Cheryl L. Brosig-Soto, PhD

Titles
Pediatric psychologist, Herma Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; associate professor, Pediatrics, The Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Cardiology, Psychology

Research interests
Behavioral health, heart disease,  congenitial heart disease, solid organ transplantation

Study interests
Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial outcomes in congenital heart disease; psychosocial aspects of pediatric solid organ transplantation.

Education
Doctorate, Loyola University of Chicago, 1996; internship, Children's Hospital Boston, 1995; postdoctoral fellowship, Pediatric Psychology, Marshfield Clinic, Wis., 1995-1997.

Certification
Licensed Psychologist-Wisconsin.

Honors
Clinical Physician Program Development Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics, Milwaukee, 2002.

Representative publications

• Brosig CL, Mussatto KA, Kuhn EM, Tweddell JS. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preschool Survivors of Complex Congenital Heart Disease: Implications for Clinical Practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 2007; 21:3-12.
• Brosig CL, Mussatto KA, Kuhn EM, Tweddell JS. Psychosocial Outcomes for Preschool Children and Families after Surgery for Complex Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Cardiology Today. 2007; 28:255-262.
• Brosig CL, Pierucci R, Kupst MJ, Leuthner S. Infant End of Life Care: The Parents' Perspective. Journal of Perinatology. 2007; 27:510-516.
• Brosig CL, Whitstone BN, Frommelt MA, Frisbee SJ, Leuthner S. Psychological Distress in Parents of Children with Severe Congenital Heart Disease: The Impact of Prenatal versus Postnatal Diagnosis. Journal of Perinatology. 2007; 27:687-692.
• Kwon EN, Mussatto K, Simpson PM, Brosig CL, Nugent M, Samyn M. Children and Adolescents with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Report Quality of Life Similar to Healthy Peers. Congenital Heart Disease. 2011; 6:18-27.
• Brosig CL, Olude O, Hoffmann RG, Bear L, Chin A, Dasgupta M, Mussatto K.  Implementation of a Routine Developmental Follow-up Program for Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Early Results. Congenital Heart Disease.  In press.

 Grants:

• Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device: Pediatric Clinical IDE Study, Berlin Heart, role, consultant.
• Longitudinal Study of Neurologic, Cognitive and Radiologic Outcomes in PHACE Syndrome, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, co-investigator.
• Longitudinal Study of Neurologic,  Cognitive, and Radiologic Outcomes in PHACE Syndrome, Russell J. and Betty Jane Shaw Fund, co-investigator.
• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Postoperative Hemodynamics in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Children's Heart Foundation, co-investigator.
• Trial of Right Ventricular versus MBTS and Infants with Single Ventricle Defect Undergoing Stage Reconstruction, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, role, consultant.
• An Exploratory Study of the Cognitive, Academic, and Behavioral Functioning of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients, Children's Hospital Foundation, principal investigator.
• The Impact of Prenatal Versus Postnatal Diagnosis on Coping in Parents of Children with Severe Congenital Heart Disease, Children's Hospital Foundation, co-investigator.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, MS 713
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 266-2948
Fax: (414) 266-3261
E-mail: cbrosig@chw.org