Surgeon’s Work on Rare Heart Defect

Jul 21, 2015 | Suzanne Ferguson | @suzannerferguson

The HLHS Program is proud to share a heartwarming story about one of our surgeons, Dr. Joseph Dearani, M.D. Dr. Dearani was recently featured in an article at Mayo Clinic regarding his work on Ebstein’s anomaly, a rare heart defect like HLHS. We hope you enjoy this fantastic story about one doctor’s impact on his patient’s life. Read it here.

The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a collaborative network of specialists bonded by the vision of delaying or preventing heart failure for individuals affected by congenital heart defects including HLHS. The specialized team is addressing the various aspects of these defects by using research and clinical strategies ranging from basic science to diagnostic imaging to regenerative therapies.