From Local Roots to Pediatric Heart Care at Children’s Born and raised in the metro area, Rachel McKay, MD, knew of the excellent reputation of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta long before she began pursuing a career in medicine. Now that…
Learn how Brian Cardis, MD transitioned from pharmacy to pediatric cardiology and now cares for children with heart conditions across Macon, Albany and Valdosta.
When a child is diagnosed with both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a heart condition, parents often have questions—and concerns—about how treatment for one condition might affect the other. ADHD medications, especially stimulants, are widely prescribed and effective, but they also…
Her enjoyment of the study of the mechanics of the heart and how it makes sense to her is one of the factors that led Pediatric Cardiologist Dongngan Truong, MD, MSCI, to focus on the cardiac specialty when she became…
Born, raised and educated in Miami, Fla., with a large population of Spanish-speakers, Michael Lopez, MD, appreciates the nuances that he can pick up when speaking to a heart family in their own language. When Cyrus Samai, MD, Chief Operating…
Summer marks a time when many parents are busy making appointments for their student athletes to get sports physicals. Required by most school systems to participate in school sports, the sports physical screens for many conditions, including heart disease. Where…
Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Heart Center Usama Kanaan, MD, discussed pulmonary hypertension and its treatment by the multidisciplinary Pulmonary Hypertension team he leads at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology. Q: What is pulmonary…
Two of the tools pediatric cardiologists have when they want to gather more information about a child’s heart include the echocardiogram (ECHO) and the electrocardiogram (EKG). Both are noninvasive, painless and quick ways to learn about the heart’s structure and…
So you’ve learned that your child has a congenital heart defect (CHD). Their diagnosis may feel overwhelming. You may feel like the world has gone sideways. “My first reaction was to pick my baby up and run out the door;…
