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"By adding pediatric heart transplantation to the full range of care weoffer our youngest patients, we better meet the significant health needs ofour Bronx community," said Steven M. Safyer, MD, president and CEO, MontefioreMedical Center. "The long-standing impact of social, economic and access-to-healthcare issues means children in the Bronx suffer from a disproportionatenumber of congenital heart abnormalities and other serious conditions. Nowthey have access to the high quality care they need right in their owncommunity."
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CHAM's heart surgery team and heart center program are already establishedas among the most active in the region treating congenital and acquired heartdefects in children. Key to addition of the new pediatric heart transplantcapabilities was the recruitment of nationally renowned pediatric cardiologistDaphne Hsu, MD, who joined CHAM as Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology andCo-Director of the Pediatric Heart Center. She was also appointed Professorof Pediatrics at Montefiore's affiliated medical school, Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine (Einstein).
In addition to Dr. Hsu, several prominent specialists in pediatriccardiology have recently joined the Pediatric Heart Center team, includingJacqueline M. Lamour, MD, Director of Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapy;Robert H. Pass, MD, Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology and Director ofPediatric Interventional Cardiology; and, Leo Lopez, MD, Director of PediatricNoninvasive Imaging.
"The new pediatric heart transplant program at CHAM and its acclaimedcardiology team are important milestones for both Montefiore and Einstein, "said Allen M. Spiegel, MD, The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at AlbertEinstein College of Medicine. "Dr. Daphne Hsu and her team are outstandingclinical investigators and national leaders in the study and treatment ofpediatric heart disease and transplantation. Their presence here is atangible demonstration of our joint efforts to strengthen the links betweenEinstein research and Montefiore medicine."
"The pediatric heart transplant program and the addition of Dr. Hsu andher team greatly enhance our capabilities for treating any heart abnormalityin children," said Philip Ozuah, MD, chairman of the Department of Pediatricsat Montefiore Medical Center and Einstein and physician-in-chief at CHAM."The Children's Hospital at Montefiore has become a hospital of choice forpatients and families from around the world seeking excellence and innovationin specialty care. Building one of America's finest children's hospitals inthe Bronx reinforces Montefiore's commitment to improving the health of itscommunity by offering our patients access to the highest quality care andservices available anywhere in the world."
A graduate of the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Hsu was previouslyAssociate Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program at New YorkPresbyterian's Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, and Professor of Pediatricsand Director of Clinical Research at Columbia University's College ofPhysicians and Surgeons.
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) is one of the most clinicallyand technologically advanced children's hospitals in the U.S., providinginnovative and specialized medical treatment for children from the New York-metropolitan area and around the world.
In 2008, The Children's ranks as one of "America's Best Children'sHospitals" in US News & World
