Brynn Connor, MD
Dr. Connor earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and subsequently completed her combined residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital. She completed her fellowship in pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease at Stanford University.
Dr. Connor is appointed Clinical Assistance Professor of Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine. She is additionally the Medical Director for the Transitional Cardiac Care Program at CHLA, a multidisciplinary program that works to empower adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease and ensure continuity of care during the vulnerable period of transition from pediatric to adult clinical care settings.
Her research interests include improving long term health outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease and use of multimodality imaging techniques in ACHD. Dr. Connor recently received a research grant from the Adult Congenital Heart Association supporting a pilot study to evaluate the use of Apple Watch technology in the accurate detection of arrhythmias in ACHD patients. She is also an active member of numerous professional medical societies, including the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Adult Congenital Heart Association.
Education
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital
Chief Resident: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital
Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Stanford University
Accomplishments
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics
Adult Congenital Heart Association
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ambulatory Care Award, Division of Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital (2019)
Best Abstract, Community Based Research, Children’s National Medical Center (2019)
Faustino R. Suarez Award for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology (2015)
William H. Horner Award for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology (2015)
Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2015)
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2015)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, University of California at San Diego (2011)
Publications
Connor BS, Coviello E, Fries M, John AS. Ovulation Suppression to Prevent Hemoperitoneum and Surgical Menopause in Anticoagulated Women. JACC: Case Rep. 2019 Jun 19;1(1):50-54. PMID: 34316741.
Connor BS, Osborne W, Peir G, Smith M, John A. Factors Associated With Increased Exercise in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2019 Sep 15;124(6):947-951. PMID: 31327487.
Zarate YA, Morris SA, Blackshare A, Algaze CA, Connor BS*, Kim AJ, Yutzey KE, Miller EM, Weaver KN, Collins RT 2nd. A clinical scoring system for early onset (neonatal) Marfan syndrome. Genet Med. 2022 Apr 13: S1098-3600(22)00706-7. PMID: 35420547.
Connor BS, Algaze CA, Narkevičiūtė A, Anguiano B, Pariani M, Zarate YA, Collins RT. Prevalence and Outcomes of Primary Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Marfan Syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jul 15; S0002-9149(22)00410-6. PMID: 35550817.
Connor BS, Kammel J, Noori N, Truelove E. 2012. The Burden of Cervical Cancer: A Review of the Implementation and Perception of HPV Vaccination in Africa. Current Opinions in Sexual Development and Reproduction. An Academic Journal of the School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Volume 4: June 2013.
Connor BS, Eng V, Kusko M, Maselli K. Patent Ductus Arteriosus. In, Learning Cardiac Auscultation: From Essentials to Expert Clinical Interpretation, 1st edition. Editor, Allen J. Taylor, MD. Springer: New York: 2015: 299-315.
Taylor AJ, Donovan M, Connor BS, Cole GJ, Villines T. Long-term Mortality in the PACC Project Cohort: Does Coronary Artery Calcium have actuarial significance in the young? American College of Cardiology 64th Annual Scientific Session, San Diego, CA, March 2015.
Osborne W, Peir G, Connor BS, Smith M, John AS. Factors Associated with Increased Exercise in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. Children’s National Research Institute: Research Week, Washington, DC, April 2017.
Chan W, Connor BS, Klugman D, Jones M, Sinha P, Ito S, John AS. Impact of a Postoperative Adult Congenital Order Set in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society 13th Annual International Meeting, Washington, DC, December 2017.
Osborne W, Peir G, Connor BS, Smith M, John AS. Factors Associated with Increased Exercise in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. American College of Cardiology 66th Annual Scientific Session, Washington, DC, March 2018.
Eltaraboulsi R, Connor BS, Usala R, Gosciniak E. Improving Screening & Documentation of Preventative Health Care Measures. Georgetown University Hospital Department of Medicine Research Day, Washington, DC, May 2018.
Klein NH, Osborne W, Connor BS, Steury R, Phillipi R, Ito S, John A. Improving Completion of Advance Directives in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. American College of Cardiology 67th Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans, LA, March 2019.
Connor BS, Algaze CA, Collins RT. Prevalence and Outcomes of a Primary Cardiomyopathy in Marfan Syndrome. American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session, Boston, MA, November 2021.
Connor BS, Algaze CA, Liang D, Miller CD, Collins RT. Post-Operative Systolic Dysfunction Following Aortic Root Replacement Surgery in Patients with Marfan Syndrome. American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL, November 2022.
Research
Connective Tissue Disease – Marfan Syndrome
Arrhythmia Detection in ACHD
Use of 4D Flow Techniques in Cardiac MRI
Exercise Training post Fontan Palliation