Piers C. A. Barker, MD

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• Pediatric Cardiology

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Cardiology

Address:
DUMC 3090
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 668-4000

Office Telephone:
(919) 681-5166

Fax Telephone:
(919) 681-7892

• M.D., Cornell University Medical College, New York, 1995

• Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, 1998

• Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan, 2001

Clinical Interests:
Echo and non-invasive imaging for the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease in the fetus through to the adult, with particular focus in using echo to guide catheter based interventions

Research Interests:
Novel quantification of fetal cardiac function using Velocity Vector Imaging

Analysis of advanced cardiac mechanics (strain, strain rate, torsion) in congenital and acquired heart disease

Development of novel uses of 3D/4D echo for fetal and congenital heart disease

Sub-maximal exercise testing in congenital and maternal heart disease

Outcome improvement in patients with functional Single Ventricle and fetal cardiac disease

Application of novel imaging technologies (using ultrasound, MRI, CT) in fetal and congenital heart disease

Characterization of rheumatic heart disease and HIV-related cardiomyopathy in developing countries

Representative Publications:
Barker PC, Nowak C, King K, Mosca RS, Bove EL, Goldberg CS. Risk factors for cerebrovascular events following fontan palliation in patients with a functional single ventricle. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Aug 15;96(4):587-91. (2005) Abstract

Barker PC, Ensing G, Ludomirsky A, Bradley DJ, Lloyd TR, Rocchini AP. Comparison of simultaneous invasive and noninvasive measurements of pressure gradients in congenital aortic valve stenosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2002 Dec;15(12):1496-502. (2002) Abstract

Barker PCA, Houle H, Li J, Miller S, Herlong JR, Camitta MGW. Global Longitudinal Cardiac Strain and Strain Rate for Assessment of Fetal Cardiac Function: Novel Experience with Velocity Vector Imaging. In Press (Echocardiography) (2008)

Drinker LR, Camitta MGW, Herlong JR, Miller S, Lodge AJ, Jaggers J, Barker PCA. Use of the Monoplane Intracardiac Imaging Probe in Very Small Infants During Congenital Heart Surgery. In Press (Echocardiography) (2008)

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