Joseph W. Rossano, MD, MS, MHCM
Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Core Faculty, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
Core Faculty, Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Care Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Executive Director, The Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jennifer Terker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Cardiology
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Room 8NW81
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Cardiology
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Room 8NW81
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-425-6116
Fax: 215-590-1340
Fax: 215-590-1340
Education:
B.S. (Zoology)
Northern Arizona University, 1996.
M.D. (Doctor of Medicine )
The University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2001.
M.S. (Clinical Research)
Baylor College of Medicine, 2011.
M.H.C.M (Health Care Management)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2022.
Permanent linkB.S. (Zoology)
Northern Arizona University, 1996.
M.D. (Doctor of Medicine )
The University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2001.
M.S. (Clinical Research)
Baylor College of Medicine, 2011.
M.H.C.M (Health Care Management)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2022.
Selected Publications
Edelson JB, Schneider L, O'Malley S, Somogie J, Huang J, Li ZN, Boyle C, O'Connor MJ, Paridon S, Lin KY, Rossano JW, Lane-Fall M, Cousino MK: Design and rationale of the MIGHTEE study: Motivational interviewing and group heart transplant exercise and education. JHLT Open 11: 100421, 2026.Montgomery CM, Rastogi R, Dewitt A, Kozyak BW, Ha L, Weiss F, Eichner JR, Ahmed H, Tang J, Maeda K, Chaudhary AA, Lane-Fall M, Rosenthal T, Gardner MM, Li ZN, Rossano J, O'Connor MJ, Wittlieb-Weber C, Edelson JB: Implementing a programmatic approach to identify and promote ventricular recovery in pediatric patients supported with ventricular assist devices. Journal of the American Heart Association 2026 Notes: In Press.
Rossano JW, Canter C, Wolf CM, Papez A, Gambra M, Bryant RM, Alejos J, McCulloch M, Brugada GS, Bock MJ, Jeewa A, Pearce B, Desai MY, Favatella N, Javidialsaadi A, Phung V, Rano T, Zhu L, Dyme JL, Mital S, for the SCOUT-HCM Investigators: Mavacamten in adolescents with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The New England Journal of Medicine 2026.
Teresczuk ME, Rossano JW: Pediatric heart transplantation: we’ve come a long way but there is still a long way to go. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 45: 492-493, 2026.
A high-level athlete with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy: a can’t miss diagnosis: Russell WW, Rossano J, Paridon S, Stephens P, Brothers JA, Srinivasan C, Edelson J. JACC Case Reports 31: 107155, 2026.
Vissing CR, Axelsson Raja A, Helms AS, Saberi S, Owens AT, Rossano JW, Abrams DJ, Ingles J, Gray B, Lampert R, Stendahl JC, Lakdawala NK, Ware JS, Parikh VN, Michels M, Crotti L, Ryan TD, Olivotto I, Day SM, Bundgaard H, Claggett BL, Ho CY: Differences in disease trajectory, comorbidities, and mortality in sarcomeric and nonsarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2026 Notes: In Press.
Scholefield BR, Acworth J, Ng KC, Tiwari LK, Raymond TT, Christoff A, Katzenschlager S, Escalante-Kanashiro R, Bansal A, Topjian A, Kleinman M, Kurosawa H, Myburgh MC, Del Castillo J, Rossano J, Djakow J, Guerguerian AM, Nadkarni VM, Bittencourt Couto T, Schexnayder SM, Nuthall G, Tijssen JA, Ong GY, Gray JM, Lopez-Herce J, Ambunda ES, Nolan JP, Berg KM, Morrison LJ, Atkins DL, de Caen AR: Pediatric life support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation consensus on science with treatment recommendations. Pediatrics 157: e2025074853, 2026.
Catalano MA, Edelson JB, Toubat O, Beqaj H, Smood B, Vaikunth S, Ortega JM, Rossano J, Mavroudis CD: Contemporary outcomes and healthcare costs associated with single-ventricle heart failure admissions in adults in the United States. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 171: 317-325, 2026.
Rossano J, Canter C, Wolf C, Favatella N, Lockman J, Puli S, Javidialsaadi A, Dyme J, Crevar C, Mital S: Mavacamten in symptomatic adolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: design of the phase 3 SCOUT-HCM trial. American Heart Journal 292: 107283, 2026.
Rossano JW, Jefferies JL, Chang AC, Towbin JA, Shaddy RE, Miyamoto SD, editors: Heart Failure in the Child and Young Adult: From Bench to Bedside, Second Edition. Elsevier, Inc 2026.