
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.
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Locations
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Heart And Vascular Center
Dr. Michael N. Singh is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Singh received his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He completed a combined residency in medicine/pediatrics at Medical College of Ohio Hospital (now The University of Toledo Medical Center). Dr. Singh then completed a cardiology fellowship at Baystate Medical Center and fellowships in adult congenital heart disease, congenital echocardiography, Marfan syndrome/related connective tissue disorders, and pulmonary hypertension at BWH and Boston Children's Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine, pediatrics and cardiovascular disease.Dr. Singh’s clinical interests include congenital heart disease, connective tissue disorder and Marfan syndrome. The author of 11 peer-reviewed publications, his research focuses on Marfan syndrome, adults with congenital heart disease and aortic valve dysfunction. Dr. Singh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly. His top areas of expertise are Marfan Syndrome, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Truncus Arteriosus.
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Heart And Vascular Center
Dr. Leonard Stuart Lilly is chief of the Cardiology Division at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). In addition, he is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS).He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He then completed an internal medicine residency at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now BWH) and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at BWH. He is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.Dr. Lilly’s clinical interests include general and preventive cardiology, hypertension, lipid disorders, noninvasive imaging and diagnostic challenges. For the past 30 years, he has been very involved in teaching cardiovascular medicine at HMS and BWH. In addition, he is the senior editor of Pathophysiology of Heart Disease, a widely read textbook. He was listed as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly. Dr. Lilly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, and Cardiac Ablation.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Amy Spooner is a Cardiologist in Boston,, Massachusetts. Dr. Spooner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly. Her top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- CardiomyopathyDr. Seidman isElite. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Seidman isElite. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Distinguished
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Seidman isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Advanced
- Danon DiseaseDr. Seidman isAdvanced. Learn about Danon Disease.
- Endocardial FibroelastosisDr. Seidman isAdvanced. Learn about Endocardial Fibroelastosis.
- Heart FailureDr. Seidman isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Experienced
- ArachnodactylyDr. Seidman isExperienced. Learn about Arachnodactyly.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Seidman isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Seidman isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Seidman isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Seidman isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Seidman isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.

