Julie Ann Brothers nee Davis, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Lipid Heart Clinic, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Coronary Anomaly Management Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Medical Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Cardiology
Buerger Building, Rm 12269
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Cardiology
Buerger Building, Rm 12269
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2200
Fax: 267-207-3241
Fax: 267-207-3241
Email:
brothersj@email.chop.edu
brothersj@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA
University of Southern California, 1994.
Post-Bac
University of Washington, 1996.
MD
Yale University School of Medicine, 2000.
Permanent linkBA
University of Southern California, 1994.
Post-Bac
University of Washington, 1996.
MD
Yale University School of Medicine, 2000.
Description of Research Expertise
Anomalous coronary arteries, Pediatric preventive cardiology, Exercise PhysiologyDescription of Clinical Expertise
Hyperlipidemia/Dyslipidemia, Exercise physiologySelected Publications
Carter E, Moore R, Whitehead K, Biko D, Vaiyani D, Fogel M, Harris M, Brothers J. : Exercise Stress Cardiac MRI is Safe and Feasible in Adolescents and Young Adults with Anomalous Coronary Arteries. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson August 2025 Notes: DOI 101944. in press, available online August 20, 2025.Moore RL, Carter E, Harris M, Partington SL, Tedla BA, Brothers JA. : Unrepaired Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Coronary Artery with Interarterial Course and Low Risk Features: a Single Center Case Series 34th Annual Symposium on Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Toronto, Canada June 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
Shustak RJ, Perlman A, Artis AS, Zavez A, Olsen V, Martino G, Brothers JA: Health disparities in diagnosis and treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. J Pediatr 281(1), June 2025 Notes: DOI 114537.
Lindsey WW, Tomasulo CE, Gillespie MJ, Harris MA, Brothers JA. : Isolated Single Right Coronary Artery in a Young Patient: A Rare Shirani-Roberts Type IIC3. JACC: Case Reports 30(8), Apr 2025 Notes: DOI 103676.
Dean PN, Brothers JA, Burns K, Edelson JB, Etheridge S, Phelan DM, Shafer K, Snyder C, Molossi S, Danielian A, Friedman E, Hsu J, Husaini M, Chung EH, Martinez MW, Baggish AL, Levine BD, Kim JH on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Sports & Exercise Cardiology Council: The Cardiovascular Care of the Pediatric Athlete. J Am Coll Cardiol 85(13): 1434-54, Apr 2025.
Kim JH, Baggish AL, Levine BD, Ackerman MJ, Day SM, Dineen EH, Guseh S III, La Gerche A, Lampert R, Martinez MW, Papadakis M, PHela DM, Shafer KM, Allen LA, Borjesson M, Braverman AC, Brothers JA, Castelletti S, Clasessn E, Churchill TW, Claessen G, Ascenzio F, Darden D, Dean PM, Dickert NW, Drezner JA, Economy KE, Eijsvogels TMH, Emery MS, Etheridge SP, Gati S, Gray B, Halle M, Harmon KG, Hsu JJ, Kovacs RJ, Krishnan S, Link MS, Maron M, Molossi S, Salerno JC, Shah AB, Sharma SS, Singh TK, Stewart KM, Thompson PD, Wasfy MM, Wilhelm M. : Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Circulation and J Am Coll Cardiol 85(10): 1059-1108, March 2025.
Brothers JA, Dean PN, Molossi S, Kim JH, Baggish AL, Levine BG, Shafer KM. : Task Force 6: Clinical Considerations for the Care of Competitive Athletes with Congenital Heart Disease. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2025 Notes: accepted, pending publication.
Mery CM, Brothers JA, Krishnamurthy R, Nathan M, Grani C, Padalino M, Basso C, Jacobs M, Molossi SM: Proposed Standardized Nomenclature for Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: An International Multidisciplinary Initiative JACC: Cardiovasc Imag 2025 Notes: accepted pending publication.
McCrindle BW, Arslanian S, Mietus Snyder M, Urbina E, Ware AL, Teng JE, Trachtenberg F, Russell MW, Shah AS, Cartoski M, Brothers JA, San Giovanni C, Zachariah JP, Pena S, Mahle WT, Peterson AL, Magge Sn, Raghuveer G, Sharma B, Kazlova V, Sponseller CA, Freemon D, Stylianou M, De Ferranti S. : A 2 Year Randomized Trial of Pitavastatin Calcium versus Placebo to Treat Combined Dyslipidemia in Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity. J Clin Lipid 2025 Notes: submitted.
Elias MD, Brothers JA, Hogarty A, Martino J, O'Bryne ML, Patel C, Stephens P, Tingo, J, Vetter VL, Ravishankar C, Giglia, TM : Outcomes Associated with Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms After Kawasaki Disease: A Single-Center United States Experience. J Peds 274(1): 1-9, Nov 2024 Notes: DOI 114145.