Current Environment:

Our cardiac surgery team is made up of surgeons who are dedicated exclusively to patients with congenital heart disease and other rare heart conditions. Each specializes in a specific area of heart surgery, including valve repair, heart transplantation and surgery for adult congenital heart disease.

Physicians

Pedro J. del Nido, MD

Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery

William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Christopher W. Baird, MD

Benderson Family Chair, Congenital Heart Valve Center; Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Heart Valve Program; Co-Director, Vascular Ring & Airway Program; Surgical Director, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Program

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Peter Chiu, MD

Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Sitaram Emani, MD

Associate in Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program; Director, Complex Biventricular Repair Program; Surgical Director, Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Eric N. Feins, MD

Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, Surgical Electrophysiology Program

Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD

Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director: Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, Ventricular Assist Device Program, Heart Transplant Program, Lung Transplant Program; Co-Director, Center for Airway Disorders

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

David Hoganson, MD

Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Computational 3D Visualization Program

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Aditya "AK" Kaza, MD, MBA

Senior Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Neonatal Cardiac Surgery Program; Surgical Medical Director, Patient-Flow and Capacity Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Michael H. Kwon, MD

Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

John Mayer, Jr., MD

Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Meena Nathan, MD, MPH, FRCS

Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes; Director, Cardiac Surgery Clinical Research

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Luis Guillermo Quinonez, MD, FRCSC

Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Surgical Coronary Artery Program

Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Nathalie Roy, MD

Director, Enhanced Recovery Cardiac Program (ERAS Cardiac); Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Ana Ubeda Tikkanen, MD, PhD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Physician Assistants

Anastasia Allfather, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Jennifer Brown, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Vascular Ring and Airway Compression Program

Deborah Bunk, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Sarah Campos, PA-C, MS

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Erica Comstock, MS, PA

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Brenda Cooney, MSHS, PA-C

Lead Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Naomi Crilley, PA

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Edward Horgan, PA-C, MSHS, MPH

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Maryellen Horgan, MS

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Margaret Holland, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Samantha Parsons, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Barbara Rhodes, PA-C, MS, RN

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Cardiovascular Perfusion Team

Gregory Matte, CCP, LP, FPP

Chief Perfusionist and Manager, Cardiovascular Perfusion

William L. Regan, CCP, LP, FPP

Perfusion Clinical Coordinator, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Sharon Boyle, RN, CCP, FPP

Cardiovascular Perfusionist, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Kevin R. Connor, CCP, LP, FPP

Cardiovascular Perfusionist, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Sarah Gadille, CCP, LP, RRT-NPS

Cardiovascular Perfusionist, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Kara Lung, MPS

Cardiovascular Perfusionist, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Jeanmarie Marshall

Perfusion Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Kelsey Navin, CCP, LP, MBA

Cardiovascular Perfusionist, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Alexia Philipon

Perfusion Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Nathalia Toutenel, CCP, LP, FPP

Cardiovascular Perfusionist, Department of Cardiac Surgery