USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons offer a complete spectrum of care for pediatric cardiac and thoracic disease. Treatment and consultation for children with heart and lung disease takes place at the Heart Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).

USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons are specialists in the care of children. Areas of specialty include neonatal cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, thoracic surgery and heart and lung transplantation.

• Neonatal Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Transposition of the great arteries
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
  • Truncus arteriosus
  • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
  • Ebstein’s anomaly
• Pediatric Surgery
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Ventricular septal defect
  • Ross procedure
  • AV septal defect
  • Pulmonary atresia
  • Lung Disease
• Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Heart transplant
  • Living donor lung transplantation
  • Prostacyclin program

About the Heart Institute

In 1939, the West Coast’s first pediatric heart surgery was performed at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Today, the Heart Institute is the largest pediatric cardiovascular center in the West and a global referral center, receiving patients from across the nation and the world.

Our mission is to further the understanding, treatment, and survival of children with heart and lung disease through an integrated system of clinical care, education, and clinical and basic research.

Cardiac Research

Physician-scientists at the Heart Institute are engaged in research to improve the odds of transplantation success, advance the capabilities of imaging, refine treatments for diseases such as Kawasaki Syndrome, and develop new medications for primary pulmonary hypertension, among other topics. The Institute works to forge a strong link between clinical care and basic research, so that the best ideas can reach patients’ bedsides as quickly as possible.