Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Plasma metabolomic signatures of mitochondrial energetic disruption in severe primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation.
Rust CJ, Preston JD, Chakragiri A, Tang A, Randhawa SS, Weinberg J, Zhan J, Halkos ME, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Searles CD, Go YM, Jones DP, Chan JL
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2026;
PMID: 41738347 - Recipient plasma metabolomics as a predictor of heart transplant severe primary graft dysfunction.
Preston JD, Rust CJ, Reed AC, Randhawa SS, Tang A, Rooney KA, Kozmava M, Weinberg J, Avant L, McGeoch CLB, Parrilla GA, Zhan J, Tran V, Halkos ME, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Quyyumi AA, Searles CD, Go YM, Jones DP, Chan JL
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. 2025;
PMID: 41407104 - Outcomes of MagLev LVAD Support in Patients Requiring Preoperative Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.
He CL, Rust CJ, Kusher IM, El Sammak S, Tang A, Preston JD, Randhawa SS, Halkos ME, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Chan JL
Journal of clinical medicine. 2025;
PMID: 41375804 - Hybrid Revascularization Approach in a Patient With Cancer Metastatic to the Sternum.
Fu S, Elzeneini M, Kerensky RA, Halkos ME, Shah KB
JACC. Case reports. 2025;30(22):104650.
PMID: 40780789 - Selective Angiography of Stimulant-Exposed Cardiac Donors Following Circulatory Death Does Not Impact Post-Transplant Outcomes.
Rust CJ, Reul RM, Abadiotakis H, Kodimerla R, Preston JD, Randhawa SS, Halkos ME, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Chan JL
Journal of clinical medicine. 2025;
PMID: 40507573 - Hybrid coronary revascularization versus traditional coronary artery bypass grafting for left main coronary artery disease.
Hebbo E, Barker M, Gold DA, Hassan ME, Sawan M, Rab T, Nicholson WJ, Halkos ME, Jaber WA, Sandesara PB
Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions. 2025;
PMID: 40011085 - Advancing the Treatment Paradigm for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Hybrid Coronary Revascularization.
Patel PM, Arrington RL, Jonsson A, Wei JW, Binongo J, Devireddy C, Nicholson W, Jaber W, Rinfret S, Halkos ME
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2025;20(1):57-64.
PMID: 39894999 - Valvular Heart Disease-Related Mortality Between Middle- and High-Income Countries During 2000 to 2019.
Hibino M, Ueyama HA, Halkos ME, Grubb KJ, Verma R, Majeed A, Nienaber CA, Yanagawa B, Bhatt DL, Verma S
JACC. Advances. 2024;3(12):101133.
PMID: 39817085 - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Robotic Coronary Bypass for Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion.
Hebbo E, Jaber WA, Licitra G, Kindya B, Elhage Hassan M, Sawan M, Shekiladze N, Sandesara PB, Nicholson WJ, Halkos ME
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2024;3(10):102278.
PMID: 39525998 - How to start a robotic coronary bypass grafting program: suggestions from an experienced robotic-assisted coronary surgeon.
Jonsson AA, Halkos ME
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery. 2024;13(5):436-438.
PMID: 39434972
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