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First Pediatric Heart Transplant
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore's first pediatric heart transplant was performed on 5-month-old Adrian Flores from the Bronx. Read more
Pediatric Heart Transplants at Montefiore Approved by NY State Department of Health
NEW YORK CITY, NY (August 26, 2008) - The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) is bringing the medical miracle of pediatric heart transplantation to the Bronx, following the recent approval of its transplant center application by the New York State Department of Health. This important approval clears the way for specialists at CHAM, recently ranked among America's top children's hospitals, to treat any congenital or acquired heart abnormality in children and adolescents. Read more
Daphne T. Hsu, MD, Brings Lifesaving Pediatric Heart Transplantation to Montefiore Medical Center
CHAM's Heart Surgery Team and Heart Center program was already established as among the most active in the region in treating congenital and acquired heart defects in children. But the hospital needed the expertise and state approval to undertake the most drastic of remedies for severe heart conditions that require heart transplantation. That's one of the many reasons Dr. Daphne Hsu was recruited to CHAM. She is now the Co-Director of the Pediatric Heart Center and is the Pediatric Cardiology Division Chief. Read more
Contact information - Pediatric Heart Center
Phone: 718-741-2343
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Suite 5B
Bronx, NY 10467
