Department of Cardiac Surgery

Who we are

Being told that you or your child needs heart surgery can be frightening and overwhelming. At At Boston Children’s Hospital’s Department of Cardiac Surgery Boston, we’re fortunate to have cardiac surgery specialists with a wealth of expertise and experience who can help families through this difficult time. Our cardiac team, ranked one of the best in the world, treats children with every kind of heart condition, from the most common to the rarest.

Cardiac Surgery experience

Our Cardiac Surgery Program is the largest in the United States. Each year, our surgeons care for more than 1,000 patients, both children and adults, who require every type of congenital heart surgery. This experience translates to better outcomes. It also means that our surgeons can sub-specialize in different areas of cardiac surgery and push the boundaries of what was previously possible in each of their areas.

Highly skilled cardiac surgeons

Our cardiac surgery team is made up of six surgeons who are dedicated exclusively to patients with congenital heart disease and other rare heart conditions. Each specializes in a specific area of heart surgery, including valve repair, heart transplantation and surgery for adult congenital heart disease.

Innovation

Innovations play a critical role in our patients’ health, so we are constantly creating new ways to treat heart diseases. Our scientists investigate every aspect of the heart, and the conditions that affect it, so we can offer new and improved treatments to our patients. Our program's culture is one of innovation—of solving difficult problems that others haven't been able to solve, tackling the most complex cases, and figuring out ways to make the process easier on patients.

Cardiac surgery success rates

You can have peace of mind knowing that our surgeons treat some of the most complex pediatric heart conditions, with success rates that are among the highest in the world.