Research Vision:

My research areas are focused on using 3D bioprinting to construct tracheal and esophageal bioengineered grafts. This is a promising area of thoracic surgery that will allow large segment defects to be reconstructed without the need for transplantation. I also focus my research on clinical outcomes of several areas within thoracic surgery.

Research Areas:

• 3D Bioprinting of tracheal and esophageal constructs, in collaboration with Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari

• Thoracic surgery clinical outcomes

• Surgical innovation and education

Research Publications:

1. Diaz-Gutierrez I, Doyle JE, Majumder K, Wang Q, Rao MV, Bhargava A, Andrade RS. NONSUPERCHARGED RETROSTERNAL ROUX-EN-Y ESOPHAGOJEJUNOSTOMY FOR DISTAL ESOPHAGEAL RECONSTRUCTION. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct 5:S0003-4975(21)01687-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.069. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34624265.

2. Van Ochten N, Rao MV, Bhargava A, Andrade RS, Diaz Gutierrez I. Right Pneumonectomy for Invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Techniques.

3. Diaz-Gutierrez I, Robbins AJ, Zhang B, Rao MV, Bhargava A, Andrade RS. Long-Term Results of Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair After Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep;112(3):874-879. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.016. Epub 2020 Nov 10. PMID: 33186603.

4. Andrade RS, Diaz-Gutierrez I, Hutchins J, Kaizer A, Small J, Rao M. Laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic chest surgery: Early experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Mar;155(3):1294-1299. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.127. Epub 2017 Nov 10. PMID: 29249491.

5. Diaz-Gutierrez I, Rao MV, Andrade RS. Laparoscopic ligation of cisterna chyli for refractory chylothorax: A case series and review of the literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Feb;155(2):815-819. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.08.140. Epub 2017 Sep 30. PMID: 29129424.