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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
- 4 citationsEarly and long-term results of ventricular septal defect repair in children with severe pulmonary hypertension and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance by the double...Oleksandr Golovenko, Vasyl Lazorhyshynets, Liliya Prokopovych, Yaroslav Truba, Thomas DiSessa
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2022-07-11 - 1 citationsSildenafil's Early, Late Impact on Ventricular Septal Repair: Older Children Using the Double Patch.William M. Novick, Oleksandr S. Golovenko, Vasyl V. Lazorhyshynets, Vitaly V. Dedovich, Thomas G. DiSessa
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-07-03 - 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
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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