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 - PresState 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
• 2021 Academy of Educators Honor Roll Award, 2021

Recent Publications view all (14)

Publication Co-Authors

Ericka V. Hayes, M.D.

Georgeann Groh, M.D.

Lisa Roelle PA-C

Alexis M. Elward, M.D., M.P.H.

George F. Van Hare, M.D.

Janet Scheel

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, M.D.

Reich, Patrick

John C. Lin, M.D.

David Balzer, M.D.

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

1. Orr, William B., Jamie N. Colombo, Bayley Roberts, Jennifer N. Avari Silva, David Balzer, and Shabana Shahanavaz. . Single-Center Case Series Assessment of Early Exercise Capacity Data among Patients Who Received an Alterra Prestent and SAPIEN 3 Valve Placement CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2022. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjcpc.2022.06.002  
2. Miller N, Roelle L, Lorimer D Jr, Dalal AS, Orr WB, Van Hare GF, Avari Silva JN. A Single-center Experience Comparing First- Versus Second-generation Insertable Cardiac Monitors in Pediatric Patients. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2022;13(6):5048-5056. PMCID:PMC9221184  PMID:35765585 
3. Powell AW, Urbina EM, Orr WB, Hansen JE, Baskar S. EKG Abnormalities in a Youth Athlete Following COVID-19: It's Not Always Myocarditis! Pediatr Cardiol. 2022. PMID:35622085 
4. Littell, Lauren M., Lisa Roelle, Aarti Dalal, George Van Hare, William Orr, Nathan Miller, and Jennifer Silva.. Assessment of Applewatch Series 6 Pulse Oximetry and ECG Algorithm in Children PLOS Digital Health. 2022. 
5. Kohli U, Desai L, Chowdhury D, Harahsheh AS, Yonts AB, Ansong A, Sabati A, Nguyen HH, Hussain T, Khan D, Parra DA, Su JA, Patel JK, Ronai C, Bohun M, Freij BJ, O'Connor MJ, Rosanno JW, Gupta A, Salavitabar A, Dorfman AL, Hansen J, Frosch O, Profita EL, Maskatia S, Thacker D, Shrivastava S, Harris TH, Feingold B, Berger S, Campbell M, Idriss SF, Das S, Renno MS, Knecht K, Asaki SY, Patel S, Ashwath R, Shih R, Phillips J, Das B, Ramachandran P, Sagiv E, Bhat AH, Johnson JN, Taggart NW, Imundo J, Nakra N, Behere S, Patel A, Aggarwal A, Aljemmali S, Lang S, Batlivala SP, Forsha DE, Conners GP, Shaw J, Smith FC, Pauliks L, Vettukattil J, Shaffer K, Cheang S, Voleti S, Shenoy R, Komarlu R, Ryan SJ, Snyder C, Bansal N, Sharma M, Robinson JA, Arnold SR, Salvatore CM, Kumar M, Fremed MA, Glickstein JS, Perrotta M, Orr W, Rozema T, Thirumoorthi M, Mullett CJ, Ang JY. mRNA Coronavirus-19 Vaccine-Associated Myopericarditis in Adolescents: A Survey Study. J Pediatr. 2021. PMCID:PMC8691954  PMID:34952008 
6. Orr WB, Colombo JN, Roberts B, Silva JNA, Balzer D. Incorporation of the CardioMEMS™ System During an Exercise Physiology Test in a Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patient Contributing to Medical Decision-Making. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021. PMID:34668991 
7. 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 
8. 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 
9. 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 
10. 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 
11. 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. 
12. 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 
13. 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 
14. Graves MS, Orr WB, Anand D, Davis LS. Erythematous atrophic plaque in the inguinal fold. Cutis. 2016;97(5):334;341;342. PMID:27274547