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
- david.morales@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
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
Insurance Information
Cincinnati Children's strives to accept a wide variety of health plans. Please contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan.
Publications
Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Philadelphia: Wiley; 2023.
Commentary: Set me free-cell-free DNA may soon provide reprieve to pediatric heart transplant recipients. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023; 165:469-470.
Heart-kidney listing is better than isolated heart listing for pediatric heart transplant candidates with significant renal insufficiency. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022; 164:2019-2031.
Asking More From Our Research: Not Only the What But Also the How. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:1752-1753.
SynCardia Temporary Total Artificial Heart: Single-Center Experience at a Children's Hospital. ASAIO Journal. 2022; 68:1379-1382.
More Than 400 Uses of an Intestinal Submucosal Extracellular Matrix Patch in a Congenital Heart Program. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:1475-1483.
Lung Transplantation Advanced Prediction Tool: Determining Recipient's Outcome for a Certain Donor. Transplantation. 2022; 106:2019-2030.
The Best Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device Strategy in Children? Remains Unanswered. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:1451-1452.
Management of Neonates Admitted With Tetralogy of Fallot: Changing Patterns Across the United States. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:1419-1426.
Bridging the Gap and Moving the Needle. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:816-817.
From the Blog
Cincinnati Children’s Gifted $2.7 Million for Virtual Reality Surgical Planning
David L. S. Morales, MD, Ryan A. Moore, MD, MSc11/15/2023
Nationally Supported Recommendations to Ensure Access to Quality Care for Children with Congenital Heart Disease
David L. S. Morales, MD, Carl L. Backer, MD ...10/2/2023
Morales Named Executive Co-Director of Heart Institute
David L. S. Morales, MD8/11/2022
Surgery for a Child with Trisomy 18
David L. S. Morales, MD, David S. Cooper, MD, MPH ...3/20/2022
Using More ‘High-Risk’ Donor Organs Can Reduce the Pediatric Heart Transplant Waiting List
David L. S. Morales, MD1/7/2020
2-4 months of VAD Support Optimal for Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes
David L. S. Morales, MD11/25/2019
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