When Jason and Caroline set off for the hospital to give birth to their son, they were thinking mostly of the normal things: how they’d handle feeding, what he’d wear when he came home from the hospital and the logistics…
Before Shemeka became an employee at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology, her daughter Zyion was a patient. The care they received at one of the most stressful times of their lives convinced Shemeka that Children’s was much more than a…
Learn why preventive cardiology is important for kids. Early detection and lifestyle changes can reduce risks like high blood pressure and cholesterol to support lifelong heart health.
Dedicated pediatric cardiac nurses at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology become family to the littlest heart warriors, providing compassionate support through congenital heart care.
There may be some confusion when we discuss ways to prevent heart disease through nutrition. We believe we have to eat perfectly, but what really matters is paying attention and working on adding the better choices in, so the not-so-great…
The Aorta and Vascular Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology follows children and young adults with blood vessel diseases, which can involve vessels that are too large, too small or twisted. The program helps coordinate multidisciplinary patient care to…
It’s commonly said that most people in Atlanta come from someplace else, but Alice Hales-Kharazmi, MD, is a true Atlanta native and her roots go deep. She completed her medical training at Emory University School of Medicine and joined Children’s…
Born with complex congenital heart disease, Evelyn spent much of her early life in and out of the hospital. Today, after multiple heart surgeries, she proudly tells her nurses, “I’m pink!”
Cassie says that when you give birth to a heart kid, you become members of a whole new family, and it’s big – the family of heart warriors. That’s what happened to her 10 years ago when she turned up…
Benjamin was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and lives with half a heart. Learn how this young heart warrior thrives despite congenital heart disease.
