MD - Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito-Ecuador
Pediatrics - Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Cardiology - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Cardiologist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Aly S, Lizano Santamaria R, Devlin P, et al. Negative Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function and Exercise Performance in Children and Adolescents With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Sep; 36(9):1482-1490.
Lizano Santamaria R, Cohen M, Atkins M, Collazo L. Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child After Recovering From Dilated Cardiomyopathy. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Jul;11(4):515-517.
Aly S, Lizano Santamaria R, Yoo Shi-Joon. Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery From Right Pulmonary Artery in Association With Scimitar Syndrome. JACC: Case Reports. 2020 Feb; 2 (2):319-323.
Lizano Santamaria R, Jeewa A, Cedars A, Buchholz H, Conway J. Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Feb; 36 (2):223-233.
Lizano Santamaria R, Hickey E, Haller C, Guerra V. Unusual Presentation of Congenital Pseudoaneurysm of Mitral Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa in a Healthy Child. CASE. 2018 May.
O'Byrne M, Rome J, Lizano Santamaria R, et. al. Intra-procedural Bronchoscopy to Prevent Bronchial Compression During Pulmonary Artery Stent Angioplasty. Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 Mar; 37(3):433-41.
Lizano Santamaria R, Gillespie M, Dori Y, et. al. Palliative Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty for Infants with Unrestrictive Ventricular Septal Defect or Single Ventricle Associated with Severe Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Nov; 86(5):829-33.
Lizano Santamaria R, Fornasini M, Sisa, I. Prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito-Ecuador. Revista Ecuatoriana de Medicina Eugenio Espejo. Volumen 3 Numero 5 Oct 2014.
Lizano Santamaria R. Poster presentation: Indications for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. American Heart Association (AHA), Chicago, IL, November 2018.
Lizano Santamaria R. Guest lecture: Dyslipidemias, Pediatric Residents Academic Day. Inova Children’s Hospital, Jan 19, 2021.
Lizano Santamaria R. Guest lecture: Dyslipidemias, CME accredited. Inova Children’s Hospital, May 27, 2020.
Lizano Santamaria R. Panel discussion: Update on Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease, CME accredited. Novant Prince William Medical Center, May 22, 2020.
Lizano Santamaria R. Guest Lecture: Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Residents Academic Day. Einstein Medical Center, April 22, 2020.
Lizano Santamaria R. Guest Lecture: Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Residents Academic Day. Inova Children’s Hospital, March 31, 2020.
2010, Third best graduate student, Medical School Class 2010, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2010, Cum Laude, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
2005-2010, Medical School Dean’s Honor List, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2003-2005, University Chancellor’s Honor List, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2003-2010, Academic Scholarship, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Medical School
2020-present, Peer-reviewer, Cardiology in the Young
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
International Medical Graduate Advisor Network
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
International Federation of Medical Student Associations-Ecuador (Alumni)
American College of Cardiology (FAAC)
American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
American Heart Association