Matthew D. Elias, MD
Pediatric Cardiology

Matthew D. Elias, MD

Pediatric Cardiology
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)

My education and training

  • University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineMedical School
  • Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency
  • Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Elias M, Tejtel SKS. "Inflammatory and Immune-Mediated Noninfectious Cardiovascular Diseases" , Moss & Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Including the Fetus and Young Adults. 11th ed.: 2026


Fabi M, Harahsheh AS, Raghuveer G, Wehrmann M, Portman MA, Dahdah N, Sabati AA, Misra N, Yamazaki-Nakashimada MA, Khoury M, Jain SS, Sundaram B, Orr W, Szmuszkovicz J, Dionne A, Thacker D, Prasad D, Sutton N, Hicar MD, Harris TH, Elganzoury M, Knutson S, Cruz J, Elias MD, Tierney S, Mondal T, Dallaire F, Lee S, Grcic M, Barnes B, Garrido LM, Manlhiot C, Farid P, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry. Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. , Pediatric Cardiology.: 2026


Raghuveer G, Coffee M, Dahdah N, Harahsheh AS, Dionne A, Portman MA, Nowlen TT, Pagano JJ, Gunsaulus M, Wehrmann M, Tierney S, Fabi M, Lee S, Szmuszkovicz J, Lang SM, Thacker D, Elias MD, Burns JC, Yamazaki-Nakashimada MA, C K, Harris, Jain SS, Butris N, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW; International Kawasaki Disease Registry (IKDR). Did the COVID-19 pandemic change the Kawasaki disease phenotype? Observations from the International Kawasaki Disease Registry. , Pediatric Cardiology.: 2026


Yu XM, Brothers JA, Giglia TM, Hogarty AN, Martino J, Patel C, Ravishankar C, Stephens P, Tingo J, Vetter V, Elias MD. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Clinical Features and Coronary Artery Aneurysms Among U.S. Children with Kawasaki Disease During a Year of High Aneurysm Incidence: A Single-Center Cohort Study. , Poster presentation at Cardiology 2026 - 29th Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale, AZ.: 2026


Gangemi DJG, Yeung H, Dionne A, Dahdah N, Tierney S, Tremoulet AH, Harahsheh AS, Raghuveer G, Harris KC, Norozi K, Elias MD, Portman M, Lee S, Nowlen T, Gunsaulus M, McCrindle BW, Manlhiot C. Impact of Different Coronary Artery Z-score Equations on Predicting the Risk of Thrombosis for Children With Coronary Artery Aneurysms After Kawasaki Disease. , Oral presentation at the 2nd IKDR and EUROKiDs Joint Kawasaki Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.: 2026


Choueiter NF, Lee S, Dionne A, Raghuveer G, Sabati AA, Harris TH, Elias MD, Norozi K, Lang SM, Szmuszkovicz JR, Fernandez-Cooke E, Wehrmann M, Fabi M, Knuston S, Misra N, Thacker D, McCrindle BW, Manlhiot C, Tierney S. Stress Testing in Children With Coronary Artery Aneurysms Following Kawasaki Disease. , Oral presentation at the 2nd IKDR and EUROKiDs Joint Kawasaki Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.: 2026


Qaddumi WN, Chinni C, Manlhiot C, Dionna A, Portman MA, Dahdah N, Lee S, Tierney S, Khoury M, Raghuveer G, Gunsaulus M, Tremoulet AH, Harris KC, Elias MD, Knutson S, Norozi K, Lang SM, Harahsheh AS, on behalf of the International Kawasaki Disease Registry (IKDR). Evolution of Left Anterior Descending and Right Coronary Artery Giant Aneurysm Remodeling in Children with Kawasaki Disease. , Poster presentation at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans, LA, March 30, 2026.: 2026


Sperotto F, Kazlova V, Trachtenberg FL, Truong DT, Aggarwal S, Block JR, Bradford TT, Buddhe S, Dionne A, Dragulescu A, Farooqi KM, Forsha DE, Giglia TM, Golding IF, Hasbani K, Jone PN, Krishnan A, Lang SM, McFarland CA, Mitchell EC, Moussi Saad E, Nowlen TT, Pignatelli RH, Pletzer S, Serrano R, Shakti D, Srivastava S, Thorsson T, Votava-Smith JK, Wilson HC, Newburger JW, Friedman KG; MUSIC Study Investigators. 2D Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Multicenter Analysis From the MUSIC Study. Circ , Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging: 2025


Yu J, Elias MD, Whitney D, Swami SK, Shojaie K, Burlingame CC, Armendi IF, Peskin M, Lerman MA, Miller JA, Lavelle J, Ku BC, Burnham JM. Impact of a Clinical Pathway on Medication Use and Outcomes in Kawasaki Disease. , Poster presentation at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2025, Chicago, IL, October 24-29, 2025.: 2025


Vargas A, Numata R, Patel C, Jones AL, Mercer-Rosa L, Elias MD. Impact of IVIG Timing of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Kawasaki Disease and Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms. , Poster presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, September 26-30, 2025.: 2025