Tarek Alsaied, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Tarek Alsaied, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, specializing in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Alsaied has held academic positions at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the University of Cincinnati College Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Alsaied also served as Co-Director and Director of the Fontan Program at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, respectively. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025 as a pediatric cardiologist. Dr. Alsaied has demonstrated expertise in congenital heart disease and complex cardiac imaging. His research focuses on outcomes in congenital heart disease, cardiovascular imaging, and Fontan circulation. He is a principal investigator for multiple clinical trials and registries, including COMPASS and FORCE studies, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and other industry grants. Dr. Alsaeid earned his medical degree at Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in Damascus, Syria. He completed his pediatric residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Alsaeid completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's and gained advanced training in pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular imaging at Boston Children's Hospital. He also earned his M.Sc. in clinical and translational research from the University of Cincinnati. His scholarly contributions include more than 160 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and editorial contributions to major cardiology journals. Dr. Alsaeid serves as an associate editor of the journal Pediatric Cardiology and participates in several journal review boards. He is frequently invited to give lectures nationally and internationally. He also is active in professional societies, holding committee leadership positions in the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Dr. Alsaied has been recognized for his contributions to teaching, curriculum development, and mentorship, receiving numerous awards, including the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Teacher of the Year Award from UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He also engages in community service through global health initiatives and educational outreach. Education Medical Education University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine (2008) Residency Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2014), Pediatrics Other University of Cincinnati (2017), Master of Science in Clinical Research Fellowship Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2017), Pediatric Cardiology Publications Deep learning for vessel segmentation and flow analysis to identify clusters associated with adverse outcomes in a fontan patient registry Author Collaboration FI, Yao T, Clair NS, Gong M, Miller GF, Quail M, Moledina S, Dorfman AL, Fogel MA, Krishnamurthy R, Lam CZ, Robinson JD, Slesnick TC, Weigand J, Steeden JA, Rathod RH, Muthurangu V, House AV, Thattaliyath B, Stern KW, Steele J, Soslow JH, Shah A, Ruchira G, Renno MS, Renella P, Ramachandran P, Raimondi F, Olivieri LJ, Marsden AL, Loke YH, Johnson T, Hoyer A, Hegde S, Files MD, Doshi A, Alsaied T, Aggarwal M Scientific reports 2026 Dec 16 Fontan conduit cross-sectional area and relationship to exercise performance Author Collaboration JF, O’Halloran CP, Alsaied T, Wang AP, Ward K, Laternser C, Files MD, Mines E, Lemley BA, Husain N, Desai L, Rathod RH, Robinson JD, Aggarwal M, Alsaied T, Dorfman AL, Doshi A, Files MD, Fogel M, Hegde S, Hoyer A, Johnson T, Krishnamurthy R, Lam CZ, Loke Y, Marsden AL, Muthurangu V, Olivieri LJ, Quail M, Raimondi F, Ramachandran P, Rathod RH, Renella P, Renno MS, Robinson JD, Ruchira G, Shah A, Slesnick TC, Soslow JH, Steele J, Stern KW, Thattaliyath B, Vaikom House A, Weigand J Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2026 Jun 28 The Fontan Outcomes Network: Findings After 2 Years and 1121 Participants Glenn TM, Kasparian NA, Amdani S, Renaud D, DiMaria MV, Teh J, Leone DM, Mahendran AK, Pike NA, Dolgner SJ, Cheng AL, Rathod RH, Vaikunth SS, Veeram Reddy SR, Vanam R, Theobald J, Schumacher KR, Conway J, Conway J, Goldberg DJ, Zakaria D, Clauss SB, Suthar D, Jacobsen RM, Morell EM, Dykes JC, Weingarten AJ, Bhat DP, Reinking BE, Alsaied T, Lannon C, Allen KY, Anderson JB, Patterson LB, Brown DW, James R, Rychik J, Opotowsky AR, SV-ONE Investigators I, Affolter JT, Aguero D, Aljiffry A, Almasarweh S, Bonn J, Colombo JN, Critser P, Didier MA, Dodds KM, Erenberg F, Finkelstein DM, Giglia TM, Ginde S, Gord M, Graziano JN, Haley J, Handler SS, Hansen J, Hsieh A, Hutson AK, Jayaram NM, Khalid OM, Lemler MS, Mackie AS, McCormick A, Moore KL, Nagaraju L, Parent M, Pierick T, Ploutz MS, Renella P, Robb K, Rudd N, Schwartz I, Shah KM, Shustak RJ, Sepulveda JS, Soohoo M, Stewart E, Steltzer MM, Sunderji S, Texter KM, Tsang R, Vogel C, Votava-Smith JK, Weigand J, Wilmoth AN, Wu F, Younoszai AK Circulation 2026 Apr 153 1182-1195 Lower Child Opportunity Index is Associated with Lower Exercise Capacity Post-Fontan Palliation Karolcik BA, Wang L, Ragavan MI, Hoskoppal AK, Saraf AP, Arora G, Kreutzer J, Viegas ML, Alsaied T Pediatric Cardiology 2026 Jan 47 240-248 Efficacy of Heart Failure Medications in Fontan Circulation: A Systematic Review of Evidence and Gaps in Pharmacological Strategy ABDULKARIM A, ALSAIED T, VAN DEN EYNDE J, NERO N, RUSH N, AMDANI S Journal of Cardiac Failure 2026 Jan 32 145-150 Association of Child Opportunity Index with Outcomes in Pediatric Supraventricular Tachycardia Karolcik BA, Calcaterra MJ, Smith KL, Schiff MD, Ragavan MI, Alsaied T, Follansbee CW, Beerman LB, Arora G Pediatric Cardiology 2026 Jan 47 57-63 Septal leaflet augmentation during Da Silva cone repair: Valvar function and anatomic features compared to nonpatch repair Stoll VK, Da Silva JP, Sundaram K, Diaz-Castrillon CE, Schiff M, Thoma F, Seese L, Alsaied T, Hajovsky D, Tang R, Castro-Medina M, Morell V, Moulik M, Da Fonseca Da Silva L Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2026 172 247-256.e2 Measuring Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation Using 4D Flow Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Post-Fontan Author Collaboration FI, Ladha HM, Wang JC, Li Y, Christopher AB, Kreutzer J, Krishnamurthy R, Raimondi F, Robinson JD, Loke YH, Olivieri LJ, Fogel MA, Ceschin R, Rathod RH, Alsaied T Pediatric Cardiology 2026 From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles by Our Editorial Team — 2026 First Edition Alhayek N, Shibbani K, Alsaied T, Diab K Pediatric Cardiology 2026 Multicenter comparison of hybrid and Norwood procedures in patients with Fontan circulation Author Collaboration FO, Kobayashi K, Schiff M, Seese L, Olivieri L, Da Fonseca Da Silva L, Da Silva JP, Muthurangu V, Yao T, Christopher A, Liddle D, Morell V, Castro Medina M, Morell E, Kreutzer J, Krishnamurthy R, Rathod RH, Alsaied T, Aggarwal M, Alsaied T, Cartoski MJ, Detterich JA, Dorfman AL, Doshi A, Files MD, Fogel M, Gerardin JF, Hegde S, Hoyer A, Johnson T, Kelle AM, Krishnamurthy R, Lam CZ, Loke Y, Marsden AL, Muthurangu V, Olivieri LJ, Quail M, Raimondi F, Ramachandran P, Rathod RH, Renella P, Renno MS, Robinson JD, Ruchira G, Shah A, Slesnick TC, Soslow JH, Steele J, Stern KW, Thattaliyath B Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2026 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