Pediatric Cardiac Care
Congenital Heart Center
We offer a full spectrum of state-of-the-art cardiac services for babies in the womb, newborns and children into adulthood.
The Congenital Heart Center at Holtz Children’s Hospital is an internationally respected center for comprehensive cardiac care. The services provided at the Congenital Heart Center focus on quality of life for our patients and their families, and range from fetal care through adults living with congenital heart disease.
Patients always come first, and our family-centered care integrates families into the healing process.
Our success is a result of the work of a multidisciplinary team of pediatric and congenital specialists, including cardiologists, cardiac intensivists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac nurse practitioners and nurses, cardiac anesthesiologists, and cardiovascular technicians.
Description
The Congenital Heart Center at Holtz Children’s Hospital is an internationally respected center for comprehensive cardiac care. The services provided at the Congenital Heart Center focus on quality of life for our patients and their families, and range from fetal care through adults living with congenital heart disease.
Patients always come first, and our family-centered care integrates families into the healing process.
Our success is a result of the work of a multidisciplinary team of pediatric and congenital specialists, including cardiologists, cardiac intensivists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac nurse practitioners and nurses, cardiac anesthesiologists, and cardiovascular technicians.
Our Team
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Pediatric Cardiology
Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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