JenniferDWalkerMD

Thoracic Surgery • Worcester, MA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 508-334-3278

Fax+1 508-334-7284
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1998 - 2000
Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2008 - 2018
SC State Medical License 1992 - 2009
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Innominate artery pseudoaneurysm from a Salter-Harris fracture of the sternoclavicular joint.
Abrill Zegarra, S., Fan, E., Walker, J., Mortimer, E., Simons, J.> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 2024 Apr 1
Commentary: When to restore the rhythm.
Jennifer D Walker> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Meta-analysis of minimalist versus standard care approach for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Waqas Qureshi, Amartya Kundu, Tanveer Mir, Amna Khan, Saif Anwaruddin, Yasar Sattar, Adedotun Ogunsua, Abhishek Dutta, Chaudry Nasir Majeed, Jennifer D. Walker, Nikola...> ;Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 2021 May 19
2 citations
Equipment entrapment during redo‐TAVR with successful BASILICA procedure
Waqas Qureshi, Matthew W. Parker, Jennifer D. Walker, Nikolaos Kakouros> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Jan 23
2 citations
Successful treatment of complete traumatic transection of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava with veno-venous and cardiopulmonary bypass with hypothermic circulatory ...
Paulo N. Martins, Julianna E. Buchwald, Babak Movahedi, Ulises Torres, Timothy A. Emhoff, Jennifer D. Walker, Michael G DeBusk, Adel Bozorgzadeh> ;Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2021 Jan 6
Bilateral vas deferens calcification in a patient with multi-vessel coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis: linking infertility with cardiovascular disease.
Amartya Kundu, Adedotun Ogunsua, Jennifer D. Walker, Waqas Qureshi, Nikolaos Kakouros> ;Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Evaluation of ECG-gated and Fast Low-Angle Shot (FLASH) Dual Source Computed Tomography Scanning Protocols for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Waqas Qureshi, Rohit Malhotra, Eric J. Schmidlin, Mohamed Ahmed, Amartya Kundu, Abdul Moiz Hafiz, Jennifer D. Walker, Nikolaos Kakouros> ;Academic Radiology. 2021 Dec 1
Guide Extension-Assisted Stent Implantation at Ostial Right Coronary Artery Creating Stent Tunnel During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Yumiko Kanei, Waqas Qureshi, Jennifer D. Walker, Nikolaos Kakouros> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2020 Apr 23
1 citations
Orbital Atherectomy for Calcific Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Safety and Feasibility Study.
Ibrahim Kassas, Ahmed Nagy, Alvaro Alonso, Mohammed Akhter, Craig S. Smith, Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Moiz Hafiz, Jennifer D. Walker, Nikolaos Kakouros> ;The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2019 Jul 1
30 citations
Racial Comparisons of the Outcomes of Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Implantation Using the Medicare Database.
Christian McNeely, Alan Zajarias, Raymond B. Fohtung, Nikolaos Kakouros, Jennifer D. Walker, Randall Robbs, Stephen Markwell, Christina M. Vassileva> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2018 Aug 1
9 citations
A Novel Approach to Managing Trans-Subclavian Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Regional Anesthesia.
Brian Alexander, Gustavo Angaramo, J. Matthias Walz, Nikolaos Kakouros, Abdul Moiz Hafiz, Jennifer D. Walker, Philip Krapchev> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017 Aug 15
95 citations
Simulation-Based Training in Cardiac Surgery
Richard H. Feins, Harold M. Burkhart, John V. Conte, Daniel Coore, James I. Fann, George L. Hicks, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Ramphal Ps, Sharon Schiro, K. Robert Shen, Amaa...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
38 citations
Experience With the Cardiac Surgery Simulation Curriculum: Results of the Resident and Faculty Survey.
Nahush A. Mokadam, James I. Fann, George L. Hicks, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Harold M. Burkhart, John V. Conte, Daniel Coore, Ramphal Ps, K. Robert Shen, Jennifer D. Walker...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
14 citations
Analysis of 43 Intraoperative Cardiac Surgery Case Cancellations
Michael G. Fitzsimons, Joshua D. Dilley, Chris Moser, Jennifer D. Walker> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2016 Jan 1
53 citations
Gamification in thoracic surgical education: Using competition to fuel performance
Nahush A. Mokadam, Richard T. Lee, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Jennifer D. Walker, Joshua L. Hermsen, Craig J. Baker, Rebecca Mark, Lauren Aloia, Dan H. Enter, Andrea J. Carpen...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Nov 1
3 citations
Practice improves performance on a coronary anastomosis simulator, attending surgeon supervision does not.
Jennifer D. Walker> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
1 citations
Percutaneous extraction of pacing leads from the left coronary artery and left ventricle.
Sammy Elmariah, Christopher J. Mutrie, Praveen Mehrotra, Brett Carter, Douglas E. Drachman, Jennifer D. Walker> ;Eurointervention. 2015 Jul 22
17 citations
Teaching behaviors in the cardiac surgery simulation environment
James I. Fann, Maura E. Sullivan, Kelley M. Skeff, Georgette A. Stratos, Jennifer D. Walker, Eugene A. Grossi, Edward D. Verrier, George L. Hicks, Richard H. Feins> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
200 citations
Special articles: guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society Of Card...
Christopher A. Troianos, Gregg S. Hartman, Kathryn E. Glas, Nikolaos J. Skubas, Robert T. Eberhardt, Jennifer D. Walker, Scott Reeves> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2012 Jan 1
251 citations
Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthe...
Christopher A. Troianos, Gregg S. Hartman, Kathryn E. Glas, Nikolaos J. Skubas, Robert T. Eberhardt, Jennifer D. Walker, Scott Reeves> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2011 Dec 1
6 citations
Pattern specification and immune response transcriptional signatures of pericardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue.
Frank H. Lau, Rahul C. Deo, Gregory Mowrer, Joshua Caplin, Tim Ahfeldt, Adam Kaplan, Leon M. Ptaszek, Jennifer D. Walker, Bruce R. Rosengard, Chad A. Cowan> ;Plos One. 2011 Oct 11
8 citations
Tidal Lung Recruitment and Exhaled Nitric Oxide During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With and Without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Alysson R. Carvalho, Fumito Ichinose, Ivany A. Schettino, Dean R. Hess, Javier Rojas, Antonio Giannella-Neto, Arvind K. Agnihotri, Jennifer D. Walker, Thomas E. MacGil...> ;Lung. 2011 Sep 28
22 citations
Effect of gender on treatment and outcomes in severe aortic stenosis.
Maryanne Hartzell, Rajeev Malhotra, Kibar Yared, Hannah R. Rosenfield, Jennifer D. Walker, Malissa J. Wood> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2011 Jun 1
2 citations
Communication in the cardiac operating room: a surgeon's perspective.
Jennifer D. Walker> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2010 Oct 1
15 citations
Protein Kinase CK1αLS Promotes Vascular Cell Proliferation and Intimal Hyperplasia
Mikhail P. Panchenko, Zakir Siddiquee, David Dombkowski, Yuriy O. Alekseyev, Marc E. Lenburg, Jennifer D. Walker, Thomas E. MacGillivray, Frederic I. Preffer, James R....> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2010 Sep 1
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Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
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Hospital Affiliations

UMass Memorial Medical CenterWorcester, Massachusetts