Chet R. Villa, MD
- Pediatric Cardiologist, Heart Failure & Transplantation
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- chet.villa@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
Children with severe heart disease once had few clinical options. While we’ve made many advances, it’s still critical that we improve therapeutic options and develop new approaches.
At Cincinnati Children’s, I care for children with complex medical needs and severe heart disease. This includes children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, RASopathies, and those in need of ventricular assist device therapy and heart transplant.
My research is focused on finding ways to provide care to children and young adults with heart disease who have limited access to advanced therapies.
MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2010; Pediatric Cardiology, 2014.
Interests
Advanced heart failure; heart transplantation; cardiomyopathy; mechanical circulatory support
Services and Specialties
Cardiomyopathy, Rasopathy, Cardio-Oncology, Neuromuscular Cardiology, Neuromuscular Disorders
Interests
Ventricular assist device therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Insurance Information
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Publications
Multicenter outcomes for ventricular assist device support for failed stage II palliation. 2024; 3:100015.
Device Innovations in Pediatric Heart Failure. Current treatment options in pediatrics. 2023; 9:273-283.
P249 Early onset dilated cardiomyopathy in a 6-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2023; 33:s177.
Single Center Experience With Durable Continuous Flow Single Ventricle Assist Device: A Viable Option in Fontan Circulatory Failure. ASAIO Journal. 2023; 69:956-961.
Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support. Textbook of Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End‐Stage Heart and Lung Disease. : Wiley; Wiley; 2023.
Racial disparity exists in the utilization and post-transplant survival benefit of ventricular assist device support in children. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023; 42:585-592.
Obesity and loss of ambulation are associated with lower extremity oedema in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Cardiology in the Young. 2023; 33:597-602.
What to Do with a Squeaky Wheel? Ventricular Assist Device Use in Children with Mechanical Valves in the Action Database. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023; 42:s448-s449.
Taking ACTION. Creation of a Prospective Registry of Boys with Dystrophinopathy and Ventricular Dysfunction to Define Cardiac Medication Use and Optimize Guideline Directed Medical Therapy. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023; 42:s32.
When Can one Expect Normalization of Hemodynamics for Fontan Patients Post-Heart Transplantation?. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023; 42:s154-s155.
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