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CURRICULUM VITAE

Peter C. Frommelt MD
Adjunct Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1976 - 06/1980 BS, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
08/1980 - 06/1985 MD, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
07/1984 - 06/1985 Extern - Pathology, University of Iowa Teaching Hospitals, Iowa City, IA
10/2005 - 03/2006 Participant, UWM/MCW Faculty Leadership Program, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/1985 - 06/1988 Resident, Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
07/1988 - 06/1991 Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/1991 - 06/1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/1999 - 07/2005 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2005 - Present Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/1991 - Present Director, Pediatric Echocardiography, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/1999 - 2008 Director, Pediatric Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2003 - 2007 Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, Pediatrics, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2014 - 01/2017 Interim Section Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2017 - Present Vice-Chair of Clinical Strategy, Department of Pediatrics, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2003 - 2006 Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
09/1991 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
09/1991 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
National Board of Medical Examiners
1985
None
American Board of Pediatrics
1989
None
American Board of Pediatrics, Cardiology
1991
None
American Board of Pediatrics, Cardiology
1998
None
American Board of Pediatrics, Cardiology
2005
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
California License
06/1985
06/1988
Michigan License
06/1988
06/1991
Wisconsin License
32188-020
11/1991
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1988 Resident of the Year, UCLA Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
1998 Outstanding Teacher of Medical Students, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics
2000 - Present Best Doctors in America
2005 Standing Ovation Award, Medical College of Wisconsin Student Assembly
2005 Clinic Scholarship Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 Standing Ovation Award, Medical College of Wisconsin Student Assembly
2008 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award , Medical College of Wisconsin
2009 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor, Holy Family Catholic Schools, Dubuque, Iowa
2009 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 Standing Ovation Award, Medical College of Wisconsin Student Assembly
2011 Outstanding Research Award in Pediatric Cardiology, American Heart Association
2012 Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Outstanding Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
04/2016 - 05/2017 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar, Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center's Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/1989 - 07/1991 Michigan Society of Echocardiography (Member)
07/1990 - Present Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Member)
07/1991 - Present American Society of Echocardiography (Member)
07/1991 - Present Council of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association (Member)
07/1996 - Present Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society (Member)
07/1998 - Present American College of Cardiology (Fellow)
07/1998 - Present Medical Society of Wisconsin (Member)
10/2007 - Present American Society of Echocardiography (Fellow)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
American Journal of Cardiology
Circulation
Pediatric Dermatology
Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Journal of American College of Cardiology
Anesthesia
Echocardiography
American Journal of Cardiology
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/1992 - 06/1993 Member, Capital Equipment Committee, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
07/1992 - 06/1993 Member, Peer Review Committee for Grant-In-Aid and Fellowship Grant Applications, American Heart Association of Wisconsin
07/1995 - 06/1997 Member, Surgical Case and Tissue Review Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
07/1997 - 06/2003 Member, Patient Care Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2000 - 07/2006 Member, Service Standards Committee, Children’s Specialty Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2003 - 07/2006 Co-chair, Service Standards Committee, Children’s Specialty Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2004 - 07/2019 Member, Innovations Task Force for Patient Care, Children’s Specialty Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
06/2006 - 06/2008 Member, Nominating Committee of the Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2006 - 06/2012 Member, Quality Committee, Children’s Specialty Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2006 - 07/2008 Chair, Quality Committee, Children’s Specialty Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2007 - 07/2008 Member, Council for Quality, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
06/2011 - 06/2013 Provider Core Implementation Team for EPIC Installation as EHR, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
06/2015 - 06/2019 Member, Enterprise Experience Steering Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
07/01/2017 - 08/2018 Chair, Telemedicine Advisory Council, Dept of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2018 - Present Member, Digital Health Steering Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/1993 - 06/1995 Member, Ad Hoc Committee of Nomenclature of Cardiac Septa, American Society of Echocardiography
07/1997 - 06/1998 Member, Accreditation Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
07/1997 - 06/2000 Abstract Grader, National Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association
07/2000 - 06/2005 Member, Public Relations Committee, Society of Echocardiography
07/2002 - 07/2003 Co-Chair, Pediatric Program Committee, American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions
07/2002 - 06/2004 Co-Chair, A Heart For Sports Advisory Board, American Society of Echocardiography
07/2002 - 06/2004 Member, Scientific Sessions Program Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
05/2003 - 06/2003 Member, Peer Review Committee, NHLBI RFA "Specialized Centers of Clinically Oriented Research (SCCOR) in Pediatric Heart Development and Disease" (RFA HL-02-027)
07/2003 - 06/2005 Member, Web Steering Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
07/2003 - 06/2004 Member, Pediatric Council Board, American Society of Echocardiography
07/2003 - 07/2004 Chair, Pediatric Program Committee, American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA
06/2004 - 06/2006 Member, Education and Oversight Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
10/2004 - 06/2006 Member, Writing Group on Reference Standard for the Performance of a Pediatric Echocardiogram, American Society of Echocardiography
06/2005 - 06/2007 Chair-elect, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Board, American Society of Echocardiography
06/2005 - 06/2009 Member, Nominating Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
06/2007 - 06/2009 Member, Board of Directors, American Society of Echocardiography
06/2007 - 06/2009 Chair, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Board, American Society of Echocardiography
08/2007 - 06/2011 Member, Awards Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
07/2010 - 06/2012 Member, Advocacy Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
07/2011 - 06/2015 Member, Committee on Pediatric Echo Lab Productivity, American Society of Echocardiography
04/2014 - 06/2020 Member, Data and Safety Monitoring Board for the Valsartan for Attenuating Disease Progression in Early Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
2014 - 2017 Member, Education Committee Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council, American Society of Echocardiography
2014 - Present Member, American Society of Echocardiography Technology in Pediatric Congenital Echocardiography Think Tank, American Society of Echocardiography
2014 - Present Member, Member, Technology in Pediatric and Congenital Echocardiography Think Tank, American Society of Echocardiography
2014 - 2016 Co-Chair, Research Collaborative Committee, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council, American Society of Echocardiography
06/2015 - 2019 Commitee Member, Workflow & Lab Management Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography
01/2016 - 2020 Chair, Writing Committee "Noninvasive Assessment of Congenital Coronary Anomalies: A multimodal Guide", American Society of Echocardiography
06/2016 - 2019 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Subcommittee: Strategies to Treat and Manage Infantile Hemangioma, American Academy of Pediatrics
2016 - 2019 Member, ImageGuideEcho Registry Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
2016 - 2019 Member, Workflow and Lab Management Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography
2016 - 2018 Member, Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Steering Committee, American Society of Echocardiography

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Long-term Outcomes of Children with HLHS and the Impact of Norwood Shunt Type for the Single Ventricular Reconstruction Trial (SVRIII) 2D Core Echo Lab
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network- NIH Subcontract
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Peter C Frommelt
Dates:
07/2015 - 07/2020
Direct Funds:
$132,962
  
Title:
A Phase III Safety Extension Study of Udenafil in Adolescents with Single Ventricle Physiology after Fontal Palliation (FUEL Extension.FUEL OLE) - 2D Core Echo Lab
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network - NIH Subcontract
Role & Effort:
Principle Investigator
PI:
Peter C Frommelt, M.D.
Dates:
07/2016 - 07/2018
Direct Funds:
$108,124
  
Title:
Udenafil in Adolescents with Single Ventricle Physiology after Fontan Palliation (FUEL) trial
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network- NIH Subcontract
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Peter C. Frommelt, M.D.
Dates:
07/2016 - 07/2018
Direct Funds:
$256,145
  
Title:
Amplatzer Duct Occluder II Additional Sizes (ADO II AS) Clinical Study
Source:
St Jude Medical Center
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Peter C. Frommelt, M.D.
Dates:
11/2017 - 07/2019
Direct Funds:
$130,000
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
A Single arm, prospective, non-randomized, multi-center clinical investigation of the SJM Master Series Rotatable Mechanical Heart Valve
Source:
St. Jude Medical
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Peter Frommelt
Dates:
04/2013 - 04/2021
Direct Funds:
$142,480
  
Pending
Peer Review
Title:
Core Echo Research Lab, Pivotal Trial (Percutaneous Intervention Versus Observational Trial of Arterial Ductus in Low Weight Infants
Source:
2019 NHLBI UG3/UH3 Grant Application
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Carl Backes
  
Title:
Muscle Contributions to cardiac function and exercise abilities in patients with Fontan
Source:
2020 CRI-MIR Grant Application
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Michael Danduran
  
Title:
Echo-derived Left and Right Ventricular Strain from the Pediatric Z-Score Normative Database
Source:
2020 NHLBI R21 for Secondary analysis of Existing Databases Gran Application
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Rajesh Punn
  
Title:
Project Parent Strong: A Pilot Study for the Feasibility of In-Home Group Telepsychotherapy for Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Source:
2020 RAC New Faculty Pilot Application
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Kristin Kroll
  
Title:
Clinical Research Flow Mediated Dilation System for Pediatric Studies
Source:
2020 AHW Small Equipment Grant Application
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Brian Hoffman
  
Title:
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Estimates of LV Function from the Pediatric Z-Score Normative Database
Source:
2020 Stanford Innovation Grant
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Charitha Reddy
  
Title:
Role of Computational Models for Post-Operative Risk Stratification in Children with Intramural Anomalous Coronaries
Source:
2020 AHA-CHF Congenital Heart Defect Research Career Development Award Application
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Shagun Sachdeva
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
In Vitro Assessment of Mitral Valve Flow Dynamics
Source:
American Heart Association Fellowship Grant, Michigan Chapter
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
07/01/1990 - 07/01/1991
Direct Funds:
$20,400
  
Title:
Development of an Interactive Computer-Based Learning Program for Medical Students Using Case Studies of Congenital Heart Disease
Source:
Medical College of Wisconsin Learning Resource Center Award
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
1993 - 1998
Direct Funds:
$7,129
  
Title:
Trial of ACE inhibition in infants with single ventricle
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network, NIH Grant # UO1 HL68270-04
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
2004 - 2010
Direct Funds:
$64,000
  
Title:
Single Ventricular Reconstruction Trial—2D Core Echo Lab
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network, NIH subcontract
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
04/2005 - 07/2009
Direct Funds:
$448,235
  
Title:
Single Ventricular Reconstruction Extension Trial—2D Core Echo Lab
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network, NIH subcontract
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
04/2008 - 07/2015
Direct Funds:
$197,182
  
Title:
Regional RV Mechanics in Infants with HLHS during Single Ventricle Reconstruction
Source:
Children’s Research Institute, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/2010 - 06/2011
Direct Funds:
$26,000
  
Title:
Pediatric Z-score and ECG Normative Database
Source:
Pediatric Heart Network - NIH Grant
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Peter Frommelt
Dates:
04/2013 - 07/2015
Direct Funds:
$655,440
  
Title:
Diastolic Ventricular Function: A Pediatric Heart Network (NHLBI) Ancillary Study to Establish Normal Values in Children
Source:
Advancing Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Peter Frommelt
Dates:
04/2016 - 04/2017
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Analysis of Diastolic Myocardial Velocity and Acceleration Changes In The Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling in Neonates and Infants Using Doppler Tissue Imaging.
Source:
Acuson Research Grant
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
1995
Direct Funds:
$10,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Echo Assessment of Repair vs. Replacement of Congenitally Abnormal Aortic Valves, Brazilian Congress of Echocardiography, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04/2006
Echo Assessment of Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies-Abnormalities at Risk for Sudden Death and Strategies for Intervention, Brazilian Congress of Echocardiography National Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04/2006
Echo Assessment of the Infant and Child with Single Ventricle-Specifically Impact of Surgical Strategies (Norwood vs. Sano) on Right Ventricular Function, Brazilian Congress of Echocardiography National Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04/2006
The Pediatric Echocardiogram Should Start in Subcostal View, 19th Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 06/2008
State of the Art: Assessment of Valvular Dysfunction in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, 19th Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 06/2008
Echocardiographic Assessment of the RV-PA Conduit Compared to the BT Shunt in HLHS, 12th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Strategies to Improve Care Through a Multidisciplinary Approach, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 02/2009
My Favorite Operation: From an Echocardiographer’s Perspective, 12th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Strategies to Improve Care Through a Multidisciplinary Approach, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 02/2009
Complex Case Presentations, 12th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Strategies to Improve Care Through a Multidisciplinary Approach, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 02/2009
Transparency in Outcomes Reporting, 12th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Strategies to Improve Care Through a Multidisciplinary Approach, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 02/2009
Controversies in Pediatric Echocardiography: 2 Beat Loops are Inadequate in Imaging Complex Congenital Heart Disease using Echocardiography, 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, Montreal, QC, 06/2011
 
National
How to Image Coronary Arteries in Pediatric Patients with 2D Echocardiography, Scientific Sessions program, American Heart Association National Meeting, 11/1995
Echo Evaluation of Patients for Congenital Heart Surgery, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/1996
Can Diastolic Function be Reliably Assessed in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease?, Scientific Sessions program, American Heart Association National Meeting, 04/1998
Noninvasive Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, Scientific Sessions program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, 04/1998
Echo Cases of the Year, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/1998
Echocardiographic Indices Predictive of Outcome, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/1998
Intraoperative Echo Assessment during Congenital Heart Disease Surgery, New York Pediatric Echocardiography Society Meeting, 10/1998
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function in the Pediatric Patient, New York Pediatric Echocardiography Society Meeting, 10/1998
Advanced Imaging Issues: Conversion to Digital Archiving, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/1999
Pediatric Echo Jeopardy, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2000
Doppler Tissue Imaging, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2000
Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiovascular Performance: Research Only or Ready for Clinical use?, Update on Doppler Tissue Imaging.” Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2001
Pulsed Doppler Tissue Imaging in Pediatric Heart Disease, Society of Pediatric Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2002
Diastolic Function can be Measured by Echo in Pediatric Patients, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2002
Assessment of Diastolic Function in Children, Scientific Sessions program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, 04/2003
Illustrative Cases in Pediatric Echo, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2003
Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2003
Novel Uses of Imaging Modalities, Oral Abstract Session, Scientific Sessions Program, American Heart Association National Meeting, 11/2003
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Devices: Closure Devices, Scientific Sessions Program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, 03/2004
Illustrative Cases in Pediatric Echo, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2004
Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2004
Congenital Coronary Abnormalities, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2004
Illustrative Cases in Pediatric Echo, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2005
Doppler Tissue Imaging in Patients with Single Ventricle, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2005
Pediatric Echo Bowl, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2005
The Functional Univentricular Heart, Daily Echo Challenge – Cases Involving the Functional UVH, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
Tissue Doppler Imaging: Applications in CHD, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart DiseaseDoppler Imaging: Applications in CHD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
Extending the Impact of Echocardiography”, “How Would You Manage This…?, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
Case Studies Involving Late Complications in the Adult with “Repaired” CHD, Daily Echo Challenge, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
Ventricular Septal Defects, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
LV Inflow Obstructions: Membranes, Arcades, Rings, and Other Things, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
Coronary Arterial Anomalies, 18th Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2005
A Practical Approach to Diastolic Function Assessment in the Pediatric Echo Lab--Integration of New Technologies, Scientific Sessions Program, American Heart Association National Meeting, 11/2005
Imaging the Baby with Tetralogy of Fallot, Ninth Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease; State-of-the Art Management of the Neonate and Infant with Cardiac Disease, Scottsdale, AZ, 02/2006
How to Assess Diastolic Function, Ninth Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, State-of-the-Art Management of the Neonate and Infant with Cardiac Disease, Scottsdale, AZ, 02/2006
RV-PA Conduit or BT Shunt?: Echocardiographic Assessment of RV Function, Ninth Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, State-of-the-Art Management of the Neonate and Infant with Cardiac Disease, Scottsdale, AZ, 02/2006
How to Tell if this Aortic Valve can be Repaired, Scientific Sessions Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, 06/2006
Presentation of Coronary Artery, HLHS, and Post-op Abstracts, The Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Scientific Sessions, Columbus, OH, 09/2006
Progress in Non-invasive Imaging for Congenital Heart Disease, Scientific Session Program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 03/2007
Indications for Surgery for Aortic Insufficiency: Children Versus Young Adults, Scientific Session Program, American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 03/2007
Coronary Artery Abnormalities Predisposing to SCD, Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young Symposium, Heart Rhythm Society, Denver, CO, 05/2007
Contemporary Controversies in Pediatric Echocardiography: Con--MRI is More Accurate and Complete than Echo in Assessing Complex Heart Disease, Scientific Session Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, Seattle, WA, 06/2007
Functional Assessment and Imaging of the Postoperative Pediatric/Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Assessment of Diastolic Function After Repair of Congenital Heart Disease, Scientific Session Program, American Society of Echocardiography National Meeting, Seattle, WA, 06/2007
Modern Imaging for Congenital Heart Disease, Scientific Session Program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, Chicago. IL, 03/2008
Case Presentations With Audience Interactions—Congenital Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease Surgery, and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Scientific Session Program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, Chicago, IL, 03/2008
Echocardiography – Basics of Image Acquisition, Segmental Approach to Diagnosis in Congenital Heart Disease, Doppler Echocardiography (Hemodynamic Assessment and Calculations), Pediatric Cardiology 2008 Board Review Course, Rochester, MN, 10/2008
Subspecialty Review – Echocardiography – Illustrative Cases., Pediatric Cardiology 2008 Board Review Course, Rochester, MN, 10/2008
Review of Cardiac Lesions – Coronary Artery Anomalies, Vascular rings and Cardiac Tumors – A Potpourri of Congenital Anomalies, Pediatric Cardiology 2008 Board Review Course, Rochester, MN, 10/2008
Cardiovascular Manifestations of PHACE, PHACE Syndrome Research Conference, presented by PHACE Registry, Texas Children’s Hospital the National Organization of Vascular Anomalies Hemangioma Investigator Group, Houston, TX, 11/2008
Staging the Patient with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: What We Know from Outcomes, Scientific Sessions program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 03/2009
Chest Pain: When to be Concerned, Children’s Specialty Group: Winter Best Practices, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 03/2009
Congenital Heart Disease and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Scientific Sessions program, American College of Cardiology National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 03/2009
Evaluation of Diastolic Function in Congenital Heart Disease: Clinical Cases, 20th Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, Washington, DC, 06/2009
Echo in a Heart Beat—Clinical Applications of Real-Time Volume Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease, 20th Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, Washington, DC, 06/2009
Fireside Chat: Echocardiographic Innovations during the Career of Roberta Williams, 20th Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, Washington, DC, 06/2009
Pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery program review, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 08/2009
Update in Congenital Cardiac Imaging, 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA, 03/2010
Controversies in Pediatric Echocardiography: We are Intervening too Late in Asymptomatic Patients with Severe PR and RV Dilation after TOF Repair – Con, 21st Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, San Diego, CA, 06/2010
Panel on Academic Pediatric Echocardiography: How to Promote, Develop and Maintain in this Era of Increased Clinical Demands, 21st Annual Scientific Sessions American Society of Echocardiography, San Diego, CA, 06/2010
Congenital Coronary Anomalies—Diagnosis and Management Strategies, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, Cardiology Grand Rounds Presentation, Indianapolis, IN, 10/2010
Quantification in Pediatric Echocardiography Update: Assessment of Stenosis and Insufficiency, Flows and Volumes, American Heart Association- Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 11/2011
Does Initial Shunt Type for the Norwood Procedure impact Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Size and Function During Infancy? The Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial, American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 11/2011
Does Initial Shunt Type for the Norwood Procedure Impact Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Size and Function During Infancy? The Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial, Annual Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Orlando, FL, 11/2011
Coronary Anomalies and Sudden Death: Pros and Cons: Surgery is indicated for anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the aorta and intra-arterial coronary course, Non-Invasive Imaging and Sudden Cardiac Death: Focus on Coronary Anomalies and Cardiomyopathy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 12/2011
Noninvasive Potpourri, 16th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, Florida, 02/2012
Echocardiographic Assessment of AV Valve Function, 16th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, Florida, 02/2012
Ventricular Function and Dyssynchrony in the Single Ventricle Patient, 16th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, Florida, 02/2012
Structuring a Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory for Training of ACHD Fellows, 16th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, Florida, 02/2012
My Most Challenging Coronary Artery Diagnostic Dilemma, American Society of Echocardiography-23rd Annual Scientific Sessions, Washington DC, 07/2012
Cardiologist's Perspective: Critical Aortic Stenosis with Unicommisural Valve in a Neonate. Joint Symposium of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the American College of Cardiology: The Decision: Choosing the Right Intervention at the Right Time for Congenital Aortic Valve Disease., American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC, 03/2013
My Most Instructive Cases - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome from Stage 1 to Stage 3, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Session, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 06/2013
Controversies in Pediatric Echocardiography, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Session, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 07/2013
Diastolic Function Assessment from Basics to Applications, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Session, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 07/2013
The Use of Imaging in the Failing Fontan: Systolic and Diastolic Functional Assessment of the Single Ventricle, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Session, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 07/2013
Practice-Changing Imaging Innovations in Congenital Heart Disease: Advances in 3-D Technology,, Combined Pediatric Grand Rounds - Rush University, Chicago, IL, 10/2013
Practice Changing Imaging Innovations, American Academy of Pediatrics, Orlando, FL, 10/2013
TEE in the Operating Room: How to Do It? In Whom is It Helpful, 17th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL, 02/2014
Assessment of RV Performance in CHD, 17th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL, 02/2014
Management of Aortic Valve Disease, 17th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL, 02/2014
Quiz Bowl, 17th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL, 02/2014
Controversies in Pediatric Echocardiography, Scientific Sessions-American Society of Echocardiography, Portland, OR, 06/2014
The Big League: Around the Horn with Surgical Heavy Hitters, Joint Symposium of the American Association for Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA, 03/2015
ACPC Career and Mentoring Session: Pediatric Cardiology/ACHD Imaging., American College of Cardiology- National Scientific Sessions, San Diego, 03/2015
Highlighted Original Research: Congenital Heart Disease and the Year in Review, American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA, 03/2015
Controversies and State of the Art in Management of Left Sided Lesions, American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA, 03/2015
Pediatric Controversies, American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA, 06/2015
The Many Faces of Infarct and Ischemia in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease: Congenital Coronary Anomalies-Isolated, American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA, 06/2015
The Pediatric Viewpoint in Screening and Intervening in the Young Patient, Coronary Artery Anomalies: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment in Light of Intravascular Ultrasound, Houston, TX, 04/2016
Focus on Quality Assurance and Appropriate Use Criteria - Real Time Integration and Reporting of Novel Technologies, American Society of Echo Scientific Sessions, Baltimore, MD, 06/2016
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome- Has Echo Improved Outcomes in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, Baltimore, MD, 06/2017
Surgical Conference with the Experts: How do we repair it today? What will drive future improvements? Ebstein Anomaly: Case Presentation, American Heart Association - Scientific Session, Anaheim, CA, 11/2017
So This is When You Need an Experienced Clinical, 21st Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Effective Teams, Improving Outcomes, Scottsdale, AZ, 02/2018
Advanced Imaging in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Advanced Imaging in Specific Condition: Single Ventricle Throughout Stages of Reconstruction - ECHO, 21st Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Effective Teams, Improving Outcomes, Scottsdale, AZ, 02/2018
Focus on: The Atrioventricular Canal Defect, 21st Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Effective Teams, Improving Outcomes, Scottsdale, AZ, 02/2018
Reading with the Masters~What am I Thinking?, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, Nashville TN, 06/2018
Understanding Cardiac Mechanics through Echo, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, Portland, OR, 06/2019
Cardiac Function Assessment and Outcomes, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions (Virtual), Denver, CO, 08/2020
Imaging Solutions to Clinical Conundrums in Congenital Heart Disease, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions (Virtual), Denver, CO, 08/2020
Challenges of the Right Ventricular Function: Debate-Eyeballing is the best method for assessment of RV function (Con argument), American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions (Virtual), Boston, MA, 06/2021
 
Regional
Dynamics of Cardiac Ultrasound Seminar, Minneapolis, MN, 12/1992
Echocardiographic Approach to the Cyanotic Newborn, Acuson Echocardiography Seminar, Appleton, WI, 03/1994
Pediatric Echocardiography – Anatomy and Hemodynamics of Congenital Heart Disease, Acuson Echocardiography Seminar, Schaumburg, IL, 03/1995
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Grand Rounds Presentation, Sheboygan, WI, 02/1998
Update on Heart Murmurs, Grand Rounds Presentation, Sheboygan, WI, 07/2000
Co-Chair, Herma Heart Institute Heart Summit, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2017 - 2019
Co-Chair, Herma Heart Institute Single Ventricle Morphology Course, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2019
Advances in Imaging the Single Ventricle Heart: Impact on Outcomes, Grand Rounds- University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, 01/2020
 
Local
Basics of Pediatric Echocardiography, Milwaukee Society of Ultrasonography, 05/1992
Uses and Limitations of Pediatric Echocardiography, Grand Rounds Presentation, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 09/1992
Interventional Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization, Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, 10/1992
Echocardiographic Approach to Congenital Heart Disease, Milwaukee County Medical Center Echocardiography Review Session, 11/1993
Echocardiographic Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Echo Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 01/1996
Transesophageal Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease, Grand Rounds Presentation, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 01/1997
Congestive Heart Failure, Introduction to Critical Care Symposium, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 11/1999
Medical information Management in the New Millennium—A Model Using Echocardiography, Grand Rounds Presentation, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 01/2000
Digital Echocardiography, Cardiac Echo Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2000
Transition to the Digital Ultrasound Lab, Southeastern Wisconsin Ultrasound Society, 09/2000
Atrioventricular Septal Defects: Peri-operative Assessment, The World Heart Foundation International Symposium for Cardiac Surgery Teleconference, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2009
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Community acquired endocarditis in a pediatric population in the 1990’s, Poster presentation at the 3rd World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Toronto, ON, 05/2001
Doubly committed VSD with absent subarterial conus—The “non-spelling” form of tetralogy of Fallot, Oral presentation at the 3rd World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Toronto, ON, 05/2001
Mitral valve disease associated with Shone’s-like complex: Anatomic predictors of severe stenosis, Poster presentation at the 3rd World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Toronto, ON, 05/2001
 
National
Natural history of apical aortic conduits in pediatric patients, Oral presentation at the American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, 1990
Influence of atrial and ventricular compliance on the deceleration of blood flow velocity through the mitral valve during rapid ventricular filling, Oral presentation at the Society of Pediatric Research National Scientific Sessions, 1991
Aortoventriculoplasty in infants and children, Oral presentation at the American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, 1991
Effects of variable chamber compliance on mitral deceleration slope in vitro, Oral presentation at the American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, 1991
Doppler assessment of pulmonary artery flow patterns and ventricular function after Fontan, Oral presentation at the American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, 1991
Age-related changes of left heart filling patterns in normal children using Doppler echocardiography, Poster presentation at the American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, 1993
Compression of anomalous vascular structures by intraoperative TEE in infants and children, Poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 1994
Pulmonary venous Doppler patterns in single left and right ventricles – does ventricular morphology alter atrial filling?, Poster presentation at the American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, 1995
Intraoperative TEE for congenital heart disease – which lesions benefit?, Oral presentation at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Meeting, 1995
Pulsed Doppler myocardial imaging in hypertrophied hearts in children: further evidence for abnormal diastolic relaxation, Poster presentation at the American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions, 1996
Intraoperative transgastric CW Doppler assessment during LVOT surgery: a reliable predictor of residual obstruction, Poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 1996
Diastolic DTI patterns in normal infants and children: apical window assessment, Poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 1997
Coarctation repair in infancy - adverse effects of patch angioplasty, Oral presentation at the American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, 1998
Doppler tissue analysis of tricuspid annular motion in normal infants and children, Poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 2000
Abnormal systolic and diastolic ventricular function in hypoplastic left heart syndrome—Doppler tissue imaging analysis, Poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 2000
Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in children with dilated cardiomyopathy, Poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 2000
Prospective echo diagnosis and surgical repair of anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus with an interarterial course, Oral presentation at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Scientific Sessions, 09/2002
RV DTI in Tetralogy of Fallot s/p repair—Evidence of systolic and diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic children and young adults, Oral presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 2002
Prospective echo diagnosis and surgical repair of anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus with an interarterial course, Poster presentation at the American College of Cardiology National Scientific Sessions, 2002
Atypical echo-Doppler findings in children with restrictive cardiomyopathy—Insights from Doppler tissue imaging analysis, Oral presentation at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Scientific Sessions, 09/2003
Impact of right ventricular and tricuspid dimensions and function after initial staged palliation for HLHS, Oral presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, 2005
10-year Experience with Surgical Unroofing of Anomalous Origin of a Coronary Artery From the Opposite Sinus with an Interarterial Course, Poster Presentation at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA, 03/2010
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return – Impact of Preoperative Obstruction and Early Elective Repair on Outcome and Need for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilatory Support, Poster Presentation at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Atlanta GA, 03/2010
Changes in Cardiac Size and Function in Children with Single Right Ventricle Anomalies after Norwood- RV Remodeling after the First Year Varies by Initial Shunt Type, Poster Presentation at the 60th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, San Francisco, California, 03/2013
PHACE Syndrome is Commonly Associated with Unusual and Potentially "Silent" Severe Aortic Arch Obstruction: The International PHACE Syndrome Registry Review, Poster Presentation at the 60th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, San Francisco, CA, 03/2013
Doppler Flow Patterns in the Neo-Aorta and Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Shunt in Infants with Single Right Ventricle Anomalies: Impact on Outcome after Initial Staged Palliations, Poster Presentation at the 60th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, San Francisco, California, 03/2013
The Single Ventricle: Initial Shunt Type Does Not Impact Echocardiographic Indices in Transplant-Free Survivors after Single Right Ventricle Palliations During Early Childhood the SVR Trial at 6 years, American Heart Association Scientific Session, Anaheim, CA, 11/2017
Challenges with LV Functional Parameters: The Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database, Oral Abstract: American Society of Echocardiography National Scientific Sessions, Nashville, TN, 06/2018
 
Regional
Comparison of closed vs. Open surgical aortic valvotomy for critical aortic stenosis in infancy, Oral presentation at the Ohio Doctors Interested in Congenital Heart Disease Meeting, 1989
 
Local
Experience with a DICOM-compatible digital pediatric echo laboratory, Experience with a DICOM-compatible digital pediatric echo laboratory, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2000
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
1991 - 1995 Faculty, Gross Anatomy (laboratory on congenital cardiovascular anomalies)
1991 - Present Lecturer, Core Pediatric lecture series to third year medical students
1992 - Present Teaching Ward Attending, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
1992 - Present Faculty, Human Development Course (Anatomy 152)
2011 - Present Faculty, Team Based Learning Module: Congenital Heart Disease
 
Resident and Fellow Education
1991 - Present Co-director and lecturer, Daily Pediatric Echocardiography Studies Review, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
1992 - Present Lecturer, Pediatric Housestaff Noon Conference, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
1994 - Present Invited lecturer on varying topics in congenital heart disease, Adult Echocardiography Conference
1996 - 2000 Co-director and lecturer, Pediatric Echocardiography mini-fellowship for sonographers and physicians, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
2004 - Present Lecturer, weekly Pediatric Cardiology Core Curriculum Lecture Series
 
Community/Lay Public
02/2004 - 02/2010 Lecturer, Parent Education Day, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
1993 Peggy Lovejoy, Clinical Research, MCW
1997 Jay Wilkins, Clinical Research, MCW
1999 - 2001 Jean Ballweg, Clinical Research, MCW
2001 Robert Kilpatrick, Clinical Research, MCW
2001 Jon Detterich, Project: Incidence and etiology of tricuspid insufficiency in hypoplastic left heart syndrome in infants following the Norwood procedure, MCW
2004 - 2007 Amy Peterson, Clinical Research, MCW
2005 - 2007 David Sheridan, Clinical Research and Participation in the Pediatric Echo Core Research Lab, MCW
2005 - 2007 Sara Deatsman, Clinical Research and Participation in the Pediatric Echo Core Research Lab, MCW
2014 Narges Horriat, Clinical Research, MCW
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
2007 Beth Ann Johnson, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 Matthew Brown, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 Rohit Rao, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 Shelby Kutty, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 David Saudek, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 Matthew Park, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2009 Jennifer Co-Vu, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2009 Anas Salkini, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 Suneetha Venkatapuram, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 Elena Kwon, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2011 Catherine Weinberg, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2011 Joshua Kovach, Medical College of Wisconsin
2011 Chesney Castleberry, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2011 Alicia Chaves, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 Jennifer Plymale, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 Salil Ginde, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 Shanelle Clarke, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 Joseph Camarda, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 Scott Cohen, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2013 Jonathan Cramer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2013 Garick Hill, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 Daniel Cox, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 Joseph Block, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 Melissa Smith, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 Roni Jacobsen, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 Mamata Eagam, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 Chad Mackman, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 Pip Hidestrand, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Clinical/Research Fellows
2014 - 2017 Rohit Loomba, Pediatric Caridology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2016 - Present Matthew Moehlmann, Pediatric Caridology Fellowship, The Medical college of Wisconsin
2017 Sara Creighton, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 Rodrigo Rios, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Trainees, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - Present Christopher Sumski, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - Present Rachel Sullivan, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 Richard Willes, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - Present Daniel Beacher, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 Shagun Sachdeva, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 - Present Chalani Ellepola, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconisn
2018 Margaret Keane, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 Nikki Singh, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 - Present Kirsten Borsheim, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 Andrew Spearman, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 - Present David Segar, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 - Present Sheena Mansukhani, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 - Present Hugh Bigg, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Medical College of Wisconsin
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
2003 Initiated and organized submission of a pediatric cardiology fellowship training program proposal for the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
 
Research Programs
2004 Initiated development of and have functioned as director of a dedicated pediatric echo research lab at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and MCW.
 
Clinical Programs
1991 Developed a state-of-the-art academic pediatric echocardiography laboratory at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as a premier site for pediatric cardiac imaging
1991 Initiated and developed the pediatric transesophageal echocardiography program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, providing intraoperative imaging during repair of congenital heart defects.
1994 Developed and staffed first pediatric cardiology outreach clinic at Medical College of Wisconsin, which led to the development of an outreach program for pediatric cardiology in Wisconsin and Illinois
1998 Initiated and developed first all-digital pediatric echocardiography laboratory in USA, using DICOM-compatible digital compression/archiving to store echocardiographic images rather than analog tape.
1998 Initiated and developed tele-echocardiography program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, allowing remote echocardiographic imaging of infants with live transmission to the CHW echo lab.
1999 Initiated development of pediatric cardiology nurse practitioner program at Medical College of Wisconsin, providing specialized care to inpatient cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery patients.
1999 Initiated the only pediatric cardiothoracic outreach program in Wisconsin, where surgeons from Medical College of Wisconsin perform congenital heart disease surgery at Marshfield clinic.
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2019 Marquette University PhD Dissertation Committee Membership Mike Danduran, Clinical and Translational Exercise Rehabilitation Sciences, PhD Thesis: Muscle Contributions to Cardiac Function and Exercise Abilities in Patients with Fontan
2019 Marquette University PhD Dissertation Committee Membership Atefeh Rzavi, Biomedical Engineering PhD Thesis: Patient specific modeling of altered coronary artery hemodynamics under resting and stress conditions to predict morbidity in patients with anomalous origin of a coronary artery
School Board, St. Eugene’s School, Fox Point, WI
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Faix RG, Feick HJ, Frommelt PC, Snider AR. Successful medical treatment of Candida Parapsilosis endocarditis in a premature infant. Am J Perinatol 7: 272-74, 1990.
2. Frommelt PC, Rochini AP, Bove EL. Natural history of apical left ventricular to aortic conduits in pediatric patients. Circulation 84(Suppl III): III213-8, 1991.
3. Frommelt PC, Snider AR, Meliones JN, Vermilion RP. Doppler assessment of pulmonary artery flow patterns and ventricular function after the Fontan operation. Am J Cardiol 68: 1211-15, 1991.
4. Frommelt PC, Lupinetti FM, Bove EL. Aortoventriculoplasty in infants and children. Circulation 86(Suppl II): II176-80, 1992.
5. Pontus SJ, Frommelt PC. Detection of previously undiagnosed anomalous subclavian arteries by transesophageal echocardiography. Anes Analg 78: 805-7, 1994.
6. Frommelt PC, Stuth EAE. Transesophageal echocardiography in total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage: Hypotension 2 to compression of the pulmonary venous confluence during probe passage. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 7: 652-4, 1994.
7. Frommelt PC, Dhala A. Kawasaki's Disease. Circulation 92: 3366-7, 1995.
8. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Berger S, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB. Does an additional source of pulmonary blood flow alter outcome after a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt? Circulation 92II: 240-4, 1995.
9. Tweddell JS, Berger S, Frommelt PC, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Frommelt MA, McManus TS, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW, Litwin SB. Aprotinin improves outcome of single-ventricle palliation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 62(5):1329-35; discussion 1335-6, 1996.
10. Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Berger S, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW. Twenty-year experience with repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 62(2):419-24, 1996.
11. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Elaine Miller M, Williamson JG, Kinder KA. Diastolic septal DTI patterns in normal infants and children: Apical window assessment Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 1997;10(4):412.
12. Frommelt PC, Lewis DA, Pelech AN. Intraoperative transgastric echo assessment during left ventricular outflow tract surgery: a reliable predictor of residual obstruction. Echocardiography 15: 581-585, 1998.
13. Fedderly RT, Berger S, Frommelt PC, Lewis DA, Dhala A, Pelech AN, Frommelt MA, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB. Advances in the care of children with heart disease. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 47-50, 1998.
14. Berger S, Tweddell JS, Frommelt PC, Weinhaus L. Partial left ventriculectomy for dilated cardiomyopathy in a newborn. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 117:1017-8, 1999.
15. Frommelt PC, Friedberg DZ, Frommelt MA, Williamson JG. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva: Transthoracic echo diagnosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 12:221-4, 1999.
16. Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Wyman JD, Fedderly RT, Berger S, Frommelt MA, Lewis DA, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Litwin SB. Factors affecting the longevity of homograft valves used in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction for congenital heart disease. Circulation 102:130-135, 2000.
17. Frommelt PC, Berger S, Pelech AN, Bergstrom S, Williamson JG. Prospective identification of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva: Importance of color Doppler flow mapping. Pediatric Cardiology 22:327-332, 2001.
18. Frommelt PC, Whitstone EN, Frommelt MA. Experience with a DICOM-compatible digital pediatric echocardiography laboratory. Pediatric Cardiology 23:53-57, 2002.
19. Frommelt PC, Ballweg JA, Whitstone EN, Frommelt MA. Usefulness of Doppler tissue imaging analysis of tricuspid annular motion for determination of right ventricular function in normal infants and children. Am J Cardiol 89: 610-613, 2002.
20. Karpas A, Yen K, Sell L, Frommelt PC. Severe blunt cardiac injury in an infant: A case of child abuse. J Trauma 52: 759-764, 2002.
21. Frommelt PC, Pelech AN, Frommelt MA. Diastolic dysfunction in an unusual case of cardiomyopathy in a child--Insights from Doppler and Doppler tissue imaging analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr16:176-181, 2003.
22. Ghanayem NS, Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Cava JR, Frommelt PC, Rudd NA, Steltzer MM, Bevandic SM, Frisbee SJ, Jaquiss RDB, Litwin SB, Tweddell JS. Home surveillance program prevents interstage mortality following the Norwood procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126: 1367-77, 2003.
23. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Jaquiss RDB, Tweddell JS. Prospective echo diagnosis and surgical repair of anomalous origin of a coronary artery (AOCA) from the opposite sinus with an interarterial course. J Am Coll Cardiol 42:148-54, 2003.
24. Gorcsan J 3rd, Lang RM, Picard MH, Zoghbi WA, Frommelt PC, Gillam LD. Meeting highlights of the 15th annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography: June 26 to 30, 2004. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Dec 07;44(11):2111-6.
25. Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Frommelt PC, Jaquiss RDB, Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Litwin SB. Complex aortic valve repair provides a durable and effective alternative to valve replacement in children with aortic valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129 (3):551-58, 2005.
26. Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Jaquiss RD, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Hoffman GM, Litwin SB: Aortic valve repair. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annual 2005; 112-21.
27. Frommelt PC. Update on pediatric echocardiography. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2005 Oct;17(5):579-85.
28. Jaquiss RD, Frommelt PC. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Nov;80(5):1657-8.
29. Brown MD, Frommelt PC. Intraoperative rhythm analysis using pulmonary venous Doppler: Importance of atrioventricular interval. Pediatric Cardiology 27(1):128-30, 2006.
30. Peterson AL, Frommelt PC, Mussatto K: Presentation and echocardiographic markers of neonatal hypertensive cardiomyopathy. Pediatrics 118:782-5, 2006.
31. Tweddell, JS, Pelech AN, Frommelt PC: Ventricular septal defect and aortic valve regurgitation: pathophysiology and indications for surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Ann 9:147-152, 2006
32. Ghanayem NS, Jaquiss RDB, Cava JR, Frommelt, PC, Mussatto KA, Hoffman GM, Tweddell JS: Right Ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit versus Blalock-Taussig shunt: a hemodynamic comparison. Ann Thorac Surg 82:1603-10, 2006.
33. Lai WW, Geva T, Shirali GS, Frommelt, PC Humes RA, Brook MM, Pignatelli RH, Rychik J: Guidelines and standards for performance of a pediatric echocardiogram: A report from the Task Force of the Pediatric Council of the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 19:1413-30, 2006.
34. Frommelt PC. Echocardiographic measures of diastolic function in pediatric heart disease. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2006 May;21(3):194-9.
35. Frommelt PC, Sheridan DC, Mussatto KA, Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Frommelt MA, Tweddell, JS: Effect of shunt type on echo indices after initial palliations for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: BT shunt vs. RV-PA conduit. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:1364-73, 2007.
36. Kutty S, Deatsman SL, Lockman JR Frederick D, Rock H, Russell D, Miller E, Frommelt PC: Assessment of Regional Right Ventricular Velocities, Strain and Displacement in Normal Children Using Velocity Vector Imaging, Echocardiography 25: 294-307, 2008.
37. Gorentz J, Deatsman SL, Mussatto K, Frommelt PC. Digital Imaging, Archiving, and Structured Reporting in Pediatric Echocardiography - Impact on Lab Efficiency and Safety, J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21:935-40, 2008.
38. Danduran MD, Sheridan DC, Mussatto K, Ewalt L, Earing M. Frommelt PC: Chest Pain: Characteristics of children/adolescents evaluated in the cardiac exercise laboratory, Pediatric Cardiology 29:775-81, 2008.
39. Rao, R, Holland K, Drolet E, Frommelt PC: PHACES Association: A Vasculocutaneous Syndrome, Pediatric Cardiology 29:793-9, 2008.
40. Kutty S, Deatsman SL, Russell D, Nugent ML, Simpson PM, Frommelt PC: Pulmonary valve replacement improves but doesn't normalize right ventricular mechanics in repaired congenital heart disease: A comparative assessment utilizing velocity vector imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21:1216-21, 2008.
41. Ohye RG, Gaynor JW, Ghanayem NS, Goldberg CS, MD, Laussen PC, Frommelt PC, Newburger JW, Pearson GD, MD, Tabbutt S, MD, Wernovsky G, Wruck LM, Atz AM, Colan SD, MD, Jaggers J, McCrindle BW, Prakash A, MD, Puchalski MJ, Sleeper LA, Stylianou MP, Mahony M, for the Pediatric Heart Network Investigators: Design and rationale of a randomized trial comparing the Blalock-Taussig and right ventricle pulmonary artery shunts in the Norwood procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:968-75, 2008.
42. Peterson AL, Deatsman S, Frommelt MA, Mussatto K, Frommelt PC: Correlation of echocardiographic markers and clinical outcome in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Pediatric Cardiology 30:160-5, 2009.
43. Rao RP, Danduran MJ, Frommelt PC, Ghanayem NS, Berger S, Hoffman GM. Measurement of regional tissue bed venous weighted oximetric trends during exercise by near infrared spectroscopy. Pediatric Cardiology 30:465-71, 2009.
44. Frommelt PC. Congenital coronary artery abnormalities predisposing to sudden cardiac death. Pacing Clin Electrophysio 32 (Suppl 2):S63-6, 2009.
45. Frommelt P. Promote ASE, and let its resources help you! J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Jun;22(6):A28.
46. Metry DW, Garzon MC, Drolet BA, Frommelt P, Haggstrom A, Hall J, Hess CP, Heyer GL, Siegel D, Baselga E, Katowitz W, Levy ML, Mancini A, Maronn ML, Phung T, Pope E, Sun G, Frieden IJ. PHACE syndrome: current knowledge, future directions. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009;26(4):381-98.
47. Metry D, Heyer G, Hess C, Garzon M, Haggstrom A, Frommelt P, Adams D, Siegel D, Hall K, Powell J, Frieden I, Drolet B, PHACE Syndrome Research Conference. Consensus Statement on Diagnostic Criteria for PHACE Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov;124(5):1447-56.
48. Lopez L, Colan SD, Frommelt PC, Ensing GJ, Kendall K, Younoszai AK, Lai WW, Geva T. Recommendations for quantification methods during the performance of a pediatric echocardiogram: a report from the Pediatric Measurements Writing Group of the American Society of Echocardiography Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010 May;23(5):465-95.
49. Rao RP, Danduran MJ, Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Berger S, Frommelt PC. Cerebral hemodynamics in the presence of decreased systemic venous compliance in Fontan physiology may limit anaerobic exercise capacity. Pediatric Cardiology 31(2):208-14, 2010.
50. Ohye RG, Sleeper LA, Mahony L, Newburger JW, Pearson GD, Lu M, Goldberg CS, Tabbutt S, Frommelt PC, Ghanayem NS, Laussen PC, Rhodes JF, Lewis AB, Mital S, Ravishankar C, Williams IA, Dunbar-Masterson C, Atz AM, Colan S, Minich LL, Pizarro C, Kanter KR, Jaggers J, Jacobs JP, Krawczeski CD, Pike N, McCrindle BW, Virzi L, Gaynor JW; Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Comparison of shunt types in the Norwood procedure for single-ventricle lesions. N Engl J Med 2010 May 27;362(21):19 80-92.
51. Holland KE, Frieden IJ, Frommelt PC, Mancini AJ, Wyatt D, Drolet BA. Hypoglycemia in children taking propranolol for the treatment of infantile hemangioma. Archives of Dermatology, 2010 Jul;146(7):775-8.
52. Frommelt PC, Sheridan D, Frommelt MA, Litwin SB, Tweddell JS: Unobstructive total anomalous pulmonary venous return: Impact of early elective repair on the need for prolonged mechanical ventilatory support. Pediatr Cardiol 2010 31:1191-1197.
53. Lamers LJ, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Jaquiss RD, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS: Coarctectomy combined with an interdigitating arch reconstruction results in a lower incidence of recurrent arch obstruction after the Norwood procedure than coarctectomy alone. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Nov 1 2011
54. Tweddell JS, Sleeper LA, Ohye RG, Williams IA, Mahony L, Pizarro C, Pemberton VL, Frommelt PC, Bradley SM, Cnota JF, Hirsch J, Kirshbom PM, Li JS, Pike N, Puchalski M, Ravishankar C, Jacobs JP, Laussen PC, McCrindle BW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Intermediate-term mortality and cardiac transplantation in infants with single-ventricle lesions: risk factors and their interaction with shunt type. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jul;144(1):152-9. PMCID: PMC3359406
55. Frommelt PC, Guey LT, Minich LL, Bhat M, Bradley TJ, Colan SD, Ensing G, Gorentz J, Heydarian H, John JB, Lai WW, Levine JC, Mahle WT, Miller SG, Ohye RG, Pearson GD, Shirali GS, Wong PC, Cohen MS, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Does initial shunt type for the Norwood procedure affect echocardiographic measures of cardiac size and function during infancy?: the Single Vventricle Reconstruction trial. Circulation. 2012 May 29;125(21):2630-8. PMCID: PMC3544195
56. Ghanayem NS, Allen KR, Tabbutt S, Atz AM, Clabby ML, Cooper DS, Eghtesady P, Frommelt PC, Gruber PJ, Hill KD, Kaltman JR, Laussen PC, Lewis AB, Lurito KJ, Minich LL, Ohye RG, Schonbeck JV, Schwartz SM, Singh RK, Goldberg CS, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure: Results of the multicenter Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Oct;144(4):896-906. PMCID: PMC3985484
57. Tabbutt S, Ghanayem N, Ravishankar C, Sleeper LA, Cooper DS, Frank DU, Lu M, Pizarro C, Frommelt P, Goldberg CS, Graham EM, Krawczeski CD, Lai WW, Lewis A, Kirsh JA, Mahony L, Ohye RG, Simsic J, Lodge AJ, Spurrier E, Stylianou M, Laussen P, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Risk factors for hospital morbidity and mortality after the Norwood procedure: A report from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Oct;144(4):882-95. PMCID: PMC4385520
58. Camarda JA, Harris SE, Hambrook J, Frommelt MA, Tweddell JS, Frommelt PC. Abnormal mitral valve anatomy in d-transposition of the great arteries: anatomic characterization and surgical outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Jan;34(1):70-4.
59. Cox DA, Walton K, Bartz PJ, Tweddell JS, Frommelt PC, Earing MG. Predicting left ventricular recovery after replacement of a regurgitant aortic valve in pediatric and young adult patients: is it ever too late? Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Mar;34(3):694-9.
60. Park MV, Fedderly RT, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Jaquiss RD, Mussatto K, Tweddell JS. Leftward displacement of septum primum in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Apr;34(4):942-7. PMCID: PMC4567036
61. Co-Vu JG, Ginde S, Bartz PJ, Frommelt PC, Tweddell JS, Earing MG. Long-term outcomes of the neoaorta after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 May;95(5):1654-9.
62. Drolet BA, Frommelt PC, Chamlin SL, Haggstrom A, Bauman NM, Chiu YE, Chun RH, Garzon MC, Holland KE, Liberman L, MacLellan-Tobert S, Mancini AJ, Metry D, Puttgen KB, Seefeldt M, Sidbury R, Ward KM, Blei F, Baselga E, Cassidy L, Darrow DH, Joachim S, Kwon EK, Martin K, Perkins J, Siegel DH, Boucek RJ, Frieden IJ. Initiation and use of propranolol for infantile hemangioma: report of a consensus conference. Pediatrics. 2013 Jan;131(1):128-40. PMCID: PMC3529954
63. Martin K, Blei F, Chamlin SL, Chiu YE, Frieden IJ, Frommelt PC, Garzon MC, Kwon EK, MacLellan-Tobert S, Mancini AJ, Seefeldt M, Sidbury R, Siegel DH, Drolet BA, Boucek RJ. Propranolol treatment of infantile hemangiomas: anticipatory guidance for parents and caretakers. Pediatr Dermatol. 2013;30(1):155-9. PMCID: PMC4786439
64. Plymale J, Kolinski K, Frommelt P, Bartz P, Tweddell J, Earing MG. Inferior sinus venosus defects: anatomic features and echocardiographic correlates. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Feb;34(2):322-6.
65. Frommelt PC, Gerstenberger E, Baffa J, Border WL, Bradley TJ, Colan S, Gorentz J, Heydarian H, John JB, Lai WW, Levine J, Lu JC, McCandless RT, Miller S, Nutting A, Ohye RG, Pearson GD, Wong PC, Cohen MS, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Doppler flow patterns in the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt and neo-aorta in infants with single right ventricle anomalies: impact on outcome after initial staged palliations. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 May;26(5):521-9. PMCID: PMC4208752
66. Samyn MM, Kwon EN, Gorentz JS, Yan K, Danduran MJ, Cava JR, Simpson PM, Frommelt PC, Tweddell JS. Restrictive versus nonrestrictive physiology following repair of tetralogy of Fallot: is there a difference? J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Jul;26(7):746-55.
67. Lai WW, Srivastava S, Cohen MS, Frommelt PC, Allada V. Pediatric echocardiography laboratory organization and clinical productivity. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Oct;26(10):1180-1186.
68. Bayer ML, Frommelt PC, Blei F, Breur JM, Cordisco MR, Frieden IJ, Goddard DS, Holland KE, Krol AL, Maheshwari M, Metry DW, Morel KD, North PE, Pope E, Shieh JT, Southern JF, Wargon O, Siegel DH, Drolet BA. Congenital cardiac, aortic arch, and vascular bed anomalies in PHACE syndrome (from the International PHACE Syndrome Registry). Am J Cardiol. 2013 Dec 15;112(12):1948-52. PMCID: PMC4057998
69. Kutty S, Russell D, Li L, Hasan R, Peng Q, Frommelt PC, Danford DA. Echocardiographic measurement methods for left ventricular linear dimensions in children result in predictable variations in results. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Feb;30(2):305-12.
70. Frommelt PC, Gerstenberger E, Cnota JF, Cohen MS, Gorentz J, Hill KD, John JB, Levine JC, Lu J, Mahle WT, McCandless RT, Mertens L, Pearson GD, Spencer C, Thacker D, Williams IA, Wong PC, Newburger JW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Impact of initial shunt type on cardiac size and function in children with single right ventricle anomalies before the Fontan procedure: the single ventricle reconstruction extension trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Nov 11;64(19):2026-35. PMCID: PMC4254493
71. Nathan M, Sleeper LA, Ohye RG, Frommelt PC, Caldarone CA, Tweddell JS, Lu M, Pearson GD, Gaynor JW, Pizarro C, Williams IA, Colan SD, Dunbar-Masterson C, Gruber PJ, Hill K, Hirsch-Romano J, Jacobs JP, Kaltman JR, Kumar SR, Morales D, Bradley SM, Kanter K, Newburger JW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Technical performance score is associated with outcomes after the Norwood procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov;148(5):2208-13, 2214.e1-6. PMCID: PMC4253672
72. Newburger JW, Sleeper LA, Frommelt PC, Pearson GD, Mahle WT, Chen S, Dunbar-Masterson C, Mital S, Williams IA, Ghanayem NS, Goldberg CS, Jacobs JP, Krawczeski CD, Lewis AB, Pasquali SK, Pizarro C, Gruber PJ, Atz AM, Khaikin S, Gaynor JW, Ohye RG, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Transplantation-free survival and interventions at 3 years in the single ventricle reconstruction trial. Circulation. 2014 May 20;129(20):2013-20. PMCID: PMC4029928
73. Hill GD, Frommelt PC, Stelter J, Campbell MJ, Cohen MS, Kharouf R, Lai WW, Levine JC, Lu JC, Menon SC, Slesnick TC, Wong PC, Saudek DE. Impact of initial norwood shunt type on right ventricular deformation: the single ventricle reconstruction trial. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 May;28(5):517-21. PMCID: PMC4426007
74. Lorber R, Srivastava S, Wilder TJ, McIntyre S, DeCampli WM, Williams WG, Frommelt PC, Parness IA, Blackstone EH, Jacobs ML, Mertens L, Brothers JA, Herlong JR, AAOCA Working Group of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries in the Young: Echocardiographic Evaluation With Surgical Correlation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Nov;8(11):1239-49.
75. Garzon MC, Epstein LG, Heyer GL, Frommelt PC, Orbach DB, Baylis AL, Blei F, Burrows PE, Chamlin SL, Chun RH, Hess CP, Joachim S, Johnson K, Kim W, Liang MG, Maheshwari M, McCoy GN, Metry DW, Monrad PA, Pope E, Powell J, Shwayder TA, Siegel DH, Tollefson MM, Vadivelu S, Lew SM, Frieden IJ, Drolet BA. PHACE Syndrome: Consensus-Derived Diagnosis and Care Recommendations. J Pediatr. 2016 Nov;178:24-33.e2. PMCID: PMC6599593
76. Hill GD, Walbergh DB, Frommelt PC. Efficacy of Reconstituted Oral Chloral Hydrate from Crystals for Echocardiography Sedation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Apr;29(4):337-40. PMCID: PMC4818731
77. Horriat NL, Deatsman SL, Stelter J, Frommelt PC, Hill GD. Variable Myocardial Response to Load Stresses in Infants with Single Left Ventricular Anatomy: Influence of Initial Physiology and Surgical Palliative Strategy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 Dec;37(8):1569-1574.
78. Hill GD, Ginde S, Rios R, Frommelt PC, Hill KD. Surgical Valvotomy Versus Balloon Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Aug 08;5(8). PMCID: PMC5015309
79. Cohen MS, Eidem BW, Cetta F, Fogel MA, Frommelt PC, Ganame J, Han BK, Kimball TR, Johnson RK, Mertens L, Paridon SM, Powell AJ, Lopez L. Multimodality Imaging Guidelines of Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Jul;29(7):571-621.
80. Caragher SP, Scott JP, Siegel DH, Mitchell ME, Frommelt PC, Drolet BA. Aortic arch repair in children with PHACE syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Sep;152(3):709-17.
81. Lorber R, Srivastava S, Wilder TJ, McIntyre S, DeCampli WM, Williams WG, Frommelt P, Parness IA, Blackstone EH, Jacobs M, Mertens L, Brothers J, Herlong JR, AAOCA Working Group of the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society. The Authors Reply. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Jul;9(7):899-900.
82. Frommelt P, Juern A, Siegel D, Holland K, Seefeldt M, Yu J, Uhing M, Wade K, Drolet B. Adverse Events in Young and Preterm Infants Receiving Topical Timolol for Infantile Hemangioma. Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Jul;33(4):405-14.
83. Sachdeva S, Jacobsen RM, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Cava JR, Ghanayem NS, Frommelt PC, Bartz PJ, Tweddell JS. Anatomic Repair of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Single-Center Intermediate-Term Experience. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Dec;38(8):1696-1702.
84. Plymale JM, Frommelt PC, Nugent M, Simpson P, Tweddell JS, Shillingford AJ. The Infant with Aortic Arch Hypoplasia and Small Left Heart Structures: Echocardiographic Indices of Mitral and Aortic Hypoplasia Predicting Successful Biventricular Repair. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Aug;38(6):1296-1304.
85. Patel SG, Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Kutty S, Cramer JW. Echocardiographic Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Sep;30(9):896-903.
86. Sachdeva S, Zhang L, Simpson P, Frommelt PC. Progressive aortic root dilatation in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Echocardiography. 2017 Jul;34(7):1035-1039.
87. Sullivan RT, Frommelt PC, Hill GD. Earlier Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Down Syndrome Patients Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Aug;38(6):1251-1256.
88. Ginde S, Goot BH, Frommelt PC. Imaging adult patients with Fontan circulation. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2017 Sep;32(5):521-528.
89. Tremblay C, Loomba RS, Frommelt PC, Perrin D, Spicer DE, Backer C, Anderson RH. Segregating bodily isomerism or heterotaxy: potential echocardiographic correlations of morphological findings. Cardiol Young. 2017 Oct;27(8):1470-1480.
90. Patel SG, Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Kutty S, Cramer JW. Echocardiographic Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Sep;30(9):896-903.
91. Kirkpatrick EC, Steltzer J, Simpson P, Pan A, Dragulescu A, Falkensammer CB, Gelehrter S, Lai WW, Levine J, Miller S, Miller TA, Pruetz J, Sachdeva R, Thacker D, Frommelt P. Pulmonary Vein Doppler Patterns in Infants with Single Right Ventricle Anomalies After Initial Staged Palliations. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Aug;38(6):1288-1295.
92. Geddes GC, Basel D, Frommelt P, Kinney A, Earing M. Genetic Testing Protocol Reduces Costs and Increases Rate of Genetic Diagnosis in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Oct;38(7):1465-1470. PMCID: PMC5628185
93. Rios R, Ginde S, Saudek D, Loomba RS, Stelter J, Frommelt P. Quantitative echocardiographic measures in the assessment of single ventricle function post-Fontan: Incorporation into routine clinical practice. Echocardiography. 2017 Jan;34(1):108-115.
94. Lopez L, Colan S, Stylianou M, Granger S, Trachtenberg F, Frommelt P, Pearson G, Camarda J, Cnota J, Cohen M, Dragulescu A, Frommelt M, Garuba O, Johnson T, Lai W, Mahgerefteh J, Pignatelli R, Prakash A, Sachdeva R, Soriano B, Soslow J, Spurney C, Srivastava S, Taylor C, Thankavel P, van der Velde M, Minich L, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators*. Relationship of Echocardiographic <i>Z</i> Scores Adjusted for Body Surface Area to Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity: The Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Nov;10(11). PMCID: PMC5812349
95. Cramer JW, Kutty S, Patel SG, Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC. Authors' Reply. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 Jan;31(1):114.
96. Sachdeva S, Frommelt MA, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Frommelt PC. Surgical unroofing of intramural anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery in pediatric patients: Single-center perspective. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr;155(4):1760-1768.
97. Newburger JW, Sleeper LA, Gaynor JW, Hollenbeck-Pringle D, Frommelt PC, Li JS, Mahle WT, Williams IA, Atz AM, Burns KM, Chen S, Cnota J, Dunbar-Masterson C, Ghanayem NS, Goldberg CS, Jacobs JP, Lewis AB, Mital S, Pizarro C, Eckhauser A, Stark P, Ohye RG, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Transplant-Free Survival and Interventions at 6 Years in the SVR Trial. Circulation. 2018 May 22;137(21):2246-2253. PMCID: PMC5963989
98. Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Goldstein BH, McCrindle BW, Menon SC, Schumacher KR, Payne RM, Rhodes J, McHugh KE, Penny DJ, Trachtenberg F, Hamstra MS, Richmond ME, Frommelt PC, Files MD, Yeager JL, Pemberton VL, Stylianou MP, Pearson GD, Paridon SM, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Design and rationale of the Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal (FUEL) trial. Am Heart J. 2018 Jul;201:1-8. PMCID: PMC6010060
99. Cohen MS, Dagincourt N, Zak V, Baffa JM, Bartz P, Dragulescu A, Dudlani G, Henderson H, Krawczeski CD, Lai WW, Levine JC, Lewis AB, McCandless RT, Ohye RG, Owens ST, Schwartz SM, Slesnick TC, Taylor CL, Frommelt PC, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. The Impact of the Left Ventricle on Right Ventricular Function and Clinical Outcomes in Infants with Single-Right Ventricle Anomalies up to 14 Months of Age. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 Oct;31(10):1151-1157. PMCID: PMC6475580
100. Robichaud B, Hill G, Cohen S, Woods R, Earing M, Frommelt P, Ginde S. Bioprosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis: Incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Sep;13(5):734-739.
101. Handler SS, Buelow M, Bergstrom C, Frommelt PC, Hraska V. Hybrid Palliation as a Bridge to Biventricular Repair in Critical Aortic Stenosis With Coarctation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jun;107(6):e395-e396.
102. Krowchuk DP, Frieden IJ, Mancini AJ, Darrow DH, Blei F, Greene AK, Annam A, Baker CN, Frommelt PC, Hodak A, Pate BM, Pelletier JL, Sandrock D, Weinberg ST, Whelan MA, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Infantile Hemangiomas. Pediatrics. 2019 Jan;143(1).
103. Frommelt PC, Hu C, Trachtenberg F, Baffa JM, Boruta RJ, Chowdhury S, Cnota JF, Dragulescu A, Levine JC, Lu J, Mercer-Rosa L, Miller TA, Shah A, Slesnick TC, Stapleton G, Stelter J, Wong P, Newburger JW. Impact of Initial Shunt Type on Echocardiographic Indices in Children After Single Right Ventricle Palliations. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Feb;12(2):e007865. PMCID: PMC6375302
104. Loomba RS, Frommelt PC, Anderson RH, Flores S, Tweddell JS. Timing of Fontan Completion in Children with Functionally Univentricular Hearts and Isomerism: The Impact of Age, Weight, and Pre-Fontan Arterial Oxygen Saturation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Apr;40(4):753-761.
105. Davis EK, Ginde S, Stelter J, Frommelt P, Hill GD. Echocardiographic assessment of single-ventricle diastolic function and its correlation to short-term outcomes after the Fontan operation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Sep;14(5):720-725.
106. Frommelt PC, Minich LL, Trachtenberg FL, Altmann K, Camarda J, Cohen MS, Colan SD, Dragulescu A, Frommelt MA, Johnson TR, Kovalchin JP, Lin L, Mahgerefteh J, Nutting A, Parra DA, Pearson GD, Pignatelli R, Sachdeva R, Soriano BD, Spurney C, Srivastava S, Statile CJ, Stelter J, Stylianou M, Thankavel PP, Tierney ES, van der Velde ME, Lopez L, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Challenges With Left Ventricular Functional Parameters: The Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Oct;32(10):1331-1338.e1. PMCID: PMC6779514
107. Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Goldstein BH, Schumacher KR, Rhodes J, Penny DJ, Petit CJ, Ginde S, Menon SC, Kim SH, Kim GB, Nowlen TT, DiMaria MV, Frischhertz BP, Wagner JB, McHugh KE, McCrindle BW, Shillingford AJ, Sabati AA, Yetman AT, John AS, Richmond ME, Files MD, Payne RM, Mackie AS, Davis CK, Shahanavaz S, Hill KD, Garg R, Jacobs JP, Hamstra MS, Woyciechowski S, Rathge KA, McBride MG, Frommelt PC, Russell MW, Urbina EM, Yeager JL, Pemberton VL, Stylianou MP, Pearson GD, Paridon SM, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Results of the FUEL Trial. Circulation. 2020 Feb 25;141(8):641-651. PMCID: PMC7042084
108. Olsen GM, Hansen LM, Stefanko NS, Mathes E, Puttgen KB, Tollefson MM, Lauren C, Mancini AJ, McCuaig CC, Frieden IJ, Adams D, Baselga E, Chamlin S, Gupta D, Frommelt P, Garzon MC, Horii K, Klajn J, Maheshwari M, Newell B, Nguyen HL, Nopper A, Powell J, Siegel DH, Drolet BA. Evaluating the Safety of Oral Propranolol Therapy in Patients With PHACE Syndrome. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Feb 01;156(2):186-190. PMCID: PMC6990697
109. Ellepola C, Borsheim K, James J, Mitchell M, Gudausky T, Frommelt PC. Giant Thrombotic Right Coronary Aneurysm in an Infant with Undiagnosed Incomplete Kawasaki Disease and Rapidly Progressive Cardiovascular Collapse. CASE (Phila). 2019 Dec;3(6):250-254. PMCID: PMC6985002
110. Truong D, Lopez L, Frommelt PC, Stelter J, Ni B, Cohen MS, Prakash A, Colan SD, Spurney C, Soslow J, Pearson GD, Mahgerefteh J, Sachdeva R, Pignatelli R, Trachtenberg F, Stylianou M, Altmann K, Rathge KA, Camarda J, Chowdhury S, Dragulescu A, Frommelt M, Garuba O, Soriano B, Srivastava S, Thankavel P, van der Velde ME, Minich LL, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Challenges and lessons learned from the Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database study. Cardiol Young. 2020 Apr;30(4):456-461. PMCID: PMC7255408
111. Frommelt P, Lopez L, Dimas VV, Eidem B, Han BK, Ko HH, Lorber R, Nii M, Printz B, Srivastava S, Valente AM, Cohen MS. Recommendations for Multimodality Assessment of Congenital Coronary Anomalies: A Guide from the American Society of Echocardiography: Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Japanese Society of Echocardiography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. March 2020;33(3):259-294.
112. Püttgen KB, Hansen LM, Lauren C, Stefanko N, Mathes E, Olsen GM, Tollefson MM, Adams D, Baselga E, Chamlin S, Corey K, Frascari FF, Frieden IJ, Galligan ER, Gupta D, Haggstrom A, Horii K, Hornik CP, Klajn J, Liberman L, Mancini A, Mannschreck D, McGinness A, McCuaig C, Newell B, Nguyen H, Nopper A, Oyesanya T, Powell J, Reynolds M, Rios M, Siegel DH, Ward K, Garzon MC, Frommelt P, Drolet BA. Limited utility of repeated vital sign monitoring during initiation of oral propranolol for complicated infantile hemangioma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Aug;85(2):345-352.
113. Frommelt P, Lopez L, Dimas VV, Eidem B, Han BK, Ko HH, Lorber R, Nii M, Printz B, Srivastava S, Valente AM, Cohen MS. Recommendations for Multimodality Assessment of Congenital Coronary Anomalies: A Guide from the American Society of Echocardiography: Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Japanese Society of Echocardiography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Mar;33(3):259-294.
114. Spearman AD, Ginde S, Goot BH, Schaal AM, Feng M, Pan AY, Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC. Echocardiographic Identification of Pulmonary Artery Flow Reversal: An Indicator of Adverse Outcomes in Single Ventricle Physiology. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Dec;41(8):1632-1638.
115. Razavi A, Sachdeva S, Frommelt PC, LaDisa JF Jr. Patient-Specific Numerical Analysis of Coronary Flow in Children With Intramural Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Spring;33(1):155-167.
116. Sachdeva S, Kuhn E, Frommelt PC, Handler S. Role of echocardiographic scoring systems in predicting successful biventricular versus univentricular palliation in neonates with critical aortic stenosis. Cardiol Young. 2020 Nov;30(11):1702-1707.
117. Lopez L, Frommelt PC, Colan SD, Trachtenberg FL, Gongwer R, Stylianou M, Bhat A, Burns KM, Cohen MS, Dragulescu A, Freud LR, Frommelt MA, Lytrivi ID, Mahgerefteh J, McCrindle BW, Pignatelli R, Prakash A, Sachdeva R, Soslow JH, Spurney C, Taylor CL, Thankavel PP, Thorsson T, Tretter JT, Young LT, LuAnn Minich L, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Pediatric Heart Network Echocardiographic Z Scores: Comparison with Other Published Models. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Feb;34(2):185-192. PMCID: PMC7870534
118. Beacher D, Frommelt P, Brosig C, Zhang J, Simpson P, Hraska V, Ginde S. Impact of Valve Type (Ross vs. Mechanical) on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults with Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jun;42(5):1119-1125.
119. Mahgerefteh J, Lai W, Colan S, Trachtenberg F, Gongwer R, Stylianou M, Bhat AH, Goldberg D, McCrindle B, Frommelt P, Sachdeva R, Shuplock JM, Spurney C, Troung D, Cnota JF, Camarda JA, Levine J, Pignatelli R, Altmann K, van der Velde M, Thankavel PP, Chowdhury S, Srivastava S, Johnson TR, Lopez L, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Height Versus Body Surface Area to Normalize Cardiovascular Measurements in Children Using the Pediatric Heart Network Echocardiographic Z-Score Database. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1284-1292. PMCID: PMC8684290
120. Saudek DE, Walbergh D, Bartz P, Shreve S, Schaal A, Lavoie J, Frommelt PC. Intranasal dexmedetomidine: the ideal drug for sedation in the pediatric echo lab? Cardiol Young. 2022 Apr;32(4):545-549.
121. Razavi A, Sachdeva S, Frommelt PC, LaDisa JF. Computational Assessment of Hemodynamic Significance in Patients With Intramural Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Artery Using Virtually Derived Fractional Flow Reserve and Downstream Microvascular Resistance. J Biomech Eng. 2022 Mar 01;144(3).
122. Segar DE, Amidon M, Scott J, Frommelt PC. Native Aortic Root Thrombus in 3-Year-Old Fontan Patient with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Presentation and Echocardiographic Findings of This Life-Threatening Complication. CASE (Phila). 2021 Oct;5(5):276-279. PMCID: PMC8530801
123. Sullivan RT, Gerardin JF, Frommelt PC, Gudausky TM. Congenital Left Coronary Atresia: Diagnostic Pearls and Management Challenges in Two Children Presenting with Syncope. CASE (Phila). 2021 Oct;5(5):280-285. PMCID: PMC8530805
124. Hayes DA, Lai WW, Frommelt P, Bacha E. Beyond Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: The Spectrum of Congenital Heart Disease Associated with Left Ventricular Hypoplasia Current Pediatrics Reports. June 2013;1(2):102-108.
125. Bigg HF, Kindel SJ, Kuhn E, Frommelt PC. Prognostic utility of echocardiographically derived left ventricular strain in assessing neonatal enteroviral myocarditis outcome. Cardiol Young. 2023 May;33(5):704-709.
126. Henning RE, Segar DE, Frommelt PC. Obstruction of the Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Scimitar Syndrome: Progression to Spontaneous Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Atresia during Infancy without Intervention. CASE (Phila). 2022 Jun;6(4):183-186. PMCID: PMC9270664
127. Borsheim KE, Woods RK, Kuhn EM, Frommelt PC. Conal Septal Hypoplasia in Tetralogy of Fallot-Impact on Clinical Course, Treatment Strategies, and Outcomes After Surgical Intervention. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Mar;44(3):587-598.
128. Goldberg CS, Gaynor JW, Mahle WT, Ravishankar C, Frommelt P, Ilardi D, Bellinger D, Paridon S, Taylor M, Hill KD, Minich LL, Schwartz S, Afton K, Lamberti M, Trachtenberg FL, Gongwer R, Atz A, Burns KM, Chowdhury S, Cnota J, Detterich J, Frommelt M, Jacobs JP, Miller TA, Ohye RG, Pizarro C, Shah A, Walters P, Newburger JW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. The pediatric heart network's study on long-term outcomes of children with HLHS and the impact of Norwood Shunt type in the single ventricle reconstruction trial cohort (SVRIII): Design and adaptations. Am Heart J. 2022 Dec;254:216-227.
129. Ellepola CD, Handler SS, Frommelt M, Saudek DE, Scott J, Hoffman G, Frommelt PC. Intranasal dexmedetomidine for transthoracic echocardiography in infants with shunt-dependent single ventricle heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2023 Aug;33(8):1327-1331.
130. Di Maria MV, Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Hu C, Lubert AM, Dragulescu A, Mackie AS, McCrary A, Weingarten A, Parthiban A, Goot B, Goldstein BH, Taylor C, Lindblade C, Petit CJ, Spurney C, Harrild DM, Urbina EM, Schuchardt E, Beom Kim G, Kyoung Yoon J, Colombo JN, Files MD, Schoessling M, Ermis P, Wong PC, Garg R, Swanson SK, Menon SC, Srivastava S, Thorsson T, Johnson TR, Krishnan US, Paridon SM, Frommelt PC, Pediatric Heart Network. Impact of Udenafil on Echocardiographic Indices of Single Ventricle Size and Function in FUEL Study Participants. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Nov;15(11):e013676. PMCID: PMC9674374
131. Segar DE, Frommelt PC, Woods RK. Is native aortic valvuloplasty at time of Norwood operation in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and aortic stenosis safe? Cardiol Young. 2023 Jun;33(6):1010-1011.
132. . Correction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Apr 18;81(15):1551.
133. . Correction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Apr 18;81(15):1551.
134. Frommelt PC. Diastolic Ventricular Function Assessment Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult: Third Edition. 1 January 2021:146-167.
135. Frommelt P. Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies Transesophageal Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Second Edition. 1 January 2021:571-584.
136. Goldberg CS, Trachtenberg F, William Gaynor J, Mahle WT, Ravishankar C, Schwartz SM, Cnota JF, Ohye RG, Gongwer R, Taylor M, Paridon S, Frommelt PC, Afton K, Atz AM, Burns KM, Detterich JA, Hill KD, Cabrera AG, Lewis AB, Pizarro C, Shah A, Sharma B, Newburger JW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children With HLHS and Association Between Norwood Shunt Type and Long-Term Outcomes: The SVR III Study. Circulation. 2023 Oct 24;148(17):1330-1339. PMCID: PMC10589429
137. Edelson JB, Zak V, Goldberg D, Fleming G, Mackie AS, Patel JK, Files M, Downing T, Richmond M, Acheampong B, Cartoski M, Detterich J, McCrindle B, McHugh K, Hansen JE, Wagner J, Maria MD, Weingarten A, Nowlen T, Yoon JK, Kim GB, Williams R, Whitehill R, Kirkpatrick E, Yin S, Ermis P, Lubert AM, Stylianou M, Freemon D, Hu C, Garuba OD, Frommelt P, Goldstein BH, Paridon S, Garg R, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. The Effect of Udenafil on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Adolescents With the Fontan Circulation. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 01;210:183-187. PMCID: PMC10872492
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Frommelt PC, Miller ME. Echocardiographic assessment of diastolic function in the pediatric patient. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 3(1):1-24, 1998
2. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC. Advances in echocardiographic diagnostic modalities. Ped Clinics of North America 46 (2): 427-39, 1999.
3. Frommelt PC. Pulsed Doppler tissue imaging of mitral annular motion: A new technique in the non-invasive assessment of diastolic function. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 10:75-82, 1999.
4. Frommelt PC. Doppler tissue imaging in pediatric echocardiography. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 5 (7): 101-16, 2000.
5. Frommelt PC: Congenital heart disease. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2000, edited by Rakel RE, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co, 2000.
6. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA. Congenital coronary artery anomalies. Ped Clinics of North America 51:1273-88, 2004.
7. Gorcsan J 3rd, Lang RM, Picard MH, Zoghbi WA, Frommelt PC, Gikkam LD: Meeting highlights of the 15th annual scientific sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography: June 26 to 30, 2005. J Am Coll Cardiol 44(11);2111-6,2004
8. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC: Cyanosis. In: RM Kliegman, LA Greenbaum, PS Lye; Practical Strategies in Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy, W.B. Saunders Co., 2004.
9. Frommelt PC. Doppler tissue imaging in pediatric heart disease. Pediatric Cardiology Today 2 (1):10-15, 2004.
10. Jaquiss RDB, Frommelt PC: Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 80:1657-8, 2005
11. Frommelt PC. Assessment of diastolic function in a pediatric echo lab. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 10 (2):37-56, 2005.
12. Frommelt PC. Echo measures of diastolic function in pediatric heart disease. Curr Opin Cardiol 21:195-99, 2006
13. Frommelt PC. Pediatric echocardiography: Inspiring the next generation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 19:A21-22, 2006.
14. Frommelt PC: Congenital coronary anomalies. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 5 (7): 101-16, 2008.
15. Frommelt PC: Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Communication. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 22: 44A, 2009.
16. Frommelt PC: Congenital coronary anomalies. Cardiac Ultrasound Today 10 (14):227-248, 2009.
17. Frommelt PC. Promote ASE, and let its resources help you! J Am Soc Echocardiogr 22 (6):A28, 2009.
18. Frommelt PC: Congenital coronary artery abnormalities predisposing to sudden cardiac death. PACE 32:S63-S66, 2009.
19. Saudek D, Frommelt PC: Surgical interventions for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 6 (10) 107-128, 2009.
20. Frommelt PC: Diastolic Ventricular Function Assessment. In: Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, edited by Wyman W. Lai, Meryl S. Cohen, Tal Geva and Luc Mertens. Oxford, Blackwell, 2010.
21. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC: Vascular Abnormalities: Arterovenous Fistula, Pulmonary AV Fistula, Coronary Artery Abnormalities (Anomalous Origin of Coronary Artery, Coronary Fistula, Congenital Aneurysms, Acquired Coronary Abnormalities - Kawasaki Disease). In: Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, edited by Eidem, Cetta, and O'Leary. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2010.
22. Chaves A, Frommelt PC: Impact of Heart Rhythm and Synchrony on Echo-DopplerAssessment in Pediatric Heart Disease. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 16 (10):193-220, 2011
23. Frommelt PC: Congenital coronary anomalies. In: Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease, edited by Wong, Miller-Hance, and Silverman. New York, Springer. 2014
24. Frommelt PC: Diastolic Ventricular Function Assessment. In: Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, edited by Wyman W. Lai, Meryl S. Cohen, Tal Geva and Luc Mertens. Oxford, Blackwell, 2nd Edition, in press
25. Ginde S, Frommelt PC: Echocardiography. In: The Single Ventricle: From Fetus to Adult; First Edition; Edited by: Mark A Fogel. (In Press).
26. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC: Vascular Abnormalities: Arterovenous Fistula, Pulmonary AV Fistula, Coronary Artery Abnormalities (Anomalous Origin of Coronary Artery, Coronary Fistula, Congenital Aneurysms, Acquired Coronary Abnormalities-Kawasaki Disease) In: Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, edited by Eidem, Cetta, and O'Leary. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2020 (Second Edition)
27. Frommelt PC: Congenital Coronary Anomalies. In: Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease, edited by Wong, Miller-Hance and Silverman. New York, Springer 2021
28. Frommelt PC: Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Vessels and the Aortic Root. In: Moss & Adam's Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Including the Fetus and Young Adult, edited by Shaddy, Penny, Feltes, Cetta, and Mital. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2021 (tenth edition)