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Shabana Shahanavaz, MBBS

  • Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, The Heart Institute
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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.

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

Services and Specialties

Heart, Catheterization and Intervention

Interests

Research focused on catheter-based intervention for treatment of congenital heart defects, clinical trials in congenital interventional catheterization, and innovations

Research Areas

Heart

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Publications

An unexpected circular shunt: Novel method to treat semilunar valve insufficiency in a single ventricle patient on mechanical circulatory support. Hagel, JA; Batlivala, SP; Morales, DL S; Shahanavaz, S. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022.

Impact of Management Strategy on Feeding and Somatic Growth in Neonates with Symptomatic Tetralogy of Fallot: Results from the Congenital Cardiac Research Collaborative. Nicholson, GT; Goldstein, BH; Petit, CJ; Qureshi, AM; Glatz, AC; McCracken, CE; Kelleman, MS; Meadows, JJ; Zampi, JD; Shahanavaz, S; et al. Journal of Pediatrics. 2022.

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Predict Coronary Artery Compression in Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation Into Conduits. Romans, RA; Lu, JC; Balasubramanian, S; Whiteside, W; Yu, S; Aldoss, OT; Armstrong, AK; Boe, BA; Balzer, DT; Christensen, JT; et al. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022; 15:979-988.

Invited Commentary: What Do We Achieve With Expedited Left Atrial Decompression?. Winlaw, DS; Hill, GD; Heydarian, HC; Shahanavaz, S. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2022; 13:321-323.

What Is Blocking Transcatheter Ventricular Septal Defect Closure?. Shahanavaz, S; Winlaw, DS; Opotowsky, AR. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022; 11.

Palliation Strategy to Achieve Complete Repair in Symptomatic Neonates with Tetralogy of Fallot. Law, MA; Glatz, AC; Romano, JC; Chai, PJ; Mascio, CE; Petit, CJ; McCracken, CE; Kelleman, MS; Nicholson, GT; Meadows, JJ; et al. Pediatric Cardiology. 2022.

Comparative Costs of Management Strategies for Neonates With Symptomatic Tetralogy of Fallot. O'Byrne, ML; Glatz, AC; Huang, YS V; Kelleman, MS; Petit, CJ; Qureshi, AM; Shahanavaz, S; Nicholson, GT; Batlivala, S; Meadows, JJ; et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022; 79:1170-1180.

Stent Angioplasty for Post-Operative Coronary Artery Stenosis in Infants. Chaszczewski, KJ; Nicholson, GT; Shahanavaz, S; Dori, Y; Gillespie, MJ; O'Byrne, ML; Rome, JJ; Glatz, AC. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2022; 13:203-207.

Interpreting Quality Improvement When Introducing New Technology: A Collaborative Experience in ASD Device Closures. Yeh, MJ; Shirley, L; Balzer, DT; Boe, BA; El-Said, H; Foerster, S; Gauvreau, K; Gudausky, TM; Hainstock, MR; Maschietto, N; et al. Pediatric Cardiology. 2022; 43:596-604.

Transcatheter pulmonary valve-in-valve implantation within the expandable Inspiris Resilia® bioprosthetic valve. Batlivala, SP; Hagel, JA; Hirsch, R; Shahanavaz, S. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022; 99:1157-1160.

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