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Syed T. Raza, MD

Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-down Unit, 5 GN

Expertise:

Cardiac Surgery
Minimally Invasive Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Honors:

"Best Clinical Paper" Award, Western New York Chapter of The American College of Surgeons, Spring Meeting: May 8, 1975

"Excellence in Precepting Award", D'Youville College Physician Assistant Program, August 12, 1999

Publications:

PUBLICATIONS:

1) Cerra FB, Raza ST, Andres GA, Siegel JH. Structural injury produced by pulsatile perfusion versus cold storage renal preservation. Surgical Forum 26:313, 1975.

2) Upson JF and Raza ST. Fibromuscular dysplasia of internal carotid arteries: Graduated internal dilatation using arterial Fogarty catheter. New York State Journal of Medicine 76(6):972, 1976.

3) Raza ST, Vidne B, Farrell EJ, Lajos TZ, Siegel JH. Early and long-term effects of direct myocardial revascularization: A prospective study using multivariable physiologic analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 23(2):99, 1977.

4) Cerra FB, Raza ST, Andres GA, Siegel JH. The endothelial damage of pulsatile renal preservation: Its relationship to perfusion pressure and colloid osmotic pressure. Surgery 81(5):534, 1977.

5) Siegel JH, Raza ST, Vidne B, Lajos TZ, Lee AB, Schimert G, Farrell EJ. The use of multivariable data analysis in the delineation of normal and abnormal recovery trajectories after coronary artery bypass surgery. Cardiovascular System Dynamics. Baan, Noordergraff, and Raines (Eds.), Boston, The MIT Press, 1978.

6) Raza ST, Levinsky L, Lajos TZ. Transtracheal intubation: A useful adjunct in cardiac surgical anesthesia. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 76(5):721, 1978.

7) Levinsky L, Arani DT, Raza ST, Kohn R, Schimert G. Dacron patch enlargement of anterior wall of left ventricle after aneurysmectomy with concomitant infarctectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 77(5):753, 1979.

8) Raza ST. Published discussion: "Subxyphoid pericardial window for malignant pericardial effusion" by JR Hankins, JR Satterfield, J Aniser, et al. 16th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 30(5):465, 1980.

9) Venditti J Jr., Lajos TZ, Raza ST, Lewin AN, Bhayana JN, Lee AB, Kohn R. Fifteen year experience with atrial electrodes and pacing. Cardiac Pacing: Proceedings of the VIIth World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing, 401-408. (Ed.) K. Steinbach-Darmstadt: Steinkopff, 1983.

10) Raza ST, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lee AB, Lewin AN, Gehring B, Puzio N, Schimert G. Influence of length of aortic occlusion with cold potassium cardioplegia on early and late mortality in cardiac valve replacement. American Journal of Cardiology 53(1):182, 1984.

11) Raza ST, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lee AB, Lewin AN, Gehring B, Schimert G. Improved cardiovascular hemodynamics with atrioventricular sequential (DVI) pacing compared to ventricular demand (VVI) pacing. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 38(3):260, September 1984.

12) Boal BH, Escher DJW, Furman S, Hauser R, Maloney J, Parsonnet V, Raza ST, Tomatis L, Kruse IB (by invitation), with major contributions by Burstein AD, Flink R, Greatbatch W, Rahmoeller G. Special Report: Report on the Policy Conference on Pacemaker Reuse. Sponsored by the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. Journal of The American College of Cardiology 5(3):808-810, March 1985.

13) Ashraf H, Joyce L, Raza ST, Satchindanand S, Schimert G. Clinical advantages of papaverine cardioplegia. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 2(33):71-75, 1985.

14) Boal BH, Escher DJ, Furman S, Hauser R, Maloney J, Parsonnet V, Raza ST, Tomatis L, Kruse I. Report of the policy conference on pacemaker reuse sponsored by the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. Pace - Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology 8(2):161-163, 1985.

15) Raza ST, Tam SKC, Sun SC, Hill SM, Lachman P, Laurence R, Berkovits B, Shemin RJ, Cohn LH. Pacing techniques in heterotopic heart transplantation: A comparison of sequential paced rhythm versus synchronous pacing. Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Eds., B. Belhassen, S. Feldman, Y. Cooperman. R&L Creative Communications, Ltd., Tel Aviv, 503-507, 1987.

16) Raza ST, Tam S, Sun SC, Bloom P, Laurence R, Cohn L. Superoxide dismutase and catalase enhances recovery of isolated rat hearts after two hours of global ischemia and reperfusion. Surgical Forum, Vol. XXXVIII, October 1987.

17) Sun SC, Tam S, Hill S, Raza ST, Laurence R, Shemin R, Cohn LH. Effects of antegrade cardioplegia with controlled partial coronary sinus occlusion on preservation of regionally ischemic myocardium after acute. Surgical Forum, Vol. XXXVIII, October 1987.

18) Shasatri KA, Phillips MJ, Raza ST, Logue GL, Rustagi PK. Effect of red blood cells on the activation of human completion by heparin-protamine complexes. Blood 71(1):36-40, January 1988.

19) Sun SC, Raza ST, Tam SK, Laurence R, Cohn LH. Effects of antegrade cardioplegic infusion with simultaneously controlled coronary sinus occlusion on preservation of regionally ischemic myocardium after acute coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 96(4):626-633, October 1988.

20) Raza ST, Tam SK, Sun SC, Laurence R, Berkovitz B, Shemin R, Cohn LH. Sequentially paced heterotopic heart transplant in the left chest provides improved circulatory support for the failed left ventricle: A potential bridge to orthotopic transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 98(20):266-274, August 1989.

21) Canver CC, Adler RH, Schimert G, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Raza ST, Lewin AN, Bergsland J, Mentzer RM Jr. Concomitant pulmonary and cardiac operations. Chest 96(2):1285, 1989.

22) Canver CC, Bhayana JN, Lajos TZ, Raza ST, Lewin AN, Bergsland J, Mentzer RM Jr. Pulmonary resection combined with cardiac operations. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 50:796-799, 1990.

23) Bhayana JN, Booth FVMcL, Lajos TZ, Raza ST, Bergsland J, Lewin AN, Canver CC, Mentzer RM Jr. Maximizing myocardial protection using retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 22:253, 1990.

24) Shastri KA, Logue GL, Stern MP, Raza ST. Complement activation by heparin-protamine complexes in cardiac surgery: Clinical significance and correlation with in-vitro testing. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1993.

25) Bhayana JN, Bergsland J, Graham SP, Raza ST, Schwartz JS, Shubert MA, Posluszny MC. Retrograde blood cardioplegia for myocardial preservation during heart transplantation. In: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Thoracic Organ Transplantation, MM Korner, H Posival, R Korfer, Eds. International Congress Series, Excerpta Medica, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam #1049:33-38, 1994.

26) Shastri KA, Logue GL, Raza ST, Stern MP, Bovill J, Hoover EL. Neutrophil lactoferrin release during open heart surgery is unrelated to complement activation. ASAIO Journal 40(1):56-61, 2994.

27) Lajos TZ, Graham SP, Guntupalli M, Raza ST, Hasnain S. Comparison of long-term patency of horseshoe saphenous vein grafts with valves and without valves. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol. 10, No. 10, P. 846-851, October 1996.

28) Spotnitz HM, Herre JM, and Surgical Investigators of The CABG Patch Trial. Surgical aspect of a randomized trial of defibrillator implantation during coronary artery bypass surgery. The CABG Patch Trial. Circulation 94:9, II-248, 1996.

29) Shastri KA, Stern MP, Logue GL, Rehman S, Raza ST. Complement activation by heparin-protamine complexes during cardiopulmonary bypass: Effect of C4A null alleles. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 114:3, 482-488, 1997.

30) Lajos TZ, Graham SP, Raza ST, Guntupalli M, Hasnain S. The variations of different venous conduits and internal mammary artery grafts influencing patients' long-term survival following coronary artery bypass operation. Submitted to Circulation 1996.

31) Raza ST. Maze procedure provides option for atrial fibrillation. Published in The Heart Network, a publication of Buffalo General Health System, Volume 2 (#2), Spring 1997.

32) Spotnitz HM, Herre JM, Raza ST, and CABG Patch Trial Investigators. Effect of ICD implantation on surgical morbidity in the CABG patch trial. Circulation, 1997.

33) Curtis AB, Cannom DS, Bigger JT, and CABG Patch Trial Investigators. Baseline characteristics of patients in the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patch trial. American Heart Journal 134(5):Part 2, p. 787-798, November 1997.

34) Bigger JT and CABG Patch Trial Investigators. Prophylactic use of implanted cardiac defibrillators in patients at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 337 (22):1569-1575, November 1997.

35) Cook JR, Flack JE, Gregory CA, and CABG Patch Trial Investigators. Influence of the preoperative signal-averaged electrocardiogram on left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. American Journal of Cardiology, March 1998.

36) Raza ST, Salerno TA. Surgical techniques for warm blood cardioplegia. Book chapter in book entitled "Ischemia-reperfusion injury in cardiac surgery." RG Landes Company, Biomedical Publishers, Austin, USA, February 1998.

37) Lajos TZ, Akhter M, Bergsland J, Grosner G, Lewin AN, Salerno TA, Raza ST, Levinsky L, Bhayana JN, Karamanoukian H, Hasnain S. Limited access left thoracotomy for reoperative coronary artery disease: On or off pump. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 15(4):291-295, July-August 2000.

38) Raza ST, Bhayana JN, Grosner G, Lewin AN, Lajos TZ, Raza A, Hasnain S. When should MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation be combined with mitral valve surgery? Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

39) Lajos TZ, Akhter M, Bergsland J, Raza ST. Interval results with right gastroepiploic bypass. Heart Surgery Forum 6(6), 2003.

40) Zhou Z, Raza ST, Bhayana JN, Rizvi I, Suresh A. Stroke after aortic surgery: History of COPD is a significant independent risk factor. Chest 2005.

41) Raza, Syed T. A circular surgical stapler designed to anastomose aorta and Dacron tube graft: Validation of the concept and comparison to hand-sewn anastomosis in bench experiments. Aorta Vol 1; Issue 1; Page 1. (To be published, June 2013).

ABSTRACTS:

1) Farolino D, Raza ST, Barren E, Bartfay-Szabo A, Pickern JW, Ambrus CM. The fibrinolysin and clotting system in endotoxin shock and oleic acid induced lung injury in dogs. Blood 60(5), Suppl. 1, p. 211, 1982.

2) Raza ST, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lee AB, Lewin AN, Gehring B, Schimert G. Optimizing the advantages of A-V sequential pacing with afterload reduction therapy in patients with low cardiac output. Journal of Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 5(2):302, 1982.

3) Raza ST, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lee AB, Lewin AN, Gehring B, Puzio NA, Schimert G. Influence of the length of aortic occlusion with cold potassium cardioplegia on early and late mortality in heart valve replacement. The American Journal of Cardiology 49(4), Part 2, p. 894, 1982.

4) Lajos TZ, Venditti J Jr, Raza ST, Lewin AN, Bhayana JN, Lee AB, Kohn R. Fifteen years experience with atrial electrodes. Pace 6A:72, May 1983.

5) Phillips SK, Raza ST, Ziolkowski L, Lipford B, Logus G, Ristagi P. Activation and complement of red cells by heparin-protamine complexes. Blodd 66 (Suppl. 1):328a, November 1985.

6) Raza ST, Tam SKC, Sun SC, Hill SM, Lachman P, Laurence RG, Berkovits B, Shemin RJ, Cohn LH. Artificial pacemakers for control of heart rhythms following heterotopic heart transplantation. Pace 10(2), Part II:400, March/April 1987.

7) Raza ST, Shemin RJ, Cohn LH, Tam SKC, Sun SC, Hill SM, Laurence RG, Berkovits B. Pacing techniques in heterotropic heart transplantation (HHT): Comparison of sequential paced rhythm versus synchronous pacing. Pace 10(3), Part II: 732, May/June 1987.

8) Shastri K, Stern M, Arillotta C, Raza ST, Leary M, Rustagi P, Logue G. Quantitation of complement activation during cardiopulmonary bypass: Ability to predict in vivo activation by in vitro testing. The American Society of Hematology, 30th Annual Meeting, 1988.

9) Canver CC, Adler RH, Schimert G, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Raza ST, Lewin AN, Bergsland J, Mentzer RM Jr. Pulmonary resection combined with cardiac operations. Chest 96(2):1285, 1989.

10) Milewski RC, Bhayana JN, Booth FVMcL, Raza ST, Mentzer RM Jr. Retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia: An ideal technique for aortic valve and root reconstruction surgery. International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Joint Annual Meeting, June 3-5, 1991, Boston, Massachusetts.

11) Stern MP, Shastri K, Raza ST, Logue G. Compliment activation during cardiopulmonary bypass: The relative role of classical and alternative pathways. Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists in San Antonio, Texas, May 5-8, 1991.

12) Lajos TZ, Bergsland J, Bhayana JN, Lewin AN, Raza ST, Razzino RA, Schimert G, Smith T. Atrial fibrillation following coronary artery surgery, is it predictable or preventable. Chest 100(2):105, August 1991 Suppl.

13) Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Bergsland J, Lewin AN, Raza ST, Lajos P, Espersen C. The influence of three different cardioplegic solutions on postoperative supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Euro-Pace, June 6-9, 1993.

14) Raza ST, Graham SP, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lee AB Jr, Lewin AN, Hasnain S, Schimert G. The saphenous vein coronary artery bypass graft: Influence of technical factors on long-term patency. XI Biennial International Cardiology Conference, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, December 1993.

15) Clewans H, Raza ST. Diaphragmatic elevation in coronary artery bypass. XI Biennial International Cardiology Conference, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, December 1993.

16) Lajos TZ, Espersen C, Lajos P, Fiedler R, Bergsland J, Joyce L, Bhayana JN, Grosner G, Lewin AN, Raza ST. Cardioplegia: Warm or cold or any? XI Biennial International Cardiology Conference, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, December 1993.

17) Raza ST, Graham SP, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lee AB Jr, Lewin AN, Hasnain S, Schimert G. Long-term angiographic and survival follow-up study comparing single versus sequential saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts. American Association for Thoracic Surgery, November 1993.

18) Raza ST, Graham SP

19) Lajos TZ, Graham SP, Guntupalli M, Raza ST, Hasnain S. Comparison of long-term patency of horseshoe saphenous vein grafts with valves and without valves. European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery, September 1995.

20) Lajos TZ, Graham SP, Guntupalli M, Raza ST, Hasnain S, Levinsky, L. The long-term patency of different venous conduits. Israel Journal of Medical Sciences, 32(10):961, October 1996.

21) Lajos TZ, Graham SP, Guntupalli M, Raza ST, Hasnain S. The variations of different venous conduits and internal mammary artery grafts influencing patients' long-term survival following coronary artery bypass operation. Circulation Supplement 1, 94(8):I-537, October 1996.

22) Raza ST, Graham SP, Lajos TZ, et al. Long-term angiographic and survival follow-up study comparing single versus sequential saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts. XXIII European Alpine Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Meeting, Val D'Isere, France, March 11-12, 1997.

23) Lajos TZ, Graham SP, Guntupalli M, Raza ST, Hasnain S. The combination of internal mammary artery and valveless venous conduits contributing to patients' long-term survival. Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, January 1998.

24) Raza ST, Bergsland J, Lajos TZ, Bhayana JN, Lewin AN, Levinsky L, Grosner G, Hasnain S, Salerno TA. The positive influence of less invasive surgical approach (LISA) to reoperative coronary surgery: Early results. XII Annual Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Damascus, Syria, October 21, 1999.

25) Lajos TZ, Akhter M, Bergsland J, Grosner G, Lewin AN, Salerno TZ, Raza ST, Levinsky L, Bhayana JN, Hasnain S. Limited access for reoperative coronary disease. XXXI Meeting of the Hungarian Medical Association of America, Sarasota, FL, October 28, 1999.

26) Raza ST, Bhayana JN, Grosner G, Lewin AN, Lajos TZ, Raza A, Hasnain S. When should MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation be combined with mitral valve surgery. Chest 2001.

27) Zhou Z, Raza ST, Bhayana JN, Rizvi I, Suresh A. Stroke after aortic surgery: History of COPD is a significant independent risk factor. Chest 2005.

PRESENTATIONS:

1) Is the length f aortic occlusion with cold K+ cardioplegia a major factor in cardiac mortality and morbidity in coronary bypass patients? ST Raza, G Schimert, TZ Lajos, AB Lee, JN Bhayana, B McCluskey, JH Siegel. Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, January 26-28, 1981, Los Angeles, CA.

2) Experience with atrial-ventricular sequential pacing. ST Raza, TZ Lajos, JN Bhayana, B Gehring, G Schimert. Presented at the 2nd Annual Scientific Session of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. April 1981, San Francisco, CA.

3) Optimizing the advantages of A-V sequential pacing with afterload reduction therapy in patients with low cardiac output. ST Raza, TZ Lajos, JN Bhayana, AB Lee, AN Lewin, B Gehring, G Schimert. Presented at the 3rd Annual Scientific Session of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. April 23-24, 1982, Atlanta, GA.

4) Influence of length of aortic occlusion with cold K+ cardioplegia on early and late mortality in heart valve replacement. ST Raza, TZ Lajos, JN Bhayana, AB Lee, AN Lewin, B Gehring, NA Puzio, G Schimert. Presented at the 31st Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology. April 25, 1982, Atlanta, GA.

5) Hemodynamic advantages of physiologic pacing and achievement of optimal cardiac output. ST Raza. Presented at the Physiologic Pacing: A Symposium on Atrioventricular Pacing. Sponsored by the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and the Medtronic Company. October 15, 1982, Grand Island, NY.

6) Coronary artery bypass surgery: Current indications and results. ST Raza. Presented at the 20th Annual Symposium of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center. December 11-15, 1982, Karachi, Pakistan.

7) Recent advances in cardiac pacing and achievement of optimal cardiac output with physiologic pacing. ST Raza. Presented at the 4th Annual Symposium of the King Edward Medical College Alumni Association. December 17-19, Lahore, Pakistan.

8) Current techniques and results of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ST Raza. Presented at the 4th Annual Medical Symposium of the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America. December 21-23, 1982.

9) Heart valve replacement: Current indications and choice of valves. ST Raza. Presented at the 4th Annual Medical Symposium of the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America. December 21-23, 1982.

10) Physiology of cardiac pacing. ST Raza. Presented at the Cardiac Grand Rounds of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. January 4, 1983, Karachi, Pakistan.

11) Improved cardiovascular hemodynamics with atrio-ventricular sequential (DVI) pacing compared to ventricular demand (VVI) pacing. ST Raza, TZ Lajos, JN Bhayana, AB Lee, AN Lewin, B Gehring, G Schimert. Presented at the VIIth World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing. May 1-5, 1983, Vienna, Austria.

12) Artificial cardiac pacing. ST Raza. Presented at the 20th Annual Symposium of the Western New York Chapter of the New York State Society of Respiratory Therapy. November 10, 1983, Buffalo, NY. 13) Gastro-intestinal complications following open heart surgery. ST Raza. Presented at SUNYAB Perspective in Surgery, The Buffalo General Hospital. November 12, 1983, Buffalo, NY.

14) Coronary bypass surgery. ST Raza. Presented at the Health Call Talk Show. December 6, 1983, Buffalo, NY.

15) Surgical management of massive pulmonary embolism. ST Raza. Presented at the SUNYAB Perspective in Surgery, Erie County Medical Center. December 8, 1984, Buffalo, NY.

16) Coronary bypass surgery at The Buffalo General Hospital 1969-1984. ST Raza, TZ Lajos, JN Bhayana, AN Lewin, P Burke, G Schimert. Presented at the World Conference of Open Heart Surgery. February 7-10, 1985, Bombay, India.

17) Current indications, immunosuppressive management and results of clinical heart transplantation. ST Raza. Presented at the 3rd Annual International Cardiology Conference. February 14-15, 1985, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.

18) Cardiac transplant overview. ST Raza. Presented at the Education Seminar, Erie Chapter, American Association of Medical Assistants. March 12, 1985, Depew, NY.

19) Mitral valve replacement with Ionescu-Shiley valve: The problems with use of cold cardioplegia. ST Raza. Presented at the COBE Summit Seminar. March 12, 1985, Keystone, CO.

20) Management of pulmonary embolism. ST Raza. Presented at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. March 6, 1986, Karachi, Pakistan.

21) Cardiac pacing for rhythm control of heterotopic heart transplantation. Surgical Research Conference. ST Raza. Presented at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. November 4, 1986, Boston, MA.

22) Artificial pacemakers for control of heart rhythms following heterotopic heart transplantation. ST Raza, SK Tam, SC Sun, SM Hill, P Lachman, R Laurence, B Berkovitz, RJ Shemin, LH Cohn. Presented at the NASPE 8th Annual Scientific Session. April 30-May 3, 1987, Boston, MA.

23) Pacing techniques in heterotopic heart transplantation (HHT): Comparison of sequential paced rhythm versus synchronous pacing. ST Raza, SK Tam, SC Sun, SM Hill, P Lachman, R Laurence, B Berkovits, RJ Shemin, LH Cohn. Presented at the VII World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing. June 7-11, 1987, Jerusalem, Israel.

24) Heterotopic heart transplantation: Present status and future potential. ST Raza. Presented at the Surgical Grand Rounds, SUNYAB School of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center. March 21, 1987, Buffalo, NY.

25) Fifteen year experience with CABG at The Buffalo General Hospital: Revival of the IMA graft. ST Raza. Presented at the Beilinson Medical Center. June 7, 1987, Tel Aviv, Israel.

26) Heterotopic heart transplantation. ST Raza. Presented at the Division of Cardiac Surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center and Ichilon Hospital. June 8, 1987, Tel Aviv, Israel.

27) Guest on Channel 7, "A.M. Buffalo" Program, segment on Cardiac Pacing. May 22, 1987.

28) Heart surgery - yesterday, today, and tomorrow. ST Raza. Presented at The Mended Hearts, Inc., Greater Buffalo Chapter monthly meeting. November 14, 1987, Buffalo, NY.

29) Superoxide dismutase and catalase enhances recovery of isolated rat hearts after two hours of global ischemia and reperfusion. ST Raza, S Tam, SC Sun, P Bloom, R Laurence, LH Cohn. Presented at The American College of Surgeons 1987 Clinical Congress. October 11-16, San Francisco, CA.

30) Use of pacemakers to optimize rhythm of two hearts following heterotopic heart transplantation. ST Raza. Presented at The Second Annual Thoracic Surgical Teaching Days, The Buffalo General Hospital. April 21, 1989, Buffalo, NY.

31) Guest on Channel 2, "Health Matters," hosted by Ann Urbinato. March 7, 1989.

32) Current practice and trends in coronary artery bypass surgery. Presented at The IX Biennial Congress on Cardiology. December 5-7, 1989, Lahore, Pakistan.

33) Moderated live televideo conference at The Buffalo General Hospital, Allograft Aortic Valve Replacement Symposium for Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiologists. May 4, 1990, Buffalo, NY.

34) Changing trends and risk factors in coronary artery bypass surgery. ST Raza. Presented at The American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session. November 1990, Dallas, TX.

35) Current trends and risk factors in coronary artery bypass surgery. ST Raza. Presented at The Buffalo Perfusion Associates and Amsect Region II Spring Symposium. June 7-9, 1991, Niagara Falls, Canada.

36) Quarter century of coronary artery surgery. ST Raza. Presented at The X Biennial Congress of Cardiology. December 5-7, 1991, Peshawar, Pakistan.

37) Mitral valve repair: A live televideo conference at The Buffalo General Hospital. JN Bhayana, TX Lajos (Co-Directors), T David (Surgeon/Teacher), ST Raza (Moderator). May 1-2, 1992, Buffalo, NY.

38) Current status of coronary artery surgery. Invited speaker, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Center. October 1-2, 1992, Toronto, Canada.

39) Risk of first time and reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with stunned myocardium. ST Raza, TZ Lajos, JN Bhayana, AN Lewin, J Bergsland, G Schimert, R Fiedler, EL Hoover. International Conference on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. January 2-3, 1993, New Delhi, India.

40) CABG at The Buffalo General Hospital. ST Raza. Symposium on Coronary Artery Disease. May 7, 1993, Buffalo, NY.

41) George Schimert, MD: A hard act to follow. ST Raza. Symposium on Coronary Artery Disease. May 8, 1993, Buffalo, NY.

42) Physicians' role in continuous quality improvement. ST Raza. Board of Trustees Annual Retreat. University Inn. September 29, 1993, Buffalo, NY.

43) Long-term patency of the saphenous venous vein graft - Influence of technical factors. ST Raza. Annual Meeting of the Upstate Society of Thoracic Surgeons. October 2, 1993, Albany, NY.

44) CQI cardiac surgery presentation. ST Raza. SUNYAB Graduate MBA Students. The Buffalo General Hospital. February 21, 1994, Buffalo, NY.

45) Lung transplantation. ST Raza. Invited Speaker: The Ellis Hospital Medical Grand Rounds. March 17, 1995, Schenectady, NY.

46) Lung transplantation. ST Raza. Thoracic Surgical Grand Rounds, SUNY at Buffalo. April 21, 1995, Buffalo, NY.

47) Lung transplantation. ST Raza. Department of Anesthesia Grand Rounds. SUNY at Buffalo. May 31, 1995, Buffalo, NY.

48) Minimally invasive coronary artery bypasses surgery. ST Raza. Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Dow Medical College. December 30, 1996, Karachi, Pakistan.

49) Understanding the new world of health care. ST Raza. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Eagle House. January 22, 1999, Williamsville, NY.

50) Understanding the new world of heath care. ST Raza. Kaleida Health Educational Series. February 17, 1999, Buffalo, NY.

51) Cardiac surgery course for the R.N. First Assist. ST Raza. University at Buffalo. September 30, 1999, Buffalo, NY.

52) Heart valve surgery: When and how, including live surgical demonstration. ST Raza. Moderator: Symposium on Heart Valve Surgery. March 16-17, 2001, Buffalo, NY.

53) When should MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation be combined with mitral valve surgery? Presented at The American College of Chest Physicians Meeting. November 4-7, 2001, Philadelphia, PA.

54) Stroke after aortic surgery: History of COPD is a significant and independent risk factor. Presented at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. November 2005, Montreal, Canada.

55) Alternatives to heart transplantation. Presented at the Asian Society of Transplantation. November 2005, Karachi, Pakistan.

56) Surgery for heart failure. Presented at the Early Bird Conference at St. Joseph's Hospital. November 2006, Parkersburg, WV.

57) Food for thought and thoughts on food. Presented at the Early Bird Conference at St. Joseph's Hospital. September 27, 2007, Parkersburg, WV.

58) Food for thought and thoughts on food. Presented at the Oncology Rounds, St. Vincent's Hospital. November 30, 2007, New York, NY.

59) Food for thought and thoughts on food. Presented at the Beth Israel Medical Center. January 25, 2008, New York, NY.

60) Food production and sustainability. Presented at the Blue Hill at Stone Barns. February 28, 2008, Pocintico, NY.

61) Food for thought and thoughts on food. Yale School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. February 6, 2008, New Haven, CT.

62) Food for thought and thoughts on food. Presented at the Association of Physicians of Pakistani descent of North America's Annual Scientific Session. June 30, 2008, Washington, DC.

63) Food for thought and thoughts on food. Medical Grand Rounds, St. Peter's Hospital. October 15, 2008, Albany, NY.

64) A Surgical Stapler designed to anastomose Aorta and Dacron Tube Graft. Presented at the Sixth Annual Houston Aortic Symposium, March 21, 2013; Houston, Texas.