Dr. Bret Mettler

Bret Mettler, M.D., is Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Mettler also holds The Susan and Alan Graf Endowed Chair in Pediatric Heart Surgery at Le Bonheur.

Dr. Mettler specializes in the surgical repair of complex congenital heart disease, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. His research interests include insights into complex congenital heart defects and the development of an artificial pulmonary valve using stem cells.

Dr. Mettler is a native of South Dakota. He, along with his wife Kelly and their two daughters, will move to Memphis later this year.