Pediatric Cardiovascular Services

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks #6 for Pediatric Heart and Heart Surgery in the 2008 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals report

Standing, left to right: Rubin Cooper, MD; L. Gary Steinberg, MD; Imelissa Blancas, BSN, RN; Patrick Flynn, MD; Jessica Morris; Inez Horton. Seated, left to right: Jennifer Manzella, PNP; Jonathan Chen, MD.

The Pediatric Cardiovascular Services team at the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell is dedicated to the pre-natal and post-natal diagnosis, management and treatment of congenital heart disease in infants, children and young adults.

The staff additionally provides care for patients with acquired heart diseases of childhood such as rheumatic fever and Kawasaki disease. We also have physicians specializing in adult congenital heart disease.

The Pediatric Cardiology Division at Weill Cornell has joined with the Pediatric Cardiology Division at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to form a comprehensive, two-campus cardiovascular center. The program has outstanding clinical and research faculty drawn from two renowned medical colleges - Weill Cornell Medical College and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

We offer the full range of diagnostic and treatment services for heart disease in infants, children and adults, including:

Innovative Diagnostics
State-of-the-art digital echocardiography:

• Fetal echocardiography
• Three-dimensional echocardiography
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Cardiac computed tomography (CT)
• Non-invasive exercise stress tests
• ECG and Holter monitoring

Cardiac catheterization and interventional procedures
Standard diagnostic angiography as well as interventional procedures for:

• closure of septal heart defects
• closure of patent ductus arteriosus
• balloon angioplasty for stenotic (narrow) valves
• balloon angioplasty or stent procedures for coarctation of the aorta
• stent procedures of the pulmonary artery
• coil embolization of aberrant vessels

Pediatric arrhythmia and pacemaker services
Invasive electrophysiology and radiofrequency ablation are available through a joint program with Drs. Alan Hordoff and Leonardo Liberman at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia.

Pediatric Heart Surgery
Operations for the treatment of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent and adult congenital heart disease are performed by Dr. Jonathan Chen, Dr. Ralph Mosca and Dr. Jan Quaegebeur. All patients are cared for by an outstanding pediatric anesthesia and critical care service.

Preventive Cardiology
A program for children and adolescents with abnormal lipid and atherosclerotic heart disease is also available.

Fetal consultation
In conjunction with the Perinatal Center at Weill Cornell, our physicians provide high-end fetal diagnostic echocardiography and counseling for parents. For more information about the Perinatal Center and our perinatal services, please visit the website for the Perinatal Center at Weill Cornell.

Hours and Locations

Inquires and consultations are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The program offers outpatient facilities at the Komansky Center for Children's Health, as well as facilities in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. The program provides daily outpatient service and the combined program performs more than 1300 cardiac catheterizations and 900 cardiac surgical procedures a year.

Contact

To make an appointment: 212-746-3561

Pediatric Cardiovascular Services
Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health
New York Presbyterian Hosptial/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street- Suite F695B
New York, NY 10065

Telephone/Appointments: 212-746-3561
FAX: 212-746-8373
Email: Inez Horton, inh7002@nyp.org

About our Medical Practice

For physicians, directions, office hours, and office staff, please visit our medical practice web site at www.weillcornell.org/pedscardio/.