Single Ventricle Program
The human heart has two ventricles – chambers that pump blood to the lungs and other organs. Some children are born with only one ventricle that, with the right intervention, is large and strong enough to work. This is called a single ventricle condition.
The Single Ventricle Program at Monroe Carell is dedicated to the care of children with single ventricle congenital heart differences, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and many others.
For these delicate conditions, we bring together an extensive team of pediatric heart specialists, cardiac surgeons, pediatric anesthesiologists, genetics and nutrition experts and more to ensure that every child entrusted to us receives the best and most appropriate care possible.
Conditions We Treat
- Double inlet ventricle
- Heterotaxy syndromes
- Single ventricle anomalies
- Single ventricle lesions
Meet Your Care Team
Ziv BeckermanMD
- Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Valve Center, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Transplant
Angela J. WeingartenBS, MD, MSCI
- Aortic Center, Congenital Heart Disease, Maternal Fetal Medicine (High Risk Pregnancy), Pediatric Cardiology
Why Choose the Single Ventricle Program at Monroe Carell
- Dedicated pediatric heart expertise
Our team includes pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists and cardiac certified registered nurse anesthetists with specialized training and experience in providing anesthetics during children's heart surgeries. We carefully select these experts to join us after they complete years of additional training. Our teams extend to nurses certified in cardiac care, ECMO specialists, support services, child life specialists and many others trained specifically in pediatric cardiac care.
- Proven outcomes
Our cardiac surgeons perform more than 500 operations annually, making ours one of the top ten busiest congenital heart surgery programs in the nation, according to STS.