The opening of this new cardiology clinic represents the continued advancement of our strategic growth strategy in the Delaware Valley. As a result, this new location will bring added convenience and increased access to high-quality cardiac care for patients and families in northeastern Maryland.
BEL AIR, Md. (Nov. 10, 2026) – Children and families in Harford County, Maryland, and the surrounding communities now have a new, convenient option for their pediatric cardiology care needs with the opening of Nemours Children’s Health, Atwood.
“The opening of this new cardiology clinic represents the continued advancement of our strategic growth strategy in the Delaware Valley,” said Rusty Eckhauser, MD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine and Executive Director of the Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center in the Delaware Valley. “As a result, this new location will bring added convenience and increased access to high-quality cardiac care for patients and families in northeastern Maryland.”
Located at 602 South Atwood Road, Suite 102, Bel Air, MD 21014, Nemours Children’s Health, Atwood, offers cardiac diagnostic services, including echocardiograms and electrocardiograms. In addition, the clinic offers services such as Holter and event monitors for rhythm abnormalities, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for hypertension, as well as second opinions and cardiology consultations, with Nemours Children’s Pediatric Cardiologist Robert Barlow MD, PhD., serving as the office’s lead physician.
This new location will leverage the industry leading clinical expertise and support of Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, in Wilmington. The hospital is rated as a top 10 children’s hospital in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes a national ranking in cardiology & heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.
Nemours Children’s Health, Atwood, is now open, serving patients Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patient families can schedule appointments for cardiac care by calling 1-800-416-444.
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Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two free-standing children's hospitals and a network of 80 primary and specialty care practices. Nemours Children's seeks to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also addressing children’s needs well beyond medicine. In producing the highly acclaimed, award-winning pediatric medicine podcast Well Beyond Medicine, Nemours underscores that commitment by featuring the people, programs and partnerships addressing Whole Child Health. Nemours Children's also powers the world’s most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens, Nemours KidsHealth.org.
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