Overview
Transplant cardiology
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy in children
Arrhythmias in children and congenital heart disease
Inherited arrhythmias/channelopathies (e.g., Long QT syndrome, Brugada Syndrome)
Rhythm device management & implantation in children and congenital heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy in children
Arrhythmias in children and congenital heart disease
Inherited arrhythmias/channelopathies (e.g., Long QT syndrome, Brugada Syndrome)
Rhythm device management & implantation in children and congenital heart disease
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Cardiology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Changes over Time and Associations with Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Factors.
Journal Article J Pediatr · October 24, 2025 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over time as perceived by parents and to examine associations between neurodevelopmental and clinical factors and patient-reported HRQOL in a large multicenter cohort of children wit ... Full text Link to item CiteCardiac Troponin C E135A Variant Impairs Myofilament Response to PKA Phosphorylation and Is Associated With Autosomal Dominant Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Diastolic Dysfunction.
Journal Article Circ Genom Precis Med · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heart muscle disease in which the left ventricle is enlarged, resulting in systolic dysfunction. Pathogenic variants in genes encoding proteins involved in cardiac contractility, cytoskeleton structure, and Ca2 ... Full text Link to item CiteSchool age and adolescent heart failure following the Norwood procedure.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · March 2024 BACKGROUND: Heart failure results in significant morbidity and mortality for young children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) following the Norwood procedure. The trajectory in later childhood is not well described. METHODS: We studied the outcom ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
ACTION (Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network) DMD Database
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · 2024 - 2025"Multicenter, open-label, single dose study to evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of LCZ696 followed by a 52-week randomized, double-blind, parallel group, active-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LCZ696 compared
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Novartis Pharma AG · 2016 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Northeastern Ohio University ·
1990
M.D.