Richard L Prager
Richard and Norma Sarns Research Professor Emeritus of Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Cardiac Surgery
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Available to mentor

Richard L Prager
Professor Emeritus/a
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
  • Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Determinants and Outcomes Associated With Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Statewide Experience.
      Thompson MP, Stewart JW, Hou H, Nathan H, Pagani FD, DeLucia A, Theurer PF, Prager RL, Hawkins RB, Likosky DS. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, 2023 Oct; 16 (10): e009639 DOI:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.009639
      PMID: 37702050
    • Journal Article
      Lessons learned from the EACTS-MSTCVS quality fellowship: a call to action for continuous improvement of cardiothoracic surgery outcomes in Europe.
      Topcu AC, Magouliotis DE, Milojevic M, Bond CJ, Clark MJ, Theurer PF, Pagani FD, Pruitt AL, Prager RL. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 2023 Aug 1; 64 (2): DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezad293
      PMID: 37653577
    • Journal Article
      The Boundaries of Professionalism in Surgery.
      Prager RL, Cohen RG, Deeb GM, Cooper WO, Sade RM. Ann Thorac Surg, 2023 Aug; 116 (2): 212 - 221. DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.015
      PMID: 36940899
    • Journal Article
      Racial disparities in mitral valve surgery: A statewide analysis.
      Pienta MJ, Theurer PF, He C, Zehr K, Drake D, Murphy E, Bolling SF, Romano MA, Prager RL, Thompson MP, Ailawadi G, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2023 May; 165 (5): 1815 - 1823.e8. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.11.096
      PMID: 35414409
    • Journal Article
      Barriers to atrial fibrillation ablation during mitral valve surgery.
      Mehaffey JH, Charles EJ, Berens M, Clark MJ, Bond C, Fonner CE, Kron I, Gelijns AC, Miller MA, Sarin E, Romano M, Prager R, Badhwar V, Ailawadi G. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2023 Feb; 165 (2): 650 - 658.e1. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.039
      PMID: 33840467
    • Journal Article
      Predictors of Discharge Home Without Opioids After Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Analysis.
      Wagner CM, Clark MJ, Theurer PF, Lall SC, Nemeh HW, Downey RS, Martin DE, Dabir RR, Asfaw ZE, Robinson PL, Harrington SD, Gandhi DB, Waljee JF, Englesbe MJ, Brummett CM, Prager RL, Likosky DS, Kim KM, Lagisetty KH, Brescia AA, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative (MSTCVS-QC) . Ann Thorac Surg, 2022 Dec; 114 (6): 2195 - 2201. DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.005
      PMID: 34924190
    • Journal Article
      Association of Volume and Outcomes in 234 556 Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
      Thourani VH, Brennan JM, Edelman JJ, Thibault D, Jawitz OK, Bavaria JE, Higgins RSD, Sabik JF, Prager RL, Dearani JA, MacGillivray TE, Badhwar V, Svensson LG, Reardon MJ, Shahian DM, Jacobs JP, Ailawadi G, Szeto WY, Desai N, Roselli EE, Woo YJ, Vemulapalli S, Carroll JD, Yadav P, Malaisrie SC, Russo M, Nguyen TC, Kaneko T, Tang G, Ruel M, Chikwe J, Lee R, Habib RH, George I, Leon MB, Mack MJ. Ann Thorac Surg, 2022 Oct; 114 (4): 1299 - 1306. DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.095
      PMID: 34785247
    • Journal Article
      Joint Surgical Associations (EACTS, LACES, ASCVTS, AATS, and STS) Position Statement Regarding the VARC-3 Definitions for Aortic Valve Clinical Research.
      Myers PO, Dayan V, Szeto WY, Thourani VH, Malaisrie SC, Moon MR, Prager RL, Ono M, Okita Y, Freemantle N, Milojevic M. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 2022 Jun 15; 62 (1): DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezac110
      PMID: 35298609