Dr Nelson Alphonso
Director of Cardiac Surgery
Lady Cilento Childrens Hospital
Mater Research Institute

Journal Articles
Cao, Jacob Y, Marathe, Supreet P, Zannino, Diana, Celermajer, David S, Justo, Robert N, Alphonso, Nelson, d’Udekem, Yves and Winlaw, David S (2021). Fontan operation at less than 3 years of age is not a risk factor for long-term failure. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab355
Suna, Jessica and Alphonso, Nelson (2021). Cefazolin prophylaxis in children undergoing cardiac surgery—is it too little too late?. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab327
Kenny, Louise A, Austin, Conal, Golesworthy C, Tal, Venugopal, Prem and Alphonso, Nelson (2021). Personalized External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) for Aortic Root Aneurysm. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2021.03.001
Strange, Geoffrey A., Veerappan, Sundar, Alphonso, Nelson, Refeld, Stephen, Simon, Stewart and Justo, Robert (2021). Prevalence and cost of managing paediatric cardiac disease in Queensland. Heart Lung and Circulation, 30 (2), 254-260. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.06.002
Marathe, Supreet P., Zannino, Diana, Cao, Jacob Y., du Plessis, Karin, Marathe, Shilpa S., Ayer, Julian, Celermajer, David S., Gentles, Thomas L., Sholler, Gary F., Justo, Robert N., Alphonso, Nelson, d'Udekem, Yves and Winlaw, David S. (2020). Heterotaxy is not a risk factor for adverse long-term outcomes after Fontan completion. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 110 (2), 646-653. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.015
Eagleson, Karen, Campbell, Miranda, McAlinden, Bronagh, Heussler, Helen, Pagel, Susan, Webb, Kerri-Lyn, Stocker, Christian, Alphonso, Nelson and Justo, Robert (2020). Congenital heart disease long-term improvement in functional health (CHD LIFE): a partnership program to improve the long-term functional health of children with congenital heart disease in Queensland. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (7) jpc.14935, 1003-1009. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14935
Justo, Robert, Ward, Cameron, Slater, Anthony, McEniery, Julie, Sargent, Phil, Isles, Alan, Karl, Tom R and Alphonso, Nelson (2020). Queensland paediatric cardiac service: lessons from evolution to a unified service in a tertiary children's hospital. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (6), 833-837. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14914
Lim, Adeline Yi Ling, Mattke, Adrian Christian, Clark, Julia Elizabeth, Pinzon-Charry, Alberto, Alphonso, Nelson and Kapur, Nitin (2020). Acquired immunodeficiency from maternal chemotherapy and severe primary pneumocystis infection in an infant. Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2020, 1-5. doi: 10.1155/2020/5740304
Bell, Douglas, Thakeria, Priyanka, Betts, Kim, Justo, Robert, Jalali, Homayoun, Wijesekera, Vishva, Venugopal, Prem, Karl, Tom and Alphonso, Nelson (2020). Propensity-matched comparison of the long-term outcome of the Nunn and two-patch techniques for the repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 57 (1), 85-91. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz124
Bell, Douglas, Betts, Kim, Justo, Robert, Forde, Nadine, Venugopal, Prem, Corno, Antonio F., Smith, Paul, Caputo, Massimo, Marsico, Roberto, Karl, Tom R. and Alphonso, Nelson (2019). Multicenter experience with 500 cardiocel implants used for the repair of congenital heart defects. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 108 (6), 1883-1888. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.085
Vaidyanathan, Swaminathan, Supreet, Marathe, Shilpa, Marathe, Nelson, Alphonso and Vijay, Agarwal (2019). Options for coronary translocation and other considerations in aortic root translocation (Bex-Nikaidoh procedure). Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 12 (3), 228-232. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_183_18
Shearer, Lauren, Justo, Robert N., Marathe, Supreet P., Betts, Kim, Venugopal, Prem, Winlaw, David S., Bullock, Andrew, Robertson, Terry, Gentles, Thomas L., Celermajer, David, d'Udekem, Yves and Alphonso, Nelson (2019). Augmentation of the pulmonary arteries at or prior to the Fontan procedure is not associated with worse long-term outcomes: a propensity-matched analysis from the Australia-New Zealand Fontan Registry†. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 55 (5), 829-836. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy376
Bell, Douglas, Prabhu, Sudesh, Betts, Kim, Justo, Robert, Venugopal, Prem, Karl, Tom R. and Alphonso, Nelson (2019). Durability of tissue-engineered bovine pericardium (CardioCel®) for a minimum of 24 months when used for the repair of congenital heart defects. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 28 (2), 284-290. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy246
Marathe, Supreet P., Bell, Douglas, Betts, Kim, Sayed, Sajid, Dunne, Benjamin, Ward, Cameron, Whight, Chris, Jalali, Homayoun, Venugopal, Prem, Andrews, David and Alphonso, Nelson (2019). Homografts versus stentless bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position: A multicentre propensity-matched comparison in patients younger than 20 years. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 56 (2), 377-384. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz021
Pandya, Nischal R., Alphonso, Nelson, Tu, Quyen, Venugopal, Prem and Schlapbach, Luregn J. (2018). Prolonged postoperative vasoplegia in pediatric patients on chronic angiotensin II blocker treatment. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 121, 121. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00121
Perumal, Gopinath, Marathe, Supreet P., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Morwood, Jim, Venugopal, Prem and Alphonso, Nelson (2018). Postoperative catecholamine resistance following fetal methamphetamine exposure. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 27 (1), 218492318784740-32. doi: 10.1177/0218492318784740
Bell, Douglas, Prabhu, Sudesh, Betts, Kim S., Chen, Yilin, Radford, Dorothy, Whight, Chris, Ward, Cameron, Jalali, Homayoun, Venugopal, Prem and Alphonso, Nelson (2018). Long-term performance of homografts versus stented bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position in patients aged 10-20 years. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 54 (5), 946-952. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy149
Pandya, Nischal R., Venugopal, Prem, Wildschut, Jason and Alphonso, Nelson (2018). Three's a Crowd-A Unique Combination of Coronary Artery Atresia, Fistula, and Stenosis: Multiple Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 11 (4), 2150135118757990-NP139. doi: 10.1177/2150135118757990
Auld, Benjamin, Carrigan, Lindsay, Ward, Cameron, Justo, Robert, Alphonso, Nelson and Anderson, Ben (2018). Balloon aortic valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis: a 14-year single centre review. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28 (4), 632-636. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.02.014
Buratto, Edward, Daley, Michael, Ye, Xin Tao, Radford, Dorothy J., Alphonso, Nelson, Brizard, Christian P., d'Udekem, Yves and Konstantinov, Igor E. (2017). Propensity score matched analysis of partial atrioventricular septal defect repair in infancy. Heart (British Cardiac Society), 104 (12), 1014-1018. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312163
Justo, Edward R., Reeves, Benjamin M., Ware, Robert S., Johnson, Janelle C., Karl, Tom R., Alphonso, Nelson D. and Justo, Robert N. (2017). Comparison of outcomes in Australian indigenous and non-indigenous children and adolescents undergoing cardiac surgery. Cardiology in the Young, 27 (9), 1-7. doi: 10.1017/S1047951117000993
Prabhu, Sudesh, Armes, Jane E., Bell, Douglas, Justo, Robert, Venugopal, Prem, Karl, Tom and Alphonso, Nelson (2017). Histologic evaluation of explanted tissue-engineered bovine pericardium (CardioCel). Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 29 (3), 356-363. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2017.05.017
Prabhu, Sudesh, Anderson, Ben, Ward, Cameron, Karl, Tom and Alphonso, Nelson (2017). Anticoagulation for interventional extracardiac Fontan. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 8 (3), 417-418. doi: 10.1177/2150135117704619
Sayed, Sajid, Prabhu, Sudesh, Fawcett, Jonathan, Choo, Kelvin and Alphonso, Nelson (2017). A systematic surgical approach to hepatoblastoma with intracardiac extension. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 25 (4), 300-303. doi: 10.1177/0218492317705565
Moynihan, Katie, Barlow, Andrew, Alphonso, Nelson, Anderson, Ben, Johnson, Janelle, Nourse, Clare, Schlebusch, Sanmarié, Karl, Tom R. and Schlapbach, Luregn J. (2017). Impact of viral respiratory pathogens on outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 18 (3), 219-227. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001083
Prabhu, Sudesh, Anderson, Ben, Ward, Cameron, Karl, Tom and Alphonso, Nelson (2016). A Simplified Technique for Interventional Extracardiac Fontan. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 8 (1), 92-98. doi: 10.1177/2150135116663697
Celermajer, David, Strange, Geoff, Cordina, Rachael, Selbie, Lisa, Sholler, Gary, Winlaw, David, Alphonso, Nelson, Justo, Robert, Nicholae, Mugur, Kasparian, Nadine, Weintraub, Robert G., Cheung, Michael, Grigg, Leeanne E., Brizard, Christian P., Wheaton, Gavin, Disney, Patrick, Stewart, Simon, Bullock, Andrew, Ramsay, James, Gentles, Thomas and d'Udekem, Yves (2016). Congenital heart disease requires a lifetime continuum of care: a call for a regional registry. Heart Lung and Circulation, 25 (8), 750-754. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.03.018
Prabhu, Sudesh, Mattke, Adrian C., Anderson, Ben, McBride, Craig, Cooke, Lucy, Karl, Tom and Alphonso, Nelson (2016). Repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia during extracorporeal life support: Experience with six neonates. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 86 (9), 711-716. doi: 10.1111/ans.13466
Prabhu, Sudesh, Karl, Tom, Morwood, Jim and Alphonso, Nelson (2016). Temporary Single Ventricle Palliation for Severe Diastolic Dysfunction in a Biventricular Heart. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 8 (3), 404-407. doi: 10.1177/2150135116635145
Prabhu, Sudesh, Fox, Scott, Mattke, Adrian, Armes, Jane E. and Alphonso, Nelson (2016). Extracorporeal life support in multisystem smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 8 (6), 750-753. doi: 10.1177/2150135116658457
Sayed, Sajid, Prabhu, Sudesh, Thomas, Marion, McBride, Craig A. and Alphonso, Nelson (2015). Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis With Extensive Mediastinal Abscess in a Neonate. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 100 (4), E85-E87. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.133
Mattke, Adrian C., Stocker, Christian F., Schibler, Andreas, Alphonso, Nelson, Johnson, Kerry and Karl, Tom R. (2015). A newly established extracorporeal life support assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) program can achieve intact neurological outcome in 60 % of children. Intensive Care Medicine, 41 (12), 2227-2228. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-4036-2
Sayed, Sajid, Sharma, Vinod, Mcbride, Craig A., Levitt, David and Alphonso, Nelson (2015). Massive thymic hyperplasia in a neonate with Beckwith-Weidemann syndrome. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52 (1), 90-92. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12970
Prabhu, Sudesh, Ramakrishnan, Karthik, Alphonso, Nelson, McCaffery, Kevin, Anderson, Ben and Karl, Tom (2015). Successful lysis of bilateral renal vein thrombosis following neonatal truncus repair. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 6 (1), 115-118. doi: 10.1177/2150135114553477
Ramakrishnan, Karthik, Karl, Tom, Kilner, David and Alphonso, Nelson (2014). High tracheal bifurcation: an unusual cause of left bronchial obstruction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 98 (2), 699-701. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.072
Panda, Biswa R., Alphonso, Nelson, Govindasamy, Maheshkumar, Anderson, Benjamin, Stocker, Christian and Karl, Tom R. (2014). Cardiac catheter procedures during extracorporeal life support: a risk-benefit analysis. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 5 (1), 31-37. doi: 10.1177/2150135113505297
Kumar, Gaurav, Mattke, Adrian C., Bowling, Frank, McWhinney, Avis, Alphonso, Nelson and Karl, Tom R. (2014). Resuscitation of a neonate with medium chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase deficiency using extracorporeal life support. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 5 (1), 118-120. doi: 10.1177/2150135113501900
Panda, Biswa Ranjan, Pandey, Ragini, Ranger, Michael, Anderson, Benjamin, Karl, Tom and Alphonso, Nelson (2013). Ventricular septal defect closure in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta: risk factors and management. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 96 (5), E125-E126. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.116
Kumar, Gaurav, Panda, Biswa Ranjan, Gooi, Alex, Alphonso, Nelson and Karl, Tom R. (2013). Secondary repair of Ebstein's anomaly with atrioventricular septal defect using the cone technique. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 4 (4), 450-452. doi: 10.1177/2150135113501178
Kumar, Gaurav, Provenzano, Sylvio, Alphonso, Nelson and Karl, Tom R. (2013). Esophageal perforation associated with fontan operation: a complication of transesophageal echocardiography. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 4 (3), 293-295. doi: 10.1177/2150135113482471
McMullan, DM, Oppido, G, Alphonso, N, Cochrane, AD, d'Acoz, YD and Brizard, CP (2006). Evaluation of downsized homograft conduits for right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery reconstruction. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 132 (1), 66-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.02.041
Sivasubramonian, S, Alphonso, N, Qureshi, SA and Anderson, D (2004). Rapid evolution of right ventricular cardiomyopathy after surgical closure of a secundum atrial septal defect. Pediatric Cardiology, 25 (5), 541-544. doi: 10.1007/s00246-003-0502-7
Conference Papers
Marathe, Supreet P., Iyengar, Ajay J., Betts, Kim S., du Plessis, Karin, Salve, Gananjay G., Justo, Robert N., Venugopal, Prem, Winlaw, David S., d'Udekem, Yves and Alphonso, Nelson (2021). Long-term outcomes following Fontan takedown in Australia and New Zealand. 100th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-Thoracic-Surgery (AATS) - A Virtual Learning Experience, Electr Network, 22-23 May 2020. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.074
King, Gregory, Winlaw, David S., Alphonso, Nelson, Andrews, David, Finucance, Kirsten, Konstantinov, Igor E. and d'Udekem, Yves (2020). Atrioventricular valve closure in Fontan palliation. 33rd Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-Cardio-Thoracic-Surgery (EACTS), Lisbon Portugal, Oct 03-05, 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz324
Perumal, Gopinath, Marathe, Supreet Prakash, Betts, Kim S., Suna, Jessica, Morwood, Jim, Wildschut, Jason, Mattke, Adrian C., Alphonso, Nelson and Venugopal, Prem (2020). Universal implantation of temporary epicardial pacing wires after surgery for congenital heart disease: necessity or luxury?. 32nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Milan, Italy, 18-20 October, 2018. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz285
Marathe, Supreet P., Zannino, Diana, Shi, William Y., du Plessis, Karin, Kehr, Jascha, Perumal, Gopinath, Sun, Jessica, Gentles, Thomas L., Ayer, Julian, Sholler, Gary F., Verrall, Charlotte E., Alphonso, Nelson, Andrews, David, d'Udekem, Yves and Winlaw, David S. (2019). Two ventricles are not better than one in the fontan circulation: equivalent late outcomes. Scientific Sessions and Exhibition of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium, Anaheim, CA, United States, 11-14 November 2017. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.024
Kamarova, H., Uricchio, N., Alphonso, N., Holt, R. C. L. and Horan, M. (2011). Risk factors for acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy after surgery for congenital heart disease in children. 22nd Annual Congress of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC 2011), Hannover, Germany, 2-5 November 2011. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00134-011-2387-x