Felix W Tsai, MD, MBA

Felix W. Tsai, M.D., is a cardiac surgeon with Norton Children’s Heart Institute. He earned his medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He completed his residency in general surgery at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey, then completed fellowships in cardiovascular surgery and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. He is board certified in congenital cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Tsai provides care for infants, children and adults with complex congenital heart disease. He specializes in advanced heart failure treatments, including pediatric heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices (VADs), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

His clinical and research interests include pediatric VAD therapy, ECMO and improving outcomes for patients with advanced congenital heart disease. Dr. Tsai has published research in peer-reviewed journals and regularly speaks at national and international medical meetings about pediatric heart failure and mechanical circulatory support. He is actively involved in teaching, research and collaboration with physicians around the world.