News
2018
- Dr. Yasuhiro Shudo's paper featured in JAHA: Impact of Donor Obesity on Outcomes After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation (12/4/2018)
- Department research, faculty prominently featured at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2018 (11/2018)
- Dr. Elan Burton awarded funds from the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity to attend the 2018 AAMC Junior Minority Faculty Career Development Seminar in Phoenix, AZ (9/2018)
- Engineering muscles and organs in space (8/2/2018)
- Hanjay Wang Awarded Resident Prize at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2018 (11/2018)
- Late Breaking Updates in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Conduit Harvesting & Research (11/10/2018)
- Dr. Arnar Ingason recieves Dr. Magnusson award for best oral presentation by a medical student or resident for his apical resection project at the National Surgery and Anesthesiology Conference of Iceland
- Hanley performs "bloodless" open-heart surgery on smallest infant in North America (2/7/2018)
- Dr. Backhus reflects on balancing motherhood and CT Surgery (2/1/2018)
- Dr. Leah Backhus featured in San Jose Mercury News (1/15/2018)
- Symposium celebrates how Stanford led the way to heart surgery success (1/29/2018)
2017
- Going natural: Using heart patients' own tissue to repair damaged valves (Fall 2017)
- From lung transplant to the World Transplant Games (11/29/2017)
- Department research, faculty prominently featured at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2017 (11/17/2017)
- Mechanical heart valve often the safest choice (11/8/2017)
- Dameron Hospital Partners with Stanford Health Care (10/5/2017)
- Dr. Mark Berry receives the 2017 Denise O’ Leary Award for Clinical Excellence (9/19/2017)
- Siblings breathe easier following double-lung transplants (7/14/2017)
- Solar-powered heart: Stanford scientists explore using photosynthesis to help damaged hearts (6/14/2017)
- Congratulations to Ioannis Karakikes for publishing his paper on genome editing of iPSCs featured on the cover of Circulation Research (5/12/2017)
- President, provost launch university-wide planning process (4/04/2017)
- Stanford team uses innovative method to keep teen alive for heart transplant (3/28/2017)
- Virtual reality imaging gives surgeons a better view of patient anatomy (2/24/2017)
2016
- Ngan Huang, PhD, invited to participate in Biomedical Engineering Society's 2017 Young Innovator program (12/1/2016)
- Dr. Leah Backhus featured in Winter 2016 Issue of Women in Thoracic Surgery Oracle (11/1/2016)
- Unroofing surgery relieves debilitating symptoms of heart anomaly, study finds (10/13/2016)
- Dr. Leah Backhus named to PCORI advisory panel (8/19/2016)
- Department hosts six prominent surgeons in 2015-2016 visiting professorship series (8/10/2016)
- Study shows nanofiber scaffolds could treat lymphedema by rerouting lymphatic system around blockages (6/22/2016)
- Frank Hanley, MD, performs risky open-heart surgery on historically small baby (5/4/2016)
- Drs. Woo, Boyd, and Fowler perform rare domino transplant procedure at Stanford Hospital saving two women's lives (3/29/2016)
- 5 Questions: Bruce Reitz recalls the world’s first heart-lung transplant (3/9/2016)
- Family Travels Coast-to-Coast for Child’s Lifesaving Heart Surgery From Dr. Frank Hanley at Stanford Children’s Health (2/23/2016)
- Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford Offers Unusual Level of Expertise in Caring for Adults Born With Heart Defects (2/10/16)
- Teen awaiting heart-lung transplant first in western U.S. to undergo novel therapy (1/21/2016)
2015
- Bringing the Best to Every Child | Frank Hanley, MD, Executive Director, Children's Heart Center (11/17/2015)
- Why a 61-year-old went to children's hospital for heart surgery (10/20/2015)
- Five Lifesaving Organ Transplants in 48 Hours Means a Very Busy Weekend at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (8/20/2015)
- Ngan Huang, PhD, receives 2015 McCormick-Gabilan Fellowship (6/18/2015)
- Stanford med student/HHMI fellow testing new way to deliver treatment to heart (5/6/2015)
- Five medical students named Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellows (4/30/2015)
- Teen's rare congenital heart defect fixed at Stanford Children's Health (3/23/2015)
- Boy's 26 arterial narrowings fixed in one fell swoop (3/19/2015)
- Newborn with heart defect saved after 13-hour operation (3/19/2015)
2014
- Stanford patient benefits from total artificial heart (12/18/2014)
- Pluripotent cells created by nuclear transfer can prompt immune reaction, researchers find (11/20/2014)
- Could Google Glass Give Surgeons an Edge? (11/7/2014)
- Find Out What Doctors Are Going To Do To You With These Video-Game-Inspired Graphics (10/31/2014)
- Australian doctors perform pioneering heart transplants (incl. commentary from Chairman Joseph Woo) (10/25/2014)
- Stanford Heart Transplant Recipient Celebrates Historic 30-Year Anniversary (10/7/2014)
- "Liberated from LVAD support": One patient's story (7/31/2014)
- Physicians deactivate heart pump with catheter-based approach (7/30/2014)
- Stanford engineer invents safe way to transfer energy to medical chips in the body (5/19/2014)
- Easy Does It: Aortic Valve Replacement Without Open-Heart Surgery Gains Ground (4/24/2014)
- Dear Dr. Shumway: A Boy, Two Frogs, and An Airmail Letter (4/24/2014)
- Seventh Annual Norman E. Shumway Visiting Professorship Lecture (4/24/2014)
- Switching Course: Untangling A Birth Defect Decades Later (4/23/2014)
- Dean's Letter Spotlights CT Surgery's Pioneering History (4/23/2014)
- 2013: A Record-Setting Year for Heart Transplants at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (1/26/2014)
2013
- Joseph Woo, leading heart surgeon, to head Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (11/4/2013)
- Changing Expectations: New Hope for High-Risk Births (8/1/2013)
- AATS 2013 Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders: Drs. Craig Miller and Steve Bolling (video) (7/23/2013)
- Thanks to risky heart repair technique and surgeon's skill, woman is now 'living to live' instead of fighting to survive (4/8/2013)
- Miller Receives Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award (3/8/2013)
- Growing Thoracic Surgery Program Emphasizes Minimally Invasive, Organ-Saving Procedures (1/1/2013)
2012
- Surgery helps child escape family history of heart problems (11/19/2012)
- Robbins leaving Stanford to be new head of Texas Medical Center (9/7/2012)
- Stanford Announces Transcatheter Heart Valve Program (7/11/2012)
- Highlights from the 2012 Norman E. Shumway, MD, Visiting Professorship Lecture (5/25/2012)
- Advancing a new era in medicine (5/7/2012)
- Stanford paper most downloaded in Circulation Research (3/13/2012)
- 15-Minute-Old Newborn At Stanford Children’s Hospital Gets Pacemaker (2/15/2012)
2011
- Stanford Hospital & Clinics Wins Prestigious Leapfrog Top Hospital Designation for the Fourth Time (12/6/2011)
- Robert Robbins, MD, named President-Elect of American Heart Association Western States Affiliate Board (10/5/2011)
- Stanford Hospital Named One of the Best by U.S. News & World Report (7/27/2011)
- Vincent DeFilippi receives honor from U.S. News & World Report (8/2/2011)
- Kennadee Albright's Heart Surgery (5/9/2011)
- 2011 Norman E. Shumway, MD, Visiting Professorship Lecture (5/4/2011)
- Video-Assisted Lung Cancer Surgery: Small Incisions Translate Into Big Gains for Pain Reduction and Recovery Speed (1/1/2011)
- Salinas, Monterey scientists and medical professionals test remote-controlled drug delivery (2/24/2011)
- PARTNER Trial Treatment for Severe Aortic Stenosis (1/3/2011)
2010
- Treating severe aortic stenosis (9/22/2010)
- 2010 Norman E. Shumway Visiting Professorship Lecture Highlights (9/16/2010)
- Children's Heart Center vaults to national prominence (8/1/2010)
- Doctors seek heart valve that grows with kids (6/1/2010)
- Children's Heartlink and Packard Collaborate on Medical Mission (5/26/2010)
- Heart valves from stem cells: Growing long-lasting replacement parts (sidebar) (4/1/2010)
- Hanley seeks new ways to repair hearts (2/22/2010)
- Haitian Boy's Open-Heart Surgery is a Success (4/16/2010)
- Dr. Naoyuki Kimura Selected for 2010 Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship (1/4/2010)
2009
- A Brief History of Heart Transplants (11/16/2009)
- American Heart Association Academic Mentorship Award goes to Dr. Craig Miller for his ‘exceptional’ career guidance record (11/15/2009)
- Dark Heart: Why Does the Muscle Fail? (10/27/2009)
- Four scientists receive millions from new federal consortium to study progenitor cells (10/07/2009)
- 'Liposuction leftovers' easily converted to iPS cells, study shows (09/07/2009)
- 2009 Norman E. Shumway Visiting Professorship Lecture Highlights (08/21/2009)
- Tony Huesman, longest survivor with transplanted heart, dies at 51 (08/10/2009)
- Robbins briefs senators on cardiovascular advances (07/14/2009)
- Robert Robbins appointed to endowed chair (05/13/2009)
- Med student presentations range from lab experiments to research overseas(05/12/2009
- Stanford’s CT Surgery Program at Saint Agnes Medical Center Welcomes W. David Ogden, MD (04/08/2009)
- Heart bypass surgery better than angioplasty for certain patients (04/01/2009)
- Gore Recognizes Physicians as "Pioneers in Performance" for Exceptional Work in the Field of Endovascular Therapy (02/01/2009)
- Peer Portner, Pioneer in Heart Pump Surgery at Stanford, Dies at 69 (02/11/2009)
- Julia Ransohoff Selected as a Finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search(01/01/2009)
2008
- Division of Thoracic Surgery Welcomes Shrager, Merritt, and Hoang (12/2008)
- Sonja Schrepfer, MD, PhD, Selected as Vivien Thomas Young Investigators Award Finalist (11/2008)
- Tomasz Timek, MD, Receives AATS Resident Traveling Fellowship (11/2008)
- CT Surgery Welcomes Dr. Vincent DeFilippi and Teams Up with Salinas Valley Memorial to Create New Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program (11/23/2008)
- Observing the 40th Anniversary of the 1st Human Heart Transplantation in the US (11/24/2008)
- Tom Nguyen, MD, Selected as Associate Editor of CTSNet Residents Section (08/29/2008)
- Schrepfer and Ransohoff Sisters Prove an Award-Winning Team in the Stanford CT Lab (08/25/2008)
- Surgical Outcome Reports Found to Lie in the Highest Quality Tier (07/2008)
- Denton Cooley, MD to Speak at First Annual Shumway Lecture (06/20/2008)
- Dake returning to Stanford to direct cardiac catheterization and angiography lab(07/18/2008)
- Groups commit to improve CT surgery education (05/10/2008)
- Miller philosophical, blunt, calls for systemic change (05/10/2008)
- D. Craig Miller, MD, and the AATS Promote Leadership and Reinvention: Highlights of the 88th Annual AATS Meeting (05/10/2008)
- Walter B. Cannon, MD: Soaring to New Heights, Literally (03/12/2008)
2007
- A Change of Heart (Winter 2007 - Page 4 of the pdf)
- Bay Area Surgeons Will Try to Separate Conjoined Twins (09/20/2007)
- Dr. Robert Robbins Helps Boost Interest in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (06/04/2007)
- Kayla's story: An everyday miracle at Packard Children's (Spring 2007 - Page 6 of the pdf)
- Stanford Team Repairs India's Smallest Hearts (02/08/2007)
- Stanford Surgeon with a Big Heart (01/28/2007)
2006
- A Life that Beats the Odds (10/16/2006)
- Heart program pumped up: Saint Agnes taps Stanford's surgery expertise (10/2006)
- Kai Ihnken removes a bullet from Vien Doan's heart, 35 years after the fact (12/17/2006)
- Dr. James Fann Receives Donald B. Doty Award (08/2006)
- Dr. R. Scott Mitchell Delivers Presidential Address at 32nd Annual WTSA (06/2006)
- For One Stanford Doctor, the Beat Goes on During Open-heart Surgery(04/25/2006)
- Grant Hoyt Honored for Thirty Years of Service in Robbins Lab (03/13/2006)
- Dr. Robert Robbins' stem cell work featured on '60 Minutes' (02/27/2006)
- Drs. Marc Pelletier and Bruce Reitz help 5-year-old Zhao get his heart (02/13/2006)
- Dr. Norman Shumway, Heart Transplant Pioneer, Dies at 83 (02/10/2006)
2005
- Frank L. Hanley, MD, Appointed First Holder of the Lawrence Crowley, MD Endowed Professorship in Child Health (12/2005)
- Stephen Hendry, II, MD Receives AHA Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award(12/07/2005)
- Peer M. Portner, PhD, Receives Two Bücherl Awards (11/09/2005)
- Leora Balsam, MD, Receives Outstanding Woman Resident Award (11/2005)
- Miller Elected VP of AATS, Ascends to President in 2007 (06/01/2005)
- Shumway Celebrates 82, Muniz Celebrates Shumway (04/05/2005)
- Shedding new light on coronary bypass surgery (04/06/2005)
- Guardian Angel could use a helping hand (02/2005)
- Reitz honored for 12 years as chair of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (03/09/2005)
- Complex Heart Surgery at Packard Children's Hospital Saves Life of Tiny Preemie (02/16/2005)
- Fuller, Hanley named to endowed professorships (02/23/2005)
- Robbins named chair of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (02/09/2005)
- Small wonders: Babies with failing hearts get to grow up after all (Winter 2005)
2004
- Hanley, LPCH Repairs 5-month-old Isabella's Heart (Winter 2004)
- Teaching old cells new tricks: Just what can adult stem cells do? (Fall 2004)
- Youngest Patient Ever Benefits From Non-Surgical Heart Valve Replacement at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (11/11/2004)
- Two hearts better than one for 22-month old girl (11/21/2004)
- Sisters breathe in the good life after both receiving double-lung transplants
- The gift of life: Stanford a leader in heart transplants (05/12/2004)
- Heart transplant reunion party celebrates lifesaving milestone (04/14/2004)
- First Recipient of Life-Saving Device Honored in 20-Year Milestone at Stanford(04/12/2004)
- Blood-Forming Stem Cells Fail to Repair Heart Muscle in Stanford Study(03/21/2004)
- Heartfelt Help: Stanford caregivers thwart Marfan syndrome’s deadly course (Summer 2003)
- Stanford Researcher Dusts Off Old Drug; Uncovers New Anti-Rejection Properties(04/25/2002)
- Stanford Magazine: Heart Support (Fall 2001)