CURRICULUM VITAE
VINOD ANTONY SEBASTIAN, M.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Address:Children’s Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
1935 Medical District Drive, Suite C3.02
Dallas, TX 75235
Place of BirthAmbarnath, India
CitizenshipUnited States
ACADEMIC HISTORY
Dec 2001M.B.B.S. degree conferred
Mahatma Gandhi University (Medical College Kottayam, India)
Jan-Feb 2001Voluntary Training in Department of Psychiatry
Medical College Kottayam
India
Residency and Fellowship Training
Jul’02-Jun’03General Surgery PGY-1
University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey- New Jersey Medical School, Department of Surgery, Newark, New Jersey
Jul’03-Jun’04Junior Resident in General Surgery PGY-2
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey Combined Surgical Residency Program
Jul’04-Jun’06Senior Resident in General Surgery PGY-3 and PGY-4
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey Combined Surgical Residency Program
Jul’04Senior Resident in Thoracic Oncology (Mentor- Dr. Bains and Dr. Rusch)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Aug’04Senior Resident in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (Mentor- Dr. Jarnagin and Dr. Blumgart)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Jul’06-Jun’07Chief Resident in General Surgery PGY-5
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey Combined Surgical Residency Program
Jul’07- Jun’10Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship PGY6-8
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Jul’10-May’11Oak Foundation Research Fellowship in Fetal Surgical Intervention
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Honors and Awards
2006Ellen Cosgrove, M.D., Research House Staff Competition Award for “CT and appendicitis: evaluation of correlation between CT diagnosis and pathological diagnosis”
2007Charles L Zukaukus Chief Resident award for Surgical Resident
who has demonstrated precision, thoroughness and meticulous attention to patient care
PROFESSIONAL
Appointments
Jun’11-Jun’12Clinical Instructor
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Jul’12- PresentAssistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Editorial Services
Invited reviewer for “Cardiology in the Young”
Invited reviewer for “Annals of Transplantation”
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
2007New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners-#25MA08048400(inactive)
2007Texas Medical Board- In Training Permit- #BP10028280 (inactive)
2010The Medical Board of California- #A112815 (active)
2010Texas Medical Board- P3071
CERTIFICATIONS:
2007American Board of Surgery
2011American Board of Thoracic Surgery
PUBLICATIONS:
- Sebastian VA, Einzig S, D’Cruz CA, Costello C, Kula M, Campbell A. Cardiac hemangioma of the right atrium in a neonate: fetal management and expedited surgical resection. Images Paediatr Cardiol;2005;25:5-9
- Sebastian VA, Dupree D, Bhattacharya N. Minimally Invasive Excision of Cystic Thymomas. The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007. Volume 9 Number 1.
- Saad SA, Shakov E, Sebastian VA, Saad A. The use of Wound Vaccum-assisted Closure (V.A.C.™) system in the treatment of Recurrent or Complex Pilonidal Cyst Disease: Experience in 4 Adolescent Patients: The Internet Journal of Surgery 2007; Volume 11, Number 1.
- Sebastian VA, Nebab K, Goldfarb MA: Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus: Role of CT scan in diagnosis and management. Am Surg 2007 Dec;73(12):1210-4.
- Andre JB, Sebastian VA, Ruchman RM, Saad SA. CT and appendicitis: evaluation of correlation between CT diagnosis and pathological diagnosis. Postgrad Med J. 2008 Jun;84(992):321-4.
- Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Ministernotomy for repair of congenital cardiac disease. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;9(5):819-21.
- Sebastian VA, Carroll BT, Jessen ME. Pyoderma Gangrenosum associated with Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan;10(1):135-7.
- Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Heart Transplantation techniques after hybrid single ventricle palliation: A case series and review of literature. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2010 Sep;25(5):596-600.
- Ginther R, Sebastian VA, Huang R, Leonard SR, Gorney R, Guleserian KJ, Forbess JM. Cerebral Near Infrared Spectroscopy During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Predicts Superior Vena Caval Oxygen Saturation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;142(2):359-65.
- Sebastian VA, Ferro G, Kagawa H, Nasirov T, Maeda K, Ferrier WT, Takatani S, Riemer RK, Hanley FL, Reddy VM. Fetal Cardiac Intervention: Improved result of fetal cardiac bypass in immature fetuses using the TinyPump. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. In press.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
- Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Ministernotomy for Repair of Congenital Cardiac Disease. ISMICS, Eleventh Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2008
- Sebastian VA, Ferro G, Kagawa H, Farnan G, Riemer RK, Reinhartz O. Pilot Studies Using the CircuLite Synergy Micro-Pump for Mechanical Support of Fontan Circulation. ASAIO 57th Annual Conference, Washington, DC June 2011.
- Guleserian KJ, Sebastian VA, Forbess JM. Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction in Infants and Children Using a Ring Reinforced Contegra Valved Conduit: Single Institution Experience. Society for Heart Valve Disease and Heart Valve Society of America. 6th Biennial Meeting, Barcelona, Spain. June 2011.
- Sebastian VA, Ferro G, Kagawa H, Nasirov T, Maeda K, Reinhartz O, Riemer RK, Takatani S, Hanley FL, Reddy VM. Fetal Cardiac Intervention: Improved results of fetal cardiac bypass in immature fetuses using the TinyPump. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011 National Conference and Exhibition, Boston, MA, October 2011.
- Chock VY, Barlow A, Sebastian VA, Van Meurs KP, Reddy VM. Congenital Heart Disease and Prematurity: A Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes. Pediatric Academic Society, Boston, May 2012.
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