Pediatric Cardiologist

Christopher Prendergast, MD, MSCI *

Christopher J. Prendergast, MD, MSCI, FAAP

Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Central New York Clinical Assistant Professor, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital SUNY Upstate Medical University Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Golisano Children’s Hospital University of Rochester School Of Medicine and Dentistry

Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology

3/21/2018

107 Crane Landing

Manlius, NY 13104

617-***-**** (cell)

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Current Position

2/2018-Present Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Central New York Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Special interests:

Pediatric/Adult Preventive Cardiology & Clinical Lipidology Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Exercise stress testing

Inherited Heart Disease

Quality Improvement

4/2020-Present University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Pediatric Preventive Cardiology and Clinical Lipidology 4/2018-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor

Department of Pediatrics

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Research

Certification

7/2014-Present American Board of Internal Medicine 7/2015-Present American Board of Pediatrics- General Pediatrics 11/2018-Present American Board of Pediatrics- Pediatric Cardiology Residency & Fellowship Training

7/2010-7/2014 Christiana Care Health System/A.I. duPont Hospital forChildren/Thomas Jefferson University Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Program

Wilmington, DE

Residency, Department of Medicine –Pediatrics

7/2014- 12/2017 Vanderbilt University/Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Pediatric Cardiology Fellow

Special interests:

Pediatric/Adult Preventive Cardiology & Clinical Lipidology Adult Congenital Heart Disease

7/2015- 7/2017 Vanderbilt University Medical Center NIH T32 Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Research Fellow Christopher Prendergast, MD, MSCI 2

Medical Education

6/2006-6/2010 Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI. M.D. May, 2010.

8/2015-7/2017 Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN. Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) May, 2017 Pre-medical Education

9/1998-6/2002 Colby College, Waterville, ME.

B.A. in Music (History and Literature), cum laude

9/2002-9/2003 Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA Professional Performance Certificate

9/2005-5/2006 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA.

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program

Experience – Work, Research & Volunteer

Research Activities

6/2007-9/2007 Brown University Medical School

Mentor: Bharat Ramratnam, MD, Department of Medicine MicroRNA in Viral Hepatitis

9/2008-6/2010 Brown University Medical School

Mentor: Francois Luks, MD, Department of Surgery (Pediatric) Surgical performance with head mounted imaging systems in laparoscopic surgery.

6/2011-7/2014 Resident Research Track (Inaugural Member) Mentor: Samuel Gidding, MD. Department of Cardiology. A.I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Cardiovascular Risk in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes 7/2014 – 12/2017 SCLO1B1 mutation in pediatric statin myopathy Mentor: Tracy McGregor, MD. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Down Syndrome Clinic Director Specialty Medical Genetics

7/2014 – 2018 HDL Function and Cardiac Imaging in Familial Hyperlipidemia Mentor: Macrae Linton, MD. Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit.

Work History

9/1998-5/2001 Teaching Assistant for Colby College – Honors Calculus. 9/2000-6/2002 Waterville, ME Boys and Girls Club

Co-Founder & Head Music Instructor Music Mentoring Program 9/2002-3/2003 Governor Dummer Academy

Adjunct Music Faculty

3/2003-6/2004 Explorica, Inc

Sales Associate

6/2004-8/2005 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Biostatistics ARDS Network Research Assistant

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Invited Lectures

1. Pediatric Grand Rounds. May 2, 2018

Topic: Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital

2. Upstate Nurse Practicioners Regional Conference 2018 Topic: Pediatric Lipid Screening and Lipid Disorders 3. Onondaga Pediatric Society September, 2018

Topic: Pediatric Lipid Screening and Lipid Disorders 4. Coordinator and Lead Lecturer

Topic: Crouse Hospital Monthly Adult Congenital Cardiology Conference Publications

Peer-reviewed journal book chapters/articles/abstracts 1. Griesman JD, Karahalios DS, & Prendergast CJ (2020). Hematologic changes in cyanotic congenital heart disease: A review. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 56, 101193.

2. Prendergast CJ, and Nicholson G.T. Left-Sided Obstructive Congenital Heart Lesions: Including Hypoplastic Left Heart. In: Vasan, R., Sawyer, D., The Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine. vol. 3, p. 200-213. Oxford: Elsevier. (2018) book chapter.

3. Prendergast, CJ, Kelley, J, Linton, E, Linton, Macrae. Lp(a) in Childhood. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports. 11. 10.1007/s12170-017-0553-6. (2017) 4. Prendergast C, McKane M, Dodd DA, Godown J. The impact of cognitive delay on pediatric heart transplant outcomes. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Mar;21(2). doi: 10.1111/petr.12896

5 Samuel S. Gidding, Jamal S. Rana, Christopher Prendergast, Henry McGill, J. Jeffrey Carr, Kiang Liu, Laura A. Colangelo, Catherine M. Loria, Joao Lima, James G. Terry, Jared P. Reis, and C. Alex McMahan. Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) Risk Score in Young Adults Predicts Coronary Artery and Abdominal Aorta Calcium in Middle Age: The CARDIA Study. Circulation 2015; first published on November 2 2015 6. Prendergast CJ, Gidding S. Cardiovascular Risk in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Current Diabetes Reports. 2014 Feb;14(2):454. 7. Prendergast CJ, Ryder BA, Abodeely A, Muratore CS, Crawford GP, Luks Fl. Surgical performance with head-mounted displays in laparoscopic surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2009 Apr;19 Suppl 1:S237-40. Poster and Oral Presentations

1. Christopher J. Prendergast, Irene M. Predazzi, Laura C. Wiley, Jessica S. Lilley, Sara L. Van Driest, Sergio Fazio, Tracy L. McGregor. Indications and Adverse Effects of Statin Therapy in Children: A Retrospective Electronic Medical Record Review. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Oral Poster Presentation, New Orleans, November 15, 2016

2. Gauntt J, Prendergast CJ, Guarino S, Troiano M, Friedland A. “High Value/Cost Conscious Care. “ColoRectal Assistance Program for Screening (CRAPS).” 2014 Delaware American College of Physicians Abstract and Poster Competition Winner, High-Value/Cost-Conscious Category. Also a poster at the National ACP meeting, April 2014.

3. Prendergast CJ, Rana JS, McMahan A, McGill H, Carr J, et al. “Prediction of coronary artery and abdominal aortic calcium in middle-aged adults using the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) risk score: The Christopher Prendergast, MD, MSCI 4

Cardia Study.” AHA Scientific Session Epidemiology NPAM oral poster presentation, March 2014; and Medicine Grand Rounds, Christiana Care Health System. May 2014

4. Prendergast CJ, Buonocore A. 2012. Ironing Out a Potentially Grave Cause of Fatigue. American College of Physicians National Meeting 2012 New Orleans. Finalist National Resident Abstract Competition; and American College of Physicians, Delaware Chapter Annual Meeting 2011.

Additional Course Work, Volunteering Experience, & Scholarly Activity 9/2007-6/2008 Brown University Medical School

Teaching Academy Fellow “Doctoring”

Teaching Academy Fellow “Anatomy”

Co-director of CARE (Cancer Action and Reflection Elective) -. Co-director of “The Bionic Man” elective

Rhode Island Free Clinic, Rhode Island

9/2007-6/2010 Brown University Medical School

Scholarly Concentration in Medical Technology –

Intern, Brown University Technology Transfer Office 7/2010-6/2011 Delaware School Health Committee

School Health Presentation – Cab Calloway High School 4/2012 Achieving Competency Today (ACT) – Performance Improvement Project: Multidisciplinary Discharge Planning Rounds 8/2012 Delaware Children’s Museum

Science & Medicine Day

Awards

6/2012 Christiana Care Diamond – Recognized by nursing staff for medical management of a critically ill patient.

10/2010 Intern Superstar Award – For patient advocacy and diagnosis of HCM. 5/2002 Paganucci Volunteer Award, Boys and Girls Club of America Membership in Honorary/Professional Societies

2018 - Present Fellow, American College of Cardiology 2014 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics 2010 - Present Member, American College of Physicians. 2014 - Present Member, National Lipid Association (Fellow in Training) 2014 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research (Fellow in Training)

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