Ranked No. 4 nationally for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery in the 2025–26 U.S. News & World Report rankings, MUSC Children’s Health’s pediatric and congenital heart center is among the nation’s elite programs for children with complex heart disease. The program’s surgical outcomes consistently rank among the best in the world and have been No. 1 nationally in two of the past three years, reflecting exceptional performance across the most challenging congenital cases. The center is distinguished by its transparency and quality, with publicly reported outcomes through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons showing a four-year observed mortality rate of 1.38%, substantially outperforming the national average of 2.65%, and an observed-to-expected mortality ratio of 0.58, more than 40% better than expected. Since public reporting began in 2015, the program has been recognized every year as one of a small number nationwide delivering consistently superior outcomes. The multidisciplinary team delivers highly individualized care across the full spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease, from routine conditions to the rarest and most complex disorders. The program brings broad subspecialty depth spanning cardiac surgery, catheterization, cardiac critical care, advanced imaging, heart failure and electrophysiology.
