Christian Pizarro, MD is the Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director of the Nemours Cardiac Center and Chair of the Dept of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Nemours Children Hospital in Wilmington, DE. In addition, Dr Pizarro is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at The Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Pizarro, a native of Chile, obtained his MD from the University of Chile and trained in General Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Subsequently, he trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children Hospital of Philadelphia. Following this, Dr. Pizarro completed a fellowship in Congenital Heart Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street in London, UK.  Dr. Pizarro holds board certification by the American Board of Surgery and Thoracic Surgery and is a member of multiple professional societies, where he serves in leadership positions, including the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery and European Association of Thoracic Surgery. His clinical interests include neonatal cardiac surgery, single ventricle management, complex biventricular repairs, heart transplantation, surgery for aortic aneurysms in patients with congenital heart disease and tracheal reconstruction. Dr. Pizarro is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and has delivered multiple invited lectures worldwide. His contributions include landmark papers in the management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Single Ventricle palliation, neonatal surgery, management of Ebstein anomaly and aortic aneurysms. His humanitarian work include in medical multiple missions as the lead surgeon with the Hearts with Hope foundation and the NY–based Surgeons of Hope, where he also serves as a Board member.