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Gil Wernovsky, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Washington, DC, Children's National Hospital

GilWernovskyMD

Pediatric Cardiology Washington, DC

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Pediatric Cardiologist

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Summary

  • I have been practicing outpatient pediatric cardiology and cardiac intensive care since 1988. My research and career goals are to identify modifiable factors in the care of infants and their families which will improve their quality of life, school performance and life-long success.

Education & Training

  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthFellowship, Participant, Leadership Development For Physicians In Academic Health Centers, 2006 - 2006
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1985 - 1988
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
  • The New York Hospital
    The New York Hospital1982 - 1983
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1982
  • Brandeis University
    Brandeis UniversityBA, Anthropology and Music, Magna Cum Laude, 1974 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - 2022
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2013 - 2018
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Co-Chair - 8th Quadrennial World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Washington, DC, USA, 2023
  • Chair, Program and Meetings Committee Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative, 2017-2019
  • Scientific Committee, 2017 World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Near-infrared spectroscopy as a hemodynamic monitor in critical illness.  
    Ghanayem NS, Wernovsky G, Hoffman GM, Pediatr Crit Care Med
  • The paradigm shift toward surgical intervention for neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.  
    Wernovsky G, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
  • Nomenclature and databases for the surgical treatment of congenital cardiac disease--an updated primer and an analysis of opportunities for improvement.  
    Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Mavroudis C, Backer CL, Lacour-Gayet FG, Tchervenkov CI, Franklin RC, Béland MJ, Jenkins KJ, Walters H, Bacha EA, Maruszewski B, Kurosawa H, Clar..., Cardiol Young
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • ACCF/AHA/AAP recommendations for training in pediatric cardiology.
    Graham TP Jr, Beekman RH 3rd, Allen HD, Bricker JT, Freed MD, Hurwitz RA, McQuinn TC, Schieken RM, Strong WB, Zahka KG, Sanders SP, Colan SD, Cordes TM, Donofrio MT, E..., Jointly published in Circulation, American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence
  • Persistent bronchial collaterals following early repair of transposition of the great arteries.
    Wernovsky G, Bridges ND, Mandell VS, Castañeda AR, Perry SB, J Am Coll Cardiol

Lectures

  • Debate: Critically Ill Patients With CHD Should Be Cared For in Dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care Units – ‘CON’ position. 
    16th Annual Post Graduate Course in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Orlando, FL
  • Cognitive Dissonance in CHD. 
    Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Symposium (IPOKRaTES), Warsaw, Poland
  • New Insights in Developmental Dysfunction Following Surgery for CHD. 
    Annual Scientific Meeting of The Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand, Perth, Australia
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Other

  • Neurologic Complications of Cardiac Surgery. 
    Wernovsky G, ACCEL continuing education tape
  • Cardiac Intensive Care, Section 10. 
    Wernovsky G, : Pediatric and Adult Congenital Self-Assessment Program CD-ROM
    American College of Cardiology
  • Management of Low Cardiac Output. 
    Wernovsky G and Spray TL
    American College of Cardiology
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Authored Content

  • Anderson's Pediatric Cardiology (Editor in Chief)January 2020
  • Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Critical Congenital Heart DiseaseApril 2018

Press Mentions

  • Staged Surgical Hybrid Strategy Changes Outcome for Baby Born at 28 Weeks with HLHS
    Staged Surgical Hybrid Strategy Changes Outcome for Baby Born at 28 Weeks with HLHSMarch 8th, 2022

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