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We offer the most comprehensive heart care in the region for infants, children and teens. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Seattle Children’s Heart Center one of the top medical and surgical heart teams in the country. Services available at our main campus and regional locations.

  • In one five-day span this September, four patients received life-saving heart transplants at Seattle Children’s.

  • Five-month-old Ethan received the 100th heart transplant performed at Seattle Children’s--a milestone for him and for the Heart and Transplant teams.

  • Next: Seattle Children's 100th Heart Transplant
  • Next: Five Days, Four Heart Transplants

Our Leadership Team

  • Lester C. Permut, MD

    Interim Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery; Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplant; Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Education

    Cardiac Surgery

    On staff since December 2002

    Meet the Heart Center team.

  • Mark B. Lewin, MD

    Division Chief, Cardiology; Co-Director, Heart Center; Director, Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment Program; Director, Cardiac Echo Laboratory

    Cardiology

    On staff since February 2001

    Meet the Heart Center team.

Areas of Focus

  • Cardiac Catheterization

    In 1999, 10% of our heart surgeries were for atrial septal defects — holes in the heart. Today, only 1% of our cardiac surgeries are for this defect. Our Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has revolutionized the way many heart conditions are treated — without surgery, long recoveries and big scars. 

  • Fetal Echocardiography

    By identifying a serious heart defect before a baby is born, our cardiologists can develop the best treatment plan for birth and beyond — giving parents time to come to terms with the unexpected news and figure out how to best help their baby.

  • Hybrid Procedures

    We are pioneering less-invasive procedures as alternatives to open-heart surgery.  

Related Research

  • Fetal Heart Regeneration

    Some heart disease in humans may originate from damage in the womb, study suggests.

    Read more 

  • Non-surgical Heart Valve Replacement

    One of only five pediatric hospitals in the U.S. to offer this alternative to open-heart surgery.

    Read more 

  • Center for Clinical and Translational Research

    Clinical and translational research takes discoveries made in the laboratory and translates them into therapies that people can actually use in daily life.

  • Center for Developmental Therapeutics

    Children are not simply small adults. The primary goal of the work in our center is to identify and develop new drugs and treatments that will be safer and more effective for children.

  • Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine

    Our mission is to restore children's health after injury through repair, regeneration or replacement of tissues, cells and organs.  

Related News and Press Releases

News

One Family, Two Hearts Healed
2.21.13 — KING 5 TV

This Valentine's Day was the first one in five years that the Millers haven't been in a hospital or had to undergo a surgery ... cont.

Five Days, Four Heart Transplants
11.12.12 — On the Pulse Blog

In one five-day span this September, four patients – one teenager and three critically ill infants – received life-saving heart ... cont.

Children's HealthLink Special: Big Breakthroughs, Small Miracles
6.14.12 — KING 5 TV

Medical care for kids continues to improve and change every day, thanks to new discoveries and procedures at Seattle ... cont.

Press Releases

Seattle Children’s Ranked 6th Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals According to U.S. News & World Report

06.05.2012

Children’s cancer, ... cont.

100th Patient Gets a New Heart at Seattle Children’s Hospital

05.03.2012

5-month-old received this milestone transplant at Children’s

Seattle Children’s supporting efforts to implement universal screening for heart disease in newborns

02.29.2012

Pulse oximetry has the potential to identify problems early and save lives

Contact Us

For appointments in Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, Olympia and Tri-Cities
206-987-2015

Tacoma
253-272-1812

Anchorage, Alaska
907-212-3655

Missoula, Montana
406-721-5600

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Seattle Children’s bills a facility charge (PDF) for hospital-based clinic visits.

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Each year, hundreds of kids like Evelyn receive the region’s most advanced pediatric cardiac care from Children’s Heart Center team. Your support makes it possible.

Inside Cardiology at Seattle Children’s Heart Center

Mark Lewin video

Dr. Mark Lewin, chief of cardiology at Seattle Children’s Hospital, talks about working with families and caring for patients at the Heart Center.

Children’s 100th Heart Transplant

100th Heart Transplant video

Dr. Yuk Law, a Children’s pediatric cardiologist, discusses Children’s 100th heart transplant.