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Biography
Prof Silvana Marasco is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at both The Alfred and Epworth hospitals in Melbourne, Australia.
She is Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit at The Alfred. Prof Marasco performs the full spectrum of adult cardiac and thoracic operations, including heart and lung transplants and implantation of mechanical assist devices. Her surgical areas of interest include minimally invasive valve surgery, innovative techniques, and management of chest trauma. She has a Master of Surgery, Master of Bioethics, a PhD and has published over 160 peer reviewed journal articles and 14 book chapters. Her research interests have focussed on chest trauma, transplantation outcomes and innovations in surgical techniques for which she has received over $6.5 million in total funding.
Research area keywords
- Chest trauma
- Transplantation outcomes
- Surgery
Network
Projects
- 2 Active
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Prospective Multi-centre comparative study of RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System versus non-surgical treatment in non-flail chest rib fractures
Marasco, S., Balough, Z. & Smith, J.
3/12/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effect of RBT-1 on Preconditioning Response Biomarkers in Subjects Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) and/or Cardiac Valve Surgery (the START Study).
Marasco, S., Smith, J., Bennetts, J. S., Provenzano, S. & Lyers, A.
22/02/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Comparison of Circulatory Unloading Techniques for Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Stephens, A. F., Wanigasekara, D., Pellegrino, V. A., Burrell, A. J. C., Marasco, S. F., Kaye, D. M., Steinseifer, U. & Gregory, S. D., Jun 2021, In: ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). 67, 6, p. 623-631 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation) in major trauma: A 10 year single centre experience
Amos, T., Bannon-Murphy, H., Yeung, M., Gooi, J., Marasco, S., Udy, A. & Fitzgerald, M., Sep 2021, In: Injury. 52, 9, p. 2515-2521 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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R14 concomitant use of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation – a benchtop trial
Farag, J., Chong, J., Stephens, A., Gregory, S. & Marasco, S. F., 2021, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 30, Supplement 1, 1 p., S21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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The results of a single-center experience with HeartMate 3 in a biventricular configuration
McGiffin, D., Kure, C., McLean, J., Marasco, S., Bergin, P., Hare, J. L., Leet, A., Patel, H., Zimmet, A., Rix, J., Taylor, A. & Kaye, D., Mar 2021, In: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 40, 3, p. 193-200 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
A donor PaO2/FiO2 < 300 mm Hg does not determine graft function or survival after lung transplantation
Whitford, H., Kure, C. E., Henriksen, A., Hobson, J., Snell, G. I., Levvey, B. J., Marasco, S. F., Gooi, J. H., Zimmet, A., Negri, J., Pick, A., Buckland, M., Williams, T., Westall, G., Paraskeva, M. A., Martin, C. & McGiffin, D. C., 1 Jan 2020, In: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 39, 1, p. 53-61 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)