Johns Hopkins Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center

Johns Hopkins Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center Delivering comprehensive pediatric heart care based on the latest research and technology.

It may have been chilly 🥶 but that didn’t stop our Heart Warriors from enjoying the snow! Check out some of the pics ❄️ ...
01/30/2026

It may have been chilly 🥶 but that didn’t stop our Heart Warriors from enjoying the snow! Check out some of the pics ❄️

A very happy first Heartiversary to Hopkins , Natalie! We’re so happy to see how well you’re doing at home with your fa...
01/28/2026

A very happy first Heartiversary to Hopkins , Natalie! We’re so happy to see how well you’re doing at home with your family. ✨ Hear more about Natalie's patient story below:

“Our CHD warrior, Natalie, was born with two congenital heart defects: a coarctation of the aorta and a large ventricular septal defect. At just two weeks old, she bravely faced her first heart surgery, followed by a second at six months. Between those two hospitalizations, Natalie spent 123 days inpatient at Johns Hopkins — days filled with fear, hope, and unwavering love.

Today, Natalie is home, happy, and truly thriving. Her smile lights up every room she enters and reminds us daily how far she has come. Her favorite person in the world is her big sister, Scarlett, who has been by her side every step of the way. Mama, Dada, and her cat Rosie are close runners-up. Natalie also loves visiting her incredible therapy team, who have become more than caregivers — they are family.

We will be forever grateful to the PCICU team and the exceptional nurses and medical professionals who cared for our daughter during one of the hardest seasons of our lives. Your skill, compassion, and dedication carried us through our darkest days. You will forever hold a special place in our hearts.” ❤️

Send your best snow day pictures to Katie Swan at kswan3@jhmi.edu to be featured on our social channels! ❄️
01/27/2026

Send your best snow day pictures to Katie Swan at kswan3@jhmi.edu to be featured on our social channels! ❄️

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for book club this week! 📕 Our latest read was The Heir Apparent by Rebecc...
01/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for book club this week! 📕 Our latest read was The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage. 👑

Review: We found it difficult to attach to any of the characters. Some of us liked the back and forth in timelines but we all thought it dragged in places. Those that are royal family lovers really enjoyed the book since the characters were CLEARLY members of the real royal family. Ultimately, the story just never fully grabbed any of us.

3.5 ⭐️

Thank you Stronger Hearts Foundation! These cookies will be such a great treat and these stickers are awesome!!!! Mayb...
01/21/2026

Thank you Stronger Hearts Foundation! These cookies will be such a great treat and these stickers are awesome!!!! Maybe after the cookies are eaten we’ll see these stickers on water bottles during spin class!!!

We appreciate you always thinking about our warrior families and the Heart Center Team

01/21/2026

In this video, pediatric cardiac intensivist Dr. Jennifer Schramm discusses her research on using machine learning to identify risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis among newborns with congenital heart disease, the leading birth defect in the United States.

Even with no case scheduled on this cold winter day, the OR team is hard at work with a bypass circuit revision. Special...
01/16/2026

Even with no case scheduled on this cold winter day, the OR team is hard at work with a bypass circuit revision. Special thanks to Brian Anderson from Terumo Cardiovascular for helping to lead the effort!

Last night was the PCICU Holiday Party at Little Havana and everyone had a fantastic time! ✨Thank you to Deja Roberts, w...
01/15/2026

Last night was the PCICU Holiday Party at Little Havana and everyone had a fantastic time! ✨

Thank you to Deja Roberts, who did a wonderful job planning the event! It’s always great to see our ICU team relaxed and enjoying themselves. ❤️

Happy first Heartiversary to Hopkins , Jones! We are so happy to see you living your best life. ❤️ Read more about his ...
01/13/2026

Happy first Heartiversary to Hopkins , Jones! We are so happy to see you living your best life. ❤️ Read more about his patient journey at the Heart Center below!

"Our son, Jones, was diagnosed with a large perimembranous VSD in utero. He had a normal birth, but at 2 weeks old he had to be admitted to Hopkins PCICU due to labored breathing and failure to thrive.

Jones faced many unexpected setbacks in the 37 days leading to his open-heart surgery, but the team at Hopkins never gave up on Jones and were relentless in their pursuit of his healing. On surgery day, Jones had 3 defects repaired in total: VSD closure, ASD closure, and a PDA ligation (an issue discovered during surgery!).

He was a completely different baby after repair, and you could clearly tell he had been healed. ✨

Since returning home after 63 days in the hospital, Jones has thrived in every way possible. He loves to laugh and make others laugh, play with musical toys, explore outside, flip through his books, and get involved in anything his mom and dad are doing, especially helping vacuum. He loves food and must try anything that you are eating. His favorite is bananas with peanut butter (the bigger the mess, the better). He is starting to walk now and is getting ready to welcome his baby sister who will be joining the family in February 2026. 🍼

We are forever thankful for Jones’ care team at Hopkins Heart Center, who healed Jones and also us parents along the way."

For the 3rd year in a row, the Tiong family has donated a humongous number of toys for us to give out to our heart warri...
01/12/2026

For the 3rd year in a row, the Tiong family has donated a humongous number of toys for us to give out to our heart warriors when they need a little surprise!

Bryce, a Hopkins , is the youngest of 4 boys. They all go shopping for their favorite things and then completely spoil us! Thank you so much for your generosity and for being a part of the community ❤️

During the holidays, the Courageous Kash Foundation dropped off spectacular gifts for our and their families in the PC...
01/09/2026

During the holidays, the Courageous Kash Foundation dropped off spectacular gifts for our and their families in the PCICU!

The gifts included beautifully wrapped baskets filled with snacks, holiday dishes, a tin filled with candy, and a copy of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. ✨ In addition, each family on the unit received a FREE booklet of parking passes, helping to ease the burden of parking for 10 days.

Thank you for helping make the holidays brighter for our heart families, and for consistently showing up for our Heart Center community. Your kindness and generosity are very much appreciated! 🫶

Sophie Kollme, a Hopkins , has had multiple surgeries at the Heart Center. As an expression of their gratitude for the ...
01/06/2026

Sophie Kollme, a Hopkins , has had multiple surgeries at the Heart Center. As an expression of their gratitude for the wonderful care Sophie has received, the Kollme family consistently finds ways to give back. ✨

This year was the second year the Kollme family adopted a Heart Center family for the holidays. They shopped for all three kids (and the parents), ensuring their holidays wish lists were fulfilled. Katie Swan even got to play Santa and deliver the gifts! 🎁

Thank you to the Kollme family for always supporting the Heart Center. ❤️ We appreciate you!

Address

1800 Orleans Street, Room 2201
Baltimore, MD
21287

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Johns Hopkins Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Johns Hopkins Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center:

Shortcuts

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Category

Background

The Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center provides comprehensive heart care for children of all ages and their families. Our team of experts includes pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons and pediatric anesthesiology and critical care specialists. We are dedicated to caring for families with newborns, infants and children with heart problems, including congenital heart disease (CHD), atrial or ventricular septal defects (ASDs or VSDs) or who need a heart transplant. Our center is led by nationally recognized physicians, pediatric cardiac surgeon Bret Mettler, pediatric cardiologist Shelby Kutty and pediatric anesthesiologist Jamie Schwartz.

Services we provide include:

· Diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease in children and adults

· Cardiac transplantation