Carlen Fifer, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Cardiology, Medical School
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Carlen Fifer, MD
Clinical Professor
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Center MemberSamuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Recent Publications
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El-Magharbel Y, Goldberg CS, Yu S, Valentini A, Uzark K, Romano JC, Fifer CG, Afton KM, Lowery R, Duimstra A, Balasubramanian S. Journal of Pediatrics, 2026 Sep 1; 296:Journal ArticleRole of Home Monitoring in Reducing Disparities in the Interstage Mortality of Infants with Single Ventricle
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115186 PMID: 42250746 -
Reed B, Puranik P, Rodenbarger A, Trivedi M, Adebo DA, Beasley G, Bezold L, Campbell MJ, Carr MR, Daily J, DeBrunner M, Del Grippo E, Fifer CG, Hoffman TM, Hupp SR, Kurtz JD, Morchi G, Owada C, Peterson R, Puchalski MD, Romans RA, Saidi A, Shenoy RU, Singh AK, Tunks RD, Yohannan TM, Wilhelm CM, Patel JK. Pediatric Cardiology, 2026 Jun 1; 47 (5): 2160 - 2169.Journal ArticlePractice Patterns in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Presurgical Conferences: A Multicenter Survey Study
DOI:10.1007/s00246-025-04008-y PMID: 40879673 -
Scaglione SR, Smith CTA, Russell MW, Schumacher KR, Huebschman A, Crandall B, Fifer CG. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2025 Dec 1; 79:Journal ArticleTreatment of a ventricular thrombus with rivaroxaban in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
DOI:10.1016/j.ppedcard.2025.101875 -
Lim H, Pasquali S, Cousino M, Lowery R, Duimstra A, Batazzi A, Yu S, McCormick A, Vitale C, Strohacker C, Fifer C, Goldberg C, Romano J, Owens S, Balasubramanian S. Circulation, 2025 Nov 5; 152 (Suppl_3): a4364577 - a4364577.Journal ArticleAbstract 4364577: Climbing the Academic Ladder in Pediatric Cardiology: Career Advancement, Fulfillment and Challenges - A Survey Study
DOI:10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4364577 -
El-Magharbel YI, Goldberg CS, YU S, Valentini A, Uzark K, Romano JC, Fifer CG, Afton K, Lowery R, Duimstra A, Balasubramanian S. 2024 Apr 6;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterUNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE HOME MONITORING PROGRAM IN REDUCING DISPARITIES IN INTERSTAGE MORTALITY AND OTHER MORBIDITIES FOR INFANTS WITH SINGLE VENTRICLE HEART DISEASE
DOI:10.1016/s0735-1097(24)03576-9 -
McCormick A, Lim H, Strohacker C, Cousino M, Yu S, Lowery R, Vitale C, Ligsay A, Aiyagari R, Schumacher K, Fifer C, Owens S. Cardiology in the Young, 2023 Jan 20;Journal ArticlePaediatric cardiology training: burnout, fulfilment and fears
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Balasubramanian S, Pasquali S, Cousino M, Lowery R, Les A, Yu S, McCormick A, West C, Fifer C, Goldberg C, Romano J, Owens S. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2023 Feb 28;Journal ArticleRepresentation of Women and Minority Faculty and Fellows in Academic Pediatric Cardiology Training Programs
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Punn R, Falkensammer CB, Blinder JJ, Fifer CG, Thorsson T, Perens G, Federman M, Gupta P, Best T, Arya B, Chan T, Sherman-Levine S, Smith SN, Axelrod DM, Roth SJ, Tacy TA. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2023 Feb 1; 36 (2): 233 - 241.Journal ArticleHemodynamic and Echocardiographic Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multicenter Investigation
DOI:10.1016/j.echo.2022.10.005 PMID: 36228840
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