Medical Director, Pediatric Cardiology network of care and outreach
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Teaching
Assistant Professor
(2010)
School of Medicine,
Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
Associate Professor
(2016)
School of Medicine,
Pediatrics
Publications
Aly D, Nguyen M, Auerbach S, Rausch C, Landeck II B, DiMaria MV. Pressure–Strain Loops, a Novel Non-invasive Approach for Assessment of Children with Cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-022-02902-3
Tillman AR, Colborn KL, Scott KA, Davidson AJ, Khanna A, Kao D, McKenzie L, Ong T, Rausch CM, Duca LM, Daley MF, Coleman S, Costa E 3rd, Fernie E, Crume TL. Associations Between Socioeconomic Context and Congenital Heart Disease Related Outcomes in Adolescents and Adults. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 15;139:105-115. PubMed PMID: 33203514
Cooney SJ, Campbell K, Wolfe K, DiMaria MV, Rausch CM. Is Neurodevelopment Related to Exercise Capacity in Single Ventricle Patients Who Have Undergone Fontan Palliation?. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb;42(2):408-416. PubMed PMID: 33190162
Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:158-167. PubMed PMID: 32853667
Cooney SJ, Campbell K, Wolfe K, DiMaria MV, Rausch CM. Is Neurodevelopment Related to Exercise Capacity in Single Ventricle Patients Who Have Undergone Fontan Palliation?. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb;42(2):408-416. PubMed PMID: 33190162
Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32853667
Crume TL, Duca LM, Ong T, Kraus E, Scott K, Khanna A, Kao D, Rausch CM, McKenzie L, Daley MF, Coleman S, Kahn MG, Costa E 3rd, Davidson AJ. Population-level surveillance of congenital heart defects among adolescents and adults in Colorado: Implications of record linkage. Am Heart J. 2020 Aug;226:75-84. PubMed PMID: 32526532
Di Maria MV, Patel SS, Fernie JC, Rausch CM. Exercise Performance at Increased Altitude After Fontan Operation: Comparison to Normal Controls and Correlation with Cavopulmonary Hemodynamics. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):642-649. PubMed PMID: 32006081
DePopas EM, Veress LA, Ahmed F, Rausch CM, Annam A, Gupta R. Percutaneous thoracic duct intervention to treat plastic bronchitis related to Fontan palliation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 Nov;52(11):E97-E101. PubMed PMID: 28869334
Patel SS, Fernie JC, Taylor AL, Ivy DD, Rausch CM. Evaluation of predictive models for six minute walk test among children with pulmonary hypertension. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Jan 15;227:393-398. PubMed PMID: 27838122
Patel SS, Fernie JC, Taylor AL, Ivy DD, Rausch CM. Evaluation of predictive models for six minute walk test among children with pulmonary hypertension. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27838122
Rausch CM, Taylor AL, Ross H, Sillau S, Ivy DD. Ventilatory efficiency slope correlates with functional capacity, outcomes, and disease severity in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Nov 30;169(6):445-8. PubMed PMID: 24144928
Hawkins SM, Taylor AL, Sillau SH, Mitchell MB, Rausch CM. Restrictive lung function in pediatric patients with structural congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24060364
Zhou Z, Malhotra SP, Yu X, Rutledge J, Rebeyka IM, Ross DB, Rausch C, Gu H, McCrindle B, Lacour-Gayet F, Ivy D, Li J. Moderate altitude is not associated with adverse postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and Fontan operation: a comparative study among Denver, Edmonton, and Toronto. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Nov;146(5):1165-71. PubMed PMID: 23353110
1. Tillman, AR; Colborn, KL; Scott, KA; Davidson, AJ; Khanna, A; Kao, D; McKenzie, L; Ong, T; Rausch, CM; Duca, LM; Daley, MF; Coleman, S; Costa III, E; Fernie, E; Crume, TL. Associations Between Socioeconomic Context and Congenital Heart Disease Related Outcomes in Adolescents and Adults. Am J Cardiol. 2020. In press
Wellness and Prevention - Exercise and Physical Fitness
Heart and Circulation
Wellness and Prevention
Care Philosophy
I strive to provide the best care for my patients. I believe in treating the person as a whole, taking every aspect of a patient’s mind, body, and health into consideration during diagnosis and treatment.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
(2004)
Undergraduate Schools:
BS, Colorado State University (CO)
(1998)
Internships:
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program
(2005)
Residency Programs:
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program, Pediatrics (2007)
Fellowships:
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Cardiology
(2010)