Sarah Badran, MD, MACM, FSCAI, MHFSA

Sarah Badran, MBBCH, MACM, FSCAI, MHFSA, is an attending cardiologist and co-director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in the Heart Institute at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She oversees education of patients, medical students and residents in the field of pediatric cardiology as well fellow education in interventional cardiology. She is a member of the heart failure and transplant team, cardiac palliative care team, and has a particular interest in single ventricle patient quality survival.

In 2000, Dr. Badran moved to CHLA from the University of Michigan to develop an interventional cardiology program at CHLA as the new director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory. "Interventional Cardiology" means the use of catheters to place stents, replace valves and close heart defects, as well as the use of other devices to treat heart problems, using these treatments as a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery. She is now co-director of the laboratory with her long term colleague Dr. Takao. The interventional team, which now also includes Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Patel, continue to work closely together to innovate the best trans-catheter therapies for the sickest children.

In addition to congenital heart disease, Dr. Badran has worked over the years in cardiac intensive care, fetal cardiology, pediatric heart failure and mechanical support as well as in cardiac palliative care. She has a particular passion for the long term health and quality survival of patients who were born with a single ventricle and have been palliated to a Fontan physiology. Her research includes assessing long term problems of the Fontan circuit, liver function and lung flow.

Apart from clinical work and advocacy for her patients, Dr. Badran is dedicated to lifelong learning and teaching. Much of her time is dedicated to educating patients and families in addition to medical students, residents, fellows and other hospital staff.

Sarah Badran was born in Philadelphia to Egyptian parents and completed medical school in Kuwait. She completed her pediatric and cardiology training at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She now lives in Southern California with her husband of 25 years, her four wonderful sons, a praying mantis, snake, turtle, frog and 2 cats. Her hobbies include running and reading, baking and illustrating. She loves Los Angeles and its amazing Children's Hospital that has given her the opportunity and honor of being able to help so many brave and inspiring children and their families.