Dr. Calbalka completed her medical training at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. She completed her Pediatric Residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Her Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology was completed at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicein, Houston, TX.
Dr. Calbalka is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics.
Her interests include Echocardiography - fetal, pediatric, adult congenital heart disease, and transesophageal (including intraoperative). Cardiac Catheterization - diagnostic, therapeutic/interventional, including pulmonary artery stents, balloon valvuloplasty, coil embolization (collateral vessels, shunts, patent ductus arteriosus), atrial septal defect closure with transcatheter technique. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - clinical trial experience with antibody prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus in infants/children with congenital heart disease (RespiGam and Synagis).