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David S. Spar, MD

  • Pediatric Cardiologist, Electrophysiology
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MD: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, 2005.

Residency: Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT, 2008.

Fellowship:  Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2011.

Pediatric Electrophysiology Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2012.

Interests

Electrophysiology; Cardiac Step-Down Unit

Services and Specialties

Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia

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Publications

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Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators in pediatric cardiomyopathy: A cost-utility analysis. Evers, PD; Anderson, JB; Ryan, TD; Czosek, RJ; Knilans, TK; Spar, DS. Heart Rhythm. 2020; 17:287-293.

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Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Baskar, S; Bao, H; Minges, KE; Spar, DS; Czosek, RJ. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2018; 11.

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The US Experience of the Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Pediatric Patients. Spar, DS; Bianco, NR; Knilans, TK; Czosek, RJ; Anderson, JB. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2018; 11.

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Proper Electronic Order Linkage of Electrocardiograms at a Large Children's Hospital Improves Reporting and Revenue. Spar, DS; Mays, WA; Cooper, DS; Sullivan, L; Hicks, T; B Anderson, J. BMJ quality improvement reports. 2017; 6.

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Utility and safety of the SafeSept™ transseptal guidewire for electrophysiology studies with catheter ablation in pediatric and congenital heart disease. Knadler, JJ; Anderson, JB; Chaouki, AS; Czosek, RJ; Connor, C; Knilans, TK; Spar, DS. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2017; 48:369-374.

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Ambulatory Monitoring and Arrhythmic Outcomes in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Villa, CR; Czosek, RJ; Ahmed, H; Khoury, PR; Anderson, JB; Knilans, TK; Jefferies, JL; Wong, B; Spar, DS. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2016; 5.

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Usefulness of ventricular premature complexes in asymptomatic patients ≤21 years as predictors of poor left ventricular function. Guerrier, K; Anderson, JB; Czosek, RJ; Mays, WA; Statile, C; Knilans, TK; Spar, DS. American Journal of Cardiology. 2015; 115:652-655.

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Consequence of use of lower dose flat plate fluoroscopy in pediatric patients undergoing ablation for supraventricular tachycardia. Spar, DS; Anderson, JB; Lemen, L; Czosek, RJ; Knilans, TK. American Journal of Cardiology. 2013; 112:85-89.

Cumulative In-Hospital Costs Associated With Single-Ventricle Palliation. O'Byrne, ML; McHugh, KE; Huang, J; Song, L; Griffis, H; Anderson, BR; Bucholz, EM; Chanani, NK; Elhoff, JJ; Handler, SS; et al. 2022; 1.

Multicenter Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia Mediated by Twin Atrioventricular Nodes. Moore, JP; Gallotti, RG; Shannon, KM; Blais, BA; DeWitt, ES; Chiu, SN; Spar, DS; Fish, FA; Shah, MJ; Ernst, S; et al. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2022; 8:322-330.

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