Barry A. Love
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Barry A. Love M.D. is a cardiologist
specializing in pediatric
and congenital heart problems.
Love is currently Director of the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Director of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Service at the Mount Sinai Medical Center
and Assistant Professor of both Pediatrics and Cardiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
, both in New York City
. He specializes in pediatric interventional catheter
ization, electrophysiology
and arrhythmia and syncope
.
Love is the author of 3 book chapters and 20 peer-reviewed
publications and was listed in Castle Connolly's Top Doctors from 2009 to 2011 and among New York's Super Doctors from 2008 to 2011. He lectures and teaches nationally and internationally about cardiac interventions.
and graduated medical school cum laude at the University of Western Ontario
in 1993. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the Montreal Children's Hospital
, McGill University
in 1996, and a fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston
(Harvard University
) in 2000.
Love served as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology at Montreal Children's Hospital from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, he joined the Mount Sinai Medical Center as Assistant Professor of both Pediatrics and Cardiology and Director of the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Director of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Service. He carries additional hospital appointments at Englewood Hospital
and Hackensack University Medical Center
, both in New Jersey.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
specializing in pediatric
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
and congenital heart problems.
Love is currently Director of the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Director of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Service at the Mount Sinai Medical Center
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is one of the oldest and largest teaching hospitals in the United States. In 2011-2012, Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked as one of America's best hospitals by U.S...
and Assistant Professor of both Pediatrics and Cardiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an American medical school in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, currently ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the United States. It was chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963....
, both in New York City
New York City
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. He specializes in pediatric interventional catheter
Catheter
In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization...
ization, electrophysiology
Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology is the study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. It involves measurements of voltage change or electric current on a wide variety of scales from single ion channel proteins to whole organs like the heart...
and arrhythmia and syncope
Syncope (medicine)
Syncope , the medical term for fainting, is precisely defined as a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery due to global cerebral hypoperfusion that most often results from hypotension.Many forms of syncope are...
.
Love is the author of 3 book chapters and 20 peer-reviewed
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
publications and was listed in Castle Connolly's Top Doctors from 2009 to 2011 and among New York's Super Doctors from 2008 to 2011. He lectures and teaches nationally and internationally about cardiac interventions.
Biography
Love studied immunology and microbiology at the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and graduated medical school cum laude at the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
in 1993. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal Children's Hospital
The Montreal Children's Hospital is a tertiary care pediatric teaching Hospital affiliated with the McGill University Health Centre. It is also the only pediatric facility serving the McGill Réseau Universitaire Intégré Santé...
, McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1996, and a fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston is a 396-licensed bed children's hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.At 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
(Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
) in 2000.
Love served as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology at Montreal Children's Hospital from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, he joined the Mount Sinai Medical Center as Assistant Professor of both Pediatrics and Cardiology and Director of the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Director of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Service. He carries additional hospital appointments at Englewood Hospital
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is an "acute care teaching hospital affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine" in Englewood, New Jersey, United States....
and Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital located seven miles west of New York City, in Hackensack, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area...
, both in New Jersey.
Honors and appointments
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2009–2011
- New York Super Doctors, 2008–2011
- Mount Sinai Independent Practice Association Board Member 2008–present
- PULSE Newsletter editorial board, 2007–present
- ”Top Pediatrician”, Consumer Research Council of America 2004–2006
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Executive Committee, 2004–present
Clinical Research
| Sponsor | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NMT Medical | Primary Investigator | CLOSURE I Trial. Prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the STARFlex® septal closure system versus best medical therapy in patients with a stroke and/or transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to presumed paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale (PFO). |
| AGA Medical | Primary Investigator | PREMIUM Trial. Prospective Randomized Investigation to Evaluate Incidence of Headache Reduction in Subjects with Migraine and PFO Using the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder Compared to Medical Management. |
| AGA Medical | Primary Investigator | Amplatzer Duct Occluder II study (ADO II). |
Book Chapters
- Love BA. Aortopulmonary Septal Defect in eMedicine Pediatrics 2001. Revised 2009.
- Love BA. Patent Foramen Ovale in eMedicine Pediatrics 2001. Revised 2009.
- Love BA. Congenital Heart Disease in Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Zaoutis LB, Chiang VW. 2007. ISBN 0323030041
Publications
Partial list:- Singh SM, Neuzil P, Skoka J, Kriz R, Popelova J, Love BA, Mittnacht AJ, Reddy VY. Percutaneous Trans-Hepatic Venous Access for Catheter Ablation Procedures in Patients with Interruption of the Inferior Vena Cava. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2011 Jan 26. PMID 21270102
- Love BA, Whang B, Filsoufi F.J. Thorac Perventricular device closure of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect on the beating heart. Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan 17. PMID 21247590
- Love BA, Nielsen J, Chinitz J, Filsoufi F. Transcatheter closure of recurrent postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect facilitated by percutaneous left ventricle access. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Autumn;22(3):259-61. PMID 21167463
- Love BA, Fischer GW, Mittnacht A, Kalman J, Adams DHDavid H. AdamsDavid H. Adams is an American cardiac surgeon and the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center....
. Transcatheter repair of perivalvular regurgitation. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Mar;14(1):68-72. PMID 20472633 - Love BA, Parness IA, Fuster VValentin FusterValentí Fuster is a Spaniard cardiologist – the only cardiologist to receive all four major research awards from the world's four major cardiovascular organizations....
. Membranous septal aneurysm causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Clin Cardiol. 2009 Dec;32(12):E87. No abstract available. PMID 20014190 - Sasaki N, Joashi UC, Vergara M, Saland JM, Love BA. Postrenal biopsy AVM leading to severe hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Dec;24(12):2459-62. Epub 2009 Aug 4. PMID:19653009
- Love BA, Mehta D, Fuster VF. Evaluation and management of the adult patient with transposition of the great arteries following atrial-level (Senning or Mustard) repair. Medscape. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Aug;5(8):454-67. Epub 2008 Jul 1. PMID 18594551
- Tabori NE, Love BA. Transcatheter occlusion of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Jun 1;71(7):940-3. PMID 18412268
- Chaudhari PR, Abergel J, Warner RR, Zacks J, Love BA, Halperin JLJonathan L. HalperinJonathan L. Halperin, M.D., is an American cardiologist and the author of Bypass , among the most comprehensive works on the subject of coronary artery bypass surgery. In addition, he is the Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine as well as Director...
, Adler E. Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale in left-sided carcinoid heart disease. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Aug;4(8):455-9. PMID 17653118 - Dable BK, Love BA, Battaglia TM, Booksh KS, Lilley MD, Marquardt BJ. Characterization and quantitation of a tertiary mixture of salts by Raman spectroscopy in simulated hydrothermal vent fluid. Appl Spectrosc. 2006 Jul;60(7):773-80. PMID 16854265
- Bar-Cohen Y, Walsh EP, Love BA, Cecchin F. First appropriate use of automated external defibrillator in an infant. Resuscitation. 2005 Oct;67(1):135-7. PMID 16146668
- Marshall AC, Love BA, Lang P, Jonas RA, del Nido PJ, Mayer JE, Lock JE. Staged repair of tetralogy of Fallot and diminutive pulmonary arteries with a fenestrated ventricular septal defect patch. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov;126(5):1427-33. PMID 14666015