Dr. Alexander Ellis
Practice
Board Certifications
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
Education
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
Bio
Dr. Ellis, a native Virginian who grew up in Richmond, earned a bachelor's degree in ecology
and evolutionary biology from Princeton University, and then spent two years
working in the rain forests in Panama and earning a master's of science in
biology from McGill University in Montreal.
He returned home for his medical training at Virginia
Commonwealth University School of Medicine. His postgraduate training was
at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Dr. Ellis did additional post-fellowship training on adult congenital heart disease with Dr. Gary Webb of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Ellis is one of only two Adult
Congenital Heart Disease board-certified cardiologists in Hampton Roads, with
practice partner Dr. Lopa Hartke being the other. There are
currently fewer than 200 certified ACHD physicians in the country.
Outside of
medicine, he is a competitive runner, and is interested in cycling and
swimming. He enjoys spending time on the water, especially boating,
paddleboarding, and kayaking on the Lynnhaven Bay and Chesapeake Bay. He is
an amateur photographer and enjoys travel and spending time with his wife and two
children.
Clinical Interests
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal)
- Advanced imaging with congenital cardiac CT and MRI)
- Exercise testing in congenital heart disease
- Inpatient/ICU management of patients with congenital heart disease
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Honors & Awards
- Virginia Business Magazine "Top Doc" 2024
- Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc" 2014-2022
- Best Doctors in Hampton Roads, 2012 and 2013
- Outstanding Subspecialty Faculty Teacher Award nominee, 2013 and 2017
- Fellow of the Year, Medical University of South Carolina, 2006
Community Involvement
