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Ryan P Plichta, MD

Director, Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division: 
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Program: 
Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Diversity and Inclusion
General Surgery Residency Program
Office: DUMC 3864, Durham, NC 27710
Campus Mail: DUMC DUMC 3864, Durham, NC 27710

Education and Training

  • Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus, 2015 - 2016
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Surgery, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2013 - 2015
  • General Surgery Residency, Surgery, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2008 - 2013
  • M.D., Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2008
  • B.S.E., Tufts University, 2002

Publications

Venkatraman, Vishal, Madison Ponder, Ziad F. Gellad, Shivanand P. Lad, Edana Christy, Ryan Plichta, John Kevin Harrison, George Chad Hughes, and Julie Doberne. “Feasibility study of a novel digital health platform for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.” J Card Surg, April 17, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.16515.

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Vekstein, Andrew M., Julie W. Doberne, E Hope Weissler, Charles M. Wojnarski, Chandler A. Long, Adam R. Williams, Ryan P. Plichta, Jeffrey G. Gaca, and G Chad Hughes. “Tailored approach and outcomes of aortic arch reconstruction after acute type A dissection repair.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, February 16, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.016.

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Sabe, Ashraf A., Edward D. Percy, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Ryan P. Plichta, and G Chad Hughes. “When to Consider Deferral of Surgery in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Review.” Ann Thorac Surg 111, no. 6 (June 2021): 1754–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.002.

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Plichta, Jennifer K., Hannah Williamson, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Lars J. Grimm, Samantha M. Thomas, Gayle DiLalla, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, E Shelley Hwang, and Ryan P. Plichta. “It's not you, It's me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores.” Am J Surg 220, no. 5 (November 2020): 1179–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.036.

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Weissler, E Hope, Soraya L. Voigt, Vignesh Raman, Oliver Jawitz, Julie Doberne, Jatin Anand, Ryan Plichta, Jeffrey G. Gaca, Richard L. McCann, and G Chad Hughes. “Permissive Hypertension and Collateral Revascularization May Allow Avoidance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.” Ann Thorac Surg 110, no. 5 (November 2020): 1469–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.101.

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Pineda, Andrés M., Jennifer Rymer, Alice Wang, Adam Z. Banks, Lynne H. Koweek, Ryan Plichta, Adam Williams, et al. “Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with severe bicuspid aortic stenosis.” Am Heart J 224 (June 2020): 105–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.02.003.

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Plichta, R. P., and E. P. Chen. “Commentary: Out with the new, in with the old: Evaluating the Ross procedure in patients aged >50 years.” Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.071.

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Klinger, Rebecca Y., Mary Cooter, Tiffany Bisanar, Niccolò Terrando, Miles Berger, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Mark Stafford-Smith, Mark F. Newman, Joseph P. Mathew, and Joseph P. Neurologic Outcomes Research Group of the Duke Heart Center. “Intravenous Lidocaine Does Not Improve Neurologic Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Anesthesiology 130, no. 6 (June 2019): 958–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000002668.

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