The Pediatric Heart Center

Our services offer the most comprehensive spectrum of expert physicians and technology to achieve the highest level of performance in the diagnosis and treatment of children with congenital heart diseases. 

The Pediatric Heart Center is designed to facilitate patient-centered, family-friendly care, and offers comprehensive services for the diagnosis and treatment of acquired heart disease in children and congenital heart disease. During the patient’s stay at CHAM, family members are an integral part of the care team and participate in daily rounds with physicians and nurses. Family members can stay at their child’s bedside at all times, and the team places the highest emphasis on transparent and compassionate relationships with families.

The Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is a three-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that provides comprehensive training in all aspects of clinical cardiology, education and research. The primary goal of the program is to advance fellows' clinical, administrative and research expertise to fully prepare them for academic careers. Subspecialty board-certified pediatric cardiologists and surgeons provide the core training of the program, with additional teaching offered by the wide range of pediatric medical and surgical experts at CHAM.

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Children treated at the Pediatric Heart Center at CHAM have access to investigators who are pioneering cutting-edge therapies for childhood diseases of the heart. The Center is a collaborative effort between Montefiore and Einstein. Colleagues in pediatric cardiac surgery, cardiology, genetics, obstetrics, neonatology, intensive care and anesthesia are working together to offer state-of-the-art care and bring the best research to the bedside.

Recent publications from the Center include investigations into the:

• Effect of linear growth on neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with a single ventricle.
• Best way to treat a patient with a tachyarrhythmia.
• Optimal time to use a machine to support a child suffering from end-stage heart failure.

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