Matthew D. Elias
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
EPIC SuperUser, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Medical Director, Cardiology Kawasaki Disease Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Pennsylvania Cardiology Satellite Operations, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Cardiology Community Hospital Service, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Cardiology
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
Room 12258B
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Cardiology
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
Room 12258B
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3180
Fax: 267-426-5324
Fax: 267-426-5324
Education:
BA (Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Certificate in Neuroscience)
Princeton University, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
BA (Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Certificate in Neuroscience)
Princeton University, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatrics Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2013.
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013-2016.
Permanent linkPediatrics Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2013.
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013-2016.
Description of Itmat Expertise
- Pediatric cardiology- Kawasaki disease
- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19
Selected Publications
Vaiyani D, Elias MD, Biko DM, Whitehead KK, Harris MA, Partington SL, Fogel MA. : Patients with Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis Have More Favorable Strain in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Than Those With Viral Myocarditis. Pediatric Cardiology. 44(5): 1108-1117, 2023.Hansen K, Grady S, McCrindle BW, Harahsheh AS, Elias MD, Dahdah N, Tierney S.: Physicians’ self-reported exercise testing and physical activity recommendations in Kawasaki patients. Pediatric Cardiology. 44(3): 631-639, 2023.
Harahsheh AS, Portman MA, Khoury M, Elias MD, Lee S, Lin J, McCrindle BW.: Management of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Decision-Making Regarding a New Condition in the Absence of Clinical Trial Data. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 39(6): 803-814, 2023.
Elias MD, Truong DT, Oster ME, Trachtenberg FL, Mu X, Jone PN, Mitchell EC, Dummer KB, Sexson Tejtel SK, Osakwe O, Thacker D, Su JA, Bradford TT, Burns KM, Campbell MJ, Connors TJ, D'Addese L, Forsha D, Frosch OH, Giglia TM, Goodell LR, Handler SS, Hasbani K, Hebson C, Krishnan A, Lang SM, McCrindle BW, McHugh KE, Morgan LM, Payne RM, Sabati A, Sagiv E, Sanil Y, Serrano F, Newburger JW, Dionne A; Pediatric Heart Network MUSIC Study Investigators. : Examination of Adverse Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. JAMA Network Open. 6(1), 2023.
Lin J, Harahsheh AS, Raghuveer G, Jain S, Chouieter NF, Garrido-Garcia LM, Dahdah N, Portman MA, Misra N, Khoury M, Fabi M, Elias MD, Dionne A, Lee S, Selamet Tierney ES, Ballweg JA, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW. : Emerging Insights into the Pathophysiology of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 39(6): 793-802, 2023.
Elias MD (section editor, cardiology): Netter’s Pediatrics, 2nd edition. Elsevier. Tenney-Soeiro R, Devon EP (eds.). Page: 163-210, 2022.
Truong DT, Dionne A, Muniz JC, McHugh KE, Portman MA, Lambert LM, Thacker D, Elias MD, Li JS, Toro-Salazar OH, Anderson BR, Atz AM, Bohun CM, Campbell MJ, Chrisant M, D'Addese L, Dummer KB, Forsha D, Frank LH, Frosch OH, Gelehrter SK, Giglia TM, Hebson C, Jain SS, Johnston P, Krishnan A, Lombardi KC, McCrindle BW, Mitchell EC, Miyata K, Mizzi T, Parker RM, Patel JK, Ronai C, Sabati AA, Schauer J, Sexson-Tejtel SK, Shea JR, Shekerdemian LS, Srivastava S, Votava-Smith JK, White S, Newburger JW.: Clinically Suspected Myocarditis Temporally Related to COVID-19 Vaccination in Adolescents and Young Adults. Circulation. 145(5): 345-356, 2022.
Gartenberg AJ, White TJ, Dang K, Shah M, Paridon SM, Elias MD. : Assessing the utility of screening electrocardiograms in pediatric patients following COVID-19. Cardiology in the Young. 32(5): 711-717, 2022.
Truong DT, Trachtenberg FL, Pearson GD, Dionne A, Elias MD, Friedman K, Hayes KH, Mahony L, McCrindle BW, Oster ME, Pemberton V, Powell AJ, Russell MW, Shekerdemian LS, Son M, Taylor M, Newburger JW. : The NHLBI Study on Long-terM OUtcomes after the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MUSIC): Design and Objectives. American Heart Journal. 243: 43-53, 2022.
Whitney D, Dorland K, Brothers J, Burnham S, Campeggio D, DiPasquale K, Ghanem H, Hart J, Lavelle J, Law C, Natarajan S, Ronan J, Scheid V, Swami S, Baxter H, Elias M.: Emergency Department and Inpatient Clinical Pathway for Evaluation/Treatment of Children with Kawasaki Disease or Incomplete Kawasaki Disease. Clinical Pathway - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2022.