Sonali Patel, M.D., Ph.D.

Pediatrics - Cardiology
Acute-Care Pediatric Cardiology
General Pediatric Cardiology

Biography

Sonali Patel, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in preventive, general, and acute-care pediatric cardiology.

Dr. Patel earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in epidemiology at the University of Iowa, where she also completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology.

Certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022. She previously was Director of the Pediatric Hypertension and Pediatric Preventive Cardiology programs at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. She also directed the university’s pediatric cardiology education programs for medical students, residents, and fellows.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Patel is Director of Heart Center Education and Medical Director of Acute Care Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology.

She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is also a member of multiple professional societies, including the Association for Clinical Research Training, and the American College of Cardiology.

As a member of the American Heart Association, Dr. Patel serves on the Cardiorenal Metabolic Health Initiative Working Group and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Pediatric Cardiology Appeals Panel. In addition, she serves as Chair of Analytics of the Scientific Review Committee for the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative.

She is an ad hoc reviewer for several academic journals, including the Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vascular Medicine, The Lancet Public Health, and Hypertension.

Her research interests include long-term outcomes in inpatient pediatric cardiology and the epidemiology of pediatric blood pressure and cholesterol disorders and their role in the development of adult cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Patel has been invited to speak at numerous venues across the country and has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals related to her areas of interest. Her recent publications include a contribution to the book Pediatric Cardiology: Fetal, Pediatric, and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Patel enjoys cooking, gardening, and shopping for antiques.

Education & Training

Other Post Graduate Training - University of Iowa (2006-2010)
Fellowship - University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (2006-2010), Pediatric Cardiology
Residency - University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (2003-2006), Pediatrics
Medical School - University of Iowa (1999-2003)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Cardiology
American College of Epidemiology
American Heart Association
Association for Clinical Research Training
Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative
Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors

Honors & Awards

Travel Grant Awardee 2007, American Heart Association Annual Meeting
Inductee 2003, Gold Humanism Honor Society

Books & Publications

Books
- Environmental factors influencing cardiovascular development in Pediatric Cardiology: Fetal, Pediatric, and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases
  Zegelbone P, Patel SS (2022), New York, NY, Springer
- Maternal nongenetic risk factors for congenital heart defects in Congenital Heart Disease: Molecular Genetics, Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment
  Riehle-Colorusso TJ, Patel SS (2015), Karger eBooks
Publications
- A novel experience with remission of severe, recalcitrant fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy: a case report
  Tindel KR, Lemler M, Patel SS Cardiology in the Young 2025 Jul 35 1504-1506
- Feeding Variation Among Infants in Acute Care Cardiology Units
  Ware AL, Jones C, Kipps AK, Khadr L, Marcuccio E, Patel SS, Plummer S, Ravishankar C, Figueroa M Pediatric Cardiology 2025 Jun 46 1241-1247
- Immunisation recommendations for children with single ventricle CHD
  Tallent SL, Pierick TA, Davis JA, Patel SS, Marusic S, McCrary AW Cardiology in the Young 2025 Jun 35 1259-1262
- Current status and improvement opportunities for onboarding paediatric acute care cardiology advanced practice providers
  Hunter-Adamson L, Birely A, Neal AE, Patel SS, Kipps AK Cardiology in the Young 2025 Jun 35 1172-1177
- Preoperative Feeding Fortification Among Infants with Congenital Heart Disease is Associated with Higher Growth Velocity in the First 30 Days Post-repair and Lower BMI Percentile for Age at 10 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  Murray SE, Zimmerman D, Patel SS Pediatric Cardiology 2025 Feb 46 394-400
- Variation in central venous catheter practice in paediatric acute care cardiology
  Rodts M, Pater C, Patel SS, Schiller A, Graupe M, Ware AL, Madsen N Cardiology in the Young 2025
- Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association
  Author Collaboration tA, Kazi DS, Elkind MS, Deutsch A, Dowd WN, Heidenreich P, Khavjou O, Mark D, Mussolino ME, Ovbiagele B, Patel SS, Poudel R, Weittenhiller B, Powell-Wiley TM, Joynt Maddox KE, Das SR, Magnuson EA, Pandya A, Sandhu AT, Wasfy JH Circulation 2024 Jul 150 e89-e101
- Teratogenic Factors Contributing to the Development of Congenital Heart Defects
  Zegelbone PM, Patel SS 2024 Jan 149-174
- A Synopsis of the Evidence for the Science and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
  Ndumele CE, Neeland IJ, Tuttle KR, Chow SL, Mathew RO, Khan SS, Coresh J, Baker-Smith CM, Carnethon MR, Després JP, Ho JE, Joseph JJ, Kernan WN, Khera A, Kosiborod MN, Lekavich CL, Lewis EF, Lo KB, Ozkan B, Palaniappan LP, Patel SS, Pencina MJ, Powell-Wiley TM, Sperling LS, Virani SS, Wright JT, Rajgopal Singh R, Elkind MS, Rangaswami J Circulation 2023 Nov 148 1636-1664
- Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association
  Ndumele CE, Rangaswami J, Chow SL, Neeland IJ, Tuttle KR, Khan SS, Coresh J, Mathew RO, Baker-Smith CM, Carnethon MR, Despres JP, Ho JE, Joseph JJ, Kernan WN, Khera A, Kosiborod MN, Lekavich CL, Lewis EF, Lo KB, Ozkan B, Palaniappan LP, Patel SS, Pencina MJ, Powell-Wiley TM, Sperling LS, Virani SS, Wright JT, Rajgopal Singh R, Elkind MS Circulation 2023 Nov 148 1606-1635
- Management of routine postoperative pain for children undergoing cardiac surgery: A Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline
  Gal DB, Clyde CO, Colvin EL, Colyer J, Ferris AM, Figueroa MI, Hills BK, Lagergren SM, Mangum J, Mann JL, McKeta AS, Patel SS, Reeves JF, Richter M, Ring LM, Rosenblum JM, Tindel K, Weiner JG, Williams KG, Zabala LM, Madsen NL Cardiology in the Young 2022 Dec 32 1881-1893
- Hepatic abnormalities in youth with Turner syndrome
  Singh I, Noel G, Barker JM, Chatfield KC, Furniss A, Khanna AD, Nokoff NJ, Patel S, Pyle L, Nahata L, Cole FS, Ikomi C, Bamba V, Fechner P, Davis SM Liver International 2022 Oct 42 2237-2246
- Investigating a Rapid and Safe Outpatient Pediatric Screening Protocol
  Park DM, Landeck BF, Burkett DA, Friesen RM, Villavicencio KL, Patel SS, Kirby KS, Hoefener BE, Gau CM, Provenzano LM, Younoszai AK Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2022 Oct 35 1101-1102
- Executive summary: Consensus recommendations for the use of retinoids in ichthyosis and other disorders of cornification in children and adolescents
  Author Collaboration PU, Zaenglein AL, Levy ML, Stefanko NS, Benjamin LT, Bruckner AL, Choate K, Craiglow BG, DiGiovanna JJ, Eichenfield LF, Elias P, Fleckman P, Lawley LP, Lewis RA, Lucky AW, Mathes EF, Milstone LM, Paller AS, Patel SS, Siegel DH, Teng J, Tanumihardjo SA, Thaxton L, Williams ML Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Jan 86 158-161
- High Acuity Therapy Variation Across Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Units: Results from the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Hospital Surveys
  Author Collaboration tP, Harahsheh AS, Kipps AK, Hart SA, Cassidy SC, Clabby ML, Hlavacek AM, Hoerst AK, Graupe MA, Madsen NL, Bakar AM, Del Grippo EL, Patel SS, Bost JE, Tanel RE Pediatric Cardiology 2021 Jun 42 1074-1081
- Dyslipidemia in childhood and adolescence: From screening to management
  Yeung E, Daniels SR, Patel SS Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity 2021 Apr 28 152-158
- The added value of the advanced practice provider in paediatric acute care cardiology
  Willis AJ, Hoerst A, Hart SA, Holbein D, Lowery K, Harahsheh AS, Kipps AK, Madsen N, Patel SS, Tanel RE Cardiology in the Young 2021 Feb 31 248-251
- Consensus recommendations for the use of retinoids in ichthyosis and other disorders of cornification in children and adolescents
  Author Collaboration PU, Zaenglein AL, Levy ML, Stefanko NS, Benjamin LT, Bruckner AL, Choate K, Craiglow BG, DiGiovanna JJ, Eichenfield LF, Elias P, Fleckman P, Lawley LP, Lewis RA, Lucky AW, Mathes EF, Milstone LM, Paller AS, Patel SS, Siegel DH, Teng J, Tanumihardjo SA, Thaxton L, Williams ML Pediatric dermatology 2021 Jan 38 164-180
- Beginning With the End in Mind: The Case for Primordial and Primary Cardiovascular Prevention in Youth
  Patel SS, Daniels SR Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2020 Sep 36 1344-1351
- Relationship between Left Ventricular Geometry and Invasive Hemodynamics in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
  Burkett DA, Patel SS, Mertens L, Friedberg MK, Ivy DD Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 2020 May 13
- Implications of Atrial-Level Shunting by Echocardiography in Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
  Wehrmann M, Patel SS, Haxel C, Cassidy C, Howley L, Cuneo B, Gien J, Kinsella JP Journal of Pediatrics 2020 Apr 219 43-47
- Alteration of cardiolipin biosynthesis and remodeling in single right ventricle congenital heart disease
  Garcia AM, McPhaul JC, Sparagna GC, Jeffrey DA, Jonscher R, Patel SS, Sucharov CC, Stauffer BL, Miyamoto SD, Chatfield KC American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology 2020 Apr 318 H787-H800
- Exercise Performance at Increased Altitude After Fontan Operation: Comparison to Normal Controls and Correlation with Cavopulmonary Hemodynamics
  Di Maria MV, Patel SS, Fernie JC, Rausch CM Pediatric Cardiology 2020 Mar 41 642-649
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Pediatrics
  Patel SS, Daniels SR Current hypertension reports 2019 Sep 21
- Variation in care practices across pediatric acute care cardiology units: Results of the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative (PAC³) hospital survey
  Author Collaboration Ob, Hoerst A, Bakar A, Cassidy SC, Clabby M, Grippo ED, Graupe M, Harahsheh AS, Hlavacek AM, Hart SA, Kipps AK, Madsen NL, O’Neil DD, Patel SS, Strohacker CM, Tanel RE Congenital Heart Disease 2019 May 14 419-426
- Indomethacin dosing and constriction of the ductus arteriosus during open fetal surgery for myelomeningocele repair
  Howley LW, Chatterjee D, Patel SS, Cuneo BF, Crombleholme TM, Behrendt N, Zaretsky MV, Marwan AI, Zuk J, Galan HL, Wood C Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2019 May 45 339-344
- Antiplatelet Effect of Ketorolac in Children After Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  Kim JS, Kaufman J, Patel SS, Manco-Johnson M, Di Paola J, da Cruz EM World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2018 Nov 9 651-658
- Acute Kidney Injury Defined by Fluid Corrected Creatinine in Neonates After the Norwood Procedure
  SooHoo MM, Patel SS, Jaggers J, Faubel S, Gist KM World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2018 Sep 9 513-521
- Acute kidney injury is associated with subsequent infection in neonates after the Norwood procedure: a retrospective chart review
  SooHoo M, Griffin B, Jovanovich A, Soranno DE, Mack E, Patel SS, Faubel S, Gist KM Pediatric Nephrology 2018 Jul 33 1235-1242
- Worsening in Longitudinal Strain and Strain Rate Anticipates Development of Pediatric Transplant Coronary Artery Vasculopathy as Soon as One Year Following Transplant
  Boruta RJ, Miyamoto SD, Younoszai AK, Patel SS, Landeck BF Pediatric Cardiology 2018 Jan 39 129-139
- Hearts transplanted after circulatory death in children: Analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation registry
  Kleinmahon JA, Patel SS, Auerbach SR, Rossano J, Everitt MD Pediatric Transplantation 2017 Dec 21
- Shifting Risks and Conflicting Outcomes—ECMO for Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in the Modern Era
  Turek JW, Nellis JR, Sherwood BG, Kotagal M, Mesher AL, Thiagarajan RR, Patel SS, Avansino JR, Rycus PT, McMullan DM, Brogan TV Journal of Pediatrics 2017 Nov 190 163-168.e4
- Epinephrine dosing interval and survival outcomes during pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest
  Author Collaboration tA, Hoyme DB, Patel SS, Samson RA, Raymond TT, Nadkarni VM, Gaies MG, Atkins DL Resuscitation 2017 Aug 117 18-23
- Noninvasive predictors of perioperative atrial arrhythmias in patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing pulmonary valve replacement
  Cortez D, Barham W, Ruckdeschel E, Sharma N, McCanta AC, von Alvensleben J, Sauer WH, Collins KK, Kay J, Patel S, Nguyen DT Clinical Cardiology 2017 Aug 40 591-596
- Right Atrial Dysfunction in the Fetus with Severely Regurgitant Tricuspid Valve Disease: A Potential Source of Cardiovascular Compromise
  Howley LW, Khoo NS, Moon-Grady AJ, Patel SS, Alrais F, Tworetzky W, Colen T, Brooks P, Trines J, Ojala T, Hornberger LK Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2017 Jun 30 579-588
- Obese adolescents with polycystic ovarian syndrome have elevated cardiovascular disease risk markers
  Patel SS, Truong U, King M, Ferland A, Moreau KL, Dorosz J, Hokanson JE, Wang H, Kinney GL, Maahs DM, Eckel RH, Nadeau KJ, Cree-Green M Vascular Medicine (United Kingdom) 2017 Apr 22 85-95
- Noninvasive Predictors of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  Cortez D, Barham W, Ruckdeschel E, Sharma N, McCanta AC, von Alvensleben J, Sauer WH, Collins KK, Kay J, Patel S, Nguyen DT JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 2017 Feb 3 162-170
- Evaluation of predictive models for six minute walk test among children with pulmonary hypertension
  Patel SS, Fernie JC, Taylor AL, Ivy DD, Rausch CM International Journal of Cardiology 2017 Jan 227 393-398
- Rapid 3D imaging of the lower airway by MRI in patients with congenital heart disease: A retrospective comparison of delayed volume interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) to turbo spin echo (TSE)
  Goot BH, Patel S, Fonseca B Congenital Heart Disease 2017 Jan 12 84-90
- Three-dimensional Echocardiography of Right Ventricular Function Correlates with Severity of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
  Jone PN, Patel SS, Cassidy C, Ivy DD Congenital Heart Disease 2016 Nov 11 562-569
- Repolarization Vector Magnitude Differentiates Kawasaki Disease from Normal Children
  Cortez D, Patel SS, Sharma N, Landeck BF, McCanta AC, Jone PN Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2016 Sep 21 493-499
- Impact of Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Ventricular Interdependence on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension
  Burkett DA, Slorach C, Patel SS, Redington AN, Ivy DD, Mertens L, Younoszai AK, Friedberg MK Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 2016 Sep 9
- Novel utilization of the bridge during weaning off venoarterial ECMO the Hoffman clamp method
  Holgren SE, Frede RT, Crumley JP, Patel SS, Moore EA, Turek JW Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 2016 Aug 11 229-231
- Tissue Doppler Imaging as a Predictor of Immunoglobulin Resistance in Kawasaki Disease
  Phadke D, Patel SS, Dominguez SR, Heizer H, Anderson MS, Glode MP, Jone PN Pediatric Cardiology 2015 Dec 36 1618-1623
- The case for using the correction index obtained from chest radiography for evaluation of pectus excavatum
  Poston PM, McHugh MA, Rossi NO, Patel SS, Rajput M, Turek JW Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2015 Nov 50 1940-1944
- Strain and strain rate measured on echocardiogram 1-3 weeks after starting treatment is worse in acute dilated cardiomyopathy pediatric patients with poor outcomes at one year
  Webb MK, Auerbach SR, Younoszai AK, Patel SS, Landeck BF Echocardiography 2015 Nov 32 1688-1696
- Non-invasive determination by cardiovascular magnetic resonance of right ventricular-vascular coupling in children and adolescents with pulmonary hypertension
  Truong U, Patel S, Kheyfets V, Dunning J, Fonseca B, Barker AJ, Ivy D, Shandas R, Hunter K Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2015 Sep 17
- Left ventricular myocardial function in children with pulmonary hypertension: Relation to right ventricular performance and hemodynamics
  Burkett DA, Slorach C, Patel SS, Redington AN, Ivy DD, Mertens L, Younoszai AK, Friedberg MK Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 2015 Aug 8
- The Lateral Plane Delivers Higher Dose than the Frontal Plane in Biplane Cardiac Catheterization Systems
  Aldoss O, Patel S, Harris K, Divekar A Pediatric Cardiology 2015 Jun 36 912-917
- Flow patterns in the ductus arteriosus during open fetal myelomeningocele repair
  Howley L, Wood C, Patel SS, Zaretsky MV, Crombleholme T, Cuneo B Prenatal Diagnosis 2015 Jun 35 564-570
- A minimally invasive, algorithm-based approach for anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery
  Conway BD, Bates MJ, Hanfland RA, Yerkes NS, Patel SS, Calcaterra D, Turek JW Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 2015 Mar 10 101-105
- Prograde transcatheter aortic arch intervention in patients with single-ventricle physiology: A word of caution
  Aldoss O, Patel S, Divekar A Congenital Heart Disease 2015 Jan 10 64-68
- The correction index: Setting the standard for recommending operative repair of pectus excavatum
  Poston PM, Patel SS, Rajput M, Rossi NO, Ghanamah MS, Davis JE, Turek JW Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 Apr 97 1176-1180
- Combined CMR and catheterization data in determining right ventricular-arterial coupling in children and adolescents with pulmonary arterial hypertension
  Truong U, Patel S, Fonseca B, Dunning J, Ivy D, Shandas R, Hunter K Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2014 Jan 16
- Defining the role of chest radiography in determining candidacy for pectus excavatum repair
  Poston PM, Patel SS, Rajput M, Rossi NO, Davis JE, Turek JW Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 2014 9 117-121
- Nongenetic risk factors and congenital heart defects
  Patel SS, Burns TL Pediatric Cardiology 2013 Oct 34 1535-1555
- Norwood reconstruction using continuous coronary perfusion: A safe and translatable technique
  Turek JW, Hanfland RA, Davenport TL, Torres JE, Duffey DA, Patel SS, Reinking BE, Poston PM, Davis JE Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 Jul 96 219-224
- Analysis of selected maternal exposures and non-syndromic atrioventricular septal defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2005
  Patel SS, Burns TL, Botto LD, Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Lin AE, Shaw GM, Romitti PA American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A 2012 Oct 158 A 2447-2455
- Self-instructional CPR training for parents of high risk infants
  Pierick TA, Van Waning N, Patel SS, Atkins DL Resuscitation 2012 Sep 83 1140-1144
- Is a shorter atrioventricular septal length an intermediate phenotype in the spectrum of nonsyndromic atrioventricular septal defects?
  Patel SS, Mahoney LT, Burns TL Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2012 Jul 25 782-789
- Early outcomes and prognostic factors for left atrioventricular valve reoperation after primary atrioventricular septal defect repair
  Patel SS, Burns TL, Kochilas L Pediatric Cardiology 2012 Jan 33 129-140
- Quantitative assessment of the entire thoracic aorta from magnetic resonance images
  Johnson RK, Premraj S, Patel SS, Wahle A, Stolpen A, Sonka M, Scholz TD Cardiology in the Young 2011 Apr 21 170-177
- Descriptive study of nonsyndromic atrioventricular septal defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2005
  Hartman RJ, Riehle-Colarusso T, Lin A, Frías JL, Patel SS, Duwe K, Correa A, Rasmussen SA American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A 2011 Mar 155 555-564
- Automated analysis of four-dimensional magnetic resonance images of the human aorta
  Johnson RK, Premraj S, Patel SS, Walker N, Wahle A, Sonka M, Scholz TD International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2010 Jun 26 571-578
- Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac morphology and function in Xenopus
  Bartlett HL, Escalera RB, Patel SS, Wedemeyer EW, Volk KA, Lohr JL, Reinking BE Comparative Medicine 2010 Apr 60 107-113
- Cervical aortic arch with a new twist
  Patel SS, Morriss JH Pediatric Cardiology 2009 May 30 566-567
- Fetal programming alters reactive oxygen species production in sheep cardiac mitochondria
  Von Bergen NH, Koppenhafer SL, Spitz DR, Volk KA, Patel SS, Roghair RD, Lamb FS, Segar JL, Scholz TD Clinical Science 2009 Apr 116 659-668
- Awareness of guidelines for use of automated external defibrillators in children within emergency medical services
  Haskell SE, Kenney MA, Patel S, Sanddal TL, Altenhofen KL, Sanddal ND, Atkins DL Resuscitation 2008 Mar 76 354-359

Research

Epidemiology of pediatric blood pressure and cholesterol disorders and their role in the development of adult cardiovascular disease
Long-term outcomes in inpatient pediatric cardiology

Clinical Focus

Acute-Care Pediatric Cardiology
General Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Preventive Cardiology