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Ronald K. Woods MD

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Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Surgery
Division: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Program: Pediatrics

Member of the Cardiovascular Center

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Publications (131)

  • Late Pulmonary Autograft Dilation: Can We Make a Good Operation Great? The Supported Ross (Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Geoffrion TR, Sow M) Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual January 2024;27:47-51 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186343593 01/01/2024    
  • Consistency of the continuous flow pressure gradient despite aortic arch anomalies co-existing with coarctation. (Ghorbannia A, Spearman AD, Sawalhi S, Woods RK, Maadooliat M, LaDisa JF Jr) medRxiv 2023 Oct 30 PMID: 37961134 PMCID: PMC10635219 11/14/2023    
  • Coarctation duration and severity predict risk of hypertension precursors in a preclinical model and hypertensive status among patients. (Ghorbannia A, Jurkiewicz H, Nasif L, Ahmed A, Co-Vu J, Maadooliat M, Woods RK, LaDisa JF Jr) medRxiv 2024 Mar 19 PMID: 37961634 PMCID: PMC10635238 11/14/2023    
  • Commentary: Never argue with success, unless…. (McQueen RG, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Nov 04 PMID: 37926197 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178382545 11/06/2023    
  • Aortic Remodeling Kinetics in Response to Coarctation-Induced Mechanical Perturbations. (Ghorbannia A, Maadooliat M, Woods RK, Audi SH, Tefft BJ, Chiastra C, Ibrahim ESH, LaDisa JF) Biomedicines 2023 Jun 25;11(7) PMID: 37509457 PMCID: PMC10377168 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175103038 07/29/2023       2 Citations
  • Caution with explant of prestented percutaneous pulmonary valves with infective endocarditis. (Woods RK, Jaquiss RDB, May E) JTCVS Tech 2023 Jun;19:119-122 PMID: 37324329 PMCID: PMC10267859 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152253067 06/16/2023    
  • Nuclear Cell-Free DNA Predicts Adverse Events After Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Tanem JM, Scott JP, Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Tomita-Mitchell A, Stamm KD, Liang HL, North PE, Bertrandt RA, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mitchell ME) Ann Thorac Surg 2023 Aug;116(2):349-356 PMID: 36332680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150823960 11/05/2022       1 Citation
  • Is native aortic valvuloplasty at time of Norwood operation in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and aortic stenosis safe? (Segar DE, Frommelt PC, Woods RK) Cardiol Young 2022 Oct 19:1-2 PMID: 36259095 10/20/2022    
  • Clinical Variables Associated with Pre-Fontan Aortopulmonary Collateral Burden. (Segar DE, Pan AY, McLennan DI, Kindel SJ, Handler SS, Ginde S, Woods RK, Goot BH, Spearman AD) Pediatr Cardiol 2023 Jan;44(1):228-236 PMID: 36156171 PMCID: PMC10155213 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138742613 09/27/2022       2 Citations
  • Clinical, Experimental, and Computational Validation of a New Doppler-Based Index for Coarctation Severity Assessment. (Ghorbannia A, Ellepola CD, Woods RK, Ibrahim EH, Maadooliat M, Ramirez HM, LaDisa JF Jr) J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022 Dec;35(12):1311-1321 PMID: 36122791 PMCID: PMC9729418 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138823620 09/20/2022       3 Citations
  • Conal Septal Hypoplasia in Tetralogy of Fallot-Impact on Clinical Course, Treatment Strategies, and Outcomes After Surgical Intervention. (Borsheim KE, Woods RK, Kuhn EM, Frommelt PC) Pediatr Cardiol 2023 Mar;44(3):587-598 PMID: 35852568 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134490795 07/20/2022    
  • The Supported vs Unsupported Ross in Pediatric Patients: Neoaortic Root and Ventricular Function. (Sow M, Ginde S, Bartz P, Cohen S, Gerardin J, Kuhn E, Jaquiss R, Litwin SB, Woods RK, Hraska V, Tweddell JS, Mitchell ME) Ann Thorac Surg 2023 Feb;115(2):453-460 PMID: 35820490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138188934 07/13/2022       6 Citations
  • We need better pediatric cardiac transplantation risk modeling. (Woods RK, Kirklin JK, Maeda K, Adachi I, Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Risk Adjustment Group) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Dec;164(6):2036-2039.e1 PMID: 35131089 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123998590 02/09/2022       2 Citations
  • Children who stroke on VAD support: When is it safe to transplant and what are their outcomes? (Thangappan K, Haney LC, Riggs K, Chen S, Mehegan M, VanderPluym C, Woods R, LaPar D, Lorts A, Zafar F, Morales DLS) Artif Organs 2022 Jul;46(7):1389-1398 PMID: 35132634 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125767723 02/09/2022       2 Citations
  • Commentary: Pulmonary conduits: A note of optimism in the natural history of dead tissue? (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Sep;164(3):763-764 PMID: 34952699 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121692796 12/26/2021    
  • Commentary: Pump exchange: Harmful waste or wise investment? (Woods RK, Adachi I, Morales DLS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Jun;163(6):2128-2129 PMID: 34895723 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120789556 12/14/2021    
  • Commentary: Radical cardiac weight reduction. (Woods RK) JTCVS Tech 2021 Aug;8:188 PMID: 34401848 PMCID: PMC8350943 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85109633611 08/18/2021    
  • Commentary: Rusty pipes, clever plumbing, and a quiet aorta. (Woods RK, Salinger MH) JTCVS Tech 2020 Sep;3:263-264 PMID: 34317894 PMCID: PMC8303048 07/29/2021    
  • Commentary: Pumping up the definition of Fontan candidacy and an old-school trick. (Woods RK) JTCVS Tech 2020 Sep;3:310 PMID: 34317912 PMCID: PMC8303000 07/29/2021    
  • Commentary: Can Kicking and Rip Currents. (Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021;33(4):1093-1094 PMID: 34242752 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111528566 07/10/2021    
  • Commentary: Novel comprehensive stage II: A metal heavy concept. (Woods RK) JTCVS Open 2021 Sep;7:324 PMID: 36003701 PMCID: PMC9390444 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125859893 06/10/2021    
  • Outcomes Following Surgery to Address Shone Syndrome in Children. (Dalton TJ, Johnson WK, Kuhn EM, Goot BH, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraska V) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021 May;12(3):360-366 PMID: 33942685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135522144 05/05/2021       1 Citation
  • Commentary: The Fontan cardiac transplant-time to embrace change. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Apr;163(4):1474-1475 PMID: 33745717 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102749668 03/23/2021       2 Citations
  • Roadmap for Ross procedure: Staged strategy. (Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Feb;163(2):379-382 PMID: 33581898 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100636212 02/15/2021       9 Citations
  • Commentary: Incomplete data and inertia: Neither silences the tolling bell of corrected transposition. (Woods RK, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Mar;161(3):1095-1096 PMID: 33342572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097886286 12/22/2020    
  • Comparison of Patch Materials for Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction. (Ebert N, McGinnis M, Johnson W, Kuhn EM, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Summer;33(2):459-465 PMID: 32977008 PMCID: PMC7985045 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092719240 09/26/2020       11 Citations
  • Commentary: Lymphatic fluid flows uphill in both hemispheres-and leaks in the same places. (Woods RK, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Jun;161(6):2166-2167 PMID: 32900477 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090304333 09/10/2020       1 Citation
  • Commentary: Anomalous pulmonary veins and antlers-oh deer me. (Woods RK, Goot BH) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Apr;161(4):1419-1420 PMID: 32747127 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088875843 08/05/2020    
  • Commentary: Modeling anomalous coronaries: Hard to predict the predictability of prediction. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jul 07 PMID: 32718705 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088785281 07/29/2020    
  • Interventions Associated With Treatment of Low Cardiac Output After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation. (Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Bertrandt RA, Wakeham MK, Thompson NE, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2021 May;111(5):1620-1627 PMID: 32652068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095846624 07/12/2020       13 Citations
  • Commentary: A ventricular assist device that does it all-in theory. (Woods RK) JTCVS Open 2020 Sep;3:149 PMID: 36003863 PMCID: PMC9390684 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125858757 06/20/2020    
  • Commentary: One-Pump Biventricular Support - Not Prime-Time, but Very Innovative. (Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020;32(3):466 PMID: 32428582 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085758213 05/20/2020    
  • Commentary: Winning or losing in neonatal cardiac reimbursement: Depends on your equation. (Woods RK, Barber M) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Sep;160(3):e155-e156 PMID: 32359909 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85083899653 05/04/2020       1 Citation
  • Innominate Vein Turn-down Procedure for Failing Fontan Circulation. (Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hoffman GM, Kindel SJ, Ginde S) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2020;23:34-40 PMID: 32354545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080101619 05/02/2020       15 Citations
  • Insertion of the total artificial heart in the Fontan circulation. (Jaquiss RDB, Woods RK) Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2020 Mar;9(2):134-140 PMID: 32309168 PMCID: PMC7160629 04/21/2020    
  • Commentary: Aortic root aneurysm and coarctation-choose a strong horsehair and stay off the autopsy table. (Woods RK, Pearson P) JTCVS Tech 2020 Jun;2:124-125 PMID: 34317775 PMCID: PMC8299035 04/18/2020    
  • Commentary: Operate on my printed model-absolutely; my newborn grandchild? (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Oct;160(4):1044-1045 PMID: 32111424 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080050458 03/01/2020    
  • Insertion of the total artificial heart in the Fontan circulation (Jaquiss RDB, Woods RK) Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 March 2020;9(2):134-140 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087124557 03/01/2020       7 Citations
  • Commentary: Yet another Fontan computational study-but this one has clay. (Woods RK, Ginde S) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jul;160(1):213-214 PMID: 32014319 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078754074 02/06/2020    
  • Mitral Valve Surgery in Neonates, Infants, and Children: Surgical Approach, Outcomes, and Predictors. (Isaacson E, Lucjak C, Johnson WK, Yin Z, Wang T, Rein L, Woods RK, Tweddell JS, Hraska V, Mitchell ME) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Autumn;32(3):541-550 PMID: 31972302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079867076 01/24/2020       20 Citations
  • Cardiac arrest in a healthy child due to paradoxical embolus across a previously unrecognised sinus venosus defect. (Samyn MM, Gudausky TM, Kovach JR, Woods RK) BMJ Case Rep 2019 Dec 05;12(12) PMID: 31811104 PMCID: PMC6904181 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076282703 12/08/2019    
  • Platelet Function Changes during Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery: Mechanistic Basis and Lack of Correlation with Excessive Bleeding. (Zwifelhofer NMJ, Bercovitz RS, Cole R, Yan K, Simpson PM, Moroi A, Newman PJ, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Stuth EAD, Woods RK, Benson DW, Newman DK) Thromb Haemost 2020 Jan;120(1):94-106 PMID: 31752040 PMCID: PMC7003188 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85077799720 11/22/2019       11 Citations
  • Longitudinal functional health status in young adults with repaired dextro-transposition of the great arteries: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study. (Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, DeCampli WM, Welke KF, Williams WG, Blackstone EH, Fuller S, Jacobs ML, Mussatto KA, Woods RK, McCrindle BW) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Feb;159(2):604-614.e3 PMID: 31677883 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073065271 11/05/2019       10 Citations
  • Evolving understanding of total artificial heart support of young infants and children. (Woods RK, Kindel S, Mitchell ME, Hraska V, Niebler RA) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Mar;159(3):1075-1082 PMID: 31669029 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074416808 11/02/2019       10 Citations
  • Commentary: Something made from nothing-impressive, but will it last? (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 May;159(5):1982-1983 PMID: 31668545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074391592 11/02/2019    
  • Advanced Heart Failure Therapies for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. (Givertz MM, DeFilippis EM, Landzberg MJ, Pinney SP, Woods RK, Valente AM) J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Nov 05;74(18):2295-2312 PMID: 31672187 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073501706 11/02/2019       29 Citations
  • Commentary: Conduits and congenital heart surgery-ka-ching and more ka-ching. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jan;159(1):e77 PMID: 31444069 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070798487 08/25/2019    
  • Extracorporeal Life Support and Increased Risk of Stroke with Carotid Cannulation: Maybe, Maybe Not. (Woods RK) ASAIO J 2019;65(7):635 PMID: 31425272 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85071756793 08/20/2019    
  • Identification of Time-Dependent Risks of Hemodynamic States After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation. (Hoffman GM, Scott JP, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Niebler RA, Bertrandt RA, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Jan;109(1):155-162 PMID: 31404548 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075400764 08/14/2019       15 Citations
  • Norwood Procedure-Difficulty in Weaning From Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Implications for Outcomes. (Gellings JA, Johnson WK, Ghanayem NS, Mitchell M, Tweddell J, Hoffman G, Hraska V, Kuhn EM, Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020;32(1):119-125 PMID: 31404609 PMCID: PMC7007819 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85071455853 08/14/2019       2 Citations
  • Safety and Efficacy of Vasopressin After Fontan Completion: A Randomized Pilot Study. (Bigelow AM, Ghanayem NS, Thompson NE, Scott JP, Cassidy LD, Woods KJ, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraŝka V, Hoffman GM) Ann Thorac Surg 2019 Dec;108(6):1865-1874 PMID: 31400337 PMCID: PMC9553092 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074440821 08/11/2019       11 Citations
  • Commentary: Purulence in the heart of a child? This should not be. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Nov;158(5):1410 PMID: 31371108 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85069860397 08/03/2019    
  • Arteriovenous fistula creation for hypoxia after single ventricle palliation: A single-institution experience and literature review. (Spearman AD, Kindel SJ, Woods RK, Ginde S) Congenit Heart Dis 2019 Nov;14(6):1199-1206 PMID: 31368206 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070107730 08/02/2019       8 Citations
  • Commentary: Cross my heart and stick a needle in it-I hope to live. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec;158(6):1626 PMID: 31324421 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068856942 07/22/2019    
  • Proximal Arch in Left Thoracotomy Repair of Neonatal and Infant Coarctation-How Small Is Too Small? (Callahan CP, Saudek D, Creighton S, Kuhn EM, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2019 Jul;10(4):469-474 PMID: 31307310 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111896149 07/17/2019       5 Citations
  • Chest tube removal algorithm is associated with decreased chest tube duration in pediatric cardiac surgical patients. (Bertrandt RA, Saudek DM, Scott JP, Madrzak M, Miranda MB, Ghanayem NS, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Oct;158(4):1209-1217 PMID: 31147165 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066102029 05/31/2019       6 Citations
  • Commentary: Single ventricle patients and shunts-ACute event is not pretty. (Woods RK, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Oct;158(4):1154-1155 PMID: 31109708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065776254 05/22/2019    
  • Brain death interval and relationship to outcomes of pediatric cardiac transplantation. (Grosshuesch C, Johnson WK, DeVogel N, Yin Z, Wang T, Kindel SJ, Woods RK) Pediatr Transplant 2019 Jun;23(4):e13426 PMID: 31062919 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065481480 05/08/2019    
  • Anatomic Repair of Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: The Double Switch. (Hraska V, Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2019;22:57-60 PMID: 31027565 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062969120 04/28/2019       3 Citations
  • WITHDRAWN: Commentary: The mechanics, semantics, and "echonomics" of myocardial recovery on pediatric ventricular assist device therapy. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Jan 11 PMID: 30739771 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061077053 02/12/2019    
  • Double-orifice (DO) repair of Ebstein tricuspid valve: Just DO it! (Woods RK, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Feb;157(2):e51 PMID: 30669244 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060075160 01/24/2019    
  • Erratum to: "Erratum to: Plasma proteolytic cascade activation during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass surgery". (Maroney SA, Peterson JA, Zwifelhofer W, Martinez ND, Yan K, Niebler RA, Stuth EAE, Scott JP, Bercovitz RS, Woods RK, Mast AE) Thromb Haemost 2019 Jan;119(1):187 PMID: 30597514 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059266050 01/01/2019    
  • Multiple Ventricular Septal Defects - Strategy, Sandwich, and Vanishing Bands. (Hraska V, Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019;31(1):97-98 PMID: 30447290 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85057577268 11/18/2018       1 Citation
  • A new method for implanting a total artifical heart in the patient with a Fontan circulation. (Woods RK, Niebler R, Kindel S, Troshynski T, Joyce LD, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Jan;157(1):353-355 PMID: 30360935 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055086903 10/27/2018       9 Citations
  • Erratum to: Plasma proteolytic cascade activation during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. (Maroney SA, Peterson JA, Zwifelhofer W, Martinez ND, Yan K, Ra N, Stuth E, Scott JP, Bercovitz RS, Woods RK, Mast AE) Thromb Haemost 2018 Nov;118(11):2009 PMID: 30357781 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055609090 10/26/2018    
  • Is This a T(r)oll-Free Bridge? (Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019;31(1):116-117 PMID: 30343005 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055984677 10/22/2018    
  • Plasma Proteolytic Cascade Activation during Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. (Maroney SA, Peterson JA, Zwifelhofer W, Martinez ND, Yan K, Bercovitz RS, Woods RK, Mast AE) Thromb Haemost 2018 Sep;118(9):1545-1555 PMID: 30086574 PMCID: PMC6138520 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85053427175 08/08/2018       5 Citations
  • Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa May Be a Suitable Material for Norwood Arch Reconstruction. (Jacobsen RM, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Loomba RS, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Dec;106(6):1847-1852 PMID: 30055141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054784003 07/29/2018       9 Citations
  • Heparin-protamine balance after neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. (Peterson JA, Maroney SA, Zwifelhofer W, Wood JP, Yan K, Bercovitz RS, Woods RK, Mast AE) J Thromb Haemost 2018 Oct;16(10):1973-1983 PMID: 30016577 PMCID: PMC6173634 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052379121 07/18/2018       8 Citations
  • Uh-oh, some CO2 has gone missing. (Woods RK, Hoffman GH) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Sep;156(3):1179-1180 PMID: 29958662 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048968360 07/01/2018    
  • Rotational Thromboelastometry Rapidly Predicts Thrombocytopenia and Hypofibrinogenemia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass. (Scott JP, Niebler RA, Stuth EAE, Newman DK, Tweddell JS, Bercovitz RS, Benson DW, Cole R, Simpson PM, Yan K, Woods RK) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2018 Jul;9(4):424-433 PMID: 29945504 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055143217 06/28/2018       15 Citations
  • Central ECMO for circulatory failure following pediatric liver transplantation. (Scott JP, Hong JC, Thompson NE, Woods RK, Hoffman GM) Perfusion 2018 Nov;33(8):704-706 PMID: 29788811 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047387016 05/24/2018       5 Citations
  • Cow neck veins and endocarditis: A mooo…ving mystery. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Aug;156(2):735-736 PMID: 29669686 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85045543416 04/20/2018    
  • Total Artificial Heart Using Bilateral Paracorporeal Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Devices in an 8.2-kg Child. (Woods RK, Kindel SJ, Mitchell ME, Hraska V, Niebler RA) Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Jun;105(6):e255-e257 PMID: 29371040 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047127070 01/27/2018       2 Citations
  • Validation of a definition of excessive postoperative bleeding in infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. (Bercovitz RS, Shewmake AC, Newman DK, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Stuth E, Simpson PM, Yan K, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 May;155(5):2112-2124.e2 PMID: 29338867 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040453070 01/18/2018       26 Citations
  • Multiple mechanical support modalities and cardiac transplantation in a young child with corrected transposition. (Woods RK, Neibler RA, Kindel SJ, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 May;155(5):e161-e163 PMID: 29331178 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040442829 01/15/2018       1 Citation
  • Invited Commentary. (Hraska V, Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Mar;105(3):829 PMID: 29305148 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042152286 01/07/2018    
  • Pannus, thrombus, calcium-Bioprosthetic mitral replacement in young children has it all. (Woods RK, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Feb;155(2):753-754 PMID: 29126622 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85032885028 11/12/2017       2 Citations
  • Excellence, Like Beauty, May Be in the Eyes of the Beholder. (Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017;29(3):354-355 PMID: 29029936 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85030753062 10/17/2017    
  • Anatomic Repair of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Single-Center Intermediate-Term Experience. (Sachdeva S, Jacobsen RM, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Cava JR, Ghanayem NS, Frommelt PC, Bartz PJ, Tweddell JS) Pediatr Cardiol 2017 Dec;38(8):1696-1702 PMID: 28918529 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029544785 09/18/2017       4 Citations
  • Single-Stage Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta and Ventricular Septal Defect: A Comparison of Surgical Strategies and Resource Utilization. (Callahan C, Saudek D, Shillingford A, Creighton S, Hill G, Johnson W, Tweddell JS, Mitchell ME, Woods RK) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2017 Sep;8(5):559-563 PMID: 28901231 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050578475 09/14/2017       5 Citations
  • The young infant diaphragm: What goes up should come down. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Nov;154(5):1722 PMID: 28823800 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85027446449 08/22/2017    
  • Blood Harvested? Cord Cut? Aortic Purse-string Please. (Woods RK) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017;29(1):77-78 PMID: 28684002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85016054366 07/08/2017    
  • What surgical improvements are needed to prove that anatomic repair is superior to physiologic repair in the majority of patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries? (Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Frommelt MA) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Sep;154(3):1019-1022 PMID: 28666660 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021842736 07/02/2017       7 Citations
  • A good chimney requires a good sweep. (Hraska V, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Sep;154(3):e55 PMID: 28623101 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85020667001 06/18/2017       1 Citation
  • Neonatal esophageal trachealization and esophagocarinoplasty in the treatment of flow-limited Floyd II tracheal agenesis. (Densmore JC, Oldham KT, Dominguez KM, Berdan ER, McCormick ME, Beste DJ, Amos LB, Lang CA, Woods RK, Kouretas PC, Mitchell ME) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Jun;153(6):e121-e125 PMID: 28526113 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019443267 05/21/2017       17 Citations
  • Technique for myocardial protection in pulmonary atresia intact ventricular septum. (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Sep;154(3):e65-e66 PMID: 28420535 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017429374 04/20/2017       3 Citations
  • Microvascular surgery in the congenital cardiac patient: A case series exploring feasibility and practical applications. (LoGiudice JA, Adamson K, Ghanayem N, Woods RK, Mitchell ME) J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 May;70(5):639-645 PMID: 28325567 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015294699 03/23/2017       4 Citations
  • Complete Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in the Neonatal Versus Non-neonatal Period: A Meta-analysis. (Loomba RS, Buelow MW, Woods RK) Pediatr Cardiol 2017 Jun;38(5):893-901 PMID: 28190140 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85012157762 02/13/2017       51 Citations
  • Scimitar Syndrome-Complex Surgical Revision 3 Decades After Repair. (Abadeer MN, Stuth EA, Kouretas PC, Ginde S, Jacobsen R, Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Feb;103(2):e183-e185 PMID: 28109385 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85009913063 01/23/2017    
  • HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Patients With Fontan Physiology. (Imielski BR, Niebler RA, Kindel SJ, Woods RK) Artif Organs 2017 Jan;41(1):40-46 PMID: 28093805 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85009761215 01/18/2017       33 Citations
  • Turnstyle gridlock: Passenger (corpuscular) overload or slow-moving train? (Ghanayem NS, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Apr;153(4):956 PMID: 28065432 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008500234 01/10/2017    
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support of the Fontan Patient. (Woods RK, Ghanayem NS, Mitchell ME, Kindel S, Niebler RA) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2017 Jan;20:20-27 PMID: 28007060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85006384844 12/23/2016       37 Citations
  • Skunk's poked: What now? (Woods RK, Hraska V) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Apr;153(4):e59-e60 PMID: 27955916 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008166440 12/14/2016    
  • Rat bite fever: Complex triple valve surgery for endocarditis and sinus of Valsalva fistula. (Abadeer MN, Kouretas PC, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Mar;153(3):e45-e46 PMID: 27919461 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85007462391 12/07/2016       3 Citations
  • Reality or singular pipe dream? (Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Jan;153(1):183 PMID: 27692759 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85004092968 10/04/2016       1 Citation
  • Reply. (Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Feb;101(2):829 PMID: 26777954 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84973409670 01/19/2016    
  • A Case Report of Contegra Conduit Dissection With Subsequent Heart Failure. (Buelow MW, Loomba RS, Woods RK) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2016 May;7(3):385-8 PMID: 26701624 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061424669 12/25/2015       2 Citations
  • Impact of Intrauterine Growth Restriction on Cardiac Surgical Outcomes and Resource Use. (Graf R, Ghanayem NS, Hoffmann R, Dasgupta M, Kessel M, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Oct;100(4):1411-5 PMID: 26279364 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952718931 08/19/2015       6 Citations
  • Ventricular Assist Device in Single-Ventricle Heart Disease and a Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis. (Niebler RA, Shah TK, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Zangwill SD, Tweddell JS, Berger S, Ghanayem NS) Artif Organs 2016 Feb;40(2):180-4 PMID: 26147841 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84955637072 07/07/2015       16 Citations
  • The Externally Supported Ross Operation: Early Outcomes and Intermediate Follow-Up. (Jacobsen RM, Earing MG, Hill GD, Barnes M, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Aug;100(2):631-8 PMID: 26141776 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84938695226 07/05/2015       26 Citations
  • Long-term outcomes after surgical repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect. (Ginde S, Lam J, Hill GD, Cohen S, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Earing MG) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015 Aug;150(2):369-74 PMID: 26048271 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937408117 06/07/2015       71 Citations
  • A case series of patients with cor triatriatum dexter: unique cause of neonatal cyanosis. (Mackman CA, Liedel JL, Woods RK, Samyn MM) Pediatr Cardiol 2015 Jan;36(1):240-3 PMID: 25179457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937213255 09/03/2014       5 Citations
  • Use of a HeartWare ventricular assist device in a patient with failed Fontan circulation. (Niebler RA, Ghanayem NS, Shah TK, De La Rosa Bobke A, Zangwill S, Brosig C, Frommelt MA, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Apr;97(4):e115-6 PMID: 24694452 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84897389074 04/04/2014       53 Citations
  • Transposition of the great arteries--outcomes and time interval of early neonatal repair. (Cain MT, Cao Y, Ghanayem NS, Simpson PM, Trapp K, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2014 Apr;5(2):241-7 PMID: 24668972 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84905175622 03/29/2014       16 Citations
  • Incidence and outcome of pediatric patients with intracranial hemorrhage while supported on ventricular assist devices. (Niebler RA, Lew SM, Zangwill SD, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Ghanayem NS) Artif Organs 2014 Jan;38(1):73-8 PMID: 24256117 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891903265 11/22/2013       8 Citations
  • Outcomes of systemic to pulmonary artery shunts in patients weighing less than 3 kg: analysis of shunt type, size, and surgical approach. (Myers JW, Ghanayem NS, Cao Y, Simpson P, Trapp K, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Feb;147(2):672-7 PMID: 24252942 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84892369049 11/21/2013       54 Citations
  • Membranous atresia of anomalous left coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery presenting as an intravascular tumor. (Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Bartz P, Love RB, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Mar;147(3):e13-4 PMID: 24246547 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84894215101 11/20/2013    
  • Experiences of mothers of infants with congenital heart disease before, during, and after complex cardiac surgery. (Harvey KA, Kovalesky A, Woods RK, Loan LA) Heart Lung 2013;42(6):399-406 PMID: 24064303 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886952850 09/26/2013       46 Citations
  • Bilateral pulmonary artery banding as rescue intervention in high-risk neonates. (Russell RA, Ghanayem NS, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2013 Sep;96(3):885-90 PMID: 23916808 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84883239384 08/07/2013       20 Citations
  • Current cardioplegia practice in pediatric cardiac surgery: a North American multiinstitutional survey. (Kotani Y, Tweddell J, Gruber P, Pizarro C, Austin EH 3rd, Woods RK, Gruenwald C, Caldarone CA) Ann Thorac Surg 2013 Sep;96(3):923-9 PMID: 23915588 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84883227816 08/07/2013       83 Citations
  • Significant response to oral Etoposide in the treatment of an unresectable cardiac sarcoma. (Collins CL, Bartz PJ, Lal DR, Segura AD, Woods RK, Tower RL 2nd) J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2014 May;36(4):e237-40 PMID: 23652877 PMCID: PMC4479394 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84899905832 05/09/2013       3 Citations
  • Mechanical support as failure intervention in patients with cavopulmonary shunts (MFICS): rationale and aims of a new registry of mechanical circulatory support in single ventricle patients. (Rossano JW, Woods RK, Berger S, Gaynor JW, Ghanayem N, Morales DL, Ravishankar C, Mitchell ME, Shah TK, Mahr C, Tweddell JS, Adachi I, Zangwill S, Wearden PD, Icenogle TB, Jaquiss RD, Rychik J) Congenit Heart Dis 2013;8(3):182-6 PMID: 23510301 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84878732295 03/21/2013       47 Citations
  • Myocardial infarction due to a retained epicardial pacing wire. (Cohen SB, Bartz PJ, Earing MG, Sheil A, Nicolosi A, Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Nov;94(5):1724-6 PMID: 23098955 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84867800394 10/27/2012       7 Citations
  • Fontan fenestration closure and event-free survival. (Imielski BR, Woods RK, Mussatto KA, Cao Y, Simpson PM, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Jan;145(1):183-7 PMID: 23062415 PMCID: PMC4610721 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84871208431 10/16/2012       24 Citations
  • Case report: giant cardiac malignancy in a nine-year-old female. (Scott JP, Troshynski TJ, Clarke WR, Woods RK, Lal DR, Berens RJ, Tower RL) Can J Anaesth 2012 Nov;59(11):1048-51 PMID: 22936572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84871224718 09/01/2012       1 Citation
  • Aortic valve replacement in neonates and infants: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. (Woods RK, Pasquali SK, Jacobs ML, Austin EH, Jacobs JP, Krolikowski M, Mitchell ME, Pizarro C, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Nov;144(5):1084-89 PMID: 22921819 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84865154955 08/28/2012       52 Citations
  • Valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction in children, teenagers, and young adults. (Tweddell JS, Earing MG, Bartz PJ, Dunham-Ingles JL, Woods RK, Mitchell ME) Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Aug;94(2):587-90; discussion 590-1 PMID: 22748646 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84864186345 07/04/2012       17 Citations
  • Mediastinal mass with superior vena cava syndrome. (Jamshidi R, Weitzel N, Grocott HP, Lal DR, Taylor SP, Woods RK) Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011 Sep;15(3):105-11 PMID: 21893555 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80054022083 09/07/2011       2 Citations
  • Transition to post-bypass pediatric mechanical support. (Cleveland K, Keenan R, Woods RK) Ann Thorac Surg 2010 Jan;89(1):e2-3 PMID: 20103194 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-76449122171 01/28/2010    
  • Massive chylothorax in small babies. (Cleveland K, Zook D, Harvey K, Woods RK) J Pediatr Surg 2009 Mar;44(3):546-50 PMID: 19302856 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-62149091853 03/24/2009       28 Citations
  • Alternative repair for challenging variants of partial anomalous pulmonary veins. (Woods RK, Cleveland KL) Ann Thorac Surg 2008 May;85(5):1823-4 PMID: 18442606 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-42949102970 04/30/2008       4 Citations
  • Comparison of extracardiac Fontan techniques: pedicled pericardial tunnel versus conduit reconstruction. (Woods RK, Dyamenahalli U, Duncan BW, Rosenthal GL, Lupinetti FM) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Mar;125(3):465-71 PMID: 12658187 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037352548 03/27/2003       21 Citations
  • Single cannula technique and robotic telescopic assistance in infants and children who require laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. (Ostlie DJ, Miller KA, Woods RK, Holcomb GW 3rd) J Pediatr Surg 2003 Jan;38(1):111-5; discussion 111-5 PMID: 12592631 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037239891 02/20/2003       25 Citations
  • Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: a single institution's experience. (Miller KA, Woods RK, Sharp RJ, Gittes GK, Wade K, Ashcraft KW, Snyder CL, Andrews WM, Murphy JP, Holcomb GW 3rd) Surgery 2001 Oct;130(4):652-7; discussion 657-9 PMID: 11602896 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034799034 10/17/2001       101 Citations
  • Vascular anomalies and tracheoesophageal compression: a single institution's 25-year experience. (Woods RK, Sharp RJ, Holcomb GW 3rd, Snyder CL, Lofland GK, Ashcraft KW, Holder TM) Ann Thorac Surg 2001 Aug;72(2):434-8; discussion 438-9 PMID: 11515879 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034898371 08/23/2001       140 Citations
  • Thoracotomy for persistent bronchopleural fistula in the very low birth weight infant. (Woods RK, Glynn L, Andrews WS, Ashcraft KW) J Pediatr 2000 Jun;136(6):832-3 PMID: 10839885 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034126761 06/06/2000       6 Citations
  • Current guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis of surgical wounds. (Woods RK, Dellinger EP) Am Fam Physician 1998 Jun;57(11):2731-40 PMID: 9636336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032104211 06/24/1998       101 Citations
  • Open pelvic fracture and fecal diversion. (Woods RK, O'Keefe G, Rhee P, Routt ML Jr, Maier RV) Arch Surg 1998 Mar;133(3):281-6 PMID: 9517741 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031969750 03/28/1998       49 Citations
  • Four-dimensional spectral-spatial imaging using projection reconstruction. (Hyslop WB, Woods RK, Lauterbur PC) IEEE Trans Med Imaging 1995;14(2):374-83 PMID: 18215840 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029325043 01/01/1995       9 Citations
  • Electron spin resonance microscopy of an in vitro tumour model. (Dobrucki JW, Demsar F, Walczak T, Woods RK, Bacic G, Swartz HM) Br J Cancer 1990 Feb;61(2):221-4 PMID: 2155641 PMCID: PMC1971414 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025176942 02/01/1990       17 Citations
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