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Childhood care connects to adult congenital assessment within the programme.","research_credit":{"name":"Yevhenii Kozlov","role":"Co-Founder of Bookimed","url":"https://us-uk.bookimed.com/ceo/kozlov/","contribution":"Research personally prepared and reviewed","assistance":"AI tools assisted source research."},"editorial_scope":"Source-based patient information; an individual treatment plan requires clinical review.","research_method":"How this guide is researched and compared Research project led by Yevhenii Kozlov . We link clinical guidance, primary studies and named hospital or offer sources beside the relevant statements. Comparisons distinguish individual operators from programme results and preserve the study population, follow-up and limitations. Prices are dated examples with their stated scope. Research and editorial preparation are separate from clinical review; no named clinician has medically reviewed this edition. Bookimed provides care coordination. Partner and reference programmes are identified from their sources; paid ordering is not used in our published-cohort comparison. Read the editorial policy .","key_takeaways":[{"label":"Broad defect-specific scope","text":"The official service lists ASD/VSD repair, arterial switch, Fallot repair and Norwood/Glenn/Fontan pathways.","sources":["SP04"]},{"label":"Congenital valve expertise","text":"Bacha’s profile and the programme identify valve reconstruction and a dedicated congenital valve service.","sources":["SP03","SP04"]},{"label":"Early robotic pathway","text":"A 26-patient 2023–2025 report involved selected children and adults, mainly with ASD or anomalous pulmonary venous return.","sources":["SP16"]}],"benefits":[{"text":"The programme spans isolated defect repair, neonatal reconstruction, congenital valve work and transition to adult congenital care.","sources":["SP04","SP03","SP16"]}],"limitations":[{"text":"The robotic series is early and uncontrolled, with reported complications including effusions and pericarditis. It does not establish that robotic repair is preferable or suitable for the programme’s complex neonatal operations.","sources":["SP04","SP03","SP16"]}],"sections":[{"id":"benefit-balance","title":"Clinical benefits and limitations","text":"Clinical benefits and limitations Potential advantages The programme spans isolated defect repair, neonatal reconstruction, congenital valve work and transition to adult congenital care. Sources: Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia · Emile A. Bacha, MD — surgeon profile · Early outcomes of a formal robotic congenital cardiac surgery program. Trade-offs and limits The robotic series is early and uncontrolled, with reported complications including effusions and pericarditis. It does not establish that robotic repair is preferable or suitable for the programme’s complex neonatal operations. Sources: Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia · Emile A. Bacha, MD — surgeon profile · Early outcomes of a formal robotic congenital cardiac surgery program.","links":[{"label":"Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia","url":"https://columbiasurgery.org/pediatric-heart"},{"label":"Emile A. Bacha, MD — surgeon profile","url":"https://columbiasurgery.org/emile-bacha-md"},{"label":"Early outcomes of a formal robotic congenital cardiac surgery program.","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41960109/"},{"label":"Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia","url":"https://columbiasurgery.org/pediatric-heart"},{"label":"Emile A. Bacha, MD — surgeon profile","url":"https://columbiasurgery.org/emile-bacha-md"},{"label":"Early outcomes of a formal robotic congenital cardiac surgery program.","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41960109/"}]},{"id":"specialists","title":"Specialists and their clinical work","text":"Specialists and their clinical work Portrait source ↗ New York · United States cardiac surgeon Emile A. Bacha → Emile Bacha’s Columbia practice spans congenital cardiac surgery in children and adults. The programme includes septal-defect repair, valve reconstruction, neonatal operations and staged single-ventricle pathways. Columbia / NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital → Sources: Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia · Emile A. Bacha, MD — surgeon profile View expertise and research →","links":[{"label":"Portrait source ↗","url":"https://columbiasurgery.org/emile-bacha-md"},{"label":"Emile A. Bacha →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-emile-bacha/"},{"label":"Columbia / NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/clinic-columbia-congenital/"},{"label":"Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia","url":"https://columbiasurgery.org/pediatric-heart"},{"label":"Emile A. 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Broad defect-specific scope The official service lists ASD/VSD repair, arterial switch, Fallot repair and Norwood/Glenn/Fontan pathways. Sources: Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia Congenital valve expertise Bacha’s profile and the programme identify valve reconstruction and a dedicated congenital valve service. Sources: Emile A. Bacha, MD — surgeon profile · Pediatric Heart Surgery at Columbia Early robotic pathway A 26-patient 2023–2025 report involved selected children and adults, mainly with ASD or anomalous pulmonary venous return. Sources: Early outcomes of a formal robotic congenital cardiac surgery program. 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