Chad Mao MD

Education

2016 - Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Cardiomyopathy, and Advanced Heart Failure, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 - Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Electrophysiology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
2011 - Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 - Resident in General Pediatrics, National Capital Consortium, Washington, DC
2002 - Internship in General Pediatrics, National Capital Consortium, Washington, DC
2001 - MD Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
1997 - BS Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Biography

Chad Mao completed his undergraduate education in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and his medical school education at Wayne State University where he joined the United States Navy. He completed a pediatrics internship at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and subsequently served 3 years as an Undersea Medical Officer with 2d Force Reconnaissance out of Camp Lejeune, NC completing multiple combat tours before returning to Washington, DC to complete his general pediatrics residency. He stayed on staff as a Chief Resident and general pediatrician before entering his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Emory University. Following fellowship, he took an assignment at Naval Medical Center San Diego where he was Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and the Associate Program Director for the pediatric residency program. While in San Diego, he held an appointment at Rady Children’s Hospital where he completed advanced training in pediatric electrophysiology. After 15 years of military service, he returned to Atlanta where he completed an advanced fellowship in pediatric heart transplant and advanced heart failure. He is currently on staff at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Medical Director of the Advanced Cardiac Therapies program. He practices as a pediatric heart transplant and heart failure specialist, pediatric electrophysiologist, and pediatric cardiac intensivist.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Surgeon General’s Award (2002, Undersea Medical Officer – Class #086)

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with bronze star (2005, 2015)

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2007)

Army Achievement Medal (2007)

Army Commendation Medal (2008)

Fran C. Rash Teaching Award (2012, Naval Medical Center San Diego Pediatric Residency)

Associate Master Clinician Award (2014, Naval Medical Center San Diego)

Medical Director - Camp Braveheart (2017-2021)

Medical Director - Advanced Cardiac Therapies Program (2018-Present)

Representative Bibliography

Hebson C, Mahle W, Mao C, Drossner D. Complete Heart Block and Echocardiographic Abnormalities Caused by Pyrotechnic Chest Trauma. Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 May;31(4):572-3

Dasgupta S., Iannucci G., Mao C, Clabby M, Oster M. Myocarditis in the Pediatric Population: A Review. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Sep; 14(5), 868-877. PMID: 3143262

Mao C and Mahle W. A New Era in Pediatric Heart Allocation: Keeping Our House in Order. Am J Transplant. 2019 Dec; 19(12), 3219-3220. PMID: 31529765

McAteer J, Jernigan S, Mao C, Gonzalez M, Watson R, Liverman R, Tobin-D Angelo M, Dishman H, Shane A, Yildirim I. Cryptosporidiosis among solid organ transplant recipient attendees at a summer camp. Pediatr Transplantation. 2019 Dec 29:e13649. PMID: 31885132

Soler-Rodriguez D., Mao C., Mahle W, Kanter K., Alazraki A, Braithwaite K, Rytting H, Caltharp S, Magliocca JF, Romero R. Pretransplantation and Post-Transplantation Liver Disease Assessment in Adolescents Undergoing Isolated Heart Transplantation for Fontan. Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Feb;229:78-85.e2. PMID: 32976893

Whitehill RD, Balaji S, Kelleman M, Chandler SF, Abrams DJ, Mao C, Fischbach P, Campbell R. Exercise Recommendations in Pediatric HCM: Variation and Influence of Provider Characteristics. Pediatric Cardiology. 2021 Aug 18. PMID: 34406429

Butto A, Mao C, Wright L, Wetzel M, Kelleman MS, Carboni MP, Dipchand AI, Knect KR, Reinhardt Z, Sparks JD, Villa C, Mahle WT. Relationship of Ventricular Assist Device Support Duration with Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes. JHLT. 2021. PMID: 34688547

Ghosh RN, Guglani L, Westbrook AL, Mao CY, Bai S, Keens TG, Kasi AS. Impaired ventilation during 6-min walk test in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022. PMID: 35460211

Ziebell D, Stark M, Xiang Y, Mckane M, Mao C. Virtual Cardiac Fitness Training in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients; a Pilot Study. Pediatric Transplantation. 2023. PMID: 36285720

Liverman R, Serluco A, Nance G, George R, Rodriguez-Soler D, Deshpande S, Mao C, Garro R. Yildirim I. Incidence of cytomegalovirus DNAemia in pediatric kidney, liver, and heart transplant recipients: efficacy and risk factors associated with failure of weight-based dosed valganciclovir prophylaxis. Pediatric Transplantation. 2023. PMID: 36945819