Larry A. Latson, MD - Pediatric Cardiology & Critical Care

Dr. Latson is a pediatrician who is board certified in both pediatric cardiology and pediatric critical care. He serves as Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Medical Director for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases for The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. His primary interests include pediatric cardiology, congenital heart disease, and pediatric inverventional catheterization procedures.

Dr. Latson has been the recipient of the Best Doctors in America award from Woodward/White, Inc., in 1994 and 1996/97 and again by Good Housekeeping in 1996. He was the corecipient of the Best Teacher Award presented by Cardiology Fellows at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1993.

Dr. Latson is actively involved in research and has published numerous articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He is frequently invited to speak at international/national/regional meetings and panel discussions.

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Congenital Heart Defects

Educations

MD: Baylor College of Medicine, 1976

Internship in Pediatrics: Baylor College of Medicine, 1976–1977

Residency in Pediatrics: Baylor College of Medicine, 1977–1978

Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology: Baylor College of Medicine, 1978–1981

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics, 1981

American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Pediatric Cardiology, 1983

American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Pediatric Critical Care, 1987, 1995

Academic Appointments

Chairman, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Medical Director for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1994–present

Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, 1995–present

Director of Pediatric Catheterization Laboratory, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1993–present

Hospital Appointments

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Attending Staff

Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Consulting Staff

Fairview General Hospital, Consulting Staff

MetroHealth Medical Center, Consulting Staff

Meridia Hillcrest, Consulting Staff

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics

American College of Cardiology, Fellow

American Heart Association

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society

Midwest Society for Pediatric Research

Society of Pediatric Echocardiology

Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

Selected Publications

1. Latson LA (1998). The CardioSEAL device: History, techniques, results. Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 11: 501–505.
2. Latson LA (1997). Atrial septal defect. In JH Moller, JIE Hoffman, eds., Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
3. Latson LA (1998). Structural disease chapter of Coarctation of the aorta. In RL Collins-Nakia, ed., PAACCSAP CD-ROM Program, chap. 5, section 4. Bethesda, MD: American College of Cardiology.

Financial Disclosure

Grant support received from the following:

• NMT Medical
• W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
• AGA Medical Corporation
• Boston Scientific, Inc.
• NuMed, Inc.

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