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Duke Heart Pulse — July 14, 2024

By Tracey Koepke in Uncategorized on July 14, 2024.

Duke Heart Pulse – July 14, 2024

Chief’s message: New Academic year, Heart and Vascular Service Line, and visiting JG Reves Lecture

Thanks for all the faculty and staff that have helped us get off to a great start of the new Academic Medicine year. We have new residents and fellows in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, and adult CT anesthesiology. Today’s Pulse has several areas below highlighting some of these important groups in the Heart and Vascular service line including those graduating and joining our team.

We are also excited at this time of re-imagining the care of our patients with heart and vascular disease to have Dr. Robert M. Califf visiting this upcoming week to give the Heart Center Jerry Reves Lecture. Jerry joined Duke in 1984 and held the following positions: Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at Duke, founding director of the Duke Heart Center, and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology. He left Duke in 2001 to become the Dean and Vice President for Medical Affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He will be in attendance for the lecture. Dr. Califf currently serves as the Commissioner of the FDA and has a long history in cardiovascular medicine at Duke and the DCRI. He will be providing the two lectures below (one for cardiology grand rounds aimed as the individuals, and the Reves Lecture aimed at where we should be going as a group). The talks, interactions and lectures should provide us with great opportunity to welcome our new residents and fellows and have these important conversations on where the field and work in cardiovascular medicine needs to go. Please join us if you can.

Tuesday July 16^th 5 pm: Duke North: Cardiology Grand Rounds:

“The Cardiovascular Specialist in a Time of Decline in American Cardiometabolic Health”

Wednesday July 17^th 7:00 AM J.G. Reves lecture – Trent Semens Great Hall :

“What Should a Heart Center do in the Next Decade?”

Highlights of the week:

Congratulations to our Duke ACTS Graduating Fellows!

We are celebrating our 14 Duke Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) Fellowship graduates this week. The ACTA fellowship is a year-long program for sub-specialized cardiac and thoracic anesthesiology training. Please join us in congratulating:

Rushil Bose, MD, is now an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served as Quality & Safety chief during his fellowship. His final project, Reducing Prolonged Ventilation after Cardiac Surgery: a Quality Improvement Project was presented during a poster presentation session at the 2024 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology (SCA), held in April. Negmeldeen Mamoun, MD served as his primary mentor.

Bryan Chow, MD, has joined the Duke Department of Anesthesiology as an assistant professor in the Critical Care Medicine division. As a fellow, he served as Recruitment and Outreach Chair. He presented two projects at the 2024 SCA — Pulmonary Artery Dissection after Pulmonary Artery Mass Excision during the Super Echo session (primary mentor Michael Cutrone, MD); and Interoperative Mannitol and Acute Kidney Injury in Lung Transplantation during the Best of Meeting Oral Abstracts session. Brandi Bottiger, MD, served as his primary mentor.

Jussle Lawrence Del Rosario has joined the faculty at Emory University as an assistant professor. His project, Perioperative Management of a Mediastinal Mass Causing Superior Vena Cava and Right Atrial Obstruction was presented at the 2024 SCA during the Fellow/Resident Complex Cases Session (primary mentor Yasmin Maisonave, MD); he also presented Comparison of Right Ventricular Function Assessment via Pre-Procedure Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) Versus Intra-op Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) in Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients during a SCA poster presentation. Anne Cherry, MD served as his primary mentor for that project.

Liliane Ernst, MD, has joined the faculty at Wake Forest University as an assistant professor in the Obstetric and Gynecologic Anesthesia section. Her project, Preexisting Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in Pregnancy are Associated with Increased Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Retrospective Cohort Study was presented last October during the 8th annual Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP) Congress which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Ernst presented her research during the Siu Family Young Investigator Competition Session.

Ethan Garrigan, MD has joined the faculty of the University of Kansas as an assistant professor focused on Critical Care Medicine. Ethan served as the Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Quality Representative during the fellowship. He presented his project, Healthcare Resource Cost Utilization in Surgery for Advanced Heart Failure during the poster presentation session of the 2024 SCA. Sharon McCartney, MD served as his primary mentor.

Ryan Gessouroun, MD has joined the Duke Department of Anesthesiology faculty as an assistant professor in the General, Vascular and Transplant (GVT) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Service divisions. He presented his project, Intraoperative Transvalvular Gradients Following Aortic Valve Replacement: Do They Matter? during a poster session at the 2024 SCA. His primary mentor is Michael Cutrone, MD.

Craig Grosshuesch, MD is now a faculty member at the University of North Carolina as an assistant professor. He presented two projects at the 2024 SCA. Not a Coronary Button Problem: Acute Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Infarction after the Bentall Procedure was presented during the Fellow/Resident Complex Cases session while Preoperative Anemia in Lung Transplant Recipients: Understanding Prevalence, Risk and Outcomes was presented during the Best of Meeting Oral Abstracts session. Angela Pollak, MD served as his primary mentor.

Sophie Higgins, MD, is continuing her training – she has entered the Duke Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine fellowship. She presented her project, Mitral Valve Replacement following Unsuccessful MitraClip during the Fellow/Resident Complex Cases session at the 2024 SCA. Angela Pollak, MD, served as her primary mentor.

Jason Liao, MD, has taken a position as a cardiac anesthesiologist with Northstar Anesthesia at Inova Fairfax Hospital in VA. He served as the GME Committee Representative during his fellowship. He presented his project, Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Single Center Case Series of 13 Pregnancies during a poster presentation at the 2024 SCA. Marie-Louise Meng, MD served as his primary mentor.

Jason Pang, MD has taken a position as a cardiac anesthesiologist at U.S. Anesthesia Partners in Houston. He presented Preoperative Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery during a poster presentation at the 2024 SCA. Negmeldeen Mamoun, MD served as his primary mentor.

Rodrigo Pereira, MD, has taken a cardiac anesthesiologist position with UnityPoint Health in Waterloo, IA.

Katherine Sun, MD, has joined the Duke Department of Anesthesiology as an associate professor in the Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and the GVT divisions. She served as Administrative Chief during her fellowship. She presented Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling as a Predictor of Major Organ Morbidity and Mortality after Cardiac Surgery during the Best of Meeting Oral Abstracts Session, which earned her an Early Career Investigator Award. Her primary mentor is Alina Nicoara, MD.

Marina Tumino, MD, is now a partner at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Harrisburg, PA. She served as Academic Chief during her fellowship. She presented Pain Trajectories Comparing Thoracic Epidural Analgesia, Erector Spinae Plane Block, Intercostal Nerve Block, and Medical Management after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgical Lobectomy during the Best of Meeting Oral Abstracts session at the 2024 SCA. Rebecca Klinger, MD served as her primary mentor.

Miguel Yaport, MD has joined the Duke Department of Anesthesiology faculty as an assistant professor in the Critical Care Medicine division. He presented Group-specific morbidity in pregnant patients with Pulmonary Hypertension during a poster presentation at the 2024 SCA. His primary mentor is Marie Louise Meng, MD. At the same meeting, on behalf of Liliane Ernst, he presented Trends in Management Among Pregnant Patients with Pre-existing Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: A Retrospective Study Using the Premier Healthcare Database. Dr. Meng served as Ernst’s primary mentor for that project.

Here are some photos representing their ACTA training year at Duke:

Congratulations to all!

New ACTA Fellows Starting July & August 2024

Please join us in welcoming our new class of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellows who joined us on July 1:

Brian Barron joined us from Duke
Ryan Best is from the University of British Columbia
Andrea Rivero is from Mayo Clinic- Jacksonville
Kevin Merola joined us from Duke
Monica Arndt has come to us from Yale
Jessica Liu joined us from Duke; she will serve as Administrative Chief
Thomas Bunning is also from Duke
Yen Yen Gee is from the University of Chicago
Blake Winston is from Tulane
Sherman Yu is from the University of Chicago
Drew Phillips has come to us from the University of Kansas-Wichita
Adam Lepkowsky is from Case Western

Joining us on August 1 are Matthew Stiles, coming from Penn State, and EJ Collins who is joining us from the University of Florida.

Photos of the new fellows are not yet available. Once the CTA team has them, we’ll share them here in Pulse.

Please give all of our ACTA trainees a warm welcome!

Daemar Jones Joins as Vascular Surgery Trainee

Daemar Jones, MD, a recent graduate of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX, has joined our Vascular Surgery training program as a Vascular Integrated PGY-1 resident.

Welcome to Duke, Daemar!

COVID-19 Vax Not Associated with Kidney Disease in Black Adults at High Risk

Using data from studies based at Duke Kannapolis, researchers found that COVID vaccination was not associated with new onset of APOL1-related kidney disease in African American adults who were at high risk for the condition.

CTSI’s Duke Kannapolis research site is part of the new Center for Precision Health. The COVID vaccination research used data from the MURDOCK Study, led by cardiologist Svati Shah, MD, MHS, and the Duke APOL1 Study, led by Opeyemi Olabisi, MD.

Read the full paper here.

Seeking Coaches & Walkers: Heart Walk 2024

Duke Health’s recruitment of Coaches and Walkers for the 2024 American Heart Association’s Triangle Heart Walk, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8, is well underway, but we are not yet at our goal! Won’t you join us?

Join Manesh Patel’s team: Duke Heart and Sole or start your own team under “Duke Heart & Vascular”. We want to have a huge team representing Duke Heart this year to celebrate not only the AHA’s Centennial, but Duke University’s 100^th birthday. Please join us!

Register Here!

To sign up as a Coach, click the button above and on the AHA site, choose the red “Create a Team” button. Walkers can also sign up and join teams on the same site by clicking the red “Join a Team” button.

Let’s come together to make this our best year yet and demonstrate our unwavering dedication to cardiovascular health. Together, we can make a significant impact and pave the way for a healthier future.

The 2024 Heart Walk will be a terrific event and a wonderful way to support our cardiovascular patients. We’ll be talking about Heart Walk all summer with lots of opportunities to join in the fun. Thank you for your ongoing support!

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Special CGR with FDA Commissioner Califf

July 16: The Cardiovascular Specialist in a Time of Decline in American Cardiometabolic Health with Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. 5 p.m., 2002 Duke North and via Zoom.

Our regular CGR season has ended. We will resume in August/September.

All Duke Cardiology Grand Rounds recordings are housed on Warpwire. To access recordings please visit:

2024 CGR Recordings

NET ID and password required. Enjoy!

CD Fellows Core Curriculum Conference

July 17: Malignant Hypertension with Nishant Shah. Noon, DMP 2W96.

July 19: LVAD Basics with Richa Agarwal. Noon, Zoom only.

July 24: Basics of Heart Failure with Stuart Russell. Noon, DMP 2W96.

July 26: Wide Complex Tachycardias with Zak Loring. Noon, Zoom only.

July 31: Dyslipidemia with Nishant Shah. Noon, 2W96.

New Faculty Orientation Dates Announced

October 22 & 23: 2024 School of Medicine Academic New Faculty Orientation, Trent Semans Center.

All faculty hired in the past three years are welcome to attend. While content specifically targets newer faculty, many topics apply to all faculty regardless of career stage. Registration is required. Questions? Contact the SOM Office for Faculty at facdev@dm.duke.edu.

Duke Heart Fall 2024 CME Courses

The following symposia will be held this fall:

October 12: Duke Cardiac Imaging Symposium at Trent Semans Center, 7:55 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Course directors are Drs. Sreekanth Vemulapalli and Anita Kelsey.

November 1: the 16th Annual NC Research Triangle Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium at Durham Convention Center, 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Course directors are Dr. Terry Fortin and Dr. Jimmy Ford (of UNC).

Registration/landing pages are not yet available but will be shared in Pulse once they are. Questions? Contact Christy Darnell.

Have news to share?

If you have news to share with the Pulse readership, please contact Tracey Koepke, director of communications for Duke Heart at tracey.koepke@duke.edu. We would love to hear about your latest accomplishments, professional news, cool happenings, and any events or opportunities that may be of interest to our Duke Heart family. Please call with any questions: 919-681-2868. Feedback on Pulse is welcome and encouraged. Submissions by Noon, Wednesdays, to be considered for weekend inclusion.

Duke Heart in the News:

July 5 — Duke University Hospital

98.7 FM, Black Information Network

4 North Carolina Hospitals Named Among The ‘Best Hospitals’ In America

July 6 — Sarah Snow

Health Central

What Is Peripartum Cardiomyopathy?

*updates a 12/23 article

July 8 — Joe Turek

Boston Globe

First partial heart transplant in New England helps 4-year-old boy: ‘Jack was in the right hands’ (links to PDF)

July 8 — Marat Fudim