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.Gokanapudy Hahn LR, Habal M, Zeevi A, Simpson KE, Zuckermann W, Daly K, Mao C, Rossano J, Kirklin JK, Canter CE: Contemporary approach to desensitization: targeted therapies for HLA sensitized pediatric heart transplant candidates – study design and rationale. JHLT Open 2026 Notes: In Press.
Edwards JJ, Edelson JB, Rossano J: RNA-based therapies for treating monogenic cardiomyopathies. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2026 Notes: In Press.
McMahon CJ, Penny D, Rossano J: The triple gift: kindness, compassion, and humility in pediatric cardiology. Pediatric Cardiology 2026 Notes: In Press.
McMahon CJ, Ryan C, Vacher CS, Rossano J, Penny DJ: Embedding compassion and communication frameworks in pediatric cardiology. Pediatric Cardiology 2026 Notes: In Press.
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.
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.
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.
Butters A, Arnott C, Sweeting J, Claggett B, Cuomo A, Abrams D, Ashley EA, Day SM, Helms AS, Lampert R, Lin K, Michels M, Miller EM, Olivotto I, Owens A, Parikh VN, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Ryan TD, Saberi S, Stendahl JC, Ware JS, Atherton J, Semsarian C, Lakdawala NK, Ho CY, Ingels J: Sex-specific clinical and genetic factors associated with adverse outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine 18: e0004641, 2025