The Heart Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
The Heart Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a multidisciplinary program that is recognized worldwide as a leader in the treatment of pediatric heart disease. UCMG physicians in the The Heart Institute at CHLA provide comprehensive care to children of all ages - fetus through adolescent - who have congenital or acquired heart diseases.

Offering virtually every advanced diagnostic and treatment modality available today, The Heart Institute at CHLA encompasses Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and Cardiac Research. In addition, it is supported by all 32 pediatric specialities within UCMG. The Heart Institute at CHLA conveniently combines the best quality of care with a wide range of services.

Goals

The Heart Institute at CHLA goals are to:

  • Provide comprehensive medical and surgical services to all patients;

  • Offer consultation for congenital and acquired heart and lung disorders;

  • Ensure that referring physicians participate in the care of their patients - from diagnosis to consultation to on-going patient care and management;

  • Apply leading edge techniques to diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease in children;

  • Develop new and greater knowledge of pediatric cardiac disease by
    - Conducting clinical and basic research in cardiothoracic disease and transplantation
    - Educating and training medical students and residents
    - Expanding into new branches of study.


History

Cardiothoracic surgeons at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles have been leaders in pediatric cardiac care since the 1930's.

  • In 1939, cardiothoracic surgeons at CHLA became the first center on the West Coast to perform pediatric heart surgery.

  • In 1954, surgeons at CHLA pioneered pediatric open heart surgery in Southern California.

  • In 1965, CHLA surgeons were the first on the West Coast to perform a successful surgical treatment for transposition of arteries.

  • In 1993, CHLA and USC cardiothoracic surgeons performed the world's first double lung lobe transplant from living parents to their daughter, a CHLA cystic fibrosis patient.


Description of Programs and Services

  • Cardiology

    [Note: For detailed information, please refer to the Division of Cardiology.]

    The Division of Cardiology provides state of the art evaluation and treatment for infants, children and adolescents with all forms of heart disease. Programs and services in the Division of Cardiology include:

    - Non-invasive Cardiology Services

    - Fetal Cardiology Program

    - Invasive Cardiology Services

    - Electrophysiology

    - Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant Program

    - Kawasaki Syndrome Program

    - Young Adult Cardiac Program

    - Cardiac Registry

    - Dyslipidemia and Preventive Cardiology Program

    - • Hypertension Program

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

    [Note: For detailed information, please refer to the Division of Cardiolothoracic Surgery.]

    The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery features a dedicated surgical team considered by many to be one of the foremost pediatric cardiothoracic teams in the world. Programs and services in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery include:

    - Neonatal Cardiothoracic Surgery

    - Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

    - Cardiothoracic Transplant

    - Living Donor Lung Transplant

  • Cardiothoracic Intensive Care

    CHLA's 15-bed Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) is the only one on the West Coast for pediatric patients. It is available for all patients with cardiac disease and includes two positive-pressure and hepafiltered private rooms designed specifically for transplant patients.

  • Childrens Emergency Transport Program

    Part of the Division of Emergency Medicine and Transport, the Childrens Emergency Transport Program provides specialized expert care for ill and critically injured neonates, infants, children and adolescents. The program offers an array of services designed to transport patients safely, efficiently and quickly between facilities anywhere in the world by ground, helicopter or fixed wing aircraft. Dedicated teams of physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists provide emergent, urgent and critical care en route.


PHYSICIANS

Division of Cardiology Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
HOW TO CONTACT US

The Heart Institute at CHLA welcomes your inquiries.

To contact the Division of Cardiology you can:




Call the Division directly at:
(323) 669-2461

Write to us at:
Division of Cardiology
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd., #34
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062


To contact the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery you can:

Call the Division directly at:

(323) 669-4148

Write to us at:

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd., #66
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062.

To contact the Cardiothoracic Transplant office, call (323) 669-5965

To contact the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) office, call (323) 669-5679 or the CTICU directly, call (323) 669-2586.




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