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Profile

Fawwaz Shaw

  • SOM: Surgery: Thoracic
    Assistant Professor
  • fawwaz.ridwan.shaw@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Fawwaz Shaw received his MD at American International School of Medicine in Georgetown, Guyana. He completed his family medicine residency and general surgery residency at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, and his cardiothoracic and congenital cardiac surgery residencies at the University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital.

Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Shaw was an assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery at West Virginia University and surgical director of extracorporeal life support at WVU Medicine Children's Hospital, the state's sole provider of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from American International School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Sex-Based Disparities in Heart Transplantation in Teenagers.
    Pediatr Transplant Volume: 29 Page(s): e70064
    05/01/2025 Authors: John MM; Nayi P; Rosenblum J; Butto A; Shashidharan S; Chai P; Shaw F
  • Contemporary Outcomes for Superior Cavopulmonary Connection in Single Ventricle Palliation: Is There Room for Improvement?
    Pediatr Cardiol
    04/30/2025 Authors: John MM; Maher KO; Adamson M; Menon A; Qian J; Brady M; Golloshi K; Cote O; Gathoo A; Mohnalkar E
  • Aortic dissection after heart transplantation for early Fontan failure: A rare complication.
    J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
    04/07/2025 Authors: O'Meara D; Butto A; Kuo JA; Shaw F; Sachdeva R; Taylor S; Hashemi S; Wilson HC
  • Racial disparities in timing and outcomes for patients undergoing staged single ventricle palliation: a single institution report.
    Cardiol Young Volume: 35 Page(s): 303 - 310
    02/01/2025 Authors: Beshish AG; Adamson M; Brady M; Menon A; Qian J; Golloshi K; Cote O; Gathoo A; Zinyandu T; Nayi P
  • Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Etiology of Extubation Failure in Pediatric Patients After Cardiac Surgery.
    J Pediatr Intensive Care Volume: 13 Page(s): 321 - 329
    12/01/2024 Authors: Beshish AG; Fundora MP; Aronoff E; Rao N; Kelleman MS; Shaw FR; Maher KO; Wolf M
  • Pulmonary Artery Banding and Arch Repair vs Norwood for Unbalanced Atrioventricular Canal Defect.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 1262 - 1270
    12/01/2024 Authors: John MM; Chodisetty S; Wilson HC; Nayi P; Tang RC; Rosenblum JM; Shaw FR; Shashidharan S; Chai PJ
  • Long-term Outcomes After Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 469 - 477
    08/01/2024 Authors: Miller JC; Velani RN; Miller WD; Thomas AS; Shaw FR; Kochilas L
  • Mitral Valve Replacement in Infants and Children: Five-Year Outcomes of the HALO Clinical Trial.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 449 - 457
    08/01/2024 Authors: Shaw FR; Kogon B; Chen J; Mitchell MB; Fraser C; Kanter K
  • Neonatal heart transplantation in the United States: Trends and outcomes.
    Pediatr Transplant Volume: 28 Page(s): e14792
    08/01/2024 Authors: John MM; Zinyandu T; Rosenblum JM; Shashidharan S; Chai PJ; Shaw FR
  • Impact of prolonged ischemic time on pediatric heart transplantation outcomes: Improved outcomes in the most recent era.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 43 Page(s): 1142 - 1152
    07/01/2024 Authors: Auerbach SR; Arshad A; Azeka E; Cantor RS; Kirklin JK; Koehl D; Menteer J; Peng DM; Ravekes W; Shaw FR
  • A prospective multicenter feasibility study of a miniaturized implantable continuous flow ventricular assist device in smaller children with heart failure.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 43 Page(s): 889 - 900
    06/01/2024 Authors: Almond CS; Davies R; Adachi I; Richmond M; Law S; Tunuguntla H; Mao C; Shaw F; Lantz J; Wearden PD
  • Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flowas Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 117 Page(s): 983 - 989
    05/01/2024 Authors: Beshish AG; Brady M; Golloshi K; Cote O; Gathoo A; Menon A; Qian J; Zinyandu T; Shaw FR; Maher KO
  • Long-term Outcomes After Surgical Intervention for Congenital Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis in Children.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 117 Page(s): 965 - 972
    05/01/2024 Authors: Zinyandu T; Knight JH; Thomas AS; Claxton J; Montero A; Shaw FR; Kochilas LK
  • Early Functional Status Change After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in a Pediatric Heart Center: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.
    Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 44 Page(s): 1674 - 1683
    12/01/2023 Authors: Batsis M; Dryer R; Scheel AM; Basu M; Figueroa J; Clarke S; Shaw FR; Wolf MJ; Beshish AG
  • Diagnostic Approach to Recurrent Intracardiac Masses That Present With Systemic Symptoms.
    Pediatrics Volume: 152
    11/01/2023 Authors: Ro SS; Hashemi S; Shaw F; Slesnick T
  • Worsening racial disparity in waitlist mortality for pediatric heart transplant candidates since the 2016 Pediatric Heart Allocation Policy revision.
    Pediatr Transplant Volume: 27 Page(s): e14412
    05/01/2023 Authors: Wright LK; Gajarski RJ; Phelps C; Hoffman TM; Lytrivi ID; Magnetta DA; Shaw FR; Thompson C; Weisert M; Nandi D
  • Bioprosthetic Pulmonary Valve Dysfunction in Congenital Heart Disease.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 641 - 648
    03/01/2023 Authors: Patel PM; Zapata D; Qu W; Callahan M; Rao N; Kelleman M; Kanter KR; Chai PJ; Shaw FR; Shashidharan S
  • Cardiac surgery in children with trisomy 13 or trisomy 18: How safe is it?
    JTCVS Open Volume: 12 Page(s): 364 - 371
    12/01/2022 Authors: Rosenblum JM; Kanter KR; Shashidharan S; Shaw FR; Chai PJ
  • Outcomes for unplanned reinterventions following paediatric cardiac surgery for tetralogy of Fallot.
    Cardiol Young Volume: 32 Page(s): 1592 - 1597
    10/01/2022 Authors: Beshish AG; Aronoff EB; Rao N; Basu M; Zinyandu T; Shaw FR; Fundora MP
  • LONG-TERM TRANSPLANT-FREE SURVIVAL AFTER CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
    Volume: 77 Page(s): 481 - 481
    05/11/2021 Authors: Kochilas L; Thomas A; Zhang C; Claxton J; McCracken C; St Louis J; Moller J; Alonso A; Spector L; Shaw F
  • Commentary: Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defects: Is There a Superior Repair Technique?
    Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 32 Page(s): 117 - 118
    01/01/2020 Authors: Shaw F; Chai P
  • Temporary transvenous atrioventricular synchronous pacing using a single lead in a pediatric patient.
    HeartRhythm Case Rep Volume: 5 Page(s): 593 - 596
    12/01/2019 Authors: Whitehill R; Fischbach P; Posey J; Shaw F; Mao C
  • Investigation of the Diagnostic Precision and Utility of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Treatment of Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
    Am Surg Volume: 84 Page(s): e173 - e175
    05/01/2018 Authors: Lamb EP; Shaw FR; Fleming MD
  • Surgical Considerations in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.
    Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 21 Page(s): 132 - 137
    06/01/2017 Authors: Shaw FR; Chen JM
  • Investigation of the diagnostic precision and utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the treatment of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)
    Volume: 31
    05/20/2013 Authors: Paulus EM; Shaw FR; Fleming MD
  • Vision loss in older persons.
    Am Fam Physician Volume: 79 Page(s): 963 - 970
    06/01/2009 Authors: Pelletier AL; Thomas J; Shaw FR
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