Peter B. Manning, MD, is director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.  Dr. Manning's main interests include cardiac surgery in infants and methods to minimize the need for blood product transfusion related to open-heart surgery in children. In collaboration with Michael Rutter, MD of our Otorhinolaryngology Department, Dr. Manning has performed more tracheal reconstructions in children than any center in the world. 

Dr. Manning is a leading advocate for a multidisciplinary, team approach to the management of children with heart disorders, the approach taken by the Heart Institute.  Dr. Manning joined Cincinnati Children's in 1996 from Kansas City, where he was chief of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital. 

He earned a medical degree at the University of Michigan in 1982.  Dr. Manning completed residencies in general surgery at the University of Michigan, pediatric surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, cardiothoracic surgery at Bowman Grey School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and pediatric cardiac surgery at Children's Hospital in Boston.  Dr. Manning is board-certified in general surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, congenital cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery.  Editor, contributor and nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Manning, with contributions from numerous experts in the field, compiled Cincinnati Children's Heart Encyclopedia, a comprehensive online medical reference.

Alistair B. M. Phillips, MD, FACC, FACS, is an attending surgeon at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Phillips received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and his medical degree from The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University.

After completing general and cardiothoracic surgery, as well as two years of research generally focused on cardiac physiology at New York Presbyterian – Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Phillips went onto New York Presbyterian – Columbia Medical Center were he completed fellowships in pacemakers/ defibrillators and pediatric cardiac surgery.

Dr. Phillips is board-certified in both surgery and thoracic surgery. His clinical interests are in congenital heart disease, including adult congenital heart disease, heart and lung transplantation, and electrophysiology. He is also interested in developing novel approaches to treating congenital heart disease mainly through a hybrid approach.

Dr. Phillips is actively involved in research with particular interests in inflammation and post-operative arrhythmias, understanding right ventricular morphology and the relationship of the cardiopulmonary systems. Dr. Phiillips has spent the last couple years developing a translational research team with emphasis on improve the quality of care for our patients and improving long-term outcomes.

Dr. Phillips major achievements over the past 5 years are developing the adult congenital surgical program in Columbus, including an aortic aneurysm program. He started the ventricular assist device program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as a pediatric thoracic program. Dr. Phillips is currently the Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Surgical Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease at Cincinnati Children’s.