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Jonathan D'Cunha, M.D., Ph.D.

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Publications

  1. Farina JM, D'Cunha J. Sorting Out the Pieces of Fragmented Lung Cancer Care. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Feb 19 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. Zeineddine RM, Naqvi TZ, Farina JM, Shawwaf KA, D'Cunha J, Jaroszewski DE. Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: Key clinical insights from a single case. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Dec; 28:209-211 Epub 2024 Sept 24
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  3. Zeineddine RM, Farina JM, Shawwaf KA, Botros M, Saleeb A, Lackey JJ, D'Cunha J, Jaroszewski DE. Surgical treatment and outcomes of pectus arcuatum. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Dec; 28:194-202 Epub 2024 Sept 25
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  4. Donato BB, Campany ME, Brady JT, Jenkins JA, Armstrong V, Butterfield R, Reck Dos Santos P, D'Cunha J. Complete pathologic response in esophageal adenocarcinoma: does it make a difference? Dis Esophagus. 2024 Nov 28; 37 (12)
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  5. Blakeman S, Danley S, Amity M, DeValeria P, Miller B, Alwardt C, Kiley B, Meltzer EC, Patel B, Humphrey E, Yee C, Downey FX, D'Cunha J, Sen A. Quo Vadis, ECMO? Multidisciplinary Hybrid Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Rounds During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Nov; 38 (11):2546-2551 Epub 2024 Aug 02
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  6. Donato BB, Campany ME, Brady JT, Asher Jenkins J, Butterfield R, Armstrong V, Beamer SE, Dos Santos PR, D'Cunha J. Lymphovascular Invasion is an Independent Negative Prognostic Factor in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 31 (10):6680-6690 Epub 2024 July 17
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  7. D'Cunha M, Jenkins JA, Wilson R, Farina JM, Omar A, Langlais B, Benz C, D'Cunha J, Dos Santos PAR. Correction to: Lung Transplantation in the United States for COVID-19 Related Lung Disease During the Pandemic. Lung. 2024 Oct; 202 (5):739-740
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  8. D'Cunha M, Jenkins JA, Wilson R, Farina JM, Omar A, Langlais B, Benz C, D'Cunha J, Reck Dos Santos PA. Lung Transplantation in the United States for COVID-19 Related Lung Disease During the Pandemic. Lung. 2024 Oct; 202 (5):723-737 Epub 2024 June 27
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  9. Gouchoe DA, Sanchez PG, D'Cunha J, Bermudez CA, Daneshmand MA, Davis RD, Hartwig MG, Wozniak TC, Kon ZN, Griffith BP, Lynch WR, Machuca TN, Weyant MJ, Jessen ME, Mulligan MS, D'Ovidio F, Camp PC, Cantu E, Whitson BA, NOVEL and NOVEL Extension Trial Investigators. Ex vivo lung perfusion in donation after circulatory death: A post hoc analysis of the Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion as an Assessment of Extended/Marginal Donors Lungs trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 168 (3):724-734.e7 Epub 2024 Mar 19
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  10. Gouchoe DA, Sanchez PG, D'Cunha J, Bermudez CA, Daneshmand MA, Davis RD, Hartwig MG, Wozniak TC, Kon ZN, Griffith BP, Lynch WR, Machuca TN, Weyant MJ, Jessen ME, Mulligan MS, D'Ovidio F, Camp PC, Cantu E, Whitson BA. Ex vivo lung perfusion in donation after circulatory death: a post hoc analysis of the normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion as an assessment of extended/marginal donors lungs trial. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Sep; 168 (3):724-34.e7
  11. Jogerst K, Zhang C, Chang YH, Gupta N, Stucky CC, D'Cunha J, Wasif N. Dynamic volume-outcome association for esophagectomies: Do current volume thresholds still apply? Surgery. 2024 Aug; 176 (2):341-349 Epub 2024 June 04
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  12. Peng Y, Kumar AV, Gu Z, Kosuru N, Wampfler JA, Reck Dos Santos PA, Yu NY, D'Cunha J, Ernani V, Costello CM, Yang P. Dermatologic toxicity associated with targeted and immunotherapies in stage-IV non-small cell lung cancer patients: A 14-year cohort. J Am Acad Dermatol 2024 Jul; 91 (1):172-175 Epub 2024 Mar 29
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  13. Watt KD, Rolak S, Foley DP, Plichta JK, Pruthi S, Farr D, Zwald FO, Carvajal RD, Dudek AZ, Sanger CB, Rocco R, Chang GJ, Dizon DS, Langstraat CL, Teoh D, Agarwal PK, Al-Qaoud T, Eggener S, Kennedy CC, D'Cunha J, Mohindra NA, Stewart S, Habermann TH, Schuster S, Lunning M, Shah NN, Gertz MA, Mehta J, Suvannasankha A, Verna E, Farr M, Blosser CD, Hammel L, Al-Adra DP. Cancer Surveillance in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With a Pretransplant History of Malignancy: Multidisciplinary Collaborative Expert Opinion. Transplantation. 2024 May 21 [Epub ahead of print]
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  14. Campany ME, Donato BB, Reck Dos Santos P, Alwardt CM, Sell-Dottin K, Blakeman S, Hung P, Sen A, DeValeria P, Schaheen L, D'Cunha J. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for general thoracic surgery: case series and narrative review. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Apr 30; 16 (4):2637-2643 Epub 2024 Mar 28
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  15. Anderson S, Reck Dos Santos P, Langlais B, Campany M, Donato B, D'Cunha J. Lung Transplant Outcomes for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Are We Improving? Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Apr; 117 (4):820-827 Epub 2023 Aug 23
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  16. Ralphs AS, Anderson ST, Langlais BT, D'Cunha J, Reck Dos Santos PA. Lung Transplantation for People Living With HIV: Promising Mid-term Outcomes. Transplantation. 2024 Apr 1; 108 (4):1015-1020 Epub 2023 Dec 05
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  17. Reck Dos Santos P, D'Cunha J. Lung Transplantation for Older Recipients: The Coming of Age? Ann Thorac Surg 2024 Apr; 117 (4):732-733 Epub 2023 June 28
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  18. Jenkins JA, Verdiner R, Omar A, Farina JM, Wilson R, D'Cunha J, Reck Dos Santos PA. Donor and recipient risk factors for the development of primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1341675 Epub 2024 Feb 06
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  19. Donato BB, Sewell M, Campany M, Han GR, Orton TS, Laitinen M, Hammond J, Chen X, Ingersoll J, Sen A, D'Cunha J. Tracheostomy in high-risk patients on ECMO: A bedside hybrid dilational technique utilizing a Rummel tourniquet. Surg Open Sci. 2023 Dec; 16:248-253 Epub 2023 Nov 20
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  20. Campany ME, Reck Dos Santos PA, Donato BB, Alwardt CM, Ernani V, D'Cunha J, Beamer SE. Hyperthermic intrapleural chemotherapy: an update. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Sep 28; 15 (9):5064-5073 Epub 2023 Aug 11
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  21. Donato BB, Sewell M, Al Harakeh H, Sen A, Patel BM, Morgan P, Mathur AK, Moss AA, Hewitt WR, Campany ME, Dulohery Scrondin MM, Cassivi SD, Gajic O, D'Cunha J. Spontaneous middle lobe torsion: An institutional case series. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Aug; 20:176-181 Epub 2023 May 06
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  22. Ernani V, Appiah AK, Rodriguez D, Kusne Y, Beamer SE, Ravanbakhsh S, Jaroszewski D, Reck Dos Santos P, Sio TT, Yu N, Yang P, Schild S, D'Cunha J. Lobar versus sublobar resection for atypical lung carcinoid: An analysis from the National Cancer Database. Cancer. 2023 Mar 15; 129 (6):860-866 Epub 2022 Dec 22
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  23. Dos Santos PAR, Li Y, Ernani V, D'Cunha J, Aubry MC, Yang P. Clinical outcomes of stage-IV non-small-cell lung cancer in young patients and the impact of tumor markers. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2023; 36:100723 Epub 2023 June 12
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  24. Haug LP, Zarka MA, D'Cunha J, Downey FX 3rd, Seetharam M, Yang M. Pulmonary Artery Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma Mimicking a Large Pulmonary Embolism. Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Dec 1; 47 (12):e738-e739 Epub 2022 June 11
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  25. Mallea JM, Hartwig MG, Keller CA, Kon Z, Iii RNP, Erasmus DB, Roberts M, Patzlaff NE, Johnson D, Sanchez PG, D'Cunha J, Brown AW, Dilling DF, McCurry K. Remote ex vivo lung perfusion at a centralized evaluation facility. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Dec; 41 (12):1700-1711 Epub 2022 Sept 18
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  26. Knight J, Hill A, Melnyk V, Doney L, D'Cunha J, Kenkre T, Subramaniam K, Howard-Quijano K. Intraoperative Hypoxia Independently Associated With the Development of Acute Kidney Injury Following Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplantation. Transplantation. 2022 Apr 1; 106 (4):879-886
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  27. Alwardt CM, DeValeria PA, Sen A, Thunberg CA, Bhalla P, Blakeman S, D'Cunha J, Ravanbakhsh S. First Use of a Novel Extracorporeal Life Support System: Successful Application in Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2022 Mar; 54 (1):73-78
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  28. He S, Beamer S, Jaroszewski D, D'Cunha J, Ravanbakhsh S. A Simple Method to Improve Intraoperative Localization of Fiducial Markers during Lung Resections. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep. 2022 Jan; 11 (1):e58-e60 Epub 2022 Sept 30
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  29. Reck Dos Santos P, D'Cunha J. Intraoperative support during lung transplantation. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Nov; 13 (11):6576-6586
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  30. Orizondo RA, Omecinski KS, May AG, Dhamotharan V, Frankowski BJ, Burgreen GW, Ye SH, Kocyildirim E, Sanchez PG, D'Cunha J, Wagner WR, Federspiel WJ. Month-long Respiratory Support by a Wearable Pumping Artificial Lung in an Ovine Model. Transplantation. 2021 May 1; 105 (5):999-1007
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  31. Esper SA, Wallisch WJ 4th, Ryan J, Sanchez P, Sciortino C, Murray H, Arlia P, D'Cunha J, Mahajan A, Triulzi D, Subramaniam K. Platelet transfusion is associated with 90-day and 1-year mortality for adult patients requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Vox Sang. 2021 Apr; 116 (4):440-450 Epub 2020 Nov 20
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  32. Sen A, Blakeman S, DeValeria PA, Peworski D, Lanza LA, Downey FX, Alwardt CM, Dobberpuhl JG, DeMarco M, Callisen H, Shively J, McKay K, Singbartl K, Sell-Dottin KA, D'Cunha J, Patel BM. Practical Considerations for and Outcomes of Interfacility ECMO Transfer of Patients With COVID-19 During a Pandemic: Mayo Clinic Experience. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Apr; 5 (2):525-531 Epub 2021 Mar 03
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  33. Al-Adra DP, Hammel L, Roberts J, Woodle ES, Levine D, Mandelbrot D, Verna E, Locke J, D'Cunha J, Farr M, Sawinski D, Agarwal PK, Plichta J, Pruthi S, Farr D, Carvajal R, Walker J, Zwald F, Habermann T, Gertz M, Bierman P, Dizon DS, Langstraat C, Al-Qaoud T, Eggener S, Richgels JP, Chang GJ, Geltzeiler C, Sapisochin G, Ricciardi R, Krupnick AS, Kennedy C, Mohindra N, Foley DP, Watt KD. Pretransplant solid organ malignancy and organ transplant candidacy: A consensus expert opinion statement. Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb; 21 (2):460-474 Epub 2020 Oct 23
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  34. Al-Adra DP, Hammel L, Roberts J, Woodle ES, Levine D, Mandelbrot D, Verna E, Locke J, D'Cunha J, Farr M, Sawinski D, Agarwal PK, Plichta J, Pruthi S, Farr D, Carvajal R, Walker J, Zwald F, Habermann T, Gertz M, Bierman P, Dizon DS, Langstraat C, Al-Qaoud T, Eggener S, Richgels JP, Chang GJ, Geltzeiler C, Sapisochin G, Ricciardi R, Krupnick AS, Kennedy C, Mohindra N, Foley DP, Watt KD. Preexisting melanoma and hematological malignancies, prognosis, and timing to solid organ transplantation: A consensus expert opinion statement. Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb; 21 (2):475-483 Epub 2020 Oct 10
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  35. Philips BJ, Kumar A, Burki S, Ryan JP, Noda K, D'Cunha J. Triptolide-induced apoptosis in non-small cell lung cancer via a novel miR204-5p/Caveolin-1/Akt-mediated pathway. Oncotarget. 2020 Jul 14; 11 (28):2793-2806 Epub 2020 July 14
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  36. Kumar A, Noda K, Philips B, Velayutham M, Stolz DB, Gladwin MT, Shiva S, D'Cunha J. Nitrite attenuates mitochondrial impairment and vascular permeability induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury in the lung. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2020 Apr 1; 318 (4):L580-L591 Epub 2020 Feb 19
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  37. Jorge A, Sanchez PG, Hayanga JWA, Pilewski JM, Morrell M, Tuft M, Ryan J, D'Cunha J. Routine deep vein thrombosis screening after lung transplantation: Incidence and risk factors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar; 159 (3):1142-1150 Epub 2019 Sept 25
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  38. Burki S, Noda K, Philips BJ, Velayutham M, Shiva S, Sanchez PG, Kumar A, D'Cunha J. Impact of triptolide during ex vivo lung perfusion on grafts after transplantation in a rat model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 23 [Epub ahead of print]
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  39. Sanchez JA, Hayanga JWA, Pilewski J, Morrell M, Tuft M, Ryan J, D'Cunha J. Routine deep vein thrombosis screening after lung transplantation: incidence and risk factors. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Sep.
  40. Harano T, D'Cunha J, Kilaru S, Morrell MR, Luketich JD, Sanchez P. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to overcome graft-cavity disparity of lung transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Aug 28 [Epub ahead of print]
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  41. Hamad Y, Pilewski JM, Morrell M, D'Cunha J, Kwak EJ. Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients With Mycobacterium abscessus Infection: A 15-Year Experience From a Large Tertiary Care Center. Transplant Proc. 2019 Jul - Aug; 51 (6):2035-2042 Epub 2019 July 11
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  42. Noda K, Burki S, Kumar A, D'Cunha J. Cyclosporin A: Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks? Transplantation. 2019 Jun; 103 (6):1084-1085
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  43. Alharbi AF, Kratzke RA, D'Cunha J, Maddaus MA, Sanghavi K, Kirstein MN. Gemcitabine and metabolite pharmacokinetics in advanced NSCLC patients after bronchial artery infusion and intravenous infusion. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2019 Feb; 83 (2):387-391 Epub 2018 Dec 12
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  44. Harano T, Sanchez PG, Bauza G, McDyer JF, D'Cunha J. Jejuno-jejunal intussusception in a post-lung transplant patient from a gastrojejunostomy tube: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019; 55:129-131 Epub 2019 Jan 31
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  45. Madhani SP, Frankowski BJ, Ye SH, Burgreen GW, Wagner WR, Kormos R, D'Cunha J, Federspiel WJ. In Vivo 5 Day Animal Studies of a Compact, Wearable Pumping Artificial Lung. ASAIO J. 2019 Jan; 65 (1):94-100
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  46. Lichvar AB, Ensor CR, Zeevi A, Morrell MR, Pilewski JM, Hayanga JWA, D'Cunha J, McDyer JF, Petrov AA. Detrimental Association of Hypogammaglobulinemia With Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction and Death Is Not Mitigated by On-Demand Immunoglobulin G Replacement After Lung Transplantation. Prog Transplant. 2018 Dec 11; 1526924818817028 [Epub ahead of print]
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  47. Weathington NM, Alvarez D, Sembrat J, Radder J, Cardenes N, Noda K, Gong Q, Wong H, Kolls J, D'Cunha J, Mallampalli RK, Chen BB, Rojas M. Ex vivo lung perfusion as a human platform for preclinical small molecule testing. JCI Insight. 2018 Oct 4; 3 (19) Epub 2018 Oct 04
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  48. Chan PG, Schaheen LW, Chan EG, Cook CC, Luketich JD, D'Cunha J. Technology-Enhanced Simulation Improves Trainee Readiness Transitioning to Cardiothoracic Training. J Surg Educ. 2018 Sep - Oct; 75 (5):1395-1402 Epub 2018 Mar 09
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  49. Naik C, Moore C, Pipeling M, D'Cunha J, Ruppert K, Ensor C, Morrell M. Cyclophosphamide for Refractory Acute Cellular Rejection After Lung Transplantation. Transplant Direct. 2018 May; 4 (5):e350 Epub 2018 Apr 26
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  50. Aboagye JK, Hayanga JWA, Lau BD, Bush EL, Shaffer DL, Hobson DB, Kraus PS, Streiff MB, Haut ER, D'Cunha J. Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Hospitalized for Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Apr; 105 (4):1071-1076 Epub 2018 Feb 01
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  51. Hayanga AJ, Du AL, Joubert K, Tuft M, Baird R, Pilewski J, Morrell M, D'Cunha J, Shigemura N. Mechanical Ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridging Strategy to Lung Transplantation: Significant Gains in Survival. Am J Transplant. 2018 Jan; 18 (1):125-135 Epub 2017 Aug 29
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  52. Madhani SP, Frankowski BJ, Burgreen GW, Antaki JF, Kormos R, D'Cunha J, Federspiel WJ. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a novel integrated wearable artificial lung. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jul; 36 (7):806-811 Epub 2017 Mar 04
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  53. Baumann B, Byers S, Wasserman-Wincko T, Smith L, Hathaway B, Bhama J, Shigemura N, Hayanga JWA, D'Cunha J, Johnson JT. Postoperative Swallowing Assessment After Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jul; 104 (1):308-312 Epub 2017 May 05
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  54. Ensor CR, Yousem SA, Marrari M, Morrell MR, Mangiola M, Pilewski JM, D'Cunha J, Wisniewski SR, Venkataramanan R, Zeevi A, McDyer JF. Proteasome Inhibitor Carfilzomib-Based Therapy for Antibody-Mediated Rejection of the Pulmonary Allograft: Use and Short-Term Findings. Am J Transplant. 2017 May; 17 (5):1380-1388 Epub 2017 Mar 09
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  55. Shah PR, Boisen ML, Winger DG, Marquez J, Bermudez CA, Bhama JK, Shigemura N, D'Cunha J, Subramaniam K. Extracorporeal Support During Bilateral Sequential Lung Transplantation in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension: Risk Factors and Outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Apr; 31 (2):418-425 Epub 2016 Aug 18
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  56. Noda K, Tane S, Haam SJ, Hayanga AJ, D'Cunha J, Luketich JD, Shigemura N. Optimal ex vivo lung perfusion techniques with oxygenated perfusate. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Apr; 36 (4):466-474 Epub 2016 Oct 29
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  57. Ensor CR, Rihtarchik LC, Morrell MR, Hayanga JW, Lichvar AB, Pilewski JM, Wisniewski S, Johnson BA, D'Cunha J, Zeevi A, McDyer JF. Rescue alemtuzumab for refractory acute cellular rejection and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2017 Apr; 31 (4) Epub 2017 Feb 22
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  58. Mahesh B, Bhama JK, Odell DD, Hayanga AJ, Bermudez CA, Morrell MR, Crespo MM, Pilewski JM, Johnson BA, Luketich JD, D'Cunha J, Shigemura N. Surgical Strategy for Lung Transplantation in Adults With Small Chests: Lobar Transplant Versus a Pediatric Donor. Transplantation. 2016 Dec; 100 (12):2693-2698
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  59. Awori Hayanga JW, Aboagye JK, Shigemura N, Hayanga HK, Murphy E, Khaghani A, D'Cunha J. Airway complications after lung transplantation: Contemporary survival and outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Oct; 35 (10):1206-1211 Epub 2016 May 06
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  60. D'Angelo AM, Chan EG, Hayanga JW, Odell DD, Pilewski J, Crespo M, Morrell M, Shigemura N, Luketich J, Bermudez C, Althouse AD, D'Cunha J. Atrial arrhythmias after lung transplantation: Incidence and risk factors in 652 lung transplant recipients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Sep; 152 (3):901-9 Epub 2016 Apr 29
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  61. Hayanga JW, Aboagye JK, Hayanga HK, Luketich JD, D'Cunha J. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung re-transplantation: Is there a role? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jul; 35 (7):901-5 Epub 2016 Mar 10
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  62. Crespo MM, Bermudez CA, Dew MA, Johnson BA, George MP, Bhama J, Morrell M, D'Cunha J, Shigemura N, Richards TJ, Pilewski JM. Lung Transplant in Patients with Scleroderma Compared with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jun; 13 (6):784-92
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  63. Martin LW, D'Cunha J, Wang X, Herzan D, Gu L, Abraham N, Demmy TL, Detterbeck FC, Groth SS, Harpole DH, Krasna MJ, Kernstine K, Kohman LJ, Patterson GA, Sugarbaker DJ, Vollmer RT, Maddaus MA, Kratzke RA. Detection of Occult Micrometastases in Patients With Clinical Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Analysis of Mature Results of CALGB 9761 (Alliance). J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 1; 34 (13):1484-91 Epub 2016 Feb 29
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  64. Hayanga JW, Lira A, Aboagye JK, Hayanga HK, D'Cunha J. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: what lessons might we learn from volume and expertise? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Apr; 22 (4):406-10 Epub 2016 Jan 13
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  65. Hayanga JA, Lira A, Vlahu T, D'Cunha J, Hayanga HK, Girgis R, Aboagye J, Khaghani A. Procedural volume and survival after lung transplantation in the United States: the need to look beyond volume in the establishment of quality metrics. Am J Surg. 2016 Apr; 211 (4):671-6 Epub 2016 Jan 05
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  66. Chan EG, Bianco V 3rd, Richards T, Hayanga JW, Morrell M, Shigemura N, Crespo M, Pilewski J, Luketich J, D'Cunha J. The ripple effect of a complication in lung transplantation: Evidence for increased long-term survival risk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Apr; 151 (4):1171-9 Epub 2015 Dec 12
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  67. Chan EG, Stefancin E, D’Cunha J. Rib Fixation Following Trauma: A Cardiothoracic Surgeon’s Perspective. Journal of Trauma and Treatment. 2016; 5(4).
  68. Kumar A, Corey C, Scott I, Shiva S, D'Cunha J. Minnelide/Triptolide Impairs Mitochondrial Function by Regulating SIRT3 in P53-Dependent Manner in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. PLoS One. 2016; 11 (8):e0160783 Epub 2016 Aug 08
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  69. Bansal S, Hayanga J, Odell J, Odell D, Jeong K, Fabio A, Luketich J, D'Cunha J. Risky Business: Taking the Stigma Out of High-Risk Donation in Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Nov; 100 (5):1787-93; discussion 1793-4 Epub 2015 Aug 18
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  70. Minter RM, Amos KD, Bentz ML, Blair PG, Brandt C, D'Cunha J, Davis E, Delman KA, Deutsch ES, Divino C, Kingsley D, Klingensmith M, Meterissian S, Sachdeva AK, Terhune K, Termuhlen PM, Mullan PB. Transition to surgical residency: a multi-institutional study of perceived intern preparedness and the effect of a formal residency preparatory course in the fourth year of medical school. Acad Med. 2015 Aug; 90 (8):1116-24
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  71. Tanaka Y, Noda K, Isse K, Tobita K, Maniwa Y, Bhama JK, D'Cunha J, Bermudez CA, Luketich JD, Shigemura N. A novel dual ex vivo lung perfusion technique improves immediate outcomes in an experimental model of lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2015 May; 15 (5):1219-30 Epub 2015 Mar 16
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  72. D'Angelo A, Bhama JK, Crespo M, Pilewski J, Shigemura N, Bermudez C, Luketich JD, D'Cunha J. Bronchopleural fistula after bilateral sequential lobar lung transplantation: Technical details of a successful repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr; 149 (4):e67-8 Epub 2014 Dec 18
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  73. Jacobson BA, Chen EZ, Tang S, Belgum HS, McCauley JA, Evenson KA, Etchison RG, Jay-Dixon J, Patel MR, Raza A, Saluja AK, D'Cunha J, Kratzke RA. Triptolide and its prodrug minnelide suppress Hsp70 and inhibit in vivo growth in a xenograft model of mesothelioma. Genes Cancer. 2015 Mar; 6 (3-4):144-52
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  74. Hayanga AJ, Aboagye JK, Hayanga HE, Morrell M, Huffman L, Shigemura N, Bhama JK, D'Cunha J, Bermudez CA. Contemporary analysis of early outcomes after lung transplantation in the elderly using a national registry. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Feb; 34 (2):182-8 Epub 2014 Nov 06
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  75. Nwogu CE, D'Cunha J, Pang H, Gu L, Wang X, Richards WG, Veit LJ, Demmy TL, Sugarbaker DJ, Kohman LJ, Swanson SJ, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. VATS lobectomy has better perioperative outcomes than open lobectomy: CALGB 31001, an ancillary analysis of CALGB 140202 (Alliance). Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Feb; 99 (2):399-405 Epub 2014 Dec 10
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  76. Price AP, Godin LM, Domek A, Cotter T, D'Cunha J, Taylor DA, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A. Automated decellularization of intact, human-sized lungs for tissue engineering. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2015 Jan; 21 (1):94-103
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  77. Hayanga AJ, Aboagye J, Esper S, Shigemura N, Bermudez CA, D'Cunha J, Bhama JK. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation in the United States: an evolving strategy in the management of rapidly advancing pulmonary disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan; 149 (1):291-6 Epub 2014 Sept 17
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  78. Hayanga JA, Lira A, Vlahu T, Yang J, Aboagye JK, Hayanga HK, Luketich JD, D'Cunha J. Lung Transplantation in Patients with High Lung Allocation Scores in the US: Evidence for the Need to Evaluate Score Specific Outcomes. J Transplant. 2015; 2015:836751 Epub 2015 Dec 21
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  79. Bermudez CA, Shiose A, Esper SA, Shigemura N, D'Cunha J, Bhama JK, Richards TJ, Arlia P, Crespo MM, Pilewski JM. Outcomes of intraoperative venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus cardiopulmonary bypass during lung transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Dec; 98 (6):1936-42; discussion 1942-3 Epub 2014 Oct 22
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  80. Morrell MR, Pilewski JM, Gries CJ, Pipeling MR, Crespo MM, Ensor CR, Yousem SA, D'Cunha J, Shigemura N, Bermudez CA, McDyer JF, Zeevi A. De novo donor-specific HLA antibodies are associated with early and high-grade bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and death after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Dec; 33 (12):1288-94 Epub 2014 Aug 23
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