Jonathan W Haft
Joe D Morris M.D. Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical Director
MPLAN-CVC
Medical Director
ECMO
Perfusion
Surgical Heart Transplant Program
Associate Medical Director
Cardiac Surgery Quality
Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Professor of Anesthesiology
Cardiac Surgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, - CVC 5144
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5864
[email protected]

Available to mentor

Jonathan W Haft
Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Jonathan Haft is an adult cardiac surgeon specializing in advanced heart failure, including heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices. He served as President of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, currently serves as the Chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on end stage cardiopulmonary disease and chairs the Technology Committee for the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. He is the Medical Director of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program at the University of Michigan and currently serves as the Associate Section Head for Quality in the Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery at Michigan Medicine. His clinical practice includes surgical treatment of advanced heart failure, coronary bypass grafting, heart valve repair or replacement, and treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Additionally, he initiated the pulmonary endarterectomy program for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, one of the largest programs in the Midwest.

    Qualifications
    • MD
      University of Miami, Miami, 1996
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    Research Overview

    Dr. Haft's clinical research interests include both industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated projects related to the treatment of advanced heart failure, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and perioperative critical care. His laboratory research interests include extracorporeal organ preservation, inflammatory effects of cardiopulmonary bypass, and the development of novel devices to treat heart and lung failure.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
      VanAken G, Rubick D, Wieczorek D, Chatterjee S, Moles VM, Agarwal PP, Haft JW, Cascino TM, Visovatti SH, Aggarwal V. Heart Fail Clin, 2025 Jan; 21 (1): 137 - 148. DOI:10.1016/j.hfc.2024.05.003
      PMID: 39550076
    • Journal Article
      A Collaborative, Interinstitutional Program to Improve the Care of Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
      Kelly BA, Aggarwal V, Agarwal PP, Allen S, Awdish R, Berjaoui W, Franco-Palacios DJ, Girgis RE, Grafton G, Haft JW, Hooks B, Ismail R, Krishnan S, Visovatti S, McLaughlin VV, Moles VM. CHEST Pulmonary, 2024 Dec 1; 2 (4): DOI:10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100092
    • Journal Article
      Determinants of survival following heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease.
      Sicim H, Noly PE, Naik S, Sood V, Ohye RG, Haft JW, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Si M-S, Tang PC. J Cardiothorac Surg, 2024 Feb 10; 19 (1): 83 DOI:10.1186/s13019-024-02509-0
      PMID: 38336724
    • Journal Article
      Commentary: The never-ending search for a decent night's sleep.
      Haft JW. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024 Sep; 168 (3): 888 - 889. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.11.009
      PMID: 37951535
    • Journal Article
      Mechanical Analysis of a Novel Sternal Closure System in Static Tensile Loading.
      Yost G, Plott J, Angandi A, Locke C, Marten T, Haft JW. ASAIO J, 2024 Sep 1; 70 (9): 767 - 772. DOI:10.1097/MAT.0000000000002185
      PMID: 38467067
    • Journal Article
      Successful Resuscitation of Porcine Hearts After 12 and 24 h of Static Cold Storage With Normothermic Ex Situ Perfusion.
      Johnson MD, Urrea KA, Spencer BL, Singh J, Niman JB, Owens GE, Haft JW, Bartlett RH, Drake DH, Rojas-Peña A. Transplant Direct, 2024 Sep; 10 (9): e1701 DOI:10.1097/TXD.0000000000001701
      PMID: 39165492
    • Journal Article
      Safety Window for Effective Lesion Crossing in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.
      Perkins SJ, Funes M, Cheah D, Argenti C, Vinales J, Gordon D, Haft JW, Williams DM, Mclaughlin VV, Agarwal PP, Moles VM, Cascino T, Obi A, Pandey A, Shih A, Aggarwal V. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv, 2024 Aug; 3 (8): 102142 DOI:10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102142
      PMID: 39166161
    • Journal Article
      Preoperative passive venous pressure-driven cardiac function determines left ventricular assist device outcomes.
      Tang PC, Millar J, Noly PE, Sicim H, Likosky DS, Zhang M, Pagani FD, Michigan Congestive Heart Failure Investigators . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024 Jul; 168 (1): 133 - 144.e5. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.019
      PMID: 37495169
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