Cardiovascular Surgery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016;28(3):626-633. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.11.003. Epub 2016 Dec 8.

Abstract

Surgery for congenital heart disease at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia began in the earliest days of cardiac surgery. In a rapidly advancing field, surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are recognized as innovators in the field. The Division of Cardiac Surgery is dedicated to providing outstanding clinical care, educating the next generation of congenital cardiac surgeons, and advancing the specialty through clinical and translational research.

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Congenital heart defects; History.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / education
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / history
  • Cardiology* / education
  • Cardiology* / history
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / history
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Hospitals, Pediatric* / history
  • Humans
  • Philadelphia
  • Thoracic Surgery* / education
  • Thoracic Surgery* / history
  • Translational Research, Biomedical