Overview
Echocardiography and other imaging modalities in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of congenital heart disease.
Intracardiac echocardiography.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Pediatrics
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2025 - Present
Pediatrics, Cardiology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Partial heart transplant valves demonstrate growth in piglets despite prolonged cold storage.
Journal Article J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Traditional heart valve replacement options lack growth potential, limiting their long-term effectiveness in pediatric patients. Partial heart transplantation is an emerging approach that offers growth-capable valves by transplanting only the v ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteIn Vivo Feasibility and Growth of Atrioventricular Partial Heart Transplantation in a Porcine Model.
Journal Article Innovations (Phila) · 2025 OBJECTIVE: Pediatric mitral valve replacement remains a significant challenge due to the lack of growth-capable prostheses, often necessitating multiple reoperations. Partial heart transplantation (PHT) has shown promise in the semilunar position but has n ... Full text Link to item CiteSurgical Protocol for Partial Heart Transplantation in Growing Piglets.
Journal Article World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg · September 2024 Partial heart transplantation is a new approach to deliver growing heart valve implants. Partial heart transplants differ from heart transplants because only the part of the heart containing the necessary heart valve is transplanted. This allows partial he ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Pennsylvania State University ·
1998
M.D.