Cardiovascular Genetics

Overview

The Cardiovascular Genetics service at Cleveland Clinic Children’s provides comprehensive and coordinated care and testing to children with all forms of inherited heart disease. Our goal is to provide families the information and care needed for children affected by these conditions to lead an active and happy life. We see children and young adults with a diagnosis or family history of cardiomyopathy, aortic disease, arrhythmias, lipid disorders, and congenital heart disease. Our expert care is provided by specialists within pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology, medical genetics, psychology and more. We also closely partner with different specialties within Cleveland Clinic Children’s, as needed, to provide your child with an individualized, comprehensive plan to meet all their healthcare needs.

What We Treat

Cardiovascular Genetics has several comprehensive and specialized clinics for the following diagnoses: 

Inherited Cardiovascular Disease

• Marfan Syndrome.
• Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.
• Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
• Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
• Aortic Root Dilatation.
• Aortic Dilatation.
• Family history of aneurysm/dissection.
• Turner Syndrome.
• Neurofibromatosis.
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
• Noonan Syndrome.

Heart Rhythm Clinic

• Long QT Syndrome.
• CPVT.
• Brugada Syndrome.
• Idiopathic VT/VF.
• Sudden Cardiac Death.
• Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.

Inherited Dilated/Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Clinic

• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
• Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy.

Congenital Heart Disease Genetics

• Williams Syndrome.
• Alagille Syndrome.
• 22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.
• Isolated CHD.

Pediatric Hyperlipidemia/High Cholesterol Clinic

• Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH).
• Mixed dyslipidemia.
• Early CAD.

Our Team

Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Center

• Bradley Marino, MD, Department Chair
• Hani Najm, MD, Chair, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
• Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics

Cardiology Team within Specialty Clinics

Inherited Cardiovascular Disease (ICVD)

• Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics
• Kenneth Zahka, MD
• Nicole Rush, CNP
• Meg Leone, BSN, RN

Heart Rhythm Clinic

• Peter Aziz, MD, Medical Director, Pediatric Cardiology
• Iqbal El Assaad, MD
• Akash Patel, MD, Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology
• Rebecca Misch, CNP
• Shari Hopkins, BSN, RN

Inherited Dilated/Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Clinic

• Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics
• Madeleine Townsend, MD

Congenital Heart Disease Genetics

• Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics

Pediatric Hyperlipidemia/High Cholesterol Clinic

• Christina Fink, MD
• Claire O’Hare, MD

Cardiovascular Clinical Genetics

• Aditi Yadav, MD
• Diane Clements, MS, CGC
• Paul Crawford, MS, CGC
• Brittany Hansen, MS, CGC
• Joseph Liu, MS, CGC
• Christina Rigelsky, MS, CGC

Interprofessional Team Members

• Abigail Demianczyk, PhD

Appointments

By Phone 

To make an appointment, please call 216.445.5000.

Online 

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Physician Referrals 

Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ET): 
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