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Joshua Friedland-Little, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Failure
Accepting New Patients: Newborn–19 Years of Age
MultiCare Provider
Phone: 253-396-4868
Joshua Friedland Little, MD, is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist specializing in pediatric cardiology and pediatric heart failure. He provides care for children of all ages with congenital or acquired heart disease, with expertise in pediatric heart failure, cardiomyopathies, Fontan related complications, heart transplantation, and ventricular assist devices.
Outside of work, Dr. Friedland Little enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. He loves the outdoors and often spends his free time hiking, camping and bird watching. He also enjoys attending live music performances, with interests ranging from rock and country to bluegrass and folk.
The services Dr. Friedland Little provides include:
- Care for congenital and acquired heart disease
- Pediatric heart failure management
- Cardiomyopathy care
- Fontan complication management
- Care for children with heart transplants or ventricular assist devices
Languages: English
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics; American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
Professional School: University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor, MI)
Residency: University of Chicago, Pediatrics (Chicago, IL)
Fellowship: University of Michigan, Pediatric Cardiology (Ann Arbor, MI); University of Michigan, Pediatric Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and Cardiac Critical Care (Ann Arbor, MI)
Medical Groups:
- MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's
Medical Association Memberships:
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network
Research:
- Moon J, Greiten L, VanderPluym C, Peng DM, Butto A, Butts R, Auerbach SR, Su J, Zinn M, Khan S, Byrnes J, Lorts A, Amdani S, Absi M, Dykes J, Joong A, Bearl D, Law S, Nandi D, Wilkens S, Engelhardt K, May L, Vaughn G, Parent JJ, Friedland-Little J, Mokshagundam D, Conway J, Spinner J, Aljohani O, Bleiweis M, Shezad MF, O'Connor MJ. Contemporary outcomes of mechanical circulatory support using paracorporeal continuous flow pump in children: A report from the ACTION learning network. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jan;45(1):89-100. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.06.018. Epub 2025 Jun 30. PMID: 40602507.
- Edelson JB, Raskin A, Absi M, Adachi I, Aljohani O, Alzubi A, Amdani S, Asante-Korang A, Auerbach S, Bansal N, Bearl D, Boucek K, Butto A, Butts R, Byrnes J, Castleberry C, Conway J, Do N, Dykes J, Friedland-Little J, Greiten L, Henderson H, Hsu D, Jeewa A, Joong A, Khan S, Knoll C, Lantz J, Law S, Lorts A, Maeda K, Martinez H, May L, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Montgomery C, O'Connor M, Parent JJ, Peng DM, Rosenthal DN, Sheybani A, Shezad M, Shugh L, Shwaish N, Spinner J, Su J, Sutcliffe D, Tunuguntla H, VanderPluym C, Vaughn G, Wallis G, Wilkens S, Zinn M, Niebler R; ACTION collaborators. The ACTION VAD registry: A collective five-year experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Apr;44(4):530-540. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.01.007. Epub 2025 Jan 17. PMID: 39827929.
- Newland DM, Law YM, Albers EL, Ali R, Friedland-Little JM, Hartje-Dunn C, Kemna MS, Knorr LR, Nemeth TL, Spencer KL, Hong BJ. Dapagliflozin Use in Children with Advanced Heart Failure Undergoing Heart Transplantation: A Matched Case-Control Study. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Oct;46(7):1879-1884. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03604-8. Epub 2024 Jul 22. PMID: 39039302.
- Frandsen EL, Schauer JS, Morray BH, Mauchley DC, McMullan DM, Friedland-Little JM, Kemna MS. Applying the Hybrid Concept as a Bridge to Transplantation in Infants Without Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Feb;45(2):323-330. doi: 10.1007/s00246-023-03294-8. Epub 2023 Sep 14. PMID: 37707592; PMCID: PMC10821822.
- Tjoeng YL, Olsen J, Friedland-Little JM, Chan T. Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Severity of Illness in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Dec;44(8):1788-1799. doi: 10.1007/s00246-023-03203-z. Epub 2023 Jun 17. PMID: 37329452.
Additional research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Friedland-Little+J&cauthor_id=39827929
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