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Christina J. Vanderpluym

Christina J. Vanderpluym MD

Pediatric Cardiology
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Dr. Christina VanderPluym completed her medical school, Pediatric Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Canada. In Canada, she was exposed to the initial use of pediatric VADs in North America, starting with early utilization of the Berlin Heart EXCOR, and evolving to use various other forms of mechanical circulatory support in the complex pediatric population. Following this, she completed her sub-specialty training in Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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