Alan B. Lewis, MD

Specialty

Pediatric Cardiology

About

Dr. Alan B. Lewis is a pediatric cardiologist in Los Angeles, California and is affiliated with Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He received his medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Education & Experience

Medical School & Residency

University of California (San Francisco)

Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1972-1974

Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency, Pediatrics, 1970-1972

New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Medical School

Hospital Affiliations

Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

Certifications & Licensure

American Board of Pediatrics

Certified in Pediatrics

CA State Medical License

Active through 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• Super DoctorSuperDoctors.com
• Fellow (FACC)American College of Cardiology

Professional Memberships

• American College of Cardiology - ACC
  Member

Publications

Reduced hippocampal volumes and memory deficits in adolescents with single ventricle heart disease Brain Behav. 2021 02; 11(2):e01977. . View in PubMed

Caudate nuclei volume alterations and cognition and mood dysfunctions in adolescents with single ventricle heart disease J Neurosci Res. 2020 10; 98(10):1877-1888. . View in PubMed

Reduced brain mammillary body volumes and memory deficits in adolescents who have undergone the Fontan procedure Pediatr Res. 2020 01; 87(1):169-175. . View in PubMed

Altered brain diffusion tensor imaging indices in adolescents with the Fontan palliation Neuroradiology. 2019 Jul; 61(7):811-824. . View in PubMed

Behavior and Quality of Life at 6 Years for Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Pediatrics. 2019 11; 144(5). . View in PubMed

The Impact of the Left Ventricle on Right Ventricular Function and Clinical Outcomes in Infants with Single-Right Ventricle Anomalies up to 14 Months of Age J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 10; 31(10):1151-1157. . View in PubMed

Brain abnormalities in cognition, anxiety, and depression regulatory regions in adolescents with single ventricle heart disease J Neurosci Res. 2018 06; 96(6):1104-1118. . View in PubMed

Transplant-Free Survival and Interventions at 6 Years in the SVR Trial Circulation. 2018 05 22; 137(21):2246-2253. . View in PubMed

Assessment of Growth 6 Years after the Norwood ProcedureJ Pediatr. 2017 01; 180:270-274. e6. . View in PubMed

Factors affecting Fontan length of stay: Results from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trialJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Mar; 151(3):669-675. e1. . View in PubMed

Maladaptive aortic properties after the Norwood procedure: An angiographic analysis of the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction TrialJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 08; 152(2):471-479. e3. . View in PubMed

Predictors of Memory Deficits in Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Compared to Healthy Controls Front Pediatr. 2016; 4:117. . View in PubMed

Task Force 1: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training in General Cardiology J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Aug 11; 66(6):677-86. . View in PubMed

Validation of association of the apolipoprotein E e2 allele with neurodevelopmental dysfunction after cardiac surgery in neonates and infants J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Dec; 148(6):2560-6. . View in PubMed

Transplantation-free survival and interventions at 3 years in the single ventricle reconstruction trial Circulation. 2014 May 20; 129(20):2013-20. . View in PubMed

Normalization of function in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy: recovery or remission? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Apr 15; 63(14):1414-5.. View in PubMed

Challenges and successes of recruitment in the "angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in infants with single ventricle trial" of the Pediatric Heart Network Cardiol Young. 2013 Apr; 23(2):248-57. . View in PubMed

Quality of life, health status, and depression: comparison between adolescents and adults after the Fontan procedure with healthy counterparts J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2012 Nov-Dec; 27(6):539-46. . View in PubMed

Cause, timing, and location of death in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Oct; 144(4):907-14. . View in PubMed

Interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure: Results of the multicenter Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Oct; 144(4):896-906. . View in PubMed

Sex and age differences in body-image, self-esteem, and body mass index in adolescents and adults after single-ventricle palliation Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jun; 33(5):705-12. . View in PubMed

Case Report of a 2-year-old boy with Takayasu's arteritis: an atypical, severe presentation of a rare disease Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 Oct; 31(7):1089-92. . View in PubMed

Comparison of shunt types in the Norwood procedure for single-ventricle lesions N Engl J Med. 2010 May 27; 362(21):1980-92. . View in PubMed

Differential branch pulmonary artery growth after the Norwood procedure with right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit versus modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in hypoplastic left heart syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jun; 137(6):1342-8. . View in PubMed

Health-related quality of life: a closer look at related research in patients who have undergone the Fontan operation over the last decade Heart Lung. 2007 Jan-Feb; 36(1):3-15. . View in PubMed