Wayne Tworetzky

11.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wayne Tworetzky is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne Tworetzky has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Epidemiology, 69 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 59 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wayne Tworetzky's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (109 papers), Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (44 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (26 papers). Wayne Tworetzky is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (109 papers), Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (44 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (26 papers). Wayne Tworetzky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Austria. Wayne Tworetzky's co-authors include Doff B. McElhinney, Audrey C. Marshall, James E. Lock, Louise Wilkins‐Haug, Norman H. Silverman, Carol B. Benson, Gerald R. Marx, Frank L. Hanley, V. Mohan Reddy and Michael M. Brook and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Wayne Tworetzky

119 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease

2014 792 citations Mary T. Donofrio, Anita J. Moon‐Grady et al. Circulation profile →
Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease

2009 464 citations Wayne Tworetzky, Doff B. McElhinney et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wayne Tworetzky United States	42	5.2k	2.8k	2.7k	2.4k	986	123	6.3k
Edgar Jaeggi Canada	44	2.9k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	184	5.9k
Gurleen Sharland United Kingdom	42	3.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	110	5.3k
Anita J. Moon‐Grady United States	34	2.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	870 0.9×	150	4.5k
Charles S. Kleinman United States	48	4.5k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	982 1.0×	130	7.3k
Jeffrey F. Smallhorn Canada	50	4.2k 0.8×	4.1k 1.5×	3.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	371 0.4×	139	7.3k
Maarten Witsenburg Netherlands	34	3.9k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	300 0.3×	132	5.4k
Mary T. Donofrio United States	31	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	916 0.9×	152	3.7k
Michael Tynan United Kingdom	42	3.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	342 0.3×	160	5.3k
Bettina F. Cuneo United States	31	2.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	879 0.4×	475 0.5×	122	4.1k
Audrey C. Marshall United States	38	3.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	246 0.2×	144	4.8k

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Orbach, Darren B., Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Louise Wilkins‐Haug, et al.. (2025). In Utero Embolization for Fetal Vein of Galen Malformation. JAMA. 334(10). 878–878.

Wobma, Holly, Margaret H. Chang, Fatma Dedeoğlu, et al.. (2024). Severe Features of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease. The Journal of Rheumatology. 51(8). 811–817.

See, Alfred P., Louise Wilkins‐Haug, Carol B. Benson, Wayne Tworetzky, & Darren B. Orbach. (2022). Percutaneous transuterine fetal cerebral embolisation to treat vein of Galen malformations at risk of urgent neonatal decompensation: study protocol for a clinical trial of safety and feasibility. BMJ Open. 12(5). e058147–e058147. 13 indexed citations

Feins, Eric N., Wayne Tworetzky, Sunil J. Ghelani, et al.. (2022). Early Experience With Reverse Double Switch Operation for the Borderline Left Heart. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 36(1). 67–79. 7 indexed citations

Friedman, Kevin G., et al.. (2020). 1.5-Ventricle Repair Using Left Ventricle as the Subpulmonary Ventricle. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 110(6). e529–e530. 8 indexed citations

Freud, Lindsay R., Jon Detterich, Anita J. Moon‐Grady, et al.. (2020). Extracardiac Doppler indices predict perinatal mortality in fetuses with Ebstein anomaly and tricuspid valve dysplasia. Prenatal Diagnosis. 41(3). 332–340. 3 indexed citations

Freud, Lindsay R., Louise Wilkins‐Haug, Rebecca S. Beroukhim, et al.. (2020). Effect of In Utero Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Therapy for Severe Ebstein Anomaly or Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia (NSAID Therapy for Fetal Ebstein anomaly). The American Journal of Cardiology. 141. 106–112. 15 indexed citations

Ortinau, Cynthia M., Caitlin K. Rollins, Ali Gholipour, et al.. (2018). Early-Emerging Sulcal Patterns Are Atypical in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease. Cerebral Cortex. 29(8). 3605–3616. 51 indexed citations

Donofrio, Mary T., Anita J. Moon‐Grady, Lisa K. Hornberger, et al.. (2014). Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease. Circulation. 129(21). 2183–2242. 792 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tworetzky, Wayne, Louise Wilkins‐Haug, & David Schidlow. (2014). Percutaneous Fetal Cardiac Interventions for Structural Heart Disease. American Journal of Perinatology. 31(7). 629–636. 15 indexed citations

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Escobar‐Diaz, Maria C., Kevin G. Friedman, Yishay Salem, et al.. (2014). Perinatal and Infant Outcomes of Prenatal Diagnosis of Heterotaxy Syndrome (Asplenia and Polysplenia). The American Journal of Cardiology. 114(4). 612–617. 41 indexed citations

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Vogel, Mélanie, Gerald R. Marx, Wayne Tworetzky, et al.. (2011). Ebstein's Malformation of the Tricuspid Valve: Short-term Outcomes of the “Cone Procedure” versus Conventional Surgery. Congenital Heart Disease. 7(1). 50–58. 30 indexed citations

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Friedberg, Mark K., et al.. (2010). Validation of 3D Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Volumes, Mass, and Ejection Fraction in Neonates and Infants With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 3(6). 735–742. 71 indexed citations

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McElhinney, Doff B., Audrey C. Marshall, Louise Wilkins‐Haug, et al.. (2009). Predictors of Technical Success and Postnatal Biventricular Outcome After In Utero Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis With Evolving Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Circulation. 120(15). 1482–1490. 210 indexed citations

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Hasan, Babar, John F. Keane, Wayne Tworetzky, James E. Lock, & Audrey C. Marshall. (2009). Postnatal Angiographic Appearance of Left Ventricular Myocardium in Fetal Patients With Aortic Stenosis Having In-Utero Aortic Valvuloplasty. The American Journal of Cardiology. 104(9). 1271–1275. 4 indexed citations

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Vida, Vladimiro L., Emile Bacha, Kimberly Gauvreau, et al.. (2007). Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome With Intact or Highly Restrictive Atrial Septum: Surgical Experience From a Single Center. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 84(2). 581–586. 93 indexed citations

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Tierney, Elif Seda Selamet, Rachel M. Wald, Doff B. McElhinney, et al.. (2007). Changes in left heart hemodynamics after technically successful in‐utero aortic valvuloplasty. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 30(5). 715–720. 71 indexed citations

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Mäkikallio, Kaarin, Doff B. McElhinney, Jami C. Levine, et al.. (2006). Fetal Aortic Valve Stenosis and the Evolution of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Circulation. 113(11). 1401–1405. 224 indexed citations

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Tworetzky, Wayne, Doff B. McElhinney, Anita J. Moon‐Grady, et al.. (2003). Association between cardiac tumors and tuberous sclerosis in the fetus and neonate. The American Journal of Cardiology. 92(4). 487–489. 93 indexed citations

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Lester, Steven J., Doff B. McElhinney, Esperanza Viloria, et al.. (2001). Effects of losartan in patients with a systemically functioning morphologic right ventricle after atrial repair of transposition of the great arteries. The American Journal of Cardiology. 88(11). 1314–1316. 72 indexed citations

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