Kristin M Burns MD
Attending Pediatric Cardiologist, Children's National Health System; Adjunct Associate Professor, The George Washington University School of Medicine; Physician, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
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111 Michigan Ave NwWw3-200Washington, DC 20010
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Summary
- Kristin Burns, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist based in Washington, DC. She completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children's National Hospital/George Washington University from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Burns graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2004 and completed her pediatrics residency at Brown University between 2004 and 2008. Her recent publications include work on neurocognitive dysfunction in congenital heart disease, pharmacokinetics of Apixaban in pediatric heart patients, and several studies related to pulmonary blood flow augmentation and genomic research in pediatric cardiology.
Education & Training
Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2008 - 2011
Brown UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2008
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2008 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2011 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2005 - 2007
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ex Vivo Effect of Apixaban on Hemostatic Biomarkers in Children With Heart Disease: A SAXOPHONE Trial Substudy.Ghada A Aborkhees, Amy J Barr, Kevin Dietrich, Christoph Male, Zhaoqing Wang
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2026-04-07 - The Pediatric Heart Network's Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial: A Turning Point in Pediatric Cardiac Research.Kristin M Burns, Victoria L Pemberton, Bryanna N Schwartz, D'Andrea Freemon, Gail D Pearson
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-04-01 - Single-Ventricle Disease: Long-Term Outcomes and Global Morbidity in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial.Kevin D Hill, Lillian Kang, Qiao Wang, Jane W Newburger, J William Gaynor
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-03-04
Press Mentions
- AEDs Could Save Lives — But Stocking Them in Schools Isn’t EasyApril 19th, 2023
- Valsartan Trial Reveals Cardiac Improvements for Patients with Early-Stage Genetic Heart ConditionAugust 28th, 2021
Testing Stem Cells in Tiniest Hearts to Fight Birth DefectDecember 20th, 2016
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