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Richard Andrew Jonas, MD
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Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Center for Heart, Lung and Kidney Disease
Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Neuroscience Research
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National Provider Identifier
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1861428955 |
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center, Cardiovascular Surgery - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-2811
 
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| Biography |
| Dr. Jonas is Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and Co-Director of the Children's Cardiac Center. He is a world-renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon specializing in optimizing the developmental and cognitive outcomes of patients after surgery for congenital heart disease. He is a pioneer in corrective surgery, performing approximately 300 complex congenital reconstructive procedures each year.
Dr. Jonas is responsible for training cardiothoracic surgery residents and maintains active NIH-supported laboratory and clinical research programs. Prior to coming to Children's, Dr. Jonas was professor of Child Surgery at Harvard Medical School and cardiovascular surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital Boston.
He has helped in the development of international cardiac surgical programs in Shanghai, China. The single author of one textbook, Dr. Jonas has written 30 book chapters, published more than 300 journal articles and collaborated on four textbooks.
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Medical School | University of Adelaide | Adelaide, Australia | Doctor of Medicine | | 1974 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Internship Program | Royal Melbourne Hospital | Parkville Vic, Australia | Intern | | 1975 - 1976 | | Residency Program | Royal Melbourne Hospital | Parkville Vic, Australia | Resident | | 1976 - 1978 | | Residency Program | Royal Melbourne Hospital | Parkville Vic, Australia | Resident | | 1978 - 1979 | | Residency Program | Green Lane Hospital | Auckland, New Zealand | Resident | | 1980 - 1982 | | Fellowship Program | Brigham & Women's Hospital | | Fellow | | 1981 - 1982 |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | Volunteer Recognition Award | Harvard Medical School | | 2000 |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Vice President | Congenital Heart Surgeons Society | | 2007 - 2009 | | President | Congenital Heart Surgeons Society | | 2009 | | Editor | Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual: | | 2003 |
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| Research |
| Title | Study Name | Institution | Years | | Principal Investigator | Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research | National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 1996 - 2006 | | | Principal Investigator | Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Cardiac Surgery | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 2001 - 2006 | | | Principal Investigator | Randomized Therapeutic Trials in Pediatric Heart Disease | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Insitute | 2001 - 2006 | | | Principal Investigator | Clinical Trial of Hematocrit Strategy in Infant Heart Surgery | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 2002 - 2005 | | | Principal Investigator | Neuroprotection with serpins during cardiopulmonary bypass | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute | 1998 | | | Read more about the research interests of Richard Andrew Jonas |
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| Publications |
Journal Article, Newburger, J.W., Jonas, R.A., Soul, J., Kussman, B.D., Bellinger, D.C., Laussen, P.C., Robertson, R., Mayer, J.E., del Nido, P.J., Bacha, E.A., Forbess, J.M., Pigula, F., Roth, S.J., Visconti, K.J., d (2008), Randomized trial of hematorit 25% vs. 35% during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery, Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 135, 347-354.
Journal Article, Bacha, E.A., McElhinney, D.B., Guleserian, K.J., Colan, S.D., Jonas, R.A., del Nido, P.J., Marx, G.R. (2008), Surgical aortic valvuloplasty in children and adolescents with aortic regurgitation: acute and intermediate effects on aortic valve function and left ventricular dimensions, Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 135, 552-559.
Book, Jonas, R.A. (2004), Comprehensive Surgical Management of Congenital Heart Disease.
Journal Article, Jonas, R.A., Wypij, D., Roth, S.J., Bellinger, D.C., Visconti, K.J., du Plessis, A.J., Goodkin, H., Laussen, P.C., Bartlett, J., McGrath, E., Rappaport, L.J., Bacha, E.A., Forbess, J.M., del Nido, P.J (2003), The influence of hemodilution on outcome after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: Results of a randomized trial in infants, Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 126, 1765-1774.
Journal Article, Bellinger, D.C., Wypij, D., du Plessis, A.J., Rappaport, L.A., Jonas, R.A., Wernovsky, G., Newburger, J.W. (2003), Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with D-transposition of the great arteries: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial, Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 126, 1385-1396.
Journal Article, Stamm, C., Friehs, I., Duebener, L.F., Zurakowski, D., Mayer, J.E., Jonas, R.A., del Nido, P.J. (2002), Improving results of the modified Fontan operation in patients with heterotaxy syndrome, American Thoracic Surgery, 74, 1967-1977.
Journal Article, McCrindle, B.W., Blackstone, E.H., Williams, W.G., Sittiwangkul, R., Spray, T.L., Azakie, A., Jonas, R.A. (2001), Are outcomes of surgical versus transcatheter balloon valvotomy equivalent in neonatal critical aortic stenosis? , Circulation, 104, 1152-1158.
Journal Article, Sakamoto, T., Hatsuoka, S., Stock, U.A., Duebener, L.F., Lidov, H.G., Holmes, G.L., Sperling, J.S., Munakata, M., Laussen, P.C., Jonas, R.A. (2001), Prediction of safe duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest by near infrared spectroscopy, Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 122.
Journal Article, Duebener, L.F., Sakamoto, T., Hatsuoka, S., Stamm, C., Zurakowski, D., Vollmar, B., Menger, M.D., Schafers, H.J., Jonas, R.A. (2001), Effects of hematocrit on cerebral microcirculation and tissue oxygenation during deep hypothermic bypass, Circulation, 104, 1260-1264.
Book, Castaneda, A.R., Jonas,R.A., Mayer J.E., Hanley, F.L. (1994), Cardiac Surgery of the Neonate and Infant.
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Richard Jonas, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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