Aaron DeWitt, MD
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
Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Room 6NE47
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-425-6116
Fax: 215-590-4620
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.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Psychology and Brain Sciences)
Dartmouth College, 2002.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Rochester Schoool of Medicine and Dentistry, 2006.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric cardiac critical care medicineLymphatic disease, especially in acquired & congenital heart disease
Description of Other Expertise
Teaching with SimulationQuality Improvement Leadership
VitalTalk, Communication Education
Description of Research Expertise
Acute Kidney Injury in Congenital Heart DiseaseProlonged 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
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 Nov 2025.El Omeiri S, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Stern J, Otero HJ, Dori Y, Biko DM, Rapp JB, Escobar F, Dewitt A, Krishnamurthy G, Srinivasan A, Smith CL: Imaging of central lymphatics in children with Both Trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease. Clin Imaging Nov 2025.
Rodrigo Cardoso Cavalcante, David Goldberg, Danish Vaiyani, Chitra Ravishankar, Ariel Vargas, Erin Pinto, Christopher Smith, Aaron G Dewitt, Maryam Y Naim, Jo-Chin Hsiung, Yuval BarakCohen, Abhay Srinivasan, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Katsuhide, Maeda, Pablo Laje, Yoav Dori, Hongyan Liu: The Impact of Novel Lymphatic Interventions on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Chylothorax Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov 2025.
Bari Zweben, Radhika Rastogi, Jeremiah Joyce, Rachel Shustak, Matthew Schreier, Erin Pinto, Christopher Smith, Yoav Dori, Aaron Dewitt, Chitra Ravishankar, David Biko, Danish Vaiyani, David Goldberg, Mudit Gupta : Invasive Hemodynamic and MRI Predictors of High-Risk Lymphatic Subtype T2-Weight Pre-Fontan MRI and Associated Clinical Outcomes. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov 2025.
Gramszlo C, DeWitt A, Walter JK: The Trauma Informed Family Meeting: A New Model of Information Sharing and Family Support During Cardiac Admission. Pediatr Cardiol Oct 2025.
Dori Y, Pinto E, Biroc L, Gillespie MJ, Callahan R, Tang J, O'Byrne ML, Ford B, Vaiyani D, DeWitt AG, Merrill D, Shinde D, Favilla E, Shustak R, Escobar FA, Krishnamurthy G, Srinivasan A, Rome JJ, Smith CL.: Percutaneous Thoracic Duct Externalization and Autotransfusion in Patients With Lymphatic Failure Due to Elevated Central Venous Pressure. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. Oct 2025.
Huang J, Zang H, Reichle G, Ku E, Afonso N, DeWitt AG, Kulkarni A, Plummer S, DiMaria K, Thielen J, Selewski DT, Alten J, Chan T.: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A NEPHRON Study Analysis. Pediatr Cardiol. Oct 2025.
Chaudhary AA, Srinivasan C, Maeda K, DeWitt AG, Montgomery C, Rastogi R, O'Connor MJ, Edwards JJ, Ahmed H, Lin KY, Rossano JW, Wittlieb-Weber C, Edelson JB: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Aid Ventricular Assist Device Explantation in Infants with Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch Block. Pediatr Cardiol Sep 2025.
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.
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.