Location information
Hospital address
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 160 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19134 United States of America
Hospital type
University-affiliated
Hospital description
Third-Level Hospital (Referral)
This is a teaching hospital
Description
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a multidisciplinay, academic, intercity hospital in Philadelphia that serves a large population of the disadvantaged children in Philadelphia. All specialties are represented. Our affiliations with other various academic institues in the city and state allow us to care for not only the usual childhood problems, but the rarer illnesses/disease processes as well. Our services extend to young adults before transitioning these patients to adult providers.
We are a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and have a Level III NICU. Our pediatric residency program is highly sought and most graduates have been accepted in subspecialty programs at high level University programs. We have one of the few pediatric dental residencies in the United States. Our fellowships in neonatology and critical care are highly sought as well.
Member information
Name
Vicki Mahan
Member type
Clinical department with teaching programme
Specialty
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Subspecialties
- Cardiac Surgery - aortic surgery
- Cardiac surgery - cardiac assist devices
- Cardiac surgery - revascularization surgery
- Cardiac surgery - valve surgery
- Cardiothoracic transplant surgery
- Thoracic surgery - paediatric thoracic surgery
Languages spoken
- English
Professional affiliations / memberships
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Current and past partnerships
Has current partners or past partnership experience in these countries
- United States of America
I have worked with Rotarians in developing programs in China and Belarus and am currently working with DUCOM in developing programs in Africa.
Conditions treated
- Aortic surgery
- Aortic valve repair
- Aortic valve replacement
- Arrhythmia surgery
- AV fistula creation for hemodialysis access
- Cardiac tumors
- Cardiomyoplasty, myectomy, and myotomy
- Chest wall resection and reconstruction
- Congenital heart surgery (Simple: e.g. ASD, VSD, PDA)
- Congenital heart surgery (Complex: e.g. TOF, TGA, DORV, HLHS)
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Embolectomy
- Esophageal diverticulum
- Heart transplantation
- Lung transplantation
- Mitral valve repair
- Mitral valve replacement
- Pulmonary wedged resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy
- Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)
- Thoracotomy decortication
- Thoracoplasty
- Tricuspid valve repair
- Tricuspid valve replacement
- Ventricular assist devices
- Ventricular restoration surgery
Equipment used
- Sternal saw
- Cardiopulmonary bypass machine
- Intra-aortic balloon pump
- Peripheral vascular, aorta and anastomosis clamps
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Bronchoscopy
- Cell saver
- Cardiac surgical kit
- Fogarty catheters
- Temporary pacemakers
- Internal/external defibrillators
