Charles Mullins (pediatric cardiologist)
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Charles E. Mullins (January 15, 1932 – November 17, 2024) was an American pediatric cardiologist who practiced at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. He is known for advancing cardiac catheterization techniques to treat congenital heart defects, and has been referred to as the father of modern interventional pediatric cardiology.
Mullins was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Princeton University and George Washington University Medical School. He completed residency training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; the residency was in adult cardiology, but most of the cardiac catheterization patients at Walter Reed were infants and children with heart defects.[1] He became the U.S. Army's first pediatric cardiologist.
For this service, Mullins received a U.S. Army Commendation Medal and an oak leaf cluster. He left the army as a lieutenant colonel.[1]