Whether your child is only a few days old or has celebrated many birthdays, the news that your child needs heart or chest surgery can be unsettling. But for every child with a serious heart condition, we have an expert team, delivering nothing but the most advanced, comprehensive heart care. We have a team of highly skilled pediatric cardiologists and pediatric cardiovascular thoracic surgeons — all dedicated to heart surgery for newborns, children and teens.
Some children need common heart repairs or have a complex heart condition. Our skilled and experienced surgeons specialize in treating conditions including:
- Congenital heart defects
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome or hybrid palliation
- Great arteries of the heart
- Medical conditions that children develop after birth
- Diseases of the lungs and trachea
- Septal defects repair
- Arrhythmia and pacemaker surgery
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Mechanical assist support for heart failure and cardiomyopathy
- Congenital lung, tracheal and chest wall deformity surgery
- Valve repair and replacement

Janet Weis Children's Hospital
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre