David J. Cohen, M.D, M.P.A · Curriculum Vitae

Revised 04 July 2007

Personal Data:     

Birth Place: San Antonio, Texas
Marital Status:  Married
Children: Five

Education:

1964   Douglas MacArthur High School
San Antonio, Texas

1968  B.A. (Biochemistry)  Rice University, Houston, Texas    

1972  M.D.  Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

1999  B.S. (Mech. Engineering) University of Texas at San Antonio
summa cum laude

2003  M.P.A.  Harvard University, Kennedy School of  Government, Cambridge, MA 

Postgraduate Training:

1972-1973 Surgery Internship  Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

1973-1974 Surgery Resident  Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

1976-1979 Surgery Resident &  University of Washington Chief Resident  Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle WA         

1979-1981 Cardiothoracic  Hospital of the University of Surgery Resident  Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
      
1993  Cardiac Transplant Texas Heart Institute Fellow,  Houston, TX

Academic Appointments:

July 1979- Instructor Department of Surgery
June 1981  University of Pennsylvania

Jan. 1982- Assistant Professor  Department of Surgery
April 1983 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

April 1983- Assistant Professor of  Uniformed Services University
May 1985 Surgery (Affiliated) of the Health Sciences

May 1985- Clinical Associate  Uniformed Services University
Nov. 1992 Professor of Surgery of the Health Sciences

Nov 1992- Clinical Professor of Uniformed Services University
Nov 2000 Surgery of the Health Sciences 

Nov 2000- Adjunct Professor of Uniformed Services University
Present  Surgery of the Health Sciences

Jan. 1984- Clinical Assistant  University of Texas Health
Sept. 1984 Professor of Science Center at San Antonio
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sept. 1984- Assistant Professor  University of Wisconsin
June 1987 of Surgery Madison, Wisconsin

June 1987- Associate Professor  University of Texas Health
Jul 1992 of Cardiothoracic  Science Center at San Antonio
Surgery (with tenure)  

Jul 1992- Clinical Associate  University of Texas Health
Present  Professor of Science Center at San Antonio
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Other Employment:

Military:

May 1968 Commissioned in USAR Rice University, Houston TX
ROTC Distinguished Military
Graduate

July 1974 U.S. Army Flight  Fort Devens, MA
June 1976 Surgeon & Group
Surgeon, 10th Special
Forces Group (Airborne)

June 1976-July 1981 U.S. Army Reserve

July 1981-Feb. 1983 Dept. of Cardiovascular US Army, Walter Reed Army
Physiology, Division of Institute of Research Surgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Feb. 1983-Sept.1984 Cardiothoracic Surgery U.S. Army, Brooke Army Service   
Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Sept.1984-Nov. 1990 U.S. Army Reserve

1989-1992 Commander   Fort Sam Houston, Texas  
786th Medical Detachment
(Surgical)

Nov 1990-Aug. 1991 US Army Active Duty
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Commander, 786th Medical Detachment (Surgical)
Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Aug. 1991-July 1992 U.S. Army Reserve

July 1992-July 1993 Active Duty, U.S. Army Assistant Chief,
Cardiothoracic Surgery Service
Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

July 1993-July 2002 Active Duty, U.S. Army Chief,
Cardiothoracic Surgery Service
Residency Program Director
Chief, Cardiac Transplantation
Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

May 1999-July 2002 Cardiovascular Surgery Consultant to the Surgeon General of the United States Army

July 2003-Oct 2004 Senior Clinical Consultant, Directorate for Combat Doctrine Development,
Army Medical Department Center and School
Ft. Sam Houston, TX

Oct 2003-Jan 2004 945th Forward Surgical Team, Operation Iraqi Freedom,
Iraq

Nov 2004-Feb 2005 Deputy Commander for Clinical Services, 86th Combat Support 
Hospital, Ft. Campbell KY/ Baghdad Iraq

Feb 2005-June 2005 Senior Surgeon, 86th Combat Support Hospital, Task Force South
Tallil, Iraq

June 2005-May 31 2006 Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, 
Ft. Sam Houston, TX

June 1, 2006 Retired from Active Duty, U.S. Army

Hospital Appointments:

Aug. 1981- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Feb. 1983 National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland

Aug. 1981- Feb. 1983 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.

Feb. 1983-Sept.1984 Cardiothoracic Surgery Service
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Sept.1984-June 1987 University of Wisconsin Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin

Sept.1984-June 1987 William S. Middleton Veterans' Administration Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin

1986-1987 Chief, Thoracic Surgery Service

June 1987- Medical Center Hospital
July 1992 San Antonio, Texas

June 1987- Audie L. Murphy Memorial
July 1992 Veterans' Administration Hospital San Antonio, Texas

Sept 1991-July 1992 Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Service
Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital
San Antonio, Texas

July 1988-July 1992 Director, Surgical Intensive Unit
Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital
San Antonio, Texas

July 1992-May 2006 Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

July 2001-Present Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare
San Antonio, TX

Sept 2003-Present Baptist Health System
San Antonio, TX

Sept 2003-Present  Nix Healthcare System
San Antonio, TX

Sept 2003-Present  Southwest General Hospital 
San Antonio, TX

Aug 2005-Present Methodist Health System
San Antonio, TX

Certification and Lincensure:

Certification:

• National Board of Medical Examiners   1973
• American Board of Surgery     1981
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery    1983        
• American Board of Surgery     1989         
  Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care
• American Board of Surgery, Recertification   1991, 2000  
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery,   1992, 2001 
   Recertification
• Engineer-in Training, Texas Board of Professional  1999    
    Engineers

Licensure - Medicine:

1.  Massachusetts    1975 
2.  Washington    1977 
3.  Pennsylvania    1979 
4.  Maryland     1981 
5.  Wisconsin     1984 
6.  Texas     1987 
7.  Colorado     2003 

Military Education:

Army Medical Dept. Officer Basic Course  1974
Airborne Course     1974
Army Aviation Medicine Basic Course  1975
Basic Diving Course     1975
Special Forces Qualifying Course   1975
Combat Casualty Care Course (AMEDD)  1992
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties 1992
Army Medical Department Reserve 
Component Officer Advanced Course  1993
Combat Casualty Management Course  1995
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College 2001
U.S. Army Logistics Management College
Combat Developments Course  2004

Organizations:

Professional and Scientific Oganizations and Socities:

  *1984 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  *1984 Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
  *1984 Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
+*1988 Fellow of the American College of Angiology
  *1990 American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  *1985 Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  *1997 Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
+*1987 Society of University Surgeons
+*1980 Association for Academic Surgery
+*1993 Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
  *1994 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
+*1995 Texas Transplant Society
+*1989 Society of Critical Care Medicine
+*1987 American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
+*1988 International Society of Cardiovascular Surgery,
     North American Chapter
+*1988 Academy of Surgical Research
+*1989 Southwestern Surgical Congress
    1982 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.
    1984 Uniformed Services University Surgical Associates
    1975 Society of U.S. Army Flight Surgeons (Life Member)
  +1984 San Antonio Surgical Society
  +1984 San Antonio Cardiology Society
+*1985 Madison Surgical Society
  +1986 Wisconsin Thoracic Society
  +1998 American Medical Association
    1988 Texas Medical Association
    1988 Bexar County (Texas) Medical Society
+*1990 Aust Surgical Society
  +1996 American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning
      Engineers, student member
  +1998 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, student member
  *1998 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, University of Texas at San Antonio
    2000 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, associate member
  *2002 Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces, associate member

*require election or examination for membership
+inactive

Past and Current Positions and/or Offices Held in Professional Organizations:

1986-1987 Association for Academic Surgery - Nominating
Committee (an elected office)

1994-2002 Board of Directors, Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
1994-2002 Medical Advisory Committee, Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

1997-1998 Secretary-Treasurer, San Antonio Cardiology Society
1998-1999 President, San Antonio Cardiology Society

1998-1999 Vice Chair, University of Texas at San Antonio Engineering Honor Society

Other Professional Activities:

1986-1987 American Heart Association Wisconsin Affiliate
Research Grant Review Committee

1986-1987 American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life
Support State Faculty - (Wisconsin)

1993-2002 Scientific Advisory Committee, Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

2000-Present University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering Advisory   Council 

Community Activities:

1988-2006 Boy Scouts of America: Webelos Den Leader, Troop Committee Member, Assistant Scout Master

2006-present Boy Scouts of America National Health and Safety Committee;
Health and Safety Committee for 2010 National Jamboree

2006--  Rotary Club of San Antonio

Honors and Awards:

• Eagle Scout
• Henry Harkins Society, 1978
• Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1968 and 1999
• Who’s Who in the World, 1998, 15th edition; 1999, 16th edition;
  2000, 17th “Millennium” edition; 2001, 18th edition; 2002, 19th edition; 2003,   20th edition.
  Who’s Who in America, 1998, 52nd edition; 1999, 53rd edition; 2000, 54th edition;
  2001, 55th edition; 2002, 56th edition; 2003, 57th edition; 2004, 58th edition.
• Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1999, 26th edition
• Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1997-1998, 1st edition; 1999-2000, 2nd
  edition; 2000-2001, 3rd “Millennium” edition; 2002-2003, 4th edition.
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 1998-1999, 4th edition; 2000-2001, 5th
  edition, 2002-2003, 6th edition; 2003-2004, 7th edition.
• Strathmore’s Who’s Who Millennium Edition, 2000-2001
• Golden Key National Honor Society, 1997
• University of Texas at San Antonio Engineering Honor Society, 1998
• National Deans List, 1996-97, 20th edition; 1998-1999, 22nd edition
• United States Achievement Academy National Collegiate Engineering Award, 1998
• United States Achievement Academy Academic All American Scholar, 1998
• Outstanding (Former) Graduate, Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio,
  TX, November 13, 2000
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 2002
• Alley-Sheridan Scholar-in-Residence, Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research & Education, 2002-2003

Military Honors and Awards

• Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Army Flight Surgeons School, Ft. Rucker, Alabama, 1975
• “A” Skill Designator for Professional and Academic Achievement
• Order of Military Medical Merit
• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star Medal - Operation Desert Storm 1991
• Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oakleaf Clusters
• Army Commendation Medal with 5 Oakleaf Clusters
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal w/ 1 Oakleaf Cluster
• National Defense Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Star
• Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars
• Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal
• Global War on Terror Service Medal
• Iraq Campaign Medal
• Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass Device and “M” Device
• Army Service Ribbon
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation
• Army Superior Unit Award
• Parachute Badge
• Special Forces Tab
• Scuba Diver Badge
• Expert Field Medical Badge
• Aviation Medical Officer Basic Badge

Bibliography:

Books and/or Chapters:

  1. Benjamin SB, Cohen D, Graeber G, Castell DO: Mechanisms of Action of the Angelchik Antireflux Prosthesis.  In:  DeMeester TR and Skinner DB, eds., Esophageal Disorders:  Pathology and Therapy, New York:  Raven Press, 1985, pp. 45-51.

  2. Cohen DJ:  Laboratory Evaluation of the Angelchik Prosthesis.  In:  J Starling, ed., Reflux Esophagitis and the Angelchik Prosthesis, New York:  Elsevier Science Publishing Company, 1987, pp. 161-170.

Papers Published or in Press:

  1. Kalter SS, Engster AK, Albert PJ, Cohen DJ:  Enzyme Studies in the Embryonate Egg and in Tissue Culture Following Inoculation with Different Viruses.  Archiv Fur Die Gesamte Virus Forschung 20:180-189, 1967.

  2. Cohen DJ, Jones RF, Engrave LH:  Sepsis of the Cheek Over a Subcutaneous Forehead Flap.  Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 65:347-349, 1980.

  3. Cohen DJ, Johansen K, Cottingham K, Simonowitz DA,  Clayson K:  Trauma to Major Visceral Veins:  An Underemphasized Cause of Accident Mortality.  J Trauma 20:928-932, 1980.

  4. Cohen DJ, Schoolnik ML:  Sur-A-Grams:  Herniation Through the Foramen of Winslow.  Am Surg 46:535, 1980.

  5. Johansen K, Voci V, Cohen D, Fleet WP:  Acute Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion.  Revascularization with the Splenic Artery.  Arch Surg 116:1232-1235, 1981.

  6. Cohen DJ:  Lung Abscess, Back for an Encore?  Postgrad Med 72:(1) 215-222, 1982.

  7. Cohen DJ:  Timely Therapy for Empyema, What it Constitutes and Why.  Post grad Med 72:(3) 157-167, 1982.

  8. Cohen DJ, Stephenson LW:  Malignant Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula in Two Siblings - a Coincidence?   Cancer 50:2223-2225, 1982.

  9. Cohen DJ, Likoff M, Kishel J, Harken AH:  Risk of Prosthetic Thrombosis with a Porcine Heterograft Valve in the Aortic Position.  Milit Med 147:1056-1058, 1982.

 10. Cohen DJ, Schoolnik ML:  Herniation Through the Foramen of Winslow. Dis Colon Rectum 25:820-822, 1982.

 11. Fleming AW, Cohen DJ:  Appraisal of a Quantitative Technique for Measuring Extravascular Lung Water In Vivo.  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Annual Program Report, 1 October 1982, pp. 479-485.

 12. Cohen DJ, Baumgart S, Stephenson LW:  Pneumopericardium in Neonates - Is it PEEP or is it PIP?  Ann Thorac Surg  35:179-183, 1983.

 13. Graeber GM, Grishkin BA, Cohen DJ, Zajtchuk R:  A Technique for Successful Replacement of the Esophagus with an Interposed Substernal Colon Segment.  Contemporary Surgery 23:17-26, 1983.

 14. Palatianos GM, Edmunds LH, Cohen DJ, Stephenson LW:  Extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assistance with Prostacycline and Heparinized Centrifugal Pump.  Ann Thorac Surg 35:504-515, 1983.

 15. Cohen DJ, Foley RW, Ryan JM:  Intraoperative Coronary Artery Spasm Successfully Treated with Nitroglycerine and Nifedipine.  Ann Thorac Surg 36:97-100, 1983.

 16. Zaloga GP, Chernow B, Hughs P, Rainey TG, Lake CR,  Cohen DJ: Differential Hemodynamic Response to Vasodilators in a Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension.  Milit Med 148:426-429, 1983.

 17. Graeber GM, Cafferty PJ, Wolf RE, Cohen DJ, Zajtchuk R:  Concentrations of Creatinine Kinase and Lactic Dehydrogenase in the Muscles Encountered During Median Sternotomy and in the Walls of the Cardiac Chambers.  Surg Forum 34:337-339, 1983.

 18. Shuck JW, Cohen IS, Cohen DJ, Lough F:  Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Aneurysm Complicating Bypass Tract Surgery.  Am J Cardiol 53:344-345, 1984.

19.   Graeber GM, Thompson LD, Cohen DJ, Ronnigen LD, Jaffin J, Zajtchuk R:  Cystic Lesions  of the Thymus:  An Occasionally Malignant Cervical and/or Anterior Mediastinal Mass.  J  Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 87:295-300, 1984.

 20. Cohen DJ, Ronningen LD, Graeber GM, Deshong JL, Jaffin J, Burge JR, Zajtchuk R:  Management of Patients with Malignant Thymoma.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 87:301-307, 1984.

 21. Benjamin SB, Kerr R, Cohen D, Motaparthy V, Castell DO:  Complications of the Angelchik Antireflux Prosthesis.  Ann Intern Med 100:570-575, 1984.

 22. Graeber GM, Cafferty PJ, Wolf RE, Cohen DJ, Zajtchuk R:  Creatine Kinase and Lactic Dehydrogenase in the Muscles Encountered During Median Sternotomy and in the Myocardium of the Cardiac Chambers.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 89: 700-705, 1985.

 23. Graeber GM, Cohen DJ, Patrick DA, Wolf RE, Hotard MC, Zajtchuk R:  Rib Fracture Healing in Experimental Flail Chest.  J Trauma 25:903-908, 1985.

 24. Cohen DJ, Benjamin SB, Graeber GM, Castell DO, Patrick DH, Cordova C, Dachman A, Friedman A:  Evaluation of the Angelchik Antireflux Prosthesis Using a Model for Esophageal Reflux in Rhesus Monkeys.  Ann Thorac Surg 41:135-142, 1986.

25.   Cohen DJ:  Thymoma - The Most Common Anterior Mediastinal Mass. Post grad Med  79:161-168, 1986.

 26. Cohen DJ, Starling JR:  Surgery for Reflux Esophagitis:  Experience with the Antireflux Prosthesis.  AORN Journal 43:858-864, 1986.

 27. Baker JR Jr, Cohen DJ, Head HD, DeShong JR, Graeber GM:  Development of Circulating Antiheart Antibodies as a Result of Coronary Bypass Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 41:507-510, 1986.

 28. Cohen DJ, Basamania C, Graeber GM, DeShong JL, Burge JR:  Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Young Patients under 36 Years of Age. Chest 89:811-816, 1986.

 29. Graeber GM, Wolf RE, Wong RK, Cohen DJ, Grishkin BA, Johnson LJ, Zajtchuk R:  Isoenzyme Levels of Creatine Kinase (CK) and Lactic Dehydrogenase (LD) in Patients After Esophageal Dilatation, Major Esophageal Surgery, and Acute Myocardial Infarction.  Ann Thorac Surg 43:279-284, 1987.

 30. Cohen DJ:  Intrabronchial Lipoma:  Management of an Unusual Tumor. Contemp Surg 30:13-16, 1987.

 31. Kress DC, Cohen DJ, Swanson DK, Hegge JO, Young JW, Watson KM, Rasmussen PW, Berkoff HA:  Pump-Induced Hemolysis in a Rabbit Model of Neonatal ECMO.  Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs 33:446-452, 1987.

 32. Cohen DJ, Chopra PS:  The Blalock-Hanlon Operation - An Anachronism?  Ann Thorac Surg 44:407-410, 1987.

 33. Kress DC, Kroncke GM, Chopra PS, Cohen DJ, Rasmussen PW, Nichols RD, Beatty ES, Berkoff HA:  Comparison of Survival in Cardiac Surgery at a Veterans Administration and Its Affiliated University Hospital.  Arch Surg 123:439-443, 1988.

 34. Cohen DJ, Myerowitz PD, Young WP, Chopra PS, Berkoff HA: The Fate of Aortic Valve Homografts Twelve to Seventeen Years after Implantation.  Chest 93:482-484, 1988.

 35. Robison PD, Grover FL, Freeman G, Crawford MH, Stewart D, Trimble K, Cohen DJ, Trinkle JK:  Correction of Moderate Mitral Regurgitation Does Not Decrease Left Ventricular Contractility.  Surg Forum 39:264, 1988.

 36. Cohen DJ, Cline JR, Lepinski SM, Bowman HM, Ireland K: Resuscitation of the Hypothermic Patient.  American Journal Emergency Medicine 6:475-478, 1988.

 37. Cohen DJ, Briggs R, Head HD, Acher CW:  Phlegmasia Cerulea  Dolens and its Association with Hypercoagulable States.  Angiology 40:498-508, 1989.

 38. Cohen DJ, Kress DC, Swanson DK, DeBoer LW, Berkoff HA: The Effect of Cannulation Site on the Primary Determinants of  Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Left Heart Bypass. J Surg Res 47:159-165, 1989.

 39. Cohen DJ, Verma AK:  Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity as a  Biochemical Marker in Individuals Predisposed to Lung Cancer.  J of Invest Surg 2:103-106, 1989.

 40. Runge TM, Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Bohls FO, Ottmers SE:  Preload Responsive Pulsatile Flow Externally Valved Pump:  Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  J Invest Surg 2:269-279, 1989.

 41 Bryan CL, Jenkinson SG, Cohen DJ:  Single-lung Autotransplantation Induces Glutathione and Glutathione Peroxidase Activity Following Reimplantation.  The Physiologist 32(4):199, 1989.

 42. Lum CT, Muirhead DY, Davis JR, Trinkle JK, Nichols LA, Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Mulrow JP, Montiel MM, Ghidoni JJ, Sharkey FE, Cronin TA, Calhoon JH, Aust JB:  Correlation Between Peripheral Blood Flowcytometry, Intracardiac Cellular Infiltrate, and Early Rejection in Cardiac Transplant Recipients.  Proceedings Int Soc Cardiovasc Biol I:175-180, 1989.

 43. Kress DC, Pasaoglu I, Cohen DJ, Swanson DK:  Myocardial Metabolism During Fixed Rate Pulsatile Left Ventricular Bypass.  J of Invest Surg 3:235-243, 1990.

 44. Meurer MF, Cohen DJ:  Current Treatment of Chylothorax:  A Case Series and Literature Review.  Tex Med 86(8):82-85, 1990.

 45. Taylor RL, Cohen DJ, Widman LE, Chilton RJ, O'Rourke RA:  Infection of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Management Without Removal of the Device in Selected Cases.  Pace 13:1352-1355, 1990.

 46. Ha KG, Cohen DJ:  From Plague and Tuberculosis to AIDS:  A Reflection on the Medical Profession.  Tex Med 87:70-75, 1991.

 47. Runge TM, Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Bohls FO, Ottmers SE, Saadatmanesh V:  Comparison of a Steady Flow Pump to a Preload Responsive Pulsatile Pump in Left Atrial-to-Aorta Bypass in Canines.  Artif Organs 15(1):35-41, 1991.

 48. Bryan CL, Cohen DJ, Gibbons WJ, Levine SM, Calhoon JH, Trinkle JK, Jenkinson SG:  Lung Transplantation.  The Reimplantation Response:  Crit Care Report 2:217-227, 1991.

 49. Cohen DJ, Genecov DG, Clem MF, Luther M, Hamel JD, Begia BC, Sangalli M, Evans K, Flores J, Bunegin M, Grover FL, Graeber GM:  Effect of Synchronous and Asynchronous Flow During Left, Right and Biventricular Bypass.  ASAIO Transactions 37:M363-364, 1991.

 50. Bryan CL, Cohen DJ, Dew JA, Trinkle JK, Jenkinson SG:  Glutathione Decreases the Pulmonary Reimplantation Response in Canine Lung Autotransplants.  Chest  100:1694-1702, 1991.

 51. Cohen DJ, Norris LP, Montemayor IE, O'Rourke RA, Zabalgoitia M:  Systolic Anterior Motion of the Chordal Apparatus after Mitral Ring Insertion.  American Heart Journal 124:666-670, 1992.

 52. Runge TM, Cohen DJ, Hantler CB, Bohls FO, Ottmers SE, Briceno JC:  Achievement of Physiologic Pulsatile Flow in Cardiopulmonary Bypass with a 24 FR Cannula. ASAIO Transactions 38:M726-729, 1992.

 53. Cohen DJ, Clem MF, Luther M, Genecov DG, Hamel JD, Begia BC, Sangalli M, Evans K, Flores J, Bunegin M, Graeber G, Grover FL:  Effect of Synchronous and Asynchronous Pulsatile Flow During Left, Right, and Biventricular Bypass.  Artificial Organs 16(6):  614-622, 1992.

 54. King LG, Cohen DJ:  Epiphrenic Diverticulum: Current Concepts and Management.  Contemporary Surgery for Residents 1(2):14-19, May-June 1993.

 55. Girdley FM, Cohen DJ, Birnbaum ML, Bowman M,:  Advanced Trauma Life Support - Assessment of Cognitive Achievement.  Military Medicine 158:623-627, 1993.

 56. Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Oprian C, Henderson WG, Sethi GK, Hammermeister KE:  Determinants of the Occurrence of and Survival from Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis -- Experience of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study on Valvular Heart Disease.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 108:207-214, 1994.

 57. Parrish JM, Page PA, Cohen D, Nyreen MR, Kingsley CP, Chronister T, Shesol BF, Drew R: Techniques for Prebypass Pheresis and Red Cell Exchange in a Patient with Homozygous SS Sickle Cell Disease Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass:  A Case Report.  Journal of Extracorporeal Technology 26:143-151, 1994.

 58. Kingsley CP, Chronister T, Cohen DJ, Parrish JM, Drew R, Bongiovanni MB:  Anesthetic Management of A Patient With Hemoglobin SS Disease and Mitral Insufficiency for Mitral Valve Repair—Case 2-1996.  Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 10:419-424, 1996.

 59. Lisagor P, Cohen D, McDonnell B, Lawlor D, Moore C:  Irreversible Shock Revisited: Mechanical Support of the Cardiovascular System, A Case Report and Review.  J of Trauma
42:1182-1186, 1997.

60. Cancio LC, Cohen DJ:  Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis, Collective Review.  J. Am Coll. Surg. 186:76-91, 1998.

61.  Morris MJ, Anders GT, Cohen DJ:  Management of Recurrent Broncholithiasis Using the ND-YAG Laser.  Journal of Bronchology 6:25-28, 1999.

62.  Wilson MJ, Boyd SYN, Lisagor PG, Rubal B, Cohen DJ:  Ascending Aortic Atheroma Assessed Intraoperatively by Epiaortic and Transesophageal Echocardiography.  Ann. Thor. Surgery 70:25-30, 2000.

63.  Obney JA, Barnes MJ, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ:  A Method for Mediastinal Drainage after Cardiac Procedures Using Small Silastic Drains.  Ann. Thor. Surgery 70:1109-1110, 2000.

64.  Tripp HF, Obney JA, Febinger DL, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ:  Differences in Length of Stay Between Coronary Bypass and Valve Procedures.  Military Medicine 167:109-112, 2002.

65.  Tripp HF, Obney JA, Febinger DL, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ:  Is Phrenic Nerve Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery related to Internal Mammary Harvesting?  J. Card. Surg 16:228-231, 2001.

66.  Cohen DJ, Griffin LV:  A Biomechanical Comparison of Three Sternotomy Closure Techniques.  Ann. Thor. Surgery 73:563-568, 2002.

67.  Radovancevic B, Eichstaedt HC, Tamez D, Patel V, Kazuhiro E, Nolden LK, Byler D, Cohen D, Frazier OH:  Prolonged Controlled Hemorrhagic Shock in a Swine Model:  Is There a Role for Mechanical Circulatory Assistance?  ASAIO Journal 49:271-276, 2003.

68.  Cohen DJ, Malave D, Ghidoni JJ, Iakovidis P, Everett MM, You S, Liu Y, Boyan BD:  The Role of Oral Bacterial Flora in Calcific Aortic Stenosis:  An Animal Model.  Ann. Thor. Surgery 77:537-543, 2004.

69.  Repine TB, Lisagor P, Cohen DJ:  The Dynamics and Ethics of Triage:  Rationing Care in Hard Times.  Military Medicine 170:505-509, 2005.

70.  Cohen DJ, Lisagor P:  Medical Errors—Is Total Quality Management for the Battlefield Desirable?  Military Medicine 170:915-918, 2005.

71.  Cohen DJ:  Lessons Learned—After Action Report on Deployment to Iraq:  Role of the Combat Support Hospital.  The Medical Soldier’s Outlook  21 (No. 4, winter):3-6, 2004.

72. Cohen DJ: Cardiothoracic surgery at a crossroads: The impact of disruptive technologic change. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2007, 2:35 (8 August 2007).

Published Abstracts:

  1. Baumgart S, Cohen DJ, Borian F, Stephenson LW:  Peak Inflation Pressure vs. Positive End Expiratory Pressure in Pneumopericardium with RDS. Pediatr Res 16:277A, 1982.

  2. Benjamin S, Cohen D, Graeber G, Cordova C, Castell DO:  The Angelchik Antireflux Prosthesis:  Comparison of Effectiveness in Surgically Induced Gastroesophageal Reflux.  Gastroenterology 84:1103, 1983.

  3. Benjamin SB, Motaparthy V, Cohen D, Kerr R, Castell DO:  Complications of the Angelchik Antireflux Procedure (AAP):  Something Old, Something New.  Gastroenterology 84:1103, 1983.

  4. Cohen DJ, Basamania CJ, Graeber GM, DeShong JL, Burge JR, Zajtchuk R: Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Young Patients.  Chest 88:48S, 1985.

  5. Kress DC, Cohen DJ, Swanson DK, Hegge JO, Young JW,  Watson KM, Rasmussen PW, Berkoff HA:  Pump-Induced Hemolysis in A Rabbit Model of Neonatal ECMO.  ASAIO Abstracts, Vol. 16, 1987.

  6. Cohen DJ, Basamania C, Graeber GM, DeShong J, Burge JR: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Young Patients Under 36 Years of Age.  Cardiology Digest 3:15-16, 1987.

  7. Cohen DJ, Basamania C, Graeber GM, DeShong JL, Burge JR: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Young Patients Under 36 Years of Age.  Geriatrics Digest 3:23-24, 1987.

  8. Kress DC, Kroncke GM, Cohen DJ, Chopra PS, Beatty ES,  Rasmussen PW, Berkoff HA:  The Effect of Reoperation and Myocardial Revascularization on Survival in Mitral Valve Replacement.  Chest 92:54S, 1987.

  9. Kress DC, Cohen DJ, Swanson DK, DeBoer LW, Berkoff HA:  Effect of Cannulation Site on the Primary Determinants of Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Left Heart Bypass.  Current Surgery 45:303-307, 1988.

 10. Runge TM, Grover FL, Cohen DJ:  Total Cardiac Support in Canines:  Pulsatile vs. Steady Flow.  ASAIO Abstracts 17:6, 1988.

 11. Kress DC, Pasaoglu I, Cohen DJ, Swanson DK:  The Effect of Asynchronous Pulsatile Left Ventricular Bypass on Myocardial Metabolism.  ASAIO Abstracts 17:6, 1988.

 12. Runge TM, Grover FL, Cohen DJ:  New Concept Pre-Load Responsive Pulsatile Flow Externally Valved Pump for Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  J Invest Surg 1:216, 1988.

 13. Cohen DJ, Kress DL, Swanson DK, DeBoer LW, Berkoff HA:  The Effect of Cannulation Site on the Primary Determinants of Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Left Heart Bypass.  J Invest Surg  1:217, 1988.

 14. Bryan CL, Cohen DJ, Dew JA, Lawrence RA, Jenkinson SG:  Glutathione Decreases the Pulmonary Reimplantation Response in Canine Lung Autotransplants.  Am Rev Respir Dis 134:4:  A45, 1989.

 15. Gibbons WJ, Bryan CL, Segarra J, Mulrow J, Lum C, Calhoon JH, Grover F, Cohen D, Trinkle JK, Jenkinson SG:  Exertional Breathlessness After Single Lung and Heart Lung Transplantation.  Chest 96(2):163S, 1989.

 16 Kress DC, Pasaoglu I, Cohen DJ, Swanson DK:  Myocardial Metabolism During Fixed Rate Pulsatile Left Ventricular Bypass.  J Invest Surg 2:325, 1989.

 17. Marchini CA, Gibbons WJ, Bryan CL, Levine SM, Calhoon JH, Cohen DJ, Grover FL, Trinkle JK, Lum CT, Jenkinson SG:  Pulmonary Function Changes After Single Lung Transplant For Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.  Am Rev Respir Dis 141:A762, 1990.

 18. Lewis RE, Bryan CL, Cohen DJ, Fornos PS, Owens SL, Jenkinson SG:  Glutathione Cryopreservation Preserves Pulmonary Gas Exchange After 5 Hours Ischemia In Dog Lung Autotransplants.  Am Rev Respir Dis 141:(4)A406, 1990.

 19. Levine SM, Gibbons WJ, Bryan CJ, Calhoon JH, Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Lum CT, Trinkle JK, Jenkinson SG:  Exercise Breathing Patterns After Single-Lung Transplantation for Interstitial and Obstructive Lung Disease.  Am Rev Respir Dis 141:A763, 1990.

 20. Levine SM, Gibbons WJ, Bryan CL, Trinkle JK, Calhoon JM, Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Jenkinson SG: Effect of Graft Position on Pulmonary Function After Single-Lung Transplant for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.  Chest 98:75, 1990.

 21. Cohen DJ, Walling A, Richards K, Montemayor I, Presti C, Crawford M, O'Rourke R:  Mitral Apparatus Systolic Anterior Motion Following Ring Annuloplasty:  A Benign Condition.  Chest 98:40S, 1990.

 22. Albin MS, Hantler CB, Bunegin L, Grover FL, Cohen DJ, Mitzel H:  Intracranial Air Embolism is Detected by the Transcranial Doppler (TCD) during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Procedures.  J Neuro Anest 2:(3)223, 1990.

 23. Cohen DJ, Clem MF, Genecov DG, Hamel JD, Begia BL, Sangalli M, Luther M, Grover FL:  Effect of Synchronous and Asynchronous Pulsatile Flow During Left and Biventricular Assist.  ASAIO Abstracts 20:36, 1991.
 
24. Runge TM, Cohen DJ, Grover FL, Iakovidis P, Nielsen JL, Clem MF, Ottmers SE, Briseno JC, Bohls FO, Hantler CB, Van Heuven W, Crawley RR, Murk SE, Ybarra JR, Mensch ME, Howelton R, Mirales R:  Mechanical Circulatory Support: Closed Pulsatile Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  Proceedings, Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, P. 147, 1991.

25. Runge T, Cohen D, Clem M, Hantler C, Bohls F, Ottmers S, Briceno J:  Achievement of Physiologic Pulsatile Flow in Cardiopulmonary Bypass with a 24 FR Cannula.  ASAIO Abstracts 21:57, 1992.

 26.  Iakovidis P, Cohen DJ, Swain L, Clem M, Ghidoni JJ, Everett MM, Boyan BD:  Oral Micro-organisms and Calcific Aortic Stenosis.  Circulation (Suppl. I) 86:I-849,1992.

 27. Cohen DJ, Iakovidis P, Brooks B, Swain L, Everett MM, Boyan BD:  Association of a Calcifiable Proteolipid with Human Bicuspid Aortic Valve Calcification.  Circulation (Suppl. I) 86:I-850,1992.
           
 28. Runge T, Murk S, Cohen D, Calhoon J, Miller D, Hantler C, Wolf R, Crawley R, Haines R, Ybarra J, Cruzen O, Howelton R, O'Dell R, Bohls F:  A Hyperosmolar Oxyreplete Hemosubstitute for Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB).  ASAIO Abstracts 22:5, 1993.

 29. Briceno JC, Runge T, Cohen DJ, Murk SE, Ottmers SE:  Design and Testing of a System for Monitoring Brain Metabolism During Experimental Pulsatile and Non-Pulstatile Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  ASAIO Abstracts 22:60, 1993.

 30. Ottmers S, Runge T, Cohen D, Briceno J:  Fluid Dynamic Requirements and Consequences of Producing Physiologic Pulsatile Flow in Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB).  ASAIO Abstracts 22:61, 1993.

 31. Briceno JC, Runge TM, Cohen DJ, Murk SE, Ottmers SE:  Monitoring of Blood Gases During Prolonged Experimental Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Their Relationship with Brain pH, PO2, and PCO2.  ASAIO Abstracts 23:56, 1994.

 32. Ghidoni JJ, Cohen DJ, Iakovides P, Boyan BD, Everett MM:  Calcific Aortic Stenosis and Calcifying Oral Bacteria.  Modern Pathology 8:32A, 1995.

33. McDonnell BE, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ: Anomalous Right Main Coronary Artery Originating From the Left Sinus of Valsalva.  Chest 110: 107S, 1996.

34. Ward JA, Dubick MA, Lawlor DF, Lisagor P, Cancelada D, Goodwin CW, Cohen DJ:  Swine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock.  FASEB J 13 (5):A755, 1999.

35. Ward JA, Dubick MA, Lisagor P, Lawlor DF, Cancelada D, Obney J, Alexander SL, Ham CY, Goodwin CW, Cohen D:  Blood Gas Measurements in a Swine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock.  FASEB J 14:A690, 2000.

36. Eichstaedt HC, Tamez D, Byler D, Nolden L, Inman R, Eya K, Cohen D, Frazier OH, Radovancevic B:  Prolonged Controlled Hemorrhagic Shock in Large Animals—Potential for Ventricular Assist Support?  ASAIO Journal 46 (2):199, 2000.

37. Cohen DJ, Griffin LV:  A Biomechanical Comparison of Three Sternotomy Closure Techniques.  In Kamm RD, Schmid-Schonbein GW, Ateshian GA, Hefzy MS, eds., Proceedings of the 2001 Bioengineering Conference, BED—Vol 50, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 2001, p. 511.

Review, Editorials:

1. Cohen DJ:  Editorial - Disappointing Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Young Patients.  Chest 94:1124-1125, 1988.

2. Cohen DJ:  Editorial - Old Diagnostic Friends Revisited, An Evaluation of Cardiac Enzymes. Chest 97:519-520, 1990.

3. Cohen DJ:  Invited Commentary:  Validation of a bone analog model for studies of sternal closure.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 74:745, 2002.

Letters to the Editor:

Cohen DJ:  Letter to the Editor -Reply to Letter from Drs. Lytle and Loop Regarding “Coronary Artery Bypass in Young Adults.”  Chest 91:219-292, 1987.

Cohen DJ, Griffin LV:  Letter to the Editor-Reply to Letter from Drs. Losanoff, Richman and Jones Regarding “Which is the Best Sternotomy Closure Technique?”  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 75: 1065-1066, 2003

Cohen DJ, Griffin LV:  Letter to the Editor-Reply to Letter from Drs. Casha and Gauci Regarding “Mechanical Comparison of Three Sternotomy Closure Techniques Using a Polyurethane Foam Sternal Model”  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 75: 2009-2010, 2003.

Invited Lectures:

Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas, April 1981.  "Surgical Management of Ventricular Tachycardia".

University of Pennsylvania Trauma Symposium, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 5-7, 1982. "Empyema".

Academy of Health Sciences Television Network, Feb. 27, 1984.  "Surgery for Carcinoma of the Esophagus".

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, May 14, 1984.  "Results of Coronary Artery Bypass in Young Patients".

Third Annual USUHS Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, Bethesda, Maryland, October 3-5, 1984.  "Thymoma."

Conference on a Medical and Surgical Review of Reflux Esophagitis and the Anglechik Prosthesis, Madison, Wisconsin, June 14-15, 1985.  "Laboratory Evaluation of the Anglechik Prosthesis".

Mercy Hospital, Janesville, Wisconsin, November 9, 1985 "Thoracic Trauma".

Wisconsin Society of Perinatologists, Madison, Wisconsin, November 14, 1986.  "Neonatal ECMO," included a laboratory demonstration.

"A Summertime Blues" - Seminar on Summer Injuries and Heat-Related Illness, Madison, Wisconsin, April 16, 1986.  "Assessment and Initial Treatment of Chest and Abdominal Trauma".

Merck, Sharpe, and Dohme Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1986.  "Laboratory Models for Esophageal Reflux".

Stapling Update for General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, October 8, 1988.  "Staples in the Chest".

San Pablo Medical Center and San Pablo Heart Institute, 12th  Anniversary Scientific Program - Seminar in Cardiology,  Cardiovascular Surgery and Intensive Care Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.  October 28-30, 1988.  "Mitral Valve Repair Surgery" and "Heart Transplantation".

Southwest Missouri Chapter, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Refresher Course, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, March 3, 1989.  "Mitral Valve Repair".

American Heart Association, San Antonio Division, Cardiovascular Nursing Task Force, San Antonio, Texas.  February 17, 1990.  "Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators -- Implantation Procedure and Testing".

American Heart Association, San Antonio Division, Cardiovascular Nursing Task Force, San Antonio, Texas. September 8, 1990.  "Mitral Valve Repair".

Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 25th Postgraduate Program, Orlando, FL, February 2, 1992.  Luncheon Address.  "Military Preparations for Managing Thoracic and Cardiovascular Trauma in International Conflicts."

Texas Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 3rd Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX April 3, 1993.  "Rehab:  The Patient's Perspective".

Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, 101st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 14, 1994.  "Combat Casualty Care:  What's New and Battlefield Applicable--Management of Vascular Trauma".

First Annual 1995 Trauma Symposium, Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army, San Antonio, TX, September 13-15, 1995.  "Empyema".

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, 50th Anniversary Symposium, San Antonio TX, October 30-November 2, 1997.  “E.C.M.O. for Respiratory Failure”.

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Technology Council, San Antonio, TX, January 11, 2001.  “Graduate Education in Bioengineering as a Technology Accelerator for San Antonio”.

Association of the United States Army Medical Symposium and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX May 17, 2004.  “Army and Army Medical Department Transformation”.

Scientific Posters and Films

1. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, October 24-29, 1982.  Poster:  "Different Techniques for Replacing the Esophagus with Interposed Colon".  Brent A. Grishkin, MD, LTC MC USA, Geoffrey M. Graeber, MD, LTC MC, USA, David J. Cohen, MD, MAJ MC USA, Fredrick C. Lough, MD, LTC MC USA, Rostik Zajtchuk, MD, COL MC USA.

2. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Atlanta, October 17-20, 1983. Poster:  "Scimitar Syndrome - Anatomy and Surgical Techniques." James B. Peake, MD, COL MC USA, David J. Cohen, MD, MAJ MC USA, George F. Schuchmann, MD, COL MC USA (Ret), Geoffrey M. Graeber, MD, LTC MC USA, Greg A. Bowman, MD, MAJ MC USA.

3. American College of Cardiology, 33rd Annual Scientific Session, Dallas, Texas, March 35-29, 1984.  Poster:  "Scimitar Syndrome - Anatomy and Surgical Techniques." James B. Peake, MD, COL MC USA, David J. Cohen, MD, MAJ MC USA, George F. Schuchmann, MD, COL MC USA (Ret), Greg A. Bowman, MD, MAJ MC USA, Geoffrey M. Graeber, MD, LTC MC USA.

4. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs 33rd Annual Meeting, New York, New York, May 18-21, 1987.  Poster:  "Pump Induced Hemolysis in a Rabbit Model of Neonatal ECMO" David C. Kress, MD, David J. Cohen, MD, David K.Swanson, PhD, Julia O. Hegge, BS, Jake W. Young, RN, Kim M. Watson, BS, Paul W. Rasmussen, Herbert A. Berkoff, MD.

5. American College of Surgeons 73rd Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, October 11-16, 1987.  Poster:  "Pump-Induced Hemolysis in a Rabbit Model of Neonatal ECMO"  David C. Kress, MD, David J.Cohen, MD, David K. Swanson, Phd, Julia O. Hegge, BS, Jake W. Young, RN, CCP, Kim M. Watson, BS, Paul W. Rasmussen, Herbert A. Berkoff, MD.

6. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Topical Meeting: Circulatory Support, 1988, St. Louis, Missouri,  February 6-7, 1988. Poster:  "Pump Induced Hemolysis in a Rabbit Model of Neonatal ECMO" David C. Kress, MD, David J. Cohen, MD, David K. Swanson, PhD,  Julia O.Hegge, BS, Jake W. Young, RN, Kim M. Watson, BS, Paul  W. Rasmussen, Herbert A. Berkoff, MD.

7. Association of VA Surgeons, 13th Annual Surgical Symposium, San Antonio, TX, May 3-6, 1989.  Poster:  "Improved Myocardial Protection During Reperfusion By Anastomosing Both Ends of All Grafts Under Cardioplegia with Aorta Cross Clamped"   Byrnes TA, Kroncke GM, Nichols RD, Myerowitz PD, Cohen DJ.

8. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 35th Annual Mtg, Dallas, TX, May 22-25, 1989.  Poster:  "Pre-Load Responsive  Pulsatile Extracorporeal Pump"  Thomas Runge, MD,  Frederick L. Grover, MD,  David J. Cohen, MD,  F.O Bohls, PhD, Stephen E. Ottmers, MS.

9. Southwestern Surgical Congress, 42nd Annual Mtg, La Quinta, CA, April 22-25, 1990. Movie: "Pulmonary Artery Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Pulmonary Emboli"  David J. Cohen, M.D., Herbert A. Berkoff, M.D.

10. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 27th Annual Mtg, San Francisco, CA, February 18, 1991, Movie:  "Correction of Postpneumonectomy Mediastinal Overshift by Insertion of Silastic Tissue Expander"  Grover FL, Smith JM, Calhoon JH, Hall WC, Rasch DK, Schnapf BM, Cohen D, Campbell D, Trinkle JK

11. American College of Surgeons, 77th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 20-25, 1991.  Movie:  "Pneumonectomy for Hypoplastic Right Lung with Correction of Mediastinal Overshift by Insertion of a Silastic Tissue Expander"  Grover FL, Smith JM, Calhoon JH, Hall WC, Rasch DK, Schnapf BM, Cohen DJ, Campbell D, Trinkle JK.

12. American Heart Association, 65th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, November 16-19, 1992.  Poster:  "Oral Microorganisms and Calcific Aortic Stenosis"  Iakovidis P, Cohen DJ, Swain L, Clem M, Ghidoni JJ, Everett MM, Boyan BD.

13. American Heart Association, 65th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, November 16-19, 1992.  Poster:  "Association of A Calcifiable Proteolipid with Human Biscuspid Aortic Valve Calcification"  Cohen DJ, Iakovidis P, Brooks B, Swain L, Everett MM, Boyan BD.

14. American College of Chest Physicians World Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 27-31, 1996.  Poster:  “Anomalous Right Main Coronary Artery Originating from the Left Sinus of Valsalva” McDonnell BE, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ.

15. First International Congress of Heart Disease, Washington D.C., May 19, 1999.  Poster:  “Differences in Length of Stay Between Coronary Bypass and Valve Procedures”  Tripp HF, Obney JA, Febinger DL, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ.

16. American College of Chest Physicians, Chest 1999, 65th Annual International Scientific Assembly, Chicago IL, Oct. 31—Nov 4, 1999.  Poster:  “Radiographic Evidence of Phrenic Nerve Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery and its Relation to Length of Stay”  Tripp HF, Obney JA, Febinger DL, Lisagor PG, Cohen DJ. 

17. Circulatory Support 2000, the Fifth International Conference on Circulatory Support Devices for Severe Cardiac Failure, New York NY, September 15-17, 2000.  Poster:  “Lessons Learned in 15 Years with Circulatory Support” Moore CH, Mulgrew PJ, Miller OL, Cohen DJ. 

18. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001 Bioengineering Conference, Snowbird UT, June 27—July 1, 2001.  Poster:  “A Biomechanical Comparison of Three Sternotomy Closure Techniques”  Cohen DJ, Griffin LV.

Visiting Professorships

St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut, September 20, 1983.

Presentation of Work, Authored or Co-Authored, at Meetings

1. Thrombosis of Aortic Porcine Heterograft Valve Prostheses.   Presented at Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery Meeting, Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania, September 20, l980.

2. ELISA Assay for Anti-Heart Antibodies.  Presented at the Carl Temple Symposium for Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, January 23-25, 1983

3. Cystic Lesions of the Thymus:  An Occasionally Malignant Cervical and/or Anterior Mediastinal Mass.  Presented at the Western Surgical Association, 9th Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 19-23, 1983.

4. Evaluation of the Angelchik Antireflux Prosthesis Using a Model for Esophageal Reflux in Rhesus Monkeys.  Presented at William Beaumont Gastrointestinal Symposium, 13th Annual Meeting, El Paso, Texas, March 20-22, 1984.

5. Evaluation of the Angelchik Antireflux Prosthesis Using a Model for Esophageal Reflux in Rhesus Monkeys.  Presented at Southwestern Surgical Congress, 36th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 21-23, 1984.

6. Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients Under 36 Years of Age.  Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 51st Annual Scientific Assembly, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28 - November 1, 1985.

7. Intrabronchial Lipoma - Management of an Unusual Case.  Presented at Wisconsin Thoracic Society, Madison, Wisconsin, April 5, 1986.

8. E.C.M.O. Experience at the University of Wisconsin.  Presented at Wisconsin Surgical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 19, 1986.

9. Evaluation of Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) Activity as a Biochemical Marker in Individuals Predisposed to Lung Cancer.  Presented at Association for Academic Surgery, Washington, DC, November 7, 1986.

10. Comparison of Survival in Cardiac Surgery at a Veterans' Administration and its Affiliated University Hospital.  Association of Veterans' Administration Surgeons, 11th Annual Scientific Session.  Portland, Oregon, May 7-9, 1987.

11. The Effect of Cannulation Site on the Primary Determinants of Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Left Heart Bypass in Pigs.  Presented at Wisconsin Surgical Society,  Woodruff, Wisconsin, September 18, 1987.

12. Effect of Reoperation and Myocardial Revascularization on Survival in Mitral Valve Replacement.  American College of Chest Physicians, 53rd Annual Scientific Assembly, Atlanta, Georgia, October 26-30, 1987.

13. The Effect of Cannulation Site on the Primary Determinants of Myocardial Oxygen Consumption during Left Heart Bypass.  Presented at the Society of University Surgeons, 30th Annual University Surgical Residents Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, February 10, 1988.

14. New Concept Pre-Load Responsive Pulsatile Flow Externally Valved Pump for Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  Presented at the Academy of Surgical Research, 4th Annual Scientific Session, Boston, Massachusetts, September 16-17, 1988.

15. The Effect of Cannulation Site on the Primary Determinants of Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Left Heart Bypass.  Presented at the Academy of Surgical Research, 4th Annual Scientific Session, Boston, Massachusetts, September 16-17, 1988.

16. Correction of Moderate Mitral Regurgitation Does Not Decrease Left Ventricular Contractility.  Presented at the Surgical Forum, American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress, Chicago, Illinois, October 23-28, 1988.

17. Glutathione Decreases the Pulmonary Reimplantation Response in Canine Lung Autotransplants.  American Thoracic Society, 1989 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 14-17, 1989.

18. Glutathione Decreases the Pulmonary Reimplantation Response in Canine Lung Autotransplants.  Texas Thoracic Society 1989 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, April 19-20, 1989.

19. Single-lung Autotransplantation Induces Glutathione and Glutathione Peroxidase Activity Following Reimplantation.  American Physiological Society 1989 Annual Meeting, Rochester, Minnesota, October 16-19, 1989.

20. Myocardial Metabolism During Fixed Rate Pulsatile Left Ventricular Bypass.  Academy of Surgical Research 1989 Meeting.  Atlanta, Georgia, September 28-30, 1989.

21. Changes in Lung Glutathione Metabolism Associated with Lung Transplantation.  Texas Thoracic Society 1990 Annual Meeting.  Austin, Texas, April 20-21, 1990.

22. Single-lung Transplantation - Alternative Indications and Technique.  American Association for Thoracic Surgery 70th Annual Meeting.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 7-9, 1990.

23. Mitigation of Anasarca and Acidosis in Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  Texas Medical Association 123rd Annual Session, Forum of Original Research.  Corpus Christi, Texas, May 11, 1990.

24. Pulmonary Function Changes after Single-lung Transplant for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.  American Thoracic Society 1990 Conference on Lung Health, Boston, Massachusetts, May 20-24, 1990.

25. Glutathione Cryopreservation Preserves Pulmonary Gas Exchange after 5 Hours Ischemia in Dog Lung Autotransplant.  American Thoracic Society 1990 Conference on Lung Health, Boston, Massachusetts, May 20-24, 1990.

26. Exercise Breathing Patterns after Single-lung Transplantation for Interstitial and Obstructive Lung Disease.  American Thoracic Society 1990 Conference on Lung Health, Boston, Massachusetts, May 20-24, 1990.
 
27. Mitral Apparatus Systolic Anterior Motion Following Ring Annuloplasty:  A Benign Condition.  American College of Chest Physicians 56th Annual Scientific Assembly, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 22-26, 1990.

28. Preclinical Evaluation of a Preload Responsive Pulsatile Pump.  The Cardiovascular Science and Technology:  Basic and Applied, Second Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, November 30, December 1 & 2, 1990.

29. Effect of Synchronous and Asynchronous Pulsatile Flow During Left and Biventricular Assist.  American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, 37th Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 25-27, 1991.

30. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis - Experience of VA Cooperative Valve Study:  Western Thoracic Society

31. Preservation of Chordal Mechanism with Mitral Valve Replacement Does Not Enhance Left Ventricular Function.  Southern Thoracic Society, 38th Annual Meeting Orlando, Florida, November 7-9, 1991.

32. Mechanical Circulatory Support:  Closed Pulsatile Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Bethesda, MD, December 2-4, 1991.

33. Achievement of Physiologic Pulsatile Flow in Cardiopulmonary Bypass with a 24 FR Cannula.  American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 38th Annual Meeting, Nashville TN, May 7-9, 1992.

34. Monitoring of Blood Gases During Prolonged Experimental Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Their Relationship with Brain pH, PO2, and PCO2.  American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, 40th Anniversary Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 14-16,1994.

35. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery as a Treatment for Emphysema—An Army Medicine Perspective.  American College of Physicians, Army Chapter, Reston VA, November 15, 1997.

36. New bioengineering research directions in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).  17th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 6-8, 1998.

Miscellaneous

1. Moderator - Residents' Papers Session on "Shock", Society of University Surgeons, 49th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 10, 1988.

2. Moderator - Cardiovascular/Radiologic, Forum of Original Research, Texas Medical Association, 121st Annual Session, San Antonio TX, May 13, 1988.

3. Reviewer, Journal of Trauma.

4. Participant:  “The Future of Specialty Care, An Advanced Course on Health Policy”, The Division of Health Policy Research and Education, Harvard University, Boston, MA, May 6-8, 1998.

5. Participant:  “Understanding the New World of Health Care, An Intensive Course on the Evolving Health Care System”, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 6-14, 1999.

6. Facilitator:  “Skills for the New World of Health Care”, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 26-May 4, 2003