DavidWerhoMD, FAAP, FACC(He/Him)

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist; Fellowship Program Director - Pediatric Cardiology

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Dr. David Werho is a pediatric cardiologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego. He received his medical degree from University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in pediatric cardiac critical care and is experienced in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, medical education, graduate medical education, and pediatric cardiac icu outcomes. He has more than 10 publications and over 100 citings.

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2015 - 2017
University of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2012 - 2015
NYU Grossman School of MedicineChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2012
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 2008

PubMed

Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital mortality: a report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC).
Reshma K Reddy, Kurt R Schumacher, Nancy S Ghanayem, Wenying Zhang, Katherine Mikesell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-03-14
Ventilator Liberation Practices in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care.
Amy J Romer, Samer Abu-Sultaneh, Michael G Gaies, Robin V Klein, Christopher W Mastropietro
Respiratory Care. 2025-03-01
Extubation Practices and Outcomes During Pediatric Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry, ...
Christina R Rufener, Zaineb Boulil, Denise M Suttner, David K Werho, Helen A Harvey
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2025-02-20

Journal Articles

Current Trends and Critical Care Considerations for the Management of Single Ventricle Neonates
Vanessa Wong, Howaida El-Said, Dana Mueller, John J. Nigro, Denise Suttner & David K. Werho, Curr Pediatr Rep 8, 157–169 (2020), 9/2/2020

Prevention ‘Bundle’ Reduces in-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric ICUsJuly 29th, 2022
Rady Children’s Collaborates to Reduce Cardiac Arrests in the CTICUJuly 5th, 2022
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Collaborative Credited with Saving Lives and Preventing Cardiac Arrests in Children with Critical Heart DiseaseDecember 15th, 2020