ChristopherAlmondMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Palo Alto, CA

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

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Office
725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-497-8000

Fax+1 650-497-8422

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
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Multicenter Trial of ECMO in Children With Severe Cardiac Failure Using the Cardiohelp System Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Evaluating Pulse Oximetry Bias in Children With Darker Skin Pigmentation Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 31
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Pumps for Kids, Infants and Neonates (PumpKIN): The Jarvik 2015 Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2024 Aug 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
ACTION-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
2 citations
Contemporary Pediatric Heart Transplant Waitlist Mortality.
Alyssa Power, Kurt R Sweat, Alvin Roth, John C Dykes, Beth Kaufman
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024-08-13

Journal Articles

Characteristics of Deposits and Pump Exchange in the Berlin Heart EXCOR Ventricular Assist Device: Experience with 67 Cases
David 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
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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

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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