Dr. Alvin J Chin M.D.
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Alvin Chin is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Chin specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Education and Training
Stanford University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- T-box genes and cardiac development.
- Cloning and characterization of zebrafish tbx1.
- Developmental regulation and expression of the zebrafish connexin43 gene.
- Serum alkaline phosphatase reflects post-Fontan hemodynamics in children.
- How insights from cardiovascular developmental biology have impacted the care of infants and children with congenital heart disease.
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D).
- Disorders of left ventricular trabeculation/compaction or right ventricular wall formation.
- Model-Based Comparison of the Normal and Fontan Circulatory Systems: Part I: Development of a General Purpose, Interactive Cardiovascular Model.
- Ultrasonographic imaging of the cervical thoracic duct in children with congenital or acquired heart disease.
- Model-Based Comparison of the Normal and Fontan Circulatory Systems-Part II: Major Differences in Performance Characteristics.
- Abnormalities in serum biomarkers correlate with lower cardiac index in the Fontan population.
- Model-Based Comparison of the Normal and Fontan Circulatory Systems-Part III.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (aml)
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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