At Riley Children’s Health, our highly skilled pediatric cardiologists diagnose and treat heart defects. We deliver advanced heart care to children and adults at every stage of congenital heart disease. Our pediatric cardiology and heart surgery program is one of the leading heart programs in the nation. Our team is among the most respected for the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions in children, congenital and acquired.
Why Riley Children’s for Pediatric Cardiology?
Why Riley Children’s for Pediatric Cardiology?
- Nationally recognized: When you choose Riley Children’s, you’re choosing nationally ranked heart care. U.S. News and World Report ranks our pediatric cardiology and heart surgery program as one of the best in the nation.
- Convenient access: With 12 outpatient cardiology locations across Indiana, pediatric cardiologists deliver nationally ranked heart care close to home.
- Multidisciplinary care: The Riley Heart Center has more pediatric cardiologists than anyone else in the state. We've brought together the best minds to solve congenital heart defects through innovation, research, and collaboration.
- Fetal heart expertise: Pediatric cardiologists provide fetal cardiology services to mothers with babies with a suspected or known fetal heart problem.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) and other heart defects come in hundreds of different variations. Our pediatric heart specialists are highly skilled in caring for children with cardiovascular problems—from fetuses and premature babies to adults who survive with CHD or discover it later in life.
Our pediatric cardiologists specialize in preventive cardiology, cardiac psychology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and cardiac imaging. You can feel at ease knowing our team is skilled in caring for the full spectrum of children’s heart conditions. From chest pain to murmurs to congenital heart failure, we specialize in finding solutions to cardiac problems through diagnosis, consultation, treatment and follow-up care.
Comprehensive children's heart care
Riley Children's offers the following specialized programs for cardiology patients:
- Cardiology Tests and Evaluations: Pediatric cardiologists offer the full range of cardiac imaging, including echocardiogram, fetal echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, stress testing, Holter monitoring, event monitoring, and more.
- Cardiovascular Genetics: The Riley Heart Center has a complete cardiovascular genetics program. We offer genetic evaluation of all family members and coordinated heart screenings.
- Fetal Cardiology: Fetal cardiologists evaluate unborn babies for cardiac conditions using fetal echocardiography. They also participate in care conferences with specialists in maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, obstetrics and cardiothoracic surgery.
- Cardiothoracic Surgery: We provide every kind of life support, transport and assist device that could be needed for acute pediatric care. We also have a full complement of ventricular assist devices to support the function of a failing heart.
- Pulmonary Hypertension: We offer coordinated care for lung and heart disease.
- Preventive Cardiology: Dedicated pediatric cardiologists provide preventative care for patients with conditions such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Although many congenital heart defects are repaired in childhood, people with heart conditions need to be monitored all throughout life. Our pediatric and adult cardiologists provide lifelong care, customized to heart conditions.
Community outreach
Our pediatric heart program is an affiliate of Project ADAM Indiana, which is committed to helping schools become Heart Safe to minimize the risk of sudden cardiac death. We provide assistance through school consultation, delivering one-on-one support from initial discussion through each designation as a Heart Safe school.
Expert heart care, global impact
Our pediatric cardiologists care for children in Indiana and across the U.S. They also partner with hospitals in the Middle East, Asia and Africa to provide highly skilled heart care. Our team has traveled the globe to help heart patients. They volunteer their time to treat heart patients who may not be able to receive or afford the highest level of care close to home.
Nationally Ranked Heart Care
Riley Children's Health Cardiology & Heart Surgery is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, our heart program is the only group performing pediatric and congenital heart transplantation in Indiana.
Your Child’s First Visit
Your Child’s First Visit
Depending on your child’s symptoms, an initial visit with pediatric cardiology will include a physical examination. A cardiac nurse will check heart rate, blood pressure and other vitals.
The exam may also include diagnostic tests and imaging such as an echocardiogram or chest X-rays to further evaluate the function of the heart. If a significant cardiac problem is detected, our pediatric cardiologists may recommend additional testing with the latest diagnostic tools, advanced therapeutic and surgical treatment, and follow-up to monitor your child’s condition.
Know that if CHD is detected, we offer a patient-and family-centered approach to your child’s care and a personalized treatment plan. And should heart surgery be needed, our cardiothoracic surgeons provide exceptional patient outcomes year-after-year.
Conditions & Services
Conditions Treated
Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.
- Alagille Syndrome
- Atrial Septal Defects
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chorioangioma
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Pulmonary Anomalies
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- D-Transposition of the Great Vessels
- Heterotaxy Syndrome
- High Blood Pressure in Kids
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Kawasaki Disease
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) in Children
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Ventricular Septal Defects
Services Offered
We offer a number of different Pediatric Cardiology services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our department.
Doctors and
Locations
Doctors
Pediatric Cardiology Locations in Indiana
Pediatric Cardiology Locations in Indiana
Our primary location is Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, but we also offer multiple convenient locations across the state, close to home. If your child requires heart care, trust Riley Children’s, the largest and most comprehensive pediatric heart program in Indiana.
Sort through 12 facilities offering heart care by entering your city or zip below.
Related Programs & Departments
Related Programs & Departments
We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related programs & departments.
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Genetics Program
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
- Fetal Cardiology Program
- Fetal Center
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Hypertension Program
- Reproductive Health Program for Adolescents & Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
- Riley Heart Center
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Health Professionals
For Health Professionals
Our pediatric cardiologists work with primary care physicians to provide advanced care for children and adults with congenital heart disease.
Referring physicians can count on our specialists at Riley Children’s to treat the most complex cases. Within our Pediatric Cardiology department, we have specialized programs, active clinical studies, multiple location options and more to accomplish compelling patient outcomes. View full details.
Refer A Patient
Riley Children's works with referring physicians in Indiana and beyond. Referring physicians may contact us at 317.944.8906 or by fax at 317.968.1275.
Refer A PatientResearch
Riley Children's pediatric cardiologists are active researchers who improve care for congenital heart disease through innovation. At any given time, they are engaged in numerous clinical trials and research to find better treatment options. A team of physicians, researchers and coordinators collect outcome data for research purposes by pediatric cardiovascular specialists, working with multiple research partners, including the Indiana University School of Medicine. Our physicians also collaborate with researchers at the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research on studies related to heart failure in children.
Education
Our pediatric cardiology department offers formal fellowship training for physicians who want to advance their experience in pediatric cardiology, critical care and cardiac surgery. Visit the IU School of Medicine website for details about our fellowship program.