Michael E. Mitchell, MD
Professor; Section Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations
- Heart 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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Safety and Efficacy of Vasopressin After Fontan Completion: A Randomized Pilot Study.
(Bigelow AM, Ghanayem NS, Thompson NE, Scott JP, Cassidy LD, Woods KJ, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraŝka V, Hoffman GM.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Dec;108(6):1865-1874 PMID: 31400337 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074440821 08/11/2019
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Proximal Arch in Left Thoracotomy Repair of Neonatal and Infant Coarctation-How Small Is Too Small?
(Callahan CP, Saudek D, Creighton S, Kuhn EM, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK.) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 07;10(4):469-474 PMID: 31307310 07/17/2019
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(LaDisa JF Jr, Tomita-Mitchell A, Stamm K, Bazan K, Mahnke DK, Goetsch MA, Wegter BJ, Gerringer JW, Repp K, Palygin O, Zietara AP, Krolikowski MM, Eddinger TJ, Alli AA, Mitchell ME.) Physiol Genomics. 2019 06 01;51(6):177-185 PMID: 31002586 PMCID: PMC6620646 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066457176 04/20/2019
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Metakaryotic cells linked to pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis.
(Kirkpatrick EC, Mitchell ME, Thilly WG, Hidestrand P, Tomita-Mitchell A, Hidestrand M, Gostjeva EV.) Cardiovasc Pathol. 2019 Mar - Apr;39:51-53 PMID: 30660022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059952993 01/20/2019
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Waiting for Weight - 2.0 Is the New 2.5.
(Mitchell ME.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;31(3):494-495 PMID: 31071443 05/10/2019
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Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa May Be a Suitable Material for Norwood Arch Reconstruction.
(Jacobsen RM, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Loomba RS, Tweddell JS.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 12;106(6):1847-1852 PMID: 30055141 07/29/2018
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(Singh NM, Loomba RS, Gudausky TM, Mitchell ME.) Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Nov;13(6):935-943 PMID: 30260077 09/28/2018
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360-Degree Cone Reconstruction for Ebstein's Anomaly.
(Mitchell ME, Hraska V, Kouretas PC.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 09;106(3):e155-e158 PMID: 29730350 05/08/2018
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Noninvasive Assay for Donor Fraction of Cell-Free DNA in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients.
(Ragalie WS, Stamm K, Mahnke D, Liang HL, Simpson P, Katz R, Tomita-Mitchell A, Kindel SJ, Zangwill S, Mitchell ME.) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 06 26;71(25):2982-2983 PMID: 29929623 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048264947 06/23/2018
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(Woods RK, Kindel SJ, Mitchell ME, Hraska V, Niebler RA.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 06;105(6):e255-e257 PMID: 29371040 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047127070 01/27/2018
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(Woods RK, Neibler RA, Kindel SJ, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 05;155(5):e161-e163 PMID: 29331178 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040442829 01/15/2018
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(Mitchell ME.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2018 Mar;21:1 PMID: 29425518 02/10/2018