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Harish S. Rudra, DO

Harish Rudra, DO

Harish Rudra, DO

Harish S. Rudra, DO

Specialty
Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
Years of Experience
21
Clinical Interests
Children's Heart
Gender
Male
Languages
Kannada
Locations

8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr
400
Fairfax, VA 22031

Phone
Fax
703-573-4856

14955 Shady Grove Rd
150
Rockville, MD 20850

Phone
Fax
301-424-1835
Inova Children's Cardiology - Gainesville

6950 Piedmont Center Plaza
Gainesville, VA 20155

Phone
Fax
703-573-4856

11217 Lockwood Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Phone
Fax
301-424-1835

1475 Taney Ave
101
Frederick, MD 21702

Phone
Fax
301-424-1835

About Harish S. Rudra, DO

Dr. Harish Rudra is a pediatric and fetal cardiologist who serves as Director of the Interstage and High Risk Single Ventricle Program and Director of the Ambulatory Outpatient Echocardiography Laboratory at Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital. He joined Inova Health System in 2009 after completing his pediatric cardiology fellowship training at the Anne and Robert Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.

Dr. Rudra's clinical and research interests include the diagnosis and longitudinal follow up of children with congenital and acquired heart disease. His particular area of expertise is the application of echocardiography (transthoracic, transesophageal and fetal) in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease. He also has special interest in prenatal diagnosis and detection of congenital heart disease and improvement of interstage and long-term outcomes in patients with complex single ventricle heart defects such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He has served as the medical director of the Interstage and High Risk Single Ventricle Program at Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital since 2013.

He enjoys teaching and mentoring residents as well as medical and premedical students. Dr. Rudra's approach is to provide caring and compassionate care with the aim of ensuring that children and their families have a full understanding of their child’s diagnosis and treatment plan.

Dr. Rudra has lectured at numerous local and regional meetings and has published in peer-reviewed journals. He has published on the long-term outcomes of patients with d-Transposition of the Great Arteries. He is the principal investigator for Inova's site participation in the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. He has also served as the President of the Northern Virginia Pediatric Society.

Awards/Associations

  • President, Northern Virginia Pediatric Society, 2017
  • Top Doctors, Washingtonian, 2018, 2021-2023
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Medical School
Midwestern University
Residencies
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
Training Specialty: Pediatrics
7/1/2003 - 6/30/2006
Fellowships
Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Training Specialty: Pediatric Cardiology
6/1/2006 - 7/31/2009

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