Education/CredentialsFellowship: Ohio State University (Cardiothoracic Surgery )Residency : The Ohio State University (Cardiothoracic Surgery) Residency: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital (General Surgery)Medical Degree: University of MiamiUndergraduate Degree: Virginia Military Institute Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican Board of Surgery (Certification Date: 2006-03-20) - (Recertification Date: 2016-12-12)American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Certification Date: 2008-06-06) - (Recertification Date: 2017-12-15) Contact Information Medical Sciences Building Office 513-584-4424 Email louisilb@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsCardiac Surgery, Heart Surgery, Heart Transplantation Clinical Interests Thoracic SurgeryCardiovascular DiseaseHeart FailureAortic AneurysmAortic Diseases and DisordersArteriosclerotic Aortic DiseaseAtherosclerotic Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiomyopathyCoronary artery diseaseThoracic Aortic Aneurysm Peer Reviewed Publications Greenberg, Jason W; Fatuzzo, Stephen H; Ramineni, Aadhyasri; Chin, Clifford; Wittekind, Samuel G; Lorts, Angela; Lehenbauer, David G; Louis, Louis B; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2023. Heart transplant offers are less likely to be accepted on weekends, holidays, and conferences. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 42 3, 345-353King, Nicole M; Roberts, Mary; Nabavizadeh, Pooneh; Bennett, Suzanne; Louis, Louis B; Cook, Jennifer L 2023. Extracorporeal Life Support for Cardiorespiratory Collapse After Delayed Diagnosis and Related Complications of Postpartum Preeclampsia. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 37 6, 1032-1035Firstenberg, Michael S; Abel, Erik; Blais, Danielle; Louis, Louis B; Steinberg, Steven; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Martin, Stanley; Sun, Benjamin 2010. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe necrotizing soft tissue infections complicated by septic shock. The American surgeon, 76 11, 1287-9Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Daniele; Abel, Erik; Louis, Louis B; Sun, Benjamin; Mangino, Julie E 2010. Fulminant Neisseria meningitidis: role for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The heart surgery forum, 13 6, E376-8Raman, Subha V; Sahu, Anurag; Merchant, Ali Z; Louis, Louis B; Firstenberg, Michael S; Sun, Benjamin 2010. Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular assist devices with cardiovascular computed tomography and impact on management. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 29 1, 79-85Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Danielle; Crestanello, Juan; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Sirak, John; Louis, Louis B; Vesco, Paul; Sun, Benjamin 2009. Long-term mechanical support for complex left ventricular postinfarct pseudoaneurysms. The heart surgery forum, 12 5, E291-3Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Danielle; Louis, Louis B; Stevenson, Kurt B; Sun, Benjamin; Mangino, Julie E 2009. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Emerging infectious diseases, 15 12, 2059-60Blais, Danielle M; Sun, Benjamin; Vesco, Paul; Louis, Louis B; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Firstenberg, Michael S 2008. Profound thrombocytopenia with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors plus heparin for pump thrombus. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 12, 1361-2Firstenberg, Michael S; Louis, Louis B; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B; Sun, Benjamin C 2008. Organ donation after brain death after long-term left ventricular mechanical support. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 7, 815-6Louis, Louis B; Sun, Benjamin 2008. Advances in mechanical circulatory support. Current opinion in organ transplantation, 13 5, 522-5Sun, Benjamin C; Firstenberg, Michael S; Louis, Louis B; Panza, Antonio; Crestanello, Juan A; Sirak, John; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B 2008. Placement of long-term implantable ventricular assist devices without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 7, 718-21Calfa, Marian; Aïtouche, Abdelouahab; Vazquez-Padron, Roberto I; Gay-Rabinstein, Carlota; Lasko, David; Badell, John; Farji, Arie; El-Haddad, Ahmed; Liotta, Carlos; Louis, Louis B; Simmonds, Alric; Pestana, Ivo A; Pang, Manhui; Li, Sen; Pham, Si M 2005. Aging and transplant arteriosclerosis in absence of alloreactivity and immunosuppressive drugs in a rat aortic model: recipient age's contribution. Transplantation, 79 12, 1683-90Garcia, Monica; Louis, Louis B; Vernon, Stephen 2004. Cystic adrenal lymphangioma. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 128 6, 713-4Li, Sen; Louis, Louis B; Kawaharada, Nobuyoshi; Yousem, Samuel A; Pham, Si M 2003. Intrathymic inoculation of donor bone marrow induces long-term acceptance of lung allografts. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 75 1, 257-63; discussion 2Vazquez-Padron R.;Lasko D.;Li S.;Louis L.;Pestana I.;Pang M.;Liotta C.;Fornoni A.;Aitouche A.;Pham S. 12-01-2004. Aging exacerbates neointimal formation, and increases proliferation and reduces susceptibility to ap Journal of Vascular Surgery, 40 6, 1199-1207Louis L.B.;Qi X.S.;Pham S.M. 10-11-2007. Myocardial Preservation in Clinical Cardiac Transplantation: An Update Myocardial Protection, , 292-300
Clinical Interests Thoracic SurgeryCardiovascular DiseaseHeart FailureAortic AneurysmAortic Diseases and DisordersArteriosclerotic Aortic DiseaseAtherosclerotic Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiomyopathyCoronary artery diseaseThoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Peer Reviewed Publications Greenberg, Jason W; Fatuzzo, Stephen H; Ramineni, Aadhyasri; Chin, Clifford; Wittekind, Samuel G; Lorts, Angela; Lehenbauer, David G; Louis, Louis B; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2023. Heart transplant offers are less likely to be accepted on weekends, holidays, and conferences. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 42 3, 345-353King, Nicole M; Roberts, Mary; Nabavizadeh, Pooneh; Bennett, Suzanne; Louis, Louis B; Cook, Jennifer L 2023. Extracorporeal Life Support for Cardiorespiratory Collapse After Delayed Diagnosis and Related Complications of Postpartum Preeclampsia. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 37 6, 1032-1035Firstenberg, Michael S; Abel, Erik; Blais, Danielle; Louis, Louis B; Steinberg, Steven; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Martin, Stanley; Sun, Benjamin 2010. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe necrotizing soft tissue infections complicated by septic shock. The American surgeon, 76 11, 1287-9Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Daniele; Abel, Erik; Louis, Louis B; Sun, Benjamin; Mangino, Julie E 2010. Fulminant Neisseria meningitidis: role for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The heart surgery forum, 13 6, E376-8Raman, Subha V; Sahu, Anurag; Merchant, Ali Z; Louis, Louis B; Firstenberg, Michael S; Sun, Benjamin 2010. Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular assist devices with cardiovascular computed tomography and impact on management. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 29 1, 79-85Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Danielle; Crestanello, Juan; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Sirak, John; Louis, Louis B; Vesco, Paul; Sun, Benjamin 2009. Long-term mechanical support for complex left ventricular postinfarct pseudoaneurysms. The heart surgery forum, 12 5, E291-3Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Danielle; Louis, Louis B; Stevenson, Kurt B; Sun, Benjamin; Mangino, Julie E 2009. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Emerging infectious diseases, 15 12, 2059-60Blais, Danielle M; Sun, Benjamin; Vesco, Paul; Louis, Louis B; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Firstenberg, Michael S 2008. Profound thrombocytopenia with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors plus heparin for pump thrombus. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 12, 1361-2Firstenberg, Michael S; Louis, Louis B; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B; Sun, Benjamin C 2008. Organ donation after brain death after long-term left ventricular mechanical support. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 7, 815-6Louis, Louis B; Sun, Benjamin 2008. Advances in mechanical circulatory support. Current opinion in organ transplantation, 13 5, 522-5Sun, Benjamin C; Firstenberg, Michael S; Louis, Louis B; Panza, Antonio; Crestanello, Juan A; Sirak, John; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B 2008. Placement of long-term implantable ventricular assist devices without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 7, 718-21Calfa, Marian; Aïtouche, Abdelouahab; Vazquez-Padron, Roberto I; Gay-Rabinstein, Carlota; Lasko, David; Badell, John; Farji, Arie; El-Haddad, Ahmed; Liotta, Carlos; Louis, Louis B; Simmonds, Alric; Pestana, Ivo A; Pang, Manhui; Li, Sen; Pham, Si M 2005. Aging and transplant arteriosclerosis in absence of alloreactivity and immunosuppressive drugs in a rat aortic model: recipient age's contribution. Transplantation, 79 12, 1683-90Garcia, Monica; Louis, Louis B; Vernon, Stephen 2004. Cystic adrenal lymphangioma. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 128 6, 713-4Li, Sen; Louis, Louis B; Kawaharada, Nobuyoshi; Yousem, Samuel A; Pham, Si M 2003. Intrathymic inoculation of donor bone marrow induces long-term acceptance of lung allografts. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 75 1, 257-63; discussion 2Vazquez-Padron R.;Lasko D.;Li S.;Louis L.;Pestana I.;Pang M.;Liotta C.;Fornoni A.;Aitouche A.;Pham S. 12-01-2004. Aging exacerbates neointimal formation, and increases proliferation and reduces susceptibility to ap Journal of Vascular Surgery, 40 6, 1199-1207Louis L.B.;Qi X.S.;Pham S.M. 10-11-2007. Myocardial Preservation in Clinical Cardiac Transplantation: An Update Myocardial Protection, , 292-300
Greenberg, Jason W; Fatuzzo, Stephen H; Ramineni, Aadhyasri; Chin, Clifford; Wittekind, Samuel G; Lorts, Angela; Lehenbauer, David G; Louis, Louis B; Zafar, Farhan; Morales, David L S 2023. Heart transplant offers are less likely to be accepted on weekends, holidays, and conferences. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 42 3, 345-353King, Nicole M; Roberts, Mary; Nabavizadeh, Pooneh; Bennett, Suzanne; Louis, Louis B; Cook, Jennifer L 2023. Extracorporeal Life Support for Cardiorespiratory Collapse After Delayed Diagnosis and Related Complications of Postpartum Preeclampsia. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 37 6, 1032-1035Firstenberg, Michael S; Abel, Erik; Blais, Danielle; Louis, Louis B; Steinberg, Steven; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Martin, Stanley; Sun, Benjamin 2010. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe necrotizing soft tissue infections complicated by septic shock. The American surgeon, 76 11, 1287-9Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Daniele; Abel, Erik; Louis, Louis B; Sun, Benjamin; Mangino, Julie E 2010. Fulminant Neisseria meningitidis: role for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The heart surgery forum, 13 6, E376-8Raman, Subha V; Sahu, Anurag; Merchant, Ali Z; Louis, Louis B; Firstenberg, Michael S; Sun, Benjamin 2010. Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular assist devices with cardiovascular computed tomography and impact on management. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 29 1, 79-85Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Danielle; Crestanello, Juan; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Sirak, John; Louis, Louis B; Vesco, Paul; Sun, Benjamin 2009. Long-term mechanical support for complex left ventricular postinfarct pseudoaneurysms. The heart surgery forum, 12 5, E291-3Firstenberg, Michael S; Blais, Danielle; Louis, Louis B; Stevenson, Kurt B; Sun, Benjamin; Mangino, Julie E 2009. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Emerging infectious diseases, 15 12, 2059-60Blais, Danielle M; Sun, Benjamin; Vesco, Paul; Louis, Louis B; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor; Firstenberg, Michael S 2008. Profound thrombocytopenia with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors plus heparin for pump thrombus. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 12, 1361-2Firstenberg, Michael S; Louis, Louis B; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B; Sun, Benjamin C 2008. Organ donation after brain death after long-term left ventricular mechanical support. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 7, 815-6Louis, Louis B; Sun, Benjamin 2008. Advances in mechanical circulatory support. Current opinion in organ transplantation, 13 5, 522-5Sun, Benjamin C; Firstenberg, Michael S; Louis, Louis B; Panza, Antonio; Crestanello, Juan A; Sirak, John; Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B 2008. Placement of long-term implantable ventricular assist devices without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 27 7, 718-21Calfa, Marian; Aïtouche, Abdelouahab; Vazquez-Padron, Roberto I; Gay-Rabinstein, Carlota; Lasko, David; Badell, John; Farji, Arie; El-Haddad, Ahmed; Liotta, Carlos; Louis, Louis B; Simmonds, Alric; Pestana, Ivo A; Pang, Manhui; Li, Sen; Pham, Si M 2005. Aging and transplant arteriosclerosis in absence of alloreactivity and immunosuppressive drugs in a rat aortic model: recipient age's contribution. Transplantation, 79 12, 1683-90Garcia, Monica; Louis, Louis B; Vernon, Stephen 2004. Cystic adrenal lymphangioma. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 128 6, 713-4Li, Sen; Louis, Louis B; Kawaharada, Nobuyoshi; Yousem, Samuel A; Pham, Si M 2003. Intrathymic inoculation of donor bone marrow induces long-term acceptance of lung allografts. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 75 1, 257-63; discussion 2Vazquez-Padron R.;Lasko D.;Li S.;Louis L.;Pestana I.;Pang M.;Liotta C.;Fornoni A.;Aitouche A.;Pham S. 12-01-2004. Aging exacerbates neointimal formation, and increases proliferation and reduces susceptibility to ap Journal of Vascular Surgery, 40 6, 1199-1207Louis L.B.;Qi X.S.;Pham S.M. 10-11-2007. Myocardial Preservation in Clinical Cardiac Transplantation: An Update Myocardial Protection, , 292-300