Anita Szwast, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Cardiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Suite 8NW90 - Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Cardiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Suite 8NW90 - Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-425-6116
Fax: 215-590-5825
Fax: 215-590-5825
Education:
BA (Biology-Genetics)
Cornell University, 1994.
MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1999.
Permanent linkBA (Biology-Genetics)
Cornell University, 1994.
MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1999.
Description of Research Expertise
Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing in the Fetus with Congenital Heart DiseaseFetal Arrhythmia Management
Description of Clinical Expertise
Fetal echocardiography, echocardiography, outpatient cardiology including complex congenital heart disease management.Selected Publications
Padiyath A, Lynch JM, Montenegro LM, Nicolson SC, Nelson O, Szwast AL, Shillingford AJ, Falkensammer CB, Savla JJ, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Rychik J.: Transitioning from the safety of the womb to the outside world for neonates with life-threatening cardiovascular conditions: The IMmediate Postpartum Access to Cardiac Therapy (IMPACT) Procedure. Pediatr Cardiol. Jan 20 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.A Szwast, C Penney, P Sharma, J Rychik.: Role of maternal hyperoxygenation testing to predict need for balloon atrial septostomy in fetal d-transposition of great arteries. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol Page: doi: 10.1002, Sep 2024 Notes: epub ahead of print.
N Madan, M T Donofrio, A Szwast, A J Moon-Grady, S R Patel; Fetal Heart Society Collaborators: Acute maternal hyperoxygenation protocol: consensus opinion from the Fetal Heart Society. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. Page: doi: 10.1002, Aug 29 2024 Notes: epub ahead of print.
JW Gaynor, JS Moldenhauer, EE Zullo, NB Burnham, M Gerdes, JC Bernbaum, J D'Agostino, RL Linn, B Klepczynski, I Randazzo, G Gionet, GH Choi, A Karaj, WW Russell, EH Zackai, MP Johnson, JS Gebb, S Soni, SE DeBari, AL Szwast, RC Ahrens-Nicklas, TG Drivas, M Jacobwitz, DJ Licht, A Vossough, SC Nicolson, TL Spray, J Rychik, ME Putt : Progesterone for Neurodevelopment in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Defects: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 7(5): e2412291, May 2024.
Taylor Hartzel Houlihan, Jill Combs, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Coulter, Lucia Figueroa, Christine Falkensammer, Jill Savla, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Karl Degenhardt, Anita Szwast, Amanda Shillingford, Jack Rychik.: Parental Impressions and Perspectives of Efficacy in Prenatal Counseling for Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol 45(3): 605-613, Mar 2024.
Stagg A, Giglia TM, Gardner MM, Shustak RJ, Natarajan SS, Hehir DA, Szwast AL, Rome JJ, Ravishankar C, Preminger TJ.: "Feasibility of Digital Stethoscopes in Telecardiology Visits for Interstage Monitoring in Infants with Palliated Congenital Heart Disease." Pediatr Cardiol. 44(8): 1702-1709, Jun 2023.
Shustak RJ, Faerber JA, Stagg A, Hehir DA, Natarajan SS, Preminger TJ, Szwast A, Rome JJ, Giglia TM, Ravishankar C, Mercer-Rosa L, Gardner MM.: "Association of Home Monitoring and Unanticipated Interstage Readmissions in Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome." J Am Heart Assoc. 12(8): e025686, Apr 2023.
A. Szwast, C. Penney, P. Sharma, J. Savla, and J. Rychik : "Role of Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing to Predict Need for Balloon Atrial Septostomy in d-Transposition of the Great Arteries" J Am Coll Cardiol. 81 (8): 1536, March 2023.
A Stagg, TM Giglia, MM Gardner, BF Offit, KM Fuller, SS Natarajan DA Hehir, AL Szwast, JJ Rome, C Ravishankar, BL Laskin, TJ Preminger: "Initial Experience with Telemedicine for Interstage Monitoring in Infants with Palliated Congenital Heart Disease" Pediatr Cardiol 44(1): 196-203, Jan 2023.
S Sunderji, S Peyvandi, E Jaeggi A Szwast, G Ryan,F Tessier, S Siddiqui, B Cuneo, S Sheth, M Treadwell, M Frommelt, S Turan, J Copel, S Emery, L Rand, AJ Moon-Grady, North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet): "NAFTNet retrospective report on the treatment of anti-Ro/SSA mediated fetal heart block with dexamethasone" J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 35(25): 9263-9270, Jan 2022.