CynthiaSueHerringtonMD

Thoracic Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor, surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of So California

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Office
4650 W Sunset Blvd
Ms # 66
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone+1 323-361-4148
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Education & Training

University of MinnesotaFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1998
Columbia Saint Luke's Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
MN State Medical License 1995 - 2011
OH State Medical License 1993 - 1996
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

HALO: A Single Arm Prospective Investigation of the SJM™ Masters HP™ 15mm Rotatable Mechanical Heart Valve Start of enrollment: 2015 May 07
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
SJM Masters HP 15mm Rotatable Mechanical Heart Valve as Aortic Valve Replacement Therapy Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 24
Active, not recruiting

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Factors Impacting Long-Term Gastrostomy Tube Dependence in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Elaa M. Mahdi, Nhu N Tran, Shadassa Ourshalimian, Stephanie Sanborn, Maria Theresa Alquiros, Anthony I. Squillaro, Danny Lascano, Cynthia Herrington, Lorraine I. Kelle...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Feb 1
20 citations
Non-invasive biomarkers of Fontan-associated liver disease
Juliet Emamaullee, Sara Khan, Carly Weaver, Cameron Goldbeck, George Yanni, Rohit Kohli, Yuri Genyk, Shengmei Zhou, Nick Shillingford, Patrick M. Sullivan, Cheryl Taka...> ;JHEP Reports. 2021 Sep 14
3 citations
Immunologic and Survival Benefits of Combined Heart-liver Transplantation in Children.
Jondavid Menteer, Cameron Goldbeck, Cynthia Herrington, George Yanni, Juliet Emamaullee> ;Transplantation. 2021 Sep 1
29 citations
A Novel Restorative Pulmonary Valve Conduit: Early Outcomes of Two Clinical Trials.
David L.S. Morales, Cynthia Herrington, Emile A. Bacha, Victor O. Morell, Zsolt Prodan, Tomasz Mroczek, Sivakumar Sivalingam, Martijn Cox, Gerardus Bennink, Federico M...> ;Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2021 Mar 4
6 citations
Resident education in congenital heart surgery does not compromise outcomes.
John D. Cleveland, Michael E. Bowdish, Wendy J. Mack, Richard W. Kim, S. Ram Kumar, Kristopher Kallin, Cynthia Herrington, Winfield J. Wells, Vaughn A. Starnes> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Jan 11
13 citations
Progression in Fontan conduit stenosis and hemodynamic impact during childhood and adolescence.
Neil D. Patel, Connie Friedman, Cynthia Herrington, John C. Wood, Andrew L. Cheng> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Aug 1
9 citations
Postoperative heart failure after stage 1 palliative surgery for single ventricle cardiac disease
Michael G Foulks, Rika M. L. Meyer, Jeffrey I. Gold, Cynthia Herrington, Kristopher Kallin, Jondavid Menteer> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2019 Apr 1
Erratum to: Home Monitoring Program Reduces Mortality in High-Risk Sociodemographic Single-Ventricle Patients
Daniel Alexander Castellanos, Cynthia Herrington, Stacey Adler, Karen Haas, S. Ram Kumar, Grace C. Kung> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2017 Jan 19
31 citations
Home Monitoring Program Reduces Mortality in High-Risk Sociodemographic Single-Ventricle Patients
Daniel Alexander Castellanos, Cynthia Herrington, Stacey Adler, Karen Haas, S. Ram Kumar, Grace C. Kung> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2016 Aug 23
1 citations
Survival and quality of life for children with end-stage heart failure who are not candidates for cardiac transplant.
Arash Alen Sabati, Jacqueline R. Szmuszkovicz, Cynthia Herrington, Mark Hermes, Hesham A. Mahmoud, Choo Phei Wee, Vaughn A. Starnes, Jondavid Menteer> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2015 Jul 1
4 citations
Synchronous HIV/AIDS-related Epstein-Barr Virus-associated smooth muscle tumors in a 20-year-old female.
Etai Adam, Larry Wang, Cynthia Herrington, David Bliss, Joseph A. Church> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2014 Oct 1
12 citations
A novel hybrid technique for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation within a dilated native right ventricular outflow tract.
Frances C. Travelli, Cynthia Herrington, Frank F. Ing> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
4 citations
Rapidly fatal disseminated acanthamoebiasis in a single lung transplant recipient.
Kamyar Afshar, Ayana BoydKing, Sivagini Ganesh, Cynthia Herrington, P. Michael McFadden> ;Annals of Transplantation. 2013 Mar 14
28 citations
Outcomes After Lung Transplantation and Practices of Lung Transplant Programs in the United States Regarding Hepatitis C Seropositive Recipients
Tse-Ling Fong, Yong W. Cho, Linda Hou, Ian V. Hutchinson, Richard G. Barbers, Cynthia Herrington> ;Transplantation. 2011 Jun 15
10 citations
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of aprotinin to reduce primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation.
Cynthia Herrington, Matthew E. Prekker, Amanda K. Arrington, Daniel Susanto, Jim W. Baltzell, Leslie L. Studenski, David M. Radosevich, Rosemary F. Kelly, Sara J. Shum...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2011 Jan 1
10 citations
The effectiveness of the "open chest" for the unstable patient after bilateral sequential lung transplantation.
Jonathan D'Cunha, Natasha M. Rueth, Birtukan Belew, Cynthia Herrington, Marshall I. Hertz, Rosemary F. Kelly, Sara J. Shumway> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2010 Aug 1
Obstruction of lateral tunnel fontan by an adjustable occluder device.
Reshma Biniwale, Winfield J. Wells, Cynthia Herrington, Vaughn A. Starnes> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2009 Nov 1
33 citations
Ninety-day mortality and major complications are not affected by use of lung allocation score.
Jonathan D. McCue, Josh Mooney, Amanda K. Arrington, Cynthia Herrington, Peter S. Dahlberg> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2008 Feb 1
170 citations
Primary graft dysfunction and long-term pulmonary function after lung transplantation.
Bryan A. Whitson, Matthew E. Prekker, Cynthia Herrington, Timothy P.M. Whelan, David M. Radosevich, Marshall I. Hertz, Peter S. Dahlberg> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2007 Oct 1
25 citations
Early Trends in PaO2/Fraction of Inspired Oxygen Ratio Predict Outcome in Lung Transplant Recipients With Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction
Matthew E. Prekker, Cynthia Herrington, Marshall I. Hertz, David M. Radosevich, Peter S. Dahlberg> ;Chest. 2007 Sep 1
70 citations
High prevalence of proximal and distal gastroesophageal reflux disease in advanced COPD.
Robert R. Kempainen, Kay Savik, Timothy P.M. Whelan, Jordan M. Dunitz, Cynthia Herrington, Joanne Billings> ;Chest. 2007 Jun 1
2 citations
Pediatric tracheal disruption repaired via median sternotomy.
Shaun P. Setty, Bradley C. Linden, Cynthia Herrington, Michael D. McGonigal> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 Feb 1
1 citations
Fontan procedure: old lessons and new frontiers.
Shaun P. Setty, Cynthia Herrington> ;Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 2006 Jul 1
100 citations
Validation of the proposed International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation grading system for primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation.
Matthew E. Prekker, Dilip S. Nath, A.R. Walker, Adam Johnson, Marshall I. Hertz, Cynthia Herrington, David M. Radosevich, Peter S. Dahlberg> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2006 Apr 1
124 citations
Risk factors for primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation
Bryan A. Whitson, Dilip S. Nath, Adam Johnson, Adam R. Walker, Matthew E. Prekker, David M. Radosevich, Cynthia Herrington, Peter S. Dahlberg> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Experts Present on the Latest in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Diseases at 25th Annual Cardiology 2022 ConferenceAugust 22nd, 2022
Cleveland Hospital Admits It Transplanted Kidney into the WRONG Patient as Two Employees Are Put on LeaveJuly 14th, 2021
For Ailing Kids, This Heart Surgeon Is the Quarterback of a Winning TeamMarch 15th, 2019
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