Dr. Alan Benedict Lewis M.D.
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
4650 W Sunset Blvd Children's Hospital Los Angeles CA, 90027About
Dr. Alan Lewis is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Lewis 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
New York University School of Medicine 1970
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Differential branch pulmonary artery growth after the Norwood procedure with right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit versus modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- Normalization of function in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy: recovery or remission?
- Predictors of Memory Deficits in Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Compared to Healthy Controls.
Awards
- 2012 Southern California Super Doctors
Treatments
- Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, Congenital Heart Disease And More
- Bone Cancer
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Cardiology
- Member American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member Society for Pediatric Research
- Member American Pediatric Society
- Member American Heart Association: Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
- Member Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors
Fellowships
- University of California at San Francisco Pediatric Cardiology
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