Scott Auerbach, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program

Recognitions

• Young Investigator Award, 2nd place , American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (2007)
  
• Golden Apple Teaching Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2006)
  

Research Interests

Publications

• Auerbach SR, Smith JK, Gralla J, Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Pietra BA, Miyamoto SD. Graft survival is better without prior surgery in cardiac transplantation for functionally univentricular hearts. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Sep;31(9):987-95. PubMed PMID: 22789137
• Auerbach SR, Richmond ME, Chen JM, Mosca RS, Quaegebeur JM, Addonizio LJ, Hsu DT, Lamour JM. Multiple risk factors before pediatric cardiac transplantation are associated with increased graft loss. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jan;33(1):49-54. PubMed PMID: 21892650
• Friesen RH, Nichols CS, Twite MD, Cardwell KA, Pan Z, Pietra B, Miyamoto SD, Auerbach SR, Darst JR, Ivy DD. The hemodynamic response to dexmedetomidine loading dose in children with and without pulmonary hypertension. Anesth Analg. 2013 Oct;117(4):953-9. PubMed PMID: 23960035
• Auerbach SR, Gralla J, Campbell DN, Miyamoto SD, Pietra BA. Steroid avoidance in pediatric heart transplantation results in excellent graft survival. Transplantation. 2014 Feb 27;97(4):474-80. PubMed PMID: 24389908
• Auerbach SR. Taking First Steps Toward Modeling Risk of Rejection in Children. JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Sep;3(9):677-80. PubMed PMID: 26362446
• Stidham TR, Auerbach SR, Mitchell MB, Buckvold SM. Respiratory Failure in a Pediatric Patient with Biventricular Assist Devices: Identification and Novel Management of Inflow Cannula Obstruction. ASAIO J. 2015 Jul-Aug;61(4):e26-8. PubMed PMID: 26039554
• Auerbach SR, Kukreja M, Gilbert D, Bastardi H, Feingold B, Knecht K, Kaufman BD, Brown RN, Miyamoto SD. Maintenance steroid use at 30 days post-transplant and outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation: A propensity matched analysis of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study database. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Aug;34(8):1066-72. PubMed PMID: 25980572
• Webb MK, Auerbach SR, Younoszai AK, Patel SS, Landeck BF 2nd. Strain and Strain Rate Measured on Echocardiogram 1-3 Weeks after Starting Treatment Is Worse in Acute Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pediatric Patients with Poor Outcomes at One Year. Echocardiography. 2015 Nov;32(11):1688-96. PubMed PMID: 25877880
• Miyamoto SD, Karimpour-Fard A, Peterson V, Auerbach SR, Stenmark KR, Stauffer BL, Sucharov CC. Circulating microRNA as a biomarker for recovery in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 May;34(5):724-33. PubMed PMID: 25840506
• Rosenthal DN, Almond CS, Jaquiss RD, Peyton CE, Auerbach SR, Morales DR, Epstein DJ, Cantor RS, Kormos RL, Naftel DC, Butts RJ, Ghanayem NS, Kirklin JK, Blume ED. Adverse events in children implanted with ventricular assist devices in the United States: Data from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS). J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May;35(5):569-77. PubMed PMID: 27197775
• Auerbach SR, Miyamoto SD. Biomarkers in pediatric heart failure. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. Volume 43, Pages 11-15 (December 2016)
• Conway J, Miera O, Adachi I, Maeda K, Eghtesady P, Henderson HT, Guleserian K, Fan CS, Kirk R. Worldwide Experience of a Durable Centrifugal Flow Pump in Pediatric Patients. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Autumn;30(3):327-335. PubMed PMID: 29551744
• Dipchand AI, Kirk R, Naftel DC, Pruitt E, Blume ED, Morrow R, Rosenthal D, Auerbach S, Richmond ME, Kirklin JK. Ventricular Assist Device Support as a Bridge to Transplantation in Pediatric Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jul 24;72(4):402-415. PubMed PMID: 30025576
• Chen S, Cantor RS, Auerbach S, Schumacher K, Almond CS, Eghtesady P, Alejos J, Das BB, Hong BJ, Jaquiss R, Kirklin JK, Jeewa A. Outcomes After Infections in Adolescents and Young Adults with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2018 May 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29762230
• Almond CS, Hoen H, Rossano JW, Castleberry C, Auerbach SR, Yang L, Lal AK, Everitt MD, Fenton M, Hollander SA, Pahl E, Pruitt E, Rosenthal DN, McElhinney DB, Daly KP, Desai M. Development and validation of a major adverse transplant event (MATE) score to predict late graft loss in pediatric heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Apr;37(4):441-450. PubMed PMID: 28465118
• Das BB, Pruitt E, Molina K, Ravekes W, Auerbach S, Savage A, Knox L, Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Hsu D. The impact of flow PRA on outcome in pediatric heart recipients in modern era: An analysis of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study database. Pediatr Transplant. 2018 Feb;22(1). PubMed PMID: 29144053
• Auerbach SR, Richmond ME, Schumacher KR, Lopez-Colon D, Mitchell MB, Turrentine MW, Cantor RS, Niebler RA, Eghtesady P. Infectious complications of ventricular assist device use in children in the United States: Data from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs). J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):46-53. PubMed PMID: 29107545
• Auerbach SR, Cantor RS, Bradford TT, Bock MJ, Skipper ER, Koehl DA, Butler K, Alejos JC, Edens RE, Kirklin JK. The Effect of Infectious Complications During Ventricular Assist Device Use on Outcomes of Pediatric Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2022 Feb 1;68(2):287-296. PubMed PMID: 34264872
• Qin CX, Auerbach SR, Charnaya O, Danziger-Isakov LA, Ebel NH, Feldman AG, Hsu EK, McAteer J, Mohammad S, Perito ER, Thomas AM, Chiang TPY, Garonzik-Wang JM, Segev DL, Mogul DB. Antibody response to 2-dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2022 Feb;22(2):669-672. PubMed PMID: 34517430
• Conway J, Auerbach SR, Richmond ME, Sharp B, Pahl E, Feingold B, Azeka E, Dryer WJ, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK. Early report from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society on COVID-19 infections in pediatric heart transplant candidates and recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Mar;41(3):327-333. PubMed PMID: 34903451
• Townsend M, Karamlou T, Boyle G, Daly K, Deshpande S, Auerbach SR, Worley S, Liu W, Saarel E, Amdani S. Waitlist Outcomes for Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Lessons Learned From Over 5000 Heart Transplant Listings in the United States. J Card Fail. 2022 Jun;28(6):982-990. PubMed PMID: 35301110
• Villa C, Auerbach SR, Bansal N, Birnbaum BF, Conway J, Esteso P, Gambetta K, Hall EK, Kaufman BD, Kirmani S, Lal AK, Martinez HR, Nandi D, O'Connor MJ, Parent JJ, Raucci FJ, Shih R, Shugh S, Soslow JH, Tunuguntla H, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Kinnett K, Cripe L. Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Understanding Care Practices in Order to Optimize DMD Heart Failure Through ACTION. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Jun;43(5):977-985. PubMed PMID: 35024902
• Law YM, Jacobs-Files E, Auerbach S, Lal AK, Richmond M, Schumacher K, Singh R, Desai A. A multi-site survey of providers on the management of heart failure with dilated cardiomyopathy in children. Cardiol Young. 2022 Aug 12;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35957582
• Nandi D, Auerbach SR, Bansal N, Buchholz H, Conway J, Esteso P, Kaufman BD, Lal AK, Law SP, Lorts A, May LJ, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Morales DLS, O'Connor MJ, Rosenthal DN, Shezad MF, Simpson KE, Sutcliffe DL, Vanderpluym C, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Zafar F, Cripe L, Villa CR. Initial multicenter experience with ventricular assist devices in children and young adults with muscular dystrophy: An ACTION registry analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36270923
• Qin CX, Auerbach SR, Charnaya O, Danziger-Isakov LA, Ebel NH, Feldman AG, Hsu EK, McAteer J, Mohammad S, Perito ER, Thomas AM, Chiang TPY, Garonzik-Wang JM, Segev DL, Mogul DB. Antibody response to three SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in adolescent solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2022 Oct;22(10):2481-2483. PubMed PMID: 35510786
• Desphpande SR, Bearl DW, Eghtesady P, Henderson HT, Auerbach S, Jeewa A, Bansal N, Amdani S, Richmond ME, Sacks LD, Shih R, Townsend M, Conway J. Clinical approach to vasoplegia in the transplant patient from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14392. PubMed PMID: 36377326
• Bearl DW, Jeewa A, Auerbach SR, Azeka E, Phelps C, Sacks LD, Rosenthal D, Conway J. Clinical approach to mechanical circulatory support in the transplant patient from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14391. PubMed PMID: 36377328
• Conway J, Bansal N, Amdani S, Auerbach S. Learning from each other: The hidden benefit of practice variation. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14386. PubMed PMID: 36377329
• Aly DM, Nguyen M, Auerbach S, Rausch C, Landeck B 2nd, DiMaria MV. Pressure-Strain Loops, a Novel Non-invasive Approach for Assessment of Children with Cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Dec;43(8):1704-1715. PubMed PMID: 35403889
• McAteer J, Kalluri DD, Abedon RR, Qin CX, Auerbach SR, Charnaya O, Danziger-Isakov LA, Ebel NH, Feldman AG, Hsu EK, Mohammad S, Perito ER, Thomas AM, Chiang TPY, Garonzik-Wang JM, Segev DL, Werbel WA, Mogul DB. Omicron Infections in Vaccinated Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38035755
• Chan M, Silveira L, Patterson DJ, Bock ME, Pietra BA, Everitt MD, Simpson KE, Miyamoto SD, Auerbach SR. Changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate over the first year following repeat heart transplant in children and young adults. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Nov 27;:e14651. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38015081
• Richmond ME, Conway J, Kirklin JK, Cantor RS, Koehl DA, Lal AK, McDonald N, Gajarski R, Lin KY, Singh RK, Fenton M, Asante-Korang A, Amdani S, Auerbach SR, Everitt MD. Three decades of collaboration through the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society Registry: A journey through registry data with a highlight on children with single ventricle anatomy. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Oct 9;:e14615. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37811686
• Conway J, Amdani S, Morales DLS, Lorts A, Rosenthal DN, Jacobs JP, Rossano J, Koehl D, Kirklin JK MD, Auerbach SR. Widening care gap in VAD therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Dec;42(12):1710-1724. PubMed PMID: 37591455
• O'Connor MJ, Shezad M, Ahmed H, Amdani S, Auerbach SR, Bearl DW, Butto A, Byrnes JW, Conway J, Dykes JC, Glass L, Lantz J, Law S, Mongé MC, Morales DLS, Parent JJ, Peng DM, Ploutz MS, Puri K, Shugh S, Shwaish NS, VanderPluym CJ, Wilkens S, Wright L, Zinn MD, Lorts A. Expanding use of the HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device in pediatric and adult patients within the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION). J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Nov;42(11):1546-1556. PubMed PMID: 37419295
• Altman NL, Berning AA, Mann SC, Quaife RA, Gill EA, Auerbach SR, Campbell TB, Bristow MR. Vaccination-Associated Myocarditis and Myocardial Injury. Circ Res. 2023 May 12;132(10):1338-1357. PubMed PMID: 37167355
• Bansal N, Lal AK, Koehl D, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK, Ravekes WJ, Auerbach SR, Baker-Smith CM, Cabrera AG, Amdani S, Urschel S. Impact of race and health coverage on listing and waitlist mortality in pediatric cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Jun;42(6):754-764. PubMed PMID: 36641295
• Nandi D, Auerbach SR, Bansal N, Buchholz H, Conway J, Esteso P, Kaufman BD, Lal AK, Law SP, Lorts A, May LJ, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Morales DLS, O'Connor MJ, Rosenthal DN, Shezad MF, Simpson KE, Sutcliffe DL, Vanderpluym C, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Zafar F, Cripe L, Villa CR. Initial multicenter experience with ventricular assist devices in children and young adults with muscular dystrophy: An ACTION registry analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Feb;42(2):246-254. PubMed PMID: 36270923
• Law YM, Jacobs-Files E, Auerbach S, Lal AK, Richmond M, Schumacher K, Singh R, Desai A. A multi-site survey of providers on the management of heart failure with dilated cardiomyopathy in children. Cardiol Young. 2023 Aug;33(8):1296-1303. PubMed PMID: 35957582
• Almond CS, Sleeper LA, Rossano JW, Bock MJ, Pahl E, Auerbach S, Lal A, Hollander SA, Miyamoto SD, Castleberry C, Lee J, Barkoff LM, Gonzales S, Klein G, Daly KP. The teammate trial: Study design and rationale tacrolimus and everolimus against tacrolimus and MMF in pediatric heart transplantation using the major adverse transplant event (MATE) score. Am Heart J. 2023 Jun;260:100-112. PubMed PMID: 36828201
• Amdani S, Conway J, Kleinmahon J, Auerbach S, Hsu D, Cousino MK, Kaufman B, Alejos J, Cruz JH, Lee HY, Rudraraju R, Kirklin JK, Asante-Korang A. Race and Socioeconomic Bias in Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Jan;11(1):19-26. PubMed PMID: 36599545

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (2006)
• Pediatric Cardiology, Board Certification (2010)
• Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation, Specialized Training (2010)

• Heart and Circulation
• Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy
• Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure