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Cardiac Surgery

Dedicated to improving outcomes for children with complex heart conditions.

Meet Our Care Team

The pediatric cardiac surgery team at CHKD's Heart Center provides expert, patient-centered care in collaboration with our cardiologists, neonatologists, and pediatric intensivists.

Contact Us

Phone: (757) 668-8850
Fax:  (757) 668-8225

Billing

Billing questions? Please call (757) 668-8544
Or email: cssgbilling@chkd.org

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Cardiovascular surgeons at CHKD provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical care for cardiac disorders in children from birth to age 21.

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MyCHKD Patient Portal

MyCHKD offers secure, online access to your child's health information as well as tools to help you communicate more efficiently with your CHKD provider's office. If you haven't done so already, please register for a MyCHKD account in person at your provider's office.

Cardiac Cath Lab at CHKD

Cardiac Imaging

CHKD's cardiac imaging program provides a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. CHKD's main imaging lab is at the hospital in Norfolk, with multiple offsite locations for flexibility and convenience.

Best Of Cardiology and Heart Surgery 2022-23 LogoU.S. News & World Report has ranked the Virginia Congenital Cardiac Collaborative, CHKD’s partnership with University of Virginia Children’s hospital, one of the best cardiology and heart surgery programs in the country. The publication’s 2022-23 “Best Children’s Hospitals” guide ranked the collaborative No. 20 among the top 50 pediatric cardiology and heart surgery programs in the country.

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Congenital Cardiac Collaborative

CHKD's cardiac surgery program is part of a regional collaborative between CHKD and the University of Virginia.

CHKD and UVA combine the efforts of pediatric cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, intensive care physicians and cardiac support professionals from both institutions with the goal of improving outcomes for children with complex congenital heart defects.

Board-certified in Thoracic Surgery

The pediatric cardiac surgery team at CHKD's Heart Center provides expert, patient-centered care in collaboration with our cardiologists, neonatologists, and pediatric intensivists. Family members and referring physicians are also essential members of our care teams.

Dr. Philip Smith, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at CHKD, and  Dr. James Gangemi, Surgical Director of the University of Virginia/CHKD collaborative, are both board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and perform the gamut of operations with a dedicated cardiac surgery team in CHKD's new state-of-the-art operating suite.

CHKD's team includes three board-certified pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists who also assist in the care of patients who require any diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedure. In addition, they provide anesthesia for all complex cardiac surgery patients who require other procedures, including general surgery, dental procedures, and endoscopy, as well as CT or MRI imaging studies.

CHKD is Virginia's only freestanding full-service children's hospital. Every inch of our facility and all members of our medical team are devoted exclusively to the needs of young people. Our patients benefit from the full range of pediatric specialists and support services available only at freestanding children's hospitals.

Conditions We Treat 

  • Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
  • Atrioventricular Canal defect  (AV Canal)
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot  
  • Single Ventricle Palliation (including  Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome)
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Cardiac Valve Disorders (Aortic, Mitral, Pulmonary and Tricuspid)
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
  • Truncus Arteriosus (TA)
  • Vascular anomalies and malformations
  • Coarctation of the Aorta
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Arrhythmias

Volumes and Outcomes

CHKD is dedicated to growing the cardiac surgery program to benefit all patients in the Hampton Roads area. For benchmarking purposes, CHKD reports its volumes and outcomes data with the Society for Thoracic Surgeons.

Insurance and Billing Information

We accept all major insurances, including Virginia Medicaid, Tricare, and Cardinal Health. Please take the time to understand how your insurance plan works, especially regarding annual deductibles and co-pays, which can affect your out-of-pocket costs.

Unless you have HMO insurance that requires a referral from a primary care physician, a referral is not required. You can simply call our office to make an appointment.

If your insurance does require a referral, make sure it has not expired and remember to bring it with you to the appointment.

Everyone should bring a government-issued photo ID and their insurance card to every medical appointment.

We offer in-depth information about insurance in our billing and insurance section.

Zoe Irby smiling at the camera. She was the first baby at CHKD to undergo the Piccolo treatment.

Healing the Tiniest of Hearts

A treatment called Piccolo is helping heal the tiniest of hearts at CHKD. Born with a congenital heart defect, Zoe Irby was the first baby at CHKD to undergo the minimally invasive procedure. Read more about the treatment and find out how Zoe is doing now.