Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
405-271-5789
OU Children's Physicians Building
1200 N. Phillips Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite 3900 [
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Children needing surgery of the chest, heart or blood vessels have the ultimate in specialized care at OU Children's Physicians.
Our doctors have developed minimally invasive procedures using child-sized surgical instruments to reduce pain and recovery time. A life-saving procedure for repairing a heart defect in newborns was pioneered by an OU Children's Physicians pediatric thoracic surgeon.
Some of the procedures offered include:
- General thoracic surgery
- Diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects in children
- Tumor removal
- Lung biopsies
- Esophageal surgery
- Treatment of aortic and mitral valve disease
One of our thoracic surgeons also specializes in permanently correcting hyperhidrosis syndrome; having continually, excessively sweaty hands.


