John Fahey, MD
Professor Emeritus of PediatricsCards
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Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Exercise Laboratory; Co-Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Pediatric Cardiology
Biography
Dr. Fahey is an attending for the Clinic for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD). This is a new and emerging specialty for this complex group of patients. Their problems span both adult and pediatric cardiology and this is a multidisciplinary subspecialty clinic.
Dr. Fahey also directs a very busy Pediatric exercise stress testing laboratory. The laboratory was the first in the state and gets referrals from throughout the region.
Dr. Fahey also is Assistant Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training program, one of the first in the country.
Dr. Fahey has been a staff cardiologist since completing his fellowship at Yale in 1985. He served as Interim Director of the Section for 6 years. He has clinics at Yale, as well as Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London and an outpatient Cardiology facility in Norwich.
Appointments
Pediatric Cardiology
EmeritusPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Adult Congenital Heart Program
- Children’s Heart Center
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatrics
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (1985)
- Intern & Resident
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (1982)
- MD
- New Jersey Medical School (1979)
Research
Publications
2011
Percutaneous Implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Conduit Failure in the Pulmonary Position Early Phase 1 Results From an International Multicenter Clinical Trial
Kenny D, Hijazi ZM, Kar S, Rhodes J, Mullen M, Makkar R, Shirali G, Fogel M, Fahey J, Heitschmidt MG, Cain C. Percutaneous Implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Conduit Failure in the Pulmonary Position Early Phase 1 Results From an International Multicenter Clinical Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 58: 2248-2256. PMID: 22078433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.07.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valveSAPIEN transcatheter heart valveTranscatheter heart valveTranscatheter pulmonary valve replacementPulmonary valve replacementPulmonary artery conduitDysfunctional right ventricleArtery conduitPulmonary regurgitationValve replacementRight ventricleHeart valvesNew York Heart Association functional class IBody weightRight ventricular outflow tractInternational multicenter clinical trialsPeak Doppler gradientSuccessful valve deploymentSevere pulmonary regurgitationFunctional class IVentricular outflow tractMulticenter clinical trialNumber of patientsAortic pressure ratioEarly phase 1
2009
Results of Exercise Stress Testing in Patients with Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
Murphy J, Pierucci P, Chyun D, Henderson KJ, Pollak J, White RI, Fahey J. Results of Exercise Stress Testing in Patients with Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations. Pediatric Cardiology 2009, 30: 978-984. PMID: 19636485, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9491-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformationsExercise stress testingPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsOxygen saturationMaximum exerciseArteriovenous malformationsRoom air oxygen saturationMean oxygen saturationStress testingCycle ergometer testNoncontrast chestBilateral involvementFrequent complicationComplete embolizationSerial studiesPatientsErgometer testOwn controlYoung adultsNoninvasive methodLimited experienceSignificant differencesMalformationsBaselineAge
2004
Exercise‐induced stridor due to abnormal movement of the arytenoid area: Videoendoscopic diagnosis and characterization of the “at risk” group
Fahey JT, Bryant NJ, Karas D, Goldberg B, DeStefano R, Gracco LC. Exercise‐induced stridor due to abnormal movement of the arytenoid area: Videoendoscopic diagnosis and characterization of the “at risk” group. Pediatric Pulmonology 2004, 39: 51-55. PMID: 15558600, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal vocal cord motionMaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testingExercise-induced stridorExercise-related dyspneaCardiopulmonary exercise testingPartial airway obstructionVocal cord motionArytenoid areaSevere stridorUnsedated transnasalAirway obstructionPeak exerciseAnterior motionExercise testingNormal findingsMaximal exerciseCord motionAryepiglottic foldsAbnormal movementsStridorPatientsExerciseRiskReportDyspnea
2002
Chapter in: Rudolph's Pediatrics
Fahey JT. Chest Pain. Chapter in: Rudolph's Pediatrics. Appleton & Lange, San Mateo, CA 2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter In: Progress in Respiratory Research: Clinical Exercise Testing
Fahey J, Cooper D. Clinical Exercise Testing in Children. Chapter In: Progress in Respiratory Research: Clinical Exercise Testing. Karger 2002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
John T. Fahey, MD, is director of Yale Medicine’s Adult Congenital Heart Program. A cardiologist, he has more than 30 years of experience treating congenital heart disease in children and adults. He tells new patients, “We can usually make your heart function very close to normal.”
Dr. Fahey researches exercise in patients with congenital heart disease. He also studies the abnormal physiology of congenital heart disease, and when and how to best treat it.”
He derives his greatest satisfaction from caring for young patients over time and watching them grow into adults. He is most excited about new catheterization methods that enable a patient with congenital heart disease to avoid surgery. He is a professor of pediatrics (cardiology) and an associate clinical professor of nursing at Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
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Board Certifications
Pediatrics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 1984
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Contacts
Pediatric Cardiology
PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
Locations
Hunter Building
Academic Office
15 York Street, Ste 302
New Haven, CT 06510
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