Jessica Persson, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology


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Medical School
  • MD, Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, OH (2015)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Akron (OH) (2011)
Residency
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatrics (2018)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Cardiology (2021)
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2023)
Department
Pediatrics-Cardiology

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist

Recognitions

  • Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award, University of Colorado - Pediatric Residency Program (2023)

Research Interests

Point-of-care ultrasound; medical education

Publications

  • Persson JN, Kim JS, Good RJ. Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Curr Treat Options Pediatr. 2022;8(3):151-173. PubMed PMID: 36277259
  • Persson J, Shorofsky M, Leahy R, Friesen R, Khanna A, Cole L, Kim JS. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction due to Acute Thrombosis in an Adolescent With COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2021 Aug;148(2). PubMed PMID: 34035074
  • Persson JN, Baird CH, Tong S, Urban TT, Klawitter J, Wischmeyer PE, Davidson JA. Infant cardiopulmonary bypass: CD73 kinetics, association with clinical outcomes, and influence on serum adenosine production capacity. Pediatr Res. 2018 Apr;83(4):858-865. PubMed PMID: 29278640
  • Persson, J.N., Good, R.J., Gitomer, S.A. et al. Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Curr Treat Options Peds 8, 334–345 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40746-022-00260-z
  • Persson JN, Holstein J, Silveira L, et al. Validation of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Measure Perioperative Edema in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease. Front Pediatr. 2021;9:727571. Published 2021 Aug 23. doi:10.3389/fped.2021.727571

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2018)
  • Pediatric Cardiology, Board Certification (2022)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Conditions & Treatments
  • Critical Care
  • Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart and Circulation