Safety of the injectable expanding biopolymer foam for non-compressible truncal bleeding in swine surgjournal.com/article/S0039-… Excellent study by Ander Dorken Gallastegi Dias Argandykov, MD Mass General Surgery MGH Trauma Harvard Medical School in SURGERY Journal The ACS Committee on Trauma

This study evaluated the optimal red blood cell (RBC) to cryoprecipitate transfusion ratio in trauma resuscitation. 1 pooled unit of Cryo per 7-8 units of RBC could be the optimal dose of cryoprecipitate that provides a significant benefit Ander Dorken Gallastegi journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

A #Novel #BioHybrid #RightVentricle, novel approach to #Regenerate #Thyroid glands within the spleen, and more! 👉tinyurl.com/269x7aat @Aakash21shah Ander Dorken Gallastegi @Donald_chang John Treffalls, MD

❇️Best Of Basic Sciences❇️ Percutaneous injection of ResQFoam improves survival in two lethal, closed-cavity animal models of pelvic hemorrhage Mass General Surgery Arsenal Medical journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fullte…

A #UNOS registry database analysis shows use of #DCD donors >40 yo provides comparable 90-day and 1-year post-transplant survival compared with younger donors 🔗: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan AATS UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #JTCVS #HeartTransplant

#3DPrinted Tissue Engineering #AorticArch Reconstruction, Funding secured for #ArtificialLung, the world's first #Kidney #Xenotransplantation in a living humor donor and more 👉tinyurl.com/59ch8vjc @Aakash21shah Ander Dorken Gallastegi John Treffalls, MD @Donald_chang

$13 million fund is granted for the development of a novel #TotalArtificialHeart, Development of first #LabGrown #Testicles and more 👉tinyurl.com/3nas5mwa @Aakash21shah Ander Dorken Gallastegi @Donald_chang John Treffalls, MD

#ASAIO2024 Top #Cardiac #RandD Abstract Extended Duration of #Impella 5.5 Support Does Not Adversely Impact Outcomes Following #HeartTx: A UNOS Registry Analysis Yeahwa Hong Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department ASAIO

Extended duration of support w #Impella 5.5 as a bridge to #transplantation does not adversely impact posttransplant outcomes 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39150765/ asaiojournal Yeahwa Hong Ander Dorken Gallastegi Nicholas Hess Raj Ramanan Gavin Hickey Pitt Surgery Pitt Cardiology Pitt Critical Care Medicine CMU_BME

A #UNOS registry analysis evaluating interaction of donor and recipient age with outcomes following heart #transplantation 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39192472/ Transplantation UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Nidhi Iyanna Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess Ander Dorken Gallastegi Gavin Hickey United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) University of Pittsburgh #HeartTransplant

More evidence in favor of WB use in resuscitation of injured children! WB was independently associated w reduced mortality and higher WB:TTV increased survival. 🩸huge thanks to Ander Dorken Gallastegi Philip Spinella, MD Joshua Brown @ChristineLeeper journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

A #UNOS database study: 3-fold ⬆️ use of temporary mechanical circulatory support & #transplantation, ⬇️ waitlist mortality after 2018 policy change 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39631048/ Ander Dorken Gallastegi Yeahwa Hong Gavin Hickey Raj Ramanan Pitt Surgery Pitt Cardiology Pitt Critical Care Medicine asaiojournal

🔥The 24 Hottest Articles of 2024🔥 "Optimal Dose of Cryoprecipitate in Massive Transfusion Following Trauma" Ander Dorken Gallastegi MGH Trauma journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

A #UNOS registry cohort study demonstrates adverse impact of nighttime heart procurement and #transplantation on early post-transplant survival 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39887494/ Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess Ander Dorken Gallastegi Ibrahim Sultan Gavin Hickey Pitt Surgery Clinical Transplantation United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Use of ex vivo machine perfusion systems associated with ⬆️ 90d post transplant survival among pts w/ preservation times >4h or donor age >45yo 🔗: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S… Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess Ander Dorken Gallastegi Ibrahim Sultan Gavin Hickey Pitt Surgery Pitt Cardiology JHLT

Novel #SelfHealing Electronic Skin, First Total #LaryngealTransplant for #LaryngealCancer, FDA Approves Pig #KidneyTransplant Studies, and more #RecentProgress👉tinyurl.com/2nda5zrz @Aakash21shah Ander Dorken Gallastegi @Donald_chang @Johntreffalls

Some highlights of UPMC CT Surgery representation at #ISHLT2025. Congratulations to our faculty and trainees on a job well done! The ISHLT UPMC Physician Resources Ander Dorken Gallastegi Yeahwa Hong David Kaczorowski

Thank you APSA Surgeons for the opportunity to present, to connect with mentors and role models, and to get so incredibly inspired by the great science happening near and far! Pitt Surgery Pitt Pediatric Surgery Marcus Malek Erin Perrone Kevin P. Mollen, M.D.

Congratulations to Dr. Yeahwa Hong, newly elected President of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs for Young Innovators (ASAIOfyi) for the 2025-27 term! UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute UPMC Physician Resources Yeahwa Hong Pitt Cardiology UPMC UPMC Pitt Surgery ASAIO #ASAIO2025

Mid-term reassessment following 2018 heart allocation system change shows success in ⬆️ waitlist survival and maintaining post #transplant survival rates 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40607855/ Yeahwa Hong Ander Dorken Gallastegi David Kaczorowski Gavin Hickey Pitt Surgery Pitt Cardiology Circ: Heart Failure United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)