My bio
Hi, my name is Dr. DeGroff and I work as a professor of pediatric cardiology at the ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Congenital Heart Center. After finishing a very rewarding masters of science degree program at Cal Tech in Electrical Engineering, I had an unrewarding early career start in electrical engineering until I discovered medicine was the career I realized I was looking for. In my early medical training I discovered cardiology was the medical specialty where I could most use my engineering skills. On top of that I always wanted to work with kids so Pediatric Cardiology was the perfect fit for me.
I completed my pediatric residency program at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles. There, I was a committee member for evaluation of residents as well as the chief assistant to the director of the pediatric residency program. I then completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Oregon ÍøºìºÚÁÏ and Science University in Portland.
Now at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ I am the medical director of noninvasive cardiac imaging. It is an honor to direct our imaging team here at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ where we have significant expertise in all aspects of noninvasive cardiac imaging. I am affiliate faculty of the University of Florida Biomedical Engineering Department. I am a fellow of the American Heart Association and a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Outside of work I enjoy being active especially outdoors. My favorite ways to do this are through kayaking and biking.
Board certifications
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Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics
Education
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Fellowship - Pediatric Cardiology
Oregon HSC University, 1995
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Residency - Pediatrics
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 1992
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Internship - Pediatrics
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 1990
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Medical Degree
Suny ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Science Center at Brooklyn, 1989
My areas of focus
Specialties
Subspecialties
Gender
Male
Accomplishments
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Fellow
American Heart Association, 2019
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Fellow
American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), 2017
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Editorial board consultant
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2010-2013
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Member
NIH Scientific Review Group SBIR/STTR Small Business Cardiovascular Devices Special Reviewer Emphasis Panel, 2003-2021