I am a pediatric cardiologist specializing in preventive cardiology. My clinical focus is on helping children and adolescents manage conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and obesity to reduce their risk of future heart disease. I use an evidence-based, team-oriented approach that emphasizes empathy, honesty, and collaboration with families.
I was inspired to pursue this career by the resilience of children and the privilege of forming strong partnerships with families. I enjoy helping parents understand their child’s heart health and working together to create practical solutions. I strive to see challenges from the patient’s perspective and to make care approachable and understandable.
My research focuses on how obesity and related conditions affect the heart and blood vessels in youth. I am particularly interested in how interventions, such as exercise and nutrition, can improve cardiovascular health and prevent long-term disease.
When I’m not caring for patients or conducting research, I enjoy hiking, biking, traveling, golfing, and spending time with my family.
Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
MS: Columbia University, Institute of Human Nutrition, New York, NY.
MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
MD: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2018.
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.
Fellowship: Preventive Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.
Preventive cardiology; pediatric obesity
Pediatric obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, subclinical cardiovascular disease, epidemiology
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