Education

Undergraduate School

University of Alberta
2000 Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Graduate School

MSc University of Toronto
2001 Toronto, Ontario Canada

Medical School

University of Alberta
2005 Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Residency

Stollery Children's Hospital
2009 Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiology Boston Children's Hospital
2012 Boston MA

Fellowship

Interventional Cardiology Boston Children's Hospital
2013 Boston MA

Publications

  1. Anesthetic Management for Aspiration Thrombectomy Using the Penumbra Indigo System in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Nov; 38(11):2630-2635. View Abstract
  2. Thoracic duct drainage patterns in heterotaxy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024 Winter; 26(2):101050. View Abstract
  3. Shining a Light: Ocular Coherence Tomography and the Pathology of Late Convalescent Kawasaki Disease. JACC Adv. 2024 Jun; 3(6):100938. View Abstract
  4. Transcatheter Axial Pump Use in Pediatric Patients on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An ACTION Collaborative Experience. ASAIO J. 2024 07 01; 70(7):602-608. View Abstract
  5. Technical Success and Serious Adverse Events for Fetal Aortic Valvuloplasty in a Large 20-Year Cohort. JACC Adv. 2024 Mar; 3(3):100835. View Abstract
  6. Magnetic resonance three-dimensional steady-state free precession imaging of the thoracic duct in patients with Fontan circulation and its relationship to outcomes. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2023 06 12; 25(1):28. View Abstract
  7. Pre-Glenn aorto-pulmonary collaterals in single-ventricle patients. Cardiol Young. 2023 Dec; 33(12):2589-2596. View Abstract
  8. Real-world use of apixaban for the treatment and prevention of thrombosis in children with cardiac disease. J Thromb Haemost. 2023 06; 21(6):1601-1609. View Abstract
  9. 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
  10. Factors associated with morbidity, mortality, and hemodynamic failure after biventricular conversion in borderline hypoplastic left hearts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 09; 166(3):933-942.e3. View Abstract
  11. Modified AngioVac System use With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Child With Fontan Thrombosis. ASAIO J. 2022 03 01; 68(3):e48-e52. View Abstract
  12. Safety and feasibility of the paediatric post-cardiac catheterisation Wrap: a pilot study. Cardiol Young. 2023 Jan; 33(1):11-20. View Abstract
  13. Apixaban for treatment of intracardiac thrombosis in children with congenital heart disease. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 06 01; 30(6):950-951. View Abstract
  14. A geometrically adaptable heart valve replacement. Sci Transl Med. 2020 02 19; 12(531). View Abstract
  15. Value of Troponin Testing for Detection of Heart Disease in Previously Healthy Children. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 02 18; 9(4):e012897. View Abstract
  16. A Novel Biological Strategy for Myocardial Protection by Intracoronary Delivery of Mitochondria: Safety and Efficacy. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2019 Dec; 4(8):871-888. View Abstract
  17. Systemic Sirolimus to Prevent In-Stent Stenosis in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Feb; 41(2):282-289. View Abstract
  18. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals: collateral vessel disease burden and unifocalisation strategies. Cardiol Young. 2018 Sep; 28(9):1091-1098. View Abstract
  19. Hemodynamic parameters predict adverse outcomes following biventricular conversion with single-ventricle palliation takedown. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 08; 154(2):572-582. View Abstract
  20. Mechanism of valve failure and efficacy of reintervention through catheterization in patients with bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Jan-Apr; 10(1):11-17. View Abstract
  21. Noninvasive Cardiac Output Estimation by Inert Gas Rebreathing in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. J Pediatr. 2016 10; 177:184-190.e3. View Abstract
  22. Systemic rapamycin to prevent in-stent stenosis in peripheral pulmonary arterial disease: early clinical experience. Cardiol Young. 2016 Oct; 26(7):1319-26. View Abstract
  23. Acute kidney injury after Fontan completion: Risk factors and outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jul; 150(1):190-7. View Abstract
  24. Systemic Embolic Complications of Pulmonary Vein Angioplasty in Children. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Oct; 36(7):1357-62. View Abstract
  25. Transcatheter brachial fistula creation for treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Apr 01; 83(5):768-73. View Abstract
  26. Acute outcomes after introduction of a standardized clinical assessment and management plan (SCAMP) for balloon aortic valvuloplasty in congenital aortic stenosis. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014 Jul-Aug; 9(4):316-25. View Abstract
  27. Bloodstream infections occurring in patients with percutaneously implanted bioprosthetic pulmonary valve: a single-center experience. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Jun; 6(3):301-10. View Abstract
  28. Transcatheter Potts shunt creation in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: initial clinical experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Apr; 32(4):381-7. View Abstract
  29. Radiofrequency-assisted transseptal perforation for electrophysiology procedures in children and adults with repaired congenital heart disease. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2013 May; 36(5):607-11. View Abstract
  30. Wire-related pulmonary artery injury during pediatric and adult congenital interventional cardiac catheterization. Congenit Heart Dis. 2013 Jul-Aug; 8(4):296-301. View Abstract
  31. Differential hemodynamic effects of levosimendan in a porcine model of neonatal hypoxia-reoxygenation. Neonatology. 2012; 101(3):192-200. View Abstract
  32. Torsades de Pointes ventricular tachycardia in a pediatric patient treated with fluconazole. Pediatr Cardiol. 2008 Jan; 29(1):210-3. View Abstract

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