Robert Bruce Hawkins II, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Robert Bruce Hawkins II, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • MSc
      University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 2017
    • M.D.
      University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, 2013
    • B.A.
      Middlebury College, Middlebury (village), 2008
    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
      Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Degenerative Mitral and Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Surgery.
      Brescia AA, Wagner CM, Meldrum DE, Watt TMF, Hawkins RB, Green CJ, Romano MA, Bolling SF, Ailawadi G, Michigan Mitral Research Group (MMRG) . Ann Thorac Surg, 2024 Dec; 118 (6): 1254 - 1261. DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.008
      PMID: 38802037
    • Journal Article
      Abstract 4138056: Publicly-Insured Patients Have Lower Rates of Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment: A Statewide Experience in Michigan__PRESENT
      Pedamallu H, Mantey J, Sukul D, Keteyian S, Pagani F, Hawkins R, Likosky D, Thompson M. Circulation, 2024 Nov 12; 150 (Suppl_1): a4138056 - a4138056. DOI:10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4138056
    • Preprint
      Deficiency of mitophagy mediator Parkin in aortic smooth muscle cells exacerbates abdominal aortic aneurysm.
      Wang H, Kazaleh M, Gioscia-Ryan R, Millar J, Temprano-Sagrera G, Wood S, Van Den Bergh F, Blin MG, Wragg KM, Luna A, Hawkins RB, Soleimanpour SA, Sabater-Lleal M, Shu C, Beard DA, Ailawadi G, Deng JC, Goldstein DR, Salmon M. 2024 Nov 1; DOI:10.1101/2024.10.30.621201
      PMID: 39554010
    • 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
      Increasing Adoption of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
      Brescia AA, Groskurth JD, Murphy ET, Hawkins RB, Theurer P, Clark M, He C, Bolling SF, Pruitt AL, Prager RL, Pagani FD, Ailawadi G, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative . Ann Thorac Surg, 2024 Oct; 118 (4): 854 - 862. DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.020
      PMID: 38823757
    • Journal Article
      Association of tricuspid regurgitation with clinical events and quality of life after surgery for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation
      Strobel RJ, Kramer BP, Overbey JR, Mehaffey JH, Hawkins RB, Gammie JS, Gillinov M, Acker MA, Kramer RS, Smith PK, Kron IL, Voisine P, Taddei-Peters WC, Geller NL, Dagenais F, Mack MJ, Moquete EG, Marks ME, Iribarne A, Goldstein DJ, Ailawadi G, O'Gara PT, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC, Bagiella E. 2024 Sep; 1: 100003 DOI:10.1016/j.xjse.2024.100003
    • 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