Ashish A. Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC

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.

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Clinical Interests

Cardiac Intensive Care, Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Cardiac Antithrombosis

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Education

School	Education	Degree	Year
Boston Children's Hospital	Fellowship	Pediatric Critical Care	2021
New York Presbyterian Columbia - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital	Fellowship	Pediatric Cardiology	2019
New York Presbyterian Columbia - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital	Residency	Pediatrics	2016
New York Presbyterian Columbia - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital	Internship	Pediatrics	2014
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Medical School	Doctor of Medicine	2013

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Organizations

Organization Name	Role
Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network	Member, Data Adjudication Committee
American Academy of Pediatrics	Fellow
American College of Cardiology	Fellow
Society of Critical Care Medicine	Member

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Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics, Cardiology and Critical Care - FAAP, FACC

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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