CraigHSelzmanMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Salt Lake City, UT

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Professor of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine

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Office
30 N 1900 E
Rm 3C127
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-587-9348

Fax+1 801-585-2973
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Summary

Dr. Craig Selzman is a thoracic surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, University of Utah Health, and Primary Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, cardiopulmonary transplantation, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery and is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery, and lung transplant surgery. He has more than 250 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

University of ColoradoFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2000 - 2003
University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2008 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2003 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

REGISTRY EVALUATION OF VITAL INFORMATION FOR VADs IN AMBULATORY LIFE Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Completed
Remission From Stage D Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL) Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Safety and Feasibility of Amniotic Fluid as a Treatment for COVID-19 Patients Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 28
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Pilot Study of Human Amniotic Fluid for COVID19 Associated Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 20
Completed
Early Phase 1
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
The ARIES HeartMate 3 Pump IDE Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 14
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Machine Learning Multicenter Risk Model to Predict Right Ventricular Failure After Mechanical Circulatory Support: The STOP-RVF Score.
Iosif Taleb, Christos P Kyriakopoulos, Robyn Fong, Naila Ijaz, Zachary Demertzis, Konstantinos Sideris, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Antigone G Koliopoulou, Michael J Bonios, Ro...> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2024 Mar 1
Timing of Initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support and Outcomes Among Patients With Cardiogenic Shock.
Teran, F., Tonna, J., Jentzer, J., Drakos, S., Selzman, C., Owyang, C.> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Feb 6
Minimally Invasive Direct Aortic Implantation of Impella 5.5 As Bridge to Transplant: A Case Report.
Heiler, J., Dichiacchio, L., Kagawa, H., Selzman, C., Goodwin, M.> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2024 Jan 3
A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of sterile filtered human amniotic fluid for treatment of COVID-19.
Tonna, J., Pierce, J., Brintz, B., Bardsley, T., Phillips, J., Skidmore, C., Hatton, N., Lewis, G., Selzman, C.> ;BMC Infectious Diseases. 2023 Dec 8
Mitochondria possess a large, non-selective ionic current that is enhanced during cardiac injury.
Enrique Balderas, Sandra H J Lee, Thirupura S Shankar, Xue Yin, Anthony M Balynas, Selzman, C., Drakos, S., Chaudhuri, D., Kyriakopoulos, C.> ;Biorxiv. 2023 Nov 16
1 citations
Disparities in Gender and Diversity Representation Among Surgical Subspecialties: Are we Losing Momentum?
Savannah Gelhard, Liam O'Brien, Sydney Vincenti, Douglas R Smego, Reilly Hobbs, Thomas K Varghese Jr, Craig H Selzman, Sara J Pereira> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Jan 1
Canine Model of Ischemia-Induced Ventricular Tachycardia.
Annie M Hirahara, Muhammad S Khan, Yuki Ishidoya, Douglas Smego, Orvelin Roman, Ravi Ranjan, Lauren Krueger, Guillaume Hoareau, Craig H Selzman, Derek J Dosdall> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Jan 1
A latent cardiomyocyte regeneration potential in human heart disease.
Derks, W., Rode, J., Collin, S., Rost, F., Heinke, P., Hariharan, A., Pickel, L., Simonova, I., Lázár, E., Graham, E., Jashari, R., Andrä, M., Jeppsson, A., Salehpour,...> ;Biorxiv. 2023 Sep 17
1 citations
Heart Transplant and Donors After Circulatory Death: A Clinical-Preclinical Systematic Review.
Laura DiChiacchio, Matthew L Goodwin, Hiroshi Kagawa, Eric Griffiths, Ian C Nickel, Josef Stehlik, Craig H Selzman> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Case Report of Needle Disruption of the Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes for Refractory Chylothorax After Double Lung Transplantation.
Hiroshi Kagawa, John Stringham, Craig Selzman, Matthew Goodwin, Laura Frye, Sanjeev Raman, Barbara Cahill, Matthew Morrell> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
A Case Report of Triple Organ Transplantation From a Donor After Circulatory Death Using Thoraco-Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion.
Hiroshi Kagawa, Matthew Goodwin, Josef Stehlik, Jeffrey Campsen, Talia Baker, Craig H Selzman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2023 Oct 1
2 citations
Familial Associations of Prevalence and Cause-Specific Mortality for Thoracic Aortic Disease and Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Large-Population Database.
Jason P Glotzbach, Heidi A Hanson, Joseph E Tonna, Joshua J Horns, Chelsea McCarty Allen, Angela P Presson, Claire L Griffin, Megan Zak, Vikas Sharma, Martin Tristani-...> ;Circulation. 2023 Aug 22
Antitachycardia pacing at the His bundle is safer than conventional right ventricular antitachycardia pacing in a canine myocardial ischemic injury model.
Annie M Hirahara, Muhammad S Khan, Omar A Gharbia, Matthias Lange, Yuki Ishidoya, Douglas Smego, Ravi Ranjan, Gregory J Stoddard, Craig H Selzman, Derek J Dosdall> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 May 1
2 citations
The RNA editor ADAR2 promotes immune cell trafficking by enhancing endothelial responses to interleukin-6 during sterile inflammation.
Aikaterini Gatsiou, Simon Tual-Chalot, Matteo Napoli, Almudena Ortega-Gomez, Tommy Regen, Rachit Badolia, Valeriana Cesarini, Claudia Garcia-Gonzalez, Raphael Chevre, ...> ;Immunity. 2023 May 9
1 citations
A canine model of chronic ischemic heart failure.
Muhammad S Khan, Douglas Smego, Yuki Ishidoya, Annie M Hirahara, Emmanuel Offei, Martha S Ruiz Castillo, Omar Gharbia, Hui Li, Joseph A Palatinus, Lauren Krueger, Ting...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2023 Jun 1
5 citations
GJA1-20k Rescues Cx43 Localization and Arrhythmias in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.
Joseph A Palatinus, Steven Valdez, Lindsey Taylor, Claire Whisenant, Craig H Selzman, Stavros G Drakos, Ravi Ranjan, TingTing Hong, Jeffrey E Saffitz, Robin M Shaw> ;Circulation Research. 2023 Mar 17
Left ventricular functional improvement appears to contribute to lower rates of device thrombosis in patients on durable mechanical circulatory support.
Benjamin D Horne, Konstantinos Sideris, Iosif Taleb, Rachel J Griffin, Eric Sheffield, Rami Alharethi, Thomas C Hanff, Josef Stehlik, Craig H Selzman, Stavros G Drakos...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023 Jul 1
7 citations
Distinct Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profile Specifies Patients Who Have Heart Failure With Potential of Myocardial Recovery on Mechanical Unloading and Circulatory S...
Stavros G Drakos, Rachit Badolia, Aman Makaju, Christos P Kyriakopoulos, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Christopher M Tracy, Anna Bakhtina, Ryan Bia, Timothy Parnell, Iosif Taleb,...> ;Circulation. 2023 Jan 31
1 citations
Effect of Portable, In-Hospital Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Clinical Outcomes.
Anna L Ciullo, Natalie Wall, Iosif Taleb, Antigone Koliopoulou, Kathleen Stoddard, Stavros G Drakos, Fred G Welt, Matthew Goodwin, Nate Van Dyk, Hiroshi Kagawa, Stephe...> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022 Nov 17
4 citations
Heart waitlist survival in adults with an intra-aortic balloon pump relative to other Status 2, Status 1, and inotrope Status 3 patients.
Thomas C Hanff, Adeline Browne, Holly Gaines, Michael O Harhay, Matt Goodwin, Craig H Selzman, James C Fang, Stavros G Drakos, Josef Stehlik, Dickey, J.> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
TEE guided REBOA deflation following ROSC for non-traumatic cardiac arrest.
Christopher Kelly, H Hill Stoecklein, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Guillaume Hoareau, James Daley, Craig Selzman, Scott Youngquist, Austin Johnson> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023 Jan 1
4 citations
A multicenter evaluation of external outflow graft obstruction with a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device.
Leonhard Wert, Garrick C Stewart, Mandeep R Mehra, Assi Milwidsky, Ulrich P Jorde, Daniel J Goldstein, Craig H Selzman, Josef Stehlik, Faisal D Alshamdin, Feras H Khal...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
Baseline QRS duration associates with cardiac recovery in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation.
Muhammad S Khan, Elizabeth Dranow, Derek J Dosdall, Christos P Kyriakopoulos, Iosif Taleb, Monte Scott, Ravi Ranjan, Michael Yin, Eleni Tseliou, Rami Alharethi, Willia...> ;American Heart Journal Plus. 2022 Oct 1
Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Donor Heart Use Before and After the 2018 UNOS Heart Allocation Policy Change.
Adeline Browne, Holly Gaines, Rami Alharethi, Matt Goodwin, Craig H Selzman, James C Fang, Stavros G Drakos, Josef Stehlik, Thomas C Hanff> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2023 Feb 1
Heart Failure Strategically Focused Research Network: Summary of Results and Future Directions.
G Michael Felker, Peter Buttrick, Anthony Rosenzweig, E Dale Abel, Larry A Allen, Michael Bristow, Saumya Das, Adam D DeVore, Stavros G Drakos, James C Fang, Jane E Fr...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Sep 20
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Journal Articles

Clinical Risk Factors for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients After Cardiac Surgery
Craig H Selzman, Ravi Ranjan, The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
The Human Heart Contains Distinct Macrophage Subsets with Divergent Origins and Functions
Daniel Kreisel, Stavros G Drakos, Kory J Lavine, Craig H Selzman, Nature

Press Mentions

Idaho Man Is Recovering From Unique Triple Organ Transplant at University of Utah HealthApril 14th, 2023
A Change of HeartJanuary 3rd, 2023
Heart Failure Strategically Focused Research Network: Summary of Results and Future DirectionsSeptember 8th, 2022
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