Jonathan Flyer
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
- M.D., Gold Humanism Honor Society, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ (2009)
- B.A., Cum Laude, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (2004)
- Chief Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (2016)
- Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY (2016)
- Chief Resident, General Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT (2013)
- Resident, General Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT (2012)
- Intern, General Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT (2010)
Areas of expertise
pediatric cardiology.
BIO
Jonathan Flyer is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont. He is the Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and practices general and fetal cardiology. His work centers on improving pediatric cardiovascular health, from fetus to young adult. His clinical research focuses childhood aortopathy development, studying aortic growth, and methods to mitigate aortic aneurysm formation. He holds leadership roles within the New England Congenital Cardiology Research Foundation, New England Congenital Cardiology Association, and then American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Research Committee. His teaching emphasizes compassionate and professional care for children and families living with pediatric cardiovascular disease. He was named an Expert Teacher by the UVM Teaching Academy for direct teaching and academic mentorship and serves as Faculty Advisory to the UVM Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Oberfield Prize in Clinical Science Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Annual research award granted to the pediatric fellowship trainee with best abstract in clinical medicine.
- Welton M. Gersony Research Fellow Columbia University Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Awarded to the pediatric cardiology fellow with outstanding scholarly activity and research in congenital heart disease.
- American Heart Association (AHA) Early Career Investigator Finalist Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young (CVDY) National competition for early career investigators performing high quality research in pediatric cardiovascular disease.
- Research selected for AHA Pediatric Cardiology
- Final Plenary Session Teaching Academy Curriculum Development and Scholarship Award Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Awarded for the scholarship of teaching and learning while facilitating educator development.
- Active learning in the clinical years: Improving pediatric ECG interpretation competency through a novel PACE (Pediatric ACtive Learning Electrocardiography) module
- Jerold and Ingela Lucey Early Career Investigator Prize for Innovations in Infant or Child Health (“The Lucey Prize”) Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Awarded to a UVM early career faculty member who reflects new horizons and innovations in pediatric research.
- NEGEA Conference Excellence in Medical Education Oral Abstract Presentation Award Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA)
- American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) award for medical education design, innovation, and scholarship.
Bio
Jonathan Flyer is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont. He is the Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and practices general and fetal cardiology. His work centers on improving pediatric cardiovascular health, from fetus to young adult. His clinical research focuses childhood aortopathy development, studying aortic growth, and methods to mitigate aortic aneurysm formation. He holds leadership roles within the New England Congenital Cardiology Research Foundation, New England Congenital Cardiology Association, and then American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Research Committee. His teaching emphasizes compassionate and professional care for children and families living with pediatric cardiovascular disease. He was named an Expert Teacher by the UVM Teaching Academy for direct teaching and academic mentorship and serves as Faculty Advisory to the UVM Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Oberfield Prize in Clinical Science Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Annual research award granted to the pediatric fellowship trainee with best abstract in clinical medicine.
- Welton M. Gersony Research Fellow Columbia University Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Awarded to the pediatric cardiology fellow with outstanding scholarly activity and research in congenital heart disease.
- American Heart Association (AHA) Early Career Investigator Finalist Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young (CVDY) National competition for early career investigators performing high quality research in pediatric cardiovascular disease.
- Research selected for AHA Pediatric Cardiology
- Final Plenary Session Teaching Academy Curriculum Development and Scholarship Award Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Awarded for the scholarship of teaching and learning while facilitating educator development.
- Active learning in the clinical years: Improving pediatric ECG interpretation competency through a novel PACE (Pediatric ACtive Learning Electrocardiography) module
- Jerold and Ingela Lucey Early Career Investigator Prize for Innovations in Infant or Child Health (“The Lucey Prize”) Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Awarded to a UVM early career faculty member who reflects new horizons and innovations in pediatric research.
- NEGEA Conference Excellence in Medical Education Oral Abstract Presentation Award Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA)
- American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) award for medical education design, innovation, and scholarship.
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.