Operating on the world's children with heart disease
Key figures
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+ more than 5,000 children
supported since 1996
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12 000 €
the cost of medical care
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14
partner hospitals
You can't tinker with children's hearts
In many countries, equipment and technical facilities are scarce or non-existent, and parents lack the financial resources to fund heart surgery for their children.
Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque fights every day to make operations possible for these young patients. To repair their hearts, we organize for them to come to France, Switzerland or Spain, and we finance surgery in partner hospitals that offer the optimum conditions we would wish for our own children.
Our partner hospitals
We partner 11 hospitals in France, 2 in Switzerland and 1 in Spain.
In France, child surgery can be very expensive, but it is covered by Social Security. For the foreign children we operate on, we benefit from packages negotiated with hospitals, for an average cost of €12,000 for medical treatment.
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Angers
Children undergo surgery at Angers University Hospital
Prof. Christophe Baufreton, Surgeon and Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department
Dr Vincent Bournazel, pediatric cardiologist
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Bordeaux
Children undergo surgery atHôpital Haut-Lévêque / CHU de Bordeaux
Prof. François Roubertie, Surgeon and Head of the Medical and Surgical Department of Valvulopathy and Cardiomyopathy
Professor Bertrand Leobon, Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Dr Jean-Benoit Thambo, Cardiopediatrician and Head of the Department of Congenital Cardiovascular Diseases
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Cordoba (Spain)
Children undergo surgery at theHospital Universitario Reina Sofía
Dr Carlos Merino Cejas, Cardiovascular surgeon
Dr Jaime Cesares Mediavilla, Cardiovascular surgeon
Dr José Joaquin Dominguez Del Castillo, Cardiovascular surgeon
Dr José Manuel Rumbao, Head of Pediatric Department
Dr Elena Gomez, Cardiopediatrician
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Geneva (Switzerland)
Children undergo surgery at the HUG in Geneva
Dr Tornike Sologhasvili, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Adult Cardiac Surgeon and Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit
Professor Maurice Beghetti, Head of the Pediatric Cardiology Unit and Head of the Pediatric Specialties Department
Dr Julie Wacker, Paediatric Cardiology and Senior Consultant
Dr Charlotte Leclercq, Head of Pediatric Cardiology Clinic
Dr Hugues Lucron, Pediatric Cardiology
Dr Léonce Mwizerwa, cardiopediatrician
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Lausanne (Switzerland)
Children undergo surgery at CHUV du Vaud
Pr René Pretre, Pediatric cardiac surgeon
Dr Nicole Sekarski, Head of Pediatric Cardiology Unit and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Stefano Di Bernardo, Pediatric Cardiology and Chief of Staff
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Lille
Children undergo surgery at Lille University Hospital
Dr Jean Benoit Baudelet, Cardiopediatrician
Dr Olivia Demansky, Cardiopediatrician
Dr Ivan Bouzguenda, Cardiopediatrician
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Lyon
Children undergo surgery atHôpital Louis Pradel - CHU de Lyon
Pr Roland Henaine, Surgeon and Head of the Medical-Surgical Department of Congenital, Fetal, Pediatric and Adult Cardiology
Dr Thomas Perouse De Montclos, Cardiopediatrician
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Marseille
Children undergo surgery atTimone Hospital
Pr Virginie Fouilloux, Surgeon and Head of the Medical-Surgical Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology
Dr Célia Gran, Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Dr Marien Lenoir, Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgeon
Dr. Caroline Ovaert, Cardiopediatrician and Head of the Department of Pediatric and Congenital Medical Cardiology
Dr Sylvie Schouvey, Cardiopediatrician
Dr Florent Paoli, Cardiopediatrician
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Nantes
Children undergo surgery at Nantes University Hospital
Dr Mohamed Ly, Professor and Head of Department
Prof. Olivier Baron, Pediatric cardiac surgeon and University Professor
Dr Pierre Maminirina, Pediatric cardiac surgeon
Dr Bénédicte Romefort, Cardiopediatrician and hospital practitioner in pediatric and fetal cardiology
Prof. Alban Baruteau, University Professor, Hospital Practitioner and Head of the Pediatric Cardiopediatrics Department
Dr Nadir Benbrik, Cardiopediatrician and hospital practitioner in pediatric and fetal cardiology, pediatric heart transplantation
Dr. Céline Gronier, Pediatric cardiologist, hospital practitioner in pediatric cardiology
Dr Quentin Hauet, Pediatric cardiologist and hospital practitioner in pediatric cardiology, cardiovascular functional explorations
Dr Solène Prigent, Pediatric cardiologist and hospital practitioner in pediatric cardiology, cardiovascular functional exploration
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Paris
In the Paris region, children undergo surgery atHôpital Marie Lannelongue - Groupe Hospitalier Paris-Saint Joseph in Le Plessis-Robinson (92).
Dr Emre Belli, Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgeon
Dr Joy Zoghbi, Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgeon
Dr Régine Roussin, Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgeon
Dr Bastien Provost, Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgeon
Dr Jérôme Petit, Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist
Dr. Sébastien Hascoet, Head of the Pediatric Cardiology Department and catheterization and rhythmology physician
Dr. Clément Batteux, Catheterization and Rhythmology Physician
Dr Emmanuelle Fournier, Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist
Dr Isabelle Van Aerschoet, Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist
Dr Lisa Guirgis, Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist
Dr Jelena Radojevic-Liegeois, Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist
Dr Meriem Mostefa Kara, Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist
Dr Sarah Cohen, Specialists in adult congenital heart disease
After their operation, the children go to the Côtes Pediatric Center for a period of convalescence.
Manager: Sylvain Thimotée
Dr Issam Kammache, head of department and cardiopediatrician
Dr Vincent Lucet pediatric cardiologist
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Saint-Denis de La Réunion
Children undergo surgery at the Saint Denis University Hospital - Hôpital Félix Guyon
Dr Amandine Martin, Congenital heart surgeon
Dr Gilbert Dubois, Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Dr Gérald Laforest, Cardiopediatrician
Dr Jean Bernard Selly, Cardiopediatrician
Dr. Yael Levy, Pediatric Cardiac Resuscitation
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Strasbourg
The children are cared for at Strasbourg University Hospital
Dr Philippe Billaud, Pediatric congenital heart surgery
Dr. Dharmesh Ramlugun, Pediatric congenital heart surgery
Dr. Jeanne Bordet, Pediatric cardiology, cardiac catheterization and congenital pediatric rhythmology
Dr. Catherine Olexa-Zorn, Pediatric cardiology and pediatric intensive care
Pr Bonnemains Laurent, Pediatric cardiology, cardiac catheterization, radiology, pediatric and congenital rhythmology
Dr Virginie Bois, Pediatric cardiology, pediatric and congenital rhythmology
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Toulouse
Children undergo surgery at Toulouse University Hospital
Dr Najeeb Bina, Pediatric cardiac surgeon
Dr Yves Dulac, Cardiopediatrician and hospital practitioner
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Tours
Children undergo surgery at the CHRU in Tours
Dr Jean-Marc El Arid, Surgeon and hospital practitioner
Dr Paul Neville, Surgeon and hospital practitioner
Dr Bruno Lefort, Cardiopediatrician and hospital practitioner
Dr Natalie Soule, Cardiopediatrician and hospital practitioner