https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5564-6050
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
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
·
2025 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor in Pathology
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2026 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Adrenergic Hypersensitivity Drives Ventricular Arrhythmias Following Loss of Plexin-Mediated Cardiac Innervation.
Journal Article JACC Clin Electrophysiol · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are a leading cause of death and arise from a combination of cardiac muscle injury and dysfunction of the intramyocardial sympathetic nerves that control cardiac electrophysiology. The adrenergic mechanisms by whic ... Full text Link to item CiteAdrenergic Hypersensitivity Drives Ventricular Arrhythmias Following Loss of Plexin-Mediated Cardiac Innervation.
Preprint · August 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 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
University of California, Los Angeles ·
2022
Ph.D.
Stanford University, School of Medicine ·
2014
M.D.