Our Providers
Our pediatric specialists provide personalized care for your child’s physical, mental and emotional health needs.
Contact Us
For appointments, please call 1-888-884-BEAR (2327) and for information, call 202-478-2811.
Choosing Children’s National for Cardiac (Heart) Surgery
When you’re researching pediatric heart surgeons, you want someone who is at the cutting-edge of pediatric surgical techniques, but who will also care for your child’s well-being. At Children’s National, we offer this level of ‘whole child care,’ focusing on your child’s physical, emotional and mental well-being. Our team provides your family with the following:
Surgical expertise
Multidisciplinary care
Dedicated anesthesiologists
Advanced technology and research
Cardiac ICU rooms for parents
Surgical Procedures
Children’s National offers a comprehensive surgical program that includes the full range of procedures available for pediatric cardiac disease and congenital heart defects. Our physicians pioneered many of these procedures and have extensive experience performing them, leading to some of the best heart surgery outcomes in the nation. Procedures we perform include:
- Aortic valve stenosis repair
- Arterial switch operation (ASO)
- Atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect closures
- Fontan procedure
- Glenn procedure
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome hybrid procedure
- Neonatal Ross procedure
- Nikaidoh procedure
- PAVC repair
- Tetralogy of Fallot repair
- Transposition of great arteries repair
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Historic Partial Heart Transplant Replaces Pre-Teen’s Artificial Valve with a Living One
Preston is the first child to have his artificial heart valve replaced with a living valve from a donated heart, thanks to a groundbreaking partial heart transplant performed by our cardiac team.
Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Data
Learn about the high volume of lifesaving surgeries performed by Children's National surgeons, ranging from the most complex congenital heart problems to more common heart conditions.
Long-Term Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Data
We collect data and information for every single patient we have operated on. The goal of these graphs is to predict what may happen 10 to 15 years after a child's initial heart surgery.
Conditions We Treat
Understanding your child's condition is an important step on your treatment journey. Learn more about causes, symptoms and diagnosis for a variety of conditions, as well as unique treatments and research being performed at Children's National.
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Pediatric Aortic Stenosis
- Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Pediatric Atrioventricular Canal (AV canal or AVC)
- Pediatric Pulmonary Atresia
- Pediatric Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
- Pediatric Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
- Pediatric Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
- Pediatric Tricuspid Atresia
- Pediatric Truncus Arteriosus
- Pediatric Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
For Referring Providers
Our team is here to support care by coordinating cardiology referrals and surgical consultations, ensuring timely access to expert services.
Additional Contact Information
Locations
Main Hospital
- Specialty Care
- Emergency Care
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
The Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship at Children's National Hospital is a three-year training program (two years with one optional year) that is accepting two fellows. Ideal fellows will have an interest in developing a clinical and academic career specializing in neonatal and infant cardiac surgery, pediatric heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices.