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Serge Kobsa

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Publications

  • An Institutional Comparison of Patients Supported With Surgical vs Percutaneous Biventricular Assist Devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Oct; 120(4):779-786.. View in PubMed
  • Contemporary outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the endovascular era. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Aug; 82(2):391-400.. View in PubMed
  • Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Cardiol Clin. 2025 May; 43(2):261-277.. View in PubMed
  • Aortic Dissection, “It Takes a Village”: The Multidisciplinary Art and Science of Managing a Dreaded Cardiovascular Emergency. Cardiol Clin. 2025 May; 43(2):xi-xii.. View in PubMed
  • Preoperative stroke predicts new postoperative clinically significant stroke in patients undergoing surgery for left-sided infective endocarditis. JTCVS Open. 2025 Apr; 24:170-184.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluation of hemolysis in patients supported with Impella 5.5: a single center experience. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 20(1):143.. View in PubMed
  • Commercial hybrid graft versus traditional arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk: A multi-institutional comparison. JTCVS Open. 2025 Feb; 23:19-33.. View in PubMed
  • The double barrel Impella exchange: A reliable method for uninterrupted mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Dec; 43(12):2031-2035.. View in PubMed
  • An alternative technique in management of recipient left superior vena cava in orthotopic heart transplantation. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Dec; 28:109-111.. View in PubMed
  • Impella 5.5 Bridge to Heart Transplant: An Institutional Series and a Closer Look at Device Removal Technique. ASAIO J. 2024 10 01; 70(10):841-847.. View in PubMed
  • Feasibility of veno-arterial extracorporeal life support in awake patients with cardiogenic shock. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024 Aug 01; 39(2).. View in PubMed
  • Correlation between aortic valve protein levels and vector flow mapping of wall shear stress and oscillatory shear index in patients supported with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 01; 42(1):64-75.. View in PubMed
  • A 52-Year-Old Man With Chest Pain and Dyspnea. Chest. 2022 11; 162(5):e259-e264.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Left ventricle venting in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Comment on a proposed randomized trial. JTCVS Open. 2021 Dec; 8:401-402.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: A pandemic blueprint for planning your act and acting your plan. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 07; 162(1):137-138.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Axillary or femoral cannulation-Which is the lesser of 2 evils? JTCVS Tech. 2021 Feb; 5:74-75.. View in PubMed
  • The rapid transformation of cardiac surgery practice in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: insights and clinical strategies from a centre at the epicentre. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 10 01; 58(4):667-675.. View in PubMed
  • The rapid transformation of cardiac surgery practice in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Insights and clinical strategies from a center at the epicenter. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 10; 160(4):937-947.e2.. View in PubMed
  • The Rapid Transformation of Cardiac Surgery Practice in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Insights and Clinical Strategies From a Center at the Epicenter. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 10; 110(4):1108-1118.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: An arteriovenous bridge over novel, troubled water. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Sep; 3:223-224.. View in PubMed
  • Serial Changes in Right Ventricular Systolic Function Among Rejection-Free Children and Young Adults After Heart Transplantation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 08; 32(8):1027-1035.e2.. View in PubMed
  • MAC: “Mitral annular calcification” or a “modern approach to concept learning” in surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 02; 157(2):568-569.. View in PubMed
  • Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography-Derived Strain Measurements in Survivors of Childhood Cancer on Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition or Receptor Blockade. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Oct; 39(7):1404-1412.. View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal Analysis of Echocardiographic Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 10; 39(7):500-505.. View in PubMed
  • An electrospun scaffold integrating nucleic acid delivery for treatment of full-thickness wounds. Biomaterials. 2013 May; 34(15):3891-901.. View in PubMed
  • Determining the fate of seeded cells in venous tissue-engineered vascular grafts using serial MRI. FASEB J. 2011 Dec; 25(12):4150-61.. View in PubMed
  • Bioengineering approaches to controlled protein delivery. Pediatr Res. 2008 May; 63(5):513-9.. View in PubMed

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