ThomasGeorgeCaranasosMD

Thoracic Surgery • Chapel Hill, NC

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Office
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 984-974-7782

Fax+1 984-974-7383
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Education & Training

University of FloridaFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2012 - 2014
West Virginia UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2012
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2014 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2009 - 2014
FL State Medical License Active through 2014
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pro: Advantages of Using TransMedics Organ Care System Heart in Heart Transplantation.
Caranasos, T., Jia, S., Kumar, P.> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2024 Feb 1
Mechanical pump complication after HeartMate 3 implantation.
Aurelie Merlo, Panagiotis Tasoudis, Guilherme C de Oliveira, John S Ikonomidis, Paul Tessmann, Benjamin Haithcock, Thomas Caranasos> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 2024 Jan 1
FlatWire Sternal Closure System technique for median sternotomy closure.
Audrey L Khoury, Sapna Patel, Smith Ngeve, Kayla Doughty, Hadley K Wilson, Thomas G Caranasos> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2023 Sep 28
Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Aortic Root Replacement With Mechanical Versus Bioprosthetic Valves: Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data.
Michel Pompeu Sá, Panagiotis Tasoudis, Xander Jacquemyn, Jef Van den Eynde, Thomas G Caranasos, John S Ikonomidis, Danny Chu, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Ibrahim Sultan> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Sep 19
Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells and their secreted extracellular vesicles in thoracic aortic aneurysm disease.
Adam W Akerman, Kyle C Alexander, Thomas G Caranasos, John S Ikonomidis> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
3 citations
Long-term outcomes of valve-sparing root versus composite valve graft replacement for acute type A aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data.
Michel Pompeu Sá, Panagiotis Tasoudis, Xander Jacquemyn, Jef Van den Eynde, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Alexander Weymann, Arjang Ruhparwar, Thomas G Caranasos, John S Ikonom...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Jul 1
Successful aortic valve replacement by overexpanding a SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve for a large aortic annulus (>900 mm): a case report.
Dalton Sherwood, Peter Nguyen, Thomas Caranasos, John Vavalle> ;European Heart Journal. Case Reports. 2023 Mar 1
Suprasternal transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Modified trocar-free technique.
Julia Kessel, John Vavalle, Thomas Caranasos, de Oliveira, G.> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Robotic applications for intracardiac and endovascular procedures.
Panagiotis T Tasoudis, Thomas G Caranasos, Ilias P Doulamis> ;Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Trends in Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Complications for Mitral Stenosis in the United States (the National Inpatient Sample [2008 to 2018]).
Michael J Hendrickson, Krishan Sivaraj, Sameer Arora, Thomas G Caranasos, Chris B Agala, Matthew A Cavender, John P Vavalle, Slehria, T.> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Early outcomes of the suprasternal transcatheter aortic valve replacement technique.
Guilherme C de Oliveira, Julia Kessel, John Vavalle, Thomas Caranasos> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valve for aortic valve replacement: systematic review and meta-analysis of reconstructed individual participant data.
Panagiotis T Tasoudis, Dimitrios N Varvoglis, Evangelos Vitkos, Konstantinos S Mylonas, Michel Pompeu Sá, John S Ikonomidis, Thomas G Caranasos, Thanos Athanasiou> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jun 15
27 citations
Minimally invasive delivery of a hydrogel-based exosome patch to prevent heart failure.
George Cheng, Dashuai Zhu, Ke Huang, Thomas G Caranasos> ;Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Modified Manouguian technique for aortic root enlargement: A case series.
Madison J Malfitano, Julia A Brickey, Aurelie Merlo, Thomas Caranasos> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
Bilateral Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy After Sternotomy for Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion.
Audrey L Khoury, Kristin Weiss, Benjamin E Haithcock, Paul B Tessmann, Thomas G Caranasos> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Temporal Trends in Internal vs. External Referrals for TAVR in a Large Academic Center: Patients Characteristics and Outcomes.
Aurelie Merlo, Audrey Khoury, Mohsin Shah, Tabitha Linville, John Ikonomidis, Matthew Cavender, John Vavalle, Thomas Caranasos> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2022 Jan 1
Comparative differences of mitral valve-in-valve implantation: A new mitral bioprosthesis versus current mosaic and epic valves.
Dee Dee Wang, Brian P. O'Neill, Thomas G. Caranasos, W. Randolph Chitwood, Richard S. Stack, William W. O'Neill> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Nov 29
2 citations
Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in a patient with Lamin A/C (LMNA) Cardiomyopathy Successfully Treated with Thoracic Bilateral Stellate Ganglionectomy
Eze Okeagu, Ahad Abid, Brian C. Jensen, Thomas G. Caranasos, Faisal F. Syed> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2021 Nov 23
2 citations
Comparison of a new bioprosthetic mitral valve to other commercially available devices under controlled conditions in a porcine model.
Dee Dee Wang, Thomas G. Caranasos, Brian P. O'Neill, Richard S. Stack, William W. O'Neill, W. Randolph Chitwood> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021 Dec 1
Initial in-human experience with the conveyor cardiovascular system for the delivery of large profile transcatheter valve devices.
Brian P. O'Neill, Dee Dee Wang, Thomas G. Caranasos, W. Randolph Chitwood, William W. O'Neill, Richard S. Stack> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Sep 17
13 citations
Bioprosthetic aortic valve diameter and thickness are directly related to leaflet fluttering: Results from a combined experimental and computational modeling study
Jae H. Lee, Lawrence N. Scotten, R. Reed Hunt, Thomas G. Caranasos, John P. Vavalle, Boyce E. Griffith> ;JTCVS Open. 2021 Jun 1
Transxiphoid Revascularization of the Anterior Descending Coronary Artery with the Left Mammary Artery.
Andy C. Kiser, L. Wiley Nifong, Joseph R Elbeery, Thomas G. Caranasos> ;Innovations. 2021 Mar 7
118 citations
Minimally invasive delivery of therapeutic agents by hydrogel injection into the pericardial cavity for cardiac repair
Dashuai Zhu, Zhenhua Li, Ke Huang, Thomas G. Caranasos, Joseph S. Rossi, Ke Cheng> ;Nature Communications. 2021 Mar 3
1 citations
Novel Modification of HeartMate 3 Implantation.
Hadley K. Wilson, Benjamin E. Haithcock, Thomas G. Caranasos> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
Are We Coalescing on the Best Approach for Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Anil K. Gehi, Thomas G. Caranasos> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2020 Dec 14
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Press Mentions

Pericardial Injection Effective, Less Invasive Way to Get Regenerative Therapies to HeartMarch 3rd, 2021
Intrapericardial Injection Provides a Less Invasive Means of Treating Cardiac InjuryMarch 3rd, 2021
UNC Aortic Team First in the Nation to Complete Endovascular Total Arch Aneurysm RepairApril 12th, 2018
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