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KANSAS KIDS HEART CENTER (KKHC) OFFERS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT MODALITIES TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS CARE FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES — FROM BEFORE BIRTH THROUGH ADULTHOOD — WHO HAVE CONGENITAL HEART PROBLEMS. By Jeanie Erwin T REATMENTS FOR CONGENITAL heart conditions have become so effective that patients are living longer, healthier lives well into adulthood. This has changed the needs and dynamics of caring for the population suffering from congenital heart disease (CHD). As the first gen- eration of survivors of open-heart surgeries age and remarkable advances in the field help physicians diagnose children sooner and more reliably than ever before, KKHC is a welcoming and comfortable place for all patients to receive the sophisticated care they need. "Although our name says 'kids,' we are also a member of the Adult Congenital Heart Association and are extremely honored to serve all patients with CHD from before birth through adulthood," says Mohamad Al-Ahdab, MD, FAAP, CCDS, founder of KKHC. Dr. Al-Ahdab, popularly and affectionately known as Dr. Mo, completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed fellowships in pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiac intensive care at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. Dr. Mo has a special interest in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac pacing, which involve invasive and non-invasive procedures to treat heart arrhythmia in children and young adults. He was the first provider in Wichita to perform cryoablation for ablation of arrhythmia and to implant an atrial septal occluder device in children. Having a fondness for the strong sense of community in Wichita and a desire to make pediatric heart care more accessible in Welcomes Melissa Lefebvre, DO COV ER FE AT UR E Kansas Kids Heart Center 6 | Greater Kansas MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M