Lindsay J. Nitsche MD

About Dr. Nitsche

Lindsay is an intern in the Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency program. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from SUNY Buffalo before attending the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. During medical school, Lindsay spent a year completing clinical research in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her research interests include clinical outcomes following valvular surgery and pediatric cardiac surgery. She plans to pursue a career in academic cardiac surgery.  

Education

2020 - 2025
MD - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

2017 - 2020
BS - Biochemistry SUNY Buffalo

Societies

National/International Societies:

8/2020 - present
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Pre-Candidate Member)

1/2024 - present
Women in Thoracic Surgery (Candidate Member, Membership Committee)

8/2020 - present
American Heart Association (Student Member)

8/2020 - present
American Society of Transplant Surgeons (Trainee Member)

8/2020 - present
American College of Cardiology (Student Member)

Awards

2025
Dr. Heinrich Leonhardt Prize in Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

2025
The Bacelli Award, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

2025
Summa Cum Laude Degree Honors, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

2025
Research Degree Honors, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

2025
STS Aortic Universe: From Birth to Adulthood Scholarship Recipient, 61st Annual STS Meeting, Los Angeles, CA

2023
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

2020-2023, 2025
Dean’s Letter of Commendation, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

2021 
Inaugural Department of Thoracic Surgery Distinguished Summer Research Fellow, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY

2021
AATS Member for a Day, 101st Annual Meeting of the AATS

2020
Summa Cum Laude Degree Honors, Department of Biochemistry, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

2017 - 2020
University Honors Scholar, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

2017 - 2020
New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

2017
First Year Design Award, Department of Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY  

Research

While in medical school, Lindsay performed clinical and large-animal thoracic surgery research with Drs. Demmy and Yendamuri. She then elected to spend a year gaining clinical research experience under the guidance of Dr. Stephanie Fuller at CHOP. Recently, Lindsay’s research has focused on outcomes following pediatric valve surgery. She plans to remain engaged in clinical outcomes projects at CHOP and Penn while in residency. 

Publications

1. Elsayed AS, Aldhaam NA, Nitsche L, Siam A, Jing Z, Hussein AA, Shigemura K, Fujisawa M, Guru KA. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy: Review of surgical technique, and perioperative, oncological and functional outcomes. Int J Urol. 2020 Mar;27(3):194-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/iju.14178 . Epub 2020 Jan 25. PMID: 31981379.
2. Rosser JB Jr, Nitsche LJ, Yee G, Alam H. The evolution of surgical virtual education and telementoring: One surgeon's journey. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug;124(2):162-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.26563 . PMID: 34245579
3. Nitsche LJ, Mukherjee S, Cheruvu K, Krabak C, Rachala R, Ratnakaram K, Sharma P, Singh M, Yendamuri S. Exploring the Impact of the Obesity Paradox on Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Mar 11;14(6):1440. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14061440  PMID: 35326592; PMCID: PMC8946288. 
4. Jordan S., Nitsche LJ, Yendamuri S. Narrative Review of Staging and Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. AME Surgical Journal 2022;2:28 (30 September 2022) https://doi.org/10.21037/asj-21-71
5. Nitsche, LJ, Vedire, Y.R., Kannisto, E., Wang, X., Seager, R., Pabla, S., Patnaik, S., Yendamuri, S., Visceral Obesity in Non-Small Cell Cancer. Cancers 2022, 14, 3450. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14143450  PMID: 35884508
6. L’Huillier JC, Mawani F, Nitsche L, Adams TM, Wirengard YR, Rosser JB. A novel telementoring  platform: Initial evaluation of technical skills performance and participant satisfaction. Global Surg Educ. 2023;2(44). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44186-023-00122-8.
7. Chilbert MR, Salah S, Kersten B, Nitsche L, Castoro N, El-Ashry A. Effect of P2Y12 platelet reactivity level on peri- and postoperative outcomes of cardiac surgery patients. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2023 Mar 23. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0021-9509.23.12595-X . PMID: 36951689.
8. Nitsche, L.J., Jordan, S., Demmy, T., Dexter, E., Hennon, M., Nwogu, C., Yendamuri, S., Picone, A., Analyzing the Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches on Post-Operative Outcomes of Pneumonectomy and Sleeve Lobectomy Patients. J Thorac Dis. 2023 May 30;15(5):2497-2504. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-22-654 . Epub 2023 Apr 18. PMID: 37324102; PMCID: PMC10267906.
9. Vedire Y.R., Nitsche L.J., Tiadjeri M., McCutcheon V., Hall J., Seager, R., Pabla, S., Barbi J., Yendamuri S., Ray A. Skeletal Muscle Index is Associated with Long Term Surgical Outcomes After Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. 2023 Aug 19;23(1):778. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11210-9 . PMID: 37598139.
10. L’Huillier, J.C., Boccardo, J.D., Stewart, M., Wang, S., Myneni, A.A., Bari, A.S.M.A., Nitsche, L.J., Taylor, H.L., Lukan, J., Noyes, K.  Gun violence revictimization in New York State: What increases the risk of being shot again?. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 97(4):p 604-613, October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000004370
11. 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 vol. 34,7 (2024): 1606-1608. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951124025289
12. Grasty, M. A., L'Etoile, N., Nitsche, L. J., Takeda, M., Fisher, B. T., Drant, S., & Mavroudis, C. D. (2024). Aortic Rupture in a Pediatric Patient With Influenza. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 21501351241282281. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351241282281
13. Asher, M., Iyengar, A., Rekhtman, D., Jiang, J., Song, C., Weingarten, N., Shin, M., Nitsche, L., Mavroudis, C. D. (2024). Goodnight Moon: The (not so) mystical effect of folklore and superstitions on cardiac transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2024.12.007
14. Nitsche, L. J., Devlin, P. J., Bond, S. J., Friedman, J. A., Rubnitz, K. R., Schwartz, E., Bontrager, C. E., Karel, L. I., Nicolson, S. C., & Fuller, S. M. Use of bupivacaine liposomal injectable suspension in children aged 2 to 6 years undergoing cardiac surgery does not accelerate recovery. JTCVS Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.11.013
15. Falk, A. R., Nitsche, L. J., Bontrager, C. E., Bond, S., Beslow, L. A., Borst, A. J., Pogoriler, J., Devlin, P. J., Goldmuntz, E., Singhal, S., Trerotola, S. O., & Fuller, S. M. (2024). Surgical resection of diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs). JTCVS Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.11.002
16. Pettit AN, Nitsche LJ, Ahmed H, Catalano M, Mavroudis CD. Orthotopic heart transplantation in patient with Williams syndrome: case report and considerations in perioperative and long-term management. Cardiology in the Young. 2025;35(1):212-213. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951124036540
17. Nitsche, L. J., Curtin, L., Sexton, S., Khoury, T., Prey, J. D., Yendamuri, S., & Demmy, T. L. (2025). Preclinical experience with cisplatin, gemcitabine, and doxorubicin in pulmonary suffusion. JTCVS Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.12.012
18. Nitsche, LJ, Bontrager, CE, Devlin, PJ, Surrey, LF, Pogoriler, J, Krieger, PA, Laetsch, T, Balis, F, Fairman, AS, Mattei, P, Fuller, SM. Complex Pediatric Neoplasms: The Role of Cardiothoracic Surgery. JTCVS Techniques. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.01.019
19. Catalano, MA, Toubat, O, Nitsche, LJ, Aronowitz, D, Beqaj, H, Smood, BF, Grasty, M, Gaynor, JW, Mavroudis, CD. "Variation in techniques of selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in neonates undergoing aortic arch reconstruction–a comprehensive review." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.02.013