Cardiovascular Surgery

Providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art heart care.

Rady Children's Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Division performs more than 500 cardiovascular operations a year, exclusively for the treatment of congenital heart defects.

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranks our Heart Surgery program among the nation's best in its "Best Children's Hospitals" edition.

Complemented by leading programs in pediatric electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, prenatal/pediatric cardiac diagnostics and affiliated high-risk obstetrics, the Division provides an integrated approach to the treatment of the full spectrum of complex congenital heart problems in newborns to adults.

Our highly skilled surgeons use advanced surgical strategies and techniques – including hybrid procedures – to achieve optimal outcomes and to make the surgery as safe as possible. Areas of special concentration include:

• The surgical treatment of complex newborn heart defects, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome
• Complex reconstructive surgery in previously operated on children or adults
• Integration of catheter-based therapies with surgery to reduce risk
• Integration of advanced electrophysiologic testing, arrhythmia ablation and surgery
• Minimally invasive and cosmetic approaches to open heart surgery, where appropriate
• Heart transplant surgery (starting in 2013)

Along with providing expert surgical care, we participte in evidence-based research through Rady Children's Heart Institute. Through this research, we seek to advance the field of pediatric cardiovascular surgery.

Division Achievements:

• Is the primary cardiovascular surgery referral program for the state of Hawaii.
• Is a high-volume program with surgical outcomes among the best in the nation.
• Participates in multiple clinical and basic research projects designed to evaluate and treat complex forms of congenital heart disease.