Norton Children’s Heart Institute is at the forefront of research on pediatric cardiology conditions and congenital heart disease. Pediatric cardiology research gives our specialist physicians experience with therapies before they are approved for broad use.

Our clinical research, which includes new heart surgery devices, provides patients access to innovative treatments for conditions such as cardiovascular disease, heart failure and hypoplastic left heart syndrome while still in the testing stage.

Learn more about participating in a clinical trial at Norton Healthcare.

Why Choose Norton Children’s Heart Institute

• Norton Children’s Hospital has been a pioneer in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, performing Kentucky’s first pediatric heart transplant in 1986 and becoming the second site in the United States to perform an infant heart transplant.
• The American Board of Thoracic Surgery has certified our cardiothoracic surgeons in congenital heart surgery.
• The Adult Congenital Heart Association has accredited Norton Children’s Heart Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program as the first comprehensive care center in Kentucky and Indiana treating adults born with a heart defect.
• More than 17,000 children a year visit Norton Children’s Heart Institute for advanced heart care.
• Norton Children’s Heart Institute has offices across Kentucky and Southern Indiana to bring quality pediatric heart care closer to home.
• The Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital is the largest dedicated CICU in Kentucky, equipped with 17 private rooms and the newest technology available for heart care.