Heart Surgery

Cardiothoracic surgeons at The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's use a variety of surgical techniques - from minimally invasive to open heart - to repair congenital and acquired heart defects ranging from the most straightforward to the extremely complex. We are experts in the treatment of complex newborn heart conditions including Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. We also are highly skilled in blood conservation surgery for those patients who require it, such as those of the Jehovah Witness faith.

Cardiac Surgical Services

  • Adult congenital heart surgery

  • Arterial switch procedure - transposition of the great arteries

  • Blood conservation program

  • Consultation for fetal heart abnormalities and their management

  • Cryoabolation for atrial flutter

  • Fontan procedure

  • Glenn shunt

  • Hybrid surgical procedures

  • Newborn infant corrective heart surgery

  • Pacemaker insertion, transvenous or epicardial

  • Ross procedure for aortic insufficiency or aortic stenosis

  • Surgical repair or palliation of a wide range of cardiac conditions

  • Tetralogy of Fallot repair

The Heart Center also offers Interventional Cardiology services as an alternative to surgery when appropriate. Interventional cardiology allows complex procedures to be successfully completed while leaving the patient with a band-aid, rather than a scar. To learn more about Interventional Cardiology, click here.

Interested in Bloodless Surgery?

Read about Nationwide Children's role in a bloodless atrial septal defect repair (ASD) in an 8 month-old.