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Heart Development & Structural Diseases
								
																									Basic and clinical research to study normal and abnormal cardiovascular development; research related to the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric and adult structural heart disease; translation of promising scientific and technological advances.
			
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      Kristin Burns, M.D.
				
            Pediatric cardiology
      
				
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              D'Andrea Egerson, RN
				
            Pediatric cardiology
      
				
            dandrea.egerson@nih.gov
      
				
            301-443-7045
              Frank Evans, Ph.D.
				
            Heart valve diseases
      
				
            frank.evans@nih.gov
      
				
            301-435-0510
              Victoria Pemberton, RNC
				
            Pediatric cardiology
      
				
            victoria.pemberton@nih.gov
      
				
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              Charlene Schramm, Ph.D.
				
            Cardiac development
      
				
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              Huiqing Li, M.D., PhD
				
            Cardiac Genetics
      
				
            huiqing.li@nih.gov
      
				
            301-435-0554
              Lanre Ojese, MPH
				
            Pediatric Cardiology; Cardiac Genetics
      
				
            ojeseo@nih.gov
      
				
            301-451-2354
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