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William Scott, MD
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
william.scott@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-730-KIDS (5437).
Biography
William A. Scott, M.D. M.S. is Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Co-Director of the Heart Center at Children's Medical Center, Dallas. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine His post graduate training included an internship and residency in pediatrics at Indiana University/James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children and a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan/C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. He also has a Master’s Degree from the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Dr. Scott's specific area of expertise is cardiac electrophysiology (arrhythmias) and he has a special interest in prevention of sudden cardiac death. He established a comprehensive program for the management of children with arrhythmias upon his arrival and has directed that program since its inception.
Dr. Scott’s research interests are directed at advancing non-invasive technology to diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease. He has authored many peer reviewed publications and book chapters. He helped oversee a collaborative grant from the State of Texas to evaluate the feasibility of screening school age children for unrecognized heart disease.
Education
| Fellowship | C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (1987) |
| Residency | James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children (1985) |
| Residency | James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children (1984) |
| Internship | James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children (1983) |
| Medical School | Indiana University School of Medicine (1982) |
Research Interests
Publications
Adkins DL, Scott WA, Blaufox AD, Law IH, Dick M, Lioa W, Sobh J, Geheb F and Brewer J , Resuscitation , February 2008; (76(2)):168-174
36. Ramaciotti C, Iannaccone ST, Scott WA , Pediatric Cardiology , Fall 2003; (24(5)):503-506
Saul JP, Scott W, Brown S, Marantz P, Etheridge S, Perry J, Triedman JK, Acevedo V, Burriss Cargo P, Wang R, Graepel J , Circulation , 2005; (112):3470-3477
Scott WA and Fixler DE , Am J Cardiol , 2001; (88):1259-1263
Scott WA, Pongiglione G, Bromberg BI, Schaffer MS, Deal BJ, Fish FA, Dick M , Am J Cardiol , 1995; (76):400-402
Ramaciotti C, Heistein LC, Coursey, M, Lemler, MS, Eapen, R, Iannaccone, ST, Scott, WA , Am J Cardiol , September 2006; (98(6)):825-827
Atkings DL, Scott WA, Blaufox AD, et al. , Resuscitation , February 2008; (76(2)):168-74
Lemler MS, Ramaciotti C, Stromberg D, Scott WA, and Leonard SR. , Am Heart J , April 2006; (151(4)):928-33
Verma AJ, Lemler MS, Zelstser IJ and Scott WA , Am J Cardiol , 2008; (76(2)):806-809
Heistein LC, Ramaciotti C, Scott WA, Coursey M, Sheeran PW, Lemler MS , Pediatrics , 2006; (117):e434-441
Related Links
Books
H. Royden Jones, Jr. Darryl C. De Vivo Basil t. darras, Elsevier Science, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 2003
Honors/Awards
First awarded 2006, annually since (2011)
First awarded 2010, annually since (2011)
First awarded 1988, annually since (2011)
First awarded 2003, annually since (2011)
First awarded 2006, annually since (2011)