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Dr. Anna Joong

Pediatric Cardiology
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago
225 E Chicago Ave, 
Chicago,, IL 
17 Years of Experience

Distinguished in Heart Transplant
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago
225 E Chicago Ave, 
Chicago,, IL 
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Overview

Anna Joong is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Joong has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, and Heart Transplant.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 22 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Graduate Year
2009
Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Licenses
Pediatric Cardiology in IL
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E Chicago Ave, Chicago,, IL 60611
Call: 800-543-7362
Other Locations
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
3959 Broadway, New York,, NY 10032
Call: 212-305-2500

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.


48 Total Publications

Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation.
Journal: Pediatric transplantation
Published: August 07, 2025
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Elfriede Pahl is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Pahl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.

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225 E Chicago Ave, 
Chicago, IL 
 (0.1 miles away)
312-227-4100
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Chicago, IL 
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800-543-7362
Languages Spoken:
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Defne Magnetta is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Magnetta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus, Dextrocardia, Heterotaxy Syndrome, Situs Inversus, and Heart Transplant.

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