ZacharyNathanKonMD

PubMed

• 8 citations
  Harlequin Syndrome during Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
  Chetan Pasrija, Kareem Bedeir, Jean Jeudy, Zachary N. Kon
  Radiology. Cardiothoracic Imaging. 2019-06-20
• 15 citations
  Neurological complications during veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Does the configuration matter? A retrospective analysis of the ELSO database.
  Roberto Lorusso, Mirko Belliato, Michael A. Mazzeffi, Michele Di Mauro, Fabio Silvio Taccone
  Critical Care. 2021-03-17
• 102 citations
  Contemporary management and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection: An analysis of the STS adult cardiac surgery database.
  Teng C. Lee, Zachary Kon, Faisal H. Cheema, Maria V. Grau-Sepulveda, Brian R. Englum
  Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2018-01-01

Journal Articles

• Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With Atrial Septostomy as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation  
  Kon ZN, Pasrija C, Shah A, Griffith BP, Garcia JP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2016
• Current state of ex-vivo lung perfusion  
  Sanchez PG, Mackowick KM, Kon ZN, Curr Opin Organ Transplant, 1/1/2016
• Modern Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Pediatric Heart Transplantation  
  Wehman B, Stafford KA, Bittle GJ, Kon ZN, Evans CF, Rajagopal K, Pietris N, Kaushal S, Griffith BP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2016
• Bleeding, Transfusion, and Mortality on Extracorporeal Life Support: ECLS Working Group on Thrombosis and Hemostasis  
  Mazzeffi M, Greenwood J, Tanaka K, Menaker J, Rector R, Herr D, Kon Z, Lee J, Griffith B, Rajagopal K, Pham S, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2016
• Predictive Equations for Lung Volumes from Computed Tomography for Size-Matching in Pulmonary Transplantation  
  Konheim JA, Kon ZN, Pasrija C, Luo Q, Sanchez PG, Garcia JP, Griffith BP, Jeudy J, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2016
• Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation: A Case of Successful Transplantation after 155 Days of Support  
  Kon ZN, Wehman PB, Gibber M, Rabin J, Evans CF, Rajagopal K, Herr D, Iacono A, Garcia JP, Griffith BP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• Pediatric End-Stage Failing Hearts Demonstrate Increased Cardiac Stem Cells  
  Wehman B, Sharma S, Mishra R, Guo Y, Colletti EJ, Kon ZN, Datla SR, Siddiqui OT, Balachandran K, Kaushal S, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• Long-term Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome  
  Kon ZN, Dahi S, Evans CF, Byrnes KA, Bittle GJ, Wehman B, Rector RP, McCormick BM, Herr D, Sanchez PG, Pham SM, Griffith BP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• Lung Donation After Controlled Circulatory Determination of Death: A Review of Current Practices and Outcomes  
  Sanchez PG, Rouse M, Pratt DL, Kon ZN, Pierson RN, Rajagopal K, Iacono AT, Pham SM, Griffith BP, Transplant Proc, 1/1/2015
• Class III Obesity is not a Contraindication to Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support  
  Kon ZN, Dahi S, Evans CF, Byrnes KA, Bittle GJ, Wehman B, Rector RP, McCormick BM, Herr D, Sanchez PG, Pham SM, Griffith BP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• Severe Epistaxis During Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Not Your Average Nosebleed  
  Mazzeffi M, Kiefer J, Kon Z, Wolf J, J Thorac Dis, 1/1/2015
• Patient Anatomy Predicts Operative Time in Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery  
  Wehman B, Lehr EJ, Lahiji K, Lee JD, Kon ZN, Jeudy J, Griffith BP, Bonatti J, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
• Reoperative Lung Transplantation for Donor-Derived Pulmonary Mucormycosis  
  Rajagopal K, Watkins AC, Gibber M, Kon ZN, Sanchez PG, Iacono AT, Griffith BP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
• Long-Term Outcomes following Alemtuzumab Induction in Lung Transplantation  
  Wehman B, Griffith BP, Balwan A, Kon ZN, Suffredini DA, Evans C, Garcia JP, Iacono A, Heart Surg Forum, 1/1/2013
• Successful Management of Penetrating Injury to the Aortopulmonary Window  
  Turakhia M, Wehman B, Kon ZN, Gibber M, Evans C, Pasrija C, Gens DR, Lee JD, Griffith BP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2013
• The Use of Lung Donors Older than 55 Years: A Review of the United Network of Organ Sharing Database  
  Bittle GJ, Sanchez PG, Kon ZN, Claire Watkins A, Rajagopal K, Pierson RN 3rd, Gammie JS, Griffith BP, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2013
• Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Using Robotic Totally Endoscopic Surgery: Perioperative Outcome and 5-Year Results  
  Bonatti JO, Zimrin D, Lehr EJ, Vesely M, Kon ZN, Wehman B, de Biasi AR, Hofauer B, Weidinger F, Schachner T, Bonaros N, Friedrich G, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2012
• Ambulatory Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Innovation and Pitfalls  
  Garcia JP, Kon ZN, Evans C, Wu Z, Iacono AT, McCormick B, Griffith BP, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2011
• Resection for Thoracic Metastases from Sarcoma  
  Kon ZN, Martin L, Oncology, 1/1/2011
• Factors Influencing Blood Transfusion Requirements in Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart  
  Bonatti J, Schachner T, Wiedemann D, Weidinger F, Kolbitsch C, Knotzer H, Kon ZN, Bonaros N, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 1/1/2011
• Robotic Totally Endoscopic Triple Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart: Report of the First Successful Clinical Case  
  Bonatti J, Rehman A, Schwartz K, Deshpande S, Kon Z, Lehr E, Zimrin D, Griffith B, Heart SurgForum, 1/1/2011
• Ambulatory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A New Approach for Bridge-To-Lung Transplantation  
  Garcia JP, Iacono A, Kon ZN, Griffith BP, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2010
• Is an Intraaortic Balloon Pump a Contraindication to Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass?  
  Kon ZN, Lehr E, Odonkor P, Fitzpatrick M, Zimrin D, Griffith B, Bonatti J, Heart SurgForum, 1/1/2010
• Intraoperative Detection of Intimal Lipid in the Radial Artery Predicts Degree of Postoperative Spasm  
  Brown EN, Burris NS, Kon ZN, Grant MC, Xu C, Laird P, Gu J, Kallam S, Desai P, Poston RS, Atherosclerosis, 1/1/2009
• Harmonic Scalpel Versus Electrocautery for Harvest of Radial Artery Conduits: Reduced Risk of Spasm, Intimal Injury on Optical Coherence Tomography  
  Brazio PS, Laird PC, Xu C, Gu J, Burris NS, Brown EN, Kon ZN, Poston R, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2008
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Abstracts/Posters

• Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD: A Survival Analysis of Patients Listed for Lung Transplantation.
  Timofte I, Terrin M, Wijesinha M, Sanchez P, Pierson R, Barr E, Kim J, Kon Z, Pham S, Iacono A, 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/27/2016
• Change in Body Mass Index at Listing from Primary Transplant to Re-Transplantation Predicts Re-Transplant Survival.
  Kim J, Barr E, Terrin M, Timofte I, Sanchez P, Kon Z, Pierson R, Wijesinha M, Pham S, Iacono A, 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/27/2016
• A Single Center, Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Pilot Study to Demonstrate Efficacy and Safety of the Addition of Inhaled Liposomal Cyclosporine (L-CsA) Therapy ve...
  Iacono A, Terrin M, Rajakopal K, McGrain J, Barr E, Rinaldi J, Patel A, Timofte I, Kim J, Kon Z, Sanchez PG, Pierson R, Griffith B, Pham S, 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/27/2016
• The Association between Donor-Recipient Race Matching and Survival Following Lung Transplantation Differs Based on Recipient Race.
  Evans CF, Sanchez PG, Kon ZN, Wang X, Valantine H, Agbor-Enoh S, Iacono AT, Griffith BP, Pham SM, 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/27/2016
• Bridging Strategies to Lung Transplantation Do Not Have an Impact on 1-Year Survival.
  Mulligan MJ, Iacono AT, Griffith BP, Pham S, Gammie JS, Bittle GJ, Kon ZN, Sanchez P, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1/23/2016
• Outcomes After Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy for Acute Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism: A Single Center Experience.
  Pasrija C, Kronfli A, Pousatis S, Rouse M, Ghoreishi M, Toursavadkohi S, Griffith BP, Sanchez PG, Kon ZN, 42nd Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Society, 1/22/2016
• Veno-Venous ECMO with Bicaval Dual-Lumen Catheter Cannulation: A Review of the ELSO Registry.
  Bittle G, Sanchez P, Pham S, Griffith B, Mazzeffi M, Herr D, Kon Z, 45th Annual Critical Care Congress of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, 1/20/2016
• A Comparison of Hospital Cost and Outcomes between Minimally-Invasive Techniques for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Utilizing Robotic Technology.
  Kon ZN, Pasrija C, Ghoreishi M, Lehr E, Gammie JS, Griffith BP, Bonatti J, Taylor B, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1/15/2016
• The Lung Rescue Unit (LRU) - Does a Dedicated Intensive Care Unit for Veno-Venous Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV ECMO) Improve Survival to Discharge?
  Menaker J, Dolly K, Rector R, Kufera J, Lee EE, Tabatabai A, Rabinowitz RP, Kon Z, Sanchez P, Pham S, Herr DL, O'Connor JV, Stein DM, Scalea TM, 75th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery, 1/14/2016
• Lung Transplantation is Associated with a Survival Benefit in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
  Evans CF, Kon ZN, Zhan M, Kim J, Timofte I, Iacono AT, Gammie JS, Pham SM, Griffith BP, Sanchez PG, 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1/14/2016
• 6 Minute Walk Test and FVC Analysis: A New Method to Prioritize Organ Allocation for Patients with COPD.
  Timofte I, Terrin M, Wijesinha M, Sanchez P, Pierson R, Barr E, Kim J, Kon Z, Pham S, Iacono A, American Transplant Congress, 1/11/2016
• Defining Ischemic Time in Lung Donation After Circulatory Determination of Cardiac Death.
  Pratt D, Kon Z, Iacono A, Kim J, Reed R, Timofte I, Gammie J, Pham S, Griffith B, Sanchez P, American Transplant Congress, 1/11/2016
• Donor-Recipient Race Matching Is Not Associated with Recipient Survival Following Heart Transplantation.
  Evans C, Sanchez P, Kon Z, Feller E, Griffith B, Pham S, American Transplant Congress, 1/11/2016
• Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Use Can Be Safely Taught Without Increasing Morbidity or Mortality.
  Pasrija C, Ghoreishi M, Shah A, Rouse M, Kon ZN, Taylor BS, 63rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 1/9/2016
• Intracardiac Thrombosis Associated With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Index Case And Review of Case Reports.
  Williams B, Crabbe A, Kon Z, Mazzeffi M, Tanaka K, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 38th Annual Meeting & Workshops, 1/2/2016
• The Incidence of Cannula Associated Deep Vein Thrombosis After Veno-Venous Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
  Menaker J, Tabatabai A, Rector R, Dolly K, Kufera J, Lee E, Kon Z, Sanchez P, Pham S, Herr DL, Mazzeffi M, Rabinowitz RP, O'Connor JV, Stein DM, Scalea TM, 5th Annual EuroELSO Congress, 1/1/2016
• Veno-Venous Versus Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Requiring Pre-cannulation Hemodynamic Suppor...
  Kon ZN, Bittle G, Pham S, Herr D, Griffith BP, ASAIO 61st Annual Conference, 1/24/2015
• Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes of Patients Initially Denied Transplantation at Other Medical Centers.
  Rajagopal K, Kim J, Cheema FH, Wolfson B, Sanchez PG, Reed RM, Evans C, Timofte I, Kon Z, Iacono A, Pierson RN, Pham SM, Griffith B, American Thoracic Society International Conference, 1/15/2015
• Contemporary Management and Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: An Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
  Lee TC, Kon ZN, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Thourani VH, Englum BR, Ailawadi G, Hughes GC, Williams ML, Cheema FH, Brennan J, Svensson LG, Gammie JS, 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1/25/2014
• Modern Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Pediatric Heart Transplantation.
  Wehman B, Stafford K, Bittle B, Kon ZN, Watkins AC, Pietris N, Siddiqui OT, Rajagopal K, Pham S, Kaushal S, Griffith BP, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 1/14/2014
• Donor and Recipient Risk Factors for Early Airway Dehiscence following Lung Transplantation.
  Kon ZN, Bittle GJ, Evans CF, Rajagopal K, Pham SM, Griffith BP, 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/10/2014
• Mechanical Ventilation of ECMO Patients Is Associated with Decreased Post-transplant Survival.
  Bittle GJ, Sanchez PG, Kon ZN, Rajagopal K, Pham S, Griffith B, 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/10/2014
• Modern Outcomes in Surgical Repair of Esophageal Perforation.
  Pasrija C, Wehman B, Kon ZN, Pratt D, Mohammed I, George NM, Donahue JM, Burrows WM, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Thoracic Surgical Association, 1/8/2014
• Bridge to Pediatric Heart Transplantation Using Mechanical Circulatory Support: An Analysis of the UNOS Database.
  Wehman B, Bittle G, Kon ZN, Gibber M, Evans C, Rajagopal K, Kaushal S, Griffith BP, 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/24/2013
• Outcomes of Long-Term Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
  Kon ZN, Evans CF, Bittle GJ, Gibber M, Wehman PB, Herr D, Rajagopal K, Iacono AT, Garcia JP, Griffith BP, 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/24/2013
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Lectures

• ECPR: Futile or the Future. 
  University of Maryland Medical Center - 1/18/2016
• The Top 3 Needs in ECLS: A User's Perspective. Pulmonary 4 - Beyond the Science: Optimizing Extracorporeal Support. 
  1/17/2016
• The Rationale for ECPR. 
  1/15/2016
• Veno-Venous ECMO in the Modern Era. 
  1/9/2016
• LVAD for Intensivists. 
  1/26/2015
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