St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Appoints New Chief of Section of Cardiology

Shuping Ge, M.D., has been named chief of the Section of Cardiology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Dr. Ge specializes in treating pediatric congenital and acquired cardiovascular diseases. His clinical interests include non-invasive imaging, including cardiac ultrasound and other imaging modalities utilized for the diagnosis and assessment of congenital heart defects in fetuses, children and adults.

Prior to his coming to Philadelphia, Dr. Ge was a pediatric cardiologist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. He also served as director of the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center for Heart Failure and Stem Cell Research for the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, which is affiliated with the University of Texas. He previously served as director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at the Children’s Hospital of Iowa.

Dr. Ge has a rich background in research focusing on developing, validating and utilizing three-dimensional cardiac ultrasound for congenital and acquired heart diseases. He has also participated in developing new drug, cell and gene therapies for heart failure. His research has been funded by the American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health and other agencies and industries.

Dr. Ge received his medical degree from Shandong University College of Medicine in China. He completed his pediatric training at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York. He completed fellowships in cardiac ultrasound at Oregon Health Sciences University and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., as well as a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Children's Hospital in Denver, Colo.

Dr. Ge is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology and American Society of Echocardiography. He has lectured nationally and internationally and has published numerous articles and book chapters. He serves on the editorial board of several peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the study section of the American Heart Association.

“We are honored that Dr. Ge has joined the staff at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children," says Bernadette Mangan, chief executive officer. “Dr. Ge is at the forefront of pediatric cardiology and is highly esteemed by his peers throughout the country and world.”

"Dr. Ge brings considerable talent and vision to St. Christopher’s, which will benefit our patients and their families as well as the entire hospital community," says Daniel V. Schidlow, M.D., physician-in-chief.

Since 1875, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children has been providing exceptional patient care and advancing new pediatric treatments through research and innovation. Through affiliations with Drexel University College of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine, St. Christopher’s is a teaching hospital helping to train the next generation of professionals in pediatric medicine.

The 189-bed hospital is committed to delivering high quality family- and patient-centered care to children from throughout the Philadelphia area and around the world. Its highly acclaimed programs include its Cystic Fibrosis Center, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as its Burn Center, which is the only dedicated pediatric burn center in the area. In 2009 St. Christopher’s achieved Magnet status, which is one of the nation's highest forms of recognition for nursing excellence.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is part of the Tenet Health System. To learn more about St. Christopher’s, visit www.stchristophershospital.com.
 

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