Pediatric Cardiology near Dallas, TX

Care Philosophy: Francesca A. Byrne, M.D. is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist and Pediatrician with additional expertise in non-invasive imaging including fetal echocardiography. Her research on assessment of fetal hearts has been published by peer-reviewed scientific journals and has been presented at national and international cardiology conferences. She enjoys teaching medical students and residents, and takes pride in practicing evidenced-based medicine.

Biography: Dr. Jane M. Kao has been practicing in Dallas for 23years. She completed her residencytraining in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children'sHospital and her fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiology at UCLA College ofMedicine. Dr. Kao is board certified bythe American Board of Pediatrics and the sub-board of PediatricCardiology. She has special expertise inpediatric echocardiography and fetal echocardiography. In the Dallas area, she was the firstpediatric cardiologist to perform fetal echocardiography in the privatesetting. This imaging modality hassignificantly improved the survival of infants and newborns undergoingcongenital heart surgery. She also hasextensive experience in the evaluation of heart murmurs, chest pain, rhythmdisorders, syncope, hypertension, and lipid disorders. Dr. Kao has been consistently voted by herpeers as one of the best pediatric cardiologists in D Magazine every year since2002. She has also been selected to theTexas Super Doctors list which is listed in Texas Monthly every year since2003. She is a member of the AmericanHeart Association and has been a narrator in several of their education videoson congenital heart disease and sudden cardiac death in athletes. She is also a member of the American Societyof Echocardiography and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Kaois the medical director of the pediatric echocardiography laboratory at MedicalCity Children's Hospital and is also the medical director of PediatricOutreach. Dr. Kao serves on thePediatric Advisory Board at Medical City Children's Hospital and a member oftheir Pediatric Quality Improvement or Peer Review Committee.

Biography: Vivian Dimas, M.D. is the Medical Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease at Medical City Children's Hospital. Dr. Dimas specializes in minimally invasive treatments of heart failure and other complex heart conditions. Dr. Dimas is also board certified in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.After receiving her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Dr. Dimas completed a residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Oklahoma. She completed her fellowship in pediatric cardiology as well as advanced training in both pediatric interventional cardiology and pediatric heart failure and transplantation at Texas Children's Hospital."I always knew I wanted to enter the field of medicine and care for children," says Dr. Dimas. "Kids with congenital heart conditions often have a challenging healthcare journey. I love helping treat and manage their heart care as they grow. There is great joy in seeing them live a good quality of life despite living with a congenital heart condition."Dr. Dimas leads an expert team of specialists who collaborate in the coordination of care for children who experience common and complex heart conditions. She has expertise in the use of minimally invasive procedures and advanced techniques, such as percutaneous ventricular assist device implantation, and transcatheter valve replacement to treat various heart conditions. Dr. Dimas prides herself in ensuring all patients receive the highest level of evidence-based quality care, delivered with compassion.Dr. Dimas' research interests involve pioneering the use of Impella percutaneous left ventricle assist devices in the pediatric population as well as the development of a pediatric specific Impella device. These devices help a child's heart pump blood if they are experiencing heart failure. She strives to adopt the use of this device, as well as other adult cardiac devices such as transcatheter valve replacements, for use in children to improve the treatment and management of congenital heart defects so that children can benefit from the same technological advances available to adults with similar conditions. She is passionate about the discovery of new technologies and approaches to care that improve the quality of life and outcomes of those she serves.In her free time, Dr. Dimas enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, running and cycling. She speaks English and Greek.

Biography: Ilana Zeltser, MD, is the Medical Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology at Medical City Children's Hospital and is a pediatric cardiologist at Medical City Children's Cardiology Specialists.Dr. Zeltser received her medical degree from New York University (currently NYU Grossman School of Medicine) in 1997, and went on to a Pediatric Residency at Mount Sinai school of Medicine. From there, she accepted a cardiology fellowship position at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 2000-2003, and trained at CHOP for an additional year for subspecialty electrophysiology training. After completing her advanced fellowship training in 2004, she joined the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center as a dedicated electrophysiologist. Over the course of her tenure at UTSW, she was promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Pediatrics and was the Director of Pediatric electrophysiology services. After a productive and illustrious career at UT, she has joined the Heart Center team at Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas.In her free time, Dr. Zeltser enjoys running, tennis, spending time with her husband and three children, and is a crazy sports fan (Go Stars!). She is fluent in English and Hebrew.

Biography: Dr. Reenu Eapen is a fetal and pediatric cardiologist specialist who is recognized for her expertise in advanced fetal cardiac imaging. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology with additional training in advanced cardiac imaging. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in pediatrics and served as the Chief Resident in Pediatrics. Dr. Eapen completed her fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Children's Medical Center Dallas/UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a fellowship in Pediatric Advanced Cardiology Imaging at Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine Houston.Dr. Eapen has served as Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, while she practiced at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Dr. Eapen has published extensively, is a frequent lecturer on topics of pediatric cardiology imaging throughout the United States, and has participated in numerous research studies. She is currently part of a group of physicians conducting groundbreaking research in the area of minimally invasive interventions for fetal cardiac abnormalities.