Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Medical and surgical advances have ensured that the majority of children born with congenital heart disease will thrive in adulthood. Ensuring a smooth transition from pediatric cardiology to adult care and providing a comprehensive approach to congenital cardiac care in adulthood is our specialty.

Our Adult Congenital Heart Program, a Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Hospital & Clinics collaboration, provides a unique approach to care with a team of clinicians and cardiothoracic surgeons who specialize in caring for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. We offer a comprehensive approach to care for the full spectrum of congenital heart disease. This expertise has been recognized by both Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Hospital & Clinics being nationally ranked in Cardiology and Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report consistently over the last decade.

Program Highlights:

  • Lifelong care with seamless transition from pediatric to adult care
  • Highly specialized services specifically designed for adolescent and adult patients
  • Comprehensive multidisciplinary care
  • Access to clinical trials and the most advanced treatment options
  • Specialized treatment for patients with a single ventricle through a Fontan operation
  • Comprehensive assessments for patients with repaired and unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement and surgical pulmonary valve repair/replacement
  • Innovative treatment options for Ebstein’s Anomaly and Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Specialized medical, transcatheter, and surgical management of arrhythmias
  • Advanced cardiac therapies including ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation
  • Pre-conception counseling and risk stratification with high-risk pregnancy management
  • Contraception and genetic counseling
  • Ongoing communication with our referring providers with 24/7 availability for consultation
  • Outreach locations available throughout Northern California