Research Overview

Brian Quinn has maintained a keen focus on improving patient outcomes through the development and implementation of risk assessment and mitigation strategies, both locally and nationally. Through national multicenter collaboration, Dr. Quinn has been part of numerous ongoing projects involving outcomes research, assessment of procedural risk, and implementation of various patient-centered risk mitigation strategies using quality improvement methodology as a member of a large multicenter collaborative, the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Project on Outcomes (C3PO). Additionally, Dr. Quinn has developed a system to assess risk of radiation exposure in the catheterization laboratory with a focused longitudinal assessment methodology used to reduce radiation exposure across all participating centers in the multicenter collaborative.

Research Background

Brian Quinn received his MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed an internship, residency, and fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston.

Education

Undergraduate School

University of Maines
2006 Orono ME

Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School
2012 Norfolk ME

Internship

Global Pediatrics Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2013 Boston MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2015 Boston MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital
2019 Boston MA

Publications

  1. Formulation of Quality Improvement Methodology for Risk Mitigation in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Jan 14. View Abstract
  2. How We Would Treat Our Own Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Patient. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Dec; 38(12):2891-2899. View Abstract
  3. Safety and efficacy of combined dilation/stenting of venous abnormalities, including complete obstructions, during lead extractions in patients with congenital heart disease. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Apr; 35(4):694-700. View Abstract
  4. Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease Adjustment for Risk Method II. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 03; 17(3):e012834. View Abstract
  5. Evaluating Procedural Performance: A Composite Outcome for Aortic and Pulmonary Valvuloplasty in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2023 Nov-Dec; 2(6Part A):101119. View Abstract
  6. Predictors of Serious Adverse Events and High-Level Cardiorespiratory Support in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Pulmonary Vein Interventions. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Apr; 44(4):806-815. View Abstract
  7. The Need for Surgery After Vascular or Cardiac Trauma, or Technical Adverse Events in the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Apr; 44(4):795-805. View Abstract
  8. Changes in Practice/Outcomes of Pediatric/Congenital Catheterization in Response to the First Wave of COVID. JACC Adv. 2022 Dec; 1(5):100143. View Abstract
  9. ICU Admission Tool for Congenital Heart Catheterization (iCATCH): A Predictive Model for High Level Post-Catheterization Care and Patient Management. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 10 01; 23(10):822-830. View Abstract
  10. Procedural Risk in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization (PREDIC3T). J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 01 04; 11(1):e022832. View Abstract
  11. Interpreting Quality Improvement When Introducing New Technology: A Collaborative Experience in ASD Device Closures. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Mar; 43(3):596-604. View Abstract
  12. The Burden of Radiation Exposure During Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect. Am J Cardiol. 2021 06 15; 149:126-131. View Abstract
  13. Longitudinal Improvements in Radiation Exposure in Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease: A Prospective Multicenter C3PO-QI Study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 05; 13(5):e008172. View Abstract
  14. Cohort profile - MSK radiation workers: a feasibility study to establish a deceased worker sub-cohort as part of a multicenter medical radiation worker component in the million person study of low-dose radiation health effects. Int J Radiat Biol. 2022; 98(4):593-599. View Abstract
  15. Radiation Risk Categories in Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease: A Tool to Aid in the Evaluation of Radiation Outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Feb; 40(2):445-453. View Abstract
  16. Patient-specific organ and effective dose estimates in pediatric oncology computed tomography. Phys Med. 2018 Jan; 45:146-155. View Abstract
  17. A comparison of pediatric and adult CT organ dose estimation methods. BMC Med Imaging. 2017 04 26; 17(1):28. View Abstract
  18. Optimising radiographic bitewing examination to adult and juvenile patients through the use of anthropomorphic phantoms. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2014 Jan; 158(1):51-8. View Abstract
  19. PET/CT-guided interventions: personnel radiation dose. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2013 Aug; 36(4):1063-7. View Abstract
  20. Default mode network abnormalities in idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Mar; 23(3):353-9. View Abstract
  21. Individualized localization and cortical surface-based registration of intracranial electrodes. Neuroimage. 2012 Feb 15; 59(4):3563-70. View Abstract
  22. Individual differences in verbal abilities associated with regional blurring of the left gray and white matter boundary. J Neurosci. 2011 Oct 26; 31(43):15257-63. View Abstract
  23. Structural evidence for involvement of a left amygdala-orbitofrontal network in subclinical anxiety. Psychiatry Res. 2011 Dec 30; 194(3):296-303. View Abstract
  24. High rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 infection, Northern Canada. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr; 17(4):722-5. View Abstract
  25. Detection of epileptogenic cortical malformations with surface-based MRI morphometry. PLoS One. 2011 Feb 04; 6(2):e16430. View Abstract
  26. Impact of breast milk on intelligence quotient, brain size, and white matter development. Pediatr Res. 2010 Apr; 67(4):357-62. View Abstract
  27. Phonetically irregular word pronunciation and cortical thickness in the adult brain. Neuroimage. 2010 Jul 15; 51(4):1453-8. View Abstract
  28. Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation. Dev Sci. 2010 Jan 01; 13(1):46-61. View Abstract
  29. MRI-derived measurements of human subcortical, ventricular and intracranial brain volumes: Reliability effects of scan sessions, acquisition sequences, data analyses, scanner upgrade, scanner vendors and field strengths. Neuroimage. 2009 May 15; 46(1):177-92. View Abstract
  30. Regional white matter volume differences in nondemented aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neuroimage. 2009 Feb 15; 44(4):1247-58. View Abstract
  31. The effect of early human diet on caudate volumes and IQ. Pediatr Res. 2008 Mar; 63(3):308-14. View Abstract
  32. Feasibility of multi-site clinical structural neuroimaging studies of aging using legacy data. Neuroinformatics. 2007; 5(4):235-45. View Abstract
  33. A technique for the deidentification of structural brain MR images. Hum Brain Mapp. 2007 Sep; 28(9):892-903. View Abstract
  34. Abnormal cortical folding patterns within Broca's area in schizophrenia: evidence from structural MRI. Schizophr Res. 2007 Aug; 94(1-3):317-27. View Abstract
  35. Reliability of MRI-derived measurements of human cerebral cortical thickness: the effects of field strength, scanner upgrade and manufacturer. Neuroimage. 2006 Aug 01; 32(1):180-94. View Abstract
  36. The functional and structural significance of the frontal shift in the old/new ERP effect. Brain Res. 2006 Apr 07; 1081(1):156-70. View Abstract
  37. Regional cortical thickness matters in recall after months more than minutes. Neuroimage. 2006 Jul 01; 31(3):1343-51. View Abstract
  38. An automated labeling system for subdividing the human cerebral cortex on MRI scans into gyral based regions of interest. Neuroimage. 2006 Jul 01; 31(3):968-80. View Abstract
  39. Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. Neuroreport. 2005 Nov 28; 16(17):1893-7. View Abstract
  40. Orbitofrontal thickness, retention of fear extinction, and extraversion. Neuroreport. 2005 Nov 28; 16(17):1909-12. View Abstract
  41. Effects of age on volumes of cortex, white matter and subcortical structures. Neurobiol Aging. 2005 Oct; 26(9):1261-70; discussion 1275-8. View Abstract
  42. Selective increase of cortical thickness in high-performing elderly--structural indices of optimal cognitive aging. Neuroimage. 2006 Feb 01; 29(3):984-94. View Abstract
  43. Thickness of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in humans is correlated with extinction memory. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Jul 26; 102(30):10706-11. View Abstract
  44. Age does not increase rate of forgetting over weeks--neuroanatomical volumes and visual memory across the adult life-span. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2005 Jan; 11(1):2-15. View Abstract
  45. Cortical volume and speed-of-processing are complementary in prediction of performance intelligence. Neuropsychologia. 2005; 43(5):704-13. View Abstract
  46. Sequence-independent segmentation of magnetic resonance images. Neuroimage. 2004; 23 Suppl 1:S69-84. View Abstract

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