Reilly D. Hobbs,
MBS, MD
Languages Spoken: English
Reilly Hobbs, MD, MBS joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery.
He is a native of Northern Michigan and received his undergraduate degree from Calvin University and a graduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Philadelphia where he completed his general surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed fellowships in both adult and congenital cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Michigan where he received broad experiences in adult and pediatric heart surgery. Dr. Hobbs is excited to contribute to the clinical, research, and educational excellence at the University of Utah and Intermountain Health/Primary Children’s Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Hobbs enjoys spending time with his wife, Rachael, and their three children. His hobbies include running, hiking, biking, guitar, fishing, and spending time outdoors.
Dr. Hobbs’ clinical interests include:
• The full spectrum of neonatal and pediatric heart surgery
• Hybrid neonatal surgical interventions
• Heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices
• Adult congenital heart surgery
• Aortic valve repair and valve-sparing aortic root replacements
• The Ross procedure in children and adults
• Airway surgery in children
Dr. Hobbs’ research interests include:
• Biomarkers of neurologic and cellular injury following congenital heart surgery
• Transplantation in children and adults with congenital heart disease
• Aortic valve repair, the Ross procedure, and late aortic root procedures following congenital heart surgery
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery) American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Sub: Congenital Cardiac Surgery) American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surg) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Reilly Hobbs, MD, MBS joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery.
He is a native of Northern Michigan and received his undergraduate degree from Calvin University and a graduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Philadelphia where he completed his general surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed fellowships in both adult and congenital cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Michigan where he received broad experiences in adult and pediatric heart surgery. Dr. Hobbs is excited to contribute to the clinical, research, and educational excellence at the University of Utah and Intermountain Health/Primary Children’s Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Hobbs enjoys spending time with his wife, Rachael, and their three children. His hobbies include running, hiking, biking, guitar, fishing, and spending time outdoors.
Dr. Hobbs’ clinical interests include:
• The full spectrum of neonatal and pediatric heart surgery
• Hybrid neonatal surgical interventions
• Heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices
• Adult congenital heart surgery
• Aortic valve repair and valve-sparing aortic root replacements
• The Ross procedure in children and adults
• Airway surgery in children
Dr. Hobbs’ research interests include:
• Biomarkers of neurologic and cellular injury following congenital heart surgery
• Transplantation in children and adults with congenital heart disease
• Aortic valve repair, the Ross procedure, and late aortic root procedures following congenital heart surgery
Academic Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
801-662-5566
(801) 662-5571
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
-
Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery) American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Sub: Congenital Cardiac Surgery) American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surg) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Surgery Fellow, 2021 |
| Fellowship | University of Michigan Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, 2019 |
| Residency | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania General Surgery Resident, 2017 |
| Professional Medical | Wayne State University School of Medicine Medicine M.D., 2012 |
| Graduate Training | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Biology M.B.S., 2008 |
| Undergraduate | Calvin College Psychology, Business, Pre-Medicine Baccalaureate, 2006 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Norton EL, Wu KH, Rubenfire M, Fink S, Sitzmann J, Hobbs RD, Saberi S, Willer CJ, Yang B, Hornsby WE (2021). Cardiorespiratory Fitness After Open Repair for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection - A Prospective Study. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
- Hobbs RD, Si MS (2021). Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion for Pediatric Transplant Patients-A New Path Towards Expanding the Donor Pool for Kids? Ann Thorac Surg, 112, 1281.
- Hobbs RD, Norton EL, Wu X, Willer CJ, Hummell SL, Prager RL, Afilalo J, Hornsby WE, Yang B (2020). Gait speed is a preoperative indicator of postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 163, 886-894.e1.
- Hobbs RD, Moon J, Murala J, Ohye RG (2019). Novel Suture Technique for Slide Tracheoplasty for the Treatment of Long-Segment Tracheal Stenosis. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 32(4), 930-934.
- Hobbs RD, Assi A, Bolling SF, Patel HJ, Deeb GM, Romano MA, Haft JW, Prager RL, Pagani FD, Tang PC (2018). Long-Term Survival and Echocardiographic Findings After Surgical Ventricular Restoration. Ann Thorac Surg, 107(6), 1754-1760.
- Yang B, Norton EL, Hobbs R, Farhat L, Wu X, Hornsby WE, Kim KM, Patel HJ, Deeb GM (2018). Short- and long-term outcomes of aortic root repair and replacement in patients undergoing acute type A aortic dissection repair: Twenty-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 157(6), 2125-2136.
- Wallen TJ, Habertheuer A, Gottret JP, Kramer M, Abbas Z, Siki M, Hobbs R, Vasquez C, Molina M, Kanchwala S, Low D, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P (2019). Sternal wound complications in patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation. J Card Surg, 34(4), 186-189.
- Hobbs RD, Paone G, DAgostino RS, Jacobs JP, McDonald DE, Prager RL, Shahian DM (2018). Myocardial revascularization: the evolution of the STS database and quality measurement for improvement. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 34(Suppl 3), 222-229.
- Hobbs RD, Wallen TJ, Komlo CM, Moeller PJ, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P (2017). Central cannulation strategy for extent I thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair of chronic type B aortic dissection. J Card Surg, 32(8), 494-499.
- Hobbs RD, Ullery BW, Mentzer AR, Cheung AT (2015). Protocol for prevention of spinal cord ischemia after thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Vascular, 24(4), 430-4.
- Hobbs RD, Cintolo JA, Roses RE (2015). An Underappreciated Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Pain. JAMA Surg, 150(9), 907-8.
- Ullery BW, Hobbs RD, Cheung AT (2014). Reversible spinal cord ischemia as a complication of acute aortic intramural hematoma. Vascular, 23(4), 427-31.
- Hobbs R, Korutla V, Suzuki Y, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P (2015). Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to definitive surgical repair after post-myocardial infarct ventricular septal defect. J Card Surg, 30(6), 535-40.
- Hobbs RD, Ullery B, Furth E, Drebin J (2015). Pancreaticoduodenectomy after remote liver and kidney transplantation for the treatment of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. Am Surg, 81(2), E87-9.
- Sedeyn JC, Wu H, Hobbs RD, Levin EC, Nagele RG, Venkataraman V (2015). Histamine Induces Alzheimer's Disease-Like Blood Brain Barrier Breach and Local Cellular Responses in Mouse Brain Organotypic Cultures. Biomed Res Int, 2015, 937148.
- Debono DJ, Hoeksema LJ, Hobbs RD (2013). Caring for patients with chronic pain: pearls and pitfalls. J Am Osteopath Assoc, 113(8), 620-7.
Case Report
- Fukuhara S, Hobbs R, Chetcuti SJ, Patel HJ (2019). Modified Transcatheter Hufnagel Procedure as a Bridge to Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg, 109(6), e435-e437.
- Hobbs RD, Roses RE (2017). Giant Caudate Lobe Hemangioma. J Gastrointest Surg, 21(11), 1957-1958.
Editorial
- Hobbs RD, Eckhauser AW (2022). Commentary: Cumulative preoperative risk modeling in single-ventricle patients…crystal clear or clear as mud? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
- Hobbs RD, Ohye RG (2020). Commentary: Congenital heart disease patients with airway anomalies do worse: We knew that, or so we thought. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 161(3), 1124-1125.
- Hobbs R, Si MS (2020). Commentary: On aortic uncrossing: New variation on an old controversy. JTCVS Tech, 5, 97-98.
- Hobbs RD, Si MS (2020). Commentary: Finding the best pulmonary bioprosthetic valve: An unobtainable target? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 160(2), 487-488.
- Hobbs R, Si MS (2020). Commentary: Modified frozen elephant trunk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
- Hobbs RD, Si MS (2020). Commentary: Full-service salvage operation. JTCVS Tech, 2, 126-127.
- Hobbs R, Si MS (2019). Commentary: Using microRNAs as biomarkers in pediatric cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 159(4), 1541-1542.