Cardiology

University Pediatricians | Michigan

About the Division of Cardiology

From open-heart surgery and transplants to interventional cardiology and fetal echocardiography, the multidisciplinary team at Children’s Hospital of Michigan provides a full range of advanced services for newborns, infants, children and adolescents with congenital or acquired heart disease and for adults with congenital heart disease.

 

The range of invasive and non-invasive procedures, include screening of children at risk of developing acquired heart problems, stress testing, advanced diagnostic cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, pacemakers and cardiac catheterization 

 

The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery offers surgical repair for the whole spectrum of congenital and acquired heart defects in children, with special expertise in the primary repair of heart disease in newborns and infants.

Leadership

The Chief of Pediatric Cardiology is Gautam K. Singh, MD, MRCP, FACC, FASE, and the Chief of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery is Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi, MD. The Children's Hospital of Michigan cardiology team consists of 16 Pediatric Cardiologists and two Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgeons.

Cardiology and Heart Surgery Specialized Programs

The Cardiology and Heart Surgery programs at the Children's Hospital of Michigan are nationally recognized leaders in patient care and research and are ranked among America's Best programs in U.S. News & World Report's 2020-21 Best Children's Hospitals rankings. 

 

Children's Hospital of Michigan is Metropolitan Detroit's leader in treating the most children for inpatient cardiovascular care. It is also the only hospital in metropolitan Detroit that provides comprehensive family-centered, pediatric cardiac services.

 

A Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) provides 24 hour attending-level staff dedicated to comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for cardiac patients.

Our specialized programs include:

  • Advanced Cardiac Imaging:

    Physicians at Children's Hospital of Michigan have state-of-the art echocardiography equipment to perform and interpret 2-D and 3-D echocardiography, strain and tissue Doppler imaging for cardiac mechanic and fetal cardiac evaluation to diagnose heart defects before the child is born in order to plan and develop the best possible timely treatment after birth. Cardiac MRI and CT are routinely performed for diagnostic and prognostic imaging.

  • Catheterization Procedures:

    The catheterization labs with state-of the-art equipment and with highly skilled team of three pediatric interventional Pediatric cardiologists perform every trans-catheter procedure which may be necessary for children and adults such as device closure of patent ductus arteriosus, atrial and ventricular septal defects, balloon valvuloplasty for valve stenosis, as well as most advanced, minimally invasive trans-catheter valve replacements and hybrid procedure for certain highly complex heart defects.

  • Electrophysiology and Rhythm Disorders:

    Children’s Hospital of Michigan offers the only dedicated Pediatric/Congenital Heart Electrophysiology program in the Metro Detroit. As such, Pediatric Electrophysiology experts provide innovative diagnostic services and therapies to children and patients of all ages with cardiac rhythm disorders – including invasive treatments such as pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, heart rhythm monitoring, catheter/surgical ablation of abnormal heart rhythms, and updated pharmacotherapies. In conjunction with our Heart Failure team, resynchronization (CRT) pacing therapy is offered as an alternative to standard medical management. For patients with possible inherited heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) and rhythm abnormalities primary electrical (e.g. long QT syndrome) issues, genetic testing and counseling are offered. 

  • Fetal Cardiac Care:

    Our Fetal Cardiac Care Program at Children’s Hospital of Michigan is a family-centered program that provides a comprehensive fetal heart consultation. This consultation includes fetal heart evaluation by fetal echocardiography, pre-natal management of selected cardiac disease, as well as post-natal medical and surgical planning for the care of the new-born. Our team of six fetal cardiologists are board certified pediatric cardiologists who have extensive experience in providing fetal and post-natal care for the whole spectrum of fetal/congenital heart diseases, heart rate and rhythm abnormalities, extra-cardiac anomalies affecting the fetal heart, and pre-natal conditions

     

     The Fetal Cardiac Care Program is supported by cardio-vascular surgery, genetics, new-born medicine and other pertinent services in an effort to deliver optimum pre-natal and post-natal care. A Fetal Care Nurse Navigator assists in help organize and coordinate the pre-natal and post-natal care that the baby may need as well as provide extensive support to patients and their families. Our Fetal Care Nurse Navigator can be reached by calling (313) 745-8324.

  • Heart Transplantation/Advanced Failure:

    The Pediatric Heart Transplant Program at Children’s Hospital of Michigan is one of the only two United Network for organ sharing (UNOS) approved programs in the state of Michigan. Two transplant cardiologists are dedicated to the care of children awaiting heart transplants and heart transplant recipients. An Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyelopathy Program is available to evaluate and optimize medical therapy for those patients who may require a transplant. When necessary, ventricular assist devices are used as a lifesaving bridge to transplant. Other mechanical support devices include Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), which functions as a temporary replacement for the child’s heart and lungs. Two dedicated Nurse Practitioners serve as full-time Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Coordinators. Pre and post-transplant care is provided by a comprehensive care team comprised of transplant cardiologists, transplant nurse practitioners, transplant nutritionists, transplant social worker, transplant pharmacist, and transplant psychologist. 

  • Preventive Cardiology/Lipid Management:

    Children’s Hospital of Michigan pediatric lipid management program is a preventive care program for children with lipid disorders featuring specialized pediatric testing, innovative lipid management therapies, and dietary counseling. Patients are seen by a pediatric lipid specialist (cardiologist or nurse practitioner), a dietitian and an exercise specialist. 

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Program

    The Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Program operates within the Division of Cardiology and is the only one of its kind in Metro Detroit. Specialists on staff treat children with a wide range of conditions that can cause elevated pressure within the lung arteries. The clinic sees patients in of a wide range of ages, including adult patients with congenital heart disease for screening and extensive diagnostic testing with the goals of reversing the PH to making children feel better and experience improved quality of life, to palliative care for the severest forms of the condition.

  • Michigan Adult Congenital Heart Center

    The physicians on staff at the Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) Michigan Adult Congenital Heart Center (MACH), work together to provide multi-disciplinary care for adults with congenital heart disease. MACH physicians combine the expertise of congenital heart disease in adults with cardiovascular surgeons who also specialize in the health needs of adults with congenital heart disease, electrophysiologists who manage heart rhythm and rate abnormalities and lipidologists who manage the cholesterol problem commonly seen in adults with congenital heart disease.

     

    For appointments with a MACH physician call (877) 344-6224.

  • Cardiovascular Surgery

    Offering surgical repair for the whole spectrum of congenital and acquired heart defects in children, the program also offers and performs cardiac transplant surgery for all pediatric groups. On average approximately 200 surgical procedures are performed by cardiovascular surgeons at Children's Hospital of Michigan every year.

     

    Cardiovascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists on staff at Children’s Hospital of Michigan are experts in the use of hybrid approaches to repair certain forms of complex congenital heart disease.

     

    Children’s Hospital of Michigan participates in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database, which provides data on Operative and Adjusted Operative Mortality. Click here for further information.

Appointments with the heart experts are available at several convenient Children's Hospital of Michigan locations throughout the metropolitan area.

 

Children's Hospital of Michigan

3901 Beaubien, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48201

 

Stilson Specialty Center - Clinton Township

42700 Garfield Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038

 

Children's Hospital of Michigan - Troy

350 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084

 

Patients can make an appointment with a Pediatric Cardiologist by calling (313) 745-5481.

Education

Children's Hospital of Michigan is a large, academic urban hospital with an excellent reputation for both patient care and a rapidly expanding research reputation within a university medical center that offers you these opportunities. Here, fellows are integral to the cardiology team and are progressively more responsible throughout their fellowship for delivering care. A multi-faceted didactic teaching program and practical experience under careful supervision will enable you to develop the scientific and humanistic skills you need to succeed in pediatric cardiology, along with the attitudes and habits necessary to continue your lifelong medical education.


The faculty in the division of cardiology at Children's Hospital of Michigan and Central Michigan University School of Medicine are dedicated to the instruction and guidance of our fellows. We know that in three short years you will be joining us in the small community of pediatric cardiology. Thus, we take pride in treating you as our colleagues from the time of your arrival.


Children's Hospital of Michigan is consistently ranked among the nation's top pediatric hospitals. There are 20 faculty pediatric cardiologists here with all subspecialties represented. We have two advanced catheterization laboratories and the latest echo and stress equipment. The Children's Hospital of Michigan is located in the heart of a large urban area offering the fellows exposure to the whole gamut of congenital and acquired heart disease.


The curriculum is designed to provide a maximum exposure to develop clinical skills and at the same time train the fellows in research skills which will enable them to complete successfully for academic pediatric cardiology positions.


We have developed a research council in cardiology to help the fellow define research interests, establish a relationship with a research mentor, and maximize potential for success in areas of grant applications, abstract presentation and manuscript acceptance. In addition, there is a hospital wide weekly Fellowship Research and Education Seminar which concentrates on areas common to all fellowships such as statistics, grant and scientific writing skills, and medical ethics. This also serves as a forum for presenting fellow research projects for valuable feedback early in the project design. We also offer an internal endowment fund for start up money to initiate fellow research.


For more information, please refer to Children's Hospital of Michigan Cardiology Fellowship webpage—click here or on the button below to visit the site.

Cardiology Fellowships →

Research

Recent Faculty Publications

  • Preetha Balakrishnan, MD

    • Short- and long-term safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents: a narrative review.  Sarno LA, Lipshultz SE, Harmon C, De La Cruz-Munoz NF, Balakrishnan PL. Pediatr Res. 2020 Jan;87(2):202-209. doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0532-3. Epub 2019 Aug 11.

  • Jennifer Blake, MD

    • Blake JM, Kohli U, Gonzalez M, Sriram C. Symptomatic Left Main Ischemia Pattern in a Child with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Indication for Transplant? I participated by reviewing case, images, and review of the manuscript. Submitted European Heart Journal, pending acceptance.
    • Takajo D*, Blake J, Aggarwal S. Refractory Pleural Effusions Associated with Use of Sirolimus in a Teenager with Heart Transplant. I participated by providing manuscript writing and editing as well as patient history data. Submitted Clinical Pediatrics, pending acceptance.

  • Ahmad Charaf Eddine, MD

    • Charaf Eddine, A., Kadiu, G., & Sanil, Y. (2020). Spontaneous closure of muscular ventricular septal defect by growth of right ventricular muscle bundles: A rare mechanism. Cardiology in the Young, 30(2), 291-293.

  • James M. Galas, MD

    • Kawasaki Y, Dentel JN, Walters HL, Galas JM, Kobayashi D. Repair of a mixed form of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Cardiol Young. 2020 Nov 3:1-3.

  • Marjorie Gayanilo, MD

    • Misra A, Gayanilo M, Gupta P. Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Fontan Palliation: A Rare Complication. Cardiology in the Young. Published 2020.

  • Pooja Gupta, MD

    • Coronary artery embolism in a patient with Fontan palliation: a rare complication. Cardiology in the Young ( IF 1.000 ) Pub Date: 2020-05-29, DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120001274. Amrit Misra, Marjorie Gayanilo, Pooja Gupta.

  • Peter Karpawich, MD

    • Akam-Venkata J, Aggarwal, S, Karpawich PP. Influenza Associated with Circulatory Collapse and Atrioventricular Block in an Unvaccinated Child with Repaired CHD. Cardiology in  the Young 2020; 30 (5): 740- 742.

  • Raya Safa, MD

    • Richard Garcia, Kathleen Meert, Raya Safa. Sanjeev Aggarwal. Non invasive measurement of Central Venous pressure after Cardiac surgery. Pediatr Cardiol November 2020

  • Yamuna Sanil, MD

    • Spontaneous closure of muscular ventricular septal defect by growth of right ventricular muscle bundles: a rare mechanism. Charaf Eddine A, Kadiu G, Sanil Y. Cardiol Young. 2020 Feb;30(2):291-293. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119002920. Epub 2019 Dec 16.PMID: 31840623

  • Swati Sehgal, MD

    • Tolani D*, Bansal N, Sehgal S. Infantile-Onset Pompe Disease: A Tale of Two Cases. Cardiol Young. 2020 Jan 27:1-3. (PMID: 31983366)

  • Gautam Singh, MD

    • Singh GK, Mowers KL, Marino C, Balzer D, Rao PS. Effect of pressure recovery on pressure gradients in congenital stenotic outflow lesions in pediatric patients – clinical implications of lesion severity and geometry: a simultaneous Doppler echocardiography and cardiac catheter correlative study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 2020;33:207-17.
    • Patel MD, Myers C, Negishi K, Singh GK, Anwar S. Two-dimensional strain is more  precise than conventional measures of left ventricular systolic function in pediatric  patients. Pediatr Cardiol.2020 Jan;41(1):186-193.  doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02243-8.   Epub 2019 Nov 9.
    • Lehmann G, Patel MD, Levy PT, Singh GK. Maturational Patterns of Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Preterm Infants through One Year of Age. Cardiology in the  Young 2020, (in press).
    • Anwar S, Mowers KL, Fullerton JB, Hicks D, Singh GK, Johnson MC. 3D echocardiography provides highly accurate 3D printed models in congenital heart disease Pediatric Cardiology. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Oct 20.  doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02462-4.

Recent Faculty Abstracts/Presentations

  • Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD

    • Doctor P, Balakrishnan P, Sriram C, Aggarwal S. Does Premature Ventricular Contractions Affect Exercise Capacity in Teenagers with Normal Hearts? Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02521-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33394114 
    • Sriram CS, Gonzalez MD, Aggarwal S. Left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia in a young infant with a structurally normal heart: Clinical course and caveats to electrocardiographic diagnosis. J Electrocardiol. 2020 Dec 11;64:85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.12.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33360625
    • Torpoco Rivera DM, Garcia RU, Aggarwal S. Vasoactive-ventilation-renal score: a reliable prognostic index for perioperative outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults. Cardiol Young. 2020 Dec 17:1-7. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120004588. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33327981 
    • Takajo D, Aggarwal S. A rhabdomyoma in the right ventricle presenting as hemodynamics of hypoplastic right heart. Cardiol Young. 2020 Oct;30(10):1527-1529. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120002358. Epub 2020 Aug 5. PMID: 32753082
    • Bansal N, Forbes TJ, Aggarwal S. Saccular "Cauliflower" aneurysm of coarctation of aorta: a hybrid management. Cardiol Young. 2020 Sep; 30(9):1360-1362. doi: 0.1017/S1047951120002140. Epub 2020 Aug 3. PMID: 32741395 
    • Konduri A, Aggarwal S. Partial and Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection. 2020 Jul 18. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan–.PMID: 32809542 Free Books & Documents. Review. 
    • Zoma JM, Aggarwal S, Gabali A, Kobayashi D. A rare case of primary cardiac Hodgkin lymphoma in a child. Cardiol Young. 2020 Jun;30(6):866-868. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120001183. PMID: 32513336 
    • Takajo D, Sriram CS, Aggarwal S. Silent in situ thrombus within a hypoplastic left ventricle in a teenager with Fontan palliation. Cardiol Young. 2020 Aug;30(8):1175-1177. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120001511. Epub 2020 Jun 9. 
    • Takajo D, Forbes TJ, Aggarwal S. Recurrent infective endocarditis in a patient after a second Melody valve placement. Cardiol Young. 2020 Jul;30(7):1050-1051. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120001389. Epub 2020 Jun 5. PMID: 32498746 
    • Akam-Venkata J, Aggarwal S, Karpawich PP. Influenza associated with circulatory collapse and atrioventricular block in an unvaccinated child with repaired CHD. Cardiol Young. 2020 May;30(5):740-742. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000797. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32308173 
    • Bansal N, Adams MJ, Ganatra S, Colan SD, Aggarwal S, Steiner R, Amdani S, Lipshultz ER, Lipshultz SE. Strategies to prevent anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer survivors. Cardiooncology. 2019 Dec 2;5:18. doi: 10.1186/s40959-019-0054-5. eCollection 2019. PMID: 32154024 Free PMC article. Review. 
    • Garcia RU, Balakrishnan PL, Aggarwal S. Does obesity affect the short-term outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery in adolescents with congenital heart disease? Cardiol Young. 2020 Mar;30(3):372-376. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119003329. Epub 2020 Jan 9. PMID: 31915104
    • Akam-Venkata J, Kadiu G, Galas J, Aggarwal S. Prechemotherapy subclinical left ventricular dysfunction: Do we know the mechanism? Echocardiography. 2020 Jan;37(1):156-157. doi: 10.1111/echo.14556. Epub 2020 Jan 6. PMID: 31903623 

  • Preetha Balakrishnan, MD

    • Akam-Venkata J, Thankavel P, Hussain MT, Balakrishnan P, Ikemba C. Fetal echocardiographic predictors of coarctation of aorta in atrioventricular septal defect. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Volume 33, Issue 6, June 2020, Page B58.

  • Ahmad Charaf Eddine, MD

    • "Focus on Pediatric" Conference sponsored by Detroit Medical Center. Common Teenage Cardiac Concerns: Syncope and Related Clinical Syndromes. Troy, MI February 2020. 

  • Pooja Gupta, MD

    • Cardiac Work: A New Parameter to Assesthe Ventricular Arterial Interaction in Patients with Repaired Congenital Heart Disease Amrit Misra, Pooja Gupta and Sanjeev Aggarwal Pediatrics July 2020, 146 (1 Meeting Abstract) 617; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.146.1_MeetingAbstract.617 

  • Peter Karpawich, MD

    • Invited Academic Faculty, PediRhythm IX International Scientific Symposium Faculty Lecture:”Selective Site Cardiac Pacing Pros/Cons”. Cracow, Poland, September 2020 
    • Karpawich PP, Menon D, Kadiu G, Zelin K, Aggarwal S. Resynchronization Pacing for Heart Failure among Congenital Heart Patients: A Twenty Year Review of Defining Success: Think Beyond Ejection Fraction. Heart Rhythm Society 41st Scientific Sessions, June 2020 
    • Torpoco D, Aggarwal S, Kadiu G, Karpawich PP. Left Epicardial vs. Best-site Right Ventricular Transvenous Pacing in Congenital Heart Block Patients: Ventricular Function Comparisons using 2D Speckle Imaging. Amer Acad Pediatrics Scientific Sessions, Section of Cardiology, October, 2020
    • Torpoco D, Aggarwal S, Kadiu G, Karpawich PP. Updated Echocardiographic Effects of Longterm Pacing in Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Function in Patients with Congenital Heart Block: Outflow Tract vs Apical Pacing Sites Amer Acad Pediatrics Scientific Sessions, Section of Cardiology, October, 2020 

  • Raya Safa, MD

    16 Annual International Meeting of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care society- December 2020.

    • Title: Berlin Heart Excor explantation in a patient with life threatening arrhythmia: Poster Presentation: Jordan Schneider, Diana Torpoco Rivera, John Dentel, Raya Safa, Swati Sehgal. 
    • Non invasive measurement of Central Venous pressure after Cardiac surgery. Richard Garcia, Kathleen Meert, Raya Safa. Sanjeev Aggarwal. 

  • Yamuna Sanil, MD

    • American Society of Echocardiography Annual Conference 2020: Poster presentation ‘Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary and anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the aorta-Is there an intervening ductal tissue?’ 

Recent Faculty Grants

  • Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD

    Cardiovascular and Metabolic Abnormalities in Childhood Survivors of Extreme Prematurity. PI Dr. Gautam Singh. Children Foundation Grant. Awarded in April 2020. 


    Long-Term Outcomes after the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) study. Funded by Pediatric Heart Network, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Grant Number: 3U24HL 135691-03S3. Site CO PI 

  • Yamuna Sanil, MD

    Grant from NIH for the study “Long-Term Outcomes after the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) study.” The grant is currently under process.

  • Gautam Singh, MD

    Long-Term Outcomes after the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) study.

    Funded by Pediatric Heart Network, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

    Grant Number: 3U24HL 135691-03S3. 

  • Raya Safa, MD

    Grant application R2-2020-57 accepted by Childrens Foundation on June 2020. Ongoing study- Title Short Term Outcomes in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease. Ryan Halas, Raya Safa, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Hal Walters, Amrit Misra. Society of Thoracic Surgery / Congenital Heart surgery database 

Recent Faculty Awards & Other Professional Accomplishments

  • Jennifer Blake, MD

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Review of Manuscripts Perceptions of Consultants and Trainees on Treatment Decisions for Parents of Children with HLHS: A qualitative description of communication challenges associated with therapeutic evolution. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 11/30/2020 
    • Thromboprophylaxis and Treatment Practices for Thromboembolic Complications after Total Cavopulmonary Connection/Fontan operation in Children - A survey of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Network Centres. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 9/8/2020 
    • Don’t Go Breaking My Heart: The youngest known case of Barth Syndrome. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 5/14/2020 
    • The Implications of Donor Specific Antibodies on Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 
    • Review of abstracts for 19th Annual Pediatric Research Day 2/23/2020 

  • Ahmad Charaf Eddine, MD

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Mentors for Special Topics in Medicine Electives. CMU. Mentored CMU student Jaime Tan for 6 week block May-June 2020. 
    • Mentor for WSU students rotating in pediatric cardiology. Mentored 3 students (1 month each) in 2020. 

  • James Galas, MD

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Suggested Post-Covid-19 Gradual Return-to-Play Progression. Joint publication between Children’s Hospital of Michigan and the University of Michigan addressing return to play guidelines from a cardiac point of view for young people with COVID. This was addressed to primary care providers in the referral base of the two Children’s Hospitals. 
    • - Mentored Quality Improvement project: Rachel Taylor MD Improving the accuracy of BSA in reporting echocardiographic measurements in Kawasaki Disease 
    • Congenital Heart Disease for the Primary Care Practitioner – Part 1. Children’s Hospital of Michigan Saturday CME Lecture Series in Pediatric Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Michigan Detroit, Michigan. February 15, 2020 

  • Marjorie Gayanilo, MD

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Associate Program Director in the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship 

  • Peter Karpawich, MD

    Awards

    • America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd 

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Invited Writing Committee member, Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society “Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Indications and Management in Children”. Manuscript scheduled for publication 2021 
    • Invited Writing Committee member, Heart Rhythm Society, “Guidelines on Cardiac Physiological Pacing in Heart Failure”. Manuscript in progress 
    • Section Editor, Pediatric/Congenital Cardiology, Journal of Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (Wiley pubs) 
    • Editorial Board, Heart Rhythm Journal (Wiley pubs) 
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Cardiac Electrophysiology (Wiley pubs) 
    • Heart Rhythm 41st Scientific Sessions, scientific program 

  • Raya Safa, MD

    Awards:

    • 2021 Star Research Achievement Award at the Society of the Critical Care Congress 2021. Title: Extracorporeal Membrane Support for Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Abstract accepted. Jordan Schneider, Brad Tilford, Raya Safa, John Dentel, Michelle Veenstra, Jocelyn Ang, Catherine Cashen. November 2020 

  • Yamuna Sanil, MD

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Promotion as Associate Professor of Pediatrics 

  • Gutam Singh, MD

    Other Professional Accomplishments:

    • Grange DK, Nichols CG, Singh GK. Cantú Syndrome. 2013 Oct 2 [Updated 2020 Oct 1]. In: Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, et al., editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2020. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK246980/

Advocacy & Other Special Areas of Focus

Recommendations for Return-to-Play After COVID-19 Diagnosis

A collaborative effort of providers from Children's Hospital of Michigan and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital/Michigan Medicine has resulted in the creation of the following documents based on current information about pediatric patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and who want to return-to-play in sports and creation.

 

·     Recommendations for return-to-play after a COVID 19 diagnosis written details

·     Recommendations for return-to-play algorithm

·     Suggested gradual return-to-play progression for PCPs

·     Suggested gradual return-to-play progression for parents

 

If needed, the Pediatric Cardiology Clinic at Children's Hospital of Michigan is ready to welcome patients for return to sports evaluations. To request an evaluation on behalf of your patient or to speak with a pediatric cardiologist, call the Physician Link Line at 877-994-8436. Patients/parents can call schedule an evaluation directly by calling the Cardiology Clinic at 313-745-5481.

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