Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Georgetown University, 1980
• MD, Georgetown University, 1985

Training

• Internship, The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, 1985 - 1986
• Residency, Junior Assistant Resident, John Hopkins Hospital, 1986 - 1987
• Residency, Senior Assistant Resident, John Hopkins Hospital, 1987 - 1988
• Fellowship, John Hopkins Hospital, 1988 - 1991

Licensure and Board Certification

• MO, DEA
• 1986 - PresFlex, Board of Medical Examiners
• 1987 - 2019MD, Medical License
• 1989 - 2014American Board of Pediatrics
• 1994 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics- Pediatric Cardiology
• 2013 - 2018DC, Medical License
• 2017 - 2018MO, Medical License

Honors and Awards

• Ciba- Geigy Award for compassion, intelligence and integrity, 1985
• Pediatric Award for top graduating medical student in pediatrics, 1985
• Faces of Heart - Howard County American Heart Association, 2013
• Fellows Jodi Pike Memorial Teaching Award, 2015

Recent Publications view all (23)

Publication Co-Authors

Charles Canter, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Janet Scheel

1. Godown J, Kirk R, Joong A, Lal AK, McCulloch M, Peng DM, Scheel J, Davies RR, Dipchand AI, Miera O, Gossett JG. Variability in donor selection among pediatric heart transplant providers: Results from an international survey. Pediatr Transplant. 2019;23(5):e13417. PMID:31081171 
2. Remenyi B, Carapetis J, Stirling JW, Ferreira B, Kumar K, Lawrenson J, Marijon E, Mirabel M, Mocumbi AO, Mota C, Paar J, Saxena A, Scheel J, Viali S, Vijayalakshmi IB, Wheaton GR, Zuhlke L, Sidhu K, Dimalapang E, Gentles TL, Wilson NJ. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability and agreement of echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease using the World Heart Federation evidence-based criteria. Heart Asia. 2019;11(2):e011233. PMCID:PMC6591009  PMID:31297166 
3. Scheel J, Canter CE. Center volume and outcomes in pediatric heart transplantation-Bigger is better until it isn't. Am J Transplant. 2018. PMID:30040193 
4. Conway J, Miera O, Adachi I, Maeda K, Eghtesady P, Henderson HT, Guleserian K, Fan CS, Kirk R, Pediatric VAD Investigators.. Worldwide Experience of a Durable Centrifugal Flow Pump in Pediatric Patients. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018. PMID:29551744 
5. Khan S, Scheel JN. Pediatric mechanical circulatory support comes of age. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018;37(1):139-140. PMID:29169883 
6. Rostad CA, Wehrheim K, Kirklin JK, Naftel D, Pruitt E, Hoffman TM, L'Ecuyer T, Berkowitz K, Mahle WT, Scheel JN. Bacterial infections after pediatric heart transplantation: Epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017;36(9):996-1003. PMID:28583371 
7. El-Sayed Ahmed MM, Jones MB, Kanter JP, Boyce S, Jonas RA, Scheel J, Sinha P. Hybrid Exclusion of HeartMate ІІ Left Ventricular Assist Device After Bridge to Recovery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016;101(6):e193-4. PMID:27211979 
8. Clark BC, Krishnan A, McCarter R, Scheel J, Sable C, Beaton A. Using a Low-Risk Population to Estimate the Specificity of the World Heart Federation Criteria for the Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016;29(3):253-8. PMID:26725186 
9. Ploutz M, Lu JC, Scheel J, Webb C, Ensing GJ, Aliku T, Lwabi P, Sable C, Beaton A. Handheld echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease by non-experts. Heart. 2016;102(1):35-9. PMID:26438784 
10. Beaton A, Lu JC, Aliku T, Dean P, Gaur L, Weinberg J, Godown J, Lwabi P, Mirembe G, Okello E, Reese A, Shrestha-Astudillo A, Bradley-Hewitt T, Scheel J, Webb C, McCarter R, Ensing G, Sable C. The utility of handheld echocardiography for early rheumatic heart disease diagnosis: a field study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015;16(5):475-82. PMCID:PMC4542771  PMID:25564396 
11. Lu JC, Sable C, Ensing GJ, Webb C, Scheel J, Aliku T, Lwabi P, Godown J, Beaton A. Simplified rheumatic heart disease screening criteria for handheld echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015;28(4):463-9. PMID:25660669 
12. Shenje LT, Andersen P, Halushka MK, Lui C, Fernandez L, Collin GB, Amat-Alarcon N, Meschino W, Cutz E, Chang K, Yonescu R, Batista DA, Chen Y, Chelko S, Crosson JE, Scheel J, Vricella L, Craig BD, Marosy BA, Mohr DW, Hetrick KN, Romm JM, Scott AF, Valle D, Naggert JK, Kwon C, Doheny KF, Judge DP. Mutations in Alström protein impair terminal differentiation of cardiomyocytes. Nat Commun. 2014;5:3416. PMCID:PMC3992616  PMID:24595103 
13. Conway J, Chin C, Kemna M, Burch M, Barnes A, Tresler M, Scheel JN, Naftel DC, Beddow K, Allain-Rooney T, Dipchand AI, Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Investigators.. Donors' characteristics and impact on outcomes in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2013;17(8):774-81. PMID:24102961 
14. Reményi B, Wilson N, Steer A, Ferreira B, Kado J, Kumar K, Lawrenson J, Maguire G, Marijon E, Mirabel M, Mocumbi AO, Mota C, Paar J, Saxena A, Scheel J, Stirling J, Viali S, Balekundri VI, Wheaton G, Zühlke L, Carapetis J. World Heart Federation criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease--an evidence-based guideline. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2012;9(5):297-309. PMCID:PMC5523449  PMID:22371105 
15. Gossett JG, Canter CE, Zheng J, Schechtman K, Blume ED, Rodgers S, Naftel DC, Kirklin JK, Scheel J, Fricker FJ, Kantor P, Pahl E, Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Investigators.. Decline in rejection in the first year after pediatric cardiac transplantation: a multi-institutional study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010;29(6):625-32. PMID:20207171 
16. Rosenthal D, Chrisant MR, Edens E, Mahony L, Canter C, Colan S, Dubin A, Lamour J, Ross R, Shaddy R, Addonizio L, Beerman L, Berger S, Bernstein D, Blume E, Boucek M, Checchia P, Dipchand A, Drummond-Webb J, Fricker J, Friedman R, Hallowell S, Jaquiss R, Mital S, Pahl E, Pearce FB, Rhodes L, Rotondo K, Rusconi P, Scheel J, Pal Singh T, Towbin J. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Practice guidelines for management of heart failure in children. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004;23(12):1313-33. PMID:15607659 
17. Loffredo CA, Chokkalingam A, Sill AM, Boughman JA, Clark EB, Scheel J, Brenner JI. Prevalence of congenital cardiovascular malformations among relatives of infants with hypoplastic left heart, coarctation of the aorta, and d-transposition of the great arteries. Am J Med Genet A. 2004;124A(3):225-30. PMID:14708093 
18. Collins TL, Wayne Holden E, Scheel JN. Cognitive functioning as a contraindication to organ transplant surgery: Dilemmas encountered in medical decision making. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 1996;3(4):413-22. PMID:24226849 
19. Meny RG, Currey K, Scheel JN, Harrington D, Vice FL. Asystoles during infancy recorded by home memory monitors. Benign events? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150(9):901-5. PMID:8790118 
20. Watson RM, Scheel JN, Petri M, Kan JS, Provost TT, Ratrie H 3rd, Callan NA. Neonatal lupus erythematosus. Report of serological and immunogenetic studies in twins discordant for congenital heart block. Br J Dermatol. 1994;130(3):342-8. PMID:8148276 
21. Watson RM, Scheel JN, Petri M, Lee LA, Bias WB, McLean RH. Neonatal lupus erythematosus syndrome: analysis of C4 allotypes and C4 genes in 18 families. Medicine (Baltimore). 1992;71(2):84-95. PMID:1545698 
22. Scheel JN, Gardner TJ, Kan JS. Balloon dilatation of a stenotic Waterston shunt with long-term follow-up. Am J Cardiol. 1991;68(8):821-2. PMID:1892100 
23. West DW, Scheel JN, Stover R, Kan J, DeAngelis C. Iron deficiency in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease. J Pediatr. 1990;117(2 Pt 1):266-8. PMID:2380829