Positions

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Lab)

Room: TXCH-B19
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine

Houston, TX United States

PhD from University Of London

London, United Kingdom

MS from Garhwal University

Srinagar, India

BS from Garhwal University

Srinagar, India

Professional Interests

• Pediatric developmental disorders
• Cardiovascular genetics
• Somatic mosaicism
• Autoimmunity and heart failure
• Biobanking

Professional Statement

Dr. Wadhwa joined BCM as a postdoctoral fellow and subsequently as a faculty member. She has a broad academic and research background in pediatric developmental disorders, with a particular focus on congenital heart disease (CHD). Her research explores the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying complex CHD, with recent work emphasizing the role of somatic mosaicism in its pathogenesis. Dr. Wadhwa has established one of the nation's largest and most robust CHD Tissue Banks, a resource supporting numerous research initiatives within the Heart Center. She earned her doctoral degree in Biotechnology from the University of London, UK, and gained postdoctoral training at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK, and the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Yu L, Baxter PA, Zhao X, Liu Z, Wadhwa L, Zhang Y, Su JM, Tan X, Yang J, Adesina A, Perlaky L, Hurwitz M, Idamakanti N, Police SR, Hallenbeck PL, Blaney SM, Chintagumpala M, Hurwitz RL, Li XN "A single intravenous injection of oncolytic picornavirus SVV-001 eliminates medulloblastomas in primary tumor-based orthotopic xenograft mouse models.." Neuro-oncology. 2011 Jan;13(1):14-27. Pubmed PMID: 21075780
• Sharma JB, Wadhwa L, Malhotra M, Arora R, Singh S "A case of huge enlargement of cystosarcoma phylloides of breast in pregnancy.." Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol..;115(2):237-9. Pubmed PMID: 15262364
• Song J, Wadhwa L, Bejjani BA, O'Brien WE "Determination of 3-keto-4-ene steroids and their hydroxylated metabolites catalyzed by recombinant human cytochrome P450 1B1 enzyme using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with trimethylsilyl derivatization.." J. Chromatogr. B Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Lif. 2003 Jul 5;791(41276):127-35. Pubmed PMID: 12798173
• Tempe A, Singh S, Wadhwa L, Garg A "Conventional and color Doppler sonography in preoperative assessment of ovarian tumors.." Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Jan;92(1):64-8. Pubmed PMID: 16303129