UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Sorabella, M.D., has been appointed the Surgical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Children’s of Alabama.

“It’s an honor to impact the lives of children with advanced heart failure who seek care at Children's of Alabama. Through a combination of acute mechanical support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, long-term ventricular assist devices for both single ventricle and biventricular circulations, and complex cardiac transplantation, we are able to provide superb, individualized care to the children of our state and beyond”, says Sorabella.

As a member of the pediatric cardiac surgery section, Sorabella specializes in pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery, neonatal cardiac surgery, heart transplantation, pediatric mechanical circulatory support, and pediatric cardiac critical care. A dedicated surgeon-scientist, he is also interested in research focused on surgical outcomes in areas such as congenital heart surgery, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support.

Dr. Sorabella obtained his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he was nominated as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, as well as the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He completed an integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and a pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan.