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Alphonse DeLucia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery |
Biosketch
Contact Information
WMed1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Administrative:
269.337.6260
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Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)
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Education and Training
- Research Fellowship 1995, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa
- Residency 1994, General Surgery, Mayo Clinic
- Research Fellowship 1992, Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan
- MD 1988, Medicine (Summa Cum Laude), SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
- BS 1984, Biology (Summa Cum Laude), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Research
- Thoracic Surgery
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
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Publications
Fitzgerald D.C., Simpson A.N., Baker R.A., Wu X., Zhang M., Thompson M.P., Paone G., Delucia A., Likosky D.S. Determinants of hospital variability in perioperative red blood cell transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.141.
Likosky D.S., Wu X., Fitzgerald D.C., Haft J.W., Paone G., Romano M.A., Goldberg J.B., DeLucia A., Sturmer D.L., Grix D.M., Nieter D.H., Graebner B.N., Dickinson T.A. Evaluating Changes in del Nido Cardioplegia Practices in Adult Cardiac Surgery The journal of extra-corporeal technology. 2020;52:173-181. doi: 10.1182/ject-2000014.
Strobel R.J., Harrington S.D., Hill C., Thompson M.P., Cabrera L., Theurer P., Wilton P., Gandhi D.B., DeLucia A., Paone G., Wu X., Zhang M., Krein S.L., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Evaluating the Impact of Pneumonia Prevention Recommendations After Cardiac Surgery Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020;110:903-910. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.053.
Bergquist C.S., Jackson E.A., Thompson M.P., Cabrera L., Paone G., DeLucia A., He C., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Understanding the Association Between Frailty and Cardiac Surgical Outcomes Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018;106(5):1326-1332. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.017.
Kim K.M., Shannon F., Paone G., Lall S., Batra S., Boeve T., DeLucia A., Patel H.J., Theurer P.F., He C., Clark M.J., Sultan I., Deeb G.M., Prager R.L. Evolving trends in aortic valve replacement: A statewide experience Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2018;33(8):424-430. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13740.
Likosky D.S., Harrington S.D., Cabrera L., DeLucia A., Chenoweth C.E., Krein S.L., Thibault D., Zhang M., Matsouaka R.A., Strobel R.J., Prager R.L. Collaborative Quality Improvement Reduces Postoperative Pneumonia After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2018;11(11):e004756. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004756.
Camaj A., Zahuranec D.B., Paone G., Benedetti B.R., Behr W.D., Zimmerman M.A., Zhang M., Kramer R.S., Penn J., Theurer P.F., Paugh T.A., Engoren M., Delucia A., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Organizational Contributors to the Variation in Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practices in Cardiac Surgery: Survey Results from the State of Michigan Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017;125(3):975-980. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002277.
Likosky D.S., Paugh T.A., Harrington S.D., Wu X., Rogers M.A.M., Dickinson T.A., DeLucia A., Benedetti B.R., Prager R.L., Zhang M., Paone G. Prediction of Transfusions After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgical Procedures Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017;103(3):764-772. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.07.009.
Likosky D.S., Zhang M., Paone G., Collins J., DeLucia A., Schreiber T., Theurer P., Kazziha S., Leffler D., Wunderly D.J., Gurm H.S., Prager R.L. Impact of institutional culture on rates of transfusions during cardiovascular procedures: The Michigan experience American Heart Journal. 2016;174:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.12.019.
Strobel R.J., Liang Q., Zhang M., Wu X., Rogers M.A.M., Theurer P.F., Fishstrom A.B., Harrington S.D., DeLucia A., Paone G., Patel H.J., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. A Preoperative Risk Model for Postoperative Pneumonia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016;102(4):1213-1219. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.074.
Likosky D.S., Paone G., Zhang M., Rogers M.A.M., Harrington S.D., Theurer P.F., Delucia A., Fishstrom A., Camaj A., Prager R.L. Red blood cell transfusions impact pneumonia rates after coronary artery bypass grafting Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015;100(3):794-801. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.089.
Corry D., DeLucia A., Zhu H., Radcliffe R.R., Brevetti G.R., El-Khatib H., Vance S.J., Moyer B.R., Cotts W.G., Richenbacher W.E., Richenbacher W.E. Time course of cytokine release and complement activation after implantation of the HeartMate left ventricular assist device ASAIO Journal. 1998;44(5) doi: 10.1097/00002480-199809000-00005.
Widmann M.D., Delucia A., Sharp W.J., Richenbacher W.E., Richenbacher W.E. Reversal of renal failure and paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998;65(4 SUPPL.):1153-1155. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00040-x.
Reagor J., DeLucia A., Sutton R.G., Richenbacher W.E. Validation of two flow probes using bovine, porcine, ovine and human blood Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 1995;27(4):222-226.
DeLucia A., DeLucia A., Wakefield T.W., Wakefield T.W., Andrews P.C., Andrews P.C., Nichol B.J., Nichol B.J., Kadell A.M., Kadell A.M., Wrobleski S.K., Wrobleski S.K., Downing L.J., Downing L.J., Stanley J.C., Stanley J.C. Efficacy and toxicity of differently charged polycationic protamine-like peptides for heparin anticoagulation reversal Journal of Vascular Surgery. 1993;18(1):49-60. doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.42736.
DeLucia A., Wakefield T.W., Kadell A.M., Wrobleski S.K., VanDort M., Stanley J.C. Tissue distribution, circulating half-life, and excretion of intravenously administered protamine sulfate ASAIO Journal. 1993;39(3) doi: 10.1097/00002480-199339030-00108.
Wakefield T.W., Greenfield L.J., Rolfe M.W., DeLucia A., Strieter R.M., Abrams G.D., Kunkel S.L., Esmon C.T., Wrobleski S.K., Kadell A.M., Burdick M.D., Taylor F.B. Inflammatory and procoagulant mediator interactions in an experimental baboon model of venous thrombosis Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 1993;69(2):164-172. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1651574.
Greenfield L.J., DeLucia A. Endovascular therapy of venous thromboembolic disease Surgical Clinics of North America. 1992;72(4):969-989. doi: 10.1016/S0039-6109(16)45788-9.
Diwan J., DeLucia A., Rose P. Interacting effects of dibutylchloromethyltin chloride, 2,3-dimercaptopropanol, and other reagents on mitochondrial respiration and K<sup>+</sup> flux Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 1983;15(5):277-288. doi: 10.1007/BF00744525.