
Ann L Kavanaugh-Mchugh MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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2200 Children's WayNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-7447
Fax+1 615-322-2210
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1987 - 1990
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1984
Yale UniversityB.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1976 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1992 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
MD State Medical License 1987 - 1992
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Pediatric Cardiology Mentorship Award- awarded by the pediatric cardiology fellows Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, 2010
- Five Star Customer Service Award - for scoring in the top 10% nationally for “excellent” responses, Pediatric Services Overall Quality of Care, Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory Professional Research Consultants, 2008-2012
- Five Star Customer Service Award, for scoring in the top 10% nationally for “excellent” responses, Pediatric Services Overall Quality of doctor’s care Professional Research Consultants, 2007, 2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015
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Clinical Trials
- HeartGPS: A Study Exploring the Effects of a Psychological Intervention for Parents and Their Babies After Prenatal Cardiac Diagnosis Start of enrollment: 2025 Jul 14
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Discussion of the Fetus in Fetal Cardiology Consultations: A Qualitative Study.Samantha Syme, Kelsey Schweiberger, Judy C Chang, Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh, Abdesalam Soudi
Children. 2025-09-10 - Survival to Hospital Discharge in the Fetus With Moderate to Severe Mitral Regurgitation Either in Isolation or in Combination With Aortic Valve Stenosis or Atresia, a...Betul Yilmaz Furtun, Kavitha Pundi, Anita Moon-Grady, Nicole Cresalia, Asela Nieuwsma
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-08-05 - Current Trends in Fetal Cardiology: Results from an International Benchmarking Survey of Fetal Cardiac Programs Through the Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative.Sheetal Patel, Angela McBrien, Erik Michelfelder, Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh, Stefani Samples
Pediatric Cardiology. 2025-05-29
Journal Articles
- Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart diseaseKillen AS, Mouledoux JH, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Current Opinions in Cardiology, 1/1/2015
- Outcomes and Predictors of Perinatal Mortality in Fetuses with Ebstein Anomaly or Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia in the Current Era: A Multi-Center StudyFreud LR; Escobar-Diaz MC, Kalish BT, Komarlu R, Puchalski MD, Jaeggi ET;. Szwast AL, Freire G, Levasseur SM, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Michelfelder EC Moon-Grady AJ, ..., Circulation, 1/1/2015
- Fetuses of Mothers with Thyroid Disease May Be at Higher Risk of Developing Supraventricular TachycardiaJohnson JA, Williams P, Zengqi Lu, MS, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Fish FAF, Killen SAS, American Journal of Perinatology, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Postnatal management of fetuses with Ebstein anomaly or tricuspid valve dysplasia in the current era: a multi-center study.Freud L, Escobar-Diaz M, Komarlu R, Jaeggi E, Szwast A; Freire G, Lavasseur S, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Michelfelder E, Moon-Grady A, Donofrio M, Howley L, Selamet Tierney ..., American Heart Association, 1/1/2015
- Quantifying The Impact Of Early Term Gestation Delivery Upon Resource Demands Following Neonatal Congenital Heart Surgery.Smith A, Parra D, Mettler B, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Bichell D, American Heart Association, 1/1/2014
- Perinatal Outcomes after Fetal Diagnosis of Ebstein’s Anomaly or Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia in the Current Era: A 23 Center Multi-Institutional Study.Freud LR, MD; Escobar-Diaz MC; Kalish BT; Jaeggi EJ MD; Pulchaski MD, Szwast AL; Morris SA; Levasseur SM, Huhta JC; Kavanaugh-McHugh A; Moon-Grady AJ, Donofrio MT, M..., American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Fetal Diagnosis.Vanderbilt University Medical Center - 1/1/2013
- Fetal PhysiologyNashville, TN - 1/15/2012
- Tricuspid AtresiaNashville, TN - 1/15/2012
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Other
- Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus- II.Doyle T, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Graham TP, Soslow J, Hill K (Rose BD, ed), Up to Date
Wellesley - 1/1/2009 - Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus- I.Doyle T, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Graham TP, Soslow J, Hill K (Rose BD, ed), Up to Date
Wellesley - 1/1/2009 - Overview of Patent Ductus Arteriosus.Doyle T, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Graham T (Rose BD, ed), Up to Date
Wellesley - 1/1/2001 - Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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