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Thomas Scholz, MD

Professor of Pediatrics-Cardiology

Introduction

After his post-doctoral training at the Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics at the NIH National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland from 1991-1993, Pediatric Cardiologist, Thomas D. Scholz, MD joined the medical faculty at the University of Iowa. His career at the university has included such leadership roles as Interim Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics (2011-2013), Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Vice President of Research (2013-2016), and Director of the Division of Child and Community Health (2016-2023). He currently provides pediatric cardiology outpatient services at University of Iowa Outreach Clinics in Dubuque and Cedar Rapids.

Current Positions

  • Professor of Pediatrics - Cardiology

Education

  • BS in Engineering, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
  • MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Residency in Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Research Interests

  • Developing telehealth services to bring pediatric subspeicalty care to rural communities.
  • Defining optimal and gap filling strategies to build a network of supports for children and youth with special health care needs.
  • Automated analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance images in patients with congenital heart disease

Licenses & Certifications

  • Pediatric Cardiology, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Iowa Medical License

Selected Publications

  • Pierick AR, Pierick TA, Scholz TD, Zimmerman MB, Reinking BE. Increased interstage morbidity and mortality following stage 1 palliation in patients with genetic abnormalities. Cardiol Young. 2022 Feb 9:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122000166. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35137681.
  • Mann E, Pyevich M, Eyck PT, Scholz T. Impact of Shared Plans of Care on Healthcare Utilization by Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Mental Health Diagnoses. Matern Child Health J. 2021 Apr;25(4):584-589. doi: 10.1007/s10995-020-03101-3. Epub 2020 Nov 27. PMID: 33245527.
  • Sandgren, J., Scholz, T. D. & Segar, J. L. (2015). ANG II modulation of cardiac growth and remodeling in immature fetal sheep. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 308 (11) R965–972. DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00034.2015. PMID: 25810382. PMCID: PMC4451391.
  • Norris, A. W., Bahr, T. M., Scholz, T. D., Peterson, E. S., Volk, K. A. & Segar, J. L. (2014). Angiotensin II-induced cardiovascular load regulates cardiac remodeling and related gene expression in late-gestation fetal sheep. Pediatric Research 75 (6) 689–696. DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.37. PMID: 24614802. PMCID: PMC4251591.
  • Segar, J. L., Volk, K. A., Lipman, M. H. & Scholz, T. D. (2013). Thyroid hormone is required for growth adaptation to pressure load in the ovine fetal heart. Experimental Physiology 98 (3) 722–733. DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2012.069435. PMID: 23104936. PMCID: PMC3578172.
  • Joiner, M. A., Koval, O. M., Li, J., He, B. J., Allamargot, C., Gao, Z., Luczak, E. D., Hall, D. D., Fink, B. D., Chen, B., Yang, J., Moore, S. A., Scholz, T. D., Strack, S., Mohler, P. J., Sivitz, W. I., Song, L. & Anderson, M. E. (2012). CaMKII determines mitochondrial stress responses in heart. Nature 491 (7423) 269–273. DOI: 10.1038/nature11444. PMID: 23051746. PMCID: PMC3471377.
  • Katkhuda, R., Peterson, E. S., Roghair, R. D., Norris, A. W., Scholz, T. D. & Segar, J. L. (2012). Sex-specific programming of hypertension in offspring of late-gestation diabetic rats. Pediatric Research 72 (4) 352–361. DOI: 10.1038/pr.2012.93. PMID: 22805998. PMCID: PMC3607358.
  • Zinkhan, E. K., Fu, Q., Wang, Y., Yu, X., Callaway, C. W., Segar, J. L., Scholz, T. D., McKnight, R. A., Joss-Moore, L. & Lane, R. H. (2012). Maternal Hyperglycemia Disrupts Histone 3 Lysine 36 Trimethylation of the IGF-1 Gene. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2012 930364. DOI: 10.1155/2012/930364. PMID: 22548154. PMCID: PMC3324902.
  • Jonker, S. S., Scholz, T. D. & Segar, J. L. (2011). The effect of adrenalectomy on the cardiac response to subacute fetal anemia. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 89 (2) 79–88. DOI: 10.1139/y10-108. PMID: 21326338. PMCID: PMC3097906.
  • Roghair, R. D., Wemmie, J. A., Volk, K. A., Scholz, T. D., Lamb, F. S. & Segar, J. L. (2011). Maternal antioxidant blocks programmed cardiovascular and behavioural stress responses in adult mice. Clinical Science (London, England: 1979) 121 (10) 427–436. DOI: 10.1042/CS20110153. PMID: 21615331. PMCID: PMC3677964.