Awais Ashfaq, MD

Peer Reviewed Publications

Ashfaq, Awais; Bedzra, Edo; Rajab, Konrad T; Bonnell, Levi N; Muralidaran, Ashok; Bleiweis, Mark; Morales, David L S; Habib, Robert H; Jacobs, Jeffrey; Quintessenza, James A  (2025). Contemporary Practice of Native Coarctation in Children Greater Than One Year of Age: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Analysis. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 16 (4) , 439-445More Information

Suk, Rebecca N; Fabbrini, Mary L; Garg, Rahul; Ashfaq, Awais; Overbey, Douglas; Mokashi, Suyog A; Vogel, Andrew D; Rajab, Taufiek Konrad  (2025). Awareness, Attitudes, and Perceptions Toward Partial Heart Transplantation. Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), 15569845251337720More Information

Esmaeil, Husain; Jacobs, Jeffrey Phillip; Bleiweis, Mark Steven; St Louis, James D; Parsons, Niharika; Kirklin, James K; Overman, David M; Vida, Vladimiro L; Kansy, Andrzej; Maruszewski, Bohdan; Tobota, Zdzislaw; Cattapan, Claudia; Ashfaq, Awais; Al-Halees, Zohair; Sarris, George E; Jacobs, Marshall Lewis; Tchervenkov, Christo I  (2025). Transposition of the Great Arteries With Intact Ventricular Septum and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database (STS-CHSD). World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 21501351251329911More Information

Faateh, Muhammad; Ahmed, Hosam F; Raees, Muhammad Aanish; Hossain, Md Monir; Lehenbauer, David; Cnota, James F; Alten, Jeffrey A; Morales, David; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). Timing of Arterial Switch Operation in Dextro-Transposition of Great Arteries with Intact Septum: Factors Associated with Delay, Practice Variation, and Associated Outcomes. Pediatric cardiologyMore Information

Bedzra, Edo K S; Faateh, Muhammad; Ahmed, Hosam F; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Amir; Raees, Muhammad A; Jayaram, Natalie M; Lehenbauer, David G; Morales, David L S; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). Aspirin Use Following the Arterial Switch Operation in the United States: Variability, Trends, and Perioperative Outcomes. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 21501351251333305More Information

Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Amir; Ahmed, Hosam F; Chappell, Grant; Faateh, Muhammad; Perry, Tanya; Lorts, Angela; Morales, David L S; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). The Increasing Utilization of the Impella Device as a Bridge-to-Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Centers Across the United States. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 21501351251330272More Information

Hogue, Spencer J; Faateh, Muhammed; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, Marfan Syndrome, and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: A Lethal Combination?. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 16 (3) , 421-423More Information

Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Amir; Faateh, Muhammad; Ahmed, Hosam F; Chappell, Grant; Menninger, Tristan; Mangano, Luke; Lorts, Angela; Ricci, Marco; Ashfaq, Awais; Morales, David L S  (2025). Can Children With a VAD Overcome Intellectual and Motor Disabilities After Heart Transplantation in the United States?. The Annals of thoracic surgeryMore Information

Faateh, Muhammad; Hogue, Spencer; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Amir; Kulshrestha, Kevin; Hossain, Md Monir; Lehenbauer, David G; Morales, David L S; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). Is timing as critical for repair of dextro-transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect without outflow tract obstruction?. JTCVS open, 24, 350-358More Information

Arcadi, Landon; Faateh, Muhammad; Raees, Muhammad Aanish; Morales, David L S; Mantell, Benjamin S; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). Fate of Semilunar Valves From Discarded Hearts at the Time of Pediatric Heart Retransplantation. Pediatric transplantation, 29 (1) , e70022More Information

Perry, Tanya; Cooper, David S; Sweberg, Todd; Jacobs, Marshall L; Jacobs, Jeffrey P; Huang, Bin; Chen, Chen; Thiagarajan, Ravi R; Brunetti, Marissa A; Lasa, Javier J; Cheung, Eva W; Ram Kumar, S; Adachi, Iki; Ashfaq, Awais; Maeda, Katsuhide; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S  (2025). Outcomes in Children Who Undergo Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Report From the STS-CHSD. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 119 (2) , 413-422More Information

Ahmed, Hosam F; Morales, David L S; Ashfaq, Awais  (2025). Pediatric heart transplantation in donation after circulatory death: is it a feasible reality?-in time, yes!. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 14 (1) , 64-66More Information

Greenberg, Jason W; Argo, Madison; Ashfaq, Awais; Luxford, Jack C; Fuentes-Baldemar, Andres A; Kalustian, Alyssa B; Pena-Munoz, S Valeria; Barron, David J; Mertens, Luc L; Husain, S Adil; Heinle, Jeffrey S; Goldie, Lauren C; Orr, Yishay; Ayer, Julian; Mavroudis, Constantine D; Fuller, Stephanie M; Morales, David L S; Hill, Garick D; Winlaw, David S  (2024). Long-term outcomes following the Ross procedure in neonates and infants: A multi-institutional analysis. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 168 (6) , 1720-1730.e3More Information

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, 15 (6) , 714-721More Information

Cheon, Soyoung; Faateh, Muhammad; Ashfaq, Awais  (2024). Unintended Sequalae of Long-Term Transvenous Pacemaker Leads in a Patient With Congenital Heart Disease. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 15 (6) , 858-861More Information

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, 22 (1) , 112-20More Information

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) , 908-918More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Lorts, Angela; Rosenthal, David; Adachi, Iki; Rossano, Joseph; Davies, Ryan; Simpson, Kathleen E; Maeda, Katsuhide; Wisotzkey, Bethany; Koehl, Devin; Cantor, Ryan S; Jacobs, Jeffrey P; Peng, David; Kirklin, James K; Morales, David L S  (2024). Predicting Stroke for Pediatric Patients Supported With Ventricular Assist Devices: A Pedimacs Report. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 118 (4) , 889-897More Information

Stephens, Elizabeth H; Feins, Eric N; Karamlou, Tara; Anderson, Brett R; Alsoufi, Bahaaldin; Bleiweis, Mark S; d'Udekem, Yves; Nelson, Jennifer S; Ashfaq, Awais; Marino, Bradley S; St Louis, James D; Najm, Hani K; Turek, Joseph W; Ahmad, Danial; Dearani, Joseph A; Jacobs, Jeffrey P  (2024). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Neonates and Infants With Coarctation. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 118 (3) , 527-544More Information

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) , 2193-2203More Information

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) , 461-470More Information

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) , 422-430More Information

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) , 32-35More Information

Shibbani, Kamel; Ashfaq, Awais; Alsaied, Tarek; Diab, Karim A  (2023). From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles by Our Editorial Team. Pediatric cardiology, 44 (8) , 1864-1867More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Lehenbauer, David G; Winlaw, David S; Morales, David L S  (2023). Congenital Heart Surgery: A Marathon Not a Sprint. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 116 (6) , 1327-1328More Information

Thangappan, Karthik; Zafar, Farhan; Ahmed, Hosam F; Greenberg, Jason W; Ashfaq, Awais; Hirsch, Russel; Chin, Clifford; Lehenbauer, David; O'Donnell, Alan; Morales, David L S  (2023). Is the practice of using oversized organs for recipients with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance justified?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 166 (6) , 1766-1779More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Lorts, Angela; Rosenthal, David; Adachi, Iki; Rossano, Joseph; Davies, Ryan; Simpson, Kathleen E; Maeda, Katsuhide; Wisotzkey, Bethany; Koehl, Devin; Cantor, Ryan S; Jacobs, Jeffrey P; Peng, David; Kirklin, James K; Morales, David L S  (2023). Survival in Pediatric Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices: A Special Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 116 (5) , 972-979More Information

Tseng, Stephanie Y; Truong, Vien T; Peck, Daniel; Kandi, Sneha; Brayer, Samuel; Jason, Don P; Mazur, Wojciech; Hill, Garick D; Ashfaq, Awais; Goldstein, Bryan H; Alsaied, Tarek  (2022). Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stent Versus Surgical Aortopulmonary Shunt for Initial Palliation of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease with Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11 (13) , e024721More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Morales, David L S  (2021). Adult Congenital Heart Transplantation: Learning to Surf This Growing Wave?. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 112 (3) , 853-854More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Tweddell, James S  (2021). Commentary: As we learn more, we know little. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 162 (2) , 383-384More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Morales, David Luis Simon  (2021). Commentary: Cost of Doing Business. Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 33 (2) , 466More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Morales, David Luis Simon  (2021). Commentary: The Pursuit of the Unicorn Continues!. Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 33 (1) , 192More Information

Alsaied, Tarek; Ashfaq, Awais  (2021). From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles in Pediatric Cardiology. Pediatric cardiology, 42 (2) , 469-473More Information

Alsaied, Tarek; Ashfaq, Awais  (2021). From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles in Pediatric Cardiology. Pediatric cardiology, 42 (1) , 36-41More Information

Ashfaq, Awais; Winlaw, David  (2020). Commentary: Uncrossing the right to make it right!. JTCVS techniques, 4, 243-244More Information

Alsaied, Tarek; Ashfaq, Awais  (2020). From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles in Pediatric Cardiology. Pediatric cardiology, 41 (8) , 1813-1818More Information

Thangappan, Karthik; Ashfaq, Awais; Zafar, Farhan  (2020). Commentary: One-Stage Norwood Reconstruction With Aortic Uncrossing: A Tailored Approach to a Rare Problem. Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 32 (3) , 569More Information

Thangappan, Karthik; Ashfaq, Awais; Villa, Chet; Morales, David L S  (2020). The total artificial heart in patients with congenital heart disease. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 9 (2) , 89-97More Information

Krishnan, S; Haglund, L; Ashfaq, A; Leist, P; Roat, T  (1996). Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus saccharolyticus. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 22 (4) , 722-3More Information