Healthcare of children with congenital heart disease is a team effort. The hospital or program must have specially trained and certified cardiologists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, nurses, perfusionists (people who operate the heart-lung machine during surgery), and psychologists. All the doctors in the program work as a team from the moment they are referred to the program and the diagnosis is made, until they are treated and discharged to be followed up in the outpatient clinic.

Pediatric heart patients have very special needs and require a team that has special training in cardiac procedures and treatment.

The Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons have specialized training in children. Highly complex pediatric cardiac surgery has particular challenges not only due to the size of children's hearts, but also due to the characteristics of the diseases that affect them. The best results are obtained when cardiovascular surgeons are exclusively dedicated to the cardiac surgery of children, with a high volume of patients.

The Pediatric Cardiologists are patients' first contact with the program, and they are in charge of making correct and precise diagnoses that allow surgeons to carry out adequate and planned surgeries in advance. During surgery, in the operating room, they also evaluate the repair of the heart, by performing echocardiograms, and finally they follow up the patients during their in-hospital recovery and once they are discharged home.

The Intensive care physicians treat children who are in a delicate postoperative state, and who require very special management. An intensivist dedicated exclusively to children with heart surgery is prepared to detect subtle changes in the functioning of the heart and act efficiently and accurately. Response time is critical.

The nursing team that is in charge of caring for the post-heart surgery child receives specific training, is sensitized to care for this group of patients in critical condition, and supports the intensivists in making decisions.

Anesthesia and pain management are particularly important when it comes to children with heart conditions. Children respond to anesthesia differently than adults and need an extra level of care. Pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists are specially trained to treat this unique group of patients.

The Perfusionists operate the machine that supports the patient during heart surgery.

The Psychologists support the child and his family throughout the process, and are of fundamental importance for his overall well-being.