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Gil Wernovsky is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions in epidemiology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and emergency medicine.

The main topics covered in Wernovsky's work include congenital heart disease studies, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, cardiac structural anomalies and repair, mechanical circulatory support devices, infant development and preterm care, and coronary artery anomalies.

Wernovsky has contributed to multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Cardiology in the Young
  • World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Quality of Life Research

The following recent papers represent some of Wernovsky's output, showing a range of topics and publication years:

  • Neurodevelopmental evaluation strategies for children with congenital heart disease aged birth through 5 years: recommendations from the cardiac neurodevelopmental outcome collaborative, 2020, Cardiology in the Young
  • Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke, 2020, Stroke
  • Hybrid strategy in neonates with ductal-dependent systemic circulation and multiple risk factors, 2022, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • The Evolution of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2021, Critical Care Medicine
  • The Perinatal Transition and Early Neonatal Period in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Is Associated With Reduced Systemic and Cerebral Perfusion, 2021, Canadian Journal of Cardiology

The scientist often collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Yves d'Udekem
  • Amy Cassedy
  • Jo Wray
  • Bradley S. Marino
  • Mary T. Donofrio

Best Publications

  • Postoperative Course and Hemodynamic Profile After the Arterial Switch Operation in Neonates and Infants A Comparison of Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Circulatory Arrest

    Gil Wernovsky;David Wypij;Richard A. Jonas;John E. Mayer

  • Efficacy and Safety of Milrinone in Preventing Low Cardiac Output Syndrome in Infants and Children After Corrective Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

    Timothy M. Hoffman;Gil Wernovsky;Andrew M. Atz;Thomas J. Kulik

  • Developmental and Neurologic Status of Children after Heart Surgery with Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest or Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass

    D C Bellinger;R A Jonas;L A Rappaport;D Wypij

  • A Comparison of the Perioperative Neurologic Effects of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest versus Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infant Heart Surgery

    Jane W. Newburger;Richard A. Jonas;Gil Wernovsky;David Wypij

  • Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial.

    David C Bellinger;David C Bellinger;David Wypij;Adre J duPlessis;Adre J duPlessis;Leonard A Rappaport;Leonard A Rappaport

  • Fontan operation in five hundred consecutive patients: Factors influencing early and late outcome ☆ ☆☆ ★ ★★ ♢ ♢♢ ♦

    Thomas L. Gentles;John E. Mayer;Kimberlee Gauvreau;Jane W. Newburger

  • Developmental and Neurological Status of Children at 4 Years of Age After Heart Surgery With Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest or Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass

    David C. Bellinger;David Wypij;Karl C. K. Kuban;Leonard A. Rappaport

  • Brain maturation is delayed in infants with complex congenital heart defects

    Daniel J. Licht;David M. Shera;Robert R. Clancy;Gil Wernovsky

  • An MRI study of neurological injury before and after congenital heart surgery.

    William T. Mahle;Federica Tavani;Robert A. Zimmerman;Susan C. Nicolson

  • Neurodevelopmental outcome and lifestyle assessment in school-aged and adolescent children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

    William T. Mahle;Robert R. Clancy;Edward M. Moss;Marsha Gerdes

  • Survival after reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A 15-year experience from a single institution.

    William T. Mahle;Thomas L. Spray;Gil Wernovsky;J. William Gaynor

  • Adolescents With d-Transposition of the Great Arteries Corrected With the Arterial Switch Procedure Neuropsychological Assessment and Structural Brain Imaging

    David C. Bellinger;David Wypij;Michael J. Rivkin;David R. DeMaso

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with congenital heart disease: risk factors and outcomes.

    Doff B. McElhinney;Holly L. Hedrick;David M. Bush;Gilberto R. Pereira

  • Current insights regarding neurological and developmental abnormalities in children and young adults with complex congenital cardiac disease.

    Gil Wernovsky

  • The effect of duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in infant heart surgery on late neurodevelopment: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial

    David Wypij;Jane W Newburger;Jane W Newburger;Leonard A Rappaport;Leonard A Rappaport;Adre J duPlessis;Adre J duPlessis

  • Inattention, hyperactivity, and school performance in a population of school-age children with complex congenital heart disease.

    Amanda J Shillingford;Marianne M Glanzman;Richard F Ittenbach;Robert R Clancy

  • Survival outcomes after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation instituted during active chest compressions following refractory in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest.

    Marilyn C. Morris;Gil Wernovsky;Vinay M. Nadkarni

  • Periventricular leukomalacia is common after neonatal cardiac surgery.

    Kristen K Galli;Robert A Zimmerman;Gail P Jarvik;Gil Wernovsky

  • Preoperative cerebral blood flow is diminished in neonates with severe congenital heart defects.

    Daniel J. Licht;Jiongjiong Wang;David W. Silvestre;Susan C. Nicolson

  • Factors influencing early and late outcome of the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries

    Gil Wernovsky;John E. Mayer;Richard A. Jonas;Frank L. Hanley

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas L. Spray
Thomas L. Spray Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
J. William Gaynor
J. William Gaynor Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Robert R. Clancy
Robert R. Clancy New York University
Richard A. Jonas
Richard A. Jonas Children’s National Health System
Jane W. Newburger
Jane W. Newburger Boston Children's Hospital
John E. Mayer
John E. Mayer Boston Children's Hospital
David L. Wessel
David L. Wessel George Washington University
Jack Rychik
Jack Rychik Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Steven D. Colan
Steven D. Colan Boston Children's Hospital
Gail P. Jarvik
Gail P. Jarvik University of Washington

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