Christopher Almond MD
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
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725 Welch RdPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-497-8000
Fax+1 650-497-8422
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2002 - 2006- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2015
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Tacrolimus/Everolimus vs. Tacrolimus/MMF in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Using the MATE Score Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 29
- Multicenter Trial of ECMO in Children With Severe Cardiac Failure Using the Cardiohelp System Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
- Evaluating Pulse Oximetry Bias in Children With Darker Skin Pigmentation Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 31
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Open Access Dataset and Common Data Model for Pulse Oximeter Performance Data.Nicholas Fong, Michael S Lipnick, Ella Behnke, Yu Chou, Seif Elmankabadi
Scientific Data. 2025-04-03 - 1 citationsACTION-ARC Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Ventricular Assist Device Adverse Event Definitions-2023.Angela Lorts, Christina VanderPluym, Iki Adachi, Tanya Perry, Peta M A Alexander
ASAIO Journal. 2024-11-01 - Open Access Data Repository and Common Data Model for Pulse Oximeter Performance Data.Nicholas Fong, Michael S Lipnick, Ella Behnke, Yu Chou, Seif Elmankabadi
Medrxiv. 2024-08-31
Journal Articles
- Characteristics of Deposits and Pump Exchange in the Berlin Heart EXCOR Ventricular Assist Device: Experience with 67 CasesDavid N Rosenthal, Seth A Hollander, Beth Kaufman, Olaf Reinhartz, Christopher Almond, Katsuhide Maeda, Maryalice M Gowen, Pediatric Transplantation
Press Mentions
Stanford Medicine’s Top Scientific Advancements of 2024December 13th, 2024
Nation's Heart Transplant List Is Failing Sick Kids, Study SuggestsAugust 5th, 2024
Fewer Kids Now Die While Awaiting Heart Transplant, but There’s Room for ImprovementAugust 5th, 2024- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Multicenter Trial of ECMO in Children with Severe Cardiac Failure using the Cardiohelp SystemBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- Multicenter Trial of ECMO in Children with Severe Cardiac Failure using the Cardiohelp SystemBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- 1/2 Circulatory Support in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients Using the Jarvik 2015 LVAD: A Pivotal TrialSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2024–2025
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