Matthew D. Elias, MD
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.
Permanent linkBA (Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Certificate in Neuroscience)
Princeton University, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Description of Clinical Expertise
- General pediatric cardiology- Kawasaki disease
- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19
Selected Publications
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. Journal of Pediatrics 2024.Harahsheh AS, Shah S, Dallaire F, Manlhiot C, Khoury M, Lee S, Fabi M, Mauriello D, Tierney ESS, Sabati AA, Dionne A, Dahdah N, Choueiter N, Thacker D, Giglia TM, Truong DT, Jain S, Portman M, Orr WB, Harris TH, Szmuszkovicz JR, Farid P, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry (IKDR): Kawasaki Disease in the Time of COVID-19 and MIS-C: The International Kawasaki Disease Registry. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 40(1): 58-72, 2024.
Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, et al. (including RECOVER-Pediatric Consortium). : Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design. PLoS One 19(5), 2024.
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, International Kawasaki Disease Registry.: 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.
Khoury M, Harahsheh AS, Raghuveer G, Dahdah N, Lee S, Fabi M, Selamet Tierney ES, Portman MA, Choueiter NF, Elias M, Thacker D, Dallaire F, Orr WB, Harris TH, Norozi K, Truong DT, Khare M, Szmuszkovicz JR, Pagano JJ, Manlhiot C, Farid P, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry. : Obesity and Outcomes of Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. JAMA Network Open 6(12), 2023.
Walton M, Raghuveer G, Harahsheh A, Portman MA, Lee S, Khoury M, Dahdah N, Fabi M, Dionne A, Harris TH, Choueiter N, Garrido-Garcia LM, Jain S, Dallaire F, Misra N, Hicar MD, Giglia TM, Truong DT, Tierney ESS, Thacker D, Nowlen TT, Szmuszkovicz JR, Norozi K, Orr WB, Farid P, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry: Cardiac Biomarkers Aid in Differentiation of Kawasaki Disease from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19. Pediatric Cardiology 2023.
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.