Alphonse DeLucia, MD

Alphonse DeLucia, MD
Alphonse DeLucia, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences

Biosketch

Alphonse DeLucia, MD is a surgeon. He completed his undergraduate education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his medical degree in Medicine (Summa Cum Laude) from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Dr. DeLucia completed a research fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Michigan. He also completed residency in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a secondary research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. DeLucia is board certified in general surgery and thoracic and cardiac surgery by the Amercian Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

  • Board Certification
    • American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
    • American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)

  • Education and Training
    • Research Fellowship 1995, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa
    • Residency 1994, General Surgery, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
    • Research Fellowship 1992, Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan
    • MD 1988, Medicine (Summa Cum Laude), SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
    • BS 1984, Biology (Summa Cum Laude), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Research
    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Adult Cardiac Surgery

  • Publications

    • Pegues J.N., Chang C.H., Alnajjar R.M., Zhou S., Hawkins R.B., DeLucia A., Schwartz C.F., Thompson M.P., Braun T.M., Barnes G.D., Hammond E.N., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025

    • Raza S.S., Zhou S., Barnett N.M., Chang C.H., Hawkins R.B., Alnajjar R., DeLucia A., Schwartz C.F., Thompson M.P., Braun T.M., Hammond E.N., Wolverton J., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025

    • Barnett N.M., Liesman D.R., Strobel R.J., Wu X., Paone G., DeLucia A., Zhang M., Ling C., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;168:1144-1154.e3.

    • Bauer T.M., Pienta M.J., Wu X., Thompson M.P., Hawkins R.B., Pruitt A.L., Delucia A., Lall S.C., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Outcomes of nonemergency cardiac surgery after overnight operative workload: A statewide experience JTCVS Open. 2024;20:101-111.

    • Fitzgerald D.C., Wu X., Dickinson T.A., Nieter D., Harris E., Curtis S., Mauntel E., Crosby A., Paone G., Goldberg J.B., Delucia A., Mandal K., Theurer P.F., Ling C., Chores J., Likosky D.S. Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2024;56:55-64.

    • Hawkins R.B., Stewart J.W., Wu X., Goldberg J., Fitzgerald D., DeLucia A., Graebner B., Willekes C., Pagani F.D., Nieter D.H., Likosky D.S., Ailawadi G. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;168:1687-1697.e5.

    • Stewart J.W., Nieter D., Wu X., DeLucia A., Graebner B.N., Paone G., Fitzgerald D.C., Dickinson T.A., Zhang M., Pagani F.D., Likosky D.S. Advancing cardiotomy suction practices for coronary surgery via multidisciplinary collaborative learning JTCVS Open. 2024;17:121-144.

    • Pienta M.J., Theurer P.F., He C., Zehr K., Drake D., Murphy E., Bolling S.F., Romano M.A., Prager R.L., Thompson M.P., Ailawadi G., Martin D., George K., Batra S., Liakonis C., Dabir R., Shannon F., Robinson P., Delucia A., Kaakeh B., Mandal K., Simonetti V., Nemeh H., Alnajjar R., Holmes R., Gandhi D., Minanov K., Talbott J.D., Martin J., Downey R., Collar A., Lall S., Pridjian A., Fanning J., Baghelai K., Pruitt A., Schwartz C., Kim K., Blakeman B. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;165(5):1815-1823.e8.

    • Sukul D., Albright J., Thompson M.P., Villablanca P., Keteyian S.J., Yaser J., Berkompas D., DeLucia A., Patel H.S., Chetcuti S.J., Grossman P.M. Predictors and Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement JACC: Advances. 2023;2

    • Thompson M.P., Stewart J.W., Hou H., Nathan H., Pagani F.D., Delucia A., Theurer P.F., Prager R.L., Hawkins R.B., Likosky D.S. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2023;16:E009639.

    • Fitzgerald D.C., Simpson A.N., Baker R.A., Wu X., Zhang M., Thompson M.P., Paone G., Delucia A., Likosky D.S. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022;163:1015-1024.e1.

    • Heung M., Dickinson T., Wu X., Fitzgerald D.C., DeLucia A., Paone G., Chores J., Nieter D., Grix D., Theurer P., Zhang M., Likosky D.S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022;114:2188-2194.

    • Bond C.J., Milojevic M., He C., Theurer P.F., Clark M., Pruitt A.L., Gandhi D., DeLucia A., Jones R.N., Dabir R., Prager R.L. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021;112:22-30.

    • Bourque J.L., Strobel R.J., Loh J., Zahuranec D.B., Paone G., Kramer R.S., Delucia A., Behr W.D., Zhang M., Engoren M.C., Prager R.L., Wu X., Likosky D.S. Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2021;53:270-278.

    • Thompson M.P., Yaser J.M., Hou H., Syrjamaki J.D., Delucia A., Likosky D.S., Keteyian S.J., Prager R.L., Gurm H.S., Sukul D. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2021;14:E007144.

    • Likosky D.S., Wu X., Fitzgerald D.C., Haft J.W., Paone G., Romano M.A., Goldberg J.B., Delucia A., Sturmer D.L., Grix D.M., Nieter D.H., Graebner B.N., Dickinson T.A. Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2020;52:173-181.

    • Strobel R.J., Harrington S.D., Hill C., Thompson M.P., Cabrera L., Theurer P., Wilton P., Gandhi D.B., DeLucia A., Paone G., Wu X., Zhang M., Krein S.L., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020;110:903-910.

    • Bergquist C.S., Jackson E.A., Thompson M.P., Cabrera L., Paone G., DeLucia A., He C., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018;106(5):1326-1332.

    • Kim K.M., Shannon F., Paone G., Lall S., Batra S., Boeve T., DeLucia A., Patel H.J., Theurer P.F., He C., Clark M.J., Sultan I., Deeb G.M., Prager R.L. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2018;33(8):424-430.

    • Likosky D.S., Harrington S.D., Cabrera L., DeLucia A., Chenoweth C.E., Krein S.L., Thibault D., Zhang M., Matsouaka R.A., Strobel R.J., Prager R.L. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2018;11(11):e004756.

    • Camaj A., Zahuranec D.B., Paone G., Benedetti B.R., Behr W.D., Zimmerman M.A., Zhang M., Kramer R.S., Penn J., Theurer P.F., Paugh T.A., Engoren M., Delucia A., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017;125(3):975-980.

    • Likosky D.S., Paugh T.A., Harrington S.D., Wu X., Rogers M.A.M., Dickinson T.A., DeLucia A., Benedetti B.R., Prager R.L., Zhang M., Paone G. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017;103(3):764-772.

    • Likosky D.S., Zhang M., Paone G., Collins J., DeLucia A., Schreiber T., Theurer P., Kazziha S., Leffler D., Wunderly D.J., Gurm H.S., Prager R.L. American Heart Journal. 2016;174:1-6.

    • Strobel R.J., Liang Q., Zhang M., Wu X., Rogers M.A.M., Theurer P.F., Fishstrom A.B., Harrington S.D., DeLucia A., Paone G., Patel H.J., Prager R.L., Likosky D.S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016;102(4):1213-1219.

    • Likosky D.S., Paone G., Zhang M., Rogers M.A.M., Harrington S.D., Theurer P.F., Delucia A., Fishstrom A., Camaj A., Prager R.L. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015;100(3):794-801.

    • Corry D., DeLucia A., Zhu H., Radcliffe R.R., Brevetti G.R., El-Khatib H., Vance S.J., Moyer B.R., Cotts W.G., Richenbacher W.E. ASAIO Journal. 1998;44(5)

    • Widmann M.D., Delucia A., Sharp W.J., Richenbacher W.E. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998;65(4 SUPPL.):1153-1155.

    • Reagor J., DeLucia A., Sutton R.G., Richenbacher W.E. Validation of Two Flow Probes Using Bovine, Porcine, Ovine and Human Blood Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 1995;27(4):222-226.

    • DeLucia A., Wakefield T.W., Andrews P.C., Nichol B.J., Kadell A.M., Wrobleski S.K., Downing L.J., Stanley J.C. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 1993;18(1):49-60.

    • DeLucia A., Wakefield T.W., Kadell A.M., Wrobleski S.K., VanDort M., Stanley J.C. ASAIO Journal. 1993;39(3)

    • Wakefield T.W., Greenfield L.J., Rolfe M.W., DeLucia A., Strieter R.M., Abrams G.D., Kunkel S.L., Esmon C.T., Wrobleski S.K., Kadell A.M., Burdick M.D., Taylor F.B. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 1993;69(2):164-172.

    • Greenfield L.J., DeLucia A. Surgical Clinics of North America. 1992;72(4):969-989.

    • Diwan J.J., DeLucia A., Rose P.E. Interacting effects of dibutylchloromethyltin chloride, 2,3-dimercaptopropanol, and other reagents on mitochondrial respiration and K<sup>+</sup> flux Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 1983;15(5):277-288.