Congenital Heart Care

Congenital Heart Care at Ochsner

With clinics located across the state, we treat patients from birth to adulthood with congenital heart disease (CHD). Our board-certified pediatric congenital cardiac surgeons are nationally recognized and work closely with our maternal fetal medicine team across the system for a collaborative approach to care. We are the preeminent cardiovascular center for children and adults with CHD in the Gulf South. We also offer fetal interventions and high-quality surgical data in order to provide a seamless approach to compassionate care. Our neonatal surgical results are among the best in the country according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database.

Our Mission

To be the preeminent congenital heart program in the Gulf South and beyond as measured by outcomes and patient/family experience.

When it comes to your heart or your child's heart, getting the best care available is all that matters. Our highly trained team includes a world-renowned cardiac surgeon, interventional cardiologists, imaging specialists, pediatric anesthesiologists, pediatric intensivists and nurses and critical care cardiac specialists. Our team also includes perfusionists, professionals who use heart-lung machines during cardiac surgery.

Once again for 2021-2022, Ochsner Hospital for Children has been ranked among the Top 50 Children’s Hospitals in the country for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery specialties by U.S. News and World Report. Ochsner Hospital for Children is Louisiana's only ranked children's hospital.

The Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery team at Ochsner Hospital for Children was recognized as Clinical Department of the Year at the 2018 Ochsner Spirit of Leadership Awards The award was recognition as the top clinical program for the entire Ochsner Health System.

Specializing in neonatal cardiac surgery for newborns, pediatric cardiac surgery and heart transplantation, our team uses the most advanced technology to evaluate, diagnose, treat and manage a variety of conditions, including:

Complex Neonatal Repair
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Tetralogy of Fallot
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Coarctation of the aorta
Atrial septal defect
Pulmonary atresia
Ventricular septal defects
Bicuspid aortic valve

In addition, Ochsner’s around-the-clock Flight Care Communication Center is capable of coordinating and dispatching transport services for critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients. We can get your little one to Ochsner quickly and safely, providing expert care along the way.

Our dedicated professionals have made it their mission to provide elite level outcomes for every CHD patient. Their hard work is paying off.

We are proud to have better outcomes and shorter hospital stays than the national average*. Ochsner’s survival rate for the most complex pediatric heart surgeries is among the highest in the country*.

Neonatal Heart Surgery Survival Rate for 2019 and 2020 - Ochsner: 100% vs. STS: 92.4%
Child Heart Surgery Survival Rate - Ochsner: 100% vs. STS: 99%
Norwood Procedure Survival Rate (for single ventricle repair): 98.59% vs. STS: 97.3%

*Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

Our high survival rates are the result of daily coordination between our team of expert health providers. Additionally, we offer cutting edge therapies including cardiac stem cell therapy for patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome(HLHS) in coordination with the Mayo Clinic’s Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome as part of HLHS Consortium. We know how important this procedure is to your child. Every day at Ochsner, we strive to improve our patient care to give the best possible outcome for your family.

Go to my.ochsner.org to schedule an appointment or call 504-842-5200.