Bicuspid Aortic Valve”
STS/EACTS Award
2019 Award Recipients
RESEARCH
Mallory L. Hunt (Irons), MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
“A Novel Assessment of the Effects of Chronic Hypoxia on Brain Development in Utero: Utilizing a Fetal Sheep Model to Identify Clinically Translatable Targets for the Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Arman Kilic, MD
University of Pittsburgh
“Evaluating the Predictive Utility of Machine Learning Algorithms in Adult Cardiac Surgery”
TSF Research Award
Amine Mazine, MD
University of Toronto
“Generation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Left Ventricular Cardiomyocytes for the Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Gita N. Mody, MD
University of North Carolina
“Improving Lung Cancer Surgery Using Patient Centered Outcomes”
TSF Research Award
Philicia Moonsamy, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Trial of a Novel Oral Anticoagulant vs. Warfarin in New Onset Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Laura M. Piechura, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Targeting the Innate Immune System to Mitigate Primary Graft Dysfunction via Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Vignesh Raman, MD
Duke University
“Elucidating the Genome of Large Cell Lung Neuroendocrine Cancer”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
Lillian L. Tsai, MD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
“An Implantable Microdevice for Personalized Chemotherapy to Prevent Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Resident Research Award
Jonathan C. Yeung, MD, PhD
University of Toronto
“Personalizing Therapy for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma using Patient Derived Cancer Organoids”
STS Research Award
Yuanjia Zhu, MD
Stanford University
“Bioengineered Autologous Cytokine-Eluting Arterialized Conduits using Tri-layered Cell Sheet Technology”
TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award
EDUCATION
Leah Backhus, MD
Stanford University
“Pectus Repair Traveling Scholarship”
The Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
Crystal J. Erickson, MD
UCHealth Memorial Hospital
“Pectus Excavatum Repair in the Adult Patient”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
University of Wisconsin
“Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Circulatory Support, and Translational Heart Failure Research at Duke University”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Ashleigh A. LeBlanc, CCP, FPP
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University
Sarns Terumo Perfusion Fellowship Award
Damien J. LaPar, MD
Columbia University
“Complex Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction and Unifocalization Surgical Fellowship”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award
Aaron J. Spooner, MD
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
“Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement”
Michael J. Davidson Fellowship Award
Monisha Sudarshan, MD
Mayo Clinic
“Launching an Esophageal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Program”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
ADVANCED CARDIAC ROBOTIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP:
George M. Comas, MD
St John Clinic
Tom C. Nguyen, MD
University of Texas – Memorial Hermann
Matthew A. Romano, MD
University of Michigan
Phillip G. Rowse, MD
Mayo Clinic
Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH
Houston DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
HMUMANITARIAN OUTREACH
Adanna C. Akujuo, MD
Albany Medical Center
“VOOM Foundation Open-Heart Cardiac Surgery Program in Nigeria”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, DO, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Ralph M. Bolman, III, MD
University of Vermont
“Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jeffrey M. Erfe, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
“Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
University of Wisconsin
“Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
“Meeting the Challenge of Rheumatic Valve Disease in Kenya”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Yihan Lin, MD
University of Colorado
“Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Jeffrey D. McNeil, MD
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, PA
“VOOM Foundation – Continued Development of Cardiac Surgery Program in Enugu, Nigeria”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Jay D. Pal, MD
University of Colorado
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Craig Selzman, MD
University of Utah Health
“Mongolia Cardiac Surgery Program”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Pranava Sinha, MD
Children’s National Health System
“Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda”
TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Award
JaBaris D. Swain, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
“Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Tyler J. Wallen, DO
University of Florida
“Meeting the Challenge of Rheumatic Valve Disease in Kenya”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Margarita T. Camacho, MD
RWJ/BH at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Elisabeth Dexter, MD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Christopher M. Genco, MD
Genesis Healthcare
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Katherine B. Harrington, MD
Baylor Scott and White-The Heart Hospital Plano
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Karen Kim, MD
University of Michigan
Surgeons as Educators, American College of Surgeons
HelenMari L. Merritt Genore, DO
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Surgeons as Educators Course, American College of Surgeons
Si M. Pham, MD
Mayo Clinic Florida
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MD
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans/LSU Health Sciences Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Vikas Sharma, MD
University of Utah
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Karen Walker, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
2019 Travel Scholarship Recipients
Pablo Anibal Alterini, MD
Parana, Argentina
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Natalia Fernandes Alves, MD
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
César Omar Avalos Gómez, MD
Puebla, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Gastón Bauk, MD
Córdoba, Argentina
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Krishna Bhandari, MD
Kathmandu, Nepal
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Enzo A. Borzellino, MD
Lima, Perú
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Julio Cesar Castillo Garagate, MD
Lima, Peru
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Guillermo E. Castro, MD
Tlalpan, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Annet Cazares, MD
Monterrey, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Suheidys De La Hoz Dominguez, MD
Barranquilla, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Kaylesh Jay Dullabh, MD
Polokwane, South Africa
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Merari C. Escamilla, MD
México City, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Debora Klein Ferreira, MD
Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Gustavo A. Garcia Soto, MD
La Paz, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Ovidio A. Garcia-Villarreal, MD
Santa Catarina, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Mauricio Damian Gomez Gonzalez, MD
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Blas Gonzalez, MD
Asuncion, Paraguay
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jorge A. Gonzalez, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Guillermo S. Gutierrez, MD
Pilar, Argentina
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Oscar Jesus Gutierrez Camarena, MD
Merida, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Karla Y. Herrera Morales, MD
Mérida, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Mauro Ariel Higa, MD
La Plata, Argentina
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Reynaldo J. Jiménez, MD
Chihuahua, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Luis R. Jimenez Hernandez, MD
Cuauhtemoc, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Prashant Kothari, MD
Jaipur, India
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Rafael Albino Lencioni, MD
São Paulo, Brazil
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jorge Israel Leyva, MD
Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Aldo P. Lopez, MD
Torreon, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
David Maldonado, MD
Guayaquil, Ecuador
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Nestor J. Medeot, MD
Cordoba, Argentina
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Maria A. Medina, MD
Bogota D.C., Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Khaled A. Mohammed, MD
Assiut, Egypt
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Dagoberto Muñoz Serret, MD
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Rubisela Najera Ramirez, MD
Mexico City, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Lorenzo Naranjo Tapia, MD
Santiago de Chile, Chile
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Adrian Fernando Narvaez Munoz, MD
Guayaquil, Ecuador
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jorge Luis Navarro Alcoba, MD
Ciudad de Mexico, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Diego B. Ortega Zhindón, MD
Mexico City, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Andres M. Palacio, MD
Bogota DC, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Emmanuel Peña Gomez Portugal, MD
Puchuca Hidalgo, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Henry Peralta Santos, MD
Lima, Peru
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Carlos Jose Perez, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan J. Perez Arancibia, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Gustavo Andres Prieto, MD
Neiva, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Oscar A. Prior, MD
Tijuana, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Rodrigo Reyes-Pavón, MD
Aguascalientes, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Francisco Mauricio Rincon Tello, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Josias C. Ríos, MD
Lima, Perú
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Aura Maria Rivera Herrera, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Carolina F. Rodrigues, MD
Lisboa, Portugal
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Omar Alonso Rodriguez, MD
Monterrey, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Fidel F. Rojas Martinez, MD
Lambayeque, Peru
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
David Roldan Morales, MD
Conkal, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Max Salamanca, MD
Lima, Perú
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Ignacio Salazar Hernandez, MD
Mexico City, Mexico
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Fernando Fabián Sánchez, MD
Obregon, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jennifer Andrea Sanchez Rojas, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Kuntal Mahavir Surana, MD
Mumbai, India
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Carlos R. Torrealba, MD
Caracas, Venezuela
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Laura A. Torrico, MD
Ciudad de Mexico, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Marybell Vasquez Miranda, MD
Lima, Perú
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Raquel Vega Hernandez, MD
Monterrey, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Omar Victorica, MD
Ciudad de México, México
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jose Yovera MD
Lima, Perú
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Luis M. Zuniga, MD
Managua, Nicaragua
2019 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
2018 Award Recipients
RESEARCH:
Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD
University of Pennsylvania
“Transplant Heart Exosome Profiling For Noninvasive Monitoring Of Immunologic Rejection”
STS Research Award
Kei Suzuki, MD
Boston University
“Utilization Of Nasal Biomarkers As Screening Tools For Lung Cancer”
TSF Research Award
Jane Yanagawa, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
“Targeting SGLT2 In Human Lung Adenocarcinoma”
TSF Research Award
Paul C. Tang, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
“Improving Donor Heart Function Following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury By Innate Immune Inhibition Using Valproic Acid”
STSA Research Award
Danielle Gottlieb-Sen, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center/Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
“Defining Key Regulators Of Aortic Valve Growth”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award
Patpilai Kasinpila, MD
Stanford University
“Evaluation Of Sustained Release Engineered Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1-Alpha Analogue In Injectable Hydrogels In Ovine Myocardial Infarction Model”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award
Ngoc-Quynh T. Chu, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Immunomodulation Of Tumor-Draining Lymph Nodes For The Prevention Of Nodal Metastases In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
TSF Resident Research Award
Khaled T. Ramadan, MD
University of Toronto
“Photodynamic Therapy During In Vivo Lung Perfusion For Treatment Of Lung Metastases”
TSF Resident Research Award
EDUCATION:
James B. Edelman, MD
Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
“Advanced Transcatheter Valve Surgery”
Michael J. Davidson Fellowship
Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD
Houston Methodist Hospital
“TCT Training”
Michael J. Davidson Fellowship
Harma K. Turbendian, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
“Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Armenia”
Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship
Natalie Lui, MD
Stanford University
“Advanced Endoscopic Techniques For Esophageal Disease At The Oregon Clinic”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
Stephanie G. Worrell, MD
University of Michigan
“Advanced Endoscopic Skills”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
David T. Cooke, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
“Obtaining Leadership Skills to Manage Complex Academic Teams and Tools to Study, and Develop Strategies to Diversify the Cardiothoracic Surgery Workforce: The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery and the AAMC”
Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
Jeremiah W. Hayanga, MD
West Virginia University
“Lung Transplantation, ECMO and Ex Vivo Perfusion”
Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH:
Frederick L. Grover, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Ralph M. Bolman, III, MD
University of Vermont
“Increasing Access To Care For Valvular Heart Disease From Diagnostics To Post-Operative Care in Rwanda”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Pranava Sinha, MD
Children’s National Medical Center
“Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Jeffrey D. McNeil, MD
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, PA
“VOOM Foundation Cardiac Surgery Project in Nigeria”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Craig H. Selzman, MD
University of Utah Cardiothoracic Surgery
“Center for Global Surgery- Cardiothoracic Surgery Division in Mongolia”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
“Tenwek Project/Kenya Bomet”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Aldo E. Rafael, MD
Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas
“5th Annual Salvando Corazones in Peru”
International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award
Kellianne C. Kleeman, MD
University of Michigan
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Andrea M. Steely, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
“Increasing Access To Care For Valvular Heart Disease From Diagnostics To Post-Operative Care in Rwanda”
International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award
Michael O. Kayatta, MD
Emory University
“The David V Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Provides Equivalent Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Bicuspid and Trileaflet Aortic Valves”
STS/EACTS Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Usman Ahmad, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Domenico Calcaterra, MD
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Dan W. Choi, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
William A. Killinger, Jr., MD
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Walter W. O’Hara, Jr. MD
Houston Methodist San Jacinto
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Arjun Pennathur, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Daniel G. Tang, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Curtis J. Wozniak, MD
David Grant Medical Center/University of California San Francisco
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
2018 Travel Scholarship Recipients
Omar Alonso, MD
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Pablo Anibal Alterini, MD
Entre Rios, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Cesar N. Benitez Pozo, MD
Guayas, Ecuador
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Norberto César Blanco, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Manuel Roque Cervetti, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Nestor Manuel Clusa, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Suheidys De La Hoz Dominguez
Barranquilla, Colombia
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Debora Klein Ferreira, MD
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Marcelo J. Figueroa, MD
Cordoba, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jesus Garcia Pinzas, MD
Lima, Peru
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Manuel Giraldo Grueso, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Victor G. Gomez Saviñon, MD
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan Jose Gonzalez Villaseñor, MD
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Guillermo S. Gutierrez, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Reynaldo J. Jimenez, MD
Chihuahua, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Jorge Israel Leyva-Villegas, MD
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Nestor J. Medeot, MD
Cordoba, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Maria Andrea Medina, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Diego Bernardo Ortega Zhindón, MD
Mexico City, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Leonardo Paim, MD
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan Carlos Parra Mendoza, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Francisco Mauricio Rincón, MD
Bogota, Colombia
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Josías Caleb Ríos Ortega, MD
Lima, Peru
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Raquel Vega Hernandez, MD
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Andy W. Zevallos, MD
Lima, Peru
2018 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
2017 Award Recipients
Alphabetical order by awardee
Reshma M. Biniwale, MD
University of California Los Angeles
“Hearts with Hope Foundation in Peru”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award
R. Morton Bolman, III, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
“Addressing the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda: A Plan for Future Sustainability”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Lisa M. Brown, MD
UC Davis School of Medicine
“University of Michigan Health Services Research Traveling Fellowship”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
Errol L. Bush, MD
Johns Hopkins University
“Development of a Successful Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion Program at Toronto General Hospital”
The Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship
Frederick L. Grover, MD
University of Colorado
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award
David M. Hoganson, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
“Endothelialized Vascular Scaffold For Lung Engineering”
STS Research Award
Lauren V. Huckaby, MD
University of Pittsburg Medical Center
“Estrogen and Sex Differences in Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valve Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship
Lauren C. Kane, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
“Learning Surgical Strategies with Later Presenting Congenital Heart Disease in India and Beyond”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
Reza A. Khodaverdian, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
“VOOM Foundation in Nigeria”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Anson M. Lee, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
“Identifying the Common Final Pathway in Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation With Transcriptome Profiling”
STSA Research Award
Xiaoying Lou, MD
Emory University
“The Impact of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair on Long-Term Survival in Type B Aortic Dissection”
STS/EACTS Award
David D. Odell, MD
Northwestern University
“Development of a Novel Lung Cancer Collaborative in Illinois”
TSF Research Award
Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD
Toronto General Hospital
“Biomechanical and Metabolic Properties Of Proximal Aortic Aneurysms In Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valves”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award
Brian T. Plunkett, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Clinical Fellowship in Endovascular Cardiac Surgery”
Michael J. Davidson Fellowship
Pranava Sinha, MD
Children’s Research Institute
“Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD
Columbia University
“Novel Non-invasive Assessment of Mechanical Stress on Aortic Valve during Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device”
TSF Research Award
Luca A. Vricella, MD
Johns Hopkins University
“Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Mission to Cambodia”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Stephen R. Broderick, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Chuong D. Hoang, MD
NIH – National Cancer Institute
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Ravi Ghanta, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Vigneshwar Kasirajan, MD
VCU Health
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Meena Nathan, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Anastasios C. Polimenakos, MD
Children’s Hospital of Georgia/Medical College of Georgia
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Alexander Roitstein, MD
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
Elaine Tseng, MD
University of California San Francisco
Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University
2017 Travel Scholarship Recipients
Juan Carlos Bahamondes, MD
Temuco, Chile
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Krishna Bhandari, MD
Kathmandu, Nepal
2018 STS 54th Annual Meeting
Norberto Cesar Blanco, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Enzo A. Borzellino, MD
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Chizoba A. Efobi, MD
Benin City, Nigeria
2019 STS 55th Annual Meeting
Davut Cekmecelioglu, MD
Istanbul, Turkey
2019 STS 55th Annual Meeting
Carlos A. Fernandez, MD
Tacna, Perú
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Debora Klein Ferreira, MD
Porto Alegre, Brazil
2018 STS 54th Annual Meeting
Manuel Giraldo Grueso, MD
Bogotá, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Mauricio Damian Gomez-Gonzalez, MD
Ciudad de México, México
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Ricardo Guzman Gonzalez, MD
Durango, México
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Blas Fabián González, MD
Asunción, Paraguay
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
José M. Gutiérrez García, MD
Mérida, México
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Benjamin I. Hernandez, MD
Ciudad de México, México
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Pedro Horigoshi Reis, MD
São Luís, Brazil
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
David Maldonado, MD
Guayaquil, Ecuador
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Lorena Montes, MD
Bogotá, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Akinwumi Babatunde Ogunrombi, MD
Pretoria, South Africa
2018 STS 54th Annual Meeting
Juan F. Parra, MD
Bogotá, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Diego Pena, MD
Bogotá, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Americo Peña-Oscuvilca, MD
Lima, Peru
2018 STS 54th Annual Meeting
Alberto Alejandro A. Quintero Gomez, MD
La Estrella, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Josías Caleb Ríos, MD
Lima, Perú
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Lizeth D. Saldaña, MD
Medellín, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
Juan B. Umana-Pizano, MD
Bogotá, Colombia
2017 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference
2016 Award Recipients
Alphabetical order by awardee
Ankit Bharat, MD
Northwestern University
“High Carbon Dioxide Impairs Lung Repair”
TSF/National Institute of Health Matching K Award
Ralph Morton Bolman, III, MD
University of Vermont
“Increasing Access to Reduce the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda – Year II”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Grant
Matthew J. Bott, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“Genomic Correlates of Histopathologic Classification in Lung Adenocarcinoma”
Research Grant
Elizabeth A. David, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
“Mixed-methods experimental design and data analysis at the University of Wisconsin”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Grant
Rajeev Dhupar, MD
University of Pittsburgh
“Modulating Autophagy in the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma”
STS Research Grant
Emily A. Farkas, MD
CardioStart International
“Developing a Not-For-Profit Cardiac Surgical Program at Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Grant
Mark E. Galantowicz, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
“Education and Training of Underserved Cardiac Surgeons, Cardiologists, and Intensivists on the Surgical Management of Patients with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD); with an Emphasis on Treating Underserved CHD patients with Valvular Conditions, e.g., Assessing Valve repair, Replacement, or Catheter-Based Interventions in CHD Patients of All Ages”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Grant
Frederick L. Grover, MD
University of Colorado
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Grant
Kimberly A. Holst, MD
Mayo Clinic
“Optimal Cell Therapy Delivery for Pediatric Right Ventricular Failure: Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Mononuclear Cells in Pigs”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Grant
Bradley G. Leshnower, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
“The Search for the Optimal Cerebral Protection Strategy During Aortic Arch Replacement: A Pilot Study”
STSA Research Grant
Stephen H. McKellar, MD
University of Utah
“Metabolic Reflux Analysis and Right Ventricular Remodeling”
Research Grant
Daniela Molena, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“Learn Endoscopic Assessment Tools, Ablation, Resection of Early Stage Tumors, Submucosal Dissection and Peroral Endoscopy Myotomy (POEM) Skills at the Oregon Clinic”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Grant
Jennifer L. Philip, MD
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
“Regulation of Cardiac Fibrolast-Mediated Ventricular Remodeling by Beta-Arrestin1”
Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Grant
V. Mohan Reddy, MD
University of California San Francisco
“Building Capacity for Pediatric Heart Valve Disease in South East Asia”
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Grant
Mathew Thomas, MD
Mayo Clinic
“A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of Vacuum-assisted Dressings in the Management of Chronic Open Chest Wounds”
Acelity Wound Care Research Grant
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Chadrick E. Denlinger, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Eric Devaney, MD
University of California, San Diego/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Kristine J. Guleserian, MD
Children’s Medical Center/UT Southwestern Medical Center
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Lacy E. Harville, III, MD
East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Mohammed Imam, MD
Baptist Health Medical Group
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Christopher R. Morse, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
David D. Odell, MD
Northwestern University
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
2015 Award Recipients
Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD
The Ohio State University
“MG53 Mitigation of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation: Mechanisms of Action in Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion”
TSFRE Research Grant
Bo Yang, MD, PhD
Regents of the University of Michigan
“Determining the Effect of TGFBR Mutations on Myocardin-dependent Smooth Muscle Differentiation Using Human iPS Cells”
TSFRE Research Grant
Heidi J. Reich, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
“Repeat Dosing of Allogeneic Cardiosphere-derived Cells After Myocardial Infarction in immunocompetent Rats”
TSFRE Braunwald Fellowship
Hanghang Wang, MD
Duke University Medical Center
“Metabolomic and MicroRNA Signatures in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm”
TSFRE Braunwald Fellowship
Jessica S. Donington, MD
New York University School of Medicine
“Robotic Thoracic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
Melanie A. Edwards, MD
Saint Louis University
“Robotic Thoracic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
2015 TSFRE/Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award Recipients:
Ralph M. Bolman, III, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Increasing Access to Reduce the Burdens of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda”
Emily A. Farkas, MD
Cardiostart International
“Establishing a Not-For-Profit Cardiac Surgical Program at Kathmandu University Dhulikhel Hospital”
Frederick L. Grover, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
“Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal”
V. Mohan Reddy, MD
Stanford University
“Building Capacity for Pediatric Heart Valve Disease in Southeast Asia”
J. Nilas Young, MD
University of California Davis Medical Center
“Educating Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiologists on: (1) The Prevalence of Valvular Heart Disease, (2) The Consequences for Underserved Populations, and (3) Appropriate Medical, Surgical, and Interventional Treatment Options throughout the Russian Federation”
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
B. Zane Atkins, MD
University of California, Davis
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Subhasis Chatterjee, MD
Affinity Heart Lung Vascular Institute, Saint Elizabeth Hospital
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
John F. Lazar, MD
PinnacleHealth Cardiovascular Institute
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Glen Jeffrey Pelletier, MD
Nemours Cardiac Center, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Jane L. Schwabe, MD
Heartland Cardiothoracic Surgery
Leadership Program at Brandeis University
Betty C. Tong, MD
Duke University
ACS Surgeons as Educators Course
2014 Award Recipients
Ravi K. Ghanta, MD
University of Virginia
“Therapeutic Mechanical Modification of Myocardial Infarcts with Tunable Nanofibers to Prevent Ventricular Remodeling”
TSFRE Research Grant
Ann C. Gaffey, MD
University of Pennsylvania
“A Novel, Vascularized Clinically Translatable Tissue Engineered Construct to Provide Angiogenic Endothelial Progenitor Cell Therapy to Treat Ischemic Cardiomyopathy”
TSFRE Braunwald Fellowship
Emily A. Downs, MD
University of Virginia
“Anisotropic Reinforcement of Acute Right Ventricular Dysfunction”
TSFRE Braunwald Fellowship
Dawn S. Hui, MD
Saint Louis University
“Defining Nontechnical Predictors and Number of Repetitions to Reach Technical Skill Proficiency on Coronary Anastomosis Simulation Prior to Patient Experience”
TSFRE Simulation Grant
Linda W. Martin, MD
University of Maryland
“Robotic Thoracic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham”
Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship
Edward Cantu, MD
University of Pennsylvania
“Lung Transplant Donor: Prediction, Evaluation, and Mechanism”
NIH Matching K23 Grant
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Cristobal Gerardo Alvarado, MD, FACS
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
Faisal Bakaeen, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Lucas R. Collazo, MD
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Jonathan D’Cunha, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Richard G. Ohye, MD
University of Michigan
Ourania Preventza, MD, FACS
Baylor College of Medicine
Paul H. Schipper, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Chad N. Stasik, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Peter I. Tsai, MD, FACS, FCCP
Baylor College of Medicine
2013 Research Award Recipients
Bryan Burt, MD
Stanford University
“Characterization and Immunodulation of Tumor-associated Macrophages in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma”
TSFRE Research Grant
Kal Parekh, MD
University of Iowa
“Ferret Lung Transplant: An Orthotopic Model of Obliterative Bronchiolitis”
K08 NHLBI Matching Grant
Meena Nathan, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
“Technical Performance Score: A Quality Assessment Tool for Congenital Cardiac Surgery. A Multi-Institutional Study”
TSFRE Braunwald Research Grant
Amy Fiedler, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Chronic Ventricular Restraint in Right Heart Failure”
TSFRE Braunwald Fellowship Grant
Brody Wehman, MD
University of Maryland
“The Effect of Autologous Cardiac Stem Cells in a porcine Model of Pressure Induced Right Ventricular Dysfunction”
TSFRE Fellowship Grant
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Andrea J. Carpenter, MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Kathleen N. Fenton, MD
International Children’s Heart Foundation
Lauren C. Kane, MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Scott A. LeMaire, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Mattias Loeb, MD
The Methodist Hospital System
S. Chris Malaisrie, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Frank Manetta, MD
Hofstra – North Shore LIJ School of Medicine
John J. Nigro, MD
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Bernard J. Park, MD
Hackensack University Medical Center
Wing C. Yeen, MD
Allina Health, Minneapolis Heart Institute
2012 Research Award Recipients
Michael Kwon, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
“Isolated Left Ventricular Restraint Therapy for Heart Failure”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
James Donahue, MD, University of Maryland
“Increasing Chemo Sensitivity to Esophageal Cancer Cells”
TSFRE Research Grant
Mark J. Russo, MD, University of Chicago
“The Effect of Broader Geographic Organ Sharing on Survivals for Lung Transplant Candidates”
TSFRE Research Grant
Dilip Nath, M, Children’s National Medical Center; Washington, D.C.
“Creation of a Novel Simulation Based Educational Paradiagm in Congenital Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantery”
Simulation Award
Sai Yendamuri, MD, Roswell Park Institute
“MicroRNA Profiling to Predict Recurrence after Resection of Early Lung Cancer”
K08 NCI & AS
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Michael Kent, MD
Harvard Medical School
Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sirish Parvathaneni, MD, MBA, FACS
Mercy Clinic
Cary S. Passik, MD
Praxair Regional Heart and Vascular Center, Danbury Hospital
Syed M. Quadri, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Justin T. Sambol, MD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Sai Yendamuri, MD, FACS
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2011 Research Award Recipients
Michael Argenziano, MD
Columbia University
“Coronary Anastomosis Simulation: A New Paradigm in SuTSFRE Research Grantical Education”
Simulation Award
Thomas Bilfinger, MD
Stony Brook University
“Cardiothoracic SuTSFRE Research Grantical Simulation: Identifying Achievable Benchmark Comparisons”
Simulation Award
Stephanie Chang, MD
Washington University
“Immunoregulation of Lung Cancer by Natural Killer Cells”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Michael Halkos, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
“Operative Strategies to Reduce Stroke after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery”
K23
John Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
“Multi-Disciplinary Simulation and Training in Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantical Crisis Management”
Simulation Award
Antonio D. Lassaletta, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
“Improving myocardial peTSFRE Research Fellowshipusion in a diabetic swine model of chronic cardiac ischemia”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Jules Lin, MD
Duke University
“The Role of Dkk-3 Overexpression in the Invasion and Metastasis of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma as a Downstream Mediator of the TGF-beta Pathway”
TSFRE Research Grant
Smita Sihag, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“Gene Expression Signatures and Mechanistic Pathways of Tolerance and Rejection in Orthotopic Swine Lung Allografts”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
William L. Holman, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Tuan Nguyenduy, MD
Foothills Cardiothoracic, Spartanburg, SC
Basel Ramlawi, MD
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX
Bruce R. Rosengard, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mark D. Widmann, MD
North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates, Morristown, NJ
2010 Research Award Recipients
Gorav Ailawadi, MD
University of Virginia
“The Effects of KLF4 in Experimental Aortic Aneurysm Formation”
K08 NHLBI
David N. Anderson, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“SCCRO (DCUN1D1) is Essential for Cellular Transformation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Nicholas D. Anderson, MD
Duke University Medical Center
“Calcium Signaling Regulates Cardiomyocyte Growth in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Leora Balsam, MD
New York University
“Simulator for Conventional and Limited Access Mitral Valve SuTSFRE Research Grantery”
Simulation Award
Alejandro Bribriesco, BS, MD
Washington University
“Role of Non-Alloimmune Stimuli in Airway Epithelial Cell Differentiation after Lung Transplantation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Raphael Bueno, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
“Simulation-Based Curriculum Development for Intraoperative Decision Making and Technical PeTSFRE Research Fellowshipormance: Cognitive Task Analysis for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) Lobectomy”
Simulation Award
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
“High Fidelity Simulation in Preparing Medical Students for Integrated Cardiothoracic Residency Training”
Simulation Award
Yolanda Colson, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Exportable Crisis Management Assessment Curiculum (ECMAC)”
Simulation Award
Richard H. Feins, MD
UNC School of Medicine
“Multicenter Cardiac Simulator Beta Testing”
Simulation Award
William Hiesinger, MD
University of Pennsylvania
“(CHASMS) Instrument for Infants Following Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantery”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Jennifer Hirsch, MD, MS
University of Michigan Medical Center
“Development of a Congenital Heart Assessment of Sensory and Motor Status”
Braunwald Career Development Award
Blair Marshall, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
“Development of Task Specific Cardiothoracic Simulation Models for Independent Study and Skill Acquisition”
Simulation Award
Shari Meyerson, MD
Northwestern University
“Validation of a Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Simulator”
Simulation Award
Mark Onaitis, MD
Duke University
“The Mechanism of Sox2 in Lung Cancer Development”
TSFRE Research Grant
Thomas B. Reece, MD
University of Colorado
“The Role of Specific Adenosine Receptor Activation In Ischemic Preconditioning of the Spinal Cord”
TSFRE Research Grant
Brendon Stiles, MD
Weill Medical College, Cornell University
“Disseminated Tumor Cells in the Bone Marrow of Patients With SuTSFRE Research Grantically Resectable”
TSFRE Research Grant
Matthew J. Schuchert, MD
University of Pittsburgh
“Enhancement of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment with CD8+ Marrow Progenitors”
K08 NHLBI
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
R. Duane Cook, MD
Leesburg – Ocala Heart Institute, Leesburg, Florida
Robert A. Frank, MD
Ochsner Medical Center, Gretna, Louisiana
Eric S. Lambright, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Frank W. Sellke, MD
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
Timothy L. Van Natta, MD
Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
Benny Weksler, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2004 - 2009 Award Recipients
2009 Research Award Recipients
Emile Bacha, MD
Children’s Hospital of Boston
“Improving peTSFRE Research Fellowshipormance of emeTSFRE Research Grantent ECMO cannulation in Pediatric Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantery using High-Fidelity Simulation”
Simulation Award
Yvonne M. Carter, MD
Georgetown University Medical Center
“Development of a Minimally Invasive Simulator for Thoracic SuTSFRE Research Grantery Training”
Simulation Award
Andrea Colli, MD
Leipzig Heart Center
“Endovascular Stents”
TSFRE Research Fellowship Edwards Lifesciences New and Emerging Technology Fellowship
Cosmin Dobrescu, MD
Arizona Heart Center
“Endovascular Stents”
TSFRE Research Fellowship Edwards Lifesciences New and Emerging Technology Fellowship
James Fann, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
“Simulation in Cardiac Valve SuTSFRE Research Grantery and Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantery Crisis Management”
Simulation Award
Richard H. Feins, MD
University of North Carolina
“Thoracic Resection Simulation”
Simulation Award
Arnar Geirsson, MD
Yale University
“Role of Micro RNA in Cardiac Ischemia and Heart Failure”
Career Development Award
Eugene Grossi, MD
New York University School of Medicine
“Cognitive Task Training for Right Upper Lobe Resection Simulator”
Simulation Award
Sunjay Kaushal, PhD, MD
“Characterization of Cell-Based Therapy for Congenital Heart Patients”
K08 NHLBI
Onkar Khullar, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
“Prevention of Nodal Metastasis in Lung Cancer via Lymphatic Trafficking”
TSFRE Research Fellowship/LUNGevity Foundation
Karen M. Kim, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
“The Effect of Donor Brain Death and Prolonged Cold Ischemia on Cardiac Allograft Tolerance in Miniature Swine”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Christine L. Lau, MD
“Adenosine 2A Receptor Signaling in Lung Transplant Injury and Rejection”
K08 NHLBI
Jay M Lee, MD
“Gene Modified Dendritic Cell Therapy in Lung Cancer”
K23 NCI
Alykhan Nagji, MD
University of Virginia
“Effect of Combined Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Proteasome Inhibitors”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Nabil P. Rizk, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“Thoracic Endoscopic SuTSFRE Research Grantery Simulator”
Simulation Award
Ashish S. Shah, MD
John Hopkins Hospital
“Consequences of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibition on Nitric Oxide Synthase Biochemistry in Experimental Lung Transplantation”
TSFRE Research Grant
Robert L. Smith, MD
Leipzig Hearth Center
“An Experience in Minimally Invasive Mitral and Aortic Valve SuTSFRE Research Grantery”
TSFRE/Edwards Lifesciences New and Emerging Technology Fellowship
Ashish S. Shah, MD
John Hopkins Hospital
“Simulation Training for Post Operative Cardiac Instability and Collapse”
Simulation Award
Sai Yendamuri, MD
Roswell Park Institute
“A MicroRNA Profile to Predict Recurrence After SuTSFRE Research Grantical Resection of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
LUNGevity Foundation Research Grant
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Frank C. Detterbeck, MD
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Miguel Haime, MD
VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
Anthony V. Kim, MD, MS
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Richard P.M. Koehler, MD
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Howard K. Song, MD, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Luc J.M.T. Tambeur, MD
Seha Bumaugrad Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2008 Research Award Recipients
Gorav Ailawadi, MD
“The Effects of IL-1 Beta on Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype during Experimental Aortic Aneurysm Formation”
TSFRE Research Grant
Juan A. Crestanello, MD
Ohio State University
“Post Conditioning, Free Oxygen Radical Generation and Mitochondrial Function”
TSFRE Research Grant
Jane Yanagawa, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
“The Role of Snail in the Regulation of the Invasive Phenotype in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
TSFRE Research Fellowship LUNGevity Foundation
Andrew C. Chang, MD
“Predictors of Therapeutic Response in the Treatment of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma”
K08 NCI
Sasha A. Krupnick, MD
“The Role of Non-Hematopoietic Cells in Tumor Tolerance Induction”
K08 NCI
Chukwumere E. Nwogu, MD
“Radioguided Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
K23 NCI
Kimberly L. Gandy, PhD, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
“The Use of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Tolerance Induction for OTSFRE Research Grantan Transplantation”
Braunwald Career Development Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Steven Bolling, MD
University of Michigan
Alan Casson, MB, ChB, MSc
Royal University Hospital
Edgar Chedrawy, BSc, BScMed, MD, MSc
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ronald Knight, MD
St. Joseph Medical Center
Robert Lancey, MD
Bassett Healthcare
Akinwumi Ogunrombi, MBBS
Obafemi Awolowo University
Oon Ooi, MB, BCh, BAO, MMed,
National University Hospital
Ramachandra Reddy, MD
Mt Sinai School of Medicine
Sanjeev Sharma, MD
University Hospitals/Southwest General Health Center
David Vanhooser, MD
Integris Bass Baptist Health Center
Marian Zembala, M.D.
Silesian Center for Heart Diseases
2007 Research Award Recipients
Michael Argenziano, MD
Columbia-Presbyterian
“Remodeling of the TASK-1 Potassium Current in Atrial Fibrillation: A Novel Therapeutic TaTSFRE Research Grantet”
Career Development Award
Mark S. Bleiweis, MD
University of Florida
“Cell Therapy for RV Failure in Tetralogy of Fallot”
Career Development Award
Lorenzo E. Ferri, MD
McGill University
“Mechanisms of Esophageal Cancer Metastasis: The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules on the Migratory Ability of Esophageal Cancer Cells”
TSFRE Research Grant
Rosemary F. Kelly, MD
University of Minnesota
“Revascularization of Chronic Hibernating Myocardium Reverses Reduction in Regional Function and Normalized BioeneTSFRE Research Grantetic Adaptations of the Mitochondria”
Braunwald Career Development Award
Jennifer S. Lawton, MD
Washington University
“The Role of the Mitochondrial KATP Channel in Myocyte Volume Response to Stress”
Braunwald Career Development Award
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Robert Ashton, Jr., MD
Hackensack University Medical Center
Marcelo DaSilva, MD
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mark Dobbertien, DO
Orange Park, FL
Kim Duncan, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Afshin Ehsan, MD
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Joseph Forbess, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Paula Guinnip, MD
Heartland Regional Center
Henry Louie, MD
Hawaii Medical Center
M. Blair Marshall, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
Ciaran McNamee, MD
University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Hassan Tetteh, MD
LCDR, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy
Timothy Trotter, MD
University of Oklahoma HSC
Felix Tsai, MD
Arnold Palmer Hospital
2006 Research Award Recipients
Shahab Akhter, MD
University of Cincinnati
“Myocardial Regulation of BARK1 by Protein Kinase C”
K08 NHLBI
Samuel S. Kim, MD
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
“The Role of B-Cell Depletion in Augmenting the Immunotherapy”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Daniel Kreisel, MD
Washington University
“Vascular Endothelium Directs the Development of Regulatory T Cells”
K08 NHLBI
Michael J. Mann, MD
University of California, San Francisco
“The Role of SIP Signaling in SuTSFRE Research Grantical Cardiac Remodeling”
K08 NHLBI
Amit N. Patel, MD
University of Pittsburgh
“Autologous Stem Cell Treatment for Heart Failure”
Career Development Award
William E. Stansfield, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Molecular Characterization of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Regression”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Marcelo Cardarelli, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
R. Saeid Farivar, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Alfredo Rego, MD, PhD
Aventura Cardiovascular Surgeons, LLC
Forrest Rubenstein, MD
Louisiana State University
Thomas Schwann, MD
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Daniel Swistel, MD, FACS
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital
Stephen Yang, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital
2005 Research Award Recipients
Malcolm V. Brock, MD
“Screening for Lung Cancer in the HIV Patient Pathway”
K23 NCI
Madison C. Cuffy, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
“The Role of Indoleamine 2, 3 Dioxygenase on Modulating Immune Responses in Inflammatory Arterial Diseases”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Andrew Kaufman, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
“Functional Analysis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Related Oncogene (SCCRO) in the Sonic Hedgehog Pathway”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Scott A. LeMaire, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
“Matrix Metalloproteinases in Thoracic Aortic Dissection”
K08 NHLBI
Tom C. Nguyen, MD
Stanford University
“Biomechanics of the Cardiac Support Device in Heart Failure: new Answers to an Old Problem”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Barbara Robinson, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
“The Stunned Heart and Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantery: Apoptosis/Necrosis and the Role of Heat Shock Proteins”
TSFRE Braunwald Research Fellowship
Hisasha Sahara, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
“Indirect Recognition of Collagen (TypeV) in the Pathogenesis of Lung Allograft Rejection”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
“Effect of Inflammatory Gene Polymorphism in the Development of Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Resection”
TSFRE Research Grant
Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients
Arvind K. Agnihotri, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Neri M. Cohen, MD, PhD
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
William A. Cooper, MD
Emory Healthcare, Marietta, GA
Malcolm M. DeCamp, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Francis D. Ferdinand, MD
Lankenau Hospital and Institute for Medical Research
James Jaggers, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Frank Manetta, MD
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Mark L. Marbey, MD
Cardio Thoracic Surgery Paragon Health, PC
David S. Schrump, MD
National Cancer Institute
Timothy L. Winton, MD
University of Alberta – Capital Health
2004 Research Award Recipients
Allen Cheng, MD
Stanford University
“Effects of Undersized Mitral Annuloplasty on Regional LV Transmural Dynamics”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Peter Dahlberg, PhD, MD
University of Minnesota
“ERBB2 Amplifications in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma”
Kenneth R. McCurry, MD
University of Pittsburgh
“Cytoprotective Effect of CO in Lung Ischemia”
K08 NHLBI
Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD
University of Maryland
“CCRS in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Robert S. Poston, MD
University of Maryland
“Determining the Viability of Hearts from Non-Heart Beating Donors”
TSFRE Research Grant
Danny Ramzy, MD
University of Toronto
“CRP and Endothelin-1 in Endothelial Dysfunction: The Role of Protein Kinase Activity”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Nathalie Roy, MD
Children’s Hospital, Boston
“Engineering of Conduction Tissue for Cardiac Implantation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Y. Joseph Woo, MD
University of Pennsylvania
“Angiogenesis and Cardiac Growth as Heart Failure Therapy”
K08 NHLBI
1999 - 2003 Award Recipients
2003 Research Award Recipients
Anthony Azakie, MD
University of California, San Francisco
“Developmental Regulation of Cardiac Gene Expression”
K08 NHLBI
Anthony Caffarelli, MD
Stanford University
“Transplantation of Early Differentiated Cardiomyocytes into Postinfarcted Murine Hearts”
TSFRE Research Fellowship/FACT
Paul M. Kirshbom, MD
Emory University
“Induction of Hypoxia Inducible Factor as a Neurologic Protection Strategy”
Career Development Award
John Langenfeld, MD
Robert Wood Johnson
“The Role of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Differentiating Embryonic Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells”
TSFRE Research Grant
Mark D. Peterson, MD
Toronto General Hospital
“Monocyte and Endothelial Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Delayed Xenograft Rejection”
Laszlo N. Tauber Research Grant
DuyKhanh Pham, MD
Duke University Medical Center
“Functional Characterization of SCRO in Lung Cancer”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
2002 Research Award Recipients
Yolanda Colson, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
“Identifying the Tumor Stem Cell in Malignant Mesothelioma”
TSFRE/Medtronic Research Grant
Robert J. Korst, MD
Cornell University
“Enhancement of vaccine-mediated, CD8+ Tcell -Specific Anti-Tumor Ummunity by in vivo manipulation of the tumor cell surface”
TSFRE Research Grant
Leora Balsam, MD
Stanford University
“From Marrow to Heart: Myocardial Regeneration with Bone Marrow Cells”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Tara Karamlou, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University
“Volume Overload in the Ovine Fetus Alters Cardiomyocyte and Coronary Growth”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Michael S. Mulligan, MD
University of Washington
“Calcineurin Inhibition in Lung Reperfusion Injury”
K08 NHLBI
2001 Research Award Recipients
Richard G. Battafarano, MD, PhD
“Cell Cycle Mutations in Esophageal Cancer”
TSFRE Research Grant
Marc R. Moon, MD
“Pathophysiology and Treatment of Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension”
TSFRE Research Grant
Meena Nathan, MBBS,FRCS (Edin),FRCS (Glas)
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
“The Stunned Heart and Cardiac SuTSFRE Research Grantery; Apoptosis/Necrosis”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Alfred C. Nicolosi, MD
“Effects of Stretch on the Myopathic Heart”
TSFRE Research Grant
2000 Research Award Recipients
Paul M. Kirshbom, MD
“Matrix Metalloproteinases and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling”
TSFRE Research Grant
Raja S. Mahidhara, MD
“Nitric Oxide Prevents Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Steffen Pfeiffer, MD
“Anti-CD40L Therapy for hDAF+ Pig-to-Primate Cardiac Xenotransplantation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
“The Immunologic Mechanism of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Rat Chimeric OTSFRE and Transplantation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Mohan Thanikachalam, MD
“The Role of p53 in the Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS)-Mediated Inhibition of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV)”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Thomas K. Waddell, PhD, MD
“The Role of Bcl-2 Family Proteins in TNF-mediated NF-kB Activation”
TSFRE Research Grant
Edward Yeming (Yiming) Woo, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
TSFRE Research Fellowship
1999 Research Award Recipients
James S. Allan, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School
“The Effect of Nitric Oxide on the Development of Obliterative Bronchiolitis in MHC-Defined Miniature Swine”
TSFRE Research Grant
Kathryn Quadracci Flores, MD
“Upregulation of Angiogenic Growth Factors and Their Receptors as a Mechanism for TMR”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Richard W. Kim, MD
“In Vivo Effects of Bc1-2 and Survivin Gene Transfer”
TSFRE Baxter Healthcare Corporation Research Fellowship
Baiya Krishnadasan, MD
“Endothelial Cell Signal Transduction Pathways Activated by Oxidant Stress”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Sang Lee, MD
“Myocardial Angiogenesis Using VEGF, FGF, and Their Receptors”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Kenneth R. McCurry, MD
“Alloresponse to Aerosolized iNOS Gene in Lung Transplants”
Career Development Award
Christopher L. Skelly, MD
“Attenuation of Vein Graft Intimal Hyperplasia Through Gene Transfer”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Edward Yeming Woo, MD
“Augmentation of HSV-based Oncolytic Therapy by Producer Cells”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
1993 - 1998 Award Recipients
1998 Research Award Recipients
Melina Kibbe, MD
“Prevention of Intimal Hyperplasia With iNos Gene Therapy”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Paul Lee, MD
“Angiogenetic Effects of VEGF and iNOS Gene Therapy in Ischemic Heart”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Elizabeth Northrop, MD
“The Role of NF-kB in Myocardial Ischemia-Repe Injury”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
Michael Smith, MD
“Immune Mechanisms of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Vinod Thourani, MD
“Myocardial Protection Using a Novel Adenosine A3-Receptor Approach”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Tomasz Timek, MD
“Mitral Valvular-Subvalvular Complex in Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
1997 Research Award Recipients
Edward Boyle, MD
“The Role of Tissue Factor in Ischemia-RepeTSFRE Research Fellowshipusion Injury”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Seth Force, MD
“Role of p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene in Malignant Mesothelioma Pathogenesis”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Daniel Kreisel, MD
“Allorecognition Pathways in Murine Cardiac Transplantation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Si M. Pham, MD
“Nitric Oxide in Allograft Vasculopathy”
TSFRE Research Grant
Todd Rosengart, MD
“Growth Factors and Angiogenesis: Implication for Biologic Revascularization of Ischemic Tissues”
TSFRE Research Grant
David Schrump, MD
Molecular Analysis of Esophageal Adenocarcinogenesis
TSFRE Research Grant
Patricia Thistlethwaite, MD
“Expression of Angiogenesis Factors in the Heart by Adenovirus Mediated Gene Therapy”
Braunwald Career Development Award
1996 Research Award Recipients
Mary Mancini, MD
“The Role of Platelet Derived Growth Factor in Allograft Vascular Disease”
Braunwald Career Development Award
Si M. Pham, MD
“Nitric Oxide in Allograft Vasculopathy”
TSFRE Research Grant
Robert Poston, Jr, MD
“Generation of Allograft Specific Tolerance with Combination Ex Vivo Antisense ICAM-1 and Systematic Anti-LFA MAB”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Andrew Sherman, MD
“Gene Expression of Sarcoplasmic Reticular Regulatory Proteins in Myocardial Hibernation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
1995 Research Award Recipients
Margaret Allen, MD
“To Expand the Scope of Research on Adhesion Molecules”
Braunwald Career Development Award
Richard Embrey, MD
“Mechanisms of Coronary Microvascular Abnormalities Due to Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia”
TSFRE Research Grant
Joseph Gorman, MD
“Pathogenis and Repair of Ischemic Mitral ReguTSFRE Research Grantitation”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Joren Madsen, MD
“Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Miniature Swine”
TSFRE Research Grant
John Mannion, MD
“Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Protects Ischemic Skeletal Muscle During Long-term Electrical Stimulation”
TSFRE Research Grant
Elanie Tseng, MD
“The Role of Nitric Oxide in Mediating Neurologic Injury in a Canine Model of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest”
Braunwald Research Fellowship
1993 Research Award Recipients
Julie Glasson, MD
“The Importance of Preservation of the Chordae Tendineau During Mitral Valve Replacement”
TSFRE Research Fellowship
Jennifer Walker, MD
“The Direct Effects of Acute Administration of 3,5,3 Triiodo-L-Thyronine on Isolated Myocyte Function”
Braunwald Fellowship