ChristopherSpurneyMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Washington, DC

Pediatric Echocardiography

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology

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Office
111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-476-2020
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Education & Training

Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2001 - 2004
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2001
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2004 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2002 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2001
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial of Coenzyme Q10 and Lisinopril in Muscular Dystrophies Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Single Escalating Dose Pilot Trial of Canakinumab (ILARIS®) in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2019 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Pilot Study of Cardiac MR in Patients With Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Repair of the complete atrioventricular septal defect-impact of postoperative moderate or more regurgitation.
Mahmut Ozturk, Vanessa Sterzbecher, Gabriel Esmailian, Soichiro Henmi, Steven J Staffa, Yves d'Udekem, Aybala Tongut, Manan Desai, Christopher Spurney, Can Yerebakan> ;Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Mar 29
1 citations
The IAAM LTBP4 Haplotype is Protective Against Dystrophin-Deficient Cardiomyopathy.
Luca Bello, Daniele Sabbatini, Aurora Fusto, Domenico Gorgoglione, Giovanni Umberto Borin, Martina Penzo, Pietro Riguzzi, Matteo Villa, Sara Vianello, Chiara Calore, P...> ;Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2024 Jan 1
1 citations
Cardiovascular Measures of All-Cause Mortality in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Jonathan H Soslow, Meng Xu, James C Slaughter, Kimberly Crum, Jacob A Kaslow, Kristen George-Durrett, Frank J Raucci Jr, James D Wilkinson, Linda H Cripe, Kan N Hor, C...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Impact of Udenafil on Echocardiographic Indices of Single Ventricle Size and Function in FUEL Study Participants.
Michael V Di Maria, David J Goldberg, Victor Zak, Chenwei Hu, Adam M Lubert, Andreea Dragulescu, Andrew S Mackie, Andrew McCrary, Angela Weingarten, Anitha Parthiban, ...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2022 Nov 1
18 citations
Cardiac echocardiogram findings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-associated multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children.
Ashraf S Harahsheh, Anita Krishnan, Roberta L DeBiasi, Laura J Olivieri, Christopher Spurney, Mary T Donofrio, Russell R Cross, Matthew P Sharron, Lowell H Frank, Char...> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2022 May 1
1 citations
Influence of βAdrenergic Receptor Genotype on Longitudinal Measures of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Responsiveness to ß-Blocker Therapy in Patients With Duch...
Eli F Kelley, Troy J Cross, Craig M McDonald, Cinrg Investigators, Eric P Hoffman, Christopher F Spurney, Luca Bello> ;Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology. 2022 Jan 1
13 citations
Incidence of acute rheumatic fever in northern and western Uganda: a prospective, population-based study.
Emmy Okello, Emma Ndagire, Babu Muhamed, Rachel Sarnacki, Meghna Murali, Jafesi Pulle, Jenifer Atala, Asha C. Bowen, Marc P. DiFazio, Miriam Nakitto, Nada Harik, Rosem...> ;The Lancet. Global Health. 2021 Oct 1
8 citations
X-linked creatine transporter deficiency results in prolonged QTc and increased sudden death risk in humans and disease model
Mark D. Levin, Simona Bianconi, Andrew Smith, Niamh X. Cawley, An Dang Do, Dylan Hammond, Julia F Grafstein, Audrey Thurm, Judith Miller, John Perreault, Audrey Noguch...> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2021 May 28
4 citations
Height Versus Body Surface Area to Normalize Cardiovascular Measurements in Children Using the Pediatric Heart Network Echocardiographic Z-Score Database.
Joseph Mahgerefteh, Wyman W. Lai, Steven D. Colan, Felicia L. Trachtenberg, Russel Gongwer, Mario Stylianou, Aarti Bhat, David J. Goldberg, Brian W. McCrindle, Peter C...> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2021 Apr 20
4 citations
Current state of cardiac troponin testing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy: review and recommendations from the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy expert p...
Christopher F. Spurney, Deborah Ascheim, Lawrence Charnas, Linda H. Cripe, Kan Hor, Nicholas M.P. King, Kathi Kinnett, Elizabeth M. McNally, John-Michael Sauer, Lee Sw...> ;Open Heart. 2021 Mar 1
1 citations
Acute Chest Pain in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patient With Anomalous Coronary Artery: An Etiologic Conundrum.
Jennifer Schramm, Seiji Ito, Lowell H Frank, Christopher F. Spurney> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2021 Feb 1
17 citations
Pediatric Heart Network Echocardiographic Z Scores: Comparison with Other Published Models
Leo Lopez, Peter C. Frommelt, Steven D. Colan, Felicia L. Trachtenberg, Russell Gongwer, Mario Stylianou, Aarti Bhat, Kristin M. Burns, Meryl S. Cohen, Andreea Dragule...> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2021 Feb 1
11 citations
The CINRG Becker Natural History Study: Baseline characteristics
Paula R. Clemens, Gabriela Niizawa, Jia Feng, Julaine Florence, Andrea Smith DʼAlessandro, Lauren P. Morgenroth, Ksenija Gorni, Michela Guglieri, Anne M. Connolly, Mat...> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
Cardiac changes in pediatric cancer survivors
Deepa Mokshagundam, Laura J. Olivieri, Robert McCarter, Aerang Kim, Craig Sable, Christopher F. Spurney, Niti Dham> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2020 Dec 1
11 citations
Active Case Finding for Rheumatic Fever in an Endemic Country.
Emmy Okello, Emma Ndagire, Jenifer Atala, Asha C. Bowen, Marc P. DiFazio, Nada Harik, Chris T. Longenecker, Peter Lwabi, Meghna Murali, Scott A. Norton, Isaac Otim Oma...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Aug 4
10 citations
Troponin I Levels Correlate with Cardiac MR LGE and Native T1 Values in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cardiomyopathy and Identify Early Disease Progression
Sonia Voleti, Laura Olivieri, Karin S. Hamann, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Christopher F. Spurney> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2020 May 31
8 citations
Chemogenetic activation of intracardiac cholinergic neurons improves cardiac function in pressure overload-induced heart failure.
Jhansi Dyavanapalli, Aloysius James Hora, Joan B. Escobar, John Schloen, Mary Kate Dwyer, Jeannette Rodriguez, Christopher F. Spurney, Matthew W. Kay, David Mendelowitz> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2020 May 15
16 citations
Activation of Oxytocin Neurons Improves Cardiac Function in a Pressure-Overload Model of Heart Failure
Jhansi Dyavanapalli, Jeannette Rodriguez, Carla Rocha dos Santos, Joan B. Escobar, Mary Kate Dwyer, John Schloen, Kyung-Min Lee, Whitney Wolaver, Xin Wang, Olga Dergac...> ;JACC. Basic to Translational Science. 2020 May 1
2 citations
Challenges and lessons learned from the Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database study.
Dongngan T. Truong, Leo Lopez, Peter C. Frommelt, Jessica Stelter, Brenda Ni, Meryl S. Cohen, Ashwin Prakash, Steven D. Colan, Christopher F. Spurney, Jonathan H. Sosl...> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2020 Mar 17
9 citations
Substance P receptor blocker, aprepitant, inhibited cutaneous and other neurogenic inflammation side effects of the EGFR1-TKI, erlotinib.
Joanna J. Chmielinska, Jay H. Kramer, I-Tong Mak, Christopher F. Spurney, William B. Weglicki> ;Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2020 Feb 1
19 citations
Natural History of Cardiomyopathy in Adult Dogs With Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy
Lee-Jae Guo, Jonathan H. Soslow, Amanda K. Bettis, Peter P. Nghiem, Kevin J. Cummings, Mark Lenox, Matthew W. Miller, Joe N. Kornegay, Christopher F. Spurney> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Aug 20
20 citations
Challenges With Left Ventricular Functional Parameters: The Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database
Peter C. Frommelt, L. LuAnn Minich, Felicia Trachtenberg, Karen Altmann, Joseph Camarda, Meryl S. Cohen, Steven D. Colan, Andreea Dragulescu, Michele A. Frommelt, Tiff...> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2019 Jul 24
42 citations
Vamorolone targets dual nuclear receptors to treat inflammation and dystrophic cardiomyopathy
Christopher R. Heier, Qing Yu, Alyson A. Fiorillo, Christopher B. Tully, Asya Tucker, Davi A. G. Mázala, Kitipong Uaesoontrachoon, Sadish Srinivassane, Jesse M. Damske...> ;Life Science Alliance. 2019 Feb 1
5 citations
Creation of a novel algorithm to identify patients with Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy within an administrative database and application of the algorithm to as...
Jonathan H. Soslow, Matthew Hall, W. Bryan Burnette, Kan Hor, Joanne L. Chisolm, Christopher F. Spurney, Justin Godown, Meng Xu, James C. Slaughter, Larry W Markham> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2019 Jan 26
14 citations
Neurodevelopmental Needs in Young Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Observations from the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG) DMD...
Mathula Thangarajh, Christopher F. Spurney, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Paula R. Clemens, Eric P. Hoffman, Craig M. McDonald, Erik K Henricson, Cinrg Investigators> ;Plos Currents. 2018 Oct 17
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