Dr. Matthew J Gillespie M.D.
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Matthew Gillespie is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Gillespie 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
Temple University School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Novel use of a modified Amplatzer Vascular Plug to occlude a patent ductus arteriosus in two patients.
- A novel case of L-transposition with a right-dominant double aortic arch.
- The Amplatzer vascular plug and Amplatzer vascular plug II for vascular occlusion procedures in 50 patients with congenital cardiovascular disease.
- Melody valve implantation into the branch pulmonary arteries for treatment of pulmonary insufficiency in an ovine model of right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction following tetralogy of Fallot repair.
- Practice variability and outcomes of coil embolization of aortopulmonary collaterals before Fontan completion: a report from the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan Cross-Sectional Study.
- Acquired ventricular septal aneurysm in a patient with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
- Percutaneous transvenous Melody valve-in-ring procedure for mitral valve
- Melody valve-in-ring procedure for mitral valve replacement: feasibility in four annuloplasty types.
- An ovine model of pulmonary insufficiency and right ventricular outflow tract dilatation.
- Outcomes and predictors of reintervention in patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum treated with radiofrequency perforation and balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty.
- Will catheter interventions replace surgery for valve abnormalities?
- Prevalence of deficient retro-aortic rim and its effects on outcomes in device closure of atrial septal defects.
- A case of neonatal myocardial infarction: left coronary artery thrombus resolution and normalisation of ventricular function by intracoronary low-dose tissue plasminogen activator.
- Accuracy of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Assessing Retro-aortic Rim prior to Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defects.
- Middle-term results of trans-catheter creation of atrial communication in patients receiving mechanical circulatory support.
Awards
- 1998-2014 Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society
- The Children's Heart Foundation 2010 Smart Heart Award
- 2009-2011 Beginning Grant In Aid, American Heart Association
- 2007-2008 Foerderer-Murray Award
Treatments
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Heart Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
Fellowships
- Pediatric The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Cardiology
Experience & Accolades
- Member2011 - 2014Reviewer, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
- Member2010 - 2014 Reviewer, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Member2010 - 2014 Reviewer, American Heart Journal
- Member2010 - 2014 Reviewer, The American Journal of Cardiology
- Member2009 - 2014 Reviewer, Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
- Member2008 - 2014 Reviewer, Circulation
- Member2007 - 2014 Reviewer, Congenital Heart Disease: Clinical Studies from Fetus to Adulthood
- Member2005 - 2014 Reviewer, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
- Member2005 - 2014 Reviewer, Pediatric Cardiology
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3401 Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital -Philadelphia, PA 19104Get Direction
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