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Cardiac Surgery

Pediatric heart surgeons at Children’s National Hospital perform a high volume of lifesaving surgeries ranging from the most complex congenital problems to the more common issues, all with children’s neurodevelopment in mind.

Children's National Performs Life-Saving Cardiac Surgery

During a routine prenatal appointment at around 16 weeks, Megan and Dennis found out that their unborn daughter had a heart defect. Learn how Yves d'Udekem, M.D., Ph.D., and his team performed a complex surgery on one week old Winona.