Alvin J. Chin, MD
Alvin J. Chin, MD
Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Cardiology Division
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Main Building, Room 8NW49
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Main Building, Room 8NW49
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-8185
Fax: 267-426-9800
Fax: 267-426-9800
Email:
chinalvi@mail.med.upenn.edu
chinalvi@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Links
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, member profile
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine faculty profile
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Provider Profile
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, member profile
webpage in ZFIN, the Zebrafish Information Network
Search PubMed for articles
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, member profile
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine faculty profile
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Provider Profile
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, member profile
webpage in ZFIN, the Zebrafish Information Network
Education:
A.B. (Biochemical Sciences)
Harvard College, 1973.
M.D. (medicine)
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1977.
Permanent linkA.B. (Biochemical Sciences)
Harvard College, 1973.
M.D. (medicine)
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1977.
Description of Research Expertise
vertebrate developmental biology, especially the cardiovascular system;cardiovascular ultrasound;
congenital heart disease;
Description of Clinical Expertise
pediatric cardiology;cardiovascular ultrasound;
Selected Publications
Chin AJ, Saint-Jeannet J-P, Lo CW. : How insights from cardiovascular developmental biology impact the care of infants and children with congenital heart disease. Mechanisms of Development 129: 75-97, July-August 2012.Alvin J. Chin: Heterotaxy Syndrome and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/896757-overview June 2012.
Alvin J. Chin: Management of complications after the Fontan operation. In Cardiothoracic Surgery Review, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Kenneth L. Franco & Vinod H. Thourani (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, December 2011.
Chin, AJ: Interrupted aortic arch. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/896979-overview November 2011.
Chin, AJ: Single Ventricle. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/898559-overview November 2011.
Alvin J. Chin, Kevin K. Whitehead, Raymond L. Watrous: Insights After 40 years of the Fontan Operation. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Sage Publications, 1(3): 328-343, October 2010.
Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Chin AJ. : Interrupted aortic arch In Sabiston and Spencer, Surgery of the Chest, 8th edition Frank Sellke, Scott Swanson, Pedro del Nido (eds.). Elsevier, B.V. December 2009.
Chin AJ, Stephens P, Goldmuntz E, Leonard MB.: Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Reflects Post-Fontan Hemodynamics in Children. Pediatr Cardiol. 30(2): 138-145. [Aug 2008 Epub ahead of print ] Feb 2009.
Kochilas LK, Chin AJ. : The molecular basis of congenital heart disease. In Principles of Molecular Medicine, Second Edition, M.S. Runge and W.C. Patterson, (eds.). Humana Press, Inc., Totowa, NJ, March 2006.
Chatterjee B, Chin AJ, Valdimarsson G, et al.: Developmental regulation and expression of the zebrafish connexin43 gene. Developmental Dynamics 233: 890-906, 2005.