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Piers Christopher Andrew Barker

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Cardiology
Box 3090 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
7605-A Hosp North, Durham, NC

Overview


Improving parent/infant bonding in prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease
 
Analysis of advanced cardiac mechanics (strain, strain rate, torsion) in congenital and acquired heart disease by echo and cardiac MRI

Development of novel uses of 3D/4D echo for fetal and congenital heart disease

Sub-maximal exercise testing in congenital and maternal heart disease

Cardiac Mechanics during exercise in pediatrics

Outcome improvement in patients with Functional Single Ventricle and fetal cardiac disease

Application of novel imaging technologies (ultrasound, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT) in fetal, congenital and acquired heart disease

Characterization of rheumatic heart disease and HIV-related cardiomyopathy in developing countries

Cost Effectivess of screening for immune-mediated fetal heart block

Dyssynchrony analysis in pediatric patients

3D printing and computational fluid dynamics in congenital heart disease

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020 - Present Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

In the News


Published April 7, 2021
A Heart You Can Hold In Your Hands
Published December 21, 2017
How 3-D Printing is Changing Surgical Care at Duke
Published September 14, 2015
3D models enhance surgical strategies

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Recent Publications


Obesity Predisposes Anthracycline-Treated Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers to Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction.

Journal Article Pediatr Cardiol · February 2025 Anthracyclines are effective chemotherapeutics used in approximately 60% of pediatric cancer cases but have a well-documented risk of cardiotoxicity. Existing cardiotoxicity risk calculators do not include cardiovascular risk factors present at the time of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Correlating Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension by Echocardiogram with Mortality in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · December 2024 OBJECTIVE:  Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common complication of preterm birth. Infants with BPD are at increased risk for pulmonary hypertension (PH). Cardiac catheterization is the gold standard for diagnosing PH, but cardiac catheterizati ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Proteomic Profiles and Cardiac Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents with HIV

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2024

Evaluating indicators of cardiac function in children living with immunodeficiency virus

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International AIDS Society · 2017 - 2021

Echocardiogram to Diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension in Premature Infants

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2015 - 2019

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Education, Training & Certifications


Cornell University · 1995 M.D.