Donald Likosky
Richard and Norma Sarns Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Section Head
Health Services Quality and Research and Professor of Cardiac Surgery
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Available to mentor

Donald Likosky
Professor
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Precision Health Initiative
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    Evaluating determinants of disparities in diagnosis of and treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease

    Evaluating the role of technical skills and non-technical practices on surgical outcomes

    Improving the value of surgical care

    Developing and implementing clinical registries to evaluate cardiovascular care

    Quality improvement in cardiovascular surgical care

    Using administrative data to identify unwarranted variability in clinical practice

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      A Prospective Study to Assess the Relationship Between Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) and Patient Outcomes.
      Abahuje E, Cong L, Iroz CB, Barsuk JH, Stey A, Likosky DS, Lagu T, Johnson JK, Halverson A. J Surg Educ, 2024 Nov; 81 (11): 1568 - 1576. DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.022
      PMID: 39243632
    • Journal Article
      A Retrospective Multicenter Study of Operating Room Extubation and Extubation Timing following Cardiac Surgery.
      Etchill EW, Wu X, Alejo D, Fonner CE, Ling C, Worrall N, Lehr E, Pagani F, Haber T, Theurer P, Collins-Brandon J, Hira R, Brevig J, Mallory E, Maynard C, Likosky DS, Whitman GJR, IMPROVE Network . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024 Oct 17; DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.09.057
      PMID: 39426716
    • Journal Article
      Hospital Variation in Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
      Stewart JW, Hou H, Hawkins RB, Pagani FD, Sterling MR, Likosky DS, Thompson MP. J Am Heart Assoc, 2024 Jan 16; 13 (2): e029833 DOI:10.1161/JAHA.123.029833
      PMID: 38193303
    • Journal Article
      The association of intraoperative and early postoperative events with risk of pneumonia following cardiac surgery.
      Barnett NM, Liesman DR, Strobel RJ, Wu X, Paone G, DeLucia A, Zhang M, Ling C, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024 Oct; 168 (4): 1144 - 1154.e3. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.056
      PMID: 37797934
    • Journal Article
      Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Acute Kidney Injury Among Adult Cardiac Surgery.
      Do-Nguyen CC, Sturmer DL, Hawkins RB, Yang G, Likosky DS. Ann Thorac Surg, 2024 Sep; 118 (3): 751 DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.03.027
      PMID: 38604393
    • Journal Article
      The Association of Oxygen Delivery and Transfusion on Cardiopulmonary Bypass with Acute Kidney Injury.
      Engoren M, Janda A, Heung M, Sturmer D, Likosky DS, Hawkins RB, Do-Nguyen CC, Mathis M. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 2024 Sep; 38 (9): 1914 - 1922. DOI:10.1053/j.jvca.2024.04.019
      PMID: 38890088
    • Journal Article
      Outcomes of nonemergency cardiac surgery after overnight operative workload: A statewide experience.
      Bauer TM, Pienta MJ, Wu X, Thompson MP, Hawkins RB, Pruitt AL, Delucia A, Lall SC, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative and The Video Assessment of CaRdiac Surgery QualITY (VARSITY) Surgery Investigators . JTCVS Open, 2024 Aug; 20: 101 - 111. DOI:10.1016/j.xjon.2024.04.018
      PMID: 39296458
    • Journal Article
      Enhancing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Linkages in Complex Mixed Methods Designs: Illustrations from a Multi-Phase Healthcare Delivery Study.
      Chandanabhumma PP, Swaminathan S, Cabrera LM, Hou H, Yang G, Kim KD, Janda AM, Nassar K, Malani PN, Zhang M, Funk RJ, Aaronson KD, Wu J, Pagani FD, Likosky DS. J Mix Methods Res, 2024 Jul; 18 (3): 235 - 246. DOI:10.1177/15586898241257549
      PMID: 39170802