The Best of Early Career Research in May Journal Watch
ISHLT Journal Watch typically features early career and trainee member insights on recent studies, but this special edition features research led or conducted by ISHLT early career and trainee members.
In this special issue, presented by the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee, these early career researchers present their own work and insights, with a focus on each of the 10 ISHLT Professional Communities.
Anesthesiology + Critical Care
Christian O’Donnell, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine | Palo Alto, CA USA
The Association of Echocardiographically Measured Donor Left Ventricular Mass and 1-year Outcomes after Heart Transplantation
O’Donnell C, Tapaskar N, Sanchez PA, et al. JACC HF 2025;13(1):118-130.
Cardiology
Guglielmo Gallone, MD
University of Turin | Turin, Italy
Association of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors With Clinical Outcomes, Hemodynamics, and Myocardial Remodeling Among Patients With Advanced Heart Failure on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support
Gallone G, Ibero J, Morley-Smith A, et al. JAHA 2024;13(9).
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Amrita Balgobind, MD
Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY USA
Dimitrios Varrias, MD
Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY USA
Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in “Cold and Dry” Patients
Varris D, Balgobind A, Safiriyu
I, et al. Circ HF 2025 Jan;18(2).
Infectious Diseases
Caitlin Trottier, MD, MS
Yale University | New Haven, CT USA
Impact of Type of Mechanical Circulatory Support Before Transplant on Postorthotopic Heart Transplantation Infections
Trottier C, Martino A, Short MI, et al. JHLT 2025 Feb;14(2):215-224.
Nursing + Allied Health
Brittany Koons, PhD, RN
Villanova University | Villanova, PA USA
Clinical and System-Level Factors Driving Donor Lung Utilization Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Koons B, Mendez JD, Anderson MR, et al. Annals ATS 2025.
Pathology
Aditya Mehta, MD
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus | Falls Church, VA USA
Pathologist Interrater Reliability and Clinical Implications of Elevated Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Beyond Heart Transplant Rejection, on Behalf of the GRAfT Investigator
Mehta A, Goldberg J, Bagchi P, et al. JHLT 2025 May;44(5):803-812.
Pediatrics
Jonathan B. Edelson, MD, MCSE
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA USA
The Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Changes on Waitlist Mortality and Clinical Practice in Pediatric and Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy
Wooster L, O’Connor MJ, Zhang X, et al. Circulation 2024;151(12).
Pharmacy
Sara S. Inglis, MB, BCh, BAO
Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN USA
Incidence and Risk Factors for Rejection After Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitor to Sirolimus-Based Immunosuppression in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients
Inglis SS, Abbas M, Ashley R, et al. JHLT 29 Dec 2024.
Pulmonology
Kaitlyn Grieves, PharmD, BCTXP
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA USA
Impact of Reduced Mycophenolate Exposure on Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Incidence after Lung Transplant
Grieves K, Keller BC, Waldman G, Clark JE. JHLT Open 2024;6:100156.
Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PVD)
Arun Jose, MD, MS, FCCP
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA
Heart Rate Variability as a Marker of Disease Severity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Jose A, Moseley AD, Das M, et al. Pulm Circ 2025 31 March.
Research + Immunology
Daniel Vosoughi, HBSc
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network | Toronto, ON Canada
Humoral Immunity to Lung Antigens Early Posttransplant Confers Risk for Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Vosoughi D, Ulahannan A, Li Q, et al. JHLT 2025 17 February.
Journal Watch Senior Editor
Ross Thomson, BA, BMBCh, MRCP