Chief, Division of Cardiology
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Christopher J. Petit, MD FAAP FSCAI, FACC
Welton M. Gersony Professor of Pediatrics
Education
• Medical school: Vanderbilt University
• Residency: Northwestern University/Children’s Memorial Hospital
• Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Petit is the Welton M. Gersony Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. As a clinical cardiologist, he performs interventional cardiac catheterization procedures on infants, children, and adults who have congenital heart disease. Dr. Petit has trained 20 advanced fellows in interventional pediatric cardiology, and has been recognized with numerous teaching awards at the division and departmental level.
As a clinician scientist, Dr. Petit has been active in single-center and multicenter clinical research. His recent academic focus includes treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis, cyanotic ductal-dependent congenital heart disease, as well as aortic valve stenosis. Dr. Petit has been an active collaborator with the Pediatric Heart Network and is the study chair for the COMPASS trial. In 2015, Dr. Petit co-founded the Congenital Cardiac Research Collaborative, a multicenter cardiac registry and research collaborative which has published nearly 40 articles focused on high-risk CHD populations. He has served as the President of the CCRC since its inception.
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COMPASS: Current Challenges and Reflections
Friday, January 24, 2025
2:44pm – 2:51pm PT