The adult congenital heart disease specialists with Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, include highly skilled providers in heart care. Our team includes specialists from many fields in addition to adult heart disease care, including surgeons, cardiologists and more. You will receive care focused on your overall health and wellness, not just your heart condition.
Meet the Norton Children’s Heart Institute Adult Congenital Heart Disease Team
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Meet the Norton Children’s Heart Institute Adult Congenital Heart Disease Team
- Cindy Baker, PA-C
- Ann Lorimer, PA-C
- Denisha Oggs, LCSW
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 Institute’s Adult Congenital Heart Program as the only comprehensive care center in Kentucky and Indiana treating adults born with a heart defect.
- More than 5,000 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.
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