Aliessa Barnes, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department: Pediatrics
Education
| Medical School | UT Southwestern Medical Center (2001) |
| Residency | UT Southwestern / Children's Medical Center (2004), Pediatrics |
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern / Children's Medical Center (2007), Pediatric Cardiology |
Specialty Areas
Clinical Interests
- Primary Interests
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Left or Right Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
- Transplant Patients
Research Interests
- Case Study on long term effect of Velcade on antibody suppression in a pediatric heart transplant patient with humeral rejection
- Evaluation of a noninvasive scoring system to identify acute rejection in pediatric cardiac transplant patients
- Heart rate turbulence in health children and in those with congenital heart disease both before and after operation
- Impact of a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease on parental attachment and anxiety.
- Low Cylex immune response associate with increased risk of infection in pediatric heart transplants
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2005 American Heart Association
- 2007 International Society of Heart & Lung Transplant
- 2008 American Society of Echocardiography