David Onsager, MD

David Onsager, MD

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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Locations

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Hinsdale

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Hinsdale
120 N Oak Street
Suite 2217
 Hinsdale, IL  60521
630-856-2250
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Chicago

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group Care & Discovery - Hyde Park
5841 S Maryland Ave
 Chicago, IL  60637
773-702-2500
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Expertise

Biography

Dr. Onsager is board - certified in Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery. His specialties include heart and lung transplantation, coronary artery bypass surgery, mechanical circulatory devices, including left ventricular assist devices and intra-aortic balloon pumps.

Areas Served
Hinsdale, IL | Chicago, IL
Languages Spoken
English
Education
  • Rush Medical College
Residencies
  • General Surgery at Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowships
  • Transplantation at University of Wisconsin
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Chicago Medical Center
Medical Organization Memberships and Committees
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • International College of Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons

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  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Board Certification
  • Surgery: The American Board of Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery): The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Publications
  • Velasco A, Buch C, Hui D, Joseph C, Onsager D, Zagrodzky W, Kulstad E, Nayak HM. Hybrid convergent procedure with proactive oesophageal cooling for the treatment of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation a case series. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 Jul; 8(7)ytae301. PMID 38966596; PMCID PMC11223606.
  • Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Salerno C, Nemoto A, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Ota T. Impact of prophylactic donor heart tricuspid valve annuloplasty on outcomes in heart transplantation. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 12; 18(1)288. PMID 37828522; PMCID PMC10571443.
  • Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Salerno C, Nemoto A, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Ota T. Concomitant left atrial appendage closure during left ventricular assist device surgery can reduce ischaemic cerebrovascular accidents. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul 12; 36(7). PMID 37421402; PMCID PMC10338136.

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  • Nishida H, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung B, Grinstein J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Pinney S, Onsager D, Song T, Salerno C, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Clinical outcomes of grafted vs. percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support as a bridge to transplantation a propensity score-matched analysis. Heart Vessels. 2022 Dec; 37(12)1995-2001. PMID 35794489.
  • Nishida H, Salerno C, Onsager D, Song T, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Comparing short-term/long-term outcomes of heart transplants that occur inside and outside of normal working hours. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 08; 9(4)2484-2490. PMID 35460200; PMCID PMC9288785.
  • Chen AY, Narichania A, Onsager D, Nayak HM, Tung R. Direct subxiphoid pericardioscopic visualization of epicardial ventricular tachycardia mapping and ablation. Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Feb; 3(1)105-108. PMID 35243442; PMCID PMC8859809.
  • Nishida H, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Milner R, Ota T. Significant vascular complications in percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul; 8342-52. PMID 34995740.
  • Nishida H, Ota T, Onsager D, Grinstein J, Jeevanandam V, Song T. Ten-year, single center experience of ambulatory axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support for heart failure. J Cardiol. 2022 05; 79(5)611-617. PMID 34895789.
  • Nishida H, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Proximal ascending aorta size is associated with the incidence of de novo aortic insufficiency with left ventricular assist device. Heart Vessels. 2022 Apr; 37(4) 647-653-PMID 34585275.
  • Kitahara H, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Correction to A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange. J Artif Organs. 2020 Sep; 23(3)302. PMID 32638142.
  • Nishida H, Koda Y, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung B, Grinstein J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Outcomes of Ambulatory Axillary Intraaortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4)1264-1270. PMID 32882197.
  • Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Imamura T, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Juricek C, Combs P, Lammy T, Patel-Raman S, Woolley JR, Sayer G, Milano C, Schroder J, Molina E, Grinstein J, Suarez E, Estep JD, Aggarwal S, Silvestry S, Raval N, iVAS Investigators. Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life With an Ambulatory Counterpulsation Pump in Advanced Heart Failure Patients Results of the Multicenter Feasibility Trial. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 04; 13(4)e006666. PMID 32264715.
  • Koda Y, Nishida H, Kagan V, Meehan K, Okray J, Creighton S, Labuhn C, Nguyen A, Kalantari S, Chung B, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Grinstein J, Onsager D, Song T, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Clinical Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation for Patients Refusing Blood Transfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S)S427. PMID 32465709.
  • Grinstein J, Onsager D, Rodgers D, Symalla T, Ota T, Labuhn C, Combs P, Kagan V, Lammy T, Kalantari S, Smith B, Sarswat N, Nguyen A, Chung B, Kim GH, Jeevanandam V. Cardiac Reserve as Assessed by Augmentation in Cardiac Power Efficiency Predicts Response to Intravascular Ventricular Assist System Support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S)S350-S351. PMID 32465488.
  • Nishida H, Ota T, Koda Y, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Jeevanandam V, Song T. Long Term Survival after Heart Transplantation is Not Affected by Axillary Intra Aortic Balloon Pump Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S)S281-S282. PMID 32465289.
  • Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Koda Y, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Ota T. Impact of Prophylactic Donor Heart Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty in Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S)S44. PMID 32465743.
  • LaBuhn C, Kagan V, Meehan K, Creighton S, Okray J, Chinco A, Ota T, Song T, Onsager D, Kim G, Kalantari S, Smith B, Sarswat N, Chung B, Grinstein J, Nyugen A, Rodgers D, Jeevanandam V. Prophylactic Use for Driveline Infections Can we Prevent Infection Resulting from Trauma? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S)S489. PMID 32465889.
  • Jeevanandam V, Ota T, Uriel N, Onsager D, Song T, LaBuhn C, Patel-Raman S, Woolley J, Cogswell R, Milano C. A Clinical Study to Evaluate Ambulatory Counterpulsation for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure A Feasibility Study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39(4S)S52-S53. PMID 32465968.
  • Koda Y, Kitahara H, Kalantari S, Chung B, Smith B, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Onsager D, Song T, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Surgical device exchange provides improved clinical outcomes compared to medical therapy in treating continuous-flow left ventricular assist device thrombosis. Artif Organs. 2020 Apr; 44(4) 367-374-PMID 31660619.
  • Holzhauser L, Imamura T, Bassi N, Fujino T, Nitta D, Kanelidis AJ, Narang N, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Murks C, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Increasing heart transplant donor pool by liberalization of size matching. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 11; 38(11)1197-1205. PMID 31672219; PMCID PMC7135918.
  • Kitahara H, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange field of research artificial heart (clinical). J Artif Organs. 2019 Sep; 22(3)181-187. PMID 30976935.
  • Imamura T, Juricek C, Song T, Ota T, Onsager D, Sarswat N, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Kalantari S, Sayer G, Burkhoff D, Jeevanandam V, Uriel N. Improvement in Biventricular Cardiac Function After Ambulatory Counterpulsation. J Card Fail. 2019 Jan; 25(1)20-26. PMID 30415014.
  • Tanaka A, Kitahara H, Onsager D, Song T, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Impact of Residual Valve Disease on Survival After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 12; 106(6)1789-1796. PMID 30148976.
  • Holzhauser L, Imamura T, Nayak HM, Sarswat N, Kim G, Raikhelkar J, Kalantari S, Patel A, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Uriel N. Consequences of Retained Defibrillator and Pacemaker Leads After Heart Transplantation-An Underrecognized Problem. J Card Fail. 2018 02; 24(2)101-108. PMID 29325797; PMCID PMC5945281.
  • Jeevanandam V, Song T, Onsager D, Ota T, LaBuhn CJ, Lammy T, Sayer G, Kim G, Patel-Raman S, Uriel N. The first-in-human experience with a minimally invasive, ambulatory, counterpulsation heart assist system for advanced congestive heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 01; 37(1)1-6. PMID 29132918.
  • Tanaka A, Onsager D, Song T, Cozadd D, Kim G, Sarswat N, Adatya S, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Surgically Corrected Mitral Regurgitation During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Is Associated With Low Recurrence Rate and Improved Midterm Survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar; 103(3) 725-733-PMID 27659599.
  • Wigfield CH, Buie V, Onsager D. "Age" in lung transplantation factors related to outcomes and other considerations. Curr Pulmonol Rep. 2016; 5152-158. PMID 27610336; PMCID PMC4992499.
  • Tanaka A, Tuladhar SM, Onsager D, Asfaw Z, Ota T, Juricek C, Lahart M, Lonchyna VA, Kim G, Fedson S, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V. The Subclavian Intraaortic Balloon Pump A Compelling Bridge Device for Advanced Heart Failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec; 100(6)2151-7; discussion 2157-8. PMID 26228596.
  • Tanaka A, Ota T, Uriel N, Asfaw Z, Onsager D, Lonchyna VA, Jeevanandam V. Cardiovascular surgery in Jehovah's Witness patients The role of preoperative optimization. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct; 150(4)976-83.e1-3. PMID 26211405.
  • Tabit CE, Onsager DR, Kim GH, Jeevanandam V, Fedson SE. Positional obstruction of the superior mesenteric artery by an intra-aortic balloon pump placed through subclavian artery approach. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Sep; 7(5)864-7. PMID 25228321.
  • Raman J, Onsager D, Straus D. Rib osteotomy and fixation enabling technique for better minithoracotomy exposure in cardiac and thoracic procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr; 139(4)1083-5. PMID 19909985.
  • Cooper MH, Onsager DR, Ende D, Chopra PS. Prosthetic valve endocarditis occurring on a silzone coated heart valve used as treatment for rheumatic mitral valve disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Jan; 21(1)158-9. PMID 11788296.
  • Onsager DR, Canver CC, Jahania MS, Welter D, Michalski M, Hoffman AM, Mentzer RM, Love RB. Efficacy of tacrolimus in the treatment of refractory rejection in heart and lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1999 May; 18(5)448-55. PMID 10363689.
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Ages Accepted
  • Adults
  • Geriatrics
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David Onsager, MD practices at Hinsdale at 120 N Oak Street, Suite 2217, Hinsdale, IL, 60521, Chicago at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL and 60637. Learn more about David Onsager, MD at AdventHealth.
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David Onsager, MD specializes in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Learn more about David Onsager, MD at AdventHealth.
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David Onsager, MD provides Heart and Vascular Care services. Learn more about David Onsager, MD at AdventHealth.