Medical Advisory Board

Sara K. Pasquali, MD, MHS; Chair
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD; Vice-Chair
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Full Bio>
Nicolas L. Madsen, MD, MPH; Immediate Past Chair
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Brett R. Anderson, MD, MBA, MS
Columbia University Irving Medical Center Full Bio>
Stuart Berger, MD
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Full Bio>
Lisa Forbess, MD
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Michael Gaies, MD
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Full Bio>
Nancy Ghanayem, MD, MS
Texas Children's Hospital Full Bio>
Michelle Gurvitz, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Dunbar Ivy, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado Full Bio>
James Jaggers, MD
Children's Hospital Colorado Full Bio>
Kathy Jenkins, MD, MPH
Boston Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Tara Karamlou, MD
Cleveland Clinic Full Bio>
Regina Lantin-Hermoso, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Julie LaVoie, MS, RD, CSP, CD, SNSC
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Full Bio>
Mark B. Lewin, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
William T. Mahle, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Full Bio>
Brad Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE;
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Full Bio>
Gerard R. Martin, MD
Children's National Health System Full Bio>
Kathy Mussato, PhD, RN
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Full Bio>
Wendy Nembhard, PhD, MPH, FACE
University of Arkansas Full Bio>
Matt Oster, MD, MPH
Children’s Health Care of Atlanta Full Bio>
David Saudek, MD
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Full Bio>
Andrew Shin, MD
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Full Bio>
Erica D. Sood, PhD
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Full Bio>
James Tweddell, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Full Bio>
Peter Wearden, MD
Orlando Children's Hospital / Nemours Full Bio>

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Medical Advisory Board

Sara K. Pasquali, MD, MHS; Chair

Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD; Vice-Chair

Nicolas L. Madsen, MD, MPH; Immediate Past Chair

Brett R. Anderson, MD, MBA, MS

Stuart Berger, MD

Lisa Forbess, MD

Michael Gaies, MD

Nancy Ghanayem, MD, MS

Michelle Gurvitz, MD

Dunbar Ivy, MD

James Jaggers, MD

Kathy Jenkins, MD, MPH

Tara Karamlou, MD

Regina Lantin-Hermoso, MD

Julie LaVoie, MS, RD, CSP, CD, SNSC

Mark B. Lewin, MD

William T. Mahle, MD

Brad Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE;

Gerard R. Martin, MD

Kathy Mussato, PhD, RN

Wendy Nembhard, PhD, MPH, FACE

Matt Oster, MD, MPH

David Saudek, MD

Andrew Shin, MD

Erica D. Sood, PhD

James Tweddell, MD

Peter Wearden, MD

Conquering CHD Stories

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