Our Institutes: Providing Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Care

A Premier Destination for Children’s Health

The CHOC Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes are regionally recognized centers of excellence.

Our Research Institute enables our patients and their families to have access to the latest pediatric clinical trials and comprehensive treatment options available, including some of the newest medical technology.

The Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3) is dedicated to empowering data intelligence and medical innovation at CHOC, and driving innovation leadership in the international pediatrics community.

Together, CHOC researchers, nurses and clinicians are continually developing new insights into, and better treatments for, the most difficult childhood diseases.

Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC

Selecting where a child will receive cancer treatment is one of the biggest decisions a caregiver can make. The Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC specializes in providing patients—from infants through young adults—with the latest pediatric cancer treatments by nationally recognized medical specialists. We are dedicated to not only treating cancer, but also the needs of the whole child—emotional, spiritual, and physical. Children simply shouldn’t have to give up being kids while dealing with the grown-up issue of cancer.

Nurse with cancer patient

CHOC Heart Institute

Technician monitoring heart of young boy

The CHOC Heart Institute offers state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment for an entire spectrum of cardiac conditions all in one convenient, family-friendly location. Our services include revolutionary radiation-free electrophysiology, as well as neonatal and pediatric open heart surgery, a specialized intensive care unit for our heart patients and much more.

CHOC Neuroscience Institute

At the CHOC Neuroscience Institute, we specialize in bringing hope to patients and their families living with neurological conditions. We know families may be searching for answers about a child’s condition or seeking the very best in treating a complex disorder. We are one of the leading pediatric programs in the nation, providing comprehensive evaluation, treatment and surgical care for children and adolescents with disorders of the brain, spine, muscles and central and peripheral nervous systems. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked us among the nation’s top children’s hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery.

Neuroscience institute study

CHOC Orthopaedic Institute

Smiling young girl with cast on her arm

Bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles – they all are responsible for keeping the body in motion. Children especially are prone to orthopaedic conditions and injuries because their bodies are in a constant state of growth. No one in the region offers more expertise in pediatric orthopaedics than CHOC Orthopaedic Institute. We understand that children are still growing and require specially trained experts with experience treating their unique needs. Whether it’s a broken bone, scoliosis, a sports injury or a developmental disorder, we’re here to help kids grow into healthy adults.

CHOC Research Institute

CHOC Hospital of Orange County has made a commitment to both basic science and clinical research in an ongoing effort to unravel the complex underpinnings of diseases that affect children. This commitment keeps CHOC at the leading edge of technology, meaning children seen at CHOC benefit from the latest in scientific thinking with access to the most up-to-date treatment options. Research laboratories at CHOC support a variety of basic science, translational, and clinical research studies.

Scientist looking through microscope in the lab