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Alfred T Culliford, M.D.

Education

St. Bonaventure University (High Honors) 1961 – 1965

St. Bonaventure, New York

New York Medical College (Honors) 1965 – 1969

New York, New York

Residency Training

Intern in Surgery 1969 – 1970

Hospital of The University of Cincinatti

Resident in General Surgery 1970 – 1974

New York University Medical Center

Clinical Fellow, American Cancer Society 1973 – 1974

New York City

Fellow, Thoracic Surgery 1974 – 1976

New York University Medical Center

Board Certification Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1977

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 1987

Recertification, American Board of Surgery 1997

Academic Appointments

Professor of Surgery (Tenure) 1998 – Present

New York University School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Surgery (Tenure) 1981 - 1998

New York University School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Surgery 1978 - 1981

New York University School of Medicine

Clinical Instructor in Surgery 1976 - 1978

New York University School of Medicine

Hospital Appointments Attending Surgeon 1976 – Present

New York University School of Medicine

Attending Surgeon 1976 – Present

Bellevue Hospital of the City of New York

Attending Surgeon 1976 - Present

Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center

Medical Licensure New York State

Prior Employment

U.S. Army Reserve, 74th Field Hospital (Major) 1972 – 1978

Bronx, New York

Societies & Organizations

The American Medical Association

The New York State Medical Society

The American College of Surgeons

The Association of Academic Surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The New York Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The American Heart Association

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Presentations

1. "Sternal and Costochondral Infections Following Open-Heart Surgery: A Review of 2,594 Cases” Presentation: American Association for Thoracic Surgery Meeting, Los Angeles,

California, April 1976

2. "Concepts in Cardiovascular Physiology" Course for Respiratory Therapists, Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Medical Center, May 1976

3. "Management of Vascular Injury in Multiple Trauma" Presentation: Post-Graduate Course in Surgery New York University Medical Center, March 1977

4. "Advances in Cardiac Valve Surgery" Clinic Day: Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter, American College of Surgeons, November 1977

5. "Surgery for Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis" The New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, February 1978

6. “Sternal Wound Infections”, Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 1978

7. "Surgical Management of Cardiac Infections" Course: Infections of the Heart, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, June 1979

8. "Long-Term Results Following Prosthetic Valve Replacement" and "Does Coronary Artery Surgery Influence Longevity?" Presentation at the Seventh Asian Pacific Conference on Cardiology, Bangkok, Thailand, November 1979

9. "Results with Prosthetic Valve Operations" Lecture at Flushing Hospital, Queens, New York, January 1980

10. "Fulminating Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. A Newly Recognized Hazard During Cardiac Operations" Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco, California, April 1980

11. Clinical Experience with Potassium Cold Blood Cardioplegia at New York University Medical Center" Symposium on Surgery on Complications of Myocardial Infarction, Chicago, Ill. June 1980

12. "New Surgical Approaches and Surgical Procedures" American Heart Association, Central Florida Chapter "Myocardial preservation with Cardioplegia" American Heart Association, Central Florida chapter, February 1981

13. “Longterm Survival with Partial Left Heart Bypass Following Peri-operative Myocardial Infarction and Shock" American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., May 1981

14. "Experience with Repeat Myocardial Revascularization" Beth Israel Cardiology Rounds, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, May 1981

15. "Aneurysms of the Ascending Aorta and Transverse Arch: Surgical Experience in 80 Patients"Seventh Annual Meeting of the Sampson Surgical Society Mauii, Hawaii, June 1981

16. “Descending Thoracic Aneurysms" New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, November 1981

17. "The Relationship of the Activated Clotting Time to the Plasma Heparin Level in patient Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass, May 1982

18. Heparin Resistance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass" Eighth Annual Meeting of the Sampson Thoracic Surgical Society, San Diego, California, June 1982

19. "Sternal and Costochondral Infections Following Open-Heart Surgery" Cardiac Surgery Course, American College of Surgeons Meeting, October 1982

20. Techniques and Pitfalls in Coronary Reoperation” Cardiovascular Surgery Council of the American Heart Association, Postgraduate Seminar at the American Heart Association. November 1982

21. "Surgical Experience with Aneurysms of the Ascending Aorta, Transverse Arch, and Descending Aorta" Beth Israel Hospital, October 1983

22. "Management of Sternal Wound Infections", Discussion, American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, May 1984

23. "Sustained Beneficial Effect of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on Longevity and Quality of Life in 1,172 Patients" New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, May 1984

24. "The Calcified Aorta Syndrome: Enhanced Safety with Profound Hypothermia and Circulator Arrest" Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Phoenix, Arizona, January 1985

25. "Surgical Options and Results in Management of Heart Disease" American College of Cardiology New Orleans, March 18-22, 1990

26. "Facts and Myths About Blood and Component Therapy; Are Current Transfusion Criterion Safe? Cardiovascular Surgical Grand Rounds: Winthrop Hospital, Mineola NY, December 1990

27. "Open Heart Surgery in the Very Elderly Patient"; World Congress on Health Care: Cardiology Telecast November 21, 1991, New York, NY

28. Experiences With the Surgical Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection in 66 Patients Using the Circulatory Arrest-Graft Inclusion Technique. Western Thoracic Surgical Association, June 1992

29. "Aortic Valve Surgery in Octogenarians" Cardiology Grand Rounds, Long Island College Hospital, April 1995

30. "Management Strategy for the Elderly Cardiac Surgery Patients" Cardiology Symposium Brooklyn Chapter of the American Heart Association, June 1995

31. "Complication of Cardiac Surgery" Post Graduate Course in Cardiothoracic Surgery sponsored by The New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, January 1996

32. "Risk Stratifications for Patients Requiring Major Abdominal Surgery - Impact of Coronary Atherosclerosis" Nassau County Medical Society, Winthrop Hospital, October 1996

33. “Concepts in Redo Cardiac Surgery" Post Graduate Course in Cardiothoracic Surgery, sponsored by the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, January 1997

34. Bypass Grafting with Arterial Conduits" Post Graduate course in Cardiothoracic Surgery sponsored by The New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, January 1998

35. “Neurologic Injury During Cardiac Surgery: Etiology, Diagnosis and Prevention” Symposium of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, May 1998

36. “New trends in treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm” Nassau County Medical Center Society, New York, December 1999

37. “Multiple Arterial Conduits in Coronary Revacularization-A Better Technique” Albany Cardiovascular Society, New York, July 2001

38. “Safer Strategies in Reoperative Bypass Grafting” Queens County Cardiology Society, Astoria, New York, September 2002

39. “Aortic Valve Replacement in the Elderly ATS Surgery Symposium Scottdale, Arizona, October 2003

Journal Manuscripts

1. Burman S, Armellini C, Wenter D, Culliford A. Heterologous aortic valves from mitral valve replacement. Bull NY Acad Med 44:1107, 1968.

2. Burman S, Armellini C, Weber D, Culliford A. Heterologous heart valve replacement. Bull NY Acad Med 44:1108, 1968.

3. Carey J, Scharschmidt B, Culliford A, Greenlee P. Hemodynamic effectiveness of colloid and electrolyte solution for replacement of simulated operative blood loss. Sug Gyn Obstet. 131:679-86, 1969.

4. Culliford, A, Harris M, Porges R, Berczeller P, Amorosi E, Grier R. Streptococal peritonitis in a patient with Hodgkins disease and in intrauterine device. Am J Obstetrics and Gyn 117:288-90, 1973.

5. Culliford A, Cukingnan R, Worth M. Aneurysms of gluteal vessels - their etiology and management J Trauma 14:77-81, 1974.

6. Culliford A, Ibrahim I, Zerbino V. Sudden death and hexachlorophene. Arch Surg 09:434-5, 1974.

7. Cukingman R, Culliford A, Worth M. Surgical Correction of a lateral duodenal fistula with the Roux-Y technique: report of a case. J Trauma, 14:519-23, 1975.

8. Culliford A, Cukingman R, Worth M. Traumatic perforation of the sigmoid colon through schistosomal ulcerations. Am J Surg 129:705-08, 1975.

9. Harris M, Roses D, Culliford A, Gumport S. Melanoma of the head and neck. Ann Surg 182:86-91, 1975.

10. Culliford A, Cunningham J, Zeff R, Isom O, Teiko P, Spencer F. Sternal and costachondral infection following open heart surgery - a review of two thousand five hundred and ninety four patients. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 72:714-26, 1976.

11. Culliford A, Isom O, Doyle E. Pacemaker implantation in the extremely young - a safe and cosmetic approach. Ann Thor Surg 75:763-4, 1977.

12. Culliford A, Ginsberg G, Acinapura A, LeFleur R. Spontaneous mediastinal hemorrhage associated with renovascular hypertension. Arch Surg 112:1500-1, 1977.

13. Isom O, Spencer F, Culliford A. Coronary revascularization with significant impairment of left ventricular contractility. Cardiovascular Clinic 8:265-72, 1977.

14. Culliford A, Lipton M, Isom O, et al. Surgery for chronic constrictive pericarditis. NYS J Med 78:1719-21, 1978.

15. Culliford A, Isom O, Trehan N, Doyle E, Gorstein F, Spencer F. Benign tumors of right atrium necessitating extensive resection and reconstruction. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 76: 178-82, 1978.

16. Culliford A, Madden M, Isom W, Glassman E. Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. Refractory ventricular tachycardia. JAMA 239(5):431-32, 1978.

17. Culliford A, Spencer F. Guidelines for safely opening a previous sternotomy incision. Jour Thor Cardiovas Surg 78(4): 633-38, 1979.

18. Spielberger L, Turndorf H, Culliford A, Imparato A. Hand- held toy squeaker during carotid endarterectomy in the awake patient. Arch Surg, 114:103-104, 1979.

19. Culliford A, Girdwood R, Isom O, Krauss K, Spencer F. Angina following myocardial revascularization: Does time of recurrence predict etiology and influence results of

operation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 77:889-95, 1979.

20. Culliford A, Boyd A, Spencer F. A special rongeur for removal of extensively calcified mitral valves. Ann Thorac Surg 28:605-606, 1979.

21. Culliford A, Lipton M, Spencer F. Operation for chronic constrictive pericarditis: Do the surgical approach and degree of pericardial resection influence the outcome significantly? Ann Thorac Surg 29:2: 146-152, 1980.

22. Peck V. Lieberman A, Pinto R, Culliford A. Pituitary apoplexy following open heart surgery. NYS J Med March 80:641-43, 1980.

23. Culliford A, Thomas S, Spencer F: Fulminating non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a newly recognized hazard during cardiac operations. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 80:868-875, 1980.

24. Culliford A, Gitel S, Starr N, Thomas S, Baumann G, Wessler S, Spencer F: Lack of Correlation Between Activated Clotting Time and Plasma Heparin During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Ann Surg 193:105-111, 1981.

25. Rose D, Colvin S, Culliford A, Cunningham N, Adams P, Glassman E, Isom W, Spencer F: Long term survival with partial left heart bypass following peri-operative myocardial infarction and shock. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 83:483-492, 1982.

26. Culliford A, Ayvaliotis B, Shemin R, Colvin S, Isom O, Spencer F. Aneurysms of the ascending aorta and transverse arch: surgical experience in 80 patients. J Thor Cardiovas

Surg 83:701-11, 1982.

27. Landymore R, Colvin S, Culliford A, Trehan N. Management of the calcified aorta during myocardial revsacularization, J Thor Cardio Surg 84:455-56, 1982.

28. Culliford A, Ayvaliotis B, Shemin R, Colvin S, Isom O, Aneurysms of the Descending Aorta, J Thor Cardio Surg Vol 85 No. 1 pp 98-104, 1983.

29. Esposito R, Culliford A, Heparin resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg Vol 85 No 3 pp 346-53, 1983.

30. Esposito R, Culliford A, The role of the activated clotting time in heparin administration and neutralization for cardiopulmonary bypass J Thor Cardiovasc Surg Vol 85 No. 2,

pp 174-85, 1983.

31. Rose, D, Colvin S, Culliford A, Isom W, Cunningham J, Glassman E, Spencer F. Late functional and hemodynamic status of surviving patients following insertion of the left heart assist device. J Thor Cardiovasc 86:639-45, 1983.

32. Bevelaqua F, Culliford A. Chronic hemoptysis secondary to infected left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. NY State J Med 83:87-89, 1983.

33. Landymore R, Colvin S, Isom W, Culliford A. The effect of nitroglycerin cardioplegia on myocardial cooling patients undergoing myocardial revascularization. Ann Thor Surg 35(6):621-25, 1983.

34. Lachinger J, Cunningham J, Culliford A, Krieger K, Knopp E, Colvin S, Spencer F. Demonstration of sustained increases in myocardial ATP following preischemic enhancement. Current Surgery 41:104-106, 1984.

35. Grossi E, Krieger K, Cunningham J, Culliford A, Nathan I, Spencer F. Veno-Arterial Bypass: A Technique For Spinal Cord Protection" J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 89:228-34, 1985.

36. Grossi E, Culliford A, Krieger K, Kloth D, Press R, Baumann G, Spencer F. A survey of 77 major infectious complications of median sternotomy: a review of 7,949 consecutive patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 40:214-23, 1985.

37. Grossi E, Hunter C, Culliford A, Colvin S, Baumann G, Spencer F, Percutaneous assist device provides simple technique for total left ventricular support. Surg Forum 36:208-10, 1985.

38. Spencer F, Colvin S, Culliford A, Isom W. Experiences with the Carpentier techniques of mitral valve reconstruction in 103 patients(1980-1985). Jour Thor & Cardiovasc Surg 90(3):341-50, 1985.

39. Culliford A, Surgery for Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis. In: Difficult Problems in Adult Cardiac Surgery, edited by Arthur J. Robers, M.D. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago 1985

40. Culliford A, Colvin S, Rohrer K, Baumann G, Spencer F. The atherosclerotic ascending aorta and transverse arch: a new technique to prevent cerebral injury during bypass.

Experience with 13 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 41:27-35, 1986.

41. Spencer F, Baumann G, Grossi E, Culliford A, Galloway A. Experiences with 1643 porcine prosthetic valves in 1492 patients. Ann of Surg 203(6):691-700, 1986.

42. Freedberg R, Kronzon I, Gindea A, Culliford A, Tunick P:Noninvasive Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Caused by A Porcine Mitral Prosthesis. J Amer Coll Card 9:698-700, 1987.

43. Schrem S, Freedberg R, Culliford A, Kronzon I: Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Bland Thrombus on an Aortic Valve. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

1:271-72, 1988.

44. Gindea A, Freedberg R, Culliford A, Tunick P: Pulmonic Valve Replacement for Pulmonic Insufficiency One Year After Mitral Valve Replacement. NY State Journal of Medicine

89:422-23, 1989.

45. Grossi E, Krieger K, Cunningham J Jr., Trehan N, Culliford A, Baumann G, Spencer F. Preservation of spinal cord function and prevention of paralysis during aortic occlusion via veno-arterial bypass. J Cardiovasc Surg 30:95-98, 1989.

46. Galloway A, Colvin S, LaMendola C, Hurwitz J, Baumann G, Harris L, Culliford A, Grossi E, Spencer F. Ten-Year Operative Experience with 165 Aneurysms of the Ascending Aorta and Aortic Arch. Circulation 80 (3, Part 1):I249-I256, 1989.

47. Lamendola C, Galloway A, Culliford A, Harris A, Amendo M: Multiple Aneurysms of the Coronary Arteries in a Patient with Systemic Aneurysmal Disease. Ann Thor Surg 49:1009-10, 1990.

48. Tunick P, Fox A, Culliford A, Levy R, Kronzon I: The echocardiographic recognition of an atrial myxoma vegetation. American Heart Journal 119:679-80, 1990.

49. Freedberg R, Schulman I, Naidich D, Weinreb J, Culliford A, Kronon I, Constrictive pericarditis masquerading as extracardiac tumor. American Heart Journal 120:127-29, 1990.

50. Culliford A, "Surgical Options for Valvular Heart Disease": Illustrated Medicine Volume 5, 1990 Number 3

51. Galloway A, Colvin S, Grossi E, Baumann G, Sabban Y, Esposito R, Ribakove G, Culliford A, Slater J, Glassman E. et al. Ten year experience with aortic valve replacement in 482 patients 70 years of age or older: operative risk and long-term results. Ann Thor Surg 49(1):84-91; 1990.

52. Tunick P, Culliford A, Lamparello P, Kronzon I, Atheromatosis of the Aortic Arch as an Occult Source of Multiple Systemic Emboli: Annals of Internal Medicine 114:391-92, 1991.

53. Culliford A, Galloway A, Colvin S, Grossi E, Baumann G, Esposito R, Ribakove G, Spencer F. Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis in Persons Aged 80 Years and Over.

Amer Jour of Card 67:1256-60, 1991.

54. Grossi E, Esposito R, Harris L, Crooke G, Galloway A, Colvin S, Culliford A, Baumann G, Yao K, Spencer F. Sternal wound infections and use of internal mammary artery grafts. Jour Thor & Cardiovasc Surg 102(3):342-46; discussion 346-7, 1991.

55. Tunick P, Lackner H, Katz E, Culliford A, Kronzon I. Multiple Emboli From A Large Aortic Arch Thrombus in a Patient with Thrombotic Diathesis. American Heart Journal 124:239-41, 1992.

56. Galloway A, Grossi E, Colvin S, Baumann G, Culliford A, Ribakove G, Esposito R, LaMendola C, Crooke G, Harris L, Spencer F. Multiple Valve Surgery for Advanced Valvular Heart Disease: Factors Affecting Outcome in 513 Patients. J Am Coll Card 19:725-32, 1992.

57. Culliford A, Galloway A, Colvin S, Grossi E, Baumann F, Esposito R, Ribakove G, Spencer F: Octogenarians Are Not Too Old for Aortic Valve Replacement Cardiology Board Review 9:84-91, 1992.

58. Dorsa F, Tunick P, Culliford A, Kronzon I: Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta due to cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Diagnosis by trasesophageal echocardiography. American Heart Journal 123:1398-1400, 1992.

59. Culliford A, Galloway A, Colvin S, Grossi E, Baumann G, Esposito R, Ribakove G, Spencer F: Cardiac Surgery in Octogenarians: Do the Risks Exceed the Benefit? American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 1:15-25, 1992.

60. Tunick P, Lackner H, Katz E, Culliford A, Giangola G, Kronzon I: Multiple Emboli from a Large Aortic Arch Thrombus in a Patient with Thrombotic Diathesis. American Heart Journal, 124:239-41, 1992.

61. Culliford A, Tunick P, Katz E, Kronzon I, Galloway A, Ribakove G, Esposito R, Spencer F: Initial Experience with Removal of Protruding Atheroma from the Aortic Arch: Diagnosis by Transesophageal Echo, Operative Technique, & Follow-up. JACC Vol. 21, No. 2, Feb 1993:342A.

62. Cziner D, Freedberg R, Tunick P, Friedman G, Culliford A, Rizk C, Kronzon I: Transesophageal Echocardiographic Diagnosis of a Primary Intraaortic Tumor. Am Heart Jour 125:1189-92, 1993.

63. Katz E, Tunick P, Colvin S, Culliford A, Kronzon I: Aortic Dissection Complicating Cardiac Surgery: Diagnosis by Intra-operative Biplane Transesophageal Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiograhy 6:217-22, 1993.

64. Freedberg R, Tunick P, Culliford A, Tatelbaum R, Kronzon I: Dissappearance of a Large Intraortic Mass in a Patient With Prior Systemic Embolization. Am Heart Jour 125:1445-47,

1993.

65. Galloway A, Colvin S, Grossi E, Parish M, Culliford A, Asai T, Rofsky N, Weinreb J, Shapiro S, Baumann G, Spencer F: Surgical Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection by the Circulatory Arrest-Graft Inclusion Technique in Sixty-Six Patients. J Thor Cardiovas Surg 105:781-90, 1993.

66. Kronzon I, Goodkin G, Culliford A, Scholes J, Boctor F, Freedberg R, Tunick P:Right Atrial and Right Ventricular Obstruction by Recurrent Stromomyoma. J Am Soc Echordiography 7:528-33, 1994.

67. Marcus S, Krauss T, Freedberg R, Culliford A, Weinreich D, Kronzon I: Pulmonary Embolectomy for Intravenous Uterine Leiomyomatosis. Am Heart J 127:1642-45, 1994.

68. Culliford A. 1986: The atherosclerotic ascending aorta and transverse arch: a new technique to prevent cerebral injury during bypass: experience with 13 patients. Updated in1994: Ann Thor Surg 57(4):1051-52, 1994.

69. Greico G, d'Hollosy M, Culliford A, Jonas S: Evaluating neuroprotective agents for clinical anti-ischemic benefit using neurological and neuropsychological changes after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. Methodological strategies and results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of GMI ganglioside. Stroke. 27:858-74, 1996.

70. Giangola G, Migaly J, Riles T, Lamparello P, Adelman M, Grossi E, Colvin S, Pasternack P, Galloway A, Culliford A, Esposito R, Ribakove G, Crawford B, Glassman L, Baumann G,

Spencer F. Perioperative morbidity and mortality in combined vs. stage approaches to carotid and coronary revascularization. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 10:138-42, 1996.

71. Galloway A, Schwartz D, Culliford A, Ribakove G, Grossi E, Esposito R, Baumann G, Delianides J, Spencer F, Colvin S. Selective approach to descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: a ten-year experience. Ann Thor Surg. 62:1152-57, 1996.

72. Grossi E, Galloway A, Miller J, Ribakove G, Culliford A, Esposito R, Delianides J, Buttenheim P, Baumann F, Spencer F, Colvin S. Valve repair versus replacement for mitral insufficiency: when is a mechanical valve still indicated? Jour Thor & Cardiovas Surg 15:389-96, 1998.

73. Stern A, Tunick, P, Culliford, A, Lachmann J, Baumann G, Kanchuger M, Risk of Stroke During Heart Surgery With and Without Aortic Arch Endarterectomy. American Heart Journal 1999.

74. Grossi E, Galloway A, Zakow P, Miller J, Buttenheim P, Baumann G, Culliford A, Spencer F, Colvin S. Choice of Mitral Prosthesis in the Elderly; An Analysis of Actual Outcome. circulation 1998;98:II-116-II-119, 1998.

75. LaPietra A, Grossi E, Derivaux C, Applebaum R, Costas D, Hanjis, Ribakove G, Galloway A, Buttenheim P MA, Steinberg B, Culliford A, Colvin S,: Robotic-Assisted Instruments Enhnace Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Ann Thorac Surg 70:835-8 2000

76. LaPietra A, Grossi EA, Pau BB, Esposito RA, Galloway AC, Derivaux CC, Glassman LR, Culliford AT, Ribakove GH, Colvin SB: Assisted venous drainage presents the risk of undetected air microembolism. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 120(5): 856-863, 2000

77. Kort R, Tunick P, Applebaum R, Richard RDMS, Culliford A, Grossi E, Ostrowski J, Kronzon I: Acquired Aorta- Pulmonary Artery Fistula: Diagnosis by Multiple Imaging Modalities: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography; 0894-7317 2001

78. Grossi EA, LaPietra A, Ribakove GH, Delianides J, Esposito R, Culliford AT, Direvaux CC, Applebaum RM, Kronzon I, Steinberg BM, Baumann FG, Galloway AC, Colvin SB: Minimally Invasive versus sternotomy approaches for mitral reconstruction: comparison of intermediate-term results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 121(4): 708-13.,2001

79. Grossi EA, Goldberg JD, Lapietra A, Ye X, Zakow P, Sussman M, Delanides J, Culliford AT, Esposito RA, Sussman Ribakove GH, Galloway AC, Colvin SB.”Ischemic mitral valve

reconstruction and replacement: Comparison of long-term survival and complications, Dec:122(6):1107-24 JTCS 2001

80. Grossi EA, LaPietra A,Ribakove GH, Delanides J, Esposito R, Culliford AT, Derivaux C, Applebaum RM, Kronzon I, Steinberg BM, Baumann FG, Galloway AC, Colvin SB,

“Minimally invasive versus sternotomy approaches for mitral reconstruction: Comparison of intermediate term results,” Apr;121(14):708-13 JTCS 2001

81. Grossi EA, LaPietra A, Galloway AC, Bizekis CS, Baumann FG, Culliford AT, Esposito RA, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Colvin SB. “Impact of left ventricular function upon late survival after mitral reconstruction for functional ischemic mitral insufficiency “ Circulation 2001 Oct 23;104(17):3239-1124

82. Grossi EA, Galloway AC, LaPietra A, Applebaum RM, Esposito RA, Bizekis CS, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Kanchuger M, Kronzon I, Colvin SB. Decreased stroke with routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in coronary artery bypass grafting”. Circulation 2001 Oct 23;104 (17)2091-1124

83. Grossi EA, Esposito RA, LaPietra A, Baumann FG, Bizekis CS, Delianides J, Applebaum RM, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Galloway AC, Colvin SB. “Aortic valve surgery in patients with impaired ventricular function”. Circulation 2001 Oct 23, 104 (17):2613-1124

84. Grossi E, Bizekis C, LaPietra A, Derivaux C, Galloway A, Ribakove G, Culliford A, Esposito R, Delianides J, Colvin S: Late Results of Isolated Mitral Annuloplasty for “Functional” ischemic Mitral Insufficiency. J Card Surg 16:328-332, 2001

85. Grossi E, Galloway A, LaPietra A, Ribakove G, Ursomanno P, Delianides J, Culliford A, Bizekis C, Esposito R, Baumann F, Kanchuger M, Colvin S: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A six-year Experience with 714 patients. Ann Thor Surg 72: 660-4,2002

86. Bizekis CS, Gross EA, Sharony R, Galloway AC, Applebaum R, Esposito RA, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Kanchuger M, Kronzon I, Colvin SB. “Off-pump CABG reduces mortality and neurologic complications in patients with atheromatous aortas: A case study”.Circulation 2002 Nov 5;106 (19)638-638

87. Sharony R, Grossi EA, Saunders PC, Schwartz CF, Ciuffo GB, Baumann FG, Delianides J, Applebaum RA, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Galloway AC, Colvin SB,: Aortic

valve replacement in patients with impaired ventricular function. Ann Thorac Surg. 76 (6): 1804-14, 2003

88. Reynolds HR, Nayar AC, McAleer EP, Schwartz JD, Tunick PA, Applebaum RM, Colvin SB, Culliford AT, Galloway AC, Grossi EA, Ribakove GH, Kronzon I: Substernal epicardial echocardiography: Review of a new technique. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 16 (11): 1204-10, 2003

89. Sharony R, Bizekis CS, Kanchuger M, Galloway AC, Saunders PC, Applebaum R, Schwartz CF, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Baumann FG, Kronzon I, Colvin SB, Grossi EA: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting reduces mortality and stroke in patients with atheromatous aortas: a case control study. Circulation 108 (10 Suppl 1); II15-20, 2003

90. Sharony R, Grossi EA, Saunders PC, Schwartz CF, Delianides J, Ursomanno, P, Galloway AC, Ribakiove GH, Culliford AT, Colvin SB: Nonsternotomy, minimally invasive aortic valve surgery: a six-year experience with 482 patients. Heart Surg Forum 6 Supp 1:S12, 2003

91. Sharony R, Grossi EA, Saunders PC, Schwartz CF, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Ursomanno P, Baumann FG, Galloway AC, Colvin SB: Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery in the elderly: a case-control study. Circulation 18 (10 Suppp 1): II43-7, 2003

92. Grossi EA,Bizekis CS, Sharony R, Saunders PC, Galloway AC, LaPietra A, Applebaum RM, Esposito RA, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Kanchuger M, Kronzon I, Colvin SB: Routine intraoperative TEE identfies patients with atheromatous aortas: impact on “offpump” coronary artery bypass and perioperative stroke. J Am Soc Echocardiog 16 (7); 751-5, 2003

93. Hannan EL, Wu C, Ryan TJ, Bennett E, Culliford AT, Gold JP, Hartman A, Isom OW, Jones RH, McNeil B, Rose EA, Subramamian V: Do Hospitals and Surgeons with Higher Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Volumes Still Have Lower Risk-Adjusted Mortality rates? Circulation, 108: 795-801 Aug 2003

94. Wu C, Hannan EL, Ryan TJ, Bennett E, Culliford AT, Gold JP, Hartman A, Isom OW, Jones RH, McNeil B, Rose E, Subramamian VA: Is the impact of Hospital and Surgeon Volumes on In-Hospital Mortality rate for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Limited to patients of high Risk?” In Press 2004

95. Racz JM, Hannan LE, Wayne, OI, Subramanian VA, Jones RH, Gold JP, Ryan TJ, Hartman A, Culliford AT, Bennett E, Lancey RA, Rose EA: A Comparison of Short-and Long-Term Outcomes After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery With Sternotomy. JACC 2004;43:557-64

96. Sharony R, Grossi EA, Saunders PC, Galloway AC, Applebaum R, Ribakove GH, Culliford AT, Kanchuger M, Kronzon I, Colvin SB. “Prospensity case-matched analysis of
off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with atheromatous aortic disease.” JTCS 406-13, 2004

Textbook Publications and Chapters

1. Culliford A, Isom O. Current status of valvular surgery. In: Cardiovascular Disease: New horizons in diagnosis and management. New York: Futura Publishing 198-217, 1978.

2. Culliford A, Cunningham J, Adams P, Isom O, Spencer F: Clinical experience with potassium cold blood cardioplegia New York University Medical Center. In Moran JM, MichaelisLL (ed.) Surgery for the Complications of Myocardial Infarction. New York: Grune Stratton 119-34, 1979

3. Culliford A, Shemin R. "Postoperative Care in the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Patient. In: 4th Edition of Gibbons, Surgery of Chest edited by Sabastion D, Spencer F. W.B. Saunders Book Co. 155-82, 1984.

4. Culliford A. Surgery for Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis. In: Difficult Problems in Adult Cardiac Surgery, edited by Arthur J. Robers, M.D. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc.,

Chicago 315-25, 1985.

5. Culliford A, Rosenfeld K. "Role of Antibiotic Lavage and Radical Debridement in the Treatment of Acute Mediastinal a Wound Infections Following Sternotomy" In: Cardiac

Surgery: State of the Art Reviews. Published by Hanley & Belfus Inc. Philadelphia, PA. 459-74, 1988.

6. Spencer F, Culliford A. "Acquired Heart Disease" In: 5th Edition Principles of Surgery edited by Schwartz, Shires, Spencer and Storer. McGraw-Hill Book Co. 843-909, 1989.

7. Culliford A. "Penetrating cardiac injuries" In: Thoracic Trauma, Hood M, Boyd A, Culliford A. (eds.)W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. 178-210, 1989.

8. Culliford A. "Non-penetrating Thoracic Trauma" In: Thoracic Trauma, Hood M, Boyd A, Culliford A. (eds.) W.B.Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. 211-24, 1989.

9. Culliford A. "Traumatic Aortic Rupture" In: Thoracic Trauma, Hood M, Boyd A, Culliford A. (eds.) W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. 224-43, 1989.