Aaron T. Dorfman, MD
Areas of expertise: Outpatient cardiology, Turner syndrome
Locations: Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Voorhees, Specialty Care, Atlantic County, Specialty Care, Virtua, CHOP at Virtua Voorhees Hospital
About Aaron T. Dorfman, MD
Titles
Attending Cardiologist
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2019-2022, Philadelphia Magazine's Top Doctors in Pediatric Cardiology
2012, 2014-2023, South Jersey Magazine's Top Physicians in Pediatric Cardiology
2021, Paul M Weinberg Award for Distinguished Teaching – CHOP Cardiology
2013-2021, "Top Docs for Kids" - SJ Magazine
2016, "Best Doctors - Reader's Choice" - South Jersey Magazine
2016, Early Career Faculty Honor Roll- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2019-present, Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Related Cardiovascular Conditions - Patients, Families, and Clinicians Education and Communication Working Group
2017-present, Scientific Advisory Board, Turner Resource Network
2017-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2018-present, Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Medical Genetics
2010-present, Peer Reviewer, Pediatric Emergency Care
Academic and Institutional Committees
2021-present, Cardiac Center Outpatient Operations Committee
2021-present, Philly Spin-In Organizational Committee
2019-present, EPIC optimization for Cardiology Workgroup
2017-present, Cardiac Center Strategic Growth and Capacity Group
2017-present, Echocardiography Lab Quality Improvement Core Team
2010-present, Non-Committee Interviewer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Clinical Research Certificate Program - Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2019
Prakash SK, Lugo-Ruiz S, Rivera-Davila M, Rubio N, Shah AN, Knickmeyer RC, Scurlock C, Crenshaw M, Davis SM, Lorigan GA, Dorfman AT, Rubin K, Maslen C, Bamba V, Kruska, P, Silberbach M: The Turner syndrome research registry: Creating equipoise between investigators and participants. Am. J. Med. Genet 181C: 7-12, 2019.
2008
Dorfman Aaron T, Marino Bradley S, Wernovsky Gil, Tabbutt Sarah, Ravishankar Chitra, Godinez Rodolfo I, Priestley Margaret, Dodds Kathryn M, Rychik Jack, Gruber Peter J, Gaynor J William, Levy Richard J, Nicolson Susan C, Montenegro Lisa M, Spray Thomas L, Dominguez Troy E: Critical heart disease in the neonate: presentation and outcome at a tertiary care center. Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 9(2): 193-202, Mar 2008.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2021
Osborne AD, Corder W, Rintoul NE, Maschhoff KL, Taha DK, Christ L, Laje P, Connelly JC, Dorfman AT.: Case Report: Premature closure of the ductus arteriosus with prenatal acetaminophen use requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Neonatal ECMO Session, 37th Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO & the Advanced Therapies for Cardiac and Respiratory Failure, February 22, 2021: Virtual poster presentation 2021.
Lectures by Invitation
2021
Dorfman Aaron T. "Cardiac Risk Evaluation in Children in the Era of COVID-19" Pediatric Grand Rounds. Penn Medicine Princeton Health -Presented Virtually, Princeton, NJ. Jan 2021.
2020
Dorfman Aaron T. "Chest Pain, Syncope, and Palpitations", Advanced Lecture Series. PM Pediatrics - Presented Virtually, Lake Success, NY. Dec 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Pearls in Managing Patients and Families with Turner Syndrome", GenTAC Alliance Aortic Summit, Ann Arbor, MI - Presented Virtually. Oct 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Evaluation of the Newborn with Suspected Cardiac Disease", Virtua Hospitalist Education Series, Virtua Voorhees -Presented Virtually, Voorhees, NJ. Sept 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Cardiac Risk Evaluation in Children in the Era of COVID-19",CHOP at Virtua Fall Symposium, Virtua Voorhees -Presented Virtually, Voorhees, NJ. Sept 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Pediatric Cardiology" Physician's Assistant Program - Pediatrics Core Lecture, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. June 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Cardiac Risk Evaluation in School Aged Children", New Jersey State School Nurses Association Spring 2020 Conference, Princeton, NJ - Cancelled due to COVID-19. Mar 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Syncope, Chest Pain and Hypertension", Visiting Professor Lecture Series, Advocare Lerch and Amato Pediatrics, Gibbsboro, NJ. Jan 2020.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Syncope, Chest Pain and Hypertension", Visiting Professor Lecture Series, Advocare Medford Pediatrics, Medford, NJ. Jan 2020.
2019
Dorfman Aaron T. "Cardiac Murmurs and Common Cardiac Concerns in School Aged Children" Cardiology for Primary Care, 9th Annual Lourdes Cardiology Symposium. Cherry Hill, NJ. Sept 2019.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Pediatric Cardiology", Physician's Assistant Program - Pediatrics Core Lecture, Thomas Jefferson University, Atlantic City, NJ. June 2019.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Evaluation of the Newborn with Suspected Cardiac Disease",Pediatric Grand Rounds, AtlantiCare Health System, Galloway, NJ. June 2019.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Pediatric Cardiology", Physician's Assistant Program - Pediatrics Core Lecture, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. June 2019.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Cardiac Murmurs and Common Cardiac Concerns in School Aged Children", Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Convention, The Golden Nugget, Atlantic City, NJ. Apr 2019.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Newborn Cardiac Evaluation", Visiting Professor Lecture Series, Salem Road Pediatrics, Burlington Township, NJ. Mar 2019.
Dorfman Aaron T. "Syncope, Overview and Red Flags", CHOP Community Hospitalist Grand Rounds, Teleconference to multiple locations, Voorhees, NJ. Jan 2019.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2012
Parnell A, Dorfman A, Brothers J: Preventive Cardiology. Pediatric Practice: Cardiology. Gleason M, Rychik J, Shaddy R (eds.). McGraw Hill, 2012.