Animesh (Aashoo) Tandon, MD
Pediatric Cardiologists
Specialty
Pediatric cardiologistAbout
Dr. Tandon is a physician-scientist and healthcare innovator, who serves as Director of Cardiovascular Innovation at Cleveland Clinic Children’s.
His current research interests focus on:
- Computational modeling and machine learning to derive novel imaging-based biomarkers to improve predictions in congenital heart disease
- Using and designing wearable biosensors to generate novel physiologic information for high-risk patients (both inpatient and outpatient)
- Using artificial intelligence/machine learning/big data techniques on these data to generate actionable insights
- Using virtual and augmented reality, and 3D printing, to improve surgical planning
He also advises companies looking to innovate in the wearable, congenital heart disease, and imaging spaces.
Dr. Tandon graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in 2003. During his medical training at the University of Michigan Medical School, he performed a research fellowship at the NINDS/NIH through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/NIH Research Scholars (Cloister) Program. Dr. Tandon completed his pediatric residency and categorical pediatric cardiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. During fellowship, he earned a Masters in Clinical and Translational Research from the University of Cincinnati. He then completed an advanced imaging fellowship at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University. He was most recently Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern.
Treatment & Services
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology & CT Surgery
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Congenital Disorders of the Heart
- Congenital Heart Disease
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2021
Fellowship - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Pediatric cardiac imaging
Atlanta, GA USA
2015
Graduate School - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Clinical and Translational Research
Cincinnati, OH USA
2014
Fellowship - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Pediatric cardiology
Cincinnati, OH USA
2014
Residency - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Pediatrics
Cincinnati, OH USA
2011
Medical Education - University of Michigan Medical School
Distinction in Research
Ann Arbor, MI USA
2008
Undergraduate - Washington University in St. Louis
BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
St. Louis, MO USA
2003
Professional Highlights
- Dr. Tandon was recently awarded a K23 career development grant through the NIH/NHLBI to develop novel imaging biomarkers using cardiovascular MRI for patients with tetralogy of Fallot. He has been funded for his work in wearable biosensors through philanthropic grants.
Innovations & Patents
- Co-founded VARYFII Imaging, LLC, to commercialize software to improve surgical planning with virtual reality.
Awards & Honors
2000 Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
2000-2002 Dean’s List Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis, MO
2001 Undergraduate Biological Sciences Educational Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis, MO
2003 Summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis, MO
2004 Summer Biomedical Research Program University of Michigan Medical School; Ann Arbor, MI
2007 Research Scholars (Cloister) Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health (HHMI-NIH)
2008 M.D. with Distinction in Research University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
2013 Clinical and Translational Research Fellowship Awardee Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Early Career Investigator Awardee American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)
2014 2014 Young Investigator Awardee American College of Cardiology
2015 Fellow American College of Cardiology (ACC)
2016 Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program Awardee National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
10/16/2016 Best Scientific Report 12th Advanced Symposium on Pediatric Cardiovascular Imaging, Society for Pediatric Radiology, Houston, TX.
2017 Mimics Innovation Award, 2nd Prize Materialise
2017 Clinical Stipend International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2018 Early Career Reviewer (ECR) program National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2018 Fellow American Heart Association (AHA)
3/23/2018 Outstanding Physician Scientist Award/Top Abstract winner Neonatal Heart Society 2018 Meeting, Ft. Worth, TX.
10/25/2018 Grant for innovative young faculty UT Southwestern/Southwestern Medical Foundation/The Cary Council: An Evening with DocStars
12/8/2018 Top abstract, Robotic Technology and Virtual Reality category Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 2018; Laguna Niguel, CA
2020 Children’s Health Innovation Grant Awardee Children’s Health, Dallas, TX
Memberships
- American Heart Association
-Center for Health Technology & Innovation (CHTI) Health Technology Advisory Group (HTAG)
-HTAG Liaison to the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts/LCHY)
-LCHY Membership & Communications Committee Member
-Professional Volunteer Search Task Force
Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
-Advanced 3D+ Visualization Special Interest Group, Steering Committee
-Inaugural Chair, Fostering Liaisons and Interactions with Industry for Congenital CMR (FLIICR)
American Academy of Pediatrics
-Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Early Career Working Group, co-chair 2018-2021
-Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology
American College of Cardiology
-Leadership Council; Early Career Section
-Healthcare Innovation Section
-ACC Innovation Program – BioIntelliSense Work Group
North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging
-Pediatric Research Group Steering Committee Founding Member (2015-current)