Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Nurse Practitioner

Pediatrics
Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospial
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Texas Children's Heart Center (Clinic)

Legacy Tower
Room: E1920
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5710

Education

MS from Loma Linda University

01/1996 - Loma Linda, CA United States

Clinical Nurse Specialist Program

BS from Alfred University College of Nursing

Alfred, New York United States

Clinical Registered Program

Graduate Certificate at Texas Women's University College of Nursing

Houston, Texas United States

Pediatric Primary Care

Graduate Certificate at Rush University College of Nursing

Chicago, Illinois United States

Pediatric Acute Chronic Care

PhD from University of Texas at Arlington

06/2014 - Arlington, Texas United States

Nursing

Certifications

Pediatric Acute Chronic Care

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Pediatric Primary Care

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Professional Interests

• Heart Failure
• Adolescents & Young Adults Post Cardiac Transplantation
• Dyslipidemia in Children
• Single Ventricle Population

Websites

Selected Publications

• Dewan K, Cephus C, Owczarzak V, Ocampo E "Incidence and implication of vocal fold paresis following neonatal cardiac surgery.." Laryngoscope. 2012 Dec;122(12):2781-5. Pubmed PMID: 22952115
• Kuhn MA, Deming DD, Cephus CE, Mulla NF, Chinnock RE, Razzouk AJ, Larsen RL "Moderate acute rejection detected during annual catheterization in pediatric heart transplant recipients.." J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2003 Mar;22(3):276-80. Pubmed PMID: 12633694
• Shirali GS, Cephus CE, Kuhn MA, Ogata KK, Vander Dussen LK, Chinnock RE, Mulla NF, Johnston JK, Bailey LL, Gundry SR, Razzouk AJ, Larsen RL "Post transplant recoarctation of the aorta: a twelve year experience.." J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 1998 Aug;32(2):509-14. Pubmed PMID: 9708484
• Petit CJ, Fraser CD, Mattamal R, Slesnick TC, Cephus CE, Ocampo EC "The impact of a dedicated single-ventricle home-monitoring program on interstage somatic growth, interstage attrition, and 1-year survival.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2011 Dec;142(6):1358-66. Pubmed PMID: 21703635