AhmadYusufSheikhMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • San Francisco, CA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Surgeon

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Office
2200 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone+1 415-833-3800

Fax+1 415-833-4390
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2009 - 2012
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2009
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Association of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Size With Long-term Patient Outcomes: The KP-TAA Study.
Matthew D Solomon, Thomas Leong, Sue Hee Sung, Catherine Lee, J Geoff Allen, Joseph Huh, Paul LaPunzina, Hon Lee, Duncan Mason, Vicken Melikian, Daniel Pellegrini, Dav...> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2022 Nov 1
8 citations
Artificial Intelligence: Can Information be Transformed into Intelligence in Surgical Education?
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, James I. Fann> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2019 Aug 1
Repair of Enlarging Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Two Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Daniel Weber, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Brian S. Cain, Jay I. LaBourene, Vicken Melikian> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Jan 1
19 citations
Creation and Global Deployment of a Mobile, Application-Based Cognitive Simulator for Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Zachary E. Brewer, W. D. Ogden, James I. Fann, Thomas A. Burdon, Ahmad Y. Sheikh> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2016 Mar 1
1 citations
Dealing with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm during assist device implant.
Richard Ha, Peter Chiu, Dipanjan Banerjee, Ahmad Y. Sheikh> ;Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2016 Jun 1
27 citations
Inheriting the Learner's View: A Google Glass-Based Wearable Computing Platform for Improving Surgical Trainee Performance.
Zachary E. Brewer, Hutchinson C. Fann, W. David Ogden, Thomas A. Burdon, Ahmad Y. Sheikh> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2016 Jul 1
8 citations
A Rare Case of Plastic Bronchitis in an Adult Patient After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Mastaneh Ahmadi-Kashani, Vibha Mohindra, Allison Friedenberg, Sharmila Pramanik, W. D. Ogden> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Mar 1
5 citations
Elevated pretransplant pulmonary vascular resistance index does not predict mortality after isolated orthotopic heart transplantation in children: A retrospective anal...
Peter Chiu, Justin M. Schaffer, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Richard Ha, Olaf Reinhartz, Richard D. Mainwaring, Bruce A. Reitz> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2015 Sep 1
3 citations
Pulmonary vascular resistance index and mortality after paediatric heart transplant
Bryan G. Maxwell, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Chinwe C. Ajuba-Iwuji, Eugenie S. Heitmiller, Luca A. Vricella> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2015 Aug 1
3 citations
Fatal acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with a total artificial heart (syncardia) device.
Susanna K. Tan, Kiran Gajurel, Christie E. Tung, Gregory W. Albers, Stan Deresinski, Jose G. Montoya, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Dipanjan Banerjee, Richard Ha> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2014 Sep 1
2 citations
Immediate postoperative percutaneous stenting of superior vena cava obstruction following heart transplantation in adult patients with pacemaker leads.
David Asseff, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Daniel Y. Sze, Richard Ha, Lawrence Hofmann, Pieter van der Starre> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2014 Sep 1
22 citations
A Novel, Catheter-Based Approach to Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation After Myocardial Recovery
Sanford M. Zeigler, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Peter H.U. Lee, Jay Desai, Dipanjan Banerjee, Philip E. Oyer, Michael D. Dake, Richard Ha> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
94 citations
Resource use trends in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 1998-2009.
Bryan G. Maxwell, Andrew J. Powers, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Peter H.U. Lee, Robert L. Lobato, Jim K. Wong> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
9 citations
Individual differences in field independence influence the ability to determine accurate needle angles.
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Madeleine Keehner, Audrey Walker, Paul A. Chang, Thomas A. Burdon, James I. Fann> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Nov 1
47 citations
Heart transplantation with or without prior mechanical circulatory support in adults with congenital heart disease
Bryan G. Maxwell, Jim K. Wong, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Peter H.U. Lee, Robert L. Lobato> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2014 May 1
9 citations
Open aortic valve replacement in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia: a multidisciplinary strategy to minimize perioperative bleeding.
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Charles C. Hill, Lawrence T. Goodnough, Lawrence L.K. Leung, Michael P. Fischbein> ;Transfusion. 2013 May 27
43 citations
Surgical reconstruction of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in Williams and Alagille syndromes.
Michael C. Mongé, Richard D. Mainwaring, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Rajesh Punn, V. Mohan Reddy, Frank L. Hanley> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Feb 1
32 citations
Surgical outcomes for patients with pulmonary atresia/major aortopulmonary collaterals and Alagille syndrome.
Richard D. Mainwaring, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Rajesh Punn, V.M. Reddy, Frank L. Hanley> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Aug 1
45 citations
In Vivo Functional and Transcriptional Profiling of Bone Marrow Stem Cells After Transplantation Into Ischemic Myocardium
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Bruno C. Huber, Kazim H. Narsinh, Joshua M. Spin, Koen E.A. van der Bogt, Patrícia de Almeida, Katherine J. Ransohoff, Daniel Kraft, Giovanni Fajardo,...> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2012 Jan 1
29 citations
RevaTen platelet-rich plasma improves cardiac function after myocardial injury ☆
Allan Mishra, Jeff Velotta, Todd J. Brinton, Xi Wang, Stephanie T. Chang, Owen P. Palmer, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Jaehoon Chung, Phillip C. Yang, Robert C. Robbins, Michael P...> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2011 May 1
4 citations
What are the predictors that affect the excellent long-term benefits of redo coronary artery bypass grafting?
Ayyaz Ali, Darryl Ramoutar, Hutan Ashrafian, Yasir Abu-Omar, Darren H. Freed, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Ziad A. Ali, Thanos Athanasiou, John Wallwork> ;Heart, Lung & Circulation. 2010 Sep 1
5 citations
Stentless aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease: clinical outcome and aortic diameter changes during follow-up
Ayyaz Ali, Amit R. Patel, Ziad A. Ali, Yasir Abu-Omar, Darren H. Freed, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Thanos Athanasiou, John Pepper> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2010 Aug 1
6 citations
Micro-CT for characterization of murine CV disease models.
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Koen E.A. van der Bogt, Timothy C. Doyle, Maryam K. Sheikh, Katherine J. Ransohoff, Ziad A. Ali, Owen P. Palmer, Robert C. Robbins, Michael P. Fischbe...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2010 Jul 1
20 citations
Indirect imaging of cardiac-specific transgene expression using a bidirectional two-step transcriptional amplification strategy.
Ian Y. Chen, Oliver Gheysens, S Ray, Qizhao Wang, Parasuraman Padmanabhan, Ramasamy Paulmurugan, Andreas M. Loening, Martin Rodriguez-Porcel, Jürgen K. Willmann, Ahmad...> ;Gene Therapy. 2010 Jul 1
153 citations
Endogenous regulation of cardiovascular function by apelin-APJ.
David Charo, Michael Y Ho, Giovanni Fajardo, Masataka Kawana, Ramendra K. Kundu, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Thomas Finsterbach, Nicholas J. Leeper, Kavita V Ernst, Mary M. Chen,...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2009 Nov 1
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