Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

HOSPITAL
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

DIRECTOR
Amy DiMarino, DO -  216-844-3267

ADULT PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Robert Schilz, DO - 216-220-7403

KEY CONTACT
Dayenette Ellington - 216-541-1062

APPOINTMENT LINE
440-745-7419
For hospital transfers, please call 216-844-1111.

Conditions Treated

• Pulmonary hypertension
• Congenital heart disease
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Diagnostic Procedures

• Echocardiography
• Electrocardiography
• Cardiac catheterization
• Pulmonary function testing

Therapies

• Various options for medical therapy, including oral, intravenous and inhaled treatment
• Advanced interventions available (interventional cardiac catheterization, bronchoscopy, thoracic surgery, lung transplantation)
• Clinical trials for novel interventions available through the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network

Distinguishing Features

• Highly collaborative team, including pulmonology, cardiology, neonatology, critical care, anesthesia, radiology, genetics, pathology and nursing
• Innovations developed by the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network applied to clinical practice
• Highly specialized pediatric cardiology and pulmonology physicians experienced in pulmonary hypertension