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Jock Nash McCullough, M.D., FACS

 

Office Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Adult Cardiac Surgery

350 Engle Street

Englewood, New Jersey 07631

Phone:201-894-3636

Fax: 201-541-2188

 

Date of Birth July 22, 1961

Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri

Education

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

M.D.

Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha

September 1983 - May 1987

      Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

      B.A.- Major in Microbiology

      Minor in English

      Graduated With Honors

      September 1979 - May 1983

Board Certification

      The American Board of Surgery. Certificate #039599 November 1994, Recertified 2004.

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Certificate # 5978 June 1997. Recertified 12/2005.

Post Doctoral Training

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery-Intrathoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Assist

July 1996 - December 1996

Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

July 1993 - June 1996

Administrative Chief Resident in Surgery

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Department of Surgery

July 1992 - June 1993

Resident in General Surgery

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Department of Surgery

July 1987 - June 1993

Academic Appointments

      Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery

      The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

      July 1996 – June 2000

      Clinical Instructor II

      UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

      Department of Surgery

      July 1992 - June 1993

Research Fellowships

        Laboratory of Dr. Benjamin F. Rush, Jr.

        UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

        Department of Surgery

        July 1989 - June 1990

      Laboratory of Drs. E. Lazaro and C. Spillert

      UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

      Department of Surgery

      June 1984 - September 1984

Awards and Honors

Alpha Omega Alpha - Honor Medical Society

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 1987.

    Fellow, The American College of Surgeons

    October 2000

    Solomon Silver Award in Clinical Medicine

    Mount Sinai School of Medicine

    1996.

    Resident of The Year Award - Department of Surgery

    Hackensack Hospital, Hackensack, New Jersey-1992.

    Resident of The Year Award - Department of Surgery

    UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 1991.

    Resident Surgical Manuscript Contest - New Jersey

    Chapter of the American College of Surgeons-1989.

Dr. Jacob L. Dreskin Award for outstanding

performance in the clinical years.

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 1987.

Drs. Milton and Rose Prystowsky Award for overall

excellence in patient care.

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 1987.

Sandoz Pharmaceutical Award for outstanding

contributions to The Student Family Health Care

Center.

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 1987.

Awards and Honors (cont.)

Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society,

Associate Member.

UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 1987.

 

Medical License #

      MA 52692 (New Jersey)

      191950-1 (New York)

      MD-058751-L (Pennsylvania)

      Diplomate of The American Board of Surgery

      Diplomate of The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

      Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners

      Fellow American College of Surgeons

Membership

New York Society for Thoracic Surgery

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant

Fellow American College of Surgeons

 

Editorial Boards

Guest reviewer- Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001-2004

International review panel- Medical Science Monitor 2002

Bibliography

Manuscripts

    Erlich MP, Ergin MA, McCullough J, Lansman SL, Galla JD, Bodian C, Griepp RB. Favorable outcome after composite valve graft replacement in patients older than 65 years. Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1454-9.

    Erlich MP, McCullough J, Juvonen T, Zhang N, Zhang N, Weisz D, Bodian C, Griepp RB. Effect of hypothermia on cerebral blood flow and metabolism in the pig. Ann Thor Surg 2002; 73:191-7.

    Hagl C, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Spielvogel D, Sfeir P, Bodian CA, Griepp RB. Neurologic outcome after ascending aorta-aortic arch operations:effect of brain protection technique in high risk patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001;121:1107-21.

    Hagl C, Tatton, N, McCullough J, Zhang N, Shiang H, Spielvogel D, Griepp R. Involvement of apoptosis in neurologic injury after hypothermic circulatory arrest: A new target for therapeutic intervention? In Press Ann Thor Surg 2001.

    Sekaran P, Ehrlich M, Hagl C, Leavitt ML, Jacobs R, McCullough JN, Bennett-Guerrero E. Comparison of complete asanguinous blood replacement with varying hematocrit levels on neurological recovery in a porcine model of profound hypothermic (<5 C) circulatory arrest. In press Anestheisia and Analgesia 2000.

    Ehrlich MP, McCullough JN, Wolfe D, Zhang N, Shiang h, Weisz D, Bodian C, Griepp RB. The effect of cold reperfusion following circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001;121:923-31.

    Ehrlich MP, Ergin MA, McCullough JN, Galla JD, Nguyen KH, Lansman SL, Bodian CA, Apaydin AZ, Greipp RB. Predictors of adverse outcome and transient neurological dysfunction after ascending aorta/hemiarch replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69(6):1755-1763.

    McCullough JN, Zhang N, Reich D, Klein J, Spielvogel D, Juvonen T, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Cerebral metabolic suppression during hypothermic circulatory arrest in humans. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1895-1859.

    Ergin MA, Spielvogel D, Apaydin A, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Galla JD, Griepp RB. Surgical treatment of the dilated ascending aorta: When and how? Ann Thorac Surg, 1999;67:1834-1839.

    Griepp RB, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Klein JJ, Spielvogel D. Natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1927-1930.

    Galla JD, Ergin MA, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Spielvogel D, Klein JJ, Greipp RB. Use of somatosensory evoked potentials for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic resections. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1947-1952.

    Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen K, Spielvogel D, Klein JJ, Galla JD, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Subtypes of acute aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg, 1999;67:1975-1978.

    Erlich MP, McCullough J, Juvonen T, Zhang N, Zhang N, Weisz D, Bodian C, Griepp RB. Effect of hypothermia on cerebral blood flow and metabolism in the pig. Surgical Forum 49: 1998.

    Reich DL, Uysal S, Sliwinski M, Ergin MA, Khan RA, McCullough JN, Gordon W, Hibbard M, Griepp RB. Neuropsychological outcome following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1999;117:156-63.

    Juvonen T, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Bodian CA, Ehrlich MP, Spielvogel D, Klein JJ, Griepp RB. Risk Factors for rupture of chronic type B dissections. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;117:776-786.

    Ergin MA, Uysal S, Reich DL, Apaydin A, Lansman S, McCullough J, Griepp RB. Temporary neurological dysfunction following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: a clinical marker of long term functional deficit. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1887-1890.

    Juvonen T, Zhang N, Wolfe D, Weisz, Bodian CA, Shiang H, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Retrograde cerebral perfusion enhances cerebral protection during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: A study in a chronic porcine model. Ann Thorac Surg 66:38-50, 1988.

    Griepp RB, Ergin MA, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Juvonen T, Zhang N, Griepp EB. Use of hypothermic circulatory arrest for cerebral protection during aortic surgery. J Card Surg 12(suppl):312-322, 1997.

    Juvonen T, Weisz DJ, Wolfe D, Zhang N, Bodian CA, McCullough JN, Mezrow CK, Greipp RB. Can retrograde perfusion mitigate cerebral injury following particulate embolization? A study in a chronic porcine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 115:1142-1159.

    Galla JD, Ergin MA, Lansman SL, DeAsla RA, Nguyen KH, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Identification of Risk factors in patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair. J Cardiac Surg 12(suppl): 292-300, 1997.

    Nguyen KH, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. The Bentall procedure in patients with Marfan’s syndrome. J Card Surg 12(suppl):142-147,1997.

    Griepp RB, Juvonen T, Griepp EB, McCullough JN, Ergin MA. Is retrograde cerebral perfusion an effective means of neural support during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest? Ann Thorac Surg 64:913-916, 1997.

    Juvonen T, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, Nguyen K, McCullough JN, Levy D, DeAsla RA, Bodian CA, Griepp RB. A prospective study of the natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Ann Thorac Surg 63:1533-1545, 1997.

    Juvonen T, Weisz DJ, Wolfe D, Zhang N, Bodian CA, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Retrograde perfusion following particulate embolization to the brain. Surgical Forum 47:VII-312-314, 1996.

    Ergin MA, McCullough J, Galla JD, Lansman SL, Griepp RB. Radical replacement of the aortic root in acute type A dissection: Indications and outcome. Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg 10(10):840-845,1996.

    Griepp RB, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman S, Nguyen K, Quintana C, McCullough J, Bodian C. Looking for the artery of Adamkiewicz: A quest to minimize paraplegia after operations for aneurysms of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 112(5):1202-1215,1996.

    Hochberg MS, Gregory JJ, McCullough JN, Gielchinsky I, Hussain SM, Fuzesi L, Parsonnet V: Outcome of emergent coronary artery bypass following failed angioplasty. NJ Medicine 90(5):385-391, 1993.

    McCullough JN, Spillert CR, Lazaro EJ: A direct correlation between injury severity and two markers of the functional status of the immune system. Circ Shock 31(3): 309-316, 1990.

    McCullough JN, Abel RM: Luetic aortic aneurysm-Presentation of acute illness. NJ Medicine 87(5): 409-411, 1990.

    McCullough JN, Abel RM, Rubenstein H: Polytetrafluoroethylene graft for spontaneous coronary dissection: 7 year follow up. Ann Thorac Surg 50:663-664, 1990.

    Redan JA, Rush BF, McCullough JN, Machiedo GW, Murphy TF, Dikdan GS, Smith S: Organ distribution of radiolabeled enteric Escherichia coli during and after hemorrhagic shock. Ann Surg 211(6): 663-668, 1990.

     

Invited Papers

    McCullough JN, Galla JD, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Central Nervous system monitoring during operations on the thoracic aorta. Operative Techniques in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 4(1): 87-96,1999.

    Galla JD, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Aortic arch replacement for dissections. Operative Techniques in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 4(1): 58-76,1999.

    Galla JD, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Surgical Techniques: Aortic Arch and Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Real-Life Suspended Animation. Cardiology Clinics, November 1999;17(4):767-78.

     

     

     

Book Chapters

    McCullough JN: Cerebral Monitoring: Jugular venous oxygen saturation. In "Aortic Arch Surgery: principles, strategies and outcomes." Coselli, JS (Ed). Blackwell Publishing in Press.

    Rush BF, McCullough JN: Clinical evidence of bacterial translocation from the gut. In "Shock, Sepsis and Organ Failure." Schlag G, Redl H, Siegel JH, Traber DL (Eds), 118-132, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1990.

    Galla JD, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Techniques of Circulatory Assistance. In Cardiac Anesthesia, Fourth Edition. Ed. Kaplan, Reich, Konstadt Saunders 1999.

Published Abstracts

    Ehrlich MP, McCullough JN, Ergin MA, Bodian CA, Lansman SL, Galla JD, Nguyen KH, Apaydin AZ, Griepp RB: Results of immediate surgical treatment of all acute type A dissections. Circulation 100 (18) SI. I-389, 1999.

    Ferraro FJ, Rush BF, McCullough J, Murphy T, Hsieh J, Machiedo G, Klein K: Histologic aspects of hemorrhagic shock in germ free vs conventional rats. Circ Shock 34(1): 29, 1991. (abst)

    Hochberg MS, Gregory JJ, McCullough JN, Gielchinsky I, Hussain SM, Fuzesi L, Parsonnet V: Outcome of emergent coronary artery bypass following failed angioplasty. Circulation 82(4):III-361 1990. (abst)

    McCullough JN, Rush BF, Williams A, Machiedo GW: The distribution of translocated enteric bacteria following endotoxemia. Circ Shock 31(1): 46, 1990. (abst)

    Dispenziere BR, Spillert CR, McCullough JN, Lazaro EJ: Coagulation changes during pregnancy. South Med J 82 (supp 1): 39, 1989. (abst)

    McCullough JN, Spillert CR, Lazaro EJ: A simple coagulation assay in the assessment of trauma severity. Circ Shock 21(4):341,1987. (abst)

    McCullough JN, Spillert CR, Lazaro EJ: The effect of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole on plasma recalcification time. Thromb Haemostasis 54: 81, 1985. (abst)

     

     

Selected presentations

    Hagl C, Tatton, N, McCullough J, Zhang N, Shiang H, Spielvogel D, Griepp R. Involvement of apoptosis in neurologic injury after hypothermic circulatory arrest: A new target for therapeutic intervention? Presented at 37th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. New Orleans January 2001

    McCullough JN, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. The Bentall Procedure with axillary artery cannulation. Presented at the VII Aortic Surgery Symposium. NY,NY April 2000.

    McCullough JN, Zhang N, Reich D, Klein J, Spielvogel D, Juvonen T, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Cerebral metabolic suppression during hypothermic circulatory arrest in humans. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VI. April 30- May 1, 1998. New York, NY.

    Ergin MA, Spielvogel D, Apaydin A, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Galla JD, Griepp RB. Surgical treatment of the dilated ascending aorta: When and how? Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VI. April 30- May 1, 1998. New York, NY.

     

    Griepp RB, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Klein JJ, Spielvogel D. Natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VI. April 30- May 1, 1998. New York, NY.

    Galla JD, Ergin MA, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Spielvogel D, Klein JJ, Greipp RB. Use of somatosensory evoked potentials for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic resections. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VI. April 30- May 1, 1998. New York, NY.

    Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen K, Spielvogel D, Klein JJ, Galla JD, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Subtypes of acute aortic dissection. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VI. April 30- May 1, 1998. New York, NY.

    Reich DL, Ergin MA, Uysal S, Sliwinski M, McCullough JN, Galla JD, Gordon W, Hibbard M, Griepp RB. Neuropsychological outcome following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Presented at the 78th Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. May 3-6, 1998. Boston Massachusetts.

    Juvonen T, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Nguyen KH, Spielvogel D, Klein JJ, Bodian CA, Griepp RB. Rupture of chronic type B dissecting aneurysms: A natural history study. Presented at the 78th Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. May 3-6, 1998. Boston Massachusetts.

    Juvonen T, Zhang N, Wolfe D, Weisz, Bodian CA, Shiang H, McCullough JN, Griepp RB. Retrograde cerebral perfusion enhances cerebral protection during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: A study in a chronic porcine model. Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. January 26-29, 1998. New Orleans, Louisiana.

    Juvonen T, Weisz DJ, Wolfe D, Zhang N, Bodian CA, McCullough JN, Mezrow CK, Greipp RB. Can retrograde perfusion mitigate cerebral injury following particulate embolization? A study in a chronic porcine model. Presented at The Western Thoracic Surgical Association. June 25-28, 1997. Napa California.

    Juvonen T, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, Nguyen K, McCullough JN, Levy D, DeAsla RA, Bodian CA, Griepp RB. A prospective study of the natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Presented at The 33rd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, Ca, Feb 3-5, 1997.

    McCullough JN: Anesthetic management, cerebral and spinal cord protection strategies and current results during surgery on the thoracic aorta. Presented at the 15th Annual Symposium, clinical update in Anesthesiology and Advances in Techniques of Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Acapulco Mexico, January 1997.

    Griepp RB, Ergin MA, Lansman SL, Galla JD, Quintana CS, McCullough JN: Looking for the artery of Adamkiewicz: A clinicophysiologic quest. Presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Diego, Ca. April 1996.

    McCullough J, Sommer R, Rossi A, Quintana C, Griepp RB: A modified fontan procedure utilizing a pedicled lateral pericardial conduit. Presented at the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery. New York, NY, November 1995.

    Ergin MA, McCullough J, Galla JD, Lansman SL, Griepp RB: Radical replacement of the aortic root in acute type A dissection. Presented at the 9th Annual meeting of the EACTS in Paris, France, October 1995.

     

    McCullough JN, Herman SD, Donahoo JJ: Use of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) in Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) undergoing reoperative open heart surgery. Presented at the annual meeting of The NJ Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Absecon, NJ, October 1991.

    Ferraro FJ, Rush BF, McCullough J, Murphy T, Hsieh J, Machiedo G, Klein K: Histologic aspects of hemorrhagic shock in germ free vs conventional rats. Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Shock, 5th Meeting of the European Shock Society, 14th Annual meeting of the Shock Society (USA) and the 3rd Vienna Shock Forum. Vienna, Austria, June 1991.

    Hochberg MS, Gregory JJ, McCullough JN, Gielchinsky I, Hussain SM, Fuzesi L, Parsonnet V: Outcome of emergent coronary artery bypass following failed angioplasty. Presented at the 63rd Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. Dallas, Texas, November 1990.

    McCullough JN, Rush BF, Machiedo GW, Redan JA, Lagenfeld J: Fate of enteric bacteria following intestinal perforation. Presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1990.

    McCullough JN, Rush BF, Williams A, Machiedo GW: The distribution of translocated enteric bacteria following endotoxemia. Presented at the 13th Annual Conference on Shock. Durango, Colorado, June 1990.

    Rush BF, McCullough JN: Clinical evidence of bacterial translocation from the gut. Presented at the Second Wiggers-Bernard Conference on Shock, Sepsis, and Organ Failure. Schlob Durnstein, Austria, May 1990.

    Franco CD, Spillert CR, McCullough JN, Lazaro EJ: Hypercoagulability in diabetics with and without peripheral vascular disease. Presented at the 58th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Naples, Florida, January 1990.

    McCullough JN, Spillert CR, Lazaro EJ: A direct correlation between trauma severity and two markers of the functional status of the immune system. Presented at the 56th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, January 1988.

     

    McCullough JN, Spillert CR, Lazaro EJ: A simple coagulation assay in the assessment of trauma severity. Presented at the 10th Annual Conference on Shock and the First International Shock Congress. Montreal, Canada, June 1987.

    McCullough JN, Spillert CR, Lazaro EJ: The effect of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole on plasma recalcification time. Presented at the 10th International Congress on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. San Diego, California, July 1985.

 

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