Pediatric Cardiology
As a parent, you look forward to a bright future for your child. Northwestern Medicine offers extensive experience and advanced diagnostics for evaluating and treating pediatric heart conditions such as congenital heart defects, cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) and acquired heart disease.
At the heart of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital1 Pediatric Cardiology Program is the belief that your child and family benefit most from a team approach dedicated to a shared goal of returning your child to a life focused on the future.
The highly trained medical professionals on the pediatric cardiology team2 are dedicated to providing care in a multidisciplinary team environment. The team features a pediatric cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in the care of children with heart rate and rhythm abnormalities, and a pediatric echocardiogram specialist with availability of real-time tele-echo. The pediatric cardiology team also includes:
- Lurie Children's specialists who are board-certified in pediatrics, cardiology and electrophysiology
- Registered nurses
- Echocardiography and ECG technicians
- Child life specialists
This compassionate team of professionals works closely with each other and with your family—all focused on a common goal: improving and maintaining the heart health of your child.
Leading-edge pediatric cardiology testing
The Lurie Children's at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Pediatric Cardiology Program provides patients with a full range of noninvasive diagnostic tests on-site for your convenience:
- Echocardiogram (cardiac echo)—including fetal testing
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Holter monitoring
- Medical imaging
- Stress echocardiogram
- Telemedicine
Related Resources
Pediatric Specialist Directory for Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital: Find a Pediatric specialist.Giving Young Hearts Strong Starts: Your Guide to Raising a Heart-Healthy Child English | Spanish
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a collaborative program between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lurie Children's and its affiliated physician groups. The physicians participating in this program are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital or Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.
In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
The physicians who practice at the Northwestern Medicine Proton Center are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. These physicians have selected our facilities as the place where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
