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  • Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Disease, Pediatric Cardiology
  • 56 years of experience
  • Seattle Pediatric Dentists 4500 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98105
  • (206) 525-4777

Brief Intro

Robert J. Boucek Jr., MD, is professor of pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He holds the Thomas Bradley Armstrong Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology. He received his MD from Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans. He completed a pediatrics internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and fellowships in biochemistry and pediatric cardiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Boucek was the first medical director for the pediatric heart transplant programs at Vanderbilt and at the University of South Florida/All Children’s Hospital. He is active in clinical research pertaining to cardiac transplantation and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for the Study of Human Cardiomyopathy and other Heart Problems. His basic research includes collaboration on myocardial regeneration strategies as applied to right ventricular failure. He is principal investigator for a study of the role of pro-apoptotic phenotype in premature right ventricular failure. Boucek’s vision is to develop a nationally recognized center for the diagnosis and care of children with heart failure at Seattle Children’s.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Duke University Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Tulane University School Of Medicine - 1969

Location & Hours

  • Seattle Pediatric Dentists
  • 4500 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98105
  • Mon:7:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:7:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Thu:Closed
    Fri:Closed
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatrics
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cancer 20
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 15
  • Orthopedics 36
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 21
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 32
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 33
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 12
  • Children's Hospital 4
  • Urology 30
  • Psychiatry 16
  • Geriatrics 33
  • Rehabilitation 13
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 4
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 4
  • Rheumatology 1
  • Long Term Care 1
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15