Michael E. Mitchell, MD
Professor; Section Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations
- Herma Heart Institute
9000 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Biography
Dr. Mitchell is a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Children’s Wisconsin and performs all complex neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery, as well as pediatric and adult heart and lung transplantation, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He was trained at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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Certifications
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Surgery
Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- General Surgery
Languages
- English
Research Experience
- Bioengineered Heart Cells in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Genetic Impact of MYH6 Variants
- Highly Sensitive, Non-Invasive Cardiac Transplant Rejection
- Total Cell-Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid (total of cf-DNA) Predictor
Clinical Expertise
- Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplantation
- Neonatal and Infant Cardiac Surgery
- Tracheal Suspension
- Valve Reconstruction
Leadership Positions
- Board Member, Children's Specialty Group (CSG)
- Board Member, United Network for Organ Sharing, Region 7 Regional Heart Review
- Chair Person, American College of Cardiology (ACC), Congenital Program Committee
- Co-Chair Children's Specialty Group (CSG) Quality Committee
- Course Chair, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)/Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Disease Symposium
- Director, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) Tracheal Reconstruction Team
- Member & Scientific Reviewer, US Dept. of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- Member & Scientific Reviewer, US Dept. of Defense, Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
- Member & Scientific Reviewer, US Dept. of Defense, Pre-Congenital Heart Disease (Pre-CHD)
- Member, American College of Cardiology (ACC), Section Leadership Council
- Member, Children's Specialty Group (CSG) Finance Committee
- Member, Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHS), Standards & Ethics Committee
MCW Program / Core Facilities
- ACGME Accredited Residency Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgical Training Program
- Advisory Committee, Pediatric Cardiology Research Fellow
- Course Director, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Rotation
- Course Director, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Integrative Selective for Fourth Year Medical Sutdents
- Member, Cardiovascular Scientific Advisory Committee
- Member, DiGeorge Program Planning Committee
- Member, Immunodeficiency Subcommittee
- Program Director, ACGME Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Educational Expertise
- 1990 A.B. Princeton University, Chemistry (Cum Laude)
- 1995 M.D. Harvard Medical School (Magna Cum Laude)
- 2017 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers
Community Partnerships
- Member, WI Statewide Umbrella Immunodeficiency Newborn Screening Subcomittee
Publications
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Outcomes Following Surgery to Address Shone Syndrome in Children.
(Dalton TJ, Johnson WK, Kuhn EM, Goot BH, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraska V.) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 May;12(3):360-366 PMID: 33942685 05/05/2021
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Interventions Associated With Treatment of Low Cardiac Output After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation.
(Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Bertrandt RA, Wakeham MK, Thompson NE, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May;111(5):1620-1627 PMID: 32652068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095846624 07/12/2020
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Roadmap for Ross procedure: Staged strategy.
(Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 13 PMID: 33581898 02/15/2021
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(Niebler RA, Chiang-Ching H, Daley K, Janecke R, Jobe SM, Mitchell ME, Varner C, Woods K, Scott JP.) Artif Organs. 2021 Jan;45(1):22-28 PMID: 32737900 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090452040 08/02/2020
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(Scott JP, Ragalie WS, Stamm KD, Mahnke DK, Liang HL, Simpson PM, Dasgupta M, Katz R, North PE, Tomita-Mitchell A, Zangwill SD, Kindel SJ, Mitchell ME.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct 08 PMID: 33039362 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103701202 10/12/2020
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Comparison of Patch Materials for Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction.
(Ebert N, McGinnis M, Johnson W, Kuhn EM, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep 23 PMID: 32977008 PMCID: PMC7985045 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092719240 09/26/2020
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Commentary: A long haul and a short slide?
(Mitchell ME.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 09;160(3):807-808 PMID: 32605733 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087010269 07/02/2020
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Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair.
(Kirkpatrick EC, Mitchell ME, Thilly WG, Cava J, Tomita-Mitchell A, Gostjeva EV.) Glob Pediatr Health. 2020;7:2333794X20958924 PMID: 33029553 PMCID: PMC7522838 10/09/2020
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(Kim MS, Fleres B, Lovett J, Anfinson M, Samudrala SSK, Kelly LJ, Teigen LE, Cavanaugh M, Marquez M, Geurts AM, Lough JW, Mitchell ME, Fitts RH, Tomita-Mitchell A.) Front Cell Dev Biol. 2020;8:440 PMID: 32656206 PMCID: PMC7324479 07/14/2020
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Commentary: Plastic Valves Calcify Too?
(Mitchell ME.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;32(4):1000-1001 PMID: 32610194 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088982595 07/02/2020
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(Kim MS, Fleres B, Lovett J, Anfinson M, Samudrala SSK, Kelly LJ, Teigen LE, Cavanaugh M, Marquez M, Geurts AM, Lough JW, Mitchell ME, Fitts RH, Tomita-Mitchell A.) Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 23 June 2020;8 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087475806 06/23/2020
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Innominate Vein Turn-down Procedure for Failing Fontan Circulation.
(Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hoffman GM, Kindel SJ, Ginde S.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2020;23:34-40 PMID: 32354545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080101619 05/02/2020