Adam Ware,
MD

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Adam Ware, MD is a Pediatric Cardiologist at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Medical Center. He completed his medical education at the Mayo Clinic and subsequently completed a pediatrics residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ware specializes in the care of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease, cholesterol disorders, and other genetic and acquired heart diseases. His current roles include Director in Inpatient Cardiology and Medical Director of the Cardiac Care Unit. He leads the Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Program at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital. His research interests include the care of children hospitalized with heart disease and evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children. Dr. Ware is a native of a rural Utah community and provides service to children throughout the state with outreach clinics in Logan, Layton, Riverton, and St. George in addition to his work at Primary Children’s Hospital.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
801-662-1000
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Pediatric Cardiology |
Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology) |
Adam Ware, MD is a Pediatric Cardiologist at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Medical Center. He completed his medical education at the Mayo Clinic and subsequently completed a pediatrics residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ware specializes in the care of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease, cholesterol disorders, and other genetic and acquired heart diseases. His current roles include Director in Inpatient Cardiology and Medical Director of the Cardiac Care Unit. He leads the Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Program at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital. His research interests include the care of children hospitalized with heart disease and evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children. Dr. Ware is a native of a rural Utah community and provides service to children throughout the state with outreach clinics in Logan, Layton, Riverton, and St. George in addition to his work at Primary Children’s Hospital.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Pediatric Cardiology |
Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology) |
Education History
Fellowship | Primary Children’s Hospital/University of Utah Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, 2016 |
Residency | Primary Children’s Hospital/University of Utah General Pediatrics Resident, 2013 |
Professional Medical | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Medicine M.D., 2010 |
Undergraduate | Westminster College Biology; Minors: Chemistry, Spanish B.S., 2006 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Ware AL, Reiter L, Winder M, Kelly D, Marieta J, Ohsiek S, Ou Z, Presson A, Bailly DK (2022). The final hospital need in children discharged from a cardiology acute care unit: a single-centre survey study. Cardiol Young, Online ahead of print(Nov 28), 1-8.
- Glenn ET, Harman JR, Marietta J, Lake J, Bailly DK, Ou Z, Griffiths ER, Ware AL (2022). Impact of a Surgical Wound Infection Prevention Bundle in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg, 115, 126-134.
- Williams L, Baker-Smith CM, Bolick J, Carter J, Kirkpatrick C, Ley SL, Peterson AL, Shah AS, Sikand G, Ware AL, Wilson DP (2022). Nutrition interventions for youth with dyslipidemia: a National Lipid Association clinical perspective. J Clin Lipidol.
- Bates KE, Connelly C, Khadr L, Graupe M, Hlavacek AM, Morell E, Pasquali SK, Russell JL, Schachtner SK, Strohacker C, Tanel RE, Ware AL, Wooton S, Madsen NL, Kipps AK (2021). Successful Reduction of Postoperative Chest Tube Duration and Length of Stay After Congenital Heart Surgery: A Multicenter Collaborative Improvement Project. J Am Heart Assoc, 10(21), e020730.
- Winder MM, Marietta J, Kerr LM, Puchalski MD, Zhang C, Ware AL, Cowley CG (2021). Reducing Unnecessary Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Syncope: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatr Cardiol, 42, 942-950.
- Robinson DL, Ware AL, Sauer MC, Williams RV, Ou Z, Presson AP, Tani LY, Minich LL, Truong DT (2021). Implications of Changing Z-Score Models for Coronary Artery Dimensions in Kawasaki Disease. Pediatr Cardiol, 42(2), 432-441.
- Winder MM, Ou Z, Presson AP, Witte MK, Ware AL, Marietta J, Ward JJ, Bailly DK (2020). The final reason paediatric Cardiac ICU patients require care prior to discharge to the floor: a single-centre survey. Cardiol Young, 30(8), 1109-1117.
- Bates KE, Madsen NL, Khadr L, Gao Z, Crawford K, Gaies M, Graupe M, Hanke SP, Hlavacek AM, Morell E, Pasquali SK, Russell JL, Schachtner SK, Tanel RE, Ware AL, Kipps AK (2019). Center Variation in Chest Tube Duration and Length of Stay After Congenital Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg, 110(1), 221-227.
- Ware AL, Young PC, Weng C, Presson AP, Minich LL, Menon SC (2018). Prevalence of coronary artery disease risk factors and metabolic syndrome in children with heart diesase. Pediatr Cardiol, 39(2), 261-267.
- Ware AL, Miller DV, Erickson LK, Menon SC (2016). Marfan syndrome associated aortic disease in neonates and children: a clinical-morphologic review. Cardiovasc Pathol, 25(5), 418-22.
- Ware AL, Tani LY, Weng HY, Wilkes J, Menon SC (2014). Resource utilization and outcomes of infective endocarditis in children. J Pediatr, 165(4), 807-12.e1.
- Ware AL, Miller DV, Porter CB, Edwards WD (2012). Characterization of atrial morphology and sinus node morphology in heterotaxy syndrome: an autopsy-based study of 41 cases (1950-2008). Cardiovasc Pathol, 21(5), 421-7.