Joseph Cleveland, MD

Recognitions

• University of Colorado Hospital Outstanding Full Time Physician, University of Colorado Hospital (2015)
  Award given to outstanding full time physician by the UCH Medical Staff
• President's Award for World Class Care, Recipient (2011)
  
• Denver's Top Doctors, 5280 Magazine (2011)
• Denver's Top Doctors, 5280 Magazine (2010)
  
• 5th Annual Dwight McGoon National Teaching Award, AATS (2009)
  C0-recipient
• Professionalism Award, Faculty Senate UCD (2007)
  

Research Interests

I'm interested in the effects of aging on heart surgery. My research also includes the evaluation of left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to heart transplantation and also for the treatment of advanced heart failure.

Publications

• Suarez-Pierre A, Zakrzewski J, Anigbogu C, Iguidbashian JP, Ziogas IA, Peters LL, Ambardekar AV, Hoffman JR, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Rove JY. Prolonged travel time to transplantation center is associated with poor outcomes following heart transplantation. Am J Surg. 2023 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38030453
• Martin TG, Juarros MA, Cleveland JC Jr, Bristow MR, Ambardekar AV, Buttrick PM, Leinwand LA. Assessment of Autophagy Markers Suggests Increased Activity Following LVAD Therapy. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2023 Sep;8(9):1043-1056. PubMed PMID: 37791310
• Awtry JA, Abernathy JH, Wu X, Yang J, Zhang M, Hou H, Kaneko T, de la Cruz KI, Stakich-Alpirez K, Yule S, Cleveland JC Jr, Shook DC, Fitzsimons MG, Harrington SD, Pagani FD, Likosky DS. Evaluating the Impact of Operative Team Familiarity on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Medicare Beneficiaries. Ann Surg. 2023 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37753657
• Wilson King R, Carroll AM, Higa KC, Cleveland JC Jr, Rove JY, Aftab M, Brett Reece T. Frozen Elephant Trunk for Acute Type A Dissection: Is Risk from Procedure or Patient Characteristics?. Aorta (Stamford). 2023 Jun;11(3):112-115. PubMed PMID: 37619568
• Nayak A, Hall SA, Uriel N, Goldstein DJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Cowger JA, Salerno CT, Naka Y, Horstmanshof D, Crandall D, Wang A, Mehra MR. Predictors of 5-Year Mortality in Patients Managed With a Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Aug 29;82(9):771-781. PubMed PMID: 37612008
• Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Kirsch MJ, Cotton JL, Quinn C, Fullerton DA, Reece TB, Hoffman JRH, Cleveland JC Jr, Rove JY. Importance of social vulnerability on long-term outcomes after heart transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2023 Oct;23(10):1580-1589. PubMed PMID: 37414250
• Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Vigneshwar N, Breithaupt J, Fullerton DA, Reece TB, Hoffman JRH, Cleveland JC Jr, Rove JY. Variability in Heart Yield From Donation After Brain Death Between Organ Procurement Organizations: An Opportunity for Improvement. ASAIO J. 2023 Jul 1;69(7):e322-e332. PubMed PMID: 37382896
• Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Stuart CM, Pradhan N, Colborn KL, Cleveland JC Jr, Meguid RA. A comparison of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the Society of Thoracic Surgery Cardiac Surgery preoperative risk models: a cohort study. Int J Surg. 2023 Aug 1;109(8):2334-2343. PubMed PMID: 37204450
• Skogestad J, Albert I, Hougen K, Lothe GB, Lunde M, Eken OS, Veras I, Huynh NTT, Børstad M, Marshall S, Shen X, Louch WE, Robinson EL, Cleveland JC Jr, Ambardekar AV, Schwisow JA, Jonas E, Calejo AI, Morth JP, Taskén K, Melleby AO, Lunde PK, Sjaastad I, Carlson CR, Aronsen JM. Disruption of Phosphodiesterase 3A Binding to SERCA2 Increases SERCA2 Activity and Reduces Mortality in Mice With Chronic Heart Failure. Circulation. 2023 Apr 18;147(16):1221-1236. PubMed PMID: 36876489
• Gergen AK, Kemp C, Ghincea CV, Feng Z, Cleveland JC Jr, Pal JD, Rove JY, Fullerton DA, Aftab M, Reece TB. Challenging Paradigm Limits of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion During Lower Body Circulatory Arrest. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar;283:699-704. PubMed PMID: 36462379
• John R, Kanwar MK, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Naka Y, Salerno C, Horstmanshof D, Hall SA, Cowger JA, Heatley G, Somo SI, Mehra MR. Concurrent valvular procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation and outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 trial portfolio. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Dec;166(6):1684-1694.e18. PubMed PMID: 35643769
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Direct and indirect activation of the adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel to induce spinal cord ischemic metabolic tolerance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar;165(3):e90-e99. PubMed PMID: 34763893
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: This heart will travel. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Feb;165(2):735-736. PubMed PMID: 33867128
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Badhwar V, Thibault DP, Thourani VH, Rankin JS, Kurlansky PA, Bowdish ME, Cleveland JC Jr, Furnary AP, Kim KM, Lobdell KW, Vassileva C, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Antman MS, Feng L, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):511-518. PubMed PMID: 33844993
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Physician payment under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A global storm looms on the horizon. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar;163(3):1114-1115. PubMed PMID: 33824015
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Optimizing Nicorandil for Spinal Cord Protection in a Murine Model of Complex Aortic Intervention. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Spring;34(1):28-38. PubMed PMID: 33444762
• Shahian DM, Bowdish ME, Bloom JP, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Edgerton JR, Antman MS, Kurlansky PA, Lobdell KW, Cleveland JC Jr, Gaudino MFL, Paone G, Vassileva C, Thourani VH, Furnary AP, Badhwar V, Jacobs JP, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Composite Measure: 2021 Methodology Update. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun;113(6):1954-1961. PubMed PMID: 34280375
• Kurlansky PA, O'Brien SM, Vassileva CM, Lobdell KW, Edwards FH, Jacobs JP, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Paone G, Edgerton JR, Thourani VH, Furnary AP, Ferraris VA, Cleveland JC Jr, Bowdish ME, Likosky DS, Badhwar V, Shahian DM. Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun;113(6):1935-1942. PubMed PMID: 34242640
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Grau-Sepulveda M, O'Brien SM, Pruitt EY, Bloom JP, Edgerton JR, Kurlansky PA, Habib RH, Antman MS, Cleveland JC Jr, Fernandez FG, Thourani VH, Badhwar V. Current Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May;113(5):1461-1468. PubMed PMID: 34153294
• Hoffman JRH, Higa KC, Lin Y, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Aftab M, Rove JY. Noteworthy Cardiac Literature From 2021: Coronary Guideline Change Without New Data, Heart Transplant Donation After Cardiac Death, Covid Effects on Global Cardiac Surgery, and Attempt to Improve Dissection Remodeling. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun;26(2):154-161. PubMed PMID: 35591803
• Rove JY, Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Different strokes for different folks: Phylogeny of functional mitral regurgitation dictates surgical strategy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35504765
• Kanwar MK, Pagani FD, Mehra MR, Estep JD, Pinney SP, Silvestry SC, Uriel N, Goldstein DJ, Long J, Cleveland JC Jr, Kormos RL, Wang A, Chuang J, Cowger JA. Center Variability in Patient Outcomes Following HeartMate 3 Implantation: An Analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 Trial. J Card Fail. 2022 Jul;28(7):1158-1168. PubMed PMID: 35504508
• Molina EJ, Cowger J, Lee S, Horstmanshof D, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Mehra MR, Uriel N, Salerno CT, Bourque K, Chuang J, Naka Y. Outcomes in Smaller Body Size Adults After HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Dec;114(6):2262-2269. PubMed PMID: 35452663
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Badhwar V, Thibault DP, Thourani VH, Rankin JS, Kurlansky PA, Bowdish ME, Cleveland JC Jr, Furnary AP, Kim KM, Lobdell KW, Vassileva C, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Antman MS, Feng L, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):511-518. PubMed PMID: 33844993
• Mehra MR, Nayak A, Morris AA, Lanfear DE, Nemeh H, Desai S, Bansal A, Guerrero-Miranda C, Hall S, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Chen L, Bailey S, Anyanwu A, Heatley G, Chuang J, Estep JD. Prediction of Survival After Implantation of a Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Dec;10(12):948-959. PubMed PMID: 36456068
• Tsai CW, Rodriguez MX, Van Keuren AM, Phillips CB, Shushunov HM, Lee JE, Garcia AM, Ambardekar AV, Cleveland JC Jr, Reisz JA, Proenza C, Chatfield KC, Tsai MF. Mechanisms and significance of tissue-specific MICU regulation of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex. Mol Cell. 2022 Oct 6;82(19):3661-3676.e8. PubMed PMID: 36206740
• Strobel RJ, Savage CY, Horvath KA, Nichols FC 3rd, Savage EB, Kasirajan V, Cleveland JC Jr, Mayer JE Jr, Lahey SJ. The Endangered State of Medicare Reimbursement for Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Call to Action. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):1542-1549. PubMed PMID: 35963441
• Cleveland JC Jr. LVAD in a nontransplant center: A good destination. J Card Surg. 2022 Oct;37(10):3199. PubMed PMID: 35870160
• Vidula H, Takeda K, Estep JD, Silvestry SC, Milano C, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Kormos RL, Dirckx N, Mehra MR. Hospitalization Patterns and Impact of a Magnetically-Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device in the MOMENTUM 3 Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Jul;10(7):470-481. PubMed PMID: 35772857
• Gergen AK, Kemp C, Ghincea CV, Feng Z, Cleveland JC Jr, Pal JD, Rove JY, Fullerton DA, Aftab M, Reece TB. Challenging Paradigm Limits of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion During Lower Body Circulatory Arrest. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov 30;283:699-704. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36462379
• Mehra MR, Nayak A, Morris AA, Lanfear DE, Nemeh H, Desai S, Bansal A, Guerrero-Miranda C, Hall S, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Chen L, Bailey S, Anyanwu A, Heatley G, Chuang J, Estep JD. Prediction of Survival After Implantation of a Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Dec;10(12):948-959. PubMed PMID: 36456068
• Tsai CW, Rodriguez MX, Van Keuren AM, Phillips CB, Shushunov HM, Lee JE, Garcia AM, Ambardekar AV, Cleveland JC Jr, Reisz JA, Proenza C, Chatfield KC, Tsai MF. Mechanisms and significance of tissue-specific MICU regulation of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex. Mol Cell. 2022 Oct 6;82(19):3661-3676.e8. PubMed PMID: 36206740
• Strobel RJ, Savage CY, Horvath KA, Nichols FC 3rd, Savage EB, Kasirajan V, Cleveland JC Jr, Mayer JE Jr, Lahey SJ. The Endangered State of Medicare Reimbursement for Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Call to Action. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):1542-1549. PubMed PMID: 35963441
• Cleveland JC Jr. LVAD in a nontransplant center: A good destination. J Card Surg. 2022 Oct;37(10):3199. PubMed PMID: 35870160
• Vidula H, Takeda K, Estep JD, Silvestry SC, Milano C, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Kormos RL, Dirckx N, Mehra MR. Hospitalization Patterns and Impact of a Magnetically-Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device in the MOMENTUM 3 Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Jul;10(7):470-481. PubMed PMID: 35772857
• John R, Kanwar MK, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Naka Y, Salerno C, Horstmanshof D, Hall SA, Cowger JA, Heatley G, Somo SI, Mehra MR. Concurrent valvular procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation and outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 trial portfolio. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35643769
• Hoffman JRH, Higa KC, Lin Y, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Aftab M, Rove JY. Noteworthy Cardiac Literature From 2021: Coronary Guideline Change Without New Data, Heart Transplant Donation After Cardiac Death, Covid Effects on Global Cardiac Surgery, and Attempt to Improve Dissection Remodeling. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun;26(2):154-161. PubMed PMID: 35591803
• Rove JY, Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Different strokes for different folks: Phylogeny of functional mitral regurgitation dictates surgical strategy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35504765
• Kanwar MK, Pagani FD, Mehra MR, Estep JD, Pinney SP, Silvestry SC, Uriel N, Goldstein DJ, Long J, Cleveland JC Jr, Kormos RL, Wang A, Chuang J, Cowger JA. Center Variability in Patient Outcomes Following HeartMate 3 Implantation: An Analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 Trial. J Card Fail. 2022 Jul;28(7):1158-1168. PubMed PMID: 35504508
• Molina EJ, Cowger J, Lee S, Horstmanshof D, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Mehra MR, Uriel N, Salerno CT, Bourque K, Chuang J, Naka Y. Outcomes in Smaller Body Size Adults After HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Dec;114(6):2262-2269. PubMed PMID: 35452663
• Shahian DM, Bowdish ME, Bloom JP, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Edgerton JR, Antman MS, Kurlansky PA, Lobdell KW, Cleveland JC Jr, Gaudino MFL, Paone G, Vassileva C, Thourani VH, Furnary AP, Badhwar V, Jacobs JP, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Composite Measure: 2021 Methodology Update. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun;113(6):1954-1961. PubMed PMID: 34280375
• Kurlansky PA, O'Brien SM, Vassileva CM, Lobdell KW, Edwards FH, Jacobs JP, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Paone G, Edgerton JR, Thourani VH, Furnary AP, Ferraris VA, Cleveland JC Jr, Bowdish ME, Likosky DS, Badhwar V, Shahian DM. Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun;113(6):1935-1942. PubMed PMID: 34242640
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Grau-Sepulveda M, O'Brien SM, Pruitt EY, Bloom JP, Edgerton JR, Kurlansky PA, Habib RH, Antman MS, Cleveland JC Jr, Fernandez FG, Thourani VH, Badhwar V. Current Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May;113(5):1461-1468. PubMed PMID: 34153294
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Badhwar V, Thibault DP, Thourani VH, Rankin JS, Kurlansky PA, Bowdish ME, Cleveland JC Jr, Furnary AP, Kim KM, Lobdell KW, Vassileva C, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Antman MS, Feng L, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):511-518. PubMed PMID: 33844993
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Physician payment under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A global storm looms on the horizon. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar;163(3):1114-1115. PubMed PMID: 33824015
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Optimizing Nicorandil for Spinal Cord Protection in a Murine Model of Complex Aortic Intervention. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Spring;34(1):28-38. PubMed PMID: 33444762
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Direct and indirect activation of the adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel to induce spinal cord ischemic metabolic tolerance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Oct 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34763893
• Bricker RS, Cleveland JC Jr, Messenger JC. Mechanical Complications of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Interv Cardiol Clin. 2021 Oct;10(4):465-480. PubMed PMID: 34593110
• Kunkel M, Rothstein P, Sauer P, Zipse MM, Sandhu A, Tumolo AZ, Borne RT, Aleong RG, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton D, Pal JD, Davies AS, Lane C, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH, Tzou WS. Open surgical ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Utility and feasibility of contemporary mapping and ablation tools. Heart Rhythm O2. 2021 Jun;2(3):271-279. PubMed PMID: 34337578
• Shahian DM, Bowdish ME, Bloom JP, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Edgerton JR, Antman MS, Kurlansky PA, Lobdell KW, Cleveland JC Jr, Gaudino MFL, Paone G, Vassileva C, Thourani VH, Furnary AP, Badhwar V, Jacobs JP, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Composite Measure: 2021 Methodology Update. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34280375
• Kurlansky PA, O'Brien SM, Vassileva CM, Lobdell KW, Edwards FH, Jacobs JP, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Paone G, Edgerton JR, Thourani VH, Furnary AP, Ferraris VA, Cleveland JC Jr, Bowdish ME, Likosky DS, Badhwar V, Shahian DM. Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34242640
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Grau-Sepulveda M, O'Brien SM, Pruitt EY, Bloom JP, Edgerton JR, Kurlansky PA, Habib RH, Antman MS, Cleveland JC Jr, Fernandez FG, Thourani VH, Badhwar V. Current Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34153294
• Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Pal JD. Noteworthy Literature of 2020: COVID Effects in Cardiac Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jun;25(2):151-155. PubMed PMID: 33988047
• Mehra MR, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Cowger JA, Hall S, Horstmanshof D, Naka Y, Salerno CT, Chuang J, Williams C, Goldstein DJ. Primary results of long-term outcomes in the MOMENTUM 3 pivotal trial and continued access protocol study phase: a study of 2200 HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device implants. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Aug;23(8):1392-1400. PubMed PMID: 33932272
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Aftab M, Reece TB. Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Nicorandil-induced Metabolic Tolerance to Spinal Cord Injury. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul;112(1):38-44. PubMed PMID: 33902895
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: This heart will travel. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33867128
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Physician payment under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A global storm looms on the horizon. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33824015
• Pagani FD, Mehra MR, Cowger JA, Horstmanshof DA, Silvestry SC, Atluri P, Cleveland JC Jr, Lindenfeld J, Roberts GJ, Bharmi R, Dalal N, Kormos RL, Rogers JG. Clinical outcomes and healthcare expenditures in the real world with left ventricular assist devices - The CLEAR-LVAD study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 May;40(5):323-333. PubMed PMID: 33744086
• Knight WE, Cao Y, Lin YH, Chi C, Bai B, Sparagna GC, Zhao Y, Du Y, Londono P, Reisz JA, Brown BC, Taylor MRG, Ambardekar AV, Cleveland JC Jr, McKinsey TA, Jeong MY, Walker LA, Woulfe KC, D'Alessandro A, Chatfield KC, Xu H, Bristow MR, Buttrick PM, Song K. Maturation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Enables Modeling of Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Mar 9;16(3):519-533. PubMed PMID: 33636116
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Optimizing Nicorandil for Spinal Cord Protection in a Murine Model of Complex Aortic Intervention. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33444762
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Selecting the right cardiac donor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar;161(3):1061-1062. PubMed PMID: 33431214
• Venardos N, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Aftab M, Pal J, Fullerton DA, Rove JY. Training for Multiple Arterial Grafting: A Thoracic Surgery Resident Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jun;111(6):1901-1907. PubMed PMID: 33068541
• Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Optimizing Nicorandil for Spinal Cord Protection in a Murine Model of Complex Aortic Intervention. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33444762
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Selecting the right cardiac donor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33431214
• Venardos N, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Aftab M, Pal J, Fullerton DA, Rove JY. Training for Multiple Arterial Grafting: A Thoracic Surgery Resident Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33068541
• Ghincea CV, Reece TB, Aftab M, Cleveland JC Jr, Pal JD. Noteworthy Cardiac Literature 2019: Cerebral Protection, Zone 2 Arch, Intravascular Ultrasonography in Dissection, Heart Allocation, and Mitral Durability. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jun;24(2):187-191. PubMed PMID: 32342759
• Kanwar MK, Rajagopal K, Itoh A, Silvestry SC, Uriel N, Cleveland JC Jr, Salerno CT, Horstmanshof D, Goldstein DJ, Naka Y, Bailey S, Gregoric ID, Chuang J, Sood P, Mehra MR. Impact of left ventricular assist device implantation on mitral regurgitation: An analysis from the MOMENTUM 3 trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Jun;39(6):529-537. PubMed PMID: 32279919
• Patel CB, Blue L, Cagliostro B, Bailey SH, Entwistle JW, John R, Thohan V, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Su X, Somo SI, Sood P, Mehra MR. Left ventricular assist systems and infection-related outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Aug;39(8):774-781. PubMed PMID: 32276809
• Dehmer GJ, Badhwar V, Bermudez EA, Cleveland JC Jr, Cohen MG, D'Agostino RS, Ferguson TB Jr, Hendel RC, Isler ML, Jacobs JP, Jneid H, Katz AS, Maddox TM, Shahian DM. 2020 AHA/ACC Key Data Elements and Definitions for Coronary Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Coronary Revascularization). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Apr 28;75(16):1975-2088. PubMed PMID: 32217040
• Dehmer GJ, Badhwar V, Bermudez EA, Cleveland JC Jr, Cohen MG, D'Agostino RS, Ferguson TB Jr, Hendel RC, Isler ML, Jacobs JP, Jneid H, Katz AS, Maddox TM, Shahian DM. 2020 AHA/ACC Key Data Elements and Definitions for Coronary Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Coronary Revascularization). Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 Apr;13(4):e000059. PubMed PMID: 32202924
• Teuteberg JJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Cowger J, Higgins RS, Goldstein DJ, Keebler M, Kirklin JK, Myers SL, Salerno CT, Stehlik J, Fernandez F, Badhwar V, Pagani FD, Atluri P. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Mar;109(3):649-660. PubMed PMID: 32115073
• Goldstein DJ, Naka Y, Horstmanshof D, Ravichandran AK, Schroder J, Ransom J, Itoh A, Uriel N, Cleveland JC Jr, Raval NY, Cogswell R, Suarez EE, Lowes BD, Kim G, Bonde P, Sheikh FH, Sood P, Farrar DJ, Mehra MR. Association of Clinical Outcomes With Left Ventricular Assist Device Use by Bridge to Transplant or Destination Therapy Intent: The Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 (MOMENTUM 3) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Apr 1;5(4):411-419. PubMed PMID: 31939996
• Griffin BR, Kohtz PD, Bronsert M, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M. Postoperative Complications Are Not Elevated in Well-Compensated ESRD Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: End-Stage Renal Disease Cardiac Surgery Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2020 Mar;247:136-143. PubMed PMID: 31785887
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Fixing broken hearts-A supply-side proposition. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr;159(4):1342. PubMed PMID: 31399236
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: We have the opportunity to be above average. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May;159(5):1792-1793. PubMed PMID: 31227178
• Grover FL, Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Doing what is right-We are all in this together. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb;159(2):554-555. PubMed PMID: 30853221
• Goldstein DJ, Naka Y, Horstmanshof D, Ravichandran AK, Schroder J, Ransom J, Itoh A, Uriel N, Cleveland JC Jr, Raval NY, Cogswell R, Suarez EE, Lowes BD, Kim G, Bonde P, Sheikh FH, Sood P, Farrar DJ, Mehra MR. Association of Clinical Outcomes With Left Ventricular Assist Device Use by Bridge to Transplant or Destination Therapy Intent: The Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 (MOMENTUM 3) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31939996
• Griffin BR, Kohtz PD, Bronsert M, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M. Postoperative Complications Are Not Elevated in Well-compensated ESRD Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: End-Stage Renal Disease Cardiac Surgery Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2019 Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31785887
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Mechanical circulatory support variation in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31699421
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Fixing broken hearts-A supply-side proposition. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31399236
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: We have the opportunity to be above average. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 May 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31227178
• Bansal A, Uriel N, Colombo PC, Narisetty K, Long JW, Bhimaraj A, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Stulak JM, Najjar SS, Lanfear DE, Adler ED, Dembitsky WP, Somo SI, Crandall DL, Chen D, Connors JM, Mehra MR. Effects of a fully magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow or axial-flow left ventricular assist device on von Willebrand factor: A prospective multicenter clinical trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Aug;38(8):806-816. PubMed PMID: 31147187
• Ream K, Sandhu A, Valle J, Weber R, Kaizer A, Wiktor DM, Borne RT, Tumolo AZ, Kunkel M, Zipse MM, Schuller J, Tompkins C, Rosenberg M, Nguyen DT, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton D, Carroll JD, Messenger J, Sauer WH, Aleong RG, Tzou WS. Ambulatory Rhythm Monitoring to Detect Late High-Grade Atrioventricular Block Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 May 28;73(20):2538-2547. PubMed PMID: 31118148
• Ghincea CV, Reece TB, Eldeiry M, Roda GF, Bronsert MR, Jarrett MJ, Pal JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Aftab M. Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Following Aortic Arch Surgery. J Surg Res. 2019 Oct;242:40-46. PubMed PMID: 31063910
• Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Bergeron E, Pal J, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton D, Reece TB. The Buffalo Trunk Technique for Aortic Arch Reconstruction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Sep;108(3):680-686. PubMed PMID: 30981849
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Is there a carbon tax on prosthetic heart valves?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30922632
• Mehra MR, Uriel N, Naka Y, Cleveland JC Jr, Yuzefpolskaya M, Salerno CT, Walsh MN, Milano CA, Patel CB, Hutchins SW, Ransom J, Ewald GA, Itoh A, Raval NY, Silvestry SC, Cogswell R, John R, Bhimaraj A, Bruckner BA, Lowes BD, Um JY, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Mangi AA, Molina EJ, Sheikh F, Aaronson K, Pagani FD, Cotts WG, Tatooles AJ, Babu A, Chomsky D, Katz JN, Tessmann PB, Dean D, Krishnamoorthy A, Chuang J, Topuria I, Sood P, Goldstein DJ. A Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device - Final Report. N Engl J Med. 2019 Apr 25;380(17):1618-1627. PubMed PMID: 30883052
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Arteries and veins: Choices abound. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jul;158(1):154. PubMed PMID: 30853234
• Grover FL, Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Doing what is right-We are all in this together. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30853221
• January CT, Wann LS, Calkins H, Chen LY, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Furie KL, Heidenreich PA, Murray KT, Shea JB, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS focused update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Aug;16(8):e66-e93. PubMed PMID: 30703530
• January CT, Wann LS, Calkins H, Chen LY, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Furie KL, Heidenreich PA, Murray KT, Shea JB, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Jul 9;74(1):104-132. PubMed PMID: 30703431
• January CT, Wann LS, Calkins H, Chen LY, Cigarroa JE, Cleveland JC Jr, Ellinor PT, Ezekowitz MD, Field ME, Furie KL, Heidenreich PA, Murray KT, Shea JB, Tracy CM, Yancy CW. 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society in Collaboration With the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation. 2019 Jul 9;140(2):e125-e151. PubMed PMID: 30686041
• Colombo PC, Mehra MR, Goldstein DJ, Estep JD, Salerno C, Jorde UP, Cowger JA, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Sayer G, Skipper ER, Downey FX, Ono M, Hooker R Jr, Anyanwu AC, Givertz MM, Mahr C, Topuria I, Somo SI, Crandall DL, Horstmanshof DA. Comprehensive Analysis of Stroke in the Long-Term Cohort of the MOMENTUM 3 Study. Circulation. 2019 Jan 8;139(2):155-168. PubMed PMID: 30586698
• Yamanaka K, Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Ryan TJ, Roda G, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Pretreatment With Diazoxide Attenuates Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Signaling Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Pathway. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):733-739. PubMed PMID: 30395862
• Cleveland JC Jr. Timeout: A look to the left. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Feb;157(2):632. PubMed PMID: 30249339
• Beck DR, Foley L, Rowe JR, Moss AFD, Weitzel NS, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Cleveland JC Jr, Bartels K. Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain In Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery-A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Dec;31(6):2096-2102. PubMed PMID: 29103855
• Foley LS, Fullerton DA, Mares J, Sungelo M, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Reece TB. Erythropoietin's Beta Common Receptor Mediates Neuroprotection in Spinal Cord Neurons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec;104(6):1909-1914. PubMed PMID: 29100648
• Cleveland JC Jr. Functional survival: Alive and better. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Dec;154(6):1988-1989. PubMed PMID: 28992968
• Shroyer AL, Hattler B, Wagner TH, Collins JF, Baltz JH, Quin JA, Almassi GH, Kozora E, Bakaeen F, Cleveland JC Jr, Bishawi M, Grover FL. Five-Year Outcomes after On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 17;377(7):623-632. PubMed PMID: 28813218
• Jessup M, Drazner MH, Book W, Cleveland JC Jr, Dauber I, Farkas S, Ginwalla M, Katz JN, Kirkwood P, Kittleson MM, Marine JE, Mather P, Morris AA, Polk DM, Sakr A, Schlendorf KH, Vorovich EE. 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA/ISHLT/ACP Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (Revision of the ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 Clinical Competence Statement on Management of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant): A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee. Circ Heart Fail. 2017 Jun;10(6). PubMed PMID: 28607153
• Li F, Song R, Ao L, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Dong N, Fullerton DA, Meng X. ADAMTS5 Deficiency in Calcified Aortic Valves Is Associated With Elevated Pro-Osteogenic Activity in Valvular Interstitial Cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2017 Jul;37(7):1339-1351. PubMed PMID: 28546218
• Song R, Fullerton DA, Ao L, Zhao KS, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Meng X. Altered MicroRNA Expression Is Responsible for the Pro-Osteogenic Phenotype of Interstitial Cells in Calcified Human Aortic Valves. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Apr 24;6(4). PubMed PMID: 28438736
• Yao Q, Song R, Ao L, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Neurotrophin 3 upregulates proliferation and collagen production in human aortic valve interstitial cells: a potential role in aortic valve sclerosis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2017 Jun 1;312(6):C697-C706. PubMed PMID: 28356268
• Li F, Yao Q, Ao L, Cleveland JC Jr, Dong N, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Klotho suppresses high phosphate-induced osteogenic responses in human aortic valve interstitial cells through inhibition of Sox9. J Mol Med (Berl). 2017 Jul;95(7):739-751. PubMed PMID: 28332126
• Patel AC, Dodson RB, Cornwell WK 3rd, Hunter KS, Cleveland JC Jr, Brieke A, Lindenfeld J, Ambardekar AV. Dynamic Changes in Aortic Vascular Stiffness in Patients Bridged to Transplant With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Jun;5(6):449-459. PubMed PMID: 28285118
• Hui H, Zhai Y, Ao L, Cleveland JC Jr, Liu H, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Klotho suppresses the inflammatory responses and ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in aging endotoxemic mice. Oncotarget. 2017 Feb 28;8(9):15663-15676. PubMed PMID: 28152512
• Zeng Q, Song R, Fullerton DA, Ao L, Zhai Y, Li S, Ballak DB, Cleveland JC Jr, Reece TB, McKinsey TA, Xu D, Dinarello CA, Meng X. Interleukin-37 suppresses the osteogenic responses of human aortic valve interstitial cells in vitro and alleviates valve lesions in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Feb 14;114(7):1631-1636. PubMed PMID: 28137840
• Aftab M, Cleveland JC Jr, Reece TB. Noteworthy Literature Published in 2016 for Cardiac Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Mar;21(1):30-35. PubMed PMID: 28134010
• Mehra MR, Naka Y, Uriel N, Goldstein DJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Colombo PC, Walsh MN, Milano CA, Patel CB, Jorde UP, Pagani FD, Aaronson KD, Dean DA, McCants K, Itoh A, Ewald GA, Horstmanshof D, Long JW, Salerno C. A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure. N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 2;376(5):440-450. PubMed PMID: 27959709
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, He X, O'Brien SM, Badhwar V, Cleveland JC Jr, Furnary AP, Magee MJ, Kurlansky PA, Rankin JS, Welke KF, Filardo G, Dokholyan RS, Peterson ED, Brennan JM, Han JM, McDonald D, Schmitz D, Edwards FH, Prager RL, Grover FL. Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan;101(1):33-41. PubMed PMID: 26542437
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Prager RL, Edwards FH, McDonald D, Han JM, D'Agostino RS, Jacobs ML, Kozower BD, Badhwar V, Thourani VH, Gaissert HA, Fernandez FG, Wright C, Fann JI, Paone G, Sanchez JA, Cleveland JC Jr, Brennan JM, Dokholyan RS, O'Brien SM, Peterson ED, Grover FL, Patterson GA. Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec;100(6):1992-2000. PubMed PMID: 26525868
• Shahian DM, He X, Jacobs JP, Kurlansky PA, Badhwar V, Cleveland JC Jr, Fazzalari FL, Filardo G, Normand SL, Furnary AP, Magee MJ, Rankin JS, Welke KF, Han J, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Measure of Individual Surgeon Performance for Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Oct;100(4):1315-24; discussion 1324-5. PubMed PMID: 26330012
• Shahian DM, Grover FL, Prager RL, Edwards FH, Filardo G, O'Brien SM, He X, Furnary AP, Rankin JS, Badhwar V, Cleveland JC Jr, Fazzalari FL, Magee MJ, Han J, Jacobs JP. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons voluntary public reporting initiative: the first 4 years. Ann Surg. 2015 Sep;262(3):526-35; discussion 533-5. PubMed PMID: 26258322
• Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug;100(2):437-42. PubMed PMID: 26141775
• Yao Q, Song R, Ao L, Zhan Q, Cleveland JC Jr, Yu X, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Over-expression of neurotrophin 3 in human aortic valves affected by calcific disease induces the osteogenic responses via the Trk-Akt pathway. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Sep;1852(9):1940-9. PubMed PMID: 26122822
• Bell MT, Puskas F, Bennett DT, Cleveland JC Jr, Herson PS, Mares JM, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA, Brett Reece T. Clinical indicators of paraplegia underplay universal spinal cord neuronal injury from transient aortic occlusion. Brain Res. 2015 Aug 27;1618:55-60. PubMed PMID: 26005132
• Foley LS, Fullerton DA, Bennett DT, Freeman KA, Mares J, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB. Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Induces Erythropoietin Receptor Expression. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jul;100(1):41-6; discussion 46. PubMed PMID: 25865765
• Cleveland JC Jr. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr;99(4):1334. PubMed PMID: 25841816
• Freeman KA, Puskas F, Bell MT, Mares JM, Foley LS, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Meng X, Herson PS, Reece TB. Alpha-2 agonist attenuates ischemic injury in spinal cord neurons. J Surg Res. 2015 May 1;195(1):21-8. PubMed PMID: 25655994
• Cleveland JC Jr, Reece TB. Noteworthy literature in cardiac surgery for 2014. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Mar;19(1):21-3. PubMed PMID: 25634929
• Meyer DM, Rogers JG, Edwards LB, Callahan ER, Webber SA, Johnson MR, Vega JD, Zucker MJ, Cleveland JC Jr. The future direction of the adult heart allocation system in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2015 Jan;15(1):44-54. PubMed PMID: 25534445
• Mares JM, Foley LS, Bell MT, Bennett DT, Freeman KA, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton DA, Puskas F, Reece TB. Erythropoietin activates the phosporylated cAMP [adenosine 3'5' cyclic monophosphate] response element-binding protein pathway and attenuates delayed paraplegia after ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Mar;149(3):920-4. PubMed PMID: 25500291
• Freeman KA, Fullerton DA, Foley LS, Bell MT, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Mares J, Meng X, Puskas F, Reece TB. Spinal cord protection via alpha-2 agonist-mediated increase in glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb;149(2):578-84; discussion 584-6. PubMed PMID: 25454921
• Blum FE, Weiss GM, Cleveland JC Jr, Weitzel NS. Postoperative Management for Patients With Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Dec;19(4):318-30. PubMed PMID: 26660056
• Wilkey BJ, Hanson R, Reece TB, Forman L, Burton JR Jr, Messenger JC, Kim MS, Cleveland JC Jr, Fiegel MJ, Nydam TL, Mandell MS. Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Mixed Aortic Valve Disease in Child's Class C Liver Disease Prior to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Case Report. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26620139
• Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr. Noteworthy Cardiac Surgical Literature in 2013. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Feb 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24492647
• Cleveland JC Jr. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Feb;97(2):616. PubMed PMID: 24484800
• Nallamothu BK, Tommaso CL, Anderson HV, Malenka DJ, Anderson JL, Maniu CV, Cleveland JC Jr, McCabe KW, Dudley RA, Mortimer JD, Duffy PL, Patel MR, Faxon DP, Persell SD, Gurm HS, Rumsfeld JS, Hamilton LA, Shunk KA, Jensen NC, Smith SC Jr, Josephson RA, Stanko SJ, Watts B. ACC/AHA/SCAI/AMA-Convened PCPI/NCQA 2013 Performance Measures for Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of the American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, the American Medical Association-Convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24361978
• Nallamothu BK, Tommaso CL, Anderson HV, Anderson JL, Cleveland JC Jr, Dudley RA, Duffy PL, Faxon DP, Gurm HS, Hamilton LA, Jensen NC, Josephson RA, Malenka DJ, Maniu CV, McCabe KW, Mortimer JD, Patel MR, Persell SD, Rumsfeld JS, Shunk KA, Smith SC Jr, Stanko SJ, Watts B. ACC/AHA/SCAI/AMA-Convened PCPI/NCQA 2013 Performance Measures for Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, the American Medical Association-Convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Circulation. 2013 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24357402
• Jones TS, Dunn CL, Wu DS, Cleveland JC Jr, Kile D, Robinson TN. Relationship between asking an older adult about falls and surgical outcomes. JAMA Surg. 2013 Dec;148(12):1132-8. PubMed PMID: 24108317
• Bell MT, Puskas F, Agoston VA, Cleveland JC Jr, Freeman KA, Gamboni F, Herson PS, Meng X, Smith PD, Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Toll-like receptor 4-dependent microglial activation mediates spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury. Circulation. 2013 Sep 10;128(11 Suppl 1):S152-6. PubMed PMID: 24030400
• Cleveland JC Jr. A perfect storm: type A aortic dissection and previous cardiac surgery. Circulation. 2013 Oct 8;128(15):1593-4. PubMed PMID: 24025593
• Robinson TN, Wu DS, Sauaia A, Dunn CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Moss M, Stiegmann GV, Gajdos C, Cleveland JC Jr, Inouye SK. Slower walking speed forecasts increased postoperative morbidity and 1-year mortality across surgical specialties. Ann Surg. 2013 Oct;258(4):582-8; discussion 588-90. PubMed PMID: 23979272
• Robinson TN, Wu DS, Pointer L, Dunn CL, Cleveland JC Jr, Moss M. Simple frailty score predicts postoperative complications across surgical specialties. Am J Surg. 2013 Oct;206(4):544-50. PubMed PMID: 23880071
• Nadlonek N, Lee JH, Reece TB, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Meng X, Fullerton DA. Interleukin-1 Beta induces an inflammatory phenotype in human aortic valve interstitial cells through nuclear factor kappa Beta. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):155-62. PubMed PMID: 23735716
• Smith PD, Bell MT, Puskas F, Meng X, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Preservation of motor function after spinal cord ischemia and reperfusion injury through microglial inhibition. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 May;95(5):1647-53. PubMed PMID: 23541432
• Cleveland JC Jr, Naftel DC, Reece TB, Murray M, Antaki J, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK. Decreased survival after bi-ventricular versus left-ventricular assist device implantation: is it the Bi-VAD or is it the patient with right heart failure? J Heart Lung Transplant, 2011 in press
• Smith PD, Puskas F, Fullerton DA, Meng X, Cho D, Cleveland JC Jr, Weyant MJ, Reece TB. Attenuation of spinal cord ischemia and reperfusion injury by erythropoietin. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;141(1):256-60
• LaPar DJ, Bhamidipati CM, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Kron IL, Ailawadi G. Is off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting superior to conventional bypass in octogenarians? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Jan;141(1):81-90
• Forman DE, Rich MW, Alexander KP, Zieman S, Maurer MS, Najjar SS, Cleveland JC Jr, Krumholz HM, Wenger NK. Cardiac care for older adults: Time for a new paradigm. February 2011, in press J Am Coll Cardiology
• Ischemic dose-response in the spinal cord: both immediate and delayed paraplegia.
• Toll-like receptor 4 mediated oxidized LDL-induced macrophage differentiation to foam cells.
• Driving with a driveline: a survey of current practice patterns for allowing a patient supported with a left ventricular assist device to drive.
• Detection of left ventricular apical thrombus with three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
• Cytokine expression profile in human lungs undergoing normothermic ex-vivo lung perfusion.
• Survival after biventricular assist device implantation: an analysis of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support database.
• Cleveland JC Jr., Grover FL. Thrombosis and Thromboembolism of Prosthetic Cardiac Valves and Extracardiac Prostheses. In: Sabiston & Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 8th ed. Sellke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ, editors. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:chpt 82, 2010.
• Cleveland JC Jr., Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation in the Elderly Cardiac Surgery Patient. In: Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly. Mark Katlic ed. Publisher: Springer Science +Business Media, Inc., 2010.
• Ambardekar AV, Sauer W, Allen L, Lindenfeld J, Lowery CM, Cannon A, Cleveland J, Brieke A. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shocks in Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jul;29(7):771-6.
• Klein AJ, Hudson PA, Kim MA, Cleveland JC Jr., Messenger JC. Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection and the role of intravascular ultrasonography. J Ultrasound Med 2010; Jun;29(6):981-8.
• Cleveland JC Jr. Frailty, aging, and cardiac surgery outcomes: The stopwatch tells the story. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 Nov 9;56(20):1677-8
• Li J, Jin C, Cleveland JC, Ao L, Xu D, Fullerton DA, Ming X. Enhanced inflammatory responses to toll-like receptor 2/4 stimulation in type 1 diabetic coronary artery endothelial cells: the effect of insulin. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2010, 9:90.
• Walker LA, Medway AM, Walker JS, Cleveland JC Jr, Buttrick PM. Tissue procurement strategies affect the protein biochemistry of human heart samples. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 2010 Dec 24
• 1. Hattler B, Messenger JC, Shroyer AL, Collins JF, Haugen SJ, Garcia JA, Baltz JH, Cleveland JC Jr, Novitzky D, Grover FL. Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with worse arterial and saphenous vein patency and less effective revascularization: results from the veterans affairs randomized on/off bypass (ROOBY) trial. Circulation 2012 June;125(23):2827-35
• Zeng Q, Jin C, Ao L, Cleveland JC Jr, Song R, Xu D, Fullerton DA, Meng X. Croos-talk between the toll-like receptor 4 and notch1 pathways augments the inflammatory response in the interstitial cells of stenotic human aortic valves. Circulation 2012; 126[suppl1]: S222-S230.

Professional Memberships

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Workforce on Aging, Workforce on Surgical Treatment of End-Stage Cardiopulmonary Disease, Taskforce on Quality Initiatives, Workforce on Nomenclature and Coding, Workforce on National Databases
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member
• Society of University Surgeons, Member
• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• Western Thoracic Surgical Asociation, Program Committee
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member
• American College of Chest Physicians, Member
• International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member
• American Geriatric Society, Member
• Association for Academic Surgery, Member
• American Physiological Society, Member
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
• Denver Academy of Surgery, Member
• Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member
• Heart Failure Society of America, Member
• Risk Management UCDHSC Sentinel Event Task Force, Invited Member
• American Geriatric Society, Committee on Aging and Surgical Specialities
• UNOS Region 8 Heart Review Board, Thoracic Committee Member
• Donor Alliance, Medical Advisory Board
• Essential Pharmaceuticals, Medical Advisory Board
• American Heart Association (AHA), Member
• American College of Cardiology, ACCF Council on Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults
• INTERMAC, Committee Reviewer
• American Medical Association, Member
• AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, STS Representative
• University of Colorado Hospital, Elected Member of the Medical Board

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300

Hospital Affiliation

• Denver Health Medical Center
• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Center Affiliations

• Center for Surgical Innovation
• University of Colorado Cardiovascular Institute

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (2002)
• Surgery, Board Certification (1999)
• Ventricular Assist Devices , Specialized Training (2001)

Conditions & Treatments

• Heart and Circulation - Aneurysms
• Heart and Circulation - Coronary Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases
• Surgery - Heart Transplant Surgery
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases
• Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Open Heart Surgery
• Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Heart and Circulation - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Heart and Circulation
• Surgery
• Heart and Circulation - Structural Heart Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy