Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center

At MUSC Children's Health Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center, our mission is to provide the highest level of care and achieve the best possible outcomes for every patient. Physicians and care team members fulfill this mission through:

• Utilizing the most advanced medical and surgical treatment strategies tailored to the individual
• Providing comprehensive and compassionate family-centered care
• Taking a coordinated team approach both within MUSC and with our referring providers
• Leading and participating in innovative and ground-breaking discoveries

Why Choose the MUSC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center?

Our team treats the full spectrum of heart disorders, from the common and simple to the rare and most complex. Our patients range from babies still in the womb to adults. With a team of experts, including three cardiac surgeons, seven cardiac anesthesiologists, and more than 20 cardiologists, the MUSC Children's Health Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center is among the largest pediatric heart programs in the country. We offer numerous sub-specialty programs, encompassing all types of heart disease. Our depth and experience allow us to specialize in all areas of cardiology, including cardiac catheterization, cardiac critical care, echocardiography and advanced three-dimensional imaging, heart failure, arrhythmias and electrophysiology.

Unrivaled Outcomes

The Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center at MUSC Children’s Health is recognized across the nation as a leader in the highly specialized fields of pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery. Our surgical outcomes rank among the best centers in the world and are the best in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals for the year 2022 through 2023. We believe in the importance of being transparent with our outcomes and provide public reporting through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). In fact, for the five years the STS provided a star rating (2016 through 2020), our Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center was the recipient of a 3-star rating, denoting the highest category of quality, in all five years. The number of 3-star recipients for each cycle ranged from only six to twelve out of approximately 120 centers nationally. This recognition of consistently exceptional care is unique.

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