Heart disease in children is generally caused by heart problems that are present at birth. Because children's heart diseases are very different than the diseases adults suffer, adult patients who are living with congenital heart defects or who underwent heart surgery as a child need a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon who understands the progression of these diseases from infancy to adulthood.

Adults with congenital heart disease range from patients who have been diagnosed for the first time as adults, adults who are aware of their condition and are seeking follow-up care, and adults who had corrective surgery as children and might need additional procedures because they've outgrown the repairs they received as children.

Our Surgeons treat adults suffering from the entire range of congenital heart problems, including:

• Valve disease
• All congenital heart defects
• Adults who've had pediatric heart surgery as a child

Our Surgeons and their team are  qualified to understand the special needs of adult patients who are living with the lifelong effects of congenital heart defects