Peer-Reviewed Publications.

Select Publications.

  1. ​Vervoort D, Meuris B, Meyns B, Verbrugghe P. Global cardiac surgery: Access to cardiac surgical care around the world [published online ahead of print, 2019 Apr 26]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;S0022-5223(19)30935-3. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.039. View Article

  2. Vervoort D. National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans: Bridging the Cardiac Surgery Gap [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 1]. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;10.1055/s-0039-1700969. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1700969. View Article

  3. Vervoort D. Moving the Needle: A Guide to Solving the Global Cardiac Surgery Puzzle for Surgeons, Societies, Students, and Researchers. CTSNet. February 2020. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.11872425. View Article
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  4. Ma X, Vervoort D. Critical care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Global availability of intensive care beds [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 23]. J Crit Care. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.04.012. View Article

  5. Vervoort D, Luc JGY, Percy E, Hirji S, Lee R. Assessing the Collateral Damage of the Novel Coronavirus: A Call to Action for the Post-COVID-19 Era [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 30]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;S0003-4975(20)30618-4. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.015. View Article

  6. Vervoort D, Vinck EE, Tiwari KK, Tapaua N. Cardiac Surgery and Small Island States: A Bridge Too Far? Ann Thorac Surg. In Press. View Article

  7. ​Vervoort D, Ma X, Luc JGY. COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time for Collaboration and A Unified Global Health Front [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 27]. Int J Qual Health Care. 2020;mzaa065. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzaa065. View Article
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  8. Vervoort D. Global Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bouncing Back, Higher Than Before?. CTSNet. July 2020. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.12702329. View Article
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  9. Vervoort D, Dearani JA, Starnes V, Thourani VH, Nguyen TC. Brave New World: Virtual Conferencing and Surgical Education in the COVID-19 Era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug 6:S0022-5223(20)32268-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.094. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32891447; PMCID: PMC7409975. View Article
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  10. Vervoort D, Swain JD, Pezzella AT, Kpodonu J. Cardiac Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A State-of-the-Art Review. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Aug 6:S0003-4975(20)31293-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.181. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32771467. View Article
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All Publications.

  1. Verbrugghe P, Verhoeven J, Clijsters M, Vervoort D, et al. Creation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Sheep by Extrapolation of Rodent Models: Is It Feasible?. Ann Vasc Surg. 2018;52:225–236. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2018.02.041 View Article

  2. Verbrugghe P, Verhoeven J, Clijsters M, Vervoort D, et al. The Effect of a Nonpeptide Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Agonist, Compound 21, on Aortic Aneurysm Growth in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2018;71(4):215–222. doi:10.1097/FJC.0000000000000560. View Article

  3. De Costa J, Chen J, Bentounsi Z, Vervoort D. Women in Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities. IJS Global Health. 2018 Jul;1(1):e02. View Article

  4. Vervoort D, Donné M, Van Gysel D. Pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of Kawasaki disease: An update for the pediatric dermatologist. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018;35(6):743–747. doi:10.1111/pde.13620 View Article

  5. Vervoort D. Global cardiac surgery: a wake-up call. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019;55(5):1022–1023. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy319. View Article

  6. Vervoort D, Kpodonu J. Using Technology and Innovation to Address the Three Delays in Access to Cardiac Surgery. Afr. Ann Thorac. Cardiovasc.Surg.2018;13(1) 5-10. View Article

  7. Vervoort D, Park KB, Swain JD. Global cardiac surgery: lessons learnt from the global neurosurgery movement. Heart Asia. 2019;11(1):e011125. Published 2019 Jan 18. doi:10.1136/heartasia-2018-011125. View Article

  8. Siddiqui S, Vervoort D, Peters AW, et al. Closing the gap of children’s surgery in Pakistan. World Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2019;2:e000027. doi: 10.1136/wjps-2018-000027. View Article

  9. Vervoort D, Bentounsi Z. InciSioN: Developing the Future Generation of Global Surgeons. J Surg Educ. 2019;76(4):1030–1033. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.02.008. View Article

  10. Vervoort D, Luc JGY. Fostering the Future of Cardiac Surgery Around the World. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;108(6):1926–1927. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.061. View Article

  11. Vervoort D, Meuris B, Meyns B, Verbrugghe P. Global cardiac surgery: Access to cardiac surgical care around the world [published online ahead of print, 2019 Apr 26]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;S0022-5223(19)30935-3. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.039. View Article

  12. Vervoort D. The Neglected Component of Cardiovascular Care: Dispelling the Myths. Glob Heart. 2019;14(3):281–283. doi:10.1016/j.gheart.2019.04.006. View Article

  13. Vervoort D, Ma X, Luc JGY. Addressing the Cardiovascular Disease Burden in China-Is It Possible Without Surgery? [published online ahead of print, 2019 Jul 24]. JAMA Cardiol. 2019;10.1001/jamacardio.2019.2433. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2019.2433. View Article

  14. Sgrò A, Al-Busaidi IS, Wells CI, Vervoort D, et al. Global Surgery: A 30-Year Bibliometric Analysis (1987-2017). World J Surg. 2019;43(11):2689–2698. doi:10.1007/s00268-019-05112-w. View Article

  15. Jumbam DT, Vervoort D, Park KB. Development Assistance for Health in Low-Income Countries. JAMA. 2019;322(15):1517–1518. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.12922. View Article

  16. Vervoort D. Evaluating the World Heart Federation's 25 by 25: The Forgotten Millions. Glob Heart. 2019;14(4):401–402. doi:10.1016/j.gheart.2019.08.004. View Article

  17. Vervoort D. The elephant in the room: Social media as a tool [published online ahead of print, 2019 Oct 22]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;S0022-5223(19)32074-4. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.068 View Article

  18. Wright NJ; Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. Management and outcomes of gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low, middle and high income countries: protocol for a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(8):e030452. Published 2019 Sep 3. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030452. View Article

  19. Vervoort D, Sade RM, Luc JGY. Ethics in resource-constrained settings: When palliation is more important than another scar [published online ahead of print, 2019 Oct 22]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;S0022-5223(19)32075-6. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.069. View Article

  20. Vervoort D, Swain JD. Cardiothoracic surgery in the era of universal health coverage [published online ahead of print, 2019 Nov 13]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;S0022-5223(19)32217-2. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.160. View Article

  21. Ma X, Letic E, Goh D, Vervoort D. Health systems strengthening: a call from the future of the operating room. J Glob Health Sci. 2019 Dec;1(2):e39. https://doi.org/10.35500/jghs.2019.1.e39. View Article

  22. Choi S, Vervoort D, Kim WH. The role of cardiac surgery in global surgery and global health: a case study from Tashkent. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2019;3. View Article

  23. Ma X, Vervoort D. Night-time surgery and the patient's best interest [published online ahead of print, 2019 Nov 4]. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019;ezz309. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezz309. View Article

  24. Vervoort D, Luc JGY. Organ Donation: A Call to Action to Opt Out of the Opioid Epidemic [published online ahead of print, 2019 Nov 30]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;S0003-4975(19)31823-5. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.10.035. View Article
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  25. Vervoort D. National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans: Bridging the Cardiac Surgery Gap [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 1]. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;10.1055/s-0039-1700969. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1700969. View Article

  26. Vervoort D, Kpodonu J. Cardiac surgery in West Africa: the tipping point [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 8]. Cardiol Young. 2020;1. doi:10.1017/S104795111900310X. View Article

  27. Weiss HK, Garcia RM, Omiye JA, Vervoort D, et al. A Systematic Review of Neurosurgical Care in Low-Income Countries. World Neurosurg X. 2019;5:100068. Published 2019 Dec 9. doi:10.1016/j.wnsx.2019.100068. View Article

  28. Vervoort D, Hirji S. Non-technical skills for surgeons: challenges and opportunities for cardiothoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis. Publ Ahead Print 2020. http://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/35752. View Article

  29. Mitra S, Ashby J, Muhumuza A, Ndayishimiye I, Wasserman I, Santhirapala V, Peters AW, Vervoort D, et al. Surgathon: a new model for creating a surgical innovation ecosystem in low-resource settings. BMJ Global Health. 2020;5:e002162. View Article

  30. Vervoort D. Moving the Needle: A Guide to Solving the Global Cardiac Surgery Puzzle for Surgeons, Societies, Students, and Researchers. CTSNet. February 2020. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.11872425. View Article

  31. Vervoort D, Miranda E. The Vascular Surgery Integrated Match: Too Early to Tell? [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 3]. J Vasc Surg. 2020;S0741-5214(20)30459-6. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2020.02.037. View Article

  32. Vervoort D. Belgium and global surgery: quo vadis? [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 16]. Acta Chir Belg. 2020;1‐2. doi:10.1080/00015458.2020.1753149. View Article

  33. Ma X, Vervoort D, Poenaru D. Training Global Surgery Advocates: Strengthening the Global Surgery Voice [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 23]. McGill Journal of Medicine. View Article

  34. Vervoort D, Ma X, Luc JGY, Zieroth S. Rapid Scholarly Dissemination and Cardiovascular Community Engagement to Combat the Infodemic of the COVID-19 Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 4]. Can J Cardiol. 2020;S0828-282X(20)30315-9. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2020.03.042. View Article

  35. Panda N, Koritsanszky L, Delisle M, [Vervoort D], et al. Global Survey of Perceptions of the Surgical Safety Checklist Among Medical Students, Trainees, and Early Career Providers [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 19] [published correction appears in World J Surg. 2020 Apr 28;:]. World J Surg. 2020;10.1007/s00268-020-05518-x. doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05518-x. View Article

  36. Ma X, Lin N, Marinos J, Vervoort D. A right to surgery: Navigating global surgery through a human rights lens [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 18]. Am J Surg. 2020;S0002-9610(20)30215-4. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.011. View Article

  37. Percy E, Luc JGY, Vervoort D, Hirji S, Ruel M, Coutinho T. Post-Discharge Cardiac Care in the Era of Coronavirus 2019: How Should We Prepare? [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 9]. Can J Cardiol. 2020;S0828-282X(20)30388-3. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.006. View Article

  38. Ma X, Vervoort D. Critical care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Global availability of intensive care beds [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 23]. J Crit Care. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.04.012. View Article

  39. Vervoort D, Luc JGY, Percy E, Hirji S, Lee R. Assessing the Collateral Damage of the Novel Coronavirus: A Call to Action for the Post-COVID-19 Era [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 30]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;S0003-4975(20)30618-4. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.015. View Article

  40. Ma X, Vervoort D. Leveraging e-learning for medical education in low- and middle-income countries [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 11]. Cardiol Young. 2020:1-2. doi:10.1017/S1047951120001109. View Article

  41. Luc JGY, Vervoort D, Han JJ, Sade RM. Part of the Cure or Spreader of the Disease? [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 6]. Ann Thorac Surg. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.103. View Article

  42. Vervoort D, Velazco-Davila LD. Closing the gap by filling the gaps: Leveraging international partnerships to train the world's cardiac surgical workforce [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 6]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.143. View Article

  43. Luc JGY, Archer MA, Arora RC, [Vervoort D], et al. The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 18]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.006. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.006. View Article

  44. Ma X, Vervoort D, Reddy CL, Park KB, Makasa E. Emergency and essential surgical healthcare services during COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries: A perspective [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 16]. Int J Surg. 2020;79:43‐46. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.037. View Article.

  45. Vinck EE, Vervoort D. Cardiac surgery air-bridging in the Caribbean [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 16]. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;S1043-0679(20)30126-X. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.05.002. View Article

  46. Kim EE, Velin L, Mazhiqi A, Wall K, Vervoort D, Anderson A, Corley J. Letter to the Editor: Cultural Barriers for Women in Surgery: How Thick is the Glass Ceiling? An Analysis from a Low-/Middle-Income Country. World J Surg. 2020;44(9):3186-3187. doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05623-x. View Article

  47. Nguyen Q, Olive JK, Vervoort D, Phan K, Luc JGY. Brachiocephalic vein aneurysm: a systematic review of the literature. J Thorac Dis. 2020;12(5):2747-2758. doi:10.21037/jtd.2020.04.39. View Article

  48. Vervoort D, Marvel FA, Isakadze N, Kpodonu J, Martin SS. Digital Cardiology: Opportunities for Disease Prevention. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep 14, 10 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12170-020-00644-6 View Article

  49. Luc JG, Percy ED, Hirji S, Vervoort D, Mann GK, Phan K, Dibas M, Vaduganathan M, Preventza O, Antonoff MB. Predictors of High-Impact Articles in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 12]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;S0003-4975(20)30904-8. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.102. View Article

  50. Tiwari KK, Grapsa J, Laudari S, Pazdernik M, Vervoort D. Challenges and possibilities of developing cardiac surgery in a peripheral hospital of low- and middle-income countries [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 27]. Perfusion. 2020;267659120924923. doi:10.1177/0267659120924923. View Article

  51. Vervoort D, Parikh UM, Raj A, Swain JD. Global cardiovascular care: an overview of high-level political commitment. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2020;28(5):258-265. doi:10.1177/0218492320930844. View Article

  52. Vervoort D, Vinck EE, Tiwari KK, Tapaua N. Cardiac Surgery and Small Island States: A Bridge Too Far? Ann Thorac Surg. In Press. View Article

  53. Vervoort D, Ma X, Bookholane H, Nguyen TC. Conference cancelled: The equitable flip side of the academic surgery coin [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 18]. Am J Surg. 2020;S0002-9610(20)30437-2. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.008. View Article

  54. Ma X, Luc JGY, Vervoort D. Moving forward: ensuring quality research in vascular surgery during COVID-19 [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 15]. J Vasc Surg. 2020;S0741-5214(20)31590-1. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2020.07.048. View Article

  55. Vervoort D, Luc JG. Hashtag Global Surgery: The Role of Social Media in Advancing the Field of Global Surgery. Cureus. 2020;12(6):e8468. Published 2020 Jun 6. doi:10.7759/cureus.8468. View Article

  56. Vervoort D, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Darkness cannot drive out darkness [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 4]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;S0022-5223(20)31293-9. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.061. View Article

  57. Tulenko K, Vervoort D. Cracks in the System: The Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Public Health Systems [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 16]. Am Rev Public Adm. doi: 10.1177/0275074020941667. View Article

  58. Vervoort D, Ma X, Luc JGY. COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time for Collaboration and A Unified Global Health Front [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 27]. Int J Qual Health Care. 2020;mzaa065. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzaa065. View Article

  59. Vervoort D. Global Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bouncing Back, Higher Than Before?. CTSNet. July 2020. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.12702329. View Article

  60. Ma X, Vervoort D, Luc JG. When misinformation goes viral: access to evidence-based information in the COVID-19 pandemic.   J Glob Health Sci. 2020 Jun;2(1):e13.  https://doi.org/10.35500/jghs.2020.2.e13. View Article

  61. Vervoort D, Nguyen DH, Nguyen TC. When Culture Dictates Practice: Adoption of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Aug 26:1556984520948644. doi: 10.1177/1556984520948644. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32845181. View Article

  62. Vervoort D, Guetter CR, Trager L, Diaz-Castrillon CE, Shah P, Etchill EW, Salenger R. Cardiac Surgical Cost Variation Around the World: Protocol for a Systematic Review. Int J Surg Protoc. 2020 Aug 3;23:11-14. doi: 10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.004. PMID: 32803024; PMCID: PMC7417884. View Article

  63. Ma X, Miranda E, Vervoort D. Placing equity at the core of vascular surgery research. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Dec;72(6):2220-2221. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.06.130. PMID: 33222835. View Article
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  64. Kim NE, Vervoort D, Hammouri A, Riboni C, Salem H, Grimes CE, Wright N. Cost-Effectiveness of Neonatal Surgery for Congenital Anomalies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review Protocol. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020 Aug 30;4(1):e000755. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000755. PMID: 32923695; PMCID: PMC7462241. View Article

  65. Vervoort D, Swain JD, Pezzella AT, Kpodonu J. Cardiac Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A State-of-the-Art Review. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Aug 6:S0003-4975(20)31293-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.181. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32771467. View Article

  66. Vervoort D, Corley J. The Power of the Pen: How Doctor Voices Can Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic. J Public Health Emerg. 2020;4:17. View Article

  67. Ma X, Vervoort D. Essential Vascular Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Towards the Tipping Point. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Aug 19:S1078-5884(20)30698-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.08.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32828640. View Article

  68. Reddy CL, Vervoort D, Meara JG, Atun R. Integrating Surgery into Universal Health Coverage. J Glob Health. 2020 Dec;10(2):020341. doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.02034. PMID: 33110540; PMCID: PMC7562729.​ View Article

  69. Vervoort D, Cardarelli M. The Global Unmet Need of Congenital Cardiac Care: A Quantitative Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease. Cardiol Young. 2020 Aug 20:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120002577. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32815495. View Article

  70. Vervoort D, Dearani JA, Starnes V, Thourani VH, Nguyen TC. Brave New World: Virtual Conferencing and Surgical Education in the COVID-19 Era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug 6:S0022-5223(20)32268-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.094. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32891447; PMCID: PMC7409975. View Article

  71. Vervoort D. Closing the borders: The unmet need of congenital heart surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Card Surg. 2020 Sep 16. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32939816. View Article

  72. Vervoort D, Ma X, Shrime MG. Money down the drain: predatory publishing in the COVID-19 era. Can J Public Health. 2020 Oct;111(5):665-666. doi: 10.17269/s41997-020-00411-5. Epub 2020 Sep 4. PMID: 32886305; PMCID: PMC7472937. View Article

  73. Luc JGY, Vervoort D, Percy E, Hirji S, Mann GK, Phan K, Dibas M, Vaduganathan M, Preventza O, Antonoff MB. Trends in Female Authorship: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Aug 19:S0003-4975(20)31324-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32827552. View Article

  74. Ma X, Marinos J, De Jesus J, Lin N, Sung CY, Vervoort D. Human rights-based approach to global surgery: A scoping review. Int J Surg. 2020 Aug 21;82:16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.08.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32828980. View Article

  75. Vervoort D. Centralization and Regionalization of Congenital Heart Surgery in a Globalized World. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 19:S0022-5223(20)32585-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33618868. View Article

  76. Ma X, Thomas HS, Nazir A, Vervoort D. Comment on “The Compounding Access Problem for Surgical Care: Innovations in the Post-COVID Era”. Ann Surg. 2020 Jul 14. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004226. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33055592. View Article

  77. Niyikuri A, Smith ER, Vervoort D, Shrime MG, Brown S, Peters AW, Yamey G, Makasa E. Top 10 Resources in Global Surgery. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 Oct 2;8(3):606-611. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00050. PMID: 33008867; PMCID: PMC7541111. View Article

  78. Van Den Eynde J, Sa MPBO, Callahan CP, Dimagli A, Vervoort D, Kampaktsis PN, Zhigalov K, Ruhparwar A, Weymann A. Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction with Medtronic Freestyle Valve in the Ross Procedure: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Artif Organs. 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1111/aor.13837. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33001477. View Article

  79. Kadyraliev B, Marchenko A, Arutyunyan V, Enginoev S, Askadinov M, Uzdenov M, Sá MPBO, Toropitsyn S, Samedova O, Pavlova V, Arjomandi Rad A, Vervoort D, Weymann A, Zhigalov K. Wolfe procedure in a 78-year-old patient with aortic root aneurysm: A case report. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15105. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33032372. View Article

  80. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. Br J Surg. 2020 Sep 25:10.1002/bjs.12050. doi: 10.1002/bjs.12050. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32974904; PMCID: PMC7537063. View Article

  81. Glasbey JC, Bhangu A; COVIDSurg Collaborative. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Oct 6:JCO2001933. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01933. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33021869. View Article

  82. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2020 Nov 12. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa051. View Article

  83. Bouchard ME, Justiniano J, Vervoort D, Gore-Booth J, Emmanuel A, Langer M. Cross-sectional analysis tracking workforce density in surgery, anesthesia, and obstetrics as an indicator of progress toward improved global surgical access. IJS Glob Heal. 2020;3(6). View Article

  84. Vervoort D, Zheleva B, Jenkins KJ, Dearani JA. Children at the Heart of Global Cardiac Surgery: An Advocacy Stakeholder Analysis. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Jan;12(1):48-54. doi: 10.1177/2150135120955189. PMID: 33407026. View Article

  85. Vervoort D, Swain JD, Fiedler AG. A Seat at the Table: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon as Surgeon-Advocate. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec 17:S0003-4975(20)32125-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.09.068. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33345784. View Article

  86. Vervoort D, Premkumar A, Ghandour H, Kpodonu J. Health System Needs to Establish Cardiac Surgery Centers. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2021 Jan 9. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721395. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33421965. View Article

  87. Harrell KN, Vervoort D, Luc JGY, Tracy BM, Daniel Stanley J. Social Media in Surgery. Am Surg. 2020 Dec 19:3134820972979. doi: 10.1177/0003134820972979. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33345548. View Article

  88. Van den Eynde J, Sá MPBO, Vervoort D, Roever L, Meyns B, Budts W, Gewillig M, Ruhparwar A, Zhigalov K, Weymann A. Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Tetralogy of Fallot: An Updated Meta-Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec 27:S0003-4975(20)32173-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.040. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33378694. View Article

  89. Vervoort D, Ouzounian M, Yanagawa B. Mitral valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease: replace, repair, retrain? Curr Opin Cardiol. 2020 Dec 24;Publish Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000826. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33394710. View Article

  90. Vervoort D, Kpodonu J. Financing Cardiac Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. ACC.org. 2020 Nov 19. View Article

  91. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Colorectal Dis. 2020 Nov 15:10.1111/codi.15431. doi: 10.1111/codi.15431. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33191669; PMCID: PMC7753519. View Article

  92. Nguyen Q, Vervoort D, Phan K, Luc JG. Surgical Management for Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: A Review of the Literature. J Thorac Disease. 2021 Mar;13(3):1833-1850. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2682. PMID: 33841972; PMCID: PMC8024852. View Article.
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  93. Vervoort D, Fiedler AG. Virtual Reality, e-Learning, and Global Cardiac Surgical Capacity-Building. J Card Surg. 2021 Jun;36(6):1835-1837. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15498. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33772865. View Article.

  94. Hussein Khalil K, B O Sá MP, Vervoort D, Roever L, de Andrade Pires MA, de Oliveira Lima JM, de Salles FB, Munhoz Khalil G, Gomes Nicz PF, Vilca Mejía OA, Akio Okino A, de Carvalho Lima R. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Brazil from 2008 to 2017. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar;36(3):913-920. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15328. Epub 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33469979. View Article

  95. Vervoort D. The road to 2030: introduction to the global surgery focused issue. J Public Health Emerg. 2021;5:1. doi: 10.21037/jphe-2020-gs-13. View Article

  96. Castro-Varela A, Luc JGY, Vervoort D. Social Media and Global Cardiovascular Disparities. Eur Heart J Dig Health. 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztaa019. Epub 2021 Jan 25. View Article 

  97. GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries. Lancet. 2021 Jan 30;397(10272):387-397. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00001-5. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33485461; PMCID: PMC7846817. View Article

  98. Ravishankar R, Adreak NA, Vervoort D. Shared learning in and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Feb 1:ezab023. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33523212. View Article

  99. Sprow HN, Hansen NF, Loeb HE, Wight CL, Patterson RH, Vervoort D, Kim EE, Greving R, Mazhiqi A, Wall K, Corley J, Anderson E, Chu K. Gender-Based Microaggressions in Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Global Literature. World J Surg. 2021 Feb 11. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-05974-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33575827. View Article

  100. Nazir A, Vervoort D, Reddy CL. From the first mile to the last: Challenges of the global surgical supply chain. Am J Surg. 2021 Mar 22:S0002-9610(21)00166-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.03.033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33775412; PMCID: PMC7983454. View Article.

  101. Vervoort D, Guetter CR, Peters AW. Blockchain, Health Disparities, and Global Health. BMJ Innovations. Published Online First: 05 March 2021. doi: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2021-000667. View Article.

  102. Vervoort D, van Daalen KR. The European Union, Economies, and Public Health: Not One Without the Other. Public Health. 2021;194:1-3. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.020. View Article.

  103. Vervoort D. Re: Part 2: blockchain technology in health care. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Apr;91(4):763. doi: 10.1111/ans.16527. PMID: 33847059. View Article.

  104. Vervoort D. Reply: Bridging the public-private divide. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr 16:S0022-5223(21)00534-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.054. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33875257. View Article.

  105. Meuris B, Vervoort D, De Praetere H, Rex S, Van De Bruaene A, Herijgers P, Rega F, Verbrugghe P. Starting an aortic valve repair program: is it worthwhile? Aortic valve repair compared to replacement. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 May 21:ezab200. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab200. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34021336. View Article.

  106. Vervoort D, Long C. The Paradox of Exceptionalism: Setting Priorities Straight. Surg Innov. 2021 May 7:15533506211018444. doi: 10.1177/15533506211018444. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33960860. View Article.

  107. Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative; Covid Collaborative, Welch C. Age and frailty are independently associated with increased COVID-19 mortality and increased care needs in survivors: results of an international multi-centre study. Age Ageing. 2021 May 5;50(3):617-630. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab026. PMID: 33951161. View Article.

  108. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Mar 24:znab101. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33761533; PMCID: PMC7995808. View Article.

  109. Vervoort D, Antunes MJ, Pezzella AT. Rheumatic heart disease: The role of global cardiac surgery. J Card Surg. 2021 Aug;36(8):2857-2864. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15597. Epub 2021 May 3. PMID: 33938579. View Article.

  110. Ghandour H, Vervoort D, Welke KF, Pettersson GB, Karamlou T. Pursuing Excellence: Optimizing Lifelong Care for the Adult Congenital Heart Patient. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May 31:S0003-4975(21)00926-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34081982. View Article.

  111. Ma X, Luc JGY, Vervoort D. Advancing academia through social media: Opportunities in vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Jul;74(1):341-342. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.11.055. PMID: 34172191. View Article.

  112. Vervoort D, Edwin F. Treating pediatric and congenital heart disease abroad? Imperatives for local health system development. Int J Cardiol Congen Heart Dis. 2021 Feb;2:100082. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100082. View Article.

  113. Vervoort D, El-Hamamsy I, Chu MWA, Peterson MD, Ouzounian M. The Ross procedure and valve-sparing root replacement procedures in the adult patient: do guidelines follow the evidence? Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021. doi: 10.21037/acs-2021-rp-24. View Article.

  114. Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2021 Jul 24;398(10297):325-339. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00767-4. Epub 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34270932. View Article.

  115. Vervoort D, Fremes SE. Occam's razor in societal guidelines: optimizing antiplatelet therapy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jun 25:ezab301. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab301. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34173003. View Article.

  116. Argaw ST, Babar MS, Vervoort D. Pediatric and congenital heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: the triple threat. World J Ped Surg. 2021;4:e000299. doi:10.1136/ wjps-2021-000299. View Article.

  117. Khalil KH, Sá MPBO, Vervoort D, Roever L, Pires MAA, Lima JMO, de Salles FB, Khalil GM, Nicz PFG, Mejía OAV, Okino AA, Lima RC. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Brazil: A nationwide perspective. J Card Surg. 2021 Jun 20. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15765. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34148261. View Article.

  118. COVIDSurg Collaborative Co-authors. Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. Br J Surg. 2021 Jul 6:znab183. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab183. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34227657. View Article.

  119. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jun;76(6):748-758. doi: 10.1111/anae.15458. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 33690889; PMCID: PMC8206995. View Article.

  120. Vervoort D, Swain JD. Cost Reduction in Cardiothoracic Surgery: The Case for Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul 13:S0003-4975(21)01216-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34270973. View Article.

  121. Bookholane H, Vervoort D, Manoj M, Malave-Trowbridge D, Jumbam DT. Recalibrating global health: how COVID-19 can bring us together. J Glob Health Reports. 2021. doi: 10.29392/001c.25474. View Article.

  122. Vervoort D. A Bridge to Cross: Leaving No Patient Behind. [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 6]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;S0003-4975(21)01381-3. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.085. View Article.

  123. Vervoort D, Chauvette V, Noly PE, El-Hamamsy I, Bouchard D, Rubens FD, Jeanmart H. Competency-Based Education in Cardiac Surgery: What Does It Entail? Can J Cardiol. 2021. In Press.

  124. Chan V, Vervoort D, Fremes SE. Retrograde Autologous Priming of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit as a Blood Conservation Strategy: Should We Get Pumped Up? [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 11]. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021;ezab384. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezab384. View Article.

  125. Vervoort D, Canner JK, Haut ER, Black JH, Abularrage CJ, Zarkowsky DS, Iannuzzi JC, Hicks CW. Racial disparities associated with reintervention after elective endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. J Surg Res. 2021. In Press. View Article.

  126. Vervoort D, Guetter CR, Munyaneza F, Trager LE, Argaw ST, Abraham PJ, Dayan V. Non-Governmental Organizations Delivering Global Cardiac Surgical Care: A Quantitative Impact Assessment. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. [In Press: Aug 2021]. View Article.

  127. Guetter CR, Vervoort D, Luc JGY, Ouzounian M. Female and Country Representation on Editorial Boards of Cardiothoracic Surgery Journals [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 25]. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021;S1043-0679(21)00394-4. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.08.015. View Article.

  128. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 9]. Anaesthesia. 2021;10.1111/anae.15560. doi:10.1111/anae.15560. View Article.

  129. Vervoort D, Genetu A, Kpodonu J. Policy prioritisation to address the global burden of rheumatic heart disease [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 17]. Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(9):e1212. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00352-1. View Article.

  130. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 24]. Anaesthesia. 2021;10.1111/anae.15563. doi:10.1111/anae.15563. View Article.
     
  131. Vervoort D, Tam DY, Wijeysundera HC. Health Technology Assessment for Cardiovascular Digital Health Technologies and Artificial Intelligence: Why is it Different? [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 27]. Can J Cardiol. 2021;S0828-282X(21)00660-7. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2021.08.015. View Article.

  132. Lee G, Vervoort D, Sud M, Fremes SE. Commentary: CABG versus PCI in left main disease: plausibility does not equal evidence [published online ahead of print, 2021 Sep 4]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.08.072. View Article.

  133. Gong JH, Bai G, Vervoort D, Eltorai AEM, Giladi AM, Long C. Decreasing Medicare Utilization, Reimbursement, and Reimbursement-to-Charge Ratio of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Procedures: 2010 to 2019 [published online ahead of print, 2021 Sep 10]. Ann Plast Surg. 2021;10.1097/SAP.0000000000002990. doi:10.1097/SAP.0000000000002990. View Article.

  134. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(11):1507-1517. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00493-9. View Article.

  135. GBD 2019 Stroke Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Neurol. 2021;20(10):795-820. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00252-0. View Article.

  136. Vervoort D, Luc JGY, Sá MPBO, Etchill EW. Open Access and Article Processing Charges in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Journals: a Cross-Sectional Analysis. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2021;36(4):453-460. Published 2021 Aug 6. doi:10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0289. View Article.

  137. Ghandour HZ, Vervoort D, Welke KF, Karamlou T. Regionalization of congenital cardiac surgical care: what it will take. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2022;37(1):137-143. doi:10.1097/HCO.0000000000000940. View Article.

  138. Vervoort D, Ma X, Sunderji A, Bookholane H. The international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response: same story, different times?. Future Virol. 2021;0(0):10.2217/fvl-2021-0214. doi:10.2217/fvl-2021-0214. View Article.

  139. STARSurg Collaborative and COVIDSurg Collaborative. Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2021;108(12):1448-1464. doi:10.1093/bjs/znab336. View Article.

  140. Vervoort D, Ma X, Bookholane H. Equitable Open Access Publishing: Changing the Financial Power Dynamics in Academia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021;9(4):733-736. Published 2021 Dec 21. doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00145. View Article.

  141. Vervoort D, Malik A, Fremes SE. The evolving evidence base for coronary artery bypass grafting and arterial grafting in 2021: How to improve vein graft patency. JTCVS Tech. 2021;10:102-109. Published 2021 Sep 24. doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.09.038. View Article.

  142. Vervoort D, Deng MX, Fremes SE. Commentary: In the hands of the few, less is more. JTCVS Tech. 2021;10:168-169. Published 2021 Oct 20. doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.10.015. View Article.

  143. Audisio K, Lia H, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Soletti Jr G, Cancelli G, Olaria RP, Chadow D, Tam DY, Vervoort D, Farkouh ME, Bhatt DL, Fremes SE, Gaudino M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Non-COVID-19 Clinical Trials. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022;9(1):19. Published 2022 Jan 10. doi:10.3390/jcdd9010019. View Article.

  144. Chan VF, Vervoort D. The double-edged sword of cardiac surgical care: rethinking sustainability in an ever-growing field [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jan 22]. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022;ezab531. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezab531. View Article.

  145. Vervoort D, Lia H, Fremes SE. Sweet victory: Optimizing glycemic control after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Card Surg. 2022;37(4):937-940. doi:10.1111/jocs.16278. View Article.

  146. COVIDSurg Collaborative. The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 14]. Colorectal Dis. 2022;10.1111/codi.16117. doi:10.1111/codi.16117. View Article.

  147. Velin L, Panayi AC, Lebbe I, Koehl E, Willemse G, Vervoort D. Global surgery education in Europe: a landscape analysis. BJS Open. 2022;6(1):zrac001. doi:10.1093/bjsopen/zrac001. View Article.

  148. Velin L, Panayi AC, Lebbe I, Koehl E, Willemse G, Vervoort D. Author response to: Global surgery education in Europe: a landscape analysis. BJS Open. 2022;6(2):zrac038. doi:10.1093/bjsopen/zrac038. View Article.

  149. Vervoort D, Chung JCY, Ouzounian M. Access to Thoracic Aortic Care: Challenges and Opportunities in Universal Health Coverage Systems. Can J Cardiol. 2022;38(6):726-728. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2022.03.004. View Article.

  150. Vervoort D, Bai G. The Identification of Outlier Medical Specialties from Examining the Association Between the Change in Charges and the Change in Medicare Payments from 2010 to 2019 [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 14]. J Gen Intern Med. 2022;10.1007/s11606-021-07390-4. doi:10.1007/s11606-021-07390-4. View Article.

  151. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Outcomes and Their State-level Variation in Patients Undergoing Surgery With Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the USA: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Ann Surg. 2022;275(2):247-251. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005310. View Article.

  152. Vinck EE, Vervoort D, Tiwari KK, Kilic A, Smood BF, Rendon JC, Escobar JJ, Gomez AQ, Palmen M, Klautz RJM. Destination left ventricular assist devices in island states: asking too much or the inevitable solution. Cardiothorac Surg. 2022;30(1). doi:10.1186/s43057-021-00065-0. View Article.

  153. Ma X, Vervoort D, Dare AJ. Growing academic global surgery: opportunities for Canadian trainees. Can J Surg. 2022;65(2):E212-E214. Published 2022 Mar 15. doi:10.1503/cjs.018420. View Article.

  154. Vervoort D, Swain JD. Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: No Panacea, But a Critical Value-Based Health Care Tool [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 26]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022;S0003-4975(22)00456-8. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.035. View Article.

  155. Lee G, Vervoort D. Out of sight, but not out of heart: The prevailing burden of rheumatic heart disease in high-income countries. J Card Surg. 2022;37(6):1799. doi:10.1111/jocs.16478. View Article.

  156. Vervoort D, Chung JCY, Ouzounian M. No One-Size-Fits-All: The Need for Sex-Based Analysis and Management in Cardiac Surgery [published online ahead of print, 2022 Apr 16]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022;S0003-4975(22)00530-6. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.078. View Article.

  157. Ma X, Vervoort D, Babar MS, Luc JG, Drudi LM. Vascular Surgery Research in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Sex-Based Bibliometric Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2022 Apr 22]. Am Surg. 2022;31348221091965. doi:10.1177/00031348221091965. View Article.

  158. Ashraf M, Vervoort D, Rizvi S, et al. Access to safe, timely and affordable surgical, anaesthesia and obstetric care in Pakistan: a 16-year scoping review. East Mediterr Health J. 2022;28(4):302-313. Published 2022 Apr 28. doi:10.26719/emhj.22.009. View Article.

  159. GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022;10(7):e1003-e1011. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00168-1. View Article.

  160. Tsai SHL, Hu CW, Shao SC, Tischler EH, Obisesan OH, Vervoort D, Chen WC, Hu JR, Kuo LT. Comparative Risks of Fracture Among Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Warfarin: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022;9:896952. Published 2022 May 23. doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.896952. View Article.

  161. Vervoort D, An KR, Elbatarny M, et al. Dealing with the epidemic of endocarditis in people who inject drugs [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 9]. Can J Cardiol. 2022;S0828-282X(22)00346-4. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2022.06.004. View Article.

  162. GBD 2019 Adolescent Transport and Unintentional Injuries Collaborators. Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 29]. Lancet Public Health. 2022;S2468-2667(22)00134-7. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00134-7. View Article.

  163. Ghandour H, Vervoort D, Ravishankar R. Swain JD. Cardiac surgery and the sustainable development goals: a review. Cardiothorac Surg. 2022:30(14). doi: 10.1186/s43057-022-00072-9. View Article.

  164. Vervoort D, Kimmaliardjuk DM, Ross H, Fremes SE, Ouzounian, Mashford-Pringle A. Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 4]. CJC Open. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.05.010. View Article.

  165. Dada S, van Daalen KR, Barrios-Ruiz A, Wu KT, Desjardins A, Bryce-Alberti M, Castro-Varela A, Khorsand P, Zamorano AS, Jung L, Malolos G, Li J, Vervoort D, Hamilton NC, Patil P, El Omrani O, Wangari MC, Sibanda T, Buggy C, Mogo ERI. Challenging the “old boys club” in academia: Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of journals publishing in environmental sciences and public health. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022;2(6):e0000541. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000541.

  166. Marin-Cuartas M, Vervoort D, Contreras JR, et al. Perspectives in Training and Professional Practice of Cardiac Surgery in Latin America [published online ahead of print, 2022 Sep 16]. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2022;10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0125. doi:10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0125

  167. Lin Y, Vervoort D, Thapa B, Sapkota R, Mitchell JD. Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022;32(3):405-412. doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.04.003

  168. Nunez-Ordonez N, Cabrera-Vargas LF, Ferrada P, Vervoort D. Narrowing the global surgi- cal perspective: The big city bias [published online ahead of print, 2022 Aug 18]. Am J Surg. 2022;S0002-9610(22)00500-1. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.08.003

  169. Vervoort D, Lee G, Lin Y, Reyes JRC, Kanyepi K, Tapaua N. Six Billion People Have No Access to Safe, Timely, and Affordable Cardiac Surgical Care. JACC: Advances. 2022. In Press.

  170. Vervoort D, Chia-Ying Chung J, Fremes SE. The Aortic Wall Conundrum: Predicting Tho- racic Aortic Disease Behaviour [published online ahead of print, 2022 Aug 19]. Can J Cardiol. 2022;S0828-282X(22)00508-6. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2022.08.006

  171. Vervoort D, Lia H, Fremes SE. Commentary: The (Chest) Walls are Closing In: Bone Putty- Based Rigid Fixation to Optimize Recovery After Sternotomy [published online ahead of print, 2022 Oct 7]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022;S0022-5223(22)01053-4. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.09.056

  172. Vervoort D, Jolicoeur ME, Marquis-Gravel G, Fremes SE. Is the world ready for the STICH 3.0 trial? [published online ahead of print, 2022 Sep 13]. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2022;10.1097/HCO.0000000000001000 doi:10.1097/HCO.0000000000001000

  173. GBD 2019 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators. Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Glob Health. 2022;10(12):e1715-e1743. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00429-6

  174. Vervoort D, Tam DY, Fremes SE. Dissecting Aortic Stenosis Disparities in Ontario, Canada: Do Gaps Persist in the Transcatheter Era? [published online ahead of print, 2022 Oct 29]. Can J Cardiol. 2022;S0828-282X(22)00984-9. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2022.10.025

  175. NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery; COVIDSurg Collaborative. Elective surgery sys- tem strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. Lancet. 2022;400(10363):1607-1617. doi:10.1016/S0140- 6736(22)01846-3

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