JohnPKovalchinMDFACC, FAAP, FASE

Fetal Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiac CT and MRI, Pediatric Echocardiography

Professor of Pediatrics, Ohio State University Director of Echocardiography and Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging, Nationwide Childrens Hospital

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Office
700 Children's Drive
Department Of Cardiology
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-2540

Fax+1 614-722-3945
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1992 - 1995
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1990 - 2024
KY State Medical License 2012 - 2021
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2006
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Assessment of Right Ventricular Volume in Tetralogy of Fallott (TOF) Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The changing profile of infective endocarditis: A multi-year retrospective study for dentists.
Kumar, A., Casamassimo, P., Claman, D., Peng, J., McDaniel, J., Hunt, W., Wong, C., Kovalchin, J.> ;International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2024 Jan 31
Effect of Beta Blockers on the Hemodynamics and Thrombotic Risk of Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease.
Alireza Asadbeygi, Simon Lee, John Kovalchin, Hoda Hatoum> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Predicting hemodynamic indices in coronary artery aneurysms using response surface method: An application in Kawasaki disease.
Alireza Asadbeygi, Simon Lee, John Kovalchin, Hoda Hatoum> ;Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 2022 Sep 1
Coronary artery ectasia in post-pericardiotomy syndrome
Jason L. Williams, Clifford L. Cua, Corey Stiver, John P. Kovalchin, Simon Lee> ;Echocardiography. 2021 Aug 6
9 citations
Contemporary Outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve After Fetal Diagnosis
Anjali Chelliah, Anita J. Moon-Grady, Shabnam Peyvandi, Joanne S. Chiu, James E. Bost, David N. Schidlow, Sheila J. Carroll, Brooke Davey, Allison Divanovic, Lisa K. H...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021 Jun 15
12 citations
Risk Factors for Mortality and Circulatory Outcome Among Neonates Prenatally Diagnosed With Ebstein Anomaly or Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia: A Multicenter Study
Lindsay R. Freud, Doff B. McElhinney, Brian T. Kalish, Maria C. Escobar-Diaz, Rukmini Komarlu, Michael D. Puchalski, Edgar Jaeggi, Anita Szwast, Grace Freire, Stéphani...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Nov 3
20 citations
Challenges With Left Ventricular Functional Parameters: The Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database
Peter C. Frommelt, L. LuAnn Minich, Felicia Trachtenberg, Karen Altmann, Joseph Camarda, Meryl S. Cohen, Steven D. Colan, Andreea Dragulescu, Michele A. Frommelt, Tiff...> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2019 Jul 24
11 citations
Natural history of echocardiographic abnormalities in mucopolysaccharidosis III.
Carolyn M. Wilhelm, Kristen V. Truxal, Kim L. McBride, John P. Kovalchin, Kevin M. Flanigan> ;Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2018 Jun 1
4 citations
Abnormal Longitudinal Growth of the Aorta in Children with Familial Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Holly Nadorlik, Jessica Bowman, Sara Fitzgerald-Butt, May Ling Mah, Kim L. McBride, John P. Kovalchin, Vidu Garg> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2017 Sep 25
1 citations
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Correlate Kawasaki Disease Phenotypes With Clinical Outcomes.
Preeti Jaggi, Michelle Grcic, John P. Kovalchin, Carolyn M. Wilhelm, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner, Karen Texter> ;Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2018 May 15
13 citations
Patterns of Fever in Children After Primary Treatment for Kawasaki Disease.
Preeti Jaggi, Wei Wang, Igor Dvorchik, Beth F. Printz, Erika Berry, John P. Kovalchin, Karen Texter, Octavio Ramilo, Jane C. Burns, Adriana H. Tremoulet> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2015 Dec 1
87 citations
Outcomes and Predictors of Perinatal Mortality in Fetuses With Ebstein Anomaly or Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia in the Current Era A Multicenter Study
Lindsay R. Freud, Maria C. Escobar-Diaz, Brian T. Kalish, Rukmini Komarlu, Michael D. Puchalski, Edgar Jaeggi, Anita Szwast, Grace Freire, Stéphanie Levasseur, Ann Kav...> ;Circulation. 2015 Aug 11
6 citations
Incidence of tracheobronchial anomalies found with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
John P. Kovalchin, Brent Adler, Andrew R. Yates> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2014 Jul 1
191 citations
Infliximab for intensification of primary therapy for Kawasaki disease: a phase 3 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Adriana H. Tremoulet, Sonia Jain, Preeti Jaggi, Susan Jimenez-Fernandez, Joan M. Pancheri, Xiaoying Sun, John T. Kanegaye, John P. Kovalchin, Beth F. Printz, Octavio R...> ;Lancet. 2014 May 17
12 citations
Predictors of Ductus Arteriosus In-Stent Stenosis in the Hybrid Approach to Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Holly Nadorlik, Matthew Egan, Sharon L. Hill, John P. Cheatham, Mark Galantowicz, John P. Kovalchin> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2013 Mar 1
9 citations
Strain Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Function after Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation
Nasser Moiduddin, Karen Texter, John P. Cheatham, Joanne L. Chisolm, John P. Kovalchin, Lisa Nicholson, Katharine Belfrage, Ilija Janevski, Clifford L. Cua> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2012 Jul 1
11 citations
Ascending sliding arch aortoplasty: a novel technique for repair of arch hypoplasia.
E. Dean McKenzie, Michal Klysik, David L.S. Morales, Jeffrey S. Heinle, Charles D. Fraser, John P. Kovalchin> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
10 citations
Histopathologic evaluation of patent ductus arteriosus stents after hybrid stage I palliation.
Matthew Egan, Aaron J. Trask, Peter B. Baker, Jonathan Lawrence, Elena Ladich, Renu Virmani, Sharon L. Hill, John P. Cheatham, Mark Galantowicz, Pamela A. Lucchesi, Jo...> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2011 Feb 5
27 citations
Predictors of retrograde aortic arch obstruction after hybrid palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Matthew Egan, Sharon L. Hill, Bethany Boettner, Ralf J. Holzer, Alistair Phillips, Mark Galantowicz, John P. Cheatham, John P. Kovalchin> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2011 Jan 1
6 citations
Late thrombus formation on the Helex septal occluder after double-lung transplant.
Ali N. Zaidi, John P. Cheatham, Mark Galantowicz, Todd L. Astor, John P. Kovalchin> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2010 Jul 1
9 citations
Amplatzer Septal Occluder Associated With Late Pulmonary Venous Obstruction Requiring Surgical Removal With Acquired Aorta to Left Atrial Fistula
Nasser Moiduddin, John P. Cheatham, Timothy M. Hoffman, Alistair Phillips, John P. Kovalchin> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2009 Apr 1
18 citations
Fetal cardiac malposition: incidence and outcome of associated cardiac and extracardiac malformations.
Christine B. Falkensammer, Nancy A. Ayres, Carolyn A. Altman, Shuping Ge, Louis I. Bezold, Benjamin W. Eidem, John P. Kovalchin> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2008 Apr 1
90 citations
Accuracy and reproducibility of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction in children.
Xiuzhang Lu, Vyacheslav Nadvoretskiy, Liping Bu, Alan H. Stolpen, Nancy A. Ayres, Ricardo H. Pignatelli, John P. Kovalchin, Michelle A. Grenier, Berthold Klas, Shuping Ge> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2008 Jan 1
68 citations
Three-dimensional shape analysis of right ventricular remodeling in repaired tetralogy of Fallot.
Florence H. Sheehan, Shuping Ge, G. Wesley Vick, Kara Urnes, William S. Kerwin, Edward L. Bolson, Taylor Chung, John P. Kovalchin, David J. Sahn, Michael Jerosch-Herol...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2008 Jan 1
52 citations
Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy in children: characterisation of clinical status using tissue Doppler-derived indices of left ventricular diastolic rela...
Colin J. McMahon, Ricardo H. Pignatelli, Sherif F. Nagueh, Vei-Vei Lee, William K. Vaughn, Santiago O. Valdes, John P. Kovalchin, J. Lynn Jefferies, William J. Dreyer,...> ;Heart. 2007 Jun 1
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