Jill J. Savla, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Jill J. Savla, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Savla is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Call 800-789-7366 Request Appointment

Alagille Syndrome
Anomalies of the Aorta
Anomalous Coronary Artery
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Aortic Valve Disorders
Aortopulmonary Window
Arrhythmia (Irregular Heartbeat)
Athlete's Heart
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Atrioventricular Canal Defect
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Bacterial Endocarditis
Barth Syndrome
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Brugada Syndrome
Cardiomyopathy (Cardiomyopathies)
Cardio-Oncology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS)
Common Aortopulmonary Trunk
Congenital Anomaly of the Aortic Arch
Congenital Anomaly of the Coronary Artery
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Infundibular Stenosis
Congenital Insufficiency of the Aortic Valve
Congenital Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Congenital Pulmonary Valve Atresia
Congenital Stenosis of the Aortic Valve
Congenital Stenosis of the Mitral Valve
Congenital Stenosis of the Pulmonary Valve
Congenital Subaortic Stenosis
Congenital Tricuspid Stenosis
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Constrictive Pericarditis
Coronary Artery Anomaly
Coronary Artery Fistula
Cyanotic Heart Disease
Dextrocardia
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Double Aortic Arch
Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Ebstein Anomaly
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Eisenmenger Syndrome
Endocardial Cushion Defect
Familial Arrhythmias
Familial Cardiomyopathy
Familial Dyslipidemia
Fetal Arrhythmia
Fetal Cardiology
Fetal Cardiomyopathy
Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Genetic Heart Disease
Heart Block
Heart Murmur
Heart Tumor (Cardiac Tumor)
Hemitruncus
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmia
Kabuki Syndrome
Kawasaki Disease
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Long QT Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Mitral Stenosis
MTHFR Mutation
Obstructive Anomalies of the Heart
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis
Persistent Ostium Primum
Pulmonary Artery Coarctation and Atresia
Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Valve Disorders
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis (PVS)
Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Septal Defect
Subaortic Stenosis
Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis
Syncope
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of the Great Vessels
Tricuspid Atresia
Truncus Arteriosus
Tufted Angioma
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Viral Cardiomyopathy
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)

Show All Expertise

Board Certification

Pediatrics, 2014
Pediatrics/Cardiology (AMA)

Education and Training

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Primary Location

CHOP Specialty Care, Lancaster

Suite 300
2104 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601

Map Call 717-544-0375

View details

Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Description of Research Expertise

Congenital Heart Disease, Early Life Risk Factors for Congenital Heart Surgery, Maternal-Fetal Environment, Outcomes Research, Clinical Epidemiology

Selected Publications

Scola S, Moore R, Chen A, Cohen M, Savla J, Rogers L: Virtual Cardiac Models as a Teaching Tool for Cardiac Morphology Cardiology in the Young : 2024.

Savla JJ, Steurer MA, Tabbutt S, Gaynor JW: Impact of impaired fetal maternal environment on neonates with congenital heart disease: are we ready for the mother-baby dyad? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : 2024.

Houlihan TH, Combs J, Smith E, Coulter E, Figueroa L, Falkensammer C, Savla J, Goldmuntz E, Degenhardt K, Szwast A, Shillingford A, Rychik J.: Parental Impressions and Perspectives of Efficacy in Prenatal Counseling for Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease Pediatric Cardiology 45 (3): 605-613,2023.

Steurer MA, Schuhmacher K, Savla JJ, Banerjee M, Chanani NK, Eckhauser A, Elhoff J, Jacobs JP, Mikesell K, Peyvandi S, Romano J, Zhang W, Gaynor JW, Tabbutt S.: Fetal growth and gestational age improve outcome predictions in congenital heart surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 164 (6): 2003-2012,2022.

Savla JJ, Kelly B, Krogh E, Smith CL, Krishnamurthy G, Glatz AC, DeWitt AG, Pinto EM, Ravishankar C, Gillespie MJ, O'Byrne ML, Escobar FA, Rome JJ, Hjortdal V, Dori Y.: Occlusion Pressure of the Thoracic Duct in Fontan Patients With Lymphatic Failure: Does Dilatation Challenge Contractility? World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 13 (6): 737-744,2022.

Metcalf MK, Ghosh RM, Harris MA, Savla JJ, Cohen MS: Sinus Venosus Defect of the Pulmonary Vein-Type: An Easily Missed Diagnosis Echocardiography 39 (3): 543-547,2022.

Savla JJ, Huang J, Putt ME, Parry S, Moldenhauer JS, Reilly S, Youman O, Rychik J, Mercer-Rosa L, Gaynor JW, Kawut SM: Impaired Maternal-Fetal Environment is Associated with Increased Mortality After Stage 1 Norwood Reconstruction for Single Ventricle Heart Disease Journal of the American Heart Association 11 (2): e020299,2022.

O'Byrne ML, DeCost G, Katcoff H, Savla JJ, Chang J, Goldmuntz E, Groeneveld PW, Rossano JW, Faerber JA, Mercer-Rosa L: Resource Utilization in the First 2 Years Following Operative Correction for Tetralogy of Fallot: Study Using Data From the Optum's De-Identified Clinformatics Data Mart Insurance Claims Database Journal of the American Heart Association 9 (15): 1-13,2020.

White BR, Savla JJ, Burstein DS, Mascio CE, O’Connor MJ, Szwast AL, Rogers LS.: Interventricular Septal Hematoma Complicating Placement of a Ventricular Assist Device in an Infant and Support With Bi-Atrial Cannulation Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Techniques 1 : 90-92,2020.

Savla JJ, Faerber JA, Yuan-Shung VH, Zaoutis T, Goldmuntz E, Kawut SM, Mercer-Rosa L: 2-Year Outcomes After Complete or Staged Procedure for Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates Journal of the American College of Cardiology 74 (12): 1570-1579,2019.

View all publications

Academic Contact Information

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 267-426-9718
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Pediatrics, CardioPREP Specialty Review in Pediatric Cardiology, National
American Heart Association, National
American Society of Echocardiography and Society of Pediatric Echocardiography, National
Fetal Heart Society, National
International Society for Nomenclature of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, International