Daniel Beckles, M.D.

PhD Molecular Biology (cardiovascular)

MD- State University of New York, Downstate

SUNY Downstate

SUNY Downstate

Brigham & Women's Hospital
University of Texas Southwestern Med Sch

American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Society of Thoracic surgeons
American College of Surgeons (ACS) -Fellow
Association of Academic Surgeons (AAS)
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Clarence Dennis (Surgical) Society - New York
American College of Chest Physicians-Fellow
American College of Cardiology (ACC)- Fellow
American Heart Association (AHA)
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
International Society for Heart & Lung Transplant
Texas Chapter- American College of Cardiology
UNOS Region 4-member, Texas

New York Surgical Society (NYSS), member
Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS)
Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)
Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS)
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

AOA
Super Doctors Awards

1. Braiteh, N, Ebeid, K, Yarkoni, A, Beckles, D,L, Fenlon, C. “A Large Mitral Valve Vegetation Not Visualized on Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Case Report.
Am J Case Rep. 2019 Sep 27;20:1422-1426

2. Bhat, A.; Neculiseanu, E.; Tam, E.L.; Gendy, A; Beckles, D.L., Luhrs, C.; Braverman, A. "Purulent pericarditis in sickle cell disease due to Streptococcus agalactiae; a unique case report and literature review." Hemoglobin 2019 Jan;43(1):1-3

3. Gross, D.J.; Zangbar, B.; Muthu, N.; Badami,A.; Rosen, P.L.; Roudnitsky, V.; Stein, L.H.; Beckles, D.L.; Gruessner, R.W.G. “Saving the Split: The Benefits of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic surgery Thymectomy”. J Am Coll Surg Oct 2018, Vol227, (4) Supp 1. S55

4. Choudhary, M.; Mascareno, E.; Simmonds, I.; Beckles, D.L.; Luthringer, D.J.; Sreedhara, K. “The Role of Hexim1 in Chagas Disease-Associated Cardiomyopathy” JACS Oct 2018, Vol227 (4) Supp 2. e100-e101

5. Supino, P.G., Hai, O.Y., Avadhani, S., Nizam, R., Beckles, D., Borer, J.S. Low Adherence to Discharge Medications Predicts Risk of Cardiac Events Midterm after Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study among Predominantly Black Inner-City Patients. JACC, Vol 71 (11) Supp March 2018

6. Mascareno, E., Gupta, R., Martello, L.A., Salciccioli, L., Beckles, D.L., Walsh, M.G., Machado, F.S., Tanowitz, H.B., Haseeb, M.A. Rapidly progressive course of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice heterozygous for hexamethylene bis—acetamide inducible--‐1 (Hexim-1) gene. Microbes and Infection 2018 Jan;20(1):25-36

7. Dhar-Mascareno, M., Rozenberg, I., Iqbal, J., Hussain, M.M., Beckles, D.L., Mascareno, E. Hexim1 heterozygosity triggers remodeling of atherosclerotic plaque and steatosis in ApoE null mice fed an atherogenic diet. Int J Biochem Cell Bio 21;83:56-64, 2016

8. Nichols, J.E., Niles, J., Riddle, M., Vargas, G., Schilagard, T., Ma, L., Edward, K., La Francesca, S., Sakamoto, J., Vega, S., Ogedegbe, M., Mlcak, R., Deyo, D., McQuitty, C., Lick, S., Beckles, D., Melo, E., Cortiella, J. Production and assessment of decellularized pig and human lung scaffolds. Tissue Eng Part A 19(17-18):2045-62, 2013.

4. Lick, S.D. and Beckles, D.L. Surgical technique: partial transplant cardiectomy mitral exposure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 145(5):1413-4, 2013

5. Shah, S.K., Parto, P., Lombard, G.A., James, M.A., Beckles, D.L., Lick, S., Valentine, V.G. Probable Phaeoacremonium parasiticum as a cause of cavitary native lung nodules after single lung transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 15(1):E9-13, 2013.

6. Lick, S.D. and Beckles, D.L. A pulmonary artery “chimney” relieves RVAD anxiety. Ann Thorac Surg 94(5):1784, 2012

7. Lick, S.D. and Beckles, D.L. A simple technique to preserve the LSVC during reoperative orthotopic heart transplant. J Cardiac Surg 27(6):767-8, 2012.

8. Takahashi, M., Beckles, D.L., Fischer, G.W., Reddy, R.C. Epicardial sonography as a useful adjunct to repair of coronary artery dissection. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 27(2):323-325, 2012.

9. Reddy, R.C., Takahashi, M., Beckles, D.L, Farzan, F. Anomalous right coronary artery from the left sinus - a minimally invasive approach. European J Cardiothorac Surg 41(2):287-90; 2012.

10. Lick, S.D., Beckles, D., Piovesanna, G., Vaidya, S., Indrikovs, A., Barbagelata, A., Valentine, V. Transplantation of high-PRA LVAD patients without crossmatch using on-bypass pheresis and alemtuzumab. Ann Thorac Surg 92(4):1428-34, 2011.

11. Mascareno, E, Beckles, D.L., Dhar-Mascareno, M., Siddiqui, M.A.Q. Enhanced hypertrophy in ob/ob mice due to an impairment in expression of atrial natriuretic peptide. Vascul Pharmacol 51(2-3):198-204, 2009.

12. Wait, M.A, Beckles, D.L., Paul, M., Hotze, M., DiMaio, M.J. Thoracoscopic management of empyema thoracis. J Minimal Access Surg 3(4):141-148, 2007.

13. Beckles, D.L., Mascareno, E., Siddiqui, M.A.Q. Inhibition of Jak2 Phosphorylation attenuates pressure overload cardiac hypertrophy. Vascul Pharmacol 45(6):350-357, 2006.

14. Mascareno, E., Beckles, D.L., Siddiqui, M.A.Q. Janus Kinase-2 Signaling mediates Apoptosis in Rat Cardiomyocytes. Vascul Pharmacol 43(5):327-335, 2005.

15. Blattman, S.; Deitch, J.; Beckles, D.; Gwertzman, G.; D’Ayala, M.; McGagh, D.; Zenilmann, M.E. Infected iliac artery pseudoaneurysm after angioplasty and stenting. Surgical Rounds Nov. 532-537, 2004.

16. Guaiquil, V.H., Golde, D.W., Beckles. D.L., Mascareno, E., Siddiqui, M.A.Q. Vitamin C inhibits hypoxia-induced damage and apoptotic signaling pathways in cardiomyocytes and ischemic hearts. Free Radical Biol Med 1;37(9):1419-29, 2004.

17. Bell, T.W.; Beckles, D.L.; Debetta, M.; Glover, B.R.; Hou, Z.; Hung, K-Y; Khasanov, A.B. An improved preparation of 4-aminopyrimidine-5-carboxaldehyde. Organic Preparations and Procedures International 34(3):32, 2002.

18. Beckles, D.L., Maioriello, J., Santora, V.J., Bell, T.W. Complexation of creatinine by synthetic receptors. Tetrahedron 51(2): 363-376, 1995.

19. Boguslavsky, L., Kalash, H., Xu, Z., Beckles, D., Geng, L., Skotheim, T., Laurinavicius, V., Lee, H.S. Thin-film bienzyme amperometric biosensors based on polymeric redox mediators with electrostatic bipolar protecting layer. Analytica Chimica Acta, 311(1): 15-21, 1995.

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