David A. Parra, MD

David A. Parra, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Cardiology
Director
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5230
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9119
(615) 322-7473

Specialty
Cardiology, Pediatric
M.D.
Universidad Central Del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, 1993
Residency
Pediatric Residency-Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Clinical Interests

Congenital heart disease, advanced cardiac imaging (echocardiography, fetal echocardiography, cardiac MRI and CT) with a special interetst in 3D printing and virtual reality imaging rendering of complex congenital heart defects to help in the planning of surgical repairs. Dr. Parra is Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging and a member of the Quality Improvement team.

Research Information

Dr. Parra is interested in advanced non invasive imaging to determine early markers of cardiac dysfunction in patients with congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy