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Joanna E. Nelson, MD
Joanna E. Nelson, MD

Joanna E. Nelson, MD
(She/Her)

Joanna E. Nelson, MD, is an attending physician with the Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of expertise: Pediatric cardiology, General echocardiography, Transesophageal echocardiography, Fetal cardiology, Fetal echocardiography

Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Isaacman Family Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Brandywine Valley, Main Building, Specialty Care, King of Prussia, Specialty Care, Bryn Mawr, Cardiac Center, Newark


215-590-4040

267-426-9600

About Joanna E. Nelson, MD

Titles

Attending Physician, Pediatric Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Certifications

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Awards and Honors

2025, Weill Cornell David H. Komansky Annual Senior Fellows Research Award
2024, Matthew’s Hearts of Hope Research Grant
2023, Colin’s Kids Andrew King Research Award
2023, American Society of Echocardiography Foundation Top Investigator Grant
2022, Best Abstract Clinical Case Competition, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition Section on Pediatric Trainees Section on Pediatric Trainees
2019, Rutgers Rising Star Scholar
2018, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
2018, Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society

Leadership and Memberships

2024-2025, Chief Cardiology Fellow, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
2024-Present, Fetal Heart Society
2023-Present, American Society of Echocardiography, Member

Editorial and Academic Positions

2026-present, Pediatric Cardiology, Reviewer

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BS in Bioengineering - The Pennsylvania State University (Schreyer Honors College), University Park, PA

Medical Degree

MD - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency

Pediatrics - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiology - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (Chief Fellow)
Advanced Cardiac Non-Invasive Imaging - Nemours Children's Hospital, Wilmington, DE
 

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2026

Nelson JE, Petit, CJ, Goldstein BH, Glatz AC, Zhang Z, McCracken CE, Mascio CE, Weber, R, Nicholson, GT, Zampi JD, Romano JC, O’Byrne ML, Law MA, Shahanavaz S, Meadows J, Qureshi AM, Ligon RA, Maskatia SA, Stack K, Wong-Siegel J, Hock KM, Batlivala SP, Speed S, Goel D, Khan HQ, Beshish AG, Lee TM. Genetic Syndromes Do Not Affect Survival but Increase Morbidity in Neonates with Symptomatic Tetralogy of Fallot. J of Pediatrics. Jul 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115058

2024

Nelson JE, Kravitz A, Anderson-Burnett SA. Worsening Anxiety in an Adolescent: The Role of Anchoring Bias. Pediatrics in Review. Sep 2024;45(9):509-512. DOI: 10.1542/pir.2022-0059

Nelson JE, Sanchez KM, Yao Y, Jin Z, Zitsman ZL, Kattan M, Garofano RP, Layton AM, De A. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing among pediatric patients with severe obesity prior to bariatric surgery. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. Mar 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/

2023

Donovan DJ, Nelson JE, Monaco, MA. The Cardiac Preparticipation Sports Evaluation. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. Aug 2023. DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001284. PMID: 37555798

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