TomPrakashTheruvathMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Charlotte, NC

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac Surgeon and Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Institute; Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Charlotte, NC Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery UNC School of Medicine

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Office
125 Queens Rd
Suite 250
Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone+1 704-316-5100

Fax+1 704-316-5107
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Education & Training

Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2009 - 2015
Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2009
Medical University of South CarolinaPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Drug Discovery, 2006 - 2008
University of North Carolina HospitalsPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Cell Biology, 2004 - 2006
Charite, Virchow Clinic, Universitaetsmedizin BerlinResident, General Surgery Residency, 2000 - 2004
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolPhD, Transplant Immunology, 1999 - 2001
Hannover Medical SchoolClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2015 - 2024
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2015
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Joseph S. Coselli, MD
Scott A. Hittinger, Tom P. Theruvath, John S. Ikonomidis> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Claude S. Beck (1894-1971).
Tom P. Theruvath, John S. Ikonomidis> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
49 citations
Acute Ethanol Causes Hepatic Mitochondrial Depolarization in Mice: Role of Ethanol Metabolism
Zhi Zhong, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Hasibur Rehman, Qinlong Liu, Tom P. Theruvath, Yasodha Krishnasamy, John J. Lemasters> ;Plos One. 2014 Mar 11
9 citations
New method of stent-facilitated arterial reconstruction for orthotopic mouse liver transplantation
Shaotang Zhou, Arun P. Palanisamy, John W. McGillicuddy, Tom P. Theruvath, Sukru Emre, Kenneth D. Chavin> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2014 Mar 1
4 citations
Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: John H. Gibbon, Jr (1903-1973).
Tom P. Theruvath, John S. Ikonomidis> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Mar 1
22 citations
Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation for chronic pancreatitis: do patients with prior pancreatic surgery have different outcomes?
Katherine A. Morgan, Tom P. Theruvath, Stefanie M. Owczarski, David B. Adams> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 Aug 1
3 citations
Icam-1 upregulation in ethanol-induced Fatty murine livers promotes injury and sinusoidal leukocyte adherence after transplantation.
Tom P. Theruvath, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Zhi Zhong, Robert T. Currin, Thomas Karrasch, John J. Lemasters> ;HPB Surgery. 2012 Jun 18
5 citations
C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase 2 Promotes Liver Injury via the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition after Hemorrhage and Resuscitation
Christoph Czerny, Tom P. Theruvath, Eduardo N. Maldonado, Mark Lehnert, Ingo Marzi, Zhi Zhong, John J. Lemasters> ;HPB Surgery. 2012 Jun 27
9 citations
Minocycline Decreases Liver Injury after Hemorrhagic Shock and Resuscitation in Mice
Christoph Czerny, Andaleb Kholmukhamedov, Tom P. Theruvath, Eduardo N. Maldonado, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Mark Lehnert, Ingo Marzi, Zhi Zhong, John J. Lemasters> ;HPB Surgery. 2012 Jun 7
17 citations
Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Mitochondrial Depolarization and Graft Injury after Transplantation of Fatty Livers
Qinlong Liu, Hasibur Rehman, Yasodha Krishnasamy, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Tom P. Theruvath, Kenneth D. Chavin, Rick G. Schnellmann, John J. Lemasters, Zhi Zhong> ;Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2012 Jul 15
32 citations
Matrix metalloproteinases and descending aortic aneurysms: parity, disparity, and switch.
Tom P. Theruvath, Jeffrey A. Jones, John S. Ikonomidis> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
1 citations
Operative intervention for diagnosis and management of autoimmune sclerosing pancreatitis confined to the pancreatic tail.
Tom P. Theruvath, Kathryn A. Marwick, Thomas Schnelldorfer, Laura Spruill, David B. Adams> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jul 1
2 citations
Hepatocellular adenoma in men: a rare cause for liver resection.
Tom P. Theruvath, Benjamin Izar, John W. McGillicuddy, Erika Stewart, Adrian Reuben, Kenneth D. Chavin> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Mar 1
9 citations
Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas: how much preoperative evaluation is needed?
Tom P. Theruvath, Katherine A. Morgan, David B. Adams> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Aug 1
1 citations
Preoperative transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for extrahepatic surgery in cirrhosis.
Tom P. Theruvath, David B. Adams> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jan 1
22 citations
Inhibition of Transforming Growth Factor-β/Smad Signaling Improves Regeneration of Small-for-Size Rat Liver Grafts
Zhi Zhong, Shigeki Tsukada, Hasibur Rehman, Christopher J. Parsons, Tom P. Theruvath, Richard A. Rippe, David A. Brenner, John J. Lemasters> ;Liver Transplantation. 2010 Feb 1
10 citations
Aging of the liver graft and functional quality in the absence of recurrent disease: a 10 year histological follow-up.
Maximilian Schmeding, Igor M. Sauer, Kerstin Hartwig, Tom P. Theruvath, Johann Pratschke, Ruth Neuhaus, Peter Neuhaus, Ulf P. Neumann> ;Annals of Transplantation. 2010 Jan 1
471 citations
Mitochondrial calcium and the permeability transition in cell death.
John J. Lemasters, Tom P. Theruvath, Zhi Zhong, Anna-Liisa Nieminen> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 2009 Nov 1
37 citations
NIM811 (N-Methyl-4-isoleucine Cyclosporine), a Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Inhibitor, Attenuates Cholestatic Liver Injury but Not Fibrosis in Mice
Hasibur Rehman, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Tom P. Theruvath, Insil Kim, Robert T. Currin, Shailendra Giri, John J. Lemasters, Zhi Zhong> ;The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2008 Dec 1
Cyclosporine in acute myocardial infarction.
Joseph S Rossi, Ross J Simpson Jr> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2008 Nov 20
Cyclosporine in acute myocardial infarction.
Tom P Theruvath, John J Lemasters> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2008 Nov 20
65 citations
Activation of the oxygen-sensing signal cascade prevents mitochondrial injury after mouse liver ischemia-reperfusion
Zhi Zhong, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Hasibur Rehman, Robert T. Currin, Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, Tom P. Theruvath, Insil Kim, Gary L. Wright, John J. Lemasters> ;American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2008 Oct 1
32 citations
C-Jun N-terminal kinase 2 promotes graft injury via the mitochondrial permeability transition after mouse liver transplantation.
Tom P. Theruvath, Christoph Czerny, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Zhi Zhong, Kenneth D. Chavin, John J Lemasters> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2008 Sep 1
55 citations
Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion: Role of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase 2
Tom P. Theruvath, Mark C. Snoddy, Zhi Zhong, John J. Lemasters> ;Transplantation. 2008 May 27
31 citations
Ischemic preconditioning prevents free radical production and mitochondrial depolarization in small-for-size rat liver grafts.
Hasibur Rehman, Henry D. Connor, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Tom P. Theruvath, Ronald P. Mason, Gary L. Wright, John J. Lemasters, Zhi Zhong> ;Transplantation. 2008 May 15
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Professional Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
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American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Other Languages

German

Hospital Affiliations

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, North Carolina
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, North Carolina