Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program
Recognition & Awards
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
My research interests include biomarkers, cardiac disease in neuromuscular disorders, predictors of outcomes in pediatric heart failure and transplantation, and multi-center clinical trials.
Publications
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. Taking First Steps Toward Modeling Risk of Rejection in Children. JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Sep;3(9):677-80. PubMed PMID: 26362446
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
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
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
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, 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
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
Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation, Specialized Training
(2010)
Conditions & Treatments
Heart and Circulation
Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy
Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include cardiomyopathy, heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation.
Care Philosophy
I strive to practice medicine with compassion, empathy, and a human touch combined with cutting-edge research and technology. Before all else, I believe in creating a partnership with my patients and their families that allows me to build trust, communicate effectively, and provide outstanding care.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
(2003)
Undergraduate Schools:
BS, San Diego State University (CA)
(1999)
Internships:
Stanford Hospital and Clinics Program
(2004)
Residency Programs:
Stanford Hospital and Clinics Program, Pediatrics (2006)
Fellowships:
Stanford Hospital and Clinics Program, Pediatric Cardiology
(2010)
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus) Program, Pediatric Cardiology
(2009)