John R. Doty, M.D.

Current Titles:
Staff Surgeon, Intermountain Medical Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine

Clinical Interests:
Aortic disease
Homografts
Ross Procedure
Stentless valves
Cardiac Transplantation

Research Interests:
 Spinal cord protection during thoracic aneurysm surgery
Internet-based education for cardiothoracic surgery
Information technology applications for cardiovascular disease
Clinical outcomes for homograft and xenograft valves
Minimally invasive surgery
Surgery for atrial fibrillation

Society Memberships:
 Society of Thoracic Surgery
American College of Surgeons - Fellow
American College of Cardiology - Fellow
American Heart Association
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network

Pertinent Publications:
  1. Doty DB, Doty JR, Jones KW. Bypass of superior vena cava. Fifteen years' experience with spiral vein graft for obstruction of superior vena cava caused by benign disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1990 May;99(5):889-95; discussion 895-6.
  2. Fonger JD, Doty JR, Sussman MS, Salomon NW. Lateral MIDCAB grafting via limited posterior thoracotomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1997 Sep;12(3):399-404; discussion 404-5.
  3. Doty JR , Fonger JD, Nicholson CF, Sussman MS, Salomon NW. Cost analysis of current therapies for limited coronary artery revascularization. Circulation. 1997 Nov 4;96(9 Suppl):II-16-20.
  4. Doty JR , Salazar JD, Liddicoat JR, Flores JH, Doty DB. Aortic valve replacement with cryopreserved aortic allograft: ten-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Feb;115(2):371-9; discussion 379-80.
  5. Doty DB, DiRusso GB, Doty JR. Full-spectrum cardiac surgery through a minimal incision: mini-sternotomy (lower half) technique. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Feb;65(2):573-7.
  6. Liddicoat JR, Doty JR, Stuart RS. Management of the atherosclerotic ascending aorta with endoaortic occlusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Apr;65(4):1133-5.
  7. Doty JR , Salazar JD, Fonger JD, Walinsky PL, Sussman MS, Salomon NW. Reoperative MIDCAB grafting: 3-year clinical experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1998 Jun;13(6):641-9.
  8. Doty JR , Walinsky PL, Salazar JD, Alejo DE, Greene PS, Baumgartner WA. Conservative management of late rejection after heart transplantation: a 10-year analysis. Ann Surg. 1998 Sep;228(3):395-401.
  9. Doty JR , Liddicoat JR, Salomon NW, Greene PS. Surgical education via the Internet: the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network. Md Med J. 1998 Nov;47(5):264-6.
  10. Fonger JD, Doty JR. The expanded role of minimally invasive coronary grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1998 Oct;14 Suppl 1:S3-6.
  11. Salazar JD, Doty JR, Tseng EE, Marin PC, Girotto JA, Roseborough GS, Yang SC, Heitmiller RF. Relationship of the long thoracic nerve to the scapular tip: an aid to prevention of proximal nerve injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Dec;116(6):960-4.
  12. Salazar JD, Doty JR, Lin JW, Dyke MC, Roberts J, Heitmiller ES, Heitmiller RF. Does cell type influence post-esophagectomy survival in patients with esophageal cancer? Dis Esophagus. 1998 Jul;11(3):168-71.
  13. Doty JR , Doty DB. Management of small aortic roots. Adv Card Surg. 1998;10:175-96.
  14. Doty JR , Cameron DE, Elmaci T, Salomon NW. Penetrating trauma to the tricuspid valve and ventricular septum: delayed repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Jan;67(1):252-3.
  15. Doty JR , Flores JH, Millar RC, Doty DB. Aortic valve replacement with medtronic freestyle bioprosthesis: operative technique and results. J Card Surg. 1998 May;13(3):208-17.
  16. Doty JR , Fonger JD, Salazar JD, Walinsky PL, Salomon NW. Early experience with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting with the internal thoracic artery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 May;117(5):873-80.
  17. Doty JR , Flores JH, Doty DB. Superior vena cava obstruction: bypass using spiral vein graft. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Apr;67(4):1111-6.
  18. Baumgartner WA, Walinsky PL, Salazar JD, Tseng EE, Brock MV, Doty JR, Redmond JM, Blue ME, Goldsborough MA, Troncoso JC, Johnston MV. Assessing the impact of cerebral injury after cardiac surgery: will determining the mechanism reduce this injury? Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Jun;67(6):1871-3; discussion 1891-4.
  19. Fonger JD, Doty JR, Salazar JD, Walinsky PL, Salomon NW. Initial experience with MIDCAB grafting using the gastroepiploic artery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Aug;68(2):431-6.
  20. Doty DB, Flores JH, Doty JR, Millar RC. Mitral valve replacement with homograft. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Oct;11(4 Suppl 1):191-3.
  21. Doty DB, Flores JH, Doty JR . Cardiac valve operations using a partial sternotomy (lower half) technique. J Card Surg 2000;15:35-42.
  22. Chun HJ, Doty JR, Salazar JD, Richmond J, Fonger JD. Noninvasive graft flow and patency assessment following minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) grafting. Heart Surg Forum. 1999;2(3):230-4.
  23. Salazar JD, Wityk RJ, Grega MA, Borowicz LM, Doty JR, Petrofski JA, Baumgartner WA. Stroke after cardiac surgery: short- and long-term outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Oct;72(4):1195-201.
  24. Doty DB, Doty JR, Flores JH, Millar RC. Cardiac valve replacement with mitral homograft. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Oct;13(4 Suppl):35-42.
  25. Doty JR , Salazar JD, Forastiere AA, Heath EI, Kleinberg L, Heitmiller RF. Post-esophagectomy morbidity, mortality, and length of stay after preoperative chemoradiation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Jul;74(1):227-31.
  26. Doty JR, Cameron JL, Yeo CJ, Campbell K, Coleman J, Hruban RH. Cholecystectomy, liver resection, and pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for gallbladder cancer. Report of five cases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2002 Sep-Oct;6(5):776-80.
  27. Doty JR and Doty DB. Images in clinical medicine. Floating left atrial thrombus. N Engl J Med. 2002 Nov 7;347(19):e5.
  28. Doty JR , Walinsky PL, Salazar JD, Haggerty M, Brawn J, Redmond JM, Baumgartner WA, Gott VL. Left atrial-inferior vena cava bypass achieves retroperfusion of the porcine spinal cord: morphologic and preliminary physiologic studies. J Surg Res. 2002 Nov;108(1):157-64.
  29. Chen H, Doty JR, Schlossberg L, Bulkley GB. Technique of thymectomy by anterior-superior cervicomediastinal exenteration. J Am Coll Surg. 2002 Dec;195(6):895-900.
  30. Doty JR , Wilentz RE, Salazar JD, Hruban RH, Cameron DE. Atheroembolism in cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 Apr;75:1221-1226.
  31. Doty JR and Doty DB. Stentless xenografts for aortic valve replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2003 Apr;17(2):240-51.
  32. Salazar JD, Lee R, Wheatley GH 3rd, Doty JR. Are there enough jobs in cardiothoracic surgery? The thoracic surgery residents association job placement survey for finishing residents. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Nov;78(5):1523-7.
  33. Bethea BT, Salazar JD, Grega MA, Doty JR, Fitton TP, Alejo DE, Borowicz LM Jr, Gott VL, Sussman MS, Baumgartner WA. Determining the utility of temporary pacing wires after coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jan;79(1):104-7.