
Michael E. Mitchell, MD
Professor and Chief of the Division of Congenital Heart Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin; Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children's Wisconsin; Surgical Director of the Herma Heart Institute; and the S. Bert Litwin Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children's
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.
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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(Richmond ME, Deshpande SR, Zangwill SD, Bichell DP, Kindel SJ, Mahle WT, Schroder JN, Wigger MA, Knecht KR, Pahl E, Gaglianello NA, Goetsch MA, Simpson P, Dasgupta M, Zhang L, North PE, Tomita-Mitchell A, Mitchell ME.) Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. February 2023;165(2):460-468.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130912386 02/01/2023
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(Scott JP, Tanem JM, Tomita-Mitchell A, Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Liang HL, Simpson PM, Stamm KD, North PE, Mitchell ME.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug;164(2):367-375 PMID: 35144816 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120861361 02/12/2022
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Relationship between donor fraction cell-free DNA and clinical rejection in heart transplantation.
(Deshpande SR, Zangwill SD, Kindel SJ, Schroder JN, Bichell DP, Wigger MA, Richmond ME, Knecht KR, Pahl E, Gaglianello NA, Mahle WT, Stamm KD, Simpson PM, Dasgupta M, Zhang L, North PE, Tomita-Mitchell A, Mitchell ME.) Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Jun;26(4):e14264 PMID: 35258162 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125904987 03/09/2022
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A Systematic Review of Ebstein's Anomaly with Left Ventricular Noncompaction.
(Thareja SK, Frommelt MA, Lincoln J, Lough JW, Mitchell ME, Tomita-Mitchell A.) J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Apr 13;9(4) PMID: 35448091 PMCID: PMC9031964 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129039352 04/22/2022
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Roadmap for Ross procedure: Staged strategy.
(Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb;163(2):379-382 PMID: 33581898 02/15/2021
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(Anfinson M, Fitts RH, Lough JW, James JM, Simpson PM, Handler SS, Mitchell ME, Tomita-Mitchell A.) Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. May 2022;9(5) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130146333 05/01/2022
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Association of atrial septal fenestration with outcomes after atrioventricular septal defect repair
(Callahan CP, Jegatheeswaran A, Barron DJ, Husain SA, Fuller S, Overman DM, McCrindle BW, Blackstone EH, Caldarone CA, Dabal RJ, DeCampli WM, Eghtesady P, Honjo O, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Mitchell ME, Nelson JS, Paramananthan T, Phillips A, Polimenakos AC, Toth AJ, Ramakrishan K, Rajeswaran J, Turek JW.) Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. March 2022;163(3):1142-1152.e6 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116755917 03/01/2022
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(Zangwill SD, Deshpande SR, Simpson PM, Liang HL, Zhang L, Dasgupta M, Richmond ME, Kindel SJ, Bichell DP, Mahle WT, Wigger MA, Schroder JN, Knecht KR, Pahl E, Gaglianello NA, North PE, Tomita-Mitchell A, Mitchell ME.) Clin Transplant. 2022 Jan;36(1):e14509 PMID: 34649304 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120575732 10/15/2021
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(Audain E, Wilsdon A, Breckpot J, Izarzugaza JMG, Fitzgerald TW, Kahlert AK, Sifrim A, Wünnemann F, Perez-Riverol Y, Abdul-Khaliq H, Bak M, Bassett AS, Benson DW, Berger F, Daehnert I, Devriendt K, Dittrich S, Daubeney PE, Garg V, Hackmann K, Hoff K, Hofmann P, Dombrowsky G, Pickardt T, Bauer U, Keavney BD, Klaassen S, Kramer HH, Marshall CR, Milewicz DM, Lemaire S, Coselli JS, Mitchell ME, Tomita-Mitchell A, Prakash SK, Stamm K, Stewart AFR, Silversides CK, Siebert R, Stiller B, Rosenfeld JA, Vater I, Postma AV, Caliebe A, Brook JD, Andelfinger G, Hurles ME, Thienpont B, Larsen LA, Hitz MP.) PLoS Genet. 2021 Sep;17(9):e1009809 PMID: 34547032 PMCID: PMC8454942 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116272362 09/22/2021
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(Audain E, Wilsdon A, Breckpot J, Izarzugaza JMG, Fitzgerald TW, Kahlert AK, Sifrim A, Wünnemann F, Perez-Riverol Y, Abdul-Khaliq H, Bak M, Bassett AS, Benson DW, Berger F, Daehnert I, Devriendt K, Dittrich S, Daubeney PE, Garg V, Hackmann K, Hoff K, Hofmann P, Dombrowsky G, Pickardt T, Bauer U, Keavney BD, Klaassen S, Kramer HH, Marshall CR, Milewicz DM, Lemaire S, Coselli JS, Mitchell ME, Tomita-Mitchell A, Prakash SK, Stamm K, Stewart AFR, Silversides CK, Siebert R, Stiller B, Rosenfeld JA, Vater I, Postma AV, Caliebe A, Brook JD, Andelfinger G, Hurles ME, Thienpont B, Larsen LA, Hitz MP.) PLoS Genet. 2021 Jul;17(7):e1009679 PMID: 34324492 PMCID: PMC8354477 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111770757 07/30/2021
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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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135522144 05/05/2021
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Moving From Past Pessimism to Future Optimism.
(McLennan DI, Solano ECR, Handler SS, Lincoln J, Mitchell ME, Kirkpatrick EC.) Front Pediatr. 2021;9:747812 PMID: 34676188 PMCID: PMC8524035 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117473817 10/23/2021