Dr. Emily Downs 
Practice
Board Certifications
Education
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Bio
Dr. Downs is a cardiac surgeon specializing in the care of children and adults with congenital heart disease.
She attended the University of Michigan, where she studied oboe performance and biomedical engineering as an undergraduate. She then went to the University of Virginia for medical school.
Dr. Downs did her residency for adult cardiothoracic surgery at UVA. Then she completed training with a fellowship in congenital cardiac surgery at Children's Hospital of Colorado.
Dr. Downs enjoys cardiac physiology and the complexity and variety of heart anatomy found in congenital cardiac surgery. She studied engineering as a "pre-med" major and appreciates the heart's function as a pump, with mechanical, chemical, and electrical components.
She continues to enjoy playing the oboe, as well as knitting and sewing, but the majority of her time outside of work is spent with her husband and their daughters.
Clinical Interests
- Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery
Research
- Outcomes in congenital heart surgery
- Pediatric cardiac critical care
Publications
- Dr. Downs' published research can be viewed at PubMed
