Nelangi M. Pinto, M.D.

Bio

Nelangi M. Pinto, MD is a member of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children´s Hospital. Her subspecialty is non-invasive imaging. She sees patients with all forms of congenital heart disease from infancy through late adolescence in the general cardiology clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital and at Riverton Hospital. Dr. Pinto also specializes in fetal echocardiography and has a research interest in improving prenatal detection of congenital heart disease.

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Academic Bio

Dr. Pinto received her undergraduate education at the Harvard University and her M.D. from University of Michigan Medical School. After completing postgraduate training in Pediatrics at the University of Washington and then, specialty training in Pediatric Cardiology training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, she joined as an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. Since her arrival here she has devoted additional time to training in clinical research and completed her Masters in Clinical Investigation in 2007. Dr. Pinto also graduated as from the Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research (PCAT) Scholar program.

Dr. Pinto’s research focus is on improving prenatal detection of congenital heart disease and understanding the impact of prenatal diagnosis on outcomes. She also has an interest in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of specialty health care delivery, especially to more rural and distant populations.

Dr. Pinto has been the Principal Investigator on a grant from the University of Utah’s Center for Clinical and Translational Research as well as an Early Career Award from the Primary Children’s Medical Foundation. She is also currently supported by a Translational and Comparative Effectiveness Scholars Program NIH Career Enhancement Award.

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