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Jyothsna Akam Venkata, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Fetal Cardiology
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Memorial Division of Pediatric Cardiac Services

1150 North 35th Avenue
Suite 490
Hollywood, FL 33021

Phone: 954-265-3437

Fax: 954-265-3731

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Memorial Division of Pediatric Cardiology

12295 Taft Street
Pembroke Pines, FL 33026

Phone: 954-276-9535

Fax: 954-447-7505

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About Me

I’m a pediatric cardiologist specializing in fetal cardiology and cardiac imaging at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. I’m honored to care for children with heart disease, starting even before birth, and be a part of their journey throughout childhood and adolescence.

As a fetal cardiologist, I diagnose and treat all forms of congenital heart disease and arrhythmias before birth. I collaborate with OBGYN and maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists in the management of high-risk pregnancies.

I completed a fellowship in Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship specializing in fetal cardiology and cardiac MRI. As an advanced cardiac imager, I also specialize in all modalities of echocardiography (transthoracic, transesophageal and fetal echocardiography) and cardiac MRI. I’m passionate about multimodality cardiac imaging and take a holistic approach in the care of children with heart disease.

Being a doctor allows me to combine my love for science and technology with my desire to serve patients. Witnessing the resilience of children solidified my dedication to the field of pediatric cardiology. Every patient I care for receives the same dedication and attention that I would want for my own child.

In addition to patient care, clinical research has been an integral part of my career. My research interests include (i) assessment of ventricular function using advanced imaging techniques such as speckle tracking echocardiography, three-dimensional echocardiography, myocardial tissue characterization using cardiac MRI, and (ii) prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of aorta. I serve as a reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed pediatric cardiology journals and as an associate editor for the Journal of Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. I’m also an affiliate assistant professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University.

 

Languages

  • English
  • Tamil

Education

Fellowships

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, 2019, Pediatric Cardiology

Residency

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Residency, 2016, Pediatrics

Internships

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Residency, 2014

Medical Education

  • PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, 2011

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatric Cardiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics

Awards, Achievements, and More

Publications

Garg N, Kadiu G, Akam-Venkata J, Singh G, Aggarwal S. Left Atrial Function in Children with Cancer Prior to Start of Chemotherapy: A Speckle Echocardiography Analysis. Accepted for publication in Pediatric Cardiology Journal. June 2026.

Hsieh N, Doctor PN, Akam-Venkata J, Birdsall K, …., Veeram Reddy SR, Fares M, Greil G, Jaquiss R, Hussain T. Elevated combined pulmonary vascular resistance obtained by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and cardiac catheterization on pre-Fontan assessment is associated with adverse postoperative Fontan outcomes. Cardiol Young. 2026 Jan 20:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951125110664. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41555595.

M DiLorenzo, A Chelliah, C Lam, D Biko, J Patel…Akam-Venkata J ..Soslow J- Normal T1 Mapping Values in Children and Adolescents: An International Multicenter Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2024.

SS Jain, SA Anderson, JM Steele, HC Wilson… Akam-Venkata J…Grosse-Wortmann - Cardiac manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis in the young in the USA: longitudinal results from the Myocarditis After COVID Vaccination (MACiV) multicenter study. EClinicalMedicine (part of THE LANCET Discovery Science), 2024. The study is endorsed and supported by the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Won the bestresearch award in pediatric cardiology at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac surgery

Jain SS, Anderson SA, Steele JM,.. Akam-Venkata J, DiLorenzo MP, Brumund M, Bhatla P, Eshtehardi P, Mehta K, Glover K, Dove ML, Aldawsari KA, Kumar A, Barfuss SB, Dorfman AL, …Reich JD, Nair N, Drugge ED, Grosse-Wortmann L. Corrigendum to "Cardiac manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis in the young in the USA: longitudinal results from the Myocarditis After COVID Vaccination (MACiV) multicenter study". EClinicalMedicine. 2025 May 21;84:103268. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103268. Erratum for: EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Sep 06;76:102809. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102809. PMID: 40496878; PMCID: PMC12148612.

Oral Presentations:

International:
Akam-Venkata J. Beyond Ultrasound: Role of Fetal CMR in prenatal evaluation of cardiac tumors. Oral presentation in the Spring webinar 2026 (virtual) organized by Northh Medical. March 18th, 2026

Regional:

  1. Akam-Venkata J. Refractory Malignant Fetal Tachyarrhythmia: The Power of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Achieving a Successful Outcome. Second annal Florida Fetal Cardiology Symposium 2026. Hosted by Advent Health for Children, April 17th, 2026, Celebration, FL.
  2. Akam-Venkata J. Beyond Ejection Fraction: Advanced Ventricular Function Assessment using 2D Speckle Tracking and 3D Echocardiography. Grand Rounds at Joe DiMagggio Children’s Hospital, Memorial Health Care System in Hollywood, Florida on March 26th, 2026.
  3. Akam-Venkata J. Bridging the Gap in Intraoperative Imaging-When Epicardial Echocardiography steps in. Presented at: 10th Annual All-Florida Pediatric Echo Society Symposium held in Tampa, FL on October 4th, 2025, by St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
  4. Akam-Venkata J. Mitral valve replacement in young children using a custom-made extracellular matrix (ECM) valve. Presented at: 10th Annual All-Florida Pediatric Echo Society Symposium held in Tampa, FL on October 4th, 2025, by St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

Please view more of Dr. Jyothsna Akam-Venkata’s publications on PubMed and Google Scholar.

Professional Organizations

  • American Society of Echocardiography
  • Fetal Heart Society
  • Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Society of Pediatric Echocardiography

Presentations

  • Akam-Venkata J, Ghaleb S, Howard-Claudio C, Hall M, and Shakti D. Rare association of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Heterotaxy syndrome with Transposition of Great Arteries: Role of Cardiac MRI in comprehensive diagnosis. Oral presentation at the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Annual Scientific Sessions held in January 2023.
  • Akam-Venkata J and Aggarwal S. Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Aerobic Capacity in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Patients. AHA CVRI Young Investigator Award finalist (oral presentation) at the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging annual meeting held in September 2018.
  • Akam-Venkata J and Aggarwal S. Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Right Ventricular Dilation in Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: A Cardiac MRI study. Oral presentation at the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging annual meeting held in September 2018.
  • Akam-Venkata, J., Kauff M., Smith R., Aggarwal S. Effect of Restrictive Lung Function on Exercise capacity in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Oral presentation at: American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Scientific Session and Expo, Chicago, USA (2016, April).
  • Akam-Venkata J, Thankavel P, Hussain MT, Balakrishnan P, and Ikemba C. Fetal echocardiographic predictors of coarctation of aorta in atrioventricular septal defects. Presented as moderated e-poster presentation at the American Society of Echocardiography 31st Annual Scientific Sessions held in August 2020.
  • Akam-Venkata J, Gupta P and Aggarwal S. Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Poster presentation at the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Scientific Sessions held in February 2019.
  • Akam-Venkata J, Balakrishnan P, Sanil Y, Sriram C, Galas J and Aggarwal S. Does decreased aerobic capacity correlate with abnormal biventricular function in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot? Presented at the American Society of Echocardiography Annual 30th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 2019.
  • Akam-Venkata J, Gilda K and Aggarwal S. Single Left Ventricular Function Following Placement of Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt - A Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic study. Presented as a poster at the American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting held in November 2018.
  • Akam-Venkata J, Galas J, Gayanilo M, Gupta P and Aggarwal S. Single Left Ventricular Function Following Fontan Palliation in Pulmonary Atresia vs. Tricuspid Atresia: A Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic Study. Presented at: American Society of Echocardiography Annual 29th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 2018.
  • Akam-Venkata J., Kadiu G., Aggarwal S. Pediatric Malignancies: Is the Pre-chemotherapy Left ventricular function Normal? Presented at: American Society of Echocardiography 28th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 2017.
  • Akam-Venkata J., Kadiu G., Aggarwal S. Left Ventricular Segmental Function in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A 2D Speckle Strain Imaging Study. Presented at the American Society of Echocardiography 27th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 2016.
  • Akam-Venkata, J., Kauff M., Smith R., Aggarwal S. Impact of Type of Repair on Exercise capacity in Tetralogy of Fallot patients. Presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 2016.

Awards

  • Young Investigator Award Finalist, North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging, Sep 2018
  • First place - Sheldon Brenner Residency Research Competition: Effect of Restrictive Lung Function on Exercise capacity in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, June 2016
  • Second Place - Sheldon Brenner Residency Research Competition: Can serum Biomarkers predict the outcome in Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy? June 2015
  • First rank (in a class of 100) in Physiology with a Distinction during medical school (Aug 2006 M.B.B.S. degree examination)
  • Second rank (in a class of 100) in Anatomy with Honors during medical school (Aug 2006 M.B.B.S. degree examination)
  • Awarded Short Term Studentship (STS) for 3 research projects-certified and funded by Indian Council of Medical Research (2006-2009)

Hospital Affiliations