IrvingKronMD

Thoracic Surgery • Charlottesville, VA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, University VA School of Medicine

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Office
University of Virginia
PO Box 800679
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-996-9187
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Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1982
Maine Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1981 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2018 - 2026
ME State Medical License Active through 1980
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Safety and Hemostatic Efficacy of Fibrin Sealant Vapor Heated, Solvent/Detergent Treated (FS VH S/D) Compared With Currently Licensed TISSEEL VH Fibrin Sealant in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2002 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
PARTNER II Trial: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves II - XT Intermediate and High Risk Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Rate Control Versus Rhythm Control For Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Evaluating the Benefit of Concurrent Tricuspid Valve Repair During Mitral Surgery Start of enrollment: 2016 May 26
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
PARTNER II Trial: S3iCAP Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Long Term Follow Up for CTSN Mitral Valve Repair Studies Start of enrollment: 2017 May 03
Active, not recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reply: The importance of early intervention for ischemia after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Anthony V Norman, Irving L Kron> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Nov 28
2 citations
Unplanned postoperative catheterization during admission for coronary artery bypass grafting is neither cheap nor benign, but may rescue patients.
Anthony V Norman, Andrew M Young, Raymond J Strobel, Mark Joseph, Leora Yarboro, Nicholas R Teman, Mohammed Quader, Irving L Kron> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Antibody Levels.
Raymond J Strobel, Adishesh K Narahari, Evan P Rotar, Andrew M Young, Jeffrey Vergales, J Hunter Mehaffey, Nicholas R Teman, John A Kern, Leora T Yarboro, Irving L Kro...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Sep 5
Postdoctoral National Institutes of Health F32 Grants: Broken Pipeline in the Development of Surgeon-Scientists.
Adishesh K Narahari, Emily Fronk, Simon White, Shreya Mandava, Hannah Jacobs-El, J Hunter Mehaffey, Curtis G Tribble, Mark Roeser, John Kern, Irving L Kron, Bruce Schi...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
Gastric Aspiration and Ventilator-Induced Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Swine.
Evan P Rotar, Nathan S Haywood, J Hunter Mehaffey, Dustin T Money, Huy Q Ta, Mark H Stoler, Nicholas R Teman, Victor E Laubach, Irving L Kron, Mark E Roeser> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Dec 1
Expanding our imagination with reanimation.
Alex Wisniewski, Andrew Young, Irving Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
National Institutes of Health Funding for Abdominal Organ Transplantation Research Has Declined: A 30-year Analysis.
Adishesh K Narahari, J Hunter Mehaffey, Dylan L Schaff, Irving L Kron, Kenneth L Brayman, Chandrabhatla, A., Anirudha S Chandrabhatla> ;Transplantation. 2022 Oct 1
Double chambered left ventricle-Two chambers are not better than one.
Anthony V Norman, Raymond J Strobel, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
Commentary: Small patients with big wounds.
Andrew M Young, Anthony V Norman, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
Appropriateness of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis Is Increasing.
Raymond J Strobel, Zeyad T Sahli, J Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B Hawkins, Andrew M Young, Mohammed Quader, Gregory J Dehmer, Nicholas R Teman, Leora T Yarboro, Donald S L...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Feb 1
General principles of teaching cardiac surgery.
J Hunter Mehaffey, Irving Kron> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
Socioeconomic Distress Associated With Increased Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Over Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Raymond J Strobel, J Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B Hawkins, Andrew M Young, Erik J Scott, Mohammed Quader, Gregory J Dehmer, Jeffrey B Rich, Gorav Ailawadi, Irving L Kron,...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
Commentary: Should we "keep rollin'" for PA/VSD/MAPCA?
Raymond J Strobel, Andrew M Young, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
Commentary: Thinking inside and outside of the box with intraextracardiac Fontan.
Andrew M Young, Raymond J Strobel, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 May 1
5 citations
Steen solution protects pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and preserves endothelial barrier after lipopolysaccharide-induced injury.
Huy Q Ta, Nicholas R Teman, Irving L Kron, Mark E Roeser, Victor E Laubach> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
Commentary: Extracardiac conduit-total cavopulmonary connection for heterotaxy-Is going the "extra" mile worth it.
Raymond J Strobel, Andrew M Young, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Apr 1
Commentary: Long-term outcomes after internal thoracic artery grafting: Where does the time go?
Andrew M Young, Evan P Rotar, Irving L Kron> ;JTCVS Open. 2022 Mar 1
Commentary: Another layer to the "PPM conundrum".
Andrew M Young, Raymond J Strobel, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
Commentary: The challenges of propensity score matching in cardiac surgery.
Raymond J Strobel, Andrew M Young, Irving L Kron> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
6 citations
Suppression of Neuroinflammation Attenuates Persistent Cognitive and Neurogenic Deficits in a Rat Model of Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Yi Wang, Maro G Machizawa, Turner Lisle, Cedric L Williams, Ryon Clarke, Matthew Anzivino, Irving Kron, Kevin S Lee> ;Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2022 Jan 1
1 citations
Topical Neck Cooling Without Systemic Hypothermia Attenuates Myocardial Ischemic Injury and Post-ischemic Reperfusion Injury.
Aimee Zhang, Radhika Rastogi, Katherine M Marsh, Boris Yang, Di Wu, Irving L Kron, Zequan Yang> ;Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2022 Jan 1
Hydroxychloroquine Attenuates Myocardial Ischemic and Post-Ischemic Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting the Toll-Like Receptor 9 - Type I Interferon Pathway.
Katherine M Marsh, Radhika Rastogi, Aimee Zhang, Di Wu, Irving L Kron, Zequan Yang> ;Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. 2022 Jan 1
7 citations
A 30-year analysis of National Institutes of Health–funded cardiac transplantation research: Surgeons lead the way
Adishesh K. Narahari, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Pranav K. Baderdinni, Allison Weiderhold, Ian O. Cook, Robert B. Hawkins, Mark E. Roeser, John A. Kern, Irving L. Kron, Leora...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Dec 1
Reply: Subvalvular Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Setting up the Endgame.
Evan P Rotar, Irving L Kron> ;JTCVS Open. 2021 Dec 1
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
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Journal Articles

Original Investigation Left Main Revascularization with PCI or CABG in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: EXCEL Trial
John D Puskas, David E Kandzari, Gennaro Giustino, Roxana Mehran, Martin B Leon, Philippe Genereux, Michael 3rd Ragosta, Charles A Simonton, Irving L Kron, Gregg W Stone, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Letter DegradeSeptember 12th, 2019
Chairman of UA's Anesthesiology Department Steps down over Leadership ConcernsAugust 17th, 2019
New UA Medical Dean Performed 1st Liver TransplantJuly 18th, 2019
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Grant Support

Cardiovascular Surgery Training CenterNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Inflammation And Oxidative Stress In Hyperglycemic Exacerbation Of Infarct SizeNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
Adenosine Receptor Activation In Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
Network For Cardiothoracic Surgical Investigations In Cardiovascular MedicineNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2011
Cardiovascular Surgery Research Training GrantNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2009
Protection Of The Pulmonary Vascular EndotheliumNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2006
Living Related Pulmonary Lobar TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–2001
Pulmonary Lobar TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993