Heart Center

Erik C. Michelfelder, MD

Title

Director of the Fetal Cardiac Program

Appointment

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

erik.michelfelder@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-8270

Fax

513-636-7468

Credentials

MD: Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1990.

Residency: Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990-1993.

Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993-1996.

Certification: Pediatrics 1991, Pediatric Cardiology 1998.

Publications, Most Recent

Erik Michelfelder's publications as listed by PubMed.

Eghtesady P, Michelfelder EC, Altaye M, Ballard E, Hirsch R, Beekman RH III: Revisiting Animal Models of Aortic Stenosis in the Early Gestation Fetus. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2007;83(2):631-9.

Carlo W, Kimball TR, Michelfelder EC, Border WL: Persistent Diastolic Flow Reversal in Abdominal Aortic Doppler Flow Profiles is associated With an Increased Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Term Infants With Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatrics, 2007;119(2):330-335.

Michelfelder EC: Doppler Echocardiographic Characterization of the Fetus in Distress.Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2006;22(1):31-39.

Hinton RB, Michelfelder EC: Significance of Reverse Orientation of the Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates with Pulmonary Outflow Tract Obstruction for Early Intervention. American Journal of Cardiology, 2006;97(5):716-719.

Gottliebson WM, Border WL, Franklin CM, Meyer RA, Michelfelder EC: Accuracy of Fetal Echocardiography: A Cardiac Segment-Specific Analysis. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006;28(1):15-21.

Markham LW, Michelfelder EC, Border WL, Khoury PR, Spicer RL, Wong BL, Benson DW, Cripe LH: Abnormalities of Diastolic Function Precede Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2006;19(7):865-871.

Michelfelder EC, Gomez CA, Border W, Gottliebson W, Franklin C: Predictive Value of Fetal Pulmonary Venous Flow Patterns in Identifying the Need for Atrial Septoplasty in the Newborn With Hypoplastic Left Ventricle. Circulation, 2005;112: 2974-2979.

Michelfelder EC, Kinsel ML: Fetal Echocardiography: Current Approach to Cardiac Assessment. Pediatric Ultrasound Today, 2005;10(3):59-79.

Presentations, Most Recent

Kinsel ML, Crombleholme TM, Michelfelder EC: Fetal Cardiovascular Findings in the "Pump" Twin in Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence. Presented at the 18th Annual Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography; June 2007; Seattle, WA.

Livingston JC, Lim FY, Polzin WJ, Michelfelder EC, Border WL, Gottliebson WM, Choe K, Kline-Fath B, O'Hara S, Beckes A, Lyons K, Mason J, Crombleholme TM: Multimodality and Sequential Therapy for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: A Stage Based Approach to the Use of Amnioreduction, Selective Fetoscopic Laser Photocoagulation, and Intrafetal Radiofrequency Ablation. Presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine; February 2007; San Francisco, CA.

Shah AD, Border WL, Crombleholme TM, Michelfelder EC: The Relationship Between Cardiovascular Status and Recipient Twin Outcomes in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Assessment by Fetal Cardiovascular Profile Score. Presented at the 79th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association; November 2006; Chicago, IL.

Hor KN, Gomez-Fifer CA, Michelfelder EC: Assessment of Longitudinal Trends in Pulmonary Venous Doppler Between Second and Third Trimester in the Fetus With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Presented at the 17th Annual Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography; June 2006; Baltimore, MD.

Kinsel ML, Border WL, Michelfelder EC: Myocardial Performance Index in the Fetus: An Assessment of Diagnostic Feasibility and Reproducibility of Both Pulsed-Wave and Doppler Tissue Imaging Methods. Presented at the 17th Annual Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography; June 2006; Baltimore, MD.

Livingston JC, Crombleholme T, Michelfelder EC: An Improved Staging System for Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Incorporates Recipient Twin Cardiomyopathy. Presented at 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine; February 2006; Miami Beach, FL.

Michelfelder EC, Gottliebson W, Border W, Franklin C, Crombleholme T: Progression of Cardiomyopathy in Twin-twin Transfusion Syndrome: Relation to Quintero Stage. Presented at the Annual American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition; October 2005; Washington, DC.

Allen S, Mendelson K, Warner B, Falcone R, Michelfelder EC, Hirsch R, Crombleholme T: EXIT to ECMO: Strategy to Stablize High Risk Aortic Stenosis With Pulmonary Venous Flow Reversal. Presented at the 21st Annual Children's National Medical Center Symposium ECMO & Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure; February 2005; Keystone, CO.

Michelfelder EC, Gomez CA, Border WL, Franklin CM: Predictive Value of Fetal Pulmonary Venous Flow Patterns in Identifying the Need for Urgent Atrial Septoplasty in the Newborn With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Presented at the 77th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association; November 2004; New Orleans, LA.

Hinton RB,Jr., Michelfelder EC: Early Intervention for Pulmonary Outflow Tract Obstruction in Neonates is Associated With Reverse Orientation of the Ductus Arteriosus. Presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology; March 2004; New Orleans, LA.

Michelfelder EC, Gottliebson WM, Franklin CM, Meyer RA, Kimball TR: Current Diagnostic Accuracy of Fetal Echocardiography: A Cardiac Segment-Specific Analysis. Presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Session 2004 of the American College of Cardiology; March 2004; New Orleans, LA.