Ramiro W. Lizano Santamaria, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
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.
BA
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, 2010.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine, with a minor in Psychology)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, 2010.
BA
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, 2010.
Selected Publications
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, March 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.
Bruins, B, Chiotos K, Same R, Lizano Santamaria R.: Recommendations for Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE). Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Feb 2023 Notes: Clinical Pathway for Internal Use.
Aly S, Lizano Santamaria RW, Devlin PJ, Jegatheeswaran A, Russell J, Seed M, McCrindle BW.: Negative Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function and Exercise Performance in Children and Adolescents With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Can J Cardiol. 36(9): 1482-1490, Sep 2020
Lizano-Santamaria R, Cohen M, Atkins M, Collazo L.: Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child After Recovering From Dilated Cardiomyopathy. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 11(4): 515-517, Jul 2020
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
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 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.
Lizano Santamaria RW, Hickey EJ, Haller C, Guerra VC.: Unusual Presentation of Congenital Pseudoaneurysm of Mitral Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa in a Healthy Child. CASE (Phila). 2(5): 231-233, May 2018.