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Doff B. McElhinney

Doff B. McElhinney

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
31755
World Ranking
8353
National Ranking
4315

Doff B. McElhinney publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Doff B. McElhinney sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 575 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Doff B. McElhinney D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Doff B. McElhinney sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Doff B. McElhinney is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans several subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, and molecular biology.

The main topics of research include congenital heart disease studies, cardiac valve diseases and treatments, cardiac structural anomalies and repair, pulmonary hypertension research and treatments, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, aortic disease and treatment approaches, and coronary artery anomalies.

McElhinney has authored numerous papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Multicenter Study of Endocarditis After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Identification of elders at higher risk for fall with statewide electronic health records and a machine learning algorithm, 2020, International Journal of Medical Informatics
  • Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2022, Circulation
  • Development of an early-warning system for high-risk patients for suicide attempt using deep learning and electronic health records, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement With the Sapien Prosthesis, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with McElhinney include:

  • Xuefeng B. Ling
  • Karl G. Sylvester
  • Frank L. Hanley
  • Harvey J. Cohen
  • Scott R. Ceresnak

Publications have appeared commonly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
  • World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

The researcher's work on congenital heart disease and cardiac valve treatments, supported by epidemiological and surgical insights, indicates a multidisciplinary approach. Topics around pulmonary hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, and aortic disease further highlight the comprehensive scope of their investigation into cardiovascular conditions.

Best Publications

  • Improved Surgical Outcome After Fetal Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

    Wayne Tworetzky;Doff B. McElhinney;V. Mohan Reddy;Michael M. Brook

  • Short- and Medium-Term Outcomes After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Placement in the Expanded Multicenter US Melody Valve Trial

    Doff B. McElhinney;William E. Hellenbrand;Evan M. Zahn;Thomas K. Jones

  • Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy

    Catherine Limperopoulos;Wayne Tworetzky;Doff B. McElhinney;Jane W. Newburger

  • Pulmonary artery hypertension in formerly premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: clinical features and outcomes in the surfactant era.

    Ekta Khemani;Doff B. McElhinney;Lawrence Rhein;Lawrence Rhein;Olyn Andrade

  • NKX2.5 mutations in patients with congenital heart disease.

    Doff B. McElhinney;Elizabeth Geiger;Joshua Blinder;D. Woodrow Benson

  • Fetal aortic valve stenosis and the evolution of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: patient selection for fetal intervention

    Kaarin Mäkikallio;Doff B. McElhinney;Jami C. Levine;Gerald R. Marx

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with congenital heart disease: risk factors and outcomes.

    Doff B. McElhinney;Holly L. Hedrick;David M. Bush;Gilberto R. Pereira

  • Implantation of the Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve in Patients With a Dysfunctional Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduit Early Results From the U.S. Clinical Trial

    Evan M. Zahn;William E. Hellenbrand;James E. Lock;Doff B. McElhinney

  • Predictors of Technical Success and Postnatal Biventricular Outcome After In Utero Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis With Evolving Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

    Doff B. McElhinney;Audrey C. Marshall;Louise E. Wilkins-Haug;David W. Brown

  • Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes up to 7 Years After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in the US Melody Valve Investigational Device Exemption Trial

    John P. Cheatham;William E. Hellenbrand;Evan M. Zahn;Thomas K. Jones

  • Delayed Cortical Development in Fetuses with Complex Congenital Heart Disease

    C. Clouchoux;A.J. du Plessis;M. Bouyssi-Kobar;W. Tworetzky;W. Tworetzky

  • Analysis of Cardiovascular Phenotype and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Individuals With a JAG1 Mutation and/or Alagille Syndrome

    Doff B. McElhinney;Ian D. Krantz;Lynn Bason;David A. Piccoli

  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome With Intact or Highly Restrictive Atrial Septum Outcome After Neonatal Transcatheter Atrial Septostomy

    Antonios P. Vlahos;James E. Lock;Doff B. McElhinney;Mary E. van der Velde

  • Association of chromosome 22q11 deletion with isolated anomalies of aortic arch laterality and branching

    Doff B McElhinney;Bernard J Clark;Paul M Weinberg;Maura L Kenton

  • Stent Fracture, Valve Dysfunction, and Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reintervention After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation Patient-Related and Procedural Risk Factors in the US Melody Valve Trial

    Doff B. McElhinney;John P. Cheatham;Thomas K. Jones;James E. Lock

  • Transcatheter Heart Valve Prostheses

    James E. Lock;Doff B. Mcelhinney

  • Risk of coronary artery compression among patients referred for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation a multicenter experience

    Brian H. Morray;Doff B. McElhinney;John P. Cheatham;Evan M. Zahn

  • Early and intermediate outcomes after repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries: Experience with 85 patients

    V. Mohan Reddy;Doff B. McElhinney;Zahid Amin;Phillip Moore

  • Left Heart Growth, Function, and Reintervention After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Neonatal Aortic Stenosis

    Doff B. McElhinney;James E. Lock;John F. Keane;Adrian M. Moran

  • Results of 102 cases of complete repair of congenital heart defects in patients weighing 700 to 2500 grams

    V.Mohan Reddy;Doff B. McElhinney;Theresa Sagrado;Andrew J. Parry

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Lock
James E. Lock Stanford University
Norman H. Silverman
Norman H. Silverman University of California, San Francisco
Pedro J. del Nido
Pedro J. del Nido Boston Children's Hospital
Steven D. Colan
Steven D. Colan Boston Children's Hospital
Kimberlee Gauvreau
Kimberlee Gauvreau Boston Children's Hospital
Frank L. Hanley
Frank L. Hanley Stanford University
John E. Mayer
John E. Mayer Boston Children's Hospital
Carol B. Benson
Carol B. Benson Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tal Geva
Tal Geva Boston Children's Hospital
Andrew J. Powell
Andrew J. Powell Boston Children's Hospital

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