Medical School
- MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Residency
- University of Wisconsin (Madison) Program, Pediatrics
Fellowships
- University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Cardiology
Department
Pediatrics-CardiologyProfessional Titles
- Inpatient Pediatric Cardiologist, Anschutz Campus
- Outpatient Pediatric Cardiologist, Denver Health Outreach
Publications
- Melink KF, Stanski NL, Gorrell E, Alten JA, Pettit KA, Goldstein SL, Zang H, Ollberding NJ, Basu RK, Menon S, SooHoo M, Gist KM. Modification of the Cardiac Renal Angina Index for Predicting Adverse Kidney Events After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Aug 19;14(16):e042941. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.042941. Epub 2025 Aug 12. PMID: 40792581; PMCID: PMC12533677.
- Fernie, J.C., Pettit, K.A., Schaffer, M., Rausch, C.M. Increased resting and peak exercise systolic blood pressure in children throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatric Cardiology. 2024. PMID 38366301
- Pettit, K.A., Melink, K.F., Alten, J.A. et al. Biomarker-based acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes refine risk assessment in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Pediatric Nephrology. 2024.
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Care Philosophy
I am committed to providing high quality, communicative, and professional care to each patient and family that I work with. I work as part of a team in the hospital and strive to coordinate and communicate with the various disciplines within that team to ensure that each of the cardiac and non-cardiac needs of the patient are met.
I am committed to providing high quality, communicative, and professional care to each patient and family that I work with. I work as part of a team in the hospital and strive to coordinate and communicate with the various disciplines within that team to ensure that each of the cardiac and non-cardiac needs of the patient are met.