AlvinJChinMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Philadelphia, PA

Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Cardiology
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-4040

Fax+1 267-425-9800
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1979 - 1982
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1979
Childrens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1984 - 2024
CA State Medical License 1978 - 2015
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Association of Digoxin With Preserved Echocardiographic Indices in the Interstage Period: A Possible Mechanism to Explain Improved Survival?
Maria Batsis, Lazaros Kochilas, Alvin J. Chin, Michael Kelleman, Eric Ferguson, Matthew E. Oster> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021 Dec 2
1 citations
Model-Based Comparison of the Normal and Fontan Circulatory Systems-Part III.
Raymond L. Watrous, Alvin J. Chin> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2017 Mar 22
8 citations
Abnormalities in serum biomarkers correlate with lower cardiac index in the Fontan population
Bradley S. Marino, David J. Goldberg, Adam L. Dorfman, Eileen King, Heidi J. Kalkwarf, Babette S. Zemel, Margaret Smith, Jesse Pratt, Mark A. Fogel, Amanda J. Shilling...> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2017 Jan 1
4 citations
Model-Based Comparison of the Normal and Fontan Circulatory Systems-Part II: Major Differences in Performance Characteristics.
Alvin J. Chin, Raymond L. Watrous> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2015 Jul 1
10 citations
Ultrasonographic Imaging of the Cervical Thoracic Duct in Children with Congenital or Acquired Heart Disease
Lazaros K. Kochilas, Charles W. Shepard, James M. Berry, Alvin J. Chin> ;Echocardiography. 2014 Oct 1
8 citations
Model-Based Comparison of the Normal and Fontan Circulatory Systems: Part I: Development of a General Purpose, Interactive Cardiovascular Model.
Raymond L. Watrous, Alvin J. Chin> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2014 Jun 23
27 citations
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D).
V. Ramesh Iyer, Alvin J. Chin> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics. 2013 Aug 1
3 citations
Disorders of left ventricular trabeculation/compaction or right ventricular wall formation.
Joseph T. Shieh, John L. Jefferies, Alvin J. Chin> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics. 2013 Aug 1
21 citations
How insights from cardiovascular developmental biology have impacted the care of infants and children with congenital heart disease.
Alvin J. Chin, Jean Pierre Saint-Jeannet, Cecilia W. Lo> ;Mechanisms of Development. 2012 Jul 1
11 citations
Insights After 40 Years of the Fontan Operation
Alvin J. Chin, Kevin K. Whitehead, Raymond L. Watrous> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2010 Oct 1
15 citations
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Reflects Post-Fontan Hemodynamics in Children
Alvin J. Chin, Paul Stephens, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Mary B. Leonard> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2009 Feb 1
31 citations
Developmental regulation and expression of the zebrafish connexin43 gene.
Bishwanath Chatterjee, Alvin J. Chin, Gunnar Valdimarsson, Carla Finis, Jennifer M. Sonntag, Bo Yon Choi, Liang Tao, Krithika Balasubramanian, Carolyn Bell, Alison Kru...> ;Developmental Dynamics. 2005 Jul 1
12 citations
Using Health-Related Quality of Life Measures to Predict Cardiac Function in Survivors Exposed to Anthracyclines
Jill P. Ginsberg, Avital Cnaan, Huaqing Zhao, Bernard J. Clark, Stephen M. Paridon, Alvin J. Chin, Jack Rychik, Alexa N. Hogarty, Gerald Barber, Monika Rutkowski, Thom...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004 Aug 1
193 citations
Enalapril to Prevent Cardiac Function Decline in Long-Term Survivors of Pediatric Cancer Exposed to Anthracyclines
Jeffrey H. Silber, Avital Cnaan, Bernard J. Clark, Stephen M. Paridon, Alvin J. Chin, Jack Rychik, Alexa N. Hogarty, Mitchell I. Cohen, Gerald Barber, Monika Rutkowski...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004 Mar 1
20 citations
Cloning and characterization of zebrafish tbx1.
Lazaros K. Kochilas, Vijaya Potluri, Aaron D. Gitler, Krithika Balasubramanian, Alvin J. Chin> ;Gene Expression Patterns. 2003 Oct 1
26 citations
T-box genes and cardiac development
Kenneth Ryan, Alvin J. Chin> ;Birth Defects Research. Part C, Embryo Today. 2003 Feb 1
167 citations
The role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and hematopoiesis in zebrafish development
Dong Liang, Jenny R. Chang, Alvin J. Chin, A. Smith, Christina Kelly, Eric S. Weinberg, Ruowen Ge> ;Mechanisms of Development. 2001 Oct 1
26 citations
Design and baseline characteristics for the ACE Inhibitor After Anthracycline (AAA) study of cardiac dysfunction in long-term pediatric cancer survivors.
Jeffrey H. Silber, Avital Cnaan, Bernard J. Clark, Stephen M. Paridon, Alvin J. Chin, Jack Rychik, Alexa N. Hogarty, Mitchell I. Cohen, Gerald Barber, Monica Rutkowsky...> ;American Heart Journal. 2001 Oct 1
69 citations
Zebrafish hhex regulates liver development and digestive organ chirality.
Kenneth N. Wallace, Shamila Yusuff, Jennifer M. Sonntag, Alvin J. Chin, Michael Pack> ;Genesis. 2001 Jul 1
7 citations
Evaluation and follow-up of patients with left ventricular apical to aortic conduits with 2D and 3D magnetic resonance imaging and Doppler echocardiography : A new loo...
Mark A. Fogel, Jack Rychik, Alvin J. Chin, Anne M. Hubbard, Paul M. Weinberg> ;American Heart Journal. 2001 Apr 1
7 citations
Analysis of Cx43α1 Promoter Function in the Developing Zebrafish Embryo
B. Chatterjee, Yin-Xiong Li, Marzena Zdanowicz, Jennifer M. Sonntag, Alvin J. Chin, D. J. Kozlowski, G. Valdimarsson, M. L. Kirby, C. W. Lo> ;Cell Communication & Adhesion. 2001 Jan 1
47 citations
Heart and gut chiralities are controlled independently from initial heart position in the developing zebrafish.
Alvin J. Chin, Michael Tsang, Eric S. Weinberg> ;Developmental Biology. 2000 Nov 15
176 citations
Maternally controlled (beta)-catenin-mediated signaling is required for organizer formation in the zebrafish.
Christina Kelly, Alvin J. Chin, Judith L. Leatherman, David J. Kozlowski, Eric S. Weinberg> ;Development. 2000 Sep 15
10 citations
Right-sided aortic arch with bilateral ductus: a rare case of nonconfluent pulmonary arteries without associated cardiac anomalies.
Doff B. McElhinney, Alison K. Hoydu, Alvin J. Chin, Paul M. Weinberg> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2000 Apr 1
77 citations
Cloning and characterization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) from zebrafish, Danio rerio
Dong Liang, Xingzhi Xu, Alvin J. Chin, Nataraja V. Balasubramaniyan, Mellissa A.L. Teo, Toong Jin Lam, Eric S. Weinberg, Ruowen Ge> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1998 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Jefferson Abington HealthAbington, Pennsylvania
Grand View HealthSellersville, Pennsylvania