Weather Alert
Snow is in the forecast. Consider switching to a virtual visit to receive care from home. Learn more >>
Popular Search Terms
Ana Ubeda Tikkanen, MD, PhD
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Image
Ana Ubeda Tikkanen, MD, PhD
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2004
Madrid
Spain
Residency
Hospital Gregorio Marañón
2009
Madrid
Spain
Fellowship
Research Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology & Pediatric Rehabilitation
Hospital Gregorio Marañón
2010
Madrid
Spain
Fellowship
Research Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology
Boston Children's Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology
Boston Children's Hospital
2013
Boston
MA
Graduate School
PhD
Universidad Complutense of Madrid
2014
Madrid
Spain
Fellowship
Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Rehabilitation
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
2015
Boston
MA
Professional History
Dr. Ubeda Tikannen has completed two research fellowships, and two clinical fellowship in pediatric rehabilitation medicine at Boston Children’s and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Her clinical practice and research interests are focused on improving the functional outcomes and quality of life for children with disabilities; more specifically those with congenital heart disease, heart transplants and VADs. Life expectancy of children with congenital heart disease has increased over the past three decades due to advances in clinical management and surgical fields. Many of these innovations have taken place here at BCH.
She has benefited from clinical training in Europe and the US and created the first Pediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in the world at the Hospital Gregorio Marañon of Madrid before joining the teams at Boston Children's and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital to continue this exciting clinical pathway.
Approach to Care
It is an honor to work with kids who bravely face life-changing events and their families. My goal is to provide kids with cerebral palsy and congenital heart disease a personalized, multidisciplinary cardiac rehab program in the inpatient and outpatient setting to help them become independent and functional adults. It is a privilege to partner with leading experts at BCH.
Publications
Core components of a rehabilitation program in pediatric cardiac disease. View Abstract
Rehabilitation in Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplant. View Abstract
Acquired Brain Injury in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Special Considerations for Delirium Protocols. View Abstract
The Palliative Use of Intrathecal Baclofen in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C. View Abstract
Predictors of Postoperative Rehabilitation Therapy Following Congenital Heart Surgery. View Abstract
A Randomized Trial Comparing Cardiac Rehabilitation to Standard of Care for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Relationship between Exercise Parameters and Noninvasive Indices of Right Ventricular Function in Patients with Biventricular Circulation and Systemic Right Ventricle. View Abstract
Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with Fontan physiology. View Abstract
Physical activity is associated with improved aerobic exercise capacity over time in adults with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Paediatric cardiac rehabilitation in congenital heart disease: a systematic review. View Abstract
Exercise testing and training in children with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
[Functional outcomes after resection of hip arthroplasty (Girdlestone technique)]. View Abstract
Locations