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DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan is a major referral center for all aspects of pediatric cardiovascular surgery. Since 2005, the cardiovascular surgeons at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, have performed more heart transplants than any other hospital in Michigan. Recenly, the heart and heart surgery program was recognized among the nation's top 30 hospitals in the 2010-11 edition of Best Children's Hospitals, the most extensive listing of its kind, published by U.S.News & World Report.
The division is known for its state-of-the-art-approach to complex congenital heart disease as well as its integrated and family-oriented team approach. A wide variety of procedures considered too difficult to be attempted elsewhere are performed at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, including heart transplantation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ventricular assist devices, and the hybrid procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The Department is a leader in surgical repair of congenital and acquired heart defects in children of all ages, with special expertise in primary repair of heart disease in infants and neonates as well as adults with congenital heart disease.
Surgery patients are treated by a world-class multidisciplinary team that specializes in the care of pediatric cardiac surgical patients. Members of this team include pediatric cardiac surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric intensivists, pediatric anesthesiologists, pediatric cardiac surgical nurse clinicians, house physicians, physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners, as well as pediatric perfusionists, circulating nurses and surgical technicians.
In preparation for surgery, patients and their families are given an opportunity to visit the intensive care unit prior to surgery and to see patients that have recently undergone cardiac surgery.
Diagnosing and treating children’s heart diseases requires specialized knowledge and a dedicated team-approach to care. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan is equipped with the experience your child needs when going through this difficult time.
Learn more about related heart services at the Children's Hospital of Michigan by clicking the following link.
Cardiac Services
Michigan Adult Congenital Heart Center (MACH)
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