AnnaTsirkaMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Philadelphia, PA

Fetal Cardiology, Pediatric Echocardiography, Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation

Pediatric Cardiologist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut

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Office
160 E Erie Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone+1 215-427-4280

Summary

Dr. Anna Tsirka is a pediatric cardiologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University. She received her medical degree from University of Athens. She did her pediatric residency training at Stony Brook. She then subspecialized in Neonatology at the University of Pittsburgh and pediatric cardiology at St Louis Children’s Hospital ( Washington University). She speaks multiple languages, including Greek, French, German and some Hindi.
She specializes in pediatric cardiomyopathies, fetal cardiology, pediatric echocardiography, and pediatric heart failure.

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1999 - 2001
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
University of AthensClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2020 - 2023
MN State Medical License 2002 - 2005
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
AI in HealthCare- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCertificate

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Health: Hormonal Effects on Cardiovascular Risk and Management.
Anna Tsirka
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. 2023-01-01
5 citations
Successful bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy for recurrent ventricular arrhythmia in a pediatric patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Joshua Price, Douglas Y. Mah, Francis L. Fynn-Thompson, Anna E. Tsirka
Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2020-01-01
5 citations
Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess in the Pediatric Population: Report of a Novel Pathogenic Variant of the 11β-HSD2 Gene and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Adam Adamidis, Sena Cantas-Orsdemir, Anna Tsirka, Mary-Alice Abbott, Paul Visintainer
Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews. 2019-03-01

Journal Articles

Double heterozygous mutation positive familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with early-onset sudden cardiac arrest
Freeman K, Cecchin F, Tsirka A, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 6/2017

Committees

Director, Human Research Protections Program 2019 - 2021

Other Languages

Greek, French, German