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Karthik Thangappan, MD

Medical Resident/Fellow

Chief Resident in General Surgery

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Medical Degree: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Bachelor's Degree: Pennsylvania State University (Pre-Medicine)
Contact Information

Peer Reviewed Publications

Kim Y.; Thangappan K.; DeCarlo C.S.; Jessula S.; Majumdar M.; Patel S.S.; Zacharias N.; Mohapatra A.; Dua A. 11-01-2022. Outcomes of Femoropopliteal Bypass for Lifestyle-Limiting Claudication in the Endovascular Era Journal of Surgical Research, 279 , 323-329

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 11-01-2019. Commentary: Are we there yet? Long-term ventricular assist device therapy in pediatric heart centers Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 158 5, 1442-1443

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 10-01-2022. The Best Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device Strategy in Children? Remains Unanswered Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114 4, 1451-1452

Thangappan K.; Ashfaq A.; Zafar F. 09-01-2020. Commentary: One-Stage Norwood Reconstruction With Aortic Uncrossing: A Tailored Approach to a Rare P Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 32 3, 569

Kim Y.; Decarlo C.S.; Thangappan K.; Zacharias N.; Mohapatra A.; Dua A. 07-01-2022. Distal Bypass Versus Infrageniculate Endovascular Intervention for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 56 5, 539-544

Thangappan K.; Haney L.C.; Riggs K.; Chen S.; Mehegan M.; VanderPluym C.; Woods R.; LaPar D.; Lorts A.; Zafar F.; Morales D.L.S. 07-01-2022. Children who stroke on VAD support: When is it safe to transplant and what are their outcomes? Artificial Organs, 46 7, 1389-1398

Dani A.; Vu Q.; Thangappan K.; Huang B.; Wittekind S.; Lorts A.; Chin C.; Morales D.L.S.; Zafar F. 06-01-2022. Effect of ischemic time on pediatric heart transplantation outcomes: is it the same for all allograf Pediatric Transplantation, 26 4,

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 05-01-2020. Commentary: The environment matters: The effects of passive circulation are not quickly reversed by Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 159 5, 2001-2002

Thangappan K.; Zafar F.; Lorts A.; Adachi I.; Rosenthal D.; Rossano J.; Maeda K.; Morales D.L.S. 04-01-2022. MILESTONE: More Than 1,200 Children Bridged to Heart Transplantation with Mechanical Circulatory Sup ASAIO Journal, 68 4, 577-583

Thangappan K.; Barnes A.; Lorts A.; Morales D.L.S.; Ündar A. 04-01-2020. Welcome to the 16th International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Artificial Organs, 44 4, 355-360

Ahmed H.F.; Thangappan K.; Haney L.C.; Zafar F.; Lehenbauer D.G.; Tweddell J.S.; Hirsch R.; Elminshawy A.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2022. Endocarditis in Bovine Vein Grafts in the Pulmonary Position Placed Surgically & Percutaneou World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 13 2, 155-165

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2021. Commentary: To transplant or not to transplant: Potts shunt as an alternative to pediatric lung tran Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 161 3, 1149-1150

Thangappan K.; Ashfaq A.; Villa C.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2020. The total artificial heart in patients with congenital heart disease Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 9 2, 89-97

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2020. Commentary: Two birds with one stone: Combining procedures can be better than staging JTCVS Techniques, 1 , 100-101

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2020. Commentary: In a disappointing outcome, much can be learned JTCVS Techniques, 1 , 93-94

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2020. Commentary: Disappointments are often the positive stepping stones towards success: Expanding the us Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 159 3, 1085

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S. 03-01-2020. Commentary: Cardiogenic shock, temporary ventricular assist device support, and then total artificia Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 159 3, e231-e232

Greenberg J.W.; Hogue S.; Raees M.A.; Ahmed H.F.; Abplanalp W.A.; Guzman-Gomez A.; Abdelhamed Z.; Thangappan K.; Reagor J.A.; Rose J.E.; Collins M.; Kasten J.L.; Goldstein S.L.; Zafar F.; Morales D.L.S.; Cooper D.S. 01-01-2023. Exogenous nitric oxide delivery protects against cardiopulmonary bypass–associated acute kidney inju Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, ,

Dani A.; Price N.; Thangappan K.; Ryan T.D.; Hooper D.K.; Cooper D.S.; Lehenbauer D.G.; Chin C.; Zafar F.; Morales D.L.S. 01-01-2022. Heart-kidney listing is better than isolated heart listing for pediatric heart transplant candidates Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, ,

Thangappan K.; Fatuzzo S.; Zafar F.; Winlaw D.; Lehenbauer D.; Batlivala S.; Cnota J.F.; Redington A.; Tweddell J.S.; Morales D.L.S. 01-01-2022. Management of Neonates Admitted with Tetralogy of Fallot: Changing Patterns Across the United States Annals of Thoracic Surgery, ,

Thangappan K.; Zafar F.; Ahmed H.F.; Greenberg J.W.; Ashfaq A.; Hirsch R.; Chin C.; Lehenbauer D.; O'Donnell A.; Morales D.L.S. 01-01-2022. Is the practice of using oversized organs for recipients with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, ,

Haney L.C.; Ahmed H.F.; Dani A.; Chin P.; Thangappan K.; Madsen N.; Zafar F.; Tweddell J.S.; Morales D.L.S. 01-01-2021. More Than 400 Uses of an Intestinal Submucosal Extracellular Matrix Patch in a Congenital Heart Prog Annals of Thoracic Surgery, ,

Thangappan K.; Morales D.L.S.; Vu Q.; Lehenbauer D.; Villa C.; Wittekind S.; Hirsch R.; Lorts A.; Zafar F. 01-01-2021. Impact of mechanical circulatory support on pediatric heart transplant candidates with elevated pulm Artificial Organs, 45 1, 29-37

Thangappan, Karthik; Cavarocchi, Nicholas C; Baram, Michael; Thoma, Brandi; Hirose, Hitoshi . Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Incidence, risks and survivals. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, 45 5, 449-53