David Lehenbauer, MD
- Attending Physician, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Institute
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- UC Department of Surgery
- david.lehenbauer@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
MD: The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 2009.
General Surgery Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX, 2013.
Thoracic Surgery Residency: The Johns Hopkins University Program, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2018.
Board Certifications: Congenital Cardiac Surgery Subspecialty Certification, American Board of Thoracic Surgery; American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Interests
Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; congenital heart surgery; pediatric heart and lung transplantation; pediatric cardiology; vascular ring and aortic uncrossing.
Services and Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fetal Heart Program, Fontan Management Clinic
Research Areas
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart
Insurance Information
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Publications
Kinetics of Renin Concentrations in Infants Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2025; 40:172-177.
Overly Selective Offer Acceptance is Associated With High Waitlist Mortality for the Most Ill Lung Transplant Candidates. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024; 36:435-444.
Balloon atrial septostomy versus left atrial cannulation for left heart decompression in children with dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ELSO registry analysis. Perfusion (United Kingdom). 2024; 39:1732-1739.
Contemporary Trends in Cardiac Surgical Care for Trisomy 13 and 18 Patients Admitted to Hospitals in the United States. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. 2024; 79:627-629.
Birth in the Operating Room for Immediate Cardiac Surgery: A Rare but Effective Strategy. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Hearth Surgery. 2024; 15:714-721.
The Burden of Stroke in Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery: A Large Multicenter Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024; 118:908-918.
Contemporary Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Children with Heterotaxy Syndrome: Sub-Optimal Pre-Transplant Optimization Translates into Early Post-Transplant Mortality. Pediatric Cardiology. 2024; 45:1343-1352.
Reprint of: How He Did It - The James S. Tweddell Approach to Single Ventricle Palliation in Patients With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024; 168:202-240.
Palliated Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Patients Experience Superior Waitlist and Comparable Post-Heart Transplant Survival to Non-Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease Patients. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024; 36:230-241.
Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024; 167:1556-1563.e2.
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