Brian Woolley

Pitt Med CO 2028

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

A #UNOS registry analysis suggests that use of #DCD donors in a population of pts with prior conventional cardiac surgery does not confer additional mortality risk
🔗: https://t.co/086wBnHwdn
@Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @BrianEdWoolley @LauraSeese_MD @DavidKaczoro @CliniTransplant

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Longer FWIT in DCD heart transplantation using DPP is associated with ⬇️ 1y post-transplant survival; careful recipient selection and risk stratification are essential to optimizing outcomes
🔗: https://t.co/Q9UXCzBX3r
@Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @BrianEdWoolley @TransplantJrnl

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Congratulations to Dr. @JuliePhillippi on her induction to the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s College of Fellows Class of 2026! Dr. Phillippi was recognized for her research investigating vasa vasorum and ECM in thoracic aortic disease @aimbe @HviUpmc

[Xander Jacquemyn @XanderJacquemyn]

🫀🚀 @UPMC_CTSurgery Med Student @BrianEdWoolley giving a wonderful presentation on trends in DCD donor acceptance using UNOS data 🌎 @AATSHQ @AATSJournals #AATS2026.
@AnderDorken @Yeahwa_Hong @DavidKaczoro

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

AATS 106th Annual Meeting Podium and Poster presentations - Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
McCormick Place Lakeside Center | Chicago, IL (note- CDT time zone)
#AATS2026 #AATS @AATSHQ @XanderJacquemyn @Irsa_Hasan @EthanChetkof @BrianEdWoolley

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Congratulations to Dr. @Yeahwa_Hong who was recognized for authoring one of five most impactful papers of 2025 at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation’s 46th Annual Meeting! @ISHLT #ISHTL2026

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Renal failure requiring post-transplant de novo dialysis is associated with ⬇️ survival post #DCD #HeartTransplantation; despite this ⬆️ risk survival is comparable to DBD pts
🔗: https://t.co/upv3UH7j6S
@AnderDorken @GavHick @Yeahwa_Hong @DavidKaczoro @AATSHQ #JTCVS #UNOS

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

Analysis of the impact of low diastolic blood pressure and resultant coronary hypoperfusion during the agonal phase on outcomes following #DCD #hearttx revealing that extensive coronary hypoperfusion during the agonal phase is associated with reduced transplant survival. @Yeahwa_Hong

🔗: https://t.co/9RNhIwslHE

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Dept of CT Surgery representation at the Basic Science Multidisciplinary Quickshot and Upper GI/Bariatric Quickshot Sessions at the 21st Annual Academic Surgical Congress on Feb 3, 2026 in Orlando FL
@UnivSurg @AcademicSurgery @HviUpmc @JuliePhillippi @IbrahimSultanMD #ASC2026

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

Center-level #DCD experience matters. This analysis shows improved 1-year survival following DCD #HeartTx at higher DCD volume centers independent of DBD volume and performance.
@BrianEdWoolley @Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @GavHick @PittSurgery @PittCardiology @UPMC_CTSurgery

🔗: https://t.co/csGcpsrY1T

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Congrats to Dr. @Yeahwa_Hong, recipient of the SUS Resident Presentation Award for his presentation at the 2025 ASC! Dr. Hong presented his abstract at the Surgical Research Society 2026 Meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on Jan 9.
@SocSARS @PittSurgery @UnivSurg

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Postoperative hepatic dysfunction is associated with increased 30-day mortality after adult cardiac surgery
🔗: https://t.co/1N05CPss7R
@Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @DSGMD @IbrahimSultanMD @DavidKaczoro @PittSurgery @AATSJournals #JTCVSOpen #CardiacSurgery

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Growing use of #DCD donor hearts ⬆️ access to #transplantation, improves waitlist outcomes for candidates supported on durable LVADs awaiting transplant
🔗: https://t.co/M1R1WIESUp
@asaiojournal @Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDork
@GavHick @DavidKaczoro @PittSurgery @PittCardiology @cmu_bme

[Artificial Organs @ArtifOrgans]

#Cardiac Patch for #Myocardial Rupture Repair Offers #Regenerative Potential
👉https://t.co/LmR4pI6qNp
@aakash21shah @JohnTreffalls #ArtificialOrgans

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

A #UNOS registry study demonstrates the need for risk stratification and careful donor selection when considering #HeartTransplantation for diabetic pts
🔗: https://t.co/X0aOP54Cie
@Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @DavidKaczoro @PittSurgery @PittCardiology @UNOSNews #DCD #Transplant

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Extensive coronary hypoperfusion during the agonal phase in DCD donor hearts is associated with reduced post-transplant survival, even when the total agonal period is short
🔗: https://t.co/R7ETzoTqeT
@Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @GavHick @DavidKaczoro @PittSurgery @PittCardiology

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Higher cumulative DCD center experience is associated with improved 1y DCD post #transplant survival independent of donation after brain death center volume or performance
🔗: https://t.co/0t3f7QFHqy
@DavidKaczoro @Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @GavHick @PittCardiology @UNOSNews #UNOS

[Artificial Organs @ArtifOrgans]

New Soft Robotic #TotalArtificialHeart, Novel Wearable #ArtificialKidney Developed in South Korea
👉https://t.co/oCZdOJkOXD
@aakash21shah @JohnTreffalls #ArtificialRedBloodCell

[Artificial Organs @ArtifOrgans]

#Xenogeneic #CrossCirculation Enables Safe Human #Lung Rehabilitation
👉https://t.co/ruxV4q47Fm
@aakash21shah @JohnTreffalls #LungTransplant #OrganPreservation

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Top abstract three years in a row! Dr. Yeahwa Hong presents "Utilization of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death Improves All-Cause Survival in Candidates with Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices" at #ASAIO2025