Ming-Sing Si MD

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, UCLA

100 UCLA Medical PlazaSuite 630 WestLos Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-9011
Fax+1 310-825-9011

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Summary

Dr. Ming-Sing Si is a thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles , CA. He received his medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has been in practice 18 years. He specializes in pediatric heart transplantation and pediatric cardiac surgery and is experienced in heart failure, and adult congenital cardiac surgery.

Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2006 - 2008
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2003 - 2006
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1999
University of California, IrvineB.S., Cum Laude, 1992 - 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2028
MI State Medical License 2006 - 2025
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

2nd Place Presentation First Annual A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Symposium, 2008
2nd Place Poster Presentation 1st Annual TMRI Stem Cell Symposium, 2008
Chief Resident Leadership Recognition Award UCSF General Surgery, 2006

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impact of Travel Burden and Access to Care on Survival After Pediatric Heart Transplantation in the Contemporary Regionalization Era.
Sara Sakowitz, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Yas Sanaiha, Amulya Vadlakonda, Troy Coaston
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-05-01
The Ross Renaissance: Trends and Short-Term Outcomes of the Ross Procedure in the United States.
Amulya Vadlakonda, Sara Sakowitz, Troy Coaston, Joseph Hadaya, Sidney Hinks
JACC. Advances. 2026-01-01
1 citations
Novel Missense Variants inAssociated with Mulibrey Nanism and Complex Congenital Heart Disease.
Gloria K E Zodanu, Angela C Zeigler, Jordan Mudery, Charlotte Wolf, John H Hwang
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. 2026-01-01

Journal Articles

A Simple Model for Myocardial Changes in a Failing Heart
J Shaw, K Dasharathi, A Wineman, M Si, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 7/1/2014
A 37-year-old Smeloff-Cutter Aortic Valve
Si MS, Zapolanski A, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2009
Hyperparathyroidism after Radioactive Iodine Therapy
Colaco SM, Si M, Reiff E, Clark OH, Am J Surg, 1/1/2007

Books/Book Chapters

Surgical Clerkship Guide
Chapter: Surgical Diseases of the Liver
M. Si; D. K. ImagawaEditors: Garland, A; Shatney, C; Sherck, J; and Wren, S..Elsevier2003
Educational Review Manual in General Surgery
Chapter: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery
M. Si; D.K. ImagawaEditors: Wilson, S.E..Castle Connolly Publishing2003
Boards to Wards
Chapter: General Surgery
M. SiEditors: Spellberg, B and Ayala, C.Blackwell Publishers2000

Abstracts/Posters

Contractile And Electrophysiological Characterization of Optimized Self-Organizing Engineered Heart Tissue
Claus Sondergaard, Lianguo Wang, Crystal Ripplinger, Grant Mathews, Angela Jeffreys, Amrit Sahota, Moira Wood, Jan Nolta and Ming-Sing Si, STS 48th Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
Short Term Experience of Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa In Pediatric Cardiovascular Reconstructions
Russell G Witt; Gary Raff; Jeff VanGundy; Melissa Rodgers-Ohlau; Ming-Sing Si, STS 48th Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
Prevascularization with Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Abrogates Contractile Function of Engineered Heart Tissue
Russell Witt, Claus Sondergaard, Grant Mathews, Lisa Le, Angela Jeffreys, Fernando Fierro, Jan Nolta, Ming-Sing Si, American Association for Thoracic Surgery's 92nd Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012

Lectures

Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
4/1/2013
Interrupted Aortic Arch and Aortic Coarctation
2/1/2013
Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Current and Future Roles for Biomedical Engineering
UM Department of Biomedical Engineering - 2/1/2013