Akshay Kumar
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 44195, United States
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Publications
Kumar A, Advani S, Asim K, Mohamed MA, Wani F, Singh J, Albosta M, Shiwalkar N, Keshavamurthy S. Hyperammonemia in lung transplant patients and its management: a review. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Mar 14:1-2.
Kumar A, Kichloo A, Shiwalkar N, et al. Management of Thoracic and Cardiac Trauma: A Case Series and Literature Review. Cureus. doi:10.7759/cureus.
Kumar A, Avishay DM, Jones CR, Shaikh JD, Kaur R, Aljadah M, Kichloo A, Shiwalkar N, Keshavamurthy S. Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Mar 30;22(1):147-158. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm.2021.01.207. PMID: 33792256
Kichloo A, Albosta M, Dahiya D, Guidi JC, Aljadah M, Singh J, Shaka H, Wani F, Kumar A, Lekkala M. Systemic adverse effects and toxicities associated with immunotherapy: A review. World J Clin Oncol. 2021 Mar 24;12(3):150-163. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i3.150. PMID: 33767971; PMCID: PMC7968107.
Kichloo A, Albosta M, Kumar A, Aljadah M, Mohamed M, El-Amir Z, Wani F, Jamal S, Singh J, Kichloo A. Emerging therapeutics in the management of COVID -19. World J Virol. 2021 Jan 25;10(1):1-29. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i1.1. PMID: 33585175; PMCID: PMC7852573.
Kumar R, Yeni CM, Utami NA, Masand R, Asrani RK, Patel SK, Kumar A, Yatoo MI, Tiwari R, Natesan S, Vora KS, Nainu F, Bilal M, Dhawan M,
Emran TB, Ahmad T, Harapan H, Dhama K. SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions: Concerns, challenges, management and mitigation strategies-a narrative review. J Infect Public Health. 2021 Jul;14(7):863-875. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 Apr 23. PMID: 34118736; PMCID: PMC8062420.
Kichloo A, Kumar A, Amir R, Aljadah M, Farooqi N, Albosta M, Singh J, Jamal S, El -Amir Z, Kichloo A, Lone N. Utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the COVID-19 pandemic. World J Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 9;10(1):1-11. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i1.1. PMID: 33505868; PMCID: PMC7805254.
Kichloo A, Albosta M, Kumar A, Aljadah M, Mohamed M, El-Amir Z, Wani F, Jamal S, Singh J, Kichloo A. Emerging therapeutics in the management of COVID-19. World J Virol. 2021 Jan 25;10(1):1-29. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i1.1. PMID: 33585175; PMCID: PMC7852573.
Subramaniam K, Kumar A, Hernandez S, Nouraie SM. Effect of Blood Product Transfusion on Perioperative Outcomes After Heart Transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Oct 19:S1053-0770(20)31138-1. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.10.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33168431
Kumar A, Keshavamurthy S, Humar R, JG Abraham, Toyoda Y. Successful use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute myocarditis due to necrotizing fasciitis. Chirurgia 33 (5), 265-8 October 2020
P Manta, R Nagraik, A Sharma, A Kumar, P Verma, SK Paswan, ... Optical Density Optimization of Malaria Pan Rapid Diagnostic Test Strips for Improved Test Zone Band Intensity.Diagnostics 10 (11), 880
Senst B, Kumar A, Diaz RR. Cardiac Surgery. 2020 Sep 18. In: StatPearls
[Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan–. PMID:
30422530.
Kichloo A, Dettloff K, Aljadah M, Albosta M, Jamal S, Singh J, Wani F, Kumar A, Vallabhaneni S, Khan MZ. COVID-19 and Hypercoagulability: A Review. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2020 Jan-Dec;26:1076029620962853. doi: 10.1177/1076029620962853. PMID: 33074732; PMCID: PMC7592310.
Kumar A, Anand S. Lung Decortication. 2020 Nov 18. In: StatPearls
[Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan–. PMID:
33232045.
Kumar A, Anjum F. Lung Transplantation. 2020 Dec 5. In: StatPearls
[Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan–. PMID:
33351408.
Ielpo B, Podda M, Pellino G, Pata F, Caruso R, Gravante G, Di Saverio S; ACIE Appy Study Collaborative. Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study. Br J Surg. 2020 Oct 8:10.1002/bjs.11999. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11999. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33030744; PMCID: PMC7675377.
Dhama K, Patel SK, Kumar R, Rana J, Yatoo MI, Kumar A, Tiwari R, Dhama J, Natesan S, Singh R, Harapan H. Geriatric Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Problems, Considerations, Exigencies, and Beyond. Front Public Health. 2020 Sep 22;8:574198. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.574198. PMID: 33072713; PMCID: PMC7536316.
Chun TT, Judelson DR, Rigberg D,..Kumar A et al Managing Central Venous Access during a Healthcare Crisis. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Jul 15:S0741-5214(20)31588-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.06.112. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32682063
Kumar A, Shiwalkar N, Dastagir J, Shaikh, Kaur R, Leite A, Persaud P, Kichloo A, Rodríguez-Morales A, Sah R. Reinfection after Sars-COV2 Infection: A looming concern. November 2020.DOI: 10.18006/2020.8(Spl-1-SARS-CoV-2)
Kichloo A, Dettloff K, Aljadah M, Albosta M, Jamal S, Singh J, Wani F, Kumar A, ,Vallabhaneni S, Khan MZ.COVID-19 and Hypercoagulability: A Review October 2020Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2020(Oct) Follow journal. DOI: 10.1177/1076029620962853
Amir R, Kichloo A, Singh J, Bhanot R, Aljadah M, Kumar A, Albosta MS, Solanki S. Epstein-Barr Virus Versus Novel Coronavirus-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistocytosis: The Uncharted Waters.J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2020 Jan-Dec;8: 2324709620950107. doi:
10.1177/2324709620950107. PMID: 32787459
Patel SK, Pathak M, Sah R, Kumar A, Malik YS, Rodríguez-Morales AJ, Dhama K. Is Sexual Route a Matter of Concern for the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19? Arch Med Res. 2020 Jun 12:S0188-4409(20)30997-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.06.008. PMID: 32586655; PMCID: PMC7290188.
K Subramaniam, JM Del Rio, BJ Wilkey, A Kumar, JN Tawil, S Subramanim Anesthetic Management of Lung Transplantation: Results from a Multi‐Center, Cross‐Sectional Survey by the Society for Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia
Clinical Transplantation, e13996
PG Chan, A Kumar, K Subramaniam, PG Sanchez
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A Review of Research and Clinical Practices Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Feb 2020, PMID: 32036756, DOI: 10.1177/1089253220905147
A Kumar, N Shiwalkar, H Aslam, P Persaud
Tension Pneumothorax During Rigid Bronchoscopy for Chronic Foreign Body Removal in a Child: A Case Report. Cureus 11 (9)
Kumar A, Persuad P, Shiwalkar N. Intraoperative Catastrophe during Benign Mediastinal Tumor Mass Excision: A Case Report. Cereus 2019, June 19;11(6): e941
Kumar A, Shiwalkar N, Persuad N, Haridas AK. Successful single-stage repair of Aortic Dissection and compressive paraparesis. Asian Cardiovascular Thoracic Annals- May 2019.
Shiwalkar N, Kumar A, Khlade V, Nair V, Kale P. Effect of Clonidine versus magnesium sulphate on hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy in day care surgeries: A prospective, randomized, single-center study, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Health care. Volume 2 (9), March 2019.
A Kumar, E Carvalho, S Shanmughapriya, M Muniswamy. Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Channel Blockade Ameliorates Sepsis Induced Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 138 (Suppl_1), A16947-A16947
Kumar A, Keshavamurthy S, Abraham GJ, Toyoda Y - Massive Air Embolism caused by central venous catheter during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator. Journal of Extracorporeal Technology, March 2019, Volume 51 (1); 9-11.
Woods JJ, Nemani N, Shanmughapriya S, Kumar A, Zhang M, Nathan S, Thomas M, Carvalho E, Peter B. Stathopulos, Wilson J, Muniswamy M. A Selective and Cell-Permeable Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU)
Inhibitor Preserves Mitochondrial Bioenergetics after Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Injury. ACS Cent. Sci., 2019, 5 (1), pp 153–166.
A Singh, T Yoshizumi, A Kumar, J Gomez-Abraham, A Shiose, D Schwartz. A Novel Approach to Mechanical Circulatory Support in a Patient with d- Transposition of the Great Arteries. Journal of Cardiac Failure 22 (8), S119-S120
eBook CHAPTER
Book chapter on Alcohol and Traumatic Brain Injury --- “Brain Injury: Cause, Treatment and rehabilitation”- Avid Sciences.
Oral Presentation
2020 Oral presentation at 2020 Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando Sulfonamides are Protective in Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition and other mechanisms
2018 Oral presentation at the 2018 ASA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study to Compare the Role of Magnesium Sulphate with Clonidine in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
2018 Oral presentation at the 2018 ASA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California on - A prospective randomized controlled Study to compare dexmedetomidine and Clonidine in Day Care Laparoscopic Surgeries.
2018 Group Discussion presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco 2018, Role of Lateral Habenula And Its Afferent Circuitry in Drug Withdrawal Induced Pain
2018 Oral symposium presentation at AmSECT/ AATS conference April 2018. Massive Air Embolism: ECMO is not always the culprit
2017 Use of Venoarterial ECMO in Sepsis Induced Cardiomyopathy at Heart Failure CME CATCH -UP 2017 at Columbia University Medical Center, April 2017
2015 Oral Presentation on Combined Surgical management of VSD closure with Congenital mitral valve repair at 16th Annual Conference of Pediatric Cardiology Society of India 2015, Hyderabad, India
2010 Oral Paper presentation on surgical management of Complex Coarctation of Aorta in Adult at the MEDSURGE Conference, Goa, India
Poster presentation
2019 Mitophagy Is Essential for Maintaining Cardiac Function During High Fat Diet-Induced Diabetic Cardiomyopathy. Department of Cardiology, Fellows Research Day, University of Pittsburgh, January 2019.
2019 Acetazolamide ameliorates lung ischemia reperfusion injury
4th Annual Research Day, Dept of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, April 2019
2018 Hyperammonemia: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. STS 15th Annual Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Conference, Washington DC, October 2018
2018 Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter channel blockade ameliorates sepsis induced Cardiomyopathy. AHA Scientific Sessions, Chicago, November 2018
2018 Role of Endothelial Glycocalyx shedding during Ex Vivo Lung perfusion, Pittsburgh International Lung Conference-Pulmonary Medicine: Basic Biology and Novel Therapies at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 2018
2018 Blockade of Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter channel as a novel therapeutic option for management of Sepsis, University Pittsburgh Annual Postdoc Data and Dine Symposium, May 2018
2017 Midterm results of pump assisted beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting for complex coronary lesions , 13th Annual Meeting of the Euro-Asian Bridge Society for the Cardiovascular Surgery, Romania.
2016 Successful use of Venoarterial ECMO in management of patient with Necrotizing fasciitis, at 54th Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Meet, Florida, Oct 2016
2016 Accidental Airlock in the ECMO circuit of patient with VV ECMO from central venous line, at 54th Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Meet, Florida, Oct 2016
2014 A rare case of benign Cystic Teratoma causing SVC Syndrome
at 60th Annual Conference of All India Cardiothoracic Surgery, February 2014, Trivandrum, India