ChittoorBhaskarSai-SudhakarMD

Thoracic Surgery • Farmington, CT

Cardiovascular Surgery

Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery UCONN John Dempsey Hospital Farmington, CT

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Office
Farmington
Farmington, CT 06032
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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
Quinnipiac University Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine (Waterbury Hospital)Residency, Surgery, 1999 - 2001
St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)Residency, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
Stanley Medical College SMCClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2002 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2018 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2014 - 2024
CT State Medical License 1994 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Rate Control Versus Rhythm Control For Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Cardiopulmonary Injury in the Syrian Hamster Model of COVID-19.
Yi Xue, Dong Yang, Peter Vogel, Jennifer Stabenow, Lillian Zalduondo, Ying Kong, Yazhini Ravi, Chittoor B Sai-Sudhakar, Jyothi Parvathareddy, Ernestine Hayes, Shannon ...> ;Viruses. 2022 Jun 27
6 citations
Risk for non-home discharge following surgery for ischemic mitral valve disease.
Anuradha Lala, Helena L. Chang, Xiaoyu Liu, Eric J. Charles, Babatunde A. Yerokun, Michael E. Bowdish, Vinod H. Thourani, Michael J. Mack, Marissa A. Miller, Patrick T...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Dec 1
2 citations
PTEN as a Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Left-heart Failure: Effect of HO-3867 and Supplemental Oxygenation.
Yazhini Ravi, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Periannan Kuppusamy> ;Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2021 Jun 16
5 citations
Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting plus mitral valve repair versus coronary artery bypass grafting alone for moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Bart S. Ferket, Vinod H. Thourani, Pierre Voisine, Samuel F. Hohmann, Helena L. Chang, Peter K. Smith, Robert E. Michler, Gorav Ailawadi, Louis P. Perrault, Marissa A....> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Jun 1
3 citations
Targeting ticagrelor: a novel therapy for emergency reversal.
Brandon Cave, Aranyak Rawal, Devarshi Ardeshna, Uzoma N. Ibebuogu, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Rami N. Khouzam> ;Annals of Translational Medicine. 2019 Aug 27
26 citations
Biatrial maze procedure versus pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: New analytical approaches and end points.
Eugene H. Blackstone, Helena L. Chang, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Michael K. Parides, Hemant Ishwaran, Liang Li, John Ehrlinger, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz, ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Jan 1
9 citations
Does recipient work status pre-transplant affect post-heart transplant survival? A United Network for Organ Sharing database review.
Yazhini Ravi, Srihari K. Lella, Laurel A. Copeland, Kiumars Zolfaghari, Kathleen L. Grady, Sitaramesh Emani, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 May 1
10 citations
Lung transplantation with lungs from older donors: an analysis of survival in elderly recipients
Jacob Katsnelson, Bryan A. Whitson, Dmitry Tumin, Yazhini Ravi, Ahmet Kilic, Joseph D. Tobias, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Don Hayes> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jun 15
Circulating platelet aggregates damage endothelial cells in culture.
Chandrakala Aluganti Narasimhulu, Mukesh Nandave, Diana Bonilla, Janani Singaravelu, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Sampath Parthasarathy> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jun 1
1 citations
Management of Massive Hemoptysis After Pulmonary Thromboembolectomy Using a Double Bronchial Blocker System
Brandon Caddell, Bryan Yelverton, Jason C. Tippett, Yazhini Ravi, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, William C. Culp> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017 Apr 1
3 citations
Surgical Considerations for the Explantation of the Parachute Left Ventricular Partitioning Device and the Implantation of the Heartmate Ii Left Ventricular Assist Device
Yazhini Ravi, Shelley Bansal, Paola C Rosas, Ernest L. Mazzaferri, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar> ;Proceedings. 2016 Apr 1
7 citations
Increased presence of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in the left ventricular blood of subjects with cardiovascular disease.
Chandrakala Aluganti Narasimhulu, Dmitry Litvinov, Bhaswati Sengupta, Danielle Jones, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Michael S. Firstenberg, Benjamin Sun, Sampath Parthasar...> ;Physiological Reports. 2016 Mar 1
6 citations
Successful heart transplantation using a donor heart afflicted by takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Yazhini Ravi, Ryan Campagna, Paola C Rosas, Essa Essa, Ayesha K. Hasan, Robert S.D. Higgins, Sitaramesh Emani, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar> ;Proceedings. 2016 Jan 1
30 citations
The aortic stenosis complex: aortic valve, atherosclerosis, aortopathy.
Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas, Brian Wolfe, Yazhini Ravi, Scott Lilly, Haikady N. Nagaraja, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar> ;Journal of Cardiology. 2015 May 1
1 citations
Elevated transaortic valvular gradients after combined aortic valve and mitral valve replacement: an intraoperative dilemma.
Michael Essandoh, Juan Portillo, Alix Zuleta-Alarcon, Karina Castellon-Larios, Andrew J. Otey, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2015 Mar 1
134 citations
Predicting recurrent mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Irving L. Kron, Judy Hung, Jessica Overbey, Denis Bouchard, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz, Pierre Voisine, Patrick T. O'Gara, Michael Argenziano, Robert E. Mi...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
25 citations
Impact of induction immunosuppression on survival in heart transplant recipients: a contemporary analysis of agents
Bryan A. Whitson, Ahmet Kilic, Amy Lehman, Allison M. Wehr, Ayesha Hasan, Garrie J. Haas, Don Hayes, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Robert S.D. Higgins> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2015 Jan 1
49 citations
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients with end-stage heart failure and left ventricular assist device: medium-term results
Umer I. Chaudhry, Aliyah Kanji, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Robert S.D. Higgins, Bradley Needleman> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 Jan 1
2 citations
Bovine pericardium diaphragm repair of diaphragmatic hernia after LVAD explantation and heart transplantation.
Kevin B. Ricci, V. C. Daniel, C. Sai-Sudhakar, Robert S.D. Higgins> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2014 Aug 1
69 citations
Donor selection in heart transplantation.
Ahmet Kilic, Sitaramesh Emani, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Robert S.D. Higgins, Bryan A. Whitson> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2014 Apr 18
70 citations
Impact of concurrent surgical valve procedures in patients receiving continuous-flow devices.
Ranjit John, Yoshifumi Naka, Soon J. Park, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Christopher T. Salerno, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, David J. Farrar, Carmelo A. Milano> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Feb 1
10 citations
Type of Valvular Heart Disease Requiring Surgery in the 21st Century: Mortality and Length-of-Stay Related to Surgery.
Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas, Yazhini Ravi, Daniel Garcia, Uksha Saini, Gbemiga G. Sofowora, Richard J. Gumina, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar> ;The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal. 2013 Sep 4
28 citations
First evidence of sternal wound biofilm following cardiac surgery.
Haytham Elgharably, Ethan E. Mann, Hamdy Awad, Kasturi Ganesh, Piya Das Ghatak, Gayle M. Gordillo, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Sashwati Roy, Daniel J. Wozniak, Chandan K...> ;Plos One. 2013 Aug 1
13 citations
Outcomes in the current surgical era following operative repair of acute Type A aortic dissection in the elderly: a single-institutional experience
Ahmet Kilic, Richard Tang, Bryan A. Whitson, John Sirak, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Juan A. Crestanello, Robert S.D. Higgins> ;Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
20 citations
Postoperative hyponatremia predicts an increase in mortality and in-hospital complications after cardiac surgery.
Juan A. Crestanello, Gary Phillips, Michael S. Firstenberg, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, John Sirak, Robert S.D. Higgins, William T. Abraham> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013 Jun 1
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