Jonathan Flyer
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
- M.D., Gold Humanism Honor Society, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
- B.A., Cum Laude, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- Internship, General Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Residency/Chief Resident, General Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Clinical Fellowship/Chief Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY
Areas of expertise
congenital heart disease, fetal cardiology, childhood aortopathy, universal lipid screening, ELBW neonatal outcomes.
BIO
Jonathan N Flyer MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine and Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at UVM Health Golisano Children's Hospital. He is an active clinician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of congenital and acquired heart disease, arrhythmias, fetal cardiology, and pediatric aortopathy. His work centers on the overarching question: how can we better advocate for and improve evidence-based preventive cardiology care, from fetus to young adult? Dr. Flyer's clinical research includes new approaches to medical treatment of childhood aortopathy, application of quality improvement science to universal lipid screening, and investigation of neurodevelopmental outcomes for extremely low birth weight infants with abnormal hemodynamics. He is Expert Teacher at the Teaching Academy, recognized for active clinical teaching and mentorship of students, residents, fellows, and early career colleagues.
Courses
- Cardiovascular, Renal, Respiratory Pediatric Cardiology 4th Year Elective
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Oberfield Prize in Clinical Science (2016)
- Welton M Gersony Research Fellow (2016)
- American Heart Association Early Career Investigator Finalist (2016)
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (2017)
- Jerold and Ingela Lucey Early Career Investigator Prize for Innovations in Infant or Child Health (2021)
- Expert Teacher, The Teaching Academy, UVM Larner College of Medicine (2023)
- LCOM Gold Humanism Honor Society Faculty Advisor (2025)
Bio
Jonathan N Flyer MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine and Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at UVM Health Golisano Children's Hospital. He is an active clinician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of congenital and acquired heart disease, arrhythmias, fetal cardiology, and pediatric aortopathy. His work centers on the overarching question: how can we better advocate for and improve evidence-based preventive cardiology care, from fetus to young adult? Dr. Flyer's clinical research includes new approaches to medical treatment of childhood aortopathy, application of quality improvement science to universal lipid screening, and investigation of neurodevelopmental outcomes for extremely low birth weight infants with abnormal hemodynamics. He is Expert Teacher at the Teaching Academy, recognized for active clinical teaching and mentorship of students, residents, fellows, and early career colleagues.
Courses
- Cardiovascular, Renal, Respiratory Pediatric Cardiology 4th Year Elective
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Oberfield Prize in Clinical Science (2016)
- Welton M Gersony Research Fellow (2016)
- American Heart Association Early Career Investigator Finalist (2016)
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (2017)
- Jerold and Ingela Lucey Early Career Investigator Prize for Innovations in Infant or Child Health (2021)
- Expert Teacher, The Teaching Academy, UVM Larner College of Medicine (2023)
- LCOM Gold Humanism Honor Society Faculty Advisor (2025)
Select Publications
- Flyer JN, Zuckerman WA, Richmond ME, Anderson BR, Mendelsberg TG, McAllister JM, Liberman L, Addonizio LJ, Silver ES. Prospective Study of Adenosine on Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction in Pediatric and Young Patients After Heart Transplant. Circulation. 2017. Jun 20; 135 (25): 2485-2493. PMID: 28450351 PMCID: PMC5539538 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028087
- Flyer JN, Sleeper LA, Colan SD, Singh MN, Lacro RV. Effect of Losartan or Atenolol on Children and Young Adults with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Dilated Aorta. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Apri1 1; 144:111-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.12.050
- Flyer JN, Goudie BW, Greenstein, EP, Toro-Salazar OH, Nikolli K, Sleeper LA, Clarke CJ, Hidestrand P, Karnik R, O’Brien SE, Zilberman MV, Lacro RV. New England Congenital Cardiology Association Bicuspid Aortopathy Registry (NECCA BAR): A Regional Preventive Cardiovascular Care Collaboration. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. 2022:66;101543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppedcard.2022.101543
- Leahy BF, Edwards EM, Ehret DEY, Soll RF, Yeager SB, Flyer JN. Transcatheter and Surgical Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: 2018-2022. Pediatrics 2024; e2024065905. 10.1542/peds.2024-065905. PMID: 39005106.
- Morris SA, Flyer JN, Yetman AT, Quezada E, Cappella ES, Dietz HC, Milewicz DM, Ouzounian M, Rigelsky CM, Selamet Tierney ES, Lacro RV. American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts); Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; and Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia. Cardiovascular Management of Aortopathy in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 Sep 10;150(11):e228-e254. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001265. Epub 2024 Aug 12. PMID: 39129620.