Head of Division of Cardiology
Barbara Deal, MD , is the head of Children's Memorial's Division of Cardiology, which includes a staff of 18 cardiologists. She is a world-renowned expert in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias — abnormal rhythms of the heart — with particular interests in arrhythmias after the repair of congenital heart disease, inherited arrhythmias, and disorders of the autonomic nervous system. Together with cardiovascular-thoracic surgeons Carl Backer, MD and Sunjay Kaushal, MD, she directs the arrhythmia surgery program at Children's Memorial Hospital, which receives referrals from around the world.
Dr. Deal is the Marvin E. Wodika Research Professor of Cardiology and a Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University and had her pediatric training at Children's Memorial, followed by a fellowship in cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital.
“I am looking forward to an exciting period of growth in cardiology at Children's Memorial, with expansion in outreach, technology and genetic research programs,” says Deal.
The Division of Cardiology is supported by Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Allan, The Children's Service Board, Mr. & Mrs. John O. Doerge, Jr., The Globe Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Klein and The Dr. Scholl Foundation, among others.