George B Mychaliska
Robert Bartlett M.D. Collegiate Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Service Chief
Pediatric Surgery
Ann Arbor
Michigan, United States
[email protected]

Available to mentor
George B Mychaliska
Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • Chief Resident
      Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, 2001
    • Assistant Chief Resident
      Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, 2000
    • Surgery Chief Resident
      University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, 1999
    • Senior Resident
      University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, 1998
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, 1997
    • Resident
      University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, 1994
    • Internship
      University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, 1992
    Research Overview

    Fetal Surgery / Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy
    Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia / Mechanisms of Lung Growth
    Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery
    Biliary Atresia
    Development of an extracorporeal artificial placenta to support premature infants.
    Understanding the pathophysiology and determining optimal treatment for patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
    Applications of prenatal diagnosis and fetal treatment.
    Optimizing outcomes of ECMO and developing novel applications of extracorporeal support.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Patterns and Outcomes of Epoprostenol Use in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Requiring Extracorporeal Life Support.
      Shah NR, Burgi K, Lotakis DM, Olive MK, McCormick AD, Perrone EE, Church JT, Mychaliska GB. J Pediatr, 2025 Jan; 276: 114286 DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114286
      PMID: 39233115
    • Journal Article
      Common variants increase risk for congenital diaphragmatic hernia within the context of de novo variants.
      Qiao L, Welch CL, Hernan R, Wynn J, Krishnan US, Zalieckas JM, Buchmiller T, Khlevner J, De A, Farkouh-Karoleski C, Wagner AJ, Heydweiller A, Mueller AC, de Klein A, Warner BW, Maj C, Chung D, McCulley DJ, Schindel D, Potoka D, Fialkowski E, Schulz F, Kipfmuller F, Lim F-Y, Magielsen F, Mychaliska GB, Aspelund G, Reutter HM, Needelman H, Schnater JM, Fisher JC, Azarow K, Elfiky M, Nöthen MM, Danko ME, Li M, Kosiński P, Wijnen RMH, Cusick RA, Soffer SZ, Cochius-Den Otter SCM, Schaible T, Crombleholme T, Duron VP, Donahoe PK, Sun X, High FA, Bendixen C, Brosens E, Shen Y, Chung WK. Am J Hum Genet, 2024 Nov 7; 111 (11): 2362 - 2381. DOI:10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.08.024
      PMID: 39332409
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      221: The Crescent™ Right Atrial Dual-Lumen VV-ECMO Cannula: A Review of Early Outcomes in the Neonatal and Pediatric Populations
      Sobolic M, Park Y, Chmiel M, Barbaro R, Bigelow A, Boomer L, Buoncristiani M, Byron D, Carl J, Carr NR, Chao S, Chin A, Clement KC, Dantes G, Dugal W, Gowda S, Hadid S, Henson J, Hollinger L, Joshi S, Kallas HJ, Kalvacherla V, Keene S, Kenny L, Lloyd E, Lotakis DM, Mannarino C, Mateev SN, Menkiti O, Metzler L, Middlesworth W, Molitor M, Morrison M, Mychaliska GB, Ochoa B, Peterson ME, Pranikoff T, Cardona VQ, Rellinger EJ, Ryan KR, Scheese D, Schmoke N, Gray BW. ASAIO Journal, 2024 Sep; 70 (Supplement 4): 94 - 95. DOI:10.1097/01.mat.0001070404.20159.16
    • Journal Article
      Surgical approaches to congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
      King S, Carr BDE, Mychaliska GB, Church JT. Semin Pediatr Surg, 2024 Aug; 33 (4): 151441 DOI:10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2024.151441
      PMID: 38986242
    • Chapter
      An Artificial Placenta Protects Against Lung Injury and Promotes Continued Lung Development in Extremely Premature Lambs
      Coughlin MA, Werner NL, Church JT, Perkins EM, Bryner BS, Barks JD, Bentley JK, Hershenson MB, Rabah R, Bartlett RH, Mychaliska GB. 2024 Jul 16; American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Platinum 70th Anniversary Special Edition, 367 - 374. DOI:10.1201/9781003543480-54
    • Chapter
      Respiratory Support: Development of an Artificial Placenta IV: 24-Hour Venovenous Extracorporeal Life Support in Premature Lambs
      Gray BW, El-Sabbagh A, Rojas-Pena A, Kim AC, Gadepalli S, Koch KL, Capizzani TR, Bartlett RH, Mychaliska GB. 2024 Jul 16; American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Platinum 70th Anniversary Special Edition, 249 - 255. DOI:10.1201/9781003543480-39
    • Journal Article
      Thoracoscopic Patch Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Can Smaller Incisions Treat Larger Defects?
      Shah NR, Criss CN, Burgi K, Matusko N, Geiger JD, Perrone EE, Mychaliska GB, Ralls MW. J Pediatr Surg, 2024 Jun; 59 (6): 1083 - 1088. DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.040
      PMID: 37867043
    • Journal Article
      The role of fetal hemoglobin in the artificial placenta: A premature ovine model.
      Spencer BL, Fallon BP, McLeod JS, Cornell M, Perrone EE, Manthei DM, Rojas-Peña A, Hirschl RB, Bartlett RH, Mychaliska GB. Perfusion, 2024 Mar 22; 2676591241240725 DOI:10.1177/02676591241240725
      PMID: 38519444