CURRICULUM VITAE ALAN HAROLD MENKIS D.D.S., M.D., F.R.C.S.(C) General Surgery
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CURRICULUM VITAE ALAN HAROLD MENKIS D.D.S., M.D., F.R.C.S.(C) General Surgery
CURRICULUM VITAE ALAN HAROLD MENKIS D.D.S., M.D., F.R.C.S.(C) General Surgery F.R.C.S.(C) Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Department: Cardiac Surgery, St. Boniface General Hospital Cardiac Sciences Program, SBGH, WRHA Professor and Chair, University of Manitoba Office: St. Boniface General Hospital Z3047 – 409 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6 Telephone: (204) 258-1203 Fax: (204) 233-6065 Email: [email protected] Languages: English, French, and German Page 2 of 51 EDUCATION Degrees and Diplomas Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1972 Doctor of Medicine, McMaster University, 1977 L.M.C.C., 1978 Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, General Surgery, 1983 Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 1985 Secondary Education Bathurst Heights Secondary School, 1963-1964 Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School, 1964-1967 Undergraduate Education 1967 - 1968 University of Toronto, General Science 1 1968 - 1972 University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry 1974 - 1977 McMaster University, Medical School Postgraduate Education 1977 - 1978 McMaster University, Resident I Internal Medicine 1978 - 1979 McMaster University, Research Fellow, McMaster Medical Center, Ambrose Cardiopulmonary Unit 1979 - 1980 McMaster University, Resident II Internal Medicine December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 3 of 51 1980 - 1981 Memorial University of Newfoundland, Resident III, General Surgery 1981 - 1982 University of Ottawa, Resident General Surgery 1982 - 1983 University of Ottawa, Chief Resident, General Surgery 1983 - 1985 University of Ottawa, Resident Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1984 - 1985 University of Ottawa, Chief Resident, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1985 - 1986 University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Clinical and Research Fellow Awards Faculty of Dentistry Letter, Athletics Dental Students Society Award CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS Dental Officer 1972 - 1974 Department of National Health and Welfare Inuvik General Hospital, Inuvik, NWT Attending Staff 1986 - September 2004 Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery University Hospital, London, Ontario Attending Staff 1986 - September 2004 Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Victoria Hospital Corporation, London, Ontario and Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario Attending Staff 1996 – September 2004 Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery London Health Sciences Centre London, Ontario, Canada CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS Associate Scientist - September 2004 The Robarts Research Institute London ON N6A 5K8 ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS Medical Director Cardiac Sciences Program, WRHA December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae St. Boniface General Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Director Cardiopulmonary Transplantation London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus London, Ontario, Canada Director Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, 1992 London, Ontario, Canada Chief Cardiac Surgery London Health Sciences Centre, 1997-1999 London, Ontario, Canada Program Leader Cardiac Program London Health Sciences Centre, 1997-1999 London, Ontario, Canada Clinical Leader Cardiac Robotics Program London Health Sciences Centre, 1999-2004 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Professor and Chair Cardiac Surgery The University of Manitoba, 2004Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Chairman Cardiac Surgery The University of Western Ontario, 1997-1999 London, Ontario, Canada Professor of Surgery The University of Western Ontario, 1997 London, Ontario, Canada Professor of Paediatrics The University of Western Ontario, 1997 December 2005 Page 4 of 51 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 5 of 51 London, Ontario, Canada Associate Professor of Surgery The University of Western Ontario, 1992 - 1997 London, Ontario, Canada Associate Professor of Paediatrics The University of Western Ontario, 1993 - 1997 London, Ontario, Canada Assistant Professor of Surgery The University of Western Ontario, 1986 - 1991 London, Ontario, Canada Member of Canadian Delegation participating in 9th Annual Canada/Poland Medical Exchange, Warsaw and Krakow, Poland; Oct 1987 Program Director Comprehensive Surgery Internship Program The University of Western Ontario, 1987 - 1993 London, Ontario, Canada PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Association for Thoracic Surgery - 1997 American College of Chest Physicians - 1987 American College of Physician Executives - 1996 Canadian Association of Transplantation/ Canadian Transplantation Society - 1987 Canadian Cardiovascular Society - 1987 Canadian Dental Association - 1985 Canadian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons - 1991 Canadian Thoracic Society International Society for Artificial Organs - 1988 International Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation - 1987 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery - 1999 London and District Academy of Medicine - 1987 Ontario Medical Association - 1987 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - 1987 Society for Thoracic Surgeons - 1996 The Society for Heart Valve Disease - 2000 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, OFFICES HELD International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 6 of 51 Board of Directors, 1994 - 1999 Canadian Society of Transplantation Secretary/Treasurer, 1996 - 1997 Canadian Society of Transplantation President-Elect 1997 - 1999 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation President - Elect, 1997 - 1998 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation President - 1998 - 1999 Canadian Society of Transplantation President 1999 - 2000 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Past President - 1999 - 2000 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Society Presidents - 1999 - 2000 (President, Canadian Society of Transplantation) Canadian Society of Transplantation Past President 2000 - 2001 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Nominating Committee 2000 - 2004 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Editorial Board 2001 – 2004 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery ISMIC’s 2005-2006 Nominating Committee Roles on Review Boards of Journals and Granting Agencies Journals - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Reviewer 1995-1999 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Associate Editor 1999The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Reviewer Artificial Organs - Reviewer The Heart Surgery Forum (ISMICS) - Editorial Committee - 2001 - Granting Agencies - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario B.C. Health Research Foundation, external reviewer Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2001- Randomized Controlled Trials Grants Committee Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund-2001 COMMITTEES Local Medical/Dental Association, 1987 Subcommittee on Preregistration Training, 1987 - 1993 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 7 of 51 Admission and Discharge Committee, 1987 - 1990 Credentials Subcommittee, 1987 - 1990 Chairman of Credentials Subcommittee, 1990 - 1992 External Reviewer, Cardiology, UWO, 1996 Patient Care Process Team, 1995 Multi Organ Transplant Accreditation Committee, 1995 Program Organization Steering Committee, 1996 Selection Committee, Chief/Chair Cardiology, 1996 External Interviewer, Chief/Chair Pathology, 1996 External Interviewer, Chief, Multi Organ Transplantation Unit, 1996 LHSC, Cardiac Program Steering Committee, 1997 - 1999 Academic Leadership Council, 1997 UWO Department of Surgery, Executive Committee, 1997 - 1999 Multi Organ Transplant Unit, Program Directors Council, 1997 UWO Faculty Council, 1997 - 1999 LHSC, Cardiac Program, Functional Planning Committee, 1997 - 1999 Program Advisory Council, 1997 UWO Department of Surgery, Division Chiefs, 1997 - 1999 UWO Department of Surgery, Finance Committee, 1997 - 1999 Interviewer, Chief/Chair, Critical Care, 1998 Interviewer, Pediatric Cardiologist, 1998 Provincial Quality Assurance Committee 1988-1990 Multiple Organ Retrieval & Exchange Program of Ontario Provincial Pediatric Cardiac Care Network (Ministry of Health), Member Canadian Cardiovascular Devices Network, 1991 Transplant Planning Committee, Ministry of Health, 1991 Cardiac Care Network (CCN), (Ministry of Health) Alternate Member Cardiac Care Network (CCN), (Ministry of Health) Member 1998-present Cardiac Care Network (CCN) Cardiovascular Consensus Panel, Cardiac Surgery Services, 1998 Joint Policy and Planning Committee, Pediatric Cardiac Procedures, 1998 Cardiac Care Network (CCN) Informatics Committee 1999-2000 Cardiac Care Network (CCN) Clinical Services Committee 2000Canadian Cardiovascular Perfusion Advisory Council, 1991 Chairman, Cardiovascular Perfusion Advisory Council, 1993 - 1994 Canadian Organ Replacement Registry, Management Committee - 1992 Canadian Organ Replacement Registry, Chairman, Subcommittee Heart and Heart/Lung, 1988 The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Principals of Surgery, Test Committee - 1993 - 1997 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 8 of 51 The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Examination Board, Cardiac Surgery - 1997 - 2001 The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Societies Presidents Committee, 1999 - 2000 Canadian Society of Transplantation Executive Committee, 1996 - 2000 International Program Subcommittee, Immunology, 1993 - 1994 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Director, Board, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1994-1997 Chairperson, Program Subcommittee - Donor & Organ Distribution Section, 1994-95 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Chairperson, Program Subcommittee - Donor Management, Organ Distribution and Preservation Section, 1995-96 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Program Committee - International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 1996-98 Nominating Committee - International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2000 - Program Committee - International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 2000 – Nominating Committee - International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery – ISMICS’ 2005-2006, North American Representative Postgraduate Education - Administration 1. International Symposium on Health Management. McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario. November 12 - 15, 1994 2. Health Care Management Program. The University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario. February 26 - March 3, 1995 3. Negotiation in Action. Niagara Institute. Niagara Falls, Ontario. March 4 - 6, 1996 4. Coping With The Health Care Revolution. An Executive Program for Physicians and Health Care Leaders. JFK School of Government, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts. December 3 - 13, 1996 5. National Congress on Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes in Adult Cardiac Surgery Institute for Healthcare Improvement December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 9 of 51 St. Louis MO, November 3-5, 1997 Continuing Medical Education Aug 8-11, 2000 Rock Mountain Valve Symposium Int’l Heart Institute of Montana Missoula, MT University of Washington School of Medicine RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. Design of artificial heart valve with an expansile stent. Co-Investigators include GJ Campbell, AH Menkis, DR Boughner, MA Dokainish, B Rutt, I Vesely. 2-year grant awarded in Nov., 1987 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. 2. Centre for the Advancement of Medical Technology. Co-Investigators include G Campbell, B Finlay, B Rutt, A Fenster, A Menkis, J Girvin, J Lemieux, M Quintyn, C Stiller, J Leushner, R Mazaheri, P Vaisler. 5-year grant awarded in July, 1989 from the Corporation of City of London. 3. Donor Heart Preservation in the Pig Model. 1-year grant awarded in August, 1988. 4. Optimal Storage Temperature of Donor Organs for Heart Transplantation. Co-Investigator is Dr. C. Guiraudon. 2-year grant awarded in September, 1989 from the Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation. 5. Comparison of OKT3 and ALG in Cardiac Transplantation. Co-Investigators include FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, AM Powell. 2-year grant awarded from Ortho Pharmaceutical Co. in December, 1988. 6. Neonatal Myocardial Preservation in the Pig Model. 7. Microcirculatory Differences in Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Perfusion in a Chronic Calf Model. Co-investigator is John Lee. Research grant awarded in September 1989 from University Hospital Research Trust Fund. 8. A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Oral Acyclovir for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection and/or Disease following Cardiac Transplantation. Co-Investigators include N. McKenzie, R. Novick, AM Powell. Grant in aid was awarded from Burroughs Wellcome in February, 1991. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 10 of 51 9. Prophylactic Use of Amrinone in Weaning Heart Transplant Patients from Cardiopulmonary Bypass. N Badner, J Murkin, N McKenzie, A Menkis, R Novick. March , 1991 - February, 1993. 10. Clinical Trial - Medtronic Freestyle Unstented Porcine Aortic Root Bioprosthesis. AH Menkis, G Guiraudon, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick. January 1993 - September 1997. 11. A Randomized Double Blind Comparative Study of Two Doses of Mycophenolate Mofetil or Azathioprine Each in Combination with Cyclosporine and Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Rejection in Cardiac Allograft Recipients. AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, AM Powell. May 1994 - Apr 1998 12. A Pharmacokinetic Study of Single Ascending Doses of Brequinar in Cardiac Allograft Recipients on Maintenance Immunosuppressive Therapy with Cyclosporin A and Corticosteroids. AH Menkis, AM Powell, CR Stiller. March 1994 - August 1994. 13. The Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension. HC Rosenberg, TC Frewen, JB Kronick, R Lee, N Singh, AH Menkis, Y Ouellette. January 1995 - January 1996. 14. The Influence of Epi-Aortic Screening on CNS Outcome Following Coronary Surgery. JM Murkin, MA St-Amand, JS Martzke, D Baird, DB Downey, AH Menkis. January 1996 - December 1998. 15. Pharmacokinetics Reference Profile of Oral Mycophenolate Mofetil in Cardiac Transplant Patients. AH Menkis, AM Powell July 1995 December 1996. 16. Willingness-to-pay Study of Eprex Among Patient Population Awaiting Open Heart Surgery. AH Menkis, M Allegretti. January - June 1996. 17. PerFCT Perma-Flow ® CABG Trial Phase 2 Clinical Study. AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, D Massel, BC Moon, PW Pflugfelder, AM Powell. July 1996 - June 1997. 18. Multi-Centre Radial Artery Patency Study. S Fremes, AM Myers, AH Menkis, WD Boyd, MA Allegretti September 1996 - December 1999 19. Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of “Ready to Use” Celsior versus Standard Preservation Solutions for Cardiac Transplantation. AH Menkis, AM Powell, Multi Centre Trial May - Dec 1997 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 11 of 51 20. Effect of Malononitriamide on Accelerated Heart Allograft Rejection in Presensitized Rats. A Cheung, AH Menkis, L Denning Dec 1997 - Dec 1998 21. Pain Management Post Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery vs Standard Stenostomy. NH Badner, WD Boyd, AH Menkis. 22. Cardioversion For Atrial Fibrillation in Post Operative CABG/Valve Patients. GJ Klein, J Lee, R Yee, A Krahn, WD Boyd, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick. Feb 1998. 23. A Phase III dose escalation study to evaluate safety and efficacy of PNU74006F (tirilizade mesylate IV concentrate) for the prevention and/or amelioration of acute renal failure in patients with renal impairment who are undergoing elective cardiovascular surgical procedures in non-US sites. JM Murkin, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, WD Boyd, BC Moon. Sep 1998 -Jul 1999 24. A two-year randomized, multicenter, double-blind, double dummy study of the efficacy and safety of SDZ RAD versus azathioprine as part of an immunosuppressive therapy regimen in de novo heart transplant recipients. AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, WD Boyd, WJ Kostuk, PW Pflugfelder, AM Powell. Jan 1999 - 2003. 25. Can Perfluorocarbons Safely Increase the Duration of Organ Storage for Cardiac Transplantation? RJ Novick, MA Quantz, AH Menkis. Dec 1998 Nov 1999. 26. Hands-on Laboratory with VISTA Series 8000 Advanced Visualization & Information System Using Pigs. AH Menkis, WD Boyd, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, ML Myers, B Moon, M Goldbach, L Denning, AM Powell. Apr 1999 - Mar 2000. 27. Perclose suturing device (PSD) clinical evaluation study. AH Menkis, WD Boyd, AM Powell. July 1999 28. Clinical Investigation of the Use of the Zeus Robotic Surgical System for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) - A Pilot Study. WD Boyd, AH Menkis. July 1999 29. Video and Robotically assisted (AESOP) Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement. AH Menkis, January 2000 30. Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Surgery: Computer-Enhanced Coronary Bypass Project, CSTAR AH Menkis, January 2004 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 12 of 51 PRESENTATIONS Apr 1981 Memorial University of Newfoundland Foreign Body Aspiration in Adults. Surgical Research Day May 1982 University of Ottawa Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients Under 40 Years of Age. May 1983 University of Ottawa Postoperative Arrhythmias. May 1984 University of Ottawa Preoperative Assessment of Cardiac Risk in Vascular Surgical Patients. May 1985 University of Ottawa Transmural Ventricular Pressure and Myocardial Performance. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Oct 1984 Quebec City, Quebec The Effect of Temperature on the Mechanical Performance of the Human Atrial Muscle. Menkis AH, Taichman GC, Keon WJ. Oct 1987 Edmonton, Alberta The Prediction of Graft Loss Due to Rejection in Cardiac Transplantation. Menkis AH, Thomson D, Jones M, Guiraudon C, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder P, McKenzie FN, Stiller CR. Oct 1989 Vancouver, British Columbia The Experience with Paediatric Cardiac Transplantation at the University of Western Ontario. AH Menkis, HC Rosenberg, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk, PW Pflugfelder. Oct 1996 Montreal, Quebec Fifteen Years of Heart Transplantation at The University of Western Ontario. AH Menkis, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, AM Powell, HC Rosenberg, WJ Kostuk, JE Brown, PW Pflugfelder, LH Chow. Oct 1999 Quebec City, Quebec The Use of Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Present and Future. AH Menkis, WD Boyd, R Rayman, AM Powell. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 13 of 51 Oct 2000 Vancouver, British Columbia Medtronic Satellite Symposium Oct 2001 Halifax, NS Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair of Atrial Septal Defect. Menkis A, Boyd D, Rayman R, Swinamer S, Powell AM. Poster presentation Oct 2001 Halifax, NS Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. Menkis A, Boyd D, Rayman R, Swinamer S, Powell AM. Oral presentation. Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation Sep 1985 Vancouver, British Columbia Comparative Regional Perfusion Responses With Vasodilator Therapy in Acute Heart Failure. Menkis AH, Farrell EM, Taichman, GC, Keon WJ. Canadian Association of Clinical Surgeons Eastern Division May 1986 Laval University, Quebec Does Autotransfused Blood Have Toxic Effects On Human Myocardial Performance? Artificial Heart Symposium Oct 1986 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA The Artificial Heart at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Menkis AH, Keon WJ. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Mar 1987 New Orleans, USA Bridge to Heart Transplantation: The Biologic Option. Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Grant DR, Keown PA, Stiller CR, Kostuk WJ. Apr 1988 Los Angeles, California, USA The Benefits of Avoidance of Induction Immunosuppression in Cardiac Transplantation. Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Thomson D, Jones M, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk WJ, Stiller CR. Apr 1989 ISHLT Annual Meeting, Munich, Germany December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 14 of 51 Special Considerations for Cardiac Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Goldbach M, Rosenberg H, The Pediatric Heart Transplant Group. Successful Use of the Unacceptable Cardiac Donor. Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Powell AM, McKenzie FN. Apr 1991 ISHLT Annual Meeting, Paris, France A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Initial Immunosuppression with ALG versus OKT3 in Cardiac Allograft Recipients. Menkis AH, Powell AM, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Brown J, Rochon J, Chow L, Stiller C. Apr 1995 ISHLT Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California Organ Preservation: Lung. Chair Session. Menkis, AH. Mar 1996 ISHLT Annual Meeting, New York City, New York Organ Preservation / Donor Management. Debate. Menkis, AH, Menasche, P. Mar 2000 ISHLT Annual Meeting, Osaka, Japan “Surgical Procedures - Introduction to Clinical Heart Transplantation: Pre-operative Issues” Co-Moderator: Mini Oral Poster Presentation Apr 25-28 Annual Meeting, Vancouver BC 2001 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Jun 7-10 2000 Annual Meeting, Altanta Georgia USA Moderator Jun 27-30 2001 Annual Meeting, Munich Germany Abstract Chair, Program Committee Poster Presentation “Robotic Heart Surgery The First 100 Cases: Where do we go From Here?” Presentation “ Surgical Management of Congestive Heart Failure” Cardiology Refresher Day Apr 1987 University Hospital, London, Ontario What are "ventricular assist devices"? Apr 1991 University Hospital, London, Ontario December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 15 of 51 Recurrence of Angina Following Revascularization: Is Re-Operation Possible or Necessary? London Health Association Jun 1987 University Hospital, London, Ontario The Horizons of Cardiac Surgery. Canada Cup '87 Sport Medicine Symposium Sep 1987 University Hospital, London, Ontario Current Concepts in Cardiac Replacement. Canada/Poland Medical Exchange Oct 1987 Warsaw, Poland and Krakow, Poland Results of Pediatric Transplantation. Pediatric Heart and Heart/Lung Transplantation. Bridge to Heart Transplantation. First Canadian Symposium on Multi-Organ Transplantation Apr 28, 1988 London, Ontario Surgical Techniques for Multi-Organ Retrieval Apr 29, 1988 London, Ontario Early and Late Cardiac Function with Prolonged Graft Ischemia Visiting Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland May 19, 1988 Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland Current status of Cardiac Transplantation May 20, 1988 Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland Pediatric and Infant Heart Transplantation: New Directions in Heart Transplantation Pediatric Heart Transplantation Conference Jun 22, 1988 London, Ontario Operative Procedure in Pediatric Heart Transplantation Follow up care and monitoring for rejection Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 16 of 51 Sep 23, 1988 Ottawa, Ontario Recent Pulmonary Infarction Does Not Preclude Cardiac Transplantation. Menkis AH, Thomson DJ, Patel S, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder P, McKenzie FN Sep 14, 1990 Toronto, Ontario Successful Management of Life-Threatening Mediastinitis in Heart and Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients. Menkis AH, Reid KR, Novick RJ, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, McKenzie FN. Southwestern Ontario Surgical Association Nov 2, 1988 London, Ontario General Surgical Complications in Heart and Heart/Lung Transplantation Nov 1, 1989 London, Ontario Constrictive Pericarditis Clinical Respiratory Rounds - McMaster University Nov 22, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Heart/Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Disease University of Guelph - School of Kinesiology Jan 22, 1989 Guelph, Ontario Organ Donation and Transplantation Ventricular Assist Device Training Day May 16, 1989 London, Ontario Introduction to Assist Devices Ventricular Assist Device Refresher Day May 23, 1989 London, Ontario Introduction to Assist Devices Canadian Pediatric Society Jun 28, 1989 Halifax, Nova Scotia Cardiac Transplantation for Structural Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis AH, Rosenberg HC, McKenzie FN. Brescia, Italy, Visiting Professor December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae May 1989 Page 17 of 51 Brescia, Italy Pediatric Heart Transplantation Rome, Italy, Visiting Professor May 1989 Rome, Italy Ventricular Assist Devices Current Controversies and Techniques in Congenital Heart Surgery Sep 1989 Baltimore, Maryland Special Considerations in Cardiac Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Goldbach M, Rosenberg H, The Pediatric Heart Transplant Group. Law and Medicine Lecture Jan 31, 1990 "Medical Issues in Transplantation", Faculty of Law, U.W.O Feb 6, 1991 "Medical Ethics in Transplantation", Faculty of Law, U.W.O. Nov 9, 1991 "Medical Ethics in Transplantation", Faculty of Law, U.W.O. Oct 19, 1992 "Medical Ethics in Transplantation", Faculty of Law, U.W.O. Jan 25, 1995 "Medical Ethics in Transplantation", Faculty of Law, U.W.O. Jan 17, 1996 "Issues in Transplantation", Faculty of Law, U.W.O. Mar 1, 1999 “A Transplantation Surgeon’s View of Legal Issues In Transplantation”, Faculty of Law, U.W.O. Canadian Operating Room Nurses Conference Apr 2, 1990 Toronto, Ontario "Cardiac Transplantation" Operating Room (Victoria and Children’s Hospital) Nurses Conference Feb 27, 1991 University Hospital, London, Ontario "VAD Devices" Jun 15, 1994 Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario "Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease" Myocardial Preservation into the 21st Century - The Oxford International Society for Heart Research Aug 12, 1990 December 2005 Oxford, England Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 18 of 51 Extended donor ischemic time using crystalloid cardioplegia and high storage temperature. Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Powell AM, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, McKenzie FN. U.W.O. Pre-Medical Society Conference Mar 23, 1991 London, Ontario "Transplant Surgery" Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support Group Oct 30, 1991 London, Ontario "Ventricular Assist Devices" Feb 26, 1992 London, Ontario "Left Ventricular Failure and Treatment" Cardiac Care Group Nov 7, 1991 London, Ontario "Pediatric Heart Transplantation" Transplantation 1991: Myth and Reality Jun, 1991 London, Ontario "The Use of Older Donors in Heart Transplantation" Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses' Workshop May 7, 1992 Station Park Inn, London, Ontario "Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly Population" May 6, 1993 Greenhills Country Club, Lambeth, Ontario "Surgical Management of Valve Disease" 1992 Annual MORE Meeting Jun 5, 1992 Toronto, Ontario "The Cost of Cardiac Transplantation" Transplants Work - An update on Organ Donation and Transplantation Sep 23, 1992 Sudbury, Ontario "Heart Transplantation: New Developments" Nov 2, 1992 Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 19 of 51 "The Hong Kong Symposium on Paediatric Cardiology and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery" Cardiac Surgical Rounds Nov 7, 1992 University of Hong Kong "Developing a New Program in Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation" Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Rounds Nov 13, 1992 Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia "Pediatric Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation" American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Apr 23, 1995 Symposium on Transplantation, Sheraton Boston Hotel. "Cyclosporin-based Immunosuppression" Apr 30-May 3 2000 May 6-8 2001 Annual Meeting, Toronto ON Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA Transplantation May 7, 1995 The London Marconi Club, London, Ontario "Donor Awareness" Heart and Stroke Foundation Jul 20, 1995 The Oaks Golf and Country Club First Annual Golf Tournament "Paediatric Heart Transplantation" Dec 8, 2001 Annual Meeting, Toronto ON Medtronic of Canada Ltd. Feb 15, 1996 Peak Performance IX Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, PQ "Summary of Experience using the FreeStyle Bioprosthesis at University Hospital, London" Mar 25, 2000 Peak Performance XIII Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC “Robotically Assisted Video Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery” “Establishing; Development of a Robotic Program” December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 20 of 51 Oct 28, 2000 Current Trends in Coronary Artery Surgery Satellite Symposium, Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2000, Vancouver BC. “Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting” June 27-30, 2002 Medtronic Cardiac Surgery Resident’s Program Presentation: “Personal Experience with Freestyle” & Wet Labs on Aortic and Mitral Valves Santa Ana, California University of Michigan Sep 8, 2000 Invited Speaker, Advanced Freestyle Program, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis Jan 18, 1998 Invited Speaker, Medtronic Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona Feb 10-12, 2000 Medtronic ‘Residents/Fellows Education Day’ Santa Ana, California “Valve Choices” London and District Dental Society Mar 28, 1996 London Hunt and Country Club "Frontiers in Cardiac Surgery" Feb 7, 2001 Grosvenor Club “Robotics in Heart Surgery” 2nd Canadian Transplant Fellows Workshop Apr 24, 1996 Renaissance Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver, BC "Heart Transplantation Update" Canadian Society of Transplantation Sep 25, 1996 December 2005 Annual Meeting. Prince George Hotel, Halifax, NS Debate: "PRO: Induction antilymphocyte therapy is necessary for optimal outcome in cardiac transplantation" Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Mar 2-4 2000 Annual Meeting. Mont Tremblant, Q President Mar 13-18 2001 Annual Meeting. Lake Louise AB. Page 21 of 51 VII International Symposium of Cardiac Bioprosthesis Jun 12-15, 1997 Barcelona, Spain “Performance of the Medtronic FreeStyle Stentless Porcine Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis” XVI International Congress on Transplantation Aug 26-28, 1997 Barcelona, Spain Optimizing Outcomes in Transplantation - A Look to the Future Heart Failure Symposium - Invited speaker Dec 5, 1997 Milwaukee, USA “Surgical Approaches to Advanced Cardiac Failure” New Dimensions in Transplantations - Novartis Canada Feb 16-19, 1998 International Congress, Florence, Italy ‘Cyclosporine in Heart Transplantation’. TV 2 Ontario Toronto, ON Interview transplantation Newsmagazine Sep, 1995 Telephone interview from Edmonton Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses-Invited Speaker - London Regional Chapter Jun 12, 1998 Education Conference. LHSC, University Campus ‘New Trends in Transplantation’ The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Jan 31 - Feb 1 2000 December 2005 Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale. Fla USA Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 22 of 51 Computer Motion, Inc. Jan 30, 2000 Panel Moderator, ‘Developing Robotically Assisted Surgery’ ZEUS Quarterly Development Meeting, Ft Lauderdale, FLA Apr 30, 2000 Invited Speaker, ‘From OPCAB to Hybrid’ ZEUS Quarterly Development Meeting, Toronto Canada May 4, 2000 Faculty, OPCAB to TECAB: The revascularization continuum LHSC Robotic E-IMA Harvest Program London ON Jul 19-23, 2000 Faculty Member, 4th International Congress on Computer & Robotics in the Operating Room, ZEUS Quarterly Development Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA Jul 19-23, 2000 Invited Speaker, ‘Robotically Assisted CABG Surgery’ Invited Speaker, ‘ Robotically Assisted Valve Surgery’ 4th International Congress on Computer & Robotics in the Operating Room, ZEUS Quarterly Development Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA American College of Cardiology Mar 4-5, 2001 Annual Meeting, Lake Louise AB. Invited Speaker 1. Ventricular Assist Devices “2001 A VAD Odyssey.” 2. Surgical Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure”. Grand Rounds Feb 6, 2001 Cardiology Grand Rounds, Invited Speaker, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener ON Apr 4-7, 2001 Grand Rounds, Cardiac ICU, St. Paul’s Hospital. Vancouver BC Robotics: The Future of Cardiac Surgery Jun 7-8, 2001 10th Interventional Cardiology Live Symposium Montreal Heart Institute. Montreal PQ Invited Faculty Jun 14-15, 2001 Cardiac Grand Rounds, UCLA, Los Angeles CA Oct 5, 2005 Grand Rounds, Health Sciences Centre U of M Bannatyne Campus, Winnipeg, MB Robotic Surgery: Where will it lead us? December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 23 of 51 Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists May 5, 2001 Annual Meeting, Vancouver BC Presentation Trillium Health Centre Sept 18, 2002 Trillium Health Centre’s Back To School Event Presentation – Robotic Surgery: Fiction or Reality. Mississauga, Ontario Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons Oct 27, 2002 CSCS Post-Graduate Course Presentation – Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Edmonton, Alberta Visiting Professor in Asia Pacific Feb 16 – 27, 2004 Evolution and Long Term Results of Biological Valves Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Bypass Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Mitral Valve Repair Developing a Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program Benefits & Long Term Clinical Results of Tissue Valve Robotically Enhanced MID-CAB Feb 14-17, 2004 Sanya Conference – Cardiac Surgery User Meeting, Medtronic Greater China, Sanya (56) Beijing – a) Fuwai Heart Hospital (123) b) Tong Ren Hospital (123) Wuhan Asia Heart Centre (123) Bangkok Cardiac Surgeons Meeting (123) Singapore – a) Cardiac Surgeons Meeting (123) b) Singapore General Hospital (1234) March 6, 2004 University of Western Ontario – Medicine & Dentistry Continuing Medical Education CSTAR – Robotics in Surgery March 10, 2004 University of Western Ontario – Faculty of Law Law and Medicine Lecture Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Technology December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 24 of 51 LETTER TO THE EDITOR 1. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, Letter to the Editor Ouellette, D, Menkis, AH The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 55:3 (Mar 93), p 809. ABSTRACTS (Published abstracts, letters to the Editor and Invited Commentaries) 1. Myocardial muscle mechanical responses to auto-transfused blood in man. Menkis AH, Hendry PJ, Taichman GC, Keon WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 8, Sup B:B73, 1985. 2. Long-term preservation of hearts for transplantation: Effects of temperature. Hendry PJ, Menkis AH, Taichman GC, Keon WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 8(3):A54,1985. 3. The effects of streptokinase on the myocardial performance in man. Menkis AH, Taichman GC, Keon WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 8(3):197-224, 1985. 4. The artificial heart at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Menkis AH, Keon WJ. Proceedings of the Artificial Heart Symposium, Minneapolis Heart Institute, October, 1986. 5. Does autotransfused blood affect myocardial performance? Menkis AH, Hendry PJ, Taichman GC, Keon WJ. Clinical Surgeons of Eastern Ontario, May, 1986. 6. Bridge to heart transplantation: The biologic option. McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Grant DR, Keown PA, Stiller CR, Kostuk WJ. The Journal of Heart Transplantation 5(5):365, 1986 Abstract #12. 7. Influence of donor/recipient lymphocyte crossmatch and ABO status on rejection risk in heart transplantation. McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Keown PA, Stiller CR, Tadros N, Kostuk WJ. The Journal of Heart Transplantation 5(5):379, 1986 Abstract #65. 8. The limited role of protective isolation after heart transplantation. McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Tadros N, Stiller CR, Keown PA, Kostuk WJ. The Journal of Heart Transplantation 5(5):381, 1986 Abstract #73. 9. Interaction between third party blood transfusion and cyclosporine in rat heterotopic heart transplantation. McKenzie FN, Duplan J, Campbell C, December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 25 of 51 Menkis AH, Stiller CR, Keown PA, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 10(4):B145, 1987 Abstract #R647. 10. The prediction of graft loss due to rejection in cardiac transplantation. Menkis AH, Jones M, Kostuk WJ, Keown PA, Guiraudon C, Stiller CR, McKenzie FN. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 10(5):C52, 1987 Abstract #93. 11. Changing indications in cardiac transplantation. Jones M, Menkis AH, Kostuk WJ, Keown PA, Stiller CR, McKenzie FN. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 10(5):C50, 1987 Abstract #C88. 12. Rehabilitation following cardiac transplantation. Jones M, Menkis AH, Kostuk WJ, Keown PA, Stiller CR, McKenzie FN. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 10(5):C52, 1987 Abstract #95. 13. Absence of angiographic or pathological evidence of segmental atherosclerosis in an orthotopic cardiac transplant population. O'Neill BJ, Guiraudon C, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 10(5):C49, 1987 Abstract #83. 14. Cardiac Transplantation: Trends in 1987. Kostuk WJ, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN. Clinical Investigative Medicine 10(5):C48, 1987 Abstract #80. 15. The use of OKT-3 in pulmonary rejection. Thompson D, Menkis A, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk W, McKenzie N. First Canadian Symposium on Multi-Organ Transplantation. April 28-29, 1988 London, Ontario. 16. Perspectives in heart lung transplantation. Thomson D, Menkis A, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk W, Ahmad D, McKenzie N. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 11(5):D72, 1988. 17. Early and late cardiac function with prolonged graft ischemia. Menkis A, Thomson D, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk W, McKenzie N. First Canadian Symposium on Multi-Organ Transplantation. April 28-29, 1988 London, Ontario 18. Recent pulmonary infarction does not preclude cardiac transplantation. Menkis AH, Thomson DJ, Patel S, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder P, McKenzie FN. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. September 22-25, 1988. 19. New strategies in cardiac donor selection. Thomson DJ, Kostuk W, Pflugfelder P, Menkis A, McKenzie FN. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 11(6)D84, 1988. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 26 of 51 20. Serial evaluation of rest and exercise hemodynamics following orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Rudas L, Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 11(5):D72, 1988. 21. Prospective evaluation of cardiac allograft performance by exercise radionuclide angiography. O'Neill BJ, Purves P, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. Canadian Cardiovascular Society. October 26-29, 1988 Montreal, Quebec. 22. Cardiac allograft ischemic time: Relation to graft survival and cardiac function. Pflugfelder PW, Thomson D, Singh NR, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. American Heart Association. November 14-17, 1988 Washington, DC. 23. The benefits of avoidance of induction immunosuppression in cardiac transplantation. Menkis A, McKenzie N, Jones M, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk K, Stiller C and Thomson D. J Heart Transplant 7:78, Abstract #137, 1988. 24. Acute and early chronic pulmonary rejection successfully treated with OKT3. Garcia B, Ahmad D, McKenzie N, Kostuk W and Menkis A. 8t__World Congress of Academic and Environmental Pathology. Abstract #317, 1988. 25. Cardiomyopathy with filamentous inclusions. Guiraudon CM, Martinez V, Rowe E, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH. XVII International Congress, International Academy of Pathology. 26. Cardiomyopathy with filamentous inclusions. Guiraudon CM, Rowe PE, Martinez VJ, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis. American Heart Association, Washington, DC. (1988). 27. Evolution of upright exercise responses following cardiac transplantation. O'Neill BJ, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. American Heart Association, Washington DC. (1988). 28. Improved rest and exercise hemodynamics one year after cardiac transplantation. O'Neill BJ, Singh NR, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. American Heart Association, Washington DC. (1988). 29. Management of General Surgical Problems in Cardiac Transplantation. Jones MT, Menkis AH, Kostuk WJ, McKenzie FN. The Canadian Journal of Surgery (1988). December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 27 of 51 30. Special Considerations for Cardiac Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis A, McKenzie N, Novick R, Kostuk W, Pflugfelder P. The Journal of Heart Transplantation 8(1):99, 1989. 31. Successful Use of the Unacceptable Cardiac Donor. Menkis A, Novick R, Kostuk W, Pflugfelder P, Powell AM and McKenzie N. Journal of Heart Transplantation 8(1):89, 1989. 32. Cardiac Transplantation for Structural Congenital Heart Disease. AH Menkis, HC Rosenberg, FN McKenzie. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 12(3):A27, 1989. 33. Evolving recipient and donor acceptance criteria in heart transplantation. McKenzie FN, Menkis A, Novick R, Kostuk W and Pflugfelder P. Second Canadian Symposium on Multi-Organ Transplantation. Montreal, Quebec May 11-12, 1989. 34. Cardiac Transplantation for Structural Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis AH, Rosenberg HC, McKenzie FN. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 12(3):A27, 1989, Abstract #7. 35. The Technique of Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Rosenberg H. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C81, 1989, Abstract #195. 36. Redefining the Suitable Cardiac Donor. Menkis AH, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C68, 1989, Abstract #194. 37. The Experience with Paediatric Cardiac Transplantation at the University of Western Ontario. Menkis AH, Rosenberg HC, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C81, 1989, Abstract #143. 38. Heart-Lung Transplantation at University Hospital, London: Current Status. Novick RJ, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Ahmad D. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C81, 1989, Abstract #93. Improved Early Results after Heart-Lung Transplantation (HLT): Technical Factors to Reduce the Need for Postoperative Transfusions. Novick RJ, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Ahmad D. Chest 96(Suppl2):139S, 1989. 39. 40. Long term studies of cardiac function after heart transplantation. Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C53, 1989. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 28 of 51 41. Hypercholesterolemia following cardiac transplantation: A common entity. Rudas L, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Singh NR, Kostuk WJ. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C50, 1989, Abstract #70. 42. Favourable effects of lower dose steroid therapy in cardiac transplant patients. Rudas L, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C50, 1989, Abstract #71. 43. Extending graft ischemic times and donor age: Effect on survival and short and long-term cardiac function. Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C53, 1989, Abstract #80. 44. Aortic Root Expansion: Implications for Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Design. Vesely I, Menkis A, Boughner D, Campbell G. Clin Invest Med 12(5):C96, 1989, Abstract #255. 45. Reduced incidence of severe infection after cardiac transplantation using low intensity immunosuppression. Reid KR, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Reid J, Whitby JL, Powell AM, McKenzie FN. International Society for Heart Transplantation, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April, 1990. 46. Extending Graft ischemic times and donor age: effect on survival and cardiac function long-term. Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. J Heart Transplant 9(1):79, 1990, Abstract #98. 47. Extended donor ischemic time using crystalloid cardioplegia and high storage temperature. Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Powell AM, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, McKenzie FN. Myocardial Preservation into the 21st Century The Oxford International Symposium. August 12-15, 1990, Oxford, England. 48. Pulmonary Hypertension prior to Cardiac Transplantation: Graft Survival and Post-Operative Hemodynamics. Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 13(5):C56, 1990, Abstract #85. Functional Reinnervation of the Transplanted Heart. Rudas L, Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 13(5):C56, 1990, Abstract #87. 49. 50. Loading conditions determine hemodynamic responses to exercise 1 year after heart transplantation. Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 13(5):C57, 1990, Abstract #88. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 29 of 51 51. Clinical and pathological characteristics of early vs late cardiac allograft loss due to rejection. Pflugfelder PW, Guiraudon C, Singh NR, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 13(5):C36, 1990, Abstract #4. 52. Low Intensity Immunosuppression: Diminished Incidence of Severe Infection after Heart Transplantation. Reid RK, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Reid J, Whitby JL, Powell AM, McKenzie FN. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 13(4):B84, 1990, Abstract #519. 53. Prednisone is not deleterious to airway healing following lung and heart/lung transplantation. Novick RJ, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Reid KR, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Ahmad D. Chest 98(2)Suppl:7S, 1990. 54. Early Deaths After Cardiac Transplantation - The Role of Unsuspected Donor Coronary Artery Disease. Sandler D, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ. Journal of Heart/Lung Transplantation 10(1) part 2, 1991, Abstract #75 55. Insensitivity of Routine Surveillance for Predicting Early and Late Cardiac Allograft Loss Due to Rejection. PW Pflugfelder, C Guiraudon, NR Singh, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk. American College of Cardiology, March 3-7, 1991. Atlanta, Georgia. 56. Prospective randomized trial of short-term immunosuppressive prophylaxis using OKT3 or Minnesota equine ALG. AH Menkis, AM Powell, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk, PW Pflugfelder, J Brown, J Rochon, L Chow, C Stiller. Journal of Heart/Lung Transplantation 10(1) part 2, 1991, Abstract #37 57. Unique aspects of pediatric cardiac transplantation. Avinash Garg, AH Menkis, HC Rosenberg, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk. Organ Transplants in Children: A Perspective for the 90's April 7-9 1991, Philadelphia, PA 58. Normalization of hemodynamic responses during upright exercise in the first year after orthotopic heart transplantation. L. Rudas, PW Pflugfelder, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, WJ Kostuk. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7:96A, 1991, Abstract #133. 59. Improvement in exercise capacity after cardiac transplantation is multifactorial. LM Bussieres, PW Pflugfelder, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, WJ Kostuk. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7:96A, 1991, Abstract #134. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 30 of 51 60. 10 year experience with orthotopic cardiac transplantation. PW Pflugfelder, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, C Guiraudon, WJ Kostuk. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7:97A, 1991, Abstract #138. 61. Spectrum of coronary artery disease in cardiac transplant recipients. PW Pflugfelder, L Rudas, D Sandler, C Guiraudon, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, WJ Kostuk. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7:97A, 1991, Abstract #139. 62. Cardiac transplantation: Differences in pediatric and adult populations. A Garg, AH Menkis, HC Rosenberg, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, PW Pflugfelder, M Bloch, WJ Kostuk. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7:126A, 1991, Abstract #255. 63. Aortic root expansion: Implications for bioprosthetic valve sizing. I Vesely, AH Menkis, G Campbell. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7:134A, 1991, Abstract #287. 64. Microvascular Comparison Between Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Perfusion. J Lee, AH Menkis, K Tyml, J Duplan, L Denning, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick. International Workshop on Rotary Blood Pumps, Baden, Austria September 9-11, 1991. 65. Role of gender on survival after cardiac transplantation. A Garg, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, D Sandler. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 14(4):A145, 1991, Abstract #901. 66. Surfactant Analysis in Canine Lung Transplantation: Comparison of Modified Euro-Collins (ECS) and UW Solutions. RJ Novick, R Veldhuizen, F Possmayer, J Lee, D Sandler, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 11(1):210, 1992, Abstract #79. 67. Redo Lung Transplantation: A Multi-Institutional Experience. RJ Novick M Kay, GA Patterson, W Klepetko, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 11(1):212, 1992, Abstract #88. 68. Early Changes in Static and Dynamic Pulmonary Function After Cardiac Transplantation. LM Bussieres, PW Pflugfelder, D Ahmad, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, WJ Kostuk. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 11(1):226, 1992, Abstract #143. 69. Heart Transplantation After Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: Is the Risk Increased? RJ Novick, AH Menkis, D Sandler, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, FN McKenzie. American College of Chest Physicians, Chicago, IL. October 25-29, 1992. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 31 of 51 70. Effect of Diltiazem on Graft Vascular Disease in Pediatric Heart Transplants. H Rosenberg, A. Menkis, R. Novick, N. McKenzie. The Hong Kong Symposium on Paediatric Cardiology and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery. November 1992. 71. High-Dose Aprotinin Significantly Decreased Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements in ASA-Treated Surgical Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. JM Murkin, N Shannon, G Guiraudon, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick. Anesthesiology 77:A155, 1992, Abstract No. 3A. 72. "Functional Reiinervation" After Heart Transplantation Influences Cardiac Performance. PW Pflugfelder, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 12(1):S101, 1993, Abstract #148. 73. A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Oral And Intravenous Acyclovir For The Prevention Of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) And Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Following Cardiac Transplantation. AH Menkis, AM Powell, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk, PW Pflugfelder, JE Brown, LH Chow. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 13, No 1, Pt 2, 1994. Abstract #116 74. Comparison of pulsatile versus non-pulsatile perfusion on the postcardiopulmonary bypass aortic-radial artery pressure gradient. Badner NH, Lee J, Guiraudon G, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Doyle JA. Anesth Analg 1996;82:S16. C 75. A Decade of Pediatric Heart Transplantation at The University of Western Ontario. HC Rosenberg, SE Williams, AM Powell, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, AH Menkis. Can J Cardiology 1996; 12 (suppl E):96E Abstract 68 76. Fifteen Years of Heart Transplantation at The University of Western Ontario. AH Menkis, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, AM Powell, HC Rosenberg, WJ Kostuk, JE Brown, PW Pflugfelder, LH Chow. Can J Cardiology 1996; 12(suppl E):111E Abstract 129 77. 15 Year Experience with Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation in the Cyclosporine Era. PW Pflugfelder, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, AM Powell, C Santamaria, WJ Kostuk. Can J Cardiol 1996; 12 (suppl E):151E Abstract 291 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 32 of 51 78. The Influence of Epi-Aortic Scanning on Aortic Cannulation For Cardiac Surgery. MA St-Amand, JM Murkin, D Baird, DB Downey, AH Menkis, Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 43, No 5, 1996. 79. Aortic Valve Replacement with Stentless Bioprostheses: Comparison of Toronto SPV and Medtronic FreeStyle. DF DelRizzo, AH Menkis, BS Goldman, PW Pflugfelder, GT Christakis, AM Powell, J Sever. presented at International Society of Heart Failure Inc., Meeting Washington, DC, May 11-14, 1997 80. Epiaortic Scanning Can Influence Surgical Management During Cardiac Surgery. AH Menkis, MA StAmand, JM Murkin, D Baird, DB Downey. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 64, 917-26, 1997. 81. The Role of Donor Age and Ischemic Time on Survival Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. DF DelRizzo, AH Menkis, PW Pflugfelder, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WD Boyd, CA Smith, AM Powell. J Heart Failure 1997;4:63. 82. Effects of Donor Age and Ischemic Time on Survival Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. DelRizzo DF, Menkis AH, Pflugfelder PW, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Boyd WD, Smith CA, Powell AM. Can J Cardiol 1997; 13(suppl C):93C. 83. Safety and Cost Effectiveness of MIDCAB in High Risk CABG Patients. WD Boyd, DF Del Rizzo, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, ND Desai, AH Menkis. Can J Cardiol 1998;14:128F. 84. Thorascopic Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting for MIDCAB: Technical Considerations and Initial Experience with the Harmonic Scalpel. WD Boyd, DF DelRizzo, R Rayman, WB Dobkowski, S Ganapathy, AH Menkis. 51st Annual CCS Mtg. (Abstract #112) Oral Presentation Oct 1998 Ottawa, Canada. 85. Early Canadian Results From the Possis Perma-Flow Graft Phase 2 Multicenter Trial. PL Ergina, B deVarennes, J Sullivan, IS Gill, AH Menkis. 51st Annual CCS Mtg. Oct 1998. Ottawa, Canada. 86. Video Assisted Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Patient Outcome and Early Angiographic Follow Up. WD Boyd, G Jablonsky, DF Del Rizzo, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WB Dobkowski, S Ganapathy, R Rayman, AH Menkis. Abstract #194. Poster Presentation Canadian Cardiovascular Society annual meeting Ottawa, Oct 1998. Can J Cardiol 1998;14:129F. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 33 of 51 87. Safety and Cost Effectiveness of MIDCAB in High Risk CABG Patients. WD Boyd, DF Del Rizzo, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, ND Desai, AH Menkis. Abstract #193. Poster Presentation Canadian Cardiovascular Society annual meeting Ottawa Oct 1998. Heart Surgery Forum (in press). 88. Use of Extracorporeal Circulation is the Major Predictor of Postoperative Complications In High Risk Patients. Boyd WD, Desai ND, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, DelRizzo DF, Menkis AH. Presented Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Symposium Key West Florida May 27-30, 1999. 89. Does Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Improve Outcome in the Geriatric Population? WD Boyd, ND Dasai, RJ Novick, DF DelRizzo, AH Menkis. Abstract #113. Oral Presentation, Canadian Cardiovascular Society annual meeting Ottawa Oct 1998. Can J Cardiol 1998;14:108-9F. 90. Thorascopic Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting for MIDCAB: Technical Considerations and Initial Experience with the Harmonic Scalpel. Boyd WD, Kiaii B, Ganapathy S, Jablonsky G, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Dobkowski WB, Rayman R, Menkis AH. Poster exhibit Evolving Techniques and Technologies in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, San Antonio, Jan 1999. 91. Robotic-Assisted Video-Enhanced Coronary Artery Bypass (RAVECAB) Improves Patient Outcome. TA Vassiliades*, WD Boyd, B Kiaii, R Rayman, S Ganapathy, WB Dobkowski, G Jablonsky, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis. Pensacola Heart Institute* and London Health Sciences Center. 2nd Annual Meeting International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. May 1999 Paris, France. 92. Does off pump surgery in the elderly improve patient outcomes? Poster exhibit Evolving Techniques and Technologies in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, San Antonio, Texas Jan 1999. 93. RAVECAB: improving outcome in off pump/minimal access surgery with robotic assistance and video enhancement. Boyd, WD, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WD, Jablonsky G, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Presented at Evolving Techniques and Technologies in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, San Antonio, Jan 1999. 94. MIDCAB reduces release of proinflammatory cytokines compared to conventional bypass surgery. Ganapathy S, Murkin JM, Boyd WD, Dobkowski W, Morgan J, Menkis AH. Poster Exhibit 2nd Annual Meeting International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. May 1999 Paris, France. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 34 of 51 95. Use of cardiopulmonary bypass is a predictor of adverse outcome following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after adjusting for confounding variables. Everson AE, Boyd DW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Lee JJ, Stitt LW, Novick RJ. submitted to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 96. Totally endoscopic coronary anastomosis: Improving ease and accuracy with robotic telemanipulation and 3D visualization. Boyd WD, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Oral presentation Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Quebec City, Oct 1999. 97. RAVECAB: improving outcome in off pump/minimal access surgery with robotic assistance and video enhancement. Boyd, WD, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Ganapathy S, Jablonsky G, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Poster Presentation Canadian Cardiovascular Society annual meeting, Quebec City, Oct 1999 98. Robot-assisted video-enhanced coronary artery bypass grafting: Safety and cost efficiency of an emerging surgical option. Boyd WD, Desai ND, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Oral presentation Caradian Cardiovascular Society annual meeting, Quebec City, Oct 1999. 99. 8-Methoxypsoralen (MOP) and Ultraviolet (UVA) Irradiation Inhibits Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) and Th1 Cytokine Expression in Human PBMC. House AA, Prange S, Menkis AH, Zhong R, Jevnikar AM. subm Transplant 2000 Joint Meeting. 100. Inhibition of Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) and Th1 Cytokine Expression In Human PBMC by 8-Methoxypsoralen (MOP) and Ultraviolet (UVA) Irradiation. House AA, Prange S, Menkis AH, Zhong R, Jevnikar AM. CST annual March 1999 Mont Tremblant 101. Totally Endoscopic Coronary Anastomosis: Prospective In-Vitro Comparison of Two-Dimensional Visualizaion, Three-Dimensional Visualization, And Robotic Telemanipulation Using A Porcine Model. Boyd WD, Desai, ND, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Presentation 36th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2000. Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting with Remote Robotic Telemanipulation and the Harmonic Scalpel. Boyd WD, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, McKenzie FN. Poster presentation The Cardiothoracic Techniques & Technologies (CTT) Meeting Jan 27-29, 2000 Ft. Lauderdale. 102. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 35 of 51 103. Computer-Enhanced Closed-Chest Coronary Bypass Grafting Using Mechanical Epicardial Endoscopic Stabilization. Boyd WD, Rayman R, Kiaii B, Menkis AH, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ. Presentation Annual Meeting The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. June 8-10, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia. 104. Endoscopic Robotic Coronary Surgery on the Beating Heart. Boyd WD, Kiaii B, Menkis AH, Rayman R, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, Jablonsky G, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ. Poster Presentation Annual Meeting, The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. June 8-10, 2000 Atlanta Georgia. 105. Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in High-Risk Patients Is a Predictor of Adverse Outcome. WD Boyd, ND Desai, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, DF DelRizzo, AH Menkis. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Vol 4 No 2 (July) 2000: pp 86-91. 106. Alternate Analgesic Technique for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG). Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, Boyd WD, Murkin JM, Menkis AH. Submitted to Annual Meeting Canadian Cardiovascular Society Oct 29-Nov 2000. Vancouver BC. 107. Closed-Chest Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting On The Beating Heart Using A Computer-Enhanced Surgical Robotic System. Boyd WD, Rayman R, Menkis AH, Kiaii B, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, Jablonsky G, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ. Presentation Annual Meeting Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Oct29-Nov 1, 2000, Vancouver BC. Can J Cardiol 16(Suppl F): 174,2000 (Abstract #316). 108. Inhibition of Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) and Th1 Cytokine Expression in Human PBMC by 8-Methoxypsoralen (MOP) and Ultraviolet (UVA) Irradiation. House AA, Prange S, Menkis AH, Zhong R, Jevnikar AM. Abstract submitted to The American Society of Nephrology 109. Endoscopic Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart. Boyd WD, Kodera K. Rayman R. Kiaii B, Menkis AH, Novick RJ. Accepted for oral presentation CTT Annual Meeting Jan 2427/01 New Orleans. Published on-line:www.CTSNet.org. 110. Totally Endoscopic Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart: One Year Experience. Boyd WD, Kodera K, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Menkis AH, Novick RJ. Oral presentation. ISMICS Jun 01 Annual Meeting, Munich, Germany. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 36 of 51 111. Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair of Atrial Septal Defect. Menkis AH, Boyd WD, Rayman R, Kodera K, Swinamer S. Poster presentation CCS Annual Mtg Halifax, Oct 21-24, 2001. 112. Robotic Heart Surgery The First 100 Cases: Where do we go from here? Menkis AH, Boyd WD, Rayman R, Swinamer S. Moderated poster presentation ISMICS 2001 Munich Germany Jun 27-30. Abstract 6789. Manuscript to be published in Heart Surgery Forum. 113. Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. Menkis AH, Boyd WD, Rayman R, Kodera K, Swinamer S. Oral presentation CCS Annual Mtg Halifax Oct 21-24, 2001. 114. Cardiac transplantation: 20 Year Experience in the Cyclosporine Era. PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, D Boyd, M Quantz. 115. Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) Failure Learning Curve Analysis of a Policy Change from On Pump to Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). RJ Novick, S Fox, LW Stitt, S Swinamer, K Leonhardt, B Kiaii, R Rayman, MA Quantz, JJ Lee, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, DW Boyd. Oral Presentation CTT 2001 New Orleans. Published online: www.CTSNet.org. 116. Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in High-Risk Patients Is a Predictor of Adverse Outcome. WD Boyd, ND Desai, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, DelRizzo, AH Menkis. DFSeminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Vol 4 No 2 July 2000. 117. Prospective Clinical Trial of Computer-Enhanced Endoscopic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With One Year Follow-Up. WD Boyd, K Kodera, R Rayman, B Kiaii, S Ganapathy, G Jablonsky, AH Menkis, RJ Novick. Submitted to STS 2002 meeting. 118. Risk Factors for Transfusion in Women Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. Y Wise, L Stitt, D Boyd, J Lee, N McKenzie, A Menkis, M Quantz, R Novick. Submitted to CCS Oct 2001 meeting. 119. Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Two Years Clinical Experience. D Boyd, B Kiaii, K Kodera, R Rayman, G Jablonsky, A Menkis, N McKenzie, R Novick. Poster Presentation CCS Annual Meeting, Oct 2001, Halifax NS. Hybrid Approach for Minimally-Invasive Operative therapy of Arrhythmias. AC Skanes, GJ Klein, G Guiraudon, AH Menkis, DL Jones, AD Krahn, R Yee 120. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 37 of 51 121. Regional deep brain hypothermia by extracorporeal femoral to carotid artery perfusion for giant aneurysm. Technical Report. R Craen, SP Lownie, S McDonald, AH Menkis, B Mezon. 122. Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) Failure Analysis of the Learninig Curve in Robotic Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). RJ Novick, AH Menkis. Oral Presentation Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Edmonton AB, 2002. 123. Incidence and Predictors of Early Readmission After Cardiac Surgery, London. RJ Novick, AH Menkis. Poster presentation, Canadaian Cardiovascular Congress, Edmonton AB, 2002. 124. Comparison of minimal access atrial septal defect repair with or without robotically assisted visualization AH Menkis, K Kodera, R McKenzie, W Abu-Khudair, S Swinamer, R Rayman London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario 125. Analysis of the Learning Curve in Telerobotic, Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A 90 Patient Experience. Novick, RJ, Fox, SA, Kiaii, BB, Stitt, LW, Rayman, R, Kodera, K, Menkis, AH, Boyd, DW etc. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2002. 126. Impact of Selection Bias on Outcomes After Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Novick, RJ, Fox, SA, Stitt, L, Abu-Khudair W, Ben Musa, A, Lee, A, Chu, M, Kodera, K, Menkis, AH, Quantz, M, Kiaii, B, McKenzie, FN. London Health Sciences Centre. Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 127. Robotic surgery, the First 100 Cases: Where Do We Go from Here? Menkis, AH, Kodera, K, Kiaii, B, Swinamer, SA, Rayman, R, Boyd, DW. The Heart Surgery Forum October 20, 2003. 128. R. Scott McClure, MB, Bob Kiaii, MD, Richard J. Novick, MD, Reiza Rayman, MD, Stuart Swinamer, MD, Kojiro Kodere, MD, Alan H. Menkis, MD Robotics in Mitral Valve Repair Presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. Calgary, Oct 23-27, 2004. Submitted 129. MA Rockx, FN McKenzie, MA Quantz, PW Pflugfelder, RJ Novick, AH Menkis, WJ Kostuk, D Ahmad Longterm Results after Heart-Lung Transplantation: A Twenty-Year Experience. Vol 21 Supplement (October), 2005: CCC Abstracts 211 PUBLICATIONS (Full length, peer-reviewed publications) * = Senior authorship December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 38 of 51 1. Statistical prediction of cardiac risk in patients who undergo vascular surgery. McPhail N, Menkis AH, Shariatmadar A, Calvin J, Barber G, Scobie TK, White P. Canadian Journal of Surgery 28(5):404-406, 1984. 2. Indexes of hemolysis in human recipients of the Jarvik-7 total artificial heart: A cooperative report of fifteen patients. Levinson MM, Copeland JG, Smith RG, Cork RC, DeVries WC, Mays JB, Griffith BP, Kormos R, Joyce LD, Pritzker MR, Semb BKH, Koul B, Menkis AH, Keon WJ. The Journal Heart Transplantation 5(3):236-248,May/June, 1986. 3.* The total artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation - technology at work. Keon WJ, Koshal A, Menkis AH. Transplantation Today, Vol 3:40-44, September, 1986. 4.* Direct effects of autotransfused blood on myocardial muscle mechanics in man. Menkis AH, Hendry PJ, Taichman GC, Keon WJ. Canadian Journal of Surgery 30(2):93-95, March, 1987. 5.* Management of General Surgical Problems after Cardiac Transplantation." Jones MT, Menkis AH, Kostuk WJ, McKenzie NF. Canadian Journal of Surgery 31(4)259-263, July, 1988. 6. Separate Extraction of Cardiac and Pulmonary Grafts from a Single Organ Donor. Todd TR, Goldberg M, Koshal A, Menkis A, Boychuk J, Patterson GA, Cooper JD. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 46:356-359, Sept. 1988. 7. Norfloxacin cyclosporine interaction. Thomson DJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Transplantation 46(2)223-228, 1988. 8. Interaction between third-party blood transfusion and cyclosporine in rat heterotopic heart transplantation. FN McKenzie, Duplan J, Campbell C, Menkis A, Stiller C, Keown P, Kostuk W. Transplantation Proceedings. Transplantation Proceedings XX(6):1243-1244, 1988. 9.* De Novo Coronary Artery Grafting in a Heart Transplant Recipient. Thomson DJ, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN. The Journal of Heart Transplantation 7:468-470, 1988. 10. Age-Associated Decline in Cardiac Allograft Rejection. Chow LH, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. The American Journal of Medicine 84:1092, 1988. 11. Rest and Exercise Left Ventricular Ejection and Filling Characteristics Following Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation. Pflugfelder PW, Purves PD, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 5(3):161-167, 1989. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 39 of 51 12.* Myotic Aortic Aneurysm After Heart-Lung Transplantation. Thomson D, Menkis A, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk W, Ahmad D, McKenzie FN. Transplantation 47(1):195-197, 1989. 13. Frequency of Angiographic Detection and Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Arterial Disease One and Three Years After Cardiac Transplantation. O'Neill BJ, Pflugfelder PW, Singh NR, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. Am J Cardiol 63:1221-1226, 1989. 14.* The benefits of avoidance induction immunosuppression in cardiac transplantation. Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Thomson D, Jones M, Pflugfelder P, Kostuk WJ, Stiller CR. Journal of Heart Transplantation 8:311-314, 1989. 15. Cardiac Allograft Ischemic Time: Relation to Graft Survival and Cardiac Function. Pflugfelder P, Singh NR, Thomson D, Menkis A, McKenzie N, Kostuk W. Circulation 80(5):116-121, 1989. 16.* The importance of chronic aspiration in heart-lung recipients. KR Reid, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, D Ahmad. The Lancet 336:206-208, 1990. 17.* Special Considerations for Cardiac Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease. Menkis A, McKenzie N, Novick R, Kostuk W, Pflugfelder P, Rosenberg H, Goldbach M. Journal of Heart Transplantation 9:602-607, 1990. 18.* Reduction in Bleeding after Heart-Lung Transplantation: The Importance of Posterior Mediastinal Hemostasis. Novick RJ, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN, Reid RK, Pflugfelder PW, Kostuk WJ, Ahmad D. Chest 98:1383-1387, 1990. 19. Should Heart-Lung Transplant Donors and Recipients be Matched According to Cytomegalovirus Serology? RJ Novick, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, KR Reid, D Ahmad. J Heart Transplant 9:699-706, 1990. 20.* A Computerized System for Video Analysis of the Aortic Valve. Vesely I, Menkis A, Campbell G. IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering 37(10):925-929, 1990. 21. Serial Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and Risk Factors for the Development of Hyperlipidemia Following Cardiac Transplantation. Rudas L, Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. American Journal of Cardiology 66:1135-1138, 1990. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 40 of 51 22.* Successful Use of the Unacceptable Cardiac Donor. Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ, Pflugfelder PW, Powell AM, McKenzie FN. Journal of Heart Transplantation 10(1):28-32, 1991. 23.* Cardiac Transplantation after Myocardial Infarction in a 24 year old Bodybuilder using Anabolic Steroids. Menkis AH, Daniel J, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ and Pflugfelder PW. Clin J Sport Med 1(2):138-140;1991 24. Extending graft ischemic times and donor age: Effect on survival and cardiac function long-term. Pflugfelder PW, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, Kostuk WJ. J Heart Transplant 10(3):394-400;1991. 25. Prolonged Preservation of Canine Lung Allografts: The Role of Prostaglandins. RJ Novick, KR Reid, L Denning, J Duplan, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 51(5):853-859:May 1991. 26. Evolution of Heart Rate Responsiveness Following Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation. L Rudas, PW Pflugfelder, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk. Am J Cardiol 68:232-236, 1991. 27.* Expanding Applicability of Transplantation After Multiple Prior Palliative Procedures. AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, WJ Kostuk, PW Pflugfelder, M Goldbach, H Rosenberg, The Pediatric Heart Transplant Group. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 52:722-726, 1991. Surfactant Analysis and Replacement Therapy: A Future Tool of the Lung Transplant Surgeon. R.J. Novick, F. Possmayer, RAD Veldhuizen, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 52:1194-1200, 1991. 28. 29.* Contralateral Pneumonectomy After Single-Lung Transplantation for Emphysema. RJ Novick, AH Menkis, D Sandler, A Garg, D Ahmad, S Williams, FN McKenzie. Ann Thorac Surg 52:1317-1319, 1991. 30.* Aortic Valve/Root Interactions in Porcine Hearts: Implications for Bioprosthetic Valve Sizing. I. Vesely, A.H. Menkis, B. Rutt, G. Campbell. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 6:482-489, 1991. 31.* Reduced Incidence of Severe Infection after Heart Transplantation with Low-Intensity Immunosuppression. KR Reid, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, J Reid, JL Whitby, AM Powell. J Heart Lung Transplant 10:894-900, 1991 The Importance of Acquired Diffuse Bronchomalacia in Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients with Obliterative Bronchiolitis. RJ Novick, D Ahmad, AH Menkis, KR Reid, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, FN McKenzie. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 101:643-648, 1991. 32. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 41 of 51 33. The Safety of Low-Dose Prednisone Prior to and Immediately Following Heart-Lung Transplantation. RJ Novick, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, KR Reid, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, D Ahmad. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 51:642-645, 1991. 34.* Aortic Dissection Without Intimal Rupture - Diagnosis and Management. RC Lui, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 53:886888, 1992. 35. New Trends in Lung Preservation: A Collective Review. RJ Novick, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 11:377392, 1992. 36.* A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Initial Immunosuppression with ALG Versus OKT3 in Cardiac Allograft Recipients. AH Menkis, AM Powell, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WJ Kostuk, PW Pflugfelder, JE Brown, J Rochon, L. Chow, C Stiller. Journal of Heart Transplantation 11:569-576, 1992. 37. Marginal benefit of donor corticosteroid therapy in prolonged lung allograft preservation. RJ Novick, J Lee, D Sandler, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. Transplantation 54:550-553, 1992. 38. Normalization of Upright Exercise Hemodynamics and Improved Exercise Capacity 1 Year Following Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation. L Rudas, PW Pflugfelder, FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, WJ Kostuk. The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol 69; 1336-1339, May 15, 1992. 39. Re-do Lung Transplantation: A North American-European Experience. RJ Novick, M Kaye, GA Patterson, B Andreassian, W Klepetko, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. J Heart Lung Transplant J Heart Lung Transplant 1993;12:5-16. 40.* Heart Transplantation after Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: A Case Control Study. RJ Novick, AH Menkis, G Guiraudon, D Sandler, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, R Yee, GJ Klein, AM Powell, FN McKenzie. Chest 103:1710-1714, 1993 41. Progression of Systemic Disease and Reduced Long-Term Survival in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis Undergoing Heart Transplantation: Follow-Up Results of a Multicentre Trial. JD Hosenpud, T DeMarco, OH Frazier, BP Griffith, AH Menkis, BF Uretsky, JB O'Connell, MT Olivari, HA Valantine. Circulation. 1991 Nov; 84(5 Suppl): III338-43 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 42 of 51 42. Is Re-Do Lung Transplantation Indicated? H Shennib, R Novick, D Mulder, A Menkis, JF Morin, N McKenzie, M Kaye, M Noiclerc. Eur Respir J 1993, 6,354-357 43.* Pulsatile Flow In The Microcirculation Of Goat Skeletal Muscle Visualized By Intra-Vital Microscopy. JL Lee, AH Menkis, K Tyml, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie. Microvascular Research 48;316-327 1994. 44.* Reoperation After Coronary Bypass Grafting. AH Menkis, SD Carley, TM Clough. Can Fam Physician 1993;39:325-332. 45. Pulmonary Retransplantation for Obliterative Bronchiolitis: IntermediateTerm Results of a North American-European Series. RJ Novick, B Andreassian, HJ Schafers, A Haverich, GA Patterson, MP Kaye, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994;107:755-63 46. Aprotinin significantly decreases bleeding and transfusion requirements in patients receiving aspirin and undergoing cardiac operations. JM Murkin, JA Lux, NA Shannon, GM Guiraudon, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;107:554-61 47. Role of Cardiac Transplantation (CxTx) In Overall Management of Heart Failure. FN McKenzie, AH Menkis, RJ Novick, L Chow, JE Brown, P Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, Canadian Journal of Cardiology 1994;10 Suppl A 51A Longitudinal and Radial Distensibility of the Porcine Aortic Root. B Hansen, AH Menkis, I Vesely, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1995;60-S38490 48.* 49. Basis for aerobic impairment in patients after heart transplantation. Bussieres LM, Pflugfelder PW, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Taylor AW, Kostuk WJ. J Heart Lung Transplant 1995;14:1073-80. 50. Update on Contralateral Pneumonectomy After Single-Lung Transplantation for Emphysema. Updated 1996. RJ Novick, KE Gehman, AH Menkis, FN McKenzie. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1286-7 51. A Decade of Pediatric Heart Transplantation at The University of Western Ontario. HC Rosenberg, SE Williams, AM Powell, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, PW Pflugfelder, WJ Kostuk, AH Menkis. Can J Cardio 1996;12 SuppE:96E. Abstract 68. 52. Comparison of Pulsatile vs Non-Pulsatile Perfusion on the PostCardiopulmonary Bypass Aortic-Radial Artery Pressure Gradient. NH December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Badner, J Lee, GA Guiraudon, AH Menkis, JA Doyle. Anesth. Analg. 1996; 82(2SF16). Page 43 of 51 FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, 53. The influence of epiaortic scanning on aortic cannulation for cardiac surgery. St Amand, Murkin JM, Baird D, Downey DB, Menkis AH. Can J Anaesth 1996;43(ii):A6A 54. Aortic Cannulation is Associated With The Greatest Embolic Load in Cardiac Surgery. MA St-Amand, JM Murkin, AH Menkis, DB Downey, W Nantau, S Adams. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 44:A63, 1997 55. Aortic Atherosclerotic Plaque Identified By Epiaortic Scanning Predicts Cerebral Embolic Load in Cardiac Surgery. MA St-Amand, JM Murkin, AH Menkis, DB Downey, W Nantau, S Adams. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 44:A7, 1997 56. Massive Intra-atrial Wilms’Tumor: A Treatment Dilemma. YH Matloub, MD LeGras, HC Rosenberg, AR Dar, D Girvan, AH Menkis, T Brown, RM Hurley. Medical and Pediatric Oncology 28:149-153 (1997) 57.* Performance of the Medtronic FreeStyle Stentless Porcine Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis. AH Menkis, DF DelRizzo, PW Pflugfelder, AM Powell. Presented at the VII International Symposium Cardiac Bioprosthesis, Barcelona, Spain June 1997. supplement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. in press 58.* The Role of Donor Age and Ischemic Time on Survival following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. DF DelRizzo, AH Menkis, PW Pflugfelder, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, WD Boyd, CA Smith, AM Powell. J Heart and Lung Transplantation 1999;Vol 18 No 4. 59.* Cyclosporin in Heart Transplantation. A Cheung, AH Menkis. Transplantation Proceedings, 30, 1881-4(1998) 60. Safety and Cost Effectiveness of MIDCAB in High Risk CABG Patients. WD Boyd, DF DelRizzo, RJ Novick, FN McKenzie, ND Desai, AH Menkis. Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:1002-7. 61 Coronary artery disease in cardiac allografts: angiographic, pathologic and clinical relationships. Haddad M, Pflugfelder PW, Rudas L, Guiraudon C, Powell, AM, Menkis AH, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Kostuk WJ. Can J Cardiol (submitted, Nov 1998). C 62. * Reversal of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation After Corrective Diversion of Anomalous Hepatic Venous Drainage. J Lee, AH Menkis, HC Rosenberg, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1998;65:848-9. December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 44 of 51 63. RAVECAB: improving outcome in off-pump/minimal access surgery with robotic assistance and video enhancement. Boyd, WD, Kiaii B, Novick RJ, Rayman R, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, Jablonsky G, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Ann Thorac Surg (submitted, Mar 1999). JA 64. Thoracoscopic internal thoracic artery harvesting for MIDCAB: technical considerations and initial experience with the Harmonic scalpel. Boyd WD, Kiaii B, Novick RJ, Del Rizzo DF, Ganapathy S, Jablonsky G, McKenzie FN, Dobkowski WB, Rayman R, Menkis AH. Ann Thorac Surg (submitted Mar 1999). JA 65. Use of Extracorporeal Circulation is the Major Predictor of Postoperative Complications in High Risk Patients. Boyd WD, Desai ND, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, DelRizzo DF, Menkis AH. submitted to Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1999. 66. Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass In High-Risk Patients is a Predictor of Adverse Outcome. Boyd WD, Desai N, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, DelRizzo DF, Menkis AH. Seminars of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia Vol 4 No2 PP86-91 67. Off-pump surgery decreases postoperative complications and resource utilization in the elderly. Boyd WD, Desai ND, Del Rizzo DF, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Ann Thorac Surg (submitted, Feb 1999). JA 68. A Comparison of Robot-Assisted Versus Manually Constructed Endoscopic Coronary Anastomosis. Boyd WD, Desai, ND, Kiaii B, Rayman R, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Ann Thor Surg 69. RAVECAB: improving outcome in off-pump/minimal access surgery with robotic assistance and video enhancement. Boyd, WD, Kiaii B, Novick RJ, Rayman R, Ganapathy S, Dobkowski WB, Jablonsky G, McKenzie FN, Menkis AH. Submitted Apr 2000 Canadian Journal of Surgery. 70. Closed-Chest Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart Using a Computer-Enhanced Surgical Robotic System. Boyd WD, Rayman R, Desai ND, Menkis AH, Dobkowski W, Ganapathy S, Kiaii B, Jablonsky G, McKenzie FN, Novick RJ. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 71. Epiaortic scanning significantly alters surgical management during aortic instrumentation for cardiopulmonary bypass. Murkin JM, Menkis AH, Downey D, Nantau W, Peterson R, Meyer C, Adams S. Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1791a December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 45 of 51 72. Epiaortic scanning decreases cerebral embolic load associated with aortic instrumentation for CPB. Murkin JM, Menkis AH, Downey D, Nantau W, Peterson R, Meyer C, Adams S. Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1796. 73. A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Celsior for Flush and Hypothermic Storage of Cardiac Allografts. Vega JD, Oshsner JL, JeevanandamV, McGiffin DC, Menkis AH, Modry DL, Emery RW et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 1442-1447. 74. Mitral Valve Aneurysm associated with Aortic Valve Endocarditis and Regurgitation. Raval, AN, Menkis, AH, Boughner DR et al. The Heart Surgery Forum 2002 Vol 5, Issue 3: 298-299. 75. Hybrid Approach for Minimally Invasive operative Therapy of Arrhythmias. Skanes AC, Klein GJ, Guiraudon G, Menkis AH, Jones DL, Krahn AD, Yee R. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2003: in press 76. Analysis of the Learning Curve in Telerobotic, Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A 90 Patient Experience. Richard J. Novick, MD, Stephanie Fox, RRCP, Bob B. Kiaii, MD, Larry W. Stitt, MS, Reiza Rayman, MD, Kojiro Kodera, MD, Alan H. Menkis, MD, and W. Douglas Boyd, MD. PUBLICATIONS 77. Is Obesity a Predictor of Mortality, Morbidity and Readmission After Cardiac Surgery? Marie Antoinette J. Rockx, BA; Stephanie A. Fox, RRCP, Larry W. Stitt, MSc; Krist R. Lehnhardt, BS, F. Neil McKenzie, MD, MacKenzie A. Quantz, MD, Alan H. Menkis, MD, Richard J. Novick, MD. Can J Surg, Vol. 47, No 1, February 2004. Published 78. Management of the Ascending Aorta in Routine Cardiac Surgery. Alan Harold Menkis. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Vol 8, No 1 (March), 2004:19-24. Published 79. Aortic Dissection in a Patient with a Previous Ascending Aortic Dissection and Repair: The Role of New Monitoring Devices in the High-Risk Patient. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Vol 8, No 1 (March), 2004: 3-7. Published 80. W. Douglas Boyd, MD Nimesh D. Desai, BSc,1 Richard J. Novick, MD, 1 F. Neil McKenzie, MC, 1 Dario F. DelRizzo, MD, 2 and Alan H. Menkis, MD1 Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in High-Risk Patients Is a Predictor of Adverse Outcome. 2005 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 46 of 51 BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Menkis AH, Keown PA, Blake J, Grant D, et al. Proceedings of the First Canadian Symposium on Multi-Organ Transplantation - ‘Surgical Techniques for Multi Organ Retrieval’ 1988 Editors - Dr. D.R. Grant, Dr. W.J. Wall, Publishers - Scitex Publications. Pp 87-90 2. Novick RJ, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN. New trends in lung preservation: a collective review. In Kaye MP, O'Connell JB, eds. Heart and Lung Transplantation 2000. Austin, Texas: R.G. Landes Co., 1993, pp. 133-51. 3. Menkis AH, Novick RJ, McKenzie FN. Paediatric heart transplantation. In Singh NC, ed. Manual of Paediatric Critical Care. Philadelphia:W.B. Saunders 1997 pp.310-19 4. Novick RJ, Kaye M, Patterson GA, Andreassian B, Klepetko W, Menkis AH, McKenzie FN. Pulmonary Retransplantation. In Patterson AG, Couraud L, eds. Current Topics in General Thoracic Surgery: An International Series. Amsterdam: Elsevier 1995, pp 545-59 5. Davy C.H. Cheng, Tirone E. David, AH Menkis. Perioperative Care in Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery - ‘Robotic Cardiac Valvular Surgery’. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006 pp. 257-260 Grant Funding Section 1. Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Design of artificial heart valve with an expansile stent. Nov 1987 - Oct 1989. Peer reviewed. Award: $250,000 2. Physicians Services Incorporate Foundation: Optimal Storage Temperature of Donor Organs for Heart Transplantation. September 1989 - September 1992. Peer reviewed. Award: $112,000 3. University Hospital Pooled Research Trust Fund: Microcirculatory Differences in Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Perfusion in a Chronic Calf Model. September 1989 - April 1994. Award: $7,000 4. Burroughs Wellcome: A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Oral Acyclovir for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection and/or Disease Following Cardiac Transplantation. January 1991 - June 1995. Award: $150,000 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 47 of 51 5. Ortho Pharmaceutical Canada Ltd: Comparison of OKT3 and ALG in Cardiac Transplantation. January 1991 - December 1992. Award: $20,000 6. Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN: FreeStyle unstented porcine aortic root bioprosthesis. January 1993 - July 1996. Award: $150,000 7. Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.: A pharmacokinetic study of single ascending doses of Brequinar in cardiac allograft recipients on maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporin A and corticosteroids. March - September 1994. Award: $100,054 8. Hoffman-LaRoche Canada: A randomized double blind comparative study of two doses of mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine each in combination with cyclosporine and corticosteroids for the prevention of rejection in cardiac allograft recipients. May 1994 - Apr 1998. Award: $723,548 9. Abt Associates: Willingness-to-pay Study of Eprex Among Patient Population Awaiting Open Heart Surgery. January - June 1996. Award: $5,900 10. Medical Research Council: The Influence of Epi-Aortic Screening on CNS Outcome Following Coronary Surgery. January 1996 - December 1998. Award: $159,027 11. Possis Medical Inc.: PerFCT Perma-Flow ® CABG Trial Phase 2 Clinical Study. July 1996 - July 1997. Award: $5,500 12. Medical Research Council. Multi-Centre Radial Artery Patency Study. September 1996 - December 1999. Award: $191,757 13. Sangstat. Prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label evaluation of the safety and efficacy of ‘Ready to Use’ Celsior versus standard preservation solutions for cardiac transplantation. May - December 1997. Award: $15,000 14. Physician’s Services Incorporated. Effect of Malononitriamide on Accelerated Heart Allograft Rejection in Presensitized Rats. Dec 1997 Dec 1998 Award: $15,000 15. London Health Sciences Centre, Internal Research Fund. Can Perfluorocarbons Safely Increase the Duration of Organ Storage for Cardiac Transplantation?. Dec 98 - Nov 99. Award: $7,000.00 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 48 of 51 16. Novartis. A two-year randomized, multicenter, double-blind, double dummy study of the efficacy and safety of SDZ RAD versus azathioprine as part of an immunosuppressive therapy regimen in de novo heart transplant recipients. Oct 1998 - Jul 2003. Budget: $220,679.50. Rec’d 98-99 year: $4226.00. 17. Medtronic Hands-on Laboratory with VISTA Series 8000 Advanced Visualization & Information System Using Pigs. AH Menkis, WD Boyd, FN McKenzie, RJ Novick, ML Myers, B Moon, M Goldbach, L Denning, AM Powell. Apr 1999 - Mar 2000. 18. Metronic Retrospectively examine the intermediate and long-term results of Freestyle implantation at LHSC in approximately 80+ patients. Late follow up on Freestyle aortic valve replacement recipient. Rec’d $10,000.00 January 2003. MEETINGS ATTENDED 2000 Jan 27-29 Cardiothoracic Techniques & Technologies Bal Harbour, Florida Jan 30 ZEUS Quarterly Development Meeting Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Jan 31-Feb 1 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Ft Lauderdale, Florida Feb 10-12 Medtronic Cardiac Surgery “Residents Day” Present Santa Ana, California Mar 2-4 2000 Canadian Society of Transplantation President Mont Tremblant, Q Mar 23-26 Medtronic Peak Performance XIII Faculty Chateau Whistler, BC Apr 30-May 3 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Toronto ON Jun 7-10 December 2005 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Moderator Atlanta, Georgia Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Aug 6-11 The Rocky Mountain Valve Symposium Missoula Montana Sep 8 Medtronic Cardiac Surgery Faculty Ann Arbor, Michigan Oct 28 Medtronic Satellite Symposium Present Vancouver, BC Page 49 of 51 2001 Jan 27 Feb27 CCN, Clinical Service Committee Feb 6 Grand Rounds Present St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener ON Feb 7 Annual Dental Meeting Present London, ON Mar 4-5 American College of Cardiology Present Annual Meeting Lake Louise, AB Invited Speaker: 1. Ventricular Assist Devices “2001 A VAD Odyssey.” 2. Surgical Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure”. CME Mar 15-18 Canadian Society of Transplantation CME Lake Louise, AB Apr 4-7 Robotics: The Future of Cardiac Surgery Present Grand Rounds, Cardiac ICU St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver BC Apr 25-28 International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Vancouver, BC May 5 Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Present Vancouver, BC December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 50 of 51 Course Hours Credited: 23 + 3.5 = 26.5 May 6-8 AATS San Diego Jun 14-15 UCLA - Cardiac Grand Rnds Present Los Angeles, CA Jun 7-8 10th Interventional Cardiology Live Course Present Montreal Heart Institute Montreal, PQ Jun 18-21 RCPSC, Examination Board Examiner Jun 27 - International Society Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Abstract Chair Munich, Germany Present Jul 30-31/01 Lennox Hill Hospital, New York Observe Re: Minimally Invasive Surgery Oct Canadian Cardiovascular Society Present Halifax NS Dec 8 Heart and Stroke Annual Meeting Present Toronto ON MEETINGS ATTENDED 2002 January CCN, Clinical Services Committee: Jan 16, STS, Ft Lauderdale, 26-30/02 October CCS, Edmonton AB, 26-28 Presentation: Minimally Invasive & Robotic Cardiac Surgery MEETINGS ATTENDED 2003 May AATS, Boston, MA 4-7 December 2005 Alan Harold Menkis – Curriculum Vitae Page 51 of 51 ICS, Key West, FLA 24-26 Minimizing the Invasiveness of Cardiac Surgery – Outcomes Symposium June ISMICS, San Francisco, CA June 19-21 October CCS Toronto, ON October 25-29 MEETINGS ATTENDED 2004 January ISMICS, Bangkok, TH December June ISMICS, London, GB June 23-26 October CCS, Calgary, AB October MEETINGS ATTENDED 2005 January ISMICS, Tampa, FL January 21 April ISHLT, Philadelphia, PA April 6-9, 2005 June ISMICS, San Francisco, CA June 19-21 October CCS, Montreal, QC October 21-26 December 2005