Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Associate Professor

Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospital

Addresses

TCH-West Tower (Clinic)

Room: TXWT-19345C
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5606

Education

MD from Mount Sinai School Of Medicine

New York, New York United States

Residency at Albert Einstein Affiliated Hospitals

New York, New York United States

Pediatrics

Clinical Fellowship at The Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, Massachusetts United States

Pediatric Cardiology

Fellowship at University of Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee United States

Research, Pediatric Cardiology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics-Sub Board of Pediatric Cardiology

Professional Interests

• Non-Invasive Diagnostic Imaging
• Pediatric Echocardiography

Websites

Selected Publications

• Hammerness P, Wilens T, Spencer ME, Doyle T, McCreary R, Becker J, Biederman J. "Cardiovascular effects of longer term high dose OROS methylphenidate in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." J Pediatr. 2009;155(1):84-89.
• Novick WM, Watson DC Jr, Alpert BS, Becker JA, DiSessa TG, Ring JC, Birnbaum SE, Chase NA "Patent ductus arteriosus ligation: are we doing better?." J Pediatr. 1995;59(1):822-824.
• Mayorquin FJ, McCurley TL, Levernier JE, Myers LK, Becker JA, Graham TP, Pincus T "Progression of childhood linear scleroderma to fatal systemic sclerosis." J Rheumatol. 1994;21:1955-1057.

Memberships

American Heart Association

American College of Cardiology

American Society of Echocardiography

American Medical Association