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Cardiology

Offering a comprehensive array of cardiac diagnostic services to treat cardiovascular diseases that may affect infants and children of all ages.

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology, which forms the Duke Children’s Heart Program at Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center, is a primary provider of cardiovascular diagnostic and treatment services in the southeastern United States. Our dedication to care and treatment of people of all ages, along with an emphasis on cutting-edge research, results in a program that is among the best in the country.

Our physicians offer a comprehensive spectrum of clinical services to treat cardiovascular diseases that may affect the fetus, infant, child, adolescent, or young adult. Our basic research programs are directed at the development of absorbable intravascular stents, detection and management post-bypass syndrome after heart surgery, the control of cardiac cytosolic calcium concentration and the regulation of the sensitivity of cardiac myofilaments to calcium, as well as basic investigations related to cellular electrophysiology. Our research programs also include a number of clinical trials conducted through the NIH-funded Pediatric Heart Network, as well as several industry-sponsored clinical trials in congenital heart disease.

Our division offers a three-year fellowship program that will prepare the fellow for a career in academic pediatric cardiology or in the private practice of pediatric cardiology. The three-year program includes 24 months of clinical training and 12 months of research training.

Our physicians and practitioners are strong advocates for our patients and their families. We actively lobby at the local, state, and federal levels for children’s heart programs. Through a number of professional societies, we advocate for a variety of issues related to pediatric heart disease.

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Treatments

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology offers a variety of diagnostic services and therapeutic programs to its patients and families. Diagnostic services include:

  • echocardiography (transthoracic, fetal, and transesophageal)
  • cardiac catherization
  • heart rhythm assessment
  • exercise testing
  • magnetic resonance imaging

Our therapeutic services include interventional catherization, radioablation procedures, as well as a variety of medication regimens to manage heart disease and its complications.

Read more about our Clinical Services

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Physicians and Staff

Physicians

Name Areas of Special Interest
Brenda E. Armstrong, MD Intensive care pediatrics, pediatric cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiology, clinical pediatric cardiology
Piers C.A. Barker, MD Echo and non-invasive imaging for diagnosing and managing congenital heart disease (fetus to adult), with particular focus in using echo to guide catheter-based interventions
Michael G.W. Camitta, MD Pediatric cardiology; echocardiography including fetal, transthoracic, and transesophageal imaging; pediatric cardiac intensive care; fetal diagnosis and counseling; clinical research studies; telemedicine imaging
Michael J. Campbell, MD Children and adults with congenital heart disease, transesophageal echocardiography, fetal echocardiography, cardiac MRI
Michael P. Carboni, MD Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease, heart failure, inherited and acquired arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death; implantation and follow-up of pacemakers and defibrillators; ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
James C. Fudge Jr., MD Pediatric interventional cardiac catheterization, pediatric exercise physiology, cardiac critical care
Salim F. Idriss, MD, PhD Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents; cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death; cardiac pacing and defibrillation; electrophysiologic studies and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
Ronald J. Kanter, MD Infants, children, teenagers, and young adults with syncope, cardiac arrhythmias, sudden death, autonomic dysfunction, or congenital heart disease; placement of cardiac pacemakers and implantable defibrillators; performance of tilt-table studies, autonomic studies, and electrophysiologic studies, and radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
Jennifer S. Li, MD Pediatric cardiology, echocardiography, hypertension, hyperlipidemia
Angelo S. Milazzo, MD Outpatient and inpatient consultation, prenatal echocardiography consultation and counseling, transesophageal echocardiography, telemedicine echocardiography, consultation for international children with cardiac abnormalities who are awaiting adoption
Stephen G. Miller, MD General pediatric cardiology, echocardiography, fetal cardiology, fetal counseling, transesophageal echo in congenital heart disease, adult congenital heart disease
Sara K. Pasquali, MD Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease, the use of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease, outcomes assessment after congenital heart surgery
John F. Rhodes Jr., MD Interventional catheterization procedures for pediatric and adult patients, adult and pediatric congenital heart disease, percutaneous ASD and VSD closure, PDA and FPO closure, intravascular stent placement, coil-occlusion procedures
Stephanie Burns Wechsler, MD Congenital heart disease occurring as part of genetic syndromes; other cardiovascular diseases with a genetic cause, including cardiomyopathies and connective-tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome

Staff

Name Role
Bronwyn Bartle, PNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Kim Foster, ARDMS Echocardiography Lab Supervisor
Jennifer Garrett Patient Relations Coordinator, Scheduling
Amanda Green, FNP-C Pediatric Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse Practitioner
Carol Meguid, RN Clinical Operations Director
Eddie Mondigo, RN Catheterization Lab Supervisor
Angela Lloyd, RN Nurse Clinician
Linda Peterson, RN Nurse Clinician
Cathy Robinson, RN Nurse Clinician
Janel Vansickle, RN
Nurse Clinician
Mingfen Xu, MSN Clinical Trials Project Leader

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Clinic Hours & Locations

Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center
2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710
Tel: 919-668-4000

Hours: Daily, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Duke Children’s Cardiology of Raleigh
3480 Wake Forest Road, Suite 310
Raleigh, NC  27609
919-862-5750
Email: dccr@mc.duke.edu


Hours: Daily, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Duke Children's Cariology of Fayetteville
3427 Melrose Road
Fayetteville, NC 28304
Tel: 910-323-5940

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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Appointments and Contact Information

To serve our patients and referring physicians, faculty physicians covering pediatric cardiology are always on call to answer questions and provide consultation.

  • For a new appointment, please call 919-681-2916.
  • For a return appointment, please call 919-668-4000.
  • For urgent calls Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, call the divisional office at 919-681-2916.
  • For urgent calls after business hours, on weekends, or on holidays, please call 919-684-8111 and ask the operator to page the pediatric cardiologist on call.
  • For physicians requesting consultations or making referrals, please call the divisional office at 919-681-2916 or the Duke Consultation and Referral Center at 800-MED-DUKE (800-633-3853).

Your child's primary care physician can refer you or your child to one of our convenient locations in Durham, Raleigh or Fayetteville. Typically, appointments can be arranged within seven business days of being referred.

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