Joyce Woo, MD, MS

Joyce Woo, MD, MS, is a pediatric cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Articles by Joyce Woo, MD, MS

Joyce Woo, MD, on how rapid diagnosis and transfer remain critical in severe heart defects

ByJoyce Woo, MD, MS

July 20th 2026

Joyce Woo, MD, says timely diagnosis, coordinated transfer, and early surgical planning may improve care for newborns with severe congenital heart defects.

Later transfer linked to longer hospitalization in severe congenital heart defects

Joyce Woo, MD, on how hospital factors may influence cardiac transfer timing for newborns

ByJoyce Woo, MD, MS

July 17th 2026

Study highlights prenatal diagnosis gaps and hospital-level factors that may affect timely transfer for newborns with severe congenital heart defects.

Later transfer linked to longer hospitalization in severe congenital heart defects

ByJoyce Woo, MD, MS

July 16th 2026

Later transfer to a cardiac surgical center was associated with longer hospitalization for newborns with severe congenital heart defects, Joyce Woo, MD, MS, explains.

Joyce Woo, MD, MS

Articles by Joyce Woo, MD, MS

Joyce Woo, MD, on how rapid diagnosis and transfer remain critical in severe heart defects

Joyce Woo, MD, on how hospital factors may influence cardiac transfer timing for newborns

Later transfer linked to longer hospitalization in severe congenital heart defects

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