Shabnam Peyvandi, MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Along with collaborators, she conducts a clinical research program times at utilizing neuroimaging and other tools to understand fetal and neonatal cerebral regulation and oxygenation in the setting of CHD with a focus on longitudinal outcomes. She also developed a longitudinal neurodevelopmental follow-up program (Healthy Hearts and Minds Program) as part of the Pediatric Heart Center at UCSF. She is the Director of Cardiovascular Research for the UCSF Pediatric Heart Center focused on advancement and innovation of pediatric cardiovascular disease.

• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Individuals With Congenital Heart Disease: Updates in Neuroprotection, Risk-Stratification, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
  Circulation 2024 Sood E, Newburger JW, Anixt JS, Cassidy AR, Jackson JL, Jonas RA, Lisanti AJ, Lopez KN, Peyvandi S, Marino BS, American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health …
• The Association of Gestational Age and Size with Management Strategies and Outcomes in Symptomatic Neonatal Tetralogy of Fallot.
  Pediatric cardiology 2024 Duhaney L, Steurer MA, Baer R, Chambers C, Rajagopal S, Mercer-Rosa LM, Reddy VM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Peyvandi S
• Estimate of fetal brain temperature using proton resonance frequency thermometry during 3 Tesla fetal magnetic resonance imaging.
  Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 2023 Ellison J, Kim K, Li Y, Mu X, Glenn O, Ozhinsky E, Peyvandi S, Xu D
• What drives outcomes in infants of mothers with congenital heart disease? A mediation analysis.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2023 Young BT, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Peyvandi S, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA
• Factors Associated With Attendance for Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Evaluation.
  Pediatrics 2023 Ortinau CM, Wypij D, Ilardi D, Rofeberg V, Miller TA, Donohue J, Reichle G, Seed M, Elhoff J, Alexander N, Allen K, Anton C, Bear L, Boucher G, Bragg J, Butcher J, Chen V, Glotzbach K, Hampton L, Lee …
• High prevalence of left superior vena cava and congenital heart disease in patients with pre- and postnatally diagnosed esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula.
  Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 Parekh S, Ochotny R, Lazow SP, Ben-Ishay O, Aribindi V, Pluchinotta FR, Tworetzky W, Buchmiller TL, Peyvandi S, Moon-Grady AJ
• Associations Between Maternal Sociodemographics and Hospital Mortality in Newborns With Prenatally Diagnosed Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
  Circulation 2023 Lopez KN, Morris SA, Krishnan A, Jacobs MB, Bhat AH, Chelliah A, Chiu JS, Cuneo BF, Freire G, Hornberger LK, Howley L, Husain N, Ikemba C, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Kutty S, Lee C, McBrien A, Michelfelder …
• Guidelines and Recommendations for Performance of the Fetal Echocardiogram: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography.
  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 2023 Moon-Grady AJ, Donofrio MT, Gelehrter S, Hornberger L, Kreeger J, Lee W, Michelfelder E, Morris SA, Peyvandi S, Pinto NM, Pruetz J, Sethi N, Simpson J, Srivastava S, Tian Z
• Critical congenital heart disease beyond HLHS and TGA: neonatal brain injury and early neurodevelopment.
  Pediatric research 2023 Vassar R, Peyvandi S, Gano D, Cox S, Zetino Y, Miller S, McQuillen P
• [Formula: see text] Trajectories of neurodevelopment and opportunities for intervention across the lifespan in congenital heart disease.
  Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence 2023 Sanz JH, Cox S, Donofrio MT, Ishibashi N, McQuillen P, Peyvandi S, Schlatterer S
• Implications of United States Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs vs Jackson Women's Health Organization: perspective of physicians caring for critically ill fetuses and newborns.
  Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022 Arya B, Donofrio MT, Freud LR, Hornberger LK, Moon-Grady AJ, Morris SA, Pinto N, Simpson LL, Cuneo BF, Divanovic A, Jaeggi E, Peyvandi S, Puchalski MD, Rychik J, Schidlow DN, Srivastava S, Tacy TA, …
• Fetal Brain Development in Congenital Heart Disease.
  The Canadian journal of cardiology 2022 Peyvandi S, Rollins C
• A Measurement-Based Protocol Improves Interrater Agreement and Accuracy of Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Assessment by Echocardiography in Children: A Call for Quality Improvement.
  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 2022 Nawaytou H, Springston C, Lazar A, Keller S, Hogan W, Cresalia N, Peyvandi S, Cocalis M, Moon-Grady A, Brook M
• Adverse Maternal Fetal Environment Partially Mediates Disparate Outcomes in Non-White Neonates with Major Congenital Heart Disease.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2022 Santana S, Peyvandi S, Costello JM, Baer RJ, Collins JW, Branche T, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA
• Fetal growth and gestational age improve outcome predictions in neonatal heart surgery.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2022 Steurer MA, Schuhmacher K, Savla JJ, Banerjee M, Chanani NK, Eckhauser A, Elhoff J, Jacobs JP, Mikesell K, Peyvandi S, Romano J, Zhang W, Gaynor JW, Tabbutt S
• NAFTNet retrospective report on the treatment of anti-Ro/SSA mediated fetal heart block with dexamethasone.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2022 Sunderji S, Peyvandi S, Jaeggi E, Szwast A, Ryan G, Tessier F, Siddiqui S, Cuneo B, Sheth S, Treadwell M, Frommelt M, Turan S, Copel J, Emery S, Rand L, Moon-Grady AJ, North American Fetal Therapy …
• Neonatal brain injury influences structural connectivity and childhood functional outcomes.
  PloS one 2022 Ramirez A, Peyvandi S, Cox S, Gano D, Xu D, Tymofiyeva O, McQuillen PS
• The Effect of Size and Asymmetry at Birth on Brain Injury and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease.
  Pediatric cardiology 2021 Parekh SA, Cox SM, Barkovich AJ, Chau V, Steurer MA, Xu D, Miller SP, McQuillen PS, Peyvandi S
• Mortality and Major Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants with Serious Congenital Heart Disease.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2021 Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Costello J, Franck LS, McKenzie-Sampson S, Pacheco-Werner TL, Rajagopal S, Rogers EE, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Peyvandi S
• Multi-Institutional Practice-Patterns in Fetal Congenital Heart Disease Following Implementation of a Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2021 Afshar Y, Hogan WJ, Conturie C, Sunderji S, Duffy JY, Peyvandi S, Boe NM, Melber D, Fajardo VM, Tandel MD, Holliman K, Kwan L, Satou G, Moon-Grady AJ
• Contemporary Outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve After Fetal Diagnosis.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2021 Chelliah A, Moon-Grady AJ, Peyvandi S, Chiu JS, Bost JE, Schidlow D, Carroll SJ, Davey B, Divanovic A, Hornberger L, Howley LW, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Kovalchin JP, Levasseur SM, Lindblade CL, Morris SA,…
• Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Race and Ethnicity, and Geography on Prenatal Detection of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Transposition of the Great Arteries.
  Circulation 2021 Krishnan A, Jacobs MB, Morris SA, Peyvandi S, Bhat AH, Chelliah A, Chiu JS, Cuneo BF, Freire G, Hornberger LK, Howley L, Husain N, Ikemba C, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Kutty S, Lee C, Lopez KN, McBrien A, …
• Fetal cerebrovascular response to maternal hyperoxygenation in congenital heart disease: effect of cardiac physiology.
  Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 Hogan WJ, Moon-Grady AJ, Zhao Y, Cresalia NM, Nawaytou H, Quezada E, Brook M, McQuillen P, Peyvandi S
• Fetal cerebrovascular impedance is reduced in left congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
  Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 Kosiv KA, Moon-Grady A, Hogan W, Keller R, Rapoport R, Rogers E, Feldstein VA, Lee H, Peyvandi S
• Association between Z-score for birth weight and postoperative outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021 Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Costello JM, Moon-Grady AJ, Habib RH, Hill KD, Jacobs ML, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Keller RL, Pasquali SK, Reddy VM, Tabbutt S, Rajagopal S
• Giant Neonatal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: An Imaging and Management Challenge.
  CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020 Lin Y, Hogan W, Stillwell K, Moore P, Peyvandi S, Amin E, Quezada E
• Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors Influence the Live-Born Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Study in California.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2020 Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady A, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA
• Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…: A Novel Approach Helps Evaluate Potential Benefit of Fetal Aortic Valvuloplasty.
  Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 2020 O'Byrne ML, Peyvandi S
• Impaired Fetal Environment and Gestational Age: What Is Driving Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease?
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2019 Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Shiboski SC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Impact of Perioperative Brain Injury and Development on Feeding Modality in Infants With Single Ventricle Heart Disease.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2019 Hsieh A, Tabbutt S, Xu D, Barkovich AJ, Miller S, McQuillen P, Peyvandi S
• Commentary: Is the brain spared when the heart is broken?
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2019 Peyvandi S, McQuillen PS
• Effect of Fetal Growth on 1-Year Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2018 Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Burke E, Peyvandi S, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Liang L, Paynter RA, McCarthy M, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Measuring Up Before Birth: The New Normal.
  Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging 2018 Moon-Grady AJ, Peyvandi S
• Circulatory Changes and Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygenation During Transition in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease.
  Seminars in pediatric neurology 2018 Peyvandi S, Donofrio MT
• White matter injury in term neonates with congenital heart diseases: Topology & comparison with preterm newborns.
  NeuroImage 2018 Guo T, Chau V, Peyvandi S, Latal B, McQuillen PS, Knirsch W, Synnes A, Feldmann M, Naef N, Chakravarty MM, De Petrillo A, Duerden EG, Barkovich AJ, Miller SP
• The neonatal brain in critical congenital heart disease: Insights and future directions.
  NeuroImage 2018 Peyvandi S, Latal B, Miller SP, McQuillen PS
• Resolving the Fontan paradox: Addressing socioeconomic and racial disparities in patients with a single ventricle.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2018 Karamlou T, Peyvandi S, Federman M, Goff D, Murthy R, Kumar SR, Southwest Congenital Cardiac Consortium
• Gestational Age and Outcomes in Critical Congenital Heart Disease.
  Pediatrics 2017 Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Keller RL, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Peyvandi S, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• The association between cardiac physiology, acquired brain injury, and postnatal brain growth in critical congenital heart disease.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2017 Peyvandi S, Kim H, Lau J, Barkovich AJ, Campbell A, Miller S, Xu D, McQuillen P
• Postnatal Outcomes of Fetal Supraventricular Tachycardia: a Multicenter Study.
  Pediatric cardiology 2017 Hinkle KA, Peyvandi S, Stiver C, Killen SAS, Weng HY, Etheridge SP, Puchalski MD
• Coarctation Index Predicts Recurrent Aortic Arch Obstruction Following Surgical Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta in Infants.
  Pediatric cardiology 2017 Adamson G, Karamlou T, Moore P, Natal-Hernandez L, Tabbutt S, Peyvandi S
• Epidemiology of Live Born Infants with Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis-Insights from a Population-Based Dataset.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2017 Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, MacKenzie T, Li BC, Norton ME, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Moon-Grady AJ
• Revisiting the utility of technical performance scores following tetralogy of Fallot repair.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2017 Lodin D, Mavrothalassitis O, Haberer K, Sunderji S, Quek RGW, Peyvandi S, Moon-Grady A, Karamlou T
• Timing and Mode of Delivery in Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Heart Disease- an Analysis of Practices within the University of California Fetal Consortium (UCfC).
  Pediatric cardiology 2017 Peyvandi S, Nguyen TA, Almeida-Jones M, Boe N, Rhee L, Anton T, Sklansky M, Tarsa M, Satou G, Moon-Grady AJ, University of California Fetal Consortium (UCfC)
• Toward Improving the Fetal Diagnosis of Coarctation of the Aorta.
  Pediatric cardiology 2016 Beattie M, Peyvandi S, Ganesan S, Moon-Grady A
• Pulmonary Atresia With an Intact Ventricular Septum in the Setting of D-Transposition of the Great Arteries With a Hypoplastic Left Ventricle: Fetal Diagnosis.
  Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 2015 Dayan JG, Peyvandi S, Moon-Grady AJ
• Right Ventricular Systolic-to-Diastolic Time Index: Hypoplastic Left Heart Fetuses Differ Significantly from Normal Fetuses.
  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 2015 Nawaytou HM, Peyvandi S, Brook MM, Silverman N, Moon-Grady AJ
• Hybrid versus Norwood: "Fifty shades of grey".
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2015 Karamlou T, Peyvandi S
• Twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence associated with decreased fetal cerebral vascular impedance.
  Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015 Peyvandi S, Feldstein VA, Hirose S, Rand L, Brook MM, Moon-Grady AJ
• The many faces of hydrops.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2014 Derderian SC, Jeanty C, Fleck SR, Cheng LS, Peyvandi S, Moon-Grady AJ, Farrell J, Hirose S, Gonzalez J, Keller RL, MacKenzie TC
• Preconceptual Folic Acid Use and Recurrence Risk Counseling for Congenital Heart Disease.
  Congenital heart disease 2014 Peyvandi S, Rychik J, Zhang X, Shea JA, Goldmuntz E
• Risk of congenital heart disease in relatives of probands with conotruncal cardiac defects: an evaluation of 1,620 families.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2014 Peyvandi S, Ingall E, Woyciechowski S, Garbarini J, Mitchell LE, Goldmuntz E
• Pulmonary artery blood flow patterns in fetuses with pulmonary outflow tract obstruction.
  Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014 Peyvandi S, Rychik J, McCann M, Soffer D, Tian Z, Szwast A
• 22q11.2 deletions in patients with conotruncal defects: data from 1,610 consecutive cases.
  Pediatric cardiology 2013 Peyvandi S, Lupo PJ, Garbarini J, Woyciechowski S, Edman S, Emanuel BS, Mitchell LE, Goldmuntz E
• Atrioventricular valve dyssynchrony resulting from severe mitral regurgitation.
  Circulation 2011 Collins RT, Peyvandi S, Cohen MS
• Comparison of pregnancy and implantation rates in zygote intrafallopian transfer and uterine embryo transfer for nontubal infertility.
  Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit 2010 Agha-Hosseini M, Aleyaseen A, Peyvandi S, Kasha L