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Office
160 E Erie Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19134Phone+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 1998 - 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
- 52 citationsAltered Expression and Function of Mitochondrial β-Oxidation Enzymes in Juvenile Intrauterine-Growth-Retarded Rat Skeletal MuscleRobert H. Lane, David E. Kelley, Vladimir H Ritov, Anna E Tsirka, Elisa M Gruetzmacher
Pediatric Research. 2001-07-01 - 34 citationsMyocardial gene expression of glucose transporter 1 and glucose transporter 4 in response to uteroplacental insufficiency in the rat.Anna E Tsirka, Elisa M Gruetzmacher, David E. Kelley, V H Ritov, Sherin U. Devaskar
The Journal of Endocrinology. 2001-05-01 - 11 citationsUtility of fetal echocardiography after normal cardiac imaging findings on detailed fetal anatomic ultrasonographyRoman Starikov, Fadi Bsat, Alexander Knee, Anna E. Tsirka, Yvonne M. Paris
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2009-05-01
Journal Articles
- Double heterozygous mutation positive familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with early-onset sudden cardiac arrestFreeman K, Cecchin F, Tsirka A, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 6/2017
Committees
- Director, Human Research Protections Program 2019 - 2021
Other Languages
- Greek, French, German
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