Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsGilead Lancaster, MD
Associate Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Incidence and Predictors of Candida Endocarditis in Hospitalized Patients With Candidemia: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample (2016 to 2022)
Meyahnwi D, Siraw B, Tafesse Y, Issaka Y, Zinyandu T, Ahmed A, Opoku I, Lancaster G. Incidence and Predictors of Candida Endocarditis in Hospitalized Patients With Candidemia: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample (2016 to 2022). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2025, 254: 63-68. PMID: 40581131, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCandida endocarditisIV drug usePredictors of CEPrevalence of non-albicans Candida speciesProsthetic valvesNon-albicans Candida speciesHospitalized patientsHistory of IV drug useComplication of candidemiaProlonged antifungal therapyMultivariate logistic regression analysisAssociated with longer hospitalSolid organ malignanciesLife-threatening complicationsRetrospective cohort studyDrug useIn-Hospital MortalityHigher hospital costsLogistic regression analysisMultivariate regression analysisNational Inpatient SampleRegression analysisAntifungal therapyOrgan malignanciesFactors associated with lower oddsHeartfelt Progress: The Triumphs Of Non-invasive Remote Patient Monitoring In Mitigating Heart Failure Readmissions
REHAN M, ABDULLAH A, LANCASTER G. Heartfelt Progress: The Triumphs Of Non-invasive Remote Patient Monitoring In Mitigating Heart Failure Readmissions. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2025, 31: 303. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.10.310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongestive heart failureCongestive heart failure patientsRemote patient monitoring programReadmission ratesOutpatient monitoringHospital data of patientsImplantable pulmonary artery pressure monitorPulmonary artery pressure monitoringComparison to patientsData of patientsArterial pressure monitoringHeart failure readmissionDecreased 30-day readmissionsHeart failureBaseline parametersCompare outcomesBlood pressureCardioMEMSPatientsPressure monitoringWeeks post-dischargePatient monitoringMedical costsReadmissionVital signs
2024
Crossroads of Care: Navigating Injection Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis
Stolear A, Dulgher M, Kaminsky L, Ramponi F, Lancaster G. Crossroads of Care: Navigating Injection Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis. Cureus 2024, 16: e62490. PMID: 39015851, PMCID: PMC11251736, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureusInjection drug useAddiction medicine specialistsInfective endocarditisComplications of injection drug useActive injection drug useSubstance use disordersMedicine specialistsTricuspid valve repairPulmonary septic emboliTricuspid valve surgeryTricuspid valve vegetationManagement of IEIndividualized surgical interventionDrug useRecurrent IEAntibiotic coursesValve surgerySeptic emboliValve repairValve vegetationsAntibiotic therapySix-week follow-upSurgical interventionIllicit drug useIn-Hospital Outcomes and 30-Day Readmission Rate After Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Liver Cirrhosis: A Contemporary Propensity-Matched Analysis
Aggarwal A, Jang S, Vardhan S, Webber F, Alam M, Vardhan M, Lancaster G, Ahmad Y, Vora A, Zarich S, Inglessis-Azuaje I, Elmariah S, Forrest J, Davila C. In-Hospital Outcomes and 30-Day Readmission Rate After Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Liver Cirrhosis: A Contemporary Propensity-Matched Analysis. Structural Heart 2024, 8: 100327. PMID: 39670045, PMCID: PMC11632700, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2024.100327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement groupValve replacementIn-Hospital MortalityHepatorenal syndromeReadmission ratesCardiogenic shockLiver cirrhosisVascular complicationsIn-HospitalOutcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacementSurgical risk prediction modelsSurgical aortic valve replacement groupAssociated with significantly lower ratesRates of in-hospital mortalityLimited contemporary dataIn-Hospital OutcomesSignificantly lower ratesNationwide Readmissions DatabaseCardiac surgeryPeriprocedural morbidityTherapeutic optionsClinical characteristics
2006
16.30 A novel index of ST elevation in lead aVR as a predictor of myocardial viability using exercise SPECT myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
Afaq M, Adigopula S, Blendea D, Upadhyay S, Lancaster G. 16.30 A novel index of ST elevation in lead aVR as a predictor of myocardial viability using exercise SPECT myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2006, 13: s21. DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.06.069.Peer-Reviewed Original Research