David Brown, MD
Director, Fellowship Training; Kimbrel Family Chair; Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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David Brown, MD
Director, Fellowship Training; Kimbrel Family Chair; Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Williams College
1989
Williamstown
MA
Graduate School
Bryn Mawr College
1991
Bryn Mawr
PA
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
1996
Boston
MA
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
1997
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
1999
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2003
Bosotn
MA
Media
Caregiver Profile
Meet Dr. David Brown
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Professional History
Dr. David Brown has always had a passion for medicine, although after college he had a brief career as a junior high school English teacher and swim team coach.
After working closely with young people as teacher and coach, he knew pediatrics was his calling. He became fascinated with pediatric cardiology while in medical school, and an elective rotation as a student at BCH sealed the deal – he had found the field that would engage, fascinate, and challenge me my entire career. One of the best parts of being a pediatric cardiologist is the long-term relationships you build with patients and families, to help and share in the best of times and in the most challenging of times as well. As Director of our Fellowship Training Program, Dr. Brown get to mentor and coach our future colleagues in the field; working with our amazing trainees is one of the great joys of his career.
Approach to Care
Dr. Brown attended Williams College and subsequently Harvard Medical School, and completed pediatric residency, pediatric cardiology fellowship, and a 4th year fellowship in Non-invasive Imaging at Boston Children’s Hospital. As staff in the Non-invasive Imaging Division, his primary interests include transthoracic, transesophageal, and fetal echocardiography in the management of congenital heart disease, with special interest in single ventricle heart disease and congenital aortic stenosis; he also attends on the inpatient cardiology ward. Dr. Brown has a longstanding interest in teaching, and has completed two fellowship programs in Medical Education through the Academy for Teaching and Learning at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Brown became Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training Program in 2011, and is currently President of the Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors; he is a member of the BCH Education Strategy Task Force. Dr. Brown serves as the cardiology liaison at Boston Children’s Hospital for pediatric cardiologists in New Hampshire and Vermont, directs a quarterly congenital cardiology CME series for New England cardiologists, and is co-founder of the New England Congenital Cardiology Association, a regional collaborative network of pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and allied professionals throughout New England. He is currently serving on the Leadership Task Force of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative and is Physician Leader of the BCH Heart Center Interstage Program for patients with single ventricle heart disease.
Dr. Brown became Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training Program in 2011, and is currently President of the Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors; he is a member of the BCH Education Strategy Task Force. Dr. Brown serves as the cardiology liaison at Boston Children’s Hospital for pediatric cardiologists in New Hampshire and Vermont, directs a quarterly congenital cardiology CME series for New England cardiologists, and is co-founder of the New England Congenital Cardiology Association, a regional collaborative network of pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and allied professionals throughout New England. He is currently serving on the Leadership Task Force of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative and is Physician Leader of the BCH Heart Center Interstage Program for patients with single ventricle heart disease.
Publications
Correction: Isometric Exercise Does Not Affect the Diameter of the Ascending Aorta in Youth with Bicuspid Aortic Valves. View Abstract
Childhood Opportunity and Acute Interstage Outcomes: A National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Analysis. View Abstract
Risk Factors for Death or Transplant After Stage 2 Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. View Abstract
The experience of fathers of children hospitalised with advanced heart disease. View Abstract
The NEONATE score predicts freedom from interstage mortality or transplant in a modern cohort. View Abstract
Right Heart Remodeling After Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Patients With Pulmonary Atresia or Critical Stenosis With Intact Ventricular Septum. View Abstract
Association of Digoxin Use With Transplant-Free Interstage Survival in Infants Palliated With a Stage 1 Hybrid Procedure. View Abstract
Tissue formation and host remodeling of an elastomeric biodegradable scaffold in an ovine pulmonary leaflet replacement model. View Abstract
Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for measles IgM detection; accuracy and the reliability of visual reading using sera from the measles surveillance programme in Brazil, 2015. View Abstract
Assessing enrollment of eligible infants in the national pediatric cardiology quality improvement collaborative (NPC-QIC) through linkage to the pediatric cardiac critical care consortium (PC4) registry. View Abstract
Living with Congenital Aortic Stenosis: Exercise Restriction, Patterns of Adherence, and Quality of Life. View Abstract
Prenatal care coordination, racial and socioeconomic inequities, and pre- and post-operative outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Isometric Exercise Increases the Diameter of the Ascending Aorta in Youth with Bicuspid Aortic Valves. View Abstract
Parent-Provider Communication in Hospitalized Children with Advanced Heart Disease. View Abstract
Immunisation rates and predictors of undervaccination in infants with CHD. View Abstract
Digoxin Associated With Greater Transplant-Free Survival in High- vs Low-Risk Interstage Patients. View Abstract
Native Bicuspid Pulmonary Valve in D-Loop Transposition of the Great Arteries: Outcomes of the Neo-Aortic Valve Function and Root Dilation After Arterial Switch Operation. View Abstract
Parent-Reported Symptoms and Perceived Effectiveness of Treatment in Children Hospitalized with Advanced Heart Disease. View Abstract
Reaching consensus for unified medical language in Fontan care. View Abstract
Characteristics of Interstage Death After Discharge from Stage I Palliation. View Abstract
Long-Term Fate of the Truncal Valve. View Abstract
Prenatal duct closure leading to severe pulmonary hypertension in a preterm neonate-a case report. View Abstract
The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States - CORRIGENDUM. View Abstract
The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States. View Abstract
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Prescription for Patients With Single Ventricle Physiology Enrolled in the NPC-QIC Registry. View Abstract
Low prenatal detection rate of valvar pulmonary stenosis: What are we missing? View Abstract
A geometrically adaptable heart valve replacement. View Abstract
Fears and Stressors of Trainees Starting Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology. View Abstract
Development of a validated risk score for interstage death or transplant after stage I palliation for single-ventricle heart disease. View Abstract
Adverse Perioperative Events in Children with Complex Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Operative Scoliosis Repair in the Contemporary Era. View Abstract
Optically-guided instrument for transapical beating-heart delivery of artificial mitral chordae tendineae. View Abstract
Identifying best practices in interstage care: using a positive deviance approach within the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. View Abstract
Power of a Learning Network in Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Characterization of Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Myocardial Strain in Critical Pulmonary Stenosis and Pulmonary Atresia After Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation. View Abstract
Surveillance Testing and Preventive Care After Fontan Operation: A Multi-Institutional Survey. View Abstract
Left Atrial Size and Function in Patients With Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis. View Abstract
Evaluation of left ventricular false tendons in children with idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia. View Abstract
Examining variation in interstage mortality rates across the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative: do lower-mortality centres have lower-risk patients? View Abstract
Susceptibility of Brazilian influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses to neuraminidase inhibitors in the 2014-2016 seasons: Identification of strains bearing mutations associated with reduced inhibition profile. View Abstract
Longitudinal Assessment of the Doppler-Estimated Maximum Gradient in Patients With Congenital Valvar Aortic Stenosis Pre- and Post-Balloon Valvuloplasty. View Abstract
Left Atrial Volumes and Strain in Healthy Children Measured by Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Normal Values and Maturational Changes. View Abstract
A low-cost bioprosthetic semilunar valve for research, disease modelling and surgical training applications. View Abstract
Cardioscopically Guided Beating Heart Surgery: Paravalvular Leak Repair. View Abstract
A Case Report of Reversible Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine Ingestion in a 15-Year-Old Adolescent Girl. View Abstract
Training fellows in paediatric cardiology: the Harvard experience. View Abstract
A Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Boot Camp improves trainee confidence. View Abstract
The United States Pediatric Cardiology 2015 Workforce Assessment: A Survey of Current Training and Employment Patterns: A Report of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, and Society for Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors. View Abstract
Increased rates of sequelae post-encephalitis in individuals attending primary care practices in the United Kingdom: a population-based retrospective cohort study. View Abstract
Relation of Left Atrial Size to Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Aged =22 Years. View Abstract
Risk Factors for Unanticipated Readmissions During the Interstage: A Report From the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. View Abstract
The Future of Cardiovascular Education and Training. View Abstract
Progressive intermediate-term improvement in ventricular and atrioventricular interaction after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in patients with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. View Abstract
Norovirus Gastroenteritis in a Birth Cohort in Southern India. View Abstract
Digoxin Use Is Associated With Reduced Interstage Mortality in Patients With No History of Arrhythmia After Stage I Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. View Abstract
Health Savings Accounts: Growth Concentrated Among High-Income Households And Large Employers. View Abstract
Competency Testing for Pediatric Cardiology Fellows Learning Transthoracic Echocardiography: Implementation, Fellow Experience, and Lessons Learned. View Abstract
Improvement in Interstage Survival in a National Pediatric Cardiology Learning Network. View Abstract
Home-based record prevalence among children aged 12-23 months from 180 demographic and health surveys. View Abstract
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation for Pulmonary Atresia or Critical Pulmonary Stenosis. View Abstract
Site of interstage outpatient care and growth after the Norwood operation. View Abstract
Chromosome microarray testing for patients with congenital heart defects reveals novel disease causing loci and high diagnostic yield. View Abstract
Survey of how pediatric cardiologists noninvasively evaluate patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Impact of prenatal diagnosis in survivors of initial palliation of single ventricle heart disease: analysis of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative database. View Abstract
Site of interstage care, resource utilization, and interstage mortality: a report from the NPC-QIC registry. View Abstract
Quality of life and associated socio-clinical factors after encephalitis in children and adults in England: a population-based, prospective cohort study. View Abstract
Mechanisms of tricuspid regurgitation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome undergoing tricuspid valvuloplasty. View Abstract
Physical activity and health-related quality of life: US adults with and without limitations. View Abstract
Effects of transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement on the hemodynamic and ventricular response to exercise in patients with obstructed right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduits. View Abstract
Mixed aortic valve disease in the young: initial observations. View Abstract
Acute outcomes after introduction of a standardized clinical assessment and management plan (SCAMP) for balloon aortic valvuloplasty in congenital aortic stenosis. View Abstract
Evaluation of anastomotic strength and drug safety after short-term sunitinib administration in rabbits. View Abstract
Great vessel root and artery dimensions in transposition of the great arteries repaired with atrial switch operation. View Abstract
Regional implementation of a pediatric cardiology chest pain guideline using SCAMPs methodology. View Abstract
Cardiac magnetic resonance versus routine cardiac catheterization before bidirectional Glenn anastomosis: long-term follow-up of a prospective randomized trial. View Abstract
Left ventricular diastolic function in children and young adults with congenital aortic valve disease. View Abstract
Confounding and studies of 'moderate' alcohol consumption: the case of drinking frequency and implications for low-risk drinking guidelines. View Abstract
Exercise stress echocardiographic assessment of outflow tract and ventricular function in patients with an obstructed right ventricular-to-pulmonary artery conduit after repair of conotruncal heart defects. View Abstract
Left ventricular remodeling and improvement in diastolic function after balloon aortic valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis. View Abstract
Dynamic evolution of practice guidelines: analysis of deviations from assessment and management plans. View Abstract
Dilation of the ascending aorta after balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis during infancy and childhood. View Abstract
Unplanned reinterventions are associated with postoperative mortality in neonates with critical congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Reliability and accuracy of echocardiographic right heart evaluation in the U.S. Melody Valve Investigational Trial. View Abstract
Prevalence of selected chronic, noncommunicable disease risk factors in Jordan: results of the 2007 Jordan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. View Abstract
Short-term performance of the transcatheter Melody valve in high-pressure hemodynamic environments in the pulmonary and systemic circulations. View Abstract
Factors associated with subsequent arch reintervention after initial balloon aortoplasty in patients with Norwood procedure and arch obstruction. View Abstract
Echocardiographic evaluation before bidirectional Glenn operation in functional single-ventricle heart disease: comparison to catheter angiography. View Abstract
Outcomes and risk factors for mortality in premature neonates with critical congenital heart disease. View Abstract
The evolving role of intraoperative balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in valve-sparing repair of tetralogy of Fallot. View Abstract
Risk factors for failed staged palliation after bidirectional Glenn in infants who have undergone stage one palliation. View Abstract
Variation in preoperative and intraoperative care for first-stage palliation of single-ventricle heart disease: a report from the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Quality Improvement Collaborative. View Abstract
Sudden unexpected death after balloon valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis. View Abstract
Aortic valve reinterventions after balloon aortic valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis intermediate and late follow-up. View Abstract
Birth before 39 weeks' gestation is associated with worse outcomes in neonates with heart disease. View Abstract
An echocardiographic model predicting severity of aortic regurgitation in congenital heart disease. View Abstract
What is the clinical utility of routine cardiac catheterization before a Fontan operation? View Abstract
Primary ciliary dyskinesia in Amish communities. View Abstract
In vivo monitoring of function of autologous engineered pulmonary valve. View Abstract
Fetal diagnosis of interrupted aortic arch. View Abstract
Trends in hospitalization with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-United States, 1990-2005. View Abstract
Cerebral blood flow characteristics and biometry in fetuses undergoing prenatal intervention for aortic stenosis with evolving hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Brain volume and metabolism in fetuses with congenital heart disease: evaluation with quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. View Abstract
Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of premature mortality. View Abstract
Predictors of technical success and postnatal biventricular outcome after in utero aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis with evolving hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to hepatitis E in urban and rural southern India. View Abstract
Recommended levels of physical activity and health-related quality of life among overweight and obese adults in the United States, 2005. View Abstract
Association of socioeconomic position and medical insurance with fetal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Average age at death from COPD in the United States: 1980-85, 1990-95, 2000-05. View Abstract
Pgp3 antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, a sensitive and specific assay for seroepidemiological analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. View Abstract
Complete edentulism prior to the age of 65 years is associated with all-cause mortality. View Abstract
Ascending aortic dilation in patients with congenital complete heart block. View Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (and multisite pacing) in pediatrics and congenital heart disease: five years experience in a single institution. View Abstract
Ventricular function deteriorates with recurrent coarctation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. View Abstract
Aortic wall injury as a complication of neonatal aortic valvuloplasty: incidence and risk factors. View Abstract
Pulmonary Venous Anomalies View Abstract
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection View Abstract
Gender differences in coronary heart disease and health-related quality of life: findings from 10 states from the 2004 behavioral risk factor surveillance system. View Abstract
Costs of injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence in Thailand, 2005. View Abstract
Ascending Aorta Dilation on Congenital Complete Heart Block View Abstract
Digital Library of Congenital Heart Disease View Abstract
Cardiac magnetic resonance versus routine cardiac catheterization before bidirectional glenn anastomosis in infants with functional single ventricle: a prospective randomized trial. View Abstract
Robotic division of an unusual variant of a right aortic arch. View Abstract
Induction of supraventricular tachycardia during transesophageal echocardiography: an unusual complication. View Abstract
Patterns of Reverse Remodeling in Children Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy View Abstract
Pediatric Echocardiography View Abstract
Blood pressure parameters and risk of fatal stroke, NHANES II mortality study. View Abstract
Valvar Aortic Stenosis in Children View Abstract
Congenital Heart Disease View Abstract
Subvalvar Aortic Stenosis (Sub-Aortic Stenosis) View Abstract
Aortic Regurgitation in Children View Abstract
Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis View Abstract
Predictors of Active Clinical Progression in Shone's Syndrome View Abstract
Ventricular Function After Long-Term Single-Site Pacing for Complete Heart Block View Abstract
Smoking among adults with coronary heart disease. View Abstract
Influenza vaccination as secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease: a science advisory from the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology. View Abstract
Influenza vaccination as secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease: a science advisory from the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology. View Abstract
Childhood residential mobility and multiple health risks during adolescence and adulthood: the hidden role of adverse childhood experiences. View Abstract
Major coronary risk factors and death from coronary heart disease: baseline and follow-up mortality data from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II). View Abstract
Clinical manifestation of norovirus gastroenteritis in health care settings. View Abstract
Associations between physical activity dose and health-related quality of life. View Abstract
Needle Punch Technique: A Novel Method for Pulmonary Valve Construction View Abstract
The burden of infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2: seroprevalence study in Estonia. View Abstract
Population-based study of antibody to the human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV and the simian polyomavirus SV40. View Abstract
Pocket Resident Guide to Pediatric Cardiology View Abstract
Clinical outcomes and utility of cardiac catheterization prior to superior cavopulmonary anastomosis. View Abstract
A summertime peak of "winter vomiting disease": surveillance of noroviruses in England and Wales, 1995 to 2002. View Abstract
Sero-epidemiological patterns of Epstein-Barr and herpes simplex (HSV-1 and HSV-2) viruses in England and Wales. View Abstract
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