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Dr. Doff Mcelhinney

Pediatric Cardiology
Office
780 Welch Rd, 
Palo Alto,, CA 
Advanced in Heart Transplant
Office
780 Welch Rd, 
Palo Alto,, CA 
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Overview

Doff Mcelhinney is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Mcelhinney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Angioplasty.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 297 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Licenses
Pediatric Cardiology in MA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID

Locations

Office
780 Welch Rd, Palo Alto,, CA 94304
Call: 650-736-9364

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.

1 Clinical Trials

The Medtronic Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Clinical Study
The Medtronic Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Clinical Study
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

297 Total Publications

Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric Patients and Patients With Congenital Heart Disease.
Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric Patients and Patients With Congenital Heart Disease.
Journal: Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Published: December 02, 2025
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  • Tetralogy of Fallot
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  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
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  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
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  • Pulmonary Atresia
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  • Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis
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  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
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  • Angioplasty
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  • Aortic Regurgitation
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  • Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
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  • Experienced
  • Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
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  • Aortic Valve Stenosis
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  • Aortopulmonary Window
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  • Arrhythmias
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  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
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