Traditional Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Publications

Benjamin Bryner, MD (PGY6)

Refereed Journals

  1. Trahanas JM , Witer LJ , Alghanem F , Bryner B, Iyengar A , Hirschl JR , Hoenerhoff MJ , Potkay JA , Bartlett RH , Rojas-Pena A , Owens GE , Bocks ML: “Achieving Twelve Hour Normothermic Ex situ Heart Perfusion: An Experience of Forty Porcine Hearts.” ASAIO Journal 62(2016):470-6. PMID: 27164040.
  2. Ozer K, Rojas-Peña A, Mendias C, Bryner B, Toomasian C, Bartlett RH: “The Effect of Ex Situ Perfusion in a Swine Limb Vascularized Composite Tissue Allograft on Survival up to 24 Hours.” The Journal of Hand Surgery 41(2016):1;3-12.  PMID:
  3. Witer L, Howard R, Trahanas J, Bryner B, Alghanem F, Hoffman H, Cornell M, Bartlett RH, Rojas-Peña A: “Large Animal Model of Pumpless Arteriovenous Extracorporeal CO2 Removal Using Room Air Via Subclavian Vessels.” ASAIO Journal 62(2015)1;110-113. PMID: 26461241.
  4. Alghanem F, Davis R, Bryner B, Hoffman HR, Cornell MS, Trahanas J, Rojas-Peña A, Bartlett R: “The Implantable Pediatric Artificial Lung: Interim Report on the Development of an End-Stage Lung Failure Model.” ASAIO Journal 61(2015):4;453-8. PMID: 25905495.
  5. Demos DS, Iyengar A, Bryner B, Gray B, Hoffman HR, Cornell MS, Wilkinson JE, Mazur DE, Bartlett RH, Punch JD, Rojas-Peña A: “Successful Porcine Renal Transplantation after 60 Minutes of Donor Warm Ischemia: Extracorporeal Perfusion and Thrombolytics." ASAIO Journal 61(2015):4;474-9. PMID: 25851315.
  6. Ozer K, Rojas-Peña A, Mendias C, Bryner B, Toomasian C, Bartlett RH: “Ex-situ Limb Perfusion System to Extend Vascularized Composite Tissue Allograft Survival in Swine.” Transplantation 99(2015):10;2095-2101. PMID: 25929606.
  7. Burney RE, Bryner B: “Safety and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.” Surgical Endoscopy 29(2015):12; 3685-3689. PMID: 25740644.
  8. Teman NR; Thomas J; Bryner B; Haas CF; Haft JW; Park PK; Lowell MJ; Napolitano LM: “Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Improve Oxygenation for Safe Critical Care Transport of Adults With Severe Hypoxemia.” American Journal of Critical Care. 24(2015):2;110-7
  9. Mychaliska GB, Bryner B, Dechert R, Kreutzman J, Becker M, Hirschl RB: “Safety and Efficacy of Perflubron-induced Lung Growth in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Results of a Prospective, Randomized Trial.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 50(2015):7;1083-87.  PMID: 25799085.
  10. Bryner B, Gray BW, Perkins E, Hoffman HR, Owens GE, Barks J, Rojas-Peña A, Bartlett RH, Mychaliska GB. “An Extracorporeal Artificial Placenta Supports Extremely Premature Lambs for One Week.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 50(2015):1;44-49. PMID:
  11. Bryner B, Cooley E, Copenhaver W, Brierley K, Teman N, Landis D, Rycus P, Hemmila M, Napolitano L, Haft J, Park P, Bartlett R: “Two Decades’ Experience With Inter-Facility Transport on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.” Annals of Thoracic Surgery 98(2014):4;1363-1370. PMID: 25149055. 
  12. Teman NR, Demos DS, Bryner B, Faliks B, Fracz EM, Mazur DE, Rojas-Peña A, Bartlett RH, Haft JW: “In Vivo Testing of a Novel Blood Pump for Short-Term Extracorporeal Life Support.” Annals of Thoracic Surgery 98(2014):1;97-102. PMID: 24856794.
  13. Davis R, Bryner B, Mychaliska GB: “A Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Extreme Prematurity: The Artificial Placenta.” Current Opinion in Pediatrics 26(2014):3;370-6. PMID: 24786370.
  14. Wright T, Filbrun A, Bryner B, Mychaliska GB: “Predictors of early lung function in patients with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery -- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Surgery Edition 49(2014):6;882-885. PMID: 24888827.
  15. Bryner B, Mychaliska GB: “ECLS for Preemies: The Artificial Placenta.” Seminars in Perinatology 38(2014):2;122-129. PMID: 24580768.
  16. Waits S, Reames B, Krell R, Bryner B, Shih T, Obi A, Henke P, Minter RM, Englesbe M, Wong SL: “Development of Team Action Projects in Surgery (TAPS): A Multi-level Team-Based Approach to Teaching Quality Improvement.” Journal of Surgical Education 71(2014)2:166-168. PMID: 24602703.
  17. Bryner B, Miskulin J, Smith C, Cooley E, Grams R, Bartlett RH, Annich G, Mychaliska GB: “Extracorporeal Life Support for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to Severe Legionella” Perfusion 29(2014):1;39-43. PMID: 23863490.
  18. Bryner B, Smith C, Cooley E, Bartlett RH, Mychaliska GB: “Extracorporeal Life Support for Pancreatitis-Induced Respiratory Distress Syndrome.” Annals of Surgery 256(2012):6;1073-1077. PMID: 22824856.
  19. Bryner B, West B, Drongowski R, Hirschl RB, Mychaliska GB, for the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group: “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Does Timing of Repair Matter?” Journal of Pediatric Surgery – American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Surgery Edition 44 (2009):6;1165-1171. PMID: 19524734.
  20. Bryner B, Kim A, Khouri J, Drongowski R, Bruch S, Hirschl RB, Mychaliska GB: “Right-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: High Utilization of ECMO and High Survival.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 44(2009):5;883-887. PMID: 19433162.
  21. Gonzalez R, Bryner B, Teitelbaum DH, Hirschl RB, Drongowski R, Mychaliska GB: “Chylothorax After Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery – AAP Section on Surgery Edition 44(2009):6:1181-1185. PMID: 19524736.
  22. Kim A, Bryner B, Akay B, Hirschl RB, Mychaliska GB: “Thoracoscopic Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Neonates: Lessons learned.” Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 19(2009):4;575-580. PMID 19670981.
  23. Mychaliska GB, Bryner B, Nugent C, Barks J, Hirschl RB, McCrudden K, Chames M, Gomez-Fifer C, Servin MN, Chiravuri SD: “Giant Pulmonary Sequestration: The Rare Case Requiring the EXIT Procedure with Resection and ECMO.” Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 25(2009):25;163-166. PMID: 19293587.
  24. Bryner B, Saddawi-Konefka D, Gest T: “The Impact of Interactive, Computerized Educational Modules on

Preclinical Medical Education.” Anatomical Sciences Education 1(2008):6; cover and pp. 247-251.  PMID: 19109853.

Christopher Scott, MD (PGY 8)

Refereed Journals

  1. Scott CD, Harpole DH. The Biology of Pulmonary Metastasis. Thorac Surg Clin. 2016 Feb;26(1):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.09.001. Review. PMID:26611504
  2. Klebanoff CA, Scott CD, Leonardi AJ, Yamamoto T, Ramaswamy M, Cruz AC, Ouyang C, Roychoudhuri R, Ji Y, Eil RL, Sukumar M, Crompton JG, Palmer DC, Borman ZA, Clever D, Yu Z, Muranski P, Liu H, Wang E, Marincola FM, Gros A, Gattinoni L, Rosenberg SA, Siegel RM, Restifo NP (2016). Memory T cell-driven differentiation of naïve cells impairs adoptive immunotherapy. J Clin Invest. 2016 Jan;126(1):318-34. doi: 10.1172/JCI81217. Epub 2015 Dec 14. PMID: 26657860

Book Chapters

  1. Scott CD, Guitron J (2012). Principles of Thoracic Surgical Oncology in Thoracic Oncology. Newell K, ed. Wiley-Blackwell, New Jersey.
  2. Scott CD, Onaitis MO (2015). Robotic Esophagectomy: Results and Discussion in Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung and Esophageal Cancer. Wang J and Ferguson M, eds. Springer, Philadelphia. 

 

Adam Williams, MD (PGY 8)

Refereed Journals

  1. Williams AR, Wang A, Kim H, Milano CA. Resection of Carcinoid Tumor Metastatic to the Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec;100(6):2348-50. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.108. PubMed PMID: 26652531.
  2. Suncion VY, Ghersin E, Fishman J, Zambrano JP, Karantalis V, Mandel NS, Nelson KH, Gerstenblith G, Difede DL, Breton E, Sitammagari KK, Schulman IH, Taldone S, Williams AR, Sanina C, Johnston P, Brinker JA, Altman PA, Mushtaq M, Trachtenberg B, Mendizabal A, Tracy M, Da Silva J, McNiece I, Lardo A, George RT, Hare JM, Heldman A.  Does transendocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cells improve myocardial function locally or globally?  An analysis from the POSEIDON randomized clinical trial.  Circ Res 2014;114:1292-1301.
  3. Heldman AW, DiFede DL, Fishman JE, Zambrano JP, Trachtenberg BH, Karantalis V, Mushtaq M, Williams AR, Suncion VY, McNiece IK, Ghershin E, Soto V, Lopera G, Miki R, Willens H, Hendel R, Mitrani R, Pattany P, Feigenbaum G, Oskouei B, Byrnes J, Lowery MH, Sierra J, Pujol MV, Delgado C, Gonzalez PJ, Rodriguez J, Bagno LL, Rouy D, Altman P, Wong C, da Silva J, Anderson E, Schwartz R, Mendizabal A, Hare JM.  Transendocardial mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear bone marrow cells for ischemic cardiomyopathy: The TAC-HFT randomized trial.  JAMA 2014;311(1):62-73.
  4. Williams AR, Zambrano JP, Guerra D, Mather JP, Carvalho D, McCall F, Rodriguez JE, Valdes D, McNiece I, Heldman AW, Hare JM. Durable scar size reduction due to allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy regulates whole-chamber remodeling.  Journal American Heart Assoc 2013;2:e140.
  5. Williams AR,  Hatzistergos K,  Addicott B, McCall F, Carvalho D, Suncion V, Morales A, Da Silva J, Sussman MA,  Heldman AW, Hare JM.  Enhanced effect of human cardiac stem cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to reduce infarct size and restore cardiac function after myocardial infarction. Circulation 2013;127:213-23

 

Brittany Zwischenberger, MD (PGY 7)

Refereed Journals

  1. Zwischenberger BA, D’Amico TA, Tong BC. How I teach a thoracoscopic lobectomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016; 101(3):846-849. PMID: 26897185
  2. Zwischenberger BA, Tzeng CW, Ward ND, Zwischenberger JN, Martin JT. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for esophagectomy: a survey of practice patterns among thoracic surgeons. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016;101(2):489-94. PMID: 26409709
  3. Zwischenberger BA, Kister NL, Zwischenberger JB, Martin JT. Laparoscopic, robot-assisted diaphragm plication: a case series. Annals Thoracic Surgery. 2016;101(1):369-71. PMID: 26694286
  4. Tharrappel JC, Harris JW, Zwischenberger BA, Levy SM, Puleo DA, Roth JS. Doxycycline shows dose-dependent changes in hernia repair strength after mesh repair. Surgical Endoscopy. August 12, 2015. E-pub ahead of print. PMID:26264696
  5. Starr M, Takahashi H, Okamura D, Zwischenberger BA, Mrazek A, Ueda J, Stromberg A, Evers B, Esmon C, and Saito H. Increased coagulation and suppressed generation of activated protein C in aged mice during intra-abdominal sepsis. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2015;308(2):H83-91. PMID: 25380813
  6. Kister NL, Zwischenberger BA, Martin JT, Zwischenberger JB. Development and clinical use of an artificial lung. Curr Surg Rep 2014 Oct; 2(10):68. DOI 10.1007/s40137-014-0068-8
  7. Davenport DL, Zwischenberger BA, Xenos ES. Analysis of 30-day readmission after aorto-iliac and infrainguinal revascularization using the ACS NSQIP dataset. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014;60(5):1266-74. PMID: 24973287
  8. Zwischenberger BA, Vargas HD. Toxic colitis with megacolon in a patient with malrotation: a case report. The American Surgeon. American Surgeon. 2014 Dec;80(12):E356-8. PMID: 25513909
  9. Martin JT, Zwischenberger BA, Fabian T. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: treatment options and novel therapies. Journal of Cancer Therapy. 2014; 5(1); 60-66.
  10. Carmichael SP, Zwischenberger BA, Bernard AC. Late reoperation for retained gallstone following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2014 Feb;24(1):e27-8. PMID: 24487171
  11. Zwischenberger BA & Xenos ES. Drug-eluting stents in critical limb ischemia (CLI): a systematic review of long-term outcomes. Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2013 Sept; 20(3):147-50.
  12. Zwischenberger BA, Beasley MM, Davenport DL, Xenos ES. Meta-analysis of the correlation between Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2013 Nov; 47(8):620-624. PMID: 24005191.
  13. Totten C, Tharappel JC, Harris JW, Zwischenberger BA, Roth JS. Doxycycline alters collagen composition following ventral hernia repair. Accepted to Surgical Endoscopy July, 26 2016.
  14. Zwischenberger BA, Jacobe HJ. A systematic review of morphea treatments and therapeutic algorithm. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2011 Nov; 65(5):925-41. PMID: 21645943
  15. Zwischenberger BA, Boren T. Placental site trophoblastic tumor presenting as a friable cervical mass. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2010 Nov; 31(5):570-2. PMID: 21061804
  16. Zwischenberger BA, Moore BJ, Luber SD, Dallo FJ. Etiology of uncompleted exercise stress testing following emergency department chest pain evaluation. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2011 May; 29(4):427-431. PMID: 20825836
  17. Zwischenberger BA, Clemson LA, Zwischenberger JB. Artificial lung: progress and prototypes. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2006 Jul; 3(4):485-497. PMID: 16866645 

Book Chapters

  1. Zwischenberger BA, Martin JT, Zwischenberger JB. Barotrauma and Inhalation Injuries. In: Shileds TW, LoCicero III J, Reed CE, Feins, RH. Shield’s General Thoracic Surgery. In press.
  2. Zwischenberger BA, Lynch J, Zwischenberger JB. Mechanical support of the failing lung (respiratory assist device). In: Franco KL, Thourani VH, eds. Cardiothoracic Surgery Review. Philidelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012, ch. 279.
  3. Zwischenberger BA, Pandya AG, Guitart J. Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome. In: Rigel DS, ed. Cancer of the Skin, 2nd Edition. London, UK: Elsevier Inc., 2011, pp. 217-230.
  4. Zwischenberger BA, Clemson L, Lynch J, Zwischenberger J. ECMO to Artificial Lungs: Advances in  Long-term Pulmonary Support.  In: Mongero LB, Beck JR, eds. On Bypass: Advanced Perfusion Techniques.  Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2008, pp. 251-278.