Hank Wirth, MD, MSc
- Pediatric Cardiologist, Heart Institute
- Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- scott.wirth@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I am a pediatric cardiologist at Cincinnati Children’s, treating children and young adults with heart conditions and general pediatric problems. My favorite part of my clinical time is spent face-to-face talking with patients and their families, learning about their lives outside the hospital and teaching them about the nature of their medical problems.
I treat some of the sickest and most medically complex patients in our hospital. I rely on my understanding of physiology to develop care plans and follow patients from as early as their prenatal life until their adult years.
When I’m not working, I enjoy digging large holes in my backyard, playing pick-up basketball and spending time with my family. I also like watching my daughter grow and learn to be a toddler.
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Fellowship: Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Fellowship: Global Health Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Interests
Congenital heart disease; acute care cardiology; general cardiology
Services and Specialties
Interests
Rheumatic heart disease; acute rheumatic fever; global health; implementation science
Research Areas
Locations (2)
Insurance Information
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Publications
Abstract 4140219: Performance of a Novel Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening Protocol Led by Non-Expert Frontline Nurses in Uganda. Circulation. 2024; 150:a4140219.
Cardiology across continents: an interactive, case-based learning series. Cardiology in the Young. 2024; 34:1369-1371.
Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Global Health. 2024; 12:e500-e508.
Specificity of the Modified Jones Criteria. Pediatrics. 2024; 153:e2023062624.
Abstract 12362: High Rates of Mortality in Uganda Following Acute Rheumatic Fever: Findings From a Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study. Circulation. 2023; 148:a12362.
Increasing Use of the Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Shunt for Stage 1 Palliation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023; 115:1229-1236.
Cardiac Tamponade Related to a Large Pericardial Mass in a Female with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Hearth Surgery. 2023; 14:246-248.
Abstract 15393: Low Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease Among Children Found to Have an Alternate Diagnosis to Acute Rheumatic Fever in a High Risk Setting. Circulation. 2022; 146:a15393.
Rheumatic Heart Disease in the United States: Forgotten But Not Gone: Results of a 10 Year Multicenter Review. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2021; 10:e020992.
Association of household food insecurity and childhood weight status in a low-income population. Clinical Obesity. 2020; 10:e12401.
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