Selected Publications

Montgomery CM, Rastogi R, Dewitt A, Kozyak BW, Ha L, Weiss F, Eichner JR, Ahmed H, Tang J, Maeda K, Chaudhary AA, Lane-Fall M, Rosenthal T, Gardner MM, Li ZN, Rossano J, O'Connor MJ, Wittlieb-Weber C, Edelson JB: Implementing a programmatic approach to identify and promote ventricular recovery in pediatric patients supported with ventricular assist devices. J Am Heart Assoc 15: e045453, Feb 2026.

Edelson JB, O'Connor MJ, Zhang X, Tomlinson AZ, Rossano JW.: Expedited organ placement is rare in pediatric heart transplantation: a UNOS registry analysis. Circ Heart Fail Page: e013435, Jan 2026.

Moon J, Greiten L, VanderPluym C, Peng DM, Butto A, Butts R, Auerbach SR, Su J, Zinn M, Khan S, Byrnes J, Lorts A, Amdani S, Absi M, Dykes J, Joong A, Bearl D, Law S, Nandi D, Wilkens S, Engelhardt K, May L, Vaughn G, Parent JJ, Friedland-Little J, Mokshagundam D, Conway J, Spinner J, Aljohani O, Bleiweis M, Shezad MF, O'Connor MJ: Contemporary outcomes of mechanical circulatory support using paracorporeal continuous flow pump in children: A report from the ACTION learning network. J Heart Lung Transplant 45: 89-100, Jan 2026.

Lynch A, Shezad MF, Kroslowitz B, Jeewa A, Dykes J, Law S, O'Connor M, Butts R, Joong A, Lorts A, Amdani S, VanderPluym C.: Multicenter registry analysis of bivalirudin for primary anticoagulation in pediatric Heartmate3 recipients: ACTION analysis. ASAIO J 2026.

Kauffman H, Convery MJ, Matsubara D, Miller KE, O'Connor MJ, Quartermain MD, Banerjee A.: Fully automated evaluation of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in normal hearts: an assessment of accuracy in the pediatric population. Pediatr Cardiol Nov 2025.

Edelson JB, Schneider L, O'Malley S, Somogie J, Huang J, Li ZN, Boyle C, O'Connor MJ, Paridon S, Lin KY, Rossano JW, Lane-Fall M, Cousino MK: Design and rationale of the MIGHTEE study: motivational interviewing and group heart transplant exercise and education. JHLT Open 11: 100421, Nov 2025.

Liversedge M, Wang J, Boustany M, Sharova A, Lin KY, O'Connor MJ, Danziger-Isakov L, Ryan TD, Downes KJ, Otto WR.: Epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in pediatric heart transplant recipients. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Nov 2025.

Catalano MA, Shin M, Toubat O, Rastogi R, Beqaj H, Iyengar A, Smood BF, Toomey N, Edelson JB, Rossano JW, O'Connor MJ, Ahmed H, Gaynor JW, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD: Listing for pediatric donation after circulatory death heart transplantation is associated with improved waitlist outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc 14: e041633, October 2025.

Edelson JB, Amdani S, Rosenthal DN, Kroslowitz B, Morray B, Law S, Joong A, Wilkens S, Peng DM, Ploutz M, Murray J, Lantz J, Esch JJ, Iqbal M, Lancaster T, VanderPluym C, Jeewa A, Shugh S, Absi M, Shezad M, O'Connor MJ, Lorts A, Tume S: Multi-institutional outcomes of Impella use in pediatric patients: A brief communication from the ACTION Network. J Heart Lung Transplant 44: 1668-1671, October 2025.

O'Connor MJ, Vu C, Zhang X, Bennett L, Ahmed H, Edwards JJ, Lin KY, Li Y, Maeda K, Marcellus B, Monos D, Rossano JW, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Edelson JB.: Allosensitization status predicts excess mortality in pediatric congenital heart disease transplant recipients in the current era: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. JHLT Open 10: 100406, Oct 2025.