Cardiothoracic Surgery Research
Castigliano Bhamidipati, D.O., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Title: Associate Professor of Surgery
Research Focus: I am interested in examining clinical outcomes, expansion, applicability and value add to patients with Adult Congenital Heart Diseases and Aortic pathologies. My work is primarily centered around working with larger datasets by linking them to ask and answer important clinical questions. Collaborating is an important discipline and answering relevant patient centric questions is an important strategy for my work.
Current projects:
- Clinical Outcomes Research in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Aortic Diseases
Select publications:
- Nelson JS, Bhamidipati CM, Yarboro LT, Jacobs JP, Subramanyan RK, McDonald D, Krohn C, Mayer JE, Jones LA, Scholl FG. Assessment of Current STS Data Elements for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Dec 11;S0003-4975(21)02045-2.
- Pontious ME, Muralidaran A, McGrath LB, Broberg C, Shen I, Bhamidipati CM. Management of Total Left Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. Cardiol Cardiovasc Med 2021; 5 (4): 311-316.
- Bhamidipati, C.M., Garcia, I.C., Kim, B. et al. Racial Disparity: The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Surgery Perspective. Pediatr Cardiol (2022).
Ashok Muralidaran, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor of Surgery; Section Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Research Focus: Clinical outcomes research in pediatric and congenital cardiac surgery.
Current projects:
- Outcomes after the Reinforced Ross procedure
- Vocal Fold dysfunction following pediatric cardiac surgery
- Pulmonary Function in neonates with critical congenital heart disease
- Outcomes of hand-crafted, valved ePTFE right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduits
Select publications:
Leeds H, Ashfaq A, McGrath L, Dewey EN, Ungerleider RM, Shen I, Muralidaran A. Short- and Mid-Term Autograft Outcomes Following the Reinforced Ross Operation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Jan;13(1):38-45.
Barr JM, Bowman K, Deshpande M, Dewey EN, Milczuk HA, Vo J, Shen I, Muralidaran A. Incidence and Recovery of Vocal Fold Immobility Following Pediatric Cardiac Operations. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Jul;12(4):535-541.
Harris WM, Treggiari MM, LeBlanc A, Giacomuzzi C, You JJ, Muralidaran A, Shen I. Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Jul;11(4):452-458.
Ootaki Y, Welch AS, Walsh MJ, Quartermain MD, Williams DA, Ungerleider RM. Medium-Term Outcomes After Implantation of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Valved Conduit. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Mar;105(3):843-850.
Ruchi Thanawala, M.D., M.S.
Title: Assistant Professor of Surgery
Research Focus: I am interested in the role of informatics, AI, ontology science, and data science and surgical education, clinical practice and thoracic surgery, with the use and creation of large data to identify patterns. I have a unique skill set as a health informaticist, thoracic surgeon and the surgical education researcher. My research integrates these domains along with my experience in building out large data systems and platforms that are integrated with hospital systems such as electronic health records and national databases to create national level data sets for large-scale research.
Current projects:
- Role of comprehensive medical education platform and the improvement in understanding of resident training and skill assessment
- Oncology creation for relatedness of operation
- Natural language processing to stratify skill level based on operative note dictations by trainees
- Feasibility of telehealth as a primary modality of preoperative assessment in patients undergoing lung resection for lung cancer
Select publications:
- Thanawala R, Jesneck J, Shelton J, Rhee R, Seymour NE. Overcoming Systems Factors in Case Logging with Artificial Intelligence Tools. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul-Aug;79(4):1024-1030.
- Meholick AL, Jesneck JL, Thanawala RM, Seymour NE. Use of a Secure Web-Based Data Management Platform to Track Resident Operative Performance and Program Educational Quality Over Time. J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov-Dec;77(6):e187-e195.
- Thanawala RM, Jesneck JL, Seymour NE. Education Management Platform Enables Delivery and Comparison of Multiple Evaluation Types. J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov-Dec;76(6):e209-e216.
- Thanawala R, Jesneck J, Seymour NE. Novel Educational Information Management Platform Improves the Surgical Skill Evaluation Process of Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ. 2018 Nov;75(6):e204-e211.