SuzanneBrown(Brown)SacksMD

Cardiology • Nashville, TN

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University SOM

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2014 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2014
NJ State Medical License 2005 - 2007
LA State Medical License 1977 - 1995
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Early Assessment of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Risk Among Recipients of Hepatitis C Virus-infected Donors in the Current Era.
Amancherla, K., Feurer, I., Rega, S., Cluckey, A., Salih, M., Davis, J., Pedrotty, D., Ooi, H., Rali, A., Siddiqi, H., Menachem, J., Brinkley, D., Punnoose, L., Sacks,...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2023 Oct 29
7 citations
Early Blood Pressure Variables Associated With Improved Outcomes in VA-ECLS: The ELSO Registry Analysis.
Aniket S Rali, Sagar Ranka, Amy Butcher, Zubair Shah, Joseph E Tonna, Marc M Anders, Marshal D Brinkley, Hasan Siddiqi, Lynn Punnoose, Mark Wigger, Suzanne B Sacks, Da...> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2022 Jun 1
84 citations
Early US experience with cardiac donation after circulatory death (DCD) using normothermic regional perfusion.
Jordan R.H. Hoffman, William G. McMaster, Aniket S Rali, Zakiur Rahaman, Keki R. Balsara, Tarek S. Absi, Melissa Levack, M. Brinkley, Jonathan N. Menachem, L. Punnoose...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Jul 10
5 citations
Impact of increased donor distances following adult heart allocation system changes: A single center review of 1-year outcomes.
Jordan R.H. Hoffman, Emilee E. Larson, Zakiur Rahaman, Tarek S. Absi, Melissa Levack, Keki R. Balsara, William G. McMaster, M. Brinkley, Jonathan N. Menachem, L. Punno...> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021 Jul 7
Preterm Birth and Heart Failure in Infancy and Beyond: Born With a Broken Heart?
Mandy B. Belfort, Suzanne Brown Sacks> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Jul 1
Trends in Renal Function Among Heart Transplant Recipients of Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus.
Sandip Zalawadiya, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Ashish S. Shah, Mark Wigger, Matthew R. Danter, D. Marshall Brinkley, Jonathan N. Menachem, L. Punnoose, Keki R. Balsara, Suzanne ...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2020 May 1
71 citations
Expanding Heart Transplant in the Era of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C.
Kelly Schlendorf, Sandip Zalawadiya, Ashish S. Shah, Roman E. Perri, Mark Wigger, D. Marshall Brinkley, Matthew R. Danter, Jonathan N. Menachem, L. Punnoose, Keki R. B...> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2020 Feb 1
3 citations
Anticoagulation Reversal and Risk of Thromboembolic Events Among Heart Transplant Recipients Bridged with Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.
Jeremy D. Moretz, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Ashish S. Shah, Mark Wigger, Kelly Schlendorf, Mary E. Keebler, Matthew R. Danter, Suzanne Brown Sacks, H. Ooi, Marshall Brinkley, ...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2019 Sep 1
37 citations
Center volume and post-transplant survival among adults with congenital heart disease.
Jonathan N. Menachem, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Kelly Schlendorf, Ashish S. Shah, David P. Bichell, Wendy Book, D. Marshall Brinkley, Matthew R. Danter, Benjamin P. Frischhert...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Aug 31
133 citations
Early outcomes using hepatitis C-positive donors for cardiac transplantation in the era of effective direct-acting anti-viral therapies.
Kelly Schlendorf, Sandip Zalawadiya, Ashish S. Shah, Mark Wigger, Chan Y. Chung, S. Smith, Matthew R. Danter, Chun W. Choi, Mary E. Keebler, D. Marshall Brinkley, Suza...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Jun 1
11 citations
Anakinra for myocarditis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Rajesh Movva, Suzanne B Brown, D. Lynn Morris, Vincent M. Figueredo> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2013 Jan 1
126 citations
Longitudinal Shortening Accounts for the Majority of Right Ventricular Contraction and Improves After Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Normal Subjects and Patients Wit...
Suzanne B. Brown, Amresh Raina, David F. Katz, Molly Szerlip, Susan E. Wiegers, Paul R. Forfia> ;Chest. 2011 Jul 1
16 citations
Neonatal exendin-4 leads to protection from reperfusion injury and reduced rates of oxidative phosphorylation in the adult rat heart.
Suzanne B. Brown, Joseph R. Libonati, Mary A. Selak, Richard P. Shannon, Rebecca A. Simmons> ;Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 2010 Jun 26
Chronic glucagon-like peptide-1 infusion sustains left ventricular systolic function and prolongs survival in the spontaneously hypertensive, heart failure-prone rat.
Poornima, I., Brown, S.B., Bhashyam, S., Parikh, P., Bolukoglu, H., Shannon, R.P.> ;Circ Heart Fail. 2008-09-01
Improving medication compliance in patients with heart failure.
Brown, S.B., Shannon, R.P.> ;Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jan 15
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Press Mentions

SPRINT BP Control Benefit Fizzles Out; Hot Flashes and CVD; Metformin for Afib?October 18th, 2022
Preterm Birth Associated with Increased Risk for Heart Failure into AdulthoodApril 8th, 2021
Preemies Sustain Elevated Heart Risks in Later LifeApril 5th, 2021
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