Kurt Schumacher, MD

 Kurt R. Schumacher
Amnon Rosenthal Legacy Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Transplant Program
Division Director, Pediatrics-Cardiology, Medical School
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Kurt Schumacher, MD
Kurt R. Schumacher
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      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center

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    • Journal Article
      Changes in disparities in access and outcomes in heart transplantation among adults with congenital heart disease following the 2018 OPTN allocation policy
      McCormick AD, Cousino MK, Joynt MR, Bucholz EM, Sood V, Duimstra A, Yu S, Schumacher KR. Jhlt Open, 2026 Nov 1; 14: DOI:10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100672
    • Journal Article
      Integrated biomarkers reveal coordinated biologic states of humoral injury and response to plasma cell-targeted therapy after heart transplantation
      Cusick M, MCCormick A, Lim H, Schumacher K, Mikati HE, Konduri A, Zamberlan M, Huebschman A, Giacobbe B, Sinicropi N, Jennings K, Ross D, Hrycaj S, Peng D, Najor M. Human Immunology, 2026 Oct 14; 87: 111891 DOI:10.1016/j.humimm.2026.111891
    • Journal Article
      Surviving Pediatric Cardiogenic Shock: Clinical Approach, Improving Outcomes, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
      Puri K, Allen K, Jentzer J, Soderstrom R, Lorts A, Schumacher K, Barnes S, Greene CL, Jeewa A. Circulation, 2026 Sep 8; 154 (10): e374 - e392. DOI:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001461
      PMID: 42558062
    • Journal Article
      Diaphragm dysfunction following congenital heart surgery: Epidemiology and outcomes
      Ruppe M, DeWitt A, Schumacher KR, Jacobs JP, Algaze CA, Smith A, Akins R, Mikesell K, Zhang W, Austin E, Lasa JJ. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2026 Jul 1; 172 (1): 200 - 208.e3. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.02.024
      PMID: 41765325
    • Journal Article
      Single-Ventricle Disease
      Hill KD, Kang L, Wang Q, Newburger JW, Gaynor JW, Burns KM, Williams R, Trachtenberg F, McCrindle BW, Graham EM, Pizarro C, Ashfaq A, Souza A, Kuo JA, Ilardi D, Schumacher KR, Hong H, Goldberg CS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2026 Jun 9; 87 (22): 3114 - 3133. DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2026.01.049
      PMID: 41811273
    • Journal Article
      Central Venous Catheter Selection, Management, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Deep Vein Thrombosis in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Survey of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Centers
      Kim JS, Patregnani JT, Ankola AA, Schumacher K, Klugman D, Giglia TM, Baltagi SA, Baylor JG, Bressler E, Downey LA, Linder J, Marcus BS, Yeh J, Zhang W, Werho DK. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 2026 May 1; 17 (4): 449 - 457. DOI:10.1177/21501351251391768
      PMID: 41334866
    • Journal Article
      The Fontan Outcomes Network: Findings After 2 Years and 1121 Participants
      Glenn TM, Kasparian NA, Amdani S, Renaud D, DiMaria MV, Teh J, Leone DM, Mahendran AK, Pike NA, Dolgner SJ, Cheng AL, Rathod RH, Vaikunth SS, Veeram Reddy SR, Vanam R, Theobald J, Schumacher KR, Conway J, Conway J, Goldberg DJ, Zakaria D, Clauss SB, Suthar D, Jacobsen RM, Morell EM, Dykes JC, Weingarten AJ, Bhat DP, Reinking BE, Alsaied T, Lannon C, Allen KY, Anderson JB, Patterson LB, Brown DW, James R, Rychik J, Opotowsky AR, SV-ONE Investigators , Affolter JT, Aguero D, Aljiffry A, Almasarweh S, Bonn J, Colombo JN, Critser P, Didier MA, Dodds KM, Erenberg F, Finkelstein DM, Giglia TM, Ginde S, Gord M, Graziano JN, Haley J, Handler SS, Hansen J, Hsieh A, Hutson AK, Jayaram NM, Khalid OM, Lemler MS, Mackie AS, McCormick A, Moore KL, Nagaraju L, Parent M, Pierick T, Ploutz MS, Renella P, Robb K, Rudd N, Schwartz I, Shah KM, Shustak RJ, Sepulveda JS, Soohoo M, Stewart E, Steltzer MM, Sunderji S, Texter KM, Tsang R, Vogel C, Votava-Smith JK, Weigand J, Wilmoth AN, Wu F, Younoszai AK. Circulation, 2026 Apr 21; 153 (16): 1182 - 1195. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078152
      PMID: 41878814
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      (1505) Social Drivers of Health and Heart Failure Medication Use in Children with Reduced Ventricular Function
      Norman A, Goldberg CS, Crandall B, Plegue M, Duimstra A, Arbit M, Das S, Mekhaldi S, Lim HM, Peng DM, Schumacher K, McCormick AD. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2026 Apr 18; 45 (5): 692 DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2026.02.1519

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