Pediatric Heart Center
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Why choose UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals for pediatric heart care?
Our heart specialists care for children of all ages, including babies before birth, children and teens, as well as adults with congenital heart disease.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks our program among the nation's best for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery. We care for children with common and complex heart conditions, including cases many other hospitals may not be able to treat.
Our renowned pediatric heart specialists, including experts in cardiology, surgery, electrophysiology, intensive care and other areas, work as one team. We consider a wide range of treatment options, including medical, catheter-based and surgical procedures, so we can tailor treatment to your child. Our specialists lead research that brings the latest, most effective treatments to children with heart conditions.
Children with complex heart disease need comprehensive, holistic care as they recover. We support feeding, growth, learning, movement and other needs that affect long-term physical, emotional and social well-being.
Why choose UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals for pediatric heart care?
Our heart specialists care for children of all ages, including babies before birth, children and teens, as well as adults with congenital heart disease.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks our program among the nation's best for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery. We care for children with common and complex heart conditions, including cases many other hospitals may not be able to treat.
Our renowned pediatric heart specialists, including experts in cardiology, surgery, electrophysiology, intensive care and other areas, work as one team. We consider a wide range of treatment options, including medical, catheter-based and surgical procedures, so we can tailor treatment to your child. Our specialists lead research that brings the latest, most effective treatments to children with heart conditions.
Children with complex heart disease need comprehensive, holistic care as they recover. We support feeding, growth, learning, movement and other needs that affect long-term physical, emotional and social well-being.
Destination referral center
Families travel to UCSF from across the U.S. and around the world for highly specialized pediatric heart care.Heart care for life
Our expertise spans fetal care, childhood and adolescence, with a seamless transition to adult heart care.Innovation expands treatment options
Fetal intervention, 3D planning and combined catheter-surgical approaches offer new options for complex heart conditions.Among the nation's best
UCSF achieves some of the nation's best outcomes for pediatric heart surgery.
Specialized heart care
Your child has access to deeply specialized expertise across many areas of heart care. Their care plan may include diagnosis, monitoring and a range of treatment options.
Heart evaluation and ongoing care
The Fetal Cardiovascular Program evaluates babies before birth. Our cardiology team provides diagnosis and ongoing medical care.
Diagnosis and monitoring
Advanced cardiac imaging and exercise testing help us understand your child's heart and guide treatment.
Heart rhythm and genetic heart conditions
Arrhythmia and cardiovascular genetics specialists evaluate rhythm disorders and inherited heart conditions.
Congenital heart care
Our interventional cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery teams treat heart defects with catheter-based and surgical procedures.
Newborn and critical heart care
The Neonatal Cardiovascular Center of Excellence and cardiac intensive care teams support newborns and critically ill children.
Advanced heart disease care
Heart disease expertise includes our Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Heart Failure, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) and Transplant Program.
Long-term support
Your child receives ongoing care from our team. Our Single Ventricle Program and Congenital Heart Disease Young Adult Transition Program support changing needs as children grow. In addition, the Healthy Hearts and Minds Program helps improve learning and development outcomes for children with congenital heart disease.
We partner with pediatricians, cardiologists, obstetricians and newborn teams throughout Northern California so your child can stay close to home whenever it's safe to do so. If your child needs hospital-level treatment, our transfer team can coordinate a move to UCSF.
Heart care designed for families
Children receive care in an environment specially built around their medical and developmental needs. Our pediatric-trained teams use equipment and approaches designed for your child's comfort. In addition, our child life specialists prepare children for procedures and help them cope with hospitalization.
Related services
Highlights of our heart care
A whole-child approach
We believe in caring for the whole child. This means addressing all of your child's medical needs while also nurturing their emotional, developmental and social well-being.Built for kids
We're part of a children's hospital, and pediatric heart care is our only focus – we don't treat adults. All our doctors and nurses are specially trained in caring for babies and children, and our facilities and equipment were designed with their needs in mind.Extra support for patients
Child life specialists are experts in helping kids cope with medical procedures and hospitalization. Using play, education and therapeutic techniques tailored to the child's age and needs, they make the health care experience more positive for the whole family.Extra support for families
Our Family Resource Center provides information, amenities and comfort to parents and other caregivers, making it easier for you to remain with your child during a hospitalization.
Locations (dynamic)
Providers (dynamic)
V. Mohan Reddy, MD
Pediatric Cardiology • Pediatric Congenital and Cardiac Surgery
Philip Cheng, MD, MBA
Pediatric Cardiology • Neonatology
Howard M. Rosenfeld, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Aneela Reddy, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Providers (manual)
Othman A. Aljohani, MBBS, MPH
Pediatric Cardiology
Doaa Aly, MBBCH
Pediatric Cardiology
Elena Amin, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Shafkat Anwar, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Awards & achievements
Best in Northern California for cardiology & heart surgery
No. 6 in the nation for neonatology
Accredited pediatric center for comprehensive care (Pulmonary Hypertension Association)
Ranked among the nation's best in 11 specialties
Related conditions & treatments
Conditions
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiac Genetics
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Fetal Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Failure (HF)
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Single Ventricle Defect
Treatments
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiovascular Critical Care
- Fetal Cardiology
- Heart Transplant
- Ventricular Assist Device
Clinical trials
Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial - 2Opens in a new window
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of udenafil, an orally administered, potent and selective inhibitor of PDE5, versus placebo for the treatment of adolescent who have had the Fontan procedure.
Explore what we do
Saving Miles: Life-changing heart care from UCSF
3D modeling for heart procedures
Neonatal Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Accreditations & memberships
Adult Congenital Heart Association accreditationOpens in a new window
Our Adult Congenital Cardiology Program holds national accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association. The recognition reflects specialized expertise and resources for adults with congenital heart disease.Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation Center of CareOpens in a new window
The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation recognizes UCSF as a Cardiomyopathy Center of Care. The designation reflects expertise, specialized disease management and comprehensive services for children with cardiomyopathy.