Hemant Thatte

Biography

Dr. Hemant Thatte is currently Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Director of Cardiac Surgery Research at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He has a doctorate from the University of Minnesota, and post-doctoral training, in Medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine, and in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and Medicine from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. His research laboratory is located at the West Roxbury campus of VA Boston Healthcare System. His recent work is primarily focused on translational research in cardiac surgery, including but not limited to, evaluation of techniques of endoscopic surgical conduit harvest and development of new solutions for long-term preservation of bypass conduits use in cardiac and peripheral vascular surgery; design and development of an ex vivo perfusion system to physiologically maintain the surgical conduits by facilitating physiological distension, and flow induced prevention of apoptosis; reversal of acidosis induced apoptosis during cardiac surgery, to improve short and long-term patient outcomes; design novel technology for long-term preservation, resuscitation, maintenance and transport of heart and other organs for transplant. Dr. Thatte is the inventor of GALA, SOMAH, AMRUT and AAYUSOL solution technologies for the preservation of vascular surgical conduits used in bypass, organs for transplant, and RBC and Platelets for lesion-free banking and transfusion. GALA and SOMAH technologies have been licensed to Somahlution in Jupiter, Florida, by Harvard University and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Thatte has published over 65 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. His contribution towards creating a new paradigm in heart transplant surgery by being able to store hearts in a fully functional state at ambient temperature was highlighted recently on the cover of American Journal of Transplant. Dr. Thatte has actively taught at Harvard Medical School for many years, and has been consistently rated as an outstanding teacher by the medical and dental students in their course evaluations. He has great passion for teaching, and has always strived for improvements in students and fellow’s academic excellence, development of their personality traits and leadership qualities; encouraging them to live extraordinary lives through their contributions.

Research Interest

Dr. Hemant Thatte is currently Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Director of Cardiac Surgery Research at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He has a doctorate from the University of Minnesota, and post-doctoral training, in Medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine, and in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and Medicine from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. His research laboratory is located at the West Roxbury campus of VA Boston Healthcare System. His recent work is primarily focused on translational research in cardiac surgery, including but not limited to, evaluation of techniques of endoscopic surgical conduit harvest and development of new solutions for long-term preservation of bypass conduits use in cardiac and peripheral vascular surgery; design and development of an ex vivo perfusion system to physiologically maintain the surgical conduits by facilitating physiological distension, and flow induced prevention of apoptosis; reversal of acidosis induced apoptosis during cardiac surgery, to improve short and long-term patient outcomes; design novel technology for long-term preservation, resuscitation, maintenance and transport of heart and other organs for transplant. Dr. Thatte is the inventor of GALA, SOMAH, AMRUT and AAYUSOL solution technologies for the preservation of vascular surgical conduits used in bypass, organs for transplant, and RBC and Platelets for lesion-free banking and transfusion. GALA and SOMAH technologies have been licensed to Somahlution in Jupiter, Florida, by Harvard University and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Thatte has published over 65 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. His contribution towards creating a new paradigm in heart transplant surgery by being able to store hearts in a fully functional state at ambient temperature was highlighted recently on the cover of American Journal of Transplant. Dr. Thatte has actively taught at Harvard Medical School for many years, and has been consistently rated as an outstanding teacher by the medical and dental students in their course evaluations. He has great passion for teaching, and has always strived for improvements in students and fellow’s academic excellence, development of their personality traits and leadership qualities; encouraging them to live extraordinary lives through their contributions.