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
- Outcomes of staged single versus bilateral lung transplantation in the modern era.
He CL, Rust CJ, Aslam MV, Xu W, Tom SK, Onyenso AU, Tang A, Javidfar J, Halkos ME, Zaffiri L, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Chan JL
JTCVS open. 2026;
PMID: 42079927 - TernTables: A Statistical Analysis and Table Generation Web Interface for Clinical and Biomedical Research.
Preston JD, Abadiotakis H, Tang A, Rust CJ, Halkos ME, Daneshmand MA, Chan JL
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2026;
PMID: 42079076 - To Repair or Not Repair: Is This Still the Question?
Halkos ME
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2026;
PMID: 41974333 - Liver disease severity score predicts early and late mortality after lung transplantation: A United Network for Organ Sharing database analysis.
Tom SK, Holstein RA, Rust CJ, Carpenter S, Naqvi H, He CL, Tang A, Randhawa SS, Chakragiri AM, Aslam MV, Halkos ME, Javidfar J, Zaffiri L, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Chan JL
JTCVS open. 2026;
PMID: 41960110 - High-volume centers achieve superior outcomes in left ventricular assist device explant-heart transplantation.
McGeoch CLB, Rust CJ, Kodimerla R, El Sammak S, Mylonas KS, Naqvi H, Randhawa SS, Tang A, Halkos ME, Bishawi MM, Daneshmand MA, Chan JL
JTCVS open. 2026;
PMID: 41960050 - 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. 2026;26(4):760-771.
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
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