JamesT.DiehlMD

Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor and Chief Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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Office
1025 Walnut St
Suite 607
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-6750
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1983
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore (New Rochelle)Internship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Clinical Trials

A Study of Sternal Closure After Open Heart Surgery: Rigid Versus Wire Closure Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

48 citations
Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
Mei Gao, Jianzhong Sun, Nilas Young, Douglas Boyd, Zane Atkins, Zhongmin Li, Qian Ding, James T. Diehl, Hong Liu> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2016 Oct 1
16 citations
The Effect of Aspirin on Bleeding and Transfusion in Contemporary Cardiac Surgery
Jordan E. Goldhammer, Gregary D. Marhefka, Constantine Daskalakis, Mark Berguson, John E. Bowen, James T. Diehl, Jianzhong Sun> ;Plos One. 2015 Jul 31
23 citations
Evidence for preoperative aspirin improving major outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing cardiac surgery: a cohort study
Linong Yao, J. Nilas Young, Hong Liu, Zhongmin Li, Will Sun, Jordan E. Goldhammer, Lei Tao, Jianbin He, James T. Diehl, Jianzhong Sun> ;Annals of Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
14 citations
Can procalcitonin differentiate infection from systemic inflammatory reaction in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Daizo Tanaka, Harrison T. Pitcher, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, James T. Diehl, Hitoshi Hirose> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2014 Nov 1
11 citations
Surgical removal of a large mobile left ventricular thrombus via left atriotomy
Daizo Tanaka, Shinya Unai, James T. Diehl, Hitoshi Hirose> ;World Journal of Clinical Cases. 2014 Feb 16
Reply to letters: "Preoperative aspirin use and outcomes in cardiac surgery patients: a role of platelet function assessment" and "Preoperative aspirin use in cardiac ...
Jianzhong Sun, J. Nilas Young, Hong Liu, Linong Yao, Scott C. Silvestry, Will Sun, Ning Zhao, James T. Diehl> ;Annals of Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
8 citations
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.
Kentaro Yamane, Hitoshi Hirose, Linda J. Bogar, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, James T. Diehl> ;The Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2012 Nov 1
Thickened ascending aortic wall mimicking intramural hematoma.
Kentaro Yamane, Hitoshi Hirose, Benjamin A. Youdelman, James T. Diehl> ;Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2012 Apr 1
24 citations
Effects of Preoperative Aspirin on Cardiocerebral and Renal Complications in Non-Emergent Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Sub-Group and Cohort Study
Longhui Cao, Scott C. Silvestry, Ning Zhao, James T. Diehl, Jianzhong Sun> ;Plos One. 2012 Feb 2
55 citations
Preoperative aspirin use and outcomes in cardiac surgery patients.
Longhui Cao, Nilas Young, Hong Liu, Scott C. Silvestry, Will Sun, Ning Zhao, James T. Diehl, Jianzhong Sun> ;Annals of Surgery. 2012 Feb 1
55 citations
Robot-assisted thymectomy is superior to transsternal thymectomy.
Benny Weksler, Jonathan Tavares, Timothy E. Newhook, Christopher E. Greenleaf, James T. Diehl> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2012 Jan 1
7 citations
Single-stage operation for giant substernal goiter with severe coronary artery disease.
Sonya Wexler, Kentaro Yamane, Kyle W. Fisher, James T. Diehl, Hitoshi Hirose> ;Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011 Oct 25
9 citations
Conventional aortic valve replacement for elderly patients in the current era.
Kentaro Yamane, Hitoshi Hirose, Benjamin A. Youdelman, Linda J. Bogar, James T. Diehl> ;Circulation Journal. 2011 Oct 25
15 citations
Rigid Sternal Fixation Improves Postoperative Recovery
Hitoshi Hirose, Kentaro Yamane, Benjamin A. Youdelman, Linda J. Bogar, James T. Diehl> ;The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal. 2011 Jul 4
29 citations
Preoperative renin-angiotensin system inhibitors protect renal function in aging patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Viachaslau Barodka, Scott C. Silvestry, Ning Zhao, Xiangyin Jiao, David J. Whellan, James T. Diehl, Jian Zhong Sun> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2011 May 15
13 citations
Modified inferior vena caval anastomosis to reduce tricuspid valve regurgitation after heart transplantation.
Daniel Marelli, Scott C. Silvestry, Donna Zwas, Paul J. Mather, Sharon Rubin, Anthony F. Dempsey, Louis H. Stein, Evelio Rodriguez, James T. Diehl, Arthur M. Feldman> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2007 Jan 1
6 citations
Successful aortic fenestration to treat prolonged motor paralysis of the lower extremities after repair of type A aortic dissection.
Lino Miele, David J. Eschelman, Stephen E. McNulty, Rashad Choudry, Evelio Rodriguez, James T. Diehl, Daniel Marelli> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005 Aug 1
12 citations
Ductus arteriosus aneurysm in an adult patient presenting with hoarseness.
Peter Pastuszko, Joshua Eisenberg, James T. Diehl> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
2 citations
Complicated management of a traumatic aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with a right-sided aortic arch.
Evelio Rodriguez, Pauline Park, Scott W. Cowan, Michael S. Weinstein, Kris R. Kaulback, Joseph S. Friedberg, James T. Diehl, John D. Mannion, Murray J. Cohen> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Mar 1
1384 citations
Human Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is a Source of Inflammatory Mediators
Tomasz Mazurek, LiFeng Zhang, Andrew A. Zalewski, John D. Mannion, James T. Diehl, Hwyda A. Arafat, Lea Sarov-Blat, Shawn O’Brien, Elizabeth A. Keiper, Anthony G. John...> ;Circulation. 2003 Nov 18
26 citations
Melioidosis presenting as an infected intrathoracic subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm treated with femoral vein interposition graft
Nancy Schindler, Keith D. Calligaro, Matthew J. Dougherty, James Diehl, Ketang H. Modi, Michael N. Braffman> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2002 Mar 1
42 citations
The role of preoperative radial artery ultrasound and digital plethysmography prior to coronary artery bypass grafting
Evelio Rodriguez, Michael L. Ormont, Erica H. Lambert, Laurence Needleman, Ethan J. Halpern, James T. Diehl, Richard N. Edie, John D. Mannion> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2001 Feb 1
15 citations
Comparison of Eurocollins and University of Wisconsin solution in single flush preservation of the ischemic reperfused lung: an in vivo rabbit model.
Husam H. Balkhy, Myron B. Peterson, Raymond J. Connolly, Xi Zhang, James T. Diehl> ;Transplantation. 1995 Apr 1
16 citations
Left ventricular diastolic collapse in regional left heart cardiac tamponade. An experimental echocardiographic and hemodynamic study
Steven L. Schwartz, Natesa G. Pandian, Qi-Ling Cao, Tsui-Lieh Hsu, Mark Aronovitz, James T. Diehl> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1993 Sep 1
3 citations
Granulocyte sequestration and early failure in the autoperfused heart-lung preparation.
Christopher M. Genco, Raymond J. Connolly, Myron B. Peterson, Eugene A. Bernstein, Karen Ramberg, Xi Zhang, Richard J. Cleveland, James T. Diehl> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1992 Feb 1
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