Fellowship Program

Pediatric Cardiology

 

Recent Graduates

Anoop Singh, MD
Current Position: 4th Year Fellow training in Electrophysiology
Duke University

Recent Publications:
Singh A, Silberbach M. Consultation with the specialist: cardiovascular preparticipation sports screening. Pediatr Rev. 2006 Nov;27(11):418-24.

Andrew Hoyer, MD
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Virginia

Recent Publications:
Hoyer, AW, and Balaji, S, The Safety and Efficacy of Ibutilide in Children and in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, in press

 

Phat Pham, MD
Current Position: Private Practice
Swedish Pediatric Specialty Care, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Recent Publications:
Pham P, Pyles L, Larson EV, Hill C, Aeppli D, and Moller J Williams Syndrome Outcome Multi-Center Pediatric Cardiac Consortium. Submitted and under peer review by Pediatric Cardiology.

Pham P, Hoyer A, Shaughnessy R, Law Y. A novel approach incorporating sildenifil in the management of symptomatic neonates with Ebstein's anomaly. Pediatr Cardiol. 2006 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 14-7. Epub 2006 Aug 1.

Pham PP, Balaji S, Shen I, Ungerleider R, Li X, Sahn DJ. Impact of conventional versus biventricular pacing on hemodynamics and tissue Doppler imaging indexes of resynchronization postoperatively in children with congenital heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Dec 20;46(12):2284-9.

Pham PP, Balaji S. Advances in perioperative pacing. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2005;:28-33.

Pham P, Silberbach M. What's new in pediatric cardiology. Pediatr Rev. 2004 Nov;25(11):381-7.

 

Brent Barber, MD
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Cardiology)
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Recent Publications:
Barber BJ, Donnerstein RL, Secomb T, Pogreba-Brown K, Steelman R, Ellenby M, Shen I, Ungerleider RM. The Dicrotic Pulse: A Common, Non-Ominous Finding After the Ross Operation. Pediatric Cardiology. In Press.

Cripe LH, Barber BJ, Spicer RL, Wong BL, Weidner N, Benson DW, Markham LW. Outpatient Continuous Inotrope Infusion as an Adjunct to Heart Failure Therapy in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dysstrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders, 2006: 16 (11): 745-8.

Redford DT, Kim AS, Barber BJ, Copeland JG. Transesophageal Echocardiography for the Intraoperative Evaluation and Resection of a Large Anterior Mediastinal Mass. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2006: 103: 578-579.
Bagatell, R, Hainstock M, Lowe MC, Barber BJ, Samson RA. The perfect storm: torsades de pointes in a child with leukemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2005: Dec. 6, Epub ahead of print.

Barber BJ, Batra AS, Burch GH, Shen I, Ungerleider RM, Brown JW, Turrentine
MW, Mori M, Hsieh YC, Balaji S. Acute hemodynamic effects of pacing in
patients with Fontan physiology: a prospective study. Journal of the
American College of Cardiology 2005; 46:1937-1942.

Barber BJ, Burch G: Cardiac - Cyanotic Spell, In: Roback MG, Teach SJ, eds.
Pediatric Resuscitation: A Practical Approach. American College of Emergency
Physicians Publishing. Dallas, Texas. October 2005.

Barber BJ, Burch GH, Tripple D, Balaji S. Resolution of plastic bronchitis
with atrial pacing in patient with Fontan physiology. Pediatric Cardiology
2004; 25:73-76.

Shoun, P. ,R.Steelman, B. Barber, M.Olson and M. Pate. Total airway
obstruction by a mucous plug relieved by extreme positive pressure. Case
report of a pediatric patient.  Journal of Emergency Nursing 2004;30(5):
473-474.

Li X, Jones M, Wang HF, Davies CH, Swanson JC, Hashimoto I, Rusk RA,
Schindera ST, Barber BJ, Sahn DJ. Strain rate acceleration yields a better
index for evaluating left ventricular contractile function as compared with
tissue velocity acceleration during isovolumetric contraction time: an in
vivo study. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2003; 16:
1211-1216.

Broberg CS, Pantely G, Barber BJ, Mack GK, Lee K, Thigpen T, Davis L, Sahn
DJ, Hohimer AR. Validation of the myocardial performance index (MPI) by
echocardiography in mice: a non-invasive measure of left ventricular
function. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2003; 16:
814-823.

Brent J. Barber, David J. Sahn. Review of Anderson's text Pediatric
Cardiology, 2nd edition; New England Journal of Medicine, 2003; 348:
1613-1614.

Barber BJ, Burch GH, Shen I, Ungerleider R, Balaji S. What is the optimal
pacing mode for a Fontan patient? Pediatric Cardiology 2003; 24: 618-619.