Meet Dr. Scott Pilgrim
Along with his medical degree, Dr. Pilgrim has completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency followed by a pediatric chief residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. His subsequent fellowship training in pediatric cardiology was completed at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center with the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. He founded the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program in Long Island prior to coming on board at Cook Children's Medical Center in February 2014. Since his arrival, the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Cook Children's Medical Center has shown tremendous growth with over 500 adult visits every year.
Impressive indeed, but long before the tedious hours of study and hard work, Dr. Pilgrim's career path began to take shape at a very young age. His younger sister, Stephanie, was born with congenital heart disease and underwent 2 heart surgeries at 18 months and 3 years of age. Today, Stephanie is 1 of nearly 1.5 million adults living in the United States as adult survivors of congenital heart disease.
Choosing the career path for the care of adults with congenital heart disease was not without difficulty. "There was a great deal of angst in choosing my career path" Dr. Pilgrim says, chuckling. "I really wanted to be able to apply my internal medicine training to a pediatric subspecialty career path that would allow me to assist in the transition of adolescent and young adult patients to the adult medical arena. I was really drawn to the world of intensive care early on in my residency training, but I loved building long term rapport with the patients and their families in the outpatient setting as well." Toward the latter half of his residency, Dr. Pilgrim latched on to the idea of pursuing a career in adult congenital cardiology. "Congenital heart disease was fascinating to me in medical school. I was drawn to the complexity and singular nature of each defect and the associated repair. As time progressed, I learned of the growing need for ACHD specialists for a large, vulnerable population with a noted care gap. This field has proven to be the perfect fit for me."
Dr. Pilgrim explains that adults with congenital heart disease remain at risk for long-term complications including heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, pulmonary hypertension and premature cardiovascular death. On top of that, adult onset disease such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes and acquired cardiac disease may interplay with their unique physiology. Many ACHD patients will require additional surgical or catheter based interventions or medical management, even if they had successful repairs as children.
The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Cook Children's Medical Center provides a comprehensive care center for adolescents and adults with previously confirmed or newly suspected diagnoses of congenital heart disease. Surveillance, diagnostic and interventional procedures are scheduled according to published guidelines. Additionally, the ACHD program provides women of childbearing potential with important education regarding birth control options, pre-pregnancy counseling and risk assessment. Pregnant women with congenital heart disease are followed in conjunction with the high risk maternal fetal medicine physicians, fetal cardiology and anesthesia teams with a coordinated delivery plan.
Outside of work, Dr. Pilgrim enjoys spending time with his wife, Daphnie, and 3 amazing children, Nathaniel, Gabriel and Lauren. Most of his spare time is spent traveling the Metroplex attending soccer games, gymnastics meets and baseball games. He and his wife are also active in their local church.
This was our first appointment with Dr. Pilgrim. Extremely impressed by how much he knew of our son's 18 year history at Cooks. I feel like he spoke honestly to us. He was not rushed. He covered everything from our son's birth to current to things he will need to be aware of in 1 years. Inspired trust and confidence in his ability to care for our son. – Patient family
Services
- Congenital cardiothoracic heart care
- Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography
- Advanced imaging
- Diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization
- Invasive and non-invasive electrophysiology
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Routine outpatient care
Reviews
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September 12, 2023
Ms. Amber is always a joy and pleasure to see. Very professional. Thanks again
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September 12, 2023
Everyone was very professional
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September 01, 2023
Everyone is so nice and friendly. We appreciate you all so very much.
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September 01, 2023
Dr. Scott Pilgrim. He has given my son the best care and the best opportunity for a long, full life. He is greatly appreciated. Many blessings to him and his staff.
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August 30, 2023
All care givers were kind and thorough through everything!
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August 25, 2023
Thank to all the staff for introducing themselves to us. It makes a big difference in building trust and relationship. Some clinics don't do that and we notice.
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August 24, 2023
Dr. Pilgrim was great. He explained things in a way that was easy to understand. He was very thorough with his exam and his explanation of what he found. My son has never made any comments about his doctors; but, after our visit, he said he really liked Dr. Pilgrim.
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August 24, 2023
I really appreciate all of the staff's clear and concise communication. The doctor took the time to explain initial concerns and why they were no longer concerns based on further tests. I left feeling relieved and informed!
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August 08, 2023
Dr. Pilgrim was amazing.. He had a great personality and was able to explain things so that my daughter and me both could understand and not feel stupid. Loved the way he didn't just throw pills at her. He made us feel he cared about her health.
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August 08, 2023
It was a great visit.
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August 02, 2023
All treated me well and with great care as an adult patient .
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July 27, 2023
Dr. Scott Pilgrim MD First visit and I was very pleased. I feel (patient) is in the best hands going forward in Cook Cardiology Care.
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July 27, 2023
Very pleased to meet Dr. Scott Pilgrim We look forward to many many years of his care.
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July 26, 2023
Very good experiences
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July 20, 2023
This was our first time to meet Dr. Scott Pilgrim and he was very nice, sincere, and informative.
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July 19, 2023
Dr Pilgrim! MA Leveda, RN Chika, everyone was awesome!
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July 19, 2023
Could not have received better care! Thank you!
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July 18, 2023
The entire staff is amazing, caring and perfect!
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July 18, 2023
First Dr in my 54 years that I could say I just love and appreciate Him and the entire staff. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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July 13, 2023
We love Dr. Pilgrim and his whole team!
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July 12, 2023
I really like how the doctor was thorough and informative. I felt really good with the knowledge he shared with us.
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July 12, 2023
Don't have names, but everyone gets a gold star from us for their friendliness. I felt comfortable with each and every one.
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June 08, 2023
Dr Pilgrim and all the other employees that worked with me.
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June 08, 2023
Always amazing
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June 08, 2023
Very good experience. I put 60 min before we saw Dr. Pilgrim bc pt had echo/EKG done and we know it needs to be reviewed first. No complaints or concerns about wait time.
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June 08, 2023
We absolutely trust Dr. Pilgrim. I can't think of a higher recommendation than that.
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May 15, 2023
Dr Pilgrim and staff are phenomenal! We trust and feel confident in each staffs abilities. Love the Southlake location
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May 13, 2023
We LOVE coming to Cook Children's. Ww love our heart care doctors and the hospital. This is a place we feel safe. I wish that other specialists would follow suit with cardiovascular doctors there and bring in doctors to treat our adult special needs kids.
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May 12, 2023
Everything was great!
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May 12, 2023
Everyone that tended to him was professional yet friendly and sufficient
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May 07, 2023
It was a very good visit with the doctor and Shelly I'm looking forward to seeing them again with the next visit
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May 07, 2023
Dr Scott Matthew pilgrim is the best cardiologist I've metVery informative and caring about his patients and their families. Shelly Devillier Is very caring and helpful and an kind hearted person I would recommend other patients and their family and friends to cook children's hospital
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May 02, 2023
All the above mentioned people always go above and beyond. They are very thorough in ensuring my questions are answered and everything is explained in a way I can understand easily. They all have a great sense of humor and tend to make the visits seem like less of a chore. Very professional, but not too much so. Outstanding people.
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May 02, 2023
Dr Scott Pilgrim, his nurse Amber, the heart centers nurse Elizabeth, Pacemaker tech who's name escapes me, and nurse Crystal
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April 28, 2023
Chica the nurse was awesome, and the guy sonographer that did the echo was super nice they both answered any questions (Patient) had. Dr. Pilgrim was very informative and friendly and so glad he was her Dr today.
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April 20, 2023
He was awesome and gave me the best care I could possibly ask for
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April 19, 2023
Pretty easy to get to and office is thorough from check in to checkout.
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April 19, 2023
Dr. Pilgrim is always very patient and kind when answering our parent concerns. Overall we are very pleased with the care our son has been provided through Cook's Cardio. I have already recommended doctor to friends.
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April 19, 2023
Everyone was very nice. I'm glad this is the office we were referred to
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March 22, 2023
Everyone is excellent
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March 09, 2023
(Patient) has a lot of anxiety about doctors visits because he indeed had bad experiences in the past with other providers, I don't think he just outgrew these fears with age, I am convinced the staff and particularly Dr Pilgrim and his team of labs imaging and nurses did an extraordinary effort during the many years we've been under their care, to ensure he would be comfortable and to gain their trust. It took us many years to find this examplary level of care, and so close to home as a bonus. I count them all as a blessing in my sons life.
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March 08, 2023
Dr Pilgrim was the most caring doctor I think we have ever seen. He recognized my child's needs and even her personality. The through explanation of what was happening with her so that she understood and could realize she needed to participate in the solution was amazing!
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March 08, 2023
The whole appointment was fast but covered everything. Everyone was coordinated so we didn't have to wait long in between the different steps that had to happen. Can't say enough about how pleased I was with this visit!
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March 06, 2023
We love the Cook's system. It is a great experience.
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February 24, 2023
I can not remember names but everyone was amazing!!!
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February 24, 2023
Quick, efficient and amazing service by everyone.
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February 22, 2023
Dr. Pilgram is amazing, and would certainly recommend him to anyone who was in need of his services.
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February 12, 2023
The EKG tech did a great job. They were quick and efficient. Dr. Pilgrim is excellent!
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February 09, 2023
The whole team was great!
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January 29, 2023
The entire Staff there that day was Great!
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January 26, 2023
Yes the nurse who did my child's heart exam I can't remember her name but everyone is awesome here
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January 26, 2023
They staff is always friendly and helpful
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December 09, 2022
Doctor Pilgrim
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December 09, 2022
Always explain my son's situation well and what needs to be done in his medical procedure
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December 08, 2022
Dr Pilgrim provided excellent explanations and care
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December 08, 2022
Shelby was so kind and patient. The two girls at the front were very helpful and nice
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November 08, 2022
Great visit!
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October 19, 2022
Dr Pilgrim, as always, was very informative and helpful. I love that he understands where I'm coming from and explains everything so well. We were also very glad to hear that he enjoys us asking questions as I always have plenty of questions.
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October 19, 2022
Everyone was really great. The wait times were minimal. It was very laid back and easy going. I really have no complaints.
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October 08, 2022
Appreciate Dr. Pilgrim drawing illustrations to explain the situation and having age appropriate discussions with my 16 year old regarding his condition.
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September 29, 2022
Courtesy of the staff
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September 26, 2022
It was a pleasant experience overall.
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September 26, 2022
Everyone in the office was amazing and interacted with my son in a very positive way.
Education
- Medical School:
- St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
- Residency:
- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Board Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics Sub Board: Pediatric Cardiology
Affiliations
- Cook Children's Physician Network
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