David Barris, MD

David Barris, MD serves as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Children’s Heart Center. He has clinical expertise in providing care for fetuses, children and young adults affected by heart conditions. He has additional specialized training in non-invasive cardiac imaging including: fetal echocardiography, pediatric and/or congenital echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and cardiovascular computed tomography. Dr. Barris graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. He was awarded his medical degree with a distinction in research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Barris completed his pediatric residency at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center. He went on to finish his pediatric cardiology and non-invasive imaging fellowships at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Dr. Barris is board certified in pediatrics.

Dr. Barris has focused his research on utilizing non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities in order to improve patient outcomes. He has published works on the optimization of fetal echocardiography in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease and is currently leading a multi-center study on behalf of the Fetal Heart Society. Dr. Barris is engaged in a collaborative effort at Mount Sinai exploring machine-learning methods for AI-supported interpretation of cardiac imaging. Notably, he was one of first to report on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging findings post-Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. In recognition of his contributions, he was named as a top investigator by the American Society of Echocardiography.