All Publications

Data provided by UCSF Profiles, powered by CTSI at UCSF
  1. Aguilar OA, Qualls AE, Gonzalez-Hinojosa MDR, Obeidalla S, Kerchberger VE, Tsao T, Singer JP, Looney MR, Raymond W, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Shaver CM, Ware LB, Christie J, Diamond JM, Lanier LL, Greenland JR, Calabrese DR, LTOG Investigators. MICB Genomic Variant is Associated with NKG2D-mediated Acute Lung Injury and Death. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Oct 25. View in PubMed
  2. Prather AA, Gao Y, Betancourt L, Kordahl RC, Sriram A, Huang CY, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Calabrese DR, Venado A, Greenland JR, Singer JP. Disturbed sleep is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation. medRxiv. 2023 Oct 13. View in PubMed
  3. Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty? Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Oct 08. View in PubMed
  4. Santos J, Wang P, Shemesh A, Liu F, Tsao T, Aguilar OA, Cleary SJ, Singer JP, Gao Y, Hays SR, Golden J, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Kolaitis NA, Shah RJ, Venado A, Kukreja J, Weigt SS, Belperio JA, Lanier LL, Looney MR, Greenland JR, Calabrese DR. CCR5 drives NK cell-associated airway damage in pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. JCI Insight. 2023 Oct 03. View in PubMed
  5. Greenland JR, Guo R, Lee S, Tran L, Kapse B, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Golden JA, Calabrese DR, Singer JP, Wolters PJ. Short airway telomeres are associated with primary graft dysfunction and chronic lung allograft dysfunction. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Aug 28. View in PubMed
  6. Santos J, Hays SR, Golden JA, Calabrese DR, Kolaitis N, Kleinhenz ME, Shah R, Estrada AV, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Greenland JR. Decreased Lymphocytic Bronchitis Severity in the Era of Azithromycin Prophylaxis. Transplant Direct. 2023 Sep; 9(9):e1495. View in PubMed
  7. Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Prone Positioning After Lung Transplantation Remains Prone to Debate. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul 20. View in PubMed
  8. Luu HY, Santos J, Isaza E, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Management of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation with extracorporeal life support: an evidence-based review. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Jul 31; 15(7):4090-4100. View in PubMed
  9. Nguyen A, Chen J, Isaza E, Panchal N, Deiter F, Hoover J, Trinh B, Hays SR, Golden JA, Singer JP, Brzezinski M, Greenland JR, Kukreja J. Biofire pneumonia panel in lung donors: faster detection but limited pathogens. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Aug; 25(4):e14091. View in PubMed
  10. Singer JP, Gao Y, Huang CY, Kordahl RC, Sriram A, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Venado A, Calabrese DR, Greenland JR. The Association Between Frailty and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation. Transplantation. 2023 10 01; 107(10):2255-2261. View in PubMed
  11. Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M. Perioperative Fluid Management. Anesthesiol Clin. 2023 Sep; 41(3):613-629. View in PubMed
  12. Bromberger B, Calabrese DR, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Regadenoson is all the RAGE: Targeting the inflammatory cascade in Primary Graft Dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr 14. View in PubMed
  13. Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Lung preservation: from perfusion to temperature. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2023 06 01; 28(3):168-173. View in PubMed
  14. Singer JP, Christie JD, Diamond JM, Anderson MA, Benvenuto LA, Gao Y, Arcasoy SM, Lederer DJ, Calabrese D, Wang P, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Venado A, Kolaitis NA, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Golden J, Betancourt L, Oyster M, Zaleski D, Adler J, Kalman L, Balar P, Patel S, Medikonda N, Koons B, Tevald M, Covinsky KE, Greenland JR, Katz PK. Development of the Lung Transplant Frailty Scale (LT-FS). J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Jul; 42(7):892-904. View in PubMed
  15. Cypel M, Hötzenecker K, Campo-Cañaveral de la Cruz J, Kukreja J, Suarez E, Smith M, Bush EL. Lungs Preserved on Ice or in a Refrigerator? Prolonged Static Lung Storage at 10 °C. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 05; 115(5):1095-1097. View in PubMed
  16. Singer JP, Calfee CS, Delucchi K, Diamond JM, Anderson MA, Benvenuto LA, Gao Y, Wang P, Arcasoy SM, Lederer DJ, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Venado A, Kolaitis NA, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Golden J, Betancourt L, Oyster M, Brown M, Zaleski D, Medikonda N, Kalman L, Balar P, Patel S, Calabrese DR, Greenland JR, Christie JD. Subphenotypes of frailty in lung transplant candidates. Am J Transplant. 2023 04; 23(4):531-539. View in PubMed
  17. Odisho AY, Liu AW, Maiorano AR, Bigazzi MOA, Medina E, Leard LE, Shah R, Venado A, Perez A, Golden J, Kleinhenz ME, Kolaitis NA, Maheshwari J, Trinh BN, Kukreja J, Greenland J, Calabrese D, Neinstein AB, Singer JP, Hays SR. Design and implementation of a digital health home spirometry intervention for remote monitoring of lung transplant function. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 06; 42(6):828-837. View in PubMed
  18. Sawinski D, Lai JC, Pinney S, Gray AL, Jackson AM, Stewart D, Levine DJ, Locke JE, Pomposelli JJ, Hartwig MG, Hall SA, Dadhania DM, Cogswell R, Perez RV, Schold JD, Turgeon NA, Kobashigawa J, Kukreja J, Magee JC, Friedewald J, Gill JS, Loor G, Heimbach JK, Verna EC, Walsh MN, Terrault N, Testa G, Diamond JM, Reese PP, Brown K, Orloff S, Farr MA, Olthoff KM, Siegler M, Ascher N, Feng S, Kaplan B, Pomfret E. Addressing sex-based disparities in solid organ transplantation in the United States - a conference report. Am J Transplant. 2023 03; 23(3):316-325. View in PubMed
  19. Calabrese DR, Chong T, Singer JP, Rajalingam R, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Leard L, Golden JA, Lanier LL, Greenland JR. CD16+ natural killer cells in bronchoalveolar lavage are associated with antibody-mediated rejection and chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Am J Transplant. 2023 01; 23(1):37-44. View in PubMed
  20. Macrae TA, Lazo J, Viduya J, Florez R, Dewey K, Gao Y, Singer JP, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Greenland JR, Calabrese DR. Frailty and genetic risk predict fracture after lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2023 02; 23(2):214-222. View in PubMed
  21. DesJardin JT, Svetlichnaya Y, Kolaitis NA, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Schiller NB, Zier LS, Singer JP, De Marco T. Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance in advanced lung disease. Pulm Circ. 2023 Jan; 13(1):e12183. View in PubMed
  22. Calabrese DR, Tsao T, Magnen M, Valet C, Gao Y, Mallavia B, Tian JJ, Aminian EA, Wang KM, Shemesh A, Punzalan EB, Sarma A, Calfee CS, Christenson SA, Langelier CR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Kolaitis NA, Shah R, Venado A, Lanier LL, Greenland JR, Sayah DM, Ardehali A, Kukreja J, Weigt SS, Belperio JA, Singer JP, Looney MR. NKG2D receptor activation drives primary graft dysfunction severity and poor lung transplantation outcomes. JCI Insight. 2022 12 22; 7(24). View in PubMed
  23. Expert Consensus Panel:, Hartwig M, van Berkel V, Bharat A, Cypel M, Date H, Erasmus M, Hoetzenecker K, Klepetko W, Kon Z, Kukreja J, Machuca T, McCurry K, Mercier O, Opitz I, Puri V, Van Raemdonck D. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: The use of mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jan; 165(1):301-326. View in PubMed
  24. Isaza E, Santos J, Haro GJ, Chen J, Weber DJ, Deuse T, Singer JP, Golden JA, Hays S, Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Pain Ther. 2023 Feb; 12(1):201-211. View in PubMed
  25. Kolaitis NA, Chen H, Calabrese DR, Kumar K, Obata J, Bach C, Golden JA, Simon MA, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Leard LE, Singer JP, De Marco T. The Lung Allocation Score Remains Inequitable for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Even after the 2015 Revision. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 02 01; 207(3):300-311. View in PubMed
  26. Cantu E, Diamond JM, Cevasco M, Suzuki Y, Crespo M, Clausen E, Dallara L, Ramon CV, Harmon MT, Bermudez C, Benvenuto L, Anderson M, Wille KM, Weinacker A, Dhillon GS, Orens J, Shah P, Merlo C, Lama V, McDyer J, Snyder L, Palmer S, Hartwig M, Hage CA, Singer J, Calfee C, Kukreja J, Greenland JR, Ware LB, Localio R, Hsu J, Gallop R, Christie JD. Contemporary trends in PGD incidence, outcomes, and therapies. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 12; 41(12):1839-1849. View in PubMed
  27. McGlothlin DP, Granton J, Klepetko W, Beghetti M, Rosenzweig EB, Corris PA, Horn E, Kanwar MK, McRae K, Roman A, Tedford R, Badagliacca R, Bartolome S, Benza R, Caccamo M, Cogswell R, Dewachter C, Donahoe L, Fadel E, Farber HW, Feinstein J, Franco V, Frantz R, Gatzoulis M, Hwa Anne Goh C, Guazzi M, Hansmann G, Hastings S, Heerdt PM, Hemnes A, Herpain A, Hsu CH, Kerr K, Kolaitis NA, Kukreja J, Madani M, McCluskey S, McCulloch M, Moser B, Navaratnam M, Rådegran G, Reimer C, Savale L, Shlobin OA, Svetlichnaya J, Swetz K, Tashjian J, Thenappan T, Vizza CD, West S, Zuckerman W, Zuckermann A, De Marco T. ISHLT consensus statement: Perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure undergoing surgery. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 09; 41(9):1135-1194. View in PubMed
  28. Venado A, Kukreja J, Greenland JR. Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 May; 32(2):231-242. View in PubMed
  29. Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Early Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 May; 32(2):185-195. View in PubMed
  30. Kolaitis NA, Gao Y, Soong A, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Venado A, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Katz PP, Kukreja J, Blanc PD, Smith PJ, Singer JP. Depressive symptoms in lung transplant recipients: trajectory and association with mortality and allograft dysfunction. Thorax. 2022 09; 77(9):891-899. View in PubMed
  31. Greenland NY, Deiter F, Calabrese DR, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Leard LE, Kolaitis NA, Golden JA, Singer JP, Greenland JR. Inflammation on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology is associated with decreased chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival. Clin Transplant. 2022 06; 36(6):e14639. View in PubMed
  32. Wang P, Leung J, Lam A, Lee S, Calabrese DR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Wolters PJ, Tang Q, Greenland JR. Lung transplant recipients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have impaired alloreactive immune responses. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 05; 41(5):641-653. View in PubMed
  33. Dugger DT, Calabrese DR, Gao Y, Deiter F, Tsao T, Maheshwari J, Hays SR, Leard L, Kleinhenz ME, Shah R, Golden J, Kukreja J, Gordon ED, Singer JP, Greenland JR. Lung Allograft Epithelium DNA Methylation Age Is Associated With Graft Chronologic Age and Primary Graft Dysfunction. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:704172. View in PubMed
  34. King CS, Mannem H, Kukreja J, Aryal S, Tang D, Singer JP, Bharat A, Behr J, Nathan SD. Lung Transplantation for Patients With COVID-19. Chest. 2022 01; 161(1):169-178. View in PubMed
  35. Crespo MM, Claridge T, Domsic RT, Hartwig M, Kukreja J, Stratton K, Chan KM, Molina M, Ging P, Cochrane A, Hoetzenecker K, Ahmad U, Kapnadak S, Timofte I, Verleden G, Lyu D, Quddus S, Davis N, Porteous M, Mallea J, Perch M, Distler O, Highland K, Magnusson J, Vos R, Glanville AR. ISHLT consensus document on lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disease: Part III: Pharmacology, medical and surgical management of post-transplant extrapulmonary conditions statements. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 11; 40(11):1279-1300. View in PubMed
  36. DeBolt CL, Gao Y, Sutter N, Soong A, Leard L, Jeffrey G, Kleinhenz ME, Calabrese D, Greenland J, Venado A, Hays SR, Shah R, Kukreja J, Trinh B, Kolaitis NA, Douglas V, Diamond JM, Smith P, Singer J. The association of post-operative delirium with patient-reported outcomes and mortality after lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2021 05; 35(5):e14275. View in PubMed
  37. Maheshwari JA, Kolaitis NA, Anderson MR, Benvenuto L, Gao Y, Katz PP, Greenland J, Wolters PJ, Covinsky K, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Calabrese DR, Venado A, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Trinh B, Huang CY, Glidden D, Kleinhenz ME, Golden JA, Sutter N, Tietje-Ulrich G, Criner RN, Arcasoy SM, Christie JD, Diamond J, Singer JP. Construct and Predictive Validity of Sarcopenia in Lung Transplant Candidates. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 09; 18(9):1464-1474. View in PubMed
  38. Diamond JM, Courtwright AM, Balar P, Oyster M, Zaleski D, Adler J, Brown M, Hays SR, Sutter N, Garvey C, Kukreja J, Gao Y, Bruun A, Smith PJ, Singer JP. Mobile health technology to improve emergent frailty after lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2021 04; 35(4):e14236. View in PubMed
  39. Hoover J, Mintz MA, Deiter F, Aminian E, Chen J, Hays SR, Singer JP, Calabrese DR, Kukreja J, Greenland JR. Rapid molecular detection of airway pathogens in lung transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug; 23(4):e13579. View in PubMed
  40. Tsou S, Chen J, Brzezinski M, Hays S, Leard L, Singer JP, Trinh B, Kukreja J. Lung transplantation from swimming pool drowning victims: A case series. Am J Transplant. 2021 06; 21(6):2273-2278. View in PubMed
  41. Lee JS, La J, Aziz S, Dobrinskikh E, Brownell R, Jones KD, Achtar-Zadeh N, Green G, Elicker BM, Golden JA, Matthay MA, Kukreja J, Schwartz DA, Wolters PJ. Molecular markers of telomere dysfunction and senescence are common findings in the usual interstitial pneumonia pattern of lung fibrosis. Histopathology. 2021 Jul; 79(1):67-76. View in PubMed
  42. Calabrese DR, Aminian E, Mallavia B, Liu F, Cleary SJ, Aguilar OA, Wang P, Singer JP, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Dugger D, Nakamura M, Lanier LL, Looney MR, Greenland JR. Natural killer cells activated through NKG2D mediate lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Clin Invest. 2021 02 01; 131(3). View in PubMed
  43. Brzezinski M, Sawatzki R, Tran HN, Price K, Gregersen M, Wong C, Feng CM, Kimatian S, Mizuguchi KA, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD, Schlecht KD. An Analysis of Successful Features of Anesthesiology Journal Clubs. J Educ Perioper Med. 2020 Oct-Dec; 22(4):E648. View in PubMed
  44. Kolaitis NA, Gao Y, Soong A, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden J, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Katz PP, Venado A, Kukreja J, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Primary graft dysfunction attenuates improvements in health-related quality of life after lung transplantation, but not disability or depression. Am J Transplant. 2021 02; 21(2):815-824. View in PubMed
  45. Cleary SJ, Kwaan N, Tian JJ, Calabrese DR, Mallavia B, Magnen M, Greenland JR, Urisman A, Singer JP, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Hay AM, Howie HL, Toy P, Lowell CA, Morrell CN, Zimring JC, Looney MR. Complement activation on endothelium initiates antibody-mediated acute lung injury. J Clin Invest. 2020 11 02; 130(11):5909-5923. View in PubMed
  46. Dugger DT, Fung M, Zlock L, Caldera S, Sharp L, Hays SR, Singer JP, Leard LE, Golden JA, Shah RJ, Kukreja J, Gordon E, Finkbeiner W, Kleinhenz ME, Langelier C, Greenland JR. Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients Have Suppressed Airway Interferon Responses during Pseudomonas Infection. Cell Rep Med. 2020 07 21; 1(4). View in PubMed
  47. Naikawadi RP, Green G, Jones KD, Achtar-Zadeh N, Mieleszko JE, Arnould I, Kukreja J, Greenland JR, Wolters PJ. Airway Epithelial Telomere Dysfunction Drives Remodeling Similar to Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2020 10; 63(4):490-501. View in PubMed
  48. Fung M, Chiu CY, DeVoe C, Doernberg SB, Schwartz BS, Langelier C, Henrich TJ, Yokoe D, Davis J, Hays SR, Chandran S, Kukreja J, Ng D, Prostko J, Taylor R, Reyes K, Bainbridge E, Bond A, Chin-Hong P, Babik JM. Clinical outcomes and serologic response in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19: A case series from the United States. Am J Transplant. 2020 11; 20(11):3225-3233. View in PubMed
  49. Anderson MR, Easthausen I, Gallagher G, Udupa J, Tong Y, Torigian D, Diamond JM, Porteous MK, Palmer SM, Snyder LD, Benvenuto L, Aversa M, Arcasoy S, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Cantu E, Kim JS, Gallagher D, Baldwin MR, Barr RG, Lederer DJ, Christie JD, Singer JP. Skeletal muscle adiposity and outcomes in candidates for lung transplantation: a lung transplant body composition cohort study. Thorax. 2020 09; 75(9):801-804. View in PubMed
  50. Kukreja J, Tsou S, Chen J, Trinh BN, Feng C, Golden JA, Hays S, Deuse T, Singer JP, Brzezinski M. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Winter; 32(4):772-785. View in PubMed
  51. Venado A, Kolaitis NA, Huang CY, Gao Y, Glidden DV, Soong A, Sutter N, Katz PP, Greenland JR, Calabrese DR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Deuse T, Wolters PJ, Covinsky K, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Frailty after lung transplantation is associated with impaired health-related quality of life and mortality. Thorax. 2020 08; 75(8):669-678. View in PubMed
  52. Nguyen AT, Brzezinski M, Chen J, Nguyen NV, Dinh LV, Kukreja J. Lung transplant programs in developing countries: challenges, solutions, and outcomes. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2020 06; 25(3):299-304. View in PubMed
  53. Copeland H, Hayanga JWA, Neyrinck A, MacDonald P, Dellgren G, Bertolotti A, Khuu T, Burrows F, Copeland JG, Gooch D, Hackmann A, Hormuth D, Kirk C, Linacre V, Lyster H, Marasco S, McGiffin D, Nair P, Rahmel A, Sasevich M, Schweiger M, Siddique A, Snyder TJ, Stansfield W, Tsui S, Orr Y, Uber P, Venkateswaran R, Kukreja J, Mulligan M. Donor heart and lung procurement: A consensus statement. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 06; 39(6):501-517. View in PubMed
  54. Kukreja J, Chen J, Brzezinski M. Redefining marginality: donor lung criteria. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2020 06; 25(3):280-284. View in PubMed
  55. Perez AA, Hays SR, Soong A, Gao Y, Greenland JR, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Golden J, Kukreja J, Venado A, Kleinhenz ME, Singer JP. Improvements in frailty contribute to substantial improvements in quality of life after lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 06; 55(6):1406-1413. View in PubMed
  56. Hamilton BCS, Dincheva GR, Matthay MA, Hays S, Singer JP, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Improved survival after lung transplantation for adults requiring preoperative invasive mechanical ventilation: A national cohort study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Nov; 160(5):1385-1395.e6. View in PubMed
  57. Kolaitis NA, Calabrese DR, Ahearn P, Venado A, Florez R, Lei HL, Isaak K, Henricksen E, Martinez E, Chong T, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Golden J, De Marco T, Greenland JR, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Tacrolimus trough monitoring guided by mass spectrometry without accounting for assay differences is associated with acute kidney injury in lung transplant recipients. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 12 02; 76(24):2019-2027. View in PubMed
  58. Mallavia B, Liu F, Lefrançais E, Cleary SJ, Kwaan N, Tian JJ, Magnen M, Sayah DM, Soong A, Chen J, Saggar R, Shino MY, Ross DJ, Derhovanessian A, Lynch JP, Ardehali A, Weigt SS, Belperio JA, Hays SR, Golden JA, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Venado A, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Looney MR. Mitochondrial DNA Stimulates TLR9-Dependent Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Primary Graft Dysfunction. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2020 03; 62(3):364-372. View in PubMed
  59. Calabrese DR, Wang P, Chong T, Hoover J, Singer JP, Torgerson D, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Dugger D, Christie JD, LTOG investigators, Greenland JR. Dectin-1 genetic deficiency predicts chronic lung allograft dysfunction and death. JCI Insight. 2019 11 14; 4(22). View in PubMed
  60. Anderson MR, Udupa JK, Edwin E, Diamond JM, Singer JP, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Greenland JR, Ferrante A, Lippel M, Blue T, McBurnie A, Oyster M, Kalman L, Rushefski M, Wu C, Pednekar G, Liu W, Arcasoy S, Sonett J, D'Ovidio F, Bacchetta M, Newell JD, Torigian D, Cantu E, Farber DL, Giles JT, Tong Y, Palmer S, Ware LB, Hancock WW, Christie JD, Lederer DJ. Adipose tissue quantification and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: The Lung Transplant Body Composition study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 12; 38(12):1246-1256. View in PubMed
  61. Loor G, Warnecke G, Villavicencio MA, Smith MA, Kukreja J, Ardehali A, Hartwig M, Daneshmand MA, Hertz MI, Huddleston S, Haverich A, Madsen JC, Van Raemdonck D. Portable normothermic ex-vivo lung perfusion, ventilation, and functional assessment with the Organ Care System on donor lung use for transplantation from extended-criteria donors (EXPAND): a single-arm, pivotal trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 11; 7(11):975-984. View in PubMed
  62. Anderson MR, Kolaitis NA, Gao Y, Kukreja J, Greenland J, Hays S, Wolters P, Golden J, Diamond J, Palmer S, Arcasoy S, Udupa J, Christie JD, Lederer DJ, Singer JP. A nonlinear relationship between visceral adipose tissue and frailty in adult lung transplant candidates. Am J Transplant. 2019 11; 19(11):3155-3161. View in PubMed
  63. Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD. Time-efficient, goal-directed, and evidence-based teaching in the ICU. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Apr; 32(2):136-143. View in PubMed
  64. Perez AA, Singer JP, Schwartz BS, Chin-Hong P, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Gao Y, Venado A, Leard LE, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Greenland JR, Hays SR. Management and clinical outcomes after lung transplantation in patients with pre-transplant Mycobacterium abscessus infection: A single center experience. Transpl Infect Dis. 2019 Jun; 21(3):e13084. View in PubMed
  65. Venado A, McCulloch C, Greenland JR, Katz P, Soong A, Shrestha P, Hays S, Golden J, Shah R, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Kukreja J, Zablotska L, Allen IE, Covinsky K, Blanc P, Singer JP. Frailty trajectories in adult lung transplantation: A cohort study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 07; 38(7):699-707. View in PubMed
  66. Greenland JR, Wang P, Brotman JJ, Ahuja R, Chong TA, Kleinhenz ME, Leard LE, Golden JA, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Rajalingam R, Jones K, Laszik ZG, Trivedi NN, Greenland NY, Blanc PD. Gene signatures common to allograft rejection are associated with lymphocytic bronchitis. Clin Transplant. 2019 05; 33(5):e13515. View in PubMed
  67. Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD. Time-efficient, goal-directed, and evidence-based teaching in the ICU. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Feb 08. View in PubMed
  68. Zhang Y, Jones KD, Achtar-Zadeh N, Green G, Kukreja J, Xu B, Wolters PJ. Histopathological and molecular analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lungs from patients treated with pirfenidone or nintedanib. Histopathology. 2019 Jan; 74(2):341-349. View in PubMed
  69. Singer JP, Soong A, Chen J, Shrestha P, Zhuo H, Gao Y, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Golden J, Gregorich SE, Stewart AL. Development and Preliminary Validation of the Lung Transplant Quality of Life (LT-QOL) Survey. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 04 15; 199(8):1008-1019. View in PubMed
  70. Kolaitis NA, Kukreja J, Jones KD, Hays SR, Leard LE. Pirfenidone-Induced Sarcoid-Like Reaction: A Novel Complication. Chest. 2018 10; 154(4):e89-e92. View in PubMed
  71. Calabrese DR, Chong T, Wang A, Singer JP, Gottschall M, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Lanier LL, Tang Q, Greenland JR. NKG2C Natural Killer Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Are Associated With Cytomegalovirus Viremia and Poor Outcomes in Lung Allograft Recipients. Transplantation. 2019 03; 103(3):493-501. View in PubMed
  72. Calabrese DR, Florez R, Dewey K, Hui C, Torgerson D, Chong T, Faust H, Rajalingam R, Hays SR, Golden JA, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Greenland JR. Genotypes associated with tacrolimus pharmacokinetics impact clinical outcomes in lung transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2018 08; 32(8):e13332. View in PubMed
  73. Ramirez JL, Urisman A, Kukreja J, Kratz JR. Surgical Management of Pulmonary Mucormycosis in Third-Trimester Pregnancy. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep. 2018 Jan; 7(1):e27-e29. View in PubMed
  74. Singer JP, Soong A, Bruun A, Bracha A, Chin G, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Rigler J, Golden JA, Greenland JR, Garvey C. A mobile health technology enabled home-based intervention to treat frailty in adult lung transplant candidates: A pilot study. Clin Transplant. 2018 06; 32(6):e13274. View in PubMed
  75. Greenland JR, Chong T, Wang AS, Martinez E, Shrestha P, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Golden JA, Singer JP, Tang Q. Suppressed calcineurin-dependent gene expression identifies lung allograft recipients at increased risk of infection. Am J Transplant. 2018 08; 18(8):2043-2049. View in PubMed
  76. Singer JP, Diamond JM, Anderson MR, Katz PP, Covinsky K, Oyster M, Blue T, Soong A, Kalman L, Shrestha P, Arcasoy SM, Greenland JR, Shah L, Kukreja J, Blumenthal NP, Easthausen I, Golden JA, McBurnie A, Cantu E, Sonett J, Hays S, Robbins H, Raza K, Bacchetta M, Shah RJ, D'Ovidio F, Venado A, Christie JD, Lederer DJ. Frailty phenotypes and mortality after lung transplantation: A prospective cohort study. Am J Transplant. 2018 08; 18(8):1995-2004. View in PubMed
  77. Warnecke G, Van Raemdonck D, Smith MA, Massard G, Kukreja J, Rea F, Loor G, De Robertis F, Nagendran J, Dhital KK, Moradiellos Díez FJ, Knosalla C, Bermudez CA, Tsui S, McCurry K, Wang IW, Deuse T, Lesèche G, Thomas P, Tudorache I, Kühn C, Avsar M, Wiegmann B, Sommer W, Neyrinck A, Schiavon M, Calabrese F, Santelmo N, Olland A, Falcoz PE, Simon AR, Varela A, Madsen JC, Hertz M, Haverich A, Ardehali A. Normothermic ex-vivo preservation with the portable Organ Care System Lung device for bilateral lung transplantation (INSPIRE): a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3 study. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 05; 6(5):357-367. View in PubMed
  78. Hamilton BCS, Dincheva GR, Zhuo H, Golden JA, Brzezinski M, Singer JP, Matthay MA, Kukreja J. Elevated donor plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels and the risk of primary graft dysfunction. Clin Transplant. 2018 04; 32(4):e13210. View in PubMed
  79. Kolaitis NA, Soong A, Shrestha P, Zhuo H, Neuhaus J, Katz PP, Greenland JR, Golden J, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Improvement in patient-reported outcomes after lung transplantation is not impacted by the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 07; 156(1):440-448.e2. View in PubMed
  80. Baldwin MR, Singer JP, Huang D, Sell J, Gonzalez WC, Pollack LR, Maurer MS, D'Ovidio FF, Bacchetta M, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM, Shah L, Robbins H, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Greenland JR, Shah RJ, Leard L, Morrell M, Gries C, Katz PP, Christie JD, Diamond JM, Lederer DJ. Refining Low Physical Activity Measurement Improves Frailty Assessment in Advanced Lung Disease and Survivors of Critical Illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Aug; 14(8):1270-1279. View in PubMed
  81. Van Raemdonck D, Hartwig MG, Hertz MI, Davis RD, Cypel M, Hayes D, Ivulich S, Kukreja J, Lease ED, Loor G, Mercier O, Paoletti L, Parmar J, Rampolla R, Wille K, Walia R, Keshavjee S. Report of the ISHLT Working Group on primary lung graft dysfunction Part IV: Prevention and treatment: A 2016 Consensus Group statement of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 10; 36(10):1121-1136. View in PubMed
  82. Brzezinski M, Gregersen M, Schuch LG, Sawatzki R, Chen JW, Gauger G, Kukreja J, Cason B. Discharge against Medical Advice in Surgical Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report Series Illustrating Unique Challenges. Case Rep Anesthesiol. 2017; 2017:3045907. View in PubMed
  83. Greenland JR, Sun H, Calabrese D, Chong T, Singer JP, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Golden JA, Caughey GH, Venstrom JM, Rajalingam R. HLA Mismatching Favoring Host-Versus-Graft NK Cell Activity Via KIR3DL1 Is Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Lung Transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2017 Aug; 17(8):2192-2199. View in PubMed
  84. Faust HE, Golden JA, Rajalingam R, Wang AS, Green G, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Wolters PJ, Greenland JR. Short lung transplant donor telomere length is associated with decreased CLAD-free survival. Thorax. 2017 11; 72(11):1052-1054. View in PubMed
  85. Hayes D, Tumin D, Budev MM, Tobias JD, St John RC, Kukreja J. Adverse outcomes associated with pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after bilateral lung transplantation. Respir Med. 2017 07; 128:102-108. View in PubMed
  86. Hamilton BC, Kukreja J, Ware LB, Matthay MA. Protein biomarkers associated with primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2017 04 01; 312(4):L531-L541. View in PubMed
  87. Singer JP, Katz PP, Soong A, Shrestha P, Huang D, Ho J, Mindo M, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden J, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Shah RJ, Blanc PD. Effect of Lung Transplantation on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Era of the Lung Allocation Score: A U.S. Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Transplant. 2017 May; 17(5):1334-1345. View in PubMed
  88. Greenland JR, Wong CM, Ahuja R, Wang AS, Uchida C, Golden JA, Hays SR, Leard LE, Rajalingam R, Singer JP, Kukreja J, Wolters PJ, Caughey GH, Tang Q. Donor-Reactive Regulatory T Cell Frequency Increases During Acute Cellular Rejection of Lung Allografts. Transplantation. 2016 10; 100(10):2090-8. View in PubMed
  89. Schuch LG, Yip A, Nouri KF, Gregersen M, Cason B, Kukreja J, Wozniak C, Brzezinski M. Serotonin Syndrome Following an Uncomplicated Orthopedic Surgery in a Patient With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mil Med. 2016 09; 181(9):e1185-8. View in PubMed
  90. Disayabutr S, Kim EK, Cha SI, Green G, Naikawadi RP, Jones KD, Golden JA, Schroeder A, Matthay MA, Kukreja J, Erle DJ, Collard HR, Wolters PJ. miR-34 miRNAs Regulate Cellular Senescence in Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLoS One. 2016; 11(6):e0158367. View in PubMed
  91. Singer JP, Diamond JM, Gries CJ, McDonnough J, Blanc PD, Shah R, Dean MY, Hersh B, Wolters PJ, Tokman S, Arcasoy SM, Ramphal K, Greenland JR, Smith N, Heffernan P, Shah L, Shrestha P, Golden JA, Blumenthal NP, Huang D, Sonett J, Hays S, Oyster M, Katz PP, Robbins H, Brown M, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Bacchetta M, Bush E, D'Ovidio F, Rushefski M, Raza K, Christie JD, Lederer DJ. Frailty Phenotypes, Disability, and Outcomes in Adult Candidates for Lung Transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Dec 01; 192(11):1325-34. View in PubMed
  92. Tokman S, Hays SR, Leard LE, Bush EL, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Golden JA, Singer JP. Prolonged Barium-Impaction Ileus in Two Lung Transplant Recipients With Systemic Sclerosis: Case Report. Transplant Proc. 2015 Dec; 47(10):2965-7. View in PubMed
  93. Mansh M, Binstock M, Williams K, Hafeez F, Kim J, Glidden D, Boettger R, Hays S, Kukreja J, Golden J, Asgari MM, Chin-Hong P, Singer JP, Arron ST. Voriconazole Exposure and Risk of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Aspergillus Colonization, Invasive Aspergillosis and Death in Lung Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant. 2016 Jan; 16(1):262-70. View in PubMed
  94. Kern RM, Singer JP, Koth L, Mooney J, Golden J, Hays S, Greenland J, Wolters P, Ghio E, Jones KD, Leard L, Kukreja J, Blanc PD. Lung transplantation for hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Chest. 2015 Jun; 147(6):1558-1565. View in PubMed
  95. Tokman S, Singer JP, Devine MS, Westall GP, Aubert JD, Tamm M, Snell GI, Lee JS, Goldberg HJ, Kukreja J, Golden JA, Leard LE, Garcia CK, Hays SR. Clinical outcomes of lung transplant recipients with telomerase mutations. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Oct; 34(10):1318-24. View in PubMed
  96. Singer JP, Peterson ER, Snyder ME, Katz PP, Golden JA, D'Ovidio F, Bacchetta M, Sonett JR, Kukreja J, Shah L, Robbins H, Van Horn K, Shah RJ, Diamond JM, Wickersham N, Sun L, Hays S, Arcasoy SM, Palmer SM, Ware LB, Christie JD, Lederer DJ. Body composition and mortality after adult lung transplantation in the United States. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Nov 01; 190(9):1012-21. View in PubMed
  97. Hui C, Kern R, Wojciechowski D, Kukreja J, Golden JA, Hays SR, Singer JP. Belatacept for Maintenance Immunosuppression in Lung Transplantation. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2014 Jul-Sep; 2(3):2324709614546866. View in PubMed
  98. DePianto DJ, Chandriani S, Abbas AR, Jia G, N'Diaye EN, Caplazi P, Kauder SE, Biswas S, Karnik SK, Ha C, Modrusan Z, Matthay MA, Kukreja J, Collard HR, Egen JG, Wolters PJ, Arron JR. Heterogeneous gene expression signatures correspond to distinct lung pathologies and biomarkers of disease severity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2015 Jan; 70(1):48-56. View in PubMed
  99. Woodard GA, Gubens MA, Jahan TM, Jones KD, Kukreja J, Theodore PR, Cardozo S, Jew G, Clary-Macy C, Jablons DM, Mann MJ. Prognostic molecular assay might improve identification of patients at risk for recurrence in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2014 Nov; 15(6):426-32. View in PubMed
  100. Okoye CC, Jablons DM, Jahan TM, Kukreja J, Cardozo S, Yom SS. Divergent management strategies for typical versus atypical carcinoid tumors of the thoracic cavity. Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 Aug; 37(4):350-5. View in PubMed
  101. Kern RM, Seethamraju H, Blanc PD, Sinha N, Loebe M, Golden J, Kukreja J, Scheinin S, Hays S, Kleinhenz ME, Leard L, Hoopes C, Singer JP. The feasibility of lung transplantation in HIV-seropositive patients. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Jul; 11(6):882-9. View in PubMed
  102. Greer AM, Matthay MA, Kukreja J, Bhakta NR, Nguyen CP, Wolters PJ, Woodruff PG, Fahy JV, Shin JS. Accumulation of BDCA1⁺ dendritic cells in interstitial fibrotic lung diseases and Th2-high asthma. PLoS One. 2014; 9(6):e99084. View in PubMed
  103. Barcia SM, Kukreja J, Jones KD. Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in adults: a clinicopathologic study of 53 lung explants. Am J Surg Pathol. 2014 Mar; 38(3):339-45. View in PubMed
  104. Greenland JR, Jewell NP, Gottschall M, Trivedi NN, Kukreja J, Hays SR, Singer JP, Golden JA, Caughey GH. Bronchoalveolar lavage cell immunophenotyping facilitates diagnosis of lung allograft rejection. Am J Transplant. 2014 Apr; 14(4):831-40. View in PubMed
  105. Singer JP, Blanc PD, Dean YM, Hays S, Leard L, Kukreja J, Golden J, Katz PP. Development and validation of a lung transplant-specific disability questionnaire. Thorax. 2014 May; 69(5):437-42. View in PubMed
  106. Hayes D, Tobias JD, Kukreja J, Preston TJ, Yates AR, Kirkby S, Whitson BA. Extracorporeal life support for acute respiratory distress syndromes. Ann Thorac Med. 2013 Jul; 8(3):133-41. View in PubMed
  107. Sottile PD, Iturbe D, Katsumoto TR, Connolly MK, Collard HR, Leard LA, Hays S, Golden JA, Hoopes C, Kukreja J, Singer JP. Outcomes in systemic sclerosis-related lung disease after lung transplantation. Transplantation. 2013 Apr 15; 95(7):975-80. View in PubMed
  108. Kohi MP, Naeger DM, Kukreja J, Fidelman N, Laberge JM, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK. Preoperative CT-Guided percutaneous wire localization of ground glass pulmonary nodules with a modified Kopans wire. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Apr; 5(2):E31-4. View in PubMed
  109. Singer JP, Chen J, Blanc PD, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Chen H. A thematic analysis of quality of life in lung transplant: the existing evidence and implications for future directions. Am J Transplant. 2013 Apr; 13(4):839-850. View in PubMed
  110. Sayah DM, Schwartz BS, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Golden JA, Leard LE. Scedosporium prolificans pericarditis and mycotic aortic aneurysm in a lung transplant recipient receiving voriconazole prophylaxis. Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Apr; 15(2):E70-4. View in PubMed
  111. Hoopes CW, Kukreja J, Golden J, Davenport DL, Diaz-Guzman E, Zwischenberger JB. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to pulmonary transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Mar; 145(3):862-7; discussion 867-8. View in PubMed
  112. Cha SI, Ryerson CJ, Lee JS, Kukreja J, Barry SS, Jones KD, Elicker BM, Kim DS, Papa FR, Collard HR, Wolters PJ. Cleaved cytokeratin-18 is a mechanistically informative biomarker in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res. 2012 Nov 20; 13:105. View in PubMed
  113. Urisman A, Leard LE, Nathan M, Elicker BM, Hoopes C, Kukreja J, Jones KD. Rapidly progressive pulmonary venoocclusive disease in young women taking oral contraceptives. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Sep; 31(9):1031-6. View in PubMed
  114. Ahmad U, Wang Z, Bryant AS, Kim AW, Kukreja J, Mason DP, Bermudez CA, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Outcomes for lung transplantation for lung cancer in the United Network for Organ Sharing Registry. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep; 94(3):935-40; discussion 940-1. View in PubMed
  115. Sapru A, Zaroff JG, Pawlikowska L, Liu KD, Khush KK, Baxter-Lowe LA, Hayden V, Menza RL, Convery M, Lo V, Poon A, Kim H, Young WL, Kukreja J, Matthay MA, DOGMATIC Study Investigators. The 4G/4G genotype of the PAI-1 (serpine-1) 4G/5G polymorphism is associated with decreased lung allograft utilization. Am J Transplant. 2012 Jul; 12(7):1848-54. View in PubMed
  116. Singer JP, Chen H, Phelan T, Kukreja J, Golden JA, Blanc PD. Survival following lung transplantation for silicosis and other occupational lung diseases. Occup Med (Lond). 2012 Mar; 62(2):134-7. View in PubMed
  117. Hayes D, Kukreja J, Tobias JD, Ballard HO, Hoopes CW. Ambulatory venovenous extracorporeal respiratory support as a bridge for cystic fibrosis patients to emergent lung transplantation. J Cyst Fibros. 2012 Jan; 11(1):40-5. View in PubMed
  118. Wood WG, Guy TS, Arora K, Firoozabadi R, Kim H, Kukreja J, Pagel PS, Brzezinski M. Posterior glenohumeral joint dislocation: a rare complication of central venous cannulation in a patient undergoing coronary artery surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Feb; 27(1):101-2. View in PubMed
  119. Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD, Pagel PS, Tassone RF. Sudden onset of atrial flutter during continuous venovenous hemodialysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012 Jun; 26(3):535-6. View in PubMed
  120. Raz DJ, Gomez SL, Chang ET, Kim JY, Keegan TH, Pham J, Kukreja J, Hiatt RA, Jablons DM. Epidemiology of non-small cell lung cancer in Asian Americans: incidence patterns among six subgroups by nativity. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Dec; 3(12):1391-7. View in PubMed
  121. Kukreja J, Jaklitsch MT, Wiener DC, Sugarbaker DJ, Burgers S, Baas P. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: overview of the North American and European experience. Thorac Surg Clin. 2004 Nov; 14(4):435-45. View in PubMed
  122. Colwell AS, Kukreja J, Breuing KH, Lester S, Orgill DP. Occult breast carcinoma in reduction mammaplasty specimens: 14-year experience. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Jun; 113(7):1984-8. View in PubMed
  123. Kukreja J, Jaklitsch MT. Section IV: selective use of neoadjuvant therapy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Apr; 15(2):187-96. View in PubMed