Donald S Likosky

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Donald S Likosky
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  • Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    • Center Member
      Opioid Research Institute
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      AI and Digital Health Innovation

    Research Overview

    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

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Exploring the limits of localization: federated model stacking improves hospital-level prediction in a national research network
      Cao J, Balczewski E, Ladhania R, Dhillon P, Likosky DS, Janda AM, Schonberger RB, Fritz BA, Colquhoun DA, Freundlich RE, Pace NL, Kheterpal S, Mathis MR, Singh K. Npj Digital Medicine, 2026 Dec 1; 9 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41746-026-02634-1
    • Journal Article
      Intraoperative Hemodynamic and Resuscitation Practice Variation for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Multicenter Observational Analysis.
      Janda AM, Herrera JJ, Pienta MJ, Mentz GB, Kheterpal S, Watt TM, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Schonberger RB, Ghadimi K, Mathis MR, MPOG Collaborators . Anesth Analg, 2026 Oct 15; DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000008367
      PMID: 42878462
    • Journal Article
      Patient-Surgeon Sex Concordance Affects Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes.
      Ramdeen SL, Wagner C, Pegues JN, Yang J, Hou H, Ibrahim AM, Likosky DS, Thompson MP, Yang B, Hamilton BCS, Romano JC, Ailawadi G, Hawkins RB. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2026 Oct 6; DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.09.023
      PMID: 42838250
    • Preprint
      SurgAtlas: A Large-Scale Surgical Video-Language Dataset with 2,391 Hours of Open and Minimally Invasive Surgery
      Bellos F, Gala-Garza AS, Wang M, Hardin AM, Hider AM, Yayuan L, Bi J, Liang S, Xu C, Likosky DS, Corso JJ. 2026 Jun 26; arXiv, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2606.25905
    • Journal Article
      Contemporary Incidence, Prevalence, and Outcomes of Heart Failure Among Medicare Beneficiaries: a Population-Based Cohort Study.
      Cascino TM, Hou H, Chang C-H, Aaronson KD, Barnes GD, McCullough JS, Cabrera L, Sparks AD, Aaron M, Shore S, Hider AM, Jones DL, Funk RJ, Watkins DC, Likosky DS, CARE-CONNECT Investigators . J Card Fail, 2026 Aug 12; DOI:10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.07.020
      PMID: 42586363
    • Journal Article
      Reply: From perfusion to precision: Integrating real-time monitoring with individualized neuroprotection in aortic arch surgery
      Makarem A, Shann KG, Carp SA, Likosky DS, Jassar AS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2026 Jul 1; 172 (1): e13 - e14. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.12.010
      PMID: 41493301
    • Journal Article
      Interhospital variation in Medicare spending for infections after coronary artery bypass grafting and surgical aortic valve replacement
      Pegues JN, Kazaleh M, Hider AM, Chang CH, Fawaz RM, Kimfon KM, Alnajjar R, Zhou S, Hawkins RB, DeLucia A, Schwartz CF, Thompson MP, Braun TM, Barnes GD, Pagani FD, Likosky DS. Jtcvs Open, 2026 Jun 1; 31: DOI:10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101801
    • Journal Article
      Consensus Statement on Electronic Medical Record Usage and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
      Dickey R, Puis L, Fitzgerald D, Alwardt C, Issitt R, Beck J, Justison G, Giacomuzzi C, Spitzer K, McCann B, Baker R, Bonadonna D, Walczak A, Dixon J, Dell'Aiera L, Reagor J, Paugh T, Likosky D. Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology, 2026 May 25; DOI:10.1051/ject/2026017

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