Richard L Prager
Professor Emeritus/a
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Richard L Prager
Professor Emeritus/a
Manage Your Profile
Center Memberships
-
Center MemberSamuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
-
Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Recent Publications
-
Topcu AC, Theurer PF, He C, Clark MJ, Hecht JP, Apostolou D, Vivacqua A, Willekes CL, Pruitt AL, Prager RL, Pagani FD. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports, 2025 Dec 1; 3 (4): 1029 - 1034.Journal ArticleTrends in Surgery for Endocarditis: 15-Year Experience From a Statewide Quality Collaborative
DOI:10.1016/j.atssr.2025.06.021 -
Merrill WH, Prager RL. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2025 Feb 1; 119 (2): 485 - 490.Journal ArticleHarvey W. Bender Jr: Son of Texas, Gifted Surgeon, Inspiring Teacher, STSA and ACS President
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.049 PMID: 39521309 -
Brescia AA, Groskurth JD, Murphy ET, Hawkins RB, Theurer P, Clark M, He C, Bolling SF, Pruitt AL, Prager RL, Pagani FD, Ailawadi G. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2025 Jan 29; 118 (4): 854 - 862.Journal ArticleIncreasing adoption of left atrial appendage occlusion in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.020 -
Thompson MP, Stewart JW, Hou H, Nathan H, Pagani FD, Delucia A, Theurer PF, Prager RL, Hawkins RB, Likosky DS. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2025 Jan 23; 16 (10): E009639 - E009639.Journal ArticleDeterminants and outcomes associated with skilled nursing facility use after coronary artery bypass grafting: A statewide experience
DOI:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.009639 -
Topcu AC, Magouliotis DE, Milojevic M, Bond CJ, Clark MJ, Theurer PF, Pagani FD, Pruitt AL, Prager RL. European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, 2023 Aug 1; 64 (2):Journal ArticleLessons learned from the EACTS-MSTCVS quality fellowship: a call to action for continuous improvement of cardiothoracic surgery outcomes in Europe
DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezad293 PMID: 37653577 -
Prager RL, Cohen RG, Deeb GM, Cooper WO, Sade RM. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2023 Aug 1; 116 (2): 212 - 221.Journal ArticleThe Boundaries of Professionalism in Surgery
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.015 PMID: 36940899 -
Pienta MJ, Theurer PF, He C, Zehr K, Drake D, Murphy E, Bolling SF, Romano MA, Prager RL, Thompson MP, Ailawadi G, Martin D, George K, Batra S, Liakonis C, Dabir R, Shannon F, Robinson P, Delucia A, Kaakeh B, Mandal K, Simonetti V, Nemeh H, Alnajjar R, Holmes R, Gandhi D, Minanov K, Talbott JD, Martin J, Downey R, Collar A, Lall S, Pridjian A, Fanning J, Baghelai K, Pruitt A, Schwartz C, Kim K, Blakeman B. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023 Jun 16; 165 (5): 1815 - 1823.e8.Journal ArticleRacial disparities in mitral valve surgery: A statewide analysis
DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.11.096 -
Pienta MJ, Theurer PF, He C, Zehr K, Drake D, Murphy E, Bolling SF, Romano MA, Prager RL, Thompson MP, Ailawadi G. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2022 Aug 6; 165 (5): 1815 - 1823.Journal ArticleRacial disparities in mitral valve surgery: A statewide analysis
