DavidRawitscherMD

Cardiology • Plano, TX

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Legacy Heart Center

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Office
6601 Preston Rd
Plano, TX 75024
Phone+1 469-800-6300

Fax+1 469-800-6360
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Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1997 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1991 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
D Magazine Dallas Best Doctors D Magazine
Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Case report: management of refractory cardiogenic shock with Impella 5.5 in patients with transcatheter aortic valves.
Timothy J George, Justin Schaffer, Nitin Kabra, David Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal, George, T. J., Rakushumimarika Harada> ;European Heart Journal. Case Reports. 2023 Aug 1
The Impact of MOMENTUM 3 Trial Eligibility on Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes: A Real-World Experience.
Timothy J George, Nitin Kabra, J Michael DiMaio, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Managing Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant at a Destination Therapy Center.
Timothy J George, Jenelle Sheasby, Greg Milligan, Nitin Kabra, J Michael Dimaio, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Aug 15
1 citations
Novel Estimates of Renal Function are Associated with Short-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes.
Timothy J George, Scott Biedermann, J Michael DiMaio, Nitin Kabra, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device Support for Acute Right Heart Failure: A Single-Center Experience.
Timothy J George, Jenelle Sheasby, Nitin Kabra, J Michael DiMaio, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Feb 1
Outcomes of surgical Impella placement in acute cardiogenic shock.
Timothy J George, Jenelle Sheasby, J Michael DiMaio, Nitin Kabra, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;Proceedings. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Impella 5.5 and venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to ventricular assist device in cardiopulmonary failure.
Austin Kluis, David Rawitscher, Aasim M Afzal, J Michael DiMaio, Timothy J George> ;Proceedings. 2023 Jan 1
Elderly Patients With Higher Acuity Have Similar Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes as Younger Patients at a Nontransplant Center.
Timothy J George, Nitin Kabra, J Michael DiMaio, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Feb 15
3 citations
Impact of preoperative Impella support on destination left ventricular assist device outcomes.
Timothy J George, Justin M Schaffer, Katherine B Harrington, Talia G Meidan, John Michael DiMaio, Nitin Kabra, David A Rawitscher, Aasim Afzal> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Development of a non-transplant left ventricular assist device program.
Timothy J George, Allison Aldrich, Robert L Smith, William H Ryan, J Michael DiMaio, Nitin Kabra, Aasim Afzal, David A Rawitscher> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Impact of Preoperative Liver Function on Short-Term HeartMate 3 Outcomes.
Timothy Jacob George, Thomas Van Dinter, David Rawitscher, John Michael DiMaio, Nitin Kabra, Aasim Afzal> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2022 Nov 15
40 citations
Rapid reversal of no-reflow using Abciximab after coronary device intervention
David Rawitscher, Thomas N. Levin, Ian D. Cohen, Ted Feldman> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1997 Oct 1
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