Kimberly Y Lin, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Penn-CHOP Joint Familial Cardiomyopathy Program
Cardiac Director, Penn-CHOP Friedreich Ataxia Center of Excellence
Medical Director, Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Section Chief, Heart Function, Transplant, and Ventricular Assist Device Program , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd, 8NW86
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd, 8NW86
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-2882
Fax: 215-590-1340
Fax: 215-590-1340
Education:
B.A.
University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and Arts, 1998.
M.D.
University of Michigan, Medical School, 2002.
Permanent linkB.A.
University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and Arts, 1998.
M.D.
University of Michigan, Medical School, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
CardiomyopathyHeart transplantation
Heart failure
Pediatrics
Description of Research Expertise
CardiomyopathyHeart transplantation
Heart failure
Biomarkers
Pediatrics
Selected Publications
Masood IR, Wang L, Stanley HM, Edwards JJ, Ahmed H, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber CA, O'Connor MJ, Rossano JW, O'Malley S, Paridon SM, Tam VW, Edelson JB: Impact of Neighborhood Factors on Exercise Capacity in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation: Heart Failure 18(7), Jul 2025.Ahmed H, Dykes J, Friedland-Little J, Lin KY, Daly KP, Simpson K, Richmond ME, Urschel S, Schumacher K, Chen S, Almond C; Pediatric Heart Transplant Society: Postoperative Dialysis in Fontan Patients Undergoing Heart Transplant: How Predictive is the Pretransplant Serum Creatinine? Pediatric Transplantation 29(4), June 2025.
Ludomirsky AB, Edelson JB, Lin KY, Berger JH, O'Connor MJ, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Griffis H, Zhang B, Rossano JW : Hardly a Windfall: Prescribing Practices in Pediatric Heart Failure Around Food and Drug Administration Approval. JACC Advances 4 (4), April 2025.
Edelson JB, Huang J, Wang Z, Tam V, Lefktowitz D, O'Connor MJ, White R, Ha L, Wittlieb-Weber C, Rossano JW, Lin K, Cousino MK, Lane-Fall M, O'Byrne ML: Identifying the determinants of health-related quality of life in children after heart transplant. JHLT Open April 2025.
Wanner J, Burstein D, Paridon S, Shah M, O'Malley S, Lin KY, Edelson JB: Feasibility of an Individualized Exercise Training Program for Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Pediatric Cardiology April 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
Wooster L, O'Connor MJ, Zhang X, Mavroudis CD, Maeda K, Ahmed H, Edwards J, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber C, Rossano JW, Edelson JB: Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Changes on Waitlist Mortality and Clinical Practice in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 151(12): 814-824, Mar 2025.
Meisner JK, Renberg A, Smith ED, Tsan Y-C, Elder B, Bullard A, Merritt OL, Zheng SL, Lakdawala NK, Owens AT, Ryan TD, Miller EM, Rossano JW, Lin KY, Claggett BL, Ashley EA, Michels M, Lampert R, Stendahl JC, Abrams D, Semsarian C, Parikh VN, Wheeler MT, Ingles J, Olivotto I, Day SM, Saberi S, Russell MW, Previs M, Ho CY, Ware JS, Helms AS: Low Penetrance Sarcomere Variants Contribute to Additive Risk in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 151(11): 783-798, Mar 2025.
Lynch DR, Subramony S, Lin KY, Mathews K, Perlman S, Yoon G, Rummey C: Characterization of Cardiac-Onset Initial Presentation in Friedreich Ataxia. Pediatric Cardiology 46(2): 379-382, Feb 2025.
Tamaroff J, Nguyen S, Wilson NE, Stefanovski D, Xiao R, Scattergood T, Capiola C, Schur GM, Dunn J, Dedio A, Wade K, Shah H, Sharma R, Mootha VK, Kelly A, Lin KY, Lynch DR, Reddy R, Rickels MR, McCormack SE: Insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in adults with Friedreich's Ataxia: the role of skeletal muscle. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 110(2): 317-333, Jan 2025.
Maurizi N, Antiochos P, Owens A, Lakdwala N, Saberi S, Russell MW, Fumagalli C, Skalidis I, Lin KY, Nathan AS, De Feria Alsina A, Reza N, Stendahl JC, Abrams D, Semsarian C, Clagget B, Lampert R, Wheeler M, Parikh VN, Ashley E, Michels M, Rossano J, Ryan TD, Ingles J, Ware J, Ho CY, Helms AS, Day SM, Olivotto I: Long-Term Outcomes After Septal Reduction Therapies in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the SHARE Registry. Circulation 150(17): 1377-1390, Oct 2024.