Heart Transplantation and Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies (PACT)
Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy |
| Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas. |
| Location Heart Center 725 Welch Road, 1st floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tuesdays, 8:00 am-5:00 pm Wednesdays, 9:00 am-12:00 pm |
Phone: (650) 721-2598 Fax: (650) 736-8912 |
Services Overview
- Pre-transplant evaluation.
- Pediatric heart failure management.
- Post-transplant management including immunosuppression, care of rejection episodes and complications of immunosuppresive agents.
- All necessary laboratory services, including cardiac catheterization, endomyocardial biopsy and echocardiography.
- Multidisciplinary supportive services with special attention by Transplant Nurse Specialists and Transplant Social Workers.
- Close coordination with referring physician in long-term care of transplant patients.
- Designated CCS Center and Center of Excellence for many payors.
Faculty and Staff
- Mary Burge, MSW - Transplant Social Worker
- Clifford Chin, MD - Heart Transplantation Program Director
- Esther Liu, RN, PNP - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for Heart Failure and Pretransplant Coordinator
- Nancy McDonald, RN, PNP - Posttransplant Coordinator
- Olaf Reinhartz, MD - Surgical Program Director
- Bruce Reitz, MD
- Julie Roedell, RN, FNP, MSN - Clinical Nurse Specialist, Heart Failure
- David Rosenthal, MD - Heart Failure Program Director
- Jennifer Shek, RN - Transplant Nurse Coordinator
- Darci Stout - Transplant Social Worker