Julien I.E. Hoffman, MD - Pediatric Cardiology

Dr. Hoffman is professor emeritus of pediatrics and a senior member of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California at San Francisco. At Moffitt and Long Hospitals in San Francisco, he is an attending pediatrician. He also serves on the medical advisory committee for the SIDS Alliance.

A member of the advisory committee for the Fetal Surgery Project on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Dr. Hoffman is also chairman of the Oversight Committee on Fetal Surgery and chairman of the Cardiovascular Research Institute's Animal Research Committee. He serves on the editorial board of Circulation Research and is a reviewer for many journals, including the American Journal of Cardiology, the American Journal of Genetics, the American Review of Respiratory Disease, Circulation, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Pediatrics. Dr. Hoffman has been a visiting professor and an invited lecturer at many prestigious universities throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Board Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics—1968

Diplomate, Sub-Board of Pediatric Cardiology, American Board of Pediatrics—1968

Diplomate, Sub-Committee of Pediatric Critical Care, American Board of Pediatrics—1987

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Education

MB, BCh: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1949

Internship in Internal Medicine: Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1950

Internship in Surgery: Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1951

Internship in Internal Medicine: Central Middlesex Hospital, London, England, 1952

Registrar in Internal Medicine: Central Middlesex Hospital, London, England, 1953

Registrar in Internal Medicine: Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1955

Research Fellow in Cardiology: Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, England, 1957

Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1959

Senior Fellow in Cardiology: Cardiovascular Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, 1960

MD: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1970

Academic Appointments

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, 1994–present

Senior member, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California at San Francisco, 1966–present

Member, Advisory Committee for Fetal Surgery Project on Congential Diaphragmatic Hernia, University of California at San Francisco, 1991–present

Chairman, Oversight Committee on Fetal Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, 1991–present

Chairman, Cardiovascular Research Institute Animal Research Committee, University of California at San Francisco, 1989–present

Hospital Affiliations

Attending Pediatrician, Moffitt and Long Hospitals, San Francisco, CA

Professional Affiliations

American Heart Association

Society for Pediatric Research

Western Society for Pediatric Research

Western Society for Clinical Research

San Francisco Heart Association

California Society for Pediatric Cardiology

American Pediatric Society

Western Association of Physicians

Fellow of Cardiovascular Section, American Physiological Society

American College of Cardiology

British Cardiac Society

Cardiac Systems Dynamics Society

Selected Publications

1. Hoffman JIE, Kaplan S (2002) The incidence of congenital heart disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 39: 1890–1900.
2. Firpo C, Hoffman JIE, Silverman NH (2001). Evaluation of fetal heart dimensions from 12 weeks to term. American Journal of Cardiology, 87: 594–600.
3. Hoffman JIE (2002). Incidence, mortality, and natural history. In RA Anderson et al., eds., Paediatric Cardiology, pp. 111–139. London: Churchill Livingstone.
4. Hoffman JIE (2001). The prolonged QT syndrome. In LA Barness, ed., Advances in Pediatrics, pp. 115–156. St. Louis: Mosby.
5. Hoffman JIE (2001). Congenital heart disease. In C Rosendorff, ed., Essential Cardiology: Principles and Practice, pp. 391–409. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
6. Hoffman JIE (2000). Coronary physiology. In JH Moller, JIE Hoffman, eds., Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine, pp. 79–85. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
7. Hoffman JIE (2000). Coronary vascular anomalies. In JH Moller, JIE Hoffman, eds., Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine, pp. 607–620. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
8. Hoffman JIE (2000). Incidence and prevalence of congenital heart disease. In JH Moller, JIE Hoffman, eds., Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine, pp. 257–262. New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Financial Disclosure

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.