RalfHolzerMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Sacramento, CA

Pediatric Interventional Cardiology

Director Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization, UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, CA

Join to view full profile

Dr. Holzer is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Holzer's full profile

Already have an account?

Office
2516 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
Is this information wrong?

Education & Training

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Faculty of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2004
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Nit-Occlud PDA Post-Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease Adjustment for Risk Method II.
Brian P Quinn, Lauren C Gunnelson, Sarah G Kotin, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Mary J Yeh, Babar Hasan, John Lozier, Oliver M Barry, Shabana Shahanavaz, Sarosh P Batlivala, Ara...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024 Mar 1
PICS/AEPC/APPCS/CSANZ/SCAI/SOLACI: Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiac Catheterization for Pediatric Patients and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
Ralf J Holzer, Lisa Bergersen, John Thomson, Jamil Aboulhosn, Varun Aggarwal, Teiji Akagi, Mazeni Alwi, Aimee K Armstrong, Emile Bacha, Lee Benson, Regina Bökenkamp, M...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024 Jan 22
Coronary artery dilation in non-hospitalised children with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19.
Nicole Gerber, Christopher Lutrario, Michelle Rosenthal, Shari Platt, Ralf Holzer, Patrick Flynn> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2024 Apr 1
3 citations
Safety and Short-Term Outcomes for Infants < 2.5 kg Undergoing PDA Device Closure: A C3PO Registry Study.
Oliver M Barry, Todd M Gudausky, David T Balzer, Martin L Bocks, Brian A Boe, Ryan Callahan, Howaida El-Said, Michael J Farias, Susan Foerster, Bryan H Goldstein, Ralf...> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
The Need for Surgery After Vascular or Cardiac Trauma, or Technical Adverse Events in the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
Ralf Holzer, Sarosh P Batlivala, Brian Boe, Bryan Goldstein, Todd Gudausky, Babar Hasan, Michael O'Byrne, Brian Quinn, Shyam Sathanadam, Shabana Shahanavaz, Sara M Tru...> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2023 Apr 1
1 citations
Percutaneous closure of giant aneurysmal coronary artery-to-coronary sinus fistulae with guidance from three-dimensional printed models: a case series.
Jaya Kanduri, Quynh A Truong, James Shin, Shing-Chiu Wong, Geoffrey Bergman, Luke Kim, Ralf Holzer, Harsimran S Singh> ;European Heart Journal. Case Reports. 2023 Jan 1
Chylous pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade in a child treated with imatinib.
Denis J Donovan, Tamar Siskind, Maria T Thanjan, Ralf J Holzer, Jeffrey D Dayton, Sheila J Carroll> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Changes in Practice/Outcomes of Pediatric/Congenital Catheterization in Response to the First Wave of COVID.
Brian Quinn, Oliver M Barry, Sarosh P Batlivala, Brian A Boe, Andrew C Glatz, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Bryan H Goldstein, Todd M Gudausky, Michael R Hainstock, Ralf J Holze...> ;JACC. Advances. 2022 Dec 1
IMPACTing the Future: Are we on the Right Track?
Ralf J Holzer> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2022 Apr 1
9 citations
Procedural Risk in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization (PREDICT).
Brian P Quinn, Mary Yeh, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Fatima Ali, David Balzer, Oliver Barry, Sarosh Batlivala, Darren Berman, Susan Foerster, Bryan Goldstein, Michael Hainstoc...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Jan 4
17 citations
Long-Term Outcomes of the Coarctation of the Aorta Stent Trials
Ralf J. Holzer, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kerry McEnaney, Hanano Watanabe, Richard Ringel> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 May 27
Cyanosis in a patient after Fontan palliation due to unrecognised hepatic vein to coronary sinus communication.
Kristin T. Oshiro, Maria T Thanjan, Ralf J. Holzer> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2021 May 4
2 citations
Coronary Artery Dilation in an Asymptomatic Pediatric Patient with COVID19 Antibodies.
Nicole Gerber, Patrick A. Flynn, Ralf J. Holzer> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2021 Feb 6
9 citations
Percutaneous Implantation of Adult Sized Stents for Coarctation of the Aorta in Children ≤20 kg: A 12-Year Experience.
Brian A. Boe, Aimee K. Armstrong, Sarah Janse, Emefah Loccoh, Katie Stockmaster, Ralf J. Holzer, Sharon L. Cheatham, John P. Cheatham, Darren P. Berman> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Feb 1
35 citations
The Deconditioning Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unaffected Healthy Children.
Jeffrey D. Dayton, Kelley Ford, Sheila J. Carroll, Patrick A. Flynn, Soultana Kourtidou, Ralf J. Holzer> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2021 Jan 4
1 citations
Registries, Risk Calculators, and Risk-Adjusted Outcomes: Current Usage, Limitations, and Future Prospects
Ralf J. Holzer, Jeffrey D. Dayton> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2020 Mar 20
"Failure to Rescue": An Imperfect Measure Well Suited to Complement an Imperfect World.
Ralf J. Holzer> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Nov 5
23 citations
Predictors of Late Mortality in D‐Transposition of the Great Arteries After Atrial Switch Repair: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Prashanth Venkatesh, Arthur T. Evans, Anna M. Maw, Raymond A. Pashun, Agam D. Patel, Luke K. Kim, Dmitriy N. Feldman, Robert M. Minutello, S. Chiu Wong, Judy Stribling...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Nov 5
2 citations
Systolic/diastolic ratio correlates with end diastolic pressures in pediatric patients with single right ventricles.
Clifford L. Cua, Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel, Nazia Husain, Ralf J. Holzer, John P. Cheatham, Janaki Gokhale> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2019 Jul 1
2 citations
Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation: valve technology and procedural outcome.
Arash Salavitabar, Patrick A. Flynn, Ralf J. Holzer> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2017 Nov 1
33 citations
Transcatheter Occlusion of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in 747 Infants <6 kg: Insights From the NCDR IMPACT Registry
Carl H. Backes, Kevin F. Kennedy, Megan Locke, Clifford L. Cua, Molly K. Ball, Tyler A. Fick, Brian K. Rivera, Charles V. Smith, Ralf J. Holzer, Brian A. Boe, Darren P...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017 Sep 11
17 citations
Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus using the AMPLATZER™ duct occluder II (ADO II).
Daniel H. Gruenstein, Makram R. Ebeid, Wolfgang Radtke, Phillip Moore, Ralf J. Holzer, Henri Justino> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017 May 1
1 citations
Echocardiographic right ventricular function correlations with cardiac catheterisation data in biventricular congenital heart patients
Holly Nadorlik, Corey Stiver, Sairah Khan, Yongjie Miao, Ralf J. Holzer, John P. Cheatham, Clifford L. Cua> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2017 Mar 30
53 citations
Percutaneous Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure During Infancy: A Meta-analysis
Carl H. Backes, Brian K. Rivera, Jeffrey A. Bridge, Aimee K. Armstrong, Brian A. Boe, Darren P. Berman, Tyler A. Fick, Ralf J. Holzer, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Sylvia Abadir, ...> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Feb 1
The challenges surrounding preclinical testing in transcatheter device development and the implications on the clinic.
Ralf J. Holzer, Jake Goble, Ziyad M. Hijazi> ;Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2017 Jan 31
Join now to see all

Press Mentions

NewYork-Presbyterian Among Nation’s Best in Every Specialty Featured in U.S. News and World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” SurveyJune 27th, 2017
Weill Cornell Medicine Names New Chief of Pediatric CardiologyJune 5th, 2017
Dr. Ralf Holzer Named Chief of Division of Pediatric Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell MedicineJune 1st, 2017
Join now to see all