Catherine M. Avitabile, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, Clinical Futures Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Economics)
University of Notre Dame, 2003.
MD (Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2007.
Permanent linkBA (Economics)
University of Notre Dame, 2003.
MD (Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2007.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pulmonary hypertensionEchocardiography
Pulmonary vein stenosis
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Description of Research Expertise
Pulmonary hypertensionFontan physiology
Peripheral determinants of exercise capacity
Exercise training
Right ventricular function
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Actigraphy
Wearables
Selected Publications
Parker C, Whalen E, Smith MA, Becerra J, Stevens L, Avitabile CM, Brown A, Cash M, Jackson EO, McSweeney J, Miller-Reed K, Reyes JT, Sheppard C, Mullen MP; Pulmonary Hypertension Network (PPHNet): Anxiety and depression screening of youth in pediatric pulmonary hypertension clinic: a multi-center, cross-sectional study. Pulm Circ Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/pul2.70117.Kleppinger C, Ivy D, Stockbridge N, Bates A, Handler S, Krishnan US, Mullen MP, Yung D, Hopper RK, Varghese NP, Fineman J, Austin ED, Avitabile CM, Freire G, Clark J, Sun H P: Procedural variation may contribute to 6-minute walk distance variability in real-world pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension study. AAPS J 27(5), Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1208/s12248-025-01098-7.
Morris H, Reilly M, Zhang H, Dong X, Gibbs K, Avitabile CM, DeMauro SB, Bamat NA. : Characteristics associated with death or tracheostomy in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia following predominant non-invasive respiratory support. J Perinatol Page: doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02234-z, May 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Gipsman AI, Danzer E, Aarthun A, Mathew L, Flohr SJ, Avitabile CM, Hedrick HL, Fedec A, Wang Y, Ash D, Panitch HB: Long-term pulmonary function outcomes in children with pulmonary hypoplasia. J Pediatr May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114671. Epub ahead of print.
Vega TF, Huber M, Jensen EA, Avitabile CM, Lorch SA, Gibbs KA, O'Byrne ML, Frank DB, Bamat NA : Pulmonary vasodilator use in very preterm infants in United States children's hospitals. J Perinatol May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02309-x. Epub ahead of print.
Mullen MP, Ivy DD, Varghese NP, Winant AJ, Cortes-Santiago N, Vargas SO, Porres D, Maschietto N, Critser PJ, Hirsch R, Avitabile CM, Hopper RK, Frank BS, Coleman RD, Agrawal PB, Madden JA, Roberts AE, Collins SL, Raj JU, Austin ED, Chung WK, Abman SH. : SOX17-associated pulmonary hypertension in children: a distinct developmental and clinical syndrome. J Pediatr 278(1): 114422, March 2025.
Niccum M, Avitabile CM, Albizem D, Meluskey H, Penney C, Hanna BD, O'Byrne ML, Bshouty Z, Frank DB. : Pulmonary vascular compromise is associated with survival in pediatric pulmonary hypertension: a new computational model. medRxiv [Preprint] March 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1101/2025.03.25.25324654.
Sun H, Stockbridge N, Ivy DD, Clark J, Bates A, Handler SS, Krishnan US, Mullen MP, Yung D, Hopper RK, Varghese NP, Avitabile CM, Fineman J, Austin ED, Freire G: Actigraphy study endpoints to reduce sample size and facilitate drug development for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Pediatr 277(1): 114383, February 2025.
Avitabile CM, Wang Y, Ash D, Flohr SJ, Mathew L, Rintoul N, Hedrick HL: Ventricular dysfunction in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia who die after repair. J Pediatr Surg 60(1): 162002, January 2025.
Avitabile CM, Flohr S, Mathew L, Wang Y, Ash D, Gebb JS, Rintoul NE, Hedrick HL. : Echocardiographic changes in infants with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia after fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO). Pediatr Cardiol December 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03735-y. Epub ahead of print.