David Kalfa, MD

Education

Board Certifications

Publications

(2025). Mid-Term Outcomes of Valve-Sparing Repair with Intraoperative Balloon Dilation in Tetralogy of Fallot. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 16 (5), @585-594. View in Pubmed

Chen, Y., Anzai, I.O., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2025). A Patient-specific Computational Model for Neonates and Infants with Borderline Left Ventricles. medRxiv, Preprint (), @. View in Pubmed

Cordovez, E.M., LaSala, V.R., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2025). Evaluating safety and outcomes of living allogenic heart valve transplantation: The case for a multicenter prospective clinical registry. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169 (6), @1531-1535. View in Pubmed

Kalfa, D.M., Buratto, E. (2025). Reply: Maximizing survival in patients with complex congenital heart disease: A call to arms. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 170 (3), @e78. View in Pubmed

Kalfa, D.M., Buratto, E., Bacha, E.A., et al (2025). Single ventricle palliation in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: An international multicenter study. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169 (3), @1022-1027. View in Pubmed

Kalfa, D.M., Richmond, M., Cordoves, E.M., et al (2025). Domino Heart Valve Transplant in Children with Congenital Valve Disease: Short-Term Outcomes, Growth, and Immunosensitization. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85 (8), @866-869. View in Pubmed

LaSala, V.R., Cordovez, E.M., Kalfa, D.M. (2025). Adaptation of cold preservation techniques to partial heart transplant. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169 (2), @395-399. View in Pubmed

Moroi, M.K., Vinogradsky, A.V., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2025). When to Opt for Univentricular versus Biventricular Repair in Complex Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 37 (2), @185-191. View in Pubmed

Moroi, M.K., Vinogradsky, A.V., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2025). Melody vs Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Young Children: A Single-Center Propensity Matched Analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Ahead of print (), @. View in Pubmed

Nguyen, S.N., Vinogradsky, A.V., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2025). Rare coronary artery variants are associated with increased mortality and reinterventions following the arterial switch operation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169 (1), @217-228.e22. View in Pubmed

Rajab, T.K., Kalfa, D.M., Mery, C.M., et al (2025). Indications and Practical Considerations for Partial Heart Transplantation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 120 (4), @620-630. View in Pubmed

Sellal, J.M., Dib, N., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2025). Arrhythmias in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: an international study. European heart journal, Ahead of Print (), @. View in Pubmed

Cordoves, E.M., Ferrari, G., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2024). Storage, preservation, and rehabilitation of living heart valves to treat congenital heart disease. Med, 5 (8), @859-862. View in Pubmed

Nguyen, S.N., Bouhout, I., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2024). Long-term autograft dilation and durability after the Ross procedure are similar in infants, children, and adolescents with primary aortic stenosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 168 (4), @1182-1191.e3. View in Pubmed

Nguyen, S.N., Vinogradsky, A.V., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2024). Infant with Ebstein anomaly after the neonatal Starnes procedure: What is next?. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 168 (1), @243-247. View in Pubmed

Bacha, E.A., Nguyen, S.N., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2023). Outcomes of surgical management of Ebstein anomaly and tricuspid valve dysplasia in critically ill neonates and infants. JTCVS Open, 16 (), @629-638. View in Pubmed

Bacha, E.A., Nguyen, S.N., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2023). Aortic root translocation (Nikaidoh) procedure for complex transposition of the great arteries with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. JTCVS Techniques, 22 (), @243-250. View in Pubmed

Cordero, H., Hess, J., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2023). Antibody responses to dietary antigens are accompanied by specific plasma cells in the infant thymus. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 152 (4), @1010-1018. View in Pubmed

Cordoves, E.M., Vunjak-Novakovic, G., Kalfa, D.M. (2023). Designing Biocompatible Tissue Engineered Heart Valves in Situ: JACC Review Topic of the Week. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 81 (10), @994-1003. View in Pubmed

Kinami, H., Kalfa, D.M., Goldstone, A.B., et al (2023). The Commando procedure for pediatric patients: A case series. JTCVS Techniques, 19 (), @104-108. View in Pubmed

LaSala, V.R., Nguyen, S.N., ..., Kalfa, D.M., (2023). Repair of congenital tricuspid valve dysplasia: The croissant technique. JTCVS Techniques, 20 (), @146-149. View in Pubmed

Barry, O.M., Bouhout, I., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2022). Transcatheter Cardiac Interventions in the Newborn: JACC Focus Seminar. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 79 (22), @2270-2283. View in Pubmed

Pichler Sekulic, S., Kalfa, D.M., Fenlon, E., et al (2022). Pericardial lymphangioma: a rare benign albeit variably symptomatic tumefactive lesion. Cardiovascular pathology, 57 (), @107402. View in Pubmed

Tortigue, M., Nield, L.E., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2022). Familial Recurrence Patterns in Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: An International Study. Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine, 15 (3), @e003464. View in Pubmed

Moroi, M.K., BachaKalfa, E.A., Kalfa, D.M (2021). The Ross procedure in children: a systematic review. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 12 (1), @5761. View in Pubmed

Paul, E.A., Torres, A.J., ..., Kalfa, D.M. (2018). Extra-anatomic suprahepatic to innominate vein conduit in heterotaxy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 156 (1), @327-329. View in Pubmed

Chai, P.J., George, I., ..., Kalfa, D.M., et al (2016). Use of stented bovine pericardial valve for surgical mitral valve replacement in infants. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 151 (3), @e51-e52. View in Pubmed

Kalfa, D.M., Lambert, V., Baruteau, A., et al (2013). Arterial switch for transposition with left outflow tract obstruction: outcomes and risk analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 95 (6), @2097-103. View in Pubmed

Kalfa, D.M., Loundou, A., Nouaille de Gorce, Y., et al (2012). Pulmonary position cryopreserved homograft in non-Ross patients: how to improve the results?. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 42 (6), @981-987. View in Pubmed

Kalfa, D.M., Serraf, A.E., Ly, M., et al (2012). Tetralogy of Fallot with an abnormal coronary artery: surgical options and prognostic factors. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 42 (3), @e34-9. View in Pubmed