J. Hunter Mehaffey

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
241 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

J. Hunter Mehaffey is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Hunter Mehaffey has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Surgery, 115 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 56 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in J. Hunter Mehaffey's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (61 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (46 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (39 papers). J. Hunter Mehaffey is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (61 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (46 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (39 papers). J. Hunter Mehaffey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. J. Hunter Mehaffey's co-authors include Robert B. Hawkins, Eric J. Charles, Peter T. Hallowell, Irving L. Kron, Gorav Ailawadi, Bruce D. Schirmer, Florence E. Turrentine, John A. Kern, Leora T. Yarboro and Alex D. Michaels and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Communications and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

J. Hunter Mehaffey

220 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Hunter Mehaffey United States	31	2.1k	1.4k	753	433	343	241	3.8k
Damien J. LaPar United States	42	2.4k 1.2×	2.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	690 1.6×	448 1.3×	169	4.7k
Jonathan F. Finks United States	26	3.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.9×	902 1.2×	349 0.8×	676 2.0×	87	4.7k
Manfred Hecking Austria	33	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	930 1.2×	568 1.3×	325 0.9×	109	6.0k
Nader N. Massarweh United States	33	2.1k 1.0×	848 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	376 0.9×	1.2k 3.4×	140	3.8k
George J. Stukenborg United States	36	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	608 1.4×	675 2.0×	113	4.2k
Shipra Arya United States	32	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	323 0.7×	180 0.5×	139	3.9k
Peter W. Groeneveld United States	40	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	521 0.7×	672 1.6×	174 0.5×	173	5.1k
Jarrod E. Dalton United States	27	1.4k 0.7×	737 0.5×	453 0.6×	298 0.7×	223 0.7×	128	3.1k
Daniel I. McIsaac Canada	34	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	431 0.6×	230 0.5×	280 0.8×	240	4.1k
Kyle H. Sheetz United States	32	1.7k 0.8×	670 0.5×	632 0.8×	121 0.3×	699 2.0×	94	3.0k

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Wolfe, Stanley B., Vikrant Jagadeesan, Lawrence M. Wei, et al.. (2025). Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients 65 Years of Age and Older. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 121(1). 110–119.

Iribarne, Alexander, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, J. Hunter Mehaffey, et al.. (2025). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 Update on National Trends and Outcomes. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 119(6). 1139–1150. 4 indexed citations

Mehaffey, J. Hunter, Vikrant Jagadeesan, J.W. Awori Hayanga, et al.. (2024). Surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk Medicare beneficiaries. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 169(3). 866–875.e6. 3 indexed citations

Hayanga, J.W. Awori, et al.. (2024). Intersection of Race, Rurality, and Income in Defining Access to Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 119(2). 325–332. 3 indexed citations

Chauhan, Dhaval, et al.. (2024). Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Hospitals Performing Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(6). 1187–1193. 5 indexed citations

Sabik, Joseph F., J. Hunter Mehaffey, Vinay Badhwar, et al.. (2024). Multiarterial vs Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: 10-Year Follow-up of 1 Million Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(4). 780–788. 25 indexed citations

Mehaffey, J. Hunter, Vikrant Jagadeesan, Dhaval Chauhan, et al.. (2024). Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 118(2). 421–428. 3 indexed citations

Strobel, Raymond J., Mickey S. Ising, Alan M. Speir, et al.. (2023). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Definition of Failure to Rescue Should Consider Including Cardiac Arrest. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 116(6). 1301–1308. 7 indexed citations

Mehaffey, J. Hunter, J.W. Awori Hayanga, Lawrence M. Wei, et al.. (2023). Concomitant Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(5). 942–949. 3 indexed citations

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Narahari, Adishesh K., Anirudha S. Chandrabhatla, J. Hunter Mehaffey, et al.. (2023). A Nationwide Evaluation of Cardiothoracic Resident Research Productivity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(2). 449–455. 3 indexed citations

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Yount, Kenan, Robert B. Hawkins, J. Hunter Mehaffey, et al.. (2022). Aortic valve biologic protheses: A cohort comparison of premature valve failure. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 37(5). 1224–1229. 5 indexed citations

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Hawkins, Robert B., Raymond J. Strobel, J. Hunter Mehaffey, et al.. (2022). Contemporary prevalence and outcomes of rheumatic mitral valve surgery. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 37(7). 1868–1874. 2 indexed citations

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Brescia, Alexander A., Xiaoying Lou, Clauden Louis, et al.. (2020). The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association: Past contributions, current efforts, and future directions. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 162(3). 917–927.e5. 7 indexed citations

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Goudreau, Bernadette J., et al.. (2020). Impact of the Timing of Foot Tissue Resection on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Angiology. 72(2). 159–165. 2 indexed citations

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Charles, Eric J., J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, et al.. (2019). Meaningful Patient-centered Outcomes 1 Year Following Cardiac Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 273(6). e247–e254. 14 indexed citations

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Quader, Mohammed, Robert B. Hawkins, J. Hunter Mehaffey, et al.. (2019). Primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: Outcomes and resource utilization. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 34(12). 1519–1525. 17 indexed citations

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Meneveau, Max O., J. Hunter Mehaffey, Peter D. Adams, et al.. (2019). Modifiable Factors to Prevent Prolonged Length of Stay after Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 29(6). 1751–1755. 5 indexed citations

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Guidry, Christopher A., et al.. (2018). Recent Anti-Microbial Exposure Is Associated with More Complications after Elective Surgery. Surgical Infections. 19(5). 473–479. 8 indexed citations

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Mehaffey, J. Hunter, Eric J. Charles, Sarah Schubert, et al.. (2018). Adenosine 2A Receptor Activation Attenuates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury During Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Annals of Surgery. 269(6). 1176–1183. 12 indexed citations

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Mehaffey, J. Hunter, Robert B. Hawkins, Anna Z. Fashandi, et al.. (2016). Lower Extremity Bypass Is Associated with Lower Short-Term Major Adverse Limb Events and Equivalent Major Adverse Cardiac Events Compared with Endovascular Intervention in A National Cohort with Critical Limb Ischemia. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 65(1). e4–e5. 1 indexed citations

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