RuchiraGargMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Los Angeles, CA

Fetal Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiac CT and MRI, Pediatric Echocardiography

Director, Congenital Non-Invasive Cardiology Associate Director, Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program

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Office
127 S San Vicente Blvd
A3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-1153

Fax+1 310-423-6795

Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2003 - 2004
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2000 - 2003
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
MCP-Hahnemann College of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2016 - 2019
FL State Medical License 2005 - 2014
CO State Medical License 2004 - 2007
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2007
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Society of Echocardiography
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 22
Completed
Phase 3
A Extension Study of Udenafil in Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Methylated Arginine Metabolites as Biomarkers for Clinical Status and Response to Type 5 Phosphodiesterase Inhibition in Patients With Fontan Circulation.
Ari Cedars, Cedric Manlhiot, Bhargava Kumar Chinni, Alexander R Opotowsky, Kristian Becker
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-03-26
Practice patterns of cardiovascular magnetic resonance use in the diagnosis of pediatric myocarditis: A survey-based study.
Hannah M Jacobs, Jonathan H Soslow, Matthew D Cornicelli, Shae A Merves, Ruchira Garg
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2024-09-11
Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Unroofed Coronary Sinus in the Adult.
Prashanth Venkatesh, Ruchira Garg
CASE. 2024-03-01

Journal Articles

Original Investigation Editorial Comment Big Data for Little Hearts∗
Ruchira Garg, MD, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Keeping Rhythm: How Congenital Heart Patients Can Move from Pediatric to Adult CareSeptember 26th, 2023
Fetal Echoes: Caring for the Heart During PregnancyFebruary 8th, 2023
Fetal Echoes: Caring for the Heart During PregnancyFebruary 8th, 2023
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Fellow
American Society of Echocardiography - ASE
Fellow
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Member

Other Languages

Hindi, Spanish, Urdu