LesterCPermutMD

Thoracic Surgery • Seattle, WA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Office
4800 Sand Point Way Ne
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone+1 206-987-2000
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1989 - 1990
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1989
National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1986 - 1988
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1984 - 1985
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2000 - 2023
NY State Medical License 1994 - 2023
OR State Medical License 2016 - 2023
HI State Medical License 2016 - 2022
ID State Medical License 2015 - 2022
MT State Medical License 2016 - 2022
AK State Medical License 2016 - 2022
MD State Medical License 1987 - 1989
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Complete atrioventricular septal defect with absent or diminutive primum component: Incidence, anatomic characteristics, and outcomes.
Michael H. Kwon, Amy H. Schultz, Madonna Lee, Lester C. Permut, D. Michael McMullan, Muhammad K. Nuri> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Jun 26
Neonatal venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation technique.
Michael H. Kwon, Lester C. Permut, D. Michael McMullan> ;Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2021 Mar 2
3 citations
Serum Protein Changes in Pediatric Sepsis Patients Identified With an Aptamer-Based Multiplexed Proteomic Approach.
Nicholas J. Shubin, Krupa Arun Navalkar, Dayle Sampson, Thomas D. Yager, Silvia Cermelli, Therese Seldon, Erin Sullivan, Jerry J. Zimmerman, Lester C. Permut, Adrian M...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
Multimodality and multiterritory vascular imaging in a toddler with acquired, complex, and unusual aortic arch anatomy.
Aarti Bhat, Erin Trent, Raj P. Kapur, Lester C. Permut> ;Echocardiography. 2019 Oct 1
9 citations
Hybrid stage 1 palliation as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in patients with high-risk single ventricle physiology.
Brian H. Morray, Erin L. Albers, Thomas K. Jones, Mariska Kemna, Lester C. Permut, Yuk M. Law> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2018 Oct 19
A tale of two cases of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: How they fared after cardiac transplantation.
Bethany L. Wisotzkey, Dari L. Magyar, Thomas K. Jones, Robert J. Boucek, Lester C. Permut, Mariska Kemna, Yuk M. Law> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2018 Feb 1
28 citations
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Host Gene Expression Signature That Discriminates Clinical Severe Sepsis Syndrome and Infection-Negative Systemic Inflammation Among Criticall...
Jerry J. Zimmerman, Erin Sullivan, Thomas D. Yager, Catherine Cheng, Lester C. Permut, Silvia Cermelli, Leo McHugh, Dayle Sampson, Therese Seldon, Richard Bruce Brando...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2017 Apr 1
13 citations
Impact of donor-recipient sex match on long-term survival after heart transplantation in children: An analysis of 5797 pediatric heart transplants.
Mariska Kemna, Erin L. Albers, Miranda Bradford, S. Law, Lester C. Permut, D. Mike McMullan, Yuk M. Law> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2016 Mar 1
4 citations
Tricuspid valve replacement with a melody stented bovine jugular vein conduit.
Joshua L. Hermsen, Lester C. Permut, Tim C. McQuinn, Thomas K. Jones, Jonathan M. Chen, David Michael McMullan> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Nov 1
5 citations
Effect of initial surgical palliation on allosensitization and post-transplant outcomes in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Christopher Ideen, Erin L. Albers, Paul Warner, Lester C. Permut, Mariska Kemna> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2014 Nov 1
10 citations
Significance of Positive Mediastinal Cultures in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgical Procedure Patients Undergoing Delayed Sternal Closure
Amanda L. Adler, Julie Smith, Lester C. Permut, D. Michael McMullan, Danielle M. Zerr> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
5 citations
One size does not fit all: the influence of age at surgery on outcomes following Norwood operation
Tara Karamlou, Kristen Sexson, Andrea Parrish, Karl F. Welke, David Michael McMullan, Lester C. Permut, Gordon Cohen> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2014 Jun 14
55 citations
Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt versus ductal stenting for palliation of cardiac lesions with inadequate pulmonary blood flow.
David Michael McMullan, Lester C. Permut, Thomas K. Jones, Troy Alan Johnston, Agustin E. Rubio> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
1 citations
Downsized contegra graft as a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit in the setting of mediastinitis
Robroy H. MacIver, Lester C. Permut, David Michael McMullan> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Sep 1
Long-Term Mechanical Cardiac Assist in Children: A Work in Progress
Lester C. Permut, D. Michael McMullan, Brian D. Soriano> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2013 Jan 1
123 citations
Increased extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center case volume is associated with improved extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survival among pediatric patients
Tara Karamlou, Mina Vafaeezadeh, Andrea M. Parrish, Gordon Cohen, Karl F. Welke, Lester C. Permut, D. Michael McMullan> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Feb 1
4 citations
Direct optical measurement of intraoperative myocardial oxygenation during congenital heart surgery.
Gordon A. Cohen, Lester C. Permut, Lorilee S. L. Arakaki, Wayne A. Ciesielski, D. Michael McMullan, Andrea R. Parrish, Kenneth A. Schenkman> ;ASAIO Journal. 2011 Jul 1
2 citations
Association of thymectomy with infection following congenital heart surgery.
Heidi Hermes, Gordon A. Cohen, Anjuli K. Mehrotra, David Michael McMullan, Lester C. Permut, Sharon Goodwin, Anne M. Stevens> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2011 Jul 1
9 citations
Predictors of ECMO support in infants with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy.
Jack C. Salerno, Stephen P. Seslar, Terrence Ung Hoong Chun, Mina Vafaeezadeh, Andrea Rae Parrish, Lester C. Permut, Gordon Cohen, David Michael McMullan> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2011 Mar 30
25 citations
Minimizing bleeding associated with mechanical circulatory support following pediatric heart surgery.
David Michael McMullan, Jennifer A. Emmert, Lester C. Permut, Robert L. Mazor, Howard E. Jeffries, Andrea Rae Parrish, Harris P. Baden Md, Gordon Cohen> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
4 citations
Sternal wire removal in pediatric patients: Wire versus cable sternotomy closure
Lester C. Permut, Justin Linam, Gordon A. Cohen> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010 Jun 1
5 citations
Absent aortocoronary connections in a neonate with pulmonary atresia and an intact ventricular septum.
Michael J. Eisses, Nathalia Jimenez, Lester C. Permut, Thomas K. Jones, Christer Jonmarker> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2008 Feb 1
1 citations
Direct microvascular repair of an infant's transected coronary artery: case report.
Arshad R. Muzaffar, Emilia A. Ploplys, J. Geoffrey Stevenson, Gordon A. Cohen, Lester C. Permut> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2005 Nov 1
13 citations
Decision making for mechanical cardiac assist in pediatric cardiac surgery
Gordon A. Cohen, Lester C. Permut> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual. 2005 Jan 1
12 citations
The Triiodothyronine for Infants and Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass (TRICC) study: design and rationale.
Michael A. Portman, Collette Fearneyhough, Tom R. Karl, Elizabeth Tong, Kristy Seidel, Antonio R. Mott, Gordon A. Cohen, Theresa Tacy, Mark B. Lewin, Lester C. Permut,...> ;American Heart Journal. 2004 Sep 1
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