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Office
Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N Campbell Avenue
Rm 4302B, PO Box 245071
Tucson, AZ 85724Phone+1 215-873-6087
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1998 - 2000
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1991
- Cornell University College of Arts and SciencesB.A., Chemistry, Biochemistry and the History of Art, 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- NE State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2001 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Scholar American College of Surgeons/Society of Thoracic Surgery Health, 2005
- Walter Lewis Croll Scholarship Brandeis University Heller School of Public Health, 2005
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Clinical Trials
- REGISTRY EVALUATION OF VITAL INFORMATION FOR VADs IN AMBULATORY LIFE Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL) Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
- MOMENTUM 3 IDE Clinical Study Protocol Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 02
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Chilling Choices: Heart Transplant Outcomes Using SherpaPak With Long Ischemic Time Versus Traditional Ice Storage With Short Ischemic Time.Hassan Farhoud, Zubair Shah, Tarun Dalia, Scott Silvestry, Hirak Shah
ASAIO Journal. 2024-12-13 - Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death.Tanisha Rajah, David Blitzer, Scott Silvestry, Hannah Copeland
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2024-11-30 - 2 citationsVentricular assist device using a thoracotomy-based implant technique: Multi-Center Implantation of the HeartMate 3 in Subjects With Heart Failure Using Surgical Techn...Igor Gosev, Duc Thinh Pham, John Y Um, Anelechi C Anyanwu, Akinobu Itoh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Unexpected Abrupt Increase in Left Ventricular Assist Device ThrombosisStarling RC, Moazami N, Silvestry SC, Ewald G, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Rame JD, Acker MA, Blackstone EH, Ehrlinger J, Thuita L, Mountis MM, Soltesz EG, Lytle BW, Smedira NG, N Engl J Med, 1/1/2014
- Algorithm for the Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Pump Thrombus J Heart and Lung TransplantationGoldstein DJ, Ranjit J, Salerno C, Silvestry SC, Moazami N, Horstmanshof D, Adamson R, Boyle A, Zucker M, Rogers J, Russell S, Long J, Pagani F, Jorde U, J Heart and Lung Transplantation, 7/1/2013
- HeartWare and HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation: Outcomes from the United Network of Organ Sharing DatabaseTopkara VK, O'Neill JK, Carlisle A, Silvestry SC, Ewald GA, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Innovation Helps Meet Increasing Demand for Heart TransplantsJanuary 31st, 2023
- With Demand Soaring for Heart Transplants, Florida Hospitals Ramp UpJanuary 17th, 2023
- ‘I Was Going to Die’: ECMO Machine Credited with Saving the Most Severe COVID-19 Patients’ LivesAugust 4th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Mechanics And Energetics In Aortic RegurgitationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993–1994
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