Yeahwa Hong

Joint General and Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Physician @UPMC_CTSurgery and @PittSurgery. MD @UToledoMed. PhD @cmu_bme.

[Edith Tzeng @Edith_Tz]

Congrats to our @UPMC_SurgRes Chief Residents, 7-8yrs of training done in a 💓! A pleasure to be part of your training. Ready to take on the world but always keep us close to your heart @aalthans @David_SilverMD @Yeahwa_Hong , Drew Sayce, Ahmed Hamed, Aly Morgan. @PittSurgery

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Extended use of Impella 5.5 for >14d did not ⬆️ the rate of serious adverse events and provided hemodynamic support to a heterogenous group of pts presenting with cardiogenic shock with stable device performance
🔗: https://t.co/qGNTOZB6Us
@DavidKaczoro @GavHick @TheJHLT @ISHLT

[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

[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

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

Authors are presenting the 5️⃣ most impactful papers published in the #JHLT last year at #ISHLT2026. 🫀🫁The studies include:
- A randomized trial of open lung protective ventilation vs conventional mechanical ventilation in deceased organ donors
- Association of agonal phase duration with heart utilization + post-transplant outcomes in #DCD #HeartTx
- ABO-incompatible heart transplants in children
- A #CardiogenicShock Working Group registry analysis
- A single-center study on high antiphospholipid antibody titers + outcomes of pulmonary endarterectomy

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

Moderate, controlled hypothermic preservation using SCTS significantly improves #HeartTx outcomes and 2-year survival. The first study of any advanced heart preservation method to show a major impact on survival rates. @ParagonixSherpa

🔗: https://t.co/jgID8KmiyB

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

A semi-empirical model provides a framework for understanding how circuit component selection impacts achievable blood flow and oxygen transfer in wearable artificial lung systems
🔗: https://t.co/0VM83E14IF
@Yeahwa_Hong @UkitaRei @PittSurgery @cmu_bme @asaiojournal

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

A warm welcome to Xander Jacquemyn and Hunter Stecko to our Cardiothoracic Residency Program! 🫀🫁 @XanderJacquemyn @hsteck2 🌟🌟

[UPMC General Surgery Residency @UPMC_SurgRes]

We couldn’t possibly be more thrilled to welcome the newest members of our family! @PittSurgery

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

A UNOS registry analysis of #DCD #HTx with and without use of ex-vivo perfusion device showed that prolonged donor agonal period was associated with higher mortality & acute rejection in no-EHVP grafts, but #EVHP mitigated these risks. @AlexanderB21965

🔗: https://t.co/n9pYWb71GM

[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

[Faaz Ashraf @faazash]

The TSRA app is now available on iOS. No more carrying six thick textbooks — everything's on my phone now. Search any topic in clinic and pull up the chapter instantly.
1/4 🧵 https://t.co/wQzi3duWIh

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Case report: intravascular leomyomatosis should be considered in women with intracardiac masses and a history of uterine leiomyomas
🔗: https://t.co/N5QPXfIz5h
@AndreaAmabileMD @Yeahwa_Hong @XanderJacquemyn @DSGMD @HviUpmc @AmJCardio @PittCardiology #RoboticSurgery

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

An exciting year for robotic cardiac surgery: a reflection on the field's growth in the context of training frameworks, evolving technology and increasingly standardized quality processes
🔗: https://t.co/H9UueJKyby
@AndreaAmabileMD @HviUpmc @annalsthorsurg

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Studies using #rivaroxaban for permanent artificial lung support show that it has artificial surface anticoagulation efficacy similar to heparin and is feasible for oral administration in humans
🔗: https://t.co/difK6fKmJ6
@Yeahwa_Hong @cmu_bme @PittSurgery @TransplantJrnl #DOAC

[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

[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