Pediatric Cardiology: Fetal, Pediatric, and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases

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Ra-id Abdulla MD Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL USA Senior Editor Pediatric Cardiology Springer Nature Ra-id Abdulla is a pediatric cardiologist with more than three decades of experience in the field of pediatric cardiology. Dr. Abdulla currently holds the ranks of Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and Visiting Professor of Pediatrics at Rush University in Chicago. Dr. Abdullas career in pediatric cardiology focuses on education and clinical practice. For much of his career Dr. Abdulla oversaw the training of generations of young physicians in the field of pediatric cardiology in his past roles as Director of pediatric cardiology fellowship programs at the University of Chicago and Rush University and his current role as co-Chair of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Scholarship Oversight Committee at Northwestern University. Over the course of his decades-long career Dr. Abdulla has cared for thousands of children with heart diseases in the Chicago area and through numerous medical missions to developing countries where his efforts include non-invasive imaging and medical care for children with heart diseases post-operative care and the forging of self-sufficient programs in pediatric cardiology at medical centers in developing countries. Dr. Abdulla is a sought-after speaker in the field of heart diseases in children with emphasis on education research and publication. He is a frequent lecturer at various universities and medical centers in the United States and globally. Dr. Abdullas dedication for propagation of knowledge and research through the written word in the field of pediatric cardiology is selfevident. He served for more than two decades as the Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Cardiology a leading medical journal in the field published by Springer Nature and is currently the Senior Editor of this journal. Furthermore Dr. Abdulla served as editor and author of numerous pediatric cardiology articles and book publications before leading the effort in producing this major reference in the field of pediatric cardiology. Robert H. Anderson BSc MD PhD (Hon) FRCPath FRCS Ed (Hon) Newcastle University Newcastle-upon-Tyne University College London UK Emeritus Editor Cardiology in the Young Cambridge University Press Bob Anderson remains a renowned figure in cardiac morphology. Allegedly retiring in 2007 he is still active in both education and research. His research has impacted greatly on the fields of cardiac morphology pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. He is a much soughtafter speaker lecturing at notable universities and medical centers worldwide and at international conferences concerned with congenital heart disease although now this is largely accomplished by Zoom. Throughout his career he has championed a consistent and logical terminology for the normal and congenitally malformed heart advocating use of terms which are congruent with developmental evidence. He has now published more than 1300 peer-reviewed manuscripts. This rich body of literature has significantly improved the current understanding of congenital cardiac malformations helping shape the field of cardiac morphology to make it relevant to cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons. Carl L. Backer MD UK HealthCare Kentucky Childrens Hospital Lexington KY USA Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati OH USA Dr. Backer is a senior pediatric heart surgeon with more than three decades experience in the field. He is a leading academic and clinical figure in the field of pediatric heart surgery. Dr. Backer has authored more than 500 book chapters and scientific articles and is the co-editor of the textbook Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Stuart Berger MD Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL USA Dr. Berger is a leading figure in the field of pediatric cardiology. He heads the heart center at Ann & Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago one of the notable programs in the field in the United States and has had numerous academic and clinical leading roles in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Berger is credited for more than 100 book chapters and scientific articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in the field. Nico A. Blom MD PhD Leiden University Medical Center Amsterdam University Medical Center Amsterdam The Netherlands Dr. Blom is a seasoned pediatric cardiologist who practices in Leiden and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is a leading figure in pediatric electrophysiology and has assumed many leading roles in the field in Europe. Dr. Blom is credited for more than 250 scientific articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric cardiology particularly those relating to electrophysiology. Ralf J. Holzer MD MSc FACC FSCAI FPICS UC Davis Childrens Hospital University of California Davis CA USA Dr. Holzer is an internationally recognized expert in all types of transcatheter interventions for patients with congenital heart disease. He has participated in numerous research efforts for developing innovative ways of treating congenital heart diseases in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. His research has produced more than 100 peer-reviewed publication and more than 20 book chapters in the field of pediatric (interventional) cardiology. Joshua D. Robinson MD Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL USA Dr. Robinson is the Section Head of Cardiac Imaging for the Division of Cardiology at Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago. His research is NIH funded and he has authored more than 70 book chapters and scientific articles. Dr. Robinson is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.