Robert Geggel, MD

Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology; Director, Cardiology Consult Service
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Yale College
1974
New Haven
CT
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1978
Philadelphia
PA
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
1979
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
1981
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1984
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

Publications

Pediatric Electrocardiogram-Based Deep Learning to Predict Secundum Atrial Septal Defects. View Abstract
StethAid: A Digital Auscultation Platform for Pediatrics. View Abstract
Double Aortic Arch with Atresia of the Left Aortic Arch Proximal to the Left Common Carotid Artery: First Report of Documentation by Surgical Observation. View Abstract
An e-learning pediatric cardiology curriculum for Pediatric Postgraduate trainees in Rwanda: implementation and evaluation. View Abstract
Coarctation of the Aorta: Delay in Diagnosis and Referral Basis from Infancy to Adulthood. View Abstract
Scimitar syndrome: A new multipatch technique and incidence of postoperative pulmonary vein obstruction. View Abstract
Clinical Detection of Hemodynamically Significant Isolated Secundum Atrial Septal Defect. View Abstract
Needles in Hay II: Detecting Cardiac Pathology by the Pediatric Chest Pain Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan. View Abstract
Prenatal and newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease: findings from a nursery. View Abstract
Regional implementation of a pediatric cardiology chest pain guideline using SCAMPs methodology. View Abstract
Outcome predictors and implications for management of scimitar syndrome. View Abstract
Outcomes of transcatheter approach for initial treatment of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. View Abstract
Resource Utilization Reduction for Evaluation of Chest Pain in Pediatrics Using a Novel Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP). View Abstract
Management of pediatric chest pain using a standardized assessment and management plan. View Abstract
Left ventricular diastolic heart failure in teenagers who underwent balloon aortic valvuloplasty in early infancy. View Abstract
Needles in hay: chest pain as the presenting symptom in children with serious underlying cardiac pathology. View Abstract
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Right aortic arch with aberrant left innominate artery: a rare vascular ring. View Abstract
Factors associated with development of atrial septal restriction in patients with tricuspid atresia involving the right-sided atrioventricular valve. View Abstract
Endovascular treatment for superior vena cava occlusion or obstruction in a pediatric and young adult population: a 22-year experience. View Abstract
Cardiac catheterization in infants weighing less than 1,500 grams. View Abstract
Conditions leading to pediatric cardiology consultation in a tertiary academic hospital. View Abstract
Statement on the care of the child with chronic lung disease of infancy and childhood. View Abstract
Parental anxiety associated with referral of a child to a pediatric cardiologist for evaluation of a Still's murmur. View Abstract
Interventional catheterization management of perioperative peripheral pulmonary stenosis: balloon angioplasty or endovascular stenting. View Abstract
Health supervision for children with Down syndrome. View Abstract
Balloon dilation angioplasty of peripheral pulmonary stenosis associated with Williams syndrome. View Abstract
Left superior vena cava connection to unroofed coronary sinus associated with positional cyanosis: successful transcatheter treatment using Gianturco-Grifka vascular occlusion device. View Abstract
Nonobstructive cor triatriatum in infancy. View Abstract
Ebstein's anomaly associated with severe valvar pulmonary stenosis: successful palliation with balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in an adult. View Abstract
Repair of coarctation of the aorta during infancy minimizes the risk of late hypertension. View Abstract
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension with inhaled nitric oxide during hepatic transplantation in an adolescent: reversibility of pulmonary hypertension after transplantation. View Abstract
Effect of pulmonary artery stenoses on the cardiopulmonary response to exercise following repair of tetralogy of Fallot. View Abstract
Reduced incidence of ventricular ectopy with a 4F Halo catheter during pediatric cardiac catheterization. View Abstract
Electrocardiographic markers of late sudden death risk in postoperative tetralogy of Fallot children. View Abstract
Excessive anaerobic metabolism during exercise after repair of aortic coarctation. View Abstract
Effect of multiple coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus on blood flow to the left lung as determined by lung perfusion scans. View Abstract
Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus using coils. View Abstract
Balloon atrial septostomy using a new low-profile balloon catheter: initial clinical results. View Abstract
Update on the modified Fontan procedure. View Abstract
Possible new autosomal recessive syndrome of lymphedema, hydroceles, atrial septal defect, and characteristic facial changes. View Abstract
Transcatheter closure of large patent ductus arteriosus (> or = 4 mm) with multiple Gianturco coils: immediate and mid-term results. View Abstract
Transcatheter closure with single or multiple Gianturco coils of patent ductus arteriosus in infants weighing < or = 8 kg: retrograde versus antegrade approach. View Abstract
Stent implantation for relief of pulmonary artery stenosis: immediate and short-term results. View Abstract
Interventional cardiac catheterization therapy for combined coarctation of the aorta and patent ductus arteriosus: successful outcome in two infants. View Abstract
Excision of a pulmonary valve abscess in a 61-year-old woman with single ventricle. View Abstract
Detection of partial anomalous right pulmonary venous return with an intact atrial septum by transesophageal echocardiography. View Abstract
Transcatheter closure of residual patent ductus arteriosus shunting after the Rashkind occluder device using single or multiple Gianturco coils. View Abstract
In-hospital mortality for surgical repair of congenital heart defects: preliminary observations of variation by hospital caseload. View Abstract
Balloon angioplasty for postoperative recurrent coarctation of the aorta. View Abstract
Results of anterograde transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus using single or multiple Gianturco coils. View Abstract
A new low profile balloon atrial septostomy catheter: initial animal and clinical experience. View Abstract
Restoration of the pulmonary valve reduces right ventricular volume overload after previous repair of tetralogy of Fallot. View Abstract
Scimitar syndrome associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection at the supracardiac, cardiac, and infracardiac levels. View Abstract
Controlled trial to evaluate protection of high-risk infants against respiratory syncytial virus disease by using standard intravenous immune globulin. View Abstract
Inhalational nitric oxide: a selective pulmonary vasodilator for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. View Abstract
Development of valve dysfunction in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome and no known congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Supravalvar aortic stenosis: discordance in monozygotic twins and reduction in severity of obstruction during childhood. View Abstract
Role of lung biopsy in patients undergoing a modified Fontan procedure. View Abstract
The effect of heparin on the haemodynamic and structural response in the rat to acute and chronic hypoxia. View Abstract
Transient neonatal ventricular tachycardia associated with maternal cocaine use. View Abstract
Postnatal progression from second- to third-degree heart block in neonatal lupus syndrome. View Abstract
Cor triatriatum associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the coronary sinus: echocardiographic and angiocardiographic features. View Abstract
Effects of chronic in utero hypoxemia on rat neonatal pulmonary arterial structure. View Abstract
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: arterial structural changes and persistent pulmonary hypertension after surgical repair. View Abstract
The structural basis of PPHN. View Abstract
Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis: structural changes in a patient with normal pulmonary artery wedge pressure. View Abstract
Fractured ribs: unusual presentation of rickets in premature infants. View Abstract