
Overview
Laura Jean Olivieri, MD, is a board-certified Pediatric Cardiologist and the Director of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging at Children's Hospital Pittsburgh, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Pittsburgh. She graduated from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Brown University in Providence, RI, where she also was invited to stay for a chief year. She completed her training in pediatric cardiology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC following by a year in advanced cardiac imaging at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute specializing in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. She is expert in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT. She is also considered a leader in the field of 3-dimensional reconstruction of congenital heart defects from 3D imaging, and in adapting MRI methods to babies and children. She is most interested in improving image acquisition using MRI and echocardiographic in 3D printing of heart models and has compiled a successful grant portfolio to that end. She also serves as Principal Investigator for an R01 to investigate application of cardiac MRI and Interventional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance on the care of pediatric heart transplant patients. This is a 4.5 million dollar, 5-year contract aimed at using CMR to guide interventional cardiac catheterization procedures, using less sedation for diagnostic CMR procedures and to advance diagnostic CMR capabilities to use less invasive testing.
Dr. Olivieri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. Her top areas of expertise are Subpulmonary Stenosis, Coarctation of the Aorta, Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Transplant, and Angioplasty.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 122 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2599 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Pediatric Cardiology In Lawrenceville
Evonne M. Morell, DO, is director of Inpatient General Pediatric Cardiology Services and director of Quality Improvement for General Cardiology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. Dr. Morell earned her medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed a pediatric residency via the Fast-Track Program at Michigan State University, followed by a pediatric cardiology fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital. She served as chief pediatric cardiology fellow in her final year of this fellowship program. She then furthered her training through a one-year Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care fellowship at UPMC Children’s. Dr. Morell’s career has focused on acute care cardiology and complex congenital heart diseases including single-ventricle physiology. Since her appointment as an assistant professor of Pediatrics in 2011, Dr. Morell has transformed the inpatient general cardiology service at Children’s. She sought advanced training in quality improvement methodology, helped to develop a general cardiology quality improvement program at Children’s, and established herself as a local and national leader in quality improvement. Her current research focus is on quality improvement with projects focused on improving patient care in the acute care and outpatient settings. She is a member of the American Heart Association, the Pennsylvania Chapter of Osteopathic Physicians-District VIII, the Pediatric Acute Cardiology Care Collaborative, and the PAC3 Quality Improvement Subcommittee, as well as an executive member of the Pediatric Acute Cardiology Care Collaborative. View the full list of Dr. Morell’s publications on PubMed. Dr. Morell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect, and Tetralogy of Fallot.
Dennis Chang is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.
Pediatric Cardiology In Lawrenceville
Elizabeth C. Caris, MD, specializes in pediatric cardiology and is board-certified in pediatric cardiology and pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Passavant and UPMC Bedford. Dr. Caris completed her medical education at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and fellowships at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital. Dr. Caris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Ventricular Septal Defects.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Coarctation of the AortaDr. Olivieri isElite. Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta.
- Subpulmonary StenosisDr. Olivieri isElite. Learn about Subpulmonary Stenosis.
- Tetralogy of FallotDr. Olivieri isElite. Learn about Tetralogy of Fallot.
- Distinguished
- DextrocardiaDr. Olivieri isDistinguished. Learn about Dextrocardia.
- Dextrocardia with Situs InversusDr. Olivieri isDistinguished. Learn about Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus.
- Ebstein's AnomalyDr. Olivieri isDistinguished. Learn about Ebstein's Anomaly.
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Olivieri isDistinguished. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- Pulmonary AtresiaDr. Olivieri isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Atresia.
- Transposition of the Great ArteriesDr. Olivieri isDistinguished. Learn about Transposition of the Great Arteries.
- Advanced
- Becker Muscular DystrophyDr. Olivieri isAdvanced. Learn about Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Olivieri isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Olivieri isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Coronary Artery FistulaDr. Olivieri isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Artery Fistula.
- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDr. Olivieri isAdvanced. Learn about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- Heart TransplantDr. Olivieri isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Experienced
- AngioplastyDr. Olivieri isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Olivieri isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortopulmonary WindowDr. Olivieri isExperienced. Learn about Aortopulmonary Window.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Olivieri isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial Tortuosity SyndromeDr. Olivieri isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Olivieri isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.


