Dr. Devyani Chowdhury, MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
1834 Oregon Pike Ste 20 Lancaster PA, 17601About
Dr. Devyani Chowdhury is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Chowdhury 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
Maulana Azad Medical College MBBS 1989
Physician Leadership Academy, Wharton program at LGH Certification 2014
The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health MHA 2019
Thomas Jefferson University, Quality & Safety Leadership Program Program 2023
University of Delhi / Maulana Azad Medical College 1988
Board Certification
1993 New York State License
2007 Pennsylvania Medical l License
2011 Delaware State License
1994-2004 American Board of Pediatrics
1999-2017 American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-Board of Pediatric Cardiology
2017-current American Board of Pediatrics
Re-certification
2019-current American Board of Internal Medicine
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Provider Details
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor Albert Einstein School of Medicine, NY 1999 - 2006
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics Penn State University 2007 - 2011
- Clinical instructor of Pediatrics Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 2016 - 2019
- Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 2022 - Present
- Chief Resident North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical College 1995 - 1996
- Associate Program Director Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Schneider Children’s Hospital 2001 - 2006
- Medical Director Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital 2007 - 2011
- Director Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital 2009 - 2011
- Patient Satisfaction Committee Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital 2007 - 2011
- Education & Learning Committee Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital 2007 - 2011
- Residency Directors Committee Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital 2009 - 2011
- Clinical Effectiveness Team Lancaster General Hospital 2011 - 2014
- Research Committee Lancaster General Hospital 2012 - Present
- Medical Director Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program; Nemours/A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children 2020 - Present
- Faculty Deborah Heart and Lung Center (Deborah) and the Cardiovascular Institute of Philadelphia’s (CVI) 2nd Annual Adult Congenital Heart Disease Virtual CME/CEU Program 2022 - Present
- Leader Ambulatory Metrics, American College of Cardiology; Section on Adult Congenital & Pediatric Cardiology, Working Group on Quality 2008 - Present
- Leadership Group Ambulatory Metrics Pediatric Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR® ),, American College of Cardiology 2011 - Present
- Co-Chair Advocacy Work Group, Adult Congenital & Pediatric Cardiology Section, American College of Cardiology 2018 - Present
- Fellow-in-training Selection Committee Section on Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, of the Publications Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics 2018 - Present
- Member Medical Advisory Board, RBSK 2012 - Present
- Mentor Quality Improvement Aga Khan University 2016 - Present
- Mentor Cardiac surgery Program -
Awards
- Academic Achievement Award Anatomy 1985
- Academic Achievement Award Biochemistry 1985
- Academic Achievement Award Pharmacology 1986
- Academic Achievement Award Microbiology 1986
- Academic Achievement for the Graduating Class 1988
- Merit Scholarship, Maulana Azad Medical College 1988
- Sir James Carrera Award, Variety Children’s Lifeline 2007
- “The Best Doctors in America” 2009
- Educator of the Year, Heart of Lancaster 2016
- Top Doctor award, Lancaster, PA 2017
- Inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society 2017
- Dragon grant finalists, Value Based Health Care 2019
- Dragon Grant, Special Endorsement 2019
- Forbes Ignite Fellow for AI in Healthcare 2021
Professional Memberships
- 2008-Present Member Steering and Leadership Committee, American College of Cardiology, Section on Adult Congenital & Pediatric Cardiology, Working Group on Quality
- 2016-present Member, Leadership Council, Adult Congenital & Pediatric Cardiology Section, American College of Cardiology
- 2016-present Member, Section on Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Publications Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2019-Present Advocacy Group, Section on Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2020-Present American Academy of Pediatrics, Covid Task Force
- 2023-Present Member, Health Affairs Committee, American College of Cardiology
- 2016-2018 Member Curriculum Committee, 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology
- 2020-Present Forbes Ignite Fellow for AI in Healthcare
- 1999-present Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- 2000-present Member, American Heart Association, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
- 2006-2007 Visiting Consultant, St. Stephen’s Hospital
- 2015-present Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
- 2000-2012 Medical Board of Variety Children’s Lifeline
- 2011-present Medical Board of Children’s Health Mission International
- 2023-present Editorial Board Member, Congenital Heart Disease, Tech Science Press
Fellowships
- North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical College Pediatric Cardiology 1999
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- 2012-present Congenital Heart Awareness Day- supported by Children’s Heart Foundation-Lancaster Annual even
- 2017-present Screening for Sudden Cardiac Death in school children, Aidan’s Heart Foundation. Two screening camps a year
- 2015-present Pulse oximetry screening for CCHD for community home births
Areas of research
1/1995-5/1995 Research Pediatric Cardiology, North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset NYDr. Devyani Chowdhury, MD's Practice location
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