
Richard and Norma Sarns Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Section Head, Health Services Quality and Research
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Donald Likosky

Professor
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Center MemberSamuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
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Center MemberPrecision Health Initiative
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Evaluating determinants of disparities in diagnosis of and treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease
Evaluating the role of technical skills and non-technical practices on surgical outcomes
Improving the value of surgical care
Developing and implementing clinical registries to evaluate cardiovascular care
Quality improvement in cardiovascular surgical care
Using administrative data to identify unwarranted variability in clinical practice
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Raza SS, Zhou S, Barnett NM, Chang C-H, Hawkins RB, Alnajjar R, DeLucia A, Schwartz CF, Thompson MP, Braun TM, Hammond EN, Wolverton J, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative and the Michigan Value Collaborative . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2025 Jan 10;Journal ArticleInterhospital Variability in 180-day Infections Following Cardiac Surgery.
DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.01.006 PMID: 39800274 -
Fu W, Hou H, Likosky DS, Keteyian SJ, Ellimoottil C, Thompson MP. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 2025 Jan 1; 45 (1): 75 - 76.Journal ArticleTrends in the Use of Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation in Medicare, 2019-2021.
DOI:10.1097/HCR.0000000000000921 PMID: 39746001 -
Cascino TM, Ling C, Likosky DS, Pagani FD, Cowger J. J Heart Lung Transplant, 2024 Dec 4;Journal ArticleA gift of life, not immortality: Evaluation of a strategy of heart transplant listing in the older patient with advanced heart failure.
DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2024.11.038 PMID: 39642950 -
Bauer TM, Janda AM, Wu X, Ling C, Shook DC, Querejeta-Roca G, Shann KG, Smith T, Mathis MR, Kaneko T, Sundt TM, Schonberger RB, Harrington SD, Dias RD, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Yule S, VARSITY Surgery Investigators . Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, 2024 Dec; 17 (12): e011065Journal ArticleMulticenter Analysis of the Relationship Between Operative Team Familiarity and Safety and Efficiency Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery.
DOI:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011065 PMID: 39689169 -
Hawkins RB, Stewart JW, Wu X, Goldberg J, Fitzgerald D, DeLucia A, Graebner B, Willekes C, Pagani FD, Nieter DH, Likosky DS, Ailawadi G, PERForm Registry and the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024 Dec; 168 (6): 1687 - 1697.e5.Journal Articledel Nido versus blood cardioplegia in cardiac surgery: A multicenter analysis of over 40,000 patients.
DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.057 PMID: 37793563 -
Khan U, Yang J, Hawkins R, Keteyian S, Likosky D, Thompson M, Fu W, Sukul D. Circulation, 2024 Nov 12; 150 (Suppl_1): a4137823 - a4137823.Journal ArticleAbstract 4137823: Influence of Hospital and Cardiac Rehabilitation Facility Proximity on Enrollment Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries
DOI:10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4137823 -
Pedamallu H, Mantey J, Sukul D, Keteyian S, Pagani F, Hawkins R, Likosky D, Thompson M. Circulation, 2024 Nov 12; 150 (Suppl_1): a4138056 - a4138056.Journal ArticleAbstract 4138056: Publicly-Insured Patients Have Lower Rates of Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment: A Statewide Experience in Michigan__PRESENT
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Abahuje E, Cong L, Iroz CB, Barsuk JH, Stey A, Likosky DS, Lagu T, Johnson JK, Halverson A. J Surg Educ, 2024 Nov; 81 (11): 1568 - 1576.Journal ArticleA Prospective Study to Assess the Relationship Between Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) and Patient Outcomes.
DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.022 PMID: 39243632