Overview
Dr. Laks is a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in heart failure and transplantation. She sees patients as part of the Heart Transplant Program at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute. She joined the hospital staff in 2021. She was previously a pediatric cardiologist at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario. Dr. Laks earned her medical degree from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. She completed a residency in pediatrics at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she also served as pediatric co-chief resident. She completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship, where she served as chief pediatric cardiology fellow, followed by additional training in a pediatric heart function and transplant fellowship both at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She earned her Master of Science in Community Health with a specialization in Health Practitioner Teacher Education from the University of Toronto. She has a special interest in medical education.
Her top areas of expertise are Marfan Syndrome, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 5th Street South, Suite 260, Suite 260, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
5881 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34238
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- CardiomyopathyDr. Laks isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Heart TransplantDr. Laks isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Marfan SyndromeDr. Laks isExperienced. Learn about Marfan Syndrome.