Jason Cole MD

Pediatric Echocardiography, Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation

Medical Director of Heart Failure and Transplant, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Director

Summary

Jason Cole, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist based in Omaha, NE, specializing in pediatric echocardiography and pediatric heart failure and transplantation. He completed his fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a previous fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University. Dr. Cole has held a position as a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Nebraska since 2020 and has experience with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, echocardiography, transplant cardiology, heart failure, and congestive heart failure. His research has been published in notable journals, and he has been involved in clinical trials aimed at improving management and treatment of pediatric heart conditions.

University of Colorado School of MedicineFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2023 - 2024
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2017 - 2020
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2014 - 2017
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 2014
University of Nebraska-LincolnBASc, Biology, 2004 - 2008

PubMed

2 citations
Expanded-access use of elamipretide in a newborn with Barth syndrome: a case report.
Laura Ortmann, Danita Velasco, Jason Cole
European Heart Journal. Case Reports. 2025-02-01
Percutaneous Stenting of a Stenotic Berlin Heart Outflow Cannula Graft in a 2-Year-Old Child.
Ernesto Mejia, Jason Cole, Natalie Soszyn, Scott Auerbach, Gareth J Morgan
ASAIO Journal. 2024-08-01
4 citations
Use of the Gore Viabahn VBX balloon‐expandable endoprosthesis in the congenital heart disease population
Jason M. Cole, Arash Salavitabar, Aimee K. Armstrong, Darren P. Berman
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019-07-05

Books/Book Chapters

American Academy of Pediatrics: Common Cardiac Issues in Pediatrics
Chapter: Chapter 40: Lifestyle Counseling
Cole J, Bowman J.2018

Abstracts/Posters

Predictors of Major Adverse Events among Pediatric patients undergoing HeartMate 3 Implantation: An ACTION registry study. Oral presentation
Tolani, D, Cole, JM et al., ASAIO, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 5/2026
Discordant Rejection Surveillance: Elevated Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in an Asymptomatic Pediatric Heart Transplant Patient. Poster presentation.
Nguyen A, Cole JM, ISHLT, Toronto, Canada, 4/2026
A Tale of a Broken Heart: An Atypical Pediatric Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy – Oral platform presentation.
Kash, B, Nguyen, A, Robinson, J, Cole, JM, MWPCS Regional Meeting, Omaha, NE, 9/2025

Member, Specialty Pediatrics Operations Advisory Council 2022 - Present
Member, Echocardiography Quality Improvement Committee (IAC) 2021 - Present
Associate Fellowship Program Director, Association of Pediatric Program Directors 2021 - Present
Associate Fellowship Program Director, The Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors 2021 - Present
Member, ECMO Leadership Committee Member 2020 - Present