Pediatric Cardiology | Child Cardiology in Louisville …

To make an appointment with UofL Physicians - Pediatric Cardiology, call 502-588-7450. For urgent concerns after hours (after 5 p.m. and on weekends), please call Norton Children's Hospital at 502-629-6000.

Nearly one percent of children are born with some form of heart abnormality, also known as a "congenital heart defect." These defects include a broad range of abnormalities, ranging from fairly simple and benign problems to very complex and serious ones. Some of these conditions are diagnosed when an infant is born with a bluish tint to his or her skin (cyanosis), when a health care provider hears a heart murmur during routine examination, or when a child or teenager complains of chest pain or palpitations, or faintsunexpectedly. Sometimes significant heart defects are first discovered by an ultrasound study, diagnosed even before birth.

UofL Physicians - Pediatric Cardiology is a group of specialists who care for patients of all ages with congenital heart defects, from before birth, through infancy, childhood and adolescence, and into adulthood. We have local clinics to care for patients in the Louisville Metro area, and many outreach clinics, including an extensive telemedicine program to help those throughout the region.

We have subspecialists providing significant expertise to manage all related conditions, from the simplest to the most complex. Our inpatient care is centered at Norton Children's Hospital, the state's only free-standing hospital dedicated to the care of children, where we provide state-of-the-art cardiac testing and interventional procedures, and work closely with our UofL Physicians congenital heart surgeons. And, being faculty in the UofL School of Medicine, we are also active in clinical research and education.

Find a Pediatric Cardiologist in Louisville by viewing the our physicians tab.

Read Bonnie's story: Bonnie was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect before she was even born, but is receiving the care she needs thanks to the team in Ashland.

Read Tanner's story: Tanner was born premature with a congenital heart defect, but it hasn't stopped him from playing sports and staying active.

Read Ethan's story: No one watching Ethan play would know he was the first child in Kentucky to get a Berlin heart.

UofL Physicians - Pediatric Cardiology provides comprehensive outpatient and hospital-based programs and services in the Louisville Metro area and across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The following non-invasive services are offered at our local and outreach clinics, and in cooperation with Norton Children's Hospital:

Electrocardiography (EKG testing)

Echocardiography

Stress Testing

In addition to inpatient consultations, the following treatments and services are offered at our comprehensive Congenital Heart Center, which is operated in cooperation with Norton Children's Hospital.

Physicians in this practice may not see patients at all locations listed below. For details, please call the appointment line for the location you are interested in visiting.

UofL Physicians - Pediatric Cardiology has local clinics to care for patients in the Louisville Metro area, and many outreach clinics to help those throughout the region. In addition, we have an extensive telemedicine program. Note, some of our physicians do not travel to each of these clinics. For details, please call 502-588-7450.

UofL Physicians - Pediatric Cardiology hours are Monday-Friday:8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

For urgent concerns after hours (after 4:30 p.m. and on weekends), please call 502-588-7450 and listen for prompts to reach the doctor on-call. If unable to connect with a physician, please call Norton Childrens Hospital at 502-629-6000 to have a cardiologist paged.

Click here to view a map of all UofL Physicians pediatric practices located downtown.

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