Amy Fiedler, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

Fiedler's research focuses on increasing patient access to heart transplantation by improving current techniques for organ preservation and procurement as well as by developing new ones.

Fiedler earned her medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She completed residencies in general and cardiothoracic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. She was in the class of 2020 of the Presidential Leadership Scholars, a program offered through the collaboration of several former U.S. presidents' centers and foundations. She currently serves as surgical director for Team Heart, a nonprofit organization providing cardiac surgery to people in Rwanda.

• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Procedure Data and Research.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2023 Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Kaneko T, Iribarne A, Kim KM, Arghami A, Fiedler A, Habib R, Parsons N, Elhalabi Z, Krohn C, Bowdish ME
• Expanding the Donation After Circulatory Death Transplant Pool in the United States.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2023 Fiedler A, Miller PN, Smith JW
• Is it time to stop living in a HeartMate II world?
  The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2023 Yuzefpolskaya M, Fiedler AG, Katz JN, Houston BA
• Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death.
  The New England journal of medicine 2023 Schroder JN, Patel CB, DeVore AD, Bryner BS, Casalinova S, Shah A, Smith JW, Fiedler AG, Daneshmand M, Silvestry S, Geirsson A, Pretorius V, Joyce DL, Um JY, Esmailian F, Takeda K, Mudy K, Shudo Y, …
• Comment on: Detection and management of HLA sensitization in candidates for adult heart transplantation.
  The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2023 Fiedler AG, Klein L, DeMarco T, Kouretas P, Smith JW
• Molecules, Machines, and the Perfusate Milieu: Organ Preservation and Emerging Concepts for Heart Transplant.
  Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2022 Wisneski A, Smith JW, Nguyen TC, Fiedler AG
• Computed tomography angiogram for left ventricular assist device thrombosis: When does it help?
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2022 Perri JL, Schroeder J, Fiedler AG
• Evolving Characteristics of Heart Transplantation Donors and Recipients: JACC Focus Seminar.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2022 DeFilippis EM, Khush KK, Farr MA, Fiedler A, Kilic A, Givertz MM
• Practice patterns of female cardiothoracic surgeons older than age 58 years: Are we making progress?
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2022 Ferrel MN, Gerhard EF, Johnstad CM, Nesbitt K, Pereira SJ, Fiedler AG
• Applying the ethical framework for donation after circulatory death to thoracic normothermic regional perfusion procedures.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2022 Wall AE, Fiedler A, Karp S, Shah A, Testa G
• Normothermic regional perfusion surgical technique for the procurement of cardiac donors after circulatory death.
  JTCVS techniques 2022 Fiedler AG, DeVries S, Czekajlo C, Smith JW
• Unconventional use of total artificial heart in a patient with severe, destructive prosthetic valve endocarditis.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2021 Johnstad C, Bomareddi S, Hermsen JL, Smith JW, Fiedler AG
• Women mentoring women.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021 Chang C, Watt TMF, Fiedler AG, Worrell SG
• Survival after orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with BMI > = 35 with and without diabetes.
  Clinical transplantation 2021 Fiedler AG, Stalter L, Marka N, Dhingra R, Hermsen JL, Smith JW
• Gonococcal endocarditis: A rare manifestation of a common disease in the COVID-19 era.
  International journal of STD & AIDS 2021 Kavalier M, Fiedler A, Urban A
• Left ventricular assist device implantation by bi-thoracotomy technique: A single-center perspective.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2021 Stoeckl EM, Smith JW, Dhingra R, Fiedler AG
• Virtual reality, e-learning, and global cardiac surgical capacity-building.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2021 Vervoort D, Fiedler AG
• Coronary angiography utilization in the evaluation of a potential heart donor by age: a narrative review.
  Journal of thoracic disease 2021 Johnstad CM, Fiedler AG
• Commentary: USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail = Win/Win for Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee Selection.
  Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021 Fiedler AG
• You Can't Be What You Can't See.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2021 Fiedler AG, Sihag S
• MicroRNA-21 regulates right ventricular remodeling secondary to pulmonary arterial pressure overload.
  Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 2021 Chang WT, Fisch S, Dangwal S, Mohebali J, Fiedler AG, Chen M, Hsu CH, Yang Y, Qiu Y, Alexander KM, Chen FY, Liao R
• Successful heart transplantation in a patient who recovered from COVID-19.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2021 Johnstad CM, Murray D, Dhingra R, Smith JW, Fiedler AG
• Impact of distance from implant center on mechanical circulatory device patient outcomes.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2021 Lushaj EB, Fiedler A, DeCamp M, Park CJ, Dhingra R, Smith J
• A Seat at the Table: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon as Surgeon-Advocate.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Vervoort D, Swain JD, Fiedler AG
• The changing landscape of percutaneous technology leading to surgical complications.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2020 Fiedler AG
• Orthotopic Heart Transplant: How I Teach It.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Fiedler AG, Hermsen JL, Bommareddi S, Smith JW
• Multimodal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Skills Assessment Within a High-Fidelity Simulation Environment.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Hermsen JL, Mohamadipanah H, Yang S, Wise B, Fiedler A, DiMusto P, Pugh C
• Intra-aortic balloon pump placement in coronary artery bypass grafting patients by day of admission.
  Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 2020 Del Carmen GA, Axtell A, Chang D, Melnitchouk S, Sundt TM, Fiedler AG
• Multi-institutional collaborative mock oral (mICMO) examination for cardiothoracic surgery trainees: Results from the pilot experience.
  JTCVS open 2020 Fiedler AG, Emerson D, Gillaspie EA, Hermsen JL, Levack MM, McCarthy DP, Sihag S, Worrell SG, Antonoff MB
• We Are Great When We Collaborate.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Fiedler AG
• Balancing supply and demand: Review of the 2018 donor heart allocation policy.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2020 Taylor LJ, Fiedler AG
• We Agree: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is a Team Sport: Reply.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Fiedler AG, Lewis EE, Hermsen JL
• Cardiothoracic Education in the Time of COVID-19: How I Teach It.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Lewis EE, Taylor LJ, Hermsen JL, McCarthy DP, Fiedler AG
• Cardiopulmonary Bypass: How I Teach It.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 Fiedler AG, Lewis EE, Hermsen JL
• Long-term discontinuation of warfarin in a patient with HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device without complication.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2019 Fiedler AG, Hermsen JL, Smith JW, Dhingra R
• Entering the great unknown: Transition to academic practice.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2019 Fiedler AG, Sihag S
• Papillary muscle rupture following routine aortic valve replacement.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2019 Fiedler AG, De Oliveira NC, Hermsen JL
• New Technology, New Complications: Training the Next Generation of Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2019 Fiedler AG, De Oliveira N
• Helpful sternal wound vacuum-assisted closure techniques in two open chest situations: Central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and sternal infection.
  Journal of cardiac surgery 2019 Schreiter NA, McCarthy DP, Fiedler AG, Young N, Demarais D, Anagnostopoulos PV, Hermsen JL
• Reply.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2019 Fiedler AG
• Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased early mortality after cardiac transplantation.
  European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2019 Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Lewis G, Melnitchouk S, Tolis G, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA
• We have met the enemy; the enemy is us.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2019 Stephens EH, Fiedler AG
• Correlation of cardiopulmonary bypass duration with acute renal failure after cardiac surgery.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2019 Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Jassar AS, Sundt TM
• Pain management and safety profiles after preoperative vs postoperative thoracic epidural insertion for bilateral lung transplantation.
  Clinical transplantation 2018 Axtell AL, Heng EE, Fiedler AG, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Tolis G, Astor T, Dalia AA, Cudemus G, Villavicencio MA
• Successful Heart Transplantation in a Patient With Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2018 Feroe AG, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro DA
• Echocardiographic Assessment of Biventricular Function in 249 Patients During the Peri-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Period.
  Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2018 Ortoleva JP, Dalia AA, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro D, Shelton K, Villavicencio M, Cudemus GA
• The effect of donor age on posttransplant mortality in a cohort of adult cardiac transplant recipients aged 18-45.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2018 Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Chang DC, Yeh H, Lewis GD, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA
• Appraisal of mentorship in cardiothoracic surgery training.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2018 Stephens EH, Goldstone AB, Fiedler AG, Vardas PN, Pattakos G, Lou X, Chen PC, Tchantchaleishvili V
• Impella Placement Guided by Echocardiography Can Be Used as a Strategy to Unload the Left Ventricle During Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
  Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2018 Fiedler AG, Dalia A, Axtell AL, Ortoleva J, Thomas SM, Roy N, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA, Cudemus G
• Incidental Discovery of an Atypical Cardiac Tumor.
  Journal of cardiovascular echography 2018 Staudt GE, Fiedler AG, Tolis G, Dudzinski DM, Streckenbach SC
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Is a Team Sport: Institutional Survival Benefits of a Formalized ECMO Team.
  Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2018 Dalia AA, Ortoleva J, Fiedler A, Villavicencio M, Shelton K, Cudemus GD
• Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Pericardial Rupture: Diagnostic and Surgical Considerations for Treatment.
  The heart surgery forum 2018 Fiedler AG, Banka P, Zaleski K, Fahey MC, Breitbart RE, Fynn-Thompson F
• Perforation of a mesenteric Meckel's diverticulum.
  Journal of surgical case reports 2018 Levack MM, Fiedler AG, Kaafarani H, King DR
• Beyond #ILookLikeASurgeon.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2018 Stephens EH, Fiedler AG
• Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease: Overview of Mechanical and Tissue Prostheses, Advantages, Disadvantages, and Implications for Clinical Use.
  Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine 2018 Fiedler AG, Tolis G
• Aortic valve replacement associated with survival in severe regurgitation and low ejection fraction.
  Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2017 Fiedler AG, Bhambhani V, Laikhter E, Picard MH, Wasfy MM, Tolis G, Melnitchouk S, Sundt TM, Wasfy JH
• Current Status of Endovascular Training for Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents in the United States.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2017 Vardas PN, Stefanescu Schmidt AC, Lou X, Goldstone AB, Pattakos G, Fiedler AG, Stephens EH, Tchantchaleishvili V
• Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect Six Months following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
  The heart surgery forum 2017 Fiedler AG, Sundt TM, Tolis G
• Hybrid approach to the management of infective endocarditis complicated by coronary artery embolism: a case report.
  Journal of surgical case reports 2017 Fiedler AG, Schutt RC, Greenhouse D, Stone J, Sundt TM, Sakhuja R
• Variability in Integrated Cardiothoracic Training Program Curriculum.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2017 Stephens EH, Walters DM, Eilers AL, Tchantchaleishvili V, Goldstone AB, Gillaspie EA, Fiedler A, LaPar DJ
• Redesigning Care for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: The "Shock Team".
  JAMA surgery 2016 Fiedler AG, Song TH, D'Alessandro DA
• Gender and Cardiothoracic Surgery Training: Specialty Interests, Satisfaction, and Career Pathways.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2016 Stephens EH, Robich MP, Walters DM, DeNino WF, Aftab M, Tchantchaleishvili V, Eilers AL, Rice RD, Goldstone AB, Shlestad RC, Malas T, Cevasco M, Gillaspie EA, Fiedler AG, LaPar DJ, Shah AA
• Right heart failure: an ischemic model and restraint therapy for treatment.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2014 Cevasco M, Kwon M, Fiedler A, Lee LS, Shiao J, Shah RV, Worthington AH, Fox JA, Kwong RY, Chen FY
• Targeting the MAGE A3 antigen in pancreatic cancer.
  Surgery 2012 Cogdill AP, Frederick DT, Cooper ZA, Garber HR, Ferrone CR, Fiedler A, Rosenberg L, Thayer SP, Warshaw AL, Wargo JA
• Parathyroid carcinoma in a child: an unusual case of an ectopically located malignant parathyroid gland with tumor invading the thymus.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2009 Fiedler AG, Rossi C, Gingalewski CA