expert heart care, built for kids
Our board-certified pediatric cardiologists evaluate chest pain, heart murmurs, irregular heartbeats and congenital heart conditions — with testing right in the clinic.
U.S. News Ranked
Best Children’s Hospitals 2025–2026, 3 specialties
Board-Certified
Fellowship-trained pediatric cardiologists
In-Clinic Testing
EKG, echo and more during your visit
why families choose Dayton Children’s
kids-only care environment
Every exam, EKG and echo is designed for children and teens — not adapted from adult medicine.
answers without extra trips
Most diagnostic tests happen right in the clinic, so doctors see results quickly and address concerns right away.
care at every stage
From fetal heart conditions to adult congenital care, our team supports growing hearts for a lifetime.
prevention, not just treatment
Our preventive cardiology clinic helps kids with high cholesterol, blood pressure concerns or family heart history.
conditions we treat
We bring specialized expertise, advanced imaging and compassionate care together to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting your child’s heart.
- Chest pain
- Heart murmurs
- Irregular heartbeat or palpitations (arrhythmia)
- Racing heartbeat (SVT)
- Fainting or lightheadedness (syncope)
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- High cholesterol (abnormal lipids)
- Holes in the heart (ASD, VSD, PFO)
- Congenital heart defects
- Fetal heart conditions
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart valve conditions
- Kawasaki disease
- Family history of heart conditions
- View more conditions we treat →
cardiology care close to home
common
questions
Many families come to us through a referral from their pediatrician, often after a heart murmur or abnormal finding. You can also call or schedule online to get started, and our team will help coordinate any records or test results we need.
Pediatric cardiologists are specially trained in how a child’s growing heart differs from an adult’s — including conditions present at birth. Our team cares for hearts from before birth through young adulthood, with exams and testing designed to put kids at ease.
In most cases, yes — tests like EKGs and echocardiograms happen right in our clinic, often during the same visit, so our doctors can review results quickly and talk through next steps with you. Plan for one to three hours, depending on your child’s needs.
Amelia’s story
When Amelia was just 10 days old, her heart rate suddenly soared, and she was rushed to Dayton Children’s. An EKG revealed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome — an extra electrical pathway making her heart race — and her care team began working to stabilize her rhythm.
“Watching your baby go through a medical crisis is terrifying,” her mom Ruthie says. “But the way the doctors and nurses worked with such calm confidence while still reassuring me that Amelia was going to be okay meant everything to me.”
Once her team found the right medicine, Amelia’s rhythm stabilized — and at six months old, she’s thriving and meeting every milestone.
Throughout Amelia’s journey, Ruthie found comfort and support in her care team. “Everything was so new to us, and I had a lot of questions,” explains Ruthie. “But having a care team that is always available and willing to help means so much to me.”
From emergencies to ongoing monitoring, Dayton Children’s cardiologists stay with families at every step of a child’s heart journey.
ready to get answers about your child’s heart?
Schedule online in minutes, or call our team to find the earliest available appointment with a pediatric cardiologist.
