Megan SooHoo, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology


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Medical School
  • MD, University of Minnesota Medical School (2011)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Missouri (MO) (2007)
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Pediatrics (2014)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Pediatric Cardiology (2017)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2019)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Cardiology

Professional Titles

  • Assistant professor

Publications

  • Griffin BR, You Z, Holmen J, SooHoo M, Gist KM, Colbert JF, Chonchol M, Faubel S, Jovanovich A. Incident infection following acute kidney injury with recovery to baseline creatinine: A propensity score matched analysis. PLoS One. 2019;14(6):e0217935. PubMed PMID: 31233518
  • "Acute Kidney Injury" section of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Handbook from the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
  • "Left to Right Shunts" modules for the cardiac section of the National Neonatology Curriculum sponsored by the Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal Program Directors and the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Gist KM, Borasino S, SooHoo M, Soranno DE, Mack E, Hock KM, Rahman AKMF, Brinton JT, Basu RK, Alten JA. Transient and persistent acute kidney injury phenotypes following the Norwood operation: a retrospective study. Cardiol Young. 2021 Jul 8;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34233781
  • SooHoo, M.M., Stone, M.L., von Alvensleben, J. et al. Management of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias in Adults With Single Ventricle Heart Disease. Curr Treat Options Peds (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40746-021-00231-w
  • Louiselle AE, Niemiec SM, Derderian SC, SooHoo MM, Acker SN. The effect of single ventricle congenital heart disease on recurrence risk of pneumatosis intestinalis in neonates. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Oct;38(10):1399-1404. PubMed PMID: 35852591
  • Gist KM, SooHoo M, Mack E, Ricci Z, Kwiatkowski DM, Cooper DS, Krawczeski CD, Alten JA, Goldstein SL, Basu RK. Modifying the Renal Angina Index for Predicting AKI and Related Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Mar;13(2):196-202. PubMed PMID: 35238710
  • SooHoo MM, Patel SS, Jaggers J, Faubel S, Gist KM. Acute Kidney Injury Defined by Fluid Corrected Creatinine in Neonates After the Norwood Procedure. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 Sep;9(5):513-521. PubMed PMID: 30157730
  • Nakano SJ, Siomos AK, Garcia AM, Nguyen H, SooHoo M, Galambos C, Nunley K, Stauffer BL, Sucharov CC, Miyamoto SD. Fibrosis-Related Gene Expression in Single Ventricle Heart Disease. J Pediatr. 2017 Dec;191:82-90.e2. PubMed PMID: 29050751
  • SooHoo M, Griffin B, Jovanovich A, Soranno DE, Mack E, Patel SS, Faubel S, Gist KM. Acute kidney injury is associated with subsequent infection in neonates after the Norwood procedure: a retrospective chart review. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 Jul;33(7):1235-1242. PubMed PMID: 29508077
  • SooHoo MM, Shah A, Mayen A, Williams MH, Hyslop R, Buckvold S, Basu RK, Kim JS, Brinton JT, Gist KM. Effect of a standardized fluid management algorithm on acute kidney injury and mortality in pediatric patients on extracorporeal support. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36394647
  • SooHoo MM, Shah A, Mayen A, Williams MH, Hyslop R, Buckvold S, Basu RK, Kim JS, Brinton JT, Gist KM. Effect of a standardized fluid management algorithm on acute kidney injury and mortality in pediatric patients on extracorporeal support. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36394647
  • Louiselle AE, Niemiec SM, Derderian SC, SooHoo MM, Acker SN. The effect of single ventricle congenital heart disease on recurrence risk of pneumatosis intestinalis in neonates. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Oct;38(10):1399-1404. PubMed PMID: 35852591
  • Gist KM, SooHoo M, Mack E, Ricci Z, Kwiatkowski DM, Cooper DS, Krawczeski CD, Alten JA, Goldstein SL, Basu RK. Modifying the Renal Angina Index for Predicting AKI and Related Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Mar;13(2):196-202. PubMed PMID: 35238710
  • Gist KM, Borasino S, SooHoo M, Soranno DE, Mack E, Hock KM, Rahman AKMF, Brinton JT, Basu RK, Alten JA. Transient and persistent acute kidney injury phenotypes following the Norwood operation: a retrospective study. Cardiol Young. 2022 Apr;32(4):564-571. PubMed PMID: 34233781
  • SooHoo MM, Shah A, Mayen A, Williams MH, Hyslop R, Buckvold S, Basu RK, Kim JS, Brinton JT, Gist KM. Effect of a standardized fluid management algorithm on acute kidney injury and mortality in pediatric patients on extracorporeal support. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Feb;182(2):581-590. PubMed PMID: 36394647
  • Pettit KA, Melink KF, Alten JA, Goldstein SL, Ollberding N, SooHoo M, Sullivan E, Zang H, Stanski NL, Gist KM. Biomarker-based acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes refine risk assessment in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39331076
  • Goldstein SL, Akcan-Arikan A, Afonso N, Askenazi DJ, Basalely AM, Basu RK, Beng H, Fitzgerald JC, Gist K, Kizilbash S, Kwiatkowski D, Mastropietro CW, Menon S, SooHoo M, Traum AZ, Bird CA. Derivation and Validation of an Optimal Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Cutoff to Predict Stage 2/3 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Critically Ill Children. Kidney Int Rep. 2024 Aug;9(8):2443-2452. PubMed PMID: 39156146
  • Sullivan E, Melink K, Pettit K, Goldstein SL, Zang H, Ollberding NJ, SooHoo M, Alten JA, Stanski NL, Gist KM. Prediction of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury using response to loop diuretic and urine neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39120723

Professional Memberships

  • Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Cardiology, Board Certification
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification
Conditions & Treatments
  • Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Critical Care
  • Heart and Circulation - Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart and Circulation - Arrhythmia
  • Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy
  • Heart and Circulation - Circulatory Disorders
  • Heart and Circulation - Structural Heart Disease
  • Kidneys and Urinary System - Kidney Failure
  • Kidneys and Urinary System
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Lungs and Breathing
  • Lungs and Breathing - Respiratory Disease
  • Surgery - Cardiothoracic - Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Surgery - Heart Transplant Surgery
  • Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Interests
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care; Post-operative care of adults with congenital heart disease; Single ventricle heart disease; Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Personal Interests
In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family, skiing, playing soccer, and camping.

Volunteer Activities
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