John Trahanas MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
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Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2021 - 2021
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2018 - 2020
University of MichiganFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2015 - 2016
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2011 - 2016
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2019
MI State Medical License 2014 - 2018
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death compared with brain dead donors: Single-center cardiac allograft outcomes.Aaron M Williams, Awab Ahmad, Swaroop Bommareddi, Brian Lima, Duc Nguyen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-08-01 - 10-minute Asystolic Warm Ischemic Time (AWIT) Predicts Mortality and Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction in Donation After Circulatory Death Hearts Recovered With Thoraco...Aaron M Williams, Awab Ahmad, John Trahanas, Swaroop Bommareddi, Tarek Absi
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-07-21 - Rapid Recovery of Donor Hearts for Transplantation after Circulatory Death.Aaron M Williams, John M Trahanas, Swaroop Bommareddi, Brian Lima, Stephen A DeVries
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025-07-17
Press Mentions
Women’s Health Misconceptions; The Science Behind Stuttering; Inside a Vaccine Research Lab; Plus Other News Stories with VUMC SourcesAugust 1st, 2025- Transplant Recipients on Medicaid More Likely to Develop Allograft VasculopathyJanuary 30th, 2025
- Study Finds No Difference in Heart Transplant Outcomes Using Organs Donated After Circulatory Death and After Brain DeathOctober 6th, 2023
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