Elizabeth Braunlin, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Contact Info
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty Member, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Care Team Member, Heart Center
Team Member, Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) Center
Pediatric Cardiologist
MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Residency in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
PhD, Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
MS, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Summary
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.
Awards & Recognition
Clinical
Clinics
Pediatric Specialty Care-Discovery Clinic;Pediatric Specialty Care-Explorer Clinic;Transplant Center
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical Interests
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
Clinical Experience Statement
Hospital Privileges
Fairview Ridges Hospital; Fairview Southdale Hospital; University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital; University of Minnesota Medical Center