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Office
3945 Peppertree Dr
Lexington, KY 40513
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1976 - 1979
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1971 - 1974
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1971
- Villanova UniversityB.S., 1962 - 1966
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- KY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- HI State Medical License 2011 - 2020
- FL State Medical License 2002 - 2015
- NV State Medical License 1975 - 2011
- AR State Medical License 1988 - 2004
- CA State Medical License 1972 - 2004
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Marquis Who’s Who in America 2008
- Franklin Moosenick Service Award American Heart Association, Lexington Affiliate, 2006
- Best Doctor’s in America 2005-2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 104 citationsTwo-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction in children.Jean C. Mercier, Thomas G. DiSessa, Jay M. Jarmakani, Toshio Nakanishi, Satoshi Hiraishi
Circulation. 1982-05-01 - 42 citationsCost-effectiveness of Humanitarian Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Marcelo Cardarelli, Sumeet S. Vaikunth, Katie Mills, Thomas G. DiSessa, Frank Molloy
JAMA Network Open. 2018-11-02 - 58 citationsClosure of the patent ductus arteriosus with ligation and indomethacin: A consecutive experienceT. Allen Merritt, Thomas G. DiSessa, Bernard H. Feldman, Stanely E. Kirkpatrick, Louis Gluck
The Journal of Pediatrics. 1978-10-01
Journal Articles
- method of recording reverse and delayed turbulent blood flow in an obese pediatric patient with congenital aortic stenosisJohn leighton, Thomas DiSessa,Caitlyn Tse, Jodie Gandy, Kieth Weiner, SVOA PAEDIATRICS, 7/7/2024
- Frequent Ventricular Premature Beats in Children with Structurally Normal Hearts: A Cause for Reversible Left Ventricular Dysfunction?Kakavand B, Ballard HO, Di Sessa TG, Pediatric Card, 1/1/2010
- Left Ventricular Geometry in Children and Adolescents with Primary HypertensionRichey PA, Di Sessa TG, Somes GW, Alpert BS, Jones DP, Am J of Hypertension, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Early Peritoneal Dialysis Placement Policy after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Low Resources Settings. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive CareCardarelli, M, Cifuentes R, Golovenko V, Dedovich V, DiSessa TG, Novick,M:, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, San Diego, Ca., 11/14/2024
- The 2022 Russian Invasion. 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac SurgeryNovick WM, Golovenko O, Prokopovych L, Cardarelli M, Dedovich V Lazoryshynets V., DiSessa TG, 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Washington, DC, 8/27/2023
- Stent Implantation For Aortic Coarctation In Children And Adults: 15 Years Of Single CenterO. Golovenko, V. Lazoryshynets, B. Cherpak, I. Ditkivsky, N. Yashchuk, M. Yermolovych, L. Prokopovych, Petrov, Y, T. DiSessa, W. Novick;, 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Washington, DC, 8/27/2023
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Lectures
- . Ventricular Septal Defect with Pulmonary Hypertension from Elevated Resistance July 24, 2023Department of Pediatrics University of Kentucky - 7/24/2023
- Congenital Heart Disease Terminology1/15/2008
- Update in Kawasaki’s DiseaseUK Children’s Hospital - 1/29/2007
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