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Publications
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Hyperoxia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Study
Author Collaboration tC, Beshish AG, Kwiatkowski DM, Sznycer-Taub N, Costello JM, Jergel A, Gillespie S, Cashen K, Asfari A, Batsis M, Buckley JR, Chlebowski MM, Flores S, Goldshtrom N, Migally K, Mills KI, Radman MR, Reddy C, Shutes B, Riley CM, Narasimhulu SS, Mueller D, Amula V, Venkitachalam R, Joy BF, Karki KB, Leopold SM, Schramm JE, Capone CA, Aydin SI, Bakar AM, Leong K, Kulikowska A, Wing S, Mastropietro CW Journal of the American Heart Association 2025 Nov 15 -
Clinical and Risk Analytics Associations With Extubation Failure in Children Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study, 2017-2020
Hames DL, Abbas Q, Asfari A, Borasino S, Diddle JW, Fu Y, Gazit AZ, Lipsitz S, Marshall AM, Reise K, Guerineau LR, Wolovits JS, Salvin JW Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2025 Sep 26 e1105-e1114 -
The Acidemia Index: A Near Real-Time Risk Analytics Algorithm is Associated With Measured Acidemia in Pediatric Critical Care Patients, a Multi-Center Validation Study
Asfari A, Gazit AZ, Futterman C, Kelly RB, Macfadyen A, Copper DS, Salvin JW, Szadkowski A, Borasino S, Wolovits J, Zaccagni HJ Critical Care Explorations 2025 Jun 7 e1281 -
Extubation Failure in Neonates Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort, 2017-2020
Hames DL, Abbas Q, Asfari A, Borasino S, Diddle JW, Gazit AZ, Lipsitz S, Marshall A, Reise K, Guerineau LR, Wolovits JS, Salvin JW Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2025 May 26 e590-e599 -
Race and the Inaccuracy of Pulse Oximetry With Hypoxemia in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU
Coghill MT, Law MA, Webb LV, Asfari A, Borasino S Critical Care Explorations 2025 Mar 7 e1237 -
Automated spontaneous breathing trial performance tool is associated with improved outcomes following pediatric cardiac surgery: A single-center retrospective study from Alabama, USA
Clark MG, Borasino S, Zaccagni HJ, Payne S, Raper J, Loberger J, Hock KM, Asfari A Journal of Pediatric Critical Care 2025 Jan 12 1-7 -
A Near Real-Time Risk Analytics Algorithm Predicts Elevated Lactate Levels in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Patients
Asfari A, Wolovits J, Gazit AZ, Abbas Q, Macfadyen AJ, Cooper DS, Futterman C, Penk JS, Kelly RB, Salvin JW, Borasino S, Zaccagni HJ Critical Care Explorations 2023 Dec 5 E1013 -
Plasma proteoglycan 4: a novel biomarker for acute lung injury after pediatric cardiac surgery
Asfari A, Doyle EA, Jay GD, Aristizabal N, Manchikalapati A, Rahman AK, Hock KM, Borasino S, Ambalavanan N, Schmidt TA, Rhodes LA Translational Pediatrics 2023 Sep 12 1668-1675 -
Norwood Operation: Immediate vs Delayed Sternal Closure
Asfari A, Jacobs JP, Byrnes JW, Borasino S, Prodhan P, Zaccagni H, Dabal RJ, Sorabella RA, Hammel JM, Smith-Parrish M, Zhang W, Banerjee M, Schumacher KR, Tabbutt S Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2023 Mar 115 649-654 -
Risk factors for long post-operative hospital stays after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in full-term neonates
Asfari A, Borasino S, Mendoza E, Hock KM, Huskey JL, Rahman AK, Zaccagni H, Byrnes JW Cardiology in the Young 2023 Mar 48 -
Outcomes in Pediatric Post-Cardiotomy ECMO Support With Modification of Systematic Support Strategy
Sorabella RA, Padilla L, Byrnes JW, Timpa J, O’Meara C, Buckman JR, Maxwell K, Borasino S, Zaccagni H, Asfari A, Law MA, Cleveland DC, Dabal RJ World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2022 Jan 13 46-52 -
Early Versus Late Sternal Closure in Infants—Perioperative Associations and Outcomes
Asfari A, Clark MG, Hock KM, Huskey JL, Rahman AK, Dabal RJ, Borasino S World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2021 Oct 12 589-596 -
Biomarkers for Adverse Lung Injury Following Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Asfari A, Hock KM, Byrnes JW, Borasino S, Halloran BA, Mobley JA, Ambalavanan N Critical Care Explorations 2021 Sep 3 E0528 -
Platelet Glycoprotein VI Haplotypes and the Presentation of Paediatric Sepsis
Asfari A, Dent JA, Corken A, Herington D, Kaliki V, Sra N, Hefley G, Pasala S, Prodhan P, Ware J Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2019 119 431-438 -
Survival from Septic Shock Secondary to Disseminated GroupA Streptococcal Infection after Central Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Asfari A, Ahmed M, Edwards LR, Irby K, Agarwal A, Pasala S, Prodhan P, Frazier B, Sanders RC Journal of Child Science 2017 Jan 7 e130-e135
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Hyperoxia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Study
Education & Training
- Residency - University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita (2011-2014), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital (2014-2017), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship - University of Alabama Hospital (2022-2024), Pediatric Cardiology
- Medical Education - University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine-Syrian Arab Republic (2002-2009)
- Other - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professional (2019-2021), Master of Science in Health Administration