Dana B Gal

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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Education and Training

University of California San Diego — MD
University of California San Francisco — Pediatrics Residency
Stanford University — Cardiology Fellowship
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Advanced Fellowship in Acute Care Cardiology

Publications

Adoption of a Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Inpatient Model. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 01; 9(6):e2617553.. View in PubMed
The state of the unit: variable care models in paediatric acute care cardiology units documented by the fourth iteration of the Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative (PAC3) Hospital Survey. Cardiol Young. 2026 Apr 07; 1.. View in PubMed
Evaluation and treatment of infective endocarditis in children and adolescents with underlying CHD: a Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline. Cardiol Young. 2025 Dec; 35(12):2422-2440.. View in PubMed
Response by Gal et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Predictors of Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Diagnoses in Congenital Heart Disease: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study”. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Nov; 18(11):e012690.. View in PubMed
Assessment of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Training During Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Sep; 77(3):573-577.. View in PubMed
Predictors of Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Diagnoses in Congenital Heart Disease: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Aug; 18(8):e011944.. View in PubMed
Characteristics and Perspectives of Female Pediatric Cardiology Division Chiefs. JACC Adv. 2025 Jun; 4(6 Pt 1):101805.. View in PubMed
“Open Notes” in Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology: Caregiver and Provider Experiences in a Single Center. J Pediatr Clin Pract. 2025 Jun; 16:200147.. View in PubMed
Paediatric resident identification of cardiac emergencies. Cardiol Young. 2024 Aug; 34(8):1732-1737.. View in PubMed
Immunisation deferral practices surrounding congenital heart surgery. Cardiol Young. 2024 Jul; 34(7):1550-1553.. View in PubMed
Early Wound and Sternal Management Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 05; 15(3):313-318.. View in PubMed
The business case for patient and family-centered rounds. J Hosp Med. 2024 06; 19(6):527-529.. View in PubMed
Caregiver and provider attitudes toward family-centred rounding in paediatric acute care cardiology. Cardiol Young. 2024 Jan; 34(1):67-72.. View in PubMed
Initiative to increase family presence and participation in daily rounds on a paediatric acute care cardiology unit. Cardiol Young. 2024 Jan; 34(1):44-49.. View in PubMed
Management of routine postoperative pain for children undergoing cardiac surgery: a Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline. Cardiol Young. 2022 Dec; 32(12):1881-1893.. View in PubMed
Sharing Decisions When Withdrawing a Technology Is Not the Same as Withholding It. Am J Bioeth. 2022 11; 22(11):69-72.. View in PubMed
Criteria for Early Pacemaker Implantation in Patients With Postoperative Heart Block After Congenital Heart Surgery. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 11; 15(11):e011145.. View in PubMed
Family-centered care and acute care cardiology: borrowing lessons from other disciplines. Cardiol Young. 2022 11; 32(11):1718-1720.. View in PubMed
Direct Discharge to Home From the Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 04 01; 23(4):e199-e207.. View in PubMed
The Sinotubular Junction-to-Aortic Annulus Ratio as a Determinant of Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis Severity. Am J Cardiol. 2022 02 01; 164:118-122.. View in PubMed
Comprehensive Genetic Testing for Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Reveals Clinical Management Opportunities and Syndromic Conditions. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Mar; 43(3):616-623.. View in PubMed
Role of Texting as a Source of Cognitive Burden in a Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 10; 11(10):e253-e257.. View in PubMed
Parental Attitudes Toward Clinical Genomic Sequencing in Children With Critical Cardiac Disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 08 01; 22(8):e419-e426.. View in PubMed
Quantifying Electronic Health Record Data: A Potential Risk for Cognitive Overload. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 02; 11(2):175-178.. View in PubMed
Considerations for Triaging Elective Cases in Children With Cardiac Disease in a Time of Crisis. Circulation. 2020 09; 142(9):824-826.. View in PubMed
Atrial standstill in a pediatric patient with associated caveolin-3 mutation. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2017 Nov; 3(11):513-516.. View in PubMed
Weight Loss Following Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: Characterization and Effect on Survival. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2017 02; 15(1):86-92.. View in PubMed
Carotid artery intima-media thickness measurements in the youth: reproducibility and technical considerations. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Mar; 28(3):309-16.. View in PubMed
Vascular health in Kawasaki disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Sep 17; 62(12):1114-1121.. View in PubMed
Echocardiographic predictors of left ventricular dysfunction after aortic valve surgery in children with chronic aortic regurgitation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2013 Jul-Aug; 8(4):308-15.. View in PubMed
Use of the rabbit ear artery to serially assess foreign protein secretion after site-specific arterial gene transfer in vivo. Evidence that anatomic identification of successful gene transfer may underestimate the potential magnitude of transgene expression. Circulation. 1994 Feb; 89(2):785-92.. View in PubMed
Percutaneous delivery of low-level laser energy reverses histamine-induced spasm in atherosclerotic Yucatan microswine. Circulation. 1992 Feb; 85(2):756-68.. View in PubMed
Pulsed ultraviolet laser irradiation produces endothelium-independent relaxation of vascular smooth muscle. Circulation. 1989 Jul; 80(1):189-97.. View in PubMed