Brian Hughes

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Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Medicine
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Education

Postgraduate:
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dates: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Internship and Residency in Pediatrics
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Dates: July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015

Graduate:
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, (D.O.)
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City, Missouri
Graduation Date: May 19, 2012

Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, Nebraska
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; December 2006

Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hughes received his undergraduate degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and then earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He completed his Pediatric Internship and Residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. Dr. Hughes was a general pediatrician at Maxwell AFB prior to completing his Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology. His research focus is on Fetal Arrhythmias and Cardio-Genetics. Dr. Hughes is currently the Vice Chair for Education and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is a Pediatric Cardiologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Representative Bibliography

Pagani A, Hellwig LD, Dobson CP, Hughes BN, Schacht JP, Haigney M. Exercise-induced QTc prolongation and implications for military service members: A case series. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 2023;9(10):759-763. doi:10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.07.023

Hughes BN, Wakai RT, Zhang J, Simpson P, Strasburger JF. Late-Coupled Premature Ventricular Contractions Predict Mortality in Fetuses Evaluated by Fetal Magnetocardiography. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023;9(8):1601-1603. doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2023.04.018

Hughes, Brian, Jacob Hogue, and David Hsieh. "Grip and Percussion Myotonia in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1." The Journal of Pediatrics 164.5 (2014): 1234-1234. Print.