Paul J. Devlin, MD, MSc
About Paul J. Devlin, MD, MSc
Titles
Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Awards and Honors
2023, Certificate of Excellence - Achievement in Clinical Care - Northwestern CT Graduation, Northwestern University
2022, American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (AATS) Honoring Our CCF Mentors Seminar
2019, J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 55th Annual Meeting
2018, University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies Conference Grant
2018, American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Abstract Travel Grant
2015, Kenneth M. Viste, MD Student Service Recognition Award, Northwestern University
2015, Feinberg School of Medicine Commencement Speaker
2014, Training Alpha Omega Alpha
2013-2014, Student Senate President, Feinberg School of Medicine
2012, American Association for Thoracic Surgery Summer Intern Scholarship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
2011-2015, President, Feinberg School of Medicine Class of 2015
2011, Magna cum Laude, Northwestern University
2010-2011, President, Northwestern Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
2008, Valedictorian, Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, MD
Leadership and Memberships
2018-present, American Heart Association
2015-present, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2015-present, American College of Cardiology
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2024-present, Editorial Board Member and Reviewer, World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
2020-present, Reviewer, Annals of Thoracic Surgery
2020-present, Reviewer, Cardiology in the Young
2021-present, Deputy Statistical Editor and Reviewer, Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MS in Biostatistics - University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medical Degree
MD - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency
Cardiothoracic Surgery - Northwestern University/ McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, IL (Administrative Chief Resident)
Fellowship
John W. Kirklin/David Ashburn Fellow - Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS) Data Center, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Congenital Cardiac Surgery - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2025
Falk AR, Nitsche LJ, Bontrager CE, Bond S, Beslow LA, Borst AJ, Pogoriler J, Devlin PJ, Goldmuntz E, Singhal S, Trerotola SO, Fuller SM: Surgical resection of diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) JTCVS Open 23: 309-317, Nov. 16 2024 Notes: eCollection Feb. 2025.
Nitsche LJ, Devlin PJ, Bond SJ, Friedman JA, Rubnitz KR, Schwartz E, Bontrager CE, Karel LI, Nicolson SC, Fuller SM: Use of bupivacaine liposomal injectable suspension in children aged 2 to 6 years undergoing cardiac surgery does not accelerate recovery. JTCVS Open 23: 245-255, Dec. 4 2024 Notes: eCollection Feb. 2025.
2024
Liu T, Devlin PJ, Whippo B, Vassallo P, Hoel A, Pham DT, Johnston DR, Chris Malaisrie S, Mehta CK: Neighborhood socioeconomic status and readmission in acute type A aortic dissection repair. Journal of Surgical Research 296: 772-780, Apr. 2024 Notes: Epub Feb. 20, 2024.
2023
Jegatheeswaran A, Argo MB, Devlin PJ, Callahan CP, Meza JM, Wilder TJ, Hickey EJ, Karamlou T: The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Kirklin/Ashburn Fellowship: The fellows' perspective. World Journal of Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery 14(5): 575-586, Sept. 2023.
Devlin PJ, Argo M, Habib RH, McCrindle BW, Jegatheeswaran A, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Backer CL, Overman DM, Karamlou T: Contemporary applications and outcomes of pulmonary artery banding: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 117(1): 128-135, Jan. 2024 Notes: Epub Sept. 28, 2023.
2020
Aly S, Lizano Santamaria RW, Devlin PJ, Jegatheeswaran A, Russell J, Seed M, McCrindle BW: Negative impact of obesity on ventricular size and function and exercise performance in children and adolescents with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 36(9): 1482-1490, Sept. 2020 Notes: Epub June 29, 2020.
Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, Williams WG, Brothers JA, Jacobs ML, DeCampli WM, Fleishman CE, Kirklin JK, Mertens L, Mery CM, Molossi S, Caldarone CA, Aghaei N, Lorber RO, McCrindle BW: Outcomes after anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery repair: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Study. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 160(3): 757-771.e5, Sept. 2020 Notes: Epub Apr. 13, 2020.
Low T, Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, Chahal N, Brandão LR, McCrindle BW: Bleeding risk associated with combination thromboprophylaxis therapy is low for patients with coronary artery aneurysms after Kawasaki disease. International Journal of Cardiology 321: 6-11, Dec. 15 2020 Notes: Epub July 19, 2020.
Stephens EH, Talwar AA, Devlin PJ, Eltayeb O, Mongé MC, Tsao S, Backer CL: 24-year results of nonfenestrated extracardiac Fontan including Fontan conversions. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 112(2): 619-625, Aug. 2021 Notes: Epub Aug. 11, 2020.
2019
Devlin PJ, McCrindle BW, Kirklin JK, Blackstone EH, DeCampli WM, Caldarone CA, Dodge-Khatami A, Eghtesady P, Meza JM, Gruber PJ, Guleserian KJ, Alsoufi B, Lambert LM, O'Brien JE Jr, Austin EH 3rd, Jacobs JP, Karamlou T: Intervention for arch obstruction after the Norwood procedure: Prevalence, associated factors, and practice variability. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 157(2): 684-695.e8, Feb. 2019 Notes: Epub Nov. 22, 2018.
Lai GY, Devlin PJ, Kesavabhotla K, Rich JD, Pham DT, Potts MB, Jahromi BS: Management and outcome of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Journal of Neurosurgery 132(4): 1133-1139, Mar. 15 2019 Notes: Print Apr. 1, 2020.
Slieker MG, Meza JM, Devlin PJ, Burch PT, Karamlou T, DeCampli WM, McCrindle BW, Williams WG, Morgan CT, Fleishman CE, Mertens L: Pre-intervention morphologic and functional echocardiographic characteristics of neonates with critical left heart obstruction: A Congenital Heart Surgeons Society (CHSS) inception cohort study. European Hear Journal Cardiovascular Imaging 20(6): 658-667, June 1 2019.
Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, McCrindle BW, Williams WG, Jacobs ML, Blackstone EH, DeCampli WM, Caldarone CA, Gaynor JW, Kirklin JK, Lorber RO, Mery CM, St Louis JD, Molossi S, Brothers JA: Features associated with myocardial ischemia in anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 158(3): 822-843.e3, Sept. 2019 Notes: Epub Mar. 28, 2019.
Devlin PJ, Jegatheeswaran A, Williams WG, Blackstone EH, DeCampli WM, Lambert LM, Mussatto KA, Prospero CJ, Bondarenko I, McCrindle BW: Late survival and patient-perceived health status of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society dextro-transposition of the great arteries cohort. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 108(5): 1447-1455, Nov. 2019 Notes: Epub July 23, 2019.
Meza JM, Devlin PJ, Overman DM, Gremmels D, Baffa G, Cohen MS, Quartermain MD, Caldarone CA, Pourmoghadam K, DeCampli WM, Fackoury CT, Mertens L: The Congenital Heart Surgeon's Society complete atrioventricular septal defect cohort: Baseline, preintervention echocardiographic characteristics. Seminars in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 31(1): 80-86, Spring 2019 Notes: Epub Feb. 8, 2018.
Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, DeCampli WM, Welke KF, Williams WG, Blackstone EH, Fuller S, Jacobs ML, Mussatto KA, Woods RK, McCrindle BW: Longitudinal functional health status in young adults with repaired dextro-transposition of the great arteries: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 159(2): 609-614.e3, Feb. 2020 Notes: Epub Aug. 22, 2019.
2016
Devlin PJ, Backer CL, Eltayeb O, Mongé MC, Hauck AL, Costello JM: Repair of partial atrioventricular septal defect: Age and outcomes. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 102(1): 170-177, July 2016 Notes: Epub Apr. 25, 2016.
2014
Devlin PJ, Russell HM, Mongé MC, Patel A, Costello JM, Spicer DE, Anderson RH, Backer CL: Doubly committed and juxtaarterial ventricular septal defect: outcomes of the aortic and pulmonary valves. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 97(6): 2134-2140, June 2014 Notes: Epub Apr. 1, 2014.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2024
Nitsche LJ, Callahan R, Grasty MA, Devlin PJ, Favilla E, Mavroudis CD: Critical left main coronary artery stenosis presenting as cardiac arrest in coarctation of the aorta patient. Cardiology in the Young 34(7): 1606-1608, July 2024 Notes: Case Report; Epub May 27, 2024.
Devlin PJ, Maeda K: Commentary: Reverse Potts shunt: The answer in a high-pressure situation? Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 168(3): 955-956, Sept. 2024 Notes: Epub Jan. 9, 2024.
2023
Thomae B, Maroun A, Devlin P, Drullinsky D, Markl M, Malaisrie SC: Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of post-Ross David Procedure with valve repair. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 1(3): 392-394, May 27 2023 Notes: Case Report; eCollection Sept. 2023.
Lectures by Invitation
2023
Devlin PJ. “Contemporary applications and outcomes of pulmonary artery banding: An analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database.” Society of Thoracic Surgeons 59th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Jan 2023.
Devlin PJ. "Resident Perspective on Fellowships." Society of Thoracic Surgeons 59th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Jan 2023.