Alexandra Channing, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics
Accepting New Patients
Treats Children
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Overview
I care for children and adolescents who are born with or acquire heart disease, as well as pregnant mothers carrying fetuses who are suspected to have heart disease. My focus is diagnosing heart conditions by interpreting images of the heart, either by ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), prenatally and through adolescence.I was drawn to pediatric cardiology early in my training, when I had the opportunity to care for children with heart disease. I quickly grew passionate about caring for these children and learning to manage the complex varieties of heart conditions. I feel a strong responsibility for keeping kids safe and as healthy as they can be.What I like most about my job is working closely with my patients and their families. It is especially rewarding, as a fetal cardiologist, to meet the parents of my patients before they are born, and to build a strong collaboration that continues after birth and through childhood.In addition, I love to teach students and pediatricians-in-training so that they can gain the knowledge and experience they need to care for their patients. I also take part in research that focuses on assessing outcomes in children with different types of heart disease so that we can improve the quality and safety of care that our team provides. I am fortunate to be part of such an exceptional group at Columbia where our team of heart specialists, in partnership with our colleagues in other pediatric specialties, works tirelessly and compassionately to deliver the best care to our patients.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Aortic Stenosis
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Chest Pain In Children and Adolescents
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Fetal Cardiology
- Heart Murmur
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Marfan Syndrome
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease
- Pediatric ECG
- Pediatric Echocardiography
- Pediatric Syncope
- Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
- Rheumatic Fever
- Supraventricular Tachycardia SVT
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transposition of the Great Arteries
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Languages
- English
Gender
- Female
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- AETNA WCM PO
- AETNA WCM PO EPO
- AETNA WCM PO HMO
- AETNA WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
- AETNA WCM PO NYP Employee Plan
- AETNA WCM PO POS
- AETNA WCM PO PPO
- AETNA WCM PO QPOS
- AETNA WCM PO WCM Employees Managed Care
- AETNA WCM PO WCM Employees PPO
- HMO
- PPO
Aetna - NYP
- EPO/POS
Amida Care
- Amida Care WCM PO Amida Care
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Blue Access
- EPO
- HMO
- Mediblue (Senior)
- PPO
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- CHP
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO Blue Access
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO Individual Network
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO Medicaid Managed Care
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield WCM PO PPO
Cigna
- CIGNA WCM PO
ElderServe
- Special Needs
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth WCM PO
Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
GHI
- CBP
Healthfirst
- Healthfirst WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring
- Healthspring WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199 WCM PO Local 1199
Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare WCM PO Affinity by Molina Healthcare
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Metro/Core/Charter
Quality Health Management (QHM)
- Quality Health Management (QHM) WCM PO
Rockefeller University/Luminare
- Rockefeller University/Luminare WCM PO Rockefeller University/Luminare
United Healthcare
- Commercial
- Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO EPO
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO HMO
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Medicaid Managed Care
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Oxford Charter
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Oxford Core
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Oxford Medicare Managed Care
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO POS
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO PPO
- UnitedHealthcare WCM PO The Empire Plan
VNS Health
- VNS Health WCM PO Medicare Managed Care
- VNS Health WCM PO SelectHealth
VNSNY CHOICE
- HMO
WellCare
- WellCare WCM PO WellCare
WorldWide Medical
- WorldWide Medical WCM PO WorldWide Medical
*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Internship: University of California San Francisco Medical Center
- Residency: University of California San Francisco Medical Center
- Fellowship: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatrics
Honors & Awards
- 2011, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of California, San Francisco. 2011 Resident Research Funding Award.
- 2009, The Nagendran Scholarship for International Medical Studies, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
- 2006, Student Summer Research Fellowship, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Honorary award for research in public health and cultural competency issues.