
Deborah Urich Frank MD PhD
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Virginia Children's Hospital
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1215 Lee StCharlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-1761
Fax+1 434-982-3561
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Summary
- Dr. Deborah Frank is a Pediatric Cardiologist based in Charlottesville, VA, with subspecialty expertise in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. She completed her medical education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, followed by a residency in Pediatrics and fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Utah Health. Dr. Frank has served as both an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and congenital heart disease, as well as research in molecular mechanisms of cardiac development and signal transduction. Dr. Frank has numerous publications in reputable journals such as Cardiology in the Young and Pediatric Cardiology, and she is involved in clinical trials focused on congenital heart disease in neonates.
Education & Training
University of Utah HealthFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2004 - 2006
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2004 - 2006
University of Utah HealthFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2001 - 2004
University of Utah HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2001
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2014 - 2028
UT State Medical License 1999 - 2016
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of impaired foetal maternal environment on neonates with CHD: are we ready for the mother-baby dyad?Jill Savla, Kurt Schumacher, Katherine Mikesell, Mousumi Banerjee, Molly Ball
Cardiology in the Young. 2026-05-19 - Refractory Chylothorax: Descriptive Analysis and Predictive Model in Children with Postoperative Chylothorax.Deborah U Frank, Cameron T Kasmai, Melissa M Winder, Ron W Reeder, Rebecca Bertrandt
Pediatric Cardiology. 2026-02-01 - 1 citationsPleural Drainage, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Strategies in the Perioperative Fontan Patient: A Multicenter Report.Silvestre R Duran, Melissa Winder, Ron W Reeder, Sarah T Plummer, Nathaniel Sznycer-Taub
Pediatric Cardiology. 2026-01-01
Press Mentions
‘Failure to Thrive,’ or a Failure to Investigate?May 13th, 2024
Mutation in Gene That's Critical for Human Development Linked to ArrhythmiaDecember 28th, 2011
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