Sharon Chen
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Sharon Chen, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Pediatric Cardiology
2250 N Miller Campus Dr
Lehi , UT 84043
801-213-3599
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Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Cardiology
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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Dr. Sharon Chen completed her medical degree and pediatric residency at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by her pediatric cardiology fellowship and pediatric heart failure/transplantation sub-specialty training at Stanford University. After completing her training, she remained on as faculty at Stanford University, caring for pediatric heart failure and heart transplant patients and serving as the endowed medical director of the Single Ventricle Program at Stanford. She joined the University of Utah in 2024 as a Clinical Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. She is currently Section Chief of Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation and Medical Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program. Dr. Chen’s clinical and research interests include pediatric heart failure and transplant, ventricular assist device support, and single ventricle heart disease.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Dr. Sharon Chen completed her medical degree and pediatric residency at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by her pediatric cardiology fellowship and pediatric heart failure/transplantation sub-specialty training at Stanford University. After completing her training, she remained on as faculty at Stanford University, caring for pediatric heart failure and heart transplant patients and serving as the endowed medical director of the Single Ventricle Program at Stanford. She joined the University of Utah in 2024 as a Clinical Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. She is currently Section Chief of Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation and Medical Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program. Dr. Chen’s clinical and research interests include pediatric heart failure and transplant, ventricular assist device support, and single ventricle heart disease.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Cardiology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Education history

Undergraduate Human Biology - Stanford University B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine M.D.
Graduate Training Epidemiology & Biostatistics - University of California, Berkeley M.P.H.
Residency Pediatrics - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Resident
Residency Pediatrics - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Chief Resident
Fellowship Pediatric Cardiology - Stanford University School of Medicine Fellow
Fellowship Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation - Stanford University School of Medicine Senior Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Chen S, Tacy T, Clyman R (2010). How useful are B-type natriuretic peptide measurements for monitoring changes in patent ductus arteriosus shunt magnitude? J Perinatol, 30(12), 780-5.
  2. Lal AK, Chen S, Maeda K, McCammond A, Rosenthal DN, Reinhartz O, Yeh J (2014). Successful bridge to transplant with a continuous flow ventricular assist device in a single ventricle patient with an aortopulmonary shunt. ASAIO J, 60(1), 119-21.
  3. Chen S, Ursell PC, Adatia I, Hislop AA, Giannikopoulos P, Hornberger LK (2010). Prenatal diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypoplasia in fraternal twins. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 35(1), 113-6.
  4. May LJ, Yeh J, Maeda K, Tyan DB, Chen S, Kaufman BD, Bernstein D, Rosenthal DN, Hollander SA (2014). HLA desensitization with bortezomib in a highly sensitized pediatric patient. Pediatr Transplant, 18(8), E280-2.
  5. May LJ, Ploutz M, Hollander SA, Reinhartz O, Almond CS, Chen S, Maeda K, Kaufman BD, Yeh J, Rosenthal DN (2015). A novel pediatric treatment intensity score: development and feasibility in heart failure patients with ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant, 34(4), 509-15.
  6. Hollander SA, Chen S, Luikart H, Burge M, Hollander AM, Rosenthal DN, Maeda K, Hunt SA, Bernstein D (2015). Quality of life and metrics of achievement in long-term adult survivors of pediatric heart transplant. Pediatr Transplant, 19(1), 76-81.
  7. Chen S, Selamet Tierney ES, Khush KK, Nguyen J, Goldstein BA, May LJ, Hollander SA, Kaufman BD, Rosenthal DN (2015). Reliability of echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular systolic function in potential pediatric heart transplant donors. J Heart Lung Transplant, 34(1), 100-106.
  8. Chen S, Chetty S, Lowenthal A, Evans JM, Vu C, Stauffer KJ, Lyell D, Selamet Tierney ES (2015). Feasibility of neonatal pulse wave velocity and association with maternal hemoglobin A1c. Neonatology, 107(1), 20-6.
  9. May LJ, Montez-Rath ME, Yeh J, Axelrod DM, Chen S, Maeda K, Almond CS, Rosenthal DN, Hollander SA, Sutherland SM (2016). Impact of ventricular assist device placement on longitudinal renal function in children with end-stage heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), 449-56.
  10. Chen S, Lin A, Liu E, Gowan M, May LJ, Doan LN, Almond CS, Maeda K, Reinhartz O, Hollander SA, Rosenthal DN (2016). Outpatient Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J, 62(2), 163-8.
  11. Chen S, Motonaga KS, Hollander SA, Almond CS, Rosenthal DN, Kaufman BD, May LJ, Avasarala K, Dao DT, Dubin AM, Ceresnak SR (2016). Electrocardiographic repolarization abnormalities and increased risk of life-threatening arrhythmias in children with dilated cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm, 13(6), 1289-96.
  12. Hollander SA, McElhinney DB, Almond CS, McDonald N, Chen S, Kaufman BD, Bernstein D, Rosenthal DN (2017). Rehospitalization after pediatric heart transplantation: Incidence, indications, and outcomes. Pediatr Transplant, 21(1).
  13. Hollander SA, Chen S, Murray JM, Lin A, McBrearty E, Almond CS, Rosenthal DN (2017). Rehospitalization Patterns in Pediatric Outpatients with Continuous-Flow VADs. ASAIO J, 63(4), 476-481.
  14. Hollander SA, Dykes JC, Chen S, Barkoff L, Sourkes B, Cohen H, Rosenthal DN, Bernstein D, Kaufman BD (2017). The End-of-Life Experience of Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. J Pain Symptom Manage, 53(5), 927-931.
  15. Peng DM, Zhang Y, Rosenthal DN, Palmon M, Chen S, Kaufman BD, Maeda K, Hollander SA, McDonald N, Smoot LB, Bernstein D, Almond CS (2017). Impact of Heart Transplantation on the Functional Status of US Children With End-Stage Heart Failure. Circulation, 135(10), 939-950.
  16. Bulic A, Maeda K, Zhang Y, Chen S, McElhinney DB, Dykes JC, Hollander AM, Hollander SA, Murray J, Reinhartz O, Gowan MA, Rosenthal DN, Almond CS (2017). Functional status of United States children supported with a left ventricular assist device at heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(8), 890-896.
  17. Rosenthal DN, Lancaster CA, McElhinney DB, Chen S, Stein M, Lin A, Doan L, Murray JM, Gowan MA, Maeda K, Reinhartz O, Almond CS (2017). Impact of a modified anti-thrombotic guideline on stroke in children supported with a pediatric ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(11), 1250-1257.
  18. Chen S, Dykes JC, McElhinney DB, Gajarski RJ, Shin AY, Hollander SA, Everitt ME, Price JF, Thiagarajan RR, Kindel SJ, Rossano JW, Kaufman BD, May LJ, Pruitt E, Rosenthal DN, Almond CS (2017). Haemodynamic profiles of children with end-stage heart failure. Eur Heart J, 38(38), 2900-2909.
  19. Yarlagadda VV, Maeda K, Zhang Y, Chen S, Dykes JC, Gowen MA, Shuttleworth P, Murray JM, Shin AY, Reinhartz O, Rosenthal DN, McElhinney DB, Almond CS (2017). Temporary Circulatory Support in U.S. Children Awaiting Heart Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 70(18), 2250-2260.
  20. Purkey NJ, Lin A, Murray JM, Gowen M, Shuttleworth P, Maeda K, Almond CS, Rosenthal DN, Chen S (2018). Long-Term Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: A Case Report of 2100+ Days of Support. ASAIO J, 64(1), e1-e2.
  21. Chen S, Cantor RS, Auerbach S, Schumacher K, Almond CS, Eghtesady P, Alejos J, Das BB, Hong BJ, Jaquiss RDB, Kirklin JK, Jeewa A (2019). Outcomes After Infections in Adolescents and Young Adults with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J, 65(4), 380-388.
  22. VanderPluym CJ, Adachi I, Niebler R, Griffiths E, Fynn-Thompson F, Chen S, O'Connor MJ, Machado D, Hawkins B, Bleiweis MS, Koehl DA, Cantor RS, Morales D, Lorts A (2019). Outcomes of children supported with an intracorporeal continuous-flow left ventricular assist system. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(4), 385-393.
  23. Schumacher KR, Yu S, Butts R, Castleberry C, Chen S, Edens E, Godown J, Johnson J, Kemna M, Lin K, Lowery R, Simpson K, West S, Wilmot I, Gossett JG (2019). Fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy and post'heart transplant outcomes: A multicenter study. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(1), 17-25.
  24. Kaufman BD, Hollander SA, Zhang Y, Chen S, Bernstein D, Rosenthal DN, Almond CS, Murray JM, Burgart AM, Cohen HJ, Kirkpatrick JN, Blume ED (2019). Compassionate deactivation of ventricular assist devices in children: A survey of pediatric ventricular assist device clinicians' perspectives and practices. Pediatr Transplant, 23(3), e13359.
  25. Knoll C, Chen S, Murray JM, Dykes JC, Yarlagadda VV, Rosenthal DN, Almond CS, Maeda K, Shin AY (2019). A Quality Bundle to Support High-Risk Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Pediatr Cardiol, 40(6), 1159-1164.
  26. Schweiger M, Everitt MD, Chen S, Nandi D, Castro J, Gupta D, Scheel J, Lal AK, Ablonczy L, Kirk R, Miera O, Davies RR, Dipchand AI (2020). Review of the discard and/or refusal rate of offered donor hearts to pediatric waitlisted candidates. Pediatr Transplant, 24(3), e13674.
  27. Chen S, Rosenthal DN, Murray J, Dykes JC, Almond CS, Yarlagadda VV, Wright G, Navaratnam M, Reinhartz O, Maeda K (2020). Bridge to Transplant with Ventricular Assist Device Support in Pediatric Patients with Single Ventricle Heart Disease. ASAIO J, 66(2), 205-211.
  28. Sisti DJ, Williams GD, Ding V, Long J, Maeda K, Chen S, Navaratnam M (2020). The use of prothrombin complex concentrate as a warfarin reversal agent in pediatric patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation. Paediatr Anaesth, 30(5), 564-570.
  29. Maeda K, Nasirov T, Yarlagadda V, Hollander SA, Navaratnam M, Rosenthal DN, Dykes JC, Kaufman BD, Almond CS, Reinhartz O, Murray J, Chen S (2020). Single Ventricular Assist Device Support for the Failing Bidirectional Glenn Patient. Ann Thorac Surg, 110(5), 1659-1666.
  30. Hollander SA, Ogawa MT, Hopper RK, Liu E, Chen S, Rosenthal DN, Feinstein JA (2020). Treprostinil improves hemodynamics and symptoms in children with mild pulmonary hypertension awaiting heart transplantation. Pediatr Transplant, 24(5), e13742.
  31. Almond CS, Chen S, Dykes JC, Kwong J, Burstein DS, Rosenthal DN, Kipps AK, Teuteberg J, Murray JM, Kaufman BD, Hollander SA, Profita E, Yarlagadda VY, Sacks LD, Chen CY (2020). The Stanford acute heart failure symptom score for patients hospitalized with heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(11), 1250-1259.
  32. Vaikunth SS, Higgins JP, Concepcion W, Haeffele C, Wright GE, Chen S, Lui GK, Daugherty T (2020). Does liver biopsy accurately measure fibrosis in Fontan-associated liver disease? A comparison of liver biopsy pre-combined heart and liver transplant and liver explant post-transplant. Clin Transplant, 34(12), e14120.
  33. Sganga D, Hollander SA, Vaikunth S, Haeffele C, Bensen R, Navaratnam M, McDonald N, Profita E, Maeda K, Concepcion W, Bernstein D, Chen S (2021). Comparison of combined heart'liver vs heart-only transplantation in pediatric and young adult Fontan recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant, 40(4), 298-306.
  34. Balasubramanian S, Smith SN, Srinivasan P, Tacy TA, Hanley FL, Chen S, Wright GE, Peng LF, Punn R (2021). Longitudinal Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Pediatr Cardiol, 42(6), 1394-1404.
  35. Cedars A, Kutty S, Danford D, Schumacher K, ACTION Learning Network Investigators, Auerbach SR, Bearl D, Chen S, Conway J, Dykes JC, Jaworski N, Joong A, Lorts A, Mascio CE, Morales DLS, Niebler RA, O'Connor M, Peng DM, Philip J, Reichman JR, Rosenthal DN, Zafar F, VanderPluym C, Villa C, Zinn M (2021). Systemic ventricular assist device support in Fontan patients: A report by ACTION. J Heart Lung Transplant, 40(5), 368-376.
  36. Yu J, Murray J, Ramamoorthy C, Chen S, Lee S, Ryan K, Maeda K, Navaratnam M (2021). Neurosurgical intervention in children with ventricular assist devices: A single-center case series review. Paediatr Anaesth, 31(11), 1208-1215.
  37. Dykes JC, Rosenthal DN, Bernstein D, McElhinney DB, Chrisant MRK, Daly KP, Ameduri RK, Knecht K, Richmond ME, Lin KY, Urschel S, Simmonds J, Simpson KE, Albers EL, Khan A, Schumacher K, Almond CS, Chen S, Pediatric Heart Transplant Society (2021). Clinical and hemodynamic characteristics of the pediatric failing Fontan. J Heart Lung Transplant, 40(12), 1529-1539.
  38. Brown T, Chen S, Ou Z, McDonald N, Bennett-Murphy L, Schneider L, Giles L, Molina K, Cox D, Hoskoppal A, Glotzbach K, Stehlik J, May L (2022). Feasibility of Assessing Adolescent and Young Adult Heart Transplant Recipient Mental Health and Resilience Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry, 63(2), 153-162.
  39. Thangappan K, Haney LC, Riggs K, Chen S, Mehegan M, VanderPluym C, Woods R, LaPar D, Lorts A, Zafar F, Morales DLS (2022). Children who stroke on VAD support: When is it safe to transplant and what are their outcomes? Artif Organs, 46(7), 1389-1398.
  40. Power A, Navaratnam M, Murray JM, Peng LF, Rosenthal DN, Dykes JC, Yarlagadda VV, Maeda K, Almond CS, Chen S (2022). Adverse Events Associated with Cardiac Catheterization in Children Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J, 68(9), 1174-1181.
  41. Ahmed H, Lee J, Bernstein D, Rosenthal D, Dykes J, Lee D, Barkoff L, Weinberg K, Hollander SA, Chen S (2023). Increased risk of infections in pediatric Fontan patients after heart transplantation. Pediatr Transplant, 27(1), e14421.
  42. Sullivan RT, Handler SS, Feinstein JA, Ogawa M, Liu E, Ma M, Hopper RK, Norris J, Hollander SA, Chen S (2023). Subcutaneous Treprostinil Improves Surgical Candidacy for Next Stage Palliation in Single Ventricle Patients With High-Risk Hemodynamics. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 35(4), 733-743.
  43. Joong A, Maeda K, Peng DM, ACTION Learning Network Investigators (2022). Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in Infants and Children With Stage 1 Single Ventricle Palliation. ASAIO J, 68(11), e188-e195.
  44. Mai DH, Sedler J, Weinberg K, Bernstein D, Schroeder A, Mathew R, Chen S, Lee D, Dykes JC, Hollander SA (2022). Fatal nocardiosis infection in a pediatric patient with an immunodeficiency after heart re-transplantation. Pediatr Transplant, 26(8), e14344.
  45. Motonaga KS, Sacks L, Olson I, Balasubramanian S, Chen S, Peng L, Feinstein JA, Silverman NH, Hanley FL, Axelrod DM, Krawczeski CD, Arunamata A, Kwiatkowski DM, Ceresnak SR (2023). The development and efficacy of a paediatric cardiology fellowship online preparatory course. Cardiol Young, 33(10), 1975-1980.
  46. Griffiths ER, Lambert LM, Ou Z, Shaaban A, Rezvani M, Carlo WF, Schumacher KR, DiPaola F, O'Connor MJ, Nandi D, Zangwill S, McCulloch MA, Friedland-Little JM, West SC, Lee TM, Alejos JC, Chen S, Molina KM (2023). Fontan-associated liver disease after heart transplant. Pediatr Transplant, 27(2), e14435.
  47. Lee S, Ryan KR, Murray J, Chen S, Grant GA, Wilkins S, Yarlagadda VV, Wintermark M, Dodd R, Rosenthal D, Teuteburg J, Navaratnam M, Lee J, Jordan LC, Almond CS (2023). Multidisciplinary Stroke Pathway for Children Supported With Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J, 69(4), 402-410.
  48. Woo JP, Romfh A, Levin G, Norris J, Han J, Grover M, Chen S (2023). High Prevalence of Abnormal Hemoglobin A1c in the Adolescent and Young Adult Fontan Population.(Epub ahead of print). Pediatr Cardiol.
  49. Giacone HM, Chubb H, Dubin AM, Motonaga KS, Ceresnak SR, Goodyer WR, Hanisch D, Trela AV, Boramanand N, Lencioni E, Boothroyd D, Graber-Naidich A, Wright G, Haeffele C, Hollander SA, McElhinney DB, Ma M, Hanley FL, Chen S (2023). Outcomes After Development of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Single Ventricular Heart Disease Patients With Fontan Palliation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 16(6), e011143.
  50. Lewis MJ, Reardon LC, Aboulhosn J, Haeffele C, Chen S, Kim Y, Fuller S, Forbess L, Alshawabkeh L, Urey MA, Book WM, Rodriguez F 3rd, Menachem JN, Clark DE, Valente AM, Carazo M, Egbe A, Connolly HM, Krieger EV, Angiulo J, Cedars A, Ko J, Jacobsen RM, Earing MG, Cramer JW, Ermis P, Broda C, Nugaeva N, Ross H, Awerbach JD, Krasuski RA, Rosenbaum M (2023). Clinical Outcomes of Adult Fontan-Associated Liver Disease and Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 81(22), 2149-2160.
  51. Lewis MJ, Reardon LC, Aboulhosn J, Haeffele C, Chen S, Kim Y, Fuller S, Forbess L, Alshawabkeh L, Urey MA, Book WM, Rodriguez F 3rd, Menachem JN, Clark DE, Valente AM, Carazo M, Egbe A, Connolly HM, Krieger EV, Angiulo J, Cedars A, Ko J, Jacobsen RM, Earing MG, Cramer JW, Ermis P, Broda C, Nugaeva N, Ross H, Awerbach JD, Krasuski RA, Rosenbaum M (2023). Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Fontan Patients After Heart or Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 81(22), 2161-2171.
  52. Torpoco Rivera DM, Hollander SA, Almond C, Profita E, Dykes JC, Raissadati A, Lee J, Sacks LD, Kleiman ZI, Lee E, Rosenthal A, Rosenthal DN, Nasirov T, Ma M, Martin E, Chen S (2024). An integrated program to expand donor utilization in pediatric heart transplantation: Case report of successful transplant with multiple donor risk factors. Pediatr Transplant, 28(1), e14584.
  53. Jodah R, Arunamata A, Kipps AK, Chen S, Stauffer KJ, Selamet Tierney ES (2023). Maternal Diabetes and Cardiovascular Health in the Offspring.(Epub ahead of print). Pediatr Cardiol.
  54. Schumacher KR, Cedars A, Allen K, Goldberg D, Batazzi A, Reichle G, DiPaola F, Selewski D, Cousino M, Rosenthal DN, Fontan Circulatory Failure Study Investigators (2024). Achieving Consensus: Severity-Graded Definitions of Fontan-Associated Complications to Characterize Fontan Circulatory Failure. Journal of cardiac failure, 30(12), 1595-1603.
  55. Vaikunth SS, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Conrad DR, Chen S, Daugherty T, Haeffele CL, Teuteberg J, Mclean R, MacArthur JW, Woo YJ, Maeda K, Ma M, Nasirov T, Hoteit M, Hilscher MB, Wald J, Mandelbaum T, Olthoff KM, Abt PL, Atluri P, Cevasco M, Mavroudis CD, Fuller S, Lui GK, Kim Y (2024). Mortality and morbidity after combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing Fontan: An updated dual center retrospective study. Clinical transplantation, 38(4), e15302.
  56. Chen S, Shezad MF, Lorts A, McCormick AD, Mao CY, Simpson KE, O'Connor MJ, Barnes A, Lubert AM, Castleberry C, Schmidt J, Schroeder K, Joong A, Bearl DW, Lal AK, Mokshagundam D, Conway J, Cedars A, Schumacher K (2023). Outcomes after initial heart failure consultation in Fontan patients. Cardiology in the young, 1-8.
  57. Amdani S, Auerbach SR, Bansal N, Chen S, Conway J, Silva JPD, Deshpande SR, Hoover J, Lin KY, Miyamoto SD, Puri K, Price J, Spinner J, White R, Rossano JW, Bearl DW, Cousino MK, Catlin P, Hidalgo NC, Godown J, Kantor P, Masarone D, Peng DM, Rea KE, Schumacher K, Shaddy R, Shea E, Tapia HV, Valikodath N, Zafar F, Hsu (2024). Research Gaps in Pediatric Heart Failure: Defining the Gaps and Then Closing Them Over the Next Decade. Journal of cardiac failure, 30(1), 64-77.
  58. Hollander SA, Chen S, Dykes J, Kaufman BD, Lee E, Wujcik K, Profita E, Schmidt J, Rosenthal D (2024). A comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to increase pediatric donor heart utilization. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 43(10), 1747-1755.
  59. Navaratnam M, Li EX, Chen S, Margetson T, Wolke O, Ma M, Ebel NH, Bonham CA, Ramamoorthy (2024). Perioperative Management of Pediatric Combined Heart and Liver Transplantation: A 17¿year single center experience. Paediatric anaesthesia, 34(11), 1130-1138.
  60. Power A, Sweat KR, Roth A, Dykes JC, Kaufman B, Ma M, Chen S, Hollander SA, Profita E, Rosenthal DN, Barkoff L, Chen CY, Davies RR, Almond C (2024). Contemporary Pediatric Heart Transplant Waitlist Mortality. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 84(7), 620-632.
  61. Levitte S, Nilkant R, Chen S, Beadles A, Lee J, Bonham CA, Rosenthal D, Gallo A, Hollander S, Esquivel C, Ma M, Zhang K (2024). Pediatric Combined Heart-liver Transplantation: A Single-center Long-term Experience. Transplantation direct, 10(9), e1696.
  62. Kushner LE, Puckett L, Lee J, Gans HA, Nadimpalli S, Chen S, Ma M, Chen SF, Profita E (2024). Utilization of Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Donor Hearts in Two Children and Two Young Adults: Initial Experience at a Pediatric Transplant Center. Pediatric transplantation, 28(7), e14879.
  63. Chen S, Simpson KE, ACTION Learning Network Investigator (2024). Over 100 Fontan Patients on Systemic Ventricular Assist Device Support: An ACTION Update. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs,
  64. Schumacher KR, Cedars A, Allen K, Goldberg D, Batazzi A, Reichle G, DiPaola F, Selewski D, Cousino M, Rosenthal DN, Fontan Circulatory Failure Study Investigators (2024). Achieving Consensus: Severity-Graded Definitions of Fontan-Associated Complications to Characterize Fontan Circulatory Failure. Journal of cardiac failure, 30(12), 1595-1603.
  65. Torpoco Rivera DM, Zhang KY, Ebel N, Bensen R, Martin E, Ma M, Esquivel CO, Navaratnam M, Hollander SA, Rosenthal DN, Chen (2025). Decisions Using Intra-Operative Gross Assessment of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease: Implications for Heart-Only Transplantation. Pediatric transplantation, 29(1), e70036.
  66. Stringer KA, Goldberg D, Chen S, Thrush P, Graham EM, Lubert A, Myers J, McLellan L, Flott T, Nasr S, Schumacher K (2025). A Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety of Nebulized Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Acute Treatment of Pediatric Plastic Bronchitis: The PLATyPuS Trial. Pharmacotherapy,
  67. Schumacher KR, Rosenthal DN, Batazzi A, Yu S, Reichle G, Bano M, Deshpande SR, O'Connor M, Ahmed H, Chen S, Wright LK, Kindel SJ, Joong A, Ploutz M, Feingold B, Godown J, Mao CY, Lorts A, Simpson KE, Ybarra A, Richmond ME, Amdani S, Conway J, Blume ED, Cousino M (2025). The Impact of Fontan Circulatory Failure on Heart Transplant Survival: A 20-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Circulation, 152(8), 508-518.
  68. Tolani D, Chen S, Bedzra E, Schumacher KR, Amdani (2025). Fontan circulation and transplantation: Considerations for the complex candidate. JHLT open, 10, 100366.
  69. Tolani D, Kaufman B, Murray J, Dykes J, Chen CY, Nair A, Sinha A, Catton K, Blinder J, Martin E, Ma M, Rosenthal DN, Chen (2025). Clinical Deterioration in Stage 1 and 2 Single Ventricle Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant: A Single Center Experience. Pediatric cardiology,
  70. Gallegos FN, Bernstein D, Punn R, Long J, Stauffer KJ, Thorson K, Chen S, Lui MC, Olson I, Myers J, Palaniappan L, Tierney (2025). Systolic performance of the single ventricle, exercise capacity, and endothelial function in pediatric Fontan patients. American heart journal, 290, 58-68.

Review

  1. Kirk R, Dipchand AI, Davies RR, Miera O, Chapman G, Conway J, Denfield S, Gossett JG, Johnson J, McCulloch M, Schweiger M, Zimpfer D, Ablonczy L, Adachi I, Albert D, Alexander P, Amdani S, Amodeo A, Azeka E, Ballweg J, Beasley G, Böhmer J, Butler A, Camino M, Castro J, Chen S, Chrisant M, Christen U, Danziger-Isakov L, Das B, Everitt M, Feingold B, Fenton M, Garcia-Guereta L, Godown J, Gupta D, Irving C, Joong A, Kemna M, Khulbey SK, Kindel S, Knecht K, Lal AK, Lin K, Lord K, Möller T, Nandi D, Niesse O, Peng DM, Pérez-Blanco A, Punnoose A, Reinhardt Z, Rosenthal D, Scales A, Scheel J, Shih R, Smith J, Smits J, Thul J, Weintraub R, Zangwill S, Zuckerman WA (2020). ISHLT consensus statement on donor organ acceptability and management in pediatric heart transplantation. [Review]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39, (4), 331-341.
  2. Law YM, Lal AK, Chen S, ¿iháková D, Cooper LT Jr, Deshpande S, Godown J, Grosse-Wortmann L, Robinson JD, Towbin JA, American Heart Association Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee of the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young and Stroke Council (2021). Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. [Review]. Circulation, 144, (6), e123-e135.
  3. Lorts A, Conway J, Schweiger M, Adachi I, Amdani S, Auerbach SR, Barr C, Bleiweis MS, Blume ED, Burstein DS, Cedars A, Chen S, Cousino-Hood MK, Daly KP, Danziger-Isakov LA, Dubyk N, Eastaugh L, Friedland-Little J, Gajarski R, Hasan A, Hawkins B, Jeewa A, Kindel SJ, Kogaki S, Lantz J, Law SP, Maeda K, Mathew J, May LJ, Miera O, Murray J, Niebler RA, O'Connor MJ, Özbaran M, Peng DM, Philip J, Reardon LC, Rosenthal DN, Rossano J, Salazar L, Schumacher KR, Simpson KE, Stiller B, Sutcliffe DL, Tunuguntla H, VanderPluym C, Villa C, Wearden PD, Zafar F, Zimpfer D, Zinn MD, Morales IRD, Cowger J, Buchholz H, Amodeo A (2021). ISHLT consensus statement for the selection and management of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients on ventricular assist devices Endorsed by the American Heart Association. [Review]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 40, (8), 709-732.

Book Chapter

  1. Chen S, Rosenthal O (2025). Chronic Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease Including Single Ventricle Circulation.

Letter

  1. May LJ, Liu X, Tesoro T, Yang J, Lo C, Chen S, Murray J, Rosenthal DN, Massicotte P, Michelson AD, Almond CS (2019). Usefulness of anti-platelet therapy testing in children supported with a ventricular assist device. [Letter to the editor]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(7), 781-783.
  2. Chen CY, Chen SF, Hollander SA, Rosenthal D, Maeda K, Burgart A, Almond CS, Chen S (2020). Donor heart selection during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study. [Letter to the editor]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(5), 497-498.
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