Area of research
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion.
Editorial Commentary to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients With Prolonged Life Expectancy: All That Glitters Is Not Gold.
Editorial Commentary to Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Intermediate Risk Patients With Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: A Word of Caution.
Selecting an Aortic Valve Prosthesis in Patients Younger Than 65 Years of Age-Operative Risk vs Long-Term Survival.
Topical vancomycin for sternal wound infection prophylaxis. A systematic review and updated meta-analysis of over 40,000 cardiac surgery patients
Commentary: Multiple Arterial Grafting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Choosing the Right Conduits for The Right Vessels for The Right Patients
Mechanical vs Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Younger Than 70 Years of Age: Which Prosthesis Is Best?
Valve Surgery for Endocarditis in Patients Who Inject Drugs: Removing Them From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Is Only Part of the Solution.
Trusting the "Process" to Revitalize a Cardiac Surgery Program.
The risk of mediastinitis and deep sternal wound infections with single and bilateral, pedicled and skeletonized internal thoracic arteries
A review of the AATS guidelines for the prevention and management of sternal wound infections
Topical vancomycin in combination with perioperative antibiotics and tight glycemic control helps to eliminate sternal wound infections
Glycemic Control during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Relevance of the Surgical Care Improvement Project on glycemic control in patients undergoing cardiac surgery who receive continuous insulin infusions