Professor, Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine

Pediatric Cardiology

Frank Pearce, MD works in the field of Pediatric Cardiology. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. He has 11 awards "Americas Top Pediatricians", "Best Doctors, December", "Best Doctors in America", "Physician Recognition Award, 3-Year Certificate", "Fellow, Section on Cardiology", "Fellow", "Representative Student Governing Board", "Signa Tau Delta, Freshman Honor Society", "Class President", "Alpha Epsilon Delta, Honorary Premedical Society" and "Fellow (FACC)". Frank Pearce is a published doctor as well. He has 13 publications published. The latest was: Etiology and retrieval of retained central venous catheter fragments within the heart and great vessels of infants and children.

Publications

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• Systemic Effects of Intracoronary Nitroglycerin during Coronary Angiography in Children after Heart Transplantation.
• Lionel Malcolm Bargeron, Jr (1923-2005): Ars longa, vita brevis.
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Practice guidelines for management of Heart failure in children.
• Mechanical circulatory support for myocarditis: how much recovery should occur before device removal?
• Etiology and retrieval of retained central venous catheter fragments within the Heart and great vessels of infants and children.
• Infection after pediatric Heart transplantation: results of a multiinstitutional study. The Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Group.
• Transesophageal imaging in cor triatriatum.
• Atrioventricular valve competence after takedown to improve exposure during ventricular Septal defect repair.
• Routine use of intraoperative epicardial echocardiography and Doppler color flow imaging to guide and evaluate repair of congenital Heart lesions. A prospective study.
• Imaging of the coronary arteries by transesophageal echocardiography.
• Use of Doppler echocardiography and amyl nitrite inhalation to characterize left ventricular outflow obstruction in hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
• Fatal perinatal hepatitis: a case report and summary of current recommendations.

Schools

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• Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport

• Ochsner Fdn

• Duke University

Procedures Preformed

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• Cardiac Imaging

Conditions Treated

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• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Hypertension
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Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

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• Blue Card PPO
• Dental Blue 100/200/300
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Golden Rule
• GEHA
• Choice Care PPO
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO

Awards

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• America’s Top Pediatricians
• Best Doctors, December
• Best Doctors in America
• Physician Recognition Award, 3-Year Certificate
• Fellow, Section on Cardiology
• Fellow
• Representative Student Governing Board
• Signa Tau Delta, Freshman Honor Society
• Class President
• Alpha Epsilon Delta, Honorary Premedical Society
• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• Boston Children's Hospital
• Duke University Hospital
• Ochsner Clinic Foundation
• Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Hospital

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• University of Alabama Hospital
• Brookwood Medical Center
• Children's of Alabama

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