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David L.S. Morales, MD

  • Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute
  • Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • James Scott Tweddell Chair of Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
  • UC Division of Surgery

About

MD: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Residency: General and cardiothoracic surgery, New York-Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Fellowships: Congenital heart surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor University, Waco, TX.

Board certifications: Surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital heart surgery.

Interests

Congenital heart surgery; heterotaxy syndrome; pediatric heart and lung transplantation; mechanical circulatory support

Services and Specialties

Heart, Heart Failure, Lung Transplant, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiomyopathy, Fetal Heart Program, Fontan Management Clinic

Interests

Clinical and translational research related to mechanical circulatory support and tissue engineering

Research Areas

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart

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Publications

Bridging the Gap and Moving the Needle. Wells, DA; Morales, DL S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:816-817.

Nutritional outcomes of patients with pediatric and congenital heart disease requiring ventricular assist devices. Horsley, M; Pathak, S; Morales, D; Lorts, A; Mouzaki, M. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2022; 46:1553-1558.

Systemic ventricular assist device support of the Fontan circulation yields promising outcomes: An analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs and Intermacs Databases. Bedzra, EK S; Adachi, I; Peng, DM; Amdani, S; Jacobs, JP; Koehl, D; Cedars, A; Morales, DL; Maeda, K; Naka, Y; et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022; 164:353-364.

23 and Me: Are All Genetic Abnormalities Equally Important in Heart Transplant?. Greenberg, JW; Morales, DL S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114.

Transplantation and Arch Repair in Fontan 3 Years After HeartMate 3: Technical Considerations. Wells, DA; Coghill, M; Szugye, N; Moore, R; Lorts, A; Tweddell, JS; Morales, DL S. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:e5-e7.

Children who stroke on VAD support: When is it safe to transplant and what are their outcomes?. Thangappan, K; Haney, LC; Riggs, K; Chen, S; Mehegan, M; VanderPluym, C; Woods, R; LaPar, D; Lorts, A; Zafar, F; et al. Artificial Organs. 2022; 46:1389-1398.

Commentary: When to go "all in ". Greenberg, JW; Morales, DL S. JTCVS techniques. 2022; 13:207-208.

Commentary: Pump exchange: Harmful waste or wise investment?. Woods, RK; Adachi, I; Morales, DL S. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022; 163:2128-2129.

Mechanical support for the failing single ventricle after Fontan. Villa, C; Greenberg, JW; Morales, DL S. JTCVS techniques. 2022; 13:174-181.

Effect of ischemic time on pediatric heart transplantation outcomes: is it the same for all allografts?. Dani, A; Vu, Q; Thangappan, K; Huang, B; Wittekind, S; Lorts, A; Chin, C; Morales, DL S; Zafar, F. Pediatric Transplantation. 2022; 26.

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