Overview of Herma Heart Center

Herma Heart Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is one of the nation's top programs for medical and surgical treatment of congenital heart defects and heart disease in children. With an experienced team of pediatric cardiologists, surgeons and specialists and some of the best outcomes in the nation, it's easy to see why many families choose to visit Herma Heart Center.

Parents magazine ranked heart care at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin #7 in the nation in its 2013 Best Children's Hospitals survey. In an environment of hope and comfort, the goal is to provide compassionate, comprehensive and cutting edge care to patients and their families.

Video: Meet Dr. Berger and learn about our Herma Heart Center

Latest updates

Children's Hospital performs first successful double transplant in Wisconsin. Learn more about the procedure from James Tweddell, MD, medical director of Cardiothoracic Surgery and heart surgeon who was part of the transplant team.
Providing lifesaving education: Learn how Project ADAM and AEDs are saving lives (WTMJ, Ch. 4).
Learn from our specialists: Read the latest Herma Heart Center blog posts.

Programs and clinics

Defects and issues treated

Below are just some of the heart defects and problems we treat:

Aortic stenosis	Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Atrioventricular canal (AV canal or AVC)	Coarctation of the aorta
Congestive heart failure	Electrophysiology/arrythmias
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)/single ventricle	Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Pulmonary atresia (PA)	Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary stenosis	Rhythm problems
Tetralogy of Fallot	Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA)	Tricuspid atresia (TA)
Truncus arteriosus	Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Why choose us?

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Featured story

Brandon was born with half of his heart missing, a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Seven days after he was born, he underwent the first of three surgeries to re-route his blood flow and re-structure his heart. Watch his story.