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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

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.

Commentary: Learning to Evolve: Personalizing Fontan Risk Prediction in the Machine Learning Era. Bhavana, S; Jegatheeswaran, A; Karamlou, T. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026.

Decision Analytic Investigations Comparing Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty and Surgical Valvotomy in Neonates With Isolated Critical Aortic Stenosis. Katta, AR; Hoenig, SM; Sarnaik, KS; Robinson, J; Welke, KF; Mccrindle, BW; Bhavana, S; Jegatheeswaran, A; Karamlou, T. JTCVS Open. 2026; 101727.

Ross Procedure after Arterial Switch Operation? Bhavana, S; Johnstone, R; Khan, W; Stewart, RD; Karamlou, T. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual. 2026.

1150: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RACE AND PULSE OXIMETRY CALIBRATION IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. Fountaine, A; Pelletier, J; Karamlou, T; Hanson, C; Raimer, P; Gannon, D; Forbes, M; Rush, S. Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 54(3S).

When the Foundation Crumbles: Why We Cannot Always Save the Fibrous Skeleton. Bhavana, S; Karamlou, T. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026.

A Bayesian re-analysis of the STRESS trial. Hill, KD; Koerner, J; Hong, H; Li, JS; Hornik, C; Kannankeril, PJ; Jacobs, JP; Baldwin, HS; Jacobs, ML; Graham, EM; Scott, JP; Anderson, BR; Swartz, MF; O'brien, SM. American Heart Journal. 2026; 292:107282.

Percutaneous vegetation debulking and right ventricular assist device support as a bridge to surgery for transcatheter pulmonary valve endocarditis. Frankel, WC; Paul, A; Karamlou, T; Das, TM; Costello, JP; Najm, HK; Ghobrial, J. JTCVS Techniques. 2026; 35:102140.

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; 101694.

Surgical versus transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement after tetralogy of Fallot repair: a clinical decision analysis comparison. Zhu, Y; Hoenig, SM; Sarnaik, KS; Patel, S; Welke, KF; Mccrindle, B; Mahboubi, R; Salim Hammoud, M; Karamlou, T. Cardiology in the Young. 2026; 36(2):359-364.

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