Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Reliable, hardworking and self-driven Pediatric Cardiologist. Comfortable with both inpatient and outpatient cardiology patients with an interest in inpatient cardiac medicine, sports and exercise physiology, and exercise testing. Additional focus on clinical education, fellowship training and quality improvement. Able to establish strong rapport with all patients. Adept at communicating with patients, relatives, hospital and community physicians and nursing staff.

Education

• BS, Magna Cum Laude, University of Georgia, 2009
• MD, Medical College of Georgia, 2013

Training

• Pediatric Resident, Washington University, 2013 - 2016
• Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Washington University, 2016 - 2019

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2013 - 2016Mo, Missouri State Board of Healing Arts Medical License (Temporary)
• 2013 - PresBasic Life Support
• 2013 - PresPediatric Advanced Life Support
• 2016 - PresMo, State of Missouri Medical License issued by the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
• 2016 - PresPediatric Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
• 2016 - PresBNDD
• 2017 - PresAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• 2019 - PresIndividual DEA
• 2020 - PresMO, Pediatric Cardiology Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
• 2021 - PresIL, State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Licensed Physician and Surgeon

Honors and Awards

• Department of Pediatrics 2018 Unsung Heroes Award, 2018
• Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award: Department of Pediatrics, 2019
• First Place Moderated Poster Presentation Session at the 7th Annual Cincinnati Clinical Exercise Testing and Therapeutics Symposium, 2020

Recent Publications view all (8)

Publication Co-Authors

Aarti Dalal

George F. Van Hare, M.D.

Janet Scheel

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, M.D.

Kenneth E. Remy, M.D., MHSc., MSCI, FCCM

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with William Brinson Orr, MD, FACC

1. Lorimer D Jr, Dalal AS, Miller N, Roelle L, Orr WB, Van Hare GF, Avari Silva JN. Comparing patient and family usability of insertable cardiac monitors in a pediatric cohort: Patient external activator versus smartphone transmission. Heart Rhythm O2. 2021;2(2):201-204. PMCID:PMC8183865  PMID:34113922 
2. Orr WB, Chokshi R, Groh G, Silva JNA, Van Hare GF, Dalal AS. A unique cardiovascular presentation of pheochromocytoma. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021;9:2050313X21994037. PMCID:PMC7900786  PMID:33680468 
3. Roelle L, Dalal AS, Miller N, Orr WB, Van Hare G, Avari Silva JN. The Impact of Direct to Consumer Wearables in Pediatric Electrophysiology Telehealth Clinics: A Real-World Case Series. Cardiovasc Digit Health J. 2020. PMCID:PMC7538375  PMID:33043315 
4. Orr WB, Elward AM, Lin JC, Reich PJ, Scheel JN, Hayes EV, Remy KE. Delayed Development of Coronary Artery Dilitation in Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome: More Research Needed. Crit Care Explor. 2020;2(10):e0236. PMCID:PMC7531755  PMID:33063036 
5. Orr, William B., Roberts B, Dalal A, Silva JNA, and Van Hare GF. Successful Institutional Development of a Pediatric Exercise Stress Testing Program after the Establishment of a Dedicated Exercise Team JEPonline. 2020;23(3):8. 
6. Orr WB, Stanley C, Dalal A, Zoeller B, Van Hare GF, Avari Silva JN. Institutional experience of healthy pediatric patients presenting with atrial fibrillation who had an electrophysiology study. J Card Surg. 2020. PMID:32163635 
7. Orr WB, Johnson MC, Abarbanell AM, Sintek M. Recanalization of an atretic intramural left main coronary artery after bypass surgery in a pediatric patient with anomalous aortic origin of the left main coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019. PMID:31802625 
8. Graves MS, Orr WB, Anand D, Davis LS. Erythematous atrophic plaque in the inguinal fold. Cutis. 2016;97(5):334;341;342. PMID:27274547