Holly C. Desena
Experienced in Ventricular Septal Defects

Dr. Holly C. Desena

Pediatric Cardiology
Atrium Health
Atrium Health Levine Children's Congenital Heart Center
1781 Tate Blvd., Suite 203, 
Hickory, NC 
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Experienced in Ventricular Septal Defects
Atrium Health
Atrium Health Levine Children's Congenital Heart Center
1781 Tate Blvd., Suite 203, 
Hickory, NC 
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Overview

Holly Desena is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Desena is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Murmurs, Cardiac Diverticulum, and X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia. Dr. Desena is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Loyola University
Residency
Tulane University
Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Licenses
Pediatrics in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
The University of Texas
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Atrium Health Levine Children's Congenital Heart Center
1781 Tate Blvd., Suite 203, Hickory, NC 28602
Call: 704-381-3970

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.


8 Total Publications

Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Complications in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4).
Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Complications in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4).
Journal: Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies
Published: May 27, 2020
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Charlotte, NC 
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      • Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
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