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Michael Mitchell, MD
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Michael E Mitchell, MD

Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Children’s Wisconsin since 2006
  • Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Wisconsin
  • Surgical Director of the Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin
  • Professor and Chief, Congenital Heart Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

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Michael E. Mitchell, MD, is medical director of cardiothoracic surgery at Children’s Wisconsin, surgical director of the Herma Heart Institute and a professor and chief of congenital heart surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Mitchell received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed a general surgery and thoracic surgery residencies at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, followed by a pediatric cardiovascular surgery chief residency at Boston Children’s Hospital. He completed his fellowship in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

In addition to serving on many boards for academic societies and associations, Dr. Mitchell has been recognized as a “Top Doctor” and has been published over 100 times in medical journals.

Certifications

  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Interest

  • Adult congenital cardiac surgery
  • Cardiac research
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Congenital heart surgery
  • Pulmonary vein stenosis
  • Tracheal surgery
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Education and Awards

Education

  • 1990, A.B. Princeton University, AB
  • 1995, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA), MD

Residencies

  • 2003, Boston Children's Hospital - Ped Cardiovascular Surgery
  • 2001, Brigham & Women's Hospital - GENERAL SURGERY
  • 2003, Brigham & Women's Hospital - THORACIC SURGERY
  • 1998, Brigham & Women's Hospital - UROLOGY

Fellowships

  • 2004, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Ped Cardiovascular Surgery

Awards

  • Milwaukee Magazine Top Doctors
  • NIH/NHLBI R01 funding ($3.4M)

National elected/appointed leadership and committee positions

  • Present National Institutes of Health, Pediatric Mechanical Support Device Committee
  • Present United Network for Organ Sharing, Region 7 Regional Heart Review Board Member
  • Present American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Development CL Reviewer
  • Present Congenital Heart Surgeon’s Society, Standards & Ethics Committee
  • Present American College of Cardiology, Congenital Program Committee (Chairperson)
  • Present Department of Defense, Member and Scientist Reviewer for Pre- Congenital Heart Disease (Pre-CHD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
  • Present Department of Defense, Member and Scientist Reviewer for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Discovery Award panel on congenital heart disease
  • Present FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health Evaluation, Medical Devices Advisory Committee
  • Present Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Committee
  • Present Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society, Resource & Development Committee
  • Present Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society, Standards & Ethics Committee
  • Present American College of Cardiology, Surgeons Section Leadership Council
  • Present Invited Reviewer, NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Clinical Trial Pilot Study R34
  • Present Invited Reviewer, NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Anatomic and Physiologic Surgical Planning in Single Ventricle Patients Utilizing 3D Printing
  • Present Invited Reviewer, NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Special Emphasis Panel [Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01), PAR-18-646]
  • Present Invited Reviewer, NIH, SRO, Bioengineering, Technology and Surgical Sciences (BTSS) Mtg.

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