Matthew Dalton Files, MD
Cardiology, Single Ventricle Program, Fontan Clinic
On staff since September 2013
Children's Title: Director, Single Ventricle Program; Attending Physician
Academic Title: Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Research Center: Center for Integrative Brain Research
"I am honored to enter into families lives at crucial time points. From a newborn with complex heart disease to a teenager's heart that curiously flutters, I understand that these are frightening times in people's lives. I love being able to explain and demystify complex problems and provide a roadmap for the future. Our field has made incredible progress over the past 50 years, yet I am humbled by how far we still have to go. Caring for children with heart disease involves a multi-disciplinary approach and I'm privileged to work with such expert and energetic faculty and staff at Seattle Children's Hospital."
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Biography
Matthew Files MD, is attending pediatric cardiologist at Seattle Children's Hospital and is assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
He earned his MD at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and completed his pediatric residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. He went on to complete his pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Washington / Seattle Children's Hospital before joining the Seattle Children's Heart Center as faculty in 2013.
Dr. Files enjoys caring for children of all ages with all types of congenital and acquired heart disease. His clinical and research focus includes improving outcomes for the most high risk infants and children with heart disease. -
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Overview
- Board Certification(s)
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Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
- Medical/Professional School
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University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
- Residency
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Oregon Health & Science University-OHSU, Portland, OR
- Fellowship
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Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
- Clinical Interests
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Single ventricle palliation, neurodevelopmental outcomes, echocardiography, and ECMO
- Research Description
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes for children with congenital heart disease, ECMO and the influence of thyroid hormone, quality improvement