A 34-year-old member asked:
Which health care professionals? deal with congenital heart disease?
2 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Josephine Ruiz-healyanswered
Pediatrics 41 years experience
Pedi Cardiologist: Pediatric cardiologist and pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeons.
An entire pediatric team is usualy set in place to care for all aspects of care.
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Dr. Peter Karpawichanswered
48 years experience
Congenital heart specialists: As a infant/child/teenager, patients with congenital heart are typcially cared for by pediatric cardiologists/cardiovascualrr surgeons. A new field of adult congenital heart is evolving in which internal medicine congenital heart cardiologists who have specialized training in congenital heart disease care for patients over 21 years of age.
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Dr. Dominic BLURTON commented
Pediatrics - Cardiology 24 years experience
Agreed but dr karpowich forgot to include the fetus in our patient population
Sep 10, 2013
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What type of health care professionals are involved in dealing with congenital heart disease?
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Dr. Samuel Freedmananswered
Pediatrics 11 years experience
Heart: Pediatric cardiologist. Board certified.
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