BIOGRAPHICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
VINOD ANTONY SEBASTIAN
IDENTIFYING DATA
Name:
Vinod Antony Sebastian
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
300 Pasteur Dr CVRB MC 5407
Stanford, California, 94305
Date of Birth
September 9th, 1977
Place of Birth
Ambarnath, India
Citizenship
United States
ACADEMIC HISTORY
Dec ‘01
M.B.B.S. degree conferred
Mahatma Gandhi University (Medical College Kottayam, India)
Jan-Feb’01
Voluntary Training in Department of Psychiatry
Medical College Kottayam
India
2000-01
USMLE Step 1
USMLE Step 2
Aug’03
USMLE Step 3
Residency and Fellowship Training
Jul’02-Jun’03
General Surgery PGY-1
University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey- New Jersey
Medical School, Department of Surgery, Newark, New Jersey
Jul’03-Jun’04
Junior 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’06
Senior 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’04
Senior Resident in Thoracic Oncology (Mentor- Dr. Bains and Dr.
Rusch)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Aug’04
Senior Resident in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (MentorDr. Jarnagin and Dr. Blumgart)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Jul’06-Jun’07
Chief 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’10
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship PGY6-8
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Jul’10-May’11
Oak Foundation Research Fellowship in Fetal Surgical
Intervention
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Jun’11-Jun’12
Clinical Instructor (Mentors Frank Hanley and V Mohan Reddy)
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Jul’12- Present
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Honors and Awards
2006
Ellen Cosgrove, M.D., Research House Staff Competition Award
for “CT and appendicitis: evaluation of correlation between CT
diagnosis and pathological diagnosis”
2007
Charles L Zukaukus Chief Resident award for Surgical Resident
who has demonstrated precision, thoroughness and meticulous
attention to patient care
Editorial Services
Invited reviewer for “Cardiology in the Young”
Invited reviewer for “Annals of Transplantation”
PUBLICATIONS:
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Ministernotomy for repair of
congenital cardiac disease. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;9(5):81921
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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 PRESENTATION:
1. Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Ministernotomy for Repair of
Congenital Cardiac Disease. ISMICS, Eleventh Annual Meeting, Boston, MA,
June 2008
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
2007
New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners-#25MA08048400(inactive)
2007
Texas Medical Board- In Training Permit- #BP10028280 (inactive)
Sep’10
The Medical Board of California- #A112815 (active)
Jul’10
Texas Medical Board- P3071
CERTIFICATIONS:
2001
Nov’07
Jun’11
ECFMG certification # 0-616-998-1
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery