Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, serving Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula and beyond

With premier programs for congenital heart defects and heart disease in children, pediatric bone marrow transplantation, pain management in children from infants to adolescents, and other standard-setting specialties, the pediatric subspecialists, specialists and pediatricians of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin deliver the best pediatric care to the children in our region.

Herma Heart Center
Specializing in pediatric heart surgery, congenital heart defects and heart disease in children
Herma Heart Center is rated among the top cardiac care centers in the nation for medical and surgical treatment of congenital heart defects and heart disease in children. We have realized some of the best results worldwide for treating the most complex pediatric heart disease, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome and single ventricle conditions. We specialize in congenital heart surgery, Norwood Procedure, heart transplants and fetal echocardiography procedures performed by our leading pediatric cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon teams. We offer every type of cardiac intervention - medication, cardiac catherization (cath lab) procedures, including device closures for heart defects, pediatric heart surgery, as well as heart, lung and heart/lung transplantation.

Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Providing exceptional care and treatment of anemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia and Hodgkin’s lymphoma in children
One of the largest and most experienced programs of its kind, the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin provides treatment for infants, children, teens and young adults with cancer and blood disorders. Our expert team of cancer and blood disorders specialists is made up of nationally and internationally known physicians, experienced and well-qualified practice nurses, staff nurses, social workers, child life specialists and psychologists who make it their goal to provide compassionate, comprehensive and cutting edge care to our patients and their families. Specific types of cancer and blood disorders that are treated at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin include sickle cell disease, anemia in children, Ewing sarcoma, children with hemophilia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma in children and SCID.

Bone and Marrow Transplant
Leading the way in treatment of cancer and leukemia in children
Our program is the treatment of choice for various types of relapsed leukemia in children, t-cell depletion, cancer in children, immune deficiencies, severe aplastic anemia and for some cases of sickle cell disease. The nation's largest pediatric bone marrow transplant program of this type is provided in the hospital's 24-bed Hematology/Oncology/Transplant Unit. The program focuses on the use of unrelated individuals or mismatched family members as unrelated bone marrow transplant donors.

Pediatric Neurosurgery
Offering surgery for children with brain tumors, spina bifida, spinal cord injuries, brachial plexus injuries and spasticity
The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Pediatric Neurosurgery program offers child brain tumor surgery, spina bifida surgery for babies and treatment for pediatric spinal cord injury, brachial plexus injury and spasticity in children caused by cerebral palsy and other disorders. The program is staffed with pediatric neurosurgeons who devote their entire practices to children.

Pediatric Neurology
A leader in pediatric neurology for epilepsy in children and childhood brain tumors
The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin pediatric neurology department excels nationally in treating epilepsy in children, childhood brain tumors, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, seizures in children, chiari malformation, hydrocephalus and sleep disorders. A variety of different procedures are available at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, including pediatric epilepsy surgery. The pediatric neurologist team is comprised of top pediatric neurology specialists including renowned pediatric neurologist Mary Zupanc.

Tone Management and Mobility
Meeting the complex needs of children with muscle spasticity and other movement disorders
Pediatric physiatrists and other pediatric specialists meet the complex needs of children with muscle spasticity and other movement disorders caused by pediatric stroke, pediatric traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury. We tailor treatments for pediatric spasticity based on individual needs and offer the latest medications and procedures, including physical and occupational therapies, pediatric orthopedic surgery, selective dorsal rhizotomy, therapeutic interventions and intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pump treatment.

Gastroenterology Program
An international resource for digestive disorders including feeding and swallowing disorders and liver disease in children
The Pediatric Gastroenterology Program offers diagnosis and treatment for children with digestive disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, liver disease, constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, liver transplant, failure to thrive, feeding and swallowing disorders and motility disorders.

Neonatology Program
Providing premature baby, high-risk newborn and neonatal intensive care
Neonatologists, pediatric surgeons, nurses and genetic counselors at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin provide a wide range of services to pregnant women and high-risk newborns, including early education and prevention of birth defects, fetal diagnosis of birth defects and prenatal counseling. Neonatal intensive care for premature babies who need immediate surgery for a variety of congenital defects are cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Find a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin neonatologist.

Intensive Care
Children's critical care provided by leading neonatal and pediatric intensive care specialists
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin provides a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to critically ill children with heart or lung disease, organ transplants, life-threatening birth defects, severe burns or serious head injury with state-of-the-art equipment and therapies in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (PICU and NICU). Highly specialized staff include pediatric critical care physicians, neonatologists, nurses, pharmacists and therapists. In addition, Transport and Physician Referral is an extension of both intensive care units.