Marshall Lewis Jacobs, MD
- Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Research
- Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Our pediatric cardiac surgeons believe it is an honor to be trusted to operate to help patients with congenital heart disease. We want families to feel comfortable, have their questions answered and understand the process of having an operation. We aim to provide the best outcomes and highest quality care available for patients with congenital heart disease. We happily care for all patients, from fetal life to adulthood.
Pediatric and congenital cardiac surgeon Danielle Gottlieb Sen describes the care provided at the Johns Hopkins Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center.
Since the 'blue baby' operation in 1944, we have been on the forefront of advancing surgical methods and techniques to improve patient outcomes.
Before Navy was born, she was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart abnormality called tetralogy of Fallot with an absent pulmonary valve. Because Navy was so small at birth, Johns Hopkins doctors suggested she wait until she got bigger to have surgery. After a few months at home, Navy returned to Johns Hopkins Children's Center to undergo open-heart surgery.