Christopher Holmes Newton-Cheh MD

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit StCardiac Unit Associates GRB 847Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-6158
Fax+1 617-724-6767

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Summary

Dr. Christopher Newton-Cheh is a cardiologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in heart failure & transplantation as well as cardiovascular genetics carrying for inpatients and outpatients with cardiomyopathy and other cardiovascular conditions.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2002
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1996

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1998 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2023 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

Genetics of QT Response to Moxifloxacin
TERMINATED
PHASE4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Perioperative Blood Conservation Protocol to Achieve Successful Bloodless Heart Transplantation.
Frederick M Lang, Guilherme Marmontel Nasi, Julia Allen, Kristian Bakken, Kemar J Brown
ASAIO Journal. 2026-07-01
16 citations
Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries.
Roelof A J Smit, Kaitlin H Wade, Qin Hui, Joshua D Arias, Xianyong Yin
Nature Medicine. 2025-09-01
1 citations
Early Renal Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation Using Organs Procured After Circulatory Death.
Joyce C Zhou, Meghan E Sise, Kamila Drezek, Stanley B Wolfe, Asishana A Osho
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024-10-15

Journal Articles

Case 24-2020: A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Shock
Christopher Newton-Cheh, Daniel A Zlotoff, Judy Hung, The New England Journal of Medicine

Authored Content

Case 24-2020: A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and ShockJuly 2020
Case 24-2020: A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and ShockJuly 2020

Press Mentions

Novartis’s Postmarket Trials for Entresto Look Positive but Cost Is Still an IssueAugust 1st, 2018
Gene Variants Found to Be Powerful PredictorsFebruary 12th, 2016