Overview
The missions of the Division of Cardiology, part of The Heart Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, are:
- To advance pediatric cardiovascular medicine through meaningful research
- To train future academic leaders in the field of Pediatric Cardiology
- To provide outstanding care to the fetus, newborn, child and young adult with congenital or acquired cardiovascular disease
The Division of Cardiology provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient clinical services for patients ranging in age from fetus to young adult. Approximately 25 outpatient clinics are held weekly, at Cincinnati Children's main campus and in outpatient clinics, and include:
- General Cardiology
- Subspecialty Cardiology
- Urgent Add-On Cardiology Clinics
A very active Inpatient Service includes a dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of 14 beds, and a Cardiology Step-Down Ward in the new Hospital Tower. The Cardiac Catheterization suite and recovery area are integrated onto the Cardiology Ward unit. The Division of Cardiology provides outstanding clinical services in all subspecialties including:
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
The division's teaching activities are robust and involve medical students, pediatric residents and fellows from a variety of training programs. The Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship is a three to four year program that accepts three fellows each year. The core three year Fellowship includes 20 months of assigned clinical rotations, with the balance dedicated to academic time during which each fellow identifies and pursues an area of research expertise. During the past five years our Cardiology Fellowship Program has gained a reputation nationally as one of the top training programs in our specialty.
Research Programs
The Division of Cardiology has active research programs in numerous clinical and basic research areas. Nationally prominent, well-funded research programs exist in Molecular-Genetic Cardiology and in Preventive Cardiology. The Division benefits from a strong academic relationship with the Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology. Active clinical investigation is ongoing in several areas including:
