Kristin M Laraja, MD

Dr. Kristin Laraja specializes in cardiovascular disease and pediatrics, bringing together her expertise to care for children with heart conditions. She earned her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed her residency at Hasbro Children's Hospital at Brown University. Dr. Laraja further refined her skills through a fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. With 19 years of experience treating young patients, she holds board certification in pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics and communicates with families in English.

Dr. Laraja practices at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she focuses on complex heart conditions in children. She treats patients with congenital heart disease, heart valve problems, and Eisenmenger syndrome. Her diagnostic expertise includes performing specialized heart tests such as dobutamine stress echocardiograms and Doppler echocardiograms to evaluate …cardiac function, as well as electrocardiograms to monitor heart rhythm and electrical activity.