CURRICULUM VITAE Sari D. Holmes (neé Schwartz)...Principal Investigator: Sari D. Holmes, MS...

CURRICULUM VITAE

Sari D. Holmes (neé Schwartz) (703) 598-6716

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https://publons.com/researcher/1689523/sari-d-holmes-phd/

EDUCATION

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

PhD in Medical Psychology 2009

“B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reactivity to Mental Stress and Exercise: Role of Obesity

and Hemodynamics”

Advisor: David S. Krantz, PhD

MS in Medical Psychology 2005

“Depression, Body Mass, and Left Ventricular Mass: Analysis of Archival Data from

CARDIA”


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

BA in Psychology (Graduated with Distinction & Highest Honors) 2000

Advisor: Susan Girdler, PhD

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Managing Editor Jan 2019 – Present

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Supervisor: Niv Ad, MD

Activities include:

Evaluating and processing incoming manuscript submissions

Request revisions from authors to ensure content meets editorial style for the journal

Collaborating with Editor-in-Chief to determine issue content and topics

Reviewing all article proofs to ensure journal style and content is accurate

Working with production office to publish issues in a timely manner

Overseeing daily operations of the journal and responding to author, reviewer, and

publisher queries as they arise

Manage the Twitter account for Innovations

Developing innovative ways to engage readers and encourage citation of journal content

Assistant Professor Jan 2019 – Present

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Supervisor: James S. Gammie, MD

Activities include:

Supporting the research mission of the division, including research project development

and management

Assisting with design and analysis of scientifically sound clinical research

Developing analytic plan and appropriate research methodology for scientific research

project proposals and grant submissions

Conducting and preparing analytical methods/results for publication in professional

journals and presentations at professional meetings

Assisting faculty and trainees with manuscript editing, biostatistical analyses, and grant

submissions.

Biostatistician July 2018 – Present

Maryland Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative (MCSQI)

Supervisors: Niv Ad, MD & Diane Alejo, BA

Activities include:

Assisting with design and analysis of scientifically sound clinical research and quality

initiative projects

Leverage research questions against the Society of Thoracic Surgeons registry pooled

across all cardiac surgery programs in the state

Assisting in conducting and preparing analytical methods/results for presentations at

professional meetings and publication in professional journals

Manager, Biostatistics & Research Dec 2016 – Jan 2019

WVU Heart & Vascular Institute, West Virginia University Medicine

Supervisors: Niv Ad, MD & Lisa M. Fornaresio, PhD

Activities included:

Supervisor for Academic Research Team with one directly reporting employee

Primarily responsible for coordinating and tracking progress of numerous ongoing

research projects

Responsible for creating, implementing, and managing a program of biostatistical and

research services that promote clinical cardiovascular research

Assisted in the design, conduct, and analysis of scientifically sound clinical research

projects and grant submissions

Responsible for facilitating the development of prospectively collected research

databases with collaborative partners

Assisted in the design of adequate data collection and management systems to document

desired outcomes

Conducted and prepared analytical methods/results for publication in professional


Prepared and submitted manuscripts and presentations to major societies in

cardiovascular research

Manager, Biostatistics & Research July 2015 – Dec 2016

Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Cardiac Surgery Research



Supervisor for Academic Research Team with two directly reporting employees

Primarily responsible for coordinating and tracking progress of numerous ongoing

research projects


research services that promote clinical and Health Services research for cardiac

surgery

Assisted in the design, conduct, and analysis of scientifically sound clinical and Health

Services research projects

Assisted in the design of adequate data collection and management systems to document

desired outcomes



Developed investigator-initiated protocols in research related to cardiac surgery

Prepared and submitted manuscripts and presentations to major societies

Manager, Biostatistics & Epidemiology Dec 2009 – Jul 2015

Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Cardiac Surgery Research




epidemiological services that promote clinical and Health Services research for

cardiac surgery

Coordinated and tracked progress of numerous ongoing research projects

Assisted in the design, conduct, and analysis of scientifically sound clinical and Health

Services research projects

Assisted in design of adequate data collection and management to document outcomes



Developed investigator-initiated protocols in research related to cardiac surgery

Developed grant submissions for projects in cardiac surgery research

Prepared and submitted manuscripts and presentations to major societies

Postdoctoral Fellow Sept 2009 – Dec 2009

Henry M. Jackson Foundation

“Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of the BrainPort™ Balance Device”

Principal Investigator: Ali A. Weinstein, PhD


Prepared documents for IRB submission (including informed consent form) at four

locations and was responsible for creating final IRB packages

Became familiar with the BrainPort™ Balance Device

Researched physical therapy and related measures for study endpoints

Created research materials including data collection instruments

Designed data analytic plan for the study

Postdoctoral Fellow Sept 2009 – Dec 2009


“Behavioral Triggers in Heart Failure: BETRHEART” (NHLBI Grant)

Principal Investigator: David S. Krantz, PhD


Responsible for creation of study database in MS Access

Analyzed preliminary data for national conference submissions and manuscript writing

Assisted with day-to-day activities related to conducting the study

Prepared IRB submission documents

Met regularly with study staff to brainstorm solutions to study issues

Supervised graduate students and research staff on academic projects

Dissertation Research Project May 2008 – Aug 2009

“Cardiovascular Responses to Mental Stressors & Exercise: Role of Obesity & Depression”

Principal Investigator: Sari D. Holmes, MS


Integration of background literature into a study model, aims, and hypotheses

Wrote detailed introduction based on relevant background literature and study model

Study design conceptualization and wrote study methodology

Prepared and submitted documents for IRB review and obtained IRB approval

Screened all potential participants and conducted informed consent with all participants

Conducted laboratory visits as lead researcher

Administered mental stress tasks, drew blood using an intravenous catheter, and

administered maximal exercise test with respiratory assessment

Analyzed data and wrote dissertation document presenting and synthesizing study

findings

Completed and passed oral defenses of dissertation project

Prepared abstracts for national conferences regarding study findings

Research Associate Aug 2005 – Aug 2009


“Behavioral Triggers in Heart Failure: BETRHEART” (NHLBI Grant)

Principal Investigator: David S. Krantz, PhD


Integration of background literature into study design conceptualization

Wrote study methodology

Prepared documents for grant submission and revised grant for re-submission based on

reviewer comments

Assisted with IRB submission process

Assisted with implementation of study procedures

Masters Research Project Aug 2004 – Aug 2005

“Depression, Body Mass, and Left Ventricular Mass: Analysis of Archival Data From

CARDIA”


Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences


Obtained IRB approval for data analysis on the Coronary Artery Risk Development in

Young Adults (CARDIA) study

Obtained archived CARDIA data from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Data analysis with SPSS

Presented results at scientific conferences in platform and poster format

Clinical Research Assistant Aug 2000 – June 2002

National Institute of Mental Health/Stanley Medical Research Institute

Supervisors: Kirk Denicoff, MD, Robert Post, MD, & E. Fuller Torrey, MD


Administered rating and psychometric instruments to participants with bipolar disorder

including Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID),

Clinical Global Impression Scale-BP Version (CGI-BP), Global Assessment of

Functioning Scale (GAF-C), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS-C), Inventory of

Depressive Symptoms (IDS-C), The NIMH-LCM™ Clinician/Prospective Forms

(The LCM-C/P™), and The NIMH-LCM™ Clinician/Retrospective Forms (The

LCM-C/R™)

Screened and tracked potential candidates for research protocols

Worked on research protocols and assisted principal investigator with research activities

Spun blood samples, conducted literature searches, and entered and managed data in

SPSS

Research Assistant May 2000 – Aug 2000

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry

Supervisor: Susan Girdler, PhD


Managed EKG and blood pressure equipment during psychophysiology research

protocols

Entered and managed data using Excel and SAS

Assisted in the implementation of a research project and performed literature searches

Conducted screening interviews with potential research participants

AWARDS

Henry M. Jackson Foundation Fellowship in the Biomedical Sciences 2008-2009

NHLBI Pre-doctoral Fellow (Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine) 2004-2006, 2007-2008

Society of Behavioral Medicine Meritorious Student Poster Award 2004

American Psychosomatic Society Young Scholar Award 2004

Highest honors for Undergraduate Honors Thesis, “The influence of psychosocial factors and

gender on clinic blood pressure levels” 2000

Recipient of the James Henley Thompson and Evelyn Barnett Thompson Undergraduate

Research Fund Award, administered by the UNC-CH Honors Office 1999

Recipient of the Harriet L. Rheingold Award and the Peele Award for undergraduate research,

administered by the UNC-CH Department of Psychology 1999

Psi-Chi at UNC-Chapel Hill Inducted 1998

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Effects of stress on cardiovascular events and risk

Group differences in cardiovascular responses to mental stress

Psychological and behavioral risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease

Behavioral mechanisms to explain the excess cardiovascular risk from depression

Novel physiological markers of cardiovascular risk and role of psychological/behavioral factors

PUBLICATIONS

Morise, A.P., Tennant, J., Holmes, S.D., Tacker, D.H. (2019). Initial Clinical Experience

with PCSK9 Inhibitors to Lower LDL Cholesterol in a University Lipid Clinic Setting. WV

Medical Journal, In Press.

Ghoreishi, M., Holmes, S.D., Taylor, B.S. (2019). Stroke after type A aortic dissection

repair: Can we do better? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, In Press.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Roberts, H.G. Jr, Rankin, J.S., Badhwar, V. (2019). Surgical

Treatment for Stand-Alone Atrial Fibrillation in North America. Ann Thorac Surg, In Press.

Ghoreishi, M., Sundt, T.M., Cameron, D.E., Holmes, S.D., Roselli, E.E., Pasrija, C.,

Gammie, J.S., Patel, H.J., Bavaria, J.E., Svensson, L.G., Taylor, B.S. (2019). Factors associated

with acute stroke after type A aortic dissection repair: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic

Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, In Press.

Hayanga, J.W.A., Hayanga, H.K., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Shigemura, N., Badhwar, V.,

Abbas, G. (2019). Mechanical Ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a

Bridge to Lung Transplantation: Closing the Gap. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(10): 1104-1111.

Minc, S.D., Misra, R., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Marone, L. (2019). Impact of Rural Versus

Urban Geographic Location on Length of Stay After Carotid Endarterectomy. Vascular, 27(4),

390-396.

Hayanga, J.W.A., Hayanga, H.K., Holmes, S.D., Musgrove, K.A., Ren, Y., Badhwar, V.,

Abbas, G. (2019). Lung transplantation and Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion in the era

of lung allocation score - a retrospective study. Transpl Int, 32(7), 762-768.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Badhwar, V., Wei, L., Fornaresio, L.M.,

Massimiano, P.S. (2019). The Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Concomitant Cox Maze

Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Without Mitral Valve Disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc

Surg, 157(4), 1505-1514.

Holmes, S.D. (2019). Welcome. Innovations, 14(1), 4.

Musgrove, K.A., Hayanga, J.A., Holmes, S.D., Leung, A., Abbas, G. (2018). Robotic

Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Segmentectomy: A Cost Analysis.

Innovations, 13(5), 338-343.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D. (2018). Early Stable Sinus Rhythm Associated with Greater

Success Five Years Following Surgical Ablation. Ann Thorac Surg, 105(5), 1370-1376.

Morise, A.P., Tennant, J., Holmes, S.D., Tacker, D.H. (2018). The Effect of Proprotein

Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitors on Nonfasting Remnant Cholesterol in a Real

World Population. Journal of Lipids, 2018, 9194736.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). Long-

term Outcome Following Concomitant Mitral Valve Surgery and Cox Maze Procedure for Atrial

Fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 155(3), 983-994.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J., Fornaresio, L.M., Fitzgerald, D.

(2017). The Use of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized

Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 155(3), 1011-1018.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Friehling, T. (2017). Minimally Invasive Stand-Alone Cox Maze

Procedure for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm

Electrophysiol, 10(11).

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Patel, J., Je, H.G., Shuman, D.J. (2017). The Need for Consistent

Predictors of Success for Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Call to Action. Innovations,

12(6), 421-429.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Massimiano, P.S., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). Does

Surgical Ablation Energy Source Impact Long-term Success of the Concomitant Cox Maze

Procedure? Ann Thorac Surg, 104(1), 29-35.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Ali, R., Pritchard, G., Lamont, D. (2017). A single center's

experience with pacemaker implantation after the Cox maze procedure for atrial fibrillation. J

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 154(1), 139-146.

Ad, N., Damiano, R.J., Badhwar, V., Calkins, H., La Meir, M., Nitta, T., Holmes, S.D.,

Weinstein, A.A., Gillinov, A.M. (2017). Expert Consensus Guidelines: Examining Surgical

Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 153(6), 1330-1354.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Patel, J., Shuman, D.J., Massimiano, P.S., Choi, E., Fitzgerald, D.,

Halpin, L., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Blood Conservation

Protocol on Patient Outcomes and Cost After Cardiac Surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg,

153(3), 597-605.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J. (2017). Left-Sided Surgical Ablation for

Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Who Are Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgical

Procedures. Ann Thorac Surg, 103(1), 58-65.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Rongione, A.J., Massimiano, P.S., Speir, A.M.,

Pritchard, G., Yazdani, S., Raybuck, B.D. (2016). The Effect of Initiation of a Transcatheter

Aortic Valve Replacement Program in the Treatment of Severe Aortic Stenosis. Semin Thorac

Cardiovasc Surg, 28(2), 353-360.

Holmes, S.D., Fornaresio, L.M., Miller, C.E., Shuman, D.J., Ad, N. (2016). Development

of the Cardiac Surgery Patient Expectations Questionnaire (C-SPEQ). Qual Life Res, 25(8),

2077-2086.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Patel, J., Pritchard, G., Shuman, D.J., Halpin, L. (2016).

Comparison of EuroSCORE II, Original EuroSCORE, and STS Risk Score in Cardiac Surgery

Patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 102(2), 573-579.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Halpin, L., Shuman, D.J., Miller, C.E., Lamont, D. (2016). The

Effects of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery. J Card Surg, 31(4), 187-194.

Holmes, S.D., Fornaresio, L.M., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Ad, N. (2016). Health-

Related Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Innovations, 11(2), 128-133.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Miller, C.E. (2016). Amiodarone

After Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Is it Really Necessary? A Prospective

Randomized Controlled Trail. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 151(3), 798-803.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J.,

Speir, A.M., Halpin, L. (2015). Potential Impact of Modifiable Clinical Variables on Length of

Stay after First-Time Cardiac Surgery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 100(6), 2102-2108.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Massimiano, P.S. (2015). Minimally

Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Without Aortic Cross-Clamping and With Femoral Cannulation is

not Associated with Increased Risk of Stroke Compared with Traditional Mitral Valve Surgery: a

Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 48(6), 868-872.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G. (2015). Impact of Atrial Fibrillation

Duration on the Success of First-Time Concomitant Cox Maze Procedures. Annals of Thoracic

Surgery, 100(5), 1613-1618.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Speir, A.M., Pritchard, G., Halpin, L. (2015).

Should Asymptomatic Patients Discharged with Lower Hemoglobin Expect Worse Outcomes

After Valve Surgery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 150(5), 1322-1328.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Spiegelstein, D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G.,

Halpin, L. (2015). Operative Risk and Preoperative Hematocrit in Bypass Graft Surgery: Role of

Gender and Blood Transfusion. Cardiovasc Revasc Med, 16(7), 397-400.

Ad, N., Massimiano, P.S., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D. (2015). New

Approach to Exclude the Left Atrial Appendage During Minimally Invasive Cryothermic

Surgical Ablation. Innovations, 10(5), 323-327.

Ad, N., Massimiano, P.S., Burton, N.A., Halpin, L., Pritchard, G., Shuman, D.J., Holmes,

S.D. (2015). Effect of Patient Age on Blood Product Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery. J

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 150(1), 209-214.

Ad, N., Tran, H.A., Halpin, L., Speir, A.M., Rongione, A.J., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D.

(2015). Practice Changes in Blood Glucose Management Following Open Heart Surgery: From a

Prospective Randomized Study to Everyday Practice. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 47(4), 733-739.

Fitzgerald, D.C., Holmes, S.D., St Onge, J.R., Ioanou, C., Martin, L.M., Ad, N. (2015).

Systemic Inflammatory Response During Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study. Innovations, 10(2),

125-132.

Spiegelstein, D., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Halpin, L., Ad, N. (2015). Preoperative

Hematocrit as a Predictor of Perioperative Morbidities Following Nonemergent Coronary Artery

Bypass Surgery. J Card Surg, 30(1), 20-26.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Stone, L.E., Pritchard, G., Henry, L. (2015). Rhythm Course Over

5 Years Following Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 47(1), 52-

58.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Shuman, D.J. (2014) Association of operative risk

with the outcome of concomitant Cox Maze procedure: a comparison of results across risk

groups. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 148(6), 3027-3033.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Shuman, D.J., Holmes, S.D. (2014). A More Specific Anticoagulation

Regimen is Required for Patients After the Cox-Maze Procedure. Annals of Thoracic Surgery,

98(4), 1331-1338.

Pezzella, A.T., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Speir, A.M., Ad, N. (2014). Impact of

Perioperative Glycemic Control Strategy on Patient Survival After Coronary Bypass Surgery.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 98(4), 1281-1285.

Ad, N. & Holmes, S.D. (2014). Prediction of Sinus Rhythm in Patients Undergoing

Concomitant Cox Maze Procedure Through a Median Sternotomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg,

148(3), 881-886.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2014). Should Surgical Ablation for Atrial

Fibrillation be Performed in Patients with Significantly Enlarged Left Atrium? J Thorac

Cardiovasc Surg, 147(1), 236–241.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Pritchard, G., Stone, L.E., Henry, L. (2013).

The Effect of the Cox-maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation Concomitant to Mitral and

Tricuspid Valve Surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 146(6), 1426-1434.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Friehling, T., Wish, M., Holmes, S.D. (2013). Minimally Invasive

Stand Alone Cox-Maze Procedure For Patients With Non Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. The

Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 96(3), 792-799.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2013). The Impact of Clinical Presentation

and Surgeon Experience on the Decision to Perform Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial

Fibrillation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 96(3), 763-769.

Massimiano, P.S., Yanagawa, B., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Ad, N. (2013).

Minimally Invasive Fibrillating Heart Surgery: A Safe and Effective Approach for Mitral Valve

and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 96(2), 520-527.

Ad, N., Henry, L, Holmes, S.D., Stone, L.E., Hunt, S. (2013). The Association Between

Early Atrial Arrhythmia and Long-Term Return to Sinus Rhythm for Patients Following the Cox

Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 44(2), 295-300.

Yanagawa, B., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Ad, N. (2013). Outcome of

Concomitant Cox-Maze III Procedure Using an Argon-Based Cryosurgical System: A Single-

Center Experience With 250 Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 95(5), 1633-1639.

Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Ad, N. (2013). Are There Gender

Differences in Outcomes after the Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation? Innovations, 8(3),

190-198.

Speir, A., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Ad, N. (2013). Health-Related Quality of

Life Following Isolated Aortic Valve Surgery: Is Earlier Intervention Better? The Journal of

Heart Valve Disease, 22(3), 270-275.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Halpin, L. (2013). Results of the Cox-Maze

III/IV Procedure in Patients Over 75 Years Old who Present for Cardiac Surgery with a History

of Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Surg, 54(2), 281-288.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Massimiano, P., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D. (2013). The State of

Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Mitral Valve Disease. Curr Opin

Cardiol, 28(2), 170-180.

Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Lamberti, J., Halpin, L., Hunt, S., Ad, N. (2012). The Definition

of Chronic Lung Disease in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Comparison Between the

Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

Classifications. J Cardiovasc Surg, 53(6), 797-804.

Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L.L., Schlauch, K.A., Stone, L.E., Roots, A., Hunt,

S.L., Ad, N. (2012). Health-Related Quality of Life After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Surgery and the Role of Gender. Cardiovasc Revasc Med, 13(6), 321-327.

Henry, L., Halpin, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Ad, N. (2012). Patient Disposition and

Long-Term Outcomes After Valve Surgery in Octogenarians. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery,

94(3), 744-750.

Ad, N., Henry, L.L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L. (2012). The Impact of Surgical Ablation

for Atrial Fibrillation in High-Risk Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 93(6), 1897-1903.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2012). Do We Increase the Operative Risk by

Adding the Cox Maze III Procedure to Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass

Surgery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 143(4), 936-944.

Desai, S.P., Henry, L.L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L., Martin, C.T., Hebsur, S., & Ad, N.

(2012). Strict Versus Liberal Target Range for Perioperative Glucose in Patients Undergoing

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Thorac

Cardiovasc Surg, 143(2), 318-325.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S., Burton, N., Massimiano, P., Rhee, J., Rongione,

A., Speir, A., Collazo (2011). Endoscopic Versus Direct Vision for Saphenous Vein Graft

Harvesting in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 52(5), 739-

748.

Holmes, S.D. (2011). American Heart Association Guidelines for Depression Screening

in Heart Disease: Call to Action for the Research Community? Invited Commentary in Journal

of Psychosomatic Research, 71(1), 1-2.

Ad, N., Henry, L.L., Hunt, S.L., & Holmes, S.D. (2011). The Outcome of the Cox Maze

Procedure in Patients With Previous Percutaneous Catheter Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 91(5), 1371-1377.

Bekkouche, N.S., Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., & Krantz, D.S. (2011). Stress and the

Heart: Psychosocial Stress and Coronary Heart Disease. In Contrada, R.J. & Baum, A. (Eds) The

Handbook of Stress Science: Biology, Psychology, and Health. New York, NY: Springer

Publishing Company, LLC.

Tran, H.A., Roy, S.K., Hebsur, S., Barnett, S.D., Schlauch, K.A., Hunt, S.D., Holmes,

S.D., & Ad, N. (2010). Performance of Four Risk Algorithms in Predicting Intermediate Survival

in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. Innovations, 5(6), 407-412.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Schlauch, K., Holmes, S.D., & Hunt, S (2010). The CHADS Score

Role in Managing Anticoagulation After Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Ann Thorac

Surg, 90(4), 1257-62.

Holmes, S.D., Krantz, D.S., Kop, W.J., Del Negro, A., Karasik, P., & Gottdiener, J.S.

(2007). Mental Stress Hemodynamic Responses and Myocardial Ischemia: Does Left Ventricular

Dysfunction Alter These Relationships? Psychosomatic Medicine, 69(6), 495-500.

Holmes, S.D., & Krantz, D.S. (2007). Beta-blockers: psychological effects. In Ayers et al

(Eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (2nd Ed). Cambridge UK:

Cambridge University Press.

Holmes, S.D., Krantz, D.S., Rogers, H., Gottdiener, J., Contrada, R.J. (2006). Mental

stress and coronary artery disease: a multidisciplinary guide. Progress in Cardiovascular

Diseases, 49(2), 106-122.

Akinboboye, O., Krantz, D.S., Kop, W.J., Schwartz, S.D., Levine, J., Del Negro, A.,

Karasik, P., Berman, D., O’Callahan, M., Ngai, K, & Gottdiener, J.S. (2005). Extent of left

ventricular dysfunction and sSusceptibility to mental stress-induced ischemia in coronary artery

disease patients. Am J Cardiol, 95, 322-326.

Published Abstracts

Alqahtani, F., Ad, N., Badhwar, V., Holmes, S.D., Alkhouli, M. (2018). Trends in

Tricuspid Valve Surgery Secondary to Bacterial Endocarditis: National Inpatient Sample (NIS)

Results. J Am Coll Cardiol, 71(11 Suppl), A2017.

Alqahtani, F., Ad, N., Badhwar, V., Holmes, S.D., Alkhouli, M. (2018). Incidence and

Risk of Postoperative Pacemaker Implantation Following Open Heart Valve Surgery: National

Inpatient Sample (NIS) Results. J Am Coll Cardiol, 71(11 Suppl), A311.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017).

Protocol-driven Approach During and After the Blanking Period Improves Success Following

the Cox Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm, 14(5), S460.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). Long-term Outcomes Following Device-

based Stand Alone Cox Maze Procedure for Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a

Prospective Longitudinal Follow-up Program. Heart Rhythm, 14(5), S269-S270.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Massimiano, P.S. (2017). How Well Does the STS

Risk Score Predict Late Survival after Cardiac Surgery? J Am Coll Cardiol, 69(11 Suppl), 1998.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Clement, S. (2017). Association of Blood Glucose and

Hemoglobin A1C Level with Surgical Outcomes: Should Glycemic Control Be Modified? J Am

Coll Cardiol, 69(11 Suppl), 1981.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Fornaresio, L.M. (2016).

Health-related Quality of Life After Surgical Ablation: Role of Rhythm and Medication Status. J

Am Coll Cardiol, 67(13 Suppl), 846.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J. (2016). Two Year Results

of the Stand Along Cox Maze Procedure for Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: High Success

Rate and Improved Quality of Life with a Single Procedure. J Am Coll Cardiol, 67(13 Suppl),

757.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Fornaresio, L.M. (2016). Blood Transfusion in

Isolated CABG Surgery Patients: Effect on Renal Function and Quality of Life. J Am Coll

Cardiol, 67(13 Suppl), 619.

Fornaresio, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Ali, R., Armstrong, K., Ad,

N. (2015). Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life After Isolated CABG Surgery.

Circulation, 132(Suppl 3), A18727.

Fornaresio, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Ad, N. (2015). What Impacts Recovery After Cardiac

Surgery? A Mixed Method Approach. Quality of Life Research, 24(Suppl 1), 47.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Miller, C.E., Shuman, D.J., Ad, N. (2015). How Do

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Patients Compare to Median Sternotomy Patients on

Expectations and Psychosocial Outcomes? Innovations, 10(Suppl 2), S47.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Martin, L.M. (2015). Health-Related

Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Innovations, 10(Suppl 2), S56.

Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Stone, L.E., Shuman, D.J., Ad, N. (2014). Impact of

Psychosocial Factors on Survival After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation, 130(Suppl 2), A16006.

Ad, N., Stone, L.E., Holmes, S.D. (2014). Results of the Full Cox-Maze Procedure: EKG

vs 24-Hour Holter vs One-Week Long-Term Holter Monitoring. Circulation, 130(Suppl 2),

A15976.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Massimiano, P.S. (2014). Minimally Invasive Mitral

Valve Surgery Without Aortic Cross Clamping and With Femoral Cannulation not Associated

with Increased Risk for Stroke Compared to Traditional Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity

Score Matched Analysis. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 19(Suppl 1), S77.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Miller, C.E., Ad, N. (2014). Impact of Patient Expectations

Prior to Cardiac Surgery on Postoperative Outcomes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 76(3), A-70.

Holmes, S.D., Weinstein, A.A., Lydick, S., Miller, C., Lamont, D., Martin, L.M., Ad, N.

(2014). Effect of the Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation on Mental Stress Reactivity: A

Pilot Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 76(3), A-97.

Ad, N., Halpin, L., Rongione, A.J., Speir, A.M., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D. (2013).

Practice Changes in Blood Glucose Management Following Open Heart Surgery: From a

Prospective Randomized Study to Everyday Practice. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic

Surgery, 17(Suppl 2), S138.


Five Years Following Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Interactive CardioVascular and

Thoracic Surgery, 17(Suppl 2), S74.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Rongione, A.J., Halpin, L., Massimiano, P.S. (2013).

Stand Alone Mitral Valve Repair: What are the Predictors for Minimally Invasive Approach?

Innovations, 8(2), 142-143.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Miller, C.E., Ad, N. (2013). Development and Validation of

the Cardiac Surgery Patient Expectations Questionnaire (C-SPEQ). Psychosomatic Medicine,

75(3), A-161-A-162.

Lydick, S.E., Weinstein, A.A., Holmes, S.D., Miller, C., Ad, N. (2013). Cardiovascular

Reactivity to Laboratory-Induced Mental Stress in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Atrial

Fibrillation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(3), A-163.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Freihling, T., Wish, M., Holmes, S.D. (2012). Stand Alone

Cox-Maze Procedure for Patients with Non Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation- A Single Center

Experience. Circulation, 126(21 Suppl), A18679.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2012). Comparison of the New EuroSCORE

II with the Original EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score. Circulation,

126(21 Suppl), A18614.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S. (2012). The Association Between Early Atrial

Arrhythmia and Long-Term Success Following Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 15(Suppl 2), S77.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L. (2012). Combination of Energy

Sources Versus Cryothermia Alone when Performing the Cox-Maze Procedure for Ablation of

Atrial Fibrillation. Innovations, 7(2), 128.

Martin, L., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Audap, C., Martin, C.T., Frazier, A., Hunt, S., Ad,

N. (2012). Gender Differences in Psychosocial Predictors of Long-Term Quality of Life in

Cardiac Surgery Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol, 59(13 Suppl), E1904.

Sarin, E., Speir, A., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S., Halpin, L., Ad, N. (2012). Acute

Normovolemic Hemodilution Decreases Blood Product Use and Postoperative Mortality and

Morbidity Following Cardiac Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol, 59(13 Suppl), E1843.

Ad, N., Desai, S.P., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L., Speir, A.M., Henry, L.L. (2011). The

Impact of Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery

Bypass Grafting Surgery. Circulation, 124(21 Suppl), A16445.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A.M., Choi, E., Fitzgerald, D., Halpin, L., Henry, L., Hunt,

S.L. (2011). The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Blood Conservation Protocol on Patient

Outcomes and Cost Following Cardiac Surgery. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic

Surgery, 13(Suppl 2), S107.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2011). The Outcome of the Cox Maze III

Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation: A Propensity Match Analysis to Compare High Risk and Low

Risk Patients. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 13(Suppl 2), S122.

Ad, N., Hunt, S., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Minimally Invasive Cox-Maze III/IV

Procedure Results: A Propensity-Matched Study. Innovations, 6(3), 149.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Deviations of the Cox Maze III/IV

Lesion Set Documented by a Standardized Electronic Form Provides Detailed Outcomes.

Innovations, 6(3), 184.

Hebsur, S., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A., Rongione, A., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Willcox, M., Ad,

N. (2011). Aortic Valve Replacement: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Prediction of

Mortality and One-Year Survival. Innovations, 6(3), 192.

Powers, R., Fehr, S.T., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Relax a Little! Reducing Stress in Cardiac

Rehabilitation Patients. J Cardiovasc Nurs, 26(4), 270-271.

Hebsur, S., Willcox, M.E., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A.M., Rongione, A.J., Henry, L., Hunt,

S.L., Ad, N. (2011). Evaluation of Four Risk Models in Operative and 1 Year Mortality in

Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol, 57(14 Suppl), E1400.

Ad, N., Halpin, L., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S., Desai, S., Hebsur, S., Speir, A.

(2011). Patient’s Discharge Disposition and Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass

Surgery: Does it Really Matter? J Am Coll Cardiol, 57(14 Suppl), E1398.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Hunt, S. (2011). Addition of the Cox Maze Procedure

Does Not Increase Risk for Morbidity/Mortality following Surgery Involving the Mitral Valve. J

Am Coll Cardiol, 57(14 Suppl), E1357.

Hebsur, S., Desai, S.P., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L., Ad, N. (2011). The Role of

the Hemorrhagic Score as a Predicator of Major Bleeding following Surgical Ablation for Atrial

Fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 57(14 Suppl), E1356.

Tran, H.A., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Henry, L.L., Desai, S., Prall, B., Lee, J., Patel,

K., Stone, L.E., Martin, C.T., Hunt, S.L., Ad, N. (2011). Weight, Dietary, and Quality of Life

Changes Following CABG Surgery. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41(S1), s163.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Harris, K.M., Deuster, P.A., & Krantz, D.S. (2011).

Mental Stress Reactivity Provides Evidence of Pathways in the Natriuretic Peptide Handicap

with Obesity. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(3), A122.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Henry, L.L., Hunt, S.L., Woolfolk, C., Ad, N. (2011).

Psychosocial Experience and Impact of Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: Preliminary Analyses.

Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(3), A101.

Martin, C.T., Holmes, S.D., Desai, S., Martin, L.M., Hunt, S.L., Henry, L.L., Ad, N.

(2011). The Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Blood Markers and Glucose Control in Isolated

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(3), A43-A44.

Stone, L.E., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Hunt, S.L., Henry, L.L., Ad, N. (2011). The

Advantage of Marital Status in Cardiac Surgery. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(3), A-80.

Woolfolk, C., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Henry, L.L., Hunt, S.L., Ad, N. (2011).

Measuring Symptom Burden in Valve Surgery Patients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(3), A101.

Harris, K.M., Gottlieb, S.S., Holmes, S.D., Wawrzyniak, A.J., Godoy, S.M., Nylund,

B.N., Whittaker, K.S., Bekkouche, N.S., Marshall, J.P., Kop, W.J., & Krantz, D.S. (2010).

Validation of an effective and easily-administered walk test measure of functional status in heart

failure patients: comparison of the 60 foot and 6 minute walk tests. Journal of Cardiac Failure,

16(8), S83.

Henry, L., Halpin, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, L., & Ad, N. (2010). Ventilator Associated

Pneumonia Among Cardiac Surgery Patients: What Can We Do for Prevention? Chest, 138(4),

579A.

Henry, L., Ad, N., Hunt, S, Martin, L., & Holmes, S.D. (2010). Are There Gender

Differences in Outcomes Following Surgical Ablation? Circulation, 122(21 Suppl), A21059.

Desai, S.P., Holmes, S.D., Ahmed, I., Hunt, S., & Ad, N. (2010). Pre-Operative Complete

Blood Count As a Predictor of Outcomes Prior to Isolated, First Time Coronary Artery Bypass

Grafting Surgery. Circulation, 122(21 Suppl), A13101.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., & Hunt.S. (2010). The Impact of Discharge

Hemoglobin Lower Than 8 G/DL on Patient Outcomes Following Isolated Coronary Artery

Bypass Grafting Surgery. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 11(Suppl 2), S85.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Harris, K.M., Forman, K., Deuster, P.A., & Krantz, D.S.

(2010). B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reactivity to Mental Stress and Exercise. Psychosomatic

Medicine, 72(3), A106-A107.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Hunt, S., & Ad, N. (2010). Effect of Gender on Long Term

Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(3), A-79.

Krantz, D.S., Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Harris, K.M., Bekkouche, N.S., Godoy,

S.M., Christenson, R.H., Gottdiener, J.S., Wawrzyniak, A.J., Kop, W.J., & Gottlieb, S.S. (2010).

Associations of Longitudinal Changes in B-Type Natriuretic Peptide with Emotional Stress in

Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: Interim Findings. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(3), A-80.

Whittaker, K.S., Holmes, S.D., Bekkouche, N.S., Harris, K.M., Godoy, S.M.,

Wawrzyniak, A.J., Gottdiener, J.S., Kop, W.J., Gottlieb, S.S., & Krantz, D.S. (2010). Cross-

sectional Associations of Psychological Factors with Symptoms and Functional Status in Patients

with Congestive Heart Failure: Interim Findings. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(3), A-76.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Rogers, H.L., Ghambaryan, A., Bekkouche, N.S., Harris,

K.M., Tabakova, A., Kop, W.J., & Krantz, D.S. (2009). Shared Variance Among Psychosocial

Variables Relates to Cardiovascular Risk Markers: A Preliminary Study. Psychosomatic

Medicine, 71(3), A-37.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Krantz, D.S., & Gottdiener, J.S. (2008). Coping Styles

Distinguish Presence/Absence of Inducible Mental Stress Ischemia in Coronary Artery Disease

Patients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(3), A-51.

Holmes, S.D., Krantz, D.S., Kop, W.J., & Gottdiener, J.S. (2007). Measures of Anger and

Hostility Do Not Distinguish Presence/Absence of Mental Stress Ischemia in Patients with

Arrhythmic Vulnerability. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33(Suppl. 1), S156.

Schwartz, S.D., Krantz, D.S., Hsiao, C., Ghambaryan, A., Kop, W.J., & Gottdiener, J.S.

(2006). Heart rate variability and daily life emotional changes: differential relationships in CAD

patients with sudden death vulnerability versus stable CAD patients. Psychosomatic Medicine,

68(1), A-72.

Hsiao, C., Ghambaryan, A., Kop, W.J., Francis, J., Haigney, M., Alam, S., Schwartz,

S.D., Krantz, D.S., Gottdiener, J.S. & Krantz, D.S. (2006). Social support and stress as

independent predictors of diminished heart rate variability in arrhythmia vulnerable coronary

artery disease patients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 68(1), A-24.

Schwartz, S.D., Krantz, D.S., & Kop, W.J. (2005). Atypical depression, body mass, and

left ventricular mass: Analysis of data from CARDIA. Psychosomatic Medicine, 67(1), A-22.

Schwartz, S.D., Akinboboye, O., Kop, W.J., Gottdiener, J.S., Quigley, J.F., Del Negro,

A., Wish, M., Karasik, P., O’Callahan, M., & Krantz, D.S. (2004). Detection of mental stress-

induced ischemia in patients with reduced left ventricular dysfunction. Psychosomatic Medicine,

66(1), A-15.

Newsletter Columns

Holmes, S.D. & Weinstein, A.A. (2006) Meet the Division President through the Student

Perspective. Health Psychologist.

Berlin, A.A. & Schwartz, S.D. (2006) Possible Careers in Health Psychology – A

Student’s Perspective. Health Psychologist.

Berlin, A.A. & Schwartz, S.D. (2005) Lessons Learned in Graduate School – A Student’s

Perspective. Health Psychologist.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Holmes, S.D., Endrighi, R., Whittaker-Rodriguez, K.S., Harris, K.M., Deuster, P.A., &

Krantz, D.S. (in preparation). B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reactivity to Mental Stress and

Exercise in Healthy Individuals.

PRESENTATIONS

Minc, S.D., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Marone, L. (2019). Rurality is a Risk Factor for

Primary Amputation, and is Compounded by Race. Oral presentation at the 2019 Society of

Vascular Surgeons Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.

Pillai, L., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Marone, L. (2019). Cohort Analysis Regarding Above

Knee Amputation After Below Knee Amputation: A Decade of Data. Poster presented at the

2019 Society of Vascular Surgeons Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.

Edelman, J.J., Holmes, S.D., Ad, N., Thourani, V. (2019). TAVR vs. SAVR in

Intermediate- and Low-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Oral presentation at the 2019 Annual

Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York,

NY.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Taylor, B.S., Schena, S., Alejo, D., Fonner, C.E., Salenger, R.,

Whitman, G.J.R., Metkus, T.S., Pasrija, C., Ghoreishi, M., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J.

(2019). Does the Number and Type of Blood Products Transfused Negatively Impact Patient

Outcomes Following Open Heart Surgery? Oral presentation at the 99th Annual Meeting of the

American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, ON.

Mazzeffi, M.A., Holmes, S.D., Pasrijia, C., Alejo, D., Fonner, C.E., Ghoreishi, M.,

Schena, S., Metkus, T.S., Ad, N., Whitman, G.J., Higgins, R.S.D., Taylor, B.S. (2019). Racial

Disparity, Preoperative Morbidity, and Surgical Outcome: Report from a Statewide Cardiac

Surgery Working Group. Oral presentation at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American

Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, ON.

Roberts, H.G., Holmes, S.D., Cook, C., Ad, N., Ren, Y., Alreshidan, M., Balla, S.,

Alkhouli, M., Wei, L., Salman, M., Rankin, J.S., Fornaresio, L.M., Badhwar, V. (2019).

Healthcare Costs Associated with Intravenous Drug Related Endocarditis Operations: Is This

Sustainable? Oral presentation at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association for

Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, ON.

Pasrija, C., Ghoreishi, M., Whitman, G.J., Ad, N., Alejo, D., Holmes, S.D., Schena, S.,

Salenger, R., Mazzeffi, M.A., Fonner, C.E., Taylor, B. (2019). Mitigating the risk: Transfusion

or reoperation for bleeding after cardiac surgery. Oral presentation at the 55th Annual Meeting of

the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA.

Musgrove, K.A., Hayanga, J.W.A., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Abbas, G. (2018). The Impact

of Lymphoma or Leukemia History on Lung Cancer Survival. Poster presentation at the 2018

International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit of the American Association for Thoracic

Surgery, New York, NY.

Minc, S.D., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Marone, L. (2018). Impact of Rural versus Urban

Geographic Location on Length of Stay After Carotid Endarterectomy. Oral presentation in the

VQI@VAM Session at the Vascular Annual Meeting for the Society for Vascular Surgery,

Boston, MA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Badhwar, V., Wei, L., Rankin, J.S., Fornaresio,

L.M., Massimiano, P.S. (2018). The Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Concomitant Cox Maze

Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Without Mitral Valve Disease. Oral presentation at

the 98th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Diego, CA.

Hayanga, J.W.A., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Shigemura, N., Abbas, G., Badhwar, V. (2018).

A National Analysis of Mechanical Ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a

Bridge to Lung Transplantation: Closing the Gap. Oral presentation at the 98th Annual Meeting

of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Diego, CA.

Hayanga, J.W.A., Holmes, S.D., Hayanga, H.K., Badhwar, V., Abbas, G. (2018). Lung

Transplantation and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion. Oral presentation at the

28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Birmingham, AL.

Minc, S.D., Holmes, S.D., Ren, Y., Marone, L. (2018). Impact of Length of Stay on

Long-term Survival After Carotid Endarterectomy. Poster presentation at the 46th Annual

Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, NV.

Alqahtani, F., Ad, N., Badhwar, V., Holmes, S.D., Alkhouli, M. (2018). Trends In

Tricuspid Valve Surgery Secondary to Bacterial Endocarditis: National Inpatient Sample (NIS)

Results. Poster presentation at the 67th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of

Cardiology, Orlando, FL.

Alqahtani, F., Ad, N., Badhwar, V., Holmes, S.D., Alkhouli, M. (2018). Incidence and

Risk of Postoperative Pacemaker Implantation Following Open Heart Valve Surgery: National

Inpatient Sample (NIS) Results. Poster presentation at the 67th Annual Scientific Session of the

American College of Cardiology, Orlando, FL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017).

Protocol-driven Approach During and After the Blanking Period Improves Success Following

the Cox Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific

Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society, Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). Long-term Outcomes Following Device-

based Stand Alone Cox Maze Procedure for Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a

Prospective Longitudinal Follow-up Program. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific

Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society, Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J., Fornaresio, L.M., Fitzgerald, D.

(2017). The Use of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized

Trial. Oral presentation at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic

Surgery, Boston, MA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Massimiano, P.S., Rongione, A.J., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). Long-

term Outcome Following Concomitant Mitral Valve Surgery and Cox Maze Procedure for Atrial

Fibrillation: High Return to Sinus Rhythm and Remarkably Low Incidence of Stroke. Oral

presentation at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery,

Boston, MA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Massimiano, P.S. (2017). Mitral Valve Surgery

Combined With Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Oral presentation at the 2017 Mitral

Conclave of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, New York, NY.

Massimiano, P.S., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Ad, N. (2017). Minimally Invasive

Mitral Valve Repair With Fibrillatory Arrest and Without Aortic Cross Clamp. Oral presentation

at the 2017 Mitral Conclave of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, New York, NY.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Rongione, A.J., Massimiano, P.S. (2017). How Well Does the STS

Risk Score Predict Late Survival after Cardiac Surgery? Poster presentation at the 66th Annual

Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Clement, S. (2017). Association of Blood Glucose and

Hemoglobin A1C Level with Surgical Outcomes: Should Glycemic Control Be Modified? Poster

presentation at the 66th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology,

Washington, DC.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Lamont, D., Fornaresio, L.M. (2017). Long-Term

Success of the Concomitant Cox Maze Procedure: Is There an Impact of Energy Source? Poster

presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Houston, TX.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Lamont, D. (2016). Predictors for

Stable Late Rhythm in Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Patients. Oral presentation at the

96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Baltimore, MD.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Lamont, D. (2016). A Single Center’s Experience

with Pacemaker Implantation after the Cox Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation. Poster

presentation at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery,

Baltimore, MD.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J. (2016). Two Year Results

of the Stand Alone Cox Maze Procedure for Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: High Success

Rate and Improved Quality of Life With A Single Procedure. Poster presentation at the 65th

Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Fornaresio, L.M. (2016).

Health-Related Quality of Life After Surgical Ablation: Role of Rhythm and Medication Status.

Poster presentation at the 65th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology,

Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Fornaresio, L.M. (2016). Blood Transfusion in

Isolated CABG Surgery Patients: Effect on Renal Function and Quality of Life. Poster

presentation at the 65th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology,

Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J. (2016). Left-sided Surgical Ablation for

Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgery. Oral presentation at

the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Phoenix, AZ.

Fornaresio, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Ali, R., Armstrong, K., Ad,

N. (2015). Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life After Isolated CABG Surgery. Poster

presentation at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Orlando, FL.

Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Ad, N. (2015). What Impacts Recovery After Cardiac

Surgery? A Mixed Method Approach. Oral presentation at the 22nd Annual Conference for the

International Society for Quality of Life Research, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Lamont, D., Massimiano, P.S. (2015). Five Year Success of the

Minimally Invasive Stand Alone Cox Maze Procedure for Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

Oral presentation at the 29th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic

Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A.M., Rongione, A.J., Massimiano, P.S., Pritchard, G.

(2015). Impact of a TAVR Program Initiation on a Standard Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

Program. Oral presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical

Association, Whistler, British Columbia.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Miller, C.E., Shuman, D.J., Ad, N. (2015). How Do

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Patients Compare to Median Sternotomy Patients on

Expectations and Psychosocial Outcomes? Poster competition presentation at the Annual

Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Berlin,

Germany.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Shuman, D.J., Pritchard, G., Martin, L.M. (2015). Health-Related

Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Poster competition finalist at the

Annual Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Berlin, Germany.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A.M., Pritchard, G., Shuman, D.J., Halpin, L. (2015) Should

Asymptomatic Patients Discharged with Lower Hemoglobin Expect Worse Outcomes After

Valve Surgery? Oral presentation at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association for

Thoracic Surgery, Seattle, WA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Miller, C.E. (2015). Amiodarone After Surgical

Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation―Is It Really Necessary? A Prospective Randomized Controlled

Trial. Poster competition presentation at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association

for Thoracic Surgery, Seattle, WA.

Ad, N., Je, H.G., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D. (2015). Should Patients with Over 5 Years

Duration of Atrial Fibrillation Expect Reasonable Outcomes Following Concomitant Cox Maze

Procedure? Oral presentation at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons,

San Diego, CA.

Je, H.G., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Ad, N. (2015). Impact of Energy Source on

Rhythm Restoration by Left Atrial Size and Duration of AF Following the Cox-Maze Procedure:

Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Poster competition finalist at the 51st Annual Meeting of the

Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA.

Ad, N., Burton, N., Spiegelstein, D., Pritchard, G., Halpin, L., Holmes, S.D. (2015).

Blood Transfusion Modifies the Impact of Preoperative Hematocrit on Perioperative Outcomes

Following Non-Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Poster presentation at the 51st

Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA.

Halpin, L., Holmes, S.D., Miller, C.E., Lamont, D., Shuman, D.J., Ad, N. (2015). Frailty

in the Cardiac Surgical Patient: How Should We Measure It? Oral presentation at the 51st Annual

Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Speir, A.M., Halpin, L. (2015). The Impact of

Modifiable Clinical Variables on Length of Stay Following First-Time Cardiac Surgery. Oral

presentation at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA.

Ad, N., Stone, L.E., Holmes, S.D. (2014). Results of the Full Cox-Maze Procedure: EKG

vs 24-Hour Holter vs One-Week Long-Term Holter Monitoring. Poster presented at the

American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL.

Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Stone, L.E., Shuman, D.J., Ad, N. (2014). Impact of

Psychosocial Factors on Survival After Cardiac Surgery. Poster presented at the American Heart

Association Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Massimiano, P.S. (2014). Minimally Invasive Mitral

Valve Surgery Without Aortic Cross Clamping and With Femoral Cannulation not Associated

with Increased Risk for Stroke Compared to Traditional Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity

Score Matched Analysis. Oral presentation at the 28th Annual Meeting of the European

Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Milan, Italy.

Ad, N., Massimiano, P.S., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D. (2014). A New Surgical Approach

to Exclude the Left Atrial Appendage Through Right Minithoracotomy and the Transverse Sinus

During a Minimally Invasive CryoCox-Maze Procedure. Oral presentation at the 61st Annual

Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Tucson, AZ.

Ad, N., Sarin, E., Speir, A., Halpin, L., Pritchard, G., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D. (2014).

Effect of Patient Age on Blood Product Transfusion Following Cardiac Surgery. Oral and poster

presentation at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Dana

Point, CA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Lamont, D., Martin, L.M. (2014). Health‐related quality of life and

symptom status by gender in heart valve surgery patients. Oral presentation at the 6th Annual

Joint Scientific Session of the Heart Valve Society of America and the Society for Heart Valve

Disease, New York, NY.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Halpin, L. (2014). Predictors of length of stay and

hospital readmissions following first‐time valve surgery. Oral presentation at the 6th Annual Joint

Scientific Session of the Heart Valve Society of America and the Society for Heart Valve


Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Stone, L.E., Pritchard, G. (2014). Sinus Rhythm Prediction in

Concomitant Cox-Maze Patients. Oral presentation at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American

Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Miller, C.E., Ad, N. (2014). Impact of Patient Expectations

Prior to Cardiac Surgery on Postoperative Outcomes. Oral presentation at the American

Psychosomatic Society 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Holmes, S.D., Weinstein, A.A., Lydick, S., Miller, C., Lamont, D., Martin, L.M., Ad, N.

(2014). Effect of the Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation on Mental Stress Reactivity: A

Pilot Study. Poster presented at the American Psychosomatic Society 72nd Annual Scientific

Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D. (2014). Is There a Need for a More Specific

Anticoagulation Management Protocol for Patients Following the Cox maze Procedure for Atrial

Fibrillation? Oral presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons,

Orlando, FL.


Five Years Following Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Oral presentation at the 27th

Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vienna, Austria.

Ad, N., Halpin, L., Rongione, A.J., Speir, A.M., Pritchard, G., Holmes, S.D. (2014).

Practice Changes in Blood Glucose Management Following Open Heart Surgery: From a

Prospective Randomized Study to Everyday Practice. Oral presentation at the 27th Annual

Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vienna, Austria.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2013). Should Surgical Ablation for Atrial

Fibrillation be Performed in Patients with Significantly Enlarged Left Atrium? Oral presentation

at the Western Thoracic Surgical Association 39th Annual Meeting, Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Pritchard, G., Rongione, A.J., Halpin, L., Massimiano, P.S. (2013).

Stand Alone Mitral Valve Repair: What are the Predictors for Minimally Invasive Approach?

Poster presentation and competition at the International Society for Minimally Invasive

Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.

Fitzgerald, D., Ad, N., St. Onge, J.R., Ioanou, C., Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D. (2013)

SIRS and the Fluid Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient: A Pilot Study. Poster

presentation and competition at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic

Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Massimiano, P.S., Pritchard, G., Stone, L.E., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D.

(2013). The Impact of the Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation Concomitant to Mitral and

Tricuspid Valve Surgery. Oral presentation at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Miller, C.E., Ad, N. (2013). Development and Validation of

the Cardiac Surgery Patient Expectations Questionnaire (C-SPEQ). Poster and Data Blitz

presentation at the American Psychosomatic Society 71st Annual Scientific Meeting, Miami, FL.

Lydick, S.E., Weinstein, A.A., Holmes, S.D., Miller, C., Ad, N. (2013). Cardiovascular

Reactivity to Laboratory-Induced Mental Stress in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Atrial

Fibrillation. Poster presented at the American Psychosomatic Society 71st Annual Scientific

Meeting, Miami, FL.

Yanagawa, B., Massimiano, P.S., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Ad, N. (2013). The

Outcome of Concomitant Cox-Maze III Procedure Using Argon-Based Cryosurgical Platform: A

Single Center Experience with 250 Consecutive Cases. Poster presented at the 49th Annual

Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Halpin, L., Hunt, S. (2013). Predictors for Failure of the

Cox-Maze Procedure at 12 Months in a Large Prospective Cohort Study: Does Surgeon

Experience Matter? Oral presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic

Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2013). Minimally Invasive Stand Alone Cox-

Maze Procedure for Patients with Non Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Oral presentation at the

49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Freihling, T., Wish, M., Holmes, S.D. (2012). Stand Alone

Cox-Maze Procedure for Patients with Non Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation- A Single Center

Experience. Oral presentation at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session, Los

Angeles, CA.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2012). Comparison of the New EuroSCORE

II with the Original EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score. Poster

presented at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session, Los Angeles, CA.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2012). The Impact of Clinical Presentation

and Surgeon Experience on the Decision to Perform Concomitant Surgical Abaltion for Atrial

Fibrillation. Oral presentation at the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 59th Annual

Meeting, Naples, FL.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S. (2012). The Association Between Early Atrial

Arrhythmia and Long-Term Success Following Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Oral

presentation at the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic

Surgery, Barcelona, Spain.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L. (2012). Combination of Energy

Sources Versus Cryothermia Alone when Performing the Cox-Maze Procedure for Ablation of

Atrial Fibrillation. Poster presented at the International Society for Minimally Invasive

Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Sarin, E., Speir, A., Holmes, S.D., Halpin, L., Hunt, S., Henry, L., Ad, N. (2012). Effect

of Age on Blood Product Transfusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.

Presentation on Demand at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco, CA.

Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Halpin, L., Speir, A., Ad, N. (2012).

Health-Related Quality of Life Following Isolated Aortic Valve Surgery. Oral presentation at the

Joint Scientific Meeting of the Heart Valve Society of America and Society for Heart Valve


Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Ad, N. (2012). Outcomes of the Cox

Maze Procedure in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve or Aortic Valve Plus CABG Procedures.

Oral presentation at the Joint Scientific Meeting of the Heart Valve Society of America and

Society for Heart Valve Disease, New York, NY.

Speir, A.M., Henry, L., Rongione, T., Halpin, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S., Martin, L.M.,

Ad, N. (2012). Minimally Invasive Versus Median Sternotomy Aortic Valve Replacement:

Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life. Oral presentation at the Joint Scientific Meeting

of the Heart Valve Society of America and Society for Heart Valve Disease, New York, NY.

Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Audap, C., Martin, C.T., Frazier, A., Hunt, S.,

Ad, N. (2012). Gender Differences in Psychosocial Predictors of Long-Term Quality of Life in

Cardiac Surgery Patients. Poster presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual

Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Sarin, E., Speir, A., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S., Halpin, L., Ad, N. (2012). Acute

Normovolemic Hemodilution Decreases Blood Product Use and Postoperative Mortality and

Morbidity Following Cardiac Surgery. Poster presented at the American College of Cardiology

Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Desai, S.P., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L., Speir, A.M., Henry, L.L. (2011). The

Impact of Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery

Bypass Grafting Surgery. Poster presented at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific

Session, Orlando, FL.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Should High Risk Patients Undergoing

Cardiac Surgery with or without Concomitant Cox Maze Procedure Expect Different Outcomes?

A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Oral presentation at the Southern Thoracic Surgical

Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Martin, L.M., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L.L., Stone, L.E., Martin, C.T., Woolfolk, C.,

Frazier, A., Ad, N. Predictors of Long-Term Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Poster

presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life

Research, Denver, CO.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A.M., Choi, E., Fitzgerald, D., Halpin, L., Henry, L., Hunt,

S.L. (2011). The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Blood Conservation Protocol on Patient

Outcomes and Cost Following Cardiac Surgery. Oral presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of

the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2011). The Outcome of the Cox Maze III

Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation: A Propensity Match Analysis to Compare High Risk and Low

Risk Patients. Oral presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of the European Association for

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal.

Ad, N. Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Halpin, L. (2011). Successful Cox Maze

Procedure During Mitral Valve Surgery Restores Patient Survival Without Increasing Operative

Risk. Oral presentation at the Society of Heart Valve Disease 6th Biennial Meeting, Barcelona,

Spain.

Ad, N., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L. (2011). Concomitant Valve and Cox Maze

Procedure is Safe and Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation – A Propensity Score Matched

Analysis. Poster presented at the Society of Heart Valve Disease 6th Biennial Meeting,

Barcelona, Spain.

Henry, L., Halpin, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Hebsur, S., Ad, N. (2011). The Impact of

Elevated Preoperative HgbA1c on Outcomes Following Valve Surgery. Poster presented at the

Society of Heart Valve Disease 6th Biennial Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Hebsur, S., Desai, S., Steiner, J.M., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Halpin, L., Hunt, S.L., Ad,

N. (2011). Postoperative Outcomes and Survival in Patients with Aortic Valve Replacement with

the Medtronic Mosaic Valve. Poster presented at the Society of Heart Valve Disease 6th Biennial

Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Henry, L., Halpin, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Ad, N. (2011). Patient Disposition and

Long Term Outcomes Following Valve Surgery in Octogenarians. Poster presented at the

Society of Heart Valve Disease 6th Biennial Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Do We Increase Operative Risk by

Adding the Cox-Maze III Procedure to Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass

Surgery? Oral presentation at the Western Thoracic Surgical Association 37th Annual Meeting,

Colorado Springs, CO.

Ad, N., Hunt, S., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Minimally Invasive Cox-Maze III/IV

Procedure Results: A Propensity-Matched Study. Oral presentation at the International Society

for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC

Ad, N., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Deviations of the Cox Maze III/IV

Lesion Set Documented by a Standardized Electronic Form Provides Detailed Outcomes.

Competition poster presented at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic

Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC.

Hebsur, S., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A., Rongione, A., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Willcox, M., Ad,

N. (2011). Aortic Valve Replacement: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Prediction of

Mortality and One-Year Survival. Competition poster presented at the International Society for

Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Stone, L., Martin, L., Henry, L. (2011). How Well Does Return of

Sinus Rhythm As Captured By Long Term Monitoring Translate to Improvement in Quality of

Life of Patients Following Surgical Ablation. Poster presented at the Heart Rhythm Society 32nd

Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA.

Ad, N., Henry, L.L., Hunt, S.L., Holmes, S.D. (2011). Left Sided Surgical Ablation with

Concomitant Cardiac Surgery – What are the Results? Poster presented at the Heart Rhythm

Society 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA.

Desai, S.P., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L., Hebsur, S., Martin, C., Ad, N. (2011).

Strict Versus Liberal Target Range for Postoperative Glucose in CABG Surgery Patients. Oral

presentation at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery,

Philadelphia, PA.

Halpin, L., Henry, L., Speir, A, Choi, E., Fitzgerald, D., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.,

Rongione, A., Ad, N. (2011). Multidisciplinary Development and Implementation of a Blood

Conservation Program among Coronary Artery Bypass Patients and the Associated Cost Savings.

Poster presented at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition for the American

Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Chicago, IL.

Hebsur, S., Desai, S.P., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S.L., Ad, N. (2011). The Role of

the Hemorrhagic Score as a Predicator of Major Bleeding following Surgical Ablation for Atrial

Fibrillation. Poster presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, New

Orleans, LA.

Hebsur, S., Willcox, M.E., Holmes, S.D., Speir, A.M., Rongione, A.J., Henry, L., Hunt,

S.L., Ad, N. (2011). Evaluation of Four Risk Models in Operative and 1 Year Mortality in

Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. Poster presented at the American College of

Cardiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Ad, N., Halpin, L., Henry, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, S., Desai, S., Hebsur, S., Speir, A.

(2011). Patient’s Discharge Disposition and Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass

Surgery: Does it Really Matter? Poster presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual

Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Hunt, S. (2011). Addition of the Cox Maze Procedure

Does Not Increase Risk for Morbidity/Mortality following Surgery Involving the Mitral Valve.

Poster presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Tran, H.A., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Henry, L.L., Desai, S., Prall, B., Lee, J., Patel,

K., Stone, L.E., Martin, C.T., Hunt, S.L., Ad, N. (2011). Weight, Dietary, and Quality of Life

Changes Following CABG Surgery. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine

annual meeting and scientific sessions, Washington, DC.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Harris, K.M., Deuster, P.A., & Krantz, D.S. (2011).

Mental Stress Reactivity Provides Evidence of Pathways in the Natriuretic Peptide Handicap

with Obesity. Oral presentation at the American Psychosomatic Society annual conference, San

Antonio, TX.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Henry, L.L., Hunt, S.L., Woolfolk, C., Ad, N. (2011).

Psychosocial Experience and Impact of Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: Preliminary Analyses.

Poster presentation at the American Psychosomatic Society annual conference, San Antonio, TX.

Martin, C.T., Holmes, S.D., Desai, S., Martin, L.M., Hunt, S.L., Henry, L.L., Ad, N.

(2011). The Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Blood Markers and Glucose Control in Isolated

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients. Poster presentation at the American Psychosomatic

Society annual conference, San Antonio, TX.

Stone, L.E., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Hunt, S.L., Henry, L.L., Ad, N. (2011). The

Advantage of Marital Status in Cardiac Surgery. Poster presentation at the American

Psychosomatic Society annual conference, San Antonio, TX.

Woolfolk, C., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Henry, L.L., Hunt, S.L., Ad, N. (2011).

Measuring Symptom Burden in Valve Surgery Patients. Poster presentation at the American

Psychosomatic Society annual conference, San Antonio, TX.


Rehabilitation Patients. Poster presentation at the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association,

Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Hebsur, S., Hunt, S., Holmes, S.D., Renard, B., Henry, L., Ad, N. (2011). Clinical

Outcomes and Quality of Life Assessment of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing

Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Poster presented at the Cardiovascular Research

Technologies (CRT) Annual Conference, Washington, DC.


Rehabilitation Patients. Poster presentation at the Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference

at the Trinity College School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dublin, Ireland.

Harris, K.M., Gottlieb, S.S., Holmes, S.D., Wawrzyniak, A.J., Godoy, S.M., Nylund,

B.N., Whittaker, K.S., Bekkouche, N.S., Marshall, J.P., Kop, W.J., & Krantz, D.S. (2010).

Validation of an effective and easily-administered walk test measure of functional status in heart

failure patients: comparison of the 60 foot and 6 minute walk tests. Poster presented at the Heart

Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Henry, L., Halpin, L., Holmes, S.D., Hunt, L., & Ad, N. (2010). Ventilator Associated

Pneumonia Among Cardiac Surgery Patients: What Can We Do for Prevention? Poster presented

at CHEST annual meeting, Vancouver, BC.

Henry, L., Ad, N., Hunt, S, Martin, L., & Holmes, S.D. (2010). Are There Gender

Differences in Outcomes Following Surgical Ablation? Poster presented at the American Heart

Association Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL.

Desai, S.P., Holmes, S.D., Ahmed, I., Hunt, S., & Ad, N. (2010). Pre-Operative Complete

Blood Count As a Predictor of Outcomes Prior to Isolated, First Time Coronary Artery Bypass

Grafting Surgery. Poster presented at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session,

Chicago, IL.

Ad, N., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., & Hunt.S. (2010). The Impact of Discharge

Hemoglobin Lower Than 8 G/DL on Patient Outcomes Following Isolated Coronary Artery

Bypass Grafting Surgery. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Geneva,

Switzerland.

Martin, C., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L., Hunt, S., Ad, N. (2010). The Impact of In-Hospital

Postoperative Complications on Health Related Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Patients.

Poster presented at the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and

Stroke 2010 Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.

Woolfolk, C., Holmes, S.D., Henry, L., Hunt, S., Martin, L., Ad, N. (2010). Younger

Patients Report Impaired Mental Functioning in Health-Related Quality of Life after Valve

Surgery. Poster presented at the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular

Disease and Stroke 2010 Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.

Stone, L., Holmes, S.D., Martin, L., Hunt, S., Ad, N. (2010). Decreased Pre-Operative

Risks and Increased Post-Operative Mental Functioning as Benefits of Regular Physical Activity

for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. Poster presented at the Quality of Care and Outcomes

Research in CardioVascular Disease and Stroke 2010 Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Harris, K.M., Forman, K., Deuster, P.A., & Krantz, D.S.

(2010). B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reactivity to Mental Stress and Exercise. Poster presented at

the American Psychosomatic Society annual conference, Portland, OR.

Holmes, S.D., Martin, L.M., Hunt, S., & Ad, N. (2010). Effect of Gender on Long Term

Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Poster presented at the American Psychosomatic

Society annual conference, Portland, OR.



Variables Relates to Cardiovascular Risk Markers: A Preliminary Study. Student finalist for

outstanding poster presented at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Annual Research Day, Bethesda, MD.



Variables Relates to Cardiovascular Risk Markers: A Preliminary Study. Poster presented at the

American Psychosomatic Society annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Garey, S.L., Krantz, D.S., & Gottdiener, J.S. (2008).

Coping Styles Distinguish Presence/Absence of Inducible Mental Stress Ischemia in Coronary

Artery Disease Patients. Poster presented at the Uniformed Services University of the Health

Sciences Annual Research Day, Bethesda, MD.

Holmes, S.D., Whittaker, K.S., Garey, S.L., Krantz, D.S., & Gottdiener, J.S. (2008).

Coping Styles Distinguish Presence/Absence of Inducible Mental Stress Ischemia in Coronary

Artery Disease Patients. Poster presented at the American Psychosomatic Society annual

conference, Baltimore, MD.

Deuster, P. & Holmes, S.D. (2007). B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: Biomarker of Stress

Response Differences? Oral presentation at the Office of Naval Research Stress Physiology

Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.



Arrhythmic Vulnerability. Poster presented at the Uniformed Services University of the Health

Sciences Annual Research Day, Bethesda, MD.



Arrhythmic Vulnerability. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine annual

conference, Washington, D.C.

Schwartz, S.D., Krantz, D.S., Hsiao, C., Ghambaryan, A., Kop, W.J., & Gottdiener, J.S.

(2006). Heart rate variability and daily life emotional changes: differential relationships in CAD

patients with sudden death vulnerability versus stable CAD patients. Poster presented at the

American Psychosomatic Society annual conference, Denver, CO.

Schwartz, S.D. (2005). Atypical depression, body mass, and left ventricular mass:

Analysis of data from CARDIA. Masters presentation at the Uniformed Services University of

the Health Sciences Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology Seminar Series, Bethesda,

MD.

Schwartz, S.D., Krantz, D.S., & Kop, W.J. (2005). Atypical depression, body mass, and

left ventricular mass: Analysis of data from CARDIA. Oral presentation at the American

Psychosomatic Society annual conference, Vancouver, Canada.


A., Bell, M., Karasik, P., O’Callahan, M., & Krantz, D.S. (2004). Ischemic perfusion responses

to mental stress and exercise: relationship with extent of left ventricular dysfunction. Oral

presentation at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Department of Medical

and Clinical Psychology Seminar Series, Bethesda, MD.

Schwartz, S.D., Kop, W.J., Krantz, D.S., O’Callahan, M., Del Negro, A., Karasik, P.,

Akinboboye, O., & Gottdiener, J.S., (2004). Hemodynamic responses to mental stress and

exercise as a function of severity of left ventricular dysfunction. Poster presented at the

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Annual Research Day, Bethesda, MD.


A., Wish, M., Karasik, P., O’Callahan, M., & Krantz, D.S. (2004). Detection of mental stress-

induced ischemia in patients with reduced left ventricular dysfunction. Oral presentation at the

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Annual Research Day Graduate Student

Colloquium, Bethesda, MD.

Schwartz, S.D., Kop, W.J., Krantz, D.S., O’Callahan, M., Del Negro, A., Karasik, P.,

Akinboboye, O., & Gottdiener, J.S. (2004). Hemodynamic responses to mental stress and

exercise as a function of severity of left ventricular dysfunction. Poster presented at the Society

of Behavioral Medicine annual conference, Baltimore, MD.


A., Wish, M., Karasik, P., O ’Callahan, M., & Krantz, D.S. (2004). Detection of mental stress-

induced ischemia in patients with reduced left ventricular dysfunction. Oral presentation at the

American Psychosomatic Society annual conference, Orlando, FL.


A., Bell, M., Karasik, P., O’Callahan, M., & Krantz, D.S. (2004). Ischemic perfusion responses

to mental stress and exercise: relationship with extent of left ventricular dysfunction. Oral

presentation at the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Cardiovascular Training Grant Trainee Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

REVIEWS

Deputy Statistical Editor Reviews, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015-2019

Editorial Board Member Reviews, Innovations, 2015-2019

Abstract Reviewer, American Psychosomatic Society for Annual Meetings in 2007, 2009-2020

Manuscript Reviewer, Psychosomatic Medicine, 2006, 2007, 2010-2019

Manuscript Reviewer, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017, 2019

Manuscript Reviewer, Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 2013, 2015-2016

Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2015

Manuscript Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology, 2007-2015

Manuscript Reviewer, Quality of Life Research, 2013, 2014

Manuscript Reviewer, Psychiatry Research, 2012

Manuscript Reviewer, General Hospital Psychiatry, 2004, 2012

Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2009, 2010

Manuscript Reviewer, Health Psychology, 2007

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ISMICS, Member 2019-Present

JTCVS, Deputy Statistical Editor 2015-Present

Innovations, Editorial Board Member 2015-Present

American Psychosomatic Society, Member 2003-Present

APA Division 38 Student Council Co-Chair 8/2005-8/2006

APA DSRN Division 38 Representative 8/2005-8/2006

APA Division 38 Student Member 2005-2006

American Psychological Association, Member 2005-2006

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Research Skills

Epidemiology coursework including: epidemiology concepts, study design, methodology,

longitudinal study data management, survival analyses, proportional hazard modeling,

propensity score matched analyses, meta-analysis

Experience conducting clinical research (longitudinal, observational, laboratory, and RCT)

Computer Skills

Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software including: Multiple Regression

Analysis, Logistic Regression Analysis, Survival Analysis, Analysis of Variance for

Mixed Models, Crossover Designs, GLMM

R software including: propensity score matching

Proficient in use of: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, RefWorks, EndNote, and SigmaPlot

software.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Co-Instructor

MPO 902 Research Methods & Complex Human Experimentation II, 2006

Teaching Assistantships

MPO 506 Personality and Health, Spring 2006, 2008

MPO 505 Social Psychology, 2004

MPO 901 Research Methods & Complex Human Experimentation I, 2004

MPO 601 Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology Seminar, 2004

MPO 902 Research Methods & Complex Human Experimentation II, 2003

IDO 502 Experimental Statistics I, 2003

Individual Tutoring

MPO 901 Research Methods & Complex Human Experimentation I

IDO 502 Experimental Statistics I

Invited Lectures

USUHS:

Epidemiology, Mediator Versus Moderator, & Meta-Analysis - Research Methods & Complex

Human Experimentation II (2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2018)

Epidemiology & Meta-Analysis - Research Methods & Complex Human Experimentation II

(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014)

Attitude Formation and Change - Social Psychology (2004, 2006)

Quasi-Experimental Designs & Research Pitfalls - Research Methods & Complex Human

Experimentation I (2004)

Mount Saint Mary’s College:

Concepts, Issues, and Experiences in Human Research - PSYCH200: Research Methods and

Statistics (2007, 2008)

Inova Health System:

A Review of Commonly Used Statistics in Nursing Research - Inova Nursing Research

Symposium

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