A photo of Garick Hill.

Pediatric Cardiologist; Associate Director, Echocardiography Program

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

513-636-1199

Board Certified

About Me

Biography

I am a pediatric cardiologist with special interest in single ventricle heart disease. With this condition, one of the two heart chambers that pump blood isn’t formed properly. I also have expertise in cardiac imaging including transthoracic, transesophageal and fetal echocardiography.

I was inspired to pursue my career by my father, who was in pediatrics. I often went to the hospital with him when I was growing up, and I wanted to help the sick children.

In my practice we always work as a team, and patients almost never get just one doctor’s opinion. I take the time to thoroughly explain our diagnosis and treatment plan. I believe that patients and families deserve to know the reasons behind my recommendations. It is their health, and the more they understand about their condition the better their choices will be.

In addition to patient care, I’m involved in research. I’m working to understand the differences between outcomes in similar patients, and between different institutions.

In my spare time, I am an avid runner. I have competed in the Olympic trials and have run more than 20 marathons.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric cardiology; transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography; fetal echocardiography; single ventricle heart disease

Research Interests

Clinical outcomes research; single ventricle heart disease; clinical informatics and data integration

Academic Affiliation

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Divisions

Cardiac MRI, Single Ventricular Interstage, Fontan Management, Fetal Heart Program

My Locations

My Education

MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 2007.

Residency: Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 2010.

Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2013.

Fellowship: Advanced Imaging, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2014.

Certifications: Pediatrics, 2010; Pediatric Cardiology, 2014.

My Publications

Selected Publication

Survival After Norwood Procedure in High-Risk Patients. Tanem, J; Rudd, N; Rauscher, J; Scott, A; Frommelt, MA; Hill, GD. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020; 109:828-833.

Selective Use of Inpatient Interstage Management After Norwood Procedure. Hill, GD; Tanem, J; Ghanayem, N; Rudd, N; Ollberding, NJ; Lavoie, J; Frommelt, M. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020; 109:139-147.

Reintervention following stage 1 palliation: A report from the NPC-QIC Registry. Buelow, MW; Rudd, N; Tanem, J; Simpson, P; Bartz, P; Hill, G. Congenital Heart Disease. 2018; 13:919-926.

Transplacental treatment of fetal tachycardia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hill, GD; Kovach, JR; Saudek, DE; Singh, AK; Wehrheim, K; Frommelt, MA. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2017; 37:1076-1083.

Center Variability in Timing of Stage 2 Palliation and Association with Interstage Mortality: A Report from the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Hill, GD; Rudd, NA; Ghanayem, NS; Hehir, DA; Bartz, PJ. Pediatric Cardiology. 2016; 37:1516-1524.

Surgical Valvotomy Versus Balloon Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Hill, GD; Ginde, S; Rios, R; Frommelt, PC; Hill, KD. Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2016; 5.

Disparities in the prenatal detection of critical congenital heart disease. Hill, GD; Block, JR; Tanem, JB; Frommelt, MA. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2015; 35:859-863.

Impact of Initial Norwood Shunt Type on Right Ventricular Deformation: The Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial. Hill, GD; Frommelt, PC; Stelter, J; Campbell, MJ; Cohen, MS; Kharouf, R; Lai, WW; Levine, JC; Lu, JC; Menon, SC; et al. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2015; 28:517-521.

Effect of feeding modality on interstage growth after stage I palliation: A report from the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Hill, GD; Hehir, DA; Bartz, PJ; Rudd, NA; Frommelt, MA; Slicker, J; Tanem, J; Frontier, K; Xiang, Q; Wang, T; et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014; 148:1534-1539.

Feeding Dysfunction in Children with Single Ventricle Following Staged Palliation. Hill, GD; Silverman, AH; Noel, RJ; Simpson, PM; Slicker, J; Scott, AE; Bartz, PJ. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014; 164:243-6.e1.