I practice general, outpatient pediatric cardiology and have a special interest in acquired heart disease. I enjoy working as a team with children and families, providing information and helping parents understand and feel confident in their child’s health.
When I approach a family, one of the most important questions I have is: "How can I help today" or "What are you hoping to learn today." Families appreciate this approach, and it helps me make sure that I am meeting the needs of our diverse children and families.
My care approach values the family. Both the child and the parents are equal partners in the care plan, and they have unique and important contributions to make during our visits. I try to ensure that families leave my office feeling confident about their child's health. I always say, “Please don't worry at home. If you are worried, reach out so we can discuss it further.”
I am very involved with the American Heart Association. I serve as the chair of the Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee; a member of the International Committee; and as the scientific lead on the Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategy Team. My research is funded by the Thrasher Research Fund and the American Heart Association, which awarded Cincinnati Children's a new Strategically Focused Research Grant in Health Technology and Innovation in 2020.
I have led diverse teams in many successful international collaborations. My early work through the KL2 scholar program focused on improving early detection of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) through echocardiographic screening. The American Heart Association recognized this work as one of the 2012 top 10 research advances in cardiovascular disease and stroke, featured in Nature Reviews Cardiology, and published in the journal Circulation. My work has been acknowledged nationally and internationally, and I have published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles on RHD.
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There’s never a dull moment in our house with four young children. In our free time, we like to read books and go on family bike rides. I love to travel and have spent time abroad with our kids in Uganda, and around the world with my wonderful husband.
BS: Psychobiology, Centre College, Danville, KY, 2001.
MD: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 2006.
Residency: Pediatric, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2009.
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, 2012.
MS: Clinical and Translational Science, George Washington University, Washington DC, 2015.
Pediatric cardiology
Rheumatic fever/heart disease
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Insights from one American Indian tribe about heart health. American Heart Journal Plus. 2025; 56:100564.
Cardiac monitoring safety assessment framework for early phase group a streptococcal vaccine trials. Vaccine. 2025; 60:127334.
Acute rheumatic fever. The Lancet. 2025; 405:2164-2178.
Engaging American Indian Tribal Members Using Group-Level Assessment to Identify Needs and Priorities of a Local Heart Disease Program to Improve Cardiac Care. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2025; 14:e036624.
Digital health intervention to optimise heart failure management after hospital discharge in Brazil (OPT-HF): a randomised clinical trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2025; 15:e091046.
RAPID AI-ASSISTED HANDHELD ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025; 85:2303.
Enhanced support for adherence to rheumatic heart disease prophylaxis for children in the public health system in Uganda (CAMPS): a pragmatic randomised trial. The Lancet Global Health. 2025; 13:e707-e715.
REVISITING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CRITERIA OF MITRAL VALVE MORPHOLOGY FOR PREDICTING RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE PROGRESSION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025; 85:2148.
2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025; 151:e41-e660.
End-User Experience of the 2012 WHF Echocardiographic Criteria for Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Global Survey. Global Heart. 2025; 20:7.
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