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Alfred Asante-Korang, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Saint Petersburg, FL

AlfredAsante-KorangMD

Pediatric Cardiology Saint Petersburg, FL

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg

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  • Office

    501 6th St S
    Fl
    Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
    Phone+1 727-767-3333
    Fax+1 727-767-8990

Summary

  • Dr. Alfred Asante-Korang is a pediatric cardiologist located in Saint Petersburg, FL. He completed his medical education at the University of Ghana Medical School and his residency in pediatrics at the University of Chicago, followed by a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at UPMC Children's Hospital. Dr. Asante-Korang is experienced in heart transplantation, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart disease. His research includes numerous publications on pediatric heart transplantation, clinician bias, and machine learning applications in cardiology. He is the director of heart transplants, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Education & Training

  • University of Oxford
    University of OxfordNon Degree, Data and Systems Analysis, 2014 - 2015
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1994 - 1996
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1994
  • Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, University of Liverpool
    Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, University of LiverpoolPediatrics, MRCP (UK), 1989 - 1992
  • University of Ghana Medical School
    University of Ghana Medical SchoolClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1996 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - 2002
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1993 - 1995
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1994 - 1995
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Cardiology
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Director of Heart Transplant and Heart Failure Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
  • Associate Professor Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Case report and Review of the Literature: The Utilization of a Ventricular Assist Device: as Bridge to Recovery for Anthracycline Induced Ventricular Dysfunction  
    Diane Krasnopero; Alfred Asante-Korang; Jeffrey Jacobs; Stacie Stapleton; Jennifer Carapellucci, Mathew Dotson, Gary Stapleton, Cardiology in the Young, 1/1/2018
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease listed for Heart Transplant - A PHTS Multicenter Experience  
    J Conway, E Pruitt, R Spicer, D Gupta, M McCulloch, A Asante-Korang A, DT Eulrich, J Kirklin, E Pahl, J Heart & Lung Transpl, 1/1/2017
  • Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to mTOR inhibitors as primary immunosuppressive drugs in pediatric heart transplantation  
    Asante-Korang A, Carapellucci J, Krasnopero D, Doyle A, Brown B, Amankwah E, Clin Transplant, 1/1/2017
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Survival Outcomes and Risk Assessment in Pediatric Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: A 21 Year Retrospective Study.
    Shawn M. Shah, Joeli Roth, Devendra Amre, PhD, Ernest Amankwah, PhD, Plato J. Alexander, MD, Jennifer Carapellucci, RN, Jade Hanson, RN, Gary Stapleton, MD, Alfred Asa..., 5th Annual JHACH (Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital) Research Symposium, 1/21/2016
  • An 18 Year Retrospective Review of Children Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and/or Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).
    Shawn M. Shah,, Joeli Roth, Devendra Amre, PhD, Ernest Amankwah, PhD, Plato J. Alexander, MD, Matthew Dotson, RN, Jade Hanson, RN, Gary Stapleton, MD, Mel Almodovar, M..., 5th Annual JHACH (Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital) Research Symposium, 1/21/2016
  • Outcomes of high pediatric heart transplant patients using current immunosuppressive and desensitization strategies.
    Asante-Korang A, Amankwah EK, Jacobs JP, et al, World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Resource utilization of cytomegalovirus immune globulin in prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric heart transplantation. 
    1/1/2018
  • HLA antibodies in Pediatric heart transplantation. 
    Tampa, FL - 1/10/2015
  • Transplantation in the highly sensitized pediatric patient. 
    1/7/2015
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Other

  • Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease listed for Heart Transplant - A PHTS Multicenter Experience. 
    J Conway, E Pruitt, R Spicer, D Gupta, M McCulloch, A Asante-Korang, DT Eulrich, J Kirklin, E Pahl
  • Progress in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Disease: A 22 Year Retrospective Study of 179 Transplants at a Single Institution. 
    Genevieve C. Tuite, Alfred Asante-Korang, Sharon R. Ghazarian , Gary Stapleton, Mel Almodovar, MD, Vyas Kartha, Plato Alexander, Jennifer Carapellucci, Diane Krasnoper...

Press Mentions

  • A Heart for Ananya
    A Heart for AnanyaOctober 13th, 2021

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