Dr. VanLoozen was born and raised in Detroit, MI prior to relocating to Atlanta, GA after high school. He attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia, followed by pediatric residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Georgia. He completed his training with an advanced fellowship in interventional pediatric cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital prior to joining the faculty at Cook Children's.

Dr. VanLoozen enjoys all aspects of pediatric cardiology, however his passion involves treating complex congenital heart disease using minimally invasive, transcatheter techniques. This includes closing heart defects, stent placement or ballooning of stenotic lesions/valves and transcatheter valve replacement.

Outside of work, he stays busy with two young children and a wonderful wife. He enjoys staying active outdoors and does not miss cold winters.