Getting a Second Opinion
Expertise and Insight When it Matters Most
When your child is diagnosed with a congenital heart or blood vessel disease, rare airway disorder or genetic syndrome, you face many complex decisions about treating and managing the condition. Whether they’re diagnosed as a baby in the womb, an infant, child, adolescent or young adult — there’s a lot to consider at every stage. We can help.
The pediatric heart and vascular experts at the Nemours Cardiac Center, Delaware Valley regularly work with doctors and families around the world to review diagnoses and treatment plans.
They come to us because we’re recognized researchers and national leaders who help set the standard of care for kids with heart disease. We regularly care for the rarest and most complex conditions, and our success rates are among the best in the nation.
Related Specialties & Programs
We have a core team of specialists and programs involved in second opinion consults. Depending on your child’s condition, we bring in other experts as needed. These may include:
Why Choose Us for Your Child’s Second Opinion
At Nemours Children’s, our integrated, team-based care means we combine experience and expertise across different specialties. We’re well-known for successfully treating even the rarest heart conditions.
Because we’re clinicians, national organization leaders and researchers, we have access to the very latest information in pediatric heart care.
Our outcomes in heart surgery, catheterization, electrophysiology and fetal diagnostics are among the best you can find.
You don’t need a referral and we’ll help you know if your second opinion is covered by insurance.
We make second opinion appointments quickly and fast-track cases as needed.
If you’re coming from out of town, our hospital offers help with lodging and other support services along the way.
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