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Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

Publications

  1. Case 17-2022: A 17-Year-Old Boy with Chest Pain. N Engl J Med. 2022 06 09; 386(23):2222-2231. View Abstract

  2. The signs and symptoms of Ernest Shackleton. J Med Biogr. 2023 Feb; 31(1):10-15. View Abstract

  3. Readmissions Following Congenital Heart Surgery in Infants and Children. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jun; 40(5):994-1000. View Abstract

  4. Morbidity During Adult Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jun; 40(5):987-993. View Abstract

  5. Congenital Heart Surgical Admissions in Patients with Trisomy 13 and 18: Frequency, Morbidity, and Mortality. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Mar; 40(3):595-601. View Abstract

  6. Frequency of Guideline-Based Statin Therapy in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2018 02 15; 121(4):485-490. View Abstract

  7. Case 33-2017. 22-Month-Old Conjoined Twins. N Engl J Med. 2017 Oct 26; 377(17):1667-1677. View Abstract

  8. Application of the Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria for Chest Pain. J Pediatr. 2017 06; 185:124-128. View Abstract

  9. Educational intervention for improving the appropriateness of transthoracic echocardiograms ordered by pediatric cardiologists. Congenit Heart Dis. 2017 May; 12(3):373-381. View Abstract

  10. Application of pediatric appropriate use criteria for initial outpatient evaluation of syncope. Echocardiography. 2017 Mar; 34(3):441-445. View Abstract

  11. Readmissions after adult congenital heart surgery: Frequency and risk factors. Congenit Heart Dis. 2017 Mar; 12(2):159-165. View Abstract

  12. Effect of Release of the First Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria on Transthoracic Echocardiogram Ordering Practice. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15; 118(10):1545-1551. View Abstract

  13. Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria Implementation Project: A Multicenter Outpatient Echocardiography Quality Initiative. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 08; 66(10):1132-40. View Abstract

  14. Perinatal outcome after prenatal diagnosis of single-ventricle cardiac defects. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun; 45(6):657-63. View Abstract

  15. The impact of procedural sedation on diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Sep; 27(9):949-55. View Abstract

  16. Diagnostic errors in congenital echocardiography: importance of study conditions. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Jun; 27(6):616-23. View Abstract

  17. High resource use among adult congenital heart surgery admissions in adult hospitals: risk factors and association with death and comorbidities. Congenit Heart Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb; 10(1):13-20. View Abstract

  18. Resource use among adult congenital heart surgery admissions in pediatric hospitals: risk factors for high resource utilization and association with inpatient death. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 Nov 01; 4(6):634-9. View Abstract

  19. Risk factors for death after adult congenital heart surgery in pediatric hospitals. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 Jul; 4(4):433-9. View Abstract

  20. Outcomes of inferior sinus venosus defect repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep; 142(3):517-22. View Abstract

  21. True aneurysmal dilatation of a contegra conduit after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction: a novel mechanism of conduit failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Dec; 86(6):1976-7. View Abstract

  22. The nomenclature of safety and quality of care for patients with congenital cardiac disease: a report of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Database Taskforce Subcommittee on Patient Safety. Cardiol Young. 2008 Dec; 18 Suppl 2:81-91. View Abstract

  23. Diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography: development of taxonomy and identification of risk factors. Circulation. 2008 Jun 10; 117(23):2995-3001. View Abstract

  24. Improvement in congenital heart surgery in a developing country: the Guatemalan experience. Circulation. 2007 Oct 23; 116(17):1882-7. View Abstract

  25. Application of a complication screening method to congenital heart surgery admissions: a preliminary report. Pediatr Cardiol. 2008 Mar; 29(2):258-65. View Abstract

  26. The contribution of complications to high resource utilization during congenital heart surgery admissions. Congenit Heart Dis. 2007 Sep-Oct; 2(5):319-26. View Abstract

  27. Complications and risk factors for mortality during congenital heart surgery admissions. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jul; 84(1):147-55. View Abstract

  28. Measurement of technical performance in congenital heart surgery: a pilot study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jan; 83(1):179-84. View Abstract

  29. Aortic stenosis: the spectrum of practice. Pediatr Cardiol. 2006 Nov-Dec; 27(6):661-9. View Abstract

  30. Racial and ethnic disparities in mortality following congenital heart surgery. Pediatr Cardiol. 2006 May-Jun; 27(3):321-8. View Abstract

  31. Medical Injury Diagnoses and Mortality During Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006; (In press).

  32. Medical Injury Diagnoses During Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006; (In press).

  33. Medical Injury Diagnosis and High Resource Utilization during Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Proceedings of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research. 2006.

  34. Medical Injury Diagnosis and High Resource Utilization during Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Proceedings of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research. 2006.

  35. The Association of Medical Injuries and Mortality During Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Proceedings of the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery. 2005.

  36. The Association of Medical Injuries and Mortality During Congenital Heart Surgery Admissions. Proceedings of 2005 Academy Health Research Meeting. 2005.

  37. Patient Characteristics Associated with Medical Injury Following Congenital Heart Surgery. Proceedings of the Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research Meetings. 2005.

  38. Patient Characteristics Associated with Medical Injury Following Congenital Heart Surgery. Proceedings of the Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research Meetings. 2005.

  39. Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Hospitals with a High Hispanic Volume. Proceedings of 2004 Academy Health Research Meeting. 2004.

  40. Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Hospitals with a High Hispanic Volume. Preceedings of 2004 AcademyHealth Research Meeting. 2004.

  41. Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery Among Hispanic Subgroups. Preceedings of 2004 AcademyHealth Research Meeting. 2004.

  42. Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery Among Hispanic Subgroups. Proceedings of the Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research Meetings. 2004.

  43. Immigration Factors May Confound The Relationship Between Insurance Type and Age of Repair for Children With Congenital Heart Disease in California. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001; 37(2):409A.

  44. Effects of Managed Care Penetration on the Use of Cross-Subsidization by Academic Health Centers to Maintain Their Public Mission. 1998.

  45. Mice lacking E-selectin show normal numbers of rolling leukocytes but reduced leukocyte stable arrest on cytokine-activated microvascular endothelium. Microcirculation. 1998; 5(2-3):153-71. View Abstract

  46. Heart Murmurs. Pathophysiology of Heart Disease; Lea & Febiger. 1997.
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