Alexander R Opotowsky MD MMSc
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core & Exercise Laboratory; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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Cincinnati ACHD Program3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 203Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone+1 513-803-2243
Fax+1 513-803-0079
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, 2009 - 2011
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2019 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2019 - 2025
WV State Medical License 2020 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2005 - 2022
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Eisenmenger Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation for Adolescents and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
- Improving Functional Capacity in Fontan Patients Through Inspiratory Muscle Training Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Relationship of Handgrip Strength to Body Composition and Cardiopulmonary Fitness in Children and Young Adults.Carter G Richardson, Alexander R Opotowsky, Clifford Chin, Wayne A Mays, Sandra K Knecht
Journal of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice. 2025-06-01 - Heart Transplantation Outcomes for Fontan Patients When Using Contemporary Strategies: Heart-Liver Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Therapy.Spencer J Hogue, Jason W Greenberg, Amir Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Chet R Villa, Clifford Chin
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2025-05-01 - 1 citationsConvergent Genetic Adaptation in Human Tumors Developed Under Systemic Hypoxia and in Populations Living at High Altitudes.Carlota Arenillas, Lucía Celada, José Ruiz-Cantador, Bruna Calsina, Debayan Datta
Cancer Discovery. 2025-04-08
Journal Articles
- Editorial Comment Not Quite Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension but More Than a SOB Story∗Ryan J Tedford, Bradley M Wertheim, Alexander R Opotowsky, ScienceDirect
Authored Content
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Echocardiography for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary HypertensionApril 2018
Press Mentions
AHA 2022 Science Published Across JACC JournalsNovember 4th, 2022
Grant Support
- Accelerating research to advance care for adults with congenital heart disease through development of validated scalable computational phenotypesCINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR2020–2025
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