Overview
Ching Zhu, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist focused on advancing therapy for heart rhythm disorders. Her laboratory utilizes cutting-edge techniques from neuroscience to study how the sympathetic nervous system controls susceptibility to lethal arrhythmias. She is also a practicing clinical electrophysiologist specializing in cardiac device implantation and catheter ablation of arrhythmias.
Ching Zhu Lab Website
Ching Zhu Lab Website
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Adrenergic Hypersensitivity Drives Ventricular Arrhythmias Following Loss of Plexin-Mediated Cardiac Innervation.
Preprint · May 26, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteSudden ST-Segment Changes in a Critically Ill Patient.
Journal Article JAMA Cardiol · February 1, 2024 Full text Link to item CiteSingle-Cell RNA-Seq Identifies Dynamic Cardiac Transition Program from ADCs Induced by Leukemia Inhibitory Factor.
Journal Article Stem Cells · October 21, 2022 Adipose-derived cells (ADCs) from white adipose tissue are promising stem cell candidates because of their large regenerative reserves and the potential for cardiac regeneration. However, given the heterogeneity of ADC and its unsolved mechanisms of cardia ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
The Role of Semaphorin-3a in Arrhythmogenic Nerve Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2024 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of California, Los Angeles ·
2022
Ph.D.
Stanford University, School of Medicine ·
2014
M.D.