Alice Zhou, MD
Resident
Biography
As a Resident in the Radiology Department at UCSF, I have been involved in conducting research studies on various medical topics such as cost-effectiveness analyses in diagnostic and interventional radiology, feasibility of question prompt list in outpatient cancer care, and outcomes of percutaneous cryoablation for stage 1 renal cell carcinoma. I have also contributed to quality improvement projects related to the reporting of incidental findings and procedural workflow optimization.
Publications
Price MD, Ruck JM, Dilwali N, Thomas A, Zhou A, Gorijavolu R, King EA, Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Early Hospital Readmission After Pediatric Liver Transplant: A Retrospective Analysis of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Database. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 Feb; 29(1):e14885.
Larson EL, Ciftci Y, Jenkins RT, Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Philosophe B. Outcomes of Liver Transplant for Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma. Clin Transplant. 2025 Feb; 39(2):e70087.
Zhou AL, Akbar AF, Rizaldi AA, Ruck JM, Larson EL, Rokui S, Paneitz DC, King EA, Kilic A. New kidney-after-heart allocation policy in the United States: Who would benefit from a rescue kidney? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jan 16.
Zhou AL, Akbar AF, Ruck JM, Weeks SR, Wesson R, Ottmann SE, Philosophe B, Cameron AM, Meier RPH, King EA. Use of Ex Situ Machine Perfusion for Liver Transplantation: The National Experience. Transplantation. 2024 Dec 26.
Casillan AJ, Larson EL, Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, Massie AB, Segev DL, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Donor sequence number is not associated with worse lung transplant outcomes regardless of transplant center case volume. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Apr; 44(4):585-591.
Kalra A, Ruck JM, Zhou AL, Akbar AF, Leng A, You B, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Higher Hospitalization Costs and Fewer Routine Discharges in the Medicaid Expansion Era for Lung Transplant Recipients. Clin Transplant. 2024 Nov; 38(11):e70017.
Zhou AL, Feng I, Verdi KG, Liou K, Woo YJ. Mitral valve repair of papillary muscle rupture using multi-neochord reconstruction. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Feb; 29:23-26.
Zhou AL, Jennings MR, Akbar AF, Ruck JM, Oak A, Kalra A, Larson EL, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Utilization and outcomes of nonintubated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Oct 30.
Wang H, Dun C, Makary MA, Walsh C, Fan Y, Rodriguez E, Patel D, Zhou A, Akbar A, Whitman G, Gammie JS. Wide variation in mitral valve repair rates among US surgeons: Analysis of Medicare claims data. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct 25.
Larson EL, Leng A, Ruck JM, Casillan AJ, Zhou AL, Ha JS, Shah PD, West NE, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Outcomes of single vs double lung retransplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Feb; 44(2):184-190.
Zhou AL, Patel D, Robich MP. Reoperative approach after extra-anatomic ascending-to-descending aortic bypass graft. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Jul 15; 19(1):448.
Zhou AL, Rizaldi AA, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, Kalra A, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Merlo CA, Kilic A, Bush EL. Impact of dual thoracic recovery from circulatory death donors on heart and lung transplant outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Feb; 169(2):505-515.e5.
Ruck JM, Rodriguez E, Zhou AL, Durand CM, Massie AB, Segev DL, Polanco A, Bush EL, Kilic A. For your consideration: Benefits of listing as willing to consider heart offers from donors with hepatitis C. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar; 169(3):932-940.
Zhou AL, Leng A, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, Price MD, King EA, Desai NM. Utilization and Outcomes of Abdominal Transplants Using Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Pediatric Donation After Circulatory Death: The United States Experience. Transplantation. 2024 Jul 01; 108(7):e154-e155.
Akbar AF, Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Kilic A, Cedars AM. Utilization and outcomes of expanded criteria donors in adults with congenital heart disease. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Oct; 43(10):1691-1700.
Zhou AL, Daskam ML, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, Larson EL, Casillan AJ, Kilic A. Outcomes of Heart Transplant Using High Donor Sequence Number Offers. J Surg Res. 2024 Aug; 300:325-335.
Akbar AF, Rokui S, Zhou AL, Kilic A, King E, Cho SM. Incidence and Risk Factors for Stroke After Combined Heart-Kidney and Heart-Liver Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Jun; 38(6):e15369.
Karius AK, Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Massie AB, Segev DL, Spragg D, Kilic A. National Incidence, Outcomes, and Management Strategies for Pre- and Post-Transplant Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Transplant Recipients. medRxiv. 2024 May 15.
Shou BL, Kalra A, Zhou AL, Barbur I, McGoldrick MT, Larson E, Keller SP, Kim BS, Whitman GJR, Cho SM, Bush EL. Impact of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Bridging Duration on Lung Transplant Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 08; 118(2):496-503.
Akbar AF, Perdomo D, Shou BL, Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Kilic A. Changes in Donor Utilization and Outcomes for Patients Bridged With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J. 2024 Nov 01; 70(11):964-970.
Kalra A, Ruck JM, Zhou AL, Akbar AF, Shou BL, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non-donation service area allocation era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jan; 169(1):316-326.e8.
Eisenson D, Hisadome Y, Santillan M, Iwase H, Chen W, Shimizu A, Schulick A, Gu D, Akbar A, Zhou A, Koenig K, Kuravi K, Rahman F, Sorrells L, Burdorf L, DeSmet K, Warren D, Peterson L, Lorber M, Ayares D, Cameron A, Yamada K. Consistent survival in consecutive cases of life-supporting porcine kidney xenotransplantation using 10GE source pigs. Nat Commun. 2024 Apr 18; 15(1):3361.
Akbar AF, Zhou AL, Wang A, Feng ASN, Rizaldi AA, Ruck JM, Kilic A. Special Considerations for Advanced Heart Failure Surgeries: Durable Left Ventricular Devices and Heart Transplantation. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2024 Apr 15; 11(4).
Zaheer S, Zhou AL, Gross JM, Kilic A. Unusual presentation and delayed diagnosis of cardiac angiosarcoma. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 28; 19(1):161.
Zhou AL, Rizaldi AA, Akbar AF, Ruck JM, King EA, Kilic A. Outcomes following concomitant multiorgan heart transplantation from circulatory death donors: The United States experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Aug; 43(8):1252-1262.
Zhou AL, Akbar AF, Kilic A. Normothermic regional perfusion in the United States: A call for improved data collection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Jul; 43(7):1196-1197.
Kalra A, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, Zhou AL, Leng A, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Debunking the July Effect in lung transplantation recipients. JTCVS Open. 2024 Apr; 18:376-399.
Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Casillan AJ, Larson EL, Shou BL, Ha JS, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Bush EL. National utilization, trends, and lung transplant outcomes of static versus portable ex vivo lung perfusion platforms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug; 168(2):431-439.
Zhou AL, Yesantharao LV, Etchill EW, Barbur I, Shou BL, Aziz H, Choi CW, Lawton JS, Kilic A. Costs and Readmissions Associated with Type A Aortic Dissections at High- and Low-Volume Centers. Heart Surg Forum. 2023 Dec 13; 26(6):E694-E704.
Wu X, Zhou A, Heller M, Chi T, Kohlbrenner R. Comparison of Minimally Invasive Procedures for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Radiology. 2023 12; 309(3):e230555.
Zhou AL, Jenkins RT, Ruck JM, Shou BL, Larson EL, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Outcomes of Recipients Aged 65 Years and Older Bridged to Lung Transplant With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO J. 2024 03 01; 70(3):230-238.
Shou BL, Zhou AL, Ong CS, Alejo DE, DiNatale JM, Larson EL, Lawton JS, Schena S. Impact of intraoperative blood products, fluid administration, and persistent hypothermia on bleeding leading to reexploration after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 168(3):873-884.e4.
Zhou AL, Leng A, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, Desai NM, King EA. Kidney Donation After Circulatory Death Using Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion: The Largest Report of the United States Experience. Transplantation. 2024 Feb 01; 108(2):516-523.
Penikis AB, Zhou AL, Sferra SR, Engwall-Gill AJ, Miller JL, Baschat AA, Blakemore KJ, Kunisaki SM. Serial lung mass volume ratios as prognostic indicators of neonatal respiratory morbidity in fetal pulmonary malformations. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 10; 5(10):101128.
Zhou AL, Larson EL, Ruck JM, Ha JS, Casillan AJ, Bush EL. Current status and future potential of ex vivo lung perfusion in clinical lung transplantation. Artif Organs. 2023 Nov; 47(11):1700-1709.
Casillan AJ, Zhou AL, Ruck JM, Larson EL, Etchill EW, Ha JS, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Bush EL. The effect of allograft ischemic time on outcomes following bilateral, single, and reoperative lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 02; 167(2):556-565.e8.
Ruck JM, Zhou AL, Florissi I, Ha JS, Shah PD, Massie AB, Segev DL, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Uptake and 1-year outcomes of lung transplantation for COVID-19. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 02; 167(2):549-555.e1.
Zhou AL, Karius AK, Ruck JM, Shou BL, Larson EL, Casillan AJ, Ha JS, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Bush EL. Outcomes of Lung Transplant Candidates Aged ≥70 Years During the Lung Allocation Score Era. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 04; 117(4):725-732.
Zhou AL, Wu X, Youm J, Heller MB, Lam A. Cost-Effectiveness of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty versus Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty for Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Sep; 46(9):1221-1230.
Chen JV, Zapala MA, Zhou A, Vu N, Meyer L, Smith MD, Kelleher C, Glenn OA, Courtier J, Li Y. Factors and Labor Cost Savings Associated with Successful Pediatric Imaging without Anesthesia: a Single-Institution Study. Acad Radiol. 2023 09; 30(9):1979-1988.
Wu X, Zhou A, Heller M, Kohlbrenner R. Prostatic Artery Embolization Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 12; 33(12):1605-1615.
Morkos J, Porosnicu Rodriguez KA, Zhou A, Kolarich AR, Frangakis C, Rodriguez R, Georgiades CS. Percutaneous Cryoablation for Stage 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma: Outcomes from a 10-year Prospective Study and Comparison with Matched Cohorts from the National Cancer Database. Radiology. 2020 Aug; 296(2):452-459.
Yousem DM, Zhou A, Alvin MD. CT Angiography for Triage of Minor Stroke: Controversial Analysis. Radiology. 2020 08; 296(2):E124-E125.
Berger Z, Tung M, Yesantharao P, Zhou A, Blackford A, Smith TJ, Snyder C. Feasibility and perception of a question prompt list in outpatient cancer care. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2019 Aug 15; 3(1):53.
Zhou A, Yousem DM, Alvin MD. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Radiology: A Systematic Review. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Nov; 15(11):1536-1546.
Zhou AL, Bonham LW, Verde F. Comparative Analysis of Body Radiologist to Neuroradiologist Evaluation of the Spine in Trauma Settings. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Dec; 15(12):1687-1691.
