Yucong Zhang, MD

Yucong Zhang is a pediatric cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center specializing in advanced cardiac imaging and congenital heart disease. Her clinical interests include transthoracic, fetal and transesophageal echocardiography, with a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of complex congenital heart disease and single-ventricle physiology.

Dr. Zhang received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She also completed her pediatrics residency and fellowship in pediatric cardiology there. Her clinical work focuses on using advanced echocardiographic imaging to guide diagnosis, perioperative planning and longitudinal care for children with congenital heart disease.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Zhang is involved in research examining the molecular and physiologic adaptations to chronic hypoxemia in patients with single-ventricle congenital heart disease. She is also committed to medical education, and has received recognition for excellence in both research and teaching.

Single-ventricle congenital heart disease, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, hypoxia-inducible factor signaling, chronic hypoxemia, myocardial adaptation and remodeling, congenital heart disease outcomes, pediatric echocardiography, translational cardiovascular research

Dr. Zhang’s fellowship research focused on single-ventricle congenital heart disease, with an emphasis on understanding the molecular and physiologic responses to chronic hypoxemia. Her work examined hypoxia-responsive signaling pathways in the myocardium and how these adaptations may contribute to differences in clinical outcomes among patients with single-ventricle physiology.

Her long-term research interests center on translating mechanistic insights into clinically meaningful approaches to improve risk stratification, identify potential therapeutic targets, and improve long-term cardiovascular and end-organ outcomes for patients with single-ventricle congenital heart disease.

• 2026 — Andy Ford Research Award, University of Virginia
• 2026 — Fellow Teaching Award, University of Virginia Department of Pediatrics
• 2021 — Janet Jeffries Award, University of Virginia Department of Pediatrics

Eastern Society for Pediatric Research

Society of Pediatric Echocardiography