Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Cardiology

Address:
DUMC 3090
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-4000

Office Telephone:
919-681-2916

Fax Telephone:
919-681-5903

• MD, Weill Cornell 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 diagnosing and managing congenital heart disease (fetus to 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 by echo and cardiac MRI

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

Sub-maximal exercise testing in congenital and maternal heart disease

Exercise testing in pediatric elite athletes

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

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

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

Representative Publications:
Barker PCA.  Intracardiac Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease. J. of Cardiovasc. Trans. Res. 2009 March;2(1):19-23 (2009)

Barker PC, Houle H, Li JS, Miller S, Herlong JR, Camitta MG. Global longitudinal cardiac strain and strain rate for assessment of fetal cardiac function: novel experience with velocity vector imaging.  Echocardiography.  2009 Jan;26(1):28-36. (2009) Abstract

Greenough TC, Cunningham CK, Muresan P, McManus M, Persaud D, Fenton T, Barker P, Gaur A, Panicali D, Sullivan JL, Luzuriaga K; for the PACTG P1059 Team. Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant poxvirus HIV-1 vaccines in young adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy. Vaccine 2008 Dec 9;26(52):6883-6893. Epub 2008 Oct 20 (2008)

Drinker LR, Camitta MG, Herlong JR, Miller S, Lodge AJ, Jaggers J, Barker PC. Use of the monoplane intracardiac imaging probe in high-risk infants during congenital heart surgery.  Echocardiography.  2008 Oct;25(9):999-1003. (2008) Abstract

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