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Pediatric Cardiology Faculty<\/h3>\n

Thomas L\u2019Ecuyer, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics
\nDivision Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
\nMedical Director, Heart Transplant
\nClinical Interests:\u00a0Heart failure and transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, non-invasive imaging<\/p>\n

Robert Battle, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
\nClinical Interests: Adult congenital heart disease, heart disease in athletes<\/p>\n

Peter Dean, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
\nClinical Interests: Non-invasive imaging, intraoperative imaging, exercise physiology<\/p>\n

Michael Hainstock, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
\nClinical Interests: Interventional catheterization<\/p>\n

D. Scott Lim, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
\nDirector, Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
\nDirector, Advanced Cardiac Valve Center
\nClinical Interests: Heart valve disease and valvular interventions, interventional catheterization<\/p>\n

G. Paul Matherne, MD, MBA<\/a><\/b>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics
\nVice Chair for Clinical Affairs
\nCo-Associate Chief Medical Officer
\nClinical Interests: Non-invasive imaging, intraoperative imaging, adult congenital heart disease<\/p>\n

George McDaniel, MD, MS<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
\nFellowship Director
\nMedical Director, Children’s Heart Services
\nClinical Interests: Electrophysiology<\/p>\n

Nancy McDaniel, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nVice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
\nClinical Interests: General care of children with heart disease<\/p>\n

Karen Rheuban, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics
\nSenior Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education & External Affairs
\nDirector, Office of Telemedicine
\nClinical Interests: General care of children and adults with congenital heart disease<\/p>\n

Daniel Schneider, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nDirector, Echocardiography Lab
\nClinical Interests: Non-invasive imaging, intraoperative imaging, fetal echocardiography<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Vergales, MD, MS<\/a><\/b>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
\nAssociate Fellowship Director
\nClinical Interests: Non-invasive imaging, intraoperative imaging, fetal echocardiography<\/p>\n

Additional Resource Faculty<\/h3>\n

Cardiovascular Surgery<\/h4>\n

James Gangemi, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Surgery
\nDirector, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
\nClinical Interests: Operative management of children with congenital heart disease<\/p>\n

Mark Roeser, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Surgery.
\nClinical Interests: Operative management of children and adults with congenital heart disease.<\/p>\n

Irving Kron, MD<\/b>
\nProfessor of Surgery
\nChairman, Department of Surgery
\nClinical Interests: Operative management of children and adults with congenital heart disease<\/p>\n

Cardiac Critical Care<\/h4>\n

William Harmon, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nMedical Director, Critical Care Service
\nDirector, Cardiac Critical Care
\nClinical Interests: Critical care of children with heart disease, post-operative management of children with heart disease, cardiomyopathy <\/i><\/p>\n

Deborah Frank, MD, PhD<\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nClinical Interests: Critical care of children with heart disease, post-operative management of children with heart disease<\/p>\n

Pediatrics<\/h4>\n

John Barcia, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nMedical Director, Children’s Fitness Center
\nClinical Interests: Preventive cardiology and nephrology, coronary risk factors and hypertension in children<\/p>\n

Genetics<\/h4>\n

Matthew Thomas, ScM<\/b><\/a>
\nCardiovascular Genetics Counselor
\nClinical Interests: Cardiovascular genetics and genetic testing
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

Radiology<\/h4>\n

Christopher Kramer, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nProfessor of Radiology and Medicine
\nDirector, Cardiovascular Imaging Center
\nClinical Interests: Cardiovascular MRI and CT<\/p>\n

Patrick Norton, MD<\/b><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Medical Imaging
\nClinical Interests: Cardiovascular MRI and CT<\/p>\n

Klaus Hagspiel, MD<\/a><\/b>
\nProfessor of Radiology, Medicine (Cardiology) and Pediatrics
\nDirector, Division of Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging
\nClincial Interests: Cardiovascular MRI and CT<\/p>\n

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