Heart Surgery

University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital’s pediatric heart surgeons perform the full range of surgeries to treat patients with pediatric heart diseases and congenital heart defects.

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Stead Family Children's Hospital offers comprehensive and highly specialized expertise in pediatric heart surgery, including congenital heart surgery for children and adults of all ages and complexity levels.

With the help of advanced imaging technology, many congenital heart conditions can be diagnosed before birth. Our team is specialized in assessing fetal cardiac conditions prenatally. This allows our multidisciplinary care team to consider early treatment options so that your child can have the best possible care from the start.

Personalized cardiac surgery care

Because every child's condition is unique, our care team tailors treatment plans to meet your child’s specific needs. Our pediatric heart surgeons offer the most contemporary and innovative surgical procedures to patients of all ages and complexity levels. This includes expertise in mechanical assist devices and pediatric heart transplantations. Stead Family Children’s Hospital offers the only pediatric heart transplant program in Iowa.

As a leader in advancing the care and treatment of children with congenital and acquired heart disease, our patients have access to the latest innovations and surgical solutions available.

Dedicated and highly skilled providers

Our pediatric heart surgeons have completed the training required to operate on adults and additional education and surgical training to operate on children with any cardiac condition, from newborns to adolescents. This means your child will be cared for by providers who are highly specialized and who will provide care as their heart grows and develops. Our pediatric heart surgeons have a track record of excellence and are members of major surgical societies.

Team-based approach

Supported by a comprehensive children's heart program, our pediatric heart surgeons are committed to collaborative, multidisciplinary care. The team includes specialized pediatric cardiologists, neonatologists, pediatric cardiac intensivists, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists, pediatric perfusionists, and pediatric postoperative support groups. Our team is dedicated to providing the best quality of care to children and adults with congenital heart diseases.

Heart Surgery treatments

Anomalous coronary artery repair
Arch anomalies repair
Arterial switch operation
Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair
Congenital heart defect repair
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (ECMO)
Fontan procedure

Glenn procedure
Heart transplant
Norwood procedure
Ross procedure
Single ventricle repair
Ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair

Heart Surgery conditions

Adult congenital heart disease
Aortic valvar stenosis (AS)
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Atrioventricular septal defect (AV canal defect)
Cardiac tumors
Coarctation of the aorta
Cyanotic heart disease
Ebstein anomaly
Fetal heart conditions
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
Interrupted aortic arch (IAA)
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

Pulmonary atresia (PA)
Pulmonary valve stenosis (PS)
Single ventricle anomalies
Tetralogy of fallot
Vascular ring and sling
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Thoracic tumors
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)
Transposition of the great arteries
Tricuspid atresia
Truncus arteriosus

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Mohsen

Karimi

MD, MS, MBA

Cardiology

Yuki

Nakamura

MD

Cardiology
Surgery
Transplant

Nurse Practitioner

Cardiology

Additional Team Members

Nurse Coordinator

Sue Crimmins, RN, BSN

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Heart Surgery

Personalized cardiac surgery care

Dedicated and highly skilled providers

Team-based approach

Heart Surgery treatments