Our Areas of Expertise

Our Areas of Expertise

Explore the Programs and Services at the Herma Heart Institute. 

Areas of focus

We offer cutting-edge treatment for all heart conditions from pre-birth to adulthood. Learn more about specialty programs and services within the Herma Heart Institute, which include:
 

  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
    One of the top programs in the country specializing in preventing and treating the health challenges in adults with congenital heart defects.
  • Cardiac Anesthesiology
    Patients at Children's Wisconsin who have heart surgery, catheterization or another heart procedure that requires them to be asleep (under anesthesia) are in the attentive care of a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist.
  • Cardiac Catheterization
    Children’s Wisconsin offers all cardiac catheterization options for successfully diagnosing and treating patients with complex congenital (present at birth) heart conditions. As a result, many patients avoid surgery and benefit from less anesthesia time, less pain, faster recovery and shorter hospital stays.
  • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
    Critical support for patients with complex heart conditions is expertly provided in our highly specialized 24-bed CICU.
  • Cardiac precision medicine
    Precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, is medical treatment that’s optimized for each individual person.
  • Cardiogenetics Program
    We have the only cardiogenetics program in the region that supports children with congenital heart disease and their families.
  • Developmental Follow-Up Program
    The first program in the nation designed to help babies avoid or minimize developmental challenges that can follow complex heart surgery or treatment.
  • Educational Achievement Partnership Program
    This program is designed to advocate for and empower children with complex health needs and their families in educational settings.
  • Electrophysiology Program
    Expert care for children with heart rhythm concerns or those living with a pacemaker or other implantable device.
  • Fetal Heart Program
    Highly specialized care through pregnancy, birth and beyond for unborn babies diagnosed with congenital heart defects.
  • General Cardiology
    Patients referred to our pediatric cardiologists for both common and complex concerns receive expert care and personal attention.
  • Healthy Hearts Program
    Our preventive cardiology clinic serves newborns, children and young adults who are at risk of early heart disease.
  • Heart surgery
    Learn more about the procedures performed at Children’s Wisconsin and the exceptional surgeons and comprehensive care that makes us a national leader.
  • Heart Transplant Program
    Top-ranked medical expertise, family support and superior outcomes for children requiring heart transplant.
  • Marfan Syndrome Program
    Highly experienced and specialized diagnosis, treatment and management of this rare genetic connective tissue disorder and its possible complications.
  • Project ADAM
    Education and life-saving initiatives for schools across the country aimed at preventing sudden cardiac death in schools.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Program
    Through this nationally accredited program, our multidisciplinary team diagnoses underlying causes of pulmonary hypertension and provides individualized treatment.
  • Tracheal Disorders Program
    Groundbreaking surgical and other treatment options for children with simple or complex stenosis, malacia, fistula or other tracheal conditions.
  • Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) and ECMO Program
    Expertise and experience in a wide range of options for children who require a ventricular assist device (VAD) or ECMO, including home VAD support.