Shabana Shahanavaz, MD, MBBS
- Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, The Heart Institute
- Interventional Cardiologist, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure Program for Preterm Infants
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- shabana.shahanavaz@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I’m a pediatric cardiologist specializing in congenital heart disease and interventional cardiology. I have a passion for helping patients by being involved in multi-center trials and projects. These trials focus on developing interventional cardiology technology and a better understanding of available therapies to benefit patients around the world.
I was inspired to become a pediatric cardiologist by members of my extended family, who were physicians. As director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Cincinnati Children’s, I have clinical expertise in performing complex diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization instead of open-heart surgery or adjunct to surgical procedures.
When I worked in St. Louis, Missouri, I received the Best Doctor award in 2019 and 2020.
My research is focused on catheter-based intervention to treat congenital heart defects, clinical trials in congenital interventional catheterization, and innovations.
I enjoy spending my free time with my family.
MBBS: Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India, 2002
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, 2007
Fellowship: Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2010
Fellowship: 4th year Advanced Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Manhattan, NY, 2011
Interests
Passion and clinical expertise in performing complex diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization in lieu of open heart surgery or as an adjunct to surgical procedures
Interests
Research focused on catheter-based intervention for treatment of congenital heart defects, clinical trials in congenital interventional catheterization, and innovations
Research Areas
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Publications
Genetic Syndromes Do Not Affect Survival but Increase Morbidity in Neonates with Symptomatic Tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of Pediatrics. 2026; 294:115058.
Combined CMR and catheterization for pre-Fontan evaluation: comparing metrics and clinical correlations. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2026; 28(1):102723.
Five-Year Outcomes for Patients With RVOT Dysfunction Treated With the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve: A Pooled Analysis From the COMPASSION S3 Trial. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2026; 19(5):e016361.
Ten-Year Experience with Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Interventions: Adverse Events and Institutional Strategies for Safety. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026; 47(4):1687-1695.
Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation With the Alterra Adaptive Prestent and SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve: 3-Year Pooled Outcomes of the ALTERRA Trials. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2026; 19(4):e015873.
OR3-27 | Five-Year Outcomes for Patients with Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Dysfunction Treated with the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve: A Pooled Analysis from the COMPASSION S3 Trial. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2026; 5(4):104490.
Ventricular Arrhythmias After Self-Expanding Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement A Report From the SERVE Registry. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2026; 12(3):446-458.
Favorable Procedural Outcomes in Lower Versus Higher Weight Premature Infants Undergoing Transcatheter Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2026; 5(2):104121.
Percutaneous Closure of a Large, Complex Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defect. JACC: Case Reports. 2026; 31(1):105990.
Organ-level radiation dose estimations from cardiac catheterizations in neonates with tetralogy of Fallot. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2026; 238.
From the Blog
Novel Cardiac Stent Designed to be Expanded as Young Patients’ Arteries Grow
Shabana Shahanavaz, MD, MBBS, Sarosh P. Batlivala, MD, MSCI5/2/2022
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