Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences
Biosketch
Alphonse DeLucia, MD is a surgeon. He completed his undergraduate education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his medical degree in Medicine (Summa Cum Laude) from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Dr. DeLucia completed a research fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Michigan. He also completed residency in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a secondary research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. DeLucia is board certified in general surgery and thoracic and cardiac surgery by the Amercian Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
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Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)
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Education and Training
- Research Fellowship 1995, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa
- Residency 1994, General Surgery, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
- Research Fellowship 1992, Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan
- MD 1988, Medicine (Summa Cum Laude), SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
- BS 1984, Biology (Summa Cum Laude), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Research
- Thoracic Surgery
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
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Publications
Pegues J.N., Chang C.H., Alnajjar R.M., Zhou S., Hawkins R.B., DeLucia A., Schwartz C.F., Thompson M.P., Braun T.M., Barnes G.D., Hammond E.N., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Disparities in 180-day infection rates following coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025
Raza S.S., Zhou S., Barnett N.M., Chang C.H., Hawkins R.B., Alnajjar R., DeLucia A., Schwartz C.F., Thompson M.P., Braun T.M., Hammond E.N., Wolverton J., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Interhospital variability in 180-day infections following cardiac surgery Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025
Barnett N.M., Liesman D.R., Strobel R.J., Wu X., Paone G., DeLucia A., Zhang M., Ling C., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. The association of intraoperative and early postoperative events with risk of pneumonia following cardiac surgery Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;168:1144-1154.e3.
Bauer T.M., Pienta M.J., Wu X., Thompson M.P., Hawkins R.B., Pruitt A.L., Delucia A., Lall S.C., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Outcomes of nonemergency cardiac surgery after overnight operative workload: A statewide experience JTCVS Open. 2024;20:101-111.
Fitzgerald D.C., Wu X., Dickinson T.A., Nieter D., Harris E., Curtis S., Mauntel E., Crosby A., Paone G., Goldberg J.B., Delucia A., Mandal K., Theurer P.F., Ling C., Chores J., Likosky D.S. Perfusion Measures and Outcomes (PERForm) registry: First annual report Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2024;56:55-64.
Hawkins R.B., Stewart J.W., Wu X., Goldberg J., Fitzgerald D., DeLucia A., Graebner B., Willekes C., Pagani F.D., Nieter D.H., Likosky D.S., Ailawadi G. del Nido versus blood cardioplegia in cardiac surgery: A multicenter analysis of over 40,000 patients Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;168:1687-1697.e5.
Stewart J.W., Nieter D., Wu X., DeLucia A., Graebner B.N., Paone G., Fitzgerald D.C., Dickinson T.A., Zhang M., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Advancing cardiotomy suction practices for coronary surgery via multidisciplinary collaborative learning JTCVS Open. 2024;17:121-144.
Pienta M.J., Theurer P.F., He C., Zehr K., Drake D., Murphy E., Bolling S.F., Romano M.A., Prager R.L., Thompson M.P., Ailawadi G., Martin D., George K., Batra S., Liakonis C., Dabir R., Shannon F., Robinson P., Delucia A., Kaakeh B., Mandal K., Simonetti V., Nemeh H., Alnajjar R., Holmes R., Gandhi D., Minanov K., Talbott J.D., Martin J., Downey R., Collar A., Lall S., Pridjian A., Fanning J., Baghelai K., Pruitt A., Schwartz C., Kim K., Blakeman B. Racial disparities in mitral valve surgery: A statewide analysis Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;165(5):1815-1823.e8.
Sukul D., Albright J., Thompson M.P., Villablanca P., Keteyian S.J., Yaser J., Berkompas D., DeLucia A., Patel H.S., Chetcuti S.J., Grossman P.M. Predictors and Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement JACC: Advances. 2023;2
Thompson M.P., Stewart J.W., Hou H., Nathan H., Pagani F.D., Delucia A., Theurer P.F., Prager R.L., Hawkins R.B., Likosky D.S. Determinants and Outcomes Associated With Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Statewide Experience Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2023;16:E009639.
Fitzgerald D.C., Simpson A.N., Baker R.A., Wu X., Zhang M., Thompson M.P., Paone G., Delucia A., Likosky D.S. Determinants of hospital variability in perioperative red blood cell transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022;163:1015-1024.e1.
Heung M., Dickinson T., Wu X., Fitzgerald D.C., DeLucia A., Paone G., Chores J., Nieter D., Grix D., Theurer P., Zhang M., Likosky D.S. The Role of Race on Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022;114:2188-2194.
Bond C.J., Milojevic M., He C., Theurer P.F., Clark M., Pruitt A.L., Gandhi D., DeLucia A., Jones R.N., Dabir R., Prager R.L. Quality Improvement: Arterial Grafting Redux, 2010:2019 Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021;112:22-30.
Bourque J.L., Strobel R.J., Loh J., Zahuranec D.B., Paone G., Kramer R.S., Delucia A., Behr W.D., Zhang M., Engoren M.C., Prager R.L., Wu X., Likosky D.S. Risk and Safety Perceptions Contribute to Transfusion Decisions in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2021;53:270-278.
Thompson M.P., Yaser J.M., Hou H., Syrjamaki J.D., Delucia A., Likosky D.S., Keteyian S.J., Prager R.L., Gurm H.S., Sukul D. Determinants of Hospital Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment During Coronary Artery Disease Episodes of Care Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2021;14:E007144.
Likosky D.S., Wu X., Fitzgerald D.C., Haft J.W., Paone G., Romano M.A., Goldberg J.B., Delucia A., Sturmer D.L., Grix D.M., Nieter D.H., Graebner B.N., Dickinson T.A. Evaluating Changes in del Nido Cardioplegia Practices in Adult Cardiac Surgery Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2020;52:173-181.
Strobel R.J., Harrington S.D., Hill C., Thompson M.P., Cabrera L., Theurer P., Wilton P., Gandhi D.B., DeLucia A., Paone G., Wu X., Zhang M., Krein S.L., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Evaluating the Impact of Pneumonia Prevention Recommendations After Cardiac Surgery Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020;110:903-910.
Bergquist C.S., Jackson E.A., Thompson M.P., Cabrera L., Paone G., DeLucia A., He C., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Understanding the Association Between Frailty and Cardiac Surgical Outcomes Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018;106(5):1326-1332.
Kim K.M., Shannon F., Paone G., Lall S., Batra S., Boeve T., DeLucia A., Patel H.J., Theurer P.F., He C., Clark M.J., Sultan I., Deeb G.M., Prager R.L. Evolving trends in aortic valve replacement: A statewide experience Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2018;33(8):424-430.
Likosky D.S., Harrington S.D., Cabrera L., DeLucia A., Chenoweth C.E., Krein S.L., Thibault D., Zhang M., Matsouaka R.A., Strobel R.J., Prager R.L. Collaborative Quality Improvement Reduces Postoperative Pneumonia After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2018;11(11):e004756.
Camaj A., Zahuranec D.B., Paone G., Benedetti B.R., Behr W.D., Zimmerman M.A., Zhang M., Kramer R.S., Penn J., Theurer P.F., Paugh T.A., Engoren M., Delucia A., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Organizational Contributors to the Variation in Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practices in Cardiac Surgery: Survey Results from the State of Michigan Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017;125(3):975-980.
Likosky D.S., Paugh T.A., Harrington S.D., Wu X., Rogers M.A.M., Dickinson T.A., DeLucia A., Benedetti B.R., Prager R.L., Zhang M., Paone G. Prediction of Transfusions After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgical Procedures Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017;103(3):764-772.
Likosky D.S., Zhang M., Paone G., Collins J., DeLucia A., Schreiber T., Theurer P., Kazziha S., Leffler D., Wunderly D.J., Gurm H.S., Prager R.L. Impact of institutional culture on rates of transfusions during cardiovascular procedures: The Michigan experience American Heart Journal. 2016;174:1-6.
Strobel R.J., Liang Q., Zhang M., Wu X., Rogers M.A.M., Theurer P.F., Fishstrom A.B., Harrington S.D., DeLucia A., Paone G., Patel H.J., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. A Preoperative Risk Model for Postoperative Pneumonia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016;102(4):1213-1219.
Likosky D.S., Paone G., Zhang M., Rogers M.A.M., Harrington S.D., Theurer P.F., Delucia A., Fishstrom A., Camaj A., Prager R.L. Red blood cell transfusions impact pneumonia rates after coronary artery bypass grafting Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015;100(3):794-801.
Corry D., DeLucia A., Zhu H., Radcliffe R.R., Brevetti G.R., El-Khatib H., Vance S.J., Moyer B.R., Cotts W.G., Richenbacher W.E. Time course of cytokine release and complement activation after implantation of the HeartMate left ventricular assist device ASAIO Journal. 1998;44(5)
Widmann M.D., Delucia A., Sharp W.J., Richenbacher W.E. Reversal of renal failure and paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998;65(4 SUPPL.):1153-1155.
Reagor J., DeLucia A., Sutton R.G., Richenbacher W.E. Validation of Two Flow Probes Using Bovine, Porcine, Ovine and Human Blood Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 1995;27(4):222-226.
DeLucia A., Wakefield T.W., Andrews P.C., Nichol B.J., Kadell A.M., Wrobleski S.K., Downing L.J., Stanley J.C. Efficacy and toxicity of differently charged polycationic protamine-like peptides for heparin anticoagulation reversal Journal of Vascular Surgery. 1993;18(1):49-60.
DeLucia A., Wakefield T.W., Kadell A.M., Wrobleski S.K., VanDort M., Stanley J.C. Tissue distribution, circulating half-life, and excretion of intravenously administered protamine sulfate ASAIO Journal. 1993;39(3)
Wakefield T.W., Greenfield L.J., Rolfe M.W., DeLucia A., Strieter R.M., Abrams G.D., Kunkel S.L., Esmon C.T., Wrobleski S.K., Kadell A.M., Burdick M.D., Taylor F.B. Inflammatory and procoagulant mediator interactions in an experimental baboon model of venous thrombosis Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 1993;69(2):164-172.
Greenfield L.J., DeLucia A. Endovascular therapy of venous thromboembolic disease Surgical Clinics of North America. 1992;72(4):969-989.
Diwan J.J., DeLucia A., Rose P.E. Interacting effects of dibutylchloromethyltin chloride, 2,3-dimercaptopropanol, and other reagents on mitochondrial respiration and K<sup>+</sup> flux Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 1983;15(5):277-288.