Pediatric Cardiology
Matthew D. Elias, MD
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees newborns through age 18
CHOP Specialty Care, Lancaster
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About me

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Elias is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Elias MD, Brothers JA, Hogarty AN, Martino J, O'Byrne ML, Patel C, Stephens P, Tingo J, Vetter VL, Ravishankar C, Giglia TM. Outcomes Associated With Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms After Kawasaki Disease: A Single-Center United States Experience. , Journal of Pediatrics: 2024


Harahsheh AS, Shah S, Dallaire F, Manlhiot C, Khoury M, Lee S, Fabi M, Mauriello D, Tierney ESS, Sabati AA, Dionne A, Dahdah N, Choueiter N, Thacker D, Giglia TM, Truong DT, Jain S, Portman M, Orr WB, Harris TH, Szmuszkovicz JR, Farid P, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease, Registry (IKDR) Kawasaki Disease in the Time of COVID-19 and MIS-C: The International Kawasaki Disease Registry. , Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 40(1): 2024,58-72


Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, et al. (including RECOVER-Pediatric Consortium). Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design. , PLoS One, 19(5): 2024


Lin J, Harahsheh AS, Raghuveer G, Jain S, Chouieter NF, Garrido-Garcia LM, Dahdah N, Portman MA, Misra N, Khoury M, Fabi M, Elias MD, Dionne A, Lee S, Selamet Tierney ES, Ballweg JA, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW, International Kawasaki Disease Registry. Emerging Insights into the Pathophysiology of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19. , Canadian Journal of Cardiology., 39(6): 2023,793-802


Khoury M, Harahsheh AS, Raghuveer G, Dahdah N, Lee S, Fabi M, Selamet Tierney ES, Portman MA, Choueiter NF, Elias M, Thacker D, Dallaire F, Orr WB, Harris TH, Norozi K, Truong DT, Khare M, Szmuszkovicz JR, Pagano JJ, Manlhiot C, Farid P, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry. Obesity and Outcomes of Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. , JAMA Network Open, 6(12): 2023


Walton M, Raghuveer G, Harahsheh A, Portman MA, Lee S, Khoury M, Dahdah N, Fabi M, Dionne A, Harris TH, Choueiter N, Garrido-Garcia LM, Jain S, Dallaire F, Misra N, Hicar MD, Giglia TM, Truong DT, Tierney ESS, Thacker D, Nowlen TT, Szmuszkovicz JR, Norozi K, Orr WB, Farid P, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry Cardiac Biomarkers Aid in Differentiation of Kawasaki Disease from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19. , Pediatric Cardiology: 2023


Vaiyani D, Elias MD, Biko DM, Whitehead KK, Harris MA, Partington SL, Fogel MA. Patients with Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis Have More Favorable Strain in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Than Those With Viral Myocarditis. , Pediatric Cardiology., 44(5): 2023,1108-1117


Hansen K, Grady S, McCrindle BW, Harahsheh AS, Elias MD, Dahdah N, Tierney S. Physicians’ self-reported exercise testing and physical activity recommendations in Kawasaki patients. , Pediatric Cardiology. , 44(3): 2023,631-639


Harahsheh AS, Portman MA, Khoury M, Elias MD, Lee S, Lin J, McCrindle BW. Management of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Decision-Making Regarding a New Condition in the Absence of Clinical Trial Data. , Canadian Journal of Cardiology., 39(6): 2023,803-814


Elias MD, Truong DT, Oster ME, Trachtenberg FL, Mu X, Jone PN, Mitchell EC, Dummer KB, Sexson Tejtel SK, Osakwe O, Thacker D, Su JA, Bradford TT, Burns KM, Campbell MJ, Connors TJ, D'Addese L, Forsha D, Frosch OH, Giglia TM, Goodell LR, Handler SS, Hasbani K, Hebson C, Krishnan A, Lang SM, McCrindle BW, McHugh KE, Morgan LM, Payne RM, Sabati A, Sagiv E, Sanil Y, Serrano F, Newburger JW, Dionne A; Pediatric Heart Network MUSIC Study Investigators. Examination of Adverse Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. , JAMA Network Open., 6(1): 2023