ToddChristophCrawfordMD

[Pronunciation: Todd Christopher Crawford]

Thoracic Surgery • Kansas City, KS

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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Office
4000 Cambridge
Suite G600
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-7743
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Summary

I am an adult cardiac surgeon specializing in all facets of adult cardiac surgery with a specific interest in aortic aneurysm, aortic valve disease, and aortic valve repair.

Education & Training

University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2023 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
MD State Medical License 2015 - 2020
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha
Gold Humanism Society

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Fast-track extubation in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: moving beyond the biases.
Simon Higginbotham, Omar Almoghrabi, Todd C Crawford> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
25 citations
Differential outcomes of type A dissection with malperfusion according to affected organ system
Joshua C. Grimm, J. Trent Magruder, Todd C. Crawford, Christopher M. Sciortino, Kenton J. Zehr, Kaushik Mandal, John V. Conte, Duke E. Cameron, James H. Black, Joel Price> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2016 May 1
8 citations
Team-Based Care: The Changing Face of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Todd C. Crawford, John V. Conte, Juan A. Sanchez> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2017 Aug 1
9 citations
Sympathectomy for Stabilization of Heart Failure Due to Drug-Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia
Aravind Krishnan, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, Xun Zhou, Stuart D. Russell, Ronald D. Berger, Hugh Calkins, William A. Baumgartner, Harikrishna Tandri, K...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Feb 1
12 citations
Surgical Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Neonates Weighing Less Than 1,000 grams: Contemporary Outcomes.
David G. Lehenbauer, Charles D. Fraser, Todd C. Crawford, Naru Hibino, Susan W. Aucott, Joshua C. Grimm, Nishant D. Patel, J. Trent Magruder, Duke E. Cameron, Luca A. ...> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2018 Jun 26
27 citations
Survival and Functional Status after Bridge-to-Transplant with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Xun Zhou, Charles D. Fraser, Joshua C. Grimm, Todd C. Crawford, Cecillia Lui, Vicente Valero, Chun W. Choi, Robert S.D. Higgins, Ahmet Kilic> ;ASAIO Journal. 2019 Sep 1
2 citations
Children’s Heart Assessment Tool for Transplantation (CHAT) Score: A Novel Risk Score Predicts Survival After Pediatric Heart Transplantation:
Charles D. Fraser, Joshua C. Grimm, Xun Zhou, Cecillia Lui, Kate Giuliano, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, J. Trent Magruder, Narutoshi Hibino, Luca A. Vric...> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2019 May 13
2 citations
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease.
Akhil Rao, Karissa Tauber, Wilson Y Szeto, W Clark Hargrove, Pavan Atluri, Michael Acker, Todd Crawford, Michael E Ibrahim> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
4 citations
Decreasing Readmissions After Ileostomy Creation Through a Perioperative Quality Improvement Program.
Angela Ting-Wei Hsu, Todd C Crawford, Xun Zhou, Bashar Safar, Jonathan Efron, Chady Atallah, Peter A Najjar, Andrea L Girard, Janelle C Glover, Tam Warczynski, Nicole ...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Aortic Arch Management During Repair of Acute Type A Dissection: Don't Lose Sight of the Big Picture.
Todd C Crawford, Chase Brown, Joshua C Grimm> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
Physical Frailty and SAVR Outcomes: Can We Achieve a Congruent Assessment of this Important Confounder?
Todd C. Crawford, Joshua C. Grimm> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Aug 10
Understanding the "X"s and "Y"s of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.
Todd C. Crawford, Joshua C. Grimm> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 May 5
7 citations
Long-term Survival After Heart Transplantation: A Population-based Nested Case-Control Study
Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Cecillia Lui, Xun Zhou, Katherine Giuliano, Eric Etchill, Alejandro Almaraz-Espinoza, Todd C. Crawford, Charles D. Fraser, Glenn J. Whitman, C...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
2 citations
Hypothermia prevention in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery through a multidisciplinary perioperative protocol: A case-control, propensity-matched study.
Rebecca Sorber, Todd C. Crawford, Christopher L. Wolfgang, Nicole Rizkalla, Steven M. Frank, Chady Atallah> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2020 Apr 30
5 citations
Effects of Systemic and Device-Related Complications in Patients Bridged to Transplantation With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Cecillia Lui, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Xun Zhou, Todd C. Crawford, Charles D. Fraser, Katherine Giuliano, Steven Hsu, Robert S.D. Higgins, Kenton J. Zehr, Glenn J. Whi...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Feb 1
19 citations
Management of the aortic arch in patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
Florian S. Schoenhoff, Diane Alejo, James H. Black, Todd C. Crawford, Harry C. Dietz, Joshua C. Grimm, J. Magruder, Nishant D. Patel, Luca A. Vricella, Allen Young, Th...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Nov 1
24 citations
Impact of the New Pulmonary Hypertension Definition on Heart Transplant Outcomes: Expanding the Hemodynamic Risk Profile.
Todd C. Crawford, Peter J. Leary, Charles D. Fraser, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, J. Trent Magruder, William A. Baumgartner, Kenton J. Zehr, Glenn J. Whitman, S. Carolina ...> ;Chest. 2020 Jan 1
4 citations
Discrepancies in access and institutional risk tolerance in heart transplantation: A national open cohort study
Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Cecillia Lui, Xun Zhou, Charles D. Fraser, Todd C. Crawford, Chun W. Choi, Glenn J. Whitman, Robert S.D. Higgins, Ahmet Kilic> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Oct 1
18 citations
Predictors of operative mortality among cardiac surgery patients with prolonged ventilation.
Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Charles D. Fraser, Xun Zhou, Todd C. Crawford, Cecillia Lui, Thomas S. Metkus, Glenn J. Whitman, Robert S.D. Higgins, Jennifer S. Lawton> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Jul 3
5 citations
Impact of Traumatically Brain-Injured Donors on Outcomes After Heart Transplantation.
Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, Xun Zhou, Cecillia Lui, Charles D. Fraser, Eric Etchill, Kavita Sharma, Robert S.D. Higgins, Glenn J. Whitman, Ahmet Kilic, ...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Aug 1
8 citations
Variation in Platelet Transfusion Practices in Cardiac Surgery.
Xun Zhou, Charles D. Fraser, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, Diane Alejo, John V. Conte, Jennifer S. Lawton, Clifford E. Fonner, Bradley S. Taylor, Glenn J....> ;Innovations. 2019 Mar 18
12 citations
Early Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in Recipients Bridged With a HeartMate 3 Device
Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Cecillia Lui, Xun Zhou, Todd C. Crawford, Charles D. Fraser, Katherine Giuliano, Steven Hsu, Robert S.D. Higgins, Kenton J. Zehr, Glenn J. Whi...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Aug 1
6 citations
Size Mismatching Increases Mortality After Lung Transplantation in Preadolescent Patients
Charles D. Fraser, Xun Zhou, Joshua C. Grimm, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, Cecillia Lui, Errol L. Bush, Narutoshi Hibino, Marshall L. Jacobs, Luca A. Vri...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
4 citations
A A Novel Risk Score to Predict New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Sophie Z. Lin, Todd C. Crawford, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, J. Trent Magruder, Michael V. Carter, Duke E. Cameron, Glenn J. Whitman, Jennifer S. Lawton, William A. Baumg...> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2018 Dec 13
4 citations
Evaluation of Anemia and Nutritional Status on Children Undergoing Resection of Primary Liver Tumors
Katherine D. Culbreath, Alejandro Garcia, Ira L. Leeds, Mitchell R. Ladd, Todd C. Crawford, Emily F. Boss, Daniel S. Rhee> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Dec 1
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