Christian Pizarro, MD, has joined New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System as chief of congenital heart surgery and director of pediatric cardiovascular surgery.
Dr. Pizarro is an internationally renowned expert in neonatal cardiac surgery and pediatric heart transplantation. He has spent more than 20 years leading complex congenital heart surgeries and pediatric care, according to a Sept. 9 news release. He joins Mount Sinai from Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del., where he served as chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and cardiac transplantation.聽
At Mount Sinai, Dr. Pizarro will oversee the system’s pediatric heart surgery program, with a special focus on neonatal surgery, transplantation and complex cardiac repairs. He will also work to expand services, including valvular and airway reconstruction.