Claudio Ramaciotti, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Claudio Ramaciotti, M.D., is a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Health℠ who specializes in echocardiography. He is also a Professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
After earning his medical degree at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Ramaciotti completed a cardiology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.
Dr. Ramaciotti’s clinical interests include echocardiography, cardiac involvement in muscular dystrophy, and congenital heart disease.
Dr. Ramaciotti has been included in D Magazine’s list of Best Pediatric Specialists and named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Universidade Federal (1977)
- Internship
- Universidad Federal De Rio De Janeiro (1978), Pediatrics
- Residency
- Emory University Hospital (1989), Pediatrics
Hospital dos Servidores de Estado (1979), Pediatrics - Fellowship
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1993), Pediatric Cardiology
University of London,Queens Square Hospital (1984), Pediatric Cardiology - Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Conditions
- Coarctation of the aorta (CoA)
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart murmur
- Heterotaxy syndrome
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)
- Tricuspid atresia
- Truncus arteriosus
- d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA)
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Diagnosis of congenital heart disease
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Ventricular function
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Publications
- Rationalising the use of cardiac catheterisation before Glenn completion. James L, Tandon A, Nugent A, Malik S, Ramaciotti C, Greil G, Zabala L, Forbess J, Hussain T Cardiol Young 2018 Mar 1-6
- Implantation of a left ventricular assist device to provide long-term support for end-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy. Stoller D, Araj F, Amin A, Fitzsimmons C, Morlend R, Thibodeau JT, Ramaciotti C, Drazner MH, Meyer DM, Mammen PPA ESC Heart Fail 2017 Aug 4 3 379-383
- Mortality among infants with evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia increases with major surgery and with pulmonary hypertension. DeVries LB, Heyne RJ, Ramaciotti C, Brown LS, Jaleel MA, Kapadia VS, Burchfield PJ, Brion LP J Perinatol 2017 Jun
- Increased prevalence of potential right-to-left shunting in children with sickle cell anaemia and stroke. Dowling MM, Quinn CT, Ramaciotti C, Kanter J, Osunkwo I, Inusa B, Iyer R, Kwiatkowski JL, Johnson C, Rhodes M, Owen W, Strouse JJ, Panepinto JA, Neumayr L, Sarnaik S, Plumb PA, Dlamini N, Kirkham F, Hynan LS Br. J. Haematol. 2016 Oct
- Early echocardiographic predictor of heart failure in cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Thankavel PP, Ramaciotti C Cardiol Young 2016 Apr 1-5
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Professional Activities
- American Heart Association
- American Society of Echocardiography
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist, (2010, 2012-2020)
- Texas Super Doctors (2008-2017), Texas Monthly Magazine
- Ann Newman Fellowship Award (1990), Awarded as most outstanding fellow by staff of Division of Cardiology/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Premio Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1977), Awarded for graduating in top 3%
