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Waltham
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Boston Children's at Waltham
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Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Education

Undergraduate School

Boston College

2016, Chestnut Hill, MA

Graduate School

Boston College School of Social Work

2018, Chestnut Hill, MA

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Education

Undergraduate School

Williams College

2000, Williamstown, MA

Graduate School

Bank Street College of Education

2002, New York, NY

Medical School

Brown Medical School

2008, Providence, RI

Internship

Seattle Children's Hospital

2009, Seattle, WA

Residency

Seattle Children's Hospital

2011, Seattle, WA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2014, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2015, Boston, MA

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Publications

  1. Impact of COVID-19 on Prenatal Diagnosis and Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Heart Disease: Fetal Heart Society and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 06; 14(9):e037079. View Impact of COVID-19 on Prenatal Diagnosis and Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Heart Disease: Fetal Heart Society and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaborative Study. Abstract

  2. Impact of Lesion Severity in Fetal Cardiac Counseling. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Jan 31. View Impact of Lesion Severity in Fetal Cardiac Counseling. Abstract

  3. The Child Opportunity Index and Other Social Determinants of Health Neighborhood Indexes: Important Considerations for Choosing the Correct Index. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Dec 01; 178(12):1370-1372. View The Child Opportunity Index and Other Social Determinants of Health Neighborhood Indexes: Important Considerations for Choosing the Correct Index. Abstract

  4. Evaluating How Beliefs Among Pediatric Cardiology Providers May Affect Fetal Cardiac Counseling-A National Perspective. Prenat Diagn. 2024 Nov 29. View Evaluating How Beliefs Among Pediatric Cardiology Providers May Affect Fetal Cardiac Counseling-A National Perspective. Abstract

  5. Teaching pediatric cardiology fellows to communicate serious news: a pilot study. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Oct 07; 24(1):1092. View Teaching pediatric cardiology fellows to communicate serious news: a pilot study. Abstract

  6. Cardiology Consult for the General Pediatrician after Cardiac Manifestations from a SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2024 Oct 02. View Cardiology Consult for the General Pediatrician after Cardiac Manifestations from a SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Abstract

  7. The impact of specialty training and physician attitudes on fetal cardiac counseling. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2024 Dec; 37(1):2404111. View The impact of specialty training and physician attitudes on fetal cardiac counseling. Abstract

  8. Reply: Preeclampsia and Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring: Unresolved Issues. JACC Adv. 2024 Oct; 3(10):101244. View Reply: Preeclampsia and Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring: Unresolved Issues. Abstract

  9. Maternal Vascular Malperfusion and Anatomic Cord Abnormalities Are Prevalent in Pregnancies With Fetal Congenital Heart Disease. Prenat Diagn. 2024 Aug 30. View Maternal Vascular Malperfusion and Anatomic Cord Abnormalities Are Prevalent in Pregnancies With Fetal Congenital Heart Disease. Abstract

  10. Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Health Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jul 02; 13(13):e032415. View Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Health Care. Abstract

  11. The Ongoing Relationship Between Offspring Congenital Heart Disease and Preeclampsia Across Pregnancies. JACC Adv. 2024 Jul; 3(7):101009. View The Ongoing Relationship Between Offspring Congenital Heart Disease and Preeclampsia Across Pregnancies. Abstract

  12. The Evolving Role of Genetic Evaluation in the Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Heart Disease. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2024 May 30; 11(6). View The Evolving Role of Genetic Evaluation in the Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Heart Disease. Abstract

  13. The Connection Between Anatomical Substrate and Clinical Severity in Fetal Ebstein Anomaly. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 27(6):587-591. View The Connection Between Anatomical Substrate and Clinical Severity in Fetal Ebstein Anomaly. Abstract

  14. Mental Health Care for Children with Heart Disease and Their Families: Practical Approaches and Considerations for the Pediatric and Pediatric Cardiology Clinician. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Apr; 46(4):757-768. View Mental Health Care for Children with Heart Disease and Their Families: Practical Approaches and Considerations for the Pediatric and Pediatric Cardiology Clinician. Abstract

  15. Mind the Gap! Working Toward Gender Equity in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: Present and Future. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 05 07; 13(9):e032837. View Mind the Gap! Working Toward Gender Equity in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: Present and Future. Abstract

  16. Risk Factors for Death or Transplant After Stage 2 Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. JACC Adv. 2024 May; 3(5):100934. View Risk Factors for Death or Transplant After Stage 2 Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. Abstract

  17. Perinatal Stressors and Consequences for Neonates with Critical Congenital Heart Disease. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Dec 15; 10(12). View Perinatal Stressors and Consequences for Neonates with Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Abstract

  18. Structured Framework for Multidisciplinary Parent Counseling and Medical Interventions for Fetuses and Infants with Trisomy 13 or Trisomy 18. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e2666-e2673. View Structured Framework for Multidisciplinary Parent Counseling and Medical Interventions for Fetuses and Infants with Trisomy 13 or Trisomy 18. Abstract

  19. Homogenous access to fetal cardiac care in a heterogeneous state. Cardiol Young. 2024 Mar; 34(3):500-504. View Homogenous access to fetal cardiac care in a heterogeneous state. Abstract

  20. Evaluating How Physician Attitudes May Affect Practice in Fetal Cardiac Counseling. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Oct; 45(7):1550-1558. View Evaluating How Physician Attitudes May Affect Practice in Fetal Cardiac Counseling. Abstract

  21. Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Fetal Diagnosis, Associations, and Postnatal Outcome: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 06 06; 12(11):e029706. View Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Fetal Diagnosis, Associations, and Postnatal Outcome: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study. Abstract

  22. Prenatal Congenital Heart Disease-It Takes a Multidisciplinary Village. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Jun; 44(5):1050-1056. View Prenatal Congenital Heart Disease-It Takes a Multidisciplinary Village. Abstract

  23. Prenatal care coordination, racial and socioeconomic inequities, and pre- and post-operative outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Perinatol. 2023 03; 43(3):378-384. View Prenatal care coordination, racial and socioeconomic inequities, and pre- and post-operative outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Abstract

  24. Paediatrician's guide to post-operative care for biventricular CHD: a review. Cardiol Young. 2022 Nov; 32(11):1721-1727. View Paediatrician's guide to post-operative care for biventricular CHD: a review. Abstract

  25. Paediatrician's guide to post-operative care for functionally univentricular CHD: a review. Cardiol Young. 2022 Oct; 32(10):1547-1553. View Paediatrician's guide to post-operative care for functionally univentricular CHD: a review. Abstract

  26. mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine-Associated Myopericarditis in Adolescents: A Survey Study. J Pediatr. 2022 04; 243:208-213.e3. View mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine-Associated Myopericarditis in Adolescents: A Survey Study. Abstract

  27. Clinically Suspected Myocarditis Temporally Related to COVID-19 Vaccination in Adolescents and Young Adults: Suspected Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination. Circulation. 2022 02; 145(5):345-356. View Clinically Suspected Myocarditis Temporally Related to COVID-19 Vaccination in Adolescents and Young Adults: Suspected Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination. Abstract

  28. Fetal counseling for congenital heart disease: is communication effective? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec; 35(25):5049-5053. View Fetal counseling for congenital heart disease: is communication effective? Abstract

  29. Pulse Oximetry Screening and Critical Congenital Heart Disease in the State of Oregon. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2021 06; 60(6-7):290-297. View Pulse Oximetry Screening and Critical Congenital Heart Disease in the State of Oregon. Abstract

  30. Virtual Cardiology-Views From a Muted Microphone. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 11 01; 5(11):1211-1212. View Virtual Cardiology-Views From a Muted Microphone. Abstract

  31. Telehealth for Pediatric Cardiology Practitioners in the Time of COVID-19. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Aug; 41(6):1081-1091. View Telehealth for Pediatric Cardiology Practitioners in the Time of COVID-19. Abstract

  32. Low prenatal detection rate of valvar pulmonary stenosis: What are we missing? Prenat Diagn. 2020 07; 40(8):966-971. View Low prenatal detection rate of valvar pulmonary stenosis: What are we missing? Abstract

  33. Provider perspective on the role of palliative care in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cardiol Young. 2020 Mar; 30(3):377-382. View Provider perspective on the role of palliative care in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Abstract

  34. Cerebrovascular blood flow in patients with tetralogy of fallot: prediction for early surgical intervention. Prenat Diagn. 2019 12; 39(13):1184-1190. View Cerebrovascular blood flow in patients with tetralogy of fallot: prediction for early surgical intervention. Abstract

  35. The Utility of Echocardiography in Pediatric Patients with Structurally Normal Hearts and Suspected Endocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jan; 41(1):62-68. View The Utility of Echocardiography in Pediatric Patients with Structurally Normal Hearts and Suspected Endocarditis. Abstract

  36. Determination of right ventricular function with adjusted systolic to diastolic duration ratio after transannular patch repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Echocardiography. 2019 09; 36(9):1706-1712. View Determination of right ventricular function with adjusted systolic to diastolic duration ratio after transannular patch repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Abstract

  37. Characterization of Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Myocardial Strain in Critical Pulmonary Stenosis and Pulmonary Atresia After Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation. Am J Cardiol. 2019 02 01; 123(3):454-459. View Characterization of Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Myocardial Strain in Critical Pulmonary Stenosis and Pulmonary Atresia After Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation. Abstract

  38. A Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Boot Camp improves trainee confidence. Cardiol Young. 2016 Dec; 26(8):1514-1521. View A Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Boot Camp improves trainee confidence. Abstract

  39. Paediatric cardiology fellowship training: effect of work-hour regulations on scholarly activity. Cardiol Young. 2017 Jan; 27(1):69-73. View Paediatric cardiology fellowship training: effect of work-hour regulations on scholarly activity. Abstract

  40. Coronary Artery Aneurysm Measurement and Z Score Variability in Kawasaki Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Feb; 29(2):150-7. View Coronary Artery Aneurysm Measurement and Z Score Variability in Kawasaki Disease. Abstract

  41. Prevalence of Undiagnosed Structural Heart Disease in Children Undergoing Echocardiography for Kawasaki Disease. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Jun; 55(6):557-9. View Prevalence of Undiagnosed Structural Heart Disease in Children Undergoing Echocardiography for Kawasaki Disease. Abstract

  42. Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation for Pulmonary Atresia or Critical Pulmonary Stenosis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Aug; 36(6):1186-93. View Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation for Pulmonary Atresia or Critical Pulmonary Stenosis. Abstract

  43. The identifying and counseling of breastfeeding women by pharmacists. Breastfeed Med. 2009 Jun; 4(2):91-5. View The identifying and counseling of breastfeeding women by pharmacists. Abstract

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Education

Undergraduate School

Vanderbilt University

2017, Nashville, TN

Graduate School

Boston University

2019, Boston, MA

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Education

Undergraduate School

Rutgers University

1996, Newark, NJ

Graduate School

New England College of Optometry

2005, Boston, MA

Residency

New England College of Optometry

2006, Boston, MA

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Publications

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Education

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

2001, New York, MA

Residency

University of Chicago

2004, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

University of Chicago

2008, Chicago, IL

Waltham (9 Hope Ave.) | Publications

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