HaroldMBurkhartMD

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor and Chief Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Co-medical Director, Congenital Heart Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

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Office
The Children's Hospital at OU Medicine
1200 Childrens Ave., Suite 2F
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone+1 405-271-5530

Fax+1 405-271-3288

Summary

Harold Burkhart, M.D. is a cardiothoracic surgeon focused on pediatric cardiac surgery with The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine. He treats a variety of congenital heart defects with a particular interest in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Dr. Burkhart performs a wide variety of procedures including neonatal heart surgery, complex single ventricle surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult congenital cardiac surgery, and pediatric thoracic surgery. He completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and a fellowship in congenital cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Toronto.

Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2002
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1999
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicineClass of 1992
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of OntarioFellowship, Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery

Certifications & Licensure

OK State Medical License 2014 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2009 - 2015
MN State Medical License 2007 - 2014
IA State Medical License 2003 - 2007
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2018
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Intramyocardial Injection of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Derived Mononuclear Cells During Surgical Repair of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 06
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

172 citations
Multiple Arterial Grafts Improve Late Survival of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Analysis of 8622 Patients With Multivessel Disease
Chaim Locker, Hartzell V. Schaff, Joseph A. Dearani, Lyle D. Joyce, Soon J. Park
Circulation. 2012-08-28
34 citations
Management of tricuspid regurgitation in congenital heart disease: is survival better with valve repair?
Sameh M. Said, Joseph A. Dearani, Harold M. Burkhart, Heidi M. Connolly, Ben Eidem
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014-01-01
85 citations
Risk Factors and Early Outcomes of Multiple Reoperations in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Kimberly A. Holst, Joseph A. Dearani, Harold M. Burkhart, Heidi M. Connolly, Carole A. Warnes
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011-07-01

Lectures

Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Adult Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians
Mayo Clinic Rochester, San Antonio, Texas - 3/21/2013
26th Annual Echocardiographic Symposium at Vail. New Technologies, Live Scanning & Clinical Decision Making
Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Vail, Colorado - 7/23/2012
26th Annual Echocardiographic Symposium at Vail. New Technologies, Live Scanning, and Clinical Decision Making
Mayo Clinic, Vail, Colorado - 7/22/2012

Press Mentions

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Performs First Pediatric Transplant in DecadesOctober 12th, 2024
First Pediatric Heart Transplant in Decades Performed at Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU HealthOctober 9th, 2024
OU Health Implants Life-Saving Heart Devices in Pediatric PatientsSeptember 11th, 2024
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