Roberta G. Williams, MD

Dr. Williams was a pioneer in the field of echocardiography, beginning in 1973. She developed the initial clinical correlations with echo findings that formed the bases of non-invasive diagnosis of a wide variety of cardiac anomalies. She established the accuracy of diagnosis that allowed echo to supplant cardiac catheterization prior to surgical correction for many types of defects. These observations changed management of congenital heart disease around the world. She was one of the few world-wide leaders who advanced the development of Doppler and fetal echocardiography. More recently, her research interests have focused on clinical outcomes of medical and surgical management of congenital heart disease, and physician workforce needs and lifetime healthcare for patients with chronic childhood diseases.

• Lifetime Burden of Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the USA Using a Microsimulation Model Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Oct; 41(7):1515-1525. . View in PubMed
• Impact of Confounding on Cost, Survival, and Length-of-Stay Outcomes for Neonates with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Undergoing Stage 1 Palliation Surgery Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jun; 41(5):996-1011. . View in PubMed
• Short-term outcomes following implementation of a dedicated young adult congenital heart disease transition program Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Jan; 13(1):85-91. . View in PubMed
• Late Causes of Death After Congenital Heart Defects: A Population-Based Study From Finland J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 08 02; 68(5):499-501. . View in PubMed
• Increased Survival of Congenital Heart Disease: How Did We Get Here and Now What? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 07; 66(1):45-6.. View in PubMed
• Transitioning youth with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult health care J Pediatr. 2015 Jan; 166(1):15-9. . View in PubMed
• Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on research in adult congenital heart disease J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Feb 21; 47(4):701-7. . View in PubMed
• TACE is required for fetal murine cardiac development and modeling Dev Biol. 2003 Sep 15; 261(2):371-80. . View in PubMed

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