Christine E. Seidman
Experienced in Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
Experienced in Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
70 Francis Street, Carl J. And Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, 
Boston, MA 

Overview

Dr. Christine E. Seidman is the director of the Cardiovascular Genetics Program and a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). In addition, she is the Thomas W. Smith Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.She received her medical degree from The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed an internal medicine residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and a cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Seidman is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. Her clinical interests include cardiovascular medicine and genetics.Dr. Seidman also leads the Seidman Laboratory to elucidate genetic causes for heart disease and other disorders. Notable achievements include the discovery of the first genetic cause of congenital heart malformations. Dr. Seidman promotes collaboration between the Laboratory and the BWH Cardiovascular Genetics Center to translate research discoveries into better diagnostics and improved management strategies. She has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles and received research funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Seidman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 278 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
George Washington Medical Center, 1974 - 1978
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital, 1982 - 1986
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Heart and Vascular Center
70 Francis Street, Carl J. And Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA 02115

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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