Ashish Ankola, MD
- Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
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Get to know Ashish Ankola, MD
Dr. Ashish Ankola is a pediatric cardiologist and pediatric intensive care physician specializing in pediatric cardiac intensive care. He strives to provide the highest quality, cutting edge, and compassionate care to pediatric patients with critical acquired and congenital heart disease utilizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. Navigating families through critical cardiac disease and the postoperative period is easily the most gratifying part of his work and a privilege. His academic interests center on improving the quality of care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit with a focus on bleeding, thrombosis and anticoagulation, as well as temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support.
Clinical Interests
Complex congenital heart disease, single ventricle palliation, mechanical circulatory support, anticoagulation
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Children's Hospital | Fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care | 2021 |
| New York Presbyterian - Stanley Morgan Children's Hospital | Fellowship | Pediatrics | 2019 |
| New York Presbyterian - Stanley Morgan Children's Hospital | Residency | Pediatrics | 2016 |
| New York Presbyterian - Stanley Morgan Children's Hospital | Internship | Pediatrics | 2014 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2013 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| American College of Cardiology | Member |
| Society of Critical Care Medicine | Member |
| American Academy of Pediatrics - Fellow Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society | Member |
| Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network | Member, Data Adjudication Committee; PC4 – Thrombosis Working Group |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Research interests
Mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist devices, anticoagulation and hemostasis
Rosenzweig EB, Ankola A, Krishnan U, Middlesworth W, Bacha EA, Bacchetta M. “A novel unidirectional-valved shunt approach for end-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension: early experience, considerations and current applications.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Nov 14. pii: S0022-5223(19)32771-0.
Ankola A, McAllister JA, Turner ME, Zuckerman WA, Richmond ME, Addonizio LJ, Lee TM, Law SP. “Biventricular Impella use in pediatric patients with severe graft dysfunction after heart transplantation.” Artif Organs. 2020 Jan;44(1):100-105.
Ankola A, Crystal MA, Turner ME, DiLorenzo MP, Torres AJ, Shah A. “Left ventricular strain normalizes after balloon aortic valvuloplasty in infants with congenital aortic stenosis.” Pediatr Cardiol. 2020, Feb 21.
Ankola A, Anderson BR, Choudhury TA, Rochelson E, Corda R, Bacha EA, Smerling AJ. “Early thromboprophylaxis initiation is associated with reduced Fontan thromboses in the early postoperative period.” Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 12:S1043-0679(21)00002-2. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.12.008.
Ankola A, Ghbeis MB, Bailey B, Sahakian L, Hellinger A, Hawkins B, Ventresco C, Blume ED, VanderPluym CJ. “Utilization practices of low molecular weight heparin in pediatric patients with acquired and congenital heart disease.” Prog Pediatr Cardiol. 2021, Feb 4.
Ankola AA, Bradford VR, Newburger JW, Emani S, Dionne A, Friedman K, Son MB, Henderson LA, Lee PY, Hellinger A, Hawkins B, Ventresco C, Esteso P, VanderPluym CJ. “Coagulation profiles and viscoelastic testing in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.” Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021, Dec;68(12):e29355.
Ankola AA, Bailly DK, Reeder RW, Cashen K, Dalton HJ, Dolgner SJ, Federman M, Ghassemzadeh R, Himebauch AS, Kamerkar A, Koch J, Kohne J, Lewen M, Srivastava N, Willett R, Alexander PMA. “Risk Factors Associated with Bleeding in Children With Cardiac Disease Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane