Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Davies is the director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division at UAB. He has an active clinical practice with specific interest in cardiac valvular disease. Along with UAB cardiologists, he started the transcatheter aortic valve program. As part of the program, approximately 400 transcatheter aortic valve replacements have been performed in three years at UAB, and Dr. Davies performs more than 100 open aortic valve replacements annually. Through this volume of procedures, Dr. Davies has a very good understanding of the disease process and the surgical treatment of vascular heart disease.

    Dr. Davies is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Medical Association, Medical Association of Alabama, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and American Heart Association.

    Dr. Davies is interested in clinical research related to outcomes analysis in adult cardiac surgery with an emphasis on thoracic aortic pathology. Analysis and development of endovascular techniques in adult cardiac surgery with emphasis in percutaneous cardiac valve procedures.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2022 Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites.  Radiology Case Reports.  17:259-264. 2022
    2021 Effects of acute normovolemic hemodilution on post-cardiopulmonary bypass coagulation tests and allogeneic blood transfusion in thoracic aortic repair surgery: An observational cohort study.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery.  36:4075-4082. 2021
    2021 End-of-Procedure Volume Responsiveness Defined by the Passive Leg Raise Test Is Not Associated With Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass 2021
    2021 Commentary: Chase perfection to catch excellence.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  2021
    2021 Commentary: Details and concentration.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  2021
    2021 Commentary: Fast is fine, but accurate is essential.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  2021
    2021 Hemodynamic Instability Resulting From Pseudomalfunction of a Leadless Pacemaker During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 2021
    2021 Red blood cell exosome hemoglobin content increases after cardiopulmonary bypass and mediates acute kidney injury in an animal model.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  2021
    2020 Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Renal Allograft Failure.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  110:1904-1908. 2020
    2020 Pedicle flap coverage for infected ventricular assist device augmented with dissolving antibiotic beads: Creation of an antibacterial pocket.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery.  35:2825-2828. 2020
    2020 Robotic mitral valve repair in a type B hemophiliac.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery.  35:1129-1131. 2020
    2020 Best Practices of Aortic Valve Replacement With the Edwards Intuity Elite Valve.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  109:1289-1293. 2020
    2020 Reduced Left Atrial Emptying Fraction and Chymase Activation in Pathophysiology of Primary Mitral Regurgitation.  JACC: Basic to Translational Science.  5:109-122. 2020
    2019 Left ventricular myxoma: A contractile mass causing intracavitary obstruction and severe pulmonary hypertension.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery.  34:1127-1129. 2019
    2019 Splenic artery embolisation in trauma: A five-year single-centre experience at a UK major trauma centre.  Trauma.  21:280-287. 2019
    2019 Outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated bioprostheses, failed annuloplasty rings, and mitral annular calcification.  European Heart Journal.  40:441-451. 2019
    2019 Prioritizing research for patients requiring surgery in low-and middle-income countries.  British Journal of Surgery.  106:e113-e120. 2019
    2018 Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study 2018
    2017 Increased Inflammation in Pericardial Fluid Persists 48 Hours after Cardiac Surgery.  Circulation.  136:2284-2286. 2017
    2017 Large-field intravascular ultrasound for annular sizing and predicting paravalvular regurgitation during TAVR: Comparisons with multidetector computed tomography and transoesophageal echocardiography.  EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging.  18:1404-1413. 2017
    2017 Do Institution-Level Blood Utilization and Blood Management Initiatives Meaningfully Impact Transfusion Practices in Cardiac Surgery?.  Anesthesia and Analgesia.  125:731-733. 2017
    2017 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Degenerated Bioprosthetic Valves and Failed Annuloplasty Rings.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  70:1121-1131. 2017
    2017 Impact of the introduction of electronic prescribing on staff perceptions of patient safety and organizational culture.  Journal of Surgical Research.  212:222-228. 2017
    2017 Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Cardiac Surgical Procedures After Liver Transplantation.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  103:541-545. 2017
    2017 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome following catheter-directed thrombolysis of acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis.  Phlebology.  32:61-65. 2017
    2017 Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study.  World Journal of Surgery.  41:47-55. 2017
    2016 Catheter-directed treatment for acute pulmonary embolism: Systematic review and single-arm meta-analyses.  International Journal of Cardiology.  225:128-139. 2016
    2016 Salmonella enteritidis Mycotic Aneurysm of Stented Saphenous Vein Graft to Coronary Artery.  JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.  9:e219-e220. 2016
    2016 Impact of a dedicated cancer-associated thrombosis service on clinical outcomes: A mixed-methods evaluation of a clinical improvement exercise.  BMJ Open.  6. 2016
    2016 Disruption of desmin-mitochondrial architecture in patients with regurgitant mitral valves and preserved ventricular function.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  152:1059-1070.e2. 2016
    2016 Multicentre prospective cohort study of body mass index and postoperative complications following gastrointestinal surgery.  British Journal of Surgery.  103:1157-1172. 2016
    2016 Off-Pump CABG in a Patient with Laryngectomy and Permanent Tracheostomy Utilizing Low Midline Skin Incision with Transverse Skin Flaps and Manubrium Sparing Sternotomy.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery.  31:439-440. 2016
    2016 Emergent transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve implantation in a patient with cardiogenic shock secondary to a failed mitral bioprosthesis.  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.  87:1342-1346. 2016
    2016 Simultaneous transcatheter pulmonary and tricuspid valve-in-valve implantation for the treatment of failing pulmonary and tricuspid bioprostheses.  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.  87:1352-1355. 2016
    2016 Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Surgical Volumes and Outcomes in a Tertiary Academic Cardiac Surgical Practice.  Journal of The American College of Surgeons.  222:645-655. 2016
    2016 Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Data From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  101:558-566. 2016
    2015 Coronary Artery Fistulae.  Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.  8. 2015
    2015 TAVR: Imaging spectrum of complications.  Journal of Thoracic Imaging.  30:359-377. 2015
    2015 A time-related parametric risk factor analysis for postoperative atrial fibrillation after heart surgery.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  149:886-892. 2015
    2015 Challenges in reporting surgical site infections to the national surgical site infection surveillance and suggestions for improvement.  Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.  97:460-465. 2015
    2015 Transcatheter aortic valve replacement program in the post-Food and Drug Administration approval era early outcomes at an academic medical center.  Innovations:Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.  10:48-51. 2015
    2014 Combined intracardiac and epicardial device closure of a large left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.  European Heart Journal.  35:2031. 2014
    2014 A 100% departmental mortality review improves observed-to-expected mortality ratios and University HealthSystem Consortium rankings.  Journal of The American College of Surgeons.  218:554-562. 2014
    2014 Reconstructing the infected aortic root with antibiotic impregnated biological glue.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery.  29:340-342. 2014
    2013 Consequences of radial artery harvest: Results of a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.  JAMA Surgery.  148:1020-1023. 2013
    2011 Transesophageal echocardiographic detection of thrombus superimposed on metastatic left atrial tumor 2011
    2010 Usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of descending thoracic aorta graft dehiscence 2010
    2009 Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Review of Literature.  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  21:341-346. 2009
    2009 Surgical Management of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  88:844-848. 2009
    2009 Concomitant giant coronary artery and coronary sinus aneurysms.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  137:763-765. 2009
    2007 Surgery Insight: The dilated ascending aorta - Indications for surgical intervention.  Nature Reviews Cardiology.  4:330-339. 2007
    2005 Multiple treatment approach to limit cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  80:1408-1416. 2005
    2003 Intra-myocyte ion homeostasis during ischemia-reperfusion injury: Effects of pharmacologic preconditioning and controlled reperfusion.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  76:1252-1258. 2003
    2002 Mechanical circulatory support for myocarditis: How much recovery should occur before device removal? 2002
    2002 Treatment of end-stage heart disease with outpatient ventricular assist devices.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  73:1489-1494. 2002
    2001 Cardiomyopathy in a carrier of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy 2001

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2016 Transplantation for end-stage heart disease.  41-74. 2016

    Research Overview

  • adult cardiac surgery, cardiac valvular disease, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, outcomes research

    • Principal Investigator On

    Investigator On

  • A Multi-arm, Multi-Center, Non-Randomized, Prospective, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the NEXUS™ Aortic Arch Stent Graft System in Treating Thoracic Aortic Lesions Involving the Aortic Arch  awarded by ENDOSPAN LTD
  • Improving Surgical Outcomes and Experience with Patient-Centered Technology  awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION
  • International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches  awarded by New York University
  • International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA)  awarded by NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ATRICURE, INC
  • Private Grant  awarded by SORIN GROUP
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ATRICURE, INC
  • Private Grant  awarded by DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL
  • Private Grant  awarded by Gore (W. L.) and Associates
  • Private Grant  awarded by St. Jude Medical
  • Private Grant  awarded by TENAX THERAPEUTICS
  • Private Grant  awarded by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by Edwards Lifesciences
  • Private Grant  awarded by EVALVE, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABIOMED, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by MEDTRONIC, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC.
  • The (IRAD) International Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection  awarded by University of Michigan

    • Education And Training

  • UAB Hospital, Internship
  • UAB Hospital, Residency
  • Mayo Clinic, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • UAB Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1998

    • Full Name

  • James Davies