Victoria L. Vetter, BA, MD, MPH, MSHP

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Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Physician, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Medical Director, Youth Heart Watch, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, an affiliate of Project ADAM
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (267) 425-6603
Fax: 215-590-3267
Education:
B.A. (Chemistry)
University of Kentucky, 1968.
M.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1972.
MPH
University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
MSHP
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
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Selected Publications

Warneryd A, Chand S, Lemma A, Lopez-Anderson M, Flanagan LJ, Naim M, Vetter VL.: A Parent Survey: Characteristics of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Youth. J Pediatr Clin Pract 20: 200208, Mar 2026.

Asztalos IB, Li A, Vetter VL, Triedman JK, Mayourian J.: Cardiac surveillance of childhood cancer using artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiograms. Eur Heart J Digit Health 6: 1293-1296, Oct 2025.

Mayourian J, Asztalos IB, El-Bokl A, Lukyanenko P, Kobayashi RL, La Cava WG, Ghelani SJ, Vetter VL, Triedman JK.: Electrocardiogram-based deep learning to predict left ventricular systolic dysfunction in paediatric and adult congenital heart disease in the USA: a multicentre modelling study. Lancet Digit Health 2025.

Cifra N, Flanagan L, Naim MY, Vetter VL.: Reply. J Pediatr 2025.

Asztalos IB, Artis AS, Zavez AE, Vetter VL: Modified torso vs distal limb electrode placement for performing ECGs in children: A method comparison study J Electrocardiology 87, September 2024.

Victoria L Vetter, Maryam Y. Naim: Cardiovascular Toxicity of Energy Drinks in Youth: A Call for Regulation. Journal of Pediatrics. Elsevier, July 2024 Notes: Online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114224 Reference: YMPD 114224.

Elias MD, Brothers JA, Hogarty AN, Martino J, O'Byrne ML, Patel C, Stephens P, Tingo J, Vetter VL, Ravishankar C, Giglia TM.: Outcomes Associated With Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms After Kawasaki Disease: A Single-Center United States Experience. J Pediatr June 2024.

Weinreb SJ, Ampah SB, Okunowo O, Griffis H, Vetter VL: Longitudinal echocardiographic parameters before and after pacemaker placement in congenital complete heart block. Heart Rhythm 21(4): 454-461, April 2024.

McCormack SE, Wang Z, Wade KL, Dedio A, Cilenti N, Crowley J, Plessow F, Bamba V, Roizen JD, Jiang Y, Stylli J, Ramakrishnan A, Platt ML, Shekdar K, Fisher MJ, Vetter VL, Hocking M, Xiao R, Lawson EA.: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Intranasal Oxytocin to Promote Weight Loss in Individuals With Hypothalamic Obesity. J Endocr Soc. 7(5): bvad037, Mar 17 2023

Anvekar P, Stephens P Jr, Calderon-Anyosa RJC, Kauffman HL, Burstein DS, Ritter AL, Ahrens-Nicklas RC, Vetter VL, Banerjee A: Electrocardiographic Findings in Genotype-Positive and Non-sarcomeric Children with Definite Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Subclinical Variant Carriers. Pediatr Cardiol Sep 19 2023 Notes: Doi:s00246-023-03281-z_

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