CURRICULUM VITAE - Surgery Department - University of Minnesota

PERSONAL DATA 

Rosemary Frances Kelly, MD 

Citizenship: USA 

ADDRESS 

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 

University of Minnesota, MMC 207 

420 Delaware Street, SE 

Minneapolis, MN 55455 

Office: 612-725-2148 

Fax: 612-725-1920 

E-mail: kelly071@umn.edu 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

EDUCATION 

1990 MD University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 

1986 BS Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING 

1996-1999 Resident in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 

MN 

1993-1995 Senior and Chief Resident in Surgery, USC/LAC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 

1991-1993 Junior Resident in Surgery, USC/LAC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 

1990-1991 Intern in Surgery, USC/LAC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 

BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE 

2000 American Board of Thoracic Surgery certification, recertification 2009 

1996 American Board of Surgery certification, recertification 2005 

1995-1996 Wisconsin Medical License 

1991-present Minnesota Medical License 

1991-present DEA certification 

1990-1995 California Medical License 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 

2009-present Co-Director, Lung Transplantation Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

2007-present Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

2006-present Associate Professor with tenure, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 

Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

1999-2006 Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of 

Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

CLINICAL/HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS 

2004-present Courtesy Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN 

1999-2006 Courtesy Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN

1999-present Courtesy Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

1999-present Attending VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

1995-2005 Courtesy United Hospital, St. Paul, MN 

1995-1996 Attending River Falls Area Hospital, River Falls, WI 

CONSULTING POSITIONS 

2010-present Member, Physician Advisory Panel, Medica, Minneapolis, MN 

Rosemary F. Kelly, MD 

Curriculum Vitae 

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HONORS AND AWARDS 

2005 Best Poster Abstract Award, Cancer Category, American College of Chest Physicians 

2004 Medical Staff Award of Clinical Excellence, Minneapolis VA Medical Center 

2002 Clinical Research Abstract Award, American College of Chest Physicians 

1999 Coleman Connolly Award in Thoracic Surgery 

1995 Alpha Omega Alpha 

1986 Summa cum laude, Marquette University 

1986 Phi Beta Kappa 

MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 

2008-present Society of University Surgeons 

2007-present American Association for Thoracic Surgery 

2006-present American Heart Association, Cardiopulmonary Perioperative & Critical Care Council 

2006-present American Heart Association, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Council 

2002-present Fellow, American College of Surgeons 

2002-present Minnesota Surgical Society 

2001-present Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians 

2001-present Association of VA Surgeons 

2001-present Women in Thoracic Surgery 

2000-present International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 

2000-present C. Walton and Richard C. Lillehei Surgical Society 

2000-2008 American Society of Transplant Surgeons 

1999-present Society of Thoracic Surgeons 

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES 

Guest Reviewer Clinical Transplantation 

Guest Reviewer Annals of Thoracic Surgery 

Guest Reviewer Intensive Care Medicine 

Guest Reviewer Circulation 

Guest Reviewer Treatments in Respiratory Medicine 

Guest Reviewer The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 

Guest Reviewer Cardiology 

Peer Reviewer STS Workforce on Annual Meeting 2007, Society for Thoracic Surgeons 

Peer Reviewer STS Workforce on Annual Meeting 2009, Society for Thoracic Surgeons

GRANT SUPPORT 

Current Grant Support 

1. Veterans Affairs Merit Review 

Surgical Revascularization‟s Impact on Mitochondria in Hibernating Myocardium 

2011-2013 

Principal Investigator, 5% 

2. National Institutes of Health, Grant #HL072670-02, Co-PI Y. Chandrashekhar, MD 

Arterial Mimetic Grafts from Molded Proteins 

2009-2011 

Co-Principal Investigator, 1% effort 

3. Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #557 (National multi-institutional study) 

VA Coronary Artery Revascularization in Diabetes Study—“VA CARDS” 

2006-2011 

Site Co-Principal Investigator, 1% effort 

4. Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #474 (National multi-institutional study) 

Radial Artery vs. Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 

2003-2010 

Site Co-Principal Investigator, 1% effort 



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Past Grant Support 

1. Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Nina Starr Braunwald Award 

Revascularization of Chronic Hibernating Myocardium Reverses Reduction in Regional 

Function and Normalizes Bioenergetic Adaptations of the Mitochondria 

2007-2008 

Principal Investigator, 5% 

2. Minnesota Veterans Research Institute 

Detection of Micrometastases in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Using Endoscopic Ultrasound 

2005-2006 

Principal Investigator, 2% effort

3. Varco Junior Faculty Award 

Oxidative Injury in Lung Transplantation 

2004-2007 

Principal Investigator, 5% effort 

4. Veterans Affairs Merit Review Entry Program 

NADPH Oxidase Activation Increases Oxidative Injury in Lung Transplantation 

2003-2006 




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5. Minnesota Medical Foundation 

NADPH Oxidase Inhibition During Lung Procurement Reduces Reactive Oxygen Species 

Production 

2003-2004 


6. Minnesota Medical Foundation 

Defining Mechanisms and Control of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury During Preservation for Lung 

Transplantation 

2001-2002 


TEACHING ACTIVITIES 

Graduate Courses 

SURG 7525, CV & Thoracic Surgery Course 

MS 4 th year elective 

Site Director, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery rotation 

First year general surgery residents 

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Core Curriculum 

Course Director, 2002-2007 

Site Director, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery rotation 

First year cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellow 6-month rotation 

Third year cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellow 6-month rotation 

Invited Teaching Lectures 

1. AHS 1601 The Future Physician II, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March 4, 2010. 

2. Careers in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Medical Student CV Interest Group, University of 

Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 10, 2010 

3. Careers in Cardiothoracic Surgery. AED Premed Honor Society, University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, MN, January 31, 2010



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4. “Revascularization of Hibernating Myocardium in and Animal Model.” Department of Surgery 

Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN December 15, 2009. 

5. “Hibernating Myocardium.” Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, MN, March 27, 2007. 

6. Weekly core curriculum course medical student lectures, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

2005-present. 

7. “Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation.” Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 2001. 

8. Biannual core curriculum course fellow lectures, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 

1999-present. 

Surgical Management of Coronary Artery Disease: Redo CABG 

Surgical Management of Coronary Artery Disease: LV aneurysm 

Surgical Management of Arrhythmias 

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis 

National Mentoring 

2010-present Chair, Mentoring Committee, Women in Thoracic Surgery 

2009-present Member, STS Workforce on Graduate Medical Education and Thoracic Surgery Resident 

Issues 

2007-present Program Director, Annual Women in Surgery Conference, Minneapolis, MN 

Designed and directed a conference to promote career development and leadership for 

women in surgical specialties. 

EXTRAMURAL INVITED LECTURES 

1. “Work-Life Balance: It is Doable.” Resident Symposium, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San 

Diego, CA, January 30, 2011. 

2. “Mini-Tracheostomy.” Anesthesia Department, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 

December 2, 2009. 

3. “Device Development: Bench to Bedside.” Moderator, Bakken Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, 

December 9, 2008. 

4. “Lung Cancer Surgery.” Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, VA Medical Center, 

Minneapolis, MN, June 29, 2007. 

5. “Hibernating Myocardium.” Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, MN, March 27, 2007.



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6. “Cardiothoracic Surgery Training.” Surgery Interest Group, University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, MN October 18, 2004. 

7. “The Deleterious Effects of High Potassium Lung Preservation Solutions.” Minnesota 

Pulmonary Hypertension Group, Red Wing, MN, November 8, 2002. 

8. “Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation.” Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 2001. 

9. “Surgical Approaches to Esophageal Cancer.” Anesthesiology Department, VA Medical Center, 

Minneapolis, MN April 26, 2001. 

10. “Lung Vascular Injury and Leukocytes.” Chair, Session III, Scientific Conference on the 

Interactions of Blood and the Pulmonary Circulation, American Heart Association, Denver, CO, 

September 9, 2000. 

11. “Implantation Techniques for St. Jude SPV Valve. “ St. Jude Symposium on St. Jude Toronto 

SPV Valve, St. Paul, MN, August 31, 2000. 

12. “Total Arterial Revascularization Coronary Artery Bypass Procedures.” Cardiology Journal 

Club, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, December 7, 1999. 

13. “Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.” American Association of VA Nurse Anesthetists. 

Minneapolis, MN, October 21, 1999. 

OTHER PRESENTATIONS 

1. Ziemba EA, Kelly R, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Ward HB, Duncker DJ, Sluiter W, McFalls EO: 

Increased expression of ATPase (Beta) during late preconditioning and preserved energetics 

during low flow ischemia in swine. American Heart Association, November 2010. 

2. Kelly R, Ziemba E, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Mazzulla F, Crampton C, Anderson L, Ward HB, 

McFalls EO: Expression of mitochondrial proteins within the electron transport chain of 

hibernating heart tissue are depressed after successful revascularization and may underlie the 

mechanism of persistent heart failure. American Heart Association, November 2010. 

3. Ziemba E, Cabrera JA, Colbert R, Sikora J, Ward H, Arriaga E, Duncker DJ, Sluiter W, Kelly R, 

McFalls EO: Myocardial uncoupling protein-2 expression depolarizes the inner membrane 

potential of mitochondria and reduces maximal superoxide levels. American Heart Association, 

November 2010. 

4. Ziemba EA, Kelly RF: Increased expression of uncoupling protein-2 following ischemic 

preconditioning and favorable myocardial energetics in the second window of preconditioning. 

Minnesota Surgical Society, Minneapolis, MN, May 2010.



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5. Kelly RF, Ziemba EA, Cabrera JA, Crampton M, Sikora J, Ward HB, McFalls EO: Despite 

successful CABG in a swine model, myocardial proteomic adaptations to chronic ischemia do 

not recover. Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2010. 

6. Basraon J, Agnihotri A, Adabag S Pritzker M, Ziemba E, Kelly R, Ward H, Chandrashekhar Y: 

Veterans Administration risk score accurately predicts peri-operative mortality and outperforms 

Euroscore in aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. American College of Cardiology, 

Atlanta, GA, March 2010.



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7. Ziemba EA, McFalls EO, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Crampton M, Ward HB, Kelly RF: A favorable 

energetic state is observed during low flow myocardial ischemia in the second window of 

preconditioning (SWOP) in swine despite an increased expression of uncoupling protein-2. 

Society of University Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, February 2010. 

8. Ziemba E, Castro N, Kelly RF: Open versus endoscopic vein harvest for CABG. Minnesota 

Surgical Society 2009 Spring Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 2009. 

9. Mithani AS, Akbar MS, Johnson DJ, Apple KK, Kuskowski M, Bonawitz-Conlin J, Ward HB, 

Kelly RF, McFalls EO, Bloomfield HE, Li JM, Adabag AS: Statins do not reduce the incidence 

of postoperative atrial fibrillation after heart surgery in patients treated with postoperative beta 

blockers. Heart Rhythm Society, May 2009. 

10. Groth SS, Rueth NM, Erickson A, Kast T, D‟Cunha J, Kelly R, Maddaus MA, Andrade RS: 

Laparoscopic diaphragm plication: an objective evaluation of short- and mid-term results. 

American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 2009. 

11. Kelly RF, McFalls EO, Cabrera JA, Crampton M, Ward HB, Sigurdsson G: Assessment of 

hibernating myocardium by contrast enhanced computed tomography in a porcine model. 

Society of University Surgeons, Ft. Myers, FL, February 2009. 

12. Whitson BA, D'Cunha J, Andrade RS, Kelly RF, Groth SS, Wu B, Miller JS, Kratzke RA, 

Maddaus MA: Video-assisted thoracoscopic vs. thoracotomy surgical approaches for lobectomy 

in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: differential impairment of cellular 

immunity. General Thoracic Surgical Club 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13-16, 

2008 

13. Tan MCY, Felde A, Kuskowski M, Ward H, Kelly R, Adabag S, Dysken M: Incidence and 

predictors of postcardiotomy delirium. 13 th Congress of the International Psychogeriatric 

Association, October 2007. 

14. Rubins JB, Holmstrom A, Kelly RF: Predictors of recurrence after resection of localized nonsmall 

cell lung cancer. American College of Chest Physicians, Chicago, IL, October 2007. 

15. Groth SS, Whitson BA, Holmstrom AM, Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Impact of preoperative smoking 

cessation on pulmonary function testing at one-year following pulmonary resection for non-small 

cell lung cancer. American College of Chest Physicians, Chicago, IL, October 2007. 

16. Cabrera JA, Hong Z, Dutt M, Weir EK, Kelly RF: HNG-CoA reductase and geranylgeranyl 

transferase I inhibition decrease vasoreactivity in pulmonary arteries (PA) and PA smooth 

muscle cells. Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco, CA, May 2007. 

17. Sullivan V, Whitson B, Holmstrom A, Sawhney M, Kelly R: Does endoscopic ultrasound 

localize station 5 lymph nodes in the mediastinum? University of Michigan/Coller Society 

Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, November 2006.



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18. Bakman YG, Sawhney MS, Holmstrom AM, Kelly RF: Trans-esophageal endoscopic 

ultrasound for non-small cell lung cancer staging. American College of Gastroenterology, Las 

Vegas, NV, October 2006. 

19. Weir EK, Hong Z, Cabrera J, Kelly R, Olschewski A: Acute oxygen sensing mechanisms 

(especially in the pulmonary vasculature and ductus arteriosus). High Altitude Medicine and 

Biology Advanced Research Workshop, Issyk-Kul, Russia, June 5-8, 2006. 

20. Sullivan VV, Dahlberg PS, Herrington CS, Hertz MI, Kelly RF: Comparison of variables and 

outcomes in paired lung transplantation recipient from a single donor. International Society for 

Heart and Lung Transplantation, Madrid, Spain, April, 2006. 

21. Ward HB, Kelly RF, Moritz TE, Thottapurathu L, McFalls EO: Perioperative myocardial 

infarction following vascular surgery and the completeness of preoperative coronary artery 

revascularization with CABG versus PCI: The Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis 

(CARP) Trial. Society for Thoracic Surgery, January 2006, Chicago, IL. 

22. Kelly RF, Sullivan VV, Nelson DB, Holmstrom AM, Lederle FA, Sawhney MS: Endoscopic 

ultrasound is more accurate than positron emission tomography in the staging of advanced lung 

cancer. American College of Chest Physicians, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 30, 2005. 

23. Kelly RF, Sullivan VV, Kratzke RA, Holmstrom AM, Lederle FA, Nelson DB, Sawhney MS: 

Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis and staging of advanced lung 

cancer. American College of Chest Physicians, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 30, 2005. 

24. Walker AR, Nath DS, Prekker ME, Johnson AC, Whitson BA, Herrington CS, Dahlberg PS, 

Kelly RF: Clinical experience with Perfadex in lung transplantation. Minnesota Surgical 

Society Spring Meeting, St. Paul, MN, May 20, 2005. 

25. Kelly RF, Walter AR, Johnson AC, Nath DS, Prekker ME, Herrington CS, Dahlberg PS: Does 

Perfadex improve clinical outcomes in lung transplantation? International Society for Heart and 

Lung Transplantation, Philadelphia, PA, April 6, 2005. 

26. Mandeep S, Holmstrom A, Kratzke R, Rice K, Kaul S, Nelson DB, Kelly RF: Prospective 

comparison of EUS, PET and CT scan for staging lung cancer: preliminary analysis. Digestive 

Disease Week, New Orleans, LA, May 15, 2004. 

27. Whelan T, Kelly RF, Hertz MI, Edwards LB, Dahlberg PS: Impact of pulmonary artery 

pressure on survival following lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 

International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, San Francisco, CA, April 23, 2004. 

28. Kelly RF, Tran T, Holmstrom A: Impact of complete lung resection for nonsmall cell lung 

cancer on the elderly patient. American College of Chest Physicians, Orlando, FL, October 27, 

2003.



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29. Murar J, Hong ZG, Hong FX, Varghese A, Nelson DP, Weir EK, Kelly RF: A high potassium 

lung preservation solution causes increased reactive oxygen species in isolated rat lungs. 

American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May 18, 2003. 

30. Tran T, Holmstrom A, Kelly RF: Thoracotomy with lobectomy for lung cancer is well tolerated 

in the elderly. Minnesota Surgical Society, St. Paul, MN, May 16, 2003. 

31. Murar J, Hong ZG, Hong FX, Böning O, Nelson DP, Weir EK, Kelly RF: High potassium lung 

preservation solutions increase production of NADPH oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen 

species. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vienna, Austria, April 20, 

2003. 

32. Kelly RF, Tran T, Segurola RJ: Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of PET-FDG scan in 

preoperative staging of nonsmall cell lung cancer. American College of Chest Physicians, San 

Diego, CA, November 5, 2002. 

33. Böning O, Neuhäuser CH, Olschewski A, Murar J, Hong Z, Nelson DP, Kelly RF, Weir EK, 

Hempelmann G: Inhibition of NADPH-oxidase reduces production of oxygen radicals by 

pulmonary arteries. DAK 2002 (Deutscher Anesthesiologiekongress 2002), German Society of 

Anesthesiology Meeting, [German] Nüremberg, Germany, June 3-5, 2002. 

34. Böning O, Murar J, Hong ZG, Nelson DP, Olschewski A, Weir EK, Hempelmann G, Kelly RF: 

Inhibition of NADPH-oxidase reduces production of oxygen radicals by pulmonary arteries 

exposed to high-potassium lung transplant preservation solution. American Thoracic Society, 

Atlanta, GA, May 20, 2002. 

35. Kelly RF, Murar J, Boning O, Hong ZG, Nelson DP, Hong FX, Weir HK: High potassium lung 

preservation solution increases O2 radical production through activation of NADPH oxidase. 

First International Conference on NAD(P)H Oxidases, Giessen, Germany, April 30, 2002. 

36. Segurola RJ, Tran T, Kelly RF: PET-FDG scan enhances the preoperative staging in nonsmall 

cell lung cancer. Minnesota Surgical Society, Minneapolis, MN April 19, 2002. 

37. Murar J, Boning O, Hong ZG, Nelson DP, Olschewski A, Weir EK, Hempelmann G, Kelly RF: 

Oxygen free radical production in pulmonary arteries exposed to modified Euro-Collins and low 

potassium dextran solutions. American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Miami, FL, January 26, 

2002. 

38. McFalls EO, Kelly RF, Marx D, Sikora J, Ward H: Post-ischemic myocardial FDG uptake 

following repetitive coronary artery occlusion-reperfusion versus repetitive supply-demand 

mismatch. American Heart Association, San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2001.

COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE 



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Medical School 

2010-present Member, Lillehei Heart Institute Steering Committee, University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, MN 

2007-present Emerging Physician Leadership Program, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 

2005-2007 Member, Search Committee for Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University 

of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

2003-2005 Member, Search Committee for Director of Research, Lillehei Heart Institute, 


Department 

2009-present Member, Department of Surgery, Strategic Planning Coalition, University of Minnesota, 


2006 Member, Diversity Task Force, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

2005 Member, Public Relations and Communications Task Force, University of Minnesota, 


2005 Member, Promotions and Tenure Task Force, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

2005 Member, Tissue Procurement Facility in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 

Advisory Committee, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

2000-2001 Member, Medical Staff Budget and Finance Task Force, Fairview University Medical 

Center, Minneapolis, MN 

VA Medical Center 

2009-2010 Member, DVT Prophylaxis Task Force, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

2009-present Executive Committee, Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #474, Radial Artery vs. 

Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 

2008-present Chair, Professional Standards Board, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

2004-present Member, Veterans Affairs ICU Advisory Group, VISN 23, Minneapolis, MN 

1999-present Member, Cancer Committee, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 

1999-2002 Member, Search Committee for Chief of Radiation Oncology, VA Medical Center, 


Community 

2010-present Member, Physician Advisory Panel, Medica, Minneapolis, MN 

2003-2005 Member, Gaviser Hays Award Selection Committee, Minneapolis, MN 

National 

2010 Elected Participant, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Academy 

2010-present Institutional Representative, Society of University Surgeons 

2010-present Chair, Mentoring Committee, Women in Thoracic Surgery 

2009-present Member, STS Workforce on Graduate Medical Education and Thoracic Surgery Resident 

Issues 

2007-present Program Director, Annual Women in Surgery Conference, Minneapolis, MN 

2002-2004 Board of Directors, Minnesota Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Minneapolis, MN

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 



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Peer-Reviewed Publications 

1. Wagner TH, Sethi G, Holman W, Lee K, McFalls E, Bakaeen FG, Tobler G, Kelly RF, 

Crittenden M, Thai H, Goldman S: The cost of radial artery and saphenous vein cardiac bypass 

surgery: results from a multi-site trial. Ann Thorac Surg 2010, in press. 

2. Kelly RF, Ziemba EA, Cabrera JA, Crampton M, Sikora J, McFalls EO, Ward HB: Despite 

successful CABG in a swine model of hibernation, myocardial oxygen consumption and 

mitochondrial proteomic expression remain depressed. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010, in press. 

3. Basraon J, Agnihotri A, Adabag S, Pritzker M, Ziemba E, Kelly R, Ward H, Chandrashekhar Y: 


Euroscore in aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 in press. 

4. Groth SS, Whitson BA, Holmstrom AM, Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Predictors of recurrence after 

resection of localized non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2010, in press. 

5. Groth SS, Whitson BA, Holmstrom AM, Maddaus MA, Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Predictors of 

one-year mortality following resection of non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2010 in press. 

6. D‟Cunha J, Rueth NM, Belew B, Herrington CS, Hertz MI, Kelly RF, Shumway SJ: The 

effectiveness of the “open chest” for the unstable patient following bilateral sequential lung 

transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010; Apr 22 [Epub]. 

7. Groth SS, Rueth NM, Kast T, D‟Cunha J, Kelly RF, Maddaus MA, Andrade RS: Laparoscopic 

diaphragm plication for diaphragmatic paralysis and eventration: An objective evaluation of 

short- and mid-term results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 139(6):1452-56. 

8. Adabag AS, Wassif HS, Rice K, Mithani S, Johnson D, Bonawitz-Conlin J, Ward HB, McFalls 

EO, Kuskowski M, Kelly RF: Preoperative pulmonary function and mortality after cardiac 

surgery. Am Heart J 2010; 159(4):691-7. 

9. Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Chest pain and progressive miliary infiltrates in an elderly man. Chest 

2009; 135(2):578-82. 

10. Mithani S, Akbar MS, Johnson DJ, Kuskowski M, Apple KK, Bonawitz-Conlin J, Ward HB, 

Kelly RF, McFalls EO, Bloomfield HE, Li J-M, Adabag S: Dose dependent effect of statins on 

postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery among patients treated with beta blockers. J 

Cardiothorac Surg 2009; 4:6-11. 

11. Ward HB, Kelly RF, Weir EK: Assessment of graft patency during coronary artery bypass graft 

surgery: mitigating the risk. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2009; 2(5):613-5.



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12. Groth SS, Whitson BA, Kuskowski MA, Holmstrom AM, Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Impact of 

preoperative smoking status on postoperative complication rates and pulmonary function test 

results 1-year following pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2009; 

64(3):352-7. 

13. Whitson BA, D'Cunha J, Andrade RS, Kelly RF, Groth SS, Wu B, Miller JS, Kratzke RA, 

Maddaus MA: Thoracoscopic vs. thoracotomy approaches for lobectomy: differential 

impairment of cellular immunity. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86(6):1735-44. 

14. Adabag AS, Ishani A, Koneswaran S, Johnson DJ, Kelly RF, Ward, HB, McFalls EO, 

Bloomfield HE, Chandrashekhar Y: Utility of N-acetylcysteine to prevent acute kidney injury 

after cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial. Am Heart J 2008; 155(6):1143-9. 

15. Tan MC, Felde A, Kuskowski M, Ward H, Kelly RF, Adabag AS, Dysken M: Incidence and 

predictors of post-cardiotomy delirium. Am J Geriat Psychiat 2008; 16(7):575-83. 

16. Kelly RF, Sluiter W, McFalls EO: Hibernating myocardium: is the program to survive a 

pathway to „failure‟? Circ Res 2008; 102(1):3-5. 

17. McFalls EO, Kelly RF, Hu Q, Mansoor A, Lee J, Kuskowski M, Sikora J, Ward HB, Zhang J: 

The energetic state within hibernating myocardium is normal during dobutamine despite 

inhibition of ATP-dependent potassium channel opening with glibenclamide. Am J Physiol 

Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293(5):H2945-51. 

18. Sawhney MS, Bakman Y, Holmstrom AM, Nelson DB, Lederle FA, Kelly RF: Impact of 

preoperative endoscopic ultrasound on non-small cell lung cancer staging. Chest 2007; 

132(3):916-21. 

19. Sawhney MS, Debold SM, Kratzke RA, Lederle FA, Nelson DB, Kelly RF: Central intranodal 

blood vessel: a new EUS sign described in mediastinal lymph nodes. Gastrointest Endosc 2007; 

65(4): 602-8. 

20. Adabag AS, Rector T, Mithani S, Harmala J, Ward HB, Kelly RF, Nguyen JT, McFalls EO, 

Bloomfield HE: Prognostic significance of elevated cardiac troponin I after heart surgery. Ann 

Thor Surg 2007; 83(5): 1744-50. 

21. Ward HB, Kelly RF, Thottapurathu L, Moritz TE, Larsen GC, Pierpont G, Santilli S, Goldman 

S, Krupski WC, Littooy F, Reda DJ, McFalls EO. Coronary artery bypass grafting is superior to 

percutaneous coronary intervention in prevention of perioperative myocardial infarctions during 

subsequent vascular surgery. Ann Thor Surg 2006; 82(3): 795-801. 

22. Sawhney MS, Kratzke RA, Lederle FA, Holmstrom AM, Nelson DB, Kelly RF: EUS-guided 

FNA for the diagnosis of advanced lung cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 2006; 63(7):959-65.



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23. Sawhney MS, Kratzke RA, Lederle FA, Holmstrom AM, Nelson DB, Kelly RF: Endoscopic 

ultrasound and positron emission tomography for lung cancer staging. Clin Gastroenterol 

Hepatol 2006; 4(7):846-51. 

24. Kelly RF, McFalls EO: Preoperative evaluation and treatment of stable CAD in patients 

scheduled for major elective vascular surgery. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2006; 

8(1):59-66. 

25. Nath DS, Walter AR, Johnson AC, Radosevich DM, Prekker ME, Herrington CS, Dahlberg PS, 

Kelly RF: Does Perfadex affect outcomes in clinical lung transplantation? J Heart Lung 

Transplant 2005; 24(12):2243-8. 

26. de Perrot M, Bonser RS, Dark J, Kelly RF, McGiffin D, Menza R, Pajaro O, Schueler S, 

Verleden GM: ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction: Report of the 

ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part III: Donor-related risk factors 

and markers. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005; 24(10):1460-7. 

27. Sullivan V, Tran T, Holmstrom A, Kuskowski M, Koh P, Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Advanced age 

does not exclude lobectomy for non-small cell lung carcinoma. Chest 2005; 128(4):2671-6. 

28. Whelan TP, Dunitz JM, Kelly RF, Edwards LB, Herrington CS, Hertz MI, Dahlberg PS: Effect 

of preoperative pulmonary artery pressure on early survival after lung transplantation for 

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005; 24(9):1269-74. 

29. Setty SP, Niehans GA, Kelly RF: Endobronchial laser ablation of a tracheal schwannoma. J 

Bronchol 2005; 12:52-3. 

30. Rezaie-Majd S, Murar J, Nelson DP, Kelly RF, Hong ZG, Lang IM, Varghese A, Weir EK: 

Increased release of serotonin from rat ileum due to dexfenfluramine. Am J Physiol Regul 

Intergr Comp Physiol 2004; 287(5):R1209-13. 

31. Kelly RF, Tran T, Holmstrom A, Murar J, Segurola RJ Jr: Accuracy and cost effectiveness of 

[18F]-2-fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography scan in potentially resectable 

non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2004; 125(4):1413-23. 

32. Ward HB, Kelly RF: OPCAB versus CABG: who, what, when, where? Chest 2004; 

125(3):815-6. 

33. Kelly RF, Murar J, Hong Z, Nelson DP, Hong F, Varghese A, Weir EK: Low potassium dextran 

lung preservation solution reduces reactive oxygen species production. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 

75(6):1705-10. 

34. McFalls EO, Murad B, Her D, Liow JS, Kelly R, Marx D, Sikora J, Ward HB: Repetitive 

supply-demand ischemia with dobutamine increases glucose uptake in post-ischemic and remote 

myocardium. J Nucl Med 2003; 44(1):85-91.

35. Kelly RF, Hunter DW, Maddaus MA: Postpneumonectomy syndrome after left 

pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2001; 71(2):701-3. 



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36. Kelly RF: Current strategies in lung preservation. J Lab Clin Med 2000; 136(6):427-40. 

37. Kelly RF, Shumway SJ: Conservative management of postoperative chylothorax using 

somatostatin. Ann Thorac Surg 2000; 69(6):1944-5. 

38. Kelly RF, Skinner D, Yellin AE, Weaver FA: En bloc aortic resection for bulky metastatic germ 

cell tumors. J Urology 1995; 153:1849-51. 

39. Kelly RF, Yellin AE, Weaver FA: Candida thrombosis of innominate vein with septic 

pulmonary emboli. Ann Vasc Surg 1993; 7(4):343-6. 

40. Johnson SD, Weaver FA, Yellin AE, Kelly R, Bauer M, Baker D, Ascer E, Friedell M, Ricotta J: 

Clinical results of decompressive dermotomy-fasciotomy. Am J Surg 1992; 164:(3)286-90.



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Articles Submitted for Publication 

1. Herrington C, Prekker M, Hertz M, Studenski L, Radosevich D, Shumway S, Kelly R, Arrington 

A, Susanto D, Baltzell J, Bittner H, Dahlberg P: A randomized, placebo controlled trial of 

aprotinin to reduce primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation. Clin Transplant, 

submitted 2010. 

2. Goldman S, Sethi G, Holman W, Thai H, McFalls E, Ward H, Kelly R, Rhenman B, Tobler G, 

Moursi M, Bakaeen F, Crittenden M, Kasirajan V, Duvernoy C, Ratliff M, Pett S, Irimpen A, 

Gunnar W, Thomas D, Freme S, Moritz T, Reda D, Wagner T, Harrison L, Wang Y, Planting L: 

A randomized trial of radial artery vs. saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery bypass surgery: 

A VA Cooperative Study. J Am Med Assoc, submitted 2010. 

3. deGraft-Johnson M, Santilli S, Kelly R, Ward H: Hybrid procedure that combines open and 

endovascular approach as an alternative technique to effectively debranch the aortic arch in 

dissections. J Vasc Surg, submitted 2010. 

4. Groth S, Kelly RF, D‟Cunha J, Arrington AK, Kuskowski MA, Holmstrom AM, Kratzke RA, 

Sawhney M: Minimally invasive staging on non small cell lung cancer: Use of real-time 

polymerase chain reaction to detect occult tumor cells in mediastinal lymph nodes biopsied using 

endoscopic ultrasound. Submitted 2010. 

5. Wagner TH, Sethi G, Holman W, Lee K, McFalls E, Bakaeen FG, Tobler G, Kelly R, Crittenden 

M, Thai, H, Goldman G: The cost of radial artery and saphenous vein cardiac bypass surgery: 

results from a multi-site trial. In preparation. 

6. Ziemba EA, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Crampton M, Ward HB, Kelly RF, McFalls EO: A favorable 


preconditioning (SWOP) in swine despite an increased expression of uncoupling protein-2. In 

preparation. 

Chapters in Books 

1. Weir EK, Cabrera JA, Olschewski A, Obretchikova M, Kelly RF, Jhanjee R, Hong Z: Acute 

oxygen sensing mechanisms. Aldashev A, Naeije R (eds), Problems of High Altitude Medicine 

and Biology, Springer, 2007, pp. 295-304. 

2. Kelly RF, Shumway SJ: Surgical evaluation and treatment of uremic pericarditis. Slaughter MS 

(ed), Cardiac Surgery in Chronic Renal Failure, Malden: Blackwell Publishing LTD, 2007, pp. 

83-93. 

3. Kelly RF, Segurola RJ Jr: Complications of pulmonary and chest wall resection. Cohn SM 

(ed), Complications in Surgery and Trauma, New York, NY: Informa Healthcare USA, Inc., 

2006, pp. 229-250.



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4. Segurola RJ, Kelly RF: Preservative cardioplegic solutions in cardiac transplantation: recent 

advances. Salerno TA, Ricci M (eds), Myocardial Protection, Elmsford: Blackwell Futura, 2003, 

pp. 282-91. 

Abstracts, Preliminary Communications, Clinical Papers 

1. Ziemba EA, Kelly R, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Ward HB, Duncker DJ, Sluiter W, McFalls EO: 

Increased expression of ATPase (Beta) during late preconditioning and preserved energetics 

during low flow ischemia in swine. American Heart Association, November 2010. 

2. Kelly R, Ziemba E, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Mazzulla F, Crampton C, Anderson L, Ward HB, 

McFalls EO: Expression of mitochondrial proteins within the electron transport chain of 

hibernating heart tissue are depressed after successful revascularization and may underlie the 

mechanism of persistent heart failure. American Heart Association, November 2010. 

3. Ziemba E, Cabrera JA, Colbert R, Sikora J, Ward H, Arriaga E, Duncker DJ, Sluiter W, Kelly R, 

McFalls EO: Myocardial uncoupling protein-2 expression depolarizes the inner membrane 

potential of mitochondria and reduces maximal superoxide levels. American Heart Association, 

November 2010. 

4. Kelly RF, Ziemba EA, Cabrera JA, Crampton M, Sikora J, Ward HB, McFalls EO: Despite 

successful CABG in a swine model, myocardial proteomic adaptations to chronic ischemia do 

not recover. Association of Thoracic Surgeons, May 2010. 

5. Basraon J, Agnihotri A, Adabag S, Pritzker M, Ziemba E, Kelly R, Ward H, Chandrashekhar Y: 


Euroscore in aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. American College of Cardiology, 

March 2010. 

6. Ziemba EA, McFalls EO, Cabrera JA, Sikora J, Crampton M, Ward HB, Kelly RF: A favorable 


preconditioning (SWOP) in swine despite an increased expression of uncoupling protein-2. J 

Surg Res 2010; 158(2):308. 

7. Groth SS, Rueth NM, Erickson A, Kast T, D‟Cunha J, Kelly R, Maddaus MA, Andrade RS: 

Laparoscopic diaphragm plication: an objective evaluation of short- and mid-term results. 

American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 2009. 

8. Kelly RF, McFalls EO, Cabrera JA, Crampton M, Ward HB, Sigurdsson G: Assessment of 


Society of University Surgeons, February 2009. 

9. Adabag S, Ishani A, Koneswaran S, Johnson D, Kelly RF, Ward HB, McFalls EO, Bloomfield 

HE, Chandrashekhar Y: Utility of N-acetylchysteine to prevent acute kidney injury after cardiac 

surgery: A randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51:272A.



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10. Wassif H, Kelly RF, Rice K, Apple K, Johnson D, Bonawitz-Conlin J, Ward HB, McFalls EO, 

Bloomfield HE, Adabag AS: Preoperative pulmonary function test improves risk stratification 

and predicts postoperative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Circulation 2008; 

118(18):S702. 

11. Sigurdsson G, McFalls EO, Cabrera JA, Crampton M, Ward HB, Kelly RF: Assessment of 


Circulation 2008; 118:S837. 

12. Rubins JB, Holmstrom A, Kelly RF: Predictors of recurrence after resection of localized nonsmall 

cell lung cancer. Chest 2007; 132(4):656S. 

13. Groth SS, Whitson BA, Holmstrom AM, Rubins JB, Kelly RF: Impact of preoperative smoking 

cessation on pulmonary function testing at one-year following pulmonary resection for non-small 

cell lung cancer. Chest 2007; 132(4):449S. 

14. Cabrera JA, Hong Z, Dutt M, Weir EK, Kelly RF: HMG-CoA reductase and geranylgeranyl 

transferase I inhibition decrease vasoreactivity in pulmonary arteries and PA smooth muscle 

cells. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2007; 175A118. 

15. Herrington CS, Prekker ME, Hertz MI, Radosevich DM, Kelly RF, Sullivan VV, Studenski LL, 

Bittner HB, Shumway SJ, Dahlberg PS: A randomized, placebo controlled trial of Aprotinin to 

reduce primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2007; 

26:S175-6. 

16. Bakman Y, Sawhney MS, Holmstrom AM, Kelly RF: Trans-esophageal endoscopic ultrasound 

for non-small cell lung cancer staging: 1324. Am J Gastroenterol 2006; 101(Suppl S):S509. 

17. Sullivan VV, Whitson BA, Radosevich DM, Whelan TM, Kelly RF, Herrington CS, Dahlberg 

PS: Elevated pulmonary artery pressure predicts development of severe primary graft 

dysfunction in paired single lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2006; 25(2):47. 

18. Rubins JB, Holmstrom AM, Kelly RF: Temporal trends in the prevalence of malignancy in 

resected pulmonary lesions. Chest 2006; 130(4):273S. 

19. Kelly RF, Sullivan VV, Kratzke RA, Holmstrom AM, Lederle FA, Nelson DB, Sawhney MS: 

Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis and staging of advanced lung 

cancer. Chest 2005; 128 (4):333S. 

20. Kelly RF, Sullivan VV, Nelson DB, Holmstrom AM, Lederle FA, Sawhney MS: Endoscopic 

ultrasound is more accurate than positron emission tomography in the staging of nonsmall cell 

lung cancer. Chest 2005; 128(4):171S.



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21. Nath DS, Kelly RF, Walker AR, Johnson AC, Prekker ME, Herrington CS, Dahlberg PS: Does 

Perfadex improve clinical outcomes in lung transplantation? J Heart Lung Transplant 2005; 24: 

S158-9. 

22. Whelan T, Kelly RF, Hertz MI, Edwards LB, Dahlberg PS: Impact of pulmonary artery 

pressure on survival following lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Heart 

Lung Transplant 2004; 23:S116-7. 

23. Kelly RF, Tran T, Holmstrom A: Impact of complete lung resection for nonsmall cell lung 

cancer in the elderly patient. Chest 2003; 124(4):82S. 

24. Murar J, Hong ZG, Hong FX, Varghese A, Nelson DP, Weir EK, Kelly RF: High potassium 

lung preservation solution causes increased reactive oxygen species in isolated rat lungs. Am J 

Resp Crit Care Med 2003; 167:A362. 

25. Murar J, Hong ZG, Hong FX, Boning O, Nelson DP, Weir EK, Kelly RF: High potassium lung 

preservation solutions increase production of NADPH oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen 

species. J Heart Lung Transplant 2003; 22:101s-102s. 

26. Kelly RF, Tran T, Segurola RJ: Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of PET-FDG scan in 

preoperative staging of nonsmall cell lung cancer. Chest 2002; 122:70s-71s. 

27. Boning O, Murar J, Hong ZG, Nelson DP, Olschewski A, Weir EK, Hempelmann G, Kelly RF: 

Inhibition of NADPH-oxidase reduces production of oxygen radicals by pulmonary arteries 

exposed to high-potassium lung-transplant preservation solution. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 

2002; 165:A395. 

28. McFalls EO, Kelly RF, Marx D, Sikora J, Ward H: Post-ischemic myocardial FDG uptake 

following repetitive coronary artery occlusion-reperfusion versus repetitive supply-demand 

mismatch. Circ 2001; 104:II-455. 

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