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Still, Sasha Anne, M.D.

Dr. Sasha Still

Assistant Professor

Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham VA
Head of UAB Robotic CABG Program

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, aortic aneurysm and dissection repair, aortic valve repair, valvular heart disease, coronary artery bypass grafting, minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting, outcomes research

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Biography

Dr. Sasha Anne Still is an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and completed her general surgery training at Baylor Scott and White in Dallas, Texas. She then moved to Birmingham where she completed a two year traditional fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery, followed by a one year advanced fellowship in aortic surgery.

She is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Women in Thoracic Surgery, and International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.

Education

Medical School
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Residencies

Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Scott & White)
General Surgery Residency

UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program

Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Honors and Awards

  • UAB Medicine Patient Experience Excellence Award (Score = 100%) (October 2024)
  • Junior Faculty Leadership Program (S.A.I.L.) (August – November 2024)
  • Mentor, UAB School of Medicine Scholarly Activity Mentoring Program (July 2023 - Present) 
  • Head of UAB Robotic CABG program (January 2022 – Present) 
  • Thoracic Surgery Foundation / Women in Thoracic Surgery Carolyn Reed Traveling Fellowship (2022)
    • Award funding travel to France and Germany to learn aortic valve and root repair techniques
  • UAB Department of Surgery Access and Engagement Committee Representative (2021 - Present)
  • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Administrative Chief Resident (2020 - 2021)
  • Chief Resident of the Year (2018-2019)
  • Trauma Resident of the Year (2018-2019)
  • Department of General Surgery, Administrative Chief Resident (2018 - 2019)
  • Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Resident Jeopardy Champion (2017)
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Scholarship Recipient (2016)

Publications

Still S. If You Throw Enough Mud, Eventually Some will Stick. Invited commentary to American Journal of Surgery. Accepted November 2024.

Still SA, Ryan M, Gunnarsson C, Heidrich N, Davies JE. Economic Benefits of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement on Patients With Symptomatic Aortic Valve Regurgitation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 20;13(16):e9983. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035278. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39158572.

Morton KF, Hasnie UA, Prime D, Still SA, McElwee S. A Case of Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture Complicated by Postoperative Septal Rupture. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Aug 22;22:101996.

Eudailey KW, Ebrahimi AJ, Still S, Prejean SP, Von Mering G, Beck AW, Ahmed MI. Endovascular Repair of an Ascending Dissection After Self Expanding TAVR via Suprasternal Approach. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Mar 16:S0003-4975(22)00344-7.

Brown SR, Still SA, Eudailey KW, Beck AW, Gunn AJ. Acute traumatic injury of the aorta: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jul;9(14):1193.

Eudailey KW, Ebrahimi AJ, Still S, Prejean SP, Ahmed MI, Beck AW, Von Mering G. Snare-Assisted Delivery for Ascending Endovascular Repair of Acute Type A Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul;112(1):e5-e8.

Still S, Dabal R. Ventricular Septal Defects. TSRA Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery: 2nd Edition.

Still S, Myers RP, Tallaj J, Pamboukian S, Holman W, Davies J, Hoopes CW, Orozco-Hernandez E. Pedicle flap coverage for infected ventricular assist device augmented with dissolving antibiotic beads: Creation of an antibacterial pocket. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct;35(10):2825-2828.

Jamil A, Still S, Schwartz GS, Podgaetz E, Mason DP. Tracheal resection for tracheal stenosis. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Oct 25;33(1):15-18.

Still S, Mack M, Szerlip M. TAVR vs SAVR in Intermediate Risk Patients: What Influences Our Choice of Therapy. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2018 Aug 9;20(10):82.

Still S, Mencio M, Ballester E, Burdick J, Leeds S. Primary and Rescue Endoluminal Vacuum (E-Vac) Therapy in the Management of Esophageal Perforations and Leaks. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jun 7.

Still S, Shaikh A, Saracino G, Jamil AK, Felius J, Joseph SM, Hall SA, Rafael AE, MacHannaford JC, Gonzalez-Stawinski G, Lima B. Reoperative Sternotomy is Associated with Increased Rates of Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Cardiac Transplantation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Mar 23.

Contact

Campus Address
THT 754

Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: (205) 996-7561
Academic Office: (205) 996-7588

Email
sastill@uabmc.edu