Kathryn Chatfield, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Cardiac Genetics Clinic, Children's Hospital Colorado
Clinic (720) 777-6820
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Gender: Female
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Pediatrics-Cardiology

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
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Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Medical Genetics and Genomics - Clinical Genetics and Genomics (MD), Board Certification
  • Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology, Board Certification
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification
Conditions & Treatments
  • Genetic Conditions and Testing
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Aneurysms
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Circulatory Disorders
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Vascular Malformations
Clinical Interest for Patients
Noonan Syndrome, CFC, Costello (RASopathy syndromes), Vascular and Lymphatic Anomalies, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT, or Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome). I also specialise in management of connective tissue disorders: Marfan syndrome, Loeys Dietz syndrome, Vascular-type Ehlers Danlos syndrome, Familial aortic aneurysm and dissection syndromes, Turner syndrome, Williams syndrome, Metabolic cardiomyopathies, familial cardiomyopathy, and familial congenital heart disease.

Care Philosophy
I provide specialized care of individuals with genetic forms of cardiovascular disease. As a Clinical Geneticist and Pediatric cardiologist, I am in a unique position to diagnose the underlying etiologies of congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies and aortopathy in children and adolescents. I treat many children with these conditions as their cardiologist; I also serve as a resource and genetics consultant to pediatric cardiologists within our practice and in the greater Rocky Mountain region.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • MD, Dartmouth Medical School (2006)

Graduate Schools:
  • PhD, Dartmouth College (2003)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, Middlebury College (VT) (1996)

Residency Program:
  • University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Program, Pediatrics (2010)
  • University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Program, Clinical Genetics and Genomics (MD) (2010)

Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Cardiology (2013)

Recognition & Awards

  • Top Doctor in Denver, 5280 Magazine (2021)
    For more than 25 years, 5280 has asked physicians in the Denver area whom they would trust to treat themselves or a loved one. Dr. Chatfield was voted a Top Doctor among 340 other doctors—in 100 specialties—nominated by their peers in 2021.
  • Family Experience 5 Star Excellence Award, Children’s Hospital Colorado (2020)
    5 Star Rating by patients and Families seen in the Cardiac Genetics Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado, 2017-2020
  • Young Author Achievement Award, JACC Basic to Translational Science (2019)
    Award for manuscript entitled: "Elamipretide Improves Mitochondrial Function in the Failing Human Heart"

Information for Referring Providers

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
My clinical interest is in the diagnosis and management of genetic forms of aorta, vascular and congenital heart disease. I provide specialized cardiac care for patients with the following genetic conditions: Marfan syndrome, Loeys Dietz syndrome, Vascular-type Ehlers Danlos syndrome, Familial aortic aneurysm and dissection syndromes, Turner syndrome, Williams syndrome, Noonan-spectrum and RASopathy disorders, Metabolic cardiomyopathies, familial cardiomyopathy, and familial congenital heart disease. I also staff the Vascular Anomalies and Pediatric Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT, or Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome) Clinics, as well as the multidisciplinary Turner Syndrome Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado


Clinic Phone: (720) 777-6820
Fax Phone: (720) 777-7290