Elizabeth Braunlin
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Credentials
MD, PhD

Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Care Team Member, Heart Center
Team Member, Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) Center
Biography

Bio

Dr. Braunlin is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program. She received her MD from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Braunlin completed her residency in Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston and a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Braunlin completed her PhD in Physiology at the University of Minnesota. She joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1983. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.
Dr. Braunlin's clinical interests are prevention and treatment of post transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) after cardiac transplantation; the long term cardiac follow-up of individuals with mucopolysaccharidoses after marrow transplantation or enzyme replacement therapy; and prevention and management of cardiac failure in individuals with various forms of muscular dystrophy.
Her basic research interest involves investigation by cardiac ultrasound and histopathology of murine models of mucopolysaccharidoses both before and after novel therapies aimed at correction.

Clinical Summary

Cardiac transplantation; Heart failure; Long-term care for mucopolysaccharidoses after marrow transplantation or enzyme therapy; Long-term care for mucopolysaccharidoses after marrow transplantation or enzyme therapy; Pediatric cardiology; Prevention and management of cardiac failure in patients with muscular dystrophy; Prevention and treatment of post transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD); Prevention and treatment of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease

Education

PhD in Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
MS in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology,
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Residency in Pediatrics,
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Licensures and Certifications

Pediatric Cardiology, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Honors and Recognition

Best Doctors in America®
Herz Teaching Award, University of Minnesota Medical School
Minnesota Monthly “Top Doctors”, Minnesota Monthly Magazine
Contact

Contact

Address

Pediatric Cardiology
Academic Office Building
2450 Riverside Ave S AO-401
Minneapolis, MN 55454