Alan Chou, MD
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Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Alan attended Dartmouth College and received undergraduate degrees in chemistry and mathematics. He subsequently attended the University of Pennsylvania for medical school and is currently a resident in the integrated cardiothoracic residency program. During residency, he spent two years in the labs of Drs. Roland Assi and George Tellides and earned a Masters of Health Science degree. He plans to pursue a career in academic cardiac surgery with a focus on complex aortic surgery.
Last Updated on July 09, 2025.
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- MD
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (2019)
- BA
- Dartmouth College, Chemistry
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Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Alan Chou's published research.
Hamid Mojibian, MD
John Elefteriades, MD
Mohammad Abdullah Zafar, MD, MHS
Publications
2017
Positive family history of aortic dissection dramatically increases dissection risk in family members
Ma WG, Chou AS, Mok SCM, Charilaou P, Zafar MA, Sieller RS, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Positive family history of aortic dissection dramatically increases dissection risk in family members. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 240: 132-137. PMID: 28502736, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2016
Twenty‐five year outcomes following composite graft aortic root replacement
Mok SC, Ma W, Mansour A, Charilaou P, Chou AS, Peterss S, Tranquilli M, Elefteriades JA. Twenty‐five year outcomes following composite graft aortic root replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2016, 32: 99-109. PMID: 27966257, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesBioprosthesisBlood Vessel ProsthesisConnecticutEchocardiography, TransesophagealElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTomography, X-Ray ComputedVascular GraftingYoung AdultDo Familial Aortic Dissections Tend to Occur at the Same Age?
Chou AS, Ma WG, Mok SC, Ziganshin BA, Peterss S, Rizzo JA, Tranquilli M, Elefteriades JA. Do Familial Aortic Dissections Tend to Occur at the Same Age? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 103: 546-550. PMID: 27570161, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCT Imaging Artifact Simulating Aortic Dissection
Chou A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. CT Imaging Artifact Simulating Aortic Dissection. Aorta 2016, 4 DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2016.15.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsComputed Tomography Imaging Artifact Simulating Type A Aortic Dissection
Chou AS, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Computed Tomography Imaging Artifact Simulating Type A Aortic Dissection. Aorta 2016, 04: 72-73. PMID: 27757406, PMCID: PMC5054759, DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2015.15.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2015
Long-term behavior of aortic intramural hematomas and penetrating ulcers
Chou AS, Charilaou P, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Long-term behavior of aortic intramural hematomas and penetrating ulcers. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 151: 361-373.e1. PMID: 26496809, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic AneurysmAortic DiseasesAortic DissectionAortic RuptureAortographyConnecticutFemaleHematomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeUlcerAtypical aortic arch branching variants: A novel marker for thoracic aortic disease
Dumfarth J, Chou AS, Bhandari R, Peterss S, Tranquilli M, Mojibian H, Fang H, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Atypical aortic arch branching variants: A novel marker for thoracic aortic disease. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 149: 1586-1592. PMID: 25802134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAneurysmAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesAortographyCardiovascular AbnormalitiesCase-Control StudiesConnecticutDeglutition DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRisk FactorsSubclavian ArteryTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedVascular MalformationsVertebral Artery