BenjaminCSunMD

Thoracic Surgery • Minneapolis, MN

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

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Office
800 E 28th St Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone+1 612-863-6895

Fax+1 612-863-6899
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 2011 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2012
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2004
NC State Medical License 1994 - 1995
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI). Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Data Collection During CT for Axial Flow VADs Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Completed
Registry for Cardiogenic Shock: Utility and Efficacy of Device Therapy Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Terminated
PROACT Xa - A Trial to Determine if Participants With an On-X Aortic Valve Can be Maintained Safely on Apixaban Start of enrollment: 2020 May 01
Terminated
Phase 3
MitraClip REPAIR MR Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 21
Recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Right Ventricular Assist Device Placement During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Is Associated With Improved Survival.
Khan, N., Crespo-Diaz, R., Mudy, K., Samara, M., Eckman, P., Sun, B., Hryniewicz, K.> ;ASAIO Journal. 2024 Feb 19
1 citations
Increasing Utilization of Extended Criteria Donor Hearts for Transplantation: The OCS Heart EXPAND Trial.
Schroder, J., Patel, C., DeVore, A., Casalinova, S., Koomalsingh, K., Shah, A., Anyanwu, A., D'Alessandro, D., Mudy, K., Sun, B., Strueber, M., Khaghani, A., Shudo, Y....> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2024 Mar 1
29 citations
The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update.
Diyar Saeed, David Feldman, Aly El Banayosy, Emma Birks, Elizabeth Blume, Jennifer Cowger, Christopher Hayward, Ulrich Jorde, Jamila Kremer, Guy MacGowan, Simon Maltai...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023 Jul 1
6 citations
Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Primer For the General Cardiologist.
Sunit-Preet Chaudhry, Adam D DeVore, Himabindu Vidula, Michael Nassif, Karol Mudy, Edo Y Birati, Timothy Gong, Pavan Atluri, Duc Pham, Benjamin Sun, Aditya Bansal, Sam...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Dec 20
Corrigendum to 'Relation of Guideline Adherence to Outcomes in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation' [The American Journal of Cardiology 155 ...
Liang Tang, Kevin M Harris, Ross Garberich, Mario Gössl, Joao L Cavalcante, Steven M Bradley, Aisha Ahmed, John R Lesser, Richard Bae, Benjamin Sun, Karol Mudy, Paul S...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2022 Jun 15
20 citations
Early outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve replacement with the Tendyne system in severe mitral annular calcification.
Mario Gössl, Vinod Thourani, Vasilis Babaliaros, Lenard Conradi, Bassem Chehab, Nicolas Dumonteil, Vinay Badhwar, David Rizik, Benjamin Sun, Richard Bae, Robert Guyton...> ;Eurointervention. 2022 Apr 22
Multicenter Clinical Management Practice to Optimize Outcomes Following Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement.
Alison Duncan, Gry Dahle, Lenard Conradi, Nicholas Dumonteil, John Wang, Nimesh Shah, Benjamin Sun, Paul Sorajja, Gorav Ailawadi, Jason H Rogers, Cesare Quarto, Brian ...> ;Structural Heart. 2022 Apr 1
5 citations
Impact of a multidisciplinary acute aortic dissection program: Improved outcomes with a comprehensive initial surgical repair strategy.
Jesse Manunga, Jenna E. Smith, Christian W. Schmidt, Jessica Titus, Karol Mudy, Matthew Pavlovec, Benjamin Sun, Xiaoyi Teng, Aleem K. Mirza, Nedaa Skeik, Amit Sharma, ...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Sep 8
Relation of Guideline Adherence to Outcomes in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation
Liang Tang, Kevin M. Harris, Ross Garberich, Mario Gössl, João L. Cavalcante, Steven M. Bradley, Aisha Ahmed, John R. Lesser, Richard Bae, Benjamin Sun, Karol Mudy, Pa...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Jul 26
Is Compliance With Guideline Recommended Follow-Up After Aortic Dissection Associated With Survival?
Amit Sharma, Jesse Manunga, Larissa Stanberry, Matthew Pavlovec, Darlington Nwaudo, Craig Strauss, Ross Garberich, Benjamin Sun, Domenico Calcaterra, Karol Mudy, Jessi...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Apr 17
1 citations
Early Improvement in Clinical Status Following Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Children: A Marker for Survival.
Jennifer Conway, William Ravekes, Patrick I. McConnell, Ryan S. Cantor, Devin Koehl, Benjamin Sun, Richard C. Daly, Daphne T. Hsu> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 Apr 7
1 citations
Rate of Incomplete Revascularization Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting at a Single Institution Between 2007 and 2017.
Chase R Soukup, Christian W. Schmidt, Carmen Chan-Tram, Ross Garberich, Benjamin Sun, Jay H. Traverse> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Apr 1
3 citations
Multidisciplinary shock team is associated with improved outcomes in patients undergoing ECPR.
K. Hryniewicz, Michael Hart, David Raile, Yale Wang, Michael Mooney, Karol Mudy, Peter Eckman, Michael A. Samara, Jay H. Traverse, Benjamin Sun, David M Williams, K. W...> ;The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 May 1
5 citations
Cardiogenic Shock Management: International Survey of Contemporary Practices
Angie S. Lobo, Yader Sandoval, José P.S. Henriques, Stavros G. Drakos, Iosif Taleb, Jayant Bagai, Mauricio G. Cohen, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, Benjamin Sun, K. Hryniewic...> ;The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2020 Oct 1
19 citations
Left Ventricular Remodeling After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With Tendyne: New Insights From Computed Tomography.
Miho Fukui, Paul Sorajja, Mario Gössl, Richard Bae, John R. Lesser, Benjamin Sun, Alison Duncan, David W.M. Muller, João L. Cavalcante> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Sep 14
11 citations
Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair With MitraClip in Inoperable Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock.
Santiago Garcia, Said Alsidawi, Richard Bae, João L. Cavalcante, Peter Eckman, Mario Gössl, Robert Steffen, Benjamin Sun, Christian W. Schmidt, Paul Sorajja> ;The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2020 May 9
4 citations
Impact of the Commercial Introduction of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair on Mitral Surgical Practice.
Hiroki Niikura, Mario Gössl, Richard Bae, Benjamin Sun, Judah Askew, Kevin M. Harris, Karol Mudy, Craig Strauss, Larissa Stanberry, Andrea Sweeney, Paul Sorajja> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Apr 9
Risk Stratification of Older Adults Who Present to the Emergency Department With Syncope: The FAINT Score.
Probst, M. A., Gibson, T., Weiss, R. E., Yagapen, A. N., Malveau, S. E., Adler, D. H., Bastani, A., Baugh, C. W., Caterino, J. M., Clark, C. L., Diercks, D. B., Hollan...> ;Annals of emergency medicine. 2019 Nov 2
54 citations
Novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Prosthesis for Patients With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification
Paul Sorajja, Mario Gössl, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, David G. Rizik, Lenard Conradi, Richard Bae, Robert F. Burke, Ulrich Schäfer, John C. Lisko, Robert D. Riley, Robert ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Sep 17
2 citations
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair of Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation Following Mitral Surgery.
Hiroki Niikura, Richard Bae, Mario Gössl, Benjamin Sun, Karol Mudy, Paul Sorajja> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Jul 22
11 citations
Complementary Transcatheter Therapy for Mitral Regurgitation.
Paul Sorajja, Richard Bae, Mario Gössl, Judah Askew, Kate Jappe, Sara Olson, Lynelle Schneider, Benjamin Sun> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Mar 12
4 citations
Pump Position Impacts HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis.
Ahmet Kilic, John Ransom, Simon Maltais, Benjamin Sun, John W. Entwistle, Stephen H. Bailey, Ranjit John, Charles T. Klodell, Igor D. Gregoric, Brett C. Sheridan, Joyc...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2019 Mar 1
28 citations
Causes and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Who Are Ineligible for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement.
Hiroki Niikura, Mario Gössl, Vibhu R. Kshettry, Sara Olson, Benjamin Sun, Judah Askew, Larissa Stanberry, Ross Garberich, Liang Tang, John R. Lesser, Richard Bae, Kevi...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Jan 28
21 citations
Contemporary Reasons and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Not Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement.
Liang Tang, Mario Gössl, Aisha Ahmed, Ross Garberich, Steven M. Bradley, Hiroki Niikura, Dawn Witt, Wesley R. Pedersen, Richard Bae, John R. Lesser, Kevin M. Harris, B...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Dec 1
18 citations
Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Complex High-Risk Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Single-Center Experience and Review of th...
Arslan Shaukat, Katarzyna Hryniewicz-Czeneszew, Benjamin Sun, Karol Mudy, K. Wilson, Peter Tajti, Larissa Stanberry, Ross Garberich, Yader Sandoval, M. Nicholas Burke,...> ;The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2018 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Multi-Center Clinical Management Practice To Optimize Outcomes Following Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Alison Duncan, FRCP, PhD, Gry Dahle, MD, PhD, Lenard Conradi, MD, Nicholas Dumonteil, MD, John Wang, MD, Nimesh Shah, MD, Benjamin Sun, MD, Paul Sorajja, MD, Gorav Ail..., The Journal of the Heart Team