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• Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

• Cardiac Tissue Engineering using Stem Cells
• Cardiopulmonary Bypass
• Kidney Damage after Cardiac Surgery
• Role of Antioxidants in Mitigating the Effects of Bypass
• Acupuncture in Myocardial Injury
• Cardiovascular Simulation

1. Hsiue PP, Gregson AL, Injean P, Vangala S, Brindis RG, Shemin RJ, Shahian DM, Miller LG, Shapiro MF, Benharash P, McKinnell JA: Variation in Antibiotyic Prophylaxis Selection for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedures in an Era of Increasing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Prevalence. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Jun;35(6):737-40
2. Injean P, McKinnell JA, Hsiue PP, Vangala S, Miller LG, Benharash P, Brindis RG, Gregson AL: Survey of Preoperative Infection Prevention for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedures. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Jun;35(6):736-7
3. Santhanam A, Eldredge J, Benharash P, Teran J, Kupelian P, Dutson E: Cardiovascular Blood Flow Analysis Under Normal and Injury Conditions. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2014;196:372-7
4. Santhanam A, Benharash P, Frank P, White B, Min Y, Ennis D, Kupelian P, Dutson E: A Framework for Modeling and Visualizing Cardiovascular Deformations Under Normal and Altered Circulatory Conditions. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2014;196:378-83
5. Benharash P, Buch E, Frank P, Share M, Tung R, Shivkumar K, Mandapati R: Quantitative Analysis of Localized Sources Identified by Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation Mapping in Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Jun; 8(3):554-61.
6. Kashani RG, Sareh S, Genovese B, Hershey C, Rezentes C, Shemin R, Buch E, Benharash P: Predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation using CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores. J Surg Res. 2015 Oct;198(2):267-72
7. Zhou W, Benharash P, Han Chua J, Nakahara S, Ho JK, Mahajan A: Acute Effects of Pacing at Different Ventricular Sites on Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in a Porcine Model. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1148-54.
8. Gee E, Lancaster E, Meltzer J, Mendelsohn AH, Benharash P. A Targeted Swallow Screen for the Detection of Postoperative Dysphagia. Am Surg 2015 Oct;81(10):979-82.
9. Toppen W, Sareh S, Frank P, Kashani R, Virgilio M, Al E, Benharash, P: Surface ECG Markers may Predict Impending Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery. J Clin Exp Res Cardiol; Nov 2015; 2(3): 301.
10. Bernardes de Souza B, Benharash P, Esmailian F, Bradfield J, Boyle NG. Value of a Joint Cardiac Surgery-Cardiac Electrophysiology Approach to Lead Extraction. J Card Surg. 2015 Nov;30(11):874-6
11. Toppen W, Sareh S, Johansen D, Genovese B, Satou N, Shemin R, Benharash P: Addition of Statins to Treatment With β-Blockers to Improve Outcomes for Cardiac Surgery Patients: Beyond the Surgical Care Improvement Project. JAMA Surg. 2015 Nov [Epub ahead of print]
12. Wu H, Eells S, McKinnell JA, Benharash P. (2016) "Poor Diabetic Control Marks Low Socioeconomic Status in Cardiac Surgery Patients" Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare 2016(19). 2016.
13. Buch E, Share M, Tung R, Benharash P, Sharma P, Koneru J, Mandapati R, Ellenbogen KA, Shivkumar K. Longterm clinical outcomes of focal impulse and rotor modulation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: A multicenter experience. Heart Rhythm. 2016 Mar;13(3):636-41
14. Santhanam AP, Neylon J, Eldredge J, Teran J, Dutson E, Benharash P. GPU-Based Parallelized Solver for Large Scale Vascular Blood Flow Modeling and Simulations. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2016;220:345-51.
15. Kesavan K, Frank P, Cordero DM, Benharash P, Harper RM. Neuromodulation of Limb Proprioceptive Afferents Decreases Apnea of Prematurity and Accompanying Intermittent Hypoxia and Bradycardia. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 15;11(6):e0157349. PubMed PMID: 27304988
16. Genovese B, Yin S, Sareh S, DeVirgilio M, Mukdad L, Davis J, Santos V, Benharash P: Surgical Hand Tracking in Open Surgery Using a Versatile Motion Sensing System: Are We There Yet?; Am Surg; 2016 Oct;82(10):890-893
17. Nguyen S, Zhu A, Ashfaq Adeel, Ou R, Satou R, Shemin R, Mendelsohn A, Benharash P: Dysphagia after Cardiac Operations Is Associated with Increased Length of Stay and Costs. Am Surg. 2016 Oct;82(10):890-893. PubMed PMID: 27779967.
18. McElroy I, Sareh S, Zhu A, Miranda G, Wu H, Nguyen M, Shemin R, Benharash P: Use of Digital Health Kits to Reduce Readmissions After Cardiac Surgery; J Surg Res Jul;204(1):1-7. PubMed PMID: 27451860
19. Ashfaq A, Zhu A, Iyengar A, Wu H, Humphries R, McKinnell J, Shemin R, Benharash P: Impact of an Institutional Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Bacteriology of Surgical Site Infections in Cardiac Surgery; J Card Surg; 2016 Jun;31(6):367-72
20. Tran BG, De La Cruz K, Grant S, Meltzer J, Benharash P, Dave R, Ardehali A, Shemin R, Depasquale E, Nsair A. Temporary Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Ten-Year Experience at a Cardiac Transplant Center. J Intensive Care Med. 2016 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 27302906.
21. Kashani R, Bowles CC, Sareh S, Toppen W, Tamrat M, Satou N, Shemin R, Benharash P: Use of Preoperative Aspirin in Combined Coronary and Valve Operations; J Surg Res; Dec;160(6):1612-1618. PubMed PMID: 7590618
22. Iyengar A, Kwon OJ, Tamrat M, Salimbangon A, Satou N, Benharash P, Ardehali A, Shemin RJ, Kwon MH: The In-Hospital Cost of Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Implications for Patient Selection. ASAIO J. 2017 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 28195882
23. Chong K, Jiang C, Ram D, Santhanam A, Terzopoulos D, Benharash P, Dutson E, Teran J, Eldredge JD: Visualization of vascular injuries in extremity trauma. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2017 Feb 11. doi: 10.1007/s11517-017- 1619-9. PubMed PMID: 28188471
24. Chiu R, Pillado E, Sareh S, De La Cruz K, Shemin RJ, Benharash P: Financial and clinical outcomes of extracorporeal mechanical support. J Card Surg. 2017 Mar;32(3):215-221. PubMed PMID: 28176385
25. Chong K, Jiang C, Ram D, Santhanam A, Terzopoulos D, Benharash P, Dutson E, Teran J, Eldredge JD: Visualization of vascular injuries in extremity trauma. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2017 Feb 11. doi: 10.1007/s11517-017- 1619-9. Pubmed PMID: 28188471
26. Toppen W, Johansen D, Sareh S, Fernandez J, Satou N, Patel KD, Kwon M, Suh W, Aksoy O, Shemin RJ, Benharash P: Improved costs and outcomes with conscious sedation vs general anesthesia in TAVR patients: Time to wake up? PLoS One. 2017 Apr 5;12(4): PubMed PMID: 28379981
27. Mantha A, Juo YY, Morchi R, Ebrahimi R, Ziaeian B, Shemin RJ, Benharash P: Evolution of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the Era of Transcatheter Valve Technology. JAMA Surg. 2017 Nov 1;152(11):1080-1083. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2344. PubMed PMID: 28724144
28. Juo YY, Skancke M, Sanaiha Y, Mantha A, Jimenez JC, Benharash P: Efficacy of Distal Perfusion Cannulae in Preventing Limb Ischemia During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Artif Organs. 2017 Nov;41(11):E263-E273. doi: 10.1111/aor.12942. Epub 2017 Aug 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 28762511
29. Juo YY, Mantha A, Ebrahimi R, Ziaeian B, Benharash P: Incidence of Myocardial Infarction After High-Risk Vascular Operations in Adults. JAMA Surg. 2017 Nov 15;152(11):e173360. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3360. Epub 2017 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 28877308
30. Ou R, Ramos G, Bowles C, Juo YY, Shemin RJ, Benharash P: Are nonemergent cardiac operations performed during off-time associated with worse outcome? J Surg Res. 2017 Oct;218:348-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.065. Epub 2017 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 28985872
31. Li A, Hayase J, Do D, Buch E, Vaseghi M, Ajijola OA, Macias C, Krokhaleva Y, Khakpour H, Boyle NG, Benharash P, Biniwale R, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS: Hybrid. Surgical Versus Percutaneous Access Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation. Heart Rhythm. 2017 Nov 10. pii: S1547-5271(17)31323-1. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.11.009. PubMed PMID: 29132931
32. Asthana N, Mantha A, Yang EH, Suh W, Aksoy O, Shemin RJ, Vorobiof G, Benharash P: Myocardial functional changes in transfemoral versus transapical aortic valve replacement. J Surg Res. 2018 Jan;221:304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.036. Epub 2017 Oct 7. PubMed PMID: 29229143

Link to Dr. Benharash's complete list of publications >

Thank you, Dr. Harari (and Dr. Benharash)
TAVR Costs Rising As SAVR Price Falls (Medpage Today)
Conscious Sedation in TAVR Cuts Costs by 25%, Boosts Patient Satisfaction (tctmd.com)
At UCLA, it's medicine 2.0 (UCLA Newsroom)

• Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2016
• 2013 Award for Excellence in Patient-Centered-Care, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
• 2011, 2012 Teacher of the Year Award, UCLA Cardiothoracic Residency Program
• 2010 Rosenberg Humanitarian Award, UCLA Cardiothoracic Residency Program
• 2008 Teaching-Resident-of-the-Year Award, Harbor-UCLA General Surgery
• 2006 Stanford Cardiovascular Institute SEED Grant, Stanford University
• 2004 Surgical Jeopardy, American College of Surgeons, 2nd place
• 2002 The William Dignam Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of medicine
• 2002 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society
• 2001 STTP Summer Research Fellowship , UCLA School of Medicine
• 1998 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
• 1998 Arthur Furst Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Research, UCLA Department of Chemistry
• 1998 Graduate Student Teaching Award, UCLA Department of Chemistry
• 1998 Ramsey Prize for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
• 1997 Alpha Chi Sigma Society Summer Research Grant, UCLA Department of Chemistry
• 1997 UCLA Association of Chemists and Biochemists Research Scholarship
• 1995 Presidential Undergraduate Fellowship for Outstanding Research