Mark D. Parrish, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Mark Parrish, M.D., is the chief of the division of Pediatric Cardiology. He specializes in the evaluation and medical treatment of children with heart disease or possible heart disease. For patients with complex congenital heart defects, he continues to see and help manage their care through their adult years as well.

Title:

Professor, Chief of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialty:

Pediatric Cardiology

Center/Program Affiliation:

Pediatric Heart Center, UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

Pediatric Heart Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95617

Phone:

916-734-3456

Education:

UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
M.D. 1976

UC Irvine
Irvine, California
B.S. 1971

Internships:

Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
1976-79

Residency:

Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
1976-79
Pediatrics

Fellowships:

Vanderbilt University
Nashville , Tennessee
1979-82
Pediatric Cardiology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, 1983
American Board of Pediatrics, 1981

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
California Society of Pediatric Cardiology
Society for Pediatric Research

Honors and Awards:

UC Davis School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Excellence in Teaching Award, 1995
NIH Fellowship Award, 1982
Tennessee Heart Fellowship, 1981
Graduated Cum Laude, UC Irvine, 1971

Select Recent Publications:

Skeels M, Taylor D, Park J, Parrish M, Choy M. Test characteristics of a level I or II fetal ultrasound in detecting structural heart disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2002 ov-Dec;23(6):594-7.

Chantry CJ and Parrish MD. Duration of Breastfeeding and Arterial Distensibility. AMB News and Views, 7(4): 31,40

Litovsky S, Choy M, Park J, Parrish M, Waters B, Nagashima M, Van Praagh R, Van Praag S. Absent pulmonary valve with tricuspid atresia or severe tricuspid stenosis: report of three cases and review of the literature. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2000 Jul-Aug;3(4):353-66.

Park JK, Parrish MD, Pollock ME. Use of transvenous DDD pacing in a 1-year old with symptomatic hypertropic cardiomyopathy Pediatric Cardiology 1998;19:253-255 (Case Report)

Parrish MD, Pollock M, Gauthier N, Park J. Hobde B. Sources of variability in hospital costs of atrial septal defect repair The American Journal of Cardiology 1998;82:252-254

Parrish MD, Torres E, Peshock RM, Ayres NA, Feltes TF, Speer H, Salazar Y, Fixler DE. Ambulatory blood pressures in patients with occult recurrent coarctation of the aorta Pediatric Cardiology 1995;16:166-171

Choy M, Buckley C. Parrish MD. Pediatric heart transplantation: general primary community care Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 1994;3(1):16-19

Hill JM, Pickar JG, Parrish MD, Kaufman MP. Effects of hypoxia on the discharge of group III and IV muscle afferents in cats Journal of Applied Physiology 1992;73(6):2524-2529