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Laura M. Mercer-Rosa, MD, MSCE, FASE
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Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Director, Echolab Research Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Assistant Program Director, T32 training program, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Associate Program Director of Research, Cardiology Fellowship Program, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Core (Cardiovascular) Director| CTSA@CHOP Clinical Research Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Associate Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Director, CVI CHOP Cardiac Center Biorepository, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Pediatrics
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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22 Suite 8NW35- Main Building
42 34th and Civic Center Boulevard
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42 34th and Civic Center Boulevard
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Education:
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15a Vargas A, Galan J, Reddy K, Thomas A, Hughes N, DeCost G, Mai AD, Jones AL, Gardner MM, Mercer-Rosa L. : Exploring Serum Biomarker Levels in Tetralogy of Fallot, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and Healthy Children. Pediatr Cardiol July 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
128 Jones AL, Xiao R, Williamson AA, Benn H, Stephens P, Bhatt SM, Mercer-Rosa L, Weiss PF. : Health Disparities in Exercise Performance in Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol 46(8): 2513-2522, Dec 2025.
1ea Whitworth HB, Wagner KM, Avitabile CM, Blowey B, Costello RA, Davis JC, Davis DH, Ellison AM, Giglia TM, Himebauch AS, Houng K, Law CK, Mavroudis CD, Mercer-Rosa L, O'Byrne ML, Ravishankar C, Raffini LJ.: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Pediatric Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Pathway and Pulmonary Embolism Response Team. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26(12): e1501-e1509. Dec 1 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Oct 17.
14b Mets G, Bitterman Y, Mercer-Rosa L, Wald R, Friedberg MK. : Noninvasive Assessment of Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Arterial Coupling in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Am Heart Assoc. 2(14), Dec 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
178 Numata R, Calderon-Anyosa R, Vaiyani D, Sun S, Wang Y, Mercer-Rosa L, Biko DM, Banerjee A.: Left Atrial Stiffness Identifies Children with Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Proven Acute Myocarditis Despite Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function. Pediatr Cardiol. Nov 6 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
1a3 Galan JA, Faerber JA, Jones AL, Numata R, Thomas A, Mai AD, Wang Y, Himebauch AS, Gardner MM, Mercer-Rosa L.: Association of preoperative Circulating biomarkers with echocardiographic measures of right ventricular strain five years after tetralogy of fallot repair. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 41(11): 2229-2239, Nov 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Oct 27.
12b Naeem F, White TJ, Gaynor JW, Zhang X, Ampah S, Glatz AC, Mercer-Rosa L, Cohen MS: Risk Factors for Early Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery Conduit Failure in Congenital Heart Disease. JTCVS Open 30(28): 450-458, Oct 2025.
1b1 Patel C, Jones AL, Thomas A, DiLorenzo M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Vaiyani D, Fogel M, Goldmuntz E, Mercer-Rosa L.: Circulating Biomarkers are Associated with Impaired Right Ventricular Circumferential and Longitudinal Strain Measured by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children and Adolescents with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol Sep 2025.
1a5 Moore RL, Leonard J, Tomlinson AZ, Fuller S, Wang Y, Mercer-Rosa L, Kim YY: Echocardiographic Features of Right Ventricular Reverse Remodeling in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot After Pulmonary Valve Replacement and Impact of Age at Time of Intervention. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 38(8): 730-732, Aug 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print May 2025.
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132 Pullamsetti et al: Advanced Molecular, Metabolic, and Imaging Approaches to Characterizing Right Ventricular Failure: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2026 Notes: in press, accepted on 1/13/26.15a Vargas A, Galan J, Reddy K, Thomas A, Hughes N, DeCost G, Mai AD, Jones AL, Gardner MM, Mercer-Rosa L. : Exploring Serum Biomarker Levels in Tetralogy of Fallot, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and Healthy Children. Pediatr Cardiol July 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
128 Jones AL, Xiao R, Williamson AA, Benn H, Stephens P, Bhatt SM, Mercer-Rosa L, Weiss PF. : Health Disparities in Exercise Performance in Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol 46(8): 2513-2522, Dec 2025.
1ea Whitworth HB, Wagner KM, Avitabile CM, Blowey B, Costello RA, Davis JC, Davis DH, Ellison AM, Giglia TM, Himebauch AS, Houng K, Law CK, Mavroudis CD, Mercer-Rosa L, O'Byrne ML, Ravishankar C, Raffini LJ.: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Pediatric Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Pathway and Pulmonary Embolism Response Team. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26(12): e1501-e1509. Dec 1 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Oct 17.
14b Mets G, Bitterman Y, Mercer-Rosa L, Wald R, Friedberg MK. : Noninvasive Assessment of Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Arterial Coupling in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Am Heart Assoc. 2(14), Dec 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
178 Numata R, Calderon-Anyosa R, Vaiyani D, Sun S, Wang Y, Mercer-Rosa L, Biko DM, Banerjee A.: Left Atrial Stiffness Identifies Children with Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Proven Acute Myocarditis Despite Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function. Pediatr Cardiol. Nov 6 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
1a3 Galan JA, Faerber JA, Jones AL, Numata R, Thomas A, Mai AD, Wang Y, Himebauch AS, Gardner MM, Mercer-Rosa L.: Association of preoperative Circulating biomarkers with echocardiographic measures of right ventricular strain five years after tetralogy of fallot repair. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 41(11): 2229-2239, Nov 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Oct 27.
12b Naeem F, White TJ, Gaynor JW, Zhang X, Ampah S, Glatz AC, Mercer-Rosa L, Cohen MS: Risk Factors for Early Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery Conduit Failure in Congenital Heart Disease. JTCVS Open 30(28): 450-458, Oct 2025.
1b1 Patel C, Jones AL, Thomas A, DiLorenzo M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Vaiyani D, Fogel M, Goldmuntz E, Mercer-Rosa L.: Circulating Biomarkers are Associated with Impaired Right Ventricular Circumferential and Longitudinal Strain Measured by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children and Adolescents with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol Sep 2025.
1a5 Moore RL, Leonard J, Tomlinson AZ, Fuller S, Wang Y, Mercer-Rosa L, Kim YY: Echocardiographic Features of Right Ventricular Reverse Remodeling in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot After Pulmonary Valve Replacement and Impact of Age at Time of Intervention. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 38(8): 730-732, Aug 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print May 2025.
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