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Claudio Ramaciotti, M.D.

Claudio Ramaciotti, M.D.

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  • 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
  • Books

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  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in Dallas
      D Magazine (2010) (2012-2018)
    • Texas Super Doctors
      Texas Monthly Magazine (2008-2018)
    • Ann Newman Fellowship Award
      Awarded as most outstanding fellow by staff of Division of Cardiology/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1990)
    • Premio Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
      Awarded for graduating in top 3% (1977)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Heart Association
    • American Society of Echocardiography