John Rizzo
Staff Affiliate - YNHHCards
About
Research
Publications
2026
The Economic Toll of Inequitable Dental Care Access: A Welfare Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Guo C, Rizzo J. The Economic Toll of Inequitable Dental Care Access: A Welfare Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities. Health Services Research 2026, 61: e70155. PMID: 42536023, PMCID: PMC13426329, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.70155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanCross-Sectional StudiesDental CareEthnicityFemaleHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsSocioeconomic Disparities in HealthSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhiteYoung AdultA Preliminary Zebrafish Model of ACTA2 Deficiency Reveals Increased Larval Phenotype Burden and Suggests Reduced Adult Mutant Survival
Zafar M, Harling L, Li Y, Celik N, Mukherjee S, Rizzo J, Prendergast A, Elefteriades J. A Preliminary Zebrafish Model of ACTA2 Deficiency Reveals Increased Larval Phenotype Burden and Suggests Reduced Adult Mutant Survival. Genes 2026, 17: 808. PMID: 42510848, PMCID: PMC13409388, DOI: 10.3390/genes17070808.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Systemic Hospital Effects Driving Racial Disparities in Non-Elective Cesarean Delivery: Evidence from the New York Metropolitan Area
Kausar K, Guo C, Gopalan S, Gnofam M, Haberman S, Rizzo J. Systemic Hospital Effects Driving Racial Disparities in Non-Elective Cesarean Delivery: Evidence from the New York Metropolitan Area. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-11. PMID: 41400913, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02794-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Patient-specific ascending aortic intervention criteria
Kalogerakos P, Zafar M, Li Y, Mukherjee S, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Patient-specific ascending aortic intervention criteria. European Journal Of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2024, 65: ezae162. PMID: 38632077, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae162.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
“Big Data” Analyses Underlie Clinical Discoveries at the Aortic Institute
Zafar M, Li Y, Ostberg N, Rizzo J, Tranquilli M, Mukherjee S, Elefteriades J. “Big Data” Analyses Underlie Clinical Discoveries at the Aortic Institute. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2023, 96: 427-440. PMID: 37780996, PMCID: PMC10524815, DOI: 10.59249/lndz2964.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsBicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention
Zafar M, Wu J, Vinholo T, Li Y, Papanikolaou D, Ostberg N, Kalyanasundaram A, Kalogerakos P, Mukherjee S, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Bicuspid aortopathy does not require earlier surgical intervention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 168: 760-769.e4. PMID: 37088130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFate of the unoperated ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: three-decade experience from the Aortic Institute at Yale University
Wu J, Zafar M, Liu Y, Chen J, Li Y, Mukherjee S, Rizzo J, Elefteriades J. Fate of the unoperated ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: three-decade experience from the Aortic Institute at Yale University. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 4579-4588. PMID: 36994934, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKIF6 Trp719Arg Genetic Variant Increases Risk for Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Velasco J, Li Y, Zafar M, Rizzo J, Ma D, Zang H, Kalyanasundaram A, Elefteriades J. KIF6 Trp719Arg Genetic Variant Increases Risk for Thoracic Aortic Dissection. Genes 2023, 14: 252. PMID: 36833179, PMCID: PMC9956195, DOI: 10.3390/genes14020252.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Ascending aneurysmectomy: Should we shift to the left? ∗
Elefteriades J, Rizzo J, Zafar M. Ascending aneurysmectomy: Should we shift to the left? ∗. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2022, 166: 435-441. PMID: 36109210, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.033.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPatient preferences for mitral valve regurgitation treatment: a discrete choice experiment
Janssen E, Keuffel E, Liden B, Hanna A, Rizzo J. Patient preferences for mitral valve regurgitation treatment: a discrete choice experiment. Postgraduate Medicine 2022, 134: 125-142. PMID: 34981982, DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2021.2020571.Peer-Reviewed Original Research