University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital Position
Pediatric Cardiologist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota

Specialty
Cardiology

Board Certifications
Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Did you Know?
- After his residency, Dr. Kochilas served one year in Greek Air Force medicine, focusing on caring for and transporting critically ill patients
- From 2000 to 2008, Dr. Kochilas lead an NIH-funded research program focused on the mechanisms of normal and abnormal cardiac development

Sees Patients At
 - University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital (The Heart Center)
 - Pediatric Specialty Clinic (St. Paul)
 - Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
General Pediatric Cardiology
Echocardiography
Genetics of Congenital Heart Diseases

Education
Medical Schools
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
University of Athens, Department of Internal Medicine

Sites of Residency
University Children’s Hospital, Heldelberg, Germany (Pediatrics)
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Pediatrics)

Sites of Fellowship
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Cardiology)

Awards & Honors
Best Doctors in America^®, 2009-2010
Reviewer: Pediatrics  Archives of Disease in Childhood
Member of the Society for Pediatric Research (2003- present)
American Academy of Pediatrics (Sections of Pediatric Cardiology and Neonatal Perinatal Medicine) (1996- present)
American Heart Association (Basic CV Science Council and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young) (1999- present)

Selected Recent Publications
Articles & Abstracts
B. Funke, J. Epstein, L. Kochilas, M. Lu, R. Pandita, J. Liao, R. Bauerndistel, T. Schüller, C. Brown, H. Schorle, J. Adams and B. Morrow. “Mice overexpressing genes from the 22q11 region deleted in velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome have middle and inner ear defects.” Human Molecular Genetics 2001, 10(22) 2549-2556.

L.Kochilas, R. Tanel. “Syncope in the infant and the newborn.” Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2001; 13: 71-82.

A. Gitler, C. Brown, L. Kochilas, J. Li, JA Epstein. “Neural Crest migration and mouse models of congenital heart disease.” The Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 2002; 67:57-62. 

L. Kochilas, S. Merscher-Gomez, M. Lu, V. Potluri, J. Liao, R. Kucherlapati, B. Morrow, J. Epstein. “The role of neural crest during cardiac development in a mouse model of DiGeorge syndrome.” Devel Biology 2002; 251, 157-166.

L. Kochilas, V. Potluri, A. Gitler, K. Balasubramanian, A. Chin. "Cloning and characterization of zebrafish  tbx1." Mech Develop (Gene Expr Patterns) 2003, 3(5), 645-651.

J. Liao, L. Kochilas, S. Nowotschin, JS. Arnold, VS. Aggarwal, J.A. Epstein, M.C. Brown, J. Adams, B.E. Morrow. “Full spectrum of malformations in velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome mouse models by altering Tbx1 dosage.” Human Molecular Genetics 2004; 13(15),1-9.

KG. Ackerman, BJ. Herron, SO. Vargas, H. Huang, L. Kochilas, C. Rao, B. Pober, RP. Babiuk, JA. Epstein, JJ. Greer, DR. Beier. “Mutations in Fog2 Cause Diaphragmatic Defects and Primary Pulmonary Hypoplasia in Mice and Man.” PLOS Genetics 2005, 1(1), e10 (001-007).

S. Ford, A. Rao, L. Kochilas. “Giant coronary artery aneurysm formation following meningococcal septicaemia.” Pediatr Cardiol 2007; 28(4): 300-302.

L. Kochilas, D. Abuelo, U. Tantravahi. “Congenital Polyvalvular Disease (CPVD) in a Patient with Inverted Duplication 2p21-23.” Pediatr Cardiol 2008; 29(1): 172-175.

L. Kochilas, F. Gundogan, M. Atalay, J.M. Bliss, M. Vatta, L. Smith Pena, D.  Abuelo. “A Novel Mutation of the Fibrillin-1 (FBN1) Gene in a Patient with Neonatal Marfan Syndrome.” J Perinatol 2008; 28(4): 303-305.

J. Kreiling, Z. Balantac, J. Toure, S. Zchut, L. Kochilas, R. Creton. “Calcium Manipulation in Zebrafish Embryos Affects Left-Right Asymmetry of the Heart and Brain.” Mech Develop 2008; 125: 396-410.

S. Haley, T. Zhao, L. Jun, J. Klysik, J. Padbury, L. Kochilas. “Forced Expression of the Cell Cycle Inhibitor p57KIP2 in Cardiomyocytes Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Mouse Heart.” BMC Physiol 2008, 8:4doi:10.1186/1472-6793-8-4.

J. Kern, R. Modi, M. Atalay, L. Kochilas. “High Levels of Cardiac Troponin I Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndromes in Children with Myocarditis.“ J Pediatr (2008, in print).

Books and Book Chapters
L. Kochilas. “Patent Ductus Arteriosus.” The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult. W. Schwartz, William & Wilkins (2nd Edition), Philadelphia, 2000; 600-601.

L. Kochilas, A. Chin. “Congenital Heart Disease.” Textbook of Molecular Medicine, M. Runge and W. Patterson, Humana (2nd Edition), Totowa, NJ, 2006, 69-97.