Michigan State University Thoracic Surgery - Independent

Residency · Grand Rapids, MI

Sponsored by Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University · Director Charles Willekes

Works by its people: 485
Authors: 15
First-author works: 135
Citations: 8,323

20112026

Topics

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments 146
Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches 30
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices 29
Congenital Heart Disease Studies 26
Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes 14
Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques 11
Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion 11
Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment 11
Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair 10
Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies 10
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes 9
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors 8

Most cited

Five-year Outcomes of the COMMENCE Trial Investigating Aortic Valve Replacement With RESILIA Tissue.
The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2023 · 100 citations · Tomasz Timek
Efficacy of del Nido cardioplegia in adult cardiac procedures with prolonged aortic crossclamp time.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024 · 10 citations · Justin Fanning, Edward Murphy, Charles Willekes, Tomasz Timek
Long-term outcomes of aortic root operations in the United States among Medicare beneficiaries.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2023 · 21 citations · David Ranney
Leaflet remodeling reduces tricuspid valve function in a computational model.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2024 · 13 citations · Tomasz Timek
Right ventricular myocardial mechanics: Multi-modal deformation, microstructure, modeling, and comparison to the left ventricle.
Acta biomaterialia · 2021 · 35 citations · Tomasz Timek
Approach to Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Delphi Consensus on Behalf of the Transplant Task Force of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute.
Pulmonary circulation · 2025 · 10 citations · Edward Murphy
Association between Availability of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Eligible for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Natural Experiment.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2022 · 46 citations · Sean Francois
Texas TriValve 1.0 : a reverse‑engineered, open model of the human tricuspid valve.
Engineering with computers · 2022 · 22 citations · Tomasz Timek

Topics

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments 146

Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches 30

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices 29

Congenital Heart Disease Studies 26

Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes 14

Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques 11

Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion 11

Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment 11

Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair 10

Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies 10

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes 9

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors 8

Most cited

Five-year Outcomes of the COMMENCE Trial Investigating Aortic Valve Replacement With RESILIA Tissue.

The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2023 · 100 citations · Tomasz Timek

Efficacy of del Nido cardioplegia in adult cardiac procedures with prolonged aortic crossclamp time.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024 · 10 citations · Justin Fanning, Edward Murphy, Charles Willekes, Tomasz Timek

Long-term outcomes of aortic root operations in the United States among Medicare beneficiaries.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2023 · 21 citations · David Ranney

Leaflet remodeling reduces tricuspid valve function in a computational model.

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2024 · 13 citations · Tomasz Timek

Right ventricular myocardial mechanics: Multi-modal deformation, microstructure, modeling, and comparison to the left ventricle.

Acta biomaterialia · 2021 · 35 citations · Tomasz Timek

Approach to Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Delphi Consensus on Behalf of the Transplant Task Force of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute.

Pulmonary circulation · 2025 · 10 citations · Edward Murphy

Association between Availability of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Eligible for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Natural Experiment.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2022 · 46 citations · Sean Francois

Texas TriValve 1.0 : a reverse‑engineered, open model of the human tricuspid valve.

Engineering with computers · 2022 · 22 citations · Tomasz Timek