Rush Children's Hospital, part of at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, provides complete clinical services for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease in children and young adults.

We believe in the team approach, and bring together diverse pediatric specialists to provide children with the best care. Our board-certified pediatric cardiologists use the latest in care, including cardiac catheterizations. When surgery is required, pediatric cardiovascular surgeons at Rush offer the latest surgical techniques for the repair of heart, lung and chest wall defects. Rush is dedicated to compassionate, state-of-the-art and convenient delivery of care to children and young adults with heart problems. We strive for excellence in education and research to enhance our patient care efforts.

Comprehensive services include treatment for:

• Congenital and structural heart disease
• Heart murmur
• Acquired heart diseases
• Abnormal heart rhythm
• Chest pain
• Syncope (fainting)
• Heart disease in athletes

Diagnostic tools available include the following:

• Cardiac catheterization
• Echocardiography
• Electrocardiography

• Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, Director, Section of Pediatric Cardiology
• Ra-id Abdulla, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
• Zahid Amin, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
• Mary Heitschmidt, RN, Pediatric Cardiology
• Michel Ilbawi, MD, Pediatric Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery
• Clifford Kavinsky, MD, Interventional Cardiology
• Mary Pappas, RN, Pediatric Cardiology
• Kimberly Ray, RN, Pediatric Cardiology
• Tiana Riley, RN, Pediatric Cardiology
• David Ruschhaupt, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
• Barbara Santucci, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
• Mary Wilkie, APN, Pediatric Cardiology