Published Research

At the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, we believe that "Better Never Stops," and our team is committed to providing the most up-to-date, evidence-based care. This section is dedicated to research published by members of our team.

Published Work

• Niv Ad, MD, Jessica G. Y. Luc, MD, Tom C. Nguyen, MD. (2021). Cardiac surgery in North America and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Regional variability in burden and impact. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162(3), 893-903.
• Niv Ad, MD, Paul S. Massimiano, MD, Anthony J. Rongione, MD, Bradley Taylor, MD, MPH, Stefano Schena, MD, Diane Alejo, BA, Clifford E. Fonner, BA, Rawn Salenger, MD, Glenn Whitman, MD, Thomas S. Metkus, MD, Sari D. Holmes, PhD, Maryland Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative. (2022). Number and Type of Blood Products are Negatively Associated with Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 113(3), 748-756.
• Linda F. Barr, MD, Michael J. Boss, MD, Michael A. Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, MSc, Bradley S. Taylor, MD, Rawn Salenger, MD. (2020). Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery. Critical Care Clinics, 36(4), 631-651.
• Jessica G.Y. Luc MD, Niv Ad MD, Tom C. Nguyen MD, et al. (2021). Cardiac surgeons’ concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(9), 3040-3051.
• Rawn Salenger, MD, Vicki Morton-Bailey, DNP, AGNP-BC, Michael Grant, MD, MSE, Alexander Gregory, MD, FRCPC, Judson B. Williams, MD, MHS, and Daniel T. Engelman, MD. (2020). Cardiac Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Guide to Team Building and Successful Implementation. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 32(2), 187-196.
• Rawn Salenger, MD, Sari D. Holmes, PhD, Amanda Rea, CRNP, Jennifer Yeh, PharmD, BCCCP, Kate Knott, CRNP, Rachel Born, DPT, Michael J. Boss, MD, Linda F. Barr, MD. (2022). Cardiac Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Early Outcomes in a Community Setting. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 113(6), 2008-20017.
• Rawn Salenger, MD, Michael A. Mazzeffi, MD. (2021). The 7 Pillars of Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery. Innovations, 16(6), 504-509.
• Vicki Morton-Bailey, DNP, MSN, ANP-BC, Rawn Salenger, MD, Daniel T. Engelman, MD. (2021). The 10 Commandments of ERAS for Cardiac Surgery. Innovations, 16(6), 493-497.

Presentations

• Post-Operative Cardiac Surgery Opioid Stewardship Program. Amanda Rea, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CMC, CSC; Kathryn Deere, PharmD, BCPS; Zach Adams, ScM; Linda Barr, MD; Rawn Salenger, MD.