Healthy Hearts in Children

Guest Bio: Dr. Sarah DeFerranti, MD

Sarah de Ferranti, MD MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Harvard Medical School and The
Director, Preventive Cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital.

Sarah de Ferranti trained as a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital Boston, joining the staff in 2003 and becoming the Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program in 2005, where she sees patients for elevated blood pressure and cholesterol issues. Her research interests include the effect of diet, supplements and pharmacotherapy on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight children with hypertension, childhood obesity, the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Most recent projects include assessing and improving lipid screening and initial treatment in the primary care setting