Cardiothoracic Surgery Referrals

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Our highly experienced, board-certified pediatric surgeons provide innovative and efficient care to improve the quality of life for children and their families.

Common conditions providers refer to our surgical specialists:

Cardiac Defects

• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Atrial and ventricular septal defects
• Atrioventricular (AV) canal defects
• Coarctation of aorta and interrupted aortic arch
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Pulmonary stenosis and atresia
• Tricuspid atresia
• Aortic stenosis
• Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
• Transposition of the great arteries
• Truncus arteriosus

Thoracic Defects

• Pectus excavatum and other chest wall defects
• Lung defects
  — congenital pulmonary airway malformations
  — sequestration
  — spontaneous pneumothorax
  

Vascular

• Complex vascular access

CHOC heart surgery program has the only facility in Orange County that performs newborn and pediatric open-heart surgery, and has dedicated cardiovascular operating rooms with extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU).

For more information, please visit our Heart Surgery section.