Caitlin Rollins

Caitlin Rollins, MD

Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School.

Research Focus

Cardiac neurodevelopment.

Brief Research Description

Dr. Rollins' clinical research lies at the intersection of cardiology and neurology, aiming to determine the neurobiological mechanisms of neurodevelopmental impairment in congenital heart disease. She has previously demonstrated abnormal quantitative brain MRI in infants and children with congenital heart disease. Her current focus is to determine the earliest, sensitive measures of aberrant brain development and identify potential targets for rational neuroprotective interventions in fetuses with congenital heart disease.

Key Publications (PMCIDs)

Correction of d-Transposition of the Great Arteries Sooner Rather Than Later.
Rollins CK, Newburger JW.
Circulation. 2019 Jun 11;139(24):2739-2741. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.040012. Epub 2019 Jun 10. PMID: 31180749; PMCID: PMC6688619

Ascending Aorta Size at Birth Predicts White Matter Microstructure in Adolescents Who Underwent Fontan Palliation.
Zaidi AH, Newburger JW, Wypij D, Stopp C, Watson CG, Friedman KG, Rivkin MJ, Rollins CK.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Dec 18;7(24):e010395. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010395. PMID: 30561261; PMCID: PMC6405606

Early-Emerging Sulcal Patterns Are Atypical in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease.
Ortinau CM, Rollins CK, Gholipour A, Yun HJ, Marshall M, Gagoski B, Afacan O, Friedman K, Tworetzky W, Warfield SK, Newburger JW, Inder TE, Grant PE, Im K.
Cereb Cortex. 2019 Jul 22;29(8):3605-3616. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy235. PMID: 30272144; PMCID: PMC6644862

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