Jack Rychik, MD

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Jack Rychik, MD, is Director of the Fetal Heart Program and the Fontan Rehabilitation, Wellness, Activity and Resilience Development (FORWARD) Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He holds the Robert and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology.

Areas of Expertise: Echocardiography, Fetal cardiology, Single ventricle physiology
Locations: Main Campus

Phone: 215-590-4040

Background

As the Director of the Fetal Heart Program and the Fontan Rehabilitation, Wellness, Activity and Resilience Development (FORWARD) Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Dr. Rychik specializes in the early detection and long-term treatment of complex forms of heart disease and developmental abnormalities. He holds the Robert and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology.

The mission of the Fetal Heart Program is to offer compassionate, state-of-the-art care to the fetus and the family. “I focus on the bookends of care, in addition to the spectrum of what happens in between,” explains Dr. Rychik. “From the earliest point of detection into early adulthood, we are about creating survival and improving the quality of life.”

Early detection affords Dr. Rychik more time for what he views as one of the most important parts of his job — patient and family education. “For me it’s about providing clarity,” he says. “Through direct communication, written materials, diagrams, videos and imaging, we are now able to communicate conditions and care strategies much more effectively.”

Dr. Rychik’s passion for his life’s work is clearly evident. “The exciting thing for me is knowing that there are things I can do, before birth, that can affect what that child and adult is going to eventually be like,” he says. “That’s a profound and wondrous thing.”

As leader of the Single Ventricle Survivorship Clinic, Dr. Rychik is focused on improving therapies. He’s studying the long-term effects of current management strategies for single ventricle conditions. As he explains, “Until recently, children and young adults with these conditions have simply not walked the earth. Treating them is both a challenge and a blessing.”  

Dr. Rychik has also been instrumental in contributing to the field’s knowledge about the cardiac aspects of other congenital conditions. For example, he developed the unique CHOP Scoring System for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, a potentially fatal condition where twins sharing a placenta experience uneven blood flow. This system allows doctors to better learn the extent of the condition and determine the best approach to treatment.  

He serves on the editorial board of numerous national and international journals, and is a frequent lecturer and presenter at national and international pediatric cardiac conferences on complex cardiovascular disease in both fetal and pediatric patients.

Dr. Rychik has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed research publications, books, reviews, and chapters on fetal and pediatric cardiac disorders and treatment. He is the author of a book entitled Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging: A Disease-Based Approach, which is considered one of the definitive texts on the subject of imaging and management of fetal heart disease.

Dr. Rychik recently established and now leads the CHOP Cardiac Center “FORWARD” Program — a pioneering clinical and investigational effort focused on Fontan Rehabilitation, Wellness and Resilience Development. The endeavor builds upon the Single Ventricle Survivorship Clinic. It aims to bring specialized services to this unique population by offering exercise rehabilitation, mental health and behavioral care, nutrition and dietary needs, and patient-family education to those with a single ventricle and Fontan circulation.

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY

Residency

Pediatrics - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatric Cardiology

Titles and Academic Titles

Director, Fetal Heart Program

Director, Fontan Rehabilitation, Wellness, Activity and Resilience Development (FORWARD) Program

Associate Chief for Academic Affairs

Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology

Attending Cardiologist

Robert S. and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology

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

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2019

Lawrence KM, McGovern PE, Mejaddam A, Rossidis AC, Baumgarten H, Kim A, Grinspan JB, Licht DJ, Didier RA, Vossough A, Radaelli E, Rychik J, Song L, Peranteau WH, Davey MG, Flake AW, Gaynor JW. Chronic intrauterine hypoxia alters neurodevelopment in fetal sheep. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;157(5):1982–1991.

Ozawa K, Davey MG, Tian Z, Hornick MA, Mejaddam AY, McGovern PE, Flake AW, Rychik J. Fetal echocardiographic assessment of the cardiovascular impact of prolonged support in the EXTrauterine Environment for Neonatal Development (EXTEND) system. [Published online ahead of print April 15, 2019] Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol.

Zielonka B, Snarr BS, Liu MY, Zhang X, Mascio CE, Fuller S, Gaynor JW, Spray TL, Rychik J. Resource utilization for prenatally diagnosed single-ventricle cardiac defects: A Philadelphia fetus-to-Fontan cohort study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019;8(11):e011284.

Russell MW, Moldenhauer JS, Rychik J, Nancy B. Burnham NB, Erin Zullo E, Samuel I Parry S, Simmons RA, Elovitz MA, Nicolson SC, Linn RL, Johnson MP, Yu S, Matthew Sampson M, Hakonarson H, Gaynor JW. Damaging variants in proangiogenic genes impair growth in fetuses with cardiac defects. [Published online ahead of print June 18, 2019] J Pediatr.

2018

Rychik J, Goff D, McKay E, Mott A, Tian Z, Licht DJ, Gaynor JW. Characterization of the placenta in the newborn with congenital heart disease: distinctions based on type of cardiac malformation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018;39(6):1165–1171.

Lawrence KM, Hennessy-Strahs S, McGovern PE, Mejaddam AY, Rossidis AC, Baumgarten HD, Bansal E, Villeda M, Han J, Gou Z, Zhao S, Rychik J, Peranteau WH, Davey MG, Flake AW, Gaynor JW, Bartoli CR. Fetal hypoxemia causes abnormal myocardial development in a preterm ex utero fetal ovine model. JCI Insight. 2018;3(24).

Liu MY, Zielonka B, Snarr BS, Zhang X, Gaynor JW, Rychik J. Longitudinal Assessment of Outcome From Prenatal Diagnosis Through Fontan Operation for Over 500 Fetuses With Single Ventricle‐Type Congenital Heart Disease: The Philadelphia Fetus‐to‐Fontan Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Sept. 29;7(19):e009145.

Gaynor JW, Parry S, Moldenhauer JS, Simmons RA, Rychik J, Ittenbach RF, Russell WW, Zullo E, Ward JL, Nicolson SC, Spray TL, Johnson MP. The impact of the maternal-fetal environment on outcomes of surgery for congenital heart disease in neonates. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Feb 13. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy015. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29447332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

2017

Partridge EA, Davey MG, Hornick MA, McGovern PE,  Mejaddam AY, Vrecenak JD, Mesas-Burgos C, Olive A, Caskey RC, Weiland TR, Han J, Schupper AJ, Connelly JT, Dysart KC, Rychik J, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Flake AW. Corrigendum: An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the extreme premature lamb. Nat Commun. 2017 May 23;8:15794. Doi: 10.1038/ncomms15794.

Emily A. Partridge, Marcus G. Davey, Matthew A. Hornick, Patrick E. McGovern, Ali Y. Mejaddam, Jesse D. Vrecenak, Carmen Mesas-Burgos, Aliza Olive, Robert C. Caskey, Theodore R. Weiland III, Jiancheng Han, James T. Connelly, Kevin C. Dysart, Alexander J. Schupper, Jack Rychik, Holly L. Hedrick, William H. Peranteau, and Alan W. Flake. “An extra-uterine physiologic support system for the extreme premature lamb.” Nature Communications. Published online April 25, 2017.

2016

Rychik J, Khalek N, Gaynor JW, Johnson MP, Adzick NS, Flake AM, Hedrick HL. Fetal intrapericardial teratoma: natural history and management including successful in utero surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec;215(6):780.e1-780.e7.

Saul D, Degenhardt K, Iyoob SD, Surrey LF, Johnson AM, Johnson MP, Rychik J, Victoria T. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome and the nutmeg lung pattern in utero: a cause and effect relationship or prognostic indicator? Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Apr;46(4):483-9. doi: 10.1007/s00247-015-3514-6. Epub 2015 Dec 21.

Saul D, Degenhardt K, Iyoob SD, Surrey LF, Johnson AM, Johnson MP, Rychik J, Victoria T. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome and the nutmeg lung pattern in utero: a cause and effect relationship or prognostic indicator? Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Apr;46(4):483-9.

2015

Saul D, Degenhardt K, Iyoob SD, Surrey LF, Johnson AM, Johnson MP, Rychik J, Victoria T. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome and the nutmeg lung pattern in utero: a cause and effect relationship pr prognostic indicator? Pediatr Radiol 2015 [Epub ahead of print]. 

Patel K, Loomes KM, Goldberg DJ, Mercer-Rosa L, Dodds K, Rychik J. Early impact of Fontan operation on enteric protein loss. Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Nov 30 [Epub ahead of print].

Davey BT, Rychik J. The Natural History of Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation Throughout Fetal Life in Patients with Atrioventricular Canal Defects. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print].

Avitabile CM, Goldberg DJ, Zemel BS, Brodsky JL, Dodds K, Hayden-Rush C, Whitehead KK, Goldmuntz E, Rychik J, Leonard MB. Deficits in bone density and structure in children and young adults following Fontan palliation. Bone 2015 Aug;77:12-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.04.012. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Brandt JS, Wang E, Rychik J, Soffer D, McCann ML, Schwartz N. Utility of a Single 3-Vessel View in the Evaluation of the Ventricular Outflow Tracts. J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Aug;34(8):1415-21. doi: 10.7863/ultra.34.8.1415.

Avitabile CM, Leonard MB, Brodsky JL, Whitehead KK, Ravishankar C, Cohen MS, Gaynor JW, Rychik J, Goldberg DJ. Usefulness of insulin like growth factor 1 as a marker of heart failure in children and young adults after the Fontan palliation procedure. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 15;115(6):816-20. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.12.041. Epub 2015 Jan 6.

Mercer-Rosa L, Paridon SM, Fogel MA, Rychik J, Tanel RE, Zhao H, Zhang X, Yang W, Shults J, Goldmuntz E. 22q11.2 deletion status and disease burden in children and adolescents with tetralogy of Fallot. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2015 Feb;8(1):74-81. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.114.000819. Epub 2015 Jan 5.

Juaneda I, Rychik J, Fuller S, Weinberg PM, Rome JJ, Mahle WT, Gaynor JW. Absent pulmonary valve, tricuspid atresia, and congenital heart block. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Jan;6(1):98-100. doi: 10.1177/2150135114544752.

2014

Channing A, Szwast A, Natarajan S, Degenhardt K, Tian Z, Rychik J. Maternal Hyperoxygenation Improves Left Heart Filling In The Fetus With Atrial Septal Aneurysm Causing Impediment To Left Ventricular Inflow. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Oct 9. doi: 10.1002/uog.14688. [Epub ahead of print]. 

Peyvandi S, Rychik J, Zhang X, Shea JA, Goldmuntz E. Preconceptual Folic Acid Use and Recurrence Risk Counseling for Congenital Heart Disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014 Jul 24. doi: 10.1111/chd.12206. [Epub ahead of print].

Rychik J, Cohen D, Tran KM, Szwast A, Natarajan SS, Johnson MP, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS. The Role of Echocardiography in the Intraoperative Management of the Fetus Undergoing Myelomeningocele Repair. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2014 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print].

Dori Y, Keller MS, Rychik J, Itkin M. Successful Treatment of Plastic Bronchitis by Selective Lymphatic Embolization in a Fontan Patient. Pediatrics 2014 Jul 7. pii: peds.2013-3723. [Epub ahead of print].

Avitabile CM, Leonard MB, Zemel BS, Brodsky JL, Lee D, Dodds K, Hayden-Rush C, Whitehead KK, Goldmuntz E, Paridon SM, Rychik J, Goldberg DJ. Lean mass deficits, vitamin D status and exercise capacity in children and young adults after Fontan palliation. Heart 2014 Jun 27. pii: heartjnl-2014-305723. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-305723. [Epub ahead of print]. 

Avitabile CM, Goldberg DJ, Dodds K, Dori Y, Ravishankar C, Rychik J. A Multifaceted Approach to the Management of Plastic Bronchitis After Cavopulmonary Palliation. Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Aug;98(2):634-40. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.015. Epub 2014 May 17.

Davey BT, Donofrio MT, Moon-Grady AJ, Fifer CG, Cuneo BF, Falkensammer CB, Szwast AL, Rychik J. Development and Validation of a Fetal Cardiovascular Disease Severity Scale. Pediatr Cardiol Oct;35(7):1174-80. doi: 10.1007/s00246-014-0911-9. Epub 2014 May 7.

Donofrio MT, Moon-Grady AJ, Hornberger LK, Copel J, Sklansky M, Abuhamad A, Cuneo B, Huhta JC, Jonas RA, Krishnan A, Lacey S, Lee W, Michelfelder E, Rempel G, Silverman NH, Spray TL, Strasburger J, Twortetzky W, and Rychik J. Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2014 May 27;129(21):2183-242. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000437597.44550.5d. Epub 2014 Apr 24.

O’Byrne ML, Mercer-Rosa L, Zhao H, Zhang X, Yang W, Tanel RE, Marino BS, Cassedy A, Fogel MA, Rychik J, Paridon S, Goldmuntz E. Morbidity in Children and Adolescents After Surgical Correction of Interrupted Aortic Arch. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014;35:386-92.

Szwast A, Tian Z, McCann M, Soffer D, Combs J, Donaghue D, Rychik J. Anatomical variability and outcome in prenatally diagnosed absent pulmonary valve syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Jul;98(1):152-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.002. Epub 2014 May 1.

2013

Oliver ER, Colman BG, Goff DA, Horii SC, Howell LJ, Rychik J, Bebbington MW, Johnson MP. Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: a new method of parabiotic twin mass estimation correlated with pump twin compromise. J Ultrasound Med. 2013 Dec;32(12):2115-23.

Books

2012

Gleason MM, Rychik J, Shaddy RE: Pediatric Practice: Cardiology. McGraw-Hill. New York 2012.



Rychik J & Tian Z: Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging: A Disease Based Approach. WB Saunders, Elsevier Inc. Philadelphia, 2012.

2006

Rychik J. Guest Editor, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology: Advances in Fetal Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 22, No 1, May 2006.

2002

Rychik J & Wernovsky G (eds): Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Dordecht, London, publication - November 2002.

Chapters
2008

Szwast A & Rychik J. Fetal Cardiology in Paediatric Cardiology, 2nd Edition, Eds: Anderson, Wernovsky, Elsevier 2008.

Rychik J. The twin-twin transfusion syndrome: evolving concepts. In Neonatology Questions and Controversies, Editors: Kleinman & Seri, Elsevier 2008.

Shillingford A, Rychik J. Central nervous system outcomes in congenital heart disease. In Fetal Cardiology, 2nd Edition, Eds: Yagel, Silverman, Gembruch 2008.

2006

Rychik J. “Evaluation of the fetal cardiovascular system” in Prenatal Diagnosis, Eds. Mark Evans, Mark Paul Johnson, Yuval Yaron, Arie Drugan. McGraw-Hill 2006, pp 653-671.

Rychik J. Fetal cardiovascular disease, in “Pediatric Cardiology: The Requisites in Pediatrics,” Ed Victoria L. Vetter, M.D., Mosby/Elsevier 2006, pp 223-237.

2005

Rychik J. “Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound,” in Ventricular Function and Blood Flow in Congenital Heart Disease, Ed. M.A. Fogel, Futura Publishing, Mount Kisco, New York 2005.

2004

Rychik J & Cohen MS: “Echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit” in Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn; Taesch W, Ballard R, Gleason C (eds), Harcourt Publishers, 2004 pp 802-811.

2002

Rychik J: “Complications after Fontan operation: Protein losing enteropathy and thromboembolic disease”, in Rychik J & Wernovsky G (eds): The Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Dordecht, London, publication - Fall 2002.

Rychik J: “Non-invasive imaging in the hypoplastic left heart syndrome” in, Rychik J & Wernovsky G (eds): The Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Dordecht, London, publication - Fall 2002.

2001

Rychik J: “Utility of fetal echocardiography during invasive intrauterine fetal therapy” in Frontiers in Fetal Health, July 2001, Vol 3, No 7.

1998

Rychik J: “The right ventricle supporting the systemic circulation: short and middle term follow up” Chapter 22, in Redington AN, Brawn WJ, Deanfield JE, Anderson RH (Ed): The Right Heart in Congenital Heart Disease, Greenwich Medical Media, London, England, 1998, pp 157-161.

Rychik J: “Management of protein-losing enteropathy after the Fontan procedure” in Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual 1998;1:15-21.

Rychik J: “Diagnostic imaging modalities for congenital heart disease /echocardiographic evaluation,” Chapter 63, in Kaiser LR, Kron IL, Spray TL (Ed): Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1998, pp 602-620.

1995

Rychik J: "Murmurs," in Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995.

Posters and Presentations

Lectures by Invitation
International
2019

Rychik J. "Heart care before birth: Novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the fetus with cardiovascular disease." Presented at the 6th Krakow Educational Workshop on Congenital Heart Disease in Poland, May 31-June 1, 2019.

Rychik J. "Life with only half a heart: Defining the problem and the many consequences of a Fontan circulation." Presented at the 6th Krakow Educational Workshop on Congenital Heart Disease in Poland, May 31-June 1, 2019.

2015

Rychik J. “Early gestational cardiovascular imaging: what we can see after the first trimester?”, “Prenatal imaging and transposition of the great vessels management”, “Cardiovascular manifestations of multiple pregnancy: Twin-twin transfusion syndrome”, “Prenatal imaging and hypoplastic left heart syndrome management: State of the art in 2015”, “Counseling and maternal stress after diagnosis of fetal heart disease” and “Cardiac treatment before birth: innovations in the management of fetal cardiovascular disease" - at the Encontro Internacional de Cardiologia Fetal e Pediatrica, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Nov. 19-21, 2015.

Rychik J. “Cardiovascular findings in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: response to laser treatment”, “Intrauterine intervention for left ventricle hypoplasia”, “Cerebrovascular hemodynamics and neurological outcome in fetal heart disease” – at the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference 2015, Beijing, China; Oct. 20, 2015.

Rychik J. “Assessment of the borderline right ventricle”, “ Extracardiac anomalies affecting the fetal cardiovascular system”, and “Heart care before birth: Treatment of the fetus with cardiovascular disease” – at the Annual Hubei Province Maternal and Child Hospital Obstetrical Ultrasound Conference, Wuhan, China; Oct. 23-25, 2015.

Rychik J. “Heart care before birth: Treatment of the fetus with cardiovascular disease” – Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China; Oct. 22, 2015.

Rychik J. “Workshop on commonly missed diagnosis: Double-outlet right ventricle” – at the 25th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montreal, Canada; Oct. 12, 2015.

2014

Rychik J.  “Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: Cardiovascular manifestations”, “The fetus with heart disease: Diagnosis and management before and after birth” – Foshan, Maternity Hospital, Conference on Fetal Anomalies, Foshan, Guangzhou, China; Ot. 25-26, 2015.

Rychik J. “New advances in fetal cardiovascular imaging”, “Hot topics in fetal heart disease in 2014 in the United States” at Hubei Women and Infants Hospital, Symposium on Fetal Anomalies, Wuhan, China; Oct. 23-24, 2015.

Rychik J. “The fetus with heart disease: Diagnosis and management before birth” at Hangzhou Children’s Hospital of Zheiiang University, Hangzhou, China; Oct. 21, 2014.

Rychik J. “Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of fetal cardiac disease: Review of the 2014 AHA statement”, “Fetal congenital heart disease: postnatal management and surgery”, “The fetus with heart disease: Diagnosis and management before birth”, “Hot topics in fetal heart disease in 2014 in the United States” at the Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology, Beijing, China; Oct. 17-18, 2014.

Rychik J. “The effect of extra cardiac anomalies on fetal cardiac function” Qingdao Maternal and Infant Hospital, Qingdao, China; Oct. 16, 2014.

Rychik J. “The fetus with heart disease: Diagnosis and management before birth” Ordos General Hospital, Ordos, Mongolia, China; Oct. 14, 2014.

Rychik J. “Cardiac function: Current and future role in the assessment of congenital heart defects”, “Maternal hyperoxygenation improves left heart filling in the fetus with atrial septal defect aneurysm causing impediment to left ventricular inflow”, “ The role of echocardiography in the intraoperative management of the fetus undergoing myelomeningocele repair”, “Experience with early fetal cardiovascular imaging at < 15 weeks gestation in a high risk population” and “Pericardial teratoma: diagnosis and management in the fetus,” at the 24th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG Meeting) Barcelona, Spain; Sept. 15-17, 2014.

National

Rychik J. “Disruptive thinking: Treating the fetus with a cardiac defect before birth” – at Evolution or Revolution? Disruptive Thinking Technology and Innovation in the Treatment of Pediatric Heart Disease, Miami, FL; Dec. 5, 2015.

Rychik J. “Delivery and neonatal management planning for fetal heart disease” at Cardiovascular Seminar: Improving perinatal outcome through fetal diagnosis of CHD, Scientific Sessions American Heart Association 2015, Orlando, FL; Nov. 29, 2015.

Rychik J. “Delivery and neonatal management planning for fetal heart disease” at Cardiovascular Seminar: Improving perinatal outcome through fetal diagnosis of CHD, Scientific Sessions American Heart Association 2015, Orlando, FL; )ct. 17, 2015.

Rychik J. “Categorizing CHD based upon complexity and expected postnatal course”, “Growing the fetal brain: The CHOP experience”, “Fetal interventions: The crystal ball” – at the International Cardiology Neonatology Symposium, Miami, FL; Oct. 8-10, 2015.

Rychik J. “Anomalies of the cardiac chambers: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome”, “Single ventricle type of congenital heart disease: prenatal assessment management and prognosis”, “Anomalies of the great vessels: transposition of the great arteries”, “Prenatal counseling after detection of congenital heart disease: what to say and how to say it” – at the 6th Annual Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts course, Las Vegas, NV; Oct. 1-3, 2015.

Rychik J. “Innovations in congenital heart disease treatment and care” – CHD Symposium: Mended Little Hearts, Orlando, FL; Jun. 27, 2015.

Rychik J. “The relentless paradox of the Fontan circulation” – Congenital Heart Symposium at the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting (AATS), Seattle, WA; Apr. 26, 2015.

Rychik J. “Function assessment of the fetal heart: Normal anatomy, normal function”, “Delivering the results of the examination: Parental counseling” – at the Session “Advanced Fetal Cardiac Examination” at the AIUM Annual Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL; Mar. 21, 2015.

Rychik J. “Challenge of the fetus as a patient: Can we optimize outcomes for congenital heart disease if we begin care before birth”, “Cardiovascular manifestations of the twin-twin transfusion syndrome” - at the 18th Annual Update on Congenital and Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale, AZ; Feb. 11-15, 2015.

2014

Rychik J. “Heart care before birth: treatment of the fetus with cardiovascular disease” Cazden Memorial Visiting Professor and Pediatric Grand Rounds at Oregon Health Sciences University, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland, OR; Dec. 11, 2014.

Rychik J. “Pathophysiology of the Fontan circulation” and “Development of a single ventricle survivorship program” - visiting Professor and Pediatric Grand Rounds, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA; Oct. 28-30, 2014.

Rychik J. “Congenital heart defects: Early prenatal detection and treatment strategies” and “Panel: Prenatal versus postnatal care of myelomeningocele and complex cardiac defects” at Prenatal Care Symposium, Akron Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Akron, OH; Sept. 19, 2014.

Rychik J.  “Value of Fetal Echocardiography” – at the ASE Echocardiography Values Summit, JW Marriott, Washington, DC; Sept. 12, 2014.

Rychik J. “Hypoplastic left heart syndrome”, “Single ventricle anomalies: prenatal diagnosis and prognosis”, “D-transposition of the great vessels”, “Impact of prenatal diagnosis of heart anomalies on maternal psychological stress” – at 5th Annual Course on Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts, Las Vegas, NV; Sept. 4-6, 2014.

Rychik J. “Switching things up: transpositions,” in session adult congenital primer for the general echocardiographer, and “Predicting neurodevelopmental outcome” in session fetal echo and prognosis, at 25th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, Portland, OR; Jul. 21-23, 2014.

Rychik J. “Heart care before birth: state of the art diagnosis and management of fetal cardiovascular disease” – Pediatric Grand Rounds, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, LIJ-North Shore University Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY; May 2, 2014.

Rychik J. “Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: hyperoxygenation, Doppler assessment and intervention for restrictive atrial septum,” “ Heterotaxy syndrome in the fetus made ridiculously simple,” “Extracardiac venous anomalies: from agenesis to aneurysms,” and “Cardiovascular manifestations of twin-twin transfusion syndrome” – The 5th Phoenix Fetal Cardiology Symposium, Phoenix, AZ; Apr. 23-27, 2014.

Rychik J. “The effect of extra-cardiac anomalies on fetal cardiac function” and “Protein-losing enteropathy: new understandings and therapeutic strategies”, Visiting Professor, Milwaukee Children’s Hospital, Herma Heart Center, Milwaukee, WI; Mar. 25-27, 2014.

Rychik J. “Fetal cardiac therapy: can we treat cardiovascular conditions before birth?” – NEO Conference 2014, Orlando, FL; Feb. 23, 2014.

Rychik J. “Presenting your data: the effective oral presentation”, “Protein-losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis: new understandings and therapeutic strategies”, “Can we alter blood flow and heart structure in the fetus? The use of oxygen to manipulate fetal cardiovascular physiology” – 17th Annual Update on Congenital and Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease” Orlando, FL; Feb. 19-23, 2014.

Awards and Honors

2014, Cazden Memorial Lecturer Award in Pediatric Cardiology – Oregon Health Sciences University, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland, OR

2014, Chai Lifeline, Physician Community Service Award

2013, The Children’s Heart Foundation “Smart Heart” Award for Innovative Research

2013, Founder’s Award, American Society of Echocardiography

2012-2015, Philadelphia Magazine – “Top Docs” designation, pediatric cardiology

2011, David J. Driscoll Visiting Professor and Lectureship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2010, Richard L. Day Teaching Award in Pediatrics, Alumni Association, Downstate Medical Center

2009-present, Robert S. and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2009, Feigenbaum Lecturer, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions 

2009, Feigenbaum Lecturer, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions 

2007, Award for best oral abstract presentation, session on fetal cardiology, International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Florence, Italy; October 9, 2007)

2007, “Best Doctors” designation

2001, Philadelphia Magazine – “Top Docs” designation

1989, ACC/ Syntex Continuing Medical Education Award

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2010–present, Editorial Board, World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 

2008–present, Editorial Advisory Board, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

2006–present, Editorial Board, Congenital Heart Disease: Clinical Studies from Fetus to Adulthood

2005–present, Editorial Board, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Academic and Institutional Committees

2012-present, Cardiac Center Operations and Planning Committee

2007-present, Cardiac Center Technology and Information Systems Committee

2002-present, Cardiac Center Strategic Business and Planning Committee

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations
International

2003-present,  Member, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society

2007-present, Member, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

National

1989-present, Member, American Heart Association/Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young

1993-present,  Fellow, American College of Cardiology

1993-present,  Member, American Society of Echocardiography