VigneshwarKasirajanMD

Thoracic Surgery • Richmond, VA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor, Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
1200 E Broad St
West Hospital 7th Floor
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-4620

Fax+1 804-827-0527
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 2000
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1996
Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1995 - 2021
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Retrospective Review of Management of Infective Endocarditis
Withdrawn
A Multicenter Data Registry for Outcomes From Surgical Treatment of Atrial Arrhythmias Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Terminated
ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Surgical treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Resuscitation of a forgotten technique.
Mythili Vigneshwar, Navin G Vigneshwar, Jordana Kron, Jayanthi Koneru, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Vigneshwar Kasirajan> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2023 Jun 1
Ex-vivo histopathologic examination of irrigated radiofrequency ablation utilizing half-normal saline of the human heart.
Ajay Pillai, Valentina Robila, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Jayanthi N Koneru> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Apr 1
The Endangered State of Medicare Reimbursement for Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Call to Action.
Raymond J Strobel, Courtney Yohe Savage, Keith A Horvath, Francis C Nichols 3rd, Edward B Savage, Vig Kasirajan, Joseph C Cleveland Jr, John E Mayer Jr, Stephen J Lahey> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: From Diagnosis to Treatment With Multimodality Imaging.
Joseph Nicolazzi, John D. Grizzard, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Roshanak Markley> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2021 Sep 1
4 citations
Combined Heart-Liver and Domino Liver Transplantation in Familial Amyloidosis.
Angela Sickels, Keyur B. Shah, Brianna Ruch, Adrian Cotterell, Inna Tchoukina, Mohammed A. Quader, Chandra Bhati, Vinay Kumaran, David A. Bruno, Richard T. Stravitz, M...> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Jun 1
Spectrum of arrhythmogenic substrate post minimally invasive maze surgery in patients with recurrent.
Timothy R. Larsen, Jayanthi N. Koneru, Santosh K. Padala, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 Apr 7
1 citations
Predictors of Renal Failure in Patients Treated With the Total Artificial Heart.
K. Desai, Daniel G. Tang, Mohammed A. Quader, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Leroy R. Thacker, E.J. Sawey, Inna Tchoukina, Keyur B. Shah> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2020 Jul 1
Hospitalizations and Outcomes in Patients Implanted with the Total Artificial Heart and Discharged with a Portable Driver.
E.J. Sawey, K. Desai, Daniel G. Tang, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Mohammad Quadar, Keyur B. Shah> ;ASAIO Journal. 2020 May 1
3 citations
Neurologic Complications in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Single Institution Retrospective Review.
Wittstatt Alexandra Whitaker-Lea, Brittney Toms, Jamie Toms, Keyur B. Shah, Mohammed A. Quader, D.G. Tang, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Dennis J. Rivet, John Reavey-Cantwell> ;World Neurosurgery. 2020 Apr 21
28 citations
Heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors: Present and future
Mohammed A. Quader, Stefano Toldo, Qun Chen, Greg Hundley, Vigneshwar Kasirajan> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2020 Feb 17
13 citations
Primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: Outcomes and resource utilization.
Mohammed A. Quader, Robert B. Hawkins, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Sula Mazimba, Gorav Ailawadi, Leora T. Yarboro, Jeffrey B. Rich, Alan M. Speir, Clifford E. Fonner, Luke G. ...> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Dec 1
2 citations
His Bundle Pacing: A Look Inside the Beating Heart!
Aditya Saini, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Jayanthi N. Koneru, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2019 Feb 1
64 citations
Interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support report on the total artificial heart
Francisco A. Arabia, Ryan S. Cantor, Devin Koehl, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Igor D. Gregoric, Jaime Moriguchi, Fardad Esmailian, Danny Ramzy, J. Chung, Lawrence S.C. Czer,...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Nov 1
16 citations
Severe tricuspid regurgitation due to interactions with right ventricular permanent pacemaker or defibrillator leads
Cory R. Trankle, Zachary M. Gertz, Jayanthi N. Koneru, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Patricia Nicolato, Hem Bhardwaj, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Gautham Kalahasty> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2018 Jul 1
13 citations
Measurement of Blood Loss in Cardiac Surgery: Still Too Much.
Mark Nelson, Jeffrey D. Green, Bruce D. Spiess, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Patricia Nicolato, Hangcheng Liu, Ryan S. Meshkin> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Apr 1
4 citations
Exercise Capacity in Patients with the Total Artificial Heart.
Justin M. Canada, Ronald K. Evans, Antonio Abbate, Ross Arena, Daniel G. Tang, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Keyur B. Shah> ;ASAIO Journal. 2018 Jan 1
12 citations
Metabolomics and Precision Medicine in Trauma: The State of the Field
Sudha Jayaraman, Rahul J. Anand, Jonathan H. DeAntonio, Martin J. Mangino, Michel B. Aboutanos, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Rao R. Ivatury, Alex B. Valadka, Olena Glushakova...> ;Shock. 2017 Dec 1
46 citations
Left ventricular assist devices versus medical management in ambulatory heart failure patients: An analysis of INTERMACS Profiles 4 and 5 to 7 from the ROADMAP study.
Keyur B. Shah, Randall C. Starling, Joseph G. Rogers, Douglas A. Horstmanshof, James W. Long, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Josef Stehlik, Joyce Chuang, David J. Farrar, Jerry...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2017 Dec 1
4 citations
Infections in Patients with a Total Artificial Heart Are Common but Rarely Fatal.
Luis F. Hidalgo, Keyur B. Shah, Richard H. Cooke, Daniel G. Tang, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Howard A. Cooper, Wilbert S. Aronow> ;ASAIO Journal. 2017 Nov 1
14 citations
Hybrid Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Current Status and a Look Ahead
Ali Khoynezhad, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Talal Al-Atassi, Paul J. Wang, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Xunzhang Wang, James R. Edgerton> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2017 Oct 1
17 citations
Long-term outcomes of minimally invasive surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: A single-center experience.
Aditya Saini, Yuhning L. Hu, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Frederick T. Han, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Luke G. Wolfe, Sampath Gunda, Jayanthi N. Koneru, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen> ;Heart Rhythm. 2017 Sep 1
12 citations
Determination of Optimal Coronary Flow for the Preservation of "Donation after Circulatory Death" in Murine Heart Model.
Mohammed Quader, Stefano Toldo, Juan Torrado, Suraj Mishra, Adolfo G Mauro, Eleonora Mezzaroma, Reichstetter Heather, Antonio Abbate, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Martin J. M...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2017 Jul 1
122 citations
Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: The ROADMAP Study 2-Year R...
Randall C. Starling, Jerry D. Estep, Douglas A. Horstmanshof, Carmelo A. Milano, Josef Stehlik, Keyur B. Shah, Brian A. Bruckner, S. Lee, James W. Long, Craig H. Selzm...> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2017 Jul 1
57 citations
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Mary Ann Peberdy, Jason Gluck, Joseph P. Ornato, Christian A. Bermudez, Russell E. Griffin, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Richard E. Kerber, Eldrin F. Lewis, Mark S. Link, Cor...> ;Circulation. 2017 Jun 13
Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Potential Impact of Newer Antiviral Treatments After Transplantation.
Mohammed Quader, Luke G. Wolfe, Gundars J. Katlaps, Neil P. Lewis, Vigneshwar Kasirajan> ;Federal Practitioner. 2017 Jun 1
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Press Mentions

Total Artificial Heart Approved for Sale in EuropeJanuary 25th, 2021
AtriCure Announces First Patient Enrollment in the DEEP IDE Trial RestartApril 23rd, 2019
Mother Denied Transplant Four Times Gets New Heart, Goes Home in Time for the HolidaysDecember 6th, 2018