Daniel James Penny, M.D., Ph.D., MHA

Professor

(832) 826-5600

Positions

Professor: Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Chief of Pediatric Cardiology: Pediatrics
Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

TCH-West Tower (Clinic): Room: TXWT-19345
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5654

TCH-West Tower (Hospital): Room: TXWT-19345
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5654

TCH-West Tower (Office): Room: TXWT-19345
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5654

Baylor College of Medicine (Lab): Pediatric Cardiology
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

M.H.A. from Abbott Northwestern Hospital: 01/2008 - Minneapolis, MN, United States

Ph.D. from Monash University: 01/2002 - Melbourne, Australia

M.D. from National University Of Ireland: 01/1986 - Cork, Ireland

Professional Interests

Cardiac Intensive Care
Program Development

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Mynard JP, Penny DJ, Davidson MR, Smolich JJ. " The reservoir-wave paradigm introduces error into arterial wave analysis: a computer modelling and in-vivo study. " J. Hypertens.. 2012 Apr ; 30 (4) : 734-43.
Pubmed PMID: 22278142.
Mynard JP, Davidson MR, Penny DJ, Smolich JJ. " Robustness of the P-U and lnD-U loop wave speed estimation methods: Effects of the diastolic pressure decay and vessel wall non-linearities. " Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011 Aug ; 2011 : 6446-9.
Pubmed PMID: 22255814.
Gunn JK, Beca J, Penny DJ, Horton SB, d'Udekem YA, Brizard CP, Finucane K, Olischar M, Hunt RW, Shekerdemian LS. " Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography and brain injury in infants undergoing Norwood-type operations. " Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2012 Jan ; 93 (1) : 170-6.
Pubmed PMID: 22075220.
Smolich JJ, Penny DJ, Mynard JP. " Enhanced central and conduit pulmonary arterial reservoir function offsets reduced ductal systolic outflow during constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus. " Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.. 2012 Jan ; 302 (1) : R175-83.
Pubmed PMID: 21993527.
Mynard JP, Davidson MR, Penny DJ, Smolich JJ. " Non-linear separation of pressure, velocity and wave intensity into forward and backward components. " Med Biol Eng Comput. 2012 Jun ; 50 (6) : 641-8.
Pubmed PMID: 22447369.
Smolich JJ, Penny DJ, Mynard JP. " Increased right ventricular output and central pulmonary reservoir function support rise in pulmonary blood flow during adenosine infusion in the ovine fetus. " Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.. 2012 Jun ; 302 (12) : R1450-7.
Pubmed PMID: 22513745.
Alexander PM, Eastaugh L, Royle J, Daley AJ, Shekerdemian LS, Penny DJ. " Respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis in high-risk infants with heart disease. " J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 May ; 48 (5) : 395-401.
Pubmed PMID: 22720323.
Lalani SR, Shaw C, Wang X, Patel A, Patterson LW, Kolodziejska K, Szafranski P, Ou Z, Tian Q, Kang SH, Jinnah A, Ali S, Malik A, Hixson P, Potocki L, Lupski JR, Stankiewicz P, Bacino CA, Dawson B, Beaudet AL, Boricha FM, Whittaker R, Li C, Ware SM, Cheung. " Rare DNA copy number variants in cardiovascular malformations with extracardiac abnormalities. " Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2013 Feb ; 21 (2) : 173-81.
Pubmed PMID: 22929023.
Bronicki RA, Checchia PA, Anas NG, Adams GJ, Penny DJ, Bleiweis MS, Shekerdemian LS. " Cerebral and somatic oxygen saturations after repair of tetralogy of fallot: effects of extubation on regional blood flow. " Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2013 Feb ; 95 (2) : 682-6.
Pubmed PMID: 22959574.
Penny DJ, Shekerdemian LS. " The American Heart Association's Recent Scientific Statement on Cardiac Critical Care: Implications for Pediatric Practice. " Congenit Heart Dis. 2013 Jan ; 8 (1) : 41352.
Pubmed PMID: 23280102.

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Heart Association

American College of Cardiology

Children's Heart Fondation Medical Advisory Board

Pediatric Heart Network

National Heart Foundation of Australia

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

The International Society for Nomenclature of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Funding

Pediatric Heart Network: $1,454,365.00 (09/01/2011 - 06/30/2016); Unrestricted funding from Baylor/Texas Children's Hospital; Conduct research that will help children with heart defects or disease, today and in the future, have better and healthier lives.