Pediatric Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

Pediatric Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital¹ offers convenient access to a wealth of expertise and experience in surgical care to treat your child’s heart condition.

With extraordinary advances in technology, many heart defects previously considered in-operable can now be corrected with pediatric cardiac surgery. Using these latest approaches in cardiothoracic surgery, Lurie Children's at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital offers surgical care for infants with Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA).

Multidisciplinary team approach

Although congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect in the United States, our specialists recognize that every child with a heart condition is unique. 

That philosophy is the foundation for the pediatric cardiovascular-thoracic team’s approach to care. A Lurie Children’s cardiovascular-thoracic surgeon will work closely with other pediatric specialists to determine the need and timing of your child’s cardiovascular surgery—keeping you informed and involved each step of the way. Your child will benefit from a multidisciplinary team³ that includes:

• Lurie Children’s pediatric surgeons, board-certified in cardiovascular-thoracic surgery
• Lurie Children’s pediatric experts including pediatric cardiologists, pediatric critical care specialists and neonatologists
• Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group maternal-fetal medicine specialists
• Pediatric anesthesiologists
• Registered nurses
• Child life specialists