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
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 Page: 114422, March 2025.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 Page: 114383, February 2025.
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 February 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02234-z. Epub ahead of print.
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. 2025 Jan;60(1):162002 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.
Wild KT, Hedrick HL, Ades AM, Fraga MV, Avitabile CM, Gebb JS, Oliver ER, Coletti K, Kesler EM, Van Hoose KT, Panitch HB, Johng S, Ebbert RP, Herkert LM, Hoffman C, Ruble D, Flohr S, Reynolds T, Duran M, Foster A, Isserman RS, Partridge EA, Rintoul NE. : Update on management and outcomes of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Intensive Care Med 39(12): 1175-1193, Dec 2024.
Frank BS, Gentzler ER, Avitabile CM, Miller-Reed K, Pan Z, Rosenzweig EB, Ivy DD, Krishnan US. : Safety and effectiveness of selexipag in pediatric pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective multicenter cohort study. J Pediatr 275(1): 114221, December 2024.
Avitabile CM, O'Brien C, Dureja D, Albizem D, Mota J, Xanthopoulos M, Zemel BS, Cronholm PF: Barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ 14(4): e70000, October 2024.
Reynolds TA, Goldshore MA, Flohr S, Land S, Mathew L, Gebb JS, Oliver ER, Rintoul NE, Ades AM, Foglia EE, Avitabile CM, Panitch HB, Heuer GG, Howell LJ, Adzick NS, Hedrick HL: A clinical outcomes data archive for a comprehensive fetal diagnosis and treatment center. Fetal Diagn Ther 8(1): 1-9, October 2024.
Avitabile CM, Zhang X, Ampah S, Wang Y, Ash D, Nilan K, Tingo JE, Frank DB, Jensen EA, Lingappan K, Gibbs KA: Elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, higher blood pressure, and lower cardiac index in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Int J Cardiol 411(1): 132246, September 2024.