
Russell Catania MD
PGY-3 at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University
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3351 El Camino Realsuite 100Atherton, CA 94027
Phone+1 650-362-2500
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Summary
- Russell (Russ) obtained his medical doctorate (M.D.) in 2023 from University of Toledo's College of Medicine and Life Sciences and is now in his second postgraduate training year in the Stanford Children’s Health Pediatric Residency program in Palo Alto, CA. His current academic interests include pediatric cardiology and pulmonary hypertension (PH). His current research investigates the use of tadalafil and ambrisentan in children with PH, as well as utility of antibiotic suppressive therapy in the pediatric ventricular assist device population.
Russ is a Greater Cleveland, OH native and obtained his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Akron in 2019, concentrating in biomaterials and tissue engineering. Under the direction of Dr. Abraham Joy, he helped develop a patented polymeric technology able to detect a variety of narcotics from solid-state. His senior research thesis highlights his collaborative work with a team of engineers and healthcare professionals to develop an instrumentational proximal airway clearance technique for a patient diagnosed with a neuromuscular disorder requiring long-term tracheostomy.
Outside of his academic training, Russell works with an ecstatic team of personal and business consultants based out of Northwest Ohio. He focuses his work with with teens and young adults. Check out DMB Coaching’s podcast “Three Words” on YouTube or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
In his spare time, Russ spends his time with his wife and daughter outdoors or in the garden, playing cello and tennis, and trying out new recipes from the New York Times cooking app.
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2024 - 2026
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Pediatrics, 2023 - 2024
- The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 2023
- University of AkronBS, Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 2019 - 2023
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Moderated poster presentation at Heart Center Research Day Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford, 2025
- Marian M. Rejent Award in Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics, University of Toledo College of Medicine, 2023
- William A. Blank MD Memorial Scholar University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2022
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Publications & Presentations
Abstracts/Posters
- Safety and tolerability of tadalafil and ambrisentan for pulmonary arterial hypertension in young childrenRussell Catania; Esther Liu; Rachel Hopper, 18th International Conference on Neonatal & Childhood Pulmonary Vascular Disease, San Francisco, CA, 3/29/2025
- Safety and tolerability of tadalafil and ambrisentan for pulmonary arterial hypertension in young childrenRussell Catania; Esther Liu; Rachel Hopper, Heart Center Research Day, Palo Alto, CA, 3/14/2025
- Coronavirus and Cardiology: A Review of the HistoryRafid Rahman; Russell Catania; Ronak Patel, New England Science Symposium, Boston, MA, 4/30/2022
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Lectures
- Grand Rounds: This House Believes That We Should Shorten Three-Year Pediatric Fellowships to Two YearsPalo Alto, CA - 3/5/2024
Other
- Patent: Methods and Devices that Change Color to Indicate the Presence of Opioids and Other NarcoticsAbraham Joy; Tanmay Jain; Nicholas Nun; Amal Narayanan; Russell Catania
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20210302446A1/en
1/16/2020
Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega AlphaMember
- Gold Humanism Honor SocietyMember
- American Academy of PediatricsMember
- Academic Pediatric AssociationMember
- Tau Beta PiMember
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