Susan K. Schachtner, MD
Areas of expertise: Cardiac evaluation in connective tissue disorders and other systemic disease, Murmurs, Newborns with congenital heart defects, Post-operative ambulatory care
Locations: Main Building
About Susan K. Schachtner, MD
Titles
Attending Cardiologist
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2012, Main Line Today Top Doctors
2002-2003, Ethel Brown Foerderer Fund Fellow
1997-2003, Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08), National Institutes of Health
1997, Parker B. Francis Fellowship Award (Declined duplication of funding)
1997-1998, Mary L. Smith Award/WW Smith Charitable Trust
1986-1989, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, University of Iowa College of Medicine
1986, College of Medicine Student Research Fellowship
1985-1989, University Honors Scholarship
1985, University of Iowa Honors Convocation
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2015-present, Pediatric Acute Care Cardiac Collaborative (PAC3)
- 2015-present, Executive Committee
- 2015-present, Database Committee, Chair
Academic and Institutional Committees
2018-present, CCU Harm Prevention Steering Committee
2017-present, Chest Tube Duration Project PAC3 Leadership Committee
2017-present, CCU Discharge Optimization QI Project Committee Lead
2017-present, Cardiac Center Quality Improvement Program Steering Committee
2015-present, Unit Leader Partners
2014-present, Cardiology Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee
2014-present, Cardiac Data Governance and Reporting Committee
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Internship
Pediatrics - Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University, Washington, DC
Residency
Pediatrics - Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University, Washington, DC
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology - Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University, Washington, DC
Research Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Guest Investigator - Molecular Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Publications
Publications
2019
Bates KE, Madsen NL, Khadr L, Gao Z, Crawford K, Gaies M, Graupe M, Hanke SP, Hlavacek AM, Morell E, Pasquali SK, Russell JL, Schachtner SK, Tanel RE, Ware AL, Kipps AK.: Center Variation in Chest Tube Duration and Length of Stay After Congenital Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg July 2020(110): 221-227, July 2020 Notes: Epub 2019 Nov 21.
2018
Kipps, AK; Cassidy, Steven; Strohacker, Courtney; Graupe, Margaret; Bates, Katherine; McLellan, Mary; Harahsheh, Ashraf; Henke, Samuel; Tanel, Ronn; Schachtner, Susan; Gaies, Michael; Madsen, Nicolas.: Collective quality improvement in the Pediatric CardiologyAcute Care Unit: Establishment of the Pediatric Acute CareCardiology Collaborative (PAC3). Cardiol Young 28(8), Aug 2018.
2016
Elias MD, Glatz AC, O'Connor MJ, Schachtner S, Ravishankar C, Mascio CE, Cohen MS: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Pericardial Effusions Requiring Readmission After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Pediatr Cardiol Epub ahead of print, Nov 2016.
2003
Taichman, DB, Schachtner, SK, Li, Y, Puri MC, Bernstein, A, Baldwin, HS: A unique pattern of Tiel expression in the developing murine lung. Exp Lung Res 29(2): 113-122, Mar 2003.
2002
Taichman DB, Loomes KM, Schachtner SK, Guttentag S, Vu C, Williams P, Oakey RJ, Baldwin HS. Notch1 and Jagged1 expression by the developing pulmonary vasculature. Dev Dyn. 2002 Oct;225(2):166-75. PMID: 12242716
2000
Badran S, Schachtner SK, Baldwin HS, Rome JJ. Optimization of adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer to pulmonary arteries in newborn swine. Hum Gene Ther. 2000 May 20;11(8):1113-21. PMID: 10834614
Schachtner SK, Wang Y, Scott Baldwin H. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of embryonic pulmonary vessel formation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2000 Feb;22(2):157-65. PMID: 10657936
Schwarz, MA, Zhang, F, Lane, JE, Schachtner, S, Jin, Y, Deutsch, G, Starnes, V, Pitt, BR: Angiogenesis and morphogenesis of murine fetal distal lung in an allograft model. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 278(5): L1000-7, May 2000.
1999
Schachtner S, Buck C, Bergelson J, Baldwin H. Temporally regulated expression patterns following in utero adenovirus-mediated gene transfer. Gene Ther. 1999 Jul;6(7):1249-57. PMID: 10455433
1995
Schachter, Sk, Rome, JJ, Hoyt, RF, Virmani R, Dichek, DA: In vivo adenovirus-mediated gene transfer via the pulmonary arteries of rats. Circulation Research 76(5): 701-709, May 1995.
1994
Rome, JJ, Shayani V, Newman, KD, Farrell (Schachtner), SK, Lee, SW, Virmani R, Dichek, DA: Adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer into sheep arteries using a double-balloon catheter. Human Gene Therapy 6: 1249-1258, 1994.
Lectures by Invitation
2020
Schachter SK. "Implementing Quality Improvement within the Various Venues of Pediatric Cardiovascular Care" Cardiology 2020, Orlando FL. Feb 2020.
2019
Schachter SK. "Standardization of workup and management of hematochezia among neonates in a cardiac transitional unit." PAC3/PC4 Conference. Nov 2019.
Schachter SK. "The Effect of a Visual Aid in Promoting Readiness for Discharge: The R.A.C.E.C.A.R. Discharge Roadmap" CHOP Quality and Patient Safety Day. May 2019.
Schachter SK. "Inpatient Cardiac Registry Data Quality Project Development" Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Spring Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. May 2019.
Schachter SK. "Palivizumab Compliance in the Cardiac Care Unit" Cardiology 2019, Huntington Beach, CA. Feb 2019.
Schachter SK. "Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative" Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiology 2019 , Huntington Beach, CA. Feb 2019.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2012
Goldmuntz E, Schachter S, D'Allesandro L, Peyvandi S: Genetics of Abnormal Cardiac Development in Pediatric Practice: Cardiology. McGraw Hill 2012.