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Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Michigan

1996, Ann Arbor, MI

Medical School

University of Michigan

1999, Ann Arbor, MI

Internship

University of Minnesota Medical School

2000, Minneapolis, MN

Residency

University of Minnesota Medical School

2003, Minneapolis, MN

Fellowship

Cardiovascular Medicine (Adult)

University of Minnesota Medical School

2006, Minneapolis, MN

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

  1. Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After the Fontan Operation. JACC Adv. 2025 Apr; 4(4):101646. View Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After the Fontan Operation. Abstract

  2. Acute Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Adults With Fontan Circulation. JACC Adv. 2025 Mar; 4(3):101591. View Acute Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Adults With Fontan Circulation. Abstract

  3. Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2025 01; 30(1):e70037. View Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Abstract

  4. Hepatocellular carcinoma in survivors after Fontan operation: a case-control study. Eur Heart J. 2024 Apr 21; 45(16):1477-1480. View Hepatocellular carcinoma in survivors after Fontan operation: a case-control study. Abstract

  5. Dyslipidemia Among Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. JACC Adv. 2022 Oct; 1(4):100081. View Dyslipidemia Among Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Abstract

  6. Placental Findings in Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Cardiovascular Disease. JACC Adv. 2022 Mar; 1(1):100008. View Placental Findings in Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Cardiovascular Disease. Abstract

  7. Placental Findings in Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Cardiovascular Disease. JACC Advances. 2022; 1(1):1-11. View Placental Findings in Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Cardiovascular Disease Abstract

  8. Associations Between Clinical Outcomes and a Recently Proposed Adult Congenital Heart Disease Anatomic and Physiological Classification System. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 09 21; 10(18):e021345. View Associations Between Clinical Outcomes and a Recently Proposed Adult Congenital Heart Disease Anatomic and Physiological Classification System. Abstract

  9. Timing of Delivery in Women with Cardiac Disease. Am J Perinatol. 2022 08; 39(11):1196-1203. View Timing of Delivery in Women with Cardiac Disease. Abstract

  10. Intraperitoneal corticosteroids for recurrent ascites in patients with Fontan circulation: Initial clinical experience. J Card Surg. 2021 Feb; 36(2):735-738. View Intraperitoneal corticosteroids for recurrent ascites in patients with Fontan circulation: Initial clinical experience. Abstract

  11. Cardiovascular outcomes of pregnancy in Turner syndrome. Heart. 2021 01; 107(1):61-66. View Cardiovascular outcomes of pregnancy in Turner syndrome. Abstract

  12. Assessment and management of heart failure in the systemic right ventricle. Heart Fail Rev. 2020 07; 25(4):609-621. View Assessment and management of heart failure in the systemic right ventricle. Abstract

  13. Surveillance and screening practices of New England congenital cardiologists for patients after the Fontan operation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Nov; 14(6):1013-1023. View Surveillance and screening practices of New England congenital cardiologists for patients after the Fontan operation. Abstract

  14. Fontan Liver Lesions: Not Always HCC. JACC Case Rep. 2019 Aug; 1(2):175-178. View Fontan Liver Lesions: Not Always HCC. Abstract

  15. Hemodynamic Effects of Paracentesis in a Patient With a Fontan Circulation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 05; 10(3):357-359. View Hemodynamic Effects of Paracentesis in a Patient With a Fontan Circulation. Abstract

  16. Relationship of Red Cell Distribution Width to Adverse Outcomes in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (from the Boston Adult Congenital Heart Biobank). Am J Cardiol. 2018 11 01; 122(9):1557-1564. View Relationship of Red Cell Distribution Width to Adverse Outcomes in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (from the Boston Adult Congenital Heart Biobank). Abstract

  17. A Pilot Study of Inspiratory Muscle Training to Improve Exercise Capacity in Patients with Fontan Physiology. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Winter; 30(4):462-469. View A Pilot Study of Inspiratory Muscle Training to Improve Exercise Capacity in Patients with Fontan Physiology. Abstract

  18. Diagnosis and Management of Noncardiac Complications in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2017 Nov 14; 136(20):e348-e392. View Diagnosis and Management of Noncardiac Complications in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Abstract

  19. Liver health in adults with Fontan circulation: A multicenter cross-sectional study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 03; 153(3):656-664. View Liver health in adults with Fontan circulation: A multicenter cross-sectional study. Abstract

  20. Predictive value of biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis in adult Fontan patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Feb; 36(2):211-219. View Predictive value of biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis in adult Fontan patients. Abstract

  21. Clinical Approaches to the Patient with a Failing Fontan Procedure. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2016 May; 18(5):44. View Clinical Approaches to the Patient with a Failing Fontan Procedure. Abstract

  22. Galectin-3 Is Elevated and Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Single-Ventricle Fontan Circulation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jan 11; 5(1). View Galectin-3 Is Elevated and Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Single-Ventricle Fontan Circulation. Abstract

  23. Portal and centrilobular hepatic fibrosis in Fontan circulation and clinical outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jul; 34(7):883-91. View Portal and centrilobular hepatic fibrosis in Fontan circulation and clinical outcomes. Abstract

  24. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma in cyanotic congenital heart disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr; 100(4):1325-34. View Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma in cyanotic congenital heart disease. Abstract

  25. Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with Fontan physiology. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Mar; 8(2):304-11. View Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with Fontan physiology. Abstract

  26. Rare case of undiagnosed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return in an adult. Circulation. 2014 Sep 30; 130(14):1205-7. View Rare case of undiagnosed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return in an adult. Abstract

  27. Inadequate venous return as a primary cause for Fontan circulatory limitation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Nov; 33(11):1194-6. View Inadequate venous return as a primary cause for Fontan circulatory limitation. Abstract

  28. Abnormal spirometry after the Fontan procedure is common and associated with impaired aerobic capacity. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Jul 01; 307(1):H110-7. View Abnormal spirometry after the Fontan procedure is common and associated with impaired aerobic capacity. Abstract

  29. Transient elastography may identify Fontan patients with unfavorable hemodynamics and advanced hepatic fibrosis. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014 Sep-Oct; 9(5):438-47. View Transient elastography may identify Fontan patients with unfavorable hemodynamics and advanced hepatic fibrosis. Abstract

  30. Outcomes of adolescents and adults undergoing primary Fontan procedure. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Dec 15; 112(12):1938-42. View Outcomes of adolescents and adults undergoing primary Fontan procedure. Abstract

  31. MELD-XI score and cardiac mortality or transplantation in patients after Fontan surgery. Heart. 2013 Apr; 99(7):491-6. View MELD-XI score and cardiac mortality or transplantation in patients after Fontan surgery. Abstract

  32. Single ventricle anatomy is associated with increased frequency of nonalcoholic cirrhosis. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 01; 167(5):1918-23. View Single ventricle anatomy is associated with increased frequency of nonalcoholic cirrhosis. Abstract

  33. Liver disease in the patient with Fontan circulation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 May-Jun; 6(3):190-201. View Liver disease in the patient with Fontan circulation. Abstract

  34. Images in clinical medicine. Colonic saccular diverticula. N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 18; 359(12):e13. View Images in clinical medicine. Colonic saccular diverticula. Abstract

  35. Extrapericardial cardiac compression syndrome. Int J Cardiol. 2006 Nov 10; 113(2):285-7. View Extrapericardial cardiac compression syndrome. Abstract

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Princeton University

1975, Princeton, NJ

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

1979, Boston, MA

Internship

Pediatrics

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Children's Hospital

1982, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Adolescent medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

1983, Boston, MA

Graduate School

MPH

Harvard School of Public Health

1984, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Medical School

University of Southern California

1988, Los Angeles, CA

Internship

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

1988, Denver, CO

Residency

Pediatrics

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

1991, Denver, CO

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

1994, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

1999, New York, NY

Internship

General Surgery

University of California at Los Angeles

1999, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

General Surgery

University of California at Los Angeles

2000, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

Anesthesiology

University of Pittsburgh

2004, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship

Research, Cardiothoracic Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Boston Children's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Notre Dame

1991, Notre Dame, IN

Medical School

Tulane University School of Medicine

1995 & 2001, New Orleans, LA

Internship

Tulane University School of Medicine

195, New Orleans, LA

Residency

Tulane University School of Medicine

1996, New Orleans, LA

Fellowship

Critical Care

Tulane University

2003, New Orleans, LA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2004, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Harvard College

2007, Boston, MA

Medical School

John Hopkins School of Medicine

2013, Baltimore, MD

Internship

Pediatrics

Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center

2014, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

2018, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfectious Disease

Boston Children's Hospital

2021, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Graduate School

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Medical School

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

2007, Bronx, NY

Internship

Pediatrics

Hasbro Children's Hospital/Brown School of Medicine

2008, Providence, RI

Residency

Pediatrics

Hasbro Children's Hospital/Brown School of Medicine

2010, Providence, RI

Fellowship

Pediatric Nephrology

Boston Children's Hospital

2014, Boston, MA

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Bucknell University

1978, Lewisburg, PA

Graduate School

PhD, Neurobiology

University of Chicago

1983, Chicago, IL

Medical School

Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago

1985, Chicago, IL

Internship

Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

1985, Boston, MA

Residency

Neurology

Massachusetts General Hospital

1986, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Neurology and Genetics

Massachusetts General Hospital

1989, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Harvard University

1991, Boston, MA

Medical School

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

1995, Boston, MA

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital

1996, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

1998, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2001, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Medical School

The Ohio State University School of Medicine

2006, Columbus, OH

Internship

General Surgery

Indiana University School of Medicine

2007, Indianapolis, IN

Residency

Surgery

Indiana University School of Medicine

2012, Indianapolis, IN

Fellowship

Pediatric General Surgery

Boston Children's Hospital

2015, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

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