
Alexander R Opotowsky MD MMSc
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core & Exercise Laboratory; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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Cincinnati ACHD Program3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 203Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone+1 513-803-2243
Fax+1 513-803-0079
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Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, 2009 - 2011
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 2019 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- WV State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2005 - 2022
- PA State Medical License 2006 - 2010
- American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Eisenmenger Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation for Adolescents and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
- Improving Functional Capacity in Fontan Patients Through Inspiratory Muscle Training Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and How it Correlates to Intracardiac Hemodynamics in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease.David A Katz, Zhiqian Gao, Hannah Cope, Sarosh P Batlivala, Clifford Chin
Pediatric Cardiology. 2025-04-02 - Methylated Arginine Metabolites as Biomarkers for Clinical Status and Response to Type 5 Phosphodiesterase Inhibition in Patients With Fontan Circulation.Ari Cedars, Cedric Manlhiot, Bhargava Kumar Chinni, Alexander R Opotowsky, Kristian Becker
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-04-01 - Ultrasound-MRI Agreement in Individuals Undergoing Surveillance of Fontan-associated Liver Disease.Harris Wang, Derek Rubadeux, Andrew T Trout, Cara E Morin, Alexander R Opotowsky
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2025-03-25
Journal Articles
- Editorial Comment Not Quite Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension but More Than a SOB Story∗Ryan J Tedford, Bradley M Wertheim, Alexander R Opotowsky, ScienceDirect
Authored Content
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Echocardiography for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary HypertensionApril 2018
Press Mentions
- AHA 2022 Science Published Across JACC JournalsNovember 4th, 2022
Grant Support
- Accelerating research to advance care for adults with congenital heart disease through development of validated scalable computational phenotypesCINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR2020–2025
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