Cardiology
Includes specialty programs: Arrhythmia Center / Adult Congenital Heart Service / Fetal Cardiology / Single Ventricle Program / Syncope Clinic
No matter how routine or complex your child’s heart condition may be, Akron Children's is here to provide comprehensive, compassionate care and to partner with your family, guiding you every step of the way. We care for more than 10,000 patients each year and are specially trained to treat heart conditions as children grow.
Akron Children's uses the latest, most advanced technologies to diagnose and treat all types of pediatric heart disease – from the mild to the extremely complex.
One of the hallmarks of our Heart Center is hybrid care, which blends surgical and catheterization approaches to treat heart defects. Our pediatric heart surgeons work with interventional cardiologists to repair certain types of heart defects in babies, who otherwise would have to wait until they're big enough to undergo open heart surgery. Less invasive procedures promote faster recoveries and may reduce the need for multiple surgeries.
We offer a fetal cardiology program to identify congenital heart defects in unborn babies and continue to provide ongoing care for adults born with a heart problem.
Akron Children’s is also at the forefront in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms, including the development of a procedure to repair irregular heartbeats without the radiation commonly used in such procedures.
We are also the first pediatric hospital in Ohio to use cryoablation, a technique that uses low temperatures to successfully destroy abnormal electrical pathways in the heart to restore a normal rhythm.
In recognition of our commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease, we've been accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories in the areas of pediatric and fetal echocardiography.
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Virtual specialty visits in Sandusky
Virtual visits are available from the Sandusky Health Center to many Akron specialties. Call 567-998-9290 Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. to ask if a virtual specialty visit is right for your child.
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Schedule your Marietta Specialty Visit Appointment
Virtual visits are available from the Marietta Health Center to many Akron specialties. Call 740-885-4600 Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. to ask if a virtual specialty visit is right for your child.
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Schedule on MyChart
Log in to MyChart at mychart.akronchildrens.org. Select the patient you are scheduling for and click "Schedule an Appointment." Don't have MyChart?
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Speak with a scheduler
330-543-2778 (KID-APPT)
Why Akron Children's
Pioneers in
Our fetal cardiology program uses in-utero cardiac imaging to identify congenital heart defects
Our congenital heart surgery program provides world-class care close to home for hearts of all sizes
Locations
Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Akron
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 5
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-3850
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Beachwood
Akron Children's Health Center, Beachwood
3733 Park East Drive
Suite 230
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Boardman
Leonard J. Fisher Family Building
6505 Market Street, Building A
Boardman, Ohio 44512
Fax: 330-629-7620
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Boston Heights
Akron Children's Health Center, Boston Heights
328 East Hines Hill Road
Boston Heights, Ohio 44236
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Mansfield
Akron Children's Health Center, Mansfield
1029 South Trimble Road
Mansfield, Ohio 44906
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Marietta
Memorial Health System
Wayne Street Medical Campus
320 East 8th St., Suite 140
Marietta, Ohio 45750
Fax: 330-543-5405
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Medina
Akron Children's Primary and Specialty Services, Medina
3443 Medina Road
Door 1
Medina, Ohio 44256
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, New Philadelphia
1045 West High Avenue
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, North Canton
6076 Whipple Avenue Northwest
Akron Children's Health Center, North Canton
North Canton, Ohio 44720
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Medical Center
282 Benedict Ave.
Norwalk, Ohio 44857
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Warren
The Market Place
5000 East Market Street
Suite 29
Warren, Ohio 44484
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Akron Children's Pediatric Cardiology, Wooster
Akron Children's Health Center, Wooster
3807 Friendsville Road
Wooster, Ohio 44691
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Virtual Specialty Visits, Marietta
Memorial Health System
Wayne Street Medical Campus
320 East 8th Street, Suite 140
Marietta, Ohio 45750
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Virtual Specialty Visits, Sandusky
Akron Children's Health Center, Sandusky
2800 Hayes Ave, Bldg G
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
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Our Doctors/Providers
Director, Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Service; Pediatric Cardiologist; Sunrise Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
J.R. Bockoven, MD
Associate Clinic Director; Director of Outreach Education, Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiologist
Accepting New Patients
Grace Smith, MD, FACC
Director, Heart Center Mahoning Valley; Associate Director, Pediatric Arrhythmia Center; Co-Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Clinic; Pediatric Cardiologist
David Waight, MD, FSCAI
Director, Pediatric Interventional Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiologist
Greg Padrutt, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Rachael Passodelis, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Programs
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Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Center
In 2014, Akron Children’s and Cleveland Clinic signed an affiliation agreement that allowed our pediatric cardiovascular surgeons and adult congenital cardiologists to collaborate on patient cases, share best practices and combine outcome data. That affiliation agreement has been expanded to include both organizations’ pediatric and adult congenital heart programs, giving your family access to the very best pediatric cardiac care close to home, including surgical care for the most serious and complex congenital heart defects.
The program, known as the Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Center, brings together a combined 30 pediatric cardiologists and surgeons who specialize in children and adults with congenital heart disease. This includes specialists from clinical cardiology, imaging, interventional cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.
Your family will benefit from the collaboration between our teams – one based at a health care system ranked No. 1 in the world for adult cardiac care and one based at a nationally ranked freestanding, independent children’s hospital. The entire team meets weekly to discuss cases, giving you access to a broader range of experience and expertise.
Living with congenital heart disease.
Congenital heart disease, a type of defect in one or more structures of the heart or blood vessels, occurs in eight out of every 1,000 births. They range from simple defects that require no treatment to those requiring multiple surgeries. Thanks to continued advances in fetal imaging and surgical interventions, more children born with congenital heart defects are not only surviving but thriving into adulthood.
If your child has a congenital heart defect, their needs are much different than those with heart disease associated with the aging process. The Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Center has the expertise to provide your child with lifelong care and follow-up, including special attention to even the most ordinary life events and medical procedures, such as pregnancy or a dental visit. The center offers comprehensive diagnostics, lifestyle counseling, medical management, and interventional and surgical treatment for the full spectrum of conditions related to congenital heart disease.
Your child may receive care at the location of your choice. Heart surgeries are performed at the Akron Children’s Akron campus and Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in downtown Cleveland. Clinics are offered as far south as Mansfield, as far north as Ashtabula, as far west as Norwalk and as far east as Youngstown, making affiliated pediatric cardiologists easily accessible to your family.
Some of the Conditions We Treat...
Abnormal heart rhythm, acquired heart disease, acute rheumatic fever, adult congenital heart defect, Andersen syndrome, aneurysms, anomalous pulmonary veins, aortic stenosis, aortopulmonary window, arterial tortuosity, atrial fibrillation, atrial septal defect, atrioventricular canal defect, av block, bicuspid aortic valve, bradyarrhythmias, campomelic dysplasia, cardiomyopathy, chest pain, coarctation of the aorta, congenital heart disease, dextrocardia, double inlet left ventricle, double outlet right ventricle, dysautonomia, Ebstein's anomaly, ectopic heartbeat, Eisenmenger syndrome, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, endocarditis, heart disease, heart murmurs, hyperlipidemia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, interrupted aortic arch, Kawasaki disease, Kleefstra syndrome, marfan syndrome, mitral valve prolapse, myocarditis, patent ductus arteriosus, pericarditis, premature atrial contraction, premature ventricle contraction, pulmonary atresia, pulmonary stenosis, sinus node dysfunction, stickler syndrome, supraventricular tachycardia, syncope, tetralogy of fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid atresia, truncus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, ventricular tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
