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Stephanie Fuller, MD
About Stephanie Fuller, MD
Stephanie Fuller, MD, is an attending surgeon in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She is board certified in general surgery, thoracic surgery and congenital cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Fuller performs the full range of reconstructive congenital operations, as well as cardiothoracic transplantation. She is the holder of the Thomas L. Spray, MD Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at CHOP.
In addition to her pediatric patients, Dr. Fuller also operates on adult patients at Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital (both in Philadelphia). She is on the staff of the Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, a joint program of CHOP and Penn Medicine for adult survivors. “Survivors of congenital heart defects need follow-up care for the rest of their lives, and unfortunately, occasionally they need heart surgery,” she says. “It should be performed by someone who is expertly trained in congenital heart surgery and who knows the unique physiology of these patients.”
Like the entire Cardiac Center staff, Dr. Fuller is committed to lifelong care for survivors. “It’s a privilege to follow our patients through childhood and adolescence and into adulthood,” she says. “We’re here for the long haul for any of their needs. It’s very rewarding to see them thriving, having their own families and fulfilling dreams they never thought would be possible.”
Dr. Fuller lectures around the world and has published numerous articles in such journals as The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. She has authored and co-authored chapters for textbooks for medical students and doctors.
Dr. Fuller earned her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, and then underwent nine years of training before she was appointed a surgeon at CHOP, including a residency in general surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, and residencies in cardiothoracic surgery at George Washington University, Washington, DC, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. She completed her training with a fellowship in congenital cardiothoracic surgery at CHOP.
Her research interests include neurodevelopmental outcomes and other quality of life outcomes after heart surgery; genetic factors in heart defects; and quality of life into adolescence and young adulthood in patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
Dr. Fuller earned a bachelor of arts in chemistry and French literature from Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Md., and a master of science in chemistry from George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Titles
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery – American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Leadership and Memberships
National
2019-Present, American Association of Thoracic Surgery
2019-Present, AATS Education Committee Subgroup – Congenital
2019-Present, Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium (CHSS Representative)
2020-Present, Chair, Congenital Cardiac Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Executive Committee
Scientific Committees
2019-Present, Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium (CHSS Representative)
2020-Present, Chair, Congenital Cardiac Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Executive Committee
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
Reviewer
2018-present, Manuscript Reviewer, Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Internship
General Surgery - Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2020
Naim MY, Putt M, Abend NS, Mastropietro CW, Frank DU, Chen JM, Fuller S, Gangemi JJ, Gaynor JW, Heinan K, Licht DJ, Mascio CE, Massey S, Roeser ME, Smith CJ, Kimmel SE. Development and Validation of a Seizure Prediction Model in Neonats Following Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jul 29 (Epub ahead of print.)
Outcomes for the Superior Cavopulmonary Connection in Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A 30-year Experience. Hunt ML, Ittenbach RF, Kaplinski K, Ravishankar C, Rychik J, Steven JM, Fuller SM, Nicolson SC, Spray TL, Gaynor JW, Mascio CE. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Jun 23;ezaa117. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa117. Online ahead of print. Read more here.
2019
Zielonka B, Snarr BS, Liu MY, Zhang X, Mascio CE, Fuller S, Gaynor JW, Spray TL, Rychik J. Resource utilization for prenatally diagnosed single-ventricle cardiac defects: A Philadelphia fetus-to-Fontan cohort study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019;8(11):e011284.
2010
Fuller S, Rajagopalan R, Jarvik GP, Gerdes M, Bernbaum J, Wernovsky G, et al. J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for congenital heart surgery. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest does not impair neurodevelopmental outcome in school-age children after infant cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Dec;90(6):1985-94. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21095350.
Goldfarb SB, Gaynor JW, Fuller S, Kreindler J, Montenegro LM, Fynn-Thompson F, et al. Induction therapy with antithymocyte globulin before reperfusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Oct;90(4):1110-4; discussion 1114-5. Cited in PubMed; PMID 20868797.
2009
Fuller S, Spray TL. How I manage mitral stenosis in the neonate and infant. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2009:87-93. Cited in Pub Med; PMID 19349020.
Fuller S, Nord AS, Gerdes M, Wernovsky G, Jarvik GP, Bernbaum J, et al. Predictors of impaired neurodevelopmental outcomes at one year of age after infant cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;36(1)40-7. Epub 2009 Apr 25. Cited in PubMed; PMID 19394849.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2015
Srivastava A, Harrison M, Fuller S. Vascular Rings and Pulmonary Artery Slings. In: Sobol S, Lioy J, ed. Disorders of the Neonatal Airway. New York: Springer; 2015. p. 113-119.