Michele Frommelt, MD

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Specialty(ies)

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiology, Pediatric
  • Pediatrics

Board Certification(s)

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatrics

Education

  • MD: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 1980-1984.
  • Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York (Pediatrics) 1984-1987.
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital Houston, Texas (Pediatric Allergy/Immunology) 1987-1988.
  • Fellowship: CS Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pediatric Cardiology) 1988-1991.

Employment

  • 1991- 2002: Assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
  • 2003 - Present: Associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwuakee.

Abstracts

  1. Blomquist M, Bogaards M, Obillo E, Guerra Hanson IC, Rosenblatt H, Pollack M, Hawkins E, Ritz J, Shearer W. In vivo efficacy of monoclonal anti-T cell (T12) antibody in the treatment of graft versus host disease in severe combined immunodeficiency involves antibody and complement mediated cytolysis. American Academy of Allergy and Immunology Scientific Sessions, 1989.
  2. Bogaards M, Crowley D, Bove E, Heidelberger K. Epstein-Barr Virus-associated lymphoproliferative syndromes in pediatric cardiac transplant recipients. Presented at AHA Scientific Sessions, 1989.
  3. Bogaards M, Snider AR, Crowley D, Meliones J, Heidelberger K. Echocardiographic indexes of cardiac allograft rejection in transplant recipients. Presented at AHA Scientific Sessions, 1990.
  4. Bogaards M, Dick M, Robinson B, Casta A. Late arrhythmias and outcome in patients after the Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries: update of 1981 Pediatric Electrophysiology Group collaborative study. Presented at AHA Scientific Sessions, 1990.
  5. Frommelt PC, Lovejoy PS, Frommelt MA, Berger S. Age-related changes of left heart filling patterns in normal children using Doppler echocardiography. Circulation 88:I-533, 1993.
  6. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Berger S, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Litwin Stuart Berger, MD. Compression of anomalous vascular structures by intraoperative TEE in infants and children. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 7:II-S37, 1994.
  7. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Berger S, Pelech A, Lewis DA, Tweddell J, Litwin SB. Does an additional source of pulmonary blood flow alter outcome after a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt? Circulation 90:I-422, 1994.
  8. Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Berger S, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Gallen WJ, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Mussatto KA, Kessel MA. Morbidity and mortality following repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects. Presented at 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1995, Palm Springs, CA.
  9. Frommelt PC, Lewis DA, Frommelt MA, Berger S, Pelech AN, Fedderly RT, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB. Intraoperative TEE for congenital heart disease-which lesions benefit? Oral presentation at the Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Meeting-September 1995.
  10. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Lewis DA, Pelech AN, Fedderly RT. Pulmonary venous Doppler patterns in single left and right ventricles-does ventricular morphology alter atrial filling? Circulation 92:I-583, 1995.
  11. Fedderly RT, Berger S, Frommelt PC, Lewis DA, Dhala A, Pelech AN, Frommelt MA, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB. Advances in the care of children with heart disease. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 47-50, 1998.
  12. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Pelech AN, Miller ME, Williamson FG, Kinder KA. Detection of septal coronary collaterals by Doppler color flow mapping is a marker for anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 9:III-388, 1996.
  13. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Berens RJ, Miller EM, Williams GF, Kinder KA.. Pulsed Doppler myocardial imaging in hypertrophied hearts in children: further evidence for abnormal diastolic relaxation. Circulation 94: I-237, 1996.
  14. Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Berger S, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW. Twenty-year experience with repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 62(2):419-24, 1996.
  15. Frommelt PC, Friedberg DZ, Frommelt MA, Williamson JG. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva: Transthoracic echo diagnosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, in press.
  16. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Miller EM, Williamson GF, Kinder KA. Diastolic DTI patterns in normal infants and children: apical window assessment. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 10: 412, 1997
  17. Steltzer M, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA. Anticoagulation and afterload reduction during staged single ventricle palliation—a survey of pediatric cardiology centers. . J Am Coll Cardiol 35: 520A, 2000.
  18. Frommelt PC, Ballweg JA, Whitstone BN, Frommelt MA. Doppler Tissue Analysis of tricuspid annular motion in normal infants and children. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 15: 453, 2000.
  19. Frommelt PC, Ballweg JA, Whitstone BN, Frommelt MA. Abnormal systolic and diastolic ventricular function in hypoplastic left heart syndrome – Doppler Tissue imaging analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 15: 453, 2000.
  20. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Pelech AN. Early development of branch pulmonary stenosis in complex cyanotic congenital heart disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 15: 453, 2000.
  21. Frommelt PC, Whitstone BN, Brixey SN, Frommelt MA. Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in children with dilated cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 15: 454, 2000.
  22. Frommelt PC, Whitstone BN, Frommelt MA. Experience with a DICOM-compatible digital pediatric echo lab. Accepted for oral presentation at the American Heart Association national meetings, November 2000.
  23. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Tweddell JS, Jaquiss RD, Litwin, SB. Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery – Variable presentation with excellent surgical outcome. Presented at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery national meetings, Toronto, May 2001.
  24. Whitstone BN, Frommelt MA, Brosig C, Frisbee SJ, Leuthner S. The impact of prenatal versus postnatal diagnosis on psychological distress in parents of children with severe congenital heart disease. Presented at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery national meetings, Toronto, May 2001.
  25. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA. Doubly committed VSD with absent subarterial conus – the non-spelling form of tetralogy of Fallot. Presented at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery national meetings, Toronto, May 2001.
  26. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA. Mitral valve disease associated with Shone's-like complex: anatomic predictors of severe stenosis. Presented at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery national meetings, Toronto, May 2001.
  27. Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Berger S, Pelech AN, Tweddell JS. Prospective echo diagnosis and surgical repair of anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus with an interarterial course. Accepted for presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, Atlanta, GA, March 2002.

Publications

  1. Meliones J, Snider AR, Beekman R, Bengur AR, Bogaards M. Echocardiographic detection of pericardiocentesis-induced subepicardial and intramyocardial hematoma. Am J Cardiol 64:820-821, 1989.
  2. Frommelt MA, Snider AR, Crowley DC, Meliones JN, Heidelberger KP. Echocardiographic indexes of allograft rejection in pediatric cardiac transplant recipients. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 5:41-47, 1992.
  3. Frommelt MA, Snider AR, Bove EL, Lupinetti FM. Echocardiographic assessment of subvalvular aortic stenosis pre- and post-operatively. J Am Coll Card 19(5):1018-1023, 1992.
  4. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC, Berger S, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB. Does an additional source of pulmonary blood flow alter outcome after a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt? Circulation 92II: 240-4, 1995.
  5. Tweddell JS, Berger S, Frommelt PC, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Frommelt MA, McManus TS, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW, Litwin SB. Aprotinin improves outcome of single-ventricle palliation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 62(5):1329-35; discussion 1335-6, 1996.
  6. Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Berger S, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW. Twenty-year experience with repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 62(2): 419-24, 1996.
  7. Fedderly RT, Berger S, Frommelt PC, Lewis DA, Dhala A, Pelech AN, Frommelt MA, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB. Advances in the care of children with heart disease. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 47-50, 1998.
  8. Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC. Advances in echocardiographic diagnostic modalities. Ped Clinics of North America, 46(2): 427-39, 1999.
  9. Frommelt PC, Friedberg DZ, Frommelt MA, Williamson JG. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva: Transthoracic echo diagnosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 12: 221-4, 1999.
  10. Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Wyman JD, Fedderly RT, Berger S, Frommelt MA, Lewis DA, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Litwin SB. Factor affecting the longevity of homograft valves utilized in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction for congenital heart disease. Circulation 102:130-135, 2000.
  11. Frommelt MA, Miller ME, Willimason J, Bergstrom S. Detection of septal coronary collaterals by Doppler color flow mapping is a marker for anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, in press.
  12. Frommelt PC, Whitstone EN, Frommelt MA. Experience with a DICOM-compatible digital pediatric echocardiography laboratory. Pediatric Cardiology, in press.
  13. Frommelt PC, Ballweg JA, Whitstone EN, Frommelt MA. Usefulness of Doppler tissue imaging analysis of tricuspid annular motion for determination of right ventricular function in normal infants and children. Am J Cardiol, in press.

Book chapters
  1. Frommelt, MA. Cyanosis. In Practical Strategies in Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy. Kliegman RM, Greenbaum LA, Lye PS, editors. Harcourt Health Sciences, in press.