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Piers Christopher Andrew Barker, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Campus mail: 7605-A Hosp North, Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 684-3574
Email address: piers.barker@duke.edu

Improving parent/infant bonding in prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease
 
Analysis of advanced cardiac mechanics (strain, strain rate, torsion) in congenital and acquired heart disease by echo and cardiac MRI

Development of novel uses of 3D/4D echo for fetal and congenital heart disease

Sub-maximal exercise testing in congenital and maternal heart disease

Cardiac Mechanics during exercise in pediatrics

Outcome improvement in patients with Functional Single Ventricle and fetal cardiac disease

Application of novel imaging technologies (ultrasound, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT) in fetal, congenital and acquired heart disease

Characterization of rheumatic heart disease and HIV-related cardiomyopathy in developing countries

Cost Effectivess of screening for immune-mediated fetal heart block

Dyssynchrony analysis in pediatric patients

3D printing and computational fluid dynamics in congenital heart disease

Education and Training

  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1998 - 2001
  • Resident, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, 1996 - 1998
  • Intern, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, 1995 - 1996
  • M.D., Cornell University, 1995

Selected Grants and Awards

Publications

McCrary, Andrew W., Piers C. A. Barker, Rachel D. Torok, Tracy G. Spears, Jennifer S. Li, Christoph P. Hornik, and Matthew M. Laughon. “Agreement of an echocardiogram-based diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in infants at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia among masked reviewers..” J Perinatol 39, no. 2 (February 2019): 248–55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-018-0277-6.

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Barker, Piers C. A., Gregory H. Tatum, Michael J. Campbell, Michael G. W. Camitta, Angelo S. Milazzo, Christoph P. Hornik, Amanda French, and Stephen G. Miller. “Improving maternal-infant bonding after prenatal diagnosis of CHD..” Cardiol Young 28, no. 11 (November 2018): 1306–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104795111800121X.

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Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, and Piers Barker. “Activation delay-induced mechanical dyssynchrony in single-ventricle heart disease..” Cardiol Young 27, no. 7 (September 2017): 1390–91. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951117001123.

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Zak, Victor, Daphne T. Hsu, Victoria L. Pemberton, Jami C. Levine, Andrew M. Atz, James F. Cnota, Chitra Ravishankar, et al. “Translating clinical trials into clinical practice: a survey assessing the potential impact of the Pediatric Heart Network Infant Single Ventricle Trial..” Cardiol Young 27, no. 7 (September 2017): 1265–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104795111600295X.

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Margossian, Renee, Victor Zak, Amanda J. Shillingford, Anthony M. Hlavacek, James F. Cnota, Michael D. Puchalski, Jami C. Levine, et al. “The Effect of the Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis on Ventricular Remodeling in Infants with Single Ventricle..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 30, no. 7 (July 2017): 699-707.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2017.03.005.

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Bishop, Katherine C., Jeffrey A. Kuller, Brita K. Boyd, Eleanor H. Rhee, Stephen Miller, and Piers Barker. “Ultrasound Examination of the Fetal Heart..” Obstet Gynecol Surv 72, no. 1 (January 2017): 54–61. https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0000000000000394.

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Bhatla, Puneet, Justin T. Tretter, Achi Ludomirsky, Michael Argilla, Larry A. Latson, Sujata Chakravarti, Piers C. Barker, et al. “Utility and Scope of Rapid Prototyping in Patients with Complex Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects or Double-Outlet Right Ventricle: Does it Alter Management Decisions?.” Pediatr Cardiol 38, no. 1 (January 2017): 103–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-016-1489-1.

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Li, Jennifer S., Kevin D. Hill, Christoph P. Hornik, Richard A. Krasuski, Piers C. Barker, Robert D. Jaquiss, and Michael J. Campbell. “Utility of Multi-modal Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.

Scholars@Duke

Margossian, Renee, Lynn A. Sleeper, Gail D. Pearson, Piers C. Barker, Luc Mertens, Michael D. Quartermain, Jason T. Su, et al. “Assessment of Diastolic Function in Single-Ventricle Patients After the Fontan Procedure..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 29, no. 11 (November 2016): 1066–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.07.016.

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Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, P Brian Smith, Ronald J. Kanter, Zainab Samad, Piers Barker, and Joseph Kisslo. “Frequent Activation Delay-Induced Mechanical Dyssynchrony and Dysfunction in the Systemic Right Ventricle..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 29, no. 11 (November 2016): 1074–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.08.002.

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