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Summer 2025
What's inside:
- A Heartfelt Sendoff: Dr. Kevin Shannon’s Retirement
- Team Spotlights
- 34th International Symposium on Adult Congenital Heart Disease Research
- Patient Stories
- UCLA ACHD Patient and Family Connections
- Contact Information
What's inside:
- End of Year Greetings from our Director
- Meet the New Team Members
- The Super-Fontan: UCLA Study Defines this Overachieving Group
- Research Trials Enrolling UCLA Health ACHD Patients
- Patient Stories
- Understanding "Heart Failure" and New Medications that are Changing Outcomes
- ACHDC Transition Program Update
- A Tribute to Ken Boyko (1951-2024)
- Season's Greetings from the ACHDC Team
- Contact Information
What's Inside:
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- Grand Opening: UCLA ACHD Westwood Outpatient Clinic
- Staff Introductions
- UCLA ACHD Patient and Family Connections Support Group
- Patient Stories
- How You Can Help
- UCLA Team Supports the ACHA "Walk for 1 in 100"
- Perloff Lectureship 2024: Ziyad Hijazi, MD, MPH
- With Gratitude and Respect: A Tribute to Marjorie Perloff (1931-2024)
- UCLA Symposium: Beyond Palliation: Exploring Transplantation Options for Fontan Patients
- Contact Information
What's Inside:
- The Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Center Welcomes New Fellows
- UCLA Leading the Nation in Transcatheter Congenital Cardiac Interventions
- Monthly Giving Program
- UCLA ACHD Symposium in February 2024
- UCLA Congenital Cardiac Surgery Announces Official Collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Orange County
- Progressive Adult Cardiac Experience (PACE) Memorial Day Weekend Retreat
- Patient Stories
- Spotlight on the ACHD Center’s Advisory Board
- UCLA ACHD Patient and Family Connections Support Group
- Important Publications in the World of CHD
- Happy Holidays for our ACHD Team
- Contact Information
What's Inside:
- Renowned Cardiac Surgeon Professor Hillel Laks Announces His Retirement
- Fellowship Updates
- New Faculty Profile: Dr. Ming-Sing Si
- 40 Years and Looking Forward
- Transition Update: Reducing The Gaps In Care
- Covid Related ACHD Research
- Telehealth/myUCLAhealth/myChart Update
- Do You Take Clindamycin For Dental Visits?
- ACHD Advisory Board Member Tom Bliss
- UCLA ACHD Center Paving The Way Forward With Groundbreaking Research
- Patient Stories
- Giving Back by Pam Miner
- How You Can Help/Contributions
What's Inside:
- 40th year Anniversary Celebration of the UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
- COVID-19 Update
- Perloff Lectureship 2019 - Damien Kenny
- ACHD Satellite Site Update
- Pamela Miner retiring July 1st after 29 years of service at the Ahmanson/UCLA ACHD Center
- Fontan Symposium
- Social Worker/Support Group Message and Updates
- Transition Update
- ACHD Fellowship Updates
- Faculty Introductions
- Patient Stories
- Telehealth Visits
- Regional ACHD Conferences for Patients and Families
- Contributions
What's Inside:
- UCLA Welcomes Dr. Glen Van Arsdell as Chief of Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Jamil Aboulhosn, MD awarded Sherman Mellinkoff Faculty Award in June 2018
- New ACHD Guidelines Published
- UCLA ACHD in the Community
- Congratulations to Linda Houser on her Retirement
- Faculty profile - Gentian Lluri, MD, PhD
- 2018 Joseph K. Perloff Lectureship awarded to Dr. Ariane Marelli
- ACHD Research Updates
- Counseling and Therapy Services for ACHD Patients & families
- ACHD Support Group
- Regional ACHD Conferences for Patients & Families
What's Inside:
- UCLA ACHD Symposium 2017
- Jamil Aboulhosn appointed Chair of ACHA Medical Advisory Board
- Accredidation Update
- Teaching Humanistic Care at the Bedside Award Recipient
- ACHD in the Community -- Porter Ranch
- ACHD Support Group
- Palliative Care benefits with Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Laker for a Day: Walter Sanchez
- Paul's Duchow Inspiring Legacy
- The 2017 Greater Los Angeles Congenital Heart Walk
- Gala - Camp del Corazon Honors and Celebrate
- Insurance Updates
- Advances in ACHD Care: Technology Updates
What's Inside:
- ACHD Board Examination Nationally Offered
- New ACHD Cardiologist at UCLA
- 2016 Joseph K. Perlof Endowed Lectureship
- Adult Congenital Heart Association 8th National Conference
- ACHD Center Accreditation: Next steps for UCLA
- Focus on Supplements
- Advance Directives
- Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Repair Options at UCLA: The Future is Here
- Advanced Imaging and 3-D Printing Technology
What's Inside:
- In Memoriam - Dr. Joseph K. Perloff (1924-2014): Memorial Tribute
- Sapien Valve - New Transcatheter Valve Being Utilized in ACHD Patients at UCLA
- ACHDC Fellowship Program
- 3rd Annual Greater Los Angeles Congenital Heart Walk
- ACHDC Board of Advisors pledged $180,000 to fund advanced training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- The Nurse Practitioner in ACHD
- Focus on Nutrition
- Research At-A-Glance
What's Inside:
- Growth of the interventional catheterization program thanks to a generous grant from the Ahmanson Foundation
- Dr. Joseph K. Perloff Visiting Fellowship Program
- Faculty Profile, Faculty Introductions, and Staff Introductions
- Dr. Aboulhosn Awarded Endowed Chair
- Advances in Congenital Heart Disease Research
What's Inside:
- First Annual Los Angeles Congenital Heart Walk a Success
- Blue Shield has a new contract with UCLA
- Advanced 3-D Imaging Techniques
What's Inside:
- New UCLA Cardiovascular Center house the ACHD outpatient clinic
- Welcome to Dr. Jeannette Lin
- Three UCLA Heart Patients Share their Stories
What's Inside:
- Dr. John S. Child retiring in 2012 after 35 years at UCLA
- Center Update
- New Treatment Modalities for Pulmonary Hypertension (Eisenmenger syndrome)
What's Inside:
- The Fontan Circulation
- The Medtronic Melody Valve
- Melody Valve Patient Profile: John K.
What's Inside:
- Dr. Joseph K. Perloff Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
- Joseph K. Perloff Fellowship
- Transitional Care Program for Adolescent/Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
What's Inside:
- New Treatment Options for Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Congential Heart Disease Awareness Fair
- New Patient Support Program
What's Inside:
- Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence
- Support Services for ACHDC Patients
- Ahmanson/ UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center's Annual Fundraising Event
What's Inside:
- Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence: Part II
- Patient Advisory Committee
- Southwest Regional Conference in LA
What's Inside:
- The Physician as a Patient
- Annual Fundraising Event
- Psychosocial Issues Affecting Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Patient's Perspective