W. Jeffrey Dreyer, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics - Cardiology
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplant Program, Texas Children's Hospital
Education
- M.D. 1981 University of Florida, College of Medicine
- Residency 1981-1982 Children's Hospital of Vanderbilt University
- Residency 1982-1984 University of California, San Francisco
- Fellowship 1984-1988 Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical and Research Interests
- Dr. Dreyer's clinical and research interests are centered around the different types of cardiomyopathies, the treatment of advanced heart failure, and cardiac transplantation.
Select Publications
- McMahon CJ, Nagueh SF, Pignatelli RH, Denfield SW, Dreyer WJ, Price JF, Clunie S, Bezold LI, Hays AL, Towbin JA, Eidem BW. Characterization of left ventricular diastolic function by tissue Doppler imaging and clinical status in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2004;109:1756-62.
- McMahon CJ, Nagueh SF, Eapen RS, Dreyer WJ, Finkelshtyn I, Cao X, Eidem BW, Bezold LI, Denfield SW, Towbin JA, Pignatelli RH. Echocardiographic predictors of adverse clinical events in children with dilated cardiomyopathy: a prospective clinical study. Heart. 2004;90:908-15.
- Price JF, Towbin JA, Denfield SW, Clunie S, Smith EO, McMahon CJ, Radovancevic B, Dreyer WJ. Arginine vasopressin levels are elevated and correlate with functional status in infants and children with congestive heart failure. Circulation. 2004;109:2550-3.
- Cannon BC, Denfield SW, Friedman RA, Fenrich AL, Dreyer WJ, Towbin JA, Kertesz NJ. Late pacemaker requirement after pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation may predict the presence of transplant coronary artery disease. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004;23:67-71.
- Mock AL, Fraser CD, Dreyer WJ, Nihill MR, Bedford SL, Mott AR. Severe Coronary Sinus Dilatation after a Modification of the Classic Fontan Operation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2003.
- Mock AL, Fraser CD, Jr., Dreyer WJ, Nihill MR, Bedford SL, Mott AR. Severe coronary sinus dilatation after a modification of the classic Fontan operation: successful resolution with a revision Fontan operation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2003;24:513-5.
- Kertesz NJ, Towbin JA, Clunie S, Fenrich AL, Friedman RA, Kearney DL, Dreyer WJ, Price JF, Radovancevic B, Denfield SW. Long-term follow-up of arrhythmias in pediatric orthotopic heart transplant recipients: incidence and correlation with rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003;22:889-93.
- Dreyer WJ. Infective endocarditis. In: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Polin RA, Gershon A, eds. Gellis and Kagan’s Current Pediatric Therapy 17. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders; 2002.
- McMahon CJ, Hicks JM, Dreyer WJ. High-altitude precipitation and exacerbation of protein-losing enteropathy after a Fontan operation. Cardiol Young. 2001;11:225-8.
- Dreyer WJ, Phillips SC, Lindsey ML, Jackson P, Bowles NE, Michael LH, Entman ML. Interleukin 6 induction in the canine myocardium after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000;120:256-63.
Contact Information
Address:
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St., MC 19345-C
Houston, TX 77030
Phone:
832-826-5659
Fax: 832-824-5899
E-mail: wdreyer@bcm.edu