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
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, 2025Nuthall G, Christoff A, Morrison LJ, Acworth J, Gray JM, Rossano J, Scholefield BR; International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation ILCOR Pediatric Life Support Task Force: Blood pressure targets after return of circulation following cardiac arrest in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation Sep 2025 Notes: In Press.
Griffiths ER, Profsky MP, Mokshagundam D, Boucek K, Amdani S, Davies RR, Monge MC, Morales DL, Rossano JW, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Cantor R, Peng DM; Pedimacs Investigators: Eighth annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs report. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 119: 513-522, 2025.
Rossano J, Hamza T, Colan S, Wilkinson J, Towbin J, Canter C, Kantor P, Bansal N, Lee T, Everitt M, Ware S, Feingold B, Pahl E, Lytrivi I, Ballweg J, Webber S, Godown J, Kirmani S, Lipshultz S. Rossano J, Hamza T, Colan S, Wilkinson J, Towbin J, Canter C, Kantor P, Bansal N, Lee T, Everitt M, Ware S, Feingold B, Pahl E, Lytrivi I, Ballweg J, Webber S, Godown J, Kirmani S, Lipshultz S: Biomarkers in patients with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy: a study from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Circulation 152: 4346346, 2025.
Kantor P, Ware S, Hamza T, Shi L, Colan S, Rossano J, Towbin J, Lee T, Lal A, Webber S, Canter C, Hsu D, Everitt M, Pahl E, Bansal N, Ballweg J, Feingold B, Lytrivi I, Ryan T, Chung W, Martin L, Bhatnagar S, Aronow B, Dexheimer P, Schubert J, Wilkinson J, Lipshultz S: The impact of genotype on phenotype severity and survival in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy: a report from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Circulation 152: 4346181, 2025.
Khan S, Wittlieb-Weber C, Rossano JW : Currents achievements in gene therapy strategies and delivery systems in preclinical and clinical models of heart failure. Current Heart Failure Reports 22: 43, 2025.
Heymans A, Balakrishnan I, Claggett B, Stroeks S, Stewart G, Seidman C, Beelen N, Owens A, Day S, Reza N, Helms A, Shore S, Prasad S, Tayal U, Wheller M, Fornaro A, Olivotto I, Mestroni L, Wilsbacher L, Khan S, Sinagra G, Merlo M, Rossano J, Lin K, Ho C, Heymans S, Parikh V, Verdonschot J, Lakdawala N: Atrial fibrillation in genotyped dilated cardiomyopathy: epidemiology and associated risk factors – insights from the ShaRe Consortium. Circulation 152: 4358635, 2025.
Kantor P, Ware S, Hamza T, Shi L, Colan S, Rossano J, Towbin J, Lee T, Lal A, Webber S, Canter C, Hsu D, Everitt M, Pahl E, Bansal N, Ballweg J, Feingold B, Lytrivi I, Ryan T, Chung W, Martin L, Bhatnagar S, Aronow B, Dexheimer P, Schubert J, Wilkinson J, Lipshultz S: The impact of genotype on phenotype severity and survival in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy: a report from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Circulation 152: 4346181, 2025.
Kuza CM, Denton AH, Streit S, Rossano J, Chung S, Tobin JM: Prehospital whole blood in trauma – a scoping review. Air Medical Journal 44: 530-538, 2025.
Wooster L, O’Connor MJ, Zhang X, Mavroudis CD, Maeda K, Ahmed H, Edwards J, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber C, Rossano J, Edelson JB: Impact of heart transplant allocation changes on waitlist mortality and clinical practice in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy. Circulation 151: 814-824, 2025.