Christopher Follansbee MD

Christopher Follansbee is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist in the Heart and Vascular Institute at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Follansbee earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola College in Maryland where he was inducted into the Tri Beta Biology Honor Society. He completed medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, receiving the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching award and A. Vincent Londino, Jr Pediatric Senior Resident Award for excellence in clinical care and teaching. He completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh where he served as chief fellow and received the Claude R. Joyner, MD Endowed Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology. He completed his pediatric electrophysiology fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor School of Medicine. Prior to returning to Pittsburgh in 2022, Follansbee was an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and served as Interim Director of Invasive Electrophysiology at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City receiving the Golden Glove and Pediatric Cardiology Mentor of the Year awards.

Follansbee is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist with interests in invasive electrophysiology including mapping and ablation of arrhythmias as well as pacemaker, internal cardiac defibrillator, and implantable loop recorder implantation. His clinical interests include arrhythmia management, quality improvement in post ablation management, genetic arrhythmia syndromes, and implanted cardiac device management. His research interests have included reanalysis of variants in genetic arrhythmia syndromes, novel approaches to monitoring arrhythmia syndromes and improving medical education with integrated curriculums including simulation. Follansbee is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society and Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society where he served as a sub-chair in the Emerging Leaders Group.