Cardiology
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Director

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Michael Gaies, MD, MPH, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Outcomes and quality assessment of perioperative care for congenital heart disease; multi-institutional collaborative quality improvement

Faculty

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Andrea Z. Beaton, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Rheumatic fever/heart disease
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James F. Cnota, MD

Director, Fetal Cardiology
Research Interests
Multicenter clinical studies; perinatal outcomes in congenital heart disease
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David S. Cooper, MD, MPH

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Acute/chronic kidney injury; anticoagulation on extracorporeal support; abnormal sleep patterns in patients with congenital heart disease;...
Paul Critser.

Paul Critser, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Pulmonary hypertension; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; pediatric cardiology
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Allison A. Divanovic, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Echocardiographic predictors of cardiac involvement in the fetus with twin-twin transfusion syndrome; risk factors for intrauterine fetal demise in...
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Katja M. Gist, DO, MSc

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Critical care nephrology; outcomes research
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Stuart L. Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Acute kidney injury epidemiology and biomarkers; heart failure associated chronic kidney disease; nephrotoxic medication associated acute kidney...
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Shelley Kirk, PhD, RD, LD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Timothy K. Knilans, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Methods for more successful and less invasive treatment of heart rhythm problems
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Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Adult congenital heart disease; exercise testing and physiology; biomarkers; biobanking; pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary vascular disease; right...
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Robert M. Siegel, MD, FAAP

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Obesity treatment and prevention; exercise and behavioral economic interventions
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Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Effect of CV risk factors on non-invasive measures of the heart and arteries
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Derek Weyhrauch, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Pediatric cardiology; health care quality and outcomes; big data analytics; lipid disorder, hypertension, and obesity clinical outcomes
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Ivan Wilmot, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Care of children with advanced heart failure requiring mechanical circulatory support; quality of life in children with heart failure; transplant and...
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