Dr. Shaji Menon is a Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor of Radiology at University of Utah. He is an Attending Physician in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, where he cares for children and fetuses with congenital and acquired heart disease. Dr. Menon received his medical degree (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery; MBBS) from Baroda Medical College, India in 1997. After completing medical school, he received his doctorate in pediatrics (MD) from Baroda Medical College, India in 2000. He worked as a senior resident doctor in pediatrics at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India for almost 3 years. Dr. Menon completed his pediatric residency at New York School of Medicine (NYU) and Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Dr. Menon’s career as a pediatric cardiology clinician and researcher began at Mayo Clinic, Rochester where he was an Instructor in Pediatrics. He Joined the University of Utah as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in 2008. Since his arrival he has completed additional training in advancing his skills and knowledge of clinical research. He completed Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research (PCAT) Scholar program in 2011. Dr. Menon also graduated from Masters in Clinical Investigation program at University of Utah in 2018. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology. Dr. Menon’s clinical work is focused on care of children and fetuses with heart disease. His clinical areas of expertise and interests are in 1) care of single ventricle patients, 2) care of fetuses with congenital heart diseases and rhythm abnormalities, and 3) cardiovascular imaging including advanced imaging using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Dr. Menon is passionate about improving the care and survival of patients born with single ventricle heart disease. He is the medical director of Single Ventricle Survivorship Clinic at the Heart Center. This clinic provides comprehensive multispecialty care for patients with single ventricle heart disease. Dr. Menon is an independent researcher, teacher and clinical and research mentor for pediatric cardiology junior faculty, fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students. His research focus has been 1) role of cardiovascular imaging in congenital heart disease and evaluation of cardiac function, 2) outcomes of patients with single ventricle physiology, and 3) outcomes of fetuses with heart defect. Dr. Menon has been the Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the University of Utah’s Center for Clinical and Translational Research and NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program. He was also the recipient of Early Career Awards from the Primary Children’s Medical Foundation and Pediatric Heart Network (NIH). He is the site PI for multiple NIH and company sponsored multicenter drug trials including the stem cell trial in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He has written more than 100 publications, scientific papers, chapters, and abstracts.
Shaji Menon, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor of Radiology at University of Utah and Primary Children´s Medical Center. Dr. Menon sees fetuses, children and adolescents with all forms of heart disease at Primary Children’s Hospital. His areas of especial interest and expertise are: 1) Care of single ventricle patients, 2) Cardiac imaging; including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 3) care of fetuses with congenital heart diseases and rhythm abnormalities, and 4) Clinical research. He is the medical director of the Heart Center Single Ventricle Survivorship program. This clinic provides comprehensive multispecialty care for patients with single ventricle heart disease with a focus on evidence-based innovative care of the entire individual beyond heart related issues.
Research Statement
1) Cardiac troponin T mutation causes familial restrictive cardiomyopathy with variable remodeling.
2) Fetal and neonatal presentation of non-compacted ventricular myocardium: expanding the clinical spectrum.
3) Impact of septal myectomy on left atrial volume and left ventricular diastolic filling patterns: an echocardiographic study of young patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
4) Outcome of Hybrid procedure: Intra-operative pulmonary artery stenting.
5) Correlation of microscopic findings in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with echocardiographic diastolic function.
6) Left atrial volume, a marker of diastolic dysfunction in pediatric HCM.
7) Rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary artery thrombus in children with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease.
8) Histopathological correlation of diastolic dysfunction in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
In progress
1) Long term outcome of AV valve repair/replacement following Fontan operation. 2) BNP as a diagnostic marker of cardiac disease in newborn.
3) Comparison of strain and strain rate imaging with MR derived RV function in systemic RV. 4)Cardiac MR predictors of outcome following TV repair / replacement in Ebstein anomaly. 5)Long term outcome of ASD and PFO Amplatzer device closure