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We offer the most comprehensive heart care in the region for infants, children and teens. In 2010, 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.

  • One of every 100 babies in the U.S. is born with a heart defect. Every day, we’re making giant strides to help tiny hearts grow big.

  • Whether your child has mild arrhythmia or a life-threatening heart condition, we’ll work together to find the right answer.

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Our Leadership 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.  

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Related Research

  • Fetal Heart Regeneration

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

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  • Non-surgical Heart Valve Replacement

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

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  • 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 Tissue and Cell Sciences

    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

Stamm Camp offers sick children 'a chance to be a kid'
8.24.10 — Seattle Times

Seattle Children’s Stanley Stamm Summer Camp is the legacy of cardiologist Dr. Stanley Stamm, now retired at 86. Stamm started ... cont.

HealthLink: Go 'Behind the Mask' at Seattle Children's Hospital
6.20.10 — King 5 TV

This episode of Children’s HealthLink features three of Seattle Children's surgeons: Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, Dr. Margarett ... cont.

Seattle Children's Hospital ranked as one of the nation's best
6.3.10 — Seattle PI

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Seattle's Children Hospital as one of the top children's hospitals in the country.

Press Releases

Seattle Children’s Hospital Among Nation’s Best According to U.S. News & World Report

06.02.2010

Children’s Kidney, Cancer, Urology and Pulmonology programs recognized in nation’s top ten

Mouse Study Shows Fetal Heart Can Grow Healthy Cells to Compensate for Disease Damage

10.13.2008

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

Doctors Perform Breakthrough Non-Surgical Heart Valve Replacement in Children with Congenital Heart Defects

10.13.2008

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

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Contact Us

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

Tacoma
253-272-1812

Tri-Cities
509-946-0976

Anchorage, Alaska
907-212-3655

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