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My child has been referred to a paediatric cardiologist: what should I expect?
A referral to a paediatric cardiologist can feel overwhelming, but it does not automatical...
Professional statement
Dr Michelle Carr is a consultant paediatric and foetal cardiologist based in London. She specialises in congenital heart disease, paediatric cardiac imaging, foetal echocardiography and echocardiograms, heart murmurs in children, palpitations and chest pain, and cardiac screening.
Dr Carr qualified from the University College Hospital Dublin in 2000 and became a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in 2003. In 2008, she undertook a three-year fellowship in paediatric cardiology at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, USA, which was followed by a year-long subspecialty training in paediatric cardiac imaging, including foetal echocardiography, at the Children’s Hospital in Colorado.
Dr Carr was appointed as consultant paediatric cardiologist in 2012 at the Great Ormand Street Hospital in 2012, where she and her colleagues provide a broad programme of cardiac care for children, adolescents, and infants.
Clinics
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (International and Private Care)
- The Portland Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (International and Private Care)
Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 25 years of experience
- Consultant paediatric and foetal cardiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children International and Private Care
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Children
Education
- MRCPCH, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2003)
- MB BCH BAO, Univeristy College Hospital Dublin (2000)
Publications and conferences
- A selection of Dr Carr's published research contributions is available on her ResearchGate profile. |https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Michelle-Carr-2068822616
Languages spoken
- English
Registration number: 6158268