Your Medical Team for Adult Congenital Heart Disease at University of Colorado Hospital

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease medical team at University of Colorado Hospital includes doctors, nurses and technicians who have education and training in caring for adults with heart defects. They work together to provide you with the best individual care. The team also works with specialists from other areas within the hospital when necessary.

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Specialists

Cardiologists – board-certified doctors who are specially trained to treat diseases that affect the heart. They may specialize in areas such as adult congenital heart disease interventional therapies, congenital MRI and CT imaging.

Cardiothoracic surgeons – board-certified doctors who are specially trained in general surgery following medical school, and have two to three years of training in cardiothoracic surgery (surgery of the chest area, mainly the heart and lungs).

Nurse practitioners (NP) – registered nurses who have completed a master’s degree. NPs are licensed to see patients for assessment, treatment and follow-up.

Registered nurses (RN) – graduated from a formal nursing education program and are licensed by the state of Colorado.

Echocardiographers – technicians who are specially trained in administering and reading echocardiograms.

High-risk obstetrician – a doctor who works in conjunction with our cardiologists to deliver optimal care to adult congenital heart disease patients of child-bearing age.

Other Adult Congenital Heart Disease Staff

Financial counselors – available to assist adult congenital heart disease patients with options to seek care at University of Colorado Hospital.