Dr. Brian Holland is a specialty care physician board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He joined Inova in 2025 and has been practicing since 2000. Dr. Holland serves as the Director of the Fetal Care Center at Inova Children’s and as Medical Director of Fetal Echocardiography for Inova Children’s Cardiology.

Prior to joining Inova, Dr. Holland practiced at Norton Children’s Hospital and the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Dr. Holland’s clinical and research interests include finding new ways to improve care for babies with heart defects diagnosed during pregnancy. He has developed novel ways to use telemedicine to provide advanced testing across large regions (fetal tele-echo). His research results show that connecting hospitals using telemedicine can improve care during pregnancy, benefiting families living in cities and those in remote areas with limited resources.

Publications

Meiman, J.,  Zhang, C., & Holland, B. (2022). Use of fetal tele‐echo at small regional hospitals increases the rate of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease. Prenatal Diagnosis, 42(9),1120-1132. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi.org/10.1002/pd.6196

Brown, J. & Holland, B. (2017). Successful fetal tele-echo at a small regional hospital. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 23(6), 485-492. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2016.0141

Holland, B.J., Myers, J.A., & Woods, C.R., Jr.  Correspondence. (2015). Reply to: Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: improving survival.  Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 46(5), 633-634. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.15670

Holland, B.J., Myers, J.A., & Woods, C.R., Jr. (2015). Prenatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease reduces risk of death from cardiovascular compromise prior to planned neonatal cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.  Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology,  45(6), 631-638. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.14882 

Awards/Associations

• ‘Most Remarkable Physician 2023,’ Norton Children’s Hospital, Faculty and Resident Peer Recognition Award
• Faculty Peer Clinician-Teacher Excellence Award for Mid-Career Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, 2016
• Bronze Star Medal, U.S. Army physician, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2006
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Cardiology
• American Society of Echocardiography