Quick Facts

The Children's Hospital of Georgia pediatric cardiothoracic surgery team offers:

• Early stage correction surgery in neonatal period
• Blood conservation surgery
• Minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery
• Complex single ventricle palliation
• A dedicated team of surgeons, cardiologists, intensivists, neonatologists, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, nurses, physician extenders, and state-of-the-art facility and infrastructure with major emphasis on parent-child close interaction
• Advanced and sophisticated operating room equipment, and heart-lung bypass machine
• Hybrid cardiac catheterization suite
• A support group for the family of the children with heart defects who have had or will have surgery