David Onsager, MD

Rush Medical College

General Surgery at Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin

Transplantation at University of Wisconsin

Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Chicago Medical Center

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

International College of Surgeons

American College of Surgeons

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Surgery: The American Board of Surgery

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery): The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Velasco A, Buch C, Hui D, Joseph C, Onsager D, Zagrodzky W, Kulstad E, Nayak HM. Hybrid convergent procedure with proactive oesophageal cooling for the treatment of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: a case series. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 Jul; 8(7):ytae301. PMID: 38966596; PMCID: PMC11223606.

Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Salerno C, Nemoto A, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Ota T. Impact of prophylactic donor heart tricuspid valve annuloplasty on outcomes in heart transplantation. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 12; 18(1):288. PMID: 37828522; PMCID: PMC10571443.

Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Salerno C, Nemoto A, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Ota T. Concomitant left atrial appendage closure during left ventricular assist device surgery can reduce ischaemic cerebrovascular accidents. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul 12; 36(7). PMID: 37421402; PMCID: PMC10338136.

Nishida H, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung B, Grinstein J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Pinney S, Onsager D, Song T, Salerno C, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Clinical outcomes of grafted vs. percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support as a bridge to transplantation: a propensity score-matched analysis. Heart Vessels. 2022 Dec; 37(12):1995-2001. PMID: 35794489.

Nishida H, Salerno C, Onsager D, Song T, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Comparing short-term/long-term outcomes of heart transplants that occur inside and outside of normal working hours. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 08; 9(4):2484-2490. PMID: 35460200; PMCID: PMC9288785.

Chen AY, Narichania A, Onsager D, Nayak HM, Tung R. Direct subxiphoid pericardioscopic visualization of epicardial ventricular tachycardia mapping and ablation. Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Feb; 3(1):105-108. PMID: 35243442; PMCID: PMC8859809.

Nishida H, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Milner R, Ota T. Significant vascular complications in percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul; 83:42-52. PMID: 34995740.

Nishida H, Ota T, Onsager D, Grinstein J, Jeevanandam V, Song T. Ten-year, single center experience of ambulatory axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support for heart failure. J Cardiol. 2022 05; 79(5):611-617. PMID: 34895789.

Nishida H, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Proximal ascending aorta size is associated with the incidence of de novo aortic insufficiency with left ventricular assist device. Heart Vessels. 2022 Apr; 37(4): Call647-653-PMID: 34585275.

Kitahara H, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Correction to: A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange. J Artif Organs. 2020 Sep; 23(3):302. PMID: 32638142.

Nishida H, Koda Y, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung B, Grinstein J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Outcomes of Ambulatory Axillary Intraaortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4):1264-1270. PMID: 32882197.

Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Imamura T, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Juricek C, Combs P, Lammy T, Patel-Raman S, Woolley JR, Sayer G, Milano C, Schroder J, Molina E, Grinstein J, Suarez E, Estep JD, Aggarwal S, Silvestry S, Raval N, iVAS Investigators. Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life With an Ambulatory Counterpulsation Pump in Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Results of the Multicenter Feasibility Trial. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 04; 13(4):e006666. PMID: 32264715.

Koda Y, Nishida H, Kagan V, Meehan K, Okray J, Creighton S, Labuhn C, Nguyen A, Kalantari S, Chung B, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Grinstein J, Onsager D, Song T, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Clinical Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation for Patients Refusing Blood Transfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S):S427. PMID: 32465709.

Grinstein J, Onsager D, Rodgers D, Symalla T, Ota T, Labuhn C, Combs P, Kagan V, Lammy T, Kalantari S, Smith B, Sarswat N, Nguyen A, Chung B, Kim GH, Jeevanandam V. Cardiac Reserve as Assessed by Augmentation in Cardiac Power Efficiency Predicts Response to Intravascular Ventricular Assist System Support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S):S350-S351. PMID: 32465488.

Nishida H, Ota T, Koda Y, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Jeevanandam V, Song T. Long Term Survival after Heart Transplantation is Not Affected by Axillary Intra Aortic Balloon Pump Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S):S281-S282. PMID: 32465289.

Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Koda Y, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Ota T. Impact of Prophylactic Donor Heart Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty in Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S):S44. PMID: 32465743.

LaBuhn C, Kagan V, Meehan K, Creighton S, Okray J, Chinco A, Ota T, Song T, Onsager D, Kim G, Kalantari S, Smith B, Sarswat N, Chung B, Grinstein J, Nyugen A, Rodgers D, Jeevanandam V. Prophylactic Use for Driveline Infections: Can we Prevent Infection Resulting from Trauma? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S):S489. PMID: 32465889.

Jeevanandam V, Ota T, Uriel N, Onsager D, Song T, LaBuhn C, Patel-Raman S, Woolley J, Cogswell R, Milano C. A Clinical Study to Evaluate Ambulatory Counterpulsation for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S):S52-S53. PMID: 32465968.

Koda Y, Kitahara H, Kalantari S, Chung B, Smith B, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Onsager D, Song T, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Surgical device exchange provides improved clinical outcomes compared to medical therapy in treating continuous-flow left ventricular assist device thrombosis. Artif Organs. 2020 Apr; 44(4): Call367-374-PMID: 31660619.

Holzhauser L, Imamura T, Bassi N, Fujino T, Nitta D, Kanelidis AJ, Narang N, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Murks C, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Increasing heart transplant donor pool by liberalization of size matching. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 11; 38(11):1197-1205. PMID: 31672219; PMCID: PMC7135918.

Kitahara H, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange field of research: artificial heart (clinical). J Artif Organs. 2019 Sep; 22(3):181-187. PMID: 30976935.

Imamura T, Juricek C, Song T, Ota T, Onsager D, Sarswat N, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Kalantari S, Sayer G, Burkhoff D, Jeevanandam V, Uriel N. Improvement in Biventricular Cardiac Function After Ambulatory Counterpulsation. J Card Fail. 2019 Jan; 25(1):20-26. PMID: 30415014.

Tanaka A, Kitahara H, Onsager D, Song T, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Impact of Residual Valve Disease on Survival After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 12; 106(6):1789-1796. PMID: 30148976.

Holzhauser L, Imamura T, Nayak HM, Sarswat N, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Kalantari S, Patel A, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Consequences of Retained Defibrillator and Pacemaker Leads After Heart Transplantation-An Underrecognized Problem. J Card Fail. 2018 02; 24(2):101-108. PMID: 29325797; PMCID: PMC5945281.

Jeevanandam V, Song T, Onsager D, Ota T, LaBuhn CJ, Lammy T, Sayer G, Kim G, Patel-Raman S, Uriel N. The first-in-human experience with a minimally invasive, ambulatory, counterpulsation heart assist system for advanced congestive heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 01; 37(1):1-6. PMID: 29132918.

Tanaka A, Onsager D, Song T, Cozadd D, Kim G, Sarswat N, Adatya S, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Surgically Corrected Mitral Regurgitation During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Is Associated With Low Recurrence Rate and Improved Midterm Survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar; 103(3): Call725-733-PMID: 27659599.

Wigfield CH, Buie V, Onsager D. "Age" in lung transplantation: factors related to outcomes and other considerations. Curr Pulmonol Rep. 2016; 5:152-158. PMID: 27610336; PMCID: PMC4992499.

Tanaka A, Tuladhar SM, Onsager D, Asfaw Z, Ota T, Juricek C, Lahart M, Lonchyna VA, Kim G, Fedson S, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V. The Subclavian Intraaortic Balloon Pump: A Compelling Bridge Device for Advanced Heart Failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec; 100(6):2151-7; discussion 2157-8. PMID: 26228596.

Tanaka A, Ota T, Uriel N, Asfaw Z, Onsager D, Lonchyna VA, Jeevanandam V. Cardiovascular surgery in Jehovah's Witness patients: The role of preoperative optimization. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct; 150(4):976-83.e1-3. PMID: 26211405.

Tabit CE, Onsager DR, Kim GH, Jeevanandam V, Fedson SE. Positional obstruction of the superior mesenteric artery by an intra-aortic balloon pump placed through subclavian artery approach. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Sep; 7(5):864-7. PMID: 25228321.

Raman J, Onsager D, Straus D. Rib osteotomy and fixation: enabling technique for better minithoracotomy exposure in cardiac and thoracic procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr; 139(4):1083-5. PMID: 19909985.

Cooper MH, Onsager DR, Ende D, Chopra PS. Prosthetic valve endocarditis occurring on a silzone coated heart valve used as treatment for rheumatic mitral valve disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Jan; 21(1):158-9. PMID: 11788296.

Onsager DR, Canver CC, Jahania MS, Welter D, Michalski M, Hoffman AM, Mentzer RM, Love RB. Efficacy of tacrolimus in the treatment of refractory rejection in heart and lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1999 May; 18(5):448-55. PMID: 10363689.

Lopukhin SY, Onsager DR