Pediatrix Cardiology Associates and Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Center, part of Pediatrix Medical Group

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About Our Practice

Pediatrix^® Cardiology Associates (formerly Pediatric Cardiology Associates) has proudly served infants, children, adolescents and young adults with heart conditions for 45 years. Founded in 1977, we developed the first pediatric cardiology program on Florida’s west coast, and we continue to evolve our practice to meet the growing needs of our cardiac patients.

Through the years, nationally and internationally respected heart specialists have joined our practice, providing care in all areas of pediatric cardiology, including arrhythmia, fetal, therapeutic interventions and transplant cardiology. However, we don’t stop when our patients reach adulthood.

With one of the most extensive cardiology program in Florida, we also specialize in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Whether you’ve been our patient for the first 18 years of your life or you are new to our practice, we feel privileged to provide quality, life-long care to the growing population of adults with congenital heart disease.

Every patient, and every patient’s family, is important to us. We take the necessary time to educate our patients and their families about their unique cardiac conditions and include them in developing the most viable treatment plan. We do so in a comfortable, family-friendly environment to provide patients of all ages the experience they deserve.

As part of Pediatrix Medical Group, we have access to nearly 200 pediatric cardiologists and adult congenital heart disease specialists nationwide, giving us opportunities to collaborate and continually explore new ways to advance care for our pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease patients.

Insurance Options
Participating Insurance Plans
- Accountable
- Aetna (Coventry Hlth)
- Aetna Better Health Medicaid Healthy Kids
- Americas Choice
- Amerigroup/Healthy Kids Medicaid HMO
- Avmed
- BCBS of Florida
- Beechstreet
- Better Health Medicaid HMO
- Children's Medical Services (Ped-I-Care and SFCCN) Title 19
- Choice Care PPO
- Cigna (Great West)
- Commercial Plans
- FedMed
- First Health Coventry National
- Global Health Solutions
- Gulf Coast/Healthcare Sarasota
- HAA Preferred Partners PPO (International Policy)
- Health Management
- Health Options
- Health Smart Payer Organization
- Humana
- Humana Medicaid HMO
- Humana Military
- Magellan Medicaid HMO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Molina Medicaid HMO
- Multiplan
- National Care Network
- National Preferred Provider Network
- Private Health Care Systems
- Prestige Medicaid HMO
- Prime Health Services
- Simply Health Care Medicaid HMO
- Sunshine Medicaid HMO/Healthy Kids
- Three Rivers
- Tricare/Prime & Standard
- United Healthcare
- United Medicaid HMO/Healthy Kids
- Wellcare/Staywell/Medicaid HMO/Healthy Kids
Non-Par Insurances, No-Out-Of Network Benefits/Authorization
- Ambetter Sunshine Health
- Aetna
- Molina
- Humana X
- UHC Compass and Navigate
Hospital Affiliations
Our Hospital Affiliations
- Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
- Bayfront Health Brooksville & Springhill
- Blake Medical Center
- Brandon Regional Center
- Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
- Florida Hospital of Tampa
- John Hopkins I All Children's Hospital
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
- Largo Medical Center
- Manatee Memorial Hospital
- Mease Countryside Hospital
- Mease Dunedin Hospital
- Medical Center of Trinity
- Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
- Oak Hill Hospital
- South Florida Baptist Hospital
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- St. Joseph's Hospital North
- St. Joseph's Hospital South
- St. Joseph's Women's Hospital
- St. Petersburg General Hospital
- Tampa General Hospital
- Winter Haven Hospital
- Winter Haven Women's Hospital

Lifelong Congenital Heart Care

Comprehensive Care for Adult Congenital Heart Disease

The Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Center, part of Pediatrix Cardiology Associates, provides comprehensive life-long care for adults with congenital heart disease. We are accredited as an ACHD Comprehensive Care Center by the Adult Congenital Heart Association. Our multidisciplinary team of board-certified ACHD cardiologists, congenital heart surgeons, interventional cardiologists, advanced cardiac imaging specialists, advanced heart failure specialists, heart rhythm specialists, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants are all highly experienced in the care of ACHD patients.

We have offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Land O’ Lakes and partner with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Florida Medical Clinic. Our ACHD cardiologists are available for consultation at hospitals throughout Tampa Bay and surrounding areas.

Featured Services

Services Offered

ADHD Screening

A cardiac evaluation for children who have a medical history of cardiac disease and are either currently undergoing, or are being considered for stimulant therapy. The evaluation may include an electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) to determine if the child’s heart is beating as it should and serve as a baseline for future comparison.
Cardiac Catheterization
Congenital Cardiac MRI
Echocardiography
Electrophysiologic studies and catheter ablations
Electrophysiology
Event Monitoring
Exercise Testing
Fetal Echo
Holter Monitoring
Inpatient Care
Non-Gated CT Scan
Outpatient Care
Pacemakers
Preventative Cardiology
Sports Clearance

Conditions Treated

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a term used to describe a group of problems present at birth that affect the structure of the heart and/or the large vessels near the heart. There are many types of CHD. Some types may be detected before birth and, in some cases, may be treated before birth. Other types are not found until the baby is born, during childhood or in adulthood.
Arrhythmia
Cardiomyopathy

A disease of the heart, causing its muscles to become enlarged, thick or ridged. The heart's lessened ability to pump blood effectively can cause fluid buildup in other parts of the body. As the disease worsens, the heart becomes weaker, causing irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias, and heart failure.
Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a term used to describe a group of problems present at birth that affect the structure of the heart and/or the large vessels near the heart. There are many types of CHD. Some types may be detected before birth and, in some cases, may be treated before birth. Other types are not found until the baby is born, during childhood or in adulthood.
Heart Murmur

Sounds heard when listening to the heart. They may be innocent (normal) or organic (caused by valve abnormalities or holes in the heart, for example). A physical examination by a pediatric cardiologist, in addition to an electrocardiogram, and in some cases an echocardiogram, will distinguish between innocent and organic murmurs.
Long QT Syndrome
Syncope

The most common cause of fainting, benign syncope, is when the body reacts to certain activities (such as standing up) by increasing the heart rate and/or blood pressure. The body then responds to this increase by decreasing the heart rate and/or blood pressure, sometimes causing a child to faint or feel like they are going to faint.
Pulmonary Hypertension