pediatrics.duke.edu  
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Faculty

Name 
Areas of Special Interest 
John F. Rhodes, MD, Chief,
Clinical Cardiology
Interventional catheterization procedures for pediatric and adult patients, adult and pediatric congenital heart disease, percutaneous ASD and VSD closure, PDA closure, intravascular stent placement, coil occlusion procedures, PFO closure
Jennifer S. Li, MD, Chief, Cardiovascular Research
Pediatric cardiology, echocardiography, hypertension, hyperlipidemia
Intensive care pediatrics, pediatric cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiology, clinical pediatric cardiology
Use echo and non-invasive imaging for the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease in the fetus through to the adult, with particular focus in using echo to guide catheter based interventions
Pediatric cardiology, echocardiography including fetal, transthoracic, and transesophageal imaging, pediatric adult and congenital heart disease, cardiac MRI, clinical research studies
Evaluation and treatment of children and adults with congenital heart disease, transesophageal echocardiography, fetal echocardiography, cardiac MRI 
Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease, heart failure, inherited and acquired arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death; implantation and follow-up of pacemakers and defibrillators; ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
Pediatric interventional cardiac catheterization, pediatric exercise physiology, cardiac critical care
Medical Instructor
Cardiovascular defects, especially those related to the arterial pole 
Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents; cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death; cardiac pacing and defibrillation; electrophysiologic studies and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
Infants, children, teenagers, and young adults with syncope, cardiac arrhythmias, sudden death, autonomic dysfunction, or congenital heart disease; placement of cardiac pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, performance of tilt table studies, autonomic studies, and electrophysiologic studies, andradiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
Etiology and pathogenesis of congenital heart defects
Pediatric echocardiography and non-invasive imaging, fetal echocardiography and prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease, telemedicine and the use of information systems in pediatric echocardiography, distribution of and access to pediatric sub-specialty care, health issues of internationally adopted children
General pediatric cardiology, echocardiography, fetal cardiology, fetal counseling, trans-esophageal echo in congenital heart disease, adult congenital heart disease 
Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease, the use of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease, outcomes assessment after congenital heart surgery
Congenital heart disease occurring as part of genetic syndromes, as well as other cardiovascular diseases with a genetic cause including cardiomyopathies and connective tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome 

Staff

Name 
Role
Bronwyn Bartle, PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner 
Kim Foster, ARDMS 
Echocardiography Lab Supervisor 
Jennifer Garrett 
Patient Relations Coordinator, Scheduling 
Amanda Green, FNP-C
Pediatric Cardiac Cath Lab NP
Carol Meguid, RN 
Clinical Operations Director 
Eddie Mondigo, RN 
Catheterization Lab Supervisor 
Angela Lloyd, RN
Nurse Clinician 
Linda Peterson, RN
Nurse Clinician 
Cathy Robinson, RN 
Nurse Clinician
Janel Vansickle, RN
Nurse Clinician
Mingfen Xu, MSN
Clinical Trials Project Leader 



 

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Contact Information
Division offices 
7506 Hospital North
DUMC Box 3090
Durham, NC 27710
919-681-2916
919-681-8927 fax
Other numbers 
Appointments: 919-668-4000
 
Urgent calls during business hours: 919-681-2916
 
Pediatric cardiologist on call evenings/weekends/holidays:  919-684-8111
(Ask operator to page Pediatric Cardiologist on call.)
Links
American College of Cardiology at www.acc.org

American Heart Association at my.americanheart.org
 
Cardiosource at www.cardiosource.com
 
Clinical Cardiology www.clinicalcardiology.org
 
Congential Heart Disease Information and Resources at chin.org
 
Down Syndrome Home Page at www.nas.com/downsyn
 
Heart Surgery Forum at www.hsforum.com
 
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association at www.4hcm.org
 
Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) Foundation at sads.org
 
PediHeart at www.pediheart.org
 
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Education Foundation at www.vcfsef.org
 
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