Taufiek Konrad Rajab

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

COM | Surgery Ped Cardio

7 h-index 24 pubs 217 cited

Research Areas

Congenital Heart Disease Studies Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Child and Adolescent Health Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgical Simulation and Training Birth, Development, and Health

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Taufiek Konrad Rajab's research focuses on congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiovascular surgery. He has published reviews and systematic analyses on topics including prematurity and congenital heart disease, outcomes in primary repair of truncus arteriosus, and aortic valve replacement in neonates. His work also addresses the challenges and evidence surrounding interventions for coarctation in infants and neonates, as well as experiences with the arterial switch operation. Rajab has investigated the use of transthoracic echocardiography for cardiac parameter evaluation in piglets and explored partial heart transplantation. He has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on multiple publications. Rajab's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 24 total publications and 217 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 7
Publications: 24
Citations: 217

Selected Publications

Transthoracic echocardiography for evaluating cardiac parameters in growing piglets (2025) DOI
Ethical Oversight of First-in-Human Cardiac Procedures for Congenital Heart Disease in Children (2025) DOI

Grants & Funding

Partial Heart Transplantation with Reduced Levels of Immunosuppression Brett Boyer Foundation Principal Investigator
Evaluation of growth potential of ice-free vitrified heart valves in a pediatric porcine model. NIH Principal Investigator
Pulmonary Valve Partial Heart Transplantation in Piglets Darby Children's Research Institute Principal Investigator
Partial Heart Transplant and Homografts Saving tiny Hearts Society Principal Investigator
Simulating Partial Heart Transplantation Emerson Rose Heart Foundation Principal Investigator
Partial Heart Transplantation: A New Approach to Deliver Growing Heart Valve Implants American Association for Thoracic Surgery Principal Investigator