My goal is for every patient and parent to leave relieved, no matter the circumstance.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Departments

Programs

Languages

  • English

  • Arabic

EDUCATION

Undergraduate Degree

Chemical Engineering
  • Columbia University, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences , 1996 , New York , NY

Medical School

  • New York University School of Medicine , 2000 , New York , NY

Internship

Pediatrics
  • Children's Hospital of New York , 2001 , New York , NY

Residency

Pediatrics
  • Children's Hospital of New York , 2003 , New York , NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiology, Outpatient and Non-Invasive Imaging
  • Boston Children's Hospital , 2007 , Boston , MA

Philosophy of Care

My entrance into medicine stemmed from personal loss and my own experience as a young patient. Having been on the other side of the room, and now, having children of my own, help me understand the perspective of concerned families. Needing a visit with a Pediatric Cardiologist is anxiety-provoking; my goal is for every patient and parent to leave relieved, no matter the circumstance.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Dr. Saleeb completed her medical school at New York University and her pediatrics residency at Children’s Hospital of New York. She subsequently completed her cardiology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, including a fourth year of training as Senior Non-Invasive Fellow and Fellow in Outpatient. Dr. Saleeb is currently a member of the Outpatient Department of Cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital, evaluating patients in our local and satellite clinics throughout the region. Additionally, she performs fetal echocardiography and cares for cardiac patients admitted to the Inpatient Ward. Her research interests focus primarily on coarctation of the aorta, prosthetic valve replacement, and chest pain. She is also involved in Outpatient quality improvement projects and manages the Outpatient Cardiology Fellowship experience.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology

PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Mycobacterium chimaera Outbreak Management and Outcomes at a Large Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug 26. View abstract
  2. Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Aug 10. View abstract
  3. Comparison of outcomes following thoracoscopic versus thoracotomy closure for persistent patent ductus arteriosus. Cardiol Young. 2020 Oct; 30(10):1433-1438. View abstract
  4. Aortic Valve Replacement With Bovine Pericardial Tissue Valve in Children and Young Adults. Circulation. 2019 02 12; 139(7):983-985. View abstract
  5. Experience participating in the American College of Cardiology Quality NetworkTM: paediatric and adult congenital cardiology collaborative quality improvement. Cardiol Young. 2019 Jan; 29(1):59-66. View abstract
  6. Resource reduction in pediatric chest pain: Standardized clinical assessment and management plan. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Jan; 13(1):46-51. View abstract
  7. Needles in Hay II: Detecting Cardiac Pathology by the Pediatric Chest Pain Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan. Congenit Heart Dis. 2016 Sep; 11(5):396-402. View abstract
  8. Accelerated degeneration of a bovine pericardial bioprosthetic aortic valve in children and young adults. Circulation. 2014 Jul 01; 130(1):51-60. View abstract
  9. Resource Utilization Reduction for Evaluation of Chest Pain in Pediatrics Using a Novel Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP). J Am Heart Assoc. 2012 Apr; 1(2). View abstract
  10. Reproducibility of echocardiographic diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Feb; 25(2):194-202. View abstract
  11. Effectiveness of screening for life-threatening chest pain in children. Pediatrics. 2011 Nov; 128(5):e1062-8. View abstract
  12. Management of pediatric chest pain using a standardized assessment and management plan. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug; 128(2):239-45. View abstract
  13. Needles in hay: chest pain as the presenting symptom in children with serious underlying cardiac pathology. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):366-73. View abstract
  14. Anatomic, imaging, and clinical characteristics of double-inlet, double-outlet right ventricle. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15; 105(4):542-9. View abstract
  15. Accuracy of guideline recommendations for two-dimensional quantification of the right ventricle by echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Oct; 24(7):691-8. View abstract
  16. Frequency of development of aortic cuspal prolapse and aortic regurgitation in patients with subaortic ventricular septal defect diagnosed at <1 year of age. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jun 01; 99(11):1588-92. View abstract
  17. Comparison of treatment with fluorinated glucocorticoids to the natural history of autoantibody-associated congenital heart block: retrospective review of the research registry for neonatal lupus. Arthritis Rheum. 1999 Nov; 42(11):2335-45. View abstract
  18. Autoimmune-associated congenital heart block: demographics, mortality, morbidity and recurrence rates obtained from a national neonatal lupus registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998 Jun; 31(7):1658-66. View abstract