Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Seeking a heart transplant for your child is a difficult step for any parent to take. But it also may be the best opportunity for your child to grow, thrive, and live a healthy life. At Duke Children's, we understand the impact a heart transplant will have on you, your child, and the rest of your family. Our pediatric heart transplant program is part of our pediatric heart surgery program, which offers the full spectrum of medical and surgical treatments for children with congenital heart defects, cardiomyopathy, and other heart diseases. Our program has some of the shortest waitlist times on the East Coast. At Duke, we pride ourselves on being resourceful and utilizing as many high-quality donor hearts as possible, including DCD hearts. That means you may get a heart much faster than you would elsewhere. Duke is also the first program to do partial heart transplants, offering more options for more patients.
Learn more: dukehealth.org/pediatric-treatments/pediatric-cardiology/pediatric-heart-transplant
Seeking a heart transplant for your child is a difficult step for any parent to take. But it also may be the best opportunity for your child to grow, thrive, and live a healthy life. At Duke Children's, we understand the impact a heart transplant will have on you, your child, and the rest of your family. Our pediatric heart transplant program is part of our pediatric heart surgery program, which offers the full spectrum of medical and surgical treatments for children with congenital heart defects, cardiomyopathy, and other heart diseases. Our program has some of the shortest waitlist times on the East Coast. At Duke, we pride ourselves on being resourceful and utilizing as many high-quality donor hearts as possible, including DCD hearts. That means you may get a heart much faster than you would elsewhere. Duke is also the first program to do partial heart transplants, offering more options for more patients.
Learn more: dukehealth.org/pediatric-treatments/pediatric-cardiology/pediatric-heart-transplant
