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Christopher L. Lindblade, MD

Christopher L. Lindblade, MD

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Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology Program

Christopher L. Lindblade, MD

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Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology Program

Specialty

Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric Cardiology Fetal Cardiology Echocardiography Fetal Echo Trans-Thoracic Echo Trans-Esophageal Echo

Phone Number

Locations

Phoenix Children's Hospital - Thomas Campus

1919 E. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
United States

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About Christopher L. Lindblade, MD

Dr. Christopher Lindblade is the Director of the Fetal Cardiology program at Phoenix Children's and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic, University of Arizona College of Medicine, and Creighton University School of Medicine. He is a pediatric cardiologist with expertise in advanced imaging modalities including fetal echocardiography and transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.

Dr. Lindblade received his BS from Wheaton College and completed his Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to his extensive research and publications, he is Chair of the Annual Phoenix Children's Fetal Cardiology Symposium and serves as co-Chair of the Conference Committee and Secretary of the Executive Board of the Fetal Heart Society.

When not at work, Dr. Lindblade enjoys hiking, running and playing percussion.

+Education & Training

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)

Medical School / Education

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Residency

University of Texas-Houston School of Medicine, Houston, TX

Fellowship

(Pediatric Cardiology) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

+Awards

  • Top Doctor Recipient, PHOENIX magazine

+Research & Publications

Publications

Marshall A, Cohen MI, Shah AB, Lindblade CL. Hybrid Procedure as Treatment for Large Obstructive Left Ventricular Rhabdomyoma. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;97:e175-7.

Cohen MI, Lindblade CL. Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease. In: Polin and Spitzer (eds.) Fetal and Neonatal Secrets 2012.

Lindblade CL, Johnson TR, Cohen ME. Delayed contrast enhancement of synthetic ventricular septum in a complex single ventricle. Congenital Heart Disease 2006;6:340-342.

Lindblade CL, Kirkpatrick EC, Ebenroth ES. Eosinophilic myocarditis presenting with pediatric myocardial infarction. Pediatric Cardiology 2006;27:162-165.

Batra AS, Chun DS, Johnson TR, Maldonado EM, Kashyap BA, Maiers J, Lindblade CL, Rodefeld M, Brown JW, Hubbard JE. A prospective analysis of the incidence and risk factors associated with junctional ectopic tachycardia following surgery for congenital heart disease. Pediatric Cardiology 2006;27:51-55.

Lindblade CL, Hubbard JE, Miller JM, Batra AS. Anorexia nervosa and ventricular fibrillation. Clinical Pediatrics 2005;44:629-632.

Lindblade CL, Chun DS, Darragh RK, Caldwell RL, Murphy DJ, Schamberger MS. Value of plasma B-Type natriuretic peptide as a marker for rejection in pediatric heart transplant recipients. American Journal of Cardiology 2005;95:909-911.

Lindblade CL, Darragh RK, Cordes TM, Schamberger MS. Use of peak Doppler gradient across ventricular septal defects leads to underestimation of right-sided pressures in patients with "M-Shaped" Doppler signals. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2004;17:1207-9.

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