Kirsten Dummer, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Kirsten B. Dummer is a pediatric cardiologist at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and a Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Dr. Dummer received a BA degree in Asian Studies from Northwestern University. She earned her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She completed Pediatric Residency Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado. Dr. Dummer did her fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital where she also was Chief Fellow. She then pursued advanced training in non-invasive imaging and adult congenital heart disease also at Boston Children's Hospital.

After completing her training in 2006, she joined the Children's Heart Clinic at Children's Minnesota. She directed the fetal cardiology program at the Midwest Fetal Care Center and became co-director of medical cardiology at Children's Minnesota. In September 2018, she joined Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego. Dr. Dummer is delighted to be the cardiologist on the Kawasaki team, pursuing both clinical care and research. Her current interests include outcomes of high-risk infants less than 6 months of age with Kawasaki disease, management, and long-term follow-up in KD patients with giant coronary artery aneurysms, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children following COVID-19 illness.

Publications

Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Long COVID in the US.
Rhee KE, Thaweethai T, Pant DB, Stein CR, Salisbury AL, Kinser PA, Kleinman LC, Gallagher R, Warburton D, Mohandas S, Snowden JN, Stockwell MS, Tantisira KG, Flaherman VJ, Teufel RJ, Castro L, Chung A, Espinoza Esparza J, Hockett CW, Isidoro-Chino M, Krishnan A, McCormack LA, Nabower AM, Nahin ER, Rosas JM, Siddiqui S, Szmuszkovicz JR, Vangeepuram N, Zimmerman E, Brown HE, Carmilani M, Coombs K, Fisher L, Witvliet MG, Wood JC, Milner JD, Rosenzweig EB, Irby K, Karlson EW, Qian Z, Lamendola-Essel MF, Hasson DC, Katz SD, Yin HS, Foulkes AS, Gross RS, RECOVER-Pediatrics Group; and the ABCD-RECOVER Group; for the RECOVER-Pediatrics Consortium, Aschner JL, Atz AM, Banerjee D, Bogie A, Bukulmez H, Clouser K, Cottrell LA, Cowan K, D'Sa VA, Dozor AJ, Elliott AJ, Faustino EVS, Fiks AG, Gaur S, Gennaro ML, Gordon ST, Hasan UN, Hester CM, Hogan AH, Hsia DS, Kaelber DC, Kosut JS, Krishnan S, McCulloh RJ, Michelow IC, Nolan SM, Oliveira CR, Pace WD, Palumbo P, Raissy H, Reyes A, Ross JL, Salazar JC, Selvarangan R, Stevenson MD, Werzberger A, Westfall JM, Zani K, Zempsky WT, Chan J, Metz TD, Newburger JW, Truong DT, Feldman CH, Aupperle R, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bjork JM, Dapretto M, Brown SA, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Dale AM, Ernst TM, Fair DA, Feldstein Ewing SW, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Garavan H, Gee DG, Gonzalez R, Gray KM, Heitzeg MM, Herting MM, Jacobus J, Laird AR, Larson CL, Lisdahl KM, Luciana M, Luna B, Madden PAF, McGlade EC, Müller-Oehring EM, Nagel BJ, Neale MC, Paulus MP, Potter AS, Renshaw PF, Sowell ER, Squeglia LM, Uddin LQ, Wilson S, Yurgelun-Todd DA

BRENDA in 2026: a Global Core Biodata Resource for functional enzyme and metabolic data within the DSMZ Digital Diversity.
Hauenstein J, Jeske L, Jäde A, Krull M, Dümmer K, Koblitz J, Tietz A, Jahn D, Reimer LC, Bunk B

Sociodemographic Disparities in Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: The National Cross-Sectional MUltisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) Study.
Lopez KN, Truong D, Anderson BR, Baker-Smith CM, Bradford TT, Dionne A, Dummer K, Forsha DE, Franklin WJ, Handler S, Harahsheh AS, Hasbani K, Liu I, Jone PN, Lang SM, McHugh KE, Oster M, Portman MA, Preminger T, Russell M, Sanil Y, Sexson Tejtel KS, Shakti D, Shea R, Trachtenberg F, Wang S, Wong JPP, Newburger JW, Pediatric Heart Network MUSIC investigators

2D Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Multicenter Analysis From the MUSIC Study.
Sperotto F, Kazlova V, Trachtenberg FL, Truong DT, Aggarwal S, Block JR, Bradford TT, Buddhe S, Dionne A, Dragulescu A, Farooqi KM, Forsha DE, Giglia TM, Golding IF, Hasbani K, Jone PN, Krishnan A, Lang SM, McFarland CA, Mitchell EC, Moussi Saad E, Nowlen TT, Pignatelli RH, Pletzer S, Serrano R, Shakti D, Srivastava S, Thorsson T, Votava-Smith JK, Wilson HC, Newburger JW, Friedman KG, MUSIC Study Investigators

CMR Findings in the Long-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MUSIC) Study.
Lang SM, Truong DT, Powell AJ, Kazlova V, Newburger JW, Awerbach JD, Binka E, Bradford TT, Cartoski M, Cheng A, DiLorenzo MP, Dionne A, Dorfman AL, Elias MD, Garuba O, Gerardin JF, Hasbani K, Jone PN, Lam CZ, Misra N, Morgan LM, Nutting A, Patel JK, Robinson JD, Schuchardt EL, Sexson Tejtel K, Singh GK, Slesnick TC, Trachtenberg F, Taylor MD, MUSIC Study Investigators

Characterization of 3D human pulmonary epithelial model morphology and oxygen status under normoxia and hypoxia.
Lynch-Miller M, Lockow S, Dümmer K, Henneck T, Olmer R, Jaboreck MC, Mergani AO, Wandrey M, Branitzki-Heinemann K, Brogden G, Naim HY, Martin U, Schulz C, Talbot SR, Meurer M, Baumgärtner W, von Köckritz-Blickwede M

Six-Month Outcomes in the Long-Term Outcomes After the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Study.
Truong DT, Trachtenberg FL, Hu C, Pearson GD, Friedman K, Sabati AA, Dionne A, Oster ME, Anderson BR, Block J, Bradford TT, Campbell MJ, D'Addese L, Dummer KB, Elias MD, Forsha D, Garuba OD, Hasbani K, Hayes K, Hebson C, Jone PN, Krishnan A, Lang S, McCrindle BW, McHugh KE, Mitchell EC, Morrison T, Muniz JC, Payne RM, Portman MA, Russell MW, Sanil Y, Shakti D, Sharma K, Shea JR, Sykes M, Shekerdemian LS, Szmuszkovicz J, Thacker D, Newburger JW, MUSIC Study Investigators

Ethnic and racial differences in children and young people with respiratory and neurological post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: an electronic health record-based cohort study from the RECOVER Initiative.
Rao S, Azuero-Dajud R, Lorman V, Landeo-Gutierrez J, Rhee KE, Ryu J, Kim C, Carmilani M, Gross RS, Mohandas S, Suresh S, Bailey LC, Castro V, Senathirajah Y, Esquenazi-Karonika S, Murphy S, Caddle S, Kleinman LC, Castro-Baucom L, Oliveira CR, Klein JD, Chung A, Cowell LG, Madlock-Brown C, Geary CR, Sills MR, Thorpe LE, Szmuszkovicz J, Tantisira KG, RECOVER EHR and, RECOVER Pediatric Cohorts

The long-term vascular and myocardial outcomes in selected Kawasaki disease patients with regression of giant coronary artery aneurysms.
Kung SC, Miyata K, Colvert GM, Kahn AM, Daniels LB, Hoshino S, Dummer KB, Golding IF, Roberts S, Shimizu C, Tremoulet AH, McVeigh ER, Gordon JB, Burns JC

Heterozygous BTNL8 variants in individuals with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Bellos E, Santillo D, Vantourout P, Jackson HR, Duret A, Hearn H, Seeleuthner Y, Talouarn E, Hodeib S, Patel H, Powell O, Yeoh S, Mustafa S, Habgood-Coote D, Nichols S, Estramiana Elorrieta L, D'Souza G, Wright VJ, Estrada-Rivadeneyra D, Tremoulet AH, Dummer KB, Netea SA, Condino-Neto A, Lau YL, Núñez Cuadros E, Toubiana J, Holanda Pena M, Rieux-Laucat F, Luyt CE, Haerynck F, Mège JL, Chakravorty S, Haddad E, Morin MP, Metin Akcan Ö, Keles S, Emiroglu M, Alkan G, Tüter Öz SK, Elmas Bozdemir S, Morelle G, Volokha A, Kendir-Demirkol Y, Sözeri B, Coskuner T, Yahsi A, Gulhan B, Kanik-Yuksek S, Bayhan GI, Ozkaya-Parlakay A, Yesilbas O, Hatipoglu N, Ozcelik T, Belot A, Chopin E, Barlogis V, Sevketoglu E, Menentoglu E, Gayretli Aydin ZG, Bloomfield M, AlKhater SA, Cyrus C, Stepanovskiy Y, Bondarenko A, Öz FN, Polat M, Fremuth J, Lebl J, Geraldo A, Jouanguy E, COVID-19 Human Genetic Effort, DIAMONDS, EUCLIDS, Carter MJ, Wellman P, Peters M, Pérez de Diego R, Edwards LA, Chiu C, Noursadeghi M, Bolze A, Shimizu C, Kaforou M, Hamilton MS, Herberg JA, Schmitt EG, Rodriguez-Palmero A, Pujol A, Kim J, Cobat A, Abel L, Zhang SY, Casanova JL, Kuijpers TW, Burns JC, Levin M, Hayday AC, Sancho-Shimizu V

A Thrombolytic Protocol of Bivalirudin for Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms and Thrombosis in Kawasaki Disease.
Wang H, Dummer K, Tremoulet AH, Newburger J, Burns JC, VanderPluym C

Characterizing Long COVID in Children and Adolescents.
Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Kleinman LC, Snowden JN, Rosenzweig EB, Milner JD, Tantisira KG, Rhee KE, Jernigan TL, Kinser PA, Salisbury AL, Warburton D, Mohandas S, Wood JC, Newburger JW, Truong DT, Flaherman VJ, Metz TD, Karlson EW, Chibnik LB, Pant DB, Krishnamoorthy A, Gallagher R, Lamendola-Essel MF, Hasson DC, Katz SD, Yin S, Dreyer BP, Carmilani M, Coombs K, Fitzgerald ML, Güthe N, Hornig M, Letts RJ, Peddie AK, Taylor BD, Balaraman V, Bogie A, Bukulmez H, Dozor AJ, Eckrich D, Elliott AJ, Evans DN, Farkas JS, Faustino EVS, Fischer L, Gaur S, Harahsheh AS, Hasan UN, Hsia DS, Huerta-Montañez G, Hummel KD, Kadish MP, Kaelber DC, Krishnan S, Kosut JS, Larrabee J, Lim PPC, Michelow IC, Oliveira CR, Raissy H, Rosario-Pabon Z, Ross JL, Sato AI, Stevenson MD, Talavera-Barber MM, Teufel RJ, Weakley KE, Zimmerman E, Bind MC, Chan J, Guan Z, Morse RE, Reeder HT, Akshoomoff N, Aschner JL, Bhattacharjee R, Cottrell LA, Cowan K, D'Sa VA, Fiks AG, Gennaro ML, Irby K, Khare M, Guttierrez JL, McCulloh RJ, Narang S, Ness-Cochinwala M, Nolan S, Palumbo P, Ryu J, Salazar JC, Selvarangan R, Stein CR, Werzberger A, Zempsky WT, Aupperle R, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bjork JM, Bookheimer SY, Brown SA, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Dale AM, Dapretto M, Ernst TM, Fair DA, Feldstein Ewing SW, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Garavan H, Gee DG, Gonzalez R, Gray KM, Heitzeg MM, Herting MM, Jacobus J, Laird AR, Larson CL, Lisdahl KM, Luciana M, Luna B, Madden PAF, McGlade EC, Müller-Oehring EM, Nagel BJ, Neale MC, Paulus MP, Potter AS, Renshaw PF, Sowell ER, Squeglia LM, Tapert S, Uddin LQ, Wilson S, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Foulkes AS, Stockwell MS, RECOVER-Pediatrics Consortium, RECOVER-Pediatrics Group Authors

Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design.
Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, Chan J, Chibnik LB, Cicek MS, Elliott AJ, Flaherman VJ, Foulkes AS, Gage Witvliet M, Gallagher R, Gennaro ML, Jernigan TL, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kinser PA, Kleinman LC, Lamendola-Essel MF, Milner JD, Mohandas S, Mudumbi PC, Newburger JW, Rhee KE, Salisbury AL, Snowden JN, Stein CR, Stockwell MS, Tantisira KG, Thomason ME, Truong DT, Warburton D, Wood JC, Ahmed S, Akerlundh A, Alshawabkeh AN, Anderson BR, Aschner JL, Atz AM, Aupperle RL, Baker FC, Balaraman V, Banerjee D, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bhuiyan S, Bind MC, Bogie AL, Bradford T, Buchbinder NC, Bueler E, Bükülmez H, Casey BJ, Chang L, Chrisant M, Clark DB, Clifton RG, Clouser KN, Cottrell L, Cowan K, D'Sa V, Dapretto M, Dasgupta S, Dehority W, Dionne A, Dummer KB, Elias MD, Esquenazi-Karonika S, Evans DN, Faustino EVS, Fiks AG, Forsha D, Foxe JJ, Friedman NP, Fry G, Gaur S, Gee DG, Gray KM, Handler S, Harahsheh AS, Hasbani K, Heath AC, Hebson C, Heitzeg MM, Hester CM, Hill S, Hobart-Porter L, Hong TKF, Horowitz CR, Hsia DS, Huentelman M, Hummel KD, Irby K, Jacobus J, Jacoby VL, Jone PN, Kaelber DC, Kasmarcak TJ, Kluko MJ, Kosut JS, Laird AR, Landeo-Gutierrez J, Lang SM, Larson CL, Lim PPC, Lisdahl KM, McCrindle BW, McCulloh RJ, McHugh K, Mendelsohn AL, Metz TD, Miller J, Mitchell EC, Morgan LM, Müller-Oehring EM, Nahin ER, Neale MC, Ness-Cochinwala M, Nolan SM, Oliveira CR, Osakwe O, Oster ME, Payne RM, Portman MA, Raissy H, Randall IG, Rao S, Reeder HT, Rosas JM, Russell MW, Sabati AA, Sanil Y, Sato AI, Schechter MS, Selvarangan R, Sexson Tejtel SK, Shakti D, Sharma K, Squeglia LM, Srivastava S, Stevenson MD, Szmuszkovicz J, Talavera-Barber MM, Teufel RJ 2nd, Thacker D, Trachtenberg F, Udosen MM, Warner MR, Watson SE, Werzberger A, Weyer JC, Wood MJ, Yin HS, Zempsky WT, Zimmerman E, Dreyer BP, RECOVER-Pediatric Consortium

SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with different clinical courses in children with MIS-C.
Moreno Rojas AF, Bainto E, Harvey H, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC, Dummer KB

Relevance of Obesity in Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With COVID-19.
Dummer K, Burns JC

Alteration of cholesterol content and oxygen level in intestinal organoids after infection with Staphylococcus aureus.
Mergani A, Meurer M, Wiebe E, Dümmer K, Wirz K, Lehmann J, Brogden G, Schenke M, Künnemann K, Naim HY, Grassl GA, von Köckritz-Blickwede M, Seeger B

Coronary Sinus Thrombosis and Post-Myocardial Infarction Syndrome in Kawasaki Disease: Rare Causes of Pericardial Effusion.
Wang H, Pancheri JM, Appleton RS, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC, Dummer KB

DOACs in Patients With Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms After Kawasaki Disease.
Dummer KB, Miyata K, Shimizu C, Tremoulet AH, Gleason J, Gordon JB, Burns JC

Subgroups of children with Kawasaki disease: a data-driven cluster analysis.
Wang H, Shimizu C, Bainto E, Hamilton S, Jackson HR, Estrada-Rivadeneyra D, Kaforou M, Levin M, Pancheri JM, Dummer KB, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC

Infliximab for intensification of primary therapy for patients with Kawasaki disease and coronary artery aneurysms at diagnosis.
Miyata K, Bainto EV, Sun X, Jain S, Dummer KB, Burns JC, Tremoulet AH

Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Thaweethai T, Jolley SE, Karlson EW, Levitan EB, Levy B, McComsey GA, McCorkell L, Nadkarni GN, Parthasarathy S, Singh U, Walker TA, Selvaggi CA, Shinnick DJ, Schulte CCM, Atchley-Challenner R, Alba GA, Alicic R, Altman N, Anglin K, Argueta U, Ashktorab H, Baslet G, Bassett IV, Bateman L, Bedi B, Bhattacharyya S, Bind MA, Blomkalns AL, Bonilla H, Brim H, Bush PA, Castro M, Chan J, Charney AW, Chen P, Chibnik LB, Chu HY, Clifton RG, Costantine MM, Cribbs SK, Davila Nieves SI, Deeks SG, Duven A, Emery IF, Erdmann N, Erlandson KM, Ernst KC, Farah-Abraham R, Farner CE, Feuerriegel EM, Fleurimont J, Fonseca V, Franko N, Gainer V, Gander JC, Gardner EM, Geng LN, Gibson KS, Go M, Goldman JD, Grebe H, Greenway FL, Habli M, Hafner J, Han JE, Hanson KA, Heath J, Hernandez C, Hess R, Hodder SL, Hoffman MK, Hoover SE, Huang B, Hughes BL, Jagannathan P, John J, Jordan MR, Katz SD, Kaufman ES, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kemp MM, Kirwan JP, Klein JD, Knox KS, Krishnan JA, Kumar A, Laiyemo AO, Lambert AA, Lanca M, Lee-Iannotti JK, Logarbo BP, Longo MT, Luciano CA, Lutrick K, Maley JH, Mallett G, Marathe JG, Marconi V, Marshall GD, Martin CF, Matusov Y, Mehari A, Mendez-Figueroa H, Mermelstein R, Metz TD, Morse R, Mosier J, Mouchati C, Mullington J, Murphy SN, Neuman RB, Nikolich JZ, Ofotokun I, Ojemakinde E, Palatnik A, Palomares K, Parimon T, Parry S, Patterson JE, Patterson TF, Patzer RE, Peluso MJ, Pemu P, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Pogreba-Brown K, Poppas A, Quigley JG, Reddy U, Reece R, Reeder H, Reeves WB, Reiman EM, Rischard F, Rosand J, Rouse DJ, Ruff A, Saade G, Sandoval GJ, Santana JL, Schlater SM, Sciurba FC, Shepherd F, Sherif ZA, Simhan H, Singer NG, Skupski DW, Sowles A, Sparks JA, Sukhera FI, Taylor BS, Teunis L, Thomas RJ, Thorp JM, Thuluvath P, Ticotsky A, Tita AT, Tuttle KR, Urdaneta AE, Valdivieso D, VanWagoner TM, Vasey A, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Wallace ZS, Ward HD, Warren DE, Weiner SJ, Welch S, Whiteheart SW, Wiley Z, Wisnivesky JP, Yee LM, Zisis S, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS, RECOVER Consortium

Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design.
Gross R, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, Chan J, Chibnik LB, Cicek MS, Elliott AJ, Flaherman VJ, Foulkes AS, Witvliet MG, Gallagher R, Gennaro ML, Jernigan TL, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kinser PA, Kleinman LC, Lamendola-Essel MF, Milner JD, Mohandas S, Mudumbi PC, Newburger JW, Rhee KE, Salisbury AL, Snowden JN, Stein CR, Stockwell MS, Tantisira KG, Thomason ME, Truong DT, Warburton D, Wood JC, Ahmed S, Akerlundh A, Alshawabkeh AN, Anderson BR, Aschner JL, Atz AM, Aupperle RL, Baker FC, Balaraman V, Banerjee D, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bhuiyan S, Bind MC, Bogie AL, Buchbinder NC, Bueler E, Bükülmez H, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Clifton RG, Clouser KN, Cottrell L, Cowan K, D'Sa V, Dapretto M, Dasgupta S, Dehority W, Dummer KB, Elias MD, Esquenazi-Karonika S, Evans DN, Faustino EVS, Fiks AG, Forsha D, Foxe JJ, Friedman NP, Fry G, Gaur S, Gee DG, Gray KM, Harahsheh AS, Heath AC, Heitzeg MM, Hester CM, Hill S, Hobart-Porter L, Hong TKF, Horowitz CR, Hsia DS, Huentelman M, Hummel KD, Iacono WG, Irby K, Jacobus J, Jacoby VL, Jone PN, Kaelber DC, Kasmarcak TJ, Kluko MJ, Kosut JS, Laird AR, Landeo-Gutierrez J, Lang SM, Larson CL, Lim PPC, Lisdahl KM, McCrindle BW, McCulloh RJ, Mendelsohn AL, Metz TD, Morgan LM, Müller-Oehring EM, Nahin ER, Neale MC, Ness-Cochinwala M, Nolan SM, Oliveira CR, Oster ME, Payne RM, Raissy H, Randall IG, Rao S, Reeder HT, Rosas JM, Russell MW, Sabati AA, Sanil Y, Sato AI, Schechter MS, Selvarangan R, Shakti D, Sharma K, Squeglia LM, Stevenson MD, Szmuszkovicz J, Talavera-Barber MM, Teufel RJ 2nd, Thacker D, Udosen MM, Warner MR, Watson SE, Werzberger A, Weyer JC, Wood MJ, Yin HS, Zempsky WT, Zimmerman E, Dreyer BP

Evaluation of Autoantibody Binding to Cardiac Tissue in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and COVID-19 Vaccination-Induced Myocarditis.
Patel H, Sintou A, Chowdhury RA, Rothery S, Iacob AO, Prasad S, Rainer PP, Martinón-Torres F, Sancho-Shimizu V, Shimizu C, Dummer K, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC, Sattler S, Levin M, DIAMONDS consortium

Isolated Absent Aortic Valves: A Unique Fetal Case With Echocardiographic, Pathologic, and Genetic Correlation.
Schuchardt EL, Grossfeld P, Kingsmore S, Ding Y, Vargas LA, Dyar DA, Mendoza A, Dummer KB

Hypoxia signaling in the equine small intestine: Expression and distribution of hypoxia inducible factors during experimental ischemia.
Verhaar N, de Buhr N, von Köckritz-Blickwede M, Dümmer K, Hewicker-Trautwein M, Pfarrer C, Dengler F, Kästner S

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