Referrals

Information for Referring Physicians

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology is a regional referral center recognized by the State of Florida for the treatment of patients with congenital and acquired heart disease. The division has special expertise in therapeutic invasive procedures such as balloon valvuloplasty for the correction of cardiac lesions including pulmonic stenosis, aortic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta.

Another area of clinical and research expertise is the utilization of invasive cardiac electrophysiology in the diagnosis and the use of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Non-invasive diagnostic methods include cardiac ultrasonography using M-Mode, two-dimensional, Doppler echocardiography and color flow. The program of fetal cardiac ultrasonography offers evaluation and treatment for pregnant women who are at known risk for infants with congenital cardiac disorders or those at risk for fetal cardiac arrhythmias.

The Division has a special program for pediatric cardiac transplantation and heart failure.

In conjunction with physicians in the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, pediatric cardiologists now treat many forms of congenital heart disease in neonates, infants and adults with congenital heart disorders.

To refer a patient or discuss a case with a UM pediatric cardiologist, please call 305-585-6683.