Alan Harold Friedman, MD

Research Interests

Anemia, Sickle Cell; Cardiology; Echocardiography; Heart Defects, Congenital; Pediatrics

Research Organizations

Pediatrics: Pediatric Cardiology

Faculty Research

Office of Cooperative Research

Research Summary

Dr. Friedman participates in research to evaluate the cardiovascular transition from the fetus to the newborn. Dr. Friedman is working with members of the Section of Hematology and Oncology to evaluate the hemodynamic effects of Sickle Cell Disease in the outpatient setting. He is also working in a project that examines the effects of hyperphosphatemia on myocardial performance. Dr. Friedman is also active in novel and innovative methods of pediatric resident education and systems management.

Specialized Terms: Fetal echocardiography; Echocardiography in congenital heart disease

Selected Publications

• Anatomy, morphogenesis, diagnosis, management and outcomes for neonates with common arterial trunk

  Colon M, Anderson RH, Weinberg P, Mussatto K, Bove E, Friedman AH. Anatomy, morphogenesis, diagnosis, management and outcomes for neonates with common arterial trunk. Cardiol Young. 2008 Dec;18 Suppl 3:52-62.

• Prenatal course of isolated muscular ventricular septal defects diagnosed only by color Doppler sonography: single-institution experience

  Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Weeks BP, Friedman AH, Copel JA. Prenatal course of isolated muscular ventricular septal defects diagnosed only by color Doppler sonography: single-institution experience. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 May;27(5):715-2

• Prevalence and risk factors of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease

  Pashankar FD, Carbonella J, Bazzy-Asaad A, Friedman A. Prevalence and risk factors of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatrics. 2008 Apr;121(4):777-82

• Identification, imaging, functional assessment and management of congenital coronary arterial abnormalities in children.

  Friedman AH, Fogel MA, Stephens P, Hellinger JC, Nykanen DG, Tweddell J, Feltes TF, Rome JJ. (2007) Identification, imaging, functional assessment and management of congenital coronary arterial abnormalities in children.

• Prevalence of congenital heart defects in monochorionic/diamniotic twin gestations: a systematic literature review

  Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Weeks BP, Friedman AH, Copel JA. Prevalence of congenital heart defects in monochorionic/diamniotic twin gestations: a systematic literature review. J Ultrasound Med. 2007 Nov;26(11):1491-8.

• Indications for Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Disease

  Charles E. Canter, MD, Chair; Robert E. Shaddy, MD; Daniel Bernstein, MD; Daphne T. Hsu, MD; Maryanne R.K. Chrisant, MD; James K. Kirklin, MD; Kirk R. Kanter, MD, FAHA; Robert S.D. Higgins, MD; Elizabeth D. Blume, MD; David N. Rosenthal, MD; Mark M. Boucek, MD; Karen C. Uzark, RN, PhD, FAHA; Alan H. Friedman, MD; James K. Young, MD. Indications for Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Disease. Circulation. 2007 Feb 6;115(5):658-76. Epub 2007 Jan 29.

• The Complete Directory for People with Rare Disorders Friedman, AH (medical editor). The Complete Directory for People with Rare Disorders. Grey House Publishing, Lakeville, Connecticut, 2006.
• Trends in fetal echocardiography and implications for clinical practice: 1985 to 2003

  Hamar B, Dziura J, Friedman A, Kleinman C, Copel J. Trends in fetal echocardiography and implications for clinical practice: 1985 to 2003. J Ultrasound Med, 25:197-202, 2006.

• The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness Friedman, AH and Factor, S (medical editors). The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness. Grey House Publishing, Lakeville, Connecticut, 2005.
• The Complete Directory for Pediatric Disorders, 3rd edition Friedman, AH (medical editor). The Complete Directory for Pediatric Disorders, 3rd edition. Grey House Publishing, Lakeville, Connecticut, 2004.
• Training pediatric residents to evaluate congenital heart disease in the current era.

  Weeks, B. and Friedman AH. (2004) Training pediatric residents to evaluate congenital heart disease in the current era.

• Predictors of Outcome in Children with Acute Myocarditis

  Kuhn B, Shapiro E, Friedman A. Predictors of Outcome in Children with Acute Myocarditis. Pediatric Cardiology,vol 25 (4):379-384, 2004.

Full List of PubMed Publications

• Bahtiyar MO, Campbell K, Dulay AT, Kontic-Vucinic O, Weeks BP, Friedman AH, Copel JA: Is the rate of congenital heart defects detected by fetal echocardiography among pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization really increased?: a case-historical control study. J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Jun. PMID: 20498466
• Ali U, Copel J, Friedman A: A successful pregnancy outcome following the Ross procedure: a case report. Am J Perinatol. 2009 Apr; 2008 Dec 8. PMID: 19065494
• Pashankar FD, Carbonella J, Bazzy-Asaad A, Friedman A: Longitudinal follow up of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol. 2009 Mar; 2008 Dec 1. PMID: 19055665
• Colon M, Anderson RH, Weinberg P, Mussatto K, Bove E, Friedman AH: Anatomy, morphogenesis, diagnosis, management, and outcomes for neonates with common arterial trunk. Cardiol Young. 2008 Dec. PMID: 19094379
• Stubbe D, Martin A, Bloch M, Belitsky R, Carter D, Ebert M, Friedman A, Giese A, Kirwin P, Ross RG, Leckman JF: Model curriculum for academic child and adolescent psychiatry training. Acad Psychiatry. 2008 Sep-Oct. PMID: 18945975
• Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Weeks BP, Friedman AH, Copel JA: Prenatal course of isolated muscular ventricular septal defects diagnosed only by color Doppler sonography: single-institution experience. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 May. PMID: 18424646
• Pashankar FD, Carbonella J, Bazzy-Asaad A, Friedman A: Prevalence and risk factors of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatrics. 2008 Apr. PMID: 18381543
• Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Weeks BP, Friedman AH, Copel JA: Prevalence of congenital heart defects in monochorionic/diamniotic twin gestations: a systematic literature review. J Ultrasound Med. 2007 Nov. PMID: 17957043
• Friedman AH, Fogel MA, Stephens P Jr, Hellinger JC, Nykanen DG, Tweddell J, Feltes TF, Rome JJ: Identification, imaging, functional assessment and management of congenital coronary arterial abnormalities in children. Cardiol Young. 2007 Sep. PMID: 18039399
• Hamar BD, Dziura J, Friedman A, Kleinman CS, Copel JA: Trends in fetal echocardiography and implications for clinical practice: 1985 to 2003. J Ultrasound Med. 2006 Feb. PMID: 16439782
• Weeks B, Friedman AH: Training pediatric residents to evaluate congenital heart disease in the current era. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004 Dec. PMID: 15561178
• Pearson HA, Hostetter MK, Friedman AH: Pediatric grand rounds: a tribute to Norman J. Siegel, M.D. Yale J Biol Med. 2002 Sep-Dec. PMID: 14580112
• Friedman AH, Kleinman CS, Copel JA: Diagnosis of cardiac defects: where we've been, where we are and where we're going. Prenat Diagn. 2002 Apr. PMID: 11981908

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