Elena Amin, MD

Dr. Elena Amin is a cardiologist who specializes in cardiac catheterization, a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating heart problems. She cares for both children and adults born with heart conditions. With additional training in using MRI technology for procedures to address heart problems, she has experience performing MRI-guided cardiac catheterization, which has the benefit of being radiation-free.

Amin's research focuses on developing minimally invasive, radiation-minimizing procedures to diagnose and treat heart conditions. She is also involved in research studying outcomes for infants and children with pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs).

Amin earned her medical degree from the University of Dundee School of Medicine in Scotland and completed additional training through the National Health Service Scotland. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. At the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health), she completed a research fellowship in molecular cardiology as well as a research fellowship in interventional cardiac MRI. She then completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children's National Medical Center (an affiliate of the George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences), followed by a fellowship in interventional pediatric cardiology at Emory University.

In her free time, Amin enjoys hiking with her husband and sons, exploring the beauty of Northern California.
Education
06/2016 - Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University
06/2015 - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Children's National Medical Center, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
06/2015 - Interventional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Research Fellowship, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Cardiovascular Intervention Program
06/2014 - Molecular Cardiology Research Fellowship, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology
06/2012 - Pediatric Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School
08/2008 - Foundation Training Program, National Health Service
MBChB, 07/2006 - Medicine, University of Dundee Medical School
Websites

  1. Tsoi SM, Cheung S, Valdovinos RA, Amin E, Nawaytou H, Colglazier E, Parker C, Edwell A, Kim S, Fineman JR. Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Presenting With Severe Pulmonary Vascular Disease: ECMO Stabilization During Aggressive Therapy Resulting in a Favorable Outcome. Pulmonary circulation 2025. PMID: 40463491


  2. Morell E, Colglazier E, Becerra J, Stevens L, Steurer MA, Sharma A, Nguyen H, Kathiriya IS, Weston S, Teitel D, Keller R, Amin EK, Nawaytou H, Fineman JR. A single institution anesthetic experience with catheterization of pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients. Pulmonary circulation 2024. PMID: 38618291


  3. Kobayashi D, Amin EK, Morgan GJ, Reddy SRV, Fleming GA, Forbes TJ, Nykanen DG. Usefulness of PREDIC3T Case Type Risk Category in the CRISP Registry. The American journal of cardiology 2023. PMID: 38040279


  4. Mahendra M, Chu P, Amin EK, Nawaytou H, Duncan JR, Fineman JR, Smith-Bindman R. Associated radiation exposure from medical imaging and excess lifetime risk of developing cancer in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary circulation 2023. PMID: 37614831


  5. Amin EK, El-Said H, Trucco S. Pregnancy in the cath lab Congenital Cardiology Today 2023. PMID:


  6. Colglazier E, Stevens L, Parker C, Nawaytou HM, Amin EK, Becerra J, Steurer M, Fineman JR. Hemodynamic assessment of transitioning from parenteral prostacyclin to selexipag in pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary circulation 2022. PMID: 36514390


  7. Mittal N, Reddy A, Moon-Grady AJ, Amin EK. Congenital Aortic-Left Atrial Tunnel with Coarctation and Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: A First-of-its-kind Case Report. 2022. PMID: 35403888


  8. Amin EK. In Memory of Kanishka Ratnayaka. 2022. PMID: 35201559


  9. Amin EK, Campbell-Washburn A, Ratnayaka K. MRI-Guided Cardiac Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease: How to Get Started. 2022. PMID: 35107702


  10. Stevens L, Colglazier E, Parker C, Amin EK, Nawaytou H, Teitel D, Reddy VM, Welch CL, Chung WK, Fineman JR. Genetics dictating therapeutic decisions in pediatric pulmonary hypertension? A case report suggesting we are getting closer. 2022. PMID: 35506084


  11. Leah Stevens, Elizabeth Colglazier, Claire Parker, Elena K. Amin, Hythem Nawaytou, David Teitel, Vadiyala M. Reddy, Carrie L. Welch, Wendy K. Chung, Jeffrey R. Fineman. Pulmonary Circulation 2022. PMID:


  12. Lin Y, Amin EK, Keller RL, Teitel DF, Nawaytou HM. Doppler Echocardiography Features of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Ex-Preterm Children. 2022. PMID: 34986343


  13. Amin EK, Austin ED, Parker C, Colglazier E, Nawaytou H, Leary PJ, Hemnes AR, Teitel D, Fineman JR. Novel Documentation of Onset and Rapid Advancement of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension without Symptoms in BMPR2 Mutation Carriers: Cautionary Tales? American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2020. PMID: 32692583


  14. Lin Y, Hogan W, Stillwell K, Moore P, Peyvandi S, Amin E, Quezada E. Giant Neonatal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: An Imaging and Management Challenge. CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020. PMID: 33376847


  15. Sethi N, Doshi A, Doshi T, Cross R, Cronin I, Amin E, Kanter J, Scheel J, Khan S, Campbell-Washburn A, Olivieri L. Quantitative cardiac magnetic resonance T2 imaging offers ability to non-invasively predict acute allograft rejection in children. 2020. PMID: 32456723


  16. Grant EK, Kanter JP, Olivieri LJ, Cross RR, Campbell-Washburn A, Faranesh AZ, Cronin I, Hamann KS, O'Byrne ML, Slack MC, Lederman RJ, Ratnayaka K. X-ray fused with MRI guidance of pre-selected transcatheter congenital heart disease interventions. 2019. PMID: 31062506


  17. Campbell-Washburn AE, Rogers T, Stine AM, Khan JM, Ramasawmy R, Schenke WH, McGuirt DR, Mazal JR, Grant LP, Grant EK, Herzka DA, Lederman RJ. Right heart catheterization using metallic guidewires and low SAR cardiovascular magnetic resonance fluoroscopy at 1.5 Tesla: first in human experience. 2018. PMID: 29925397


  18. Ratnayaka K, Kanter JP, Faranesh AZ, Grant EK, Olivieri LJ, Cross RR, Cronin IF, Hamann KS, Campbell-Washburn AE, O'Brien KJ, Rogers T, Hansen MS, Lederman RJ. Radiation-free CMR diagnostic heart catheterization in children. 2017. PMID: 28874164


  19. Rogers T, Ratnayaka K, Khan JM, Stine A, Schenke WH, Grant LP, Mazal JR, Grant EK, Campbell-Washburn A, Hansen MS, Ramasawmy R, Herzka DA, Xue H, Kellman P, Faranesh AZ, Lederman RJ. CMR fluoroscopy right heart catheterization for cardiac output and pulmonary vascular resistance: results in 102 patients. 2017. PMID: 28750642


  20. O'Byrne ML, Shinohara RT, Grant EK, Kanter JP, Gillespie MJ, Dori Y, Rome JJ, Glatz AC. Increasing propensity to pursue operative closure of atrial septal defects following changes in the instructions for use of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device: An observational study using data from the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. 2017. PMID: 28938967


  21. Morray BH, McElhinney DB, Boudjemline Y, Gewillig M, Kim DW, Grant EK, Bocks ML, Martin MH, Armstrong AK, Berman D, Danon S, Hoyer M, Delaney JW, Justino H, Qureshi AM, Meadows JJ, Jones TK. Multicenter Experience Evaluating Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Bovine Jugular Vein (Contegra) Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduits. Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions 2017. PMID: 28600328


  22. Campbell-Washburn AE, Tavallaei MA, Pop M, Grant EK, Chubb H, Rhode K, Wright GA. Real-time MRI guidance of cardiac interventions. 2017. PMID: 28493526


  23. Grant EK, Berul CI, Cross RR, Moak JP, Hamann KS, Sumihara K, Cronin I, O'Brien KJ, Ratnayaka K, Hansen MS, Kellman P, Olivieri LJ. Acute Cardiac MRI Assessment of Radiofrequency Ablation Lesions for Pediatric Ventricular Arrhythmia: Feasibility and Clinical Correlation. 2017. PMID: 28245348


  24. Grant EK, Olivieri LJ. The Role of 3-D Heart Models in Planning and Executing Interventional Procedures. 2017. PMID: 28624249


  25. Grant EK, Kim DW, Border WL, Lerakis S, Babaliaros V, Vincent RN. Transseptal Anchored Vascular Plug Closure of Mitral Valve Perforation. 2017. PMID: 28216218


  26. Kellman P, Xue H, Olivieri LJ, Cross RR, Grant EK, Fontana M, Ugander M, Moon JC, Hansen MS. Dark blood late enhancement imaging. 2016. PMID: 27817748


  27. Grant EK, Berul CI. Ablation of ventricular arrhythmia originating from the aortic sinus of Valsalva in an adolescent with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery. 2016. PMID: 26939865


  28. Grant EK, Berger JT. Use of Pulmonary Hypertension Medications in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and Multiple Aortopulmonary Collaterals. 2015. PMID: 26511384


  29. Grant EK, Faranesh AZ, Cross RR, Olivieri LJ, Hamann KS, O'Brien KJ, Hansen MS, Donofrio MT, Lederman RJ, Ratnayaka K, Slack MC. Image Fusion Guided Device Closure of Left Ventricle to Right Atrium Shunt. 2015. PMID: 26438770


  30. Grant EK, Berul CI. Interventional Cardiology 2015. PMID:


  31. Grant EK, Evans MJ. Cardiac findings in fetal and pediatric autopsies: a five-year retrospective review. 2008. PMID: 18721004