Alistair B. M. Phillips MD

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

Congenital Heart Surgeon

668 Euclid AveApt 824Cleveland, OH 44114

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Summary

I am very honored to have joined the Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, and Akron Children’s Hospital as a member of the congenital heart team as a congenital heart surgeon.

I have been serving as the surgical lead for Heart Care International, which I joined in 2005. Over the past year and halve, I have devoted my time to coordinating mission trips to El Salvador, Peru and Mexico. My responsibilities included organizing the teams, coordinating care and most importantly performing a wide variety of surgeries from newborns to adults with congenital heart disease. Are primary focus is to improve the access of care for all patients with congenital heart disease by helping the local teams become more proficient at caring for them.

I was the Co-Director of the Congenital Heart Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Chief of the Division of Congenital Heart Surgery. During my time at Cedars-Sinai we were a two-star program with overall mortality of 3.1%, providing care to all congenital heart patients. Prior to coming to Cedars-Sinai, I was Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Adult Congenital Heart Disease at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

I am board-certified in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Congenital Heart Surgery. My clinical interests are in congenital heart disease, including adult congenital heart disease. Also, I am interested in developing novel approaches to treating congenital heart disease.

My previous positions have given me extensive experience in all aspects of congenital heart surgery from neonatal surgery to adults with congenital heart disease including mechanical support, ECMO and heart transplantation. I have operated on nearly 5000 patients all over the world and I am honored to have been able to help most of them. It is a great privilege to be able to care for patients with congenital heart disease, and their families.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2004 - 2005
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2003 - 2003
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2001 - 2003
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1994

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2005 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2018 - 2022
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2013
NJ State Medical License 2005 - 2005
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

Cardiac Output Measurement at the Conclusion of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Terminated

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

70 citations
The Multidisciplinary Heart Team in Cardiovascular Medicine: Current Role and Future Challenges.
Wayne B Batchelor, Saif Anwaruddin, Dee Dee Wang, Elizabeth M Perpetua, Ashok Krishnaswami
JACC. Advances. 2023-01-01
2 citations
Unexpected Septal and Truncal Valve Endocarditis After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement.
Andrew E Everett, Paola Barrios, Tara Karamlou, Alistair Phillips, Munir Ahmad
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022-09-01
Temporary Veno-Venous ECMO for Acute Respiratory Illness in Pediatric Berlin Heart Patient.
Madeleine L Townsend, Sara Sadat-Hossieny, Samir Q Latifi, Gerard Boyle, Alistair Phillips
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2022-07-01

Journal Articles

Proteomic analysis reveals new cardia-specific dystrophin-associated proteins.
Johnson EK, Zhang L, Adams ME, Phillips A, Freitas MA, Froehner SC, Green-Church KB, Montanaro, PLoS One, 8/1/2012
Antibody-mediated rejection in a lung transplant recipient transplant recipient after stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy.
Hayes D Jr, Nicholas DiPaola N, Baker PB, Phillips AB, Nicol KK, Transpl Immunol, 1/1/2012
Rapid acute onset of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in a lung transplant after respiratory syncytial virus infection.
Hayes D Jr, Mansour HM, Kirkby S, Phillips AB, Transpl Infect Dis, 1/1/2012

Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Chapter: Hybrid procedures for congenital heart disease.
Galantowicz, M, Cheatham JP, Phillips A, Holzer RJ, Hill SL, Olshove VEditors: Mavroudis C, Baker C.Blackwell Publishing LtdEdition 4th ,2012

Abstracts/Posters

Comparison of Ultrafiltration and Modified Ultrafiltration in Pediatric and Adult Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart Disease.
Phillips A, Xue J, Olshove V, 23rd International Sympsosium on Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, 6/1/2013
mportance of a Team Huddle Prior to Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart Disease at Improving Communication and Reducing Variability.
Phillips A, Olshove V, AHA QCOR, 5/9/2013
Developing a Real-Time Event Monitoring System for Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Phillips A, Olshove V, AHA QCOR, 5/9/2013

Lectures

Gaming Co-Chair
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
CT Surgery
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Women's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills.
10/25/2013

Press Mentions

ACC: High Troponin T Levels May up Death Risk Post-SurgeryMarch 20th, 2017
Jaime King Says Son Leo Thames Is ‘Doing Amazing’ After Revealing He Underwent ‘A Major Heart Surgery’September 23rd, 2016
Congenital Heart Disease Specialists Develop Nonsurgical Technique to Correct Birth Defects in Premature InfantsJuly 29th, 2014