Our areas of focus

We offer cutting-edge treatment for all heart conditions from pre-birth to adulthood. Learn more about specialty programs and services within the Herma Heart Institute, which include:

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
  One of the top programs in the country specializing in preventing and treating the health challenges in adults with congenital heart defects.
• Advanced Diagnostics
  When concerns are raised about your child having heart disease, getting an accurate diagnosis is a critical first step toward getting the best available treatment, even before birth.
• Cardiac Anesthesiology
  Patients at Children's Wisconsin who have heart surgery, catheterization or another heart procedure that requires them to be asleep (under anesthesia) are in the attentive care of a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist.
• Cardiac Catheterization
  Children’s Wisconsin offers all cardiac catheterization options for successfully diagnosing and treating patients with complex congenital (present at birth) heart conditions. As a result, many patients avoid surgery and benefit from less anesthesia time, less pain, faster recovery and shorter hospital stays.
• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
  Critical support for patients with complex heart conditions is expertly provided in our highly specialized 24-bed CICU.
• Cardiac Physical Activity (Steppin’ It Up) Program
  A physical activity program aimed at helping patients with congenital heart disease feel better and stronger.
• Cardiac precision medicine
  Precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, is medical treatment that’s optimized for each individual person.
• Cardiogenetics Program
  We have the only cardiogenetics program in the region that supports children with congenital heart disease and their families.
• Cord Blood Program
  The next wave of congenital heart disease research, known as Precision Medicine, partners with families to store valuable cord blood and tissue after the birth of their baby with congenital heart disease to offer more precise and personalized treatments.
• Developmental Follow-Up Program
  The first program in the nation designed to help babies avoid or minimize developmental challenges that can follow complex heart surgery or treatment.
• Educational Achievement Partnership Program
  This program is designed to advocate for and empower children with complex health needs and their families in educational settings.
• Electrophysiology Program
  Expert care for children with heart rhythm concerns or those living with a pacemaker or other implantable device.
• Fetal Heart Program
  Highly specialized care through pregnancy, birth and beyond for unborn babies diagnosed with congenital heart defects.
• Fontan Survivorship Program
  Multi-disciplinary care for children, adolescents and adults who are living with single ventricle heart disease.
• General Cardiology
  Patients referred to our pediatric cardiologists for both common and complex concerns receive expert care and personal attention.
• Heart Failure Program
  Expert diagnosis and treatment for children with congenital disorders, cardiomyopathy, neuromuscular disorders and other conditions that lead to heart failure.
• Healthy Hearts Program
  Our preventive cardiology clinic serves newborns, children and young adults who are at risk of early heart disease.
• Heart surgery
  Learn more about the procedures performed at Children’s Wisconsin and the exceptional surgeons and comprehensive care that makes us a national leader.
• Heart Transplant Program
  Top-ranked medical expertise, family support and superior outcomes for children requiring heart transplant.
• Home Monitoring Program
  The Interstage Home Monitoring Program at Children’s Wisconsin is recognized worldwide for helping dramatically improve HLHS survival.
• Marfan Syndrome Program
  Highly experienced and specialized diagnosis, treatment and management of this rare genetic connective tissue disorder and its possible complications.
• Project ADAM
  Education and life-saving initiatives for schools across the country, aimed at preventing sudden cardiac death in schools.
• Pulmonary Hypertension Program
  Through this nationally accredited program, our multidisciplinary team diagnoses underlying causes of pulmonary hypertension and provides individualized treatment.
• Tracheal Disorders Program
  Groundbreaking surgical and other treatment options for children with simple or complex stenosis, malacia, fistula or other tracheal conditions.
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) and ECMO Program
  Expertise and experience in a wide range of options for children who require a ventricular assist device (VAD) or ECMO, including home VAD support.

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