User profiles for Andres Samayoa

Andrés Castro Samayoa

Boston College
Verified email at bc.edu
Cited by 757

Outcomes of pediatric patients supported by the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device in the United States

AG Cabrera, KS Sundareswaran, AX Samayoa… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The HeartMate II (HMII; Thoratec, Pleasanton, CA) continuous-flow left ventricular
assist device (LVAD) is an established treatment modality for advanced heart failure in adults…

The Blalock-Taussig shunt revisited: a contemporary experience

ED McKenzie, MS Khan, AX Samayoa… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Blalock-Taussig shunt (BTS) was introduced 68 years ago before open
repair of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) was possible. The originally described …

Rationale for a minimum number of lymph nodes removed with non-small cell lung cancer resection: correlating the number of nodes removed with survival in 98,970 …

AX Samayoa, TA Pezzi, CM Pezzi, E Greer Gay… - Annals of surgical …, 2016 - Springer
Background The benefit of thoracic lymphadenectomy in the treatment of resectable non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) continues to be debated. We hypothesized that the number of …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical pulmonary valve replacement: a benchmark for outcomes comparisons

…, FA Guzmán-Pruneda, AX Samayoa… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Patients with right heart obstructive lesions develop residual or recurrent right
ventricle outflow tract pathology as a result of native or implanted pulmonary valve (PV) …

Minority serving institutions: Incubators for teachers of color

M Gasman, AC Samayoa, A Ginsberg - The Teacher Educator, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores the role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in producing teachers of
color. Specifically, it looks at larger national trends and highlights individual MSIs that have …

The role of minority serving institutions in transforming teacher education and diversifying the teaching profession: A literature review and research agenda

…, M Gasman, AC Samayoa - Teachers College …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Teacher education programs at Minority Serving Institutions – which include
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Native American and Tribal Colleges, Asian …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary experience with surgical treatment of aortic valve disease in children

MS Khan, AX Samayoa, DW Chen, CJ Petit… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives Surgical treatment of aortic valve (AoV) disease in childhood involves complex
decisions particularly in very small patients. There is no consensus regarding the optimum …

Is lung transplantation survival better in infants? Analysis of over 80 infants

MS Khan, JS Heinle, AX Samayoa, I Adachi… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There have been >1,600 pediatric lung transplantations (LTx) performed
worldwide with a trend toward improved outcomes over the last 25 years. The majority of these …

[HTML][HTML] Why aspiring leaders choose to lead historically black colleges and universities

…, AC Ginsberg, AW Lockett, AC Samayoa - Innovative Higher …, 2023 - Springer
Motivated and effective leadership is necessary for college and university presidents and
even more paramount at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), given the …

Contributions of historically Black colleges and universities to the production of Black nurses

…, C Sandoval, AC Samayoa… - Journal of Nursing …, 2020 - journals.healio.com
Background: This article highlights the contributions made by historically Black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) to the nursing profession, as well as the challenges faced by HBCUs …