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Kiona Allen, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Chicago, IL

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Pediatric Cardiology • Chicago, IL

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Attending Physician Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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  • Office

    225 E. Chicago Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Phone+1 312-227-8588

Summary

  • Dr. Kiona Allen is a pediatric cardiologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Prentice Women’s Hospital. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 9 years. She specializes in pediatric cardiac critical care and is experienced in neurodevelopmental disabilities, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, congenital heart disease, fontan procedure, and mechanical circulatory support.

Education & Training

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2016
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2011 - 2014
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2011 - 2014
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Housestaff Achievement Award Alliance of Minority Physicians, 2014
  • 24th Annual Ann Newman Clinical Fellow Award Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013
  • Helen O. Dickens, MD Award Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Familial Long QT Syndrome and Late Development of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Child with a KCNQ1 Mutation: A Case Report  
    Allen KY, Vetter VL, Shah MJ, O'Connor MJ, Heart Rhythm Case Reports, 3/2016

Books/Book Chapters

  • Professionalism in Medicine: A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students 
    Chapter: Part Two: Defining Medical Professionalism, Student and Faculty Cases 
    Page 66 - 69Allen K & Coffin SEditors: Spandorfer J et al.Cambridge University Press, New YorkEdition 1,2010

Abstracts/Posters

  • A physical rehabilitation program is effective in pediatric patients awaiting heart transplant
    Casey Vogel, DPT, PCS, Philip Thrush, MD, Lindsay Jackson, CPNP-AC, Katheryn Gambetta, MD, Kendra Ward, MD, Kiona Allen, MD, Cardiology 2018: 21st Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale, AZ, 2/24/2018
  • Beyond the Fontan: Surgical and Catheter Based Reinterventions Are Common in Long- Term Single Ventricle Survivors
    Downing TE, Allen KY, Goldberg DJ, Rogers LS, Ravishankar C, Rychik J, Fuller S, Montenegro LM, Steven JM, Spray TL, Nicolson SC, Gaynor JW, Glatz AC, American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2016
  • Late Myocardial Infarction After Fontan in Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    Small A, Kim Y, Glatz A, Whitehead K, Allen K, Downing T, Donner R, Fuller S, Giglia T, American Heart Association 87th Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, 2014

Press Mentions

  • OPRF, Fenwick Announce Merit Scholar Semifinalists
    OPRF, Fenwick Announce Merit Scholar SemifinalistsSeptember 30th, 2020
  • Re-Interventions Are Common in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Heart Operations
    Re-Interventions Are Common in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Heart OperationsSeptember 18th, 2017
  • Patient Engagement Tools: Comprehensive Single Ventricle Roadmap
    Patient Engagement Tools: Comprehensive Single Ventricle RoadmapJuly 8th, 2017
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Professional Memberships

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