Christina J. VanderPluym, MD
Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP); Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Medical Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Christina J. VanderPluym, MD
Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP); Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Medical Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
University of Alberta
2001
Edmonton
Alberta
Medical School
University of Alberta
2004
Edmonton
Alberta
Residency
Pediatrics
University of Alberta, Stollery Children's Hospital
2007
Edmonton
Alberta
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology
University of Alberta, Stollery Children's Hospital
2011
Edmonton
Alberta
Fellowship
Heart Transplant and Heart Failure
Boston Children's Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
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Caregiver Profile
Meet Dr. Christina VanderPluym
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Professional History
I have been immersed in the field of pediatric cardiology since the age of 17 years, when I first began clinical research at the University of Alberta Stollery Children’s Hospital in heart transplantation. My medical and fellowship training in Canada allowed unique insight to the field of mechanical circulatory support and anticoagulation. I completed further subspecialty training in the pediatric heart failure at Boston Children’s Hospital and became the Medical Director of the Ventricular Assist Device program and the Cardiac Antithrombosis Program in 2012.
Approach to Care
To me, medicine is neither a job or a career, it is an extension of my personal life. I care for each patient and their family as though they are my own. As such, I make myself available at all times because I know that problems and concerns don't just arise Monday through Friday. My goal of care is to not just keep children alive, but truly let them live - let them play, let them laugh, let them love.
Based on direct exposure to the medical field through personal family illness, I realized how the power of healing was much more than just medications and surgeries. I entered medicine with the desire to bring comfort and hope, even when times felt hopeless, and to push the boundaries of how we approach and deliver care through innovation.
Based on direct exposure to the medical field through personal family illness, I realized how the power of healing was much more than just medications and surgeries. I entered medicine with the desire to bring comfort and hope, even when times felt hopeless, and to push the boundaries of how we approach and deliver care through innovation.
Publications
Hemostatic Challenges in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine-Hemostatic Balance in VAD. View Abstract
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