David Lehenbauer

David Lehenbauer, MD


  • Attending Physician, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Institute
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
  • UC Department of Surgery

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.

Research Areas

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Publications

Heart Transplantation Outcomes for Fontan Patients When Using Contemporary Strategies: Heart-Liver Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. Hogue, SJ; Greenberg, JW; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Villa, CR; Chin, C; Lorts, A; Opotowsky, AR; Lehenbauer, DG; Morales, DL S. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Hearth Surgery. 2025; 16:368-375.

Is timing as critical for repair of dextro-transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect without outflow tract obstruction?. Faateh, M; Hogue, S; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Kulshrestha, K; Hossain, MM; Lehenbauer, DG; Morales, DL S; Ashfaq, A. JTCVS Open. 2025; 24:350-358.

(204) Prolonged Ventricular Assist Device Support in Single Ventricle Patients Does Not Negatively Impact Post-Transplant Outcomes. Ahmed, H; Faateh, M; Chappell, G; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Ricci, M; Lehenbauer, D; Ashfaq, A; Morales, D; Chin, C. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s103.

(1142) Landscape of BIVAD and LVAD Use Before Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Analysis of United States VAD Use. Chappell, GT; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Ahmed, H; Ashfaq, A; Lehenbauer, D; Lorts, A; M., ; Ricci, ; Morales, D. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s536.

(24) What is the Utilization of Pulmonary Vasodilators Before Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Multi-Institutional Review of Medications, Center Practice and Long-Term Outcomes!. Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Chappell, G; Faateh, M; Ricci, M; Critser, P; Lehenbauer, DG; Chin, C; Ashfaq, A; Miles, K; Morales, DL. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s12-s13.

(162) More Than a Transplant: Uncovering the Impact of Mental Health in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Menninger, T; Turner, D; Chappell, G; Ahmed, HF; Ryan, TD; Kasparian, N; Lehenbauer, DG; Ashfaq, AG; Morales, DL; Ricci, M. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s79-s80.

(1463) Tailoring Transplants: Should Single Lung Transplantation Be Considered for Some Adolescents and Young Adults?. Ahmed, H; Chappell, G; Turner, D; Kantemneni, E; Ashfaq, A; Ricci, M; Lehenbauer, D; Morales, D; Hayes, D. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s685-s686.

Kinetics of Renin Concentrations in Infants Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery. Kim, ME; Gist, KM; Brandewie, K; Zang, H; Lehenbauer, D; Winlaw, DS; Morales, DL S; Alten, JA; Goldstein, SL; Cooper, DS. 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. Greenberg, JW; Morales, DL S; Ahmed, HF; Desai, MV; Riggs, KW; Hayes, D; Lehenbauer, DG; Hossain, MM; Zafar, F. 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. Perry, T; Greenberg, JW; Cooper, DS; Smith, R; Benscoter, AL; Koh, W; Ryan, TD; Lehenbauer, DG; Brown, TN; Zafar, F; Thiagarajan, RR; Sweberg, TM; Morales, DL S. Perfusion (United Kingdom). 2024; 39:1732-1739.

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