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Heart Center
Our Houston Team

<p>Our Houston Team</p>

Heart Center, Executive Co-Directors

Daniel J. Penny, MD, PhD, MHA

Caner Salih, MD

Congenital Heart Surgery - Physicians

Iki Adachi, MD

Javier Brenes, MD

Neil Cambronero, MD

Jeffrey S. Heinle, MD

Edward John Hickey, MD

Michiaki Imamura, MD

Caner Salih, MD

Fumiya Yoneyama, MD, PhD

Congenital Heart Surgery - Advanced Practice Providers

Jennifer Barr, DNP, FNP-C, CPNP-AC

Aubrey Campbell, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN

Ashley Gilbert, PA-C

Chelci Gray, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Samantha Le, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Angelea Letbetter, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Sarah Michalowski, PA-C

Bethany Moura, MSN, APRN CPNP-AC

Sally M. Mutch, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC

Deanna Razo, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-AC

William Tanner, PA-C

Mary Tran, PA-C

Pediatric Cardiology - Physicians

Hugh D. Allen, MD

Carolyn A. Altman, MD

Deidra Ansah, MD

Oliver Aregullin, MD, FAAP, FSCAI

Christopher R. Broda, MD

Srikant Das, MD

Tam T. Doan, MD, MS, RDCS

Stephen J. Dolgner, MD

William Buck Kyle, MD

Silvana M. Molossi, MD, PhD

Douglas S. Moodie, MD

Katherine B. Salciccioli, MD

Juan Pablo Sandoval Jones, MD

Amy E. Sanyahumbi, MD

Thomas A. Vargo, MD

Steven B. Wolfe, MD

Justin P. Zachariah, MD, MPH

Pediatric Cardiology - Advanced Practice Providers

Tasha Bryant, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-AC

Janique I. Forde, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Angela Gooden, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC

Stephanie Hill, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Mary Hoang, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC

Benjamin Jacob, PA-C

Julie K. Kuzin, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC

Renna Lange, MSN, APRN, CPNP AC/PC

Sophia Moresco, RDCS, PA-C

Richard O'Brien, PA-C

Tammy Pryon, APRN, MSN, CPNP-PC

Priscila P. Reid, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-AC

Andrea Sawyer-Gray, MSN, APRN, CNP-AC

Jaimee Westfall, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC/AC

Interventional Cardiology - Director

Athar M. Qureshi, MD

Interventional Cardiology - Physicians

Oliver Aregullin, MD, FAAP, FSCAI

Manish Bansal, MD

Srikant Das, MD

Lindsay F. Eilers, MD

Srinath Gowda, MD

Asra Khan, MD

Juan Pablo Sandoval Jones, MD

Interventional Cardiology - Advanced Practice Providers

Rachel Arnold, PA-C

Cherryl Mendoza, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing - Director

Santiago O. Valdes, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing - Physicians

Srikant Das, MD

Taylor S. Howard, MD

Jeffrey J. Kim, MD

Wilson W. Lam, MD

Christina Y. Miyake, MD, MS

Tam Dan “Tina” Pham, MD

Santiago O. Valdes, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing - Advanced Practice Provider

Michele Krenek, MSN, RN, FNP-C

Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing - Genetic Counselors

Taylor Dawson, MS, CGC

Abigail Yesso, MS

Pediatric and Congenital Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography - Physicians

Carolyn A. Altman, MD

Nancy A. Ayres, MD

Judith A. Becker, MD

Tam T. Doan, MD, MS, RDCS

Joshua Aaron Kailin, MD

Maria Regina Laki Lantin-Hermoso, MD

Emily J. Lawrence, DO

Christian Lilje, MD

Keila N. Lopez, MD, MPH

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH

Anitha Parthiban, MD, FASE, FACC, FAAP

Ricardo H. Pignatelli

Aura A. Sanchez, MD, FAAP, FASE

Tobias Schlingmann, MD, PhD

Sara Kristen Sexson Tejtel, MD, PhD, MPH

Thomas A. Vargo, MD

Betul Yilmaz Furtun, MD

Fetal Cardiology - Medical Director

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH

Fetal Cardiology - Associate Medical Director

Betul Yilmaz Furtun, MD

Fetal Cardiology - Physicians

Carolyn A. Altman, MD

Deidra Ansah, MD

Nancy A. Ayres, MD

Tam T. Doan, MD, MS, RDCS

Oluwatosin Fatusin, MD, MPH

Joshua Aaron Kailin, MD

Maria Regina Laki Lantin-Hermoso, MD

Emily J. Lawrence, DO

Christian Lilje, MD

Keila N. Lopez, MD, MPH

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH

Anitha Parthiban, MD, FASE, FACC, FAAP

Aura A. Sanchez, MD, FAAP, FASE

Shreya Sheth, MD

Sara Kristen Sexson Tejtel, MD, PhD, MPH

J. Chris Wilkinson, MD

Betul Yilmaz Furtun, MD

Krista J. Young, MD

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Tam T. Doan, MD, MS, RDCS

Prakash M. Masand, MD

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH

Tobias Schlingmann, MD, PhD

Cardiac Intensivists - Section Head

Lara Shekerdemian, MD, MHA

Cardiac Intensivists - Medical Director

Sebastian C. Tume, MD

Cardiac Intensive Care - Physicians

Natasha S. Afonso, MD, MPH

Marc Michael Anders, MD

Mubbasheer Ahmed, MD

Ashish A. Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC

Dalia A. Bashir, MD

Patricia Bastero, MD

Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH

Priya Bhat, MD, MS

Nirica Borges, MD, FAAP, CMQ

Ronald A. Bronicki, MD

Jamie C. Cargill, MD

Paul A. Checchia, MD

Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA

Heather A. Dickerson, MD

Ronald Blaine Easley, MD

Saul Flores, MD

Gitanjali Indramohan, MD

Joseph J. Knadler, MD, FAAP

Erin Kritz, DO

Raysa Morales-Demori MD, FAAP

Rachel Ninemire, MD, MBA

Kriti Puri, MBBS, FAAP, FACC

Ashraf M. Resheidat, MD

Fabio Savorgnan, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC

Bradley J. Scherer, MD

Lara Shekerdemian, MD, MHA

Erik R. Su, MD

Sebastian C. Tume, MD

Diwakar Turaga, MD, PhD

Cardiac Intensive Care - Advanced Practice Providers

Emily Ciocca, MS, PA-C

Jessica Fischer, MSN, BSPH, APRN, CPNP-AC

Kelli Irwin, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC

Aryana Martinez, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Michelle Medchill, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Kelsey Mummert, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Kathryn Olivé, MS, PA-C

Emma Seymour, MS, PA-C

Jasmine Shum, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Syndy Sosa, CPNP-AC

Matthew Wisniewski, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC

Sarah Zachary, MS, PA-C

Cardiovascular Anesthesia - Director

Emad B. Mossad, MD

Cardiovascular Anesthesia - Physicians

Dean B. Andropoulos, MD, MHCM

Andres Bacigalupo Landa, MD

Lisa A. Caplan, MD

Ronald Blaine Easley, MD

Stuart R. Hall, MD

Emad B. Mossad, MD

Pablo Motta, MD

Chinedu Otu, MD

Manoj Sekar, MD

Ashraf M. Resheidat, MD

Premal M. Trivedi, MD

David Freed Vener, MD

Heart Failure and Transplant - Medical Director

William J. Dreyer, MD

Heart Failure and Transplant - Surgical Director

Iki Adachi, MD

Heart Failure and Transplant - Physicians

Iki Adachi, MD

Michiaki Imamura, MD

Joseph Spinner, MD

Hari Priya Tunuguntla, MD, MPH

Adult Congenital Heart Disease - Medical Director

Peter R. Ermis, MD, FACC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease - Surgical Director

Edward John Hickey, MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease - Physicians

Christopher R. Broda, MD

Stephen J. Dolgner, MD

Wilson W. Lam, MD

Douglas S. Moodie, MD

Angeline Opina Gonzalez, MD

Katherine B. Salciccioli, MD

Coronary Anomalies Program - Medical Director

Silvana M. Molossi, MD, PhD

Coronary Anomalies Program - Physicians

Tam T. Doan, MD, MS, RDCS

Prakash M. Masand, MD

Sara Kristen Sexson Tejtel, MD, PhD, MPH

Coronary Anomalies Program - Advanced Practice Providers/Staff

Dana Reaves-O'Neal, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC

Carmen Watrin, RN, MSN

Cardiovascular Genetics - Medical Director

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH

Cardiovascular Genetics - Director, Genetics Arrhythmia Program

Christina Y. Miyake, MD, MS

Cardiovascular Genetics - Physicians

Jeffrey J. Kim, MD

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH

Christina Y. Miyake, MD, MS

Shagun Sachdeva, MD

Katherine B. Salciccioli, MD

Justin Weigand, MD

Cardiovascular Genetics - Advanced Practice Providers

Benjamin Jacob, PA-C

Josephine Martin-Sheehan, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Cardiovascular Genetics - Genetic Counselors and Staff

Taylor Dawson, MS, CGC

Diane M. Martinez

Lesley Y. Falcon

Emily Soludczyk, MS

Abigail Yesso, MS

Prevention Cardiology - Physicians

Carolyn A. Altman, MD

Sara Kristen Sexson Tejtel, MD, PhD, MPH

Douglas S. Moodie, MD

Justin P. Zachariah, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Simulation

Natasha S. Afonso, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Heart Center's International & Global Programs

Patricia Bastero, MD

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