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Benjamin C. Sun, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Support
N-847 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-4558

B.S.: Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1984
M.D.: State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 1989
Specialty Training: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Appointment: 2002
Specialty Interests: Heart transplantation
Research Interests: Direct mechanical ventricular actuation

Juan A. Crestanello, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
N-816 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-7277

M.D.: University of the Republic of Uruguay Medical School, Montevideo, Uruguay
Specialty Training: General surgery residency, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD; cardiothoracic surgery research, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, and University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Appointment: 2004
Specialty Interests: Cardiac surgery
Research Interests: Ischemic preconditioning, mitochondrial function during ischemic preconditioning, myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury, cell transplantation, the effect of myocardial oxygen content on survival of transplanted cells

J. Terrance Davis, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, 635 EDU
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3100

B.A.: Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 1963
M.D.: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1967
Specialty Training: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Appointment: 1991
Specialty Interests: Pediatric cardiac surgery
Research Interests: Organization of cardiothoracic care

Michael S. Firstenberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
N-820 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-5502

A.B.: University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1990
M.D.: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1996
Specialty Training: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD; University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Appointment: 2007
Specialty Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery
Research Interests: Noninvasive assessment of cardiovascular physiology

Mark Galantowicz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, 636 ED
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3103

B.A.: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1982
M.D.: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, 1987
Specialty Training: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Appointment: 2002
Specialty Interests: Pediatric transplantation and surgery

Gerard S. Kakos, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
N-827 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-4558

B.A.: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1964
M.D.: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1967
Specialty Training: Duke University, Durham, NC; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Appointment: 2002
Specialty Interests: Valve and aortic surgery

Pawel Kwiatkowski, M.D.
Research Scientist
205 Wiseman Hall
400 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-2207
(614) 688-7970

B.A.: ILO Swietochlowice, Poland, 1982
M.D.: Silesian Academy of Medicine, Katowice, Poland, 1988
Specialty Training: Silesian Academy Medical Center, Zabrze, Poland; Columbia University, New York, NY
Appointment: 1998
Research Interests: Transplant immunology, including xenotransplantation and allotransplantation of heart and lung

Louis B. Louis, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
N-846 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1228
(614) 293-4558

B.S.: Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., 1994
M.D.: University of Miami, Miami, Fla., 1998
Specialty Training: Residency in general surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Fla.; fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Appointment: 2007
Specialty Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, mechanical circulatory support
Research Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, mechanical circulatory support

Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
N-839 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-4509

B.S.: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1990
M.D.: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1994
Ph.D.: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1999
Specialty Training: General surgery residency, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Appointment: 2006
Specialty Interests: Lung transplantation, heart transplantation, transplant outcomes, thoracic oncology
Research Interests: Transplant Immunology

Sampath Parthasarathy, Ph.D., M.B.A.
The Karl P. Klassen Chair, Professor of Surgery; Director of Research, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Internal Medicine
N-850 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-5572

Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1975
M.B.A.: University of Phoenix, 2004
Specialty Training: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Duke University, Durham, N.C.; the Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minn.; University of California, San Diego, Calif.; Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.; Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, La.
Appointment: 2006
Research Interests: Atherosclerosis, vascular biology, oxidative stress, antioxidants and macrophage biology

Alistair B. M. Phillips, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive, 642 ED
Columbus, OH 43205-2664
(614) 722-3101

B.S.: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1990
M.D.: Columbia University, New York, NY, 1994
Specialty Training: Residency in general and cardiothoracic surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY; Fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Appointment: 2006
Specialty Interests: Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, adult congenital heart surgery, transplantation of the heart, heart/lung, and lung, electrophysiology and valvular heart disease

Patrick Ross, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
N-839 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-4509

A.B.: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1977
M.D., Ph.D.: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1983
Specialty Training: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Appointment: 1991
Specialty Interests: Lung volume reduction, thoracic surgical oncology, benign noncardiac thoracic disease, lung transplantation
Research Interests: New modality lung cancer therapy

Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, M.B.B.S., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S. (Edinburgh), F.R.C.S. (Glasgow)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
N-816 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-7277

B.A.: Loyola College, Madras, India, 1975
B.Sc.: Presidency College, Madras, India, 1976
M.B.B.S.: Stanley Medical College, Madras, India, 1982
Specialty Training: General surgery residency, United Kingdom, Yale-affiliated residency, Bridgeport and Waterbury, CT; cardiothoracic surgery fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Appointment: 2003
Specialty Interests: Mechanical assist devices, heart transplantation, aortic surgery, heart failure

John H. Sirak, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
N-820 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-5502

B.A.: Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 1985
M.D.: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1991
Specialty Training: General surgery residency, minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; arrhythmia surgery fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Appointment: 2004
Specialty Interests: Surgery for atrial fibrillation
Research Interests: Transplant immunology

Alexandru M. Vaida, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
N-839 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-4509

B.A.: St. Sava National College, Bucharest, Romania
M.D.: University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Targu-Mures, Romania, 1995
Specialty Training: Targu-Mures General Hospital, Targu-Mures, Romania; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA; Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA
Appointment: 2006
Specialty Interests: Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, endoluminal techniques
Research Interests: New strategies for lung preservation in transplantation

Thomas E. Williams, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
N-827 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-4558

B.A.: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1957
M.S., M.D.: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1963
Ph.D.: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1969

Research Faculty and Staff

Sampath Parthasarathy, Ph.D, MBA
Klassen Chair and Professor
Director of Cardiothoracic Research Initiatives
Phone : (614) 292-5572
FAX : (614) 292-9259
Email: spartha@osumc.edu

Sainath Babu
Graduate Research Associate
Phone : (614) 247-4466
FAX : (614) 292-9259
Email: sainath.babu@osumc.edu

Larissa Brophy
Graduate Research Associate
Phone : (614) 247-4466
FAX : (614) 292-9259
Email: larissa.brophy@osumc.edu

John Cannon
Research Assistant 1-B/H
Phone: (614)
FAX:
Email: john.cannon@osumc.edu

Mahdi Garelnabi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Phone : (614) 247-4466
FAX : (614) 292-9259
Email: mahdi.garelnabi@osumc.edu

Priscilla Jaichander, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Phone : (614) 247-4466
FAX : (614) 292-9259
Email: priscilla.jaichander@osumc.edu

Pawel Kwiatkowski, M.D.
Research Scientist
Phone: (614) 688-7970
FAX: (614) 688-3237
Email: pawel.kwiatkowski@osumc.edu

Angela Phillips
Research Associate 2-B/H
Phone: (614) 688-7970
FAX: (614) 688-3237
Email: angela.phillips@osumc.edu

Krithika Selvarajan
Graduate Research Associate
Phone : (614) 247-4466
FAX : (614) 292-9259
Email: krithika.selvarajan@osumc.edu

M. Sheik Wisel, Ph.D.
Research Associate 2-B/H
Phone: (614) 688-7986
FAX: (614) 688-3237
Email: sheik.wisel@osumc.edu