Piers Christopher Andrew Barker, MD

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, 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
- Evaluating indicators of cardiac function in children living with immunodeficiency virus
- Echocardiogram to Diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension in Premature Infants
- Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)
- Activation delay induced heart failure in congenital heart disease
- Institutional Training Grant in Pediatric Cardiology