Claudio Ramaciotti, M.D. Titles and Appointments 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 Claudio Ramaciotti, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1996. Dr. Ramaciotti earned his medical degree at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, followed by a residency in pediatrics at Hospital dos Servidores de Estado. He subsequently completed three fellowships – one in pediatric cardiology at the University of London; a research fellowship in pediatric cardiography at UCSF School of Medicine; and another in pediatric cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He practices at Children’s Health. Education Medical School Universidade Federal Fluminense (1977) Internship Universidad Federal De Rio De Janeiro (1978), Pediatrics Residency Hospital dos Servidores de Estado (1979), Pediatrics Fellowship University of London (1984), Pediatric Cardiology Research Fellowship UCSF School of Medicine (1985), Pediatric Cardiography Residency Emory University Hospital (1989), Pediatrics Fellowship Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1993), Pediatric Cardiology Research Interest Diagnosis of congenital heart disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy Ventricular function Publications Case 1: A Neonate Presenting in Shock Doctor PN, Ramaciotti C, Fares M Pediatrics in review 2024 Oct 45 573-576 Echocardiography evaluation of neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation Doctor P, Ramaciotti C, Angelis D, Cory M Cardiology in the Young 2024 Apr 34 759-764 Comparison of the effect of three steroid regimens on cardiac function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Sanchez MJ, Scott W, Pessana F, Castro D, Ramaciotti C Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2022 Dec 67 Coronary Artery Origins Pattern in Pediatric Patients with Right-Left Fusion Bicuspid Aortic Valve Beauchamp DN, Ramaciotti C, Brown P, Thankavel PP Pediatric Cardiology 2022 Aug 43 1229-1238 Anomalies of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Pulmonary Valve Lemler MS, Thankavel PP, Ramaciotti C 2021 Jan 321-339 Kawasaki’s disease and onychomadesis in a 17-month-old girl with non–SARS-CoV2 coronavirus Pineider JL, Haugh IM, Ramaciotti C, Agim NG Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2021 34 409-411 Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular systolic function by the M-mode lateral mitral annular plane systolic excursion in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy age 0-21 years Webb MK, Thankavel PP, Ramaciotti C Health Science Reports 2020 Dec 3 Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a Patient With Mosaic Trisomy 13: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature Ghawi H, Engelhardt K, Dixon K, Thankaval P, Ramaciotti C, Lemler MS, Guleserian KJ World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2020 Jul 11 NP1-NP6 Decrease in the frequency of treatment for patent ductus arteriosus after implementation of consensus guidelines: a 15-year experience Pavageau L, Brion LP, Rosenfeld CR, Brown LS, Ramaciotti C, Burchfield PJ, Jaleel MA Journal of Perinatology 2019 Nov 39 1569-1576 Feasibility of real-time cine cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to predict the presence of significant retrosternal adhesions prior to redo-sternotomy Abou Zahr R, Gooty V, Tandon A, Greil G, Pirolli T, Davies R, Jaquiss R, Ramaciotti C, Hussain T Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2019 Oct 21 Results 1-10 of 72 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Anomalies of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Pulmonary Valve. In Lai WW, Mertens LL, Geva T, Cohen MS, eds. Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult. 2nd ed. Lemler MS, Ramaciotti C. (2016). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Honors & Awards Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in DallasD Magazine (2010) (2012-2018) Texas Super DoctorsTexas Monthly Magazine (2008-2018) Ann Newman Fellowship AwardAwarded as most outstanding fellow by staff of Division of Cardiology/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1990) Premio Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroAwarded for graduating in top 3% (1977) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Heart Association American Society of Echocardiography