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Gerard Martin, MD


Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
Senior Vice President , The Center for Heart, Lung and Kidney Disease
Cardiology


Board Certifications American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatric Cardiology
National Provider Identifier 1780778209

Practice Locations
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
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Children's Outpatient Center in Frederick
5910 Frederick Crossing Lane
Frederick, MD 21704
Phone: 301-682-6661
Appts: 1-888-884-BEAR or (301)682-6661
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Children's Outpatient Center in Laurel
13922 Baltimore Ave
Laurel Lakes Corporate Center
Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: 240-568-7000
1-800-787-0006
Fax: 240-568-7010
TDD: 301-369-4132
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Children's Outpatient Center of Montgomery County
Shady Grove Medical Park
9850 Key West Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-765-5400
800-787-0243
Fax: 301-294-0897
*Ambulatory Surgery Center 301-765-5500
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Children's Outpatient Center in Annapolis
888 Bestgate Road
Suite 320
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-266-6582
Fax: 410-266-0943
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Children's Outpatient Center of Northern Virginia
8501 Arlington Boulevard
Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 571-226-8380
Fax: 571-226-8312
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Biography
Gerard Robert Martin, MD, is senior vice president of the Center for Heart, Lung and Kidney Disease and co-director of the at Children’s National Heart Institute. He earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Syracuse University in New York. He received his doctorate of medicine from SUNY-Upstate Medical Center, also in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Martin completed both his internship in pediatrics and his residency at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. After his residency, Martin was a research fellow in Pediatric Cardiology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute in San Francisco. Dr. Martin is a professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. Dr. Martin is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Cardiology, and a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young. Dr. Martin has more than 60 publications in the field of pediatric cardiology. He is an invited speaker nationally and internationally and is an acknowledged expert in the area of pediatric echocardiography and fetal cardiology.

Education
TypeSchoolLocationDegreeField of StudyYears
Undergraduate Education Syracuse University Bachelor of Science Biology 1977
Medical School State University of New York at Syracuse Syracuse, NYDoctor of Medicine 1981

Training
TypeInstitutionLocationPositionSpecialtyYears
Fellowship Program Univ. of CA (San Fran) Med Ctr
Residency Program Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIPediatrics
Internship Program Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIIntern Internship 1981 - 1982

National and International Recognition
AwardInstitutionEventYear
Physicians Laureate AwardLarry King Cardiac Foundation2005
Best Pediatric Cardiologists in America1996
Humanitarian AwardAmerican Heart Association Montgomery County ChapterHeart of Silver Gala1994
Best Doctors in America1992
Young Investigator AwardChildren's Hospital National Medical Center1988

Affiliations and Memberships
TitleInstitutionCommittee / SectionYears
MemberAmerican Board of Pediatrics2002 - 2009
Associate EditorPediatric Cardiology2001 - 2009
MemberThe Society for Pediatric Research1997 - 2009
FellowAmerican College of Cardiology1990 - 2009
MemberAmerican Heart Association1986
MemberMontgomery-Prince George's Pediatric Society1986
MemberAmerican Society of Echocardiography1986
MemberAmerican Pediatric Society2009
Board TrusteeAmerican College of Cardiology2009

Publications
Journal Article, Porcalla, A.R. , Sable, C.A., Patel,K.M., Martin, G.R., Singh N. (2005), The Epidemiology of Kawasaki Disease in an Urban Hospital: Does African American Race Protect against Coronary Artery Aneurysms, Pediatric Cardiology, 26, 775-781.

Journal Article, Di Russo, G.B., Martin, G.R. (2005), Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Disease: No Longer a Mistaken Diagnosis, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, 35-40.

Journal Article, Titone J, Cross R, Sileo M, Martin G (2004), Taking Family-Centered Care to a Higher Level on the Heart and Kidney Unit, Pediatric Nursing, 30, 495.

Journal Article, Pearson GD, Karr SS, Trachiotis GD, Sell JE, Martin GR (1997), A retrospective review of the role of transesophageal echocardiography in aortic and cardiac trauma in a level I pediatric trauma center, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 10, 946.

Journal Article, Karr SS, Martin GR (1994), A simplified method for calculating wall stress in infants and children, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 7, 646.

Journal Article, Martin GR, Seibel NL, Majd M (1994), Real-time, automated echocardiographic measures of ventricular area and area change: Comparison with radionuclide technique, Echocardiography, 11, 111.

Journal Article, Martin GR, Ongkingo JR, Turner ME, Skurow ES, Ruley E. (1993), r-Erythropoietin (Epogen) improves cardiac performance in children with end stage renal disease, Pediatric Nephrology, 7, 276.

Journal Article, Martin GR, Chauvin L, Short BL (1991), Effects of hydralazine on cardiac performance in infants on ECMO, Journal of Pediatrics, 118, 944.

Journal Article, Martin GR, Short BL, Abbott C, O'Brien AM (1990), Cardiac stun in infants undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Jounral of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 101, 607.

Other, Martin GR, Ruckman RN (1990), Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Fetal echocardiography: A large clinical experience with follow-up, 3, 4.


For a more comprehensive list of publications for Gerard Martin, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database

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