University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital Position
Pediatric Cardiologist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Specialty
Cardiology

Board Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology

Sees Patients At
 - University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital
   (The Heart Center)
 - Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)
 - Pediatric Heart Clinic at Fairview Southdale Hospital (Edina, Minn.)
   Appointments: 612-626-6777 or 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)
 - Fairview Lakes Medical Center (Wyoming, MN)  
   Appointments: 651-982-7000

Clinical Interests
Pediatric Cardiology
Echo and Catheter Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease

Education
Medical School
West Virginia University School of Medicine

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Pediatrics)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Pediatric Cardiology)

Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America^®, 2009-2010
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors 2008
Best Doctors in America^®, 2007-2008

Selected Recent Publications
Foker JE, Berry JM, Pyles LA, Treatment Algorithm for PAIVS. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2010; 29(1):61-63.

Foker JE, Berry JM, Setty SP, Harvey BA, Rivard AL, Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Pyles LA. Growth and Function of Hypoplastic Right Ventricles and Tricuspid Valves in Infants with Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2010; 29(1):49-54.

Pyles LA, Berry JM, Steinberger JS, Foker JE, Initial, Intra-Operative, and Post-Operative Evaluation of Children with Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum with Emphasis on Evaluation of Coronary Connections to the Right Ventricle. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2010; 29(1):25-34

Pyles LA, Scheid ME, McBrady MP, Hoyman KH, Hanse M, Jamrozek K, Hannan JC, Baker CM, Duval SJ, Moller JH, Hines CI, Parent and Emergency Physician Comfort with a System of On-line Emergency-Focused Medical Summaries for Infants with Significant Heart Disease Level. In Press 2010 Maternal Child Health Journal.

Yamamoto LG, Pyles LA, Del Beccaro MA, Zuckerman AE, Tham E, Sacchetti A. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Information Forms and Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics 2010; 125:829-837.

Pyles LA,  Hines C, Patock M, et al. Development of a Web-based Database to Manage American College of Emergency Physicians/ American Academy of Pediatrics Emergency Information Forms. In Press, Academic Emergency Medicine March 2005.

Moller, JH, Hills CB, Pyles LA. A multicenter cardiac registry.  A method to assess outcome of catheterization intervention or surgery. In press, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2005.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Wiebe RA, Barlow BA, Foltin GL, Heath BW,Hodge D, McCloskey KA, Pyles LA, Mulligan-Smith D, Yeh TS. Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Pediatric Epages Oct. 1999.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine,  Role of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public, Knapp JF, MD, Chairperson Thomas Bojko T, Dolan MA, Furnival RA, Krug SE, Mulligan-Smith D, Ruddy RM, Shaw KN,  Pyles LA, MD, Pediatrics Vol. 114 No. 6 December 2004, pp. 1676.

Lee A. Pyles, Jane Knapp and the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine Technical Report: Role of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public Pediatrics 2004; 114: e761-e765.