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Office
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Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 832-826-5770- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Carolyn Altman is a pediatric cardiologist in Houston, TX. She is the Associate Chief for Pediatric Cardiologist at Texas Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatric at Baylor College of Medicine. She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. She is experienced in fetal cardiology, pediatric echocardiography, Kawasaki Disease and congenital heart disease.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1989 - 1992
- UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1987 - 2002
- AR State Medical License 1992 - 2000
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- FACC American Society of Echocardiography
- FAHA American Heart Association
- FAPP American Academy of Pediatrics
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Clinical Trials
- A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of Etanercept in Children With Kawasaki Disease Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsGuidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Pediatric Transthoracic Echocardiogram: Recommendations From the American Society of Echocardiography.Saurers, D., Dwyer, J., Friedberg, M., Soni-Patel, N., Lopez, L., Barker, P., Cohen, M., Colan, S., Forsha, D., Lai, W., Printz, B., Sachdeva, R., Truong, D., Young, L...> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2024 Feb 1
- Paediatrician's guide to post-operative care for functionally univentricular CHD: a review.Christina Ronai, Sarosh P Batlivala, Quang-Tuyen Nguyen, Markus S Renno, Lindsay Arthur, Julie Glickstein, Jonathan N Johnson, Jacob R Miller, Carolyn A Altman, Elif S...> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2022 Oct 1
- Paediatrician's guide to post-operative care for biventricular CHD: a review.Lindsay Arthur, Markus S Renno, Carolyn A Altman, Sarosh P Batlivala, Julie Glickstein, Jonathan N Johnson, Jacob R Miller, Quang-Tuyen Nguyen, Elif Seda Selamet Tiern...> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2022 Nov 1
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Journal Articles
- Original Investigation Editorial Comment Could Timing Be Everything for Antibody-Mediated Congenital Heart Block?∗Shreya S Sheth, Carolyn A Altman, ScienceDirect
Lectures
- Hot Takes on Acquired Pediatric Heart Disease2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Other
- Congenital heart disease (CHD) in the newborn: Presentation and screening for critical CHDAltman CA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/congenital-heart-disease-chd-in-the-newborn-presentation-and-screen
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-28
Press Mentions
- Baby Survives After Being Born with Heart Outside Her BodyDecember 13th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
- St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas
- St. Luke's Health - The Vintage HospitalHouston, Texas
- St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands HospitalConroe, Texas
- Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
- Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalHouston, Texas
- Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown, Texas
- Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston, Texas
- Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, Texas
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