Julie Ann Brothers nee Davis, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Lipid Heart Clinic, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Coronary Anomaly Management Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Medical Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
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
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 Feb 2026 Notes: Accepted.Yu XM, Brothers JA, Giglia TM, Hogarty AN, Martino J, Patel C, Ravishankar C, Stephens P, Tingo J, Vetter V, Elias MD. : Racial and Ethnic Differences in Clinical Features and Coronary Artery Aneurysms Among U.S. Children with Kawasaki Disease During a Year of High Aneurysm Incidence: A Single-Center Cohort Study 29th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Feb 2026 Notes: Poster presentation.
Carter E, Moore R, Shustak R, Partington S, Harris M, Shah M, Paridon S, Maeda K, Callahan R, Brothers JA. : Cardiac catheterization in patients with congenital coronary anomalies, a single center experience 29th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale, AZ Feb 2026 Notes: Poster presentation.
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 Feb 2026 Notes: Accepted.
Russell WW, Paridon S, O'Malley S, Brothers JA, Stephens P, Srinivasan C, Edelson J. : Adolescent with PRKAG2 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a success story with shared decision-making. JACC: Case Reports 2026 Notes: Accepted, publication pending.
Russell WW, Rossano J, Paridon S, Stephens P, Brothers JA, Srinivasan C, Edelson J. : A high-level athlete with tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy: a can’t miss diagnosis. JACC: Case Reports 2026 Notes: accepted, publication pending.
Mery CM, Nathan M, Grani C, Krishnamurthy R, Basso C, Jacobs ML, Brothers JA, Padalino MA, Molossi S. : Proposed Standardized Nomenclature for Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: An International Multidisciplinary Initiative JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2026 Notes: accepted, publication pending.
Moore RL, Carter EL, Harris MA, Partington SL, Tedla BA, Brothers JA: Unrepaired Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Coronary Artery with Interarterial Course and Low-Risk Features in Pediatric and Young Adult Athletes. JACC: Case Reports 2026 Notes: Accepted, publication pending.
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 27(2): 101944, Aug 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.