Congenital Heart Defects

A congenital heart defect is a health issue involving the structure or build of the heart.  A congenital heart defect often happens at birth.

Programs + Services

Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

The Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease provides specialized care for patients dealing with lifelong heart conditions. Learn more about our services.
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Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center

The Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center offers the latest, most advanced, and minimally invasive treatments for valvular and structural heart conditions.
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Doctors + Care Team

Andrew R. Weintraub, MD
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Andrew R. Weintraub, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Center; Medical Director, Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-6140
Fax #: 617-636-2276

Interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, peripheral vascular intervention

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Ayan R. Patel, MD
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Ayan R. Patel, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director, Cardiovascular Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory; Director, Women's Heart Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-8070

Echocardiography, heart failure, women's heart disease, cardiac amyloidosis

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Carey D. Kimmelstiel, MD
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Carey D. Kimmelstiel, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director, Interventional Cardiology Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Interventional cardiology

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Hassan Rastegar, MD
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Hassan Rastegar, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Senior Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Surgical treatment of acquired heart disease, surgical repair of valvular heart disease, surgical repair of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, minimally invasive surgery, arrhythmia surgery, heart transplantation, circulatory assist devices

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Kenneth G. Warner, MD
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Kenneth G. Warner, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Senior Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Program Director for the Thoracic Surgery Residency; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Surgical management of adult and pediatric heart disease, heart transplantation

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Martin S. Maron, MD
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Martin S. Maron, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center; Co-Director, Cardiac CT and MRI; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8066
Fax #: 617-636-7175

Cardiac imaging, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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