Aaron DeWitt, MD

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Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Jill & Mark Fishman Center for Lymphatic Disorders, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Cardiology Consultant in Cardiac ICU, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Inpatient Medical Director, Jill & Mark Fishman Center for Lymphatic Disorders, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Room 6NE47
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-425-6116
Fax: 215-590-4620
Education:
B.A. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Psychology and Brain Sciences)
Dartmouth College, 2002.
 M.D. (Medicine)
University of Rochester Schoool of Medicine and Dentistry, 2006.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Pediatric cardiac critical care medicine
Lymphatic disease, especially in acquired & congenital heart disease

Description of Other Expertise

Teaching with Simulation
Quality Improvement Leadership
VitalTalk, Communication Education

Description of Research Expertise

Acute Kidney Injury in Congenital Heart Disease
Prolonged stay in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
End of life in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
NIRS in Congenital Heart Disease
Vascular Access in Congenital Heart Disease

Selected Publications

B. W. Kozyak, J. R. Eichner, C. M. Montgomery, F. M. Weiss, A. J. Sweigart, H. K. Collier, A. L. Hager, J. Weller, L. Raffini, M. P. Lambert, P. Anton-Martin, V. Shankar, M. M. Gardner, J. W. Rossano, C. A. Wittlieb-Weber, I. R. Masood, L. A. Caligiuri, K. Maeda, A. G. DeWitt, M. J. O'Connor, J. B. Edelson: Early P2Y12 Platelet Inhibition is Associated with Reduced Stroke in Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apr 2025.

 A. Waples, K. Caputo, T. Rudzinski, R. Hoffritz, J. Brennan, E. Kelleher, A. Case, A. G. Dewitt, M. Gardner, J. R. Eichner, F. M. Weiss: Implementation of a Comprehensive Intensive Rehabilitation Program for Children with Heart Failure Requiring Advanced Cardiac Therapies ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apri 2025.

 W. W. Russell, A. B. Ludomirsky, A. G. Dewitt, X. Zhang, Y. Huang, K. Lin, C. Wittlieb-Weber, S. S. Vaikunth, M. O'Connor, H. Ahmed, D. Goldberg, M. M. Gardner, J. Rossano, J. Edelson.: Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure: Similar Ages, Different Risks, and Different Outcomes ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apr 2025.

 B. W. Kozyak, J. Eichner, C. Montgomery, F. Weiss, A. Sweigart, H. Collier, A. Hager, J. Weller, L. Raffini, M. P. Lambert, P. Anton-Martin, V. R. Shankar, M. M. Gardner, K. Maeda, J. Rossano, C. Wittlieb-Weber, I. Masood, M. Mirreh, D. A. Romeo, J. Tang, A. Dewitt, M. O'Connor, J. Edelson : Peri-Procedure Anti-Platelet Therapy for Patients on Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apr 2025.

 A. B. Ludomirski, M. O'Connor, A. Dewitt, C. Mavroudis, J. Gaynor, J. Eichner, C. Montgomery, F. Weiss, L. Ha, C. Boyle, R. Cardoso Cavalcante, J. Rossano, K. Maeda, J. Edelson: Using the Berlin EXCOR as a Total Artificial Heart Can Provide Durable Support to an Infant with Congenital Heart Disease ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apr 2025.

 A Pediatric Interprofessional Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Intervention: CICU Teams and Loved Ones Communicating (CICU TALC) is Feasible, Acceptable, and Improves Clinician Communication Behaviors in Family Meetings: Walter J, Hill DL, Cetin A, DeWitt A, Kellom K, Quarshie W, Griffis H, Shults J, Arnold R, Tjia J, Puopolo K, Curley MAQ, Feudtner C. Pediatr Cardiol Apr 2025.

 A. B. Ludomirsky, W. Russell, K. Lin, M. O'Connor, C. Wittlieb-Weber, H. Ahmed, N. Reza, T. Bittermann, A. Dewitt, H. Griffis, X. Zhang, Y. Huang, J. Rossano, J. Edelson: Resource Utilization in Adolescent and Adult Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apr 2025.

 C. Montgomery, A. Dewitt, B. Kozyak, L. Ha, F. Weiss, J. Eichner, C. Wittlieb-Weber, H. Ahmed, K. Maeda, J. Tang, M. Lane-Fall, T. Rosenthal, M. M. Gardner, J. Rossano, M. O'Connor, J. Edelson: A Programmatic Approach to Promote and Identify Ventricular Recovery in Pediatric Patients Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA Apr 2025.

 Reddy RK, Schumacher KR, Ghanayem NS, Zhang W, Mikesell K, Alten JA, Bailly DK, Bertrandt RA, Blinder JJ, Buckley JR, Chan T, Chanani NK, DeWitt AG, Diddle JW, Gauntt J, Harmon WG, Jacobs JP, Kelly RB, Lin JI, Lion RP, Raymond TT, Riley CM, Schwartz SM, Shin AY, Simsic JM, Sinha A, Smith AH, Tabbutt S, Werho DK, Zaccagni HJ, Costello JM: Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital mortality: a report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Mar 2025.

 Avital B. Ludomirsky, MD, MPP, MHS, William Russell, MD, Kimberly Y. Lin, MD, Matthew J. O’Connor, MD, Carol A. Wittlieb-Weber, MD, Humera Ahmed, MD, Nosheen Reza, MD, Therese Bittermann, MD, MSCE, Aaron G. Dewitt, MD, Heather Griffis, PhD, Xuemei Zhang, MS, Yuan-shung Huang, MS, Joseph W. Rossano, MD, MS, Jonathan B. Edelson, MD, MSCE: Resource utilization in adolescent and adult cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Cardiology 2025 - 28th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL Feb 2025.
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