Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine (Hospital)

TXWT Pediatric Cardiology
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5600

Baylor College of Medicine (Clinic)

TXWT Pediatric Cardiology
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5600

Education

BA from Brown University

06/1998 - Providence, Rhode Island United States

MD from University of Maryland School of Medicine

05/2003 - Baltimore, Maryland United States

Residency at Children's National Medical Center

06/2006 - Washington, District of Columbia United States

Pediatrics

Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center /Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellowship

06/2013 - Washington, District of Columbia United States

Pediatric Cardiology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Interests

• Global Pediatric Cardiology
• HIV Related Cardiac Disease
• Rheumatic Heart Disease

Websites

Selected Publications

• Sims A, Frank L, Cross R, Dimock D, Purdy J, Mikhail , Hazra R, Hadigan C, Sable C "Abnormal cardiac strain in children and young adults with HIV acquired in early life." J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Jul;25(7):741-748.
• Sims A, Hadigan C "Cardiovascular complications in children with HIV infection." HIV/AIDS Rep. 2011;8(3):209-214.

Memberships

American Heart Association

American College of Cardiology

American Academy of Pediatrics

Funding

Cardiac Dysfunction in HIV Positive Malawian Children

$55,000.00 (07/01/2011 - 06/30/2013)

Grant funding from Fogarty Institute, NIH

Salary and project support for 2 years