Dina Ferdman, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)Cards
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2025
Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease in Liveborn Infants in the New England Region
Haxel C, Wang A, Levine J, Drucker N, Hart M, Glatz J, Ferdman D, Karnik R, Tsirka A, Arya P, Doherty M, Laraja K, Hagenbuch S, Rotondo K. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease in Liveborn Infants in the New England Region. Pediatric Cardiology 2025, 1-5. PMID: 39849107, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03778-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital heart diseasePediatric cardiology centersPrenatal diagnosis of congenital heart diseaseDiagnosis of congenital heart diseasePrenatal diagnosisCardiology centersHeart diseaseDetection of congenital heart diseaseDiagnostic rateRates of prenatal detectionPediatric cardiology carePrenatal diagnostic ratePrenatal detection ratePrenatal diagnosis rateEarly cardiac catheterizationDetection ratePrenatal diagnosis dataMonths of lifeFetal echocardiogramFetal evaluationIncrease appropriate referralsLiveborn infantsPrenatal detectionCardiac catheterizationFetal detection
2024
Association Between High-Sensitivity Troponin (hs-cTnT) and Diagnosis of Myocarditis in Previously Healthy Pediatric Patients
Degen M, Leviter J, Bradley A, Karnik R, Ferdman D, McCollum S, Faherty E. Association Between High-Sensitivity Troponin (hs-cTnT) and Diagnosis of Myocarditis in Previously Healthy Pediatric Patients. Pediatric Cardiology 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39126513, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03621-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of myocarditisPediatric patientsHs-cTnTTroponin levelsCardiac diagnosisHigh-sensitivity troponin THealthy pediatric patientsHigh-sensitivity troponinHs-cTnT groupMedian peak levelSensitivity troponin levelsElevated hs-cTnTCut-off valueInitial troponin levelMyocarditis diagnosisAcute myocarditisTroponin valuesCardiac troponinPediatric populationTroponin TMyocarditisPatientsPeak levelsDiagnosisMyocardial tissueImproving Palivizumab Administration to High-Risk Infants with Heart Disease via a Communication-Based Quality Improvement Initiative
Leone D, Rodriguez A, Cowenhoven K, O’Connell M, Grossman M, Ferdman D. Improving Palivizumab Administration to High-Risk Infants with Heart Disease via a Communication-Based Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric Cardiology 2024, 46: 287-295. PMID: 38300318, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03388-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk infantsPercentage of infantsRate of administrationPalivizumab administrationPalivizumab dosesRespiratory syncytial virus seasonHeart diseaseDose of palivizumabCongenital heart diseasePediatric cardiac patientsPalivizumab eligibilityEligible infantsPalivizumab treatmentVirus seasonPalivizumabHeart CenterCardiac patientsInfantsOxygen saturationDoseDiagnosis codesQuality improvement initiativesAdministrationBaseline rateMultidisciplinary team
2023
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Fetal Diagnosis, Associations, and Postnatal Outcome: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study
Cohen J, Arya B, Caplan R, Donofrio M, Ferdman D, Harrington J, Ho D, Hogan W, Hornberger L, Jhaveri S, Killen S, Lindblade C, Michelfelder E, Moon‐Grady A, Patel S, Quezada E, Ronai C, Mejia A, Schidlow D, Stiver C, Thakur V, Srivastava S. Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Fetal Diagnosis, Associations, and Postnatal Outcome: A Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029706. PMID: 37259984, PMCID: PMC10381988, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArrhythmias, CardiacAtrioventricular BlockCongenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great ArteriesFemaleFetal DeathFetal HeartFollow-Up StudiesHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansInfantPregnancyPrenatal DiagnosisPulmonary AtresiaRetrospective StudiesTransposition of Great VesselsTricuspid Valve InsufficiencyConceptsDeath/transplantSerial fetal echocardiogramsTricuspid regurgitationAortic obstructionPulmonary atresiaFetal deathGreat arteriesFetal echocardiogramFetal diagnosisAssociated cardiac defectsAssociated cardiac lesionsPulmonary outflow obstructionMedian gestational ageMild tricuspid regurgitationFetal tricuspid regurgitationBiventricular repairExtracardiac anomaliesOutflow obstructionSerial echocardiogramsCardiac lesionsClinical outcomesFetal factorsGestational ageUnivariable analysisAtrioventricular blockLeft ventricular strain in pediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valves and aortopathy
Frye R, Ittleman B, Shabanova V, Sugeng L, Steele J, Ferdman D, Karnik R. Left ventricular strain in pediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valves and aortopathy. Progress In Pediatric Cardiology 2023, 69: 101636. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2023.101636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveLeft ventricular strainVentricular strainGlobal longitudinal strainGlobal circumferential strainAortic valvePediatric patientsEjection fractionLeft ventricle global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainBackground Bicuspid aortic valveVentricle global longitudinal strainSingle-center retrospective studyVentricular global longitudinal strainCommon congenital cardiac defectLongitudinal strainCircumferential strainAortic valve replacementNormal ejection fractionPrior cardiac interventionCongenital cardiac defectsYears of agePotential early markerLeft ventricular myocardiumSignificant differencesIMPROVING PALIVIZUMAB ADMINISTRATION TO HIGH-RISK INFANTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE VIA A COMMUNICATION-BASED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE
Leone D, Rodriguez A, Cowenhoven K, Grossman M, Ferdman D. IMPROVING PALIVIZUMAB ADMINISTRATION TO HIGH-RISK INFANTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE VIA A COMMUNICATION-BASED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1604. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)02048-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Longitudinal Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Strain in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
He M, Leone DM, Frye R, Ferdman DJ, Shabanova V, Kosiv KA, Sugeng L, Faherty E, Karnik R. Longitudinal Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Strain in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Pediatric Cardiology 2022, 43: 844-854. PMID: 34993558, PMCID: PMC8739007, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02796-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMIS-C patientsAcute phaseChronic phaseInflammatory syndromeTwo-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographySubclinical myocardial injuryCircumferential strainMultisystem inflammatory syndromeLeft ventricular dysfunctionSingle-institution reviewSpeckle tracking echocardiographyTwo-dimensional echocardiographyCoronavirus disease 2019Future adverse eventsVentricular function parametersBasal anterolateral segmentMean GCSVentricular dysfunctionAdverse eventsFractional shorteningSignificant sequelaeVentricular strainMyocardial dysfunctionGlobal longitudinalMyocardial injury
2020
De novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome
Ji W, Ferdman D, Copel J, Scheinost D, Shabanova V, Brueckner M, Khokha MK, Ment LR. De novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 7046. PMID: 32341405, PMCID: PMC7184603, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63928-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnectomeDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase ComplexMutationMutation, MissenseMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Receptor, Notch1ConceptsDe novo variantsNDD genesCardiac patterningDe novo damaging variantsDamaging de novo variantsCHD genesDamaging variantsGenesProtein truncatingGenetic originNovo variantsGene mutationsPatterningRecent studiesDendritic developmentVariantsMutationsNeurogenesisSynaptogenesisBonferroni correction
2018
Fetal Echocardiographic Measures to Improve the Prenatal Diagnosis of Coarctation of the Aorta
Patel C, Weeks B, Copel J, Fahey J, Song X, Shabanova V, Ferdman DJ. Fetal Echocardiographic Measures to Improve the Prenatal Diagnosis of Coarctation of the Aorta. Pediatric Cardiology 2018, 1-9. PMID: 30547295, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-2040-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRapid Regression of Prenatally Identified Intrapericardial Giant Rhabdomyomas with Sirolimus
Patel C, Abraham S, Ferdman D. Rapid Regression of Prenatally Identified Intrapericardial Giant Rhabdomyomas with Sirolimus. Case 2018, 2: 258-261. PMID: 30582086, PMCID: PMC6302122, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2018.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Surveillance and Treatment to Prevent Fetal Atrioventricular Block Likely to Occur Quickly (STOP BLOQ)
HIC ID2000030722RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/01/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge18+ years
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Dina Ferdman, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist who cares for children (newborns through adolescents) who have congenital heart disease, a problem with the structure of the heart and one of the most common birth defects. She also screens children with such cardiac concerns such as heart murmurs, chest pain, and palpitations. Based in Fairfield County, Dr. Ferdman provides preventive and follow-up care close to home for many patients who travel to New Haven for surgical care.
Dr. Ferdman also has background in fetal cardiology, and cares for pregnant women whose unborn babies are suspected to have a heart defect, or who have been diagnosed with one already. She performs and interprets fetal echocardiograms (ultrasound performed during pregnancy to evaluate the heart of an unborn baby). She counsels pregnant women and guides them through their baby’s diagnosis.
“I meet with new families, especially at the beginning of their journey in having a child with congenital heart disease,” says Dr. Ferdman. “We will review the heart anatomy, and the potential effects on the child's life.”
Dr. Ferdman takes care of her patients throughout their childhood. “It is an honor to be part of someone's life from the very beginning, and watch them grow,” she says. “I love witnessing the resilience of my patients from the time they are cared for in the intensive care unit to when they are back to running around my office.”
Dr. Ferdman is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.
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