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Pediatric Cardiology
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The Heart Center at Lurie Children’s, ranked 23rd in the nation for child cardiology and heart surgery by U.S.News & World Report, brings the spectrum of cardiac specialists together to care for patients with the most complex and serious heart conditions throughout their lifespans — from before birth, through childhood and into adulthood.
Why Choose Lurie Children's Heart Center?
Our team of experts uses the most comprehensive heart tests and treatments to deliver the highest quality care from admission, to discharge, to follow-up, and our services range from fetal cardiology to cardiac disease prevention to pediatric interventional cardiology to heart transplantation. As one of the largest children's heart centers in the region, our experienced, multidisciplinary teams of pediatric cardiologists and surgeons make it easier for patients to see every specialist they may need under one roof and often in the same visit.
Lurie Children's experts have a wide range of experience, treating more patients with cardiac conditions than any other hospital in Illinois.
- Each year, our cardiologists see more than 20,000 pediatric patients in outpatient diagnostic visits and more than 700 inpatient admissions.
- Lurie Children's is home to the Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit, one of the few cardiac units of its kind in the nation, which was built to ensure the continuity of care from admit to discharge, and is staffed by a team of specialists that meet the unique needs of its patients.
- Our interventional cardiologists perform nearly 1,000 cardiac catheterization procedures each year.
- On average, our heart surgeons perform more than 450 heart surgeries each year, with one of the best survival rates for congenital heart surgery among the nation’s 40 largest and most advanced children’s hospitals.
- We offer the only pediatric heart transplant program in Illinois and successfully pioneered the total artificial heart transplantation in the world’s smallest patient.
- We have performed more pediatric heart transplants since 1988 than any other healthcare provider in Illinois.
Pediatric Heart Conditions We Treat
Our pediatric cardiologists evaluate and treat both congenital heart diseases and acquired heart diseases. Learn more about the wide range of conditions we treat.
View a list of conditionsPediatric Cardiology Programs
Our Heart Center offers many specialized programs, from fetal cardiology to adult congenital heart disease. We are nationally and internationally renowned for the diagnosis and treatment of irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmia) and for helping pioneer the treatment of pediatric congenital heart disease through procedures like the Fontan conversion.
We also offer a Priority Second Opinion Program which provides parents and referring providers the second or third opinion they're looking for in one manageable visit.
View our programsCardiology Tests & Evaluations
Our specialists use various heart tests and evaluation methods to diagnose and monitor children's heart conditions, including:
Learn MoreOur Pediatric Heart Specialists
Our pediatric heart team includes:
- Cardiologists, who are faculty in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Cardiovascular-thoracic surgeons, who are faculty in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School
- Cardiac care intensivists, who are faculty in the divisions of Critical Care and Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School
- Cardiac anesthesiologists, who are faculty in the Department of Anesthesia at the Feinberg School
- Advanced practice nurses/physician assistants
- Cardiovascular perfusionists
- Pediatric cardiac nurses and nurse coordinators
- Genetic counselors
- Cardiac sonographers
Make an Appointment
Cardiology First-Time Appointments
- Schedule Online: If you have a Lurie Children's MyChart account, log in at mychart.luriechildrens.org to schedule a General Cardiology appointment. For new patients and non-MyChart users, please fill out our Online Scheduling Form to request an appointment. After you request an appointment, a MyChart account will be set up for you to schedule appointments online.
- Schedule By Phone: Please call 1.800.543.7362.
Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery First-Time Appointments
- Please call 312.227.4240 to schedule your appointment.
Cardiology Return Appointments
If you have a Lurie Children's MyChart account, log in at mychart.luriechildrens.org to schedule your appointments, or call 312.227.4100.
Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Return Appointments
Please call 312.227.4240 to schedule your appointment.
For families or providers seeking a second opinion, visit our Priority Second Opinion page for more information.
Additional Appointment Information
Traveling From Out-of-State?
Our Destination Services team is available to help make your experience at Lurie Children's go as smoothly as possible. Learn more.
Telemedicine Visits
In addition to in-person visits, we now offer telemedicine visits. Some appointments will still require you to be seen in-person, but your physician and care team will let you know if a telemedicine appointment is available.
Please refer to the documents below to prepare for your child's telemedicine visit.
Our Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Center
25 N. Winfield Road
East Entrance
Winfield, Illinois 60190
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393
Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Skokie
3722 W. Touhy Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60076
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Northbrook
1131 Techny Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Arlington Heights
Busse Center for Specialty Medicine
880 W. Central Rd, Ste 6400
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Westchester
Surgical Treatment Center
2301 Enterprise Drive
Westchester, Illinois 60154
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lake Forest
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Campus
900 N. Westmoreland, Suite 110 (Bays Medical Office Building, 1st Floor)*
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in New Lenox
1870 N. Silver Cross Blvd. (formerly Clinton Street)
Suite 100
New Lenox, Illinois 60451
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Grayslake
1475 E. Belvidere Rd. (Rte. 120)
Suite 285, Pavilion C
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-2012
Outpatient Center in Huntley
10350 Haligus Road
Northwestern Medicine, Huntley Hospital Medical Office, Suite 110
Huntley, Illinois 60142
Heart Center Family Resource Guide
To help prepare families for their care with our Heart Center, we have compiled a list of resources that may be of use throughout treatment — whether it's preparing for an inpatient stay or outpatient visit, or learning more about the support services available to patients and families.
Heart Center News & Stories
Research
Lurie Children’s Heart Center is making a tremendous drive in research to identify safer, more effective ways to diagnose, treat and prevent complex cardiac conditions. Better diagnostic methods and therapies will save lives and guide us to the best medical treatments for each child.
Heart Center Fellowships
The Heart Center supports various opportunities for students and physicians to continue to expand their expertise and knowledge in pediatric cardiology.
Follow the Heart Center on Facebook
To stay up-to-date on the latest news, patient stories and health resources from our specialists, "like" the Lurie Children's Heart Center Facebook page.
Philanthropy
Your support is vital in helping us continue to make a difference in the lives of patients and families. Lurie Children's relies on philanthropic funding to enhance its programs, services and research for children. To learn more, please e-mail the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation at foundation@luriechildrens.org or call 312.227.7500.