Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Southern California
- Internship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fellowships
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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 - 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 - Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients Supported With Impella as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation.
Gangavelli A, Steinberg RS, Mathew D, Patel K, Rust CJ, Morris AA, Chan JL
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). 2026;
PMID: 41538730 - 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 - Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation by Intensivists and Surgeons: A Single-Center Retrospective Noninferiority Analysis of Complications and Outcomes From 2018 to 2023.
Dave SB, Chan JL, Maberry DR, Boorman DW, Caridi-Scheible ME, Leiendecker ER, Creel-Bulos C, Connor MJ, Javidfar J, Daneshmand MA, Jabaley CS
Critical care medicine. 2025;53(11):e2233-e2245.
PMID: 40838780 - 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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