Kathleen H. Byrne, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., C.C.R.N.

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Nurse Practitioner

Appointment Phone Number

Expertise

Cardiology, congenital heart disease, lipid disorders, cardiovascular disease, critical cardiac care, pediatric cardiology

Research Interests

Kathleen's research focuses on treatment and management for both pediatric and adult patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, high cholesterol and other lipid disorders.

Locations

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

1800 Orleans St
The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: 443-997-5437 or 443-997-KIDS

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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Green Spring Station, Lutherville (Pavilion I)

10755 Falls Rd
Pavilion I
Lutherville, MD 21093

Billing Services (toll-free): 1-855-662-3017

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Johns Hopkins Health Care &Surgery Center — Bethesda

6420 Rockledge Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817

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Background

Kathleen H. Byrne, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., C.C.R.N., is a certified nurse practitioner in Baltimore, Maryland at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She specializes in managing and treating patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease and lipid disorders at the Johns Hopkins Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center.

Her expertise includes cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, lipid disorders, congenital heart disease, pediatric cardiology, critical cardiac care and cardiovascular disease prevention.

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Education

Degrees

PMC, University of Pennsylvania (1995)
MSN, University of Pennsylvania (1985)
BSN, Villanova University (1977)

Licenses and Certifications

Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology, Clinical Lipid Specialist (2019)
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Critical Care Registered Nurse (1995)
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Adult Nurse Practitioner (1995)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Kathleen H. Byrne's research consists of advancements in treatment for patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol and other lipid disorders.

Selected Publications

Byrne, K; Davis, D; & Cheeley, MK. It’s all in the technique: accurate measurement of blood pressure in clinical practice. The Lipid Spin 2019, Vol 7, No.3, 19-20.

Byrne, Kathleen. What You Need to Know about PTCA – an educational booklet, 1985.

Chanukya Dahagam, Aditya Goud, Abdelhai Abdelqader, Aditya Hendrani, Matthew J Feinstein,Arman Qamar, Parag H Joshi, Kristopher J Swiger, Kathleen Byrne, Renato Quispe, Steven R Jones, Roger S Blumenthal, and Seth S Martin. PCSK9 inhibitors and their role in high-risk patients in reducing LDL cholesterol levels: alirocumab. Future Cardiology, March 2016 ,Vol. 12, No. 2 , Pages 149-157.

Chanukya Dahagam1, Aditya Goud1, Abdelhai Abdelqader1, Aditya Hendrani2, Matthew J Feinstein3, Arman Qamar4, Parag H Joshi5, Kristopher J Swiger6, Kathleen Byrne7, Renato Quispe8, Steven R Jones8, Roger S Blumenthal8 & Seth S Martin. PCSK9 inhibitors and their role in high -risk patients in reducing LDL Cholesterol levels: evolocumab. Future Cardiology, March 2016, Vol. 12, No. 2, Pates 139-148.

Kwiterovich, P O Jr., Byrne, Kathleen. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipoproteinemia in Children and Adolescents. In Pediatric Endocrinology A Practical Clinical Guide, 2nd edition. Sally Radovick, MD and Margaret H. MacGillivray, MD (Eds) Springer Science + Business Media, Chapter 30.

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