Raina Sinha, MD, MPH, FACC

Education

Education
BA, Lehigh University, 2002
MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2006
MPH, UCLA, 2011

Residency
General Surgery, University of Southern California, 2006 – 2013

Fellowship
Thoracic Surgery, University of Southern California, 2013 – 2016
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Emory University, 2016 – 2017

Board Certifications

Faculty Appointment

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut

Clinical Expertise

• Primary repair/palliation of complex neonatal cardiac defects
• Single ventricle palliation
• Repairs of mitral, tricuspid, and aortic valves
• Adult congenital heart surgery

Selected Publications

• Sinha R, Chen PC, Sam R, Dodge-Khatami A, Salazar J. Results of Less than 5 mm Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Conduits in Single Ventricle Palliation. Ann Thorac Surg. Accepted for publication May 2020.

• Sinha R, Altin HF, McCracken C, Well A, Rosenblum J, Kanter K, Kogon B, Alsoufi B. Effect of Atrioventricular Valve Repair on Multistage Palliation Results of Single
  Ventricle Defects. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 May 23:S0003-4975(20)30746-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32454017; DOI: 1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.126

• Chen PC, Dodge-Khatami J, Hanfland R, Sinha R, Salazar J, Dodge-Khatami A. Resuscitating the Chimney Graft to Innominate Artery for Straightforward Cannulation During Infancy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 May;109(5):e379-e381. PMID: 31987822; DOI: 1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.053

• Sinha R, Gooty V, Jang S, Dodge-Khatami A, Salazar J.: Validity of Pulmonary Valve Z-Scores in Predicting Valve-Sparing Tetralogy Repairs – Systematic Review. Children, 6(5):2019.

• Rosenblum JM, Altin HF, Gillespie SE, Bauser-Heaton H, Kanter KA, Sinha R, Cory M, Alsoufi B.: Management outcomes of primary pulmonary vein stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2019.

• Griselli M, Sinha R, Jang S, Perri G, Adachi I.: Mechanical Circulatory Support for Single Ventricle Failure. Front Cardiovasc Med, 5:115, 2018.

• Alsoufi B, Sinha R, McCracken C, Figueroa J, Altin F, Kanter K.: Outcomes and risk factors associated with tricuspid valve repair in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 54(6):993-1000, 2018.

• Baker CJ, Sinha R, Sullivan ME.: Development of a Cardiac Surgery Simulation Curriculum: From Needs Assessment Results to Practical Implementation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144(1):7-16, 2012.

Additional Information

Dr. Sinha is one of just 18 female pediatric cardiac surgeons practicing in the United States.