Yale New Haven Children's Hospital's board-certified pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons provide expert and personalized care to patients with congenital heart disease from newborn babies to adults. Our world-class Children’s Heart Center includes pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, neonatologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, cardiac critical care physicians, advanced practice and registered nurses to deliver specialized and comprehensive treatment to the entire spectrum of congenital heart defects.
Surgical procedures and areas of focus:
Complex procedures we perform include:
We are proud to be dedicated as a certified pediatric center by UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) to perform pediatric heart transplant and mechanical cardiac assist device program for children with end-stage heart failure. By delivering expert evaluation, management and treatment at one location, our Children’s Heart Center offers children and their families access to a full range of medical and surgical care for heart failure closer to home. Adults with congenital heart disease needing heart transplantation will receive the best possible care through a collaboration of pediatric and adult heart transplantation physicians and surgeons.
Alex came to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital with severe congestive heart failure. Eventually he received a heart transplant. Follow his journey.
Reid was born with a rare heart condition caused by a combination of four defects that could only be repaired with open heart surgery.
