Catherine D. Krawczeski

Catherine D. Krawczeski
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Biography
Catherine Krawczeski, MD, is physician-in-chief and chief of the Department of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Krawczeski also serves as Chair of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Dr. Krawczeski served as division chief of cardiology and co-director of The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s from 2018 to spring 2022, and she also holds the Ann I. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Leadership. At The Ohio State University College of Medicine, she is professor with tenure of pediatrics with co-appointments in Cardiology and Critical Care.
She has been the principal investigator or co-investigator for seven National Institutes of Health grants; author of more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and abstracts; and presenter at dozens of national and international conferences.
Among her many awards and honors, Dr. Krawczeski was most recently chosen as a 2020 fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine at Drexel University, designed for senior women health care faculty who are most likely to become executive leaders. She received her medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Academic and Clinical Areas
Heart Center
Physician Team
Cardiology Fellowship
Faculty
Critical Care
Physician Team
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Primary Section
Cardiology
Research
Publications
Mohamed T, Alexander R, Davidson B, Klamer B, Gehred A, Starr MC, Slagle C, Krawczeski C, Harer MW. Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Values in Preterm Neonates: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Am J Perinatol.
2024 Oct 22;
Starr MC, Harer MW, Steflik HJ, Gorga S, Ambalavanan N, Beck TM, Chaudhry PM, Chmielewski JL, Defreitas MJ, Fuhrman DY, Hanna M, Joseph C, Kwiatkowski DM, Krawczeski CD, Liberio BM, Menon S, Mohamed TH, Rumpel JA, Sanderson KR, Schuh MP, Segar JL, Slagle CL, Soranno DE, Vuong KT, Charlton JR, Gist KM, Askenazi DJ, Selewski DT, Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop. Kidney Health Monitoring in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement.
JAMA Netw Open.
2024 Sep 3; 7: e2435043.
Tabbutt S, Taylor MB, Krawczeski CD. Should Physicians Caring for Children With Critical Heart Disease Undergo Specialized Training and Certification?
Pediatr Crit Care Med.
2024 Jun 1; 25: 580-582.
Kwiatkowski DM, Alten JA, Mah KE, Selewski DT, Raymond TT, Afonso NS, Blinder JJ, Coghill MT, Cooper DS, Koch JD, Krawczeski CD, Morales DLS, Neumayr TM, Rahman AKMF, Reichle G, Tabbutt S, Webb TN, Borasino S, NEonatal and Pediatric Heart Renal Outcomes Network collaborative. An evaluation of the outcomes associated with peritoneal catheter use in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study.
JTCVS Open.
2024 Jun; 19: 275-295.
Penk JS, Gist KM, Barhight M, Migally K, Borasino S, Torres WF, Dong S, Marino BS, Krawczeski CD. Periods of low renal perfusion pressure are associated with acute kidney injury following paediatric cardiac surgery.
Cardiol Young.
2024 May 16; 1-6.
Bertrandt RA, Gist K, Hasson D, Zang H, Reichle G, Krawczeski C, Winlaw D, Bailly D, Goldstein S, Selewski D, Alten J, Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network (NEPHRON) Investigators. Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates Undergoing the Norwood Operation: Retrospective Analysis of the Multicenter Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network Dataset, 2015-2018.
Pediatr Crit Care Med.
2024 Mar 14;
Hasson DC, Alten JA, Bertrandt RA, Zang H, Selewski DT, Reichle G, Bailly DK, Krawczeski CD, Winlaw DS, Goldstein SL, Gist KM, Neonatal, Pediatric Heart, Renal Outcomes Network (NEPHRON) Investigators. Persistent acute kidney injury and fluid accumulation with outcomes after the Norwood procedure: report from NEPHRON.
Pediatr Nephrol.
2023 Dec 6;
Mottes T, Menon S, Conroy A, Jetton J, Dolan K, Arikan AA, Basu RK, Goldstein SL, Symons JM, Alobaidi R, Askenazi DJ, Bagshaw SM, Barhight M, Barreto E, Bayrakci B, Ray ONB 2nd, Bjornstad E, Brophy P, Charlton J, Chanchlani R, Conroy AL, Deep A, Devarajan P, Fuhrman D, Gist KM, Gorga SM, Greenberg JH, Hasson D, Heydari E, Iyengar A, Krawczeski C, Meigs L, Morgan C, Morgan J, Neumayr T, Ricci Z, Selewski DT, Soranno D, Stanski N, Starr M, Sutherland SM, Symons J, Tavares M, Vega M, Zappitelli M, Ronco C, Mehta RL, Kellum J, Ostermann M, ADQI 26 workgroup. Pediatric AKI in the real world: changing outcomes through education and advocacy-a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus conference.
Pediatr Nephrol.
2023 Nov 7;
Fuhrman DY, Stanski NL, Krawczeski CD, Greenberg JH, Arikan AAA, Basu RK, Goldstein SL, Gist KM, ADQI 26 workgroup. A proposed framework for advancing acute kidney injury risk stratification and diagnosis in children: a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference.
Pediatr Nephrol.
2023 Sep 5;
Cunningham TW, Bai S, Krawczeski CD, Spencer JD, Phelps C, Yates AR. Acute kidney injury in hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients following the comprehensive stage two palliation.
Cardiol Young.
2023 Aug 11; 1-7.
Harris RE, Yates AR, Nandi D, Krawczeski CD, Klamer B, Martinez GV, Andrade GM, Beckman BF, Bi J, Zepeda-Orozco D. Urinary biomarkers associated with acute kidney injury in pediatric mechanical circulatory support patients.
Pediatr Nephrol.
2023 Aug 8;
Kwiatkowski DM, Alten JA, Raymond TT, Selewski DT, Blinder JJ, Afonso NS, Coghill MT, Cooper DS, Koch JD, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Neumayr TM, Rahman AKMF, Reichle G, Tabbutt S, Webb TN, Borasino S, NEPHRON collaborative. Peritoneal catheters in neonates undergoing complex cardiac surgery: a multi-centre descriptive study.
Cardiol Young.
2023 Jun 20; 1-10.
Gauntt J, Tucker A, Dolan K, Gajarski R, Krawczeski CD. Increasing the Percentage of Neonates Consuming Human Milk in a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
J Pediatr.
2023 Apr 21; 113441.
Brandewie KL, Selewski DT, Bailly DK, Bhat PN, Diddle JW, Ghbeis M, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Neumayr TM, Raymond TT, Reichle G, Zang H, Alten JA, NEPHRON investigators. Early postoperative weight-based fluid overload is associated with worse outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery.
Pediatr Nephrol.
2023 Mar 27;
Cosgrove TC, Gauntt J, Carrillo SA, Cassidy SC, Gajarski RJ, Galantowicz M, Krawczeski CD. Proactive risk mitigation for cardiac arrest prevention in high-risk patients with congenital heart disease.
JTCVS Open.
2023 Mar; 13: 307-319.
Nealon E, Phelps C, Krawczeski C, Alexander R, Stiver C, Ball MK, Carrillo SA, Texter K. Impact of Maternal-Fetal Environment on Outcomes Following the Hybrid Procedure in the Single Ventricle Population.
Pediatr Cardiol.
2022 Dec 3;
Motonaga KS, Sacks L, Olson I, Balasubramanian S, Chen S, Peng L, Feinstein JA, Silverman NH, Hanley FL, Axelrod DM, Krawczeski CD, Arunamata A, Kwiatkowski DM, Ceresnak SR. The development and efficacy of a paediatric cardiology fellowship online preparatory course.
Cardiol Young.
2022 Nov 28; 1-6.
Goldstein SL, Akcan-Arikan A, Alobaidi R, Askenazi DJ, Bagshaw SM, Barhight M, Barreto E, Bayrakci B, Bignall ONR, Bjornstad E, Brophy PD, Chanchlani R, Charlton JR, Conroy AL, Deep A, Devarajan P, Dolan K, Fuhrman DY, Gist KM, Gorga SM, Greenberg JH, Hasson D, Ulrich EH, Iyengar A, Jetton JG, Krawczeski C, Meigs L, Menon S, Morgan J, Morgan CJ, Mottes T, Neumayr TM, Ricci Z, Selewski D, Soranno DE, Starr M, Stanski NL, Sutherland SM, Symons J, Tavares MS, Vega MW, Zappitelli M, Ronco C, Mehta RL, Kellum J, Ostermann M, Basu RK, Pediatric ADQI Collaborative. Consensus-Based Recommendations on Priority Activities to Address Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement.
JAMA Netw Open.
2022 Sep 1; 5: e2229442.
Neumayr TM, Alten JA, Bailly DK, Bhat PN, Brandewie KL, Diddle JW, Ghbeis M, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Raymond TT, Reichle G, Zang H, Selewski DT, NEPHRON Investigators.. Assessment of fluid balance after neonatal cardiac surgery: a description of intake/output vs. weight-based methods.
Pediatr Nephrol.
2022 Sep 6;
Gist KM, SooHoo M, Mack E, Ricci Z, Kwiatkowski DM, Cooper DS, Krawczeski CD, Alten JA, Goldstein SL, Basu RK. Modifying the Renal Angina Index for Predicting AKI and Related Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Surgery.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg.
2022 Mar; 13: 196-202.
Tabbutt S, Krawczeski C, McBride M, Amirnovin R, Owens G, Smith A, Wolf M, Rhodes L, Hehir D, Asija R, Teele SA, Ghanayem N, Zyblewski S, Thiagarajan R, Yeh J, Shin AY, Schwartz SM, Schuette J, Scahill C, Roth SJ, Hoffman TM, Cooper DS, Byrnes J, Bergstrom C, Vesel T, Scott JP, Rossi A, Kwiatkowski D, DiPietro LM, Connor C, Chen J, Charpie J, Bochkoris M, Affolter J, Bronicki RA. Standardized Training for Physicians Practicing Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care.
Pediatr Crit Care Med.
2022 Jan 1; 23: 60-64.
Horak RV, Marino BS, Werho DK, Rhodes LA, Costello JM, Cabrera AG, Cooper DS, Bai S, Tabbutt S, Rao I, Scheinker D, Shin AY, Krawczeski CD. Assessment of physician training and prediction of workforce needs in paediatric cardiac intensive care in the United States.
Cardiol Young.
2021 Dec 20; 1-6.
Chen CY, Montez-Rath ME, May LJ, Maeda K, Hollander SA, Rosenthal DN, Krawczeski CD, Sutherland SM. Hemodynamic Predictors of Renal Function After Pediatric Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
ASAIO J.
2021 Dec 1; 67: 1335-1341.
Horak RV, Bai S, Marino BS, Werho DK, Rhodes LA, Costello JM, Cabrera AG, Cooper DS, Tan Y, Tabbutt S, Krawczeski CD. Workforce demographics and unit structure in paediatric cardiac critical care in the United States.
Cardiol Young.
2021 Dec 3; 1-5.
Patel SR, Costello JM, Andrei AC, Backer CL, Krawczeski CD, Deal BJ, Langman CB, Marino BS. Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Following Fontan Conversion Surgery in Young Adult Fontan Survivors.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2021 Mar 7;
Cunningham TW, Tan Y, Krawczeski CD, Spencer JD, Bai S, Phelps C, Yates AR. Incidence and impact of acute kidney injury in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome following the hybrid stage 1 palliation.
Cardiol Young.
2021 Feb; 31: 414-420.
Tobias JD, Naguib A, Simsic J, Krawczeski CD. Pharmacologic Control of Blood Pressure in Infants and Children.
Pediatr Cardiol.
2020 Oct; 41: 1301-1318.
Sayyid Z, Vendra V, Meister KD, Krawczeski CD, Speiser NJ, Sidell DR. Application-Based Translaryngeal Ultrasound for the Assessment of Vocal Fold Mobility in Children.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.
2019 Dec; 161: 1031-1035.
Eghtesady P, Krawczeski CD, Newburger JW. Introduction to the Mini-Symposium: Ethical Dilemmas in Caring for the Hearts of Children.
Ann Thorac Surg.
2019 Nov; 108: 1277.
Cox K, Arunamata A, Krawczeski CD, Reddy C, Kipps AK, Long J, Roth SJ, Axelrod DM, Hanley F, Shin A, Selamet Tierney ES. "Echo pause" for postoperative transthoracic echocardiographic surveillance.
Echocardiography.
2019 Nov; 36: 2078-2085.
Gist KM, Blinder JJ, Bailly D, Borasino S, Askenazi DJ, Cooper DS, Krawczeski CD, Gaies M, Morales DLS, Hock KM, Alten J. Neonatal and Paediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network: design of a multi-centre retrospective cohort study.
Cardiol Young.
2019 Apr; 29: 511-518.
Krawczeski CD. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and AKI: AKI Is Bad, So Let's Get Beyond the Diagnosis.
Front Pediatr.
2019; 7: 492.
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Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:
11/01/2018
Board Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Date Completed:
06/30/2000
Residency
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Date Completed:
06/30/1995
Medical School
University of Missouri
Date Completed:
05/31/1991
Contact Information
Pediatrics
Call us at:
(614) 722-2880
Fax us at:
(614) 722-5995
700 Children's Dr
Columbus, OH 43205
map
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Cardiac Intensive Care: Meet Dr. Krawczeski
Dr. Catherine Krawczeski has spent more than 20 years caring for patients in need of cardiac intensive care.  As division chief of Cardiology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, she leads a comprehensive team who is specially trained to provide the highest level of care to heart patients of all ages, from neonates to adults.
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