Stephen J. Roth

Clinical Focus

• Pediatric Cardiology

Administrative Appointments

• Baxter/Wood Directorship, CVICU, Lucile Packard Ch Hosp, Stanford (2005 - present)
• Meical Director , CVICU, Lucile Packard Ch Hosp, Stanford (2003 - present)
• Assoc Prof of Pediatrics, Stanford Univ Sch of Medicine (2004 - present)

Honors and Awards

• New England Pediatric Society Prize, New England Pediatric Society (1986)
• Norma Bailey Berniker Prize, Yale University (1986)
• M.D. cum laude, Yale University (1986)
• A.B. magna cum laude with High Honors, Harvard University (1980)
• Scholarship for Academic Achievement, Harvard University (1977-1979)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Nikhil Chanani , Punkaj Gupta , Gim Huat Tan

Research Interests

Randomized Therapeutic Trials in Pediatric Heart Disease, NIH/U01 GrantNo. HL68285 2001-2006.
Heparin and the Reduction of Thrombosis (HART) Study. Pediatric Health Research Fund Award, Stanford Univ Sch of Medicine, 2005-2006.
A Pilot Trial fo B-type Natriuretic Peptide for Promotion of Urine Output in Diuretic-Resistant Infants Following Cardiovascular Surgery.Pediatric Health Research Fund Award, Stanford Univ Sch of Medicine, 2005-2006.

Clinical Trials

• HMP PK PD study Recruiting
• IV APAP PK study Recruiting
• Long term (12-24 hrs) infusion of nitroprusside (SNP) in pediatric patients to study the tolerability, safety, and pharmacodynamics of SNP. Recruiting
• Heparin and the Reduction of Thrombosis (HART) trial Completed

Publications

• Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation after the Norwood procedure: comparison of right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit with modified Blalock-Taussig shunt. Kussman BD, Gauvreau K, DiNardo JA, Newburger JW, Mackie AS, Booth KL, del Nido PJ, Roth SJ, Laussen PC. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007; 133 (3): 648-55
• Indication for initiation of mechanical circulatory support impacts survival of infants with shunted single-ventricle circulation supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Allan CK, Thiagarajan RR, del Nido PJ, Roth SJ, Almodovar MC, Laussen PC. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007; 133 (3): 660-7
• Determinants of early outcome after neonatal cardiac surgery in a developing country. Bakshi KD, Vaidyanathan B, Sundaram KR, Roth SJ, Shivaprakasha K, Rao SG, Nair SG, Chengode S, Kumar RK. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007; 134 (3): 765-71
• Effect of a rapid response team on hospital-wide mortality and code rates outside the ICU in a Children's Hospital. Sharek PJ, Parast LM, Leong K, Coombs J, Earnest K, Sullivan J, Frankel LR, Roth SJ. JAMA. 2007; 298 (19): 2267-74
• Design of a large cross-sectional study to facilitate future clinical trials in children with the Fontan palliation. Sleeper LA, Anderson P, Hsu DT, Mahony L, McCrindle BW, Roth SJ, Saul JP, Williams RV, Geva T, Colan SD, Clark BJ. Am Heart J. 2006; 152 (3): 427-33