JosephRCavaMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Milwaukee, WI

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin

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Office
9000 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone+1 414-266-6457

Fax+1 414-266-3261
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Education & Training

Advocate Health Care/Advocate Children’s Hospital (Oak Lawn)Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1997 - 2000
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 1995 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2008 - 2012
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2011
MN State Medical License 2008 - 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The association between cardiac magnetic resonance-derived aortic stiffness parameters and aortic dilation in young adults with bicuspid aortic valve: With and without...
Amy Y Pan, Vasutakarn Chongthammakun, Michael G Earing, Abdulla A Damluji, Benjamin H Goot, Joseph R Cava, Jennifer F Gerardin> ;American Heart Journal Plus. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
A Pilot Study Characterizing Flow Patterns in the Thoracic Aorta of Patients With Connective Tissue Disease: Comparison to Age- and Gender-Matched ControlsFluid Struct...
Joseph A Camarda, Ronak J Dholakia, Hongfeng Wang, Margaret M Samyn, Joseph R Cava, John F LaDisa Jr> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1
1 citations
Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair
Edward C. Kirkpatrick, Michael E. Mitchell, William G. Thilly, Joseph R. Cava, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, Elena V. Gostjeva> ;Global Pediatric Health. 2020 Sep 25
21 citations
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Children is Safe with Most Pacemaker Systems, Including Those with Epicardial Leads.
Madeline Bireley, Joshua R. Kovach, Candace Morton, Joseph R. Cava, Amy Pan, Melodee Nugent, Margaret M. Samyn> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2020 Mar 12
4 citations
Anatomic Repair of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Single-Center Intermediate-Term Experience.
Shagun Sachdeva, Roni M. Jacobsen, Ronald K. Woods, Michael E. Mitchell, Joseph R. Cava, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Peter C. Frommelt, Peter J. Bartz, James S. Tweddell> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2017 Sep 16
2 citations
The Impact of Cardiac Motion on Aortic Valve Flow Used in Computational Simulations of the Thoracic Aorta
David C. Wendell, Margaret M. Samyn, Joseph R. Cava, Mary Krolikowski, John F. LaDisa> ;Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2016 Sep 1
1 citations
Droperidol Transiently Prolongs the QT Interval in Children Undergoing Single Ventricle Palliation
John P. Scott, Eckehard A. E. Stuth, Astrid G. Stucke, Joseph R. Cava, Richard J. Berens> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2015 Jan 1
27 citations
Including aortic valve morphology in computational fluid dynamics simulations: Initial findings and application to aortic coarctation
David C. Wendell, Margaret M. Samyn, Joseph R. Cava, Laura M. Ellwein, Mary Krolikowski, K. Gandy, Andrew N. Pelech, Shawn C. Shadden, John F. LaDisa> ;Medical Engineering & Physics. 2013 Jun 1
22 citations
Restrictive versus Nonrestrictive Physiology Following Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: Is There a Difference?
Margaret M. Samyn, Elena N. Kwon, Jessica Gorentz, Ke Yan, Michael J. Danduran, Joseph R. Cava, Pippa Simpson, Peter C. Frommelt, James S. Tweddell> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2013 Jul 1
4 citations
Infant Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Oscillatory Ventilation: Safe and Effective
Alicia H. Chaves, Joseph R. Cava, Pippa Simpson, George M. Hoffman, Margaret M. Samyn> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2013 Jan 24
43 citations
Late Complications After Takeuchi Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery: Case Series and Review of Literature
Salil Ginde, Michael G. Earing, Peter J. Bartz, Joseph R. Cava, James S. Tweddell> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2012 Mar 22
6 citations
Delayed Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Takayasu Arteritis
Salil Ginde, Joseph R. Cava, James F. Southern, David Saudek> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2012 Mar 20
6 citations
Mild Tessier No. 7 cleft with PHACE syndrome: the case for pulmonary vascular steal.
Amit Bajaj, Peter C. Dyke, Christina Zaleski, Joseph R. Cava, Elizabeth McPherson> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2011 Aug 10
110 citations
Characterization of cardiac tumors in children by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: a multicenter experience.
Rebecca S. Beroukhim, Ashwin Prakash, Emanuela R. Valsangiacomo Buechel, Joseph R. Cava, Adam L. Dorfman, Pierluigi Festa, Anthony M. Hlavacek, Tiffanie R. Johnson, Ma...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011 Aug 30
56 citations
Computational simulations demonstrate altered wall shear stress in aortic coarctation patients treated by resection with end-to-end anastomosis.
John F. LaDisa, Ronak Dholakia, Alberto Figueroa, Irene E. Vignon-Clementel, Frandics P. Chan, Margaret M. Samyn, Joseph R. Cava, Charles A. Taylor, Jeffrey A. Feinstein> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2011 Sep 1
46 citations
Perioperative monitoring in high-risk infants after stage 1 palliation of univentricular congenital heart disease
Nancy S. Ghanayem, George M. Hoffman, Kathleen A. Mussatto, Michele A. Frommelt, Joseph R. Cava, Michael E. Mitchell, James S. Tweddell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010 Oct 1
5 citations
Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification: a case report of prenatal and postnatal echocardiographic diagnosis.
Shelby Kutty, Joseph R. Cava, Michele A. Frommelt> ;Echocardiography. 2009 Aug 1
62 citations
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Neonates Before Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Beth Ann Johnson, George M. Hoffman, James S. Tweddell, Joseph R. Cava, Mir A. Basir, Michael E. Mitchell, Matthew C. Scanlon, Kathleen A. Mussatto, Nancy S. Ghanayem> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Feb 1
5 citations
Marfan syndrome type II: there is more to Marfan syndrome than fibrillin 1.
Steven Zangwill, Matthew Brown, Christine R. Bryke, Joseph R. Cava, Annette D. Segura> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2006 Sep 1
17 citations
Ruptured tricuspid valve papillary muscle: a treatable cause of neonatal cyanosis.
Ritu Sachdeva, Richard T. Fiser, William R. Morrow, Joseph R. Cava, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Robert D.B. Jaquiss> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Feb 1
46 citations
Right Ventricle–to–Pulmonary Artery Conduit Versus Blalock-Taussig Shunt: A Hemodynamic Comparison
Nancy S. Ghanayem, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, Joseph R. Cava, Peter C. Frommelt, Kathleen A. Mussatto, George M. Hoffman, James S. Tweddell> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Nov 1
34 citations
Early Cavopulmonary Anastomosis After Norwood Procedure Results in Excellent Fontan Outcome
Robert D.B. Jaquiss, Stephanie L. Siehr, Nancy S. Ghanayem, George M. Hoffman, Raymond T. Fedderly, Joseph R. Cava, Kathy A. Mussatto, James S. Tweddell> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Oct 1
36 citations
Near infrared spectroscopy monitoring during pediatric aortic coarctation repair.
Richard J. Berens, Eckehard A. E. Stuth, Frederick A. Robertson, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, George M. Hoffman, Todd J. Troshynski, Susan R. Staudt, Joseph R. Cava, James S. ...> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2006 Jul 1
31 citations
A Medical Strategy to Reduce Persistent Chest Tube Drainage After the Fontan Operation
Joseph R. Cava, Sarah M. Bevandic, Michelle Steltzer, James S. Tweddell> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Jul 1
26 citations
Chest pain in children and adolescents
Joseph R. Cava, Pamela L. Sayger> ;Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2004 Dec 1
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