Michael Cain, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Recognitions

• International Medical Volunteer Scholarship, Thoracic Surgery Foundation (2021)
• Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship, American Association of Thoracic Surgery (2022)
• Robert E Condon Golden Scalpel Award for Technical Excellence, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2020)
• Jessica S Lin MD Award for Clinical Excellence in Patient Care by Resident Physician, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2019)
• Award for Excellence in Research, American College of Surgeons (2019)
  Owen H Wangensteen Scientific Forum - Cardiac Surgery
• Looking to the Future Resident Scholarship, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2018)

Research Interests

Publications

• Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Kirsch MJ, Cain MT, Aftab M, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Rove JY, Cleveland JC Jr, Hoffman JRH. Association of cardiac preservation solution with short-term outcomes after heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2024 Feb 1;25(2):158-164. PubMed PMID: 38149702
• Cain MT, Schäfer M, Park S, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Stenmark KR, Yu YA, Bull TM, Ivy DD, Hoffman JRH. Characterization of pulmonary arterial stiffness using cardiac MRI. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37902921
• Dindi K, Cain MT, Odera A, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Leta A, White RE. Building cardiac surgical programs in lower-middle income countries. JTCVS Open. 2023 Mar;13:252-259. PubMed PMID: 37063137
• Cain MT, Joyce DL, Szabo A, Wu R, Kohmoto T, Joyce LD, Pearson PJ. Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy. Ann Surg. 2023 May 1;277(5):e1176-e1183. PubMed PMID: 35797604
• Cain MT, Reece TB. Commentary: Antegrade cerebral perfusion versus retrograde cerebral perfusion: If only it was that easy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug;166(2):407-408. PubMed PMID: 34556358
• Cain MT, Joyce D, Lahr BD, Day CN, Sandhu GS, Kushwaha S, Joyce LD. Do Right Heart Hemodynamic Improvements Persist After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy?. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Spring;34(1):80-89. PubMed PMID: 33691188
• Smith NJ, Park S, Zundel MT, Dong H, Szabo A, Cain MT, Durham LA 3rd. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: An evolving experience through multiple waves. Artif Organs. 2022 Nov;46(11):2257-2265. PubMed PMID: 35957490
• Ramamurthi A, Cain MT, Smith N, Espinal A, Joyce DL, Mohammed A, Joyce LD, Durham LA. Transcarotid Approach to Placement of an Impella 5.0. ASAIO J. 2022 Jan 1;68(1):e12-e15. PubMed PMID: 33741787
• Cain MT, Smith NJ, Barash M, Simpson P, Durham LA 3rd, Makker H, Roberts C, Falcucci O, Wang D, Walker R, Ahmed G, Brown SA, Nanchal RS, Joyce DL. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with Right Ventricular Assist Device for COVID-19 ARDS. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug;264:81-89. PubMed PMID: 33789179
• Schurman AM, Cain MT, Joyce DL, Durham LA, Ishizawar D, Mohammed A, Joyce LD. Minimally Invasive Mechanical Circulatory Support Through the Perioperative Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Period: A Case Report. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Mar Apr;15(2):173-176. PubMed PMID: 32352901
• Badu B, Cain MT, Durham LA 3rd, Joyce LD, Sundararajan S, Gaglianello N, Ishizawar D, Saltzberg M, Mohammed A, Joyce DL. A Dual-Lumen Percutaneous Cannula for Managing Refractory Right Ventricular Failure. ASAIO J. 2020 Aug;66(8):915-921. PubMed PMID: 32740352
• Smith NJ, Miles B, Cain MT, Joyce LD, Pearson P, Joyce DL. Minimally invasive single-vessel left internal mammary to left anterior descending artery bypass grafting improves outcomes over conventional sternotomy: A single-institution retrospective cohort study. J Card Surg. 2019 Sep;34(9):788-795. PubMed PMID: 31269282
• Cain MT, Park SY, Schäfer M, Hay-Arthur E, Justison GA, Zhan QP, Campbell D, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, David EA, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Hoffman JRH. Lung recovery utilizing thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion during donation after circulatory death: The Colorado experience. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Dec;22:350-358. PubMed PMID: 38152164
• Greaves SW, Dye L 3rd, Aranda PS, Cain MT, Haasler GB, Almassi GH, Pagel PS, Kreibich M, Beyersdorf F, Elefteriades JA. Perioperative Management of a Large Idiopathic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Without Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Oct;32(5):2402-2408. PubMed PMID: 29887125
• Pagel PS, Hendrix WA, Cain MT, Ali AKY, Muscato G, Mungara C, Rokkas C. Unexpected Findings in a Man with a Repaired Type A Aortic Dissection and a New Stroke. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Oct;32(5):2451-2454. PubMed PMID: 29331553
• Cain MT, Cao Y, Ghanayem NS, Simpson PM, Trapp K, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK. Transposition of the great arteries--outcomes and time interval of early neonatal repair. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2014 Apr;5(2):241-7. PubMed PMID: 24668972
• Cain MT, Reece TB. Commentary: Antegrade cerebral perfusion versus retrograde cerebral perfusion: If only it was that easy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug;166(2):407-408. PubMed PMID: 34556358
• Cain MT, Joyce DL, Szabo A, Wu R, Kohmoto T, Joyce LD, Pearson PJ. Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy. Ann Surg. 2023 May 1;277(5):e1176-e1183. PubMed PMID: 35797604
• Cain MT, Taylor LJ, Colborn K, Teman NR, Hoffman J, Mayer KP, Etchill EW, Sevin CM, Jaishankar S, Ramanan R, Enfield K, Zwischenberger JB, Jolley SE, Rove JY. Worse survival in patients with right ventricular dysfunction and COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A multicenter study from the ORACLE Group. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May;167(5):1833-1841.e2. PubMed PMID: 36717346
• Taff HT, Nett JE, Zarnowski R, Ross KM, Sanchez H, Cain MT, Hamaker J, Mitchell AP, Andes DR. A Candida biofilm-induced pathway for matrix glucan delivery: implications for drug resistance. PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(8):e1002848. PubMed PMID: 22876186
• Dindi K, Cain MT, Odera A, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Leta A, White RE. Building cardiac surgical programs in lower-middle income countries. JTCVS Open. 2023 Mar;13:252-259. PubMed PMID: 37063137
• Cain MT, Schäfer M, Park S, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Stenmark KR, Yu YA, Bull TM, Ivy DD, Hoffman JRH. Characterization of pulmonary arterial stiffness using cardiac MRI. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Feb;40(2):425-439. PubMed PMID: 37902921
• Cain MT, Schäfer M, Ross LK, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB, Fenster BE, Bull TM, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Hoffman JRH. 4D-Flow MRI intracardiac flow analysis considering different subtypes of pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct;13(4):e12307. PubMed PMID: 37941938
• Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Kirsch MJ, Cain MT, Aftab M, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Rove JY, Cleveland JC Jr, Hoffman JRH. Association of cardiac preservation solution with short-term outcomes after heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2024 Feb 1;25(2):158-164. PubMed PMID: 38149702
• Cain MT, Park SY, Schäfer M, Hay-Arthur E, Justison GA, Zhan QP, Campbell D, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, David EA, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Hoffman JRH. Lung recovery utilizing thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion during donation after circulatory death: The Colorado experience. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Dec;22:350-358. PubMed PMID: 38152164
• Nett JE, Sanchez H, Cain MT, Ross KM, Andes DR. Interface of Candida albicans biofilm matrix-associated drug resistance and cell wall integrity regulation. Eukaryot Cell. 2011 Dec;10(12):1660-9. PubMed PMID: 21666076
• Nett JE, Cain MT, Crawford K, Andes DR. Optimizing a Candida biofilm microtiter plate model for measurement of antifungal susceptibility by tetrazolium salt assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr;49(4):1426-33. PubMed PMID: 21227984
• Bakhtiyar SS, Maksimuk TE, Gutowski J, Park SY, Cain MT, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Pomposelli JJ, Bababekov YJ, Nydam TL, Schold JD, Pomfret EA, Hoffman JRH. Association of procurement technique with organ yield and cost following donation after circulatory death. Am J Transplant. 2024 Oct;24(10):1803-1815. PubMed PMID: 38521350
• Rove JY, Cain MT, Hoffman JR, Reece TB. Noteworthy in Cardiothoracic Surgery 2023. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jun;28(2):100-105. PubMed PMID: 38631341
• Bakhtiyar SS, Maksimuk TE, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Comment on: Characteristics and outcomes of lung transplants performed with ex-situ lung perfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Sep;43(9):1525-1526. PubMed PMID: 38735422
• Cotton JL, Makinen J, Park SY, Halpern Mungo A, Aftab M, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pregnancy. Innovations (Phila). 2024 Jul-Aug;19(4):446-448. PubMed PMID: 38828949
• Hoffman JRH, Hartwig MG, Cain MT, Rove JY, Siddique A, Urban M, Mulligan MS, Bush EL, Balsara K, Demarest CT, Silvestry SC, Wilkey B, Trahanas JM, Pretorius VG, Shah AS, Moazami N, Pomfret EA, Catarino PA. Consensus Statement: Technical Standards for Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion. Transplantation. 2024 Aug 1;108(8):1669-1680. PubMed PMID: 39012953
• Hoffman JRH, Hartwig MG, Cain MT, Rove JY, Siddique A, Urban M, Mulligan MS, Bush EL, Balsara K, Demarest CT, Silvestry SC, Wilkey B, Trahanas JM, Pretorius VG, Shah AS, Moazami N, Pomfret EA, Catarino PA. Consensus Statement: Technical Standards for Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Oct;118(4):778-791. PubMed PMID: 39023462
• Nett JE, Sanchez H, Cain MT, Andes DR. Genetic basis of Candida biofilm resistance due to drug-sequestering matrix glucan. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 1;202(1):171-5. PubMed PMID: 20497051
• Cain MT, Schäfer M, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB, Fenster BE, Bull TM, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Hoffman JRH. 4D-Flow MRI Intracardiac Flow Analysis Can Phenotype Diastolic Dysfunction Among Different Subtypes of Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary circulation. 2023;13:e12307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12307
• Cain MT, Taylor LJ, Colborn K, Teman NR, Hoffman J, Mayer KP, Etchill EW, Sevin CM, Jaishankar S, Ramanan R, Enfield K, Zwischenberger JB, Jolley SE, Rove JY. Worse Survival in Patients with Right Ventricular Dysfunction and COVID-19 Associated ARDS Requiring ECMO: A Multicenter Study from the ORACLE Group. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.12.013
• Bush EL, Cain MT. 2023 WTSA Annual Meeting Discussion to: Lung Recovery Utilizing Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion During Donation After Circulatory Death: The Colorado Experience. JTCVS Techniques. October 02, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.09.029
• Cain MT, Firstenberg MS, Cleveland JC. Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure Perspective. US Cardiology Review. 2021; 15:e16 https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2021.11
• Bilodeau KS, Park SY, Bashian E, Zakko J, Cain MT, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Hoffman JRH. Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Nov 30;13(6):487-494. PubMed PMID: 39649633

Professional Memberships

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Candidate Member
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Associate Member
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - Colorado Chapter, Member
• Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Candidate Residency

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Specialty Information

• Surgery, Board Certification (2020, 2023)
• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (2023, 2024)

• Heart and Circulation
• Heart and Circulation - Structural Heart Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure
• Heart and Circulation - Circulatory Disorders
• Surgery - Transplant Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Surgery - Heart Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Lung Transplant Surgery