Jason J. Han, MD

About Dr. Han

Jason is a PGY6 integrated cardiac surgery resident. He received his bachelors degree in Neuroscience at Columbia University and attended the Perelman School of Medicine. He is a writer for the healthcare section of the Philadelphia Inquirer, a writing fellow for Doximity Op (m)-ed, and is interested in heart failure, and clinical ethics. He plans to pursue a career in academic cardiac surgery.

Appointments

2020 - present
Perelman School of Medicine: Dr. Horace DeLisser, Dr. Amanda Swain
Instructor and Course Director - Writing for Publication; Introduction to Narrative Medicine

2019 - present
Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Executive Committee

2019 - present
Associate Editor
Journal of American College of Cardiology Fellow-in-Training

2018 - present
Writer & Reviewer – Young Surgeon’s Notes
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery

2018 - present
Leonard Davis Institute Associate Fellow

2018 - 2019
Writing Fellow – Doximity Op-(m)ed

2017 - present
Healthcare Columnist
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Societies

2022 - present
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Workforce on E-Learning and Educational Innovation
Workforce on Media Relations and Communications

2021 - present
The Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
Member

2021 - present
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Education Committee Member

2020 - present
Thoracic Surgery Medical Students Association (TSMA)
Resident Advisor, Board Member

2020 - 2022
American Heart Association: The Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia
Early Career Committee Member

2020 - present
CVSA Early Career Committee, the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia at AHA

2019 - present
Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Executive Committee
Treasurer, Education Chair, Executive Committee Member

2016 - 2017
ISHLT

Awards

2022
Penn Medicine Young Alumni Service Award

2022
Let’s Talk Speaker; Thomas Jefferson University Diversity Education

2021
Penn Health Tech Accelerator $50,000 Grant for New Less Invasive Chest Tube Design

2021
Cardiothoracic Surgery Ethics Forum Scholarship

2021
TSRA Traveling Fellowship award

2021
Marco Turino Resident Education Core skills video competition - Winner

2019
Most thoughtful writer of the year, Doximity

2018
Penn Medicine CAREs Grant Recipient for work with Women Against Abuse (WAA)

2018
Perelman School of Medicine Penn Pearls Teaching Award

2018
Perelman School of Medicine Council of Recent Graduates Induction

2017
Clyde F. Barker Award for Excellence in Surgical Research

2017
Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest Honorable Mention

2017
AMA Foundation Seed Grant Research Scholarship in Cardiovascular Diseases
 
2017
American Association for Thoracic Surgery “Member for a Day”
 
2016
Joseph Woo Scholarship in Cardiac Surgery Research
 
2016
Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics
 
2016
Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honors Society

2016
Appointed Chair of Graduation Fund Committee

2015
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship Finalist

2015
George W. Householder, III Memorial Prize for Research in Cardiovascular Disease

2015
Elected President of the Perelman School of Medicine Student Body

2014
American Heart Association Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease

2014
Agnew Surgical Society Student Scholarship at Perelman School of Medicine

2014
Samuel Bellet Scholarship for students pursuing MD / M. Bioethics Dual Degree

2013-2015
Elected Class President, PSOM

2013-2014
Elected President of John Morgan Advisory House, PSOM

2013-2014
Perelman School of Medicine Class of 1963 Scholarship

2013
Korean American Medical Association Scholarship

2013
Korean-American Scientist and Engineer Association’s Young Generation Fellowship

2012
Magna cum Laude, Columbia University

2011-2012
King’s Crown Gold and Silver Leadership Awards, Columbia University

2008-2012
Dean’s List, Columbia University

2012
Winner of the National Premed Essay Contest, Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association

2011-2012
Appointed Senior Fund vice Chair, Columbia University

2010
Alumni Parent Internship Research Scholarship Columbia University

2010
Jaffe Named Scholarship, Columbia University

2009
Grossman Named Scholarship, Columbia University

2008
Valedictorian, Parsippany Hills High School

2008
New Jersey Scholar Athlete Award

2008
Morris County Scholar Athlete Award

Research

2022 - present
Editor-in-Chief
The Modern Surgeon

2022 - present
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Columnist
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Aspiring Surgeons Column

2021 - present
Section Editor, Core Skills
Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2020 - 2021
Co-Editor
RXMuseum.com

2020 - 2021
Moderator
Wondr Medical TAVR Trainers - Sponsored by Medtronic

2020 - present
News Editor, Section Lead
Artificial Organs Journal

2019 - present
Associate Editor
Journal of American College of Cardiology Fellow-in-Training

2018 - 2019
Columnist
Doximity Op-(m)ed Writing Fellowship

2018 - present
Reviewer, Young Surgeon’s Notes
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery

2018 - present
Reviewer
Annals of Thoracic Surgery

2017 - present
Healthcare Columnist
Philadelphia Inquirer, Health Section

2013 - present
Research Student
Translational & Clinical Heart Failure Research
Perelman School of Medicine
PI – Pavan Atluri MD

2012 - 2013
Clinical Research Assistant
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Columbia University Medical Center
PI – Ulrich Jorde MD Nir Uriel MD

Publications

Articles & Op-Ed, Academic

1. Han JJ. Are we becoming Inaccessible Caregivers? Journal of Medical Teacher, 2017.
2. Han JJ. The Knowing-Doing Gap in Medical Education. The Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2017.
3. Han JJ, Vapiwala N, Applying lessons from social psychology to transform the culture of error disclosure, Medical Education, 2017.
4. Han JJ, Brooks A, How can we be more “deliberate” in training surgeons? The American Journal of Surgery, 2017.
5. Han JJ. A Procedure Resides in its Ethics: Considering Ethical Behavior in the Operating Room, Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Contemporary Ethics Journal 2017.
6. Han JJ. Meeting Halfway. The Living Hand: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2017.
7. Han JJ, Atluri P, Robotic Surgery – Maximizing the potential of a minimally invasive platform; JTCVS 2017.
8. Han JJ, Atluri P, Trans-catheter Tricuspid Repair – the knifeless cutting edge; JTCVS 2017.
9. Han JJ, Atluri P, VAD support after biventricular excision – assistance or alternative? JTCVS 2017.
10. Han JJ, Atluri P, Think beyond the cell: Can we [tissue] engineer a solution to heart failure? JTCVS 2018.
11. Han JJ, Atluri P, The Invisible hands conducting minimally-invasive mitral valve surgery JTCVS 2018.
12. Han JJ, Atluri P, TAVR: Can we get through the turbulence? JTCVS 2018.
13. Han JJ, Atluri P, Infective Endocarditis: finding the right time for the right side. JTCVS 2018.
14. Han JJ, Atluri P, Right ventricular dysfunction with LVAD: predictable, elusive or predictably elusive? JTCVS 2018.
15. Han JJ, Atluri P, When less is more: is valve repair the optimal intervention for AI at time of VAD implantation? JTCVS 2018.
16. Han JJ, Atluri P, A hybrid strategy for ECMO to VAD transition – is doing less more? JTCVS 2018.
17. Han JJ, Vapiwala N, Pre-specialization: The need for more focused and personalized educational modules in the 21st century, Medical Teacher 2018.
18. Han JJ, Swain J, The Perfect ECMO Candidate, JACC 2018.
19. Han JJ, Brown C, The Heart Team: a powerful paradigm for the future training of cardiovascular surgeons, JACC 2018.
20. Han JJ, The Opioid Epidemic and Organ Transplantation: intersection of two ethical imperatives, JACC 2018.
21. Han JJ, Patrick WL, See one – practice - do one – practice - teach one - practice: The importance of practicing outside of the operating room in surgical training, JTCVS 2018.
22. Han JJ, Acker MA, Atluri P, Left ventricular assist device: a synergistic model between technology and medicine, Circulation 2018.
23. Swendiman RA, Marcaccio CL, Han JJ, Weiner TM, Nance ML, Chou CM. Attitudes and Habits of Highly Humanistic Surgeons, Academic medicine 2018.
24. Han JJ, Vapiwala N, Challenging assumptions of innateness: leave nothing unturned, Medical Education 2019.
25. Han JJ, Hoenisch K, Bermudez C, Designing an ECPR protocol – it is time to address quality, ASAIO 2019.
26. Han JJ, Brown C, Swain JD, Transition within a transition: training in an era of change and innovation, JACC 2019.
27. Han JJ, Atluri P, No Filter – the real prognosis of kidney injury after VAD implant, JTCVS 2019.
28. Han JJ, Atluri P, Optimize the Speed, Enhance the Patient’s Life, JTCVS 2019.
29. Han JJ, Kelly J, Iyengar A, Patrick WL, Sultan I, Timeless lessons from the present and past leaders of cardiothoracic surgery for young surgeons - Part I, Professional accomplishment, JTCVS 2019.
30. Jason J Han, Ethics of withdrawing ECMO, Ethics Forum, AATS 2019.
31. Han JJ, Kelly J, Iyengar A, Patrick WL, Atkins MD, Pietras C, Timeless lessons from the present and past leaders of cardiothoracic surgery for young surgeons - Part II, JTCVS 2019.
32. Smood B, Nguyen S, Kelly J, Han JJ. Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery: Developing a Successful Residency Application JTCVS 2019.
33. Jessica Luc, Jason J Han, James Abel. A Non-informed Patient Consents to Cardiac Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2019.
34. Han JJ, Atluri P, Donation after Circulatory Death – a remarkable opportunity yet to cross the bond, JTCVS 2019.
35. McCurry I, Han JJ, Courtwright A, How should physicians manage neuro-prognosis with ECPR? Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 2019.
36. Han JJ, The Middle of the Sternum, Academic Medicine 2020.
37. Smood B, Nguyen S, Benkert A, Han JJ, Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery: Navigating Interviews and the Match, JTCVS 2020.
38. Han JJ, Iyengar A, Atluri P, The ABCs of DCD transplantation, JTCVS 2020.
39. Luc JG, Vervoort D, Han JJ, Sade RM. Part of the Cure or Spreader of Disease? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 2020.
40. Han JJ, To Tweet or Not to Tweet: No Longer the Question. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 2020.
41. Han JJ, Kelly JJ, Milewski R, Burning Bright without Burning Out – Protecting the Spirit of Cardiothoracic Surgery, JTCVS 2020.
42. Han JJ, Luc J, Ethical Guidelines and Moral Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Trainees’ Perspective, Letter to the Editor, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2020.
43. Han JJ, Atluri P, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Covid-19 – a surge in collective strength, JTCVS 2020.
44. Han JJ, Luc J, Pak E. The Ethical Dilemmas Associated with the Covid-19 Pandemic: Dealing with the Unknowns and Unanswerables. JACC FIT 2020.
45. Halaby, Rim MD, Nathan, Ashwin MD, Han, Jason J. MD, Establishing an Interdisciplinary Research Model among Trainees: Preparing for a Heart Team Future JACC 2020.
46. Swain, Jabaris MD MPH; Soegaard Jacqueline MD, Luc Jessica MD, Han Jason MD, Burning the Candle at Both Ends: Mitigating Surgeon Burnout at the Training Stages, JTCVS 2020.
47. Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc; Xiaoying Lou, MD; Clauden Louis, MD, MS; David Blitzer, MD; Garrett N. Coyan, MD; Jason J. Han, MD; Justin J. Watson, MD; J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc on behalf of the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA). The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association: Past Contributions, Current Efforts, and Future Directions, JTCVS 2020.
48. Xiaoying Lou, MD; Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc; Clauden Louis, MD, MS; David Blitzer, MD; Garrett N. Coyan, MD; Jason J. Han, MD; Justin J. Watson, MD; J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc on behalf of the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA): Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2020.
49. Jacqueline K. Olive, BA, Rui J. Cerqueira, MD, MSc, Jaime-Jürgen Eulert-Grehn, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Kevin Phan, MD, Jessica G.Y. Luc, MD, Ourania Preventza, MD, MBA, Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Medical Student and Resident Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery JTCVS 2020.
50. Maxwell F. Kilcoyne, BS, Chi Chi Do-Nguyen, BS, Jason J. Han, MD, Garrett N. Coyan, MD, MS, Ibrahim Sultan, MD, Michael B. Roberts, PsyD, Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, PhD. Clinical Exposure to Cardiothoracic Surgery for Medical Students and General Surgery Residents Journal of Surg Edu 2020.
51. Celina Mei Yong MD, Jason J Han MD, Muthiah Vaduganathan MD, Picking up the Torch: Our Mission as the New FIT/EC Section Editors, JACC 2020.
52. Han JJ MD, Smood BF MD, Atluri P MD, Transitioning to Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair—Navigating the Gauntlet, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020.
53. Han JJ, Smood BF, Atluri P, Vita Nova or Vanitas? Outcomes in Cardiac Re-transplantation, JTCVS 2020.
54. Han JJ, Iyengar A, Atluri P, Stem Cell Bridge - A Path Above Cold Storage, JTCVS 2020.
55. Han JJ, Helmers MR, Atluri P, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Focus really does matter, JTCVS 2020.
56. Do-Nguyen CC, Han JJ, Luc JG. Checklist Manifesto for Our Specialty’s Wellness. [In Press: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, July 2020].
57. Luc, Jessica MD; Han, J Jason MD, The New Definition of Courage, Acad Medicine 2020.
58. John J Kelly, Amit Iyengar, Will L Patrick, Mark R Helmers, Benjamin Smood, Jason J Han. Cardiac Surgery Simulation Part 1: Basic Surgical Skills, MMCTS 2020.
59. Jason J. Han MD , Amit Iyengar MD , Jessica G.Y. Luc MD , Jarvis C. Mays BA, William L Patrick MD, Mark R Helmers MD , Benjamin F. Smood MD , John J Kelly MD , Joseph E. Bavaria MD, Matthew Williams MD, Wilson Y. Szeto MD, Marisa Cevasco MD - Wisdom from Past presidents of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021.
60. Benjamin Smood MD, Jason J. Han MD, Mark Helmers MD, Pavan Atluri MD Invited Expert Opinion: Mitral and Aortic Valve Surgery During LVAD Implantation. JTCVS 2021.
61. John J. Kelly, MD, William L. Patrick, MD; Jarvis C. Mays, BA, Amit Iyengar, MD MSE, Mark R. Helmers, MD, Benjamin F. Smood, MD, Jason J. Han, MD Do-It-Yourself Simulator in Cardiothoracic Surgery - a Blueprint, JTCVS 2021.
62. Maxwell Kilcoyne DO, Jason J Han MD, Krish Dewan DO, Tyler Wallen DO, Tom C Nguyen MD, The Structural Heart Team: Opportunities and Challenges for Trainee JTCVS 2021.
63. Jason J Han MD, Muthiah Vaduganathan MD, Celina Mei Yong MD, FIT and EC 2021 - Addressing Equity in the New Year, JACC 2021.
64. Jason J. Han MD, Jarvis C. Mays BA,  Amrita Sukhavasi BS, William L, Patrick MD, Mark R. Helmers MD, Amit Iyangar MD, Benjamin Smood MD, John J. Kelly MD, Wilson Y. Szeto MD,  Matthew R. Williams MD, Marisa Cevasco MD Characteristics and Attitudes of Aspiring Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Nationally-Selected Survey Study Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021.
65. Jason J. Han MD, Jacqueline M Soegaard Ballester MD, Cary B. Aarons MD, Finding Alignment Between Numbers and Values in Medical Education, Med Ed 2021.
66. Rim Halaby MD, Sameer Hirji MD, Jason J. Han MD. Different Paths for Careers in Structural Heart Disease: Trainees Perspective. JACC FIT 2021.
67. Jason J. Han MD, Nicholas Goel MD, Pavan Atluri MD, Summary from STS. Artificial Organs 2021.
68. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, May issue: Carmat Aeson Total Artificial Heart Platform. Artificial Organs 2021.
69. Jason J Han MD, Jesse Raiten MD, Labyrinthe, New England Journal of Medicine 2021.
70. John J Kelly, Amit Iyengar, Will L Patrick, Mark R Helmers, Benjamin Smood, Jason J Han. Cardiac Surgery Simulation Part 2: Cannulation, MMCTS 2021.
71. Jason J. Han MD, Marisa Cevasco MD MPH, Reply - From Individualism to Esprit de Corps, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021.
72. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, June issue: FDA votes favorably on the TransMedics OCS system, Artificial Organs 2021.
73. Jason J. Han MD, Pavan Atluri MD, Looking Far and Close for the Solutions to Early Career Development. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021.
74. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, July issue: Researchers succeed in limited ex-utero embryogenesis, Artificial Organs 2021.
75. Jason J. Han MD, Andrew Acker MD, Jessica G. Y Luc MD, Nahush Mokadam MD, Summary from AATS. Artificial Organs 2021.
76. Jason J. Han MD, Marisa Cevasco MD MPH, Reply - An idea whose time has come, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021.
77. Jason J. Han MD, Pavan Atluri MD, LV unloading - Getting it just right. JTCVS 2021.
78. Jason J Han MD, Jacqueline M Soegaard Ballester MD, Celina M Yong MD Structural Biases, Annals of Surgery. 2021.
79. Jason J. Han MD, Max Shin MD, David Blitzer MD, Nahush Mokadam MD, Summary from ISHLT. Artificial Organs 2021.
80. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, Teams Successfully 3D Print Vascularized Liver Tissue to Win NASA’s Vascular Tissue Challenge. Artificial Organs 2021.
81. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, Pivotal trial of the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System shows promising results. Artificial Organs 2021.
82. Jarvis C. Mays, Jason J. Han MD, Is there a doctor in your family? JTCVS OPEN 2021.
83. John J Kelly, Amit Iyengar, Jason J Han. Cardiac Surgery Simulation Part 3: Coronaries, MMCTS 2021.
84. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, Synchron receives approval to begin feasibility trial on their endovascular BCI device, Artificial Organs 2021.
85. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, Tremendous progress in rescuing patients with cardiac arrest, Artificial Organs 2021.
86. Aakash Shah MD, Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, Competition brings the best out in people, Artificial Organs 2021.
87. Donald D Chang MD PhD, Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, FDA approves the OCS Liver platform, Artificial Organs 2021.
88. Ashley Choi MD MHS, Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, Pig Kidney transplanted into human patient, Artificial Organs 2021.
89. Jason J. Han MD, Marisa Cevasco MD MPH, Innovating the Virtual Curriculum in Cardiothoracic Surgical Education during the Pandemic. JTCVS OPEN.
90. Jason J. Han MD, Aakash Shah MD, Max Shin MD, Nahush Mokadam MD. Advanced Heart Lung Failure Highlights from the EACTS Annual Meeting. Arctic Organs 2021.
91. Yihan Lin MD*, John J Kelly MD, Allie Sperry MD, Emily Downs MD,  Jason J Han MD. GlobalSurgBox: A Portable Surgical Simulator for General Surgery Trainees. Surgery in Practice and Science 2022.
92. Jason J. Han MD, Experience from the TSRA Traveling Fellowship Award The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021.
93. Jason J. Han MD… Stephen Yang MD et al, Preparing for Transition from Medical School to Intern Year of Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgical Residency 2022.
94. Amrita Sukhavasi BS, Jarvis C. Mays BA,  Jason J. Han MD, William L, Patrick MD, Mark R. Helmers MD, Amit Iyangar MD, Benjamin Smood MD, John J. Kelly MD, Wilson Y. Szeto MD,  Matthew R. Williams MD, Marisa Cevasco MD The Influence of Mentorship on the Upcoming Generation of Cardiothoracic (CT) Surgeons Prior to Matriculation into Residency, JTCVS Open 2021.
95. Edgar Aranda-Michel, Eleanor F. Gerhard, Lena Trager, Connor Magura, Jason Han, HelenMari Merritt-Genore, Jules Lin, Elizabeth David, Betty Tong, Rishi Reddy, Marc Moon, Ibrahim Sultan The Thoracic Surgery Medical Student Association: Understanding the needs of medical students pursuing cardiothoracic surgery in the United States. JTCVS 2021.
96. Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc; Clauden Louis, MD, MS; Jessica G.Y. Luc, MD; Garrett N. Coyan, MD; Jason J. Han, MD; David Blitzer, MD; Fatima G. Wilder; Curtis S. Bergquist, MD; J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc on behalf of the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association. The Utilization and Impact of Educational Resources Published by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association JTCVS Open 2021.
97. Jacqueline K. Olive, Justin A. Robinson, Alexander A. Brescia, Jason J. Han, John C. Haney, Joseph M. Forbess, Thomas K. Varghese Jr, Leah M. Backhus, David T. Cooke, Lorraine D. Cornwell, and Ourania A. Preventza. Status of Gender and Race/Ethnicity Among Current and Aspiring Integrated Six-Year Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees 2022.
98. J Hunter Mehaffey, David Blitzer, Garrett Coyan, Fatima G. Wilder, Yihan Lin, Jason Han, Jessica G.Y. Luc, Clauden Louis, Alexander A. Brescia. Insights from the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Early Career Development Series. JTCVS OPEN 2022.
99. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, The FDA approves the Vercise™ PC Deep Brain Stimulation System, Artificial Organs 2022.
100. Aakash Shah MD, Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, First successful heart xenotransplantation, Artificial Organs 2022.
101. Jason J. Han MD, Interview of pioneers: Lyle Joyce MD, The beginnings of a total artificial heart, Artificial Organs 2022.
102. Jason J. Han MD, Interview of pioneers: Mohamed Mohiuddin MD, The beginnings of Porcine-to-Human Xenotransplantation, Artificial Organs 2022.
103. Alexander Brescia… Jason. J Han, J Hunter Mehaffey, AATS 2021: The Utilization and Impact of Educational Resources Published by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association JTCVS 2022.
104. Jason J Han MD, Celina Mei Yong MD, Muthiah Vaduganathan MD, FIT and EC 2022 - Tensions., JACC 2022.
105. Yihan Lin, Jason J. Han, John J. Kelly, Anna K. Gergen, Emily Downs. Development of a Universal and Equitable Surgical Simulator Global Health: Science and Practice. GHSP 2022.
106. Edgar Aranda-Michel, Lena Trager, Jason Han, Rishav Aggarwal, Marisa Cevasco, Rosemary Kelly, Ibrahim Sultan. Considerations for a Holistic Model in Cardiothoracic Surgical Training. JTCVS 2022.
107. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, A man with complete spinal cord injury is able to walk again, Artificial Organs 2022.
108. Jason J. Han MD In-depth article, A man in a completely locked in state with ALS is able to form words, Artificial Organs 2022.
109. Jason J. Han MD, John Treffalls, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili MD. Advanced Heart Lung Failure Highlights from the ISHLT Annual Meeting. Arctic Organs 2022.

Non-peer Reviewed, Media Outlets

2022
The Philadelphia Inquirer

2022
Small changes have a big impact in medicine and in life. The Philadelphia Inquirer

2022
Health-care workers cope under extraordinary circumstances. The Philadelphia Inquirer

2022
Healthcare workers must be as kind to themselves as they are to patients. The Philadelphia Inquirer

2022
A Doctor is humbled by a patient’s surprising recovery. The Philadelphia Inquirer

2021
Remembering that hospitalized patients have lives outside of their illness, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2021
December Edition of the recent progress in the field of artificial organs - Artificial Organs News Section

2021
November Edition of the recent progress in the field of artificial organs - Artificial Organs News Section

2021
Like blood pressure, should sleep be a vital sign? The Philadelphia Inquirer

2021
If you think vaccination is a choice, consider my patient, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2021
October Edition of the recent progress in the field of artificial organs - Artificial Organs News Section

2021
What Apathy Does To Your Practice, Doximity

2021
In medicine, certainty isn’t always beneficial, Doximity Op-(m)ed

2021
How masks are changing our interactions and the way we communicate with others, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
For a doctor during COVID, even time loses its normal meaning, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
COVID-19 related deaths are rising. Do you know all of your life saving options? The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
Why I, an immigrant, think Donald Trump made America Great Again, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
Don’t let the politicization of COVID-19 scare you away from getting help, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
As a medical student, he felt powerless. Now Philly resident has learned to help others, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
Philly doctor shares lessons his grandmother taught him during the pandemic, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
What one resident has learned from listening to patients’ stories, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
The unsung heroes who make this doctor’s work possible l Expert Opinion, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
For this Philly Doctor, relationships with patients help avoid burnout, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
I wear my mask everywhere because “it’s the right thing to do,” The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
As a surgeon in training, I’m happy to give my patients a neck massage, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
What made us better, more vulnerable surgeons, Flattened by the Curve, McSweeney’s

2020
For COVID patient, a trip across the hospital is an epic journey without room for error, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
Coronavirus complacency feels frighteningly familiar to this Philly surgeon, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
In this pandemic, here’s how you can be an “essential provider” to those who need it, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
For surgeons trained to heal, delaying care for coronavirus is a new conversation, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
Two Philly doctors on how coronavirus is changing their practices, their lives, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
How a medical mistake helped this doctor find his own cognitive bias, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
The night a new doctor realized the difference between the expected and the possible, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2020
Notes on “Integrated cardiothoracic surgery: Developing a successful residency application,” Young Surgeon Notes TSRA

2019
Sometimes the Easiest Thing to Forget During Surgical Training is to Have Fun, TSRA Young Surgeon’s Note

2019
They healthy teen who landed on the heart-lung machine, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
He’s a busy resident physician but always finds time to write. Here’s why. The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
How can we listen to heart sounds with all this noise? Doximity Op(m)-ed

2019
A patient in addiction teaches this heart surgeon a surprising lesson, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
When medicine reached its limit, prayer entered her room, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
To raise future scientists address our innate curiosity, KevinMD

2019
What surgery can teach us about overcoming partisan divide, Thrive

2019
What my patients are teaching me about perspective and progress, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
In surgical recovery or any tough task the key is to keep moving, one CT resident learns, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
How having no time helped me find my true passions, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2019
Learned my patient’s trust when I admitted I didn’t have the answer, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2019
Learning Humanism from Surgeons, AM Rounds

2019
How staying after my hospital shift keeps me from burning out, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2019
For doctors, self-doubt is a hard habit to break, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
The day I learned being a doctor doesn’t mean being indispensable, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2019
Editorial on “Timeless lessons from past and present leaders - I” Young Surgeon’s Notes TSRA       

2019
Editorial on “See one- practice-do one-practice-teach one-practice…” Young Surgeon’s Notes TSRA

2019
Editorial on “Beyond #Ilooklikeasurgeon” Young Surgeon’s Notes TSRA

2019
Editorial on “Establishing an academic niche in cardiothoracic surgery” Young Surgeon’s Notes TSRA

2019
If I could ask for one thing to improve my well-being -- Doximity Op(m)-ed

2019
How cold pizza and weak coffee helped a doctor see patients – and his advice – in a new light, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
My most vivid mistakes are my mistakes, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
For a heart surgeon in training, teaching offers another kind of education, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
We must earn public trust, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
We operate on the body but forget the soul, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
For these Penn doctors, gunshot wounds are never routine, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
How Treating Work-Life Balance As an Equilibrium Can Save You From Burnout, Thrive Global

2018
A friendly post-op face, even if they don’t remember, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
Two little words that made all the difference to a surgeon in training, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
The responsibility of having “ownership” of a patient, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
The emergency call that taught this doctor to take a new view of the world, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
How to harness the power of our stubborn hope, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
After hernia repair, a well-intentioned patient has spontaneous bleeding, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
Surgeon in training relishes complex patients, but learns valuable lessons in ordinary cases, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
Why informed consent needs to be re-invented, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
Teamwork, not superstar status, makes for better patient care, medical resident learns, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
What women in crisis taught these doctors about empathy, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
Practicing outside of the OR: The wisdom hidden in plain sight, Doximity Op(m)-ed

2018
For this surgeon-in-training, his profession’s stereotypes both inspiring and damaging, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
For doctors in training, out of hospital medical encounters can be the most memorable – The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
How the opioid epidemic looks to doctors caring for babies and transplanting organs – The Philadelphia Inquirer

2018
Why this busy medical resident is making time for balance-- The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
Coronary moments: Reflections on the impossible anastomosis, Hektoen International Literary Journal

2017
Point-Counterpoint: Two young doctors talk about sexism in medicine – The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
How the victim of a medical error learned to face his own mistake, The Philadelphia Inquirer, New Year’s Day Front Page

2017
A new doctor sees himself in his patients’ anxiety over going home, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
This Resident Works 80 Hour Weeks. He Feels the Need to Do More, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
The Confessions of a new MD – “I second-guess myself all the time”, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
Why 8 more years of medical training doesn’t faze him, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
Half a world away, he feels his parents’ presence on Match Day, The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017
Doctors’ transition need attention, not neglect, STAT News

2017
American should keep its door open to Immigrant Physicians, STAT News

2017
The Effects of Chronic Disease Management on Medical Education, KevinMD

2017
Doing Everything We Can – Evolution in its Meaning in Resuscitation, KevinMD

2017
More than the click of a button, The Fourth Aim & KevinMD

2018
Is there a right residency program for me? AAMC Aspiring Docs

2017
Moving ahead while feeling behind, AAMC Aspiring Docs

2017
Cognitive Dissonance – AAMC Aspiring Docs

2017
Looking back, Looking up, Looking Forward – AAMC Aspiring Docs

2017
Commencement – AAMC Aspiring Docs Series

2016
The boy who had seizures, On-Call-Street Journal at Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Peer-Reviewed

1. J Fried*; J Han*; Y Naka; UP Jorde; N Uriel: Myocardial Infarction Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Clinical Course, Role of Aortic Root Thrombus, and Outcomes. Journal of Heart Lung Transplant 2013

2. Uriel N*, Han J*, Morrison KA, Nahumi N, Yuzefpolskaya M, Garan AR, Duong J, Colombo PC, Takayama H, Thomas S, Naka Y, Jorde UP: Device Thrombosis in Heartmate II Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Multifactorial Phenomenon. Journal of Heart Lung Transplant 2013

3. Atluri P, Miller J, Emery R, Hung G, Trubelja A, Cohen J, Lloyd K, Han J, Gaffey A, MacArthur JW, Chen C, Woo JY: Tissue-engineered, hydrogel-based endothelial progenitor cell therapy robustly revascularizes ischemic myocardium and preserves ventricular function. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014

4. Han SY, Lee HJ, Kim J, Han J, Park SY: The Effects of a Psycho-Educational Intervention Program on Family Caregivers’ Understanding about End-of-Life Decisions for Korean Immigrant Elderly with Dementia. Korean Journal of Social Welfare Research 2014

5. UP. Jorde, N Uriel, N Nahumi, D Bejar, J Gonzalez-Costello, SS. Thomas, J Han, KA. Morrison, S Jones, S Kodali, RT Hahn, PC. Colombo, H Takayama, and Y Naka. Prevalence, Significance, and Management of Aortic Insufficiency in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients. Circulation Heart Failure 2014

6. SS Thomas, M.D., M.Sc.; N Nahumi, B.A.; J Han, B.A.; M Lippel, B.A.; P Colombo, M.D.; M Yuzefpolskaya, M.D.; H Takayama, M.D., Ph.D.; Y Naka, M.D., Ph.D.; N Uriel, M.D. Pre-Operative Mortality Risk Assessment in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices:  Application of HeartMate II Risk Score. J Heart Lung Transp, 2014

7. N Uriel, M.D., N Nahumi, B.A.; PC Colombo, M.D.; M Yuzefpolskaya, M.D.; SW Restaino, M.D.; J Han, B.A.; SS Thomas, M.D.; AR Garan, M.D.; H Takayama, M.D., Ph.D.; D Mancini, M.D.; Y Naka, M.D., Ph.D.; UP Jorde, M.D. Advanced Heart Failure in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus:  Is There Equal Access to Care? J Heart Lung Transp, 2014

8. N. Nahumi; S. Dizon; S. Thomas; J. Han; M. Yuzefpolskaya; P. Colombo; H. Takayama; Y. Naka; UP. Jorde; N. Uriel. Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Transplant Infectious Diseases, 2014

9. Renganaden Sooppan M.D.a*, Samantha Paulsen BS, Jason Han B.A.a*, Patrick Dinh a, Ann C. Gaffey M.D. a, Chantel Venkataraman B.A.a, Alen Trubelja B.S.a, George Hung B.S.a, Jordan S. Miller Ph.D.b, Pavan Atluri M.D. Fabrication and In Vivo Perfusion of a Vascularized PDMS Gel with Micro Channels in a Rat Hind Limb Model. Journal for Tissue Engineering, 2015

10. Gaffey AC, Phillips EC, Howard J, Hung G, Han J, Emery R, Goldberg L, Acker MA, Wo YJ,  Atluri P. Prior Sternotomy and Ventricular Assist Device Implant Do Not Adversely Impact Survival or Allograft Function Following Heart Transplant. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015

11. Han J, Gaffey AC, Sooppan R, Hung G, Venkaraman CM, Phillips E, Howard JL, Acker MA, Eduardo Rame J, Atluri P. Device Geometry Does Not Predict Pump Thrombosis in HeartMate II Patients. Journal for Heart & Lung Transplantation.International Society for Artificial Organs 2015

12. Han J, Sooppan R, Johnson A, Gaffey AC, Phillips E, Howard JL, Eduardo Rame J, Acker MA, Atluri P. BMI does not affect survival and is a reliable independent risk predictor of VAD thrombosis. Circulation J. 2016

13. Gaffey A, Chen CW, Chung JJ, Han JJ, Owens A, Acker MA, Atluri P. Extended Distance Cardiac Allograft Can Successfully Be Utilized without Impacting Long-Term Survival. JHLT. 2017

14. Gaffey AC, Chen CW, Han JJ, Chung JJ, Phillips E, Wald J, Williams ML, Low DW, Acker MA, Atluri P. Off-Pump Subcostal Exchange of the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Novel and Improved Approach. EACTS. In Review

15. Gaffey AC, Chen CW, Chung JJ, Han JJ, Bermudez CB, Wald J, Atluri P Is There A Difference In Bleeding After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: Centrifugal Versus Axial? Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2018

16. Han JJ, Jennifer Chung MD, Carol W Chen MD, Ann C Gaffey MD, Christyna Justice RN, BSN, Alyse E Ameer BS, J .Eduardo Rame MD, Christian Bermudez MD, Michael A. Acker MD, Pavan Atluri MD. Different clinical course and complications in INTERMACS 1 patients managed with or without ECMO. ASAIO August 2018

17. Han JJ, Zaheer S, Kanade R, Chung JJ, Chen CW, Gaffey AC, Justice C, Ameer AE, Rame JE, Acker MA, Atluri P. Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Reduces Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant, International Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine August 2018

18. Kilic A, Helmers MR, Han JJ, Kanade R, Acker MA, Hargrove WC, Atluri P. Redo Mitral Valve Surgery Following Prior Mitral Valve Repair.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2018

19. Auvil B, Chung JJ, Ameer A, Han JJ, Helmers M, Birati E, Acker MA, Atluri P, Moderate Aortic Insufficiency With A Left Ventricular Assist Device Portends A Worse Long-Term Survival. ASAIO 2019

20. Markian Bojko B.S., William L. Patrick M.D., Jason J. Han M.D., John. J. Kelly M.D., Amit Iyengar M.D. M.S., Mark Helmers M.D., Fenton H. McCarthy M.D., Jinbo Chen Ph.D., Matthew L. Williams M.D. Socioeconomic Status Predicts Multi-Arterial Revascularization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2019

21. Chung J, Han JJ, Wang L, Arisi MF, Zaman S, Gordon J, Li E, Kim ST, Tran Z, Chen CW, Gaffey AC, Burdick JA, Atluri P, Delayed delivery of endothelial progenitor cell derived extracellular vesicles via shear-thinning gel improves post-infarct hemodynamics JTCVS 2019

22. Sertic F, Diagne D, Rame E, Wald J, Richards T, Chavez L, Na S, Jason JH, Patrick W, Habertheuer A, Gutsche J, Vallabhajosyula P, Desai N, Atluri P, Acker MA, Bermudez C, Short-term outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality with the use of Veno-Arterial ExtraCorporeal Membrane oxygenation in elderly patients with refractory Cardiogenic Shock, JCVS 2019

23. Nicholas J Goel, Amit Iyengar, John J Kelly, Jason J Han, Chase R Brown, Nimesh Desai. Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Frail Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2020

24. Amit Iyengar, Nicholas J Goel, John J Kelly, Jason J Han, Zehang Chen, Chase Brown, Nimesh Desai. Effects of Frailty on Outcomes and 30-day Readmissions following Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2019

25. Iyengar A, Han JJ, Helmers M, Kelly JJ,  Patrick W, Chung JJ, Goel N, Birati E, Atluri P, Relationships between Change in Heart Transplant Volume and Outcomes: a National Analysis, Journal of Cardiac Failure 2019

26. Nicholas Goel BS, Amit Iyengar MD, MS, John J Kelly MD, Jason J Han MD, Chase R Brown MD, Nimesh D Desai, MD PhD, Volume of frail patients predicts outcome in frail patients after cardiac surgery, JTCVS 2020

27. Nicholas Goel BS, Amit Iyengar MD, MS, John J Kelly MD, Jason J Han MD, Constantine Mavroudis MD, Catherine W Lancaster MD, Noel N Williams, Daniel T Depsey MD, John C Kucharczuk MD, Comparison of cost-effectiveness at high and low volume centers for esophagectomy in the United States, EJCTS 2020

28. Amit Iyengar, Nicholas J. Goel, John J. Kelly, Jason Han, Chase R. Brown, Fabliha Khurshan, Zehang Chen, Nimesh D. Desai, Predictors of 30-day readmission and resource utilization after thoracic endovascular aortic repair, EJCTS 2020

29. William Patrick, Markian Bojko, Jason Han, John Kelly, Amit Iyengar, Mark Helmers, Fenton McCarthy, Jinbo Chen, and Matthew Williams, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Is Significantly Associated With Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting JAHA 2019 in submission

30. Sertic, Federico; Han, Jason; Diagne, Dieynaba; Richards, Thomas; Chavez, Lexy; Berg, Ashley; Wald, Joyce; Rame, Eduardo; Crespo, Maria; Bermudez, Christian. Not all septal defects are equal. Outcomes of Bilateral Lung Transplant with Cardiac Defect Repair vs. Combined Heart-Lung Transplant in Patients with Eisenmenger’s Syndrome in the United States. CHEST 2020

31. J.J. Han MD, M Bojko, A. Iyengar, J. Kelly, W. Patrick, M. Helmers, P. Atluri MD. Association of Surgeon Experience and Patient Risk – Implications for Outcomes in CABG, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2020

32. Mark R. Helmers MD, Samuel T. Kim BA , Peter Altshuler MD , Jason J. Han MD , Amit Iyengar MD , John Kelly MD , Benjamin Smood MD , W. Clark Hargrove MD , Pavan Atluri MD Mitral Valve Surgery in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients: Is Minimally Invasive Surgery Safe? Annals of Thoracic Surgery

33. Usman AA, Han JJ, Bermudez C, Vernick W, Szeto W, Gutsche J Devastating Intracranial Hemorrhage during Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19, JCVA 2020

34. Patrick, William MD, Bojko, Markian MD… Han, Jason J MD, Williams, Matthew L MD. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status is Associated with Differences in Operative Management and Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JTCVS 2020

35. Heidi Reich, Xiaoying Lou, Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc, Matthew Henn, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Bridget Frommel, Jason Han, James Mirocha, and Taryne Imai Mentorship Effectiveness in Cardiothoracic Surgical Training: Results of the 2019 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Survey, Annals 2020

36. Han JJ, Elzayn H, Duda MM, Acker AM, Patrick WL, Iyengar A, Helmers MR, Birati EY, Atluri P (2020). Heart transplant waiting list implications of increased ventricular assist device use as a bridge to transplant: a national analysis. Artificial Organs. (Accepted for publication).

37. Mark R. Helmers MD , Cody Fowler BS, Samuel T. Kim BA, Jason J. Han MD, Max Shin BA, Gabriel Arguelles BA, Mitchel Bryski BA, Pavan Atluri MD, Repair of Isolated, Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis: A Propensity Matched Study. JTCVS 2020

38. Mark R. Helmers MD, Gabriel R. Arguelles BA, Max Shin BA, Peter Altshuler MD, Amit Iyengar MD, John Kelly MD, Jason J. Han MD, W. Clark Hargrove MD, Pavan Atluri MD Full Sternotomy versus Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Study in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease, Under Review

39. Mark R. Helmers MD, Max Shin BA, Amit Iyengar MD, Gabriel R. Arguelles BA, Jarvis Mays BS, Jason J. Han MD, William Patrick MD, Peter Altshuler MD, W. Clark Hargrove MD, Pavan Atluri MD. PPM Implantation Following Mitral Valve Surgery: Risk Factors and Long Term Outcomes, Under EJCTS 2021

40. Mark R. Helmers MD, Max Shin BA, Amit Iyengar MD, Gabriel R. Arguelles BA, Jarvis Mays BS, Jason J. Han MD, William Patrick MD, Peter Altshuler MD, W. Clark Hargrove MD, Pavan Atluri MD. Surgical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair versus Replacement in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians, EJCTS 2021

41. Benjamin Smood, MD, John R. Spratt, MD, J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc, Jessica G.Y. Luc, MD, Eric E. Vinck, MD, Miia L. Lehtinen, MD, PhD, Tyler J. Wallen, DO, Charles G. Jenkinson, MBBS, Woojung Kim, MD, Emeka B. Kesieme, MRCS, Mark R. Helmers, MD, Amit Iyengar, MD, William L. Patrick, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, John J. Kelly, MD, Ammara A. Watkins, MD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH, Matthew L. Williams, MD COVID-19 and Cardiothoracic Surgical Training-Effects on Training and Workforce Utilization in a Global Pandemic Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2021

42. William L. Patrick, MD, Jarvis C. Mays, BA, Amit Iyengar, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, John J. Kelly MD, Xingmei Wang, MS, Mehrdad Ghoreishi, MD, Bradley S. Taylor, MD, Nimesh D. Desai MD PhD, Pavan Atluri, MD, Matthew L. Williams, MD Measuring the Learning Curve of Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A National Analysis of Clinical Outcomes. JCS 2021

43. John J. Kelly, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Amit Iyengar, MD, MSE, Andrew M. Acker, MD, William L. Patrick, MD,  Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, W. Clark Hargrove, MD, Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD, Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, Maria Grau-Sepulveda, MD, MPH, Sean O’Brien, PhD, Robert H. Habib, PhD,  Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Matthew L. Williams, MD Coronary Endarterectomy with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021

44. Chase Brown, MD, Jason Han MD, Alexandra E. Sperry BA, Zehang Chen, BA, BSN, Fabliha Khurshan, BS, Fenton McCarthy, MD, Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Peter Groeneveld, MD, MS, Nimesh N. Desai, MD, PhD  The Impact of Surgeon and Hospital Procedural Volume on Outcomes after Aortic Root Replacement in the United States.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2021

45. Jason J Han, MD; Amit Iyengar, MD MS; Cody Fowler, William Patrick, MD; Jacob Goldenring BA; Maria Molina RN; Alyse Ameer BS; MD; Mark Helmers, MD; Edo Y Birati MD; Pavan Atluri, MD, Impact of socioeconomic status on outcomes post-ventricular assist device implantation, JCF 2021

46. William L. Patrick, MD, Zehang Chen BA BSN, Jason J. Han MD, Benjamin Smood MD, Akhil Rao, Fabliha Khurshan BS, Saiesh Kalva BA,Amit Iyengar, MD, John J. Kelly MD, Joshua C. Grimm MD, Marisa Cevasco MD MPH, Joseph E. Bavaria MD, Nimesh D. Desai MD PhD3 Do Patients With Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation Benefit From SAVR With Concomitant Surgical Ablation Compared To TAVR Alone? Cardiology and Therapy 2022

47. Benjamin Smood, MD, Cody Fowler, BS, Sriram Rao, MBBS, Allie Sperry, BS, Nicholas Goel, MD, Andrew M. Acker, MD, Salim E. Olia, PhD, Amit Iyengar, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Mark R. Helmers, MD, William L. Patrick, MD, John J. Kelly, MD, Christian Bermudez, MD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH. Subacute Groin Complications Related to ECMO Cannulation Are Associated with Longer Hospitalizations, Annals Submission 2021

48. Vikas S. Gupta, MD, Don Hayes Jr., MD, MS, MEd, Stephanie C. Hsu, MD, Joseph E. Tonna, MD, MS, Peter T. Rycus, MPH, Brian C. Bridges, MD, Fatima Diaban, DO, Karen J. Bosma, Jayesh M. Bhatt, MBBS, MD, DCH, FRCPCH, Nicole M. Sakla, DO, Jason J. Han, MD, Christian A. Bermudez, MD12, Frank Manetta, MD13, Elisa I. Garcia, BSN, RN, CCRP1, Matthew T. Harting, MD, MS1 Extracorporeal life support for respiratory failure in patients with EVALI Journal of Critical Care 2021

49. Mark R. Helmers MD, Pranav Mellacheruvu BS, Max Shin BA, Amit Iyengar MD, William Patrick MD, Jakub Jarmula BA, Jason J. Han MD, Benjamin Smood MD, W. Clark Hargrove III MD, Pavan Atluri MD Sternotomy vs. Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in Intermediate and High-Risk Cohorts. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2021

50. Samuel T. Kim BA, Mark R. Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar MD, Benjamin Smood MD, D. Alan Herbst MD, William Patrick MD, Jason J. Han MD, Peter Altshuler MD, Pavan Atluri MD Assessing Predicted Heart Size Matching in Obese Heart Transplant Recipients, Journal of Heart Lung Transplant 2021

51. Peter J Altshuler, MD, Alexis R Schiazza, BS, Mark R Helmers, MD, Lijun Luo, PhD, Bonirath Chhay, PhD, Robin Hu, D Alan Herbst, MD, Jason J Han, MD, Danika Meldrum MS, Andrew Tsourkas, PhD, Zhiliang Cheng, PhD, Pavan Atluri, MD Superoxide Dismutase-Loaded Nanoparticles Attenuate Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Protect Against Chronic Adverse Ventricular Remodeling. Advanced Therapeutics 2021

52. Jason Han, MD; *Max Shin BA, Will L. Patrick MD, Akhil Rao, Mark Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar, MD MS; John J. Kelly, MD, Jacob Gutsche MD, Christian Bermudez MD, Marisa Cevasco MD. Should ECMO be offered in the setting of severe scarcity? A Populational Study. JCVA 2021

53. Samuel T. Kim BA, Mark R. Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar MD, Jason J. Han MD, William L. Patrick MD, Noah Weingarten MD, D. Alan Herbst MD, Pavan Atluri MD Interaction between Donor Obesity and Prolonged Donor Ischemic Time in Heart Transplantation, EJCTS

54. Cody Fowler, BS; Mark R Helmers, MD; Benjamin Smood, MD; Amit Iyengar, MD; William Patrick, MD; D. Alan Herbst, MD; Peter Altshuler, MD; Jason J Han, MD; John Kelly, M Pavan Atluri The Modified US Heart Allocation System Improves Transplant Rates for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy JHLT 2021

55. Chase R. Brown, MDa, b, Allie Sperry MD, Jason J Han MD, Fabliha Khurshan, BSa, Zehang Chen, BA, BSNa, Peter Groeneveld, MD, MSb,c, Nimesh Desai, MD, PhDa,b Stroke and Major Bleeding Complications Associated with a Vitamin-K Antagonist after Mitral Valve Repair Annals 2021

56. Jason Han, MD; Will L. Patrick MD, Akhil Rao, Mark Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar, MD MS; John J. Kelly, MD, Marisa Cevasco MD MPH. Populational Perceptions Regarding Decision to Visit the Emergency Room with Chest Pain during COVID-19. Cardiology and Therapy 2022

57. A. Iyengar, J. J. Han, M. R. Helmers, B. F. Smood, W. L. Patrick, J. Kelly, N. Moss, S. S. Najjar, B. A. Houston, R. J. Tedford, S. Shore, E. Vorovich, E. Hsich, K. M. Alexander, S. Chaudhry, H. Vidula, A. Kilic, M. V. Genuardi, E. Y. Birati, P. Atluri. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Presentation of COVID-19 amongst Heart Transplant and LVAD Recipients: A Multi-Institutional Study, ASAIO 2022

Abstracts Peer-Reviewed (Oral Presentation denoted with *)

1. N Uriel MD, SW Pak MD, KA Morrison BA, AR Garan MD, J Han, BA, PC Colombo MD, M Yuzefpolskya MD, SW Restaino MD, H Takayama MD, Y Naka MD, PhD, A Einstein MD, Ph.D, UP Jorde MD. Exposure to Ionized Medical Radiation after Heart Transplant is Associated with Higher Risk for Malignancies. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2012. November 5, 2012
2. J. Han, N. Nahumi, M. Yuzefpolskaya, R. Te-Frey, A.R. Garan, M. F.R. Torres, H. Takayama, P.C. Colombo, Y. Naka, U.P. Jorde, N. Uriel. Home INR Monitoring: Does It Help Reduce the Chance of Re-Admission for LVAD Patients? International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013.
3. N. Uriel, J. Han, N. Nahumi, P.C. Colombo, S.S. Thomas, A.R. Garan, M. Yuzefpolskaya, F. Latif, S.W. Restaino, H. Takayama, Y. Naka, U.P. Jorde. Long-Term Outcomes for LVAD Patients Who Underwent Speed Optimization Using Pre-Discharge Ramp Test. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013.
4. A.R. Garan, J. Han, N. Nahumi, M. Yuzefpolskaya, P. Colombo, W. Whang, J. Morrow, H. Garan, U.P. Jorde, N. Uriel. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients Supported by Left Ventricular Assist Device. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013.
5. S. Dizon, N. Nahumi, J. Han, M. Yuzefpolskaya, S.W. Restaino, A.R. Garan, P.C. Colombo, H. Takayama, D.M. Mancini, Y. Naka, U.P. Jorde, N. Uriel. Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in HIV-Infected Patient. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013. 
6. A.R. Garan, N. Nahumi, J. Han, P. Colombo, M. Yuzefpolskaya, R. Te-Frey, H. Takayama, Y. Naka, N. Uriel, U.P. Jorde. Chronotropic Incompetence May Impact Exercise Capacity in Patients Supported by Left Ventricular Assist Device. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013. 
7. N. Nahumi, D. Bejar, N. Uriel, S. Thomas, J. Han, A. Garan, M. Yuzefpolskaya, P. Colombo, M. Casenghi,P. Reyfman, T. Ota, H. Takayama, Y. Naka, U. Jorde. Aortic Insufficiency and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Procedures at the Time of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013. 
8. N. Uriel, P.C. Colombo, M. Yuzefpolskaya, S.W. Restaino, N. Nahumi, J. Han, S.S. Thomas, A.R. Garan, H. Takayama, D.M. Mancini, Y. Naka, U.P. Jorde. Advanced Heart Failure Therapy in HIV Positive Patients: Do These Patients Get Equal Treatment? International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013. 
9. D. Bejar, N. Nahumi, N. Uriel, S. Thomas, J. Han, A. Garan, M. Yuzefpolskaya, P. Colombo, M. Casenghi, P. Reyfman, T. Ota, H. Takayama, Y. Naka, U. Jorde. The Prevalence of Aortic Insufficiency in Patients Maintained on Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. April 22, 2013. 
10. SS Thomas, M.D., M.Sc.; J Han, B.A.; N Nahumi, B.A.; M Lippel, B.A.; P Colombo, M.D.; M Yuzefpolskaya, M.D.; H Takayama, M.D., Ph.D.; Y Naka, M.D., Ph.D.; N Uriel, M.D. Rehospitalization Characteristics in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
11. N. Uriel, N. Nahumi, J. Han, P. Colombo, M. Yuzefposlkaya, S. Thomas, U. Jorde. Prospective Study on the Efficacy of Lovaza (Omega-3) in Improving Heart Failure Patients’ Cardiovascular Function and Quality of Life. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
12. S Thomas, J Han, N Nahumi, M Lippel, AR Garan, M Yuzefpolskaya, P Colombo, H Takayama, Y Naka, N Uriel, UP Jorde. Rehospitalization Characteristics in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
13. UP Jorde, N Nahumi, J Han, J Duong, S Lee, KA Morrison, SS Thomas, P Colombo, M Yuzefpolskaya, AR Garan, N Uriel. Prediction of Inotrope Initiation in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
14. SS Thomas, M.D., M.Sc.; N Nahumi, B.A.; J Han, B.A.; M Lippel, B.A.; P Colombo, M.D.; M Yuzefpolskaya, M.D.; H Takayama, M.D., Ph.D.; Y Naka, M.D., Ph.D.; N Uriel, M.D. Pre-Operative Mortality Risk Assessment in Patients with Continuous Flow Left  Ventricular Assist Devices:  Application of HeartMate II Risk Score. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
15. Gaffey AC, Phillips EC, Howard J, Hung G, Han J, Emery RJ, Goldberg L, Acker MA, Woo YJ, Atluri P. Prior sternotomy and ventricular assist device implant do not adversely impact survival or allograft function following heart transplant. Southern Thoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting, November 9, 2014.
16. Gaffey AC, Desai N, Lazar SF, McCarthy FH, Han J, Soopan R, Venkataraman C, McDermott K, Hung G, Wald J, Gutsche J, Acker MA, Atluri P. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective bridge strategy to rescue cardiovascular collapse for subsequent transplant, ventricular assist device, or recovery. International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation 35th Annual Meeting April 2015.
17. Sooppan R, Han J, Gaffey AC, Patel P, Hung G, Howard JL, Phillips E, Acker MA, , Eduardo Rame J, Atluri P. Prior Sternotomy Does Not Affect Short and Long-Term Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes. International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation 35th Annual Meeting, April 2015
18. Han J, Gaffey AC, Sooppan R, Hung G, Venkaraman CM, Phillips E, Howard JL, Acker MA, Eduardo Rame J, Atluri P. Device Geometry Does Not Predict Pump Thrombosis in HeartMate II Patients. Journal for Heart & Lung Transplantation. April 2015
19. Renganaden Sooppan M.D.a*, Samantha Paulsen BS, Jason Han B.A.a*…Jordan S. Miller Ph.D.b, Pavan Atluri M.D. In vivo implantation and perfusion of a gel containing 3D printed internal microvascular networks. Frontiers Journal 2016
20. Gaffey AC, Chen CW, Han JJ, Rame JE, Kiernan MS, Chung J, Myers SL, Arabia FA, Kormos RL, Slaughter MS, Naftel DC, Cuccharia AJ, Acker MA, Atluri P. Should aggressive implantation of a temporary RVAD be utilized as a means of recovery for RV function to allow for long-term left ventricular assist device therapy? AHA 2016
21. Robert A. Swendiman MD MPP, Christina L. Marcaccio BA, Jason Han BA, and Carol M. Chou MD. Attitudes and Habits of High Humanistic Surgeons. ICCH & HARC 2017
22. Harry Garcia MD, Sunberri Murphy DO, Elizabeth Zhou MD, Kelly Hoenisch, BSN, RN, Amanda L Chin MS2, Jason J Han MS4, Stuart Weiss MD, Meghan Lane Fall, MD MSHP, Bonnie Milas MD Standardization of OR to CTSICU handoff in an academic hospital, SCA 2017
23. Jason J. Han, MD, Elijah W. Riddle, MD, Gabriella Tortorello BA, Andrew Becker MD, Dennis F. Hiller, BSN RN, Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD, Carla S. Fisher, MD FACS, Cary B. Aarons, MD FACS, Thane A. Blinman, MD FACS, Ari D. Brooks, MD FACS, Pre-Clerkship Surgical Curriculum Taught by Senior Medical Students can Significantly Augment Students' Learning Experience, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2017
24. Han J, Chen CW, Chung JJ, Gaffey AC, Justyce C, Rame JE, Acker MA, Atluri P. ECMO Bridge to LVAD therapy is a safe and effective strategy for critically ill patients. ISHLT 2017
25. Han J, Kanade R, Chung JJ, Chen CW, Elzayn H, Gaffey AC, Rame JE, Acker MA, Atluri P. Long-term impacts of reducing pulmonary vascular resistance with VAD therapy in bridge-to-transplant patients. ASAIO 2017 & JHLT 2018
26. Birks E, Acker MA, Han JJ, Shah K, Bhat G, Uriel N. Ischemic Heart Failure in Patients Older Than 65 is Associated with Reduced Survival in a Destination Therapy Population Implanted with the Heartware HVAD System. AHA 2018
27. Amit Iyengar, MD MS; Jason Han, MD; Mark Helmers, MD; William Patrick, MD; Jennifer Chung, MD; Nicholas Goel, BS; Pavan Atluri, MD, Effects of Changes in Center Volume on Outcomes After Heart Transplantation, ISHLT 2019
28. William L. Patrick M.D., Markian Bojko B.S., Jinbo Chen Ph.D., Jason J. Han M.D., Amit Iyengar M.D. M.S., Mark Helmers M.D., Matthew L. Williams M.D. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Is Significantly Associated with Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. QCOR 2019
29. Markian Bojko, William L. Patrick, Jason J. Han, John J. Kelly, Amit Iyengar, Mark Helmers, Fenton McCarthy, Matthew Williams, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Predicts Degree of Arterial Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. STSA 2019
30. *Heidi J. Reich, MD,1 Xiaoying Lou, MD,2 Alex Brescia, MD,3 J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD MSc,4 Bridget Frommel, MA,1 Matthew Henn, MD,4 Jason Han, MD,6 James Mirocha, MS,1 Taryne Imai, MD1 Mentorship Effectiveness in Cardiothoracic Surgical Training: Results of the 2019 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Survey. STS 2019
31. *John J Kelly, Jason J Han, Amit Iyengar, William L Patrick, Mark R Helmers, Nimesh Desai, Joseph E Bavaria, Michael A Acker, Matthew L Williams. Development of a Low-Cost, Home-Based Cardiac Surgery Simulator: Part I – Basic Skills Module. AATS 2020
32. *Mark R. Helmers MD1 , Cody Fowler BS, Samuel T. Kim BA, Jason J. Han MD1, Max Shin BA, Gabriel Arguelles BA, Mitchel Bryski BA,
    Pavan Atluri MD1, Management of Mitral Valve Endocarditis: Is Complex Repair Superior to Replacement? AATS 2020
33. *Helmers MR, Altshuler PJ, Han JJ, Iyengar I, Lad H. Effect of Cardiac Preservation Solution on Outcomes in Extended Organ Ischemic Periods. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Montréal, Canada, April 2020
34. *Helmers M, Kim ST, Iyengar A, Han JJ, Altshuler P, Kelly J, Smood B, Hargrove C, Atluri, P. Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair of Mild-to-Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation in the Minimally Invasive Mitral Patient. International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, June 2020
35. *Smood, B. Magruder, J.T., Iyengar, A., Patrick, W.L., Han, J.J., Helmers, M., Kelly, J.J., Desai, N., Cevasco, M. Donor Circumstance And Mechanism Of Death: Evolving Effects On Heart Transplant Recipient Survival. American Heart Association Annual Meeting. [Accepted for Presentation November 2020]
36. Jarvis C. Mays BA,2  Amrita Sukhavasi BS,1 Jason J. Han MD,3 William L, Patrick MD,3 Mark R. Helmers MD,3 Amit Iyangar MD,3 Benjamin Smood MD,3 John J. Kelly MD,3 Wilson Y. Szeto MD,3  Matthew R. Williams MD3, Marisa Cevasco MD3 Characteristics and Attitudes of Aspiring Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Nationally-Selected Survey Study STS 2020
37. Amit Iyengar MD,1 Jason J. Han MD1, Jessica G.Y. Luc MD2, Jarvis C. Mays BA, William L Patrick MD1, Mark R Helmers MD1, Benjamin F. Smood MD1, John J Kelly MD1, Joseph E. Bavaria MD1, Matthew Williams MD1, Marisa Cevasco MD1, Wilson Y. Szeto MD1  Wisdom from Past presidents of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons STS 2020
38. *Benjamin Smood, MD,1 John R. Spratt, MD,2 J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc,3 Jessica Luc, MD,4 Eric E. Vinck, MD,5 Miia L. Lehtinen, MD, PhD,6 Tyler J. Wallen, DO,2 Charles Jenkinson, MBBS,7-10 Woojung Kim, MD,11 Mark R. Helmers, MD,1 Amit Iyengar, MD,1 William L. Patrick, MD,1 Jason J. Han, MD,1 John J. Kelly, MD,1 Ammara A. Watkins, MD,12 Emeka B. Kesieme, MRCS,13 Matthew L. Williams, MD1 COVID-19 and Cardiothoracic Surgical Training-Effects on Training and Workforce Utilization in a Global Pandemic STS 2020
39. *Benjamin Smood, Amit Iyengar, Salim Olia, Charles R. Vasquez, J. Trent Magruder, William L. Patrick, Jason J. Han, Mark R. Helmers, John J. Kelly, Thomas Richards, Edward Cantu, III, Christian Bermudez, Nimesh Desai, Marisa Cevasco. Early Initiation of ECLS in Patients with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Leads to Improved Outcomes. STS 2020
40. *Mark R. Helmers1, Pranav Mellacheruvu1, Peter Altshuler1, Jakub Jarmula1, Jason J. Han1, Benjamin Smood1, Amit Iyengar1, W. Clark Hargrove1, Pavan Atluri1 Surgical Outcomes of Sternotomy Versus Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in Intermediate and High-Risk Cohorts: A Propensity Matched Comparison STS 2020
41. Patrick, William MD, Mays, Jarvis; Iyengar, Amit; Han, Jason; Kelly, John; Wang, Xingmei; Atluri, Pavan; Desai, Nimesh; Williams, Matthew. Measuring the Learning Curve of Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A National Analysis of Clinical Outcomes STS 2020*John J. Kelly, MD, Andrew M. Acker, MD, Amit Iyengar, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, William L. Patrick, MD, Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, W. Clark Hargrove, MD, Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD, Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Robert H. Habib, PhD, Maria Grau-Sepulveda, MD, MPH, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, Sean O’Brien, PhD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Matthew L. Williams, MD Coronary Endarterectomy with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database STS 2020
42. *Xiaoying Lou, J Hunter Mehaffey, Alexander Brescia, Heidi Reich, Jason J Han, Pickens. A career in academic cardiothoracic surgery: an assessment of current research experiences and motivations of cardiothoracic trainees from a national survey. STS 2020
43. *Zehang Chen, BS, William L. Patrick, MD, Benjamin Smood, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Akhil Rao, Fabliha Khurshan, BS, Amit Iyengar, MD, Chase R. Brown, MD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH, Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD Do Patients With Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation Benefit From SAVR With Concomitant Surgical Ablation Compared To TAVR Alone? STS 2020
44. Benjamin Smood, MD, Sriram Rao, MBBS, Cody Fowler, BS, Allie Sperry, BS, Nicholas Goel, MD, Andrew M. Acker, MD, Salim E. Olia, PhD, Amit Iyengar, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Mark R. Helmers, MD, William L. Patrick, MD, John J. Kelly, MD, Christian Bermudez, MD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH. Subacute Groin Complications Resulting from ECMO Cannulation Increase Hospital Length of Stay. STS 2020
45. *Samuel T. Kim1; Mark R. Helmers1; Peter Altshuler1; Amit Iyengar1; Jason J. Han1; Cody Fowler; Edo Y. Birati1; Pavan Atluri1 Left-Ventricular Assist Device Utilization and Outcomes in the New Adult Heart Allocation Era STS 2020
46. *Mark R. Helmers1, Pranav Mellacheruvu1, Jakub Jarmula1, Peter Altshuler1, Jason J. Han1, Benjamin Smood1, Amit Iyengar1, D. Alan Herbst1, W. Clark Hargrove1, Pavan Atluri1 Surgical Outcomes of Sternotomy Versus Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in Intermediate and High-Risk Cohorts: A Propensity Matched Comparison STS 2020
47. *Mark R. Helmers1, Jarvis Mays1, Amit Iyengar1, Jason J. Han1, D. Alan Herbst1, Peter Altshuler1, William Patrick1, W. Clark Hargrove1, Pavan Atluri1 Outcomes of Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Radiation-Induced Heart Disease STS 2020
48. *Matthew M. Duda MS, MA, Jarvis C. Mays BA, Salim E. Olia PhD, Mark R. Helmers MD, William L. Patrick MD, John J. Kelly MD, Amit Iyengar MD, Benjamin Smood MD, Jason J. Han MD, Christian A. Bermudez MD. Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Utilization in Outside Hospital Transfers: Outcomes from a High-Volume Center. ELSO 2020
49. *Peter Altshuler, Alexis R Schiazza, Mark R. Helmers, Jason J. Han, D. Alan Herbst, Amit Iyengar, Edo Y Birati, Pavan Atluri. Stroke in LVAD Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation: Pursuing Optimal Management Strategies for Suboptimal Transplant Candidates, EACTS 2020
50. *Gaffey AC, Han J, Trubelja A, Chen C, Phillips E, McLean RC, Acker MA, Atluri P. INTERMACS 1: Can They Be Rescued with Left Ventricular Assist Devices or are They Beyond Salvage? 61st Annual American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, June 2015
51. *Elijah W. Riddle MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Gabriella Tortorello BA, Andrew Becker MD, Dennis F. Hiller, BSN RN, Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD, Carla S. Fisher, MD FACS, Cary B. Aarons, MD FACS, Thane A. Blinman, MD FACS, Ari D. Brooks, MD FACS, Intensive Surgical Workshop Prior to Sub-Internships Effectively Prepare Medical Students, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2017
52. *Jennifer J. Chung, Jason Han, Leo L. Wang, Maria F. Arisi, Samir Zaman, Jonathan Gordon, Elizabeth Li, Carol W. Chen, Ann C. Gaffey, Jason Burdick, Pavan Atluri, Fools Rush In: Delayed Delivery of a Shear-Thinning Hydrogel and Endothelial Progenitor Cell - Derived Exosomal Therapy Improves Hemodynamics Following Myocardial Infarction, WTSA 2018
53. *Iyengar A, Han JJ, Effects of Frailty on Outcomes and 30-day Readmissions Following Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement, STS 2019
54. *Jason J. Han MD, Hadi Elzayn BA, Mark Helmers MD, William L Patrick MD, Amit Iyengar MD, Edo Y Birati MD, Pavan Atluri MD, Heart transplant waiting-list implications of increased ventricular assist device use as bridge to transplant: a national analysis, STS 2019
55. *Nicholas J. Goel1, Amit Iyengar1, Jason J Han2, Nimesh D Desai1 Surgical volume of frail patients predicts outcome in frail patients undergoing cardiac surgery, AATS 2019
56. *Jason J Han, MD; Amit Iyengar, MD MS; William Patrick, MD; Jacob Goldenring BA; Maria Molina RN; Alyse Ameer BS; MD; Mark Helmers, MD; Edo Y Birati MD; Pavan Atluri, MD, Impact of socioeconomic status on outcomes post-ventricular assist device implantation, ISHLT 2019
57. *Nick Goel, Han JJ… Comparison of outcomes and cost effectiveness at high- and low-volume hospitals for esophagectomy in the United States, EACTS 2019
58. *Han JJ, Association of Surgeon Experience and Patient Risk – Implications for Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, EACTS 2019
59. *Kelly John… Han JJ… Explant of a Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve for Endocarditis, EACTS 2019
60. *Amit Iyengar… Han JJ… Predictors of 30-Day Readmission and Resource Utilization after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR), EACTS 2019
61. *Jason J Han, Amit Iyengar, John Kelly, Mark Helmers, William Patrick, Benjamin Smood, Edo Birati, Pavan Atluri, Increase in Donor Organ Ischemic Time and Travel Distance after the Implementation of the New Heart Allocation System. ISHLT 2020
62. *William L Patrick, Jason J Han, Amit Iyengar, John J Kelly, Marvin Atkins, Colleen Pietras, A Tribe Of Mentors - Timeless Lessons From Past Presidents, AATS 2020
63. *Kim ST, Helmers MR, Han JJ… Atluri P Assist Device Utilization and Outcomes in the New UNOS Heart Allocation Era. STSA 2020
64. *Helmers MR, Kim ST, Han JJ… Atluri P The Modified US Heart Allocation System Improves Waitlist Mortality for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, AHA 2020
65. *Mark R. Helmers MD, Max Shin BA, Amit Iyengar MD, Gabriel R. Arguelles BA, Jarvis Mays BS, Jason J. Han MD, William Patrick MD, Peter Altshuler MD, W. Clark Hargrove MD, Pavan Atluri MD. PPM Implantation Following Mitral Valve Surgery: Risk Factors and Long Term Outcomes, EACTS 2020
66. *Mark R. Helmers MD, Max Shin BA, Amit Iyengar MD, Gabriel R. Arguelles BA, Jarvis Mays BS, Jason J. Han MD, William Patrick MD, Peter Altshuler MD, W. Clark Hargrove MD, Pavan Atluri MD. Full Sternotomy vs. Minimally Invasive MVS: A propensity matched study in patients with chronic lung disease, EACTS 2020
67. *Mark R. Helmers MD, Max Shin BA, Amit Iyengar MD, Gabriel R. Arguelles BA, Jarvis Mays BS, Jason J. Han MD, William Patrick MD, Peter Altshuler MD, W. Clark Hargrove MD, Pavan Atluri MD. Surgical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair versus Replacement in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians, EACTS 2020
68. *Han JJ, Helmers MR, Kilcoyne M, Jarmula, J, Iyengar A, Atluri P.  Outcomes Following Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Comparison of Surgical Approach. EACTS 2020
69. *Smood B… Han JJ… Cevasco M. Circumstance of Donor Death Effects Survival and Re-Transplantation After Heart Transplantation, EACTS 2020
70. *Kim, Sam BA, Helmers, Mark MD…Han, JJ MD… Atluri PA MD, Predicted Heart Mass and BMI: Evaluating Undersized Heart Transplantation in Obese Vs. Non-Obese Patients, AHA 2020
71. P. Altshuler, M. Helmers, D. Herbst, A. Schiazza, A. Iyengar, J. Han, P. Atluri  Donor Hypertension Is Associated With Worse Survival In Heart Transplants With Prolonged Cold Ischemia Times STS 2021
72. *Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc; Clauden Louis, MD, MS; Jessica G.Y. Luc, MD; Garrett N. Coyan, MD; Jason J. Han, MD; David Blitzer, MD; Fatima G. Wilder; Curtis S. Bergquist, MD; J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc on behalf of the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association. The Utilization and Impact of Educational Resources Published by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association AATS 2021
73. *A. Iyengar1, J. J. Han, M. R. Helmers, B. F. Smood, W. L. Patrick, J. Kelly, N. Moss, S. S. Najjar, B. A. Houston, R. J. Tedford, S. Shore, E. Vorovich, E. Hsich, K. M. Alexander, S. Chaudhry, H. Vidula, A. Kilic, M. V. Genuardi, E. Y. Birati, P. Atluri. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Presentation of COVID-19 amongst Heart Transplant Recipients: A Multi-Institutional Study ISHLT 2021
74. *J. J. Han, A. Iyengar, M. R. Helmers, B. F. Smood, W. L. Patrick, J. J. Kelly, N. Moss, S. S. Najjar, B. A. Houston, R. J. Tedford, S. Shore, E. Vorovich, E. Hsich, K. M. Alexander, S. Chaudhry, H. Vidula, A. Kilic, M. V. Genuardi, E. Y. Birati1, P. Atluri The Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcomes among COVID-19 Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Multi-Institutional Study ISHLT 2021
75. *M. R. Helmers, P. Altshuler, M. Shin, A. Iyengar, D. Herbst, B. Smood, J. Kelly, J. J. Han, P. Atluri. Use Of Extended Criteria Donor Hearts In Simultaneous Heart-kidney Transplantation ISHLT 2021
76. *P. Altshuler, M. R. Helmers, Jason J Han MD, Alan Herbst MD, Robin Hu, Alexis Schiazza, A. Iyengar, P. Atluri. Evaluating the Role for Simultaneous Heart Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Continuous Flow Ventricular Assist Devices ISHLT 2021
77. *Alan Herbst MD, P. Altshuler,  M. R. Helmers, Jason J Han MD, A. Iyengar, P. Atluri. High Donor Inotrope Requirements are Associated with Significantly Diminished Post-Transplant Outcomes ISHLT 2021
78. *Jason Han, MD; Akhil Rao, Max Shin, Mark Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar, MD MS; Benjamin Smood, MD; William L Patrick MD; John J. Kelly, MD; Peter Altschuler MD; Alan Herbst MD; Pavan Atluri, MD  Bypass Or Stents With Coronary Artery Disease? Patient Perceptions Determine The Choice Of Revascularization. ISMICS 2021
79. Lyndsay Hoy, MD, Aaron Levy, PhD, Horace DeLisser, MD, Jason Han, MD, Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Adam Rizzo, MA, William Perthes, MA, Ella Comberg, BA Rx/Museum: Art and Reflection in Medicine. Fostering clinician well-being and a more humanistic practice of medicine through visual art and reflective pedagogy. GEA 2021
80. Hoy, Lyndsay, Aaron Levy, Sofia Arruda, Ella Comberg, Jason Han, Jeffrey Millstein, Rx Museum: Art and Reflection in Medicine, Gold Foundation 2021
81. Edgar Aranda-Michel, Eleanor F. Gerhard, Lena Trager, Connor Magura, Jason J. Han, HelenMari Merritt-Genore, Jules Lin, Elizabeth David, Betty Tong, Rishi Reddy, Marc Moon, Ibrahim Sultan The Thoracic Surgery Medical Student Association: Understanding the needs of medical students pursuing cardiothoracic surgery in the United States AATS 2021
82. *Jason Han, MD; Akhil Rao, Max Shin, Mark Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar, MD MS; Benjamin Smood, MD; William L Patrick MD; John J. Kelly, MD; Peter Altschuler MD; Alan Herbst MD; Pavan Atluri, MD How Much Does The Fear Of Anticoagulation Influence Patients' Choices Between Bioprosthetic And Mechanical Valves?  ISMICS 2021
83. *Jason Han, MD; Akhil Rao, Max Shin, Mark Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar, MD MS; Benjamin Smood, MD; William L Patrick MD; John J. Kelly, MD; Peter Altschuler MD; Alan Herbst MD; Pavan Atluri, MD To What Degree Are Patients Willing To Choose Less Invasive Surgery Even When Faced With Inferior Outcomes? ISMICS 2021
84. *Max Shin BA, Jason Han, MD; Will L. Patrick MD, Akhil Rao, Mark Helmers MD, Amit Iyengar, MD MS; John J. Kelly, MD, Jacob Gutsche MD, Christian Bermudez MD, Marisa Cevasco MD. Should ECMO be offered in the setting of severe scarcity? A Populational Study.  ASAIO 2021
85. *Amrita Sukhavasi BS, Jarvis C. Mays BA,  Jason J. Han MD, William L, Patrick MD, Mark R. Helmers MD, Amit Iyangar MD, Benjamin Smood MD, John J. Kelly MD, Wilson Y. Szeto MD,  Matthew R. Williams MD, Marisa Cevasco MD The Influence of Mentorship on the Upcoming Generation of Cardiothoracic (CT) Surgeons Prior to Matriculation into Residency, in submission WTSA 2021
86. *Clauden Louis, David Blitzer, Jessica G.Y. Luc, Jason J Han, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvilli, Tom Nguyen. Factors Affecting Interest and Attrition in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Survey of North American Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees STSA 2021
87. *Clauden Louis, David Blitzer, Jessica G.Y. Luc, Jason J Han, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvilli, Tom Nguyen. Factors Affecting Interest and Attrition in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Survey of North American General Surgery Trainees  ACS 2021
88. *Jacqueline K. Olive, Justin A. Robinson, Alexander A. Brescia, Jason J. Han, John C. Haney, Joseph M. Forbess, David T. Cooke, Ourania A. Preventza1, Demographics of Integrated Thoracic Surgery Applicants and Residents: Is There a Leaky Pipeline? STSA 2021
89. *JHan, ARao, MHelmers, WPatrick, AIyengar, JKelly, AHerbst, PAtluri. How do Patient Preferences Determine the Degree of Surgical Invasiveness? A Populational Survey Study EACTS 2021
90. *Samuel T Kim, Mark R Helmers, Amit Iyengar, Jason J Han, William L Patrick, Benjamin Smood, D. Alan Herbst, Pavan Atluri. Interaction Between Donor Obesity and Prolonged Cold Ischemic Time in Heart Transplantation EACTS 2021
91. Helmers MR, Cohen W, Iyengar A, Herbst D, Patrick W, Han JJ, Altshuler P, Alturi P. Risk of Post Transplant Malignancy in Patients Receiving Hearts from Donors with a History of Malignancy. European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery’s 34th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain; October 2021.
92. Herbst A, Altshuler P, Helmers M, Han J, Iyengar A, Atluri P. Failure to Rescue: Characterizing Recipients at Risk of Mortality Following Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplantation. European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery’s 34th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain; October 2021.
93. Iyengar A, Patrick W, Desai ND, Helmers M, Kelly JJ, Han JJ, Williams ML, Cevasco M. Neighborhood socioeconomic status independently predicts outcomes after mitral valve surgery: a STS national database study. Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 58th Annual Meeting, Miami Beach FL; January 2022.
94. Max Shin*, Jason J. Han, MD*, William Cohen, Xingmei Wang, Amit Iyengar, MD, MS, Mark Helmers, MD, John J. Kelly, MD, William Patrick, MD, Marisa Cevasco, MD. Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis following Cardiac Transplantation: Risk Factors & Outcomes in the new UNOS Era 2022
95. JHan, MShin, SOlia, MHelmers, MCevasco, CBermudez, VWilliam, GJacob. Chest Tube Complications for COVID-19 Patients on ECMO: Common and with Severe Consequences. KAMA 2022
96. Trager LE, Treffalls J, Aranda-Michel E, Hingtgen A, Siki M, Han JJ, Sultan I. Current Landscape of Medical Students in the United States Conducting Research in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Thoracic Surgery Medical Student Association Analysis. Presented at the 102nd AATS Annual Meeting, May 16th 2022, Boston MA.
97. Auriemma CL*, Song A*, Han J, Haines L, Bain A, Walsh L, Scott S, Halpern SD, Courtright KR. “Longitudinal Classification and Trajectories of Documented Goals of Care among Hospitalized Patients with Serious Illness.” State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care (AAHPM). Nashville, TN. February 2022.
98. Cohen W*, Han JJ*, Shin M, Wang X, Iyengar A, Helmers M, Cevasco M. The utility of concomitant ECMO and IABP as a bridge to heart transplant [abstract/poster]. Accepted for presentation at the ISHLT 2022 Annual Meeting
99. Cohen W*, Han JJ*, Shin M, Wang X, Iyengar A, Helmers M, Cevasco M. Higher utilization of ECMO as a bridge to OHT has not let to regional variations [abstract/poster]. Accepted for presentation at the ISHLT 2022 Annual Meeting
100. Cohen W*, Han J*, Shin M, Wang X, Iyengar A, Helmers M, Cevasco M. Exploring volume-outcome association in ECMO bridge to heart transplantation [abstract/poster]. Accepted for presentation at the AATS 2022 Annual Meeting
101. Cohen W*, Han J*, Shin M, Wang X, Iyengar A, Helmers M, Patrick W, Kelly J, Cevasco M. Unintentional Improvements: Waitlist time for highly sensitized cardiac transplant recipients[tbd]. Submitted to WTSA 2022 Annual Meeting
102. *Shoni, M, Han JJ, Salim Olia…Christian Bermudez, Gutche J. Chest Tubes in COVID-19 Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: time to revisit our approach ASAIO 2022

Selected Press & Invited Panels & Other Recognitions

2020
COVID-19 Commentary from LDI Associate Fellows – Penn LDI blog

2018
Is supersubspecialization the future of cardiothoracic surgery training? Society of Thoracic Surgeons Newsletter

2017
America needs to keep the door open to immigrant physicians, PBS News Hour

2017
Penn researchers call for using social psychology methods to curb medical errors, featured in UPI, HealthDay Physician’s Briefing, The Science Times

2017
AAMC – Featured Interview on “Inspiring Stories” & Pre-med Navigator

2017
CBS Philly – “Future Physicians Get Their Hospital Assignments on Match Day”

2017
The Skimm – “What to say to your med school friend who’s about to Match”

2016
The role of device geometry on the rate of pump thrombosis -- Editor’s pick for the March Issue of ASAIO journal

2015
Pulse: “Han – Meet the New MSG President”

2015
"Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs” – Rice University News & Media

2008
“Futures Framed with Hard Work: Valedictorians Ready to Follow Their Dreams,” Morris County Star Ledger

Chapters

1. Benjamin Smood MD, Matthew Woods MD, Jason J Han MD, Christian Bermudez MD, Karianna Milewski MD, PhD, MSEd. An Introduction to VA-ECMO: Physiology, Indications, and Principles of Management. 2020.
2. Jessica YG Luc, Jason J Han, Robert Sade, Surgical Ethics, 2020.
3. Benjamin Smood, MD, Mark R. Helmers, MD, Jason J. Han, MD, Pavan Atluri, MD Surgical Replacement of the Mitral Valve 2020.
4. Jason J Han, Jessica YG Luc, Garrett Coyan, Surgical Ethics TSRA, Drafting.
5. Jason J. Han, Will you pray for me? The Language of Care: Stories from the Penn Medicine Listening Lab, 2022
6. Lyndsay Hoy, Aaron Levy, Ella Comberg, Horace DeLisser, Jason Han, Jeffrey Millstein, William-Perthes, Adam Rizzo, 52 Essays on Art and Reflection in Medicine, Rx Museum 2022
7. Colin Yost, Jason J Han, Fatima Wilder TSRA Med student Primer Thoracic Operations 2022
8. Colin Yost, Fatima Wilder, Jason J Han TSRA Med student Primer Thoracic Rotation 2022

Podcasts & Interviews & Panels & Other

1. Presenter - Advances in Research in Simulation Training, Penn 4/19/2022
2. Panelist - We Emerge" summit on Ethics, Education Roundtable 1/28/2022
3. Featured - 11 Projects receive Penn Health-Tech Funding - Accelerator 7/22/2021
4. Moderator - Transitioning into Residency, TSRA & TSMA seminar sponsored by Medtronic, 6/22/2021
5. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 6 featuring Dr. Shinichi Fukuhara, Wondr Medical 6/14/2021
6. Featured - Tiny Perfusion Letter - #525 - Cardiac Surgery Simulation - Cannulation - 6/6/2021
7. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 7 featuring Dr. Saya Sen, Wondr Medical 6/8/2021
8. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 6 featuring Dr. Howard Herrmann, Wondr Medical 5/27/2021
9. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 5 featuring Dr. Jaffar Khan, Wondr Medical 5/18/2021
10. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 4 featuring Dr. Carlo Dimario, Wondr Medical 5/10/2021
11. Moderator - TSMA Conference on training both open and endovascular with Drs. Sultan, 5/25/2021
12. Moderator - TSRA seminar on heart transplant with Dr. Cevasco and Dr. FIedler 5/27/2021
13. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 3 featuring Dr. Niccolo Piazza, Wondr Medical 5/4/2021
14. Interview - The Visible Voices with Resa Lewis and Tae Keller - How to Trap a Tiger. 4/27/20201
15. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 2 featuring Dr. Matthias Gotberg, Wondr Medical 4/26/2021
16. Moderator - TAVR TRAINERS Episode 1 featuring Dr. Eberhard Grube, Wondr Medical 4/19/2021
17. Panelist - Humanities in Medicine Panel at PSOM Webinar 4/15/2021
18. Moderator - Research Symposium Publication 101 for Students, TSMA seminar 4/26/2021
19. Panelist - Post-Match Panel: Transition to senior residency, AHA CVSA 3/24/2021
20. Moderator - Post-Match Panel: Navigating the applications cycle and surviving internship,TSMA seminar 3/24/2021
21. Featured - Listening Lab: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling. HUPdate and System News 2021
22. Featured - TSRA Newsletter March 2021 Featured Manuscript of the Month, March 2021
23. Interview - Cardiothoracic Surgery Integrated Residency at Penn Medicine, 2021
24. Featured - COVID-19 Commentary from LDI Associate Fellows – Penn LDI blog 2020
25. Panelist, “A Day in the Life” - TSDA Panel on TSMA Cardiac Surgery Interest Day 2020
26. Panelist, “Virtual application and other advice” CVSA Panel on TSMA Cardiac Surgery Interest Day 2020
27. Panelist, Scientific Sessions CVSA Panel on navigating training in CT surgery and anesthesia, American Heart Association Conference 2020
28. Invited panelist. Nontechnical Skills for Cardiothoracic Surgery, CTSNet roundtable interview at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2020
29. Interview. Tweeting in Cardiothoracic Surgery, STS “Beyond the Abstract” podcast interview 2020
30. Panelist. “Where to find your stories” Invited Speaker - Philadelphia Inquirer Telling your Health Story Conference 2020
31. Panelist. TSDA Annual Meeting - Match in the era of COVID-19, Panelist 2020
32. Interview. How CT surgery residents can get involved in ethics with Dr. Robert Sade, TSRA Podcast 2019
33. Interview.  How to start a career in arrhythmia surgery, Dr. Armin Kiankhooy, TSRA Podcast 2019
34. Interview. Will you pray for me, Penn Listening Lab – Experience the power of listening 2019
35. Co-Host of Sparkman Lectureship featuring Danielle Ofri – Humanities in Medicine 2019
36. Invited speaker. “Writing for better health, sleep and sanity,” - Philadelphia Inquirer Conference 2019
37. Invited panelist. “How to pitch your narrative” – Doctors Who Create Annual Conference 2019
38. Featured. Is supersubspecialization the future of cardiothoracic surgery training? Society of Thoracic Surgeons Newsletter 2018
39. Interview. N Why Making and Admitting Mistakes is Good Physician Behavior. NPR Take Care – WRVO Episode.  2017
40. Featured - America needs to keep the door open to immigrant physicians, PBS News Hour 2017
41. Featured - Penn researchers call for using social psychology methods to curb medical errors, featured in UPI, HealthDay Physician’s Briefing, The Science Times 2017
42. Featured interview - AAMC – on “Inspiring Stories” & Pre-med Navigator 2017
43. Featured Interview - CBS Philly – “Future Physicians Get Their Hospital Assignments on Match Day” 2017
44. Featured - the Skimm – “What to say to your med school friend who’s about to Match” 2017
45. Featured -The role of device geometry on the rate of pump thrombosis -- Editor’s pick for the March Issue of ASAIO journal 2016
46. Featured interview - Pulse: “Han – Meet the New MSG President” 2016
47. Featured -“Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs” – Rice University News & Media 2016
48. Featured - “Futures Framed with Hard Work: Valedictorians Ready to Follow Their Dreams,” Morris County Star Ledger 2008