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Kevin Kulshrestha, MD

Medical Resident/Fellow

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania
  • Undergraduate Degree: Washington University in St. Louis (Biochemistry & Political Science)
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Peer Reviewed Publications

Ahmed, Hosam F; Guzman-Gomez, Amalia; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Kantemneni, Eashwar C; Chin, Clifford; Ashfaq, Awais; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2024. Reality of DCD donor use in pediatric thoracic transplantation in the United States. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 43 1, 32-35

Ahmed, Hosam F; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Hogue, Spencer; Hossain, Md Monir; Zhang, Yin; Cherikh, Wida S; Ashfaq, Awais; Morales, David L S; Hayes, Don 2024. A Global Experience of Donation after Circulatory Death for Pediatric Lung Transplantation. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, ,

Ahmed, Hosam F; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Kennedy, John T; Gomez-Guzman, Amalia; Greenberg, Jason W; Hossain, Md Monir; Zhang, Yin; D'Alessandro, David A; John, Ranjit; Moazami, Nader; Chin, Clifford; Ashfaq, Awais; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2024. Donation after circulatory death significantly reduces waitlist times while not changing post-heart transplant outcomes: A United Network for Organ Sharing Analysis. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 43 3, 461-470

Chae, Ryan; D'Ambrosio, Nicholas; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Price, Adam; Hartman, Stephen; Baucom, Matthew; Whitrock, Jenna; Frasier, Lane 2024. Cardiac Arrhythmias in Trauma Patients Undergoing Pericardiotomy: A Retrospective Analysis. The Journal of surgical research, 303 , 554-560

Faateh, Muhammad; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Ahmed, Hosam F; Lehenbauer, David; Carlisle, Michael A; Gaies, Michael; Morales, David L S; Ashfaq, Awais 2024. The Burden of Stroke in Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery: A Large Multicenter Analysis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 118 4, 908-918

Greenberg, Jason W; Kantemneni, Eashwar C; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Clothier, Jessica S; Desai, Mallika V; Winlaw, David S; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2024. Later Brain Death Declaration Correlates to Favorable Donor Characteristics but Decreased Heart Acceptance. Transplantation, 108 3, 750-758

Greenberg, Jason W; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Guzman-Gomez, Amalia; Fields, Katrina; Lehenbauer, David G; Winlaw, David S; Perry, Tanya; Villa, Chet; Lorts, Angela; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2024. Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 167 5, 1556-1563.e2

Greenberg, Jason W; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Ramineni, Aadhyasri; Winlaw, David S; Lehenbauer, David G; Zafar, Farhan; Cooper, David S; Morales, David L S 2024. Contemporary Trends in Cardiac Surgical Care for Trisomy 13 and 18 Patients Admitted to Hospitals in the United States. The Journal of pediatrics, 268 , 113955

Hogue, Spencer J; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Amir; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Cnota, James F; Divanovic, Allison; Ricci, Marco; Ashfaq, Awais; Lehenbauer, David G; Cooper, David S; Morales, David L S 2024. Birth in the Operating Room for Immediate Cardiac Surgery: A Rare but Effective Strategy. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, , 21501351241269881

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Greenberg, Jason W; Kennedy, John T; Hogue, Spencer; Winlaw, David S; Ashfaq, Awais; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2024. The majority of pediatric Fontan patients have excellent post-transplant survival. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 167 6, 2193-2203

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Greenberg, Jason W; Kennedy, John T; Hogue, Spencer; Zafar, Farhan; Lehenbauer, David; Winlaw, David S; Quintessenza, James A; Morales, David L S; Ashfaq, Awais 2024. National experience with pediatric surgical aortic valve repair: A Pediatric Health Information System analysis. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 167 2, 422-430

Greenberg, Jason W; Guzman-Gomez, Amalia; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Dani, Alia; Lehenbauer, David G; Chin, Clifford; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2023. Contemporary Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Children with Heterotaxy Syndrome: Sub-Optimal Pre-Transplant Optimization Translates into Early Post-Transplant Mortality. Pediatric cardiology, ,

Greenberg, Jason W; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Dani, Alia; Winlaw, David S; Lehenbauer, David G; Chin, Clifford; Lorts, Angela; Gist, Katja M; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2023. Not all durations of preheart transplant mechanical ventilation portend inferior post-transplant survival in children. Pediatric transplantation, 27 3, e14433

Greenberg, Jason W; Moore, Ryan A; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Lorts, Angela; Perry, Tanya; Huang, Bin; Chen, Chen; Morales, David L S; Zafar, Farhan 2023. Female donor hearts can improve survival for male pediatric heart transplant recipients. Pediatric transplantation, 27 1, e14414

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Greenberg, Jason W; Guzman-Gomez, Amalia M; Kennedy, John T; Hossain, Md Monir; Zhang, Yin; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2023. Up to an Hour of Donor Resuscitation Does Not Affect Pediatric Heart Transplantation Survival. The Annals of thoracic surgery, ,

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Morales, David L S 2023. Good things come to those who wait: Single-institution post-heart transplant outcomes after VAD. The Annals of thoracic surgery, ,

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Morales, David L S 2023. It takes two: Outcomes of pediatric heart transplant candidates with renal dysfunction. The Annals of thoracic surgery, ,

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Morales, David L S 2023. Myocardial support of the failing heart in adult congenital heart disease. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, 53 3, 101396

Moore, Ryan A; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Burke, William; Wells, Dennis A; O'Donnell, Alan; Szugye, Nicholas; Lehenbauer, David G; Morales, David L S 2023. Repair of Truncus Arteriosus and Atrioventricular Septal Defect: a Value of Virtual Reality. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, ,

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Morales, David L S 2022. Right Ventricular Dominance and Fontan Failure: Where do we go from here & what is a success? The Annals of thoracic surgery, ,

Kulshrestha, Kevin; Morales, David L S 2022. It's good to be young: Early survival data for Covid-19 lung transplant recipients. The Annals of thoracic surgery, ,