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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

Explore the Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease at Tufts Medical Center in Boston which offers care for adults with congenital heart defects.
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Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center

Learn about the Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center in Boston which offers minimally-invasive procedures to repair mitral and aortic valves.
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Doctors + Care Team

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

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

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

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

Title(s): Director, Interventional Cardiology Center; Associate 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

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

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

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, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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Natesa G. Pandian, MD
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Natesa G. Pandian, MD

Title(s): Director, Heart Valve Center; Co-Director, Comprehensive Cardiovascular Imaging Center; Director, Echocardiography Research; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-8070

Echocardiography, valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, pericardial disease

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