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Tara Karamlou, MD, MSc


  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

About

MD: Baylor College of Medicine General Surgery

Residency: Oregon Health and Science University

MSc: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science

Residency: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Congenital

Residency: Seattle Children's Hospital ABTS

Certifications: Cardiothoracic Surgery ABTS Subspecialty; Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Interests

Pediatric cardiac surgery; adult congenital heart disease

Interests

Clinical outcomes; prospective clinical and observational trials; population health research; quality improvement in congenital heart surgery

Publications

Public Reporting and Case Selection in Congenital Heart Surgery: Signals From a Multicenter Observational Study. Jayaram, N; Hall, M; Spertus, JA; Chauhan, D; Karamlou, T; St Louis, JD; Jones, PG; Noel-Macdonnell, J; Anderson, BR. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026; 87(22):3143-3153.

A rare case of Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis of the tricuspid valve in a patient with unrepaired ventricular septal defect and autoimmune hepatitis. Komarlu, R; Karamlou, T; Ghobrial, J. Cardiology in the Young. 2026; 1-4.

Optimizing Regionalization: Ensuring Quality Without Geographic Penalty. Bhavana, S; Karamlou, T. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026; 121(5):1239-1240.

P162. Early Valve Replacement After Glenn Doubles Mortality Risk. Turner, D; Faateh, M; Batlivala, S; Heydarian, H; Lehenbauer, D; Ricci, M; Ashfaq, A; Karamlou, T; Morales, D. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026; 171(4):s292.

P164. Norwood versus Hybrid Pathway: A Clinical Decision Analysis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Paul, A; Hoenig, S; Bhavana, S; Welke, K; Jegatheeswaran, A; Karamlou, T. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026; 171(4):s293-s294.

Association between Mitral Valve Pathology and Ventricular Ectopy in the Pediatric Marfan Population. Shahid, S; Aziz, PF; Assaad, IE; Burke, BJ; Zahka, K; Karamlou, T; Tretter, JT; Patterson, M; Patel, A. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026; 47(4):1758-1764.

Decades of single-center experience in managing 274 double-outlet right ventricle patients: Biventricular repair suitable for more complex forms? Robinson, J; Katta, A; Chovwen, P; Patel, S; Kamojjala, R; Alrazim, A; Najm, HK; Stewart, R; Karamlou, T. JTCVS Open. 2026; 30:101694.

Patient-Specific Hemodynamic Assessment using Experimental and Computational Approaches in Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Artery: Case Study. Natarajan, T; Farsiani, Y; Parthasarathy, J; Molossi, S; Mery, CM; Jiang, M; Ghobrial, J; Qureshi, AM; Karamlou, T; Dasi, L; Krishnamurthy, R. JTCVS Techniques. 2026; 102378.

Managing Cyanotic Neonates with Tetralogy of Fallot – A National Perspective on Surgical Approaches. Hoenig, SM; Bruckman, D; Welke, KF; Robinson, J; Jegatheeswaran, A; Mahboubi, R; Udeh, B; Dalton, J; Hossain, M; Karamlou, T. JTCVS Open. 2026; 101745.

Management of an Infant with Descending Aortic Obstruction and Pulmonary Sequestration: A Physiologic Lesson. Paul, A; Faniyi, LA; Ross, K; Zhu, Y; Balaji, V; Bhavana, S; Gartenberg, AJ; Khan, W; Watson, T; Waight, D; Karamlou, T. JTCVS Techniques. 2026; 102393.

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