Norton Children's Heart Institute ACHD Program

Director's Description

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, provides comprehensive long-term care for adults with congenital heart disease. Our program is committed to continuing to improve processes and outcomes, providing standardization of care, and offering quality service. We serve our patients not only at our primary Louisville location, but also through satellite outreach clinics throughout Kentucky. Our dedicated ACHD team consist of three ACHD physicians, two nurse practitioners, two registered nurses, a licensed clinical social worker, and a care coordinator. We offer a number of specialty services to address all aspects of care including:

• ACHD surgical program
• ACHD catheterization and electrophysiology programs with capabilities for complex interventions,
including transcatheter pulmonary valve placement and temporary mechanical support (intra-aortic
balloon pump, impella device).
• Collaboration with the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program for additional
interventions, including transcatheter tricuspid and aortic valve placement and MitraClip procedure.
• Collaboration with Norton Maternal Fetal Medicine for obstetric care for complex ACHD patients.

As of today, we are honored to be the only accredited ACHD program in the State of Kentucky.