Ramiro W. Lizano Santamaria, MD
Assistant 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
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Cardiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
MD (Medicine, with a minor in Psychology)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, 2010.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine, with a minor in Psychology)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, 2010.
Selected Publications
Victoria Carvajal carvajalv@chop.edu, Avital B. Ludomirsky, Rodrigo Cardoso Cavalcante, Jarae Payne, Rachel Pancoe, J. Wesley Diddle, David M. Biko, Muhammad A.K. Nuri, and Ramiro W. Lizano Santamaria: Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia/MAPCAs Complicated by Bronchial Ischemia and Pneumonectomy. JACC: Case Reports August 2026 Notes: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109772.Rita Aghjayan, MD : Managing Pediatric Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions: New ACC Clinical Guidance. Cardiology Advisor April 2026 Notes: Expert Opinion Q&A section https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/features/pediatric-left-to-right-shunt-acc/
Amy Schultz, Ramiro Lizano, Vivek Allada: Onboarding New Faculty Guide, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. CHOP, Cardiology, Internal Document March 2025.
Rhadika Rastogi, Ramiro Lizano, Chitra Ravishankar: Night Float Rotation Guide. CHOP, Cardiology, Fellowship Handbook September 2024.
Lopez KN, Allen KY, Baker-Smith CM, Bravo-Jaimes K, Burns J, Cherestal B, Deen JF, Hills BK, Huang JH, Lizano Santamaria RW, Lodeiro CA, Melo V, Moreno JS, Nuñez Gallegos F, Onugha H, Pastor TA, Wallace MC, Ansah DA: Health Equity and Policy Considerations for Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care among Minoritized Populations in the United States. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 11(2): 36, Jan 2024.
Ramiro W. Lizano Santamaria, Conall Thomas Morgan, Aamir Jeewa, Andreea Dragulescu: Cardiac Ischemia in Pediatrics. Pediatrics in Review 44(3): 115-126, Mar 2023.
Susannah Pitt, Jennifer Chen, Ammie M White, Ramiro W. Lizano Santamaria: Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava Dual Drainage to Coronary Sinus: A Case Report. Pediatric Cardiology 44(2): 494-498, February 2023.
Aly S, Lizano Santamaria R, Shi-Joon Y: Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery From Right Pulmonary Artery in Association With Scimitar Syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep. 2(2): 319–323, Feb 2020.
Lizano Santamaria RL, Jeewa A, Cedars A, Buchholz H, Conway J.: Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Can J Cardiol. 36(2): 223-233, Feb 2020.
Lizano Santamaria R, Fan CPS, Runeckles K, Grosse-Wortmann L, Wilson J, Aiello S, Stephenson E, Benson L: Indications for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. American Heart Association Scientific Session, Chicago, IL Nov 2018 Notes: Podium Presentation.