Kimberley G. Miles, MD

I am a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in the care of children with pulmonary hypertension. Additionally, I have trained in advanced cardiac imaging modalities, including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography as well as cardiac CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). and specializing in pulmonary hypertension and non-invasive cardiac imaging, specifically CT and cardiac MRI. Together, these skills help me take care of a wide array of children with congenital and acquired heart disease at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

As a young girl, I knew I wanted to be a doctor. I’ve always been fascinated with the heart and how it works. When I learned in medical school about the unique hearts children can be born with, I found my passion and have pursued training to take care of these children ever since. While the work is challenging, it is incredibly rewarding to become a part of the lives of these special children and their families. Pediatric cardiology is a team sport and requires the help of multiple team members and clinicians. I work closely with nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other physicians to provide comprehensive care for our patients. My practice also emphasizes the importance of including the whole family (parents, siblings and/or extended family members) as key players in our care team and to help our patients navigate this medical journey. It truly takes a village.

My clinical research focuses on the use of cardiac imaging (especially cardiac MRI) to advance the care of children with pulmonary hypertension. While cardiac catheterization is the cornerstone of diagnosis in pulmonary hypertension, we are increasingly appreciating how important the function (squeeze) of the right ventricle is in pulmonary hypertension to determine how well a patient does long-term. Cardiac MRI is one of the best imaging modalities to measure the function of the right ventricle, but there are only a few clinicians across the globe who are trained in both cardiac MRI and pulmonary hypertension. Through combining my training backgrounds, I aim to help our pediatric PH community understand how we can better monitor patients with pulmonary hypertension using imaging techniques with the ultimate hope of safely reducing the number of cardiac catheterization procedures that our patients need to monitor their pulmonary hypertension.

At home, I spend my time with my husband and our two young daughters. We are a very active family and are often found at the gym, riding our bikes around town, or enjoying a sweet treat (which is typically ice cream if my oldest daughter has any say in the matter!).