Jill J. Savla, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2674269718
Publications
Education:
BA (Double Major in Biochemistry & French; Minor in Medical Anthropology)
Washington University in St. Louis, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Washington University School of Medicine, 2011.
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2019.
Permanent linkBA (Double Major in Biochemistry & French; Minor in Medical Anthropology)
Washington University in St. Louis, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Washington University School of Medicine, 2011.
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2019.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Cardiology, Fetal Cardiology, Cardiac Morphology, Pediatric Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Fetal EchocardiographyDescription of Research Expertise
Congenital Heart Disease, Early Life Risk Factors for Congenital Heart Surgery, Maternal-Fetal Environment, Outcomes Research, Clinical EpidemiologySelected Publications
Scola S, Moore R, Chen A, Cohen M, Savla J, Rogers L: Virtual Cardiac Models as a Teaching Tool for Cardiac Morphology. Cardiology in the Young Under Review 2024.Savla JJ, Steurer MA, Tabbutt S, Gaynor JW: Impact of impaired fetal maternal environment on neonates with congenital heart disease: are we ready for the mother-baby dyad? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Under Review 2024.
Houlihan TH, Combs J, Smith E, Coulter E, Figueroa L, Falkensammer C, Savla J, Goldmuntz E, Degenhardt K, Szwast A, Shillingford A, Rychik J.: Parental Impressions and Perspectives of Efficacy in Prenatal Counseling for Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Cardiology 45(3): 605-613, December 2023.
Steurer MA, Schuhmacher K, Savla JJ, Banerjee M, Chanani NK, Eckhauser A, Elhoff J, Jacobs JP, Mikesell K, Peyvandi S, Romano J, Zhang W, Gaynor JW, Tabbutt S. : Fetal growth and gestational age improve outcome predictions in congenital heart surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 164(6): 2003-2012, December 2022.
Savla JJ, Kelly B, Krogh E, Smith CL, Krishnamurthy G, Glatz AC, DeWitt AG, Pinto EM, Ravishankar C, Gillespie MJ, O'Byrne ML, Escobar FA, Rome JJ, Hjortdal V, Dori Y.: Occlusion Pressure of the Thoracic Duct in Fontan Patients With Lymphatic Failure: Does Dilatation Challenge Contractility? World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 13(6): 737-744, November 2022.
Metcalf MK, Ghosh RM, Harris MA, Savla JJ, Cohen MS: Sinus Venosus Defect of the Pulmonary Vein-Type: An Easily Missed Diagnosis. Echocardiography 39(3): 543-547, March 2022.
Savla JJ, Huang J, Putt ME, Parry S, Moldenhauer JS, Reilly S, Youman O, Rychik J, Mercer-Rosa L, Gaynor JW, Kawut SM: Impaired Maternal-Fetal Environment is Associated with Increased Mortality After Stage 1 Norwood Reconstruction for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association 11(2): e020299, January 2022.
O'Byrne ML, DeCost G, Katcoff H, Savla JJ, Chang J, Goldmuntz E, Groeneveld PW, Rossano JW, Faerber JA, Mercer-Rosa L: Resource Utilization in the First 2 Years Following Operative Correction for Tetralogy of Fallot: Study Using Data From the Optum's De-Identified Clinformatics Data Mart Insurance Claims Database. Journal of the American Heart Association 9(15): 1-13, Aug 2020.
White BR, Savla JJ, Burstein DS, Mascio CE, O’Connor MJ, Szwast AL, Rogers LS. : Interventricular Septal Hematoma Complicating Placement of a Ventricular Assist Device in an Infant and Support With Bi-Atrial Cannulation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Techniques 1: 90-92, July 2020.
Savla JJ, Faerber JA, Yuan-Shung VH, Zaoutis T, Goldmuntz E, Kawut SM, Mercer-Rosa L: 2-Year Outcomes After Complete or Staged Procedure for Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 74(12): 1570-1579, Sept 2019.