Daniel T. DeArmond, MD

Associate Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Personal Statement:

Dr. DeArmond is the chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery within the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UT Health San Antonio. He specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery including video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) and robotic-assisted pulmonary, esophageal, and mediastinal surgery with an emphasis on VATS lobectomy for the treatment of lung cancer. He provides all facets of lung transplantation including donor management, donor/recipient selection, pre-operative workup, surgery, and post-operative care. He has current clinical appointments at the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, Methodist Hospital, and University Hospital (lung transplantation) in San Antonio, Texas. He is interested in developing novel medical devices and drug therapies related to thoracic surgery.

Education

MD, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1996

BA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1991

Research

Molecular mechanisms of lung cancer Mechanisms/diagnosis of rejection in lung transplantation Thoracic surgery medical devices

Publications

Single-Cell Proteomic Profiling Identifies Combined AXL and JAK1 Inhibition as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Lung Cancer. Taverna JA, Hung CN, DeArmond DT, Chen M, Lin CL, Osmulski PA, Gaczynska ME, Wang CM, Lucio ND, Chou CW, Chen CL, Nazarullah A, Lampkin SR, Qiu L, Bearss DJ, Warner S, Whatcott CJ, Mouritsen L, Wade M, Weitman S, Mesa RA, Kirma NB, Chao WT, Huang TH. Cancer Res. 2020 Apr 1;80(7):1551-1563. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-3183. Epub 2020 Jan 28. PMID: 31992541 Free PMC article.

Intrapleural Impedance Sensor Real-Time Tracking of Pneumothorax in a Porcine Model of Air Leak. DeArmond DT, Das NA, Restrepo CS, Katona MA, Johnson SB, Hernandez BS, Michalek JE. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Summer;32(2):357-366. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.10.004. Epub 2019 Oct 11. PMID: 31610232

Pleural electrical impedance is a sensitive, real-time indicator of pneumothorax. DeArmond DT, Das NA, Restrepo CS, Johnson SB, Michalek JE, Hernandez BS. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov;231:15-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 May 30. PMID: 30278922

The efficacy of inhaled nanoparticle tacrolimus in preventing rejection in an orthotopic rat lung transplant model. Das NA, Peters JI, Simmons JD, Wang Y, O’Donnell KP, DeArmond DT, Coalson JJ, Brooks EG, Johnson SB. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Dec;154(6):2144-2151.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.07.083. Epub 2017 Sep 1. PMID: 28942970 Free article.

Online learning in thoracic surgical training: promising results of multi-institutional pilot study. Antonoff MB, Verrier ED, Yang SC, Lin J, DeArmond DT, Allen MS, Varghese TK Jr, Sengewald D, Vaporciyan AA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Sep;98(3):1057-63. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.062. Epub 2014 Jul 29. PMID: 25085560

Effect of inhaled tacrolimus on ischemia reperfusion injury in rat lung transplant model. Bayer J, Das NA, Baisden CE, Rani M, DeArmond DT, Peters JI, Johnson SB. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Nov;146(5):1213-9; discussion 1219. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.030. Epub 2013 Sep 9. PMID: 24029291 Free article.

Diagnosis of anastomotic leak: electrolyte detection versus barium fluoroscopy. DeArmond DT, Carswell A, Louden CL, Simmons JD, Bayer J, Das NA, Johnson SB. J Surg Res. 2013 Jun 15;182(2):192-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.10.025. Epub 2012 Oct 29. PMID: 23122582

Feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy in Veterans Administration patients. DeArmond DT, Simmons JD, Cline AM, Zarzabal LA, Johnson SB, Baisden CE. Am J Surg. 2012 Nov;204(5):e15-20. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.07.003. Epub 2012 Aug 14. PMID: 22902101

Transthoracic repair of slipped Nissen fundoplications: technique and results. Puri R, Cline AM, DeArmond DT, Johnson SB. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;94(2):429-33; discussion 434-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.054. Epub 2012 Jul 3. PMID: 22762940

The successful use of cardiopulmonary support for a transected bronchus. Walker JL, Wiersch J, Benson C, Young HA, Dearmond DT, Johnson SB. Perfusion. 2012 Jan;27(1):34-8. doi: 10.1177/0267659111420321. Epub 2011 Oct 14. PMID: 22002966

Birt-hogg-dubé syndrome: answering questions raised by a case report published in 1962. Kasi PM, Dearmond DT. Case Rep Oncol. 2011 May;4(2):363-6. doi: 10.1159/000330446. Epub 2011 Jul 19. PMID: 21829400 Free PMC article.

Damage control: cavoatrial anastomosis during a catastrophic right intrapericardial pneumonectomy. Van Natta TL, Parekh KR, Dearmond DT, Iannettoni MD. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(5):587-90. PMID: 20978577 Free PMC article.

Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the pulmonary artery. Rai VK, Malireddy K, Dearmond D, Myers J, Dent DL. J Trauma. 2010 Sep;69(3):730. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e7dfac. PMID: 20838148 No abstract available.

Anastomotic leak detection by electrolyte electrical resistance. DeArmond DT, Cline AM, Johnson SB. J Invest Surg. 2010 Aug;23(4):197-203. doi: 10.3109/08941930903469458. PMID: 20690844

Photodynamic therapy followed by thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy for locally advanced lung cancer. DeArmond DT, Mahtabifard A, Fuller CB, McKenna RJ Jr. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 May;85(5):e24-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.070. PMID: 18442525

Critical primary survey injuries. DeArmond D, Carpenter AJ, Calhoon JH. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Spring;20(1):6-7. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2008.01.009. PMID: 18420119

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy for stage I lung cancer. Mahtabifard A, DeArmond DT, Fuller CB, McKenna RJ Jr. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 May;17(2):223-31. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.03.019. PMID: 17626400 Review.

The first series of completely robotic esophagectomies with three-field lymphadenectomy: initial experience. Kernstine KH, DeArmond DT, Shamoun DM, Campos JH. Surg Endosc. 2007 Dec;21(12):2285-92. doi: 10.1007/s00464-007-9405-7. Epub 2007 Jun 26. PMID: 17593457

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of hemorrhagic radiation-induced gastritis after esophagectomy. Kernstine KH, Greensmith JE, Johlin FC, Funk GF, De Armond DT, Van Natta TL, Berg DJ. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Sep;80(3):1115-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.102. PMID: 16122506

Transfection with manganese superoxide dismutase attenuates hypoxic HIF-1a induction in lung cancer cells. DeArmond DT, Kernstine KH, Oberley LW. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Volume 199, Issue 3, Supplement, 2004, Page 32,

The robotic, 2-stage, 3-field esophagolymphadenectomy. Kernstine KH, DeArmond DT, Karimi M, Van Natta TL, Campos JH, Yoder MR, Everett JE. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Jun;127(6):1847-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.02.014. PMID: 15173760 No abstract available.

Alterations of cell signaling pathways in pancreatic cancer. Freeman JW, DeArmond D, Lake M, Huang W, Venkatasubbarao K, Zhao S. Front Biosci. 2004 May 1;9:1889-98. doi: 10.2741/1388. PMID: 14977595 Review.

Autocrine-mediated ErbB-2 kinase activation of STAT3 is required for growth factor independence of pancreatic cancer cell lines. DeArmond D, Brattain MG, Jessup JM, Kreisberg J, Malik S, Zhao S, Freeman JW. Oncogene. 2003 Oct 30;22(49):7781-95. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206966. PMID: 14586404

Aberrant expression and activation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) are mediated by an induction of IGF-1R promoter activity and stabilization of IGF-1R mRNA and contributes to growth factor independence and increased survival of the pancreatic cancer cell line MIA PaCa-2. Nair PN, De Armond DT, Adamo ML, Strodel WE, Freeman JW. Oncogene. 2001 Dec 13;20(57):8203-14. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205044. PMID: 11781836