Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD
Surgical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director: Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, Heart Transplant Program, Lung Transplant Program; Co-Director, Center for Airway Disorders
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD
Surgical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director: Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, Heart Transplant Program, Lung Transplant Program; Co-Director, Center for Airway Disorders
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
University of Pennsylvania
1993
Philadelphia
PA
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
1997
Boston
MA
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
1998
Boston
MA
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
2002
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2004
Boston
MA
Media
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Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (General)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Congenital Heart Surgery)
Publications
Donor History of Drug Use and Graft Survival in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. View Abstract
Interventional Strategies for Children with Progressive Pulmonary Hypertension Despite Optimal Therapy: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. View Abstract
Failure to oxygenate during cardiopulmonary bypass; treatment options and intervention algorithm. View Abstract
Perioperative Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease: A Review of Clinical Factors Associated With Prolonged Ventilation and Length of Stay in Four Common CHD Operations. View Abstract
Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Restrictive and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Single Center Experience. View Abstract
Improving Mechanical Circulatory Support Outcomes in Failing Bidirectional Glenn Physiology. View Abstract
Pathology of explanted pediatric hearts: An 11-year study. Population characteristics and implications for outcomes. View Abstract
A prospective multicenter feasibility study of a miniaturized implantable continuous flow ventricular assist device in smaller children with heart failure. View Abstract
Impact of pre-bypass ultrafiltration on prime values and clinical outcomes in neonatal and infant cardiopulmonary bypass. View Abstract
Contemporary Outcomes of Children With Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Supported With Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
Higher Survival With the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Compared With Conventional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children Following Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Analysis of the Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry. View Abstract
Use of apixaban in children awaiting heart transplantation. View Abstract
Medium-term Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Managed Using a Steroid Avoidance Immune Suppression Protocol. View Abstract
Impact of donor-recipient age-difference in adolescent heart transplantation. View Abstract
Pacemaker lead insertion sites contribute to abnormalities of myocardial function and histopathology. View Abstract
Moving from Vaccine Hesitancy to Acceptance: Engaging Underrepresented Employees in a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. View Abstract
Apixaban Anticoagulation in Children and Young Adults Supported With the HeartMate 3 Ventricular Assist Device. View Abstract
Racial disparity exists in the utilization and post-transplant survival benefit of ventricular assist device support in children. View Abstract
Sixth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report: The Society Of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Annual Report. View Abstract
Consensus statement on heart xenotransplantation in children: Toward clinical translation. View Abstract
Case 2-2022: An Adolescent Male in Cardiac Arrest 3 Days After Liver Transplantation for End-Stage Liver Disease. View Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and paracorporeal lung assist devices as a bridge to pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Mortality after Lung Transplantation for Children Bridged with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to Optimizing Capacity in a High-Volume Congenital Heart Pediatric Surgical Center. View Abstract
Pediatric heart transplant waiting times in the United States since the 2016 allocation policy change. View Abstract
Recovery of right ventricular function after bilateral lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary hypertension. View Abstract
Lead Extraction at a Pediatric/Congenital Heart Disease Center: The Importance of Patient Age at Implant. View Abstract
Pacemaker use for the treatment of reflex-mediated syncope: 40-year experience at a single paediatric institution. View Abstract
Fifth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report. View Abstract
Déjà Vu: Recurrent Sudden Cardiac Arrests in a Child With an Anomalous Left Coronary Artery. View Abstract
Acute Management of High-Risk and Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in Children: A Review. View Abstract
Atrial pacing in Fontan patients: The effect of transvenous lead on clot burden. View Abstract
Life-Threatening Hemoptysis in a Pediatric Referral Center. View Abstract
Berlin Heart EXCOR and ACTION post-approval surveillance study report. View Abstract
Resynchronizing Right and Left Ventricles With Right Bundle Branch Block in the Congenital Heart Disease Population. View Abstract
Comparison of outcomes following thoracoscopic versus thoracotomy closure for persistent patent ductus arteriosus. View Abstract
Utilization and Outcomes of Children Treated with Direct Thrombin Inhibitors on Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device Support. View Abstract
Mitochondrial transplantation for myocardial protection in ex-situ?perfused hearts donated after circulatory death. View Abstract
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support After Heart Transplantation in Children-Outcomes of a Single Center Cohort. View Abstract
Early experience with the HeartMate 3 continuous-flow ventricular assist device in pediatric patients and patients with congenital heart disease: A multicenter registry analysis. View Abstract
Strategies for pediatric lung transplantation: bridging, listing and surgical technique. View Abstract
Donor directed lobar lung transplantation. View Abstract
Mortality and Factors Associated With Hemorrhage During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
Current evaluation and management of plastic bronchitis in the pediatric population. View Abstract
Utilization and Outcomes of Children Treated with Direct Thrombin Inhibitors on Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device Support. View Abstract
Successful bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy for recurrent ventricular arrhythmia in a pediatric patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. View Abstract
Phenotypic Manifestations of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in Children and Adolescents. View Abstract
Successful Combined Bilateral Lung Transplant and Congenital Heart Disease Repair in a Pediatric Patient. View Abstract
Commentary: Between the devil and the deep blue sea: A new palliation for high-risk neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Heart Transplantation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Outcomes of children supported with an intracorporeal continuous-flow left ventricular assist system. View Abstract
Dual-Site Ventricular Pacing in Patients With Fontan Physiology and Heart Block: Does it Mitigate the Detrimental Effects of Single-Site Ventricular Pacing? View Abstract
Coronary artery compression from epicardial leads: More common than we think. View Abstract
RBC Exposure in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Epidemiology and Factors Associated With Large Blood Transfusion Volume. View Abstract
Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Pericardial Rupture: Diagnostic and Surgical Considerations for Treatment. View Abstract
Mesenteric Artery Growth Improves Circulation (MAGIC) in Midaortic Syndrome. View Abstract
Comparison of two pediatric cases requiring the use of bivalirudin during cardiopulmonary bypass. View Abstract
A red cell preservation strategy reduces postoperative transfusions in pediatric heart surgery patients. View Abstract
Liver abnormalities and post-transplant survival in pediatric Fontan patients. View Abstract
Genotype-phenotype-guided medical and surgical intervention in long QT syndrome. View Abstract
Role of cardiac pacing in congenital complete heart block. View Abstract
The Evolution of a Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Program: The Boston Children's Hospital Experience. View Abstract
Outcomes following thoracotomy or thoracoscopic vascular ring division in children and young adults. View Abstract
Berlin Heart EXCOR use in patients with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
143: OUTCOMES OF EARLY GRAFT FAILURE IN PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION MANAGED WITH ECMO. View Abstract
1629: LIQUID FLUOROCARBON LAVAGE FOR AIRWAY THROMBUS AFTER SEVERE HEMOPTYSIS REQUIRING ECMO. View Abstract
Outcomes of mechanical support in a pediatric lung transplant center. View Abstract
Transvenous approach to pacemaker lead implantation for sinus node dysfunction after extracardiac lateral tunnel Fontan conduit placement. View Abstract
Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries: A Single-Center Experience. View Abstract
Outcome and performance of bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in patients with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
A Modified EXIT-to-ECMO with Optional Reservoir Circuit for Use during an EXIT Procedure Requiring Thoracic Surgery. View Abstract
Bivalirudin Anticoagulation for a Pediatric Patient with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Ventricular Assist Device Placement. View Abstract
Paracorporeal lung assist device in infants and toddlers: Coming of age? View Abstract
Evolution of Surgical Approaches in the Management of Congenital Tracheal Stenosis: Single-Center Experience. View Abstract
Management of Congenital Tracheal Stenosis. View Abstract
Impact of pacing on systemic ventricular function in L-transposition of the great arteries. View Abstract
Rare Etiology of Cardiogenic Shock in Children: Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus with an Intramural Course. View Abstract
Outcomes of surgery for young children with multivessel pulmonary vein stenosis. View Abstract
Modified end-to-end anastomosis for the treatment of congenital tracheal stenosis with a bridging bronchus. View Abstract
Technical performance score as predictor for post-discharge reintervention in valve-sparing tetralogy of Fallot repair. View Abstract
Physician and parent perceptions of prognosis and end-of-life experience in children with advanced heart disease. View Abstract
Cardiac surgery capacity in sub-saharan Africa: quo vadis? View Abstract
Aspirin unresponsiveness predicts thrombosis in high-risk pediatric patients after cardiac surgery. View Abstract
The association of carotid artery cannulation and neurologic injury in pediatric patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation*. View Abstract
Ventricular assist devices in children: progress with an orphan device application. View Abstract
Perinatal outcome in fetuses with heterotaxy syndrome and atrioventricular block or bradycardia. View Abstract
Fontan pathway growth: a quantitative evaluation of lateral tunnel and extracardiac cavopulmonary connections using serial cardiac magnetic resonance. View Abstract
The use of the Berlin Heart EXCOR in patients with functional single ventricle. View Abstract
Left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for cardiac denervation in patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. View Abstract
Technical Performance Scores are strongly associated with early mortality, postoperative adverse events, and intensive care unit length of stay-analysis of consecutive discharges for 2 years. View Abstract
The role of cardiac resynchronization therapy for arterial switch operations complicated by complete heart block. View Abstract
Antibody depletion for the treatment of crossmatch-positive pediatric heart transplant recipients. View Abstract
An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation curriculum featuring a novel integrated skills trainer leads to improved performance among pediatric cardiac surgery trainees. View Abstract
Inadequate technical performance scores are associated with late mortality and late reintervention. View Abstract
Biventricular conversion after single-ventricle palliation in unbalanced atrioventricular canal defects. View Abstract
Technical performance scores in congenital cardiac operations: a quality assessment initiative. View Abstract
Quality of life of pediatric cardiac patients who previously required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. View Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Experimental and numeric investigation of Impella pumps as cavopulmonary assistance for a failing Fontan. View Abstract
Comparison of risk factors and outcomes for pediatric patients listed for heart transplantation after bidirectional Glenn and after Fontan: an analysis from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study. View Abstract
The addition of a membrane oxygenator to a ventricular assist device in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome. View Abstract
Current pharmacologic management of pediatric heart failure in congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Impaired mitochondrial biogenesis precedes heart failure in right ventricular hypertrophy in congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Early postoperative severity of illness predicts outcomes after the stage I Norwood procedure. View Abstract
Association of graft ischemic time with survival after heart transplant among children in the United States. View Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for bridge to heart transplantation among children in the United States: analysis of data from the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. View Abstract
Survival of children requiring repeat extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after congenital heart surgery. View Abstract
The role of surgical therapy for pulmonary vein atresia in childhood. View Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after the Fontan operation. View Abstract
Bridging children of all sizes to cardiac transplantation: the initial multicenter North American experience with the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device. View Abstract
Right ventricle and tricuspid valve function at midterm after the Fontan operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: impact of shunt type. View Abstract
Induction therapy with antithymocyte globulin before reperfusion. View Abstract
Rapid-response extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children with cardiac disease. View Abstract
Outcomes of heart transplantation using donor hearts from infants with sudden infant death syndrome. View Abstract
Intraoperative assessment after pediatric cardiac surgical repair: initial experience with C-arm angiography. View Abstract
Impact of ABO-incompatible listing on wait-list outcomes among infants listed for heart transplantation in the United States: a propensity analysis. View Abstract
System survival of nontransvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators compared to transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients. View Abstract
Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Incidence and risk factors for mortality in infants awaiting heart transplantation in the USA. View Abstract
Long-term results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in neonatal cardiac surgery: options and outcomes. View Abstract
Permanent atrial pacing lead implant route after Fontan operation. View Abstract
Biventricular repair in patients with heterotaxy syndrome. View Abstract
Waiting list mortality among children listed for heart transplantation in the United States. View Abstract
Video-assisted thoracoscopic cardiac denervation: a potential novel therapeutic option for children with intractable ventricular arrhythmias. View Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (and multisite pacing) in pediatrics and congenital heart disease: five years experience in a single institution. View Abstract
Measurement of technical performance in surgery for congenital heart disease: the stage I Norwood procedure. View Abstract
Clinical outcomes of Fontan conversion surgery with and without associated arrhythmia intervention. View Abstract
Survival and clinical course at Fontan after stage one palliation with either a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt or a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit. View Abstract
Surgical outcome for patients with the mitral stenosis-aortic atresia variant of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact or highly restrictive atrial septum: surgical experience from a single center. View Abstract
Pediatric ventricular assist devices. View Abstract
Measurement of technical performance in congenital heart surgery: a pilot study. View Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy is associated with improved systolic ventricular function in pediatrics and congenital heart disease View Abstract
Successful implantation of a Berlin heart biventricular assist device in a failing single ventricle. View Abstract
Berlin Heart: Biventricular Assist Device View Abstract
Management of tracheobronchial and esophageal trauma View Abstract
Methods for reduction of sternal wound infection. View Abstract
Quantitative analysis of the degree of irreversible deformation of F cells and non-F cells and its relationship to cell density in sickle cell disease. View Abstract
Dynamics of Health Care in Ghana: A model for Africa View Abstract
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