Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, M.Sc.
E-mail Address: rajeswj@ccf.org
Current Activities:
Rajes has been in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences (formaly known as Deparatment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology) since March 2001. He is currently a Lead Biostatistician in the Heart/Transplant Centers' Section of Biostatistics (in the Quantitative Health Sciences), where he collaborates with physicians and researchers on a wide variety of projects in the area of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Areas of Interest:
Cumulative logit models, Longitudional data analysis, Multiphase (time varying coefficients) models, Non-linear mixed models.

Softwares:
Interval estimation of individual categories for ordinal response variable in cumulative logit model:

1. Frequentist Approach: Delta method
2. Bootstrap Method
3. Bayesian Approach

Presentations and Publications:

PRESENTATIONS:

  1. Rajeswaran J. , Blackstone EH, ``A Non-Linear Cumulative Logit Mixed Model with Time Varying Phases and Coefficients'', (poster) presented at the XIIIrd International Biometric Conference held at the McGill University, Montreal, Canada, July 2006.

  2. Rajeswaran J. , ``MultiVariate Proper Dispersion Models: Some Statistical Properties'', Presented at the Danish Institute of Agricultural Science (Biometry Research Unit), Foulum , Denmark , July 1998.

  3. Ayers D., Rajeswaran J., Wang S., ''Comparison of Habitat Availability to Habitat usage by Cutthroat Trout: a case study'', Presented at the 26th annual conference of the Statistical Society of Canada held at the University of Sherbrook, Quebec, Canada, June 1998.

PUBLICATIONS

Statistical Methodology

  1. Rajeswaran J. , Blackstone EH., Interval Estimation for Individual Categories in Cumulative Logit Models , Statistics in Medicine, 2007; 26 (22) : 4150-62.

  2. Jorgensen B., Rajeswaran J. , A Generalization of Hotelling's T 2 , Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, 2005; 34 (11) : 2179-95.

  3. Rajeswaran J., Some Statistical Properties of Multivariate Proper Dispersion Models, with Special Reference to a Multivariate Gamma Model , M.Sc Thesis (1998), Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Statistical Collaboration

  1. Mihaljevic T., Nowicki ER., Rajeswaran J ., Blackstone EH., Lagazzi L., Thomas J., Lytle BW., Cosgrov DM., Survival after valve replacement for aortic stenosis: Implications for decision making, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2008; 135 (6) :1270 - 9.

  2. Mason DP., Rajeswaran J ., Murthy SC., McNeill AM., Budev MM., Mehta AC., Pettersson GB., Blackstone EH., Spirometry After Transplantation: How Much Better Are Two Lungs Than One? , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2008; 85 :1193-201.

  3. Smedira NG., Lytle BW., Lever HM., Rajeswaran J. , Krishnaswamy G., Kaple RK., Dolney DOW., Blackstone EH., Current Effectiveness and Risks of Isolated Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2008; 85:127-134.

  4. Mason DP., Solovera-Rozas M., Feng J., Rajeswaran J. , Thuita L., et al., Dialysis After Lung Transplantation: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes , The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2007; 26(11): 1155-1162.

  5. Mihaljevic T., Lam BK., Rajeswaran J. , Takagaki M., Lauer MS.,Gillinov AM., Blackstone EH., Lytle BW., Impact of Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Combined With Revascularization in Patients With Functional Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007; 49(22) : 2191-201.

  6. Bhudia SK., McCarthy PM., Kumpati GS., Helou J, Hoercher KJ, Rajeswaran J. , Blackstone EH ., Improved Outcomes After Aortic Valve Surgery for Chronic Aortic Regurgitation With Severe Left Ventrricular Dysfunction , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007; 49(13) : 1465-71.

  7. Gillinov AM., Bhavani S., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Svensson LG., Navia JL., et.al, Surgery for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Patient Factors and Lesion Set Annals of Thoracic Surgery,2006; 82: 502-14.

  8. Bhudia SK., Cosgrov DM., Naugle RI., Rajeswaran J. , Lam BK., Walton E., Petrich J., Palumbo J., Gillinov AM., Apperson-Hansen C., Blackstone EH., Magnesium as a neuroprotectant in cardiac surgery: A randomized clinical trial, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006; 131(4) :853-61.

  9. Walts PA., Murthy SC., Arroliga AC., Yared JP., Rajeswaran J. , Rice TW., Lytle BW., Blackstone EH., Tracheostomy after cardiovascular surgery: An assessment of long-term outcome , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006; 131(4): 830-7.

  10. Mason DP., Quader MA., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , DeCamp MM., Murthy SC., Quader AK., Rice TW., Thromboembolism after pneumonectomy for malignancy: An independent maker of poor outcomes , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,2006; 131(3): 711-718.

  11. Bhudia SK., Troughton R., Lam BK., Rajeswaran J. , Mills WR., Gillinov AM., Griffin BP., Blackstone EH., et.al., Mitral Valve Surgery in the Adult Marfan Syndrome Patient , Annals of Thoracic Surgery,2006; 81 :843-8.

  12. Banbury MK., Brizzio ME., Rajeswaran J. , Lytle BW., Blackstone EH., Transfusion Increases the Risk of Postoperative Infection after Cardiovascular Surgery , Journal of the American College of Surgeons,2006; 202 :131-138.

  13. Gillinov AM., Bakeen F., McCarthy PM., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Pettersson G., Sabik III JF., et.al, Surgery for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in the Setting of Mitral Valve Disease: A role for Pulmonary Vein Isolation? , Annals of Thoracic Surgery,2006; 81 :19-28.

  14. Gillinov AM., Sirak J., Blackstone EH., McCarthy PM., Rajeswaran J. , Pettersson G., Sabik III JF., et.al, The Cox maze procedure in mitral valve disease: Predictors of recurrent atrial fibrillation , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,2005; 130 :1653-60.

  15. Gillinov AM., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Mawad M., McCArthy PM., Sabik JF., SHIOTA T., Lytle BW., Cosgrov DM ., Ischemic Versus Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: Does Etiology Affect Survival? , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2005; 80 : 811-9.

  16. Gillinov AM., McCarthy PM., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Pettersson G., Sabik III JF., et. al., Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with bipolar radiofrequency as the primary modality , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,2005; 129 :1322-9.

  17. Murthy SC., Kim K., Rice TW., Rajeswaran J. , Bukowski R., DeCamp MM., Blackstone EH., Can We Predict Long-Term Survival After Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma? , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2005; 79 : 996-1003.

  18. Lam BK., Gillinov AM., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Yuh B., Bhudia SK., McCArthy PM., Cosgrov DM., Importance of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2005; 79(1) : 462-70.

  19. McGee EC., Gillinov AM., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Cohen G., Najam F., Shiota T., Sabik JF., Lytle BW., McCarthy PM., Cosgrov DM., Recurrent mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,2004; 128 : 916-24.

  20. Hirose H., Svensson LG., Lytle BW., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , et. al., Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiovascular Surgery , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2004; 78(6) : 2099-2105.

  21. Svensson LG., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Sebik JF, Lytle BW, et. al., Does Arterial Cannulation Site for Circulatory Arrest Influence Stroke Risk? Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2004; 78(4) :1274-1284.

  22. Kumpati GS., Cook DJ., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Abdo AS., Young JB., Starling RC., Yamani MH., Smedira NG., McCarthy PM ., HLA Sensitization in Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: Does type of device make a difference? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,2004; 127 :1800-7.

  23. Bhudia SK., McCarthy PM., Smedira NG., Lam BK., Rajeswaran J. , Blackstone EH., Edge-to-Edge (Alfieri) Mitral Repair: Results in diverse clinical settings , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2004; 77 :1514-24.

  24. Bhudia SK., McCarthy PM., Kumpati KS., Hoercher KJ., Rajeswaran J. , Blackstone EH., Changing Outlook After Aortic Valve Surgery for Chronic Aortic Regurgitation With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2004; 43(5) (Supplement 2): pp A439 (Abstract).

  25. Sabik JF., Nemeh H., Lytle BW., Blackstone EH., Gillinov AM., Rajeswaran J. , Cosgrov DM., Canulation of the Axillary Artery with a Side Graft Reduces Morbidity , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2004; 77(4) :1315-20.

  26. Bhudia SK., McCarthy PM., Rajeswaran J ., Hoercher KJ., Lytle BW., Cosgrov DM., Blackstone EH., Tricuspid Valve Repair: Durability and Risk Factors for Failure , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2004; 127(3) : 674-85.

  27. JM Raboud, MC Boily, J.Rajeswaran , MV O'Shaughness, MT Schechter, The Impact of Needle Exchange Programs On The Spread Of HIV Among Injection Drug Users; A Simulation Study , Journal of Urban Health, 2003; 80 : 302-320.

  28. Navia JL., McCarthy PM., Hoercher KJ., Feng J., Rajeswaran J. , Smedira NG., Banbury MK., Blackstone EH., Do Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Bridge-to-Transplantation Outcomes Predicts the Results of Permanent LVAD Implantation? Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2002; 74: 2051-63.

  29. Lam BK., Gillinov AM., Brian G., Rajeswaran J. , Blackstone EH ., Fate of severe mitral regurgitation after coronary revascularization alone , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2002; 39 (Supplement 2): pp427 (Abstract).

  30. Banbury MK., Cosgrove DM., Thomas JD., Blackstone EH., Rajeswaran J. , Okies JE., Frater RM., Hemodynamic stability during 17 Years of the Carpender-Edwards Aortic Pericardial Bioprosthesis , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2002; 73: 1460-5.