Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Attending cardiac Intensivist since 1998. CHOP (1998-2008), UCSF (2008 - current).

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HEART CENTER DATA TEAM. Physician lead for the Benioff Children's Hospitals Heart Center Data Team which crosses campuses. We currently manage the STS, PC4, PAC3, CNOC and IMPACT registries. Our Dashboard provides allows data sharing for BCH and granular data for sections within the heart center. We provide heart center data for both quality and research interests.

PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE CONSORTIUM (PC4). I have been involved with PC4 since its conception in 2008. Executive Director (2020-2025), Scientific Review Co-Chair (2025-), member of Database and Audit Committees. PC4 is an active QI collaborative; facilitating unblinded benchmarking of outcomes across over 75 cardiac intensive care units in North America.

PEDIATRIC CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE SOCIETY (PCICS). Former member of the Executive Committee. Anthony Chang Award and Lecture (2026).

Awards

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  • Anthony Chang Award and Lecture, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS), 2026

Education & Training

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  • Fellowship Critical Care Medicine Harvard University 1998
  • Fellowship Cardiology Harvard University 1996
  • Residency Pediatrics University of California San Diego 1993
  • M.D. School of Medicine University of California San Diego 1990
  • PhD Physical Chemistry University of California Berkeley 1987

Interests

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  • Cardiac Critical Care
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Leveraging Data to Improve Care

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Publications (118)

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Critical CareHeart DiseasesCardiac Surgical ProceduresExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationHeart ArrestInfant, NewbornNorwood ProceduresData AccuracyHospital MortalityHeart Defects, CongenitalIntensive Care Units, PediatricHypoplastic Left Heart SyndromeCertificationPediatricsCardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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