Peer-Reviewed Articles
Sutton TS*, Shekar P, Mather JF et. al. Association of Physical Inactivity with Cardiometabolic Risk Profile, Major adverse Cardiac Events and All-Cause Mortality in Black and Hispanic Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 85, Issue 12, Supplement 1, April 2025, Page 2500. DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(25)02984-5
Guerrero, M, Takata, E, Ham, E, Hohenstein, L, Amore, T, Pousatis, S, Duvall, W, Amankwah, K, Hashim, S, Angus, S, Orlando, R, McKay, R, Sutton, T. Diversity Recruitment in Cardiovascular Specialties: Barriers and Opportunities in Postgraduate Training Programs. JACC: Advances, Vol. 4, No. 2, February 2025.
Youngstrom DW, Sutton TS , Kabala FS, Rosenzweig IC, Johndro, CW, Al-Araji R, Burke- Martindale C, Mather JF, McKay RG. Community-Level Bystander Treatment and Outcomes for Witnessed Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the State of Connecticut. Resuscitation Plus Resuscitation Plus Volume 19, September 2024, 100727 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100727
Padilla Abreau SA, Patel P, Ham E, […] Sutton TS*. Impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prehospital treatment and Outcomes of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the State of Connecticut. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume83, Issue 13, Supplement 2, April 2024, Page 2459. DOI:
10.1026/S0735-1097(24)0449-8
Fridling J, Gontarz B, Bozeman P, Mather J, Wurdeman S, Murray J, McKay R, Sutton TS, Gifford E. Determinants of Prosthetic Referral and Functional Mobility Following Prosthesis Fitting for Vascular Patients after Major Lower Extremity Amputation Journal of Vascular Surgery October 2023 Volume 78, Issue 4, October 2023, Page e135.
Yaffee DW, McKay RG, Mather J, Sorensen SV, Kehm A, McMahon S, Sutton T, Hashim SW, Racial Disparities in Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass: Impact of Left Atrial Volume, Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports (7/21/2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2023.07.021.
Patail H, Kompella R, Hoover NE, Reis W, Masih R, Mather JF, Sutton TS , McKay RG, In-Hospital and One-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Requiring Supplemental Home Oxygen Use. Cardiology Research, Volume 14, Number 3, June 2023, pages 228- 236.
Sutton TS (*), Bailey DL, Rizvi A, Al-Araji R, Kasliwala Q, Nero T, Scalzo M, Panza G, Mather JF, Orlando R, Hashim S, McKay RG. Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment and outcomes for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Connecticut. Resuscitation Volume 188, 109850 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109850
Anesthetic Considerations in the Electrophysiology Lab: A Comprehensive Review; Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2023 Jan:37(1):96-111. Chikezie K. Alvarez, MD, Steven Zweibel, MD, Thomas May, DO, Alex Stangle, DO, and Mark Marieb, MD.
Ingrassia J, Mosleh W, Conner C, MD, Mather J. Loya D, Yaffee W, Sutton T, Takata E, McMahon S, Hashim S, McKay R. Impact of Ticagrelor Versus Clopidogrel on Bleeding Outcomes of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Cardiovasc Revasc Med, 2023 Jan:46:44-51. PMID 35961855.
Hashim S, McMahon S, MD, Vaitkeviciute I, Collazo S, Hashim I, Loya D, Takata E, Mather J, McKay RG. Propensity-Matched Comparison of Right Mini-Thoracotomy Versus Median Sternotomy Repair Approaches for Myxomatous Mitral Valve Regurgitation. J Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Sep 14. PMID: 36106398.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery is Associated with Improved Outcomes and Reduced Racial and Ethnic Disparities Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis with Propensity Score Matching. Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. February 25, 2022. Trevor S. Sutton, MD, MBA, Raymond G. McKay, MD, Jeff Mather, MS, Edmund Takata, MS, John Eschert, Marcus Cox, MD, Analise Douglas, MD, Tara McLaughlin, PhD, Deborah Loya, RN, Roger Mennett, MS, Marbelia G. Cech, MD, Joseph Hinchey, MD, PhD, Aseel Walker, MD, Jonathan Hammond, MD, Sabet Hashim, MD. PMID: 35397958.
Fernando RJ, Altman JM, Farmer B, Garner C. Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery: An Important Variant of the Aortic Arch. Anesthesiology. 2019 Apr;130(4):615-616. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002567. PMID: 30875358.
Review Articles/Case Reports
Kuhnly N, Coviello JS, Kobza CA, Patel DA, Lagoy JS, Cyr ML. Carcinoid Heart Disease. J Adv Pract Oncol. 2024 Sep;15(6):378-386. Doi: 10.6004/jadpro.2024.15.6.3. Epub 2024 Sep 1. PMID: 39328892; PMCID: PMC11424155.
Incidental Detection of Pheochromocytoma During Workup for Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis: A case report and management discussion. Benjamin Ristau, MD, Grant Dorman, MD, Benjamin Rosenfeld, MD, Chittoor B. Sudhakar, MD, Heiko Schmitt, MD, Beatriz R. Tendler, MD, Rabi K. Panigrahi, MD. Urology Case Reports. Manuscript Number: UCR-D-23-00597. 2023 Nov 22;51:102611. PMID: 38074796.
Let’s Get Down to the Heart of the Matter. Airway Contamination: To Stop or Continue CPR During Intubation Attempts? F. Luke Aldo, DO, Daniel Tighe, DO, Thomas Mort, MD. Anesthesiology News, July 31, 2023.
Emergency Tracheal Intubation In a Non-OR Setting, Part 1: Hemodynamic Alterations. Matthew DeMatteo, DO, F. Luke Aldo, DO, Thomas C. Mort, MD. Anesthesiology News, August 2022.
Emergency Tracheal Intubation In a Non-OR Setting, Part 2: Airway-Related Complications. Kevin Peifer, DO, F. Luke Aldo, DO, Thomas C. Mort, MD. Anesthesiology News, August 2022.
Tracheal Bronchus with Difficult Lung Isolation: A Case Report. Friedlander DA, Panigrahi R, Palaniappan D. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. March 28, 2022. PMID: 35344466
Book Chapters
Textbook of Critical Care, 8th Edition, November 29, 2022. Chapter E1: Difficult Airway Management for Intensivists. Thomas C. Mort, MD, and F. Luke Aldo, DO. Editors: Jean-Louis Vincent, Frederick A. Moore, Rinaldo Bellomo, and John J. Marini.
Farkas P, Slitzsky B, Altman JM, et al. Liver and Gastroenterology Tests. In: Lee, Mary. Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data, 6th Edition. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2022.
Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia: In Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery, 7th Edition, December 2016. Chapter 28: Mechanical Assist Devices For Heart Failure. Marc E. Stone, MD and Joseph Hinchey, MD.
Rosenblatt, William H., and Wanda M. Popescu. Master Techniques in Upper and Lower Airway Management, Wolters Kluwer April 2015. Chapter 98 ETT Exchange in the ICU. Thomas C. Mort, MD, and F. Luke Aldo, DO. Chapter 100 Partial Extubation Masquerading as Cuff Leak. Thomas C. Mort, MD, and F. Luke Aldo, DO.
Board Stiff TEE: Transesophageal Echocardiography: ExpertConsult Online and Print, 2e 2nd Edition by Gallagher MD, Christopher, Sciarra MD, John C, Ginsberg MD, (2013) Paperback Paperback – May 5, 2013. Enrique Pantin, MD, and F. Luke Aldo, DO. Ch. 11 & 12.
Poster Presentations
Lei, L, Van Akin, C, Pauls, L. Pop Off and Show Out: Right Ventricular Failure Following Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Patient with Left Ventricular Assist Device. SCA Annual Meeting, 4/26-4/27/25, Montreal, Canada.
Saxena, A, Patel, P, Pauls, L. Adult Scimitar Syndrome Repair and its Complications. SCA Annual Meeting, 4/26-4/27/25, Montreal, Canada. University of Connecticut Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Annual Research Symposium, Guerrero, M, Ileassu F […] Sutton TS* “Health Institutions as Catalysts for Workforce Diversity: Evaluating the 2024 IAA Youth Scholars Program,” Hartford, Connecticut, April 10, 2025.
American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Sutton TS*, Shekar P […] McKay RG “Association of Physical Inactivity with Cardiometabolic Risk Profile, Major Adverse Cardiac Events, and All-Cause Mortality in Black and Hispanic Patients,” Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 2025.
Farhang, A, Grabauskas, T, Friedlander, D. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Prone Position to Guide Anesthetic Management in a High-Risk Patient after Prior Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest. IARS, 3/20-3/23/25, Honolulu, HI.
Luong, L. Aldo, F. Intraoperative STEMI During Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass Requiring Post-Operative CABG x 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 10/18-10/22/24, Philadelphia, PA.
Ham E, BS, Capo-Chanbunna, MS, […], Sutton TS* “Improving Utilization of Cardiovascular Procedures by African American and Hispanic Populations at Hartford HealthCare: A Health Equity Initiative at the Hartford Hospital Community Health Center,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 19, 2024.
Student National Medical Association Regional Medical Education Conference (Region 7), Kabala, FS, Rosenzweig, IC, […] Sutton TS*. “Community-Level Disparities in Treatment and Outcomes Following Witnessed Cardiac Arrest in Connecticut: Analysis of the Connecticut Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival Between 2013 and 2022,” Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, October 4-5, 2024.
DeMatteo, M, Altman, J. Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism of Tumor and Open Pulmonary Embolectomy. SCA Annual Meeting, 4/27-4/28/24, Toronto, Canada.
Lasko, D, Friedlander, D. Echo Findings of Prior Arterial Switch and Multidisciplinary Care in a Patient Undergoing a Heart Transplant. SCA Annual Meeting, 4/27-4/28/24, Toronto, Canada.
Guerrero, M, Sutton, T. A National Survey of Fellowship Program Directors Assessing Diversity , Equity, and Inclusion and Healthcare Disparities in Post-Graduate Perioperative Cardiovascular Medical Education. SCA Annual Meeting, 4/27-2/28/24, Toronto, Canada.
Sutton T, Baldino K, Douglas A, Howard L, Steinway B, Angus S. Development of an Interdisciplinary Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Track in Graduate Medical Education. Association of American Medical Colleges Conference for Institutional Advancement, Boston, MA April 10-13, 2024.
Padilla Abreu SA, Patel P, Mather JF, McKay RG, Sutton TS (*) . Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on racial and ethnic disparities in treatment and outcomes of out-of hospital cardiac arrest in the state of Connecticut – A retrospective study. American College of Cardiology Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 6-8, 2024.
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Resident Affairs (GRA) Annual Meeting, Sutton TS*, Baldino K […] Angus S. “Development of an Interdisciplinary Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Track in Graduate Medical Education,” Arlington, Virginia, April 3, 2024.
Guerrero M, Takata T, Amore T, Ham E, Pribadi J, Hohenstein L, Mirghani M, Patel P, Baldino K, Douglas A, Mather JF, Duvall, WL, Davinigracia T, Pousatis S, Hashim S, McKay RG, Sutton TS. Diversity and Health Equity Content on Websites for United States Fellowships in Adult Cardiovascular Medicine. Association of University Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March 22-24, 2024.
Yaffee D, Reis W, McMahon S, Mather J, Sutton TS, McKay RG, Hashim S. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Impact of Left Atrial Volume Index. Society of Thoracic Surgery Coronary Scientific Sessions 2023, Miami, FL June 3-4, 2023.
Sutton TS, Bailey DJ, Rizvi A, Al-Araji R, Kasliwala Q, Nero T, Scalzo M, Panza G, Mather J, Orlando R, Hashim S, McKay RG. Racial and ethnic disparities in bystander treatment and outcomes for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Connecticut. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon, May 7, 2023.
Patel, D, DeMatteo, M, Panigrahi, R. Pheochromocytoma In A Patient With Severe Prosthetic Valve Aortic Stenosis, HFrEF, And Turner Syndrome. SCA Annual Meeting, 5/6-5/7/23, Portland, OR.
Stangle, A. Luong, L. May, T. Mechanical Circulatory Support In Peripartum Cardiomyopathy For Cesarian Delivery And Bridge To Transplant. SCA Annual Meeting. 5/6-5/7/23, Portland, OR.
ASA 2022 Medically Challenging Case Submission: Acute Pulmonary Emboli and Ischemic Bowel In A Patient With Chronic Pancreatitis, Matthew DeMatteo, DO, and F. Luke Aldo, DO.
Singh, M, Altman, JM. Aortic Dissection in Geno Negative Marfan Syndrome Patient With COVID-19. Medically Case Report presented at: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting; October 9 -October 13, 2021: San Diego, CA.
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, May 15, 2022. Sutton TS, McKay RG et. al. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Reduces Racial and Ethnic Disparities Following Coronary Artery Bypass (Abstract/Poster Presentation)
Scolaro, J, Altman, JM. TEE Guided Removal of Renal Cell Carcinoma IVC Thrombus Extending Into The Right Atrium. Medically Case Report presented at: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting; October 9 -October 13, 2021: San Diego, CA.
Gedulig, T, Altman, JM. Stellate Ganglion Block in a Patient With Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. Medically Case Report presented at: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting; October 9-October 13, 2021: San Diego, CA.
Stangle, A, Altman, JM. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Emergent Cardiac Surgery. Medically Case Report presented at: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting; October 9-October 13, 2021: San Diego, CA.
George Bekheet, Jacqueline Lagoy. Resection of a Dopamine Secreting Paraganglioma Overlying the Left Main Coronary Artery. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 10, 2021.
Dorazio, M. Hemothorax during ECMO in the setting of COVID-19; is there increased risk? Poster presentation, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, April 2021.
Dorazio, M. Physiologic considerations and intraoperative management of a type II (indirect) Gerbode defect. Poster presentation, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, April 2021.
Dorazio, M. Gerbode defect: intraoperative echocardiography and anesthetic management. NYC Transesophageal Echocardiography Annual Conference January 2021.
Speaker Presentations
Hartford HealthCare Department of Cardiology Grand Rounds, “Innovation in Graduate Medical Education: Potential Opportunities in Cardiovascular Medicine,” Hartford, Connecticut, June 17, 2025.
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, “Keeping Up with the EP Lab,” Moderator, Montreal, Canada, April 29, 2025.
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, “Voices of the SCA,” “My Journey at the SCA: Perspective from a Private Practice Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist,” Moderator and Faculty, Montreal, Canada, April 28, 2025.
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Professional Development Workshop: Achieving success in Cardiac Anesthesia – Skill Building Workshop for Professional Development, Career Advancement, and Leadership, Moderator and Faculty (“Negotiation”), Montreal, Canada, April 27, 2025.
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, “When Stakes Are High: Masterclass for Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Incivility in the Cardiac OR,” “Incivility in the Cardiac Surgery Operating Room: Prevalence and Effects on Cardiac Anesthesiologists,” Faculty, Montreal, Canada, April 26, 2025.
Women’s Interest Group in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (WICTA) Professional Development Webinar Series, “Conflict Transformation to Improve Diversity and Organizational Influence,” Faculty, November 21, 2024.
Hartford HealthCare Center for AI Innovation in Health Care, 2nd Annual Holistic Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (HAIM) Summit, “Patient Screening for Early Detection of Aortic Stenosis,” Hartford, Connecticut, November 14, 2024.
Trevor Sutton, MD, MBA. National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, “Advancing Medical Professionalism Through Health Equity Curricula: Challenges and Opportunities in Anesthesiology,” New York, NY, August 5, 2024.
Trevor Sutton, MD, MBA. National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, “Professionalism in Private and Corporate Anesthesiology Practice,” New Orleans, LA, July 31, 2023.
Trevor Sutton, MD, MBA. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 45th Annual Meeting and Workshops, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Beyond Academics, What Every Anesthesiologist Should Know: The Business Imperative,” Portland, Oregon, May 6, 2023.
Trevor Sutton, MD, MBA. Connecticut National Medical Association - Connecticut Health Equity Collaboration, Farmington, CT, March 23, 2022. “Health Equity in Perioperative Cardiovascular Medicine: The Role of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Coronary Artery Bypass” (Speaker Presentation).
Grants
Principal Investigator, Funding Amount: $15,000, Funding Period: 2025-2027, Investigation: “Addressing Disparities in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Hartford, Connecticut: A Mixed Methods Study Utilizing the Hartford HealthCare Mobile CPR Kiosk.”
Trevor Sutton, MD, MBA. Hartford HealthCare Health Equity Grant (Principal Investigator): “Improving Utilization of Cardiovascular Procedures by African American and Hispanic Populations at Hartford Healthcare: A Health Equity Initiative at the Hartford Hospital Community Health Center” (Grant ID 126858), 6/1/22 – 6/1/24; $15,000.
Trevor Sutton, MD, MBA. American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Professional Diversity Mentoring Grant, Principal Investigator, “Improving Utilization of Cardiovascular Procedures by African American and Hispanic Populations at Hartford Healthcare: A Health Equity Initiative at the Hartford Hospital Community Health Center,” 8/15/22 – 8/15/24; $5,000.
Studies
Hinchey, J., DeMatteo, M., Vincze, S. Walker, A., Aldo, F., Lagoy, J., Sutton, T., Hagberg, R. ETOPRO “Etomidate Versus Propofol As An Anesthesia Induction Agent For Patients Undergoing CABG Surgery, Assessing Hemodynamic Stability And Vasopressors Used. A Single Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial”, 2024.