CraigPritchardDobsonMDFACC, FAHA

Pediatric Cardiac Genetics, Pediatric Echocardiography

Director, Cardiac Clinical Operations

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Office
Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2006 - 2009
National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2000

Fellow American Heart Association, 2020
Master Clinician Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2020
Fellow American College of Cardiology, 2019
Order of Military Medical Merit (lifetime achievement award) US Military, 2018
Bronze Star Medal (Meritorious) 101st Airborne Division-Afghanistan, 2010
Heart Hero American Heart Association, 2010
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society George Washington University School of Medicine, 2000
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PubMed

22 citations
24-Hour QT variability in heart failure
Craig P. Dobson, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Cara H. Olsen, Marino Berardinangeli, Marco Veniani
Journal of Electrocardiology. 2009-11-01
37 citations
QT variability index on 24-hour Holter independently predicts mortality in patients with heart failure: analysis of Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza n...
Craig P. Dobson, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Gian Domenico Pinna, Robert E. Goldstein, Cara H. Olsen
Heart Rhythm. 2011-08-01
27 citations
Hypertension Prevalence, Cardiac Complications, and Antihypertensive Medication Use in Children
Craig P. Dobson, Matilda Eide, Cade M. Nylund
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2015-07-01

Journal Articles

Cardiac Causes of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death and the Role of the Primary Pediatrician.
Dobson, CP, Pediatric Annals, 3/1/2020

Lectures

Neonatal Transitional Circulation Physiology
Yearly recurring lecture. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. - 1/2020
Cardiac Causes of Sudden Infant Death
American Association of SIDS Prevention Physicians, Annual Meeting - 9/2018
Understanding Murmurs
Medical Conference, US Embassy-Kuwait - 8/2017
Coronary Artery Anomalies
Grand Rounds, Yokosuka Naval Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - 3/2016
Left-sided Obstructive Lesions of the Heart
Grand Rounds, Yokosuka Naval Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - 11/2014
Pediatric Hypertension, The Cardiologist’s Perspective
Plenary Session, Uniformed Services Pediatric Seminar, American Academy of Pediatrics - 3/2011
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Neonatal Care: From Fetal Exposures to the Medical HomeJune 1st, 2022
Wilderness Medicine: Impacts from the Weather, Water, and WorldJune 1st, 2022
Cardiac Causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and the Role of the Primary PediatricianJune 1st, 2022

Chair, Defense Health Agency (DHA) Subject Matter Expert (SME) Committee on Pediatric Advanced Life Support 2019 - Present
Member, American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY) Membership and Communications committee 2019 - Present
Co-chair, DHA Resuscitation Programs advisory committee 2018 - 2019

Co-investigatorMilitary Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Program (MiCOR). Defense Health Programs funded initiative to improve cardiovascular outcomes in military service members and their families. MiCOR enhances the cardiovascular health and well-being of the Warfighter and the DoD community through innovative c2020 - Present
Principle InvestigatorHeart and Helix Genetics Registry. Using a multi-disciplinary approach involving specialists in adult cardiology, electrophysiology, pediatric cardiology, and genetics, this prospective registry seeks to improve outcomes in families with inherited cardiac conditions.2019 - Present
Co-investigatorGEMini, Genetic Exploration of Military Cardiac Sudden Death. This is a project to investigate genetic causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in military members and their families. It is part of the funded Collaborative Health Initiative Research Program (CHIRP) grant from NIH NHLBI.2019 - Present