Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
Leader in Cardiac Care
As one of the leading cardiology programs in the region, Fletcher Allen offers a broad range of treatments for atrial septal defects and other congenital heart problems. Patients have access to cutting-edge technology and the latest therapies available. You have the benefit of working with highly trained and experienced non-invasive congenital heart experts, interventional cardiologists, as well as consultation with cardiac surgeons, who are on the frontiers of developments in cardiac medicine.
In addition, all aspects of cardiac care at Fletcher Allen are supported by a team of knowledgeable and skilled nurses and other health care practitioners. These caring professionals are instrumental in providing you with the highest quality care available, and the support you need.
Locating the Source of the Issue
Fletcher Allen offers a team of excellent, experienced cardiologists at our conveniently located outpatient facility in South Burlington. Additionally, the cardiology division at Fletcher Allen Health Care has cardiologists with specialized training and research interests in adults with congenital heart disease. Your cardiologist will work with you to develop a treatment plan that is right for you including the use of specialized medications, percutaneous techniques to close holes in the heart, and surgical correction of defects.
Advanced Treatment, Advanced Expertise
If you and your cardiologist determine that a procedure is the best course of treatment to address your condition, then at Fletcher Allen you have access to highly specialized care provided by our interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. These are physicians with advanced training and expertise in performing cardiac procedures such as coronary angioplasty and stenting, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and correction of congenital heart defects, and are found only at advanced-level care centers like Fletcher Allen – the only center of this kind in Vermont.
