Christine A. Walsh, MD, FAAP, FACC is a Pediatric Cardiologist, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Montefiore-Einstein Cardiogenetics Clinic, and the Founder of the Pediatric Dysrhythmia Center at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, her areas of special interest include arrhythmogenic syndromes, sudden death, dysrhythmias, and syncope, in addition to congenital and acquired heart disease in children. Dr. Walsh has been repeatedly listed in New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors,” American Health Magazine’s “Best Doctors in America,” and Castle Connolly’s Guides to “The Best Doctors in the New York Metro Area” and “America’s Top Doctors.” US News and World Report named her as one of the top 1% of Pediatric Cardiologists in America.

Dr. Walsh graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine and did her Internship and Residency in Pediatrics at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Her Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology was at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Dr. Walsh performed research on postoperative and reperfusion dysrhythmias as an NIH Post-Doctoral Research Trainee in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pharmacology. She has published in the areas of channelopathies, antitachycardia devices, pediatric dysrhythmias, sudden death in the young, syncope, and rheumatic fever. She was a co-investigator for an NIH funded project: Ethical and Social Implications of Genetic Testing in the Case of Unexpected Death.

Dr. Walsh is a Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She has received the Lewis M. Fraad Award for Excellence in Teaching and the William Obrinsky Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education. She has been named a Master Teacher by the Department of Pediatrics of the Albert.Einstein College of Medicine. She had been elected to the Leo M. Davidoff Society of distinguished teachers. Dr. Walsh was Co-chairperson of the medical school Committee on Admissions for 19 years. She has given numerous Grand Rounds presentations and has been an invited lecturer at national and regional scientific meetings, including sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society.

Dr. Walsh has held office in professional organizations, including President of the Pediatric Cardiology Society of Greater New York and President of the Yale Association of Alumni in Medicine. She was an Executive Officer of the Association of Yale Alumni Board of Governors and has received the Yale School of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Service Award. She is a Founding Member of the Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Educational Foundation and a Founding Member of the Rachel Cooper Foundation. She is member of the Fordham University STEM Council.

Osterbur ML, Zheng R, Marion R, Walsh C, McDonald TV. Corrigendum. Hum Mutat. 2019 Mar;40(3):357. doi: 10.1002/humu.23711. PubMed PMID: 30740826.

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Vavolizza RD, Kalia I, Erskine Aaron K, Silverstein LB, Barlevy D, Wasserman D, Walsh C, Marion RW, Dolan SM. Disclosing Genetic Information to Family Members About Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias: An Obligation or a Choice?. J Genet Couns. 2015 Aug;24(4):608-15. doi: 10.1007/s10897-014-9783-7. Epub 2014 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 25400212; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4436086.

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Osterbur ML, Zheng R, Marion R, Walsh C, McDonald TV. An Interdomain KCNH2 Mutation Produces an Intermediate Long QT Syndrome. Hum Mutat. 2015 Aug;36(8):764-73. doi: 10.1002/humu.22805. Epub 2015 Jun 13. PubMed PMID: 25914329; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4667707.

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Ghosh RM, Gates GJ, Walsh CA, Schiller MS, Pass RH, Ceresnak SR. The prevalence of arrhythmias, predictors for arrhythmias, and safety of exercise stress testing in children. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Mar;36(3):584-90. doi: 10.1007/s00246-014-1053-9. Epub 2014 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 25384613.

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Silverstein LB, Stolerman M, Hidayatallah N, McDonald T, Walsh CA, Paljevic E, Cohen LL, Marion RW, Wasserman D, Dolan SM. Translating advances in cardiogenetics into effective clinical practice. Qual Health Res. 2014 Oct;24(10):1315-28. doi: 10.1177/1049732314546754. Epub 2014 Aug 11. PubMed PMID: 25114027; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4487807.

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Erskine KE, Hidayatallah NZ, Walsh CA, McDonald TV, Cohen L, Marion RW, Dolan SM. Motivation to pursue genetic testing in individuals with a personal or family history of cardiac events or sudden cardiac death. J Genet Couns. 2014 Oct;23(5):849-59. doi: 10.1007/s10897-014-9707-6. Epub 2014 Mar 25. PubMed PMID: 24664857; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4157088.

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Hidayatallah N, Silverstein LB, Stolerman M, McDonald T, Walsh CA, Paljevic E, Cohen LL, Marion RW, Wasserman D, Hreyo S, Dolan SM. Psychological stress associated with cardiogenetic conditions. Per Med. 2014 Sep 1;11(7):631-640. doi: 10.2217/pme.14.50. PubMed PMID: 25431604; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4242419.

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Erskine KE, Griffith E, Degroat N, Stolerman M, Silverstein LB, Hidayatallah N, Wasserman D, Paljevic E, Cohen L, Walsh CA, McDonald T, Marion RW, Dolan SM. An interdisciplinary approach to personalized medicine: case studies from a cardiogenetics clinic. Per Med. 2013 Jan 1;10(1):73-80. doi: 10.2217/pme.12.108. PubMed PMID: 24496296; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3564672.

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Linder J, Hidayatallah N, Stolerman M, McDonald TV, Marion R, Walsh C, Dolan S. Perceptions of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A qualitative study of families with a history of sudden life-threatening cardiac events and recommendations to improve care. Einstein J Biol Med. 2013;29(1-2):3-14. doi: 10.23861/ejbm20132929. PubMed PMID: 25383067; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4222510.

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Cohen LL, Stolerman M, Walsh C, Wasserman D, Dolan SM. Challenges of genetic testing in adolescents with cardiac arrhythmia syndromes. J Med Ethics. 2012 Mar;38(3):163-7. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100087. Epub 2011 Sep 27. PubMed PMID: 21955955; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3258368.

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Krishnan Y, Zheng R, Walsh C, Tang Y, McDonald TV. Partially dominant mutant channel defect corresponding with intermediate LQT2 phenotype. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 Jan;35(1):3-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03222.x. Epub 2011 Sep 25. PubMed PMID: 21951015; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3248989.

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Chen J, Weber M, Um SY, Walsh CA, Tang Y, McDonald TV. A dual mechanism for I(Ks) current reduction by the pathogenic mutation KCNQ1-S277L. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011 Dec;34(12):1652-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03190.x. Epub 2011 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 21895724; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3237915.