Your First Choice for Cardiac Second Opinions
Leading experts, leading outcomes
As one of the largest and most accomplished pediatric cardiac centers in North America, we serve among the highest volume of patients with rare and high-risk conditions. Our surgical team performs more than 900 pediatric cardiothoracic surgeries annually — including open-heart procedures — with outcomes among the best in the nation.
Top-ranked, year after year
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks CHOP's Cardiac Center among the nation's best pediatric cardiac programs. Our multidisciplinary team provides specialized care and a wide range of support services for children from before birth through adulthood.
Breakthrough care for the complex and rare
Through cutting-edge research, surgical innovation and clinical expertise, we're advancing care for even the rarest and most complex cardiac conditions. Our world-renown cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons offer the answers and solutions you and your child need.
A Risk Worth Taking
A critically ill 10-month-old with heart failure receives an innovative bridge to transplant – performed for the first time at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
More lives changed at CHOP
These patient stories spotlight more families whose lives were transformed by our Cardiac Center's world-leading expertise and groundbreaking innovation.