DeBoard ZM, Patel NN. Do Right in the Left (Chest): Considering the Role of Adjunct Left Atrial Appendage Ligation During Lung Cancer Resection. Innovations, January 2025, 20(1), p. 10-12.
Ho CY, Al Sinan A, DeBoard ZM, Swampillai, Timmins K, Stiles MK. Hybrid Surgical-Catheter Epicardial Ablation of Recurrent VentricularTachycardia in an Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Patient with Pericardial Adhesions Following COVID-19 Infection. Heart Rhythm Case Reports, January 2024, 10(1), p. 15-20
DeBoard ZM, Kim BH, Brevig J. Outcomes of Radial Artery Grafts Without Postoperative Calcium Channel Blocker Administration. Journal of Cardiology & Clinical Research, September 2022, 10(6), p. 1179 - 1182.
DeBoard ZM, Costas K. Total Robotic-Assisted Pulmonary Resection with Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion. CTSnet, June 2022, doi:10.25373/ctsnet20029619
Hasan D, DeBoard ZM. Repair of Contained Ventricular Rupture With Infected Intrapericardial Thrombus. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, June 2022, 6, p. 1-3
Brancato S, Wang M, Spinelli K, Ghandavadi M, Worrall N, Lehr E, DeBoard ZM, et al. Temporal Trends & Predictors of Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Across a Multistate Healthcare System. Heart Rhythm O2, February 2022, 3(1), p. 32-39
DeBoard ZM. Single Incision Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Ligation: First Reported Experience Innovations, September 2021, 16(5), p. 477-479.
DeBoard Z, Doty JR. Evaluation of new generation loop recorders placed during surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2018 Jul;33(7):416-419. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13732. Epub 2018 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 29911345.
Paisley MJ, Deboard Z, Thomas D. High-Risk Repair of Traumatic Mitral Valve
Rupture in the Setting of Polytrauma. Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Reports. 2018 Jan;7(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1621747. Epub 2018 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 29473013; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5820019.
DeBoard ZM, Paisley M, Thomas DD. Self-Appraised Readiness of Senior and
Graduating General Surgery Residents to Perform Thoracic Surgery. Journal of Surgical Education. 2018 Jul - Aug;75(4):877-883. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.11.010. Epub 2017 Dec 19. PubMed PMID: 29273336.
DeBoard ZM, Eckhauser AW, Griffiths E. Single-Ventricle Palliation in a
4-Year-Old With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Jan;105(1):e31-e32. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.08.027. PubMed PMID: 29233360.
DeBoard ZM, Grotts J, Ferrigno L. Outcomes of Recreational Activity-Associated Trauma in Elderly Persons on Blood-Thinning Medications. American Surgeon. 2017 Apr1;83(4):371-376. PubMed PMID: 28424132.
Makela JP, DeBoard ZM, Cisek P. Giant Aneurysm of In Situ Saphenous Vein
Graft. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2017 Apr;40:296.e1-296.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.07.095. Epub 2016 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 27908806.
DeBoard ZM, West PN. Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma of Unknown Origin. American Surgeon. 2016 Feb;82(2):E40-2. PubMed PMID: 26874121.
DeBoard ZM, Ferrigno L, Thoman D. Gallbladder Volvulus: A Single Institution's Experience over Two Years. American Surgeon. 2015 Nov;81(11):E347-8. PubMed PMID: 26672559.
DeBoard ZM, Taylor BJ. Good's Syndrome: Successful Management of Thymoma With Hypoimmunoglobulinemia. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Nov;100(5):1903-5. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.108. PubMed PMID: 26522540.
Taylor A, DeBoard Z, Gauvin JM. Prevention of postoperative pulmonary
complications. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2015 Apr;95(2):237-54. doi:
10.1016/j.suc.2014.11.002. Review. PubMed PMID: 25814104.
Thompson CM, Shalhub S, DeBoard ZM, Maier RV. Revisiting the
pancreaticoduodenectomy for trauma: a single institution's experience. Journal of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Aug;75(2):225-8. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31829a0aaf. PubMed PMID: 23823615; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3726182.
Ending The Ablation Evasion, Invited Lecture at CSANZ Annual Meeting Rotorua, NZ
Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation, Invited Lecture & Skills Lab at NZ National Cardiothoracic Meeting Blenheim, NZ S
urgical Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion: Whom, How, And What After? Invited Lecture at Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Sydney, Australia
Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion for Curative Intent of Atrial Fibrillation, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Sydney, Australia
Trends in Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Aotearoa, New Zealand Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Sydney, Australia
Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Management, Invited Lecture at Structural Heart Disease Asia Pacific, Hamilton, NZ
Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Ligation & Lung Cancer Resection, Invited Lecture at A3 Asia-Pacific Ablation Summit, Bangkok, Thailand
The Neglected Appendage No More: Treating the LAA, Invited Paper at ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting Trainees Day Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ
How I do it: Atrial Fibrillation Surgery, ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting / RACS Trainees Day Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ
Concomitant Left Atrial Mass Excision and Bi-Atrial Cox-Maze Procedure, ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ
Management Strategies for Aortic Valvular Disease & Atrial Fibrillation, Contemporary Aortic & Aortic Valve Surgery in New Zealand, Wellington, NZ
Hybrid Surgical-Catheter Epicardial Ablation of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia in an Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Patient with Pericardial Adhesions Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand (CSANZ) Auckland New Zealand
Surgical Management of the Left Atrial Appendage 03/2023 Grand Rounds, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, NZ
Left Atrial Appendage Management 05/2022 AtriCure Advanced Ablation Course, Seattle, WA
Surgical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation & The Left Atrial Appendage 11/2021 Riding the Waves of Primary Care Conference, Waimea, HI
Updates in Cardiac Surgery: Coronary & Valve Therapies Riding the Waves of Primary Care Conference, Waimea, HI
Cardiac Surgery for the Primary Care Provider Spring Training for Primary Care Conference, Seattle, WA
Total Arterial Revascularization, Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, and Left Atrial Appendage Management: An Update, Cardiovascular & Stroke Essentials Annual Conference, Everett, WA
Cardiac Surgery in 2020: New Solutions To Old Problems Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Grand Rounds, Everett, WA
Evaluation of an Intra-operatively Placed, Novel Loop Recorder
During Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias & Rhythm Disorders Conference
November 2017, Miami, FL
Recent Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency graduates’ training experience
with & current practice of surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
Presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias & Rhythm Disorders Conference
November 2017, Miami, FL
Implementation & Outcomes of a Protocol for Chylothorax
Management in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients
Utah Surgical Value Symposium
June 2017, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Principles of & Current Management Strategies for the Surgical
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiothoracic Surgery Division Rounds,
January 2017, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Surgical Grand Rounds
March 2016, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
Recreational Activities in Elderly Trauma Patients: Is Pre-injury Bleeding
Tendency Associated with Worse Outcomes?
Presented as a poster at the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
(AAST) Annual Meeting
September 2014, Philadelphia, PA
Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of
Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Annual Resident Competition,
University of Southern California – LA County Medical Center
October 2014, Los Angeles, CA
Racial Disparities in the Acute Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Presented as a poster at the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
(AAST) Annual Meeting
September 2014, Philadelphia, PA
Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of
Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Annual Resident Competition,
University of Southern California – LA County Medical Center,
October 2014, Los Angeles, CA
Gallbladder Volvulus: A Single Institution’s Experience Over Two Years
Presented as a poster at Digestive Disease Week
May 2014, Chicago, IL
Reduced Survival in Geriatric Trauma Patients with Cervical Spine Fracture
Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of
Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Annual Resident Competition,
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
November 2012, Los Angeles, CA
Surgery available for: Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta, Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Valve Surgery, Arrhythmia, Atrial Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Atrial Myxoma, Atrial Septal Defect, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Cardiac Tumours, Coronary Bypass Graft, CABG, Defibrillator & Pacemaker Placement Or Revision, Epicardial Pacemaker Lead Placement, Left Atrial Appendage Closure, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Left Atrial Appendage Ligation, AtriClip, Maze Procedure, Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Valve Surgery, Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure, Pericardial Effusion, Pericardiotomy, Pericarditis, Tricuspid Valve Surgery, Video Assisted Surgery, VATS
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