Renella, Pierangelo – M.D.


Speciality:
Renella, Pierangelo – M.D.

Pierangelo Renella, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He did his Pediatric Internship and Residency at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Renella has completed Fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology and Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging at the University of California Los Angeles and Children’s Hospital Boston.

 

Dr. Renella is involved in multiple clinical research projects involving cardiac MRI and CT. In addition, he is sub-specialized in fetal cardiology and fetal cardiac imaging. He is currently developing a dedicated congenital cardiac MRI and CT program at CHOC Children’s.

 

Dr. Renella is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology and speaks fluent Spanish and Italian.

 

Announcements

 

CHOC Children’s Specialists Cardiology practice office moving – Monday, August 1st, 2011

 

Current Research

 

1) Investigating the feasibility of 3D echocadiography for right ventricular volumetric and functional assessment in children.

 

2) Right and left ventricular volumetric and functional assessment by cardiac MRI in severely anemic patients with iron overload.

 

3) The significance of regional right ventricular function in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot patients as assessed by cardiac MRI.

 

 

“The premier pediatric cardiology practice in Orange County, CA.”
The CHOC Children’s Specialists Cardiology Physicians are distinguished by their commitment to clinical excellence and research and through their training and faculty appointments at many of the nation’s most prestigious schools and hospitals including the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA), Boston Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia Children’s Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX.