Cardiothoracic Surgery

Heart and Chest Surgery

Children with congenital and acquired heart and lung diseases and their families benefit from a system of collaborative care by surgeons, cardiologists, critical care specialists, anesthesiologists, and nurses.

Pediatric surgeons at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital are fully trained adult surgeons who have specialized in children’s surgery. By devoting their efforts entirely to kids, they are able to treat the simplest and correctable diseases all the way to major congenital anomalies requiring a lifetime of care and support. UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital’s surgeons represent general and specialty surgical disciplines and have improved the quality of life for countless newborns, children and adolescents.

Pediatric cardiac disorders

• Pediatric and congenital cardiothoracic surgery
• Repair of congenital heart defects
• Anomalous coronary artery repairs
• Repair of arch anomalies (including coarctation and patent ductus arteriosus)
• Atrial and ventricular septal defect repairs as well as AV canal procedures
• Treatment of a cyanotic heart disease (including tetralogy of Fallot)
• Heart assist device support, ECMO
• Treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and the Norwood procedure
• Pediatric cardiac transplantation
• Repairs of pediatric chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and carinatum)
• Treatment of pediatric hyperhidrosis
• Treatment of pediatric thoracic and cardiac tumors
• Ross procedure
• Single ventricle repair (including Glenn and Fontan procedures)
• Transposition of great arteries repair
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

• Aortic stenosis
• Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries
• Cyanotic heart disease
• Dextrocardia
• Double aortic arch
• Heart valve surgery
• Mitral valve surgery - minimally invasive