Department of Pediatrics

Education

• MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1985

Training

• Resident, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, 1985 - 1988
• Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1991 - 1994

Licensure and Board Certification

• 1986 - PresMO, Medical License
• 1989 - 2013American Board of Pediatrics
• 1996 - PresABP, Sub-Board of Pediatric Cardiology
• 2001 - PresAGA Medical Corporation. Proctor for ASD, VSD, PDA, PFO device placement
• 2005 - PresAGA Medical Corporation. Muscular VSD advisory board
• 2007 - PresWL Gore. Consultant for ASD device
• 2012 - Pres2012 - Pres Medtronic. Proctor for Melody valve

Honors and Awards

• Benjamin H. Cohen Memorial Award in Pediatrics, 1988
• Ross Laboratory Award for Neonatology, 1988
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2006
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2007
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2008
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2009
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2010
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2011
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2012
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2013
• Distinguished Clinician Award Washington University School of Medicine, 2014
• St Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2014
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2015
• St Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2016
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2017
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2018
• St. Louis Best Doctors, St. Louis Magazine, 2019
• St Louis Best Doctors, St Louis Magazine, 2020
• PICS Society Founding Fellow, 2021 - Pres

Recent Publications view all (90)

Publication Co-Authors

Stuart C. Sweet, M.D., Ph.D.

Jennifer G. Duncan, M.D.

Andrew Glatz

Charles Canter, M.D.

George F. Van Hare, M.D.

William Brinson Orr, MD, FAAP, FACC

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, M.D.

Nikoleta S. Kolovos, M.D.

R. Mark Grady, M.D.

Avihu Z. Gazit, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with David Balzer, M.D.

1. Romans RA, Lu JC, Balasubramanian S, Whiteside W, Yu S, Aldoss OT, Armstrong AK, Boe BA, Balzer DT, Christensen JT, Jones TK, Keeshan B, McLennan D, Nocholson GT, Patel N, Slavitabar A, Shanahavaz S, Sullivan PM, Zampi JD. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Predict Coronary Artery Compression in Transcathetre Pulmonary Valve Implantation into Conduits JACC:Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022;15(9):989-991. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2022.02.047  
2. Yeh MJ, Shirley L, Balzer DT, Boe BA, El-Said H, Foerster S, Gauvreau K, Gudausky TM, Hainstock MR, Maschietto N, Nicholson GT, Quinn BP, Shahanavaz S, Trucco S, Whiteside W, Bergersen L. Interpreting Quality Improvement When Introducing New Technology: A Collaborative Experience in ASD Device Closures. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022;43(3):596-604. PMID:34743224 
3. Quinn BP, Yeh M, Gauvreau K, Ali F, Balzer D, Barry O, Batlivala S, Berman D, Foerster S, Goldstein B, Hainstock M, Holzer, R, Janssen D, O'Byrne ML, Shirley L, Trucco S, Whiteside W, Bergersen L. Procedural Risk in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization (PREDIC3T) JAHA. 2022;11(1):e022832. doi:10.1161/JAHA.121.022832  PMID:34935425 
4. Quinn BP, Yeh M, Gauvreau K, Ali F, Balzer D, Barry O, Batlivala S, Berman D, Foerster S, Goldstein B, Hainstock M, Holzer R, Janssen D, O'Byrne ML, Shirley L, Trucco S, Whiteside W, Bergersen L. Procedural Risk in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization (PREDIC³T). J Am Heart Assoc. 2022;11(1):e022832. PMID:34935425 
5. 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 
6. Shinozaki R, Balzer D, Nageotte SJ. Pediatric Use of a Novel Thrombectomy System Designed to Minimize Blood Loss. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021;14(15):e195-e196. PMID:34274298 
7. Kreutzer J, Armstrong AK, Rome JJ, Zellers TM, Balzer DT, Zampi JD, Cabalka AK, Javois AJ, Turner DR, Gray RG, Moore JW, Weng S, Jones TK, Khan DM, Vincent JA, Hellenbrand WE, Cheatham JP, Bergersen LJ, McElhinney DB. Comparison of the investigational device exemption and post-approval trials of the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021;98(2):E262-E274. PMID:33780150 
8. Nageotte S, Shahanavaz S, Eghtesady P, Balzer D. Total Transcatheter Stage 1: A Word of Caution. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021;42(6):1410-1415. PMCID:PMC8083101  PMID:33914123 
9. Lancaster TS, Shahanavaz S, Balzer DT, Sweet SC, Grady RM, Eghtesady P. Midterm outcomes of the Potts shunt for pediatric pulmonary hypertension, with comparison to lung transplant. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021;161(3):1139-1148. PMID:33454101 
10. Shahanavaz S, Zahn EM, et al.. Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement with the Sapien Prosthesis J Am Coll Cardiol . 2020;76(24):2847-2858. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.041  
11. Shabana Shahanavaz, MBBS; David Balzer, MD; Vasilis Babaliaros, MD; Dennis Kim, MD PHD; Vivian Dimas, MD; Suredranath R. Veeram Reddy, MD; Jeremy Gorelick, PhD; Evan Zahn, MD. Alterra Adaptive Prestent and SAPIEN 3 for Congenital Pulmonic Valve Dysfunction: an Early Feasibility Study JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020. doi:10/1016/j.jcin.2020.06.039  
12. Shabana Shahanavaz, MD,a Felix Berger, MD,b Thomas K. Jones, MD,c Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD,dJulie A. Vincent, MD,e Andreas Eicken, MD,f Lisa Bergersen, MD, MPH,g Jonathan J. Rome, MD,h Evan Zahn, MD,iLars Søndergaard, MD,j John P. Cheatham, MD,k Shicheng Weng, MS,l David Balzer, MD,a Doff McElhinney, MDm. Outcomes After Transcatheter Reintervention for Dysfunction of a Previously Implanted Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2020;13(13):1529-1540. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2020.03.035  
13. Brian Quinn MDa, Priscila Cevallos MSa, Aimee Armstrong MDb, David Balzer MDc, Howaida El-said MDd, Susan Foerster MDe, Andrew C. Glatz MDf, Andrea Goodman MPHa, Bryan Goldstein MDg, Michael Hainstock MDh, Dana Janssen MDi, Jacqueline Kreutzer MDj, Larry Latson MDk, Ryan Leahy MDl, Christopher Petit MDm, Shabana Shahanavaz MDc, Sara Trucco MDj, Wendy Whiteside MDn, Jeffrey Zampi MDn, Lisa Bergersen MD MPHa. Longitudinal Improvements in Radiation Exposure in Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease: A Prospective Multi-Center C3PO-QI Study Circ Cardiovasc Interv.. 2020;13(5). doi:10.1161/circinterventions.119.008172  PMID:32408819 
14. Singh GK, Mowers KL, Marino C, Balzer D, Rao PS. Effect of Pressure Recovery on Pressure Gradients in Congenital Stenotic Outflow Lesions in Pediatric Patients-Clinical Implications of Lesion Severity and Geometry: A Simultaneous Doppler Echocardiography and Cardiac Catheter Correlative Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020;33(2):207-217. PMID:31699474 
15. Kim HS, Schechter MA, Manning PB, Eghtesady P, Balzer DT, Shahanavaz S, Rockefeller TA, Abarbanell AM. Surgical Versus Percutaneous Closure of PDA in Preterm Infants: Procedural Charges and Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2019;243:41-46. PMID:31154131 
16. Shahanavaz S, Rockefeller T, Nicolas R, Balzer D. Modified delivery of SAPIEN 3 valve in the pulmonary position: Evolution of technique or dire need? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018. doi:10.1002/ccd.27946  PMID:30408317 
17. Shahanavaz S, Asnes JD, Grohmann J, Qureshi AM, Rome Jj, Tanase D, Crystal MA, Latson LA, Morray BH, Hellengrand W, Balzer DT, Gewillig M, Love JC, Berdijis F, Gillespie MJ, McElhinney DB. Intentional fracture of bioprosthetic valve frames in patients undergoing valve-in-valve transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;11(8):e006453. doi:10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.118.006453  PMID:30354783 
18. Cabalka AK, Asnes JD, Balzer DT, Cheatham JP, Gillespie MJ, Jones TK, Justino H, Kim DW, Lung TH, Turner DR, McElhinney DB. Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement using the melody valve for treatment of dysfunctional surgical bioprostheses: A multicenter study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;155(4):1712-1724. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.143  PMID:29395214 
19. Shahanavaz S, Qureshi AM, Levi DS, Boudjemline Y, Peng LF, Martin MH, Bauser-Heaton H, Keeshan B, Asnes JD, Jones TK, Justino H, Aboulhosn JA, Gray RG, Nguyen H, Balzer DT, McElhinney DB. Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement With the Melody Valve in Small Diameter Expandable Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduits. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;11(6):554-564. PMID:29566801 
20. Martin MH, Shahanavaz S, Peng LF, Asnes JD, Riley M, Hellenbrand WE, Balzer DT, Gray RG, McElhinney DB. Percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in children weighing less than 20 kg. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;91(3):485-494. doi:10.1002/ccd.27432  PMID:29193671 
21. Mowers K, Rockefeller T, Balzer D, Nicolas R, Shahanavaz S. Post-operative Catheterization Interventions at the Site of Surgery: An Application of the CRISP Scoring System. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018. PMID:29327147 
22. Shahanavaz S, Rockefeller T, Nicolas R, Balzer D. Fracturing a dysfunctional Edwards Perimount bioprosthetic valve to facilitate percutaneous valve-in-valve placement of SAPIEN 3 valve with modified delivery system. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;91(1):81-85. PMID:29024339 
23. Saver JL, Carroll JD, Thaler DE, Smalling RW, MacDonald LA, Marks DS, Tirschwell DL, RESPECT Investigators.. Long-Term Outcomes of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy after Stroke. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(11):1022-1032. PMID:28902590 
24. Morray BH, Dimas VV, Lim S, Balzer DT, Parekh DR, Van Mieghem NM, Ewert P, Kim DW, Justino H, McElhinney DB, Jones TK. Circulatory Support Using the Impella Device in Fontan Patients with Systemic Ventricular Dysfunction: A Multicenter Experience Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017;90(1):118-123. doi:10.1002/ccd.26885  
25. Jones TK, Rome JJ, Armstrong AK, Berger F, Hellenbrand WE, Cabalka AK, Benson LN, Balzer DT, Cheatham JP, Eicken A, McElhinney DB. Impact of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement on Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with Right Ventricular Pressure and/or Volume Overload JACC. 2016;68(14):1525-1535. PMID:27687194 
26. Nguyen HH, Shahanavaz S, Van Hare GF, Balzer DT, Nicolas R, Avari Silva JN. Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Alters Electrophysiologic Substrate. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016;5(10):e004325. PMID:27694326 
27. Nguyen HH, Balzer DT, Murphy JJ, Nicolas R, Shahanavaz S. Radiation Exposure by Three-Dimensional Rotational Angiography (3DRA) During Trans-catheter Melody Pulmonary Valve Procedures (TMPV) in a Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Pediatr Cardiol. 2016. PMID:27452802 
28. Rockefeller T, Shahanavaz S, Zajarias A, Balzer D. Transcatheter implantation of SAPIEN 3 valve in native right ventricular outflow tract for severe pulmonary regurgitation following tetralogy of fallot repair. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016;88(1):E28-33. PMID:26945801 
29. Miller JR, Simpson KE, Epstein DJ, Lancaster TS, Henn MC, Schuessler RB, Balzer DT, Shahanavaz S, Murphy JJ, Canter CE, Eghtesady P, Boston US. Improved survival after heart transplant for failed Fontan patients with preserved ventricular function. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2016.02.005  PMID:27068035 
30. Choudhry S, Balzer D, Murphy J, Nicolas R, Shahanavaz S. Percutaneous carotid artery access in infants < 3 months of age. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015. doi:10.1002/ccd.26310  PMID:26697954 
31. Lin CH, Desai S, Nicolas R, Gauvreau K, Foerster S, Sharma A, Armsby L, Marshall AC, Odegard K, DiNardo J, Vincent J, El-Said H, Spaeth J, Goldstein B, Holzer R, Kreutzer J, Balzer D, Bergersen L. Sedation and Anesthesia in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization: A Prospective Multicenter Experience. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015;36(7):1363-75. doi:10.1007/s00246-015-1167-8  PMID:25991570 
32. Sloan P, Attarian S, Moore A, Balzer DT, Davis K. Case 2: Refractory Hypertension in a Neonate NeoReviews. 2015;16(8):e493-e496. doi:10.1542/neo.16-8-e497  
33. Lin CH, Murphy J, Balzer DT. Case Report: Percutaneous Closure of an Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm by 3D Angiography Guidance. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2015;11(2):137-9. doi:10.14797/mdcj-11-2-137  PMCID:PMC4547670  PMID:26306133 
34. Armstrong AK, Balzer DT, Cabalka AK, Gray RG, Javois AJ, Moore JW, Rome JJ, Turner DR, Zellers TM, Kreutzer J. One-year follow-up of the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve multicenter post-approval study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014;7(11):1254-62. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2014.08.002  PMID:25459038 
35. Smithson S, Hall D, Trachtenberg B, Bhimaraj A, Estep JD, Balzer DT, Lin CH. Treatment of cardiovascular complications of Alagille syndrome in clinical optimization for liver transplantation. Int J Cardiol. 2014;176(2):e37-40. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.187  PMID:25091721 
36. Diaz-Miron JL, Dillon PA, Saini A, Balzer DT, Singh J, Kolovos NS, Duncan JG, Keller MS. Left main coronary artery dissection in pediatric sport-related chest trauma. J Emerg Med. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.04.034  PMID:24928544 
37. Balzer D. Intracardiac Echocardiographic Atrial Septal Defect Closure. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2014;10(2):88-92. PMCID:PMC5396469  PMID:28435521 
38. Lin CH, Balzer DT. Contemporary transcatheter interventions in adult congenital heart disease. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2014;10(2):62. PMCID:PMC4117321  PMID:25114755 
39. Lin CH, Hegde S, Marshall AC, Porras D, Gauvreau K, Balzer DT, Beekman RH 3rd, Torres A, Vincent JA, Moore JW, Holzer R, Armsby L, Bergersen L. Incidence and management of life-threatening adverse events during cardiac catheterization for congenital heart disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014;35(1):140-8. doi:10.1007/s00246-013-0752-y  PMCID:PMC3882522  PMID:23900744 
40. Carroll JD, Saver JL, Thaler DE, Smalling RW, Berry S, MacDonald LA, Marks DS, Tirschwell DL, RESPECT Investigators. Closure of patent foramen ovale versus medical therapy after cryptogenic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2013;368(12):1092-100. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1301440  PMID:23514286 
41. Lin CH, Huddleston C, Balzer DT. Transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) creation for restrictive VSD in double-outlet right ventricle. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013;34(3):743-7. doi:10.1007/s00246-012-0337-1  PMCID:PMC3586406  PMID:22580772 
42. Lin CH, Huddleston C, Balzer DT. Transcatheter ventricular septal defect creation for restrictive VSD in double outlet right ventricle. Pediatric Cardiol. 2013;34(3):743-7. doi:10.1007/s00246-012-0337-1  PMID:22580772 
43. Madani MH, Canter CE, Balzer DT, Watkins MP, Wickline SA. Noninvasive detection of transplant coronary artery disease with contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI in pediatric cardiac transplants. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012;31(11):1234-5. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2012.06.001  PMID:22749830 
44. Toib A, Goldstein SB, Khanna G, Canter CE, Lee CK, Balzer DT, Singh GK. Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast associated with portosystemic shunt due to persistent patent ductus venosus. Congenit Heart Dis. 2012;7(3):E18-21. doi:10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00587.x  PMID:22129147 
45. Lin CH, Balzer DT, Lasala JM. Defect closure in the lipomatous hypertrophied atrial septum with the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect closure device: a case series. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;78(1):102-7. doi:10.1002/ccd.22858  PMID:21416575 
46. Simpson KE, Huddleston CB, Foerster S, Nicholas R, Balzer D. Successful subxyphoid hybrid approach for placement of a Melody percutaneous pulmonary valve. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;78(1):108-11. doi:10.1002/ccd.22930  PMID:21234917 
47. Bergersen L, Gauvreau K, Foerster SR, Marshall AC, McElhinney DB, Beekman RH, Hirsch R, Kreutzer J, Balzer D, Vincent J, Hellenbrand WE, Holzer R, Cheatham JP, Moore JW, Burch G, Armsby L, Lock JE, Jenkins KJ. Catheterization for congenital heart disease adjustment for risk method (charm) J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2011;4(9):1037-46. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2011.05.021  PMID:21939947 
48. Bergersen L, Gauvreau K, Marshall A, Kreutzer J, Beekman R, Hirsch R, Foerster S, Balzer D, Vincent J, Hellenbrand W, Holzer R, Cheatham J, Moore J, Lock J, Jenkins K. Procedure-type risk categories for pediatric and congenital cardiac catheterization. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;4(2):188-94. doi:10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.110.959262  PMID:21386090 
49. Lin CH, Balzer D, Lasala J. Transcatheter closures of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect and late ventricular pseudoaneurysm. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010;22(7):E132-7. PMID:20603516 
50. Bergersen L, Marshall A, Gauvreau K, Beekman R, Hirsch R, Foerster S, Balzer D, Vincent J, Hellenbrand W, Holzer R, Cheatham J, Moore J, Lock J, Jenkins K.. Adverse Event Rates in Congenital Cardiac Catheterization - A Multi-Center Experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010;3:389. 
51. Bayliss SJ, Berk DR, Van Hare GF, Balzer D, Yamada K, Lueder G, Lanoel A, de la Fuente V, Cordisco MR. Propranolol treatment for hemangioma of infancy: risks and recommendations. Pediatric Dermatology . 2010;3:319. 
52. McBride ME, Huddleston CB, Balzer DT, Goel D, Gazit AZ. Hypoplastic left heart associated with scimitar syndrome. Pediatr Cardiol. 2009;30(7):1037-8. doi:10.1007/s00246-009-9479-1  PMID:19495846 
53. Brown MA, BalzerD, Lasala J. Multiple coronary artery fistulae treated with a single amplatzer vascular plug: Check the back door when the front is locked. Cathet Cardiovasc Interv . 2009;73(3):390. 
54. Gandhi SK, Huddleston CB, Balzer DT, Epstein DJ, Boschert TA, Canter CE. Biventricular assist devices as a bridge to heart transplantation in small children. Circulation. 2008;118(14 Suppl):S89-93. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.754002  PMID:18824776 
55. Muyskens S, Lasala J, Balzer D. Percutaneous closure of a complex post-traumatic VSD Cath Cardiovasc Interv. 2008;72(1):408. 
56. Gandhi SK, Grady RM, Huddleston CB, Balzer DT, Canter CE. Beyond Berlin: heart transplantation in the "untransplantable". J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;136(2):529-31. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.01.032  PMID:18692672 
57. Muyskens S, Nicolas R, Foerster S, Balzer D. Endovascular stent placement for RV to PA conduit stenosis in the norwood with sano modification. Congenit Heart Dis. 2008;3:185. 
58. Gazit AZ, Avari JN, Balzer DT, Rhee EK. Electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in children: is a diagnostic electrocardiogram always diagnostic? Pediatrics. 2007;120(2):440-4. doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0170  PMID:17671071 
59. Nicolas RT, Kort HW, Balzer DT, Trinkaus K, Dent CL, Hirsch R, Canter CE. Surveillance for transplant coronary artery disease in infant, child and adolescent heart transplant recipients: an intravascular ultrasound study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006;25(8):921-7. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2006.03.022  PMID:16890112 
60. Fu Y-C, Bass J, Amin Z, et al. Transcatheter closure of perimembraneous ventricular septal defects using the new amplatzer membraneous VSD occluder: Results of the U.S. phase I trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;47:319. 
61. Lopez K, Dalvi BV, Balzer D, et al. Transcatheter closure of large secundum atrial septal defects using the 40 mm Amplatzer septal occluder: results of an international registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005;66(4):580. 
62. Shah NR, Goldstein JA, Balzer DT, Lasala JM, Moazami N. Transcatheter repair of recurrent postinfarct ventricular septal defects. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;80(5):1907-9. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.006  PMID:16242481 
63. Lin NC, Landt ML, Trinkaus KM, Balzer DT, Kort HW, Canter CE. Relation of age, severity of illness, and hemodynamics with brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients <20 years of age with heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2005;96(6):847-50. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.034  PMID:16169375 
64. Chrysant GS, Balzer D, Taniuchi M. Left main stem coronary artery stenting in a 3-month-old child after anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery repair. Ped Cardiol.. 2005;26(5):734. 
65. Farra H, Balzer DT. Transcatheter occlusion of a large pulmonary avm using the amplatzer vascular plug. Pediatric Cardiology. 2004;26(5):683. 
66. Holzer R, Balzer D, Cao Q-L, et al. Device closure of muscular ventricular septal defects using the amplatzer muscular VSD occluder: immediate and mid-term results of a US registry. J Am Coll Cardiol . 2004;43:1257. 
67. Holzer R, Balzer DT, Amin Z, et al. Transcatheter closure of post infarction ventricular septal defects using the new amplatzer muscular VSD occluder: results of a US registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004;61:196. 
68. Kort HW, Sharkey AM, Balzer DT. Novel use of the Amplatzer duct occluder to close perivalvar leak involving a prosthetic mitral valve. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004;61(4):548-51. doi:10.1002/ccd.10785  PMID:15065155 
69. Balzer DT, Johnson M, Sharkey AM, Kort H. Transcatheter occlusion of baffle leaks following atrial switch procedures for transposition of the great vessels (d-TGV). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004;61(2):259-63. doi:10.1002/ccd.10740  PMID:14755824 
70. Kort HW, Balzer DT. Radiofrequency perforation in the treatment of acquired left pulmonary artery atresia following repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003;60(1):79-81. doi:10.1002/ccd.10605  PMID:12929107 
71. Goldstein JA, Casserly IP, Balzer DT, Lee R, Lasala JM. Transcatheter closure of recurrent postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defects utilizing the Amplatzer postinfarction VSD device: a case series. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003;59(2):238-43. doi:10.1002/ccd.10510  PMID:12772250 
72. Balzer DT, Kort HW, Day RW, Corneli HM, Kovalchin JP, Cannon BC, Kaine SF, Ivy DD, Webber SA, Rothman A, Ross RD, Aggarwal S, Takahashi M, Waldman JD. Inhaled Nitric Oxide as a Preoperative Test (INOP Test I): the INOP Test Study Group. Circulation. 2002;106(12 Suppl 1):I76-81. PMID:12354713 
73. Kimberling MT, Balzer DT, Hirsch R, Mendeloff E, Huddleston CB, Canter CE. Cardiac transplantation for pediatric restrictive cardiomyopathy: presentation, evaluation, and short-term outcome. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002;21(4):455-9. PMID:11927222 
74. Mendeloff EN, Meyers BF, Sundt TM, Guthrie TJ, Sweet SC, de la Morena M, Shapiro S, Balzer DT, Trulock EP, Lynch JP, Pasque MK, Cooper JD, Huddleston CB, Patterson GA. Lung transplantation for pulmonary vascular disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002;73(1):209-17; discussion 217-9. PMID:11834012 
75. Hirsch R, Balzer DT, Dent CL, Huddleston CB, Mendeloff EN, Canter CE. Outcome after diagnosis of moderate-severe transplant coronary artery disease (TCAD) in pediatric heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001;20(2):261. 
76. Huddleston CB, Balzer DT, Mendeloff EN. Repair of anomalous left main coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery in infants-long term impact on the mitral valve. Ann Thor Surg 2001;71:1985-1989 Ann Thor Surg. 2001;71:1985. 
77. Kort HW, Balzer DT, Johnson MC. Resolution of right heart enlargement after closure of secundum ASD with transcatheter technique. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001;38(5):1528. 
78. Kao B, Balzer DT, Huddleston CB, Canter CE. Long-term prostacyclin infusion to reduce pulmonary hypertension in a pediatric cardiac transplant candidate prior to transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001;20:785. 
79. Johnson MC, Sekarski TJ, Balzer DT. Echocardiographic predictors of left-to-right shunt in atrial septal defects. J Amer Soc Echo. 2000;13:1038. 
80. Dent CL, Canter CE, Hirsch R, Murphy P, Ruble S, Sekarski T, Balzer DT. Transplant coronary disease in pediatric heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2000;19:240. 
81. Canter CE, Flippin MS, Balzer DT. Increased morbidity and high variability of cyclosporine levels in pediatric heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2000;19:337. 
82. Vranicar M, Hirsch R, Canter CE, Balzer DT. Selective coronary angiography in pediatric patients Pediatr Cardiol. 2000;8(3):285. 
83. Flippin MJ, Balzer DT, Murphy PR, Ruble SE, Mendeloff EN, Huddleston CB, Canter CE. Rejection with heart failure after pediatric cardiac transplantation. Ann Thor Surg . 1999;68:176. 
84. Hirsch R, Dent CL, Wood MK, Huddleston CB, Mendeloff EN, Balzer DT, Landt Y, Parvin CA, Landt M, Ladenson J, Canter CE. Patterns and potential value of cardiac troponin I elevations after pediatric cardiac operations. Ann Thor Surg. 1998;65:1394. 
85. Huddleston CB, Mendeloff EN, Cohen AH, Sweet SC, Balzer DT, Mallory GB. Lung retransplantation in children. Ann Thor Surg. 1998;66(1):199. 
86. Sweet SC, Spray TL, Huddleston CB, Mendeloff E, Canter CE, Balzer DT, Bridges ND, Cohen AH, Mallory GB. Pediatric lung transplantation at St. Louis Children's Hospital Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 1997;155(3):1027. 
87. Wallace MJ, Hovsepian DM, Balzer DT. Transhepatic venous access for diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures. JVIR. 1996;7:579. 
88. Balzer DT, Moorhead S, Saffitz JE, Huddleston CB, Spray TL, Canter CE. Utility of surveillance biopsies in infant heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1995;14:1095. 
89. Balzer DT, Moorhead S, Saffitz JE, Sekarski DR, Canter CE. Pediatric endomyocardial biopsy performed solely with echocardiographic guidance. J Am Soc Echocardiog. 1993;6(5):510. 
90. Balzer DT, Spray TL, McMullin D, Cottingham W, Canter CE. Endarteritis associated with a clinically silent patent ductus arteriosus. Am Heart J. 1993;125:1192.