Christian Lilje, MD
- Cardiology
Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-824-3278
Languages: English
Departments:
Office locations:
6651 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Christian Lilje, MD
Clinical Interests
Congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease, cardiac imaging, fetal cardiology, critical care pediatric cardiology.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University School of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Cardiology | 2004 |
| University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany | Fellowship | Pediatric Cardiology | 1999 |
| Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany | Residency | Pediatrics | 1997 |
| Albert-Ludwigs University, School of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1994 |
| Georgetown University, Washington, DC | Other | Biomedical Ethics (Special Studies) | 1989 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Academy for Ethics in Medicine (Germany) | Fellow |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Fellow |
| American College of Cardiology | Fellow |
| American Society of Echocardiography | Member |
| Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology | Fellow |
| Fulbright Alumni Association | Member |
| Society of Pediatric Echocardiography | Member |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Research interests
Myocardial deformation and 3D cardiac imaging, noncompaction cardiomyopathy, premature atherosclerosis, clinical ethics consultation.
Books/ book contributions
Lilje C. Klinische 'ethics consultation' in den USA: Hintergründe, Denkstile und Praxis [Clinical ethics consultation in the US: theory and practice] [German]. Medizin in Recht und Ethik, Band 31. F. Enke, Stuttgart 1995. 263 pages.
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
Lilje C, Cronan JC, Schwartzenburg EJ, Owers EM, Clesi P, Gomez R, Stender S, Vargas A, Hempe J, Chalew SA, Cardinale JP. Intima-Media Thickness at different arterial segments in pediatric type 1 diabetes patients and its relationship with Advanced Glycation End Products. Pediatric Diabetes 2017;0:1–7. DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12557 [Epub ahead of print].
Lilje C, Harry J, Gajewski KK, Gardner R. A modified non-invasive screening protocol for pulmonary hypertension in children with sickle cell disease – who should be sent for invasive evaluation? Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2017;64(11):e26606. DOI:10.1002/pbc.26606 [Epub ahead of print].
Hraska V, Lilje C, Kantorová A, Photiadis A, Fink C, Asfour B, Lacour-Gayet F, Schneider M, Haun C. Ross-Konno procedure in children – mid-term results. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2010;1(1):28-33.
Kantorova A, Zbieranek K, Sauer H, Lilje C, Haun C, Hraska V. Primary early correction of Tetralogy of Fallot irrespective of age. Cardiology in the Young 2008;18(2):153-157.
Lilje C, Weiss F, Lacour-Gayet F, Rázek V, Ntalakoura K, Weil J. Double outlet left ventricle. Circulation 2007;115(3):e36-37.
Lilje C, Rázek V, Joyce JJ, Rau T, Finckh BF, Weiss F, Habermann CR, Rice JC, Weil J. Complications of noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium in a pediatric population: a prospective study. European Heart Journal 2006;27(15):1855-1860.
Lilje C, Weiss F, Lacour-Gayet F, Ntalakoura K, Rázek V, Weil J. Complete ectopia cordis. Circulation 2006;113(19):e757-8.
