Dr. Caridad de la Uz

Dr. Caridad de la Uz

Dr. Caridad de la Uz is the director of Pediatric Electrophysiology at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. As the director, she oversees the care of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac patients with heart rhythm disorders and hereditary arrhythmia conditions. In addition to the clinical responsibilities of caring for patients in the outpatient clinic and the inpatient wards, Dr. de la Uz performs cardiac procedures such as ablations ani cardiac device implants. She is active in translational and clinical research on genetic arrhythmia conditions and on biological pacing, which she hopes will change the way we care for our young pacemaker and ICD patients. Born in a small, rural town in Cuba and immigrated to the US on the Mariel Boatlift in 1980, she received her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and then did her general pediatrics training at Boston Children’s Hospital. From there, she completed her general pediatric cardiology training and subspecialty training in pediatric electrophysiology (heart rhythm disorders) at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she worked as the director of Cardiac Device Service and a member of the General EP team for 6 years before coming back to her “second home” in Baltimore. In her free time, Dr. de la Uz relishes time with her family, which may include shopping trips with her daughter to H&M or cooking with her, learning about cars with her son, and enjoying time with her three dogs.