Kalfa Lab

#KalfaLab #tissueengineering #cardiactissueengineering #heartvalves #biomaterials #congenitalheartdiseases

[Giovanni Ferrari PhD @ferrag02]

Countdown to #EACTS2025! 🚀 Stay tuned and make sure you follow @MMarinCuartas, @BabliakD, @miia_ll, @loremontesvilla, @DVervoort94, and @TulioCaldonazo for live updates and behind-the-scenes moments from Copenhagen "Gotta catch 'em all"

[Giovanni Ferrari PhD @ferrag02]

Tested on porcine pulmonary roots, the solution preserved cell viability & metabolism under normothermic storage. Led by the @KalfaLab & @GVNlab , in collaboration with @lab_ferrari @ColumbiaSurgery #HTx #HeartTransplant #partialHTx

[Columbia Surgery @ColumbiaSurgery]

ICYMI, in a single, intense 24-hour period, pediatric heart surgeons @ColumbiaMed took on a surgical feat rarely performed—a split domino heart transplant. A donor's heart is transplanted into a child, and the healthy parts of that child’s explanted heart are used to save two additional lives.

Here's how the surgical timeline played out, hour by hour: https://t.co/zmUgs8ZPSc

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

Elizabeth Cordoves presenting her clinical research at #AATS2025 👏

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

Our medical student Gerardo Ramos-Lemos presented his research year work last week at Student Research Day.👏🥳 .@GerardoRam11195

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

Congratulations Elizabeth!

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

Congratulations to MD/PhD student Elizabeth Cordoves, who was recently awarded the "Best Resident Paper" for her presentation at the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society!!

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

🚨New publication alert!🚨 Check out our new review “Cardiovascular patches applied in congenital cardiac surgery: Current materials and prospects” -by .@KimiSun1 Bioengineering & Translational Medicine - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/Umfuh9ICsH

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

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[Giovanni Ferrari PhD @ferrag02]

@DavidKalfaMD delivered a wonderful talk on Partial Heart Transplant. Thank you David for your incredible contribution to Pediatric Surgery and the health of our children #ISACB2024 @ColumbiaSurgery @KalfaLab ❤️👏

[Columbia Surgery @ColumbiaSurgery]

An all-encompassing interview with @DavidKalfaMD about pushing innovations in pediatric heart surgery and improving outcomes in children with congenital heart disease. From partial heart transplants to complex repairs, a deep dive not to miss: https://t.co/XbDQMeaMb5

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

Check out a new commentary from joint PhD student Elizabeth Cordoves (@kalfalab @davidkalfaMD) on "Storage, preservation, and rehabilitation of living heart valves to treat congenital heart disease" out now in @MedCellPress!

https://t.co/6uZc6rcczU @ColumbiaMed @lab_ferrari

[Giovanni Ferrari PhD @ferrag02]

Publication Alert 🚨 Storage, preservation, and rehabilitation of living heart valves to treat congenital heart disease by @DavidKalfaMD @GVNlab @KalfaLab @lab_ferrari #AllogeneicTransplantation #LivingValve https://t.co/BvU4f9X5F0 - Well done Ellie and David

[Columbia Children's Health @KidsAtColumbia]

David Kalfa, MD, PhD, Director of @ColumbiaSurgery Pediatric Heart Valve Center, Surgical Director of the Initiative for Pediatric Cardiac Innovation, and Director of the Kalfa Research Lab, discusses what’s new in the world of pediatric heart surgery - https://t.co/Dj42r5epi6

[David Kalfa @DavidKalfaMD]

Proud to be part of the @nyphospital Columbia - Cornell pediatric heart center, pushing on innovations in pediatric cardiac surgery to improve outcomes in children with congenital heart disease.
@Columbia @ColumbiaSurgery @KidsAtColumbia @WeillCornell

https://t.co/qmxJXHVb7f

[Giovanni Ferrari PhD @ferrag02]

🏆🚀 Don't miss the Young Investigation Award competition organized @AppliedCVB at the 19th Biennial Meeting in Vienna, Austria from Oct 5-8, 2024 🌟 Submit here: https://t.co/ppd9gKt261 @craig_goergen @YYZscientist @dr_brewster @joshdhutch @MarkCBlaser @AikawaElena Please RT

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

Check out our recent paper -- 'Evaluation of hydrodynamic properties in mounted porcine aortic valves'. Videos are available now!
https://t.co/FlV7NmBUmV

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

Our medical students Kavya Rajesh and Sophia Jackman presented their research year work today at Student Research Day. Kavya won an award for her poster presentation! 🎉🥳

[Giovanni Ferrari PhD @ferrag02]

🔬 Join us in 🚀 Cardiovascular Biology Postdoc opportunity funded by multiple NIH R01s. PhD in material science, molecular biology, cell biology. Apply here: https://t.co/unDoA3dSka #Postdoc #CardiovascularMedicine #ResearchJobs

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

Today .@beqaj_halil presented his master thesis research that he conducted in our lab. Congratulations on MD/MS dual degree and best of luck for your cardiothoracic surgery residency at UPenn!!👏🏼

[Kalfa Lab @KalfaLab]

A great work @beqaj_halil @DavidKalfaMD

[AATS @AATSHQ]

New in #congenital hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Valved Sano conduit was found to improve immediate outcomes following Norwood operation. Watch a clip from the surgery below and read more in #JTCVS: https://t.co/v60A1MoEXz

@beqaj_halil